Cod liver oil boosts chick health in NC studies
North Carolina experiment station tests show 1 percent cod liver oil in mash feed improves health and vigor of early hatched chicks. Chicks fed the oil stayed strong and well developed, while those on straight mash sometimes failed by week five. Outdoors or green feed offered additional benefits but oil proved most effective.
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North Carolina Experiment Station
B. F. Kaupp
State College
Kaupp
Coastal Plain
Doctor Kaupp
Coccidiosis Destroys Young Chicks in Poultry Flocks
Coccidiosis is a destructive intestinal disease affecting all birds but most harmful to chicks up to two months old. It spreads through contaminated feed water and ground, multiplies rapidly, and causes white diarrheal discharges and rapid wasting. Adults show resistance. no satisfactory cure exists for young chickens.
Balanced Ration for Hens and its Role in Poultry
The article traces how early poultry kept hens fed mainly grain and foraged, meeting basic needs. It explains the discovery of a balanced ration combining grains with protein from meat or milk, enabling commercial poultry keeping and highlighting the ongoing task of perfecting the ration with new nutrition insights.
Age Limits for Layer Hens by Breed Types
The article advises that hens of Leghorns Anconas Minorcas and related breeds may be kept until age three, generally not after. For common-purpose breeds like Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Rocks and Orpingtons it is best to sell at age two. Rare cases may keep valuable hens up to five years, though this is unusual.
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Rhode Island
Raisin crop sell off at two thirds cost claim made
Franklin P. Nutting of Palo Alto told the interstate commerce commission in Fresno that the entire 1928 raisin crop and 1927 holdover would be sold at a price representing two thirds of production cost. J A Steward of Mutual Orange Distributors warns 1928-29 orange shipments may total 65 000 cars due to smaller fruit. Other shippers share the view.
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Franklin P. Nutting
Palo Alto
American Seedless Raisin Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fresno
J. A. Steward
Mutual Orange Distributors
Mr. Steward
Canning Grapefruit Considered for Tulare County
A survey by Tulare County grapefruit growers examines canning as a potential industry. Florida's large canning business inspires hope that a Porterville cannery could start the process with support from the California Fruit Growers' Exchange research department.
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Tulare County
Florida
Porterville
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
California Grape Growers Exchange Holds Annual Meeting
The eighth annual meeting in San Francisco discussed marketing conditions and future prices for the Exchange’s 1450 members. The 1928 crop yielded 67,700 carloads, down from 75,756 in 1927, though total tonnage rose due to heavier loading.
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California Grape Growers’ Exchange
San Francisco
Roseville Olive Oil Plant Expands For Peak Season
The Roseville Olive Oil Manufacturing Company will operate day and night shifts to handle an expected influx of olives. Two hundred tons are arriving from Porterville while local picking slows due to fog and a light crop after last year’s heavy yield. The expanded facility, recently remodeled, produced thirty thousand gallons of oil last year, largely sold to the New York market. Roseville oil has won blue ribbons at the state fair for two consecutive years.
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Roseville
New York
Lights Cut Codling Moth Egg Laying Says UC Expert
Prof W B Herms of UC College of Agriculture reports bright lights deter codling moths by discouraging egg deposition at twilight. A Sonoma county trial found a block with six 500 watt lights had about two thirds the moth infection of unlit trees, suggesting lighting may lower spraying costs.
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W. B. Herms
University of California College of Agriculture
Sonoma County
Bounties on Hawks and Owls Ended in Yakima County
A Biological Survey study of 121 hawk and owl stomachs shows most prey were ground squirrels rabbits mice and other pests, while no game birds were eaten. As a result Yakima County ceased bounty payments on these birds.
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Game Commission
Yakima Country
Wash
Biological Survey of
United States Department of Agriculture
Yakima County
Farm bill allows direct sale of produce without license
Senator George C. Cleveland of Watsonville introduces a farm aid bill in the upper house allowing growers to vend hawk peddle or sell any farm produce in any county town village city or municipality without paying a license.
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George C. Cleveland
Watsonville
Cleveland
Imperial Valley to Plant Record Melon Acreage This Season
Present indications show the can taloupe crop will cover one of the largest acreages ever planted in the Imperial Valley. Unless plans change, this season could be among the most extensive and possibly larger than any previous. Preliminary crop reports, with much already planted, back the outlook.
