Backyard poultry keeping guidance from USDA bulletin
The United States Department of Agriculture released Farmers' Bulletin 1331 on back yard poultry keeping. It outlines flock management for small villages and suburbs, detailing housing sanitation feeding and egg production estimates. plans for low cost chicken houses and equipment. methods to produce green feed. and how to obtain copies from Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Whitewash Formula for Chicken Houses
A practical whitewash recipe mixes five quarts of rock lime with hot water to a creamy consistency then adds one pint of crude carbolic acid or zenoleum and one quart of kerosene. After stirring, dilute with twice its volume of water and apply by spray pump or brush. The solution disinfects, penetrates to kill mites, and whitens for a brighter coop.
Strain Over Breed Advised for Chickens
Experts urge choosing the strain with a proven record in eggs or fancy stock. Buy from the principal breeder or stock directly from the breeder to ensure quality, aiming for the best you can afford.
Poultry Feeding Rules for Health and Growth
Proper and regular feeding drives eggs and milk yields. Water deep enough for head immersion aids ducklings. Oats rye and new corn fail to fatten poultry well. Inadequate feed causes lower production and diarrhea in young birds. Continuous care and proper water for swimming benefits geese and ducks.
Sterilizing Cans Crucial For Milk Quality In Summer
A historic department report stresses daily sterilization of milk cans to prevent colossal bacterial growth. Experiments show unsterilized cans reach billions of bacteria within 24 to 48 hours, contaminating milk far more than well sterilized containers, underscoring the need for rigorous can cleaning and processing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cut Sudan Grass When It Begins to Head Out
The optimal harvest window for Sudan grass is from the onset of heading to full heading. If left to seed to the soft dough stage, a single cut yields maximum forage, while early cutting gives more cuttings but smaller yields. Sudan grass tolerates standing past maturity due to its many tillers producing immature stalks all season.
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Sudan
Manure Best for Wheat in Crop Rotation Says Ohio Station
In an eight year test of corn oats wheat and clover rotation at the Ohio experiment station manure proved most profitable when applied to wheat. It was least profitable on new clover seeding. Eight tons per acre were used with 60 pounds of acid phosphate per ton. Phosphating the manure is strongly recommended.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Profitable to Give Cow Rest Before Freshening
It will pay to give your cows a rest of six to eight weeks before they freshen again. If they are in good flesh they will heed but little grain. Cows thin in flesh should be fed liberally so that they will put on flesh. A bushel of corn fed to a dairy cow before calving is sometimes worth as much as two bushels fed after freshening.
Insects and Diseases Ravaging U S Forests
Foresters report annual losses of 130 million dollars from insects and diseases attacking living trees and forest products. Western pine beetle gypsy moth chestnut blight and white pine blister rust are major threats with white pine blister rust spreading from Europe in two decades, endangering western and eastern pines.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Europe
British Columbia
Washington
Best Grasshopper Bait From Poisoned Sawdust
A Wisconsin agricultural note describes a cheap grasshopper bait using sawdust middlings white arsenic salt and amyl acetate moistened and broadcast over infested fields. The method requires careful timing and thorough mixing with hardwood sawdust cited by C L Fluke of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
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Wisconsin
C. L. Fluke
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Way of Treating Softer Woods for Fence Posts
A historic note describes treating soft woods for fence posts by hot creosote immersion, then a cold bath to cover the entire post. The process aims to keep the top from failing before the bottom. It mentions the brush method as less effective than hot and cold treatment.
Sodium Fluorid Used to Destroy Vermin on Chickens
A simple remedy dusting or dipping chickens in sodium fluorid twice a year can control lice. A single poultry pair may reach 125000 in eight weeks. 10 to 12 pinches of powder or 1 ounce per gallon of water can be used. Powder is sold by druggists and applied in small amounts over the body.
