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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
6
A compendium of advice for poultry and dairy farming highlighting feed quality and variety, sanitation, and breeding. Emphasizes liveability of hens and cows, dust baths, bone meal, oyster shells, worm control, manure practices, and prudent animal care to boost milk and egg production.
Sweeney ahead of his times recalls bringing the turkey trot to New York seven or eight years ago. His dance hall faced police raids and street battles, with guarded entries and subterranean exits. Morals critics said the show was gritty yet Sweeney claimed lasting impact and restraint in later days.
Ringworm is a contagious fungal disease affecting man horses and cattle. It begins as a ringlike patch with hair loss, usually around the eyebrows or muzzle before spreading. Treatment is often difficult and brushes and utensils in contact may spread the infection.
Instructions discuss sterilizing infected animals and treating patches with soap and water followed by iodine or salicylic acid based mixtures. The text cites a 6 to 1 ratio for salicylic acid in a compound with lard and aims to prevent spread from infected animals.
A general note states wheat meal and corn meal have similar fattening value for hogs. It recommends a mixture of the two in equal parts, suggesting that half wheat meal and half corn meal performs better than using either alone.
A Tennessee writer argues open, outdoor living suits turkeys best. Domesticated birds thrive when left outdoors year round with ventilation and occasional shed use. Confinement indoors over winter harms them, and free range strengthens plumage, health, and market value.
Ducks and geese tolerate cold if wind and snow are kept out and the floor is well bedded with dry straw. Let them roam outside when they choose and build a south-facing shelter. The shelter described is inexpensive to construct and serves as a fine home for both ducks and geese, with separate feeding for ducks at feeding time.
The article explains that hens need fresh air without draughts. It contrasts old air tight houses with the modern open front design. It notes that earlier ventilation used floor or top ventilators to achieve airflow.
Damp mashes should be fed warm not hot to hens. Feeding hot mashes overheats birds and increases the chance of catching cold.
Official prices have been abolished making it impossible to provide accurate quotations.
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