Attract and Encourage Useful Birds on Farms
The article argues birds aid agriculture by controlling pests, spreading seeds, and cleaning carrion. It notes the delicate balance of ecosystems, cites human actions like deforestation and farming as reducing bird numbers, and suggests providing a southern facing feeder with suet, seeds, and crumbs to help birds during hard times. It also mentions adaptations in birds and the need for a protected food shelf on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virein Forest
Meize
Simmer
Growing Soy Beans In Experimental Planting Techniques
A. Gossard and S. G. Harry describe improving soy bean yields by soil amendments. After initial failures with poor soil, they report thriving tubercled root nodules and strong seed crops using stable manure, acid phosphate, and row drilling. They advise sowing timing, crop rotation, and hay or seed harvesting methods. They also discuss bird control and insect life management for winter and farmyard balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultum
Seed-Eating Mammals in Relation to Reforestation
N CLARBORN discusses the threat rodents pose to newly planted seeds in U S reforestation efforts. The Black Hills experiment shows 70 to 80 percent seed destruction within days by chipmunks and mice. a half acre with 2000 seed spots yielded 3 chipmunks and 11 white footed mice that pilfered 70 percent in three days, one chipmunk visiting 88 spots in four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Forest Service
Raising Turkeys From Hens to Healthy Poults
Mamie H. Cole of Pilot Hill Cal offers practical turkey-raising guidance. She describes using hens to hatch poults, postnatal care with dry heat and bedding, shell fragments in the diet, a staged feeding schedule, and a balanced ration including middlings and milk. Emphasizes clean pens, lice control, and observing careful flock management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Mamie H. Cole
HIU
Cal
Never Tasted Corn Driven Grand Champion Steer
Mr J D McGregor owner of Glencarnock Victor II reports the International Stock Show grand champion steer has never tasted corn. The steer is said to be fed on barley oats and alfalfa with Harley and oats as fare and is raised on the farm by a 17 year old boy, underscoring a hardiness approach rather than pampering.
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J. D. McGregor
Glencarnock Victor II
Destruction of Seed Threatens Reforestation Efforts
The text warns that seed destruction on a large scale endangers reforestation. It states that strenuous measures must be used to stop pest depredations which largely prevent renewal of many forests.
Care of Sows During Pregnancy in Breeding Herd
Practical guidance on sow nutrition during pregnancy stresses a varied diet beyond corn, incorporating bran, middlings, or feeds that support bone and muscle development. Avoid overfeeding, favor balanced rations, keep water clean, charcoal and salt available, and provide quiet, warm, dry quarters to ensure healthy litters and strong piglets.
Milk carries germs and tubercle bacilli warnings
The text warns that milk can convey tuberculosis as tubercle bacilli from tuberculous herds into creamery milk. It describes mixing with milk from large nurseries, contaminating all milk and feeding skim milk to hogs, which may explain why many hogs are condemned by meat inspectors for tuberculosis each year.
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Uberculonia
Many Autos on Farm Drive Growth in 19th Century
The article notes a surge in farm auto usage with over 600 machines in operation. Farmers seek efficiency as prices shift, leading to a trend toward more economical models and increased adoption despite higher initial costs.
Deep Furrows in Gum A Fragmentary Note
The readable text shows garbled talk about chewing tobacco and staying still. It mentions road questions, a sign on a gate post, and buying an auto.
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Widvertisa
Alfalfa a Great Forage Plant of Broad Value
Alfalfa, a western Asian native, spread to Europe and the Americas. It fixes nitrogen via root nodules with bacteria, enabling protein storage like red clover. Best sowing is 10–15 pounds per acre in spring. harvested up to three times yearly, yielding 3–5 tons per acre when established.
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Asia
Europe
South America
Mexico
California
Missouri River
Hw, Snyder
J. A. Hummel
Cleanliness Rules for Milk Bacteria Control and Handling
An extended discussion explains bacteria in milk, their growth conditions, and the critical need for cleanliness in dairies. It covers source points such as dust, stable sanitation, milking practices, and the importance of dedicated rooms, white uniforms, sterile utensils, and boiling contaminated water to prevent outbreaks.
Winter road work idea urged for steady seasonal gains
An editorial argues farmers must prioritize winter road improvements to counter yearly wear. It recommends clearing brush for drainage, maintaining ditches, inspecting bridges, and using winter dragging to create a smoother, better-drained roadbed. It warns against leaving roads to freeze rough, urging year round attention and proper equipment.
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S. A. Gossard
8. G. Harry
N. Clarborn
United States
Hind
W. Brainerd
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