Alfalfa Silage More Forage Than Pasture, Nebraska Trials Indicate
A Nebraska station trial shows alfalfa cut for silage yields about twice as much forage per area as grazing. With dairy cows the silage system produced far more feed than pasture on the same land. The piece discusses whether to pasture a well established alfalfa stand.
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Nebraska
Alfalfa Seed Requires Germination Tests
Alfalfa seed intended for planting this fall should be submitted to a competent seed analyst for a determination of purity and germination. Many noxious weeds are spread and serious losses occur from failure to observe this simple and inexpensive precaution.
Water and feed improve horse work efficiency in report
The report notes that removing the harness at noon and washing the horse's shoulder with cold water materially boosts efficiency. It also prescribes a grain ration of corn six parts bran three parts linseed meal one part as a superior work-horse feed.
Pure Bred Livestock Shown To Cut Feeding Costs
A USDA questionnaire of nearly 500 stockmen finds that improved pure bred livestock yield higher gains and better financial returns than grades or scrubs when fed the same. Average advantage around 39.6 percent, with many farm examples cited. about 1 percent failed with improved stock. Details from the Bureau of Animal Industry in Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department
South Dakota
Omaha
Ohio
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, D. C
Proteins and Minerals Necessary in Hog Feed
The article argues that a cheap pork production program requires ample proteins and minerals in the hog ration. It notes growing crops can supply these nutrients cheaply, reducing disease risk by improving sanitary conditions and lowering parasite exposure in overcrowded hog lots.
Live Stock Notes For Farmers On Livestock Management
The note advocates killing a scrub bull to improve outcomes and urges plans for next year’s pig crop. It stresses exercise for gifts and old sows to yield large litters of healthy pigs. It recommends pure bred livestock, proper herd records, and rotating pastures to reduce parasite troubles.
Weather data helps time sprays for codling moth
Weather bureau and state horticulturists study how air temperature affects codling moth development in Washington orchards. At Walla Walla, cools below 60 F prevent egg laying, and most eggs hatch 1–3 weeks later. Spraying needed when 60 F or higher persists at 8 pm for several nights. Thermometer shelters aid in timing for efficient control.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Weather Bureau
Walla Walla
Wash
Walla Walla Fruit District
Strawberry Leaf Spot Control Measures Advised
The bulletin notes strawberry leaf spot as a serious disease spreading through old and new leaves. It recommends using disease-free sets, removing spotted leaves before transplanting, spraying with Bordeaux mixture after transplanting and during summer, and burning remaining leaves after harvest to prevent overwintering.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Attack of Pear Slug Is Very Harmful to Trees
The foliage of pear cherry and sometimes plum turns brown midsummer as a slimy worm eats leaf surfaces leaving skeletons. Orchards look burned as trees lose foliage and bud development is hindered. Control by dry dust or dry arsenical sprays. two broods in some regions. Prompt treatment makes control easy.
Dirty eggs deter buyers and require clean housing
A historical note explains that dirty eggs look repulsive and do not sell, leading to price reductions. It stresses keeping clean straw in nests and clean litter on the floor to avoid soiling eggs, and to help fowls keep their feet clean, especially during muddy weather.
Ole Had It All Planned Out
A humorous slice from Everybody's Magazine shows Ole Olsen, an engine wiper, coached by a thrifty boss on promotion to fireman. When asked how he would handle a rushing express on a single track he replies he would crab the oil can grab the waste and jump.
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Ole Olsen
Ole
Everybody
Surely City Friends Are Wrong
A narrator recounts a barn mishap while tending newborn pigs at night without a lantern. He stumbles over a loose yearling calf, is knocked between cows, and suffers a foot in his vest pocket and a jolt to his spine, challenging city folk’s belief in farm thrills.
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Chicago Journal
Genius Seen as Energy in Artistic Aptitude
The quote attributes genius to energy rather than innate talent, suggesting intellect and creativity arise from vigorous mental effort. It frames genius as an active force shaping perception and accomplishment.
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