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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
6
Guidelines compare suitable crops for grazing based on land fertility, with soybeans preferred over cowpeas for flexibility and yield. It lists varieties and seeding dates for a long grazing succession from July to frost, notes corn soybeans combinations, and covers hog feeding timing and a cotton seed meal safety method using a copperas solution.
A Tennessee extension summary details a winter beef feeding experiment with ninety halfbred Angus and Short horn steers. From purchase in September to July 4 on pasture and rations, the batch produced a net profit of 1560.04 dollars after goods sold, highlighting grass feeding as cost effective compared to stored feeds and noting the value of manure and cottonseed meal leftovers.
Farmers advised young cattle should not winter in stalk fields. Guidance urges relocating stock to sheltered, well drained pens to reduce cold stress and disease risk during harsh months.
R M Murphy of the University of Tennessee urges reducing pasturing of stalk fields during winter. He says yearly decline in such practice will grow as feed is provided to keep cattle vigorous. He warns against forcing young cattle through winter with little supplemental feed and notes livestock lose weight in this period.
A wartime appeal urges Americans to mail non perishable food to Belgium via parcel post with stamps refunded by the American Commission For Relief to Belgium. Seven million Belgians face starvation as imports halt and industry collapses under German occupation. Donations should be 25 to 50 pounds and mailed from Tennessee through Nashville and Chattanooga warehouses as collecting agents.
The Maine stage horse Lee, of Moose River, has been in harness for 2170 consecutive days and traveled about 9676 miles. Owned by Jonas Holden, who transports mail between Moose River plantation and the railroad station, Lee has remained in harness for six years with no day off.
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