Tankage For Hogs In The Feed Lot
The Chester White hog remains the favorite breed in feed lots, holding its own against others. Hog feed in cattle droppings often relies on corn. some feeders use supplemental meals. The breed’s origin traces to white boars from England crossed with sows in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the illustration comes from the Country Gentleman.
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Ohio
Chester
Bedfordshire
England
Chester ‘County
Tankage feeding boosts pig gains in tested trials
Professor B. E. Carmichael notes greatly increased daily gains when tankage is fed at one third to two thirds of a pound with water as a thin slop. Pigs preferred the slop, showed reduced interest in salt and ashes, and gained profit appeared from tankage usage. alternatives like skimmilk or linseed meal may be used if profitable.
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B. E. ‘Carmichael
Lebanon News In Brief From Harrisburg Weekender Events
Stray Bits Weeklander of events in Harrisburg shows 101 conventions in the city over the last year. The deaths list includes four prominent clergymen and 51 Grand Army veterans. Accidents total 92. An old violin with Stradivari mark of 1721 was found. Dunbar Musical Company gave a December 14 concert at Annville College. Adam Wert, a 67 year old Civil War veteran, died in Lebanon. Liquor license applications reached 103 at Lebanon courthouse. The sixth annual poultry show closed with 1000 entries and 500 in cash prizes. Annville High School will present Hiawatha on December 29–30. A Pinegrove merchant was thrown from his wagon after a horse spooked by an auto. Fire destroyed A. B. Houck’s stable. five horses and an auto saved. Clellan Wise shot a wild cat on Peters Mountain. the cat was sent to Harrisburg for mounting at the state museum.
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Harrisburg
Clellan
E. Wise
Enterline
Peters Mountain
Zoological Division of the
State Museum
Capitol
Joy Lanterns and Toy Gifts Lift Christmas Spirit
A Christmas appeal urges readers to share joy through donations to a universal fund. It highlights mending and shipping last year’s toys to missions and distributing warm garments. The piece emphasizes spreading joy by contributing, even from poverty, and invites help at the mission headquarters.
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Universal Fund of Joy
Joy
Joy Lantern
Public Sale Notice of Livestock and Horses
Public sale Tuesday January 9 at the road from Union Deposit to Hanover verdale one mile from the former place and two miles from the latter. Three head of horses a bay 12 years old works anywhere gentle two 4 year old halter broken one fresh in November one in February. Also two yearling heifers two yearling bulls six shoats to be sold.
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Union
Deposit
Hanoverdale
Atte
Farm implement sale listing with diverse equipment
A sale notice describes two wagon types and numerous farm tools including binder mower hay rake grain drill harrow and plows. Items listed cover harnesses wagons sleighs and household articles with a start time of 10 o'clock p m and terms to be announced by clerks H Stesser H Koons Anet W Horst and A Landis.
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Millburn
Johnston
McCormick
H. Stesser
H. D.koons
Anet
W. Horst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jacob Haverling
Lebanon
The
Dunbar Musical Company
Annville
Star
Lebanon Valley College
Adam Wert
Lebanon Court House
Annville High School
Hiawatha
M. Zimmerman
Pinegrove
A. B. Houck
South Sixth Street
Nmwu
P. Vanderlag
Tator
Hershey
Third Street
John B. Curry
Swatara Pa
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