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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
6
Farmers learn how much grain and mash to feed per day for different fowl types. General-purpose birds like Rocks Reds and Wyandottes require about one and a half quarts of mash plus one quart of scratch per 13 hens daily. Leghorns need about 91 percent pounds per 100 birds of grain and mash, with range birds consuming extra over a year.
Table scraps become an important item for a small flock and help cut food costs by using waste materials that would otherwise go to the slop barrel. Families should keep a few hens, especially in suburbs or where space allows. The obstacle is keeping too many. fewer birds reduce cost and improve results.
Turkeys kept in confinement require guard against overfeeding through summer. In the absence of infection from adult birds, danger from black head is low. Purdue reports hopper feeding of dry mash to confinement flocks is entirely safe, with 60 birds reaching twelve weeks and a dozen to maturity.
The article argues low, identical-level roosts prevent ailments like bumblefoot and lameness. It notes high roosts cause hens to prefer upper perches, forcing some birds down or risking injury each morning, and claims low, single-level roosts are cheaper than treating lame fowls.
Proper feeds and feeding are the best poultry tonics. When weather is favorable every chick should spend time on the ground daily. Do not tolerate sick chicks in the flock. Initial cost is small. the risk of raising them is high. Cockerels from early hatches mature faster and cheaper than midsummer offspring. Small drinking fountains often empty causing chick thirst and trampling during refill.
Champion Barrow Oklahoma King, crowned 1922 International Live Stock grand champion, journeys across the United States as the most inspected hog. From Chicago to Nashville, Denver, Lincoln, Crookston, Madison, Fort Worth, and beyond, he tours fairs and shows under royal reception, returning to Chicago for the December International.
The U S Department of Agriculture has developed an experimental vaccination to prevent hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle. The department will provide vaccine and trained veterinarians at actual cost while tests continue. Losses from the disease rose over several years, increasing in past fall and winter, especially in cattle shipped long distances.
Kansas experiment station test shows adding tankage to corn on alfalfa pasture increases daily gain from 0.74 to 1.25 pounds and lowers cost per 100 pounds of gain from 5.55 to 4.99 dollars. A daily tankage of one quarter pound per pig reduces feed costs by 56 cents per hundred pounds of gain.
The dairy industry has shown remarkable progress over the past three years with production and consumption rising yearly while other farming sectors stagnated.
Walter G. Sackett, bacteriologist at the Colorado Experiment Station, advises crop rotation to prevent bean disorders. He suggests planting beans only every three to four years on the same land, destroying diseased vines, and avoiding use of bean straw manure on future bean fields. He recommends hand selecting disease-free seed from vines and planting on land never raised beans, with seed treatment deemed impractical and Bordeaux mixture spraying viewed as largely unsatisfactory.
Minnesota experiment tests show silage plus grain yields faster gains and higher net profit per calf than heavy grain feeding without silage. Barley and corn fed calves differ in profit, with corn delivering higher returns. Breeding level affects selling price but gains on similar feeds remain similar across classes.
University of Minnesota expert Phil A. Anderson urges farmers with equipment and feeds to expand lamb production but cautions a careful start. Rising wool prices, steady lamb markets, and profitable lamb feeding in 1921-22 drive increased interest, with lambs at 12 to 15 dollars per hundredweight and shorn lambs at 2 to 2.50 dollars.
The article argues overcrowding chickens is unprofitable as it lowers egg production and raises disease risk. It urges culling to restore flock size, keep straw litter clean and dry, and fill laying houses to capacity without excess birds.
The article explains blackberry viability across soils and climates. With a good market they yield 2,500 to 3,000 quarts per acre, priced above 10 cents per quart, and varieties like Snyder Taylor Minnewaskam are noted. It covers site needs, planting, pruning, and annual cultivation to ensure 10 or more years of bearing.
Ohio experiment station botanists urge close pruning of all dead branches and stubs to speed healing and destroy canker sources. Diseased prunings must be burnt to prevent spore spread. severely infested trees should be removed as unsightly sources of infection. rubbish should be cleaned to improve sanitation and appearance.
Borers target weak devitalized trees and their presence signals broader health issues. Remove badly infested branches and prune to reduce pest impact and protect overall tree health.
Gardening note advises removing the tops of new blackberry canes when they reach two and a half to three feet. This practice increases plant stockiness and expands the fruiting wood for the following year.
The house should be coated with whitewash to disinfect and brighten the interior during the dark days of fall and winter. The treatment helps reflect light and keeps the coop cleaner for the hens.
Boston scouts tout Colgate infielder Albert T Herman who signed with the Braves. Several releases shuffle minor and major league rosters as clubs reorganize. Joe Horan makes a notable comeback with Des Moines while Hans Wagner retires at 43.
A South African church program features a choir performance of the Hallelujah chorus followed by a collection to raise funds for roof repairs. Local readers are invited to attend and support the project.
Advertisement copy touts a laundry product claiming perfect whitening results after hard work. Repeats slogan about snowy clothes and brand name Red Crass Ball inc. with promotional emphasis.
Detroit police captured Joseph Labedz after a string of silk nightie thefts from back yards in the north end. He admitted taking ninety garments since arriving from Chicago and wore three of them as underwear when arrested. He pleaded guilty and received a ninety day sentence in the house of correction.
Reports show severe spread of prickly pear in New South Wales and Queensland with 6,000,000 acres infected in NSW and 27,000,000 acres affected in the north. The 1921 NSW estimate was 3,500,000 acres, up 2,500,000 acres since then. Within 30 miles of Sydney at least 10,000 acres grow only prickly pears.
A Boston Transcript observation notes a shift in opinion about a notable figure. Once derided as a bonehead, he earned respect through demonstrated success, earning praise for practical judgment and steady, hard headed reasoning.
A quip contrasts refined manners with a casual curiosity about physical traits noting how polite society often overlooks such details. The remark hints at social pretensions and observations of aristocratic decorum.
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