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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1928
Page
3
An Ohio livestock study compares oats with corn in pig rations. Pigs fed oats with tankage and alfalfa gains were close to those fed corn, with oats valued at about 25 percent less per pound. Hulls reduce feeding value and alfalfa boosts mineral and vitamin D uptake for better bone health.
The article urges breeding ewes to walk at least a mile daily to improve lamb vigor. It recommends scattering roughage in fields during dry or frozen weather to force exercise, and housing sheep in warm barns only for shelter from cold winds and wet conditions. It emphasizes turning ewes out to forage by day when possible.
On farm livestock care guidance emphasizes ample grain for work horses and mules, sanitary pasture for pork production, benefits of self feeding for sows and pigs, and risks of tankage overuse. Cautions include disease in stockyards, avoiding returning animals to farms, and forage grazing to minimize green corn risk. Specific rations and practices for horses and lambs are outlined.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports parasites injure livestock nationwide, costing hundreds of millions yearly. Dr. John R. Mohler urges thorough research to map life cycles and targeted campaigns to educate stock growers and apply better control methods.
A brief note on improving egg grading and sorting to fetch top market prices. Emphasizes keeping eggs clean, avoiding washing with water, using clean straw and ample nests, and gathering eggs more than once daily during heavy production. Warns that a single dirty egg can soil a dozen clean ones in a nest.
Prudent farmers grow their own feed and cross fence pastures to boost carry capacity. Lighting helps long winter evenings and lime is essential for most soil boosters like sweet clover red clover and alfalfa. Watch stored potatoes for rot and remove rotten tubers. A ton of manure adds more value on poor soil than rich, with field values ranging from 96 cents to 6.38 dollars.
After centuries of bunt and smut damage, U.S. breeders report progress in developing resistant wheat. Crosses among White Odessa, Martin, Hussar and others yielded Aibit and Albit, smut-free hybrids tested by farmers. about 1,200 acres grew Aibit in 1926 with higher yields and quality than standard varieties. Other resistant lines are in development.
Trials in Iowa with gypsum 20 percent sulfur show alfalfa yields rise with application rates from 150 to 500 pounds per acre. Averaged results: 150 pounds adds 833 pounds per acre. 200 pounds adds 964. 300 pounds adds 1,075. 500 pounds adds 1,835. Oats and clover less reliable. No trial showed a yield decrease.
Kansas State Agricultural College poultry specialist G T Klein outlines key factors for hatchability and flock improvement. He stresses breeding practices, balanced hen to rooster ratios, rest periods, temperature control, frequent egg gathering, and careful handling to maximize fertility and egg viability.
A Pennsylvania Farmer argues that US soils are depleted by light fertilizer applications. He contrasts per acre fertilizer use in the United States with Holland Belgium Germany and Italy and urges farmers to charge crops for soil fertility, warning European practices rely on direct purchases of plant food while Americans mine their soil.
University of Illinois soil experiment results show alfalfa boosting corn yields over clover. Dixon field: 57 bushels per acre with alfalfa vs 48 with clover. Mount Morris: 68 with alfalfa vs 51 with clover. Average six year results confirm the advantage.
Poultrymen note advantages of using whole corn over cracked corn for winter feeding. Cracking causes heart and kernel losses. birds may resist whole corn unless acclimated during growing stage. Start with small amounts and increase gradually to have mostly whole corn at night in late fall and winter for steady egg production.
Ohio farmers operating 543 flocks cooperating with Ohio State University extension earned higher per hen income in 1926. The average hen yielded $3.28 for labor and feed, up from $2.69 in 1925 and $2.50 in 1924, marking the strongest years of cooperative record keeping.
Advice on keeping poultry through winter outlines hygiene and nutrition. It covers lime and gravel for shell quality, lice control with fluoride dip, banked colony houses, and top breeds like Barred Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. It also notes capons mature fast and feed use, plus alfalfa as winter feed.
A new Mussolini policy lets every Italian merchant ship set aside two berths per voyage for young Italians seeking travel, with routes of their choice and costs around 18 to 20 per day. The measure aims to broaden liberal education among professionals, echoing the regime’s call that book and rifle define fascist excellence.
An English engineer outlines a rail concept achieving 200 to 300 mph with a single propelled car. The design uses electric or gasoline power, extreme air resistance reduction, and no traditional trains. It carries 60 to 350 passengers with derailment safeguards and grade-crossing elimination for fast, safe schedules.
The veteran Australian cattle king, 70, travels to London. Sir Sydney Kidman, once a teamster earning 82 a week, now owns 80 ranches spanning over 30 million acres with more than 100,000 cattle, 10,000 horses, 1,500 camels and thousands of donkeys and sheep, and recently destroyed 4,000 horses unable to be sold due to high costs.
A wife chides her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary. He laments how time has slipped by, insisting the celebration feels as if it were only yesterday, in a line from the Washington Star.
A light exchange between a curious angler and a bored passerby notes the lake’s quiet conditions with the stranger expressing contentment. The brief, everyday dialogue captures a calm scene by the water.
A brief incident highlights student crowds at a college event where older attendees express frustration. The scene underscores differing attitudes toward loud conduct between generations on campus.
A quotation contrasts discussion and argument, stating that a discusser seeks truth and listening, while an arguer is driven by vanity and self aggrandizement. The aphorism attributes virtue to open inquiry and criticism to self centered talk.
The New Haven Register quotes a line about marriage and freedom. It reflects a woman choosing marriage to stop Jack from feeling unfree, highlighting motives around personal liberty and care within unions.
Musterole is advertised as a mustard oil ointment for cold symptoms and related ailments. It claims a warming tingle and cooling relief, recommended by nurses and doctors, and suggests it may prevent pneumonia and flu.
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