Dry farming and sorghums offer strong regional gains
The article explains dry farming principles in arid and semiarid regions, urging deep plowing and subsoiling to store moisture, plus soil surface pulverizing. It notes North Dakota and Oregon share similar conditions, and highlights a USDA bulletin on sorghums as a future grain and forage crop. It advocates student involvement and farmer youth programs to select better seed and improve farm crops.
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America
Willamette Valley
Tower Stratas
North Dakota
Oregon
Northwest
Texas
Perth
Farm Notes on Seeds Systems and Soil Health
Farm notes advise systematizing farm tasks to ease work and attractworkers. Guidance covers selecting smooth medium seed potatoes such as Early Obie for Kansas, buying from reputable seedsmen, using green crops and manure to maintain soil organic matter, and lime or limestone to correct soil acidity. Emphasis on drainage for earlier cultivation and warmer soils after rain.
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Kansas
Carmen No
Salt for Farm Animals Craves and Keeps Health
Farm animals instinctively crave salt and will consume as much as needed if freely available. Frequent access prevents deficiency and supports blood circulation and digestion, while keeping salt in a box encourages regular use. Salt is inexpensive and beneficial for livestock health.
Hog Care And Feeding For Better Herd Health
Practical notes on pig management stressing regular feeding, protein for sows, clean water, nest material, and temperature for fattening hogs. Warns against neglect and promotes a thorough feeding regime, clean housing, and proper bedding to improve growth and condition.
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Ite
Flavoring Flesh of Fowl From Herbal Feed
A claim that fowl flesh can be flavored by feeding herbs and spices. The practice is noted as common in France and has some use in this country, specifically in feeding celery to roosters.
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France
New Grain Of Hardy Merit Speltz And Emmer Adapted For Great Plains
Speltz and emmer are two strict grains suited for semiarid Great Plains from Canada to Mexico, where 15 to 20 inches of rain falls. Emmer, of German name origins, and speltz, Russian introductions, resist drought and rust. Kummer wheat, bearded heads, is hardy and drought resistant, good for semiarid sections and humid areas, with yields often 20 to 40 bushels per acre and up to 63 in rare cases. Feeding value lags oats and barley, and drilling at oat rates early in spring is advised.
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Russia
Great Plains
Canada Line
Gulf of Mexican
Seton
Dry Farm Methods Prove Resilient Across Varying Seasons
The article argues that dry farming methods remain sound despite extreme heat and drought in some years. It notes three favorable seasons in five and asserts dry farming is applicable nationwide with success rates higher than other methods, provided soil moisture timing varies with weather.
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United States
Selecting Sheep For Market Amid Shearing Decisions
The owner oversees operations to mark sheep by condition during shearing. Light shearers and aged or unproductive sheep may be separated, slowing the sale of a portion. Keeping better stock aims to maximize value and income, preventing inferior animals from lowering overall standards.
Origin of hogs and peccaries across continents
The piece explains that while peccaries live in the Americas, hogs originated elsewhere. It notes hogs are not native to Australia or the Americas and that domestic hog breeds descend from wild hogs, developed through selective breeding by humans. The Kansas Farmer is cited as the source of this breeding skill.
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Europe
Asia
Australia
North
South America
Americas
Kansas
Train schedules to Wabuska and Ludwig listed
Pacific Time Northbound No 1 for Wabuska daily 6 10 a m No 5 for Wabuska ex Sun 12 40 p m No 7 for Wabuska daily 2 25 p m Southbound No 2 for Ludwig daily 8 05 a m No 6 for Ludwig ex San 1 53 p m No 8 for Ludwig daily 4 23 p m
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Wabuska
Sun
Southbourd
Ludwig
San
Exercise Plan for Brood Sow Before Farrowing
Farmers emphasize keeping brood sows active before farrowing. A green crop in the pasture encourages grazing and proper exercise, while feeding stations placed away from the pasture compels movement to achieve adequate exertion.
Soil Fertility and Crops for Restoring Land
Advice stresses soil fertility through better husbandry and attention to crops. Emphasizes clover and alfalfa as chief restorers of worn land, alongside keeping more and better livestock.
Remedy for Limberneck in Birds
A home remedy is suggested for limberneck in birds. Melted lard is recommended as the dependable treatment and given to the sick birds by the teaspoon to aid recovery.
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Limberneck
Imberneck
Rotation of Crops and Mohair Demand
Rotation of crops is a practical method to boost farm productivity and wealth. Mohair from angora goats is in demand and regularly brings a good price for quality. Do not expect the flock to drink from a dirty trough or they will suffer.
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