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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
3
In winter, moderate daily exercise plus careful feeding keeps work horses in shape for spring. Alfalfa hay and shredded corn fodder reduce winter costs. six to eight pounds of ear corn daily added later prevents flesh loss. Daily ration costs range from 9 to 20 cents per head, depending on components, with oats and alfalfa tested for growing draft fillies.
An agricultural note explains hog feeding by maintenance needs. It shows that a hog at about 150 pounds requires four percent of its weight in feed to maintain, leaving little gain when feeding only two pounds per day. It concludes 240 days are needed to gain 100 pounds, consuming 480 pounds of feed.
A column notes cholera killed 1.5 million hogs last year while pastures, skim milk and whey influence hog gains. It cites bluegrass, alfalfa, corn silage, potatoes and cooked feed as fattening aids, warns on hog mange, and suggests dipping with crude petroleum as a control method.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports on using imported parasites to control the European corn borer. Since 1919, 1 798 080 parasites from 12 species have been released in the United States with six species now established. Effectiveness remains uncertain, and farmers are urged to pursue clean farming practices to reduce borers while research continues.
The article urges planning new hog lots during winter to avoid spring rush and to provide clean ground for next year. It warns that reused lots harbor parasites, hindering growth and causing higher death losses, especially among young pigs, and occasionally older hogs.
Advice on exercising hobbies, buying right dairy feed, and reducing spring workload. Encourages yearly visits to state college of agriculture, notes clean water boosts milk yield, discusses fall evergreen choices and spring planting, and warns against overfeeding poultry to prevent fattening.
The Minnesota agricultural station announces a new rust resistant Marquillo wheat. No distribution before 1929. only 125 bushels seed available next year to preserve seed stock for 1928. The cross between Marquis and Sumillo yields a highly rust resistant wheat aimed for wide distribution in 1929.
The article argues that farm machinery lowers labor costs and boosts yields, enabling farmers with proper equipment, seed, and fertilizer to compete with progressive rivals. It cites reduced production costs and increased income as outcomes of adopting mechanical helpers and better equipment.
An Ohio station report shows applying 40 pounds of acid phosphate per acre with eight loads of manure increases corn by seven bushels, wheat by five, and clover by half a ton in a corn wheat clover rotation. Top-dressing winter wheat with phosphate enhances subsequent crops.
Offal and blood discarded by the farm butcher can be turned into tankage or fertilizer per U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cooked in an open kettle, dried and ground, it serves as hog feed when mixed with corn and acts as a fertilizer when combined with 16 percent acid phosphate at 35 to 50 pounds per 100 pounds of cooked offal. The mixture dries and stores well, prevents putrefaction, and flies do not breed in it. The only waste remaining is the squid.
Fall and winter are the profit months for poultry as production hinges on flock management. Early hatches and proper feeding plus warm, well ventilated housing sustain heavy egg output, while parasites can derail a laying flock.
A thorough cleaning of the poultry house should take place this time of year in preparation for winter. Remove nests roasts hoppers drinking stands and all equipment. Scrub with water and disinfectant sweep ceilings walls and floor. Scrape clean the litter and droppings and replace six inches of dirt with clean soil. Spray inside with disinfectant and whitewash to brighten the house and encourage ongoing cleanliness.
A creature described as a water dog or pup fish, with four legs and barking like a young dog, was reported in the Desjardins canal near Dunlas Canada. Canadian naturalists note other specimens in the Mississippi valley and question how it reached Canada.
A poultry bulletin covers guineas as shy birds that hide when threatened. It warns against feeding whole oats and suggests using soybean meat to cut feed costs, with minerals. It notes dusting boxes in housing, winter laying concerns, sprouted feed, grass for winter egg production, and spraying roosts to combat red mites.
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