Hogs Boost Carroll County Farmers Through Red Cross Pact
Carroll County Mississippi pig club shipped 24 carloads totaling 1 690 hogs to St Louis with 10 percent of net proceeds donated to the Red Cross. The effort marks a broader shift from cotton to diversified farming since county agent O F Turner arrived in 1916, boosting hogs, cattle, corn, hay and other crops and cutting credit dependence.
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Carroll County
Red Cross Pig Club
Mississippi
St. Louis
Red Cross
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Transformation of Carroll County Farm Shipments
Before 1916 Carroll County Mississippi saw no carload shipments of hogs cattle corn hay or other farm products except cotton. A county agent arrived in 1916 and from September 1917 to October 1 1918 shipments totaled 472 cars of livestock and farm products other than cotton including hogs 67 cattle 118 corn 155 hay 50 peas 20 Irish potatoes 25 molasses 32 peanuts 2 sweet potatoes 2 and sorghum seed 1.
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Carroll County
Mississippi
O. F. Turner
Mississippi Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
South
Turner
Carroll County Red Cross Pig Club
Tractor Production in United States 1916 to 1918
An Agriculture Department survey shows total tractors manufactured from 1916 through mid-1918 at 150,955. Exports in early 1918 accounted for 15,610 units. Counts include 62,142 in 1916 and 88,543 during 1917 and six months of 1918.
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Office of Farm Equipment Control
United States Department of Agriculture
Eee
Rygsgencitee Sebehsideatseeneesee
Night Migrants Reach Further Distances Than Day Birds
Night migrants travel longer distances with the nighthawk showing a 7000 mile Yukon to Argentina route. The Arctic tern holds the longest migration record as Arctic families later appear near Antarctica. Agriculture notes warn that damage to winter wheat comes from alternate freezing and thawing.
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Yukon
Argentina
United States Department of Agriculture
Arctic
Antarctic
CARE OF PROMISING PULLETS AND FEEDING GUIDANCE
The United States Department of Agriculture urges careful front to back care and full rations for promising pullets at all stages. Undersized late hatchlings should not be kept for future laying but well grown pullets deserve steady feeding to maximize potential. If a pullet lacks value as a layer it should be sold or eaten, unless waste feed is abundant, in which case replace with thrifty birds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Determining Sex in Week-Old Chicks Says Prof Embleton
A correspondent asks how to tell male from female in week old chicks. Leghorn chicks are quick to develop but cockerels and pullets are hard to distinguish until head parts begin to develop, says Prof. Harry Embleton of Oklahoma A and M College.
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Oklahoma
Harry Embleton
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Fall Work With Poultry
Fall work with poultry stresses close watch on growing chicks to avoid overcrowding. Key actions include ensuring fresh air at night, constant fresh water, and clean quarters. Prepare winter quarters for pullets, select strong cockerels for next spring, and cull weak stock to boost efficiency and profit.
Fowls That Assist Enemy In Wartime Culling urged
The guidance calls for ruthless removal of nonproductive hens to support the war effort. It urges farmers to inspect flocks, eliminate slackers, and keep only egg producers to aid victory.
Eastern farmers practice efficient husbandry in conserving plant food
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses eastern Pennsylvania barnyard manure methods described in Farmers Bulletin 978. Covered, well-ventilated manure yards reduce heating and leaching, with stock trampling to compact and ferment manure, while corn fodder and sand plaster aid absorption.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Bulletin
Leather Hides and Care Tips From Packers to Farmers
An urgent guide explains why careful skinning and proper storage raise hide value. Packers pay more for well prepared hides. avoid blood, keep hides clean, use or substitute a knife carefully, fold to vent heat, pack with salt ratio one to one, and store in cool cellars 60 to 65 degrees for 15 to 90 days.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cows Fed Individually for Profitable Dairy Production
Dairy cows require liberal seasonal rations with summer pasture plus supplements when needed and winter mixes of hay silage and grains. Rations must fit roughage cost and cow physiology, and cows should be fed individually, salted regularly, and given ample clean water.
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United States Department of Agriculture
War crops rise in Minnesota hogs and beets
County agents in Minnesota led campaigns to boost pork and sugar beet output for war needs. Surveys targeted hog and beet regions, urging farmers to produce one extra litter and improve housing and feeding. Despite corn shortages and selling sows to other states, hog production rose, and beet acreage increased.
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State of
Minnesota
Receiving War Cross Encourages Women’s War Service
An article extols American women for wartime service and sacrifices, urging those with common ailments to take Favorite Prescription or its tablet form and noting a trial tablet offer from Doctor Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York. It also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel issues.
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Doctor
Calculating Youth and a Wise Whisper
Margaret refuses nuts from a helper and asks her uncle to give them directly. She explains she wants his hands to hand them out, whispering that his hands are bigger. The anecdote shows a child’s cheeky logic and affectionate family moment.
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Margaret
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted As Century-Old Remedy
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old Holland remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It claims relief from back pain indigestion insomnia and rheumatic symptoms with a money back guarantee and urges buyers to ensure they get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland Laboratories
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