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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1926
Page
20
Aermotor Wind-mills with self-oiling equipment promise easier operation and longer life. Promotions claim cheap terms at OSCAR KRAUSKOPF. Also offered are galvanizing dipping vats for sheep and goats made to order by SCHANDUR & REICHENAU.
Advice on collar position and fit to prevent shoulder strain in draft horses. Too high or too low placement harms the shoulder joint and upper muscles, causing lameness or fistula. Emphasizes correct sizing, padding, materials, and regular checks to keep teams productive and avoid downtime.
The Feed Control Service of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station issues Bulletin 336 detailing inspections in 1925. It notes 9 069 firms visited in 1 680 towns, 1 518 samples analyzed, and few irregularities detected. It also adds tentative chemical standards for cow and dairy, horse and mule, hog feed, and laying mash.
A Fredericksburg Imp. Co. advertisement urges farmers to inspect threshers offering half the price of similar machines. It asserts wheat oats barley rye kaffir corn Milo maize rice peas beans red-top clover can be handled, with wind-stacker self-feeder weigher bagging and loading spout.
The article stresses rotating animals and pastures to curb parasites in livestock. It notes most losses are from young animal deaths and stunting and that prevention through crop rotation is essential. USDA trials show pigs on clean clover pasture weight 218 pounds versus 162 on wormy hog lots.
The peach bark beetles seldom attack healthy trees and target those weakened by winter injury yellows or common peach borer. Remedies include correcting underlying vigor with nitrogenous fertilizer and using repellent washes of whitewash or lime sulfur in spring. For equipment and hog houses, scalding with boiling water plus ceresol aids disinfection as some worm eggs resist ordinary methods.
The spring lamb is the most profitable farm product in recent years. For maximum profit, lambs must be born early and fed well. Ewes should be bred by September 15 to optimize next year’s spring lamb production.
Investigations show many poultry raisers feed scraps to chicks in the evening. In warm weather scraps decay rapidly and injure the immature digestive systems. Scraps unbalance balanced rations and should be fed only when fresh to mature hens.
Livestock authorities at Kansas State Agricultural College say feeding ample protein to sows from breeding to farrowing increases litter size and reduces cost per pig. Recommend daily protein rations such as half to one pound tankage or linseed oil meal, soybeans, or skim milk per sow.
A notice promotes a performance titled Backbone set for April 10 encouraging boys to gain “back bone” to win their girls. The event promises a lively play and social message.
Wilbur C. Treadwell optometrist and optician will be at his Fredericksburg office near Keidel and Kallenberg's Drug Store on Saturday April 3 for eye examinations and glasses fitting.
A medical style advertisement urges purifying the entire system for health using Calotabs. It touts Calotabs as the greatest of system purifiers and offers a family package with directions for 85 cents at any drug store.
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