Cooperative Field Tests and Bulletins for North Carolina Farmers
The Experiment Station offers bulletins free to North Carolina residents. Highlights include Field Tests on fertilizer use for cotton corn and tobacco, feeding cottonseed hulls for beef, digestion experiments, celery and onion cultivation, enemy insects of truck crops, and tobacco curing methods with price comparisons favoring leaf cure.
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North Carolina
H. B. Battle
Raleigh
N.C
No. S. Co-operative
No. Si
Bulletin
Bulletin for Farmers Explains Plant Growth and Soil Care
A free bulletin No. 7 percent of 24 pages from the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station at Raleigh explains plant structure, how they take up food, soil and air interactions, manure preservation, lime effects, and soil rotation. It covers green manuring and recuperative crops and notes farmers welcome such practical guidance.
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N.C. Agricultural Experiment Station
Raleigh
Farmers Read: North Carolina Station Reaches 13000 Names
The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station has revised mailing lists to 13 000 farmers. Free bulletins are mailed on request and widely distributed to state newspapers. General issues carry practical summaries for farmers while technical results stay in specialized bulletins for scientists. Publications within North Carolina are free upon application. others may incur a small fee.
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N. C
North Carolina
Lice and mites treated with kerosene ointment
A North Carolina Experiment Station bulletin promotes kerosene ointment as a remedy for lice and mites on hens and chicks. It provides a recipe using lard, sulfur, and kerosene and instructs rub-on application for chicks and sitting hens, noting it may also help dogs and other animals.
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N. C
Gerald McCarthy
Corn Crop Harvest Losses To Half Digestible Matter
A Maryland Experiment Station report by J H Patterson shows the dry matter of corn is unevenly distributed among ears topped fodder blades husks and stubble. Ears and blades account for 50.59 percent of dry matter while the remaining parts total 49.41 percent indicating substantial harvest losses under common methods. Digestible matter constitutes about 55.08 percent of the total.
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J. H. Patterson
Maryland Station
Corn stalk fodder enrichment by in-field silage and stover use
Emery of the North Carolina Experiment Station explains maximizing digestible feed from corn by cutting close to ground, curing in a silo, then shocking the fodder, recovering ears, and using stover with cottonseed meal or wheat bran. A balanced ration suggests one pound meal per four stover, two of oat straw.
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BE. Emery
Agriculturist
N. C. Exp
The horn fly invades Atlantic States from Philadelphia area
Entomologist Gerald McCarthy of the North Carolina Experiment Station explains the horn fly Hematobia serrata, its life cycle from cow droppings to winged adults, and its impact on dairy cattle especially Jerseys. Preventive methods include removing fresh manure, kerosene emulsion, lime, axle grease, or carbolic acid mixtures, with weekly reapplication.
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Atlantic States
Philadelphia
Isia
Europe
Gerald McCaRthy
N. C. Exp
Insect Control Guide for Corn Crops
The bulletin advises using kerosene lime dust per hill or drill to protect corn from troublesome insects. Paris green is ineffective here and not recommended.
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U&ty
Paris Green
Best season for pruning fruit trees and straw berry care
Experts say prune after leaf fall, with peaches best pruned in February to reveal buds. Dormant-season pruning encourages growth but avoid excessive cutting. Use manure dust and wood ash mixture as general fertilizer. Mulch strawberries with pine or straw in spring to protect blooms and keep fruit clean. mulch not essential for winter here.
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Shelpy
N.C
W. F. Massey
Horticulturist
Bammer
Compost for Wheat Using Tobacco and Lime
W H S of Cuba NC asked for a compost formula using rotted tobacco stems and lime to drill into wheat after clover sod. The advice suggests 200 lbs acid phosphate and 200 lbs decomposed tobacco stems per acre, notes organic matter from clover sod, and references Bulletin 91 with wheat experiments for further guidance.
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Cuber
N. C
H. B. Battle
Caution on Bisulphide Handling and Explosive Risk
The passage warns to cover seeds with three to four tablespoons of a chemical, let stand 24 hours, then expose to air until no odor remains. It cautions against exposing the chemical to fire due to extreme explosiveness.
Keeping horses from rank clover and top dressing with manure
The reader asks if red clover is safe for horses and if current pasture can sustain stock. The advice: keep horses off the rank clover or graze sparingly, feed dry hay daily, top-dress with four to five cords of stable manure, spread evenly, and avoid grazing in dry weather to protect crowns. this improves grass growth and helps it compete with clover for next year.
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D. L
Belair
Craven
F. E. Emery
Agriculturis
Use of carbon disulphide for peas and safety concerns
A reader asks about treating Sorod Peas with bisulphide of carbon to kill insects and whether it is safe for animal feed. Gerald McCarthy replies that carbon disulphide has no effect on the edible peas if allowed to evaporate fully before use, with two to three hours typically enough. The amount per 100 bushels depends on bin tightness, recommending careful application in a tight hogshead or box and avoiding rubber seals.
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Lexington
N. C
Gerald McCarthy
N C Agricultural Experiment Station Seeks Reader Questions
The Station invites questions on agricultural topics to be sent to the N C Agricultural Experiment Station Raleigh NC. Replies will be written by the staff member best suited and published when of general interest to help practical farmers.
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N.C. Agricultural Experiment Station
Raleigh
N.C
Insect Threat to Corn on Low Lands Identified
An entomologist identifies the corn bill bug Sphenophorus sculptile as a semi aquatic pest that harms corn on bottom lands and near low areas. Remedy emphasizes improved drainage and removal of rotten wood to keep fields dry and pest free.
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Ashpole
N. C
McCarthy
Nervous Nerve Theory Promotes Miles Restoratives
An advertisement touts a nervous system theory linking digestion and dizziness to derangement of nerve centers. It promotes Franklin Miles as a celebrated nervous disease specialist and claims Restorative Nervine cures headaches insomnia dizziness vertigo and other ailments, sold by druggists or direct from Elkhart Indiana.
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Tarre
Orimary
Franklin Miles
Miles
St. Vitus
Comprehensive Preparatory Course at Southern Female College
A thorough preparatory program offers a full collegiate course for females in the South with high scholarship standards. Excellent facilities for music and art, well built grounds, reasonable charges. Catalogue and circulars available from Silas E Warren, principal.
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Silas E Warren Princ
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