Farm and Home Soy Beans Good Food for Stock
Soy beans emerge as economical feed for balancing rations in North Dakota. J G Haney of the International Harvester Experiment Farm near Grand Forks reports profitable growing prospects and shows soy bean meal digestibility rivals other high protein feeds. Proper feeding prevents digestive upset while boosting meat milk eggs and dairy outputs.
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J. G. Haney
International Harvester Company
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Haney
Gardening tips for weeds and beans from agriculture college
An easy weed control method: ridge, harrow, and repeat as corn and potatoes grow. For beans, dwarf wax and green peas suit green use. shell beans fine too. Plant beans 1 to 2 inches deep in 2 to 3 foot rows, 2 to 3 inches apart. best in loam or clay soil with May 25 planting and mid June seeding as options.
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Dept. Agr. College
P. D
No. D
N. D
Dept
College
Look Out for Foreign Alfalfa Seed Imported via Vladivostok
Washington May 2 Commercial Turkestan alfalfa seed, once funneled through Europe, is now entering the United States via Vladivostok and the Pacific. Since July 1, 1916, about 2.5 million pounds have been imported, enough to seed 125000 acres. Experts of the US Department of Agriculture deem it inferior to American-grown strains in most tests and advise farmers not to assume it is American seed.
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Estan
Washington, D. C
Europe
United States
Vladivostok
Pacific Ocean
United States Department of Agriculture
Size to Cut Potatoes for Planting
Trials at Edgeley North Dakota Sub-Station from 1909 to 1912 tested seed pieces of varying sizes. Yields averaged 161 1 2 bushels for whole large potatoes and declined with cuts to two eyes 117 bushels one eye 85 1 2 bushels, while two eye peelings produced 74 3 4 bushels, confirming larger pieces give better results.
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Edgeley
Edgely
N. Dak
From North Dakota Agr Ex Dept on peas and pigs
Agricultural notes advise peas are nutritious with early spring and late July sowing options. For pigs grass and alfalfa improve growth with green feed and modest grain, while pasture reduces grain needs. Details cover sowing rates, beets and carrots timing, and storage guidance from the North Dakota Experiment Station.
Care of Poultry Raising Chicks Right
Practical guidance for gray readers on raising baby chicks. Emphasizes careful housing indoor when bad weather, proper space, and cautious outdoor exposure, plus reliance on good judgment for varying conditions and hen raising versus artificial care.
Proper Poultry Rearing Practices for Chicks and Brooders
Guidance on chick care outlines limits for hen and chick numbers, ventilation, exercise, feeding, and brooders. It covers early-season care, protection on cool nights, and preventing overcrowding, overfeeding, and overheating in artificial brooding systems.
Dunseith Sanatorium to Receive $15000 Emergency Funds
Bismarck April 30 The Dunseith sanitarium is set to get an emergency appropriation of 15000. The emergency clause passed both houses but was not attached to the engrossed copy filed with the secretary of state. The attorney general says this is a clerical error and funds may be released. The journals show the clause was approved, and the auditor may treat the act as properly engrossed.
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Bismarck
N. D
Dunseith Sanitarium
Brennan
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AE Ex. Dept. Agr. College
North Dakota Experiment Station
Dept. Agricultural College
N. D. Ex
Gray Readers
Dunseith
Lan
Williston
Veorng
Middle West
R. C. Sanborn Lumber CO
E. T. Olson
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