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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
7
A compendium of farm practices covering pigs cows sheep and poultry. Advice includes exercise for pigs proper cream handling incubator hygiene parasite control and feeding strategies to improve egg and meat production. Emphasizes pasture management manure use alfalfa timing and humane handling of animals.
Farmers warn that most neglected flocks host mites in nests and hens’ broods. Nests should be cleaned every few days and old material burned. Cracks must be sealed with pitch or tar to prevent mite hiding places and ensure hatching success.
Mrs Ella White of Lincoln Nebraska describes a rat proof brood coop from the Farmers Mail and Breeze. She notes a two foot long design with a board floor and adjustable size to fit space.
The note explains rat-proofing a brood coop with hinged floors and dry earth floors for better chick health. It emphasizes quick maintenance turning the coop to refresh earth to prevent fouling. Ventilation holes are included to improve airflow.
The Oregon station outlines chick feeding from hatch, starting at 36 hours with bran and egg or milk-dipped bread, then wheat and cracked corn on sand thrice daily. Water, grit, charcoal, crushed bone, and green food are provided. By one week a moist bran mash and grain mix with beef scraps are offered, with milk added at three weeks.
Guidelines stress choosing clean sweet chick feed free of mold or mustiness to safeguard young poultry health and growth.
A poultry breeder hatches chicks with hens using straw matting around bottles and tea lines his nest boxes to prevent egg breakage. He changes this material frequently to guard against mites.
Lime is a good thing to use in poultry houses. A coat of whitewash on walls and nest boxes improves appearance and serves as a disinfectant and vermin killer.
Young geese require little care after feathering beyond access to water and a non dried range to forage.
Fresh air poultry houses deliver strong results even in severe winters. Farmers report healthier flocks and better ventilation, citing steady yields and reduced disease risk in cold seasons.
Kansas Agricultural College and rancher L. M. Crawford advance Karakule sheep crossing with native breeds to build a U S fur industry. Dr R K Nabours will study Karakule farming in Bokhara May to September. Pelts from newborn lambs fetch $3 to $10 in New York, and half blood Karakule rams show strong pelts close to purebred.
Trials show a mixture of superphosphate forty hundredweight, sulfates of ammonia and potash two hundredweight each per acre boosts potato yields. Farmyard manure adds value. use drills under seed potatoes. For small plots buy from firms by bag or use ready-made potato manure. Deep soil stirring helps prevent drought.
An Oregon agricultural station feeding trial found the heaviest eaters yield higher profits. Three groups of hogs showed that a hundred heavy eaters could net about 297.65 dollars, while the poorest feeders would yield roughly 115.65 dollars, suggesting breeders focus on appetite over color or markings.
The remark discusses using reliable hens as brood mothers and suggests consistency in hiring for chick rearing. It warns that relying on a single good sitter may not be best and hints at considering tools like incubators for better results.
Guidance urges sticking to a personal plan in poultry raising, urging consistency until a clearly superior method is found. The emphasis is on confidence in one’s own approach and patience to test improvements.
Investigations show high value for common legume crops in rotation and as green manure, especially on poor soils. Choose the legume with the largest total yield per acre or lowest seed cost. Green manures are profitable mainly in orchards. with field crops, feeding and returning manure is usually better. Sixteen principal leguminous field crops are listed.
Silage holds high value for beef cattle producers especially when rough fodders are scarce or grain is expensive. It acts as a grain saver, reducing grain feeding by roughly the amount of silage used, with value varying by cattle type and market conditions. When rough fodder is abundant and unsold, silage is less valuable.
On low wet lands that tend to be acid redtops may be the best grass to sow.
Corn for ensilage may be planted in rows or in hills, same as grain crops.
Scarlet or crimson clover yields a fair grade of silage, similar to red clover, according to agricultural notes.
An expert argues topsoil quality determines orchard success. Depth and texture matter as roots need space. fertile, well-drained soil with sand gravel and clay and at least two percent humus supports growth. He compares poor productive and excellent soil compositions by potash phosphoric acid lime and nitrogen levels.
The article explains that orchard success hinges on soil cultivation and moisture management. It describes how oxygen in soil, deep preparation, and fine topsoil promote root growth, moisture rise, and plant food uptake. Summer cultivation prevents evaporation, crusting, and weed water loss.
Lime sulfur is the key material for the first spray before buds open. It is especially effective against San Jose scale, but worth applying as a precaution even if scale is absent due to its invigorating effect on the tree.
Do not apply arsenate of lead or Paris green to fruit trees unless they are in leaf. These arsenical poisons target insects that feed on foliage and fruit, and are ineffective when leaves are off the trees.
Field peas barley or any clovers serve as excellent nitrogen crops well suited to orchard use, boosting soil fertility and crop performance.
Market notes show milk price quotations official figures unavailable due to cancellation of prices. No reliable wholesale prices reported.
In Pittsburgh last week steel demand rose with railroads increasing purchases. Car orders surpassed May totals and structural contracting ran 50 percent above May rates, though overall rail buying fell short of expectations.
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