Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Wisconsin for the Year ..., Issues 201-225State Printers., 1911 |
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Page 78 - June 30, 1895; that we have found the same well kept and classified as above, and that the receipts for the year from the treasurer of the United States are shown to have been...
Page 30 - ... hand is slight ; December, January, and February each averaging from 1 to 1.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The average rainfall for the state during the winter is 3.9 inches, during spring 8.3 inches, during summer 11.4 inches and during autumn 7.4 inches.
Page 30 - REORGANIZATION and expansion of the Office of Farm Management of the United States Department of Agriculture...
Page 26 - Campaign, in cooperation with the Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agriculture, Miss Eleanor Moss was appointed a rural agent in Dairying from April to October.
Page 63 - And we further certify that the expenditures have been solely for the purpose set forth in the acts of Congress approved March 2, 1887, and March 16, 1906.
Page 22 - ... king's share of the plagues of Egypt — glass 49 — but it is, to the present state of my blood, colder than I ever felt it during the Winter at Rome ; it seems strange that the ancient Romans used to send their consumptive patients to Egypt, even though Fahrenheit is as flattering as a physician — the heat of the day and the cold of the night are to me equally annoying. Wind and sand abated — four of our crew ill — one man found dead near the boat — said to be from cold — or, as...
Page 3 - The changes which have occurred during the period 1905 to 1910 show that both dairy fanning and dairy manufacturing are securing a firm footing in the newly developed regions of the north. This, together with an increase in production in the older dairy regions, indicates a stable and permanent industry. Dairying as a farm industry is adjusting itself...
Page 30 - The average rainfall for the entire state during the driest year was 21.4 inches, and for the wettest year 37 inches. "Of equal importance, in agriculture, to the total rainfall, is its seasonal distribution, and in this respect Wisconsin is unusually fortunate, since about half of the total rainfall comes in May, June, July, and August, and nearly 10% from April to September, inclusive.
Page 2 - The yield of hay is from 1 to iy2 tons per acre, and is usually of poor to medium quality. The land sells at from $10 to $40 per acre, depending on the drainage conditions. Method of improvement*. The drainage of marshes is the first step toward their improvement. On large marshes the organization of drainage districts and the cooperation of a number of adjoining land owners is necessary, but many farms include areas of this class of land which can be readily drained without legal dfficulties. Proper...