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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
7
The article advises cleaning and uniformity in egg production and outlines humane steps for very ill fowls, recommending killing and cremation. It notes lye solutions can disinfect brooders and clean drinkers, and stresses providing hens with work, variety of grains, and fresh vegetables to prevent egg eating habits. It also warns against incubators when temperatures vary too much.
A Kansas Farmer correspondent argues that turkey farming profits hinge on nature driven methods. Avoid close yarding and heavy feeding, favor turkey mothers with poults, and use hens away from other birds. Choose Reds for domestic hardiness and easier management, while bronzes and hollands rove and nest poorly.
A poultry owner urges readers to master winter egg production through disciplined management. It covers breed choices like Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Reds, stock quality, housing, cleanliness, ventilation, vermin control, feeding variety with green foods, scraps, and dry mashes, plus water, grit, and shell supplements to sustain year round laying.
Prepared by the U S department of agriculture notes scarcity of timber for fenceposts pushes steel and concrete options. Concrete posts require proper materials and forming, meticulous curing, and careful handling due to weight. Iowa state college tests show cement and rebar costs per post. winter freezing poses added risk to setting concrete.
A portable repair shop can be built on a converted cultivator axle with a work bench and hinged tool box roof. It stores nails bolts nuts wire and other items for small carpentry and farm repairs, using U bolts to attach to the axle. Hollow tile farm buildings offer dry sanitary and warm barns with air insulation improving livestock health and comfort.
Kansas farmers are urged to test oats immediately to prevent crop failure next season. Much grain was wet and unfit for seed last year, and a general seed shortage in the state is anticipated with many growers needing to import seed from elsewhere.
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