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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1925
Page
8
Advice on year round hen feeding stresses a grain rich diet with dry mash, animal protein, and clean litter. Provide water daily, oyster shell and grit, and regular meals to train hens to expect feed, while avoiding moldy grain and damp litter.
The Progressive Farmer reports that an early fall cleanup cuts boll weevil numbers for the next year. Weevils feed only on green cotton and go dormant after the first killing frost, needing regular feeding before dormancy. three weeks without green cotton before frost drastically lowers winter survival, yielding about one spring weevil per ten would otherwise occur.
The Progressive Farmer notes beef prices follow a 14 year cycle from peak in 1919 to low in 1924 with a likely rise to a peak around 1930 to 1932 given reduced on farm cattle numbers, lower range herds, and higher beef demand.
Kafir millet or feterita should be ground for fattening hogs as whole grains strain the pig's digestion. These grains require about 10 percent more input than corn to yield 100 pounds of pork. Barley is good but bulky alone. mixing barley half and half with corn and a 5 percent tankage ration gives splendid results.
Clemson extension Poultry specialist D F H Hall advises feeding old hens to speed molt and boost next year’s production. Use mash freely, add sulfur to mash, provide ample grain during molt, and ensure hens roost with full craw each night for strong body condition.
In a clipped exchange a man bets on his son’s stay at the penitentiary where he serves a two year sentence making horse collars. The dialogue notes the son’s six months of work and anticipation of another year.
The department reports the statewide turkey crop will be far smaller than last year with many major producing areas at about half the prior output. The notice urges businesses and consumers to place orders early for Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys to avoid shortages and high prices.
In Villahermosa Tabasco five Catholic priests are arrested amid religious unrest following a state decree requiring all priests to marry to exercise their duties. The decree targets priests of any creed and sparks wide alarm in the capital.
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