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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1931
Page
16
Agricultural advice stresses lime and calcium renewal to counter soil acidity from leaching. Autumn liming boosts yields, improves soil structure, moisture retention, and drainage, with long term benefits for crops, livestock, and even human health.
A newly published book from the Institute of Molten Explosives details developments in agricultural explosives and their use to reduce farming costs. It argues for larger rectangular fields and machinery over more land, noting many farms have irregular plots cluttered with rocks stumps and other obstructions.
Representatives from the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists discuss enforcement of purity, labeling, and safety laws for food and drugs on a week of Department of Agriculture broadcasts. The 46th annual meeting program highlights include the radio appearance by Dr W W Skinner and J Clarke with Massachusetts and FDA staff. The 4-H Club Achievement Day broadcasts across 52 stations feature Washington program timing and state extensions celebrations on November 7. The week also covers weather, crops, and farm-to-home topics with multiple experts from the Bureau of Chemistry, Weather Bureau, and agricultural colleges.
The Athens Messenger highlights patterns 1056 162 1021 1103 for dresses frocks and frock details. It promotes making clothes at home with simple steps and yardage for sizes 38 to 48 and invites readers to order patterns and a fall and winter catalog from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
Franklin Bailey reports a field day at the test farm near Chester with 34 boys attending. Poultry and poultry houses led by Ohio State University’s C. M. Furguson. notes on insulation, ventilation, and disease prevention. Beef cattle, sheep, and forestry under OSU instructors. observations on feeding, breeding, and shade trees. early departure limited orchard and field crop visits.
The Dairy Advisory Committee urged farmers to curb overproduction and support cooperative marketing. It advised buying from cooperative associations and increasing consumption of own products. It urged culling unprofitable cows, selling them for slaughter, vealing heifer calves, and reducing herds by at least one cow per ten. It called on state and federal agencies to address over-expansion.
W B Brueck reports on Beltsville experiments using self feeding for brood sows and pigs. Self feeders reduced feed per 100 pounds of pork from 603 to 441 and boosted pig gains by about 30 percent up to weaning. Higher protein mix and balanced minerals improved gains and milk for sows, with considerations for sows losing flesh and late-winter readiness.
Delicious sauerkraut from late cabbage is healthful and economical. This is a good time to stock up the family supply and profit from surplus cabbage. Our Agricultural Editor will send readers full directions for cutting salting temperature fermentation and more at no charge. Mail name and address to Athens Messenger Agricultural Editor Van Gorder Service Inc Washington De etee ree etree erate seesee Stata.
Ohio farmers expect more potatoes to be stored on the farm this fall than in prior years as many barns are retrofitted with insulation. Guidance from Joan Bushnell of the Ohio Experiment Station stresses bulk storage, careful ventilation, and moisture control to prevent mold, shrinkage, and freezing while awaiting market demand.
A poultry bulletin explains all night light benefits for winter layers. It covers timing to improve winter egg production, when to start light before desired hatching, age effects on pullets, and how to size bulbs for pens. It notes need for well insulated housing and temperature control for best results.
A reader mulls over farm life and winter routines in rural Ohio, contrasting quirky farm innovations like a motorized digger for potatoes with the realities of work, chores, and humanitarian aid. The piece urges farmers to help jobless neighbors and describes practical feeding practices for livestock during cold months.
Tomato canners in the Cincinnati Station territory should meet official standards set under the McNary Mapes Amendment. S A Postle, chief, notes a survey of about 400 canneries shows no difficulty, though an unusual season affects peeks.
Agricultural editor notes cows drink more water when warmed, boosting winter milk yields and health. Warm water reduces grain cost versus coal heating, and water heaters in dairy and poultry houses pay big dividends. Hens and hens’ water intake rises with warm water and wet mash, improving egg production.
unfavorable weather reduces this season's tomato crop in the district, signaling substandard labeling may be required under the Mapes Bill. Survey indicates yields will be well below last year's bumper crop and under normal regional levels. Cincinnati station's territory spans Kentucky, southern Indiana, central Indiana, eastern Tennessee, and most of Ohio.
The Agricultural Editor announces a free list of hardy flowering and ornamental shrubs with planting locations and sell requirements for fall planting. Readers may request the guide, ask questions about shrubs roses and trees, and mail to The Athens Messenger Agricultural Editor at Van Gorder Service in Washington DC.
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