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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
6
The article discusses corn as the best single fattening food for poultry and outlines effective rations. It explains mixing corn with beef scraps middlings and milk for finishing fattening, notes wet feed and ground feeds have advantages, and describes range and pen feeding practices. It highlights gains near 1.5 pounds in two weeks for roasters using a six to one to four mix.
A survey by Iowa State College poultry extension shows 67 reports from leading Iowa poultrymen. Seventy four percent had never used commercial feeds to stimulate eggs. among the 23 who did, 11 found them valuable and 12 did not. The Ames Iowa poultry department recommends scratch feed, dry mash, sour milk, and greens along with water gravel and oyster shell for shell quality.
The report outlines gapes as a major killer of young chicks each year caused by a parasitic worm that attaches to the wind pipe. It describes how the worm, dubbed the forked worm, weakens the bird by blood loss and breathing obstruction, with coughing sneezing and gaping as early signs. The female worm lays many eggs, spread through coughing or droppings, and chicks may expel live worms while trying to clear the blockage.
The article argues TB in fowls can only be eliminated by removing infected stock. It recommends replacing flocks, culling symptomatic birds, cleaning houses, ensuring air and light, eliminating old birds, burning carcasses, and sanitizing land to prevent spread.
Good feeding boosts hatch success and chick vigor. Rations should supply heat energy and nutrients to build bone and muscle, ensuring healthy development from the start.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes wide yield gains from certified potato seed. New York ordinary fields 108 bushels vs certified 223. Minnesota 60 bushels more. Pennsylvania 366 vs 100. Michigan seed also boosted corn belt yields. overall 1921 tests show substantial improvements. Prices dropped due to large certified-seed production benefiting both producers and buyers.
The U S Department of Agriculture says cultivating alfalfa usually adds little to yield or stand life. Harrows may help where irrigation leaves a silt crust, pasture pressure exists, or weeds threaten the stand. the alfalfa harrow is preferred, while spike-tooth works on light soils and disk harrows risk damage.
From the year that an orchard is first set out intercropping is a secondary proposition and should be treated as such the trees come first. It has usually been considered desirable to make use of the land between the trees for the first few years from the standpoint of increased profit. Furthermore a cultivated crop insures cultivation of the trees.
Legumes such as clover or alfalfa are ideal for poultry ranges. A half acre seeded to either provides enough green feed for a hundred or more chickens.
Deep cultivation when corn stalks reach eighteen inches helps cut many deep roots and check growth. Cultivate deeply early in the season and shallowly later as plants enlarge to promote healthy development.
The Massachusetts and surrounding states highway status is broadcast by radio every Saturday at 6 30 p m. The Automobile Legal Association provides up to date information for motorists on trunk line highways.
Cooper Curtice of the U S Department of Agriculture demonstrates an ear tag system used at a Vienna Virginia farm to identify and trace breeding animals. The aluminum tags carry numbers with dam and birth order codes to indicate generation and grade, usable for flocks under a hundred and for cattle, with space for letters when numbers run out.
An farming guidance piece argues noxious perennials like morning glories or peavine can be controlled by stopping leaf growth in the last half of summer after July 1. It suggests pasturing, continued cultivation, hoeing within crops, smothering with straw, growing dense crops, or frequent close mowing as practical methods.
The USDA states most calf illnesses arise from filth in feed, pens, bedding, or pails. Use clean milk, sterilize pails, and clean boxes daily to prevent disease and maintain calf health.
Dehorning young calves is best done when the calf is a few days old. Clip the hair where the horn will appear and rub the button with caustic potash until the dead layer of skin comes off. Moisten the end of the caustic stick and hold it with a cloth to avoid burns. If delayed for weeks, cut off the button and apply caustic potash, though early is better.
The article describes a method where corn cobs are burned then oats are poured over the fire until blackened. The fire is smothered with burning cobs and later the oats burn out. Once cooled, pigs receive access to the burned oats, which they eagerly consume.
A description of a half monitor swine house on a large Illinois farm explains concrete block construction for walls and runways. The design faces south to admit sunlight in both tiers, includes a central passage for cleaning bins, and allocates space for feed storage and a cooking area for cold weather. Adequate warmth and ventilation are stressed.
Dry mash is recommended for broiler feed using a Purdue University formula of two pounds corn one pound shorts one pound ground oats and eight pounds buttermilk mixed and aged 24 hours. Feed in an outdoor trough for 30 minutes until ravenous then remove and clean. Water only in hot weather. grit advised. Two weeks typical with most gain in the first week.
Feed piglets supplementary rations alongside the sow. Use a creep pen, skim milk, and shelled corn to entice eating. As they grow, shift from shorts and bran to a corn heavy diet with tankage to meet rapid growth goals.
The article stresses that saving piglets matters more than the number farrowed. It notes the first ten days are the most critical and calls for special attention to both the sow and her litter during this period.
Four percent of U S beef cattle and three and a half percent of hogs are purebred. The figures suggest no immediate danger of overdoing the purebred business.
New York state college at Ithaca horticulturists advise early spring planting for strawberries as the best chance for a vigorous stand. Summer and fall planting face dry weather risk, slower establishment, and extra winter injury or labor.
Young raspberries are propagated by ground laying tips that root, but this reduces fruiting. Staking canes and pinching tips at midsummer three to three and a half feet high promotes sturdy erect canes and fruitful side branches. Do not let runners or lateral branches grow long. prune back in spring. Keeping canes off the ground directs energy to growth and fruiting, preventing suckering.
Experiments across ten bearing orchards over six years show nitrogen as the strongest producer factor. Phosphorus enhances results when paired with nitrogen, while potash shows little value.
Orchardists thinning apples to improve fruit size and tree condition must also remove wormy apples during the first brood of codling moth larvae. This practice helps protect crops and maintain tree vigor by eliminating damaged fruit promptly.
Farmers are advised to discontinue spraying fruit up to one month before ripening. Spraying later risks residue on fruit and reduced market value.
Raspberries prosper in diverse soils and will yield profitable crops throughout the Middle West, suggesting strong adaptability for local growers and varied site conditions.
A cautionary note urges buyers to avoid cheap trees and deal only with reputable nurseries. The message emphasizes that a cheap tree can be costly in the long run and suggests selecting trusted sources for healthy stock.
Notes that maples and oaks typically signal well-drained soil. This guidance helps interpret land quality for farming or construction.
A collection of flaws in sanitation across service roles. The roller towel, restaurant toothpick, cigar cutter, janitor, street car conductor, cook, and employer are cited for poor practices. Excerpts condemn improper hygiene by workers and suppliers in everyday duties, from tasting food to temp checks and napkin use.
A compact collection assembles quotes on freedom error of opinion and public censure. The lines attribute lines to Garrick Jefferson and Swift, presenting a meditation on liberty and social judgment.
A Scientific American excerpt explains that microscopic grain analysis of brass pipe shows temper and internal stresses. It notes progress from old casting to modern standardized alloy and temper with heat treatments to remove dangerous stresses.
A clipped aphorism notes that women often view a man as far more dangerous than he believes himself to be, reflecting social tension and caution in intimate dynamics.
A concise aphorism notes that self made men tend to make a loud noise when voicing their ideas, implying a bold, attention seeking approach to self promotion. The saying reflects on personality traits often associated with independence and confidence.
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