Marketing Hay Crop Shows Variation In Demand And Grading
A historical article notes marketing hay as a growing industry since 1870, with 1912 estimates showing 16 million tons moved. It discusses differing market demands for bale size and hay grades, the losses from low grade hay, and the need for producers to learn and meet standard grades like timothy, clover, prairie hay, straw, mixed hay, and alfalfa to maximize prices.
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H. B. M’clurke
United States
Green manuring as a farm practice guidance
Green manuring is profitable on poor soils and heavy clay or adobe soils and can benefit orchards without harming fruit crops. It is not advised on good soils except infrequently when humus or nitrogen is needed. Red clover, alfalfa, and sweet clover provide under ground manure, though sweet clover hay is less palatable to cattle.
It Is Well to Know That Alfalfa Practices
A short summary praising alfalfa practices including self-sowing, soil humus benefits, hard sod plowing, and large yields. It notes alfalfa hay quality, seeded without horses, best with a drill, and cautions against pasturing young or spring growth.
Feeding Affects Wool Quality and Market Value
Feeding practices influence the quality of all livestock products, including wool. Proper and intelligent feeding enhances the overall quality of wool, even affecting wool from the sheep’s back as good, bad, or indifferent based on the feed regimen.
Feeding Work Horses for Economy and Health
A study from Illinois agricultural experiments tested hay and grain rations for work horses. Results show clover hay with ground grain offers slight savings, alfalfa reduces grain needed but not cost, and mixed rations affect weight gain. Recommended daily allowances: 1 1/3 to 1 1/6 pounds grain and 1 to 1 1/4 pounds hay per 100 pounds live weight for maintenance.
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Illinois Station
Timothy
Lesa
Compact One Floor Living Aims at Moderate Means Homes
A Chicago builder columnist promotes affordable housing a firm fit for modern flats and small families. He details a single floor bungalow style with compact rooms, porch spaces, and economical features to cut fuel and maintenance costs. A broker anecdote about women traders closes the piece.
Early Vegetable Marketing For Small Town Gardens
Farmers and homesteaders are urged to plant early and sell veg etables to capture peak prices. A small plot of a quarter acre can yield substantial truck if prepared with clean soil, stable or pigpen manure, and 125 pounds of high grade fertilizer. Consistent cultivation and early planting help secure customers through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planta
Beason
Sheep in United States Surpasses Sixty Four Million Mark
A historical note states there are 64,000,000 sheep in the United States illustrating large livestock numbers and the spread of sheep farming nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Temperate Zone Comedy In Cleveland Classroom
A Cleveland school teacher recalls a geography class exchange. In a playful quiz the pupils chant The temp rupt zone and define temperate as a place with extreme cold and heat. Willie is nearly sent to the head for a risqué mispronunciation.
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Cleveland
Willis
Willie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Remarkable Summer Day Stuns Climate Expert
A climate expert declares this the most remarkable summer day of all his experience after comparing data. He admits difficulty in announcing any precise temperature due to data inconsistencies and errors found during analysis.
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Iind
Trees Go With Good Roads in Federal Bulletin
A Washington teacher Mina Susan B. Sipe leads a pamphlet from the U S Bureau of Education titled Good Road Arbor Day praising roadside trees with good roads. She argues trees cool roads reduce dust aid drainage shield from rain and even aid night navigation. Dr Philander P Claxton notes the need for attractive well built roads and urges school involvement to foster public road values nationwide.
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Whicch Mina
Susan B. Sipe
James Ormond Wilson Normal School
Deale
United States Bureau of Education
Miss Sipe
Tinahaded
Tress
Horsea
Philander P. Claxton
United States
Earth roads most popular
Earth roads will likely be widely used in rural areas for years due to low initial cost. The aprit log drag solves upkeep largely and can be built for four to five dollars in labor and materials. Tools are few and operation is simple. metal drags may be bought, though pricier.
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H. KR
Flint
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Trap Nesting Promoted For Identifying Top Laying Hens
Professor James Dryden of Oregon Agricultural College urges trap nesting to identify heavy-laying hens. He notes no single breed guarantees high egg production and stresses daily egg records. While time-consuming, trap nesting could steadily improve statewide stock and egg yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dryden
Poultry Husbandry Department
Oregon Agricultural College
Profesor Dryden
Oregon
Preparing Geese for Market in Clean Fattening Pens
A guide on fattening market geese stresses confinement with a pen for exercise to yield better table poultry. It advises a straw floor to keep them clean, daily bedding removal, and dry sand or earth to refresh bedding. For sale, geese should have shelter, ample water, and a dry mash of cornmeal and bran with milk products, plus small amounts of green forage for best results.
Remove Dead Carcasses From Flocks Quickly
Guidance warns not to leave dead birds to decay in flocks. Bury deeply or burn if possible, saturate remains with kerosene and ignite where practical. Uncovered carcasses attract disease and can strike down the entire flock.
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Wiliam A. Radford
William A. Redford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Wall Street
Sammer
Wall Street Journal
William A.radford
Washington
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