Humus types and soil fertility in North Dakota agriculture
Professor EB Lady of North Dakota Agricultural College explains that humus is essential for soil fertility, water retention, and nitrogen supply, with clover-derived humus outperforming carbonaceous types from straw. He notes clover in crop rotations improves soil quality and moisture. the piece also discusses cottonseed meal toxicity in pigs and notes cassava root contains prussic acid that can reappear in old tapioca.
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EB. F. Lady
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota
Ohio corn growers face below average yield this season
The Ohio corn crop is below average due to late spring and unseasonable weather. Growers are urged to save and utilize the stover, select mature seed where possible, and properly dry out slightly immature corn to improve future germination after a normal winter.
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Ohio
Plant Lice Problems and Control Tips from Colorado Bulletin
A Colorado Experiment Station bulletin explains plant lice as tiny green insects that feed on plant juices, with winged forms spreading to new areas. It notes fall eggs and the role of natural enemies like ladybirds and sulphur flies, advising thorough contact spraying to prevent distribution and cover the undersides of leaves.
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Colorado Experiment Station
Why We Tell People About Spraying Insects
Entomologists and horticulturists urge public instruction on pest control but face persistent criticism and apathy. The speaker laments the constant demand to inform while readers fail to listen or remember, noting the challenge extends beyond insect behavior to predict what people will do.
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F. M. Webster
Angel Gabriel
English Kings as Draught Horse Breeders
This extract notes how English royalty and noblemen shaped draught horses. King John around 1199 imported Flemish stallions to cross with native mares, creating the English draft horse. Edward III Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth II continued the breeding effort, expanding cross border exchanges with Scotland. Lawrence Drew credits James, Duke of Hamilton (1749) with importing a Flemish stallion, boosting English mares sent north for breeding.
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John
Edwardi
Henry Will
Elizabeth
England
Scotland
Lawrence Drew
James, Duke of Hamilton
Alexander Innes
Beefs form steers most profitable, Minnesota study finds
The Minnesota station completed an experiment on beef form versus type in steers. Results show similar feed intake and gains, but higher product value in approved beef-form finished cattle due to carcass meat value, not growth rate. Conclusions note profit from finishing quality and lower returns from undesired types when fattened.
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Minnesota
Shaw
Best Type of Ram for Mutton Quality at Farmers Institute
Geo McKerrow argues for selecting rams by form vigor and color, noting bright eyes muscular neck and bold movement. He emphasizes body length broad back wide loins and thighs for high priced cuts. He explains market prices and how back meat affects lamb sales in Chicago Buffalo and New York.
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Geo. McKerrow
Farmers’ Institute
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Fashion Notes on Stockings Collars Hats and Aprons
A mid century fashion column surveys neckwear such as dainty turnover collars and slips, double breasted corset covers, and peplum waists for smooth silhouettes. It previews hats with feathered beaver surfaces, long plume accents, and 1830s style Bont shapes, plus a charming box plaited school apron and a refined peanut sandwich recipe.
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New Yorker
London
Toque of Black Beaver and Household Tips From An Old Guide
A fragment from a household manual outlines a black beaver toque with white rosebuds and a large left side rose, plus practical notes on pastry cooling, chafing dish cooking, thickening by flour and water, fire banking with dampened saltwater, stain removal methods for fruit mud and black skirts, butter mold care, and carpet cleaning with salted dust to brighten colors.
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