Good Methods Help Reduce Pullet Costs
Iowa State College extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield outlines practical steps to lower pullet costs as chick season nears. He advises careful chick selection, efficient brooding with curtained heat lamps, and high protein feed shifts. Savings come from more home grown corn, reduced waste via better feeders, disease prevention measures, and prudent culling to avoid early losses.
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Keith Ballantyne
Iowa State College
Iowa
W. R. Whitfield
Extension Poultryman
Whitfield
ISC Test Upsets Old Ideas About Storage of Eggs
Iowa State researchers report that sealed containers better preserve egg quality than wire baskets under laboratory conditions. Farm trials next summer will test practicality, costs, drying agents, and handling in real operations to decide if sealed containers replace wire baskets for storage.
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Iowa State College
Leonard Z. Eggleton
Iowa State
Eggleton
Aluminum Sheeting Advised For Poultry Houses
University of Wisconsin tests show aluminum sheeting inside poultry houses provides good service but should not be placed where it contacts droppings or litter or near windows. Moisture condensation did not harm the metal. creosoted planks near the floor and roosts offer longer life.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
L. A. Brooks
F. W. Duffee
Malathian strips cut fly deaths in barns without spraying
Malathian strips claim to kill 90 percent of flies in barns without spraying, offering a chemical solution for livestock facilities. The product highlights ease of use and potential cost savings for farmers dealing with persistent fly infestations.
Average U S Farm Expense in 1954 Reported at 1952
The 1954 census shows farmers spent an average 1954 farm total of 1952 dollars for livestock land poultry feed hired labor machine hire gasoline and oil and fertilizer and lime. Total U S expenditure for these items reached 9.3 billion dollars with feed totaling 3.9 billion and hired labor about 2.3 billion.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Rock Cornish Game Hens Gains National Popularity
Iowa State extension poultryman Paul Walther explains the Rock Cornish game hen is a cross of White Cornish roosters with Plymouth Rock or Rhode Island Red hens. The birds reach about 16 ounces dressed weight and fetch up to 1.40 dollars per pound retail, with production centered in New England and growing on contract for hotels and restaurants.
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Iowa State College
Paul Walther
Iowa State College Extension Poultryman
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Iowa
White Rock
New Hampshire
New England
Walther
Westerners Eat More Beef and Less Pork
A 1955 USDA survey of 639 households in 11 states shows Western households eat one pound more beef per week than the U S average and pork consumption is two thirds of a pound lower. Incomes between 2000 and 3000 dollars a year post tax average 7.8 pounds weekly vs 11.7 pounds for those earning 8000 to 10000 dollars.
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Washington
USDA
United States
Fried Chicken Favorite of U S Housewives
U S Department of Agriculture researchers report that over 90 percent of homemakers served broilers or fryers in the past year with about half doing so weekly. Nearly all fried chicken users cooked it fried, while 40 percent baked or roasted and 17 percent barbecued. Consumption of broilers has nearly doubled since 1950.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Grit Feeding Boosts Egg Production In Hens Study
Poultry nutritionist Stanley L. Balloun reports eight months of testing showing grit in caged laying hen diets increases egg output and lowers feed per dozen eggs. The study compares four rations with and without grit, noting greater gains with mash and grain, especially when grit is included.
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Keith Ballantyne
Iowa State College
Stanley L. Balloun
Betwen
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