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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
4
The article advises separating sexes in small breeds at weaning, maintaining stable quarters, and providing adequate space. It covers feeding after weaning with cracked corn and oats, sour milk, green feed, grit, and supplements. It notes USDA poultry extension agents, 11 states with club agents, 15 000 youth in poultry clubs, and outreach via newspapers.
Upon the declaration of war in April last year poultry keeper groups and the poultry press urged higher output. The poultry departments of state colleges and experiment stations along with the United States Department of Agriculture called for coordinated production efforts.
Back-yard flocks can produce better eggs without roosters or crowing. The U S Department of Agriculture promotes roosterless flocks after hatching to avoid daytime noise and infertile eggs.
United States Department of Agriculture officials warn that 1918 will require more poultry production due to wartime needs and declining farm fowl numbers. Feed price spikes and transport disruptions reduced stocks, especially in the East, West, and Southwest, while some farmers sold stock to slaughter or shifted birds to others. May-hatched chicks can become strong winter layers if kept separate by age.
A nursemaid style instructional piece argues against wasting ice by keeping milk under strict cold conditions. It compares costs of spoiled milk to ice and outlines a regime for immediate refrigeration, cooling with ice water, and sterile handling from milking to delivery to preserve milk quality. The article includes a U.S. Department of Agriculture recommended milk cooler method and emphasizes cleanliness and constant cold.
A large sow with size but poor femininity yields slow developing pigs and poor numbers. The modern hog is a specialized machine turning grain into meat, best when kept at capacity from birth to market. A self feeder improves gains, while cleanliness and rational management sustain health and vigor in hog raising.
An analysis of 40 cow testing associations finds average butterfat output of 247 pounds per cow per year and an income over feed cost of 47 dollars, with high producers most resilient to seed costs. The study credits association work for the improved dairy performance and urges continued careful breeding and feeding to sustain economical production.
A United States Department of Agriculture note praises sheep and clover pasture as essential on farms. It warns that weeds and poor crops hinder hog production, urging farmers to maintain fertile pastures for meat to feed the nation.
The piece discusses standardizing home canned foods to improve market appeal. It stresses labeled tins, separate grading by size, and organized club supervision to guarantee grade and weight. Pooling products can help reach larger buyers, with timely fulfillment and buyer-specific product types. It also notes potential growth of the beekeeping industry to boost honey supplies.
A discussion on beekeeping failing due to inadequate study of bee needs and inaction. The text argues beekeeping is an industry needing thorough, timely information dissemination and mentions published bulletins as a reference.
The United States girls' canning clubs produced about 850 million quarts of fruits and vegetables in 1917, valued at roughly 140 million dollars. Organized efforts through home demonstration agents helped reach a total of 14.64 million containers, not including dried or salted home products.
In an Ohio town last year workers earned 02 cents per hour on spare time in home gardens. An eight hour day yielded 7.36, 220.80 a month, and 2,640.60 a year. The factory firm tracked the hours and garden output, arguing garden work returns more per hour than factory time.
Advice on raising weanlings and young horses with ample grain and good roughage to produce useful work stock. Save grain by feeding idle mature horses instead of colts. Seek economical rations from state experiment stations and the USDA Farmers