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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
2
Agricultural guidance from the Colorado experiment station explains the best time to harvest alfalfa. Cutting when crown shoots first appear favors next-year yields and feeding value, while waiting for full bloom can reduce overall annual output. minor adjustments apply for horse feed versus other uses.
The essay argues that modern farm lighting and electric power systems modernize the farm, boost profits, save labor, and attract younger generations. It likens a farm to a factory and cites benefits such as safer lighting, milking machines, water pumps, washing, grinding, and reduced need for labor, urging rapid electrification to reverse urban migration.
Practical rural guidance covers soil fertilization with manure on meadow, rat control in buildings, pasture use for hogs, sheep selection for profitability, flax straw as feed when cut green, balanced forage with salt and water, risks of excessive dry flax straw, and dairy cattle feeding cautions. Emphasizes clean pig pens through regular cleaning.
Federal meat inspection for horse meat exports opens a new market for thousands of western horses. Congress funds the program at 100000 dollars for 1920, regulating slaughter, labeling, and federal supervision to ensure clean, wholesome horse meat for interstate and foreign commerce.
The passage notes that raising calves with attentive care yields desirable cows and mentions the best bred heifer calf that stands as an example of quality stock.
At the Washington conference of swine extension workers, the U S Department of Agriculture reviewed weaning ages. The group urged allowing pigs to nurse for at least ten weeks where possible and even preferred that pigs wean themselves with a well fed sow in strong milk flow. Mother’s milk is deemed the best feed for young pigs and hog growers should maximize its use.
Properly fed milk serves as an excellent poultry feed though sour or buttermilk requires care to avoid bowel trouble. Skimmed milk offers valuable nitrogenous nutrients in a digestible form and can substitute part of meat. It can mix with soft feed or be provided as drinking water alongside.
The remark suggests that a person harming himself to prove a point often achieves the opposite of what he intends, with the act producing a surprisingly favorable outcome for others or for the situation.
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