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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
3
Farmers can raise healthy squabs by starting with vigorous balanced breeders and superior foundation stock. Choose prolific breeders who are good feeders, feed quality grains, and provide dry ventilated pens, two nests per pair, clean drinking water, and a separate bath pan. Market squabs as soon as they feather and can leave the nest.
Geese, grazing beyond chickens, use waste grain near stables and pens. They serve as grazing stock, yielding a steady year round demand and notable value as egg producers. Ducks and geese differ in feeding: ducks consume more water insects and greens if ponds exist, while geese rely on grasses and grain.
The hen with natural laying tendency delays molt until egg production ends. Egg breeds show this more. meat breeds may molt and lay concurrently with feathers replacing slowly. Egg output slows but may not stop entirely.
Hens love mash made from ground seeds like cornmeal corn chop and cob meal gluten and linseed meals plus alfalfa meal. Sometimes charcoal is added to guard against digestive troubles.
Farmers should feed growing chickens a mix of whole wheat cracked corn and other grains for about eight weeks before switching to smaller chick feed. Sour milk, skim milk or buttermilk are also recommended to accelerate growth.
Experts from the U. S. Department of Agriculture urge uniform standardization for fruit and vegetable grades and containers. They advocate five standard hampers and four standard round stave baskets to reduce container variety, cut losses, improve rail car utilization, and promote uniform pricing by weight where possible.
Studies in Maine by USDA and Maine Experiment Station show mosaic spread mainly by aphids and infected seed. Preventive steps include using mosaic-free seed, isolating fields, and keeping aphids off crops. soil carryover is limited to volunteer tubers. Colorado beetles and flea beetles found not to transmit the disease.
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes cooperative marketing as a practical method with 14 000 farmer groups. It cautions on local population, product variety, financing, bylaws, and incorporation while advising contacting the bureau of markets for guidance and literature.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes strong demand for American sumac with 700 carloads or 5,000 to 7,000 tons expected this season. Prices run around $2 per hundred pounds delivered to shipping points or extract factories, with bonuses for clean bright leaves not over 10 percent stalk. Harvest July to September. gather leaves and leaf stems, cure in shade, avoid long stalks, and keep from moisture to ensure high quality sumac ready for market.
The Iowa State agricultural station provides weights per cubic foot for settled silage at depths from 10 to 30 feet, ranging from 35 pounds at 10 feet to 39 pounds at 30 feet. It also explains how to compute total cubic feet: calculate area of the silo circle with radius from diameter, using 3.1416, then multiply by depth to get total volume.
The article argues that thinning a thin alfalfa stand by overseeding is often cheaper than plowing and reseeding. If existing plants are hardy and vigorous, a trial is worthwhile. if they are weak, test first to gauge difficulty before further investment.
After chicks outgrow brooders and prepare to roost, ensure no lice or mites remain in coops and brooders before storing them for next season.
Lowell Massachusetts resident Mrs M Theall Bessey says three years of pain and collapse ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports doubled productivity and urges other women to try the remedy, noting its long standing use for female ailments and confidential advice from the company.
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