Feeding Hogs For Big Gains By C C Pervier
Illinois hog feeder C C Pervier outlines feed selection and management to maximize gains. Emphasizes rapid growth, breed selection, variety of green feeds, and clean, ample water. Recommends alfalfa and clover hay, twice daily grain, and protection from weather. warns against overfeeding and poor housing. Also covers bedding, ashes for bone development, farrowing timing, and predator control.
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C. C. Pervier
Illinois
Ilinois
Cfri
Farm News Roundup From Across the Nation
Kansas farmers reported sixty three million dollars in corn and sixty seven million in wheat for last year. Roosevelt created two additions totaling seventy eight thousand six hundred acres to the San Gabriel National Forest in California. A farmer near Boone Iowa was poisoned by horse saliva entering a scratch on his forehead. Indian drought shrinks wheat land from nine million to five million acres. Turkey famine follows crop failures. British consuls warn of winter starvation. Sacramento Valley California shipped over three million dollars in oranges. crop expected to be worth one million more. Iowa cattle shippers may net about a half million from railroad charge disputes. Britain imports nine million bushels of apples yearly. US supplies half. Canada ships three million six hundred thousand. Australia dominates rest. Randall of Texas proposes a hundred thousand dollars to combat green bugs injuring wheat and other grains in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Utah wool and woolen goods sales total six million sixty thousand. wool prices average twenty one cents per pound. Utah growers report near total elimination of scale. A bear attempts to steal a pig from Widow Milligan in Port Jervis NY. sow and bear fight, bear killed. Snowy ball rolls into Tucson NY farm, collects nine fat hens, lands in pig pen. pigs eat the chickens, leading to lawsuit. Ohio Board of Agriculture files against Smith Agricultural Chemical Co of Columbus for selling fertilizers below state standards. many brands reportedly under the required strength.
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Kansas
Roosevelt
San Gabriel National Forest
California
Boone
Iowa
India
Turkey
Sacramento Valley
Chicago
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
Randall
Texas
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Ohio Board of Agriculture
Smith Agricultural Chemical Company of
Columbus
The Value of Wheel Hoes for Fruit Growers and Gardeners
The article argues that modern combination wheel hoes and drills boost efficiency for fruit growers and gardeners. It highlights labor savings, multi-attachment versatility, faster cultivation, improved bed spacing, and long term cost benefits, noting one season's payoff for an acre of strawberries or vegetables and increased independence for workers.
Laying Out The Garden And Farm Fertilizer Practices
Plan a rectangular garden with long rows for sun and labor efficiency. Place perennials on one side, prepare ground when dry, and use well rotted manure with appropriate nutrients for leaf crops and fruits. Include specific seed quantities, row spacings, transplanting guidelines, and timing for spring and summer plantings. Also covers cultivation tools, early vegetable production, and soil moisture management.
Handy Bathroom Cupboard From a Dry Goods Box
A two by three foot cupboard can hold much as a barrel or closet space and is buildable by any handy person from dry goods box. Light lumber works best. The author cites a nephew, 17, who made one at home for $1.40 in Wisconsin.
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B. Culver
Wisconsin
Legs and feet of horses a farmer must understand
The article stresses that horse legs matter for beauty and usefulness. It notes many farmers ignore this, and warns about leg types to avoid. A picture illustrates a horse standing with square front knees and toes, while the hind legs show telltale faults that can affect gait.
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Ormar
Why carrier pigeon returns home and hound loyalty facts
Willie Gordon explains pigeons return home due to strong loyalty and training. Start with short flights then gradually extend to ten or twenty miles to ensure homing. Charles Daly notes hounds lack individual attachment to masters, following the pack rather than a single owner due to their purpose and control.
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Willie Gordon
Marshall County
Iowa
Charles
Daly
Sumner County
Kan
Making Good Butter by W Milton Kelly
In this piece W Milton Kelly argues that owners of eight or more cows should use a separator and that modern devices perform best when milk is fresh from the cow. He cautions that a machine cannot fix issues of poor milk condition and stresses proper handling.
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W. Milton Kelly
Rules About Poultry Feeding Practices
The excerpt outlines flexible poultry feeding standards noting fowls vary in appetite. It recommends a rough ration: a large iron spoonful of mash per two fowls in the morning and a full handful of mixed grains per fowl at night, adjusting down if the birds do not finish.
Prize Winning Percheron in Illinois Showroom
A prize winning Percheron imported to Illinois two years ago cost $1,500 in France plus transport. Yet farmers resist paying $25 for the horse, preferring scrub stallions at $6. The article argues it costs no more to raise a colt from a thoroughbred and it yields 50 to 100 percent more than a scrub, making the higher investment worthwhile.
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Ilinois
France
Coop and Scratching Shed for Fowls in Cold Weather
This southern style chicken house adapts to the north with a glass lower scratching shed. No nests should be placed in this house as it is designed mainly to confine fowls during bad weather.
Old Southern Plantation Cooks and Wages
The article recalls the death of many elderly colored cooks once common on plantations. It notes they were born on the farms and stayed in service after emancipation until burial. Typical pay ranged from five to eight dollars per month, with exceptional long-serving cooks earning up to ten.
Small Potatoes Yield Well in Market and Garden Trials
Mrs. C. S. Cornman reports on a long term trial comparing whole large seed, whole small seed, and cut seed from both sizes. Whole seed producedearlier and yielded best for early market, while cut seed lagged and later rains leveled differences. Despite years of planting small or large whole seed, no decline in size or yield occurred, though unmarketable potatoes varied by year.
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C. S. Cornman
Notes by a Working Farmer on Profit and Practice
This piece argues that early growth and regular feeding support maturity and contentment in stock, while prudent input control and proper manure management maximize profits. It emphasizes soluble plant foods, balanced diets, correct labor, and breeding quality, noting a Richmond Indiana man patented a 38 point corn harvester as a notable innovation.
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