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I Give Her Half A Dozen Potatoes Every Day
You need not worry about getting her thin. She simply requires less food. An animal excessively fat brings forth an inferior offspring. ... I Have A Cow That Seems To Be In Good Health And Gives Plenty Of Milk
Nearly every morning when she is being milked she seems to want to urinate and will stand letting the water drip from her. This trouble often results from the cows eating alkaline hay. Give her two quarts of flaxseed tea daily. Mix it with her food ... I Have A Jersey Cow Who Has Just Had Twin Calves A Heifer And A Bull
The heifer was born about five minutes before the bull and seems to be the stronger. My neighbors tell me to fatten both for the butcher, for they say the heifer will be barren. The mother is a young cow, as this is her second calf. Kindly inform if t... I Have A Lot Of Olive Trees Which Have Grown Up Around The Old Stumps
They are large trees and some of them have six or eight trunks. Should I cut away all but one trunk or let them alone? There are some of the trees with small olives; others none. If the olive trees which were originally planted were trained at first... I Have A Number Of Pigs Which Have Been Ailing For Three Weeks Or So
They discharge a yellowish kind of manure at times, running of the bowels. The most striking symptom seems to be a partial paralysis of the hindquarters. The hogs will be walking along and seem to lose control of their hing legs. It seems to be spread... I Have A Top Soil Of Rich Loam Containing Small Rocks And Pebbles
Underneath it is washed gravel, rocks, boulders, yellow sand, etc. What is the limit as to thinness before trees will not grow, or thrive? Orange trees are growing quite successfully on shallow soil overlying clay where the use of water and fertiliz... I Have Been Advised To Plant The Bud Scar Above Ground In A Wet Country
Is that right? On ordinary good loam, plant the tree so that it will stand about the same as it did in the nursery: a little lower, perhaps, but not much. The bud scar should be a little above the surface. It is somewhat less likely to give trouble... I Have Light Sandy Loam On Which I Desire To Grow Forage For Chickens
... I Have Olive Trees On First-class Land; No Pest Of Any Kind Is Apparent
The trees look healthy in every way, and average about 12 inches at the butt and 30 feet high. They have borne fruit, but for the last three years have not borne. I am advised to cut back to stumps, 5 or 6 feet high, and start new tops. Unsatisfact... I Need Something That Will Make A Sod During That Period
We would, in all the valleys, advise a fall irrigation (if the rains are late) and the sowing of burr clover, which when started in September will have the ground well covered by December, if you keep the moisture right to push it. Disking or plowin... I Own Some Hill Land Which Has Been Run Down By Continuous Hay Cropping
I am told that a portion must be summer-fallowed each year, but I wish to grow some summer crop on this fallow ground that will both enrich the soil and at the same time furnish good milk-producing feed for cows - thoroughly cultivating it between the... I Send You Two Walnuts I Am In Doubt If They Will Mature
... I Want To Pasture Hogs In The San Joaquin Valley This Spring And Summer
Have water for irrigation, but will not have time to get alfalfa started sufficient to pasture. ... I Wish To Bud Some Maltese Blood Orange Trees To Pomelos And Lemons
Will they make good stock for them, and, if so, is it necessary to cut below the original bud? It is possible to bud as you propose, and it is not necessary to go back to the old stock. Work in above the forks. ... I Wish To Know If There Are Possibilities Of Broom-straw
All the broom-corn which has been successfully produced in California has been produced on moist, riverside land. The plant is a sorghum - consequently subject to frost injury, and can only be grown during the frostless season as Indian corn is. Thi... I Would Like To Know How To Check The Scale On Apricot Trees
The most common scale on apricots, the brown apricot scale, is usually held in check by the comys fusca, which is as widely distributed as the scale itself. If it gets beyond the parasite, you should spray in winter with crude oil emulsion. If some ... Improvement Of Cementing Soils
I would like some advice in handling the "cementy" gravel soil. Manure is beneficial in loosening up the soil, but there is not enough available. Would the Canadian field pea make a satisfactory growth here if sown as soon as the rains begin? I ... Improving Heavy Land For Alfalfa
My land is very heavy, red loam, and crusts over very hard in dry seasons. I would like to know if it would be best to use barnyard compost over the surface as a mulch, or would it be best to use plain straw for that purpose? A very heavy soi... Improving Heavy Soils
What is adobe? What kind of plants will grow best in adobe? In this Redwood City I find clay-like soil which looks very dark and heavy. What kind of plants will grow best in this soil? The term adobe does not mean any particular kind of soil. ... Improving Uncovered Subsoil
What is the best treatment for spots that have been scraped in leveling for irrigation? The land can be improved by plowing deeply and turning in stable manure or green alfalfa or any other vegetable matter which may decay, rendering the soil... Infection Of Udder
Last year one of my cows had milk fever which affected her udder. This year after freshening she milked two months when she suddenly went dry on one side of her udder. She is now badly stiffened up in her hind quarters and off her feed. ... Infectious Conjunctivitis (sore Eyes)
I have several cows and heifers that are affected with sore eyes. The disease first makes its appearance by excessive watering of the eyes; then the center or pupil becomes white and later turns red of bloodshot. Bathe thoroughly with the norm...