Small Streams Furnish Power For Farm Use
Farmers can tap small streams to run lighting and power on farms, reducing labor needs. A 10 foot wide, 2 foot deep stream at 2 feet per second with a 5 foot head yields about 10 horsepower, enough for lights and common farm motors. Larger heads or wider streams increase output. practical installations start at eight to ten lights and scale up to five to ten horsepower year round.
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Division of Rural Engineering
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Fresh Egg Handling Notes From Farm Guidance
Keep nests clean with one nest per four hens. Gather eggs twice daily and store in a cool dry cellar. Market eggs at least twice a week. Swat the rooster.
First Attempt Made at Poultry Raising
Poultry specialists advise beginners to start small and learn before large investments. Fall is a good time to begin, and moving fowls to new quarters before laying is recommended. Gaining experience by working with a successful poultryman is also suggested.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia farm joins Better Lives Better Stock movement
The superintendent lists ten purebred breeds on a large Virginia farm feeding cattle horses swine sheep and poultry into the Better Lives Better Stock program. The herd includes 58 Holstein dairy cattle 302 Hereford beef cattle 31 Percheron and 6 Standardbred horses 1 jack 8 Duroc swine 204 Shropshire and Romney sheep and nearly 200 chickens and turkeys. Most females are grades but all are bred to purebred sires per program rules.
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Virginia
Most Profitable Business for the Farm Flock
The article argues poultry farming is highly profitable with proper stock size housing feeding and care. It stresses farmers can start without specialized knowledge and should avoid discouragement or neglect.
Community Fairs Boost Local Production and Pride
Advertising and organization spark successful community fairs. Leaders form committees for livestock, farm products, orchard and garden, and arts exhibits to showcase normal local production. Emphasis shifts from cash prizes to ribbons and recognition, with broad publicity and local involvement urged.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Meother
Increase Alfalfa Acreage For Fall Seeding Consideration
Farmers weighing more alfalfa should consider starting a portion of new acreage next fall. Soil type location and season affect success, but fall seeding offers advantages and warrants careful planning in areas with fair prospects.
Why Danish Butter Brings High Price
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin argues for a national grading system for United States dairy products. It cites Denmark Holand New Zealand and Ireland as examples where government supervised inspection and branding ensure marketability of top grade butter. A universal U S grading system would aid farmers and exporters by boosting foreign demand.
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United States
Bureau of Markets
Denmark
Holand
New Zealand
Ireland
United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Clubs Beneficial For Youths And Industry
The object of forming boys' and girls' poultry clubs is to give better knowledge of poultry industry value and marketing of a first class uniform product. It aims to teach proper care of poultry and eggs and to show increased revenue from well bred poultry with proper management.
Better selection with kafir seed and pasture care
A farmer notes kafir seed offers better pay, fertilizer use rising, and sweet clover aids soil renewal. He urges giving pasture a chance, avoiding over-grazing, and trusting casting faith through problems as key to success.
Poultry Flocks on General Farms Popular and Practical
A large share of the nation s poultry products come from general farms with nearly every farm maintaining a flock. Farmers keep about three dozen eggs weekly for family use and consume about 50 fowls per year. Poultry supply about 10 percent of farm meat and small flocks cost little to maintain. Flocks forage on grain, garden waste, insects, and kernels after harvest, often cared for by wives and children.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Stew or Sell All Roosters After Hatching Season
Farmers lose millions annually from poor egg production due to partial hatching in warm weather. Keeping roosters after the hatching season prevents blood rings and infertile eggs. Cook sell or pen your rooster to ensure hens lay infertile eggs that store and market better.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cleaning the coop for sanitary poultry housing
The article explains maintaining a clean flock by installing dropping boards with roosts above them. This setup makes morning droppings easy to remove and helps prevent odors. A light sprinkle of sand on the boards after cleaning simplifies upkeep.
Homemade Hopper for Poultry Feed
An easy hopper design uses a 10 by 10 by 4 inch wooden box with a stovepipe suspended from the roof about a half inch above the box bottom. Fill the pipe with dry mash and it will feed into the box as chickens eat.
Proper Egg Handling and Storage Guidelines
Gather the eggs twice daily and market them at least twice a week. Keep eggs in a cool dry room or cellar. Eggs supply protein and mineral matter. Trees with good-sized tops provide shade and air circulation for hens. If trees are unavailable, build open sheds to house the birds so they can roam freely.
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Gceods
the Owl Chemical Worka
Aute
Indiana
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Division of Publications
Swat the Rooster
Doan
F. D. Grunawalt
Contractor & Farmer
Marshall St
Bremen
Ind
Boz Doan
Foster -Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Western
Canada
McRe
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
J. M. McClachlan
Indianapolis
Bayer
Bellans
Irbine, JR
W. F. Young, Inc
Springfield
Mass
P. D. QO
W.N. U
Indianapolia
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