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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
10
Ohio State University dairy and animal husbandry specialists advise proper grooming and conditioning for cattle to be shown. Select animals, tie in a cool barn, blanket with baths before blankets, clip coats, polish horns, daily rubdowns, and exercise. Favor bulky feeds and gradual flesh gains with molasses and beet pulp to prepare for judging and education value over prizes.
Nebraska College of Agriculture doctor L V Skidmore says inflating a cow's udder with sterile air from a milk fever kit and tying teats with tapes is the most effective treatment, warning against drenches and tapes left on beyond 20 minutes. Molasses in the ration weeks before calving may help prevent milk fever. Affected cows lie with legs extended, head back, neck bent in an S, then may unconscious without proper care.
Calf scours is a common digestive disease usually due to indigestion. Overfed calves or cold milk raise risk. ensure warm, sweet milk from clean buckets. If it occurs, reduce milk by half and administer castor or mineral oil. raw eggs or lime water can help.
Bitter and off flavored milk results from bacteria entering milk after milking. Proper sterilization of all utensils is advised to prevent the issue. The University of Kentucky suggests adding a sample of normal soured milk to the bucket during milking to allow the normal bacteria to dominate and restore flavor.
G A Nicholas trade commissioner for France warned Sacramento Chamber of Commerce that California must supply French tastes to preserve its European prestige. He noted canned peaches reach restaurants in France but consumer sales are limited. Alameda County reports success with broccoli experiments and Horticultural Inspector M V Leonard urges larger planting of this vegetable, noting broccoli resembles cauliflower with a lighter, delicate flavor.
USDA strawberry breeder George M. Darrow works to improve canning quality by crossing wild American strawberries from the Pacific Coast and the eastern U S Thousands of crosses yield four promising preserving varieties yet unnamed they need regional testing before recommendation Breeding wild sorts aims to tailor berries for canning preserving and candy making across regions.
The Bureau of Chemistry and Soils US Department of Agriculture surveys cornborer waste to evaluate uses for cornstalks. Investigations focus on briquets gas carbon and distillation products, plus existing studies on paper cellulose and building boards. Suggestions invited.
Veterinarians tested more than 250000 sheep across twelve counties with no scabies cases except in Imperial county where 23850 infected animals were dipped twice. The report argues imports from other southwestern states caused the outbreak and urges buyers to avoid sheep from known infected districts to prevent tougher regulations.
US Department of Agriculture data shows sugar intake rising from 1909 to a peak in 1925 at 114.4 pounds per person. Declines followed in 1926 and 1927, with 1928 figures unavailable. World sugar use for year ended 1928 rose 4.8 percent from 1926 27, led by Europe, Asia Africa and Australia up slightly, Americas up less.
Henshaw Dam improvements on the upper San Luis Rey river have reduced flood risks and converted former pasture land into valuable farmland. Cauliflower cabbage asparagus and corn thrive on revamped slopes and bottom lands with Valencia oranges also proving productive on farms east of the mission. Farmland irrigation uses wells with water pumped from bottom lands. A Poultry Producers of Southern California memo to the Farm Bureau Extension Service and others warns of industry troubles and urges a state local conference to stabilize the poultry sector.
G T Klein explains a sanitary runway for brooder houses. A half inch wire floor lets droppings fall away while chicks stay protected by wire sides and top. Runs up to ten feet wide and runs full length of the house. Benefits include exercise sunlight reduced infection risk and easier feeder access.
The article discusses nest quantity and placement during heavy laying seasons. It notes darkened, easy to access nests reduce egg loss and breakage, suggests sizing like twelve by fourteen inches for larger breeds and ten by twelve inches for smaller breeds, and urges nests to be easy to remove for cleaning.
The article notes that wild turkeys feed mainly on insects beechnuts acorns berries and similar foods with little corn. It warns poultry raisers who overfeed corn and corn meal that it can pack the crop and cause indigestion and liver trouble in small turkeys.
Ground sanitation and breeding are essential to eliminating diseases. A flock averaging over 120 eggs per bird is profitable. Turkeys require more moisture for hatching eggs than chickens. Gluten feed from glucose and cornstarch manufacture supplies protein in mash. A turkey start costs similar to a good chicken start with strong market demand. Early chicken hatching and proper pullet handling yield laying by fall. Market premium drives larger egg sizes. inheritances affect egg size. Selection at incubator placement improves flock egg size.
The New York State College of Agriculture notes sod culture is rising as labor and equipment costs grow and fertilizer prices fall. Fertilization can be more economical under certain conditions, with sod offering timely fertilization, reduced seasonal labor, and easier spray rig access, though mice and fire risks temper its use, especially in young or exposed orchards.
All American plums are self-sterile and of minor commercial importance for pollination. Japanese plums mostly require cross pollination and pair best within their own type, such as Abundance with Burbank, while failing with European types like Green Gage. European varieties show partial self fertility and are usually inter fertile with each other but not with American or Japanese types.
Strawberries thrive on light soils and are favored for early fruiting. Light clay loam or sandy loam suits the crop best. heavy soils hinder drainage and preparation. Humus-rich ground aids growth, while white grub risk argues against certain soils. well drained very light soils after soybeans or beans are ideal.
Let us spray this is the most important practice in fruit growing. Manure is valuable in the vineyard with 12 to 15 tons per acre useful in low vitality vines. A little judicious pruning each year will bring fruit trees into a profitable state and keep them on track.
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