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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
Practical notes on feeding, housing, and breeding cattle hogs and poultry. Advice covers pasture, shelter, churning, manure, crop care, silage, clover, and garden use, with emphasis on early care, air, water, and humane handling.
Damp litter in poultry houses leads to more colds and roup than extreme cold. Proper ventilation is essential but damp litter is highly harmful. remove damp litter immediately and provide new dry litter at low cost to prevent losses in fowl health and egg production.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance on durable farm butter making. Emphasizes keeping productive cows, clean stables, pure water for washing, proper salt distribution, and thorough sanitation from cow to churn. Recommends clean utensils, dry storage, sunlight exposure, and proper coloring and packaging for market appeal.
Bees gather honey and pollen across the land and are essential to fruit harvests. Wind and planting choices influence pollination, but bees remain the most thorough pollinators, aiding fruit trees when other methods fail. Surplus honey is often seen as the main profit for keepers.
New York wholesale prices section notes that official milk prices have been abolished and it is impossible to provide accurate quotations.
Missouri agricultural experts estimate yearly losses from marketable eggs, roosters, and embryo decay. They recommend removing roosters to produce infertile eggs only, which reach consumers in better condition, with potential savings of about 1.75 million dollars annually.
R G Weatherstone describes free range systems for eight to ten week old incubator chicks. Chicks are fed from weekly filled hoppers with separate compartments for meat mix and cracked grains. Some poultrymen water once weekly using a large barrel with a tap to regulate steady supply.
Small black mites hidden in cracks of roosts and nests cannot be killed by lice powders. They become visible red after feeding and survive on woodwork. use liquid lice killer or kerosene liberally on the wood surfaces to kill them.
Turkeys are the hardest of all birds to raise in the brooder. Better raise them with a hen, placing about a dozen poults with each hen. The small birds cannot stand crowding, which may often be the case in the brooder.
Guidance on choosing elevated dry sites for brood coops with sun exposure facing south during mild periods and shifting to the north during extreme heat to protect poultry.
A brief note on poultry producers extending operations beyond the typical breeding window as demand persists. The article examines the ongoing day-old chick trade and its impact on hatcheries and farmers.
A cord of green wood weighs 50 percent more than dry wood. Dry wood holds 600 pounds of water per cord. Evaporation of water in green wood wastes about half its heat. Fresh pine is half water by weight, kiln drying saves 1000 to 1500 pounds per thousand feet of freight. Pine is stronger and stiffer by weight than iron or steel of the same length and shape.
A message stresses summer cellar hygiene to prevent spoilage. Keep cobwebs and rotten vegetables away, ensure no odors, and maintain spotless floors as the price of good butter.
An agricultural note argues that many poor dairy herds suffer from use of a dull unremarkable sire. It cautions that genetics from common bulls can undermine profitability and emphasizes selective breeding.
Emphasizes that attentive husbandry can elevate a seemingly inferior cow to outperform a better cared for one. Highlights value of consistent nutrition, shelter, and medical oversight in herd productivity.
The article discusses combining fruit growing with poultry in orchards. It notes pasturing orchards with hens offers limited advantages and is best when trees are mature and shade reduces vegetable cultivation. Portable coops, secure fencing, and occasional pumpkin suggest use on rocky or marginal land. It also mentions dynamite holes for trees costing six to eight cents each.
Boxes fitted up for bird nests placed in trees out of reach of cats help keep desirable feathered neighbors in the neighborhood.
A plan to include every fruit and vegetable that grows in the region and that the family enjoys. It covers all seasons with enough varieties to ensure year round production and satisfaction.
Good plant foods such as potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen must be supplied to most soils to support growth.
A noted surge of interest focuses on using clover as a cover crop for orchards. Growers explore benefits such as soil enrichment, moisture retention, and weed suppression while evaluating suitability for various fruit-tree systems.
Nebraska officials report favorable rains through spring boosting potato prospects. Northwestern counties, including Brown County with 700 acres, form ideal growing districts in the Handhill area, signaling another strong crop year for the state.
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