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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
8
J Manpia extension poultryman at North Carolina State College notes the brooding period is the critical time. Fresh eggs and proper warmth are essential. incubators or hens may be used. Front to the range, keep poults warm, with staged feeding starting day two. Gradual feed changes and access to grains on the farm guide growth.
Montreal Herald reports on four common poultry breeds roasters aged twenty eight weeks, weighing edible meat relative to live weight. Barred Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Reds hover near 49 percent, while White Leghorns around 44 percent, suggesting Leghorns are better as broilers rather to roasting. Heavier breeds consume more feed but gain weight more efficiently in meat yield.
The text advises discarding chicks that appear below average in vitality and growth. It discusses keeping only those with a chance to reach marketable size and suggests isolating weaklings with separate feeding accounts and eventual sale, arguing against preserving underperformers. It ends with a caution about hopeful sayings.
Poultry expert explains watery whites and weak yolks follow heavy laying. Spring feed shifts with more water and green feed. Balanced rations plus continuous green feed are advised, with frequent egg collection to reduce strain on egg-producing organs.
The common weight of fowls ranges from 2 to 1 pounds for hens and 4% to 6% for roosters. Bantam males can weigh less than one pound, while Cochin and Brahma males reach 16 and 17 pounds. Very small and very large specimens are rare and lack appeal.
Sudan grass, native to tropical Africa, proves a suitable pasture during hot July and August when bluegrass lags. Since 1880 Ohio farmers turn to Sudan grass for cheap feed, with five acres feeding 28 cows for 63 days at Hamilton county experiment farm. Earliest sowing is one to two weeks after corn planting. seed early, buy clean seed, seed in June 20 to 25 pounds per acre, shallow on firm seedbeds, and fertilize with 150 to 200 pounds of superphosphate on manured soils.
John P Willman of New York state college of agriculture notes anemia in suckling pigs confined from soil and fresh vegetation. Affected pigs two to four weeks old become listless, thin, and weak while healthy siblings remain vigorous. Cornell tests show one third of a teaspoon of ferrous sulphate given internally weekly can prevent the disease.
E T Robbing of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture argues farmers face rising costs to raise colts on cheap feed. The number of horses is shrinking and prices climb, with about 30 000 colts under one year old in Illinois, and Shelby county data cited as typical. He notes only 742 000 horses on farms statewide, about 57 percent of twelve years ago, and stresses needing more colts to halt decline.
Indiana Farmer reports Turkestan alfalfa shows agricultural value in the west central Mississippi valley and Intermountain regions due to resistance to bacterial wilt. The crop will be stained purple this year while imported seed shows 10 percent staining red, signaling adaptation status change in the United States.
Farm Hunts Chile expects its present wheat crop to fill the nation's needs until the next harvest. Albany county New York leads state county farm bureaus with 7 258 members for 1933. Delinquent taxes have caused over 2 000 000 acres to transfer to the state from land owners. In Michigan and northern Ohio about 10 percent of the peach crop survived the February zero wave. At a Rad Wing Minnesota auction an eight year old horse sold for 160 dollars while an eight year old Bedan went for 25 dollars. England and Wales sowings of wheat are about 17 percent greater than at end of 1651 according to an agriculture department report dated January 1 1935.
Health guidance for teenage girls warns that high heel shoes cause bodily pain and long-term foot problems. It advocates Cuban or military heels, proper fit, and comfort over style to prevent back and thigh pain and misdiagnosed conditions like lumbago or sciatica.
The Splendid Monument is hailed as the newest and greatest national monument, covering 1 601 800 acres and surpassing Yosemite and Grand Canyon in area. Prospective additions may push its size to only Yellowstone and Mount McKinley ahead.
Mrs J K Thompson of Energy Texas reports a severe eczema outbreak on her child spreading from head to neck and back. The child suffered severe itching and pain, hair loss, and sleeplessness until Cuticura Soap Ointment were used, after which improvement followed and two cakes of Soap and two boxes of Ointment led to healing. Adv for Cuticura products lists prices 25c for Ointment and 25c Talcum 25c.
A reader endorses Kruschen Salts claiming they melt fat, improve health, and restore energy when taken as one half teaspoon in hot water each morning. The siren ad promises health gains, clearer skin, sparkling eyes, and a money back guarantee if not pleased.
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