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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
13
The article warns rats devastate poultry houses with examples of 115 rats killed beneath a concrete floor and urges thorough cleaning and elevated buildings. It advocates one strong breed like Barred Rocks or White Leghorns, highlights table scraps risks, and stresses strict culling to boost profitability.
A digest of dairy guidance from H. H. Kildee on boosting butterfat yield. Notes emphasize shelter, windbreaks, herd monitoring with milk tests, balanced feeds like corn silage and alfalfa, fall calving, pre milking preparation, moderate water temperature, and milking machines. Community co operation and carload feed purchases are advised.
Dr. G Houck of the US Department of Agriculture warns winter losses among swine rise from pneumonia and swine influenza. Protect hogs with dry shelter and bedding, avoid damp, drafts, and expose causing illness. Prompt care and housing mitigate outbreaks and prevent herd-wide losses.
Three members of the Bedford Pennsylvania dairy herd improvement association grind roughage. Tester Williard Straw notes the method avoids most waste. Carl Armstrong's Kendall County Illinois herd placed second with 747 pounds of milk per month using soybean hay and dairy feed with silage. George Smith of Kendall County averaged 706 pounds by feeding 34 percent dairy feed with ground oats barley clover hay and silage.
The University of Wisconsin recommends pullets nearing laying age be fed a laying mash with higher animal protein. The suggested mix comprises equal parts ground corn ground oats wheat bran standard middlings and meat scraps with salt added at five pounds per 100 pounds of feed.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a likely 4 to 6 percent drop in inspected hog slaughter in 1930-31 with smaller pig crops due to the 1930 corn shortfall and high feed costs. Domestic pork demand may strengthen into the next crop year, while storage hog stocks are down from 1929 levels. Producers are urged to hold hogs for late winter markets where feasible, and consider breeding more sows if feed is ample or prices justify higher future returns.
Prof. W. R. Graham of Ontario Agricultural College warns that manure buildup in larger dairy herds makes sanitation crucial. He notes that filthy barnyards foster disease germs, hindering eradication and stressing the need for clean premises as livestock numbers rise.
USDA data show milk per cow rising from 1 436 pounds in 1850 to 4 600 in 1927. Holstein herds also expanded drastically with 74 pounds daily for Texalaar in 1866 becoming common annual production. Size and breed improvements boosted profits, with 600 pound weight gains yielding about 33 dollars extra net income.
A. R. Lee notes 3,500,000 turkeys on U S farms, 15 percent of all poultry, with 1929 market turkeys up about 9 percent from 1928. The article links rising turkey numbers to better disease knowledge and control for industry stability. It also remarks that dairy cow feeding in summer boosts winter milk production.
A guide shows how much corn silage, hay, and protein rich grain a Holstein cow of 1,400 pounds can need to maintain milk production. Examples cover cows producing 46 and 22 pounds of 3.5 percent milk, with grain adjustments after calving and during growth in protein hay and soil lime applications for better profit.
Executor William Friedrich informs all debtors and creditors of the Gottlieb Friedrich estate that claims must be presented by law. The notice, dated September 30 1930, directs settlement at the executor's residence in Fredericksburg Gillespie County Texas.
The article lists about fifteen states requiring a blood test for breeding cattle entering. North Carolina started the policy, with Georgia Alabama Arkansas Mississippi Oklahoma Indiana Iowa Ohio Texas and West Virginia among others. Ohio’s neighbors are largely test states, while Minnesota South Dakota and Wisconsin New Jersey Pennsylvania bar animals with positive tests. The piece argues it’s better to profit on fewer chickens than risk losses on larger shipments.
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