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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1920
Page
2
A January 1 survey by the U S Department of Agriculture notes increases in milch cows and mules and declines in other cattle horses sheep and swine on farms and ranges. Total animals number 215 760 000, value about 8 561 000 000, down 8 percent from a year ago.
The advice recommends a diet suited to age and job, and keeping bowels regular. It suggests taking Chamberlain's Tablets when feeling overfull or constipated to restore regularity.
A cream shipment from Los Angeles to Chicago remained in perfect condition when tested 18 days after milking. Other samples tested 15 days after production also proved sweet. Milk kept well due to sanitary handling, rapid cooling, and insulated ice-filled boxes, with crude ice packing proving most effective. The program highlights Pacific coast milk contests boosting quality.
A USDA dairy division survey of over 100 milk plants shows that facilities processing between 1,000 and 5,000 gallons daily are typically two stories tall, while plants handling under 1,000 gallons are usually single story. The paragraph notes a small number of exceptions.
The record suggests that fewer stories may be more satisfactory for a milk plant. A notable drawback of multi story plants is the rising labor required as the business grows.
A balanced dairy cow ration used by New York farmers combines ground oats gluten bran and cottonseed meal. The mix uses 200 pounds ground oats 200 pounds gluten 100 pounds bran and 100 pounds cottonseed meal to form a cheap practical feed when paired with sileage hay and corn fodder.
The article notes Alaskan bears are hunted safely from boats near coastal islands and along streams in fall for salmon. It mentions hunter Les Inwalt using a pop brain from a safe distance and suggests primacy of spring mountain hunts where bears are killed at close quarters, with risk involved.
A fragment notes mules outperform horses in endurance with less feed and higher value per head while other classes show decreasing value per head and total numbers despite increased headcount.
Ten practical guidelines vouched by the New York State College of Agriculture men at Ithaca. Be honest, choose and breed with a true type, study pedigree, keep herds disease free, develop and manage young animals, and maintain breeding stock. Promote better livestock, advertise wisely, exhibit at shows, and ensure transfers and guarantees are fulfilled.
The livestock feeding business is volatile and requires alert action to keep up. Profit hinges on economy in production and feeding, plus learning from neighbors and experiment stations to improve success chances.
Pregnant sows must not be overfed or become too fat to exercise. Feeding level is as critical as sow quality. A mature sow should gain during breeding and gestation and lose during farrowing and suckling, averaging 65 to 85 pounds.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and asserts constitutional remedies can restore hearing. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, inviting readers to request free circulars.
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