Public information urged to guide future livestock planning
Dr. John R. Mohler told the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers at El Paso that success hinges on personal ability organized effort and wider use of public information. He urged stock owners to study federal and state research and consider import export data and meat industry needs in planning future meat production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
John R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers’ Association
el Paso
Texas
Mohler
Great Southwest
Doctor Mohler
Attention to Hog Houses and Equipment
W A Foster from the University of Illinois urges proper housing and feeding gear for hogs. He advocates sanitary, comfortable farrowing quarters and bright growing spaces, plus self feeders and clean watering to ensure health and steady gains. He compares community and movable colony housing, noting costs, contagion risk, and sanitation advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Foster
Farm Mechanics Department
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Development Big Factor in Breeding the Gilts
Development, not age, largely determines when gilts can be bred. A well grown gilt at seven or eight months may become a better mother than a poorly developed, older gilt. Early breeding can reduce per pig costs, but risks include small litters and undernourished piglets if the gilt is underdeveloped. Proper feeding during gestation and after farrowing mitigates these risks.
Hogs in New Role Are Cannibals
The Southern Agriculturist notes hogs are fed much tankage from packing houses. Tankage is fatless meat residue produced after high heat extraction. Hogs, the undesirable part of hogs, form a significant part of tankage, painting a picture of a meek animal as a calculating cannibal.
Culling Young Chickens for Health and Growth
The article advises early flock culling to improve value and growth. It recommends weekly checks for sick or weak birds, separating cockerels and pullets by weight and quality, culling inferior birds, and feeding the best stock to reach maturity for early egg production before winter.
Poor Economy to Cease Feeding Mash in Summer
Purdue University expert Dr. CG W Carrick warns against stopping mash feeding for hens in summer. He notes that quitting mash can trigger molts and stop egg production. He asserts range foraging fails to meet protein needs and stresses mash with meat scraps tankage milk and minerals supports high summer egg yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. W. Carrick
Purdue University
Workers Find Time For Recreation In Modern Week
The piece traces the shift from long workweeks to 40 hour norms and shorter weeks in many industries. It notes added leisure like golf and summer and winter vacations, and cites Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York baseball team, valuing his riches at 3 000 000 due to increased leisure and park attendance.
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Jacob Ruppert
New Roof Road Proposed for New York City
New York plans a 16 mile elevated roadway atop 12 story buildings from lower Manhattan to Yonkers. The rooftop motor express would ease the city’s traffic congestion, which costs about a million and a half dollars daily.
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New York City
Yonkers
Gotham
Futuristic Moving Platforms Planned for City Avenues
A resident notes a bold plan to build moving pedestrian platforms on a building roof linking two new north and south avenues. The system would allow quick access up to 20 miles per hour and could pay for itself through improved access and reduced traffic. The idea, described in Capper's Weekly, reads like a science fiction concept but is pitched as realizable.
Surprised, Himself on Marriage to Widow
Surprised, Himself exclaims that he had no idea about marrying the widow, while the other speaker confirms the lack of prior knowledge. The exchange highlights unexpected wedding plans and personal astonishment among the speakers.
Determine Exactly How Many Eggs Each Hen Lays
A trap nest provides the only accurate method to determine a hen's yearly egg count. Full-year trap-nesting of every breeder is required, along with selecting both sexes capable of passing high production to offspring. Breeders seek pullets that lay in spring, mature early, and remain productive through winter and summer.
Lice Control Method for Flocks Described
A historical note details dipping poultry to remove lice and worms. It prescribes one ounce of sodium fluoride per gallon of water for a large tub, about one pound for three hundred fowls, and to dunk hens tail first holding them by legs and wings. Repeated dips and, in heavy feathers, finger-work may be needed.
Height of Roosts for Heavy Fowls
Heavier breeds should have roosts near the floor and on one level to prevent crowding for top spots. High perches cause bruises and humble-foot from falls. Maintain cleanliness and ventilation to avoid drafts. Watch for watery eyes sneezing or coughing and treat early to prevent ailments.
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