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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
7
Dr. F G Wirt explains how clean cows and ventilated stables, clean utensils, proper milking, rapid cooling to 50 degrees, and separate handling facilities reduce contamination. He notes bacteria enter via udders, air dust, and dirty gear, and warns against using bottles in sick rooms or handling milk during contagious illness.
The Department of Agriculture will cooperate with state authorities to eradicate hog cholera using anti cholera serum and quarantine methods. About $20 000 per experimental area will be spent across thirteen counties with twelve already started and two more to be selected. Funds cover surveys serum trials on infected farms sanitation quarantine and farmer organization and serum production by the department.
A man operates a narrow farm on a railroad right of way in Illinois citing success in this de facto farming. Burlington Railway offers its land free to farmers who grow alfalfa to reduce fire risk and weed cutting. The arrangement benefits both the railroad and suitable local farmers by expanding alfalfa without disrupting regular crops.
The article advocates alfalfa as the best fodder for wintering colts and idle horses. It suggests a very light corn allowance, one or two ears per day, with alfalfa hay available in rack or crib all winter to promote growth and rejuvenation of overworked or underconditioned horses.
A fragmentary piece argues that combining farming products enhances land value, noting that exporting dairy reduces local fertility and warning against relying on external trust or market forces.
A discussion on how heat from the summer sun penetrates soil. Heat reaches about three feet, with summer and winter temperatures differing modestly at depth. At sixty feet, seasonal changes vanish. Peaty soils run warmer than lighter soils, affecting crop maturity and soil behavior.
A fragment notes that a grower who cultivates the earlier harvest can place produce on the market sooner than rivals and often command higher prices due to earlier timing. It emphasizes competitive advantage through harvest cadence.
Editor message from B H Heide secretary announces the International Live Stock Exposition in 1914 is canceled due to foot and mouth disease. Union Stock Yards Chicago closed ten days and all stock unloaded under Federal inspection to prevent infection. Citizens and firms urged to cooperate with government efforts to stamp out the disease.
The latest investigations recommend dairy rations for a 1200 pound dairy cow producing 30 pounds of milk. Ration No 1 includes twelve pounds alfalfa thirty-five pounds corn silage four pounds ground corn and three pounds bran. Ration No 2 adjusts for silage unavailability with fifteen pounds alfalfa.
The entry lists food rations with quantities such as twelve pounds millet, twelve pounds sorghum hay, two pounds ground corn and three pounds oil meal for ration No 3 when silage or alfalfa is unavailable, alongside six pounds ground corn and eight pounds gluten meal.
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