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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
8
A Popular Mechanics sketch describes a windmill designed to always face the wind, needing no adjustment. It uses a shaft A with hinged arms fi and canvas-covered wooden frames that resist wind on one side and edgewise on the other. The shaft can bear on an upright post or use collars, with power transmitted by gears or a belt. suited for slow moving machinery like pumps.
The piece describes thorough stirring of an established alfalfa field using a spring tooth harrow. It claims weed destruction and soil mellowing, noting the surface may appear sick after the job. It argues only a much stronger implement can kill deep alfalfa roots up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
The article advises on chick litter. It recommends easy to digest materials and warns against straw and chaff for young chicks. It notes that litter must be digestible to prevent harm if swallowed and highlights short cut ab falta or clover as effective options.
A fragmented note warns that using a single small potato is acceptable for planting if short of seed, but cautions against repeating the practice yearly. It suggests choosing medium sized seed from a patch with historically high yields.
Ducks kept for breed use require a light maintenance ration after eight weeks to prevent obesity. The key aim is to maintain growth without fattening the birds. A ton of maize provides 158 pounds of digestible protein for feed planning.
Breeding disease risk arises from accumulation of droppings and nim in drinking vessels and lime purchases. Careless practice at poultry plants, including repeated relocation, increases disease danger and requires strict oversight.
The best authorities recommend a standard ration for a 1 000 pound cow containing 24 pounds of dry matter with 2.5 pounds of digestible carbohydrates and fat in the mix, yielding a nutritive ration of 164.
A farmer notes chicks of any age or breed gain stamina and growth when the caretaker scatters scratch feed in the litter. The simple practice emphasizes consistent feeding and proper litter distribution to maximize vigor.
Dahlia culture as a path to neighborhood profit and beauty. The article discusses choosing varieties, seed packets, transplant timing, and moisture and soil needs. It details grafting wax making and suggests proper planting, staking, and soil drainage for robust bloom through seasons.
The piece argues for practical poultry housing, noting “there is more profit in a house half full than in a house twice full.” It cites seasoned poultrymen favoring ten square feet per fowl and contrasts with cramped space in a 12%20 house, urging readers to judge their chances and take warning.
The text notes thousands in the pigeon business engaged in raiding for market and show rooms. It emphasizes pigeon keeping as a growing branch of the poultry industry with rising popularity each year.
A terse advisory urges care around a team to avoid serious damage or loss of life. The message warns against taking chances to “show off,” stressing the need to maintain distance and prudence in all interactions with the group.
An editorial discusses shell color misleads buyers, noting brown eggs often favored but color is only a breed trait. It explains color dyes can fake brown shells, stresses yolk color reflects nutrition with iron-rich reddish yolks signaling better feed and health.
A veteran note by J Halpin advises building a one foot high stand inside a poultry house to raise water dishes. Prefer separate dishes per pen though a shared dish can work. Place the dish where light and easy cleaning dominate and near the south side to keep litter away from feeding areas. Cleanability is vital to prevent disease in fowl houses.
Poultry notes advise parched meal for day old chicks and onion tops as a chick medicine. Ducks claim hawks won’t steal ducklings. Eleven dozen eggs per hundred hens is a fair large-flock average. Keep hens dry on cold rainy days to prevent rheumatism. Feed chicks separately to avoid pecking by other birds. Use two cocks during breeding, pen one for three days. Feather pulling and egg eating rise in overcrowded flocks.
The piece outlines aims of corn clubs in education and character building for rural boys. It emphasizes head heart and hands development, health, vocational guidance, and practical farming skills, with clubs serving as laboratories and bridges between home, farm, and school through contests and cooperative effort.
Breeders contend eggs from hens kept in confinement hatch poorly in incubators, while those from stock with freer range show better hatch outcomes. The claim centers on differing incubation success linked to housing conditions.
A brief note discusses profitability in pork production highlighting that corn alone plus concentrated feed might yield gains. It mentions using concentrated supplements as a key factor in achieving profit.
The poultry industry is described as the most thriving sector in the United States, showing a 27 percent gain while other live stock industries decline. It has grown steadily for years and is now recognized as a billion-dollar industry worldwide.
A remedy suggested for poultry involves adding a few drops of liquid sulphur to a bucket of water for chickens. In dry weather this can be used once or twice weekly to support care.
The text notes that laying and growing chickens require some form of meat food to perform their tasks effectively. It emphasizes a nutritional need tied to productivity and health of the birds.
Fragmentary local note warns that keeping fowls in damp quarters quickly causes sickness. The fragment mentions Mee and emphasizes proper housing as essential for poultry health and vitality.
Amos Mendenhall of Balom Neb describes a practical corn tester using a galvanised iron tray and a wire rack. Fill a cup with kernels from an ear and place in the rack squares, then add lukewarm water to the tray and incubate. Start with low heat for 24 hours, then adjust to about seventy degrees and monitor growth after three days.
The floor of the poultry home should never be foul or damp. Keep the area clean to prevent disease and improve comfort for the birds. Clean out often and add fresh material. a few bankets of sawdust will help.
Reported tips cover lamb feeding, castration timing, oil meal use for finish, water needs for sows and pigs, and stock management. Advice emphasizes proportion, pace, and humane handling, noting overstock risks, weaning criteria, and the value of proper care for dairy farms, horses, and colts.
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