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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
7
The Twentieth Century Farmer urges poultry raisers to hatch larger flocks now and start incubators early. With war draining European egg supplies, demand for fresh eggs and breeding stock will rise, boosting prices next winter. Rural health nursing progress is noted and tuberculosis hospitals expand.
The Century Farmer warns that seed quality is hard to verify and honesty is essential. Buy from trusted seedsmen with strong reputations, as many stores source from jobbers and cannot guarantee truth in naming or purity. Reputable firms often grow seeds themselves or contract grower partners to ensure correct results.
The New York State Grange Purchas ing Agency reports total year purchases at 489 888 07 dollars an increase of 47 888 over last year. The State Master urges simplification of jetting contracts and surveys to cut costs while stressing highway and market road improvements. Rural mail delivery concerns arise over proposals to outsource contracts to the lowest bidder and threaten service quality.
At Purdue University poultry tests, adding skim milk to grain increased egg output to 133.5 per bird versus 36 in the non milk pen. Milk-fed hens yielded profits of $1.40 per hen, while the other pen lost 4.3 cents per fowl.
The January 1 1915 potato on hand total exceeds recent years, with supply over last year by more than 48 million bushels. Despite low wholesale prices, demand shrinks as 1914’s bumper crop and recession dampen buying power. Export help is urged to move crops off farms before rot and price barriers worsen.
Orchids are not confined to a single climate but occur in both cold and hot zones. They grow from roots and bulbs, with some climbing, creeping, or spreading along the ground. The flowers show a three part pistil and stamen arrangement and pollen at the tip.
Henry B. Favill argues in Country Gentleman that the Holstein cow remains the farmer's dairy standard and will lead milk production during war. He notes demand will outpace supply as food needs rise and stresses the Holstein’s close ties to general farmers.
The UW poultry head J G Halpin says mix grain and greens for best laying results. Winter exercise and a varied grain ration keeps hens active and profitable. A tested mash recipe uses two parts corn two parts wheat one part oats and one part barley with ground feeds like bran and middlings.
A farm guidance item cites a ration of 100 pounds ground corn 50 pounds malt sprouts 50 pounds meat scraps with salt and 25 pounds oil meal in fall and winter. It urges substitutes when feeds are unavailable and stresses buttermilk scraps green fodder and kitchen leftovers to boost egg production and shell quality.
A former one cow dairyman was notified by the Board of Health his license had expired and he quipped that the cow beat him to it by expiring first.
With a shortage of rental houses and factories hiring, real estate promises value growth and reliable tenants. The piece, labeled No. 1 Business Propositions, promotes property as a strong investment.
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