Geese Goslings Growth and Ration Tips in Farm Life
goslings a month old are hardy but delicate early care is key keep them warm and dry feed small frequent meals start with corn meal and shorts bread crumbs and eggs grass relish is important geese are grazing birds add meat scraps gradually provide grass bugs and worms for rapid frame growth fattening comes later during market preparation start a month before holiday sales with a corn oats mix and then corn alone for fattening furthers line of farm guidance under Farm Life.
Geese and Chickens Incompatibilities in Poultry Yards
The article notes geese and chickens mix poorly, with geese wasting water and driving hens from mash hoppers. It recommends keeping geese in a field near a pond to provide water and reduce enclosure maintenance, while noting geese benefit from grass-based feed and do not require constant mash.
Poultry Production Tips for Profits and Health
Farmers should Cull repeatedly to boost flock profitability as drafts create illnesses and milk-fed chicks risk digestive troubles from spoiled milk. Start with a standard breed rooster, breed up the flock, and invest in proper equipment. Newly hatched chicks benefit from a 36 to 48 hour feed delay after hatching. Eggs rise when feed is properly allocated in the hen’s crop for egg manufacturing.
Pure Bred Sires Campaign Reaches 10 000 Owners in 1923
The USDA reports progress in the Better Sires Better Stock drive with 1 177 new enrollments in the first quarter of 1923. Vermont and West Virginia lead renewed activity. total participants top 10 100, with over 116 000 livestock and poultry listed for improvement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Vermont
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Washington
Nebraska
Texas
Indiana
Rockingham County
Chas. W. Wampler
Miami County
C. M. Senn
Wayland Rhoades
Yearling Fruit Trees Overtake Larger Ones
Yearling fruit trees, though small, grow more reliably and can overtake larger trees within a couple of years. Peach yearlings may reach desired size quickly, while large trees start slowly. Smaller trees have less root spread, are less damaged by digging, and their smaller tops impose less root demand.
Spread Manure Thin in Every Short Rotation
New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca finds largest returns per ton from applying manure thinly in each short rotation or twice in rotations over five years. Eight to ten tons per acre in a three or four-year rotation with about 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre annually yields excellent returns. A manure spreader saves time and labor, and helps mix manure more uniformly with the soil.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Soil Moisture Conservation in Tillage Practices
Save Soil Moisture. The conservation of soil moisture is one of the most important roles of tillage. The moisture of the soil around the plant is rapidly exhausted by being taken up by the plant and evaporated through the leaves.
Rosette Disease of Wheat Is Compared in 1920 Bulletin
The rosette disease of wheat, found in Illinois and Indiana in 1919, harms seedlings like Hessian fly damage yet shows no insect evidence. It appears in spring, leaves plants dwarfed with a blue green rosette, and complicates diagnosis when co occurring with Hessian fly infestations. Bulletin 1137 from the U S Department of Agriculture explains details.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Indiana
Washington
Twelve Good Reasons for Building a Silo
A historical note lists benefits of silos including higher feed density and less waste. It cites: silage stores more per space, lower material loss, palatable feed, lower costs for corn or kafir, ability to harvest in poor weather, and improved field preparation for subsequent crops.
Gypsy Moth Tree-Banding Material Examined
The bureau of entomology studies banding material used to repel gypsy moths in New England. Odor helps restrain caterpillars, but the viscous barrier is more important. Findings appear in USDA Bulletin 1142 by M. T. Smulyan, available from the Agriculture Department in Washington.
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Bureau of Entomology
New England
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin
M. T. Smulyan
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Weed Injury by Cleaning Grain Seed
A South Dakota State College agronomy instructor emphasizes cleaning seed grain to prevent weed damage. He notes fanning mills separate weed seeds from seed grain, warns that new weeds enter via mixed seed, and recommends crop rotation alongside seed cleaning for thorough eradication.
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Matthew Fowlds
South Dakota State College
Farm live stock care for strong lambs at lambing
The article stresses ewe condition at lambing to maximize lamb crop value. Poor ewes produce weak lambs, raising care costs and lowering prices. It recommends feeding rations with hay and silage, sufficient minerals, water, exercise, and avoiding rough handling to reduce losses and improve market returns.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Docking Lambs When Young
Lambs should be docked and males castrated between ten days and three weeks old to minimize shock. Perform in forenoon on a bright warm day and monitor for weakness from blood loss. Keep the pen well bedded with bright straw and ensure clean hands and a thoroughly disinfected knife.
Copperas for Worms in Hogs
Farmers struggle with hog stomach worms that leave pigs thin and weak despite good feeding. A cheap fix is to confine hogs with no drinking water and feed them a twice daily swill containing dissolved copperas one teaspoon per hog, using a palatable mix to mask the taste.
Authorities urge burning or burying farm animal remains
Officials urging strict cholera control advise burning dead animals or burying offal at least four feet deep to prevent attracting dogs that could spread infection. When cholera is present in the area, all dogs should be confined.
Tragic Bronx Mother Kills Two Children Then Self
Pompeo Mastrelli of 2319 Cambrellini Avenue Bronx reports his wife suffered mood swings before she killed their two children Castano four and Amelia two with a razor in the kitchen. She then turned on the gas and severed her jugular, later surviving after a hospital tube was inserted. Police say she is charged with homicide and ground for deranged mind is suspected amid family history of insanity.
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New York
Pompeo Mastrelli
Cambrellini Avenue
The
Bronx
Guiseppe Fenccchiario
Mastrelli
Young
Castano
Amelia
Pompeo
Dog Tramps Back 700 Miles From Missouri City
Frank Farrow shipped his Airedale from Denver to St Joseph Missouri three weeks ago. The dog walked the 700 miles back to the Farrow home limping. The St Joseph owner who bought the dog says it disappeared a week ago. Farrow plans to pay kennel board for life.
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Denver
Cal
Frank Farrow
St. Joseph
Farrow
Missouri City
Brute Pleads He Did House Work in Divorce Case
In Wilmington Delaware Thomas Coates, opposing his wife’s divorce suit, claimed he did all the house work. She labelled him a brute in the proxy defense.
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Brute
Wilmington
Del
Thomas Coates
Mad bull attacks car in West Nyack incident
A mad bull attacked an automobile near West Nyack New York and was shot and killed by the driver of the car. The event ended the threat to the vehicle and its occupant.
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West Nyack
N. Y
Here
Untidy prose on diet inkstands and price dashes
The text critiques journalistic excess and risky market metaphors. It notes the diet’s inkspillage as a safety concern for pens, compares stock trends to an escalator, and mentions efforts to beat gasoline prices and careless lawmaking in earlier days.
No clear factual headline due to fragmented text
The readable fragments describe European altruism, a strong man in London biting steel nails, a Brazilian radio in Tawail, and an American girl's distance dancing record. Details are incompletely readable and lack concrete events or dates.
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London
Nobeady
Army Doctor Links Love Foundation to the Liver
An army doctor asserts the liver is the real foundation of love, challenging the common belief in the heart. He notes a shift in public thinking toward money as a motive, suggesting many now view love as tied to the pocket rather than the heart or liver.
Soft coal use to burden laundry this winter
Advertisement notes that soft coal will make laundry duties heavier this season and suggests Red Cross Ball Blue as a solution to remove grime, with grocers carrying the product.
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Red Cross Ball
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