General Assembly in Session Spars on Tax and Committees
The writer laments payoffs and influence peddling as committees are named, urging a united effort to curb expenses and cut taxes. He notes swift bills and salary raises for state officers, and describes ice, blizzards, and slow progress with many new faces in the chamber.
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Sunshine and Feed Guidelines for Breeding Hens in January
E W Henderson of the Missouri College of Agriculture urges ample outdoor or window sunshine and generous milk and green feed to boost fertility in the breeding flock. Vitamin D from sun and dairy products supports health. manage males to cull weak birds before breeding begins. adjust rooster to hen ratios by class: Asiatic 1:8–10, American/English 1:12–15, Mediterranean 1:20–25.
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E. W. Henderson
Missouri College of Agriculture
Henderson
Care of Ewes and Farm Report Notes
Winter ewe care stresses exercise and a legume hay base such as clover or soybean hay. Rations vary with pasture, including 2 to 3 pounds per head of legume hay or 24 pounds daily if no pasture. Early lambing diets mix oats corn and bran. after lambing add grain mix of corn oats bran and linseed meal. Plus unrelated notes on cockerel prices and egg-feed costs.
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T. A. Ewing
Missouri College of Agriculture
Ewing
Spring and early warm months yield most egg profits for flocks
The 1928 farm demonstration co operation report with Missouri College of Agriculture shows monthly returns above costs are highest in spring and summer and lowest in winter. Egg income per hen peaks in March and April at 40.1 and 41.4 cents, while November and December fall to 16.1 and 16.8 cents. Meat income per hen comes from selling culls and related sales.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
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