Poultry Canning Tips From Home Economies Guide
Practical instructions from Cornell University on canning chicken during culling season. Guidance covers timing after slaughter, pressure processing, packing on bone or in pieces, skin placement for tight packing, use of wide mouth jars, salt dosage, and sealing by boiling water to exhaust air to prevent bulging.
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Turkey Eyes Should Be Handled Very Carefully
The article discusses handling turkey eggs for hatching, emphasizing uniform temperatures not above 60 degrees, with warm rooms for revitalizing in cold weather. It notes hatchability declines after the first days, and marking hatch dates aids study of age effects on vitality, while acknowledging many variables affect outcomes.
Laying Mash Formula for Ducks on Grass Plot
A traditional duck feeding plan recommends a mash of corn meal, wheat middlings, bran, and ground oats by weight with 15 percent meat and bone meal, 2 percent coal dust, 0.5 percent salt, and 1 percent fine sand. Feed twice daily with occasional cracked corn for variety.
Scaly Leg Remedies From Crude Treatments
The article guides on treating scaly leg in hens using crude oil products. It recommends equal parts of lard and kerosene, applied by dipping the legs in a can for over a minute while avoiding excess near feathers. Cautions include skin blistering and irritation if misapplied.
Hatch in incubator for duck goose eggs
The article explains incubator hatching for fowl says trays must be high enough for goose eggs and notes higher moisture needs. It lists incubation days 28 for ducks 28 to 29 for geese and 27 to 29 for turkeys and states temperatures are similar to hen eggs.
Worst Pests of Chicken Raisers
An article advises poultry keepers on preventing and treating coccidiosis and lice in chicks and mature flocks. It recommends early action, thorough cleaning, nicotine sprays for lice control, and using pipe tobacco to curb worms, noting regular monthly treatments aid a healthy flock.
Corn and Barley Best Feeds for Pigs on Alfalfa Pasture
On alfalfa pasture pigs do best with corn and barley as main grains, with oats or middlings as optional. Feed corn or barley separately from other feeds in non self feeders and let pigs consume as much as they want. A dry mix of 50 percent corn or barley 40 percent middlings or red dog flour and 10 percent tankage can be swelled with skim milk buttermilk or water to form a slop. Swill feeding is unnecessary for pigs on grain from a self feeder unless aiming for the fastest gains rather than the most economical gains.
Distinguishing Sex in Young Geese
The article explains how to determine goose sex by voice, noting females have a high double note and males a single bass note. It suggests mating one male with two to three females, keeping them separate from December to spring, then allowing mixed matings in winter while preserving pairings into spring.
Wake Up at Last to Big Soy Bean Value
The article notes the rise of soybeans in the U S midwest and south as a cash crop. It explains the seed oil, livestock feed, and human food uses, plus industrial applications like paints. Soybeans improve soil by fixing nitrogen and tolerate more acidity than some crops. The USDA bulletin Soybean Utilization covers feeding experiments and is distributed free by Washington.
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Condition Tells Best Time to Cut Alfalfa
Wisconsin agronomy expert L. Graber argues quality should guide alfalfa harvests rather than growth stages. Cutting late without sacrificing quality favors long-lived crops, as delayed cutting promotes root development and reduces next season’s poor yields. He warns frequent cuts stunt roots and hurt future hay output.
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University of Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
Careless Pickers Harm Trees Unnecessarily
During fruit season, careless picking damages trees. Instead of neglecting the winter, inspect the orchard next week, remove broken limbs, straighten deformed ones, and seal stripped bark with lead and linseed oil. Repair cavities with cement and sand mix, then water. Materials cost only a few cents, and these repairs extend orchard life.
Gentle Bulls and Safe Handling at Agricultural College
Professor Hopper warns that many bull incidents stem from improper handling and aging bulls rather than temperament. He advocates open yards, sanitary stalls, proper exercise via tread power, separate training pens, gate systems, and a safe bull pen to reduce danger and improve breeding efficiency at New York Agricultural College.
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Poor Time to Grow Unpromising Dairy Calf
Cornell University expert T A Hopper warns this is the poorest era to rear weak calves. Well bred calves reaching weaning need steady care, with early hay and grain feeding. He advises growth over fat, suggesting legume hay, silage, and a grain mix of corn barley oats bran and oil meal for growing heifers.
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Cornell University
No Trouble From Bloat Pasturing Sweet Clover
In pasturing sweet clover there should be no trouble from bloat if cows are well filled on dry hay before turning out the first time. Then keep them on sweet clover rain or shine. If cows become very hungry before turning out they should again be filled on dry hay. A straw stack in a sweet clover pasture is a good insurance against bloat. Rotate pastures to control growth and boost protein.
Feeding Cows Grain on Abundant Pasture Mixtures
A historical note describes feeding grain to cows on ample pasture using small amounts of high protein concentrates. It lists three satisfactory mixtures: Mixture No. 1 of 14 lb cornmeal, 100 lb wheat bran, 24 lb cottonseed meal. Mixture No. 2 of 40 lb cornmeal, 100 lb cottonseed meal, 100 lb ground oats, 100 lb wheat bran. Mixture No. 3 of 100 lb wheat bran, 100 lb ground oats, 50 lb cornmeal.
Craving for Salt in Dairy Cattle Explained
The article explains dairy cows crave salt tied to feed intake. High producers need more salt than low producers. Common methods include placing stock salt before animals constantly or mixing salt with grain at one pound per 100 pounds of feed.
Lesson on Gethsemane and Marys Anointing
From Matthew 26 lesson text Jesus prays in Gethsemane and accepts Gods will. Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus, demonstrating loving fellowship and insight into his coming suffering and resurrection. Judas betrayal foretold. disciples warned. Jesus prays with Peter James and John, facing the cup of sin and submitting to the Fathers plan.
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Power of Kindness to Change the World
A quote emphasizes kindness as a unique power that can greatly reduce unhappiness and create a happier world. It highlights kindness as a transformative force often overlooked in daily life.
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Four R s Needed We Need the Four R s Not Three
The Burning Bush advocates four R s Reading Riting Rithmetic and Region as essential for education. The phrasing echoes old reform minded essays urging comprehensive literacy and regional knowledge to empower citizens.
Accident list costs reveal a 960 million tally claim
A witty remark notes the year’s accident bill at 960 million with almost a third from auto casualties. The gag cites a pencil‑calculation and a geology joke about glaciers delivering rocks and then retreating.
Inn investor quips on violin and keys
A wry exchange compares a maid’s violin ear to music fit for any keyhole in the house and contrasts it with the notion that investing in an inn ensures greater returns.
From Chair to Chair Plumber Arrives to Mend Burst Pipe
A cheerful householder notes a plumber arrives to fix a burst pipe while he jokes about teaching his wife to swim. The brief item captures a light domestic moment and the arrival of a tradesperson in an inland town.
Lose Pounds of Ugly Fat With Kruschen Salts Ad
An old advertisement touts Kruschen Salts costing 85 cents a month as a simple fat loss plan promising 15 pounds lighter in a month, more energy, clearer skin, and improved health by taking a half teaspoon in hot water daily for four weeks. It claims dramatic benefits and urges readers to compare with expensive weight loss methods.
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