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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
14
Practical guidance on feeding hens stresses variety, avoiding waste, and matching meals to seasons. It warns against under and overfeeding, lists health risks from poor feeding, and outlines daily ration plans including greens, mash, and grain. It also covers layer health, egg quality, and post shipment feeding strategies.
Do not expose feed hoppers to rain as ground feed can dampen and mold. A wet stream attracts ticks and hogs, while barnyard pools drain surplus into it, turning water into a hidden death dealer.
The United States Department of Agriculture, the Iowa State Dairy Association and Iowa Agricultural College join to launch a dairy uplift campaign in Iowa led by E B Heaton. The focus is on production, sanitation, breeding and farm management to elevate the industry from drudgery to professional work with better stock, feeding, and dairy education.
A Michigan station bulletin reports a ten week feeding trial for twelve work horses, weight 1,250 to 1,300 pounds, showing no weight change. Six horses received 11–12 pounds grain and 18 pounds timothy daily plus bran weekly, while the other six had oat straw five pounds, carrots four pounds, ear corn three pounds at morning. noon timothy hay four pounds and oats two. night shredded cornstalks eight pounds, carrots four, and a two part feed mix four ounces oil cake one. Daily costs averaged 29.6 cents for regular rations and 17.7 cents for the other rations. Also notes on rape as calf feed and its management.
The article discusses the uncertain value of rape as feed for calves and questions how it benefits growth. It notes that understanding is incomplete and calls for more study before drawing conclusions.
The article argues that filthy hog troughs are a major disease source for growing pigs. It urges using sanitary troughs of cement or cast iron and keeping them clean to prevent flunky pig starts from trough filth.
The article argues a pure bred dairy cow remains profitable beyond milk by offering three income streams: milk, offspring, and manure. It notes the calf cannot be sold for breeding in some cases, but milk production and manure add value.
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