Proper Feeding Prevents Slow Growth in Pullets
Purdue University research shows many flocks fail to reach full potential due to free range feeding and crowded coops. For April pullets start at five to five and a half months, later breeds need longer. A simple mash of bran shorts and tankage fed dry in a trough plus some grain helps pullets gain good flesh before laying.
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Rhode Island Reds
Wyandotte
Plymouth Rocks
Purdue University
Keep Young Stock Growing In Poultry Operations
The piece urges consistent care for growing stock with ample green feed grain water and shade. It warns neglect breeds slow gain dust nose irritation and roupy colds from crowding. It recommends culling market stock to maintain space and prevent losses through timely action.
Advice On Feeding Mature Hens For More Eggs
Farmers are urged to let mature chickens range and feed sparingly in summer. A recommended ration for hens is one part wheat one part oats and one part corn by weight. Providing some grain increases egg production versus relying on farm scraps.
Doult e y Note on Cockerel Breeding and Chick Rearing
Cockerels kept for breeding should be treated like pullets and not forced to mingle with older stock. Young stock gain from separation and lice are reduced. Market penalizes misshapen eggs. keep early feeding moderate to preserve appetite. Shade is vital in hot months. move chicks to orchard and corn field and consider planting sunflowers.
Coal strike fights block settlement and Senate action
The railway shopmen strike remains unsettled as executives reject reinstatement with seniority. The AFL appeals for support. Miners and operators in Illinois reach an agreement, but profiteering rises. The Senate backs soldiers bonus quickly while fiscal edits pass. China shows signs of unity under Sun Yat Sen amid regional upheaval. Michael Collins is slain in Ireland as Poincare pledges firm reparations policy against Germany.
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Bert M. Jewell
Association of
Railway Executives
American Federation of Labor
Southern Railroad
Southern
Weeks
Wil Nois
Cleveland
Washington
Congress
Harding
House
Coal Commission
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Bil
Senate
Borah
China
Shanghai
Sun Yat-Sen
Li Yuan-Hong Hans
Sun
North China
Ruly
Michael Collins
Irish Free State
Griffith
Collins
Free
Remier Poincare
Ino
Bar-le-Duc
France
Germany
Ruhr
Great Britain
Administration subsidy delayed to December session
The administration ship subsidy will not be considered further by Congress until the December session. Republican leaders and President Harding have urged the delay in a letter to Representative Mondell.
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Congress
Harding
Mondell
War Against Rodents Waged in 23 Counties
A 1922 report shows farm bureaus, Rod and Gun Clubs, and 11,054 cooperators fought prairie dogs across 23 Montana counties. Poisoned bait covered 2,862,015 acres of the 15,000,000-acre infested area. 188,884 pounds of poisoned grain were distributed. Ravalli County hosted a season-long rodent hunt with a banquet prize. 22,000 ground squirrel tails were collected in one week. Counties listed include Big Horn, Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Glacier, Daniels, Dawson, Fergus, Flathead, Fallon, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Phillips, Ravalli, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Stillwater, Teton, Valley, and Yellowstone.
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J. C. Taylor
Farm Bureau
Ravalli
Big Horn
Blaine
Cascade
Chouteau
Guster
Daniels
Dawson
Fergus
Flathead
Fallon
Gallatin
Til
Lewis and Clark
Madison
Phillips
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sanders
Stillwater
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone
Montana 1,000 youth attend state extension camps
Approximately 1,000 farm boys and girls from 26 counties attended 15 extension camps in Montana this summer. Camps taught health, farm practices, sewing, canning, and more under Charles E. Dotter and Miss Emil Linhoff, with two women’s camps led by Miss Anna M. Turley.
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Montana
State College Extension Service
Sidney
Glasgow
Charles E. Dotter
Emil Linhoff
E. Bubiltz
Valley
Phillips Counties
Richland
Dawson
Crow Agency
Big Horn
Absarokee
Stillwater
Marscleton
Ravalli
Fort Assiniboine
Blaine
Chouteau
Hill, Liberty
Phillips
Pondera
Teton
Osborne
Yellowstone
Helena
Lewis and Clark
Bozeman
Madison and Gallatin
Eureka
Lincoln
Kalispell
Flathead
Baker
Fallon
Miles City
Custer
Moccasin
Judith Basing
Poplar
Roosevelt and
Daniels
Anna . M. Turley
Poor Montana seed stock warns of mixed varieties and disease
Professor F. M. Harrington reports widespread seed problems in Montana potato fields in 1923. He notes up to 50 percent variety mixture, with Cobbler and Green Mountain types mixed, and high disease rates including mosaic and rhizoctonia. He urges seed selection, crop rotation, and submersion treatment to improve seed quality and yields.
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Montana
F. M. Harrington
The
State College
Harrington
Seed Corn Selection Before First Killing Frost
Seed corn selection is crucial for next year’s crop. Choose from healthy, early maturing stalks grown in the local area to ensure germination and adaptation. Gather seed before the first killing frost to avoid moisture damage and enable picking the best ears from the earliest, strongest stalks.
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Montana
State College
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