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Imperial Valley
Dairy expansion viewed with cautious optimism says McDonald
Dr. M. E. McDonald of the state department of agriculture notes doubt about dairy growth in the near term but sees no reason to withhold expansion. He emphasizes improving efficiency of production units from cow to farm to man to prevent overproduction as consumption lags.
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M. E. McDonald
State Department of Agriculture
McDonald
Prune Wrinkles Eliminated by UC Research Leader
After two years of study Professor E M Mrak and a research assistant report solving the wrinkle problem in dried prunes. They foresee a strong future for the rejuvenated fruit and note a wine syrup made within the prohibition laws to accompany it. The Berkeley campus presentation impressed agricultural leaders.
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University of California
E. M. Mrak
Mrak
Berkeley
Federal study to revise citrus grade standards in California
The United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics with California’s Department of Agriculture will study export standards and certificates for shipments from the Pacific Coast. R. R. Pailthorpe, among the bureau’s top standardization specialists, will conduct research in California and work with the state to prepare United States grades for California citrus and possibly apples and other fruits and vegetables.
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Pacific Coast
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
California State Department of Agriculture
W. F. Allewelt
State Division of Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
R. R. Pailthorpe
California
Federal Department
Pailthorpe
Federal Bureau
State Department
United States
U. S
State explores state owned refrigerator terminal on waterfront
William J. Mitchell leads a survey on a San Francisco waterfront refrigerator terminal. A proposal from cold storage and warehouse interests suggests leasing the facility. The committee notes existing leases for state grain terminals under the state board of arbor commissioners. Advisors indicate the refrigeration plant could cost under half of the earlier estimate, with preliminary figures around 650000 dollars.
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William J. Mitchell
San Francisco
State Board of Arbor Commissioners
Dairy Farmer of Future Is Alive
The dairy farmer of the future will own a modern farmhouse and run a high-producing herd fed from home grown crops. J C McDowell of the USDA says today’s farmer is progressive but not always active, and future lines aim to double per cow production, cut costs, and raise living standards with better homes and schools.
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United States Department of Agriculture
J. C. McDowell
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Washing Udder Helpful in Stimulating Yield
A historical note explains keeping udders clean boosts milk quality and flow. It recommends clipping long hair, washing udders before each milking, and using a soft cloth with warm water. One man should perform the task to ensure cleanliness and easier milk extraction, with manual udder manipulation aiding slower cows.
Sterilizing Dairy Utensils by Steam Jet Considered
Sterilizing utensils like cans and pails can be done by inverting them over a steam jet though not advised for general farm use. Effectiveness hinges on opening size and steaming time, about 0.5 minutes for a ten gallon can at 20 to 25 psi. Utensils should steam until too hot to touch, then dry as they cool before inversion on the rack.
Grading Up Dairy Herd By Pure-Bred Sire Rates
This excerpt explains the breeding-up process using pure-bred sires on grade cows. The first cross yields 50 percent grade and 50 percent pure bred offspring, the second cross yields 25 percent grade and 75 percent pure bred, and continued crosses progressively reduce grade blood until the seventh generation reaches 0.219 percent pure bred.
Peach curculio a costly threat to orchards
Orchard information from North Carolina State College details how the peach curculio or Million-Dollar bug overwinters in trash and leaves and damages fruit as buds open. Adults lay 100 to 500 eggs, larvae feed 20 days, and pupate after entering the soil. Control relies on dusting or spraying schedules, removal of dropped fruit, and weekly disk tillage to destroy larvae and pupae.
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C. H. Brannon
North Carolina State College
Mr. Brannon
State College
Concord Vines Average Three Tons Per Acre
Concord vines average three tons per acre over a ten year period under good care and favorable soils. Yields vary from three-fourths of a ton to six tons per acre, with occasional eight ton per acre peaks. Prime between tenth and twenty fifth years, then more fluctuation with careful cultural practices.
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Concord
Pruned Trees Limit Rabbet Injury in Fruit Orchards
Old apple and stone fruit trees become less prone to rabbit damage when eight to ten years old. Growers should wrap trees near fences and ravines to reduce injury. In distant orchard sections prune after leaf drop and dispose of pruned branches to deprive rabbits and field mice of tender bark.
Cover Strawberries For Winter Sleep Timing
The piece advises delaying strawberry coverage until plants are sound asleep to ensure true dormancy. Covering too early may leave them half awake, risking damage when severe winter winds arrive. Wait for a full night sleep before tucking them in for cold.
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