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Iowa Farm Science: Volume 16, Issue 10

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Dwarf Apple Trees: Planting and Pruning
( 1962-04-01) Cott, A. ; Extension and Experiment Station Publications

Little short of calling us scaredy cats, the author says that training dwarf and semidwarf apple trees isn't as difficult as we might think. And, as for pruning, he adds, the main difficulty is not enough of it.

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Wean Dairy Calves Early
( 1962-04-01) Van Horn, Harold ; Rust, J. ; Foreman, C. ; Jacobson, N. ; Extension and Experiment Station Publications

Dairy calves can be weaned from milk at 1 month of age by feeding a palatable, nutritious starter. Here's more about the early weaning program's "secret" - getting the calves on starter at an early age.

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What Tillage for Corn?
( 1962-04-01) Schaller, F. ; Amemiya, Minoru ; Extension and Experiment Station Publications

To judge tillage methods realistically, you need to know what the methods are ana to look at them in terms of the reasons for tillage. Then you can better judge how well the different methods work in getting the job done.

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A Look-Ahead Feature - Sow Stalls for Indiviudal Feeding
( 1962-04-01) Bear, W. ; Speer, V. ; Extension and Experiment Station Publications

Overfeeding sows and gilts during gestation is a common mismanagement practice. Here's how concrete stalls were built for individual feeding to assure a minimum, but adequate, amount of feed for each animal.

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Farm Outlook
( 1962-04-01) Kutish, Francis ; Extension and Experiment Station Publications

Cattle slaughter during January and February ranged 3-8 percent higher than a year ago. Good grade cattle made up a higher proportion of the total slaughter than a year ago, while the Choice and Prime grades made up a smaller proportion.

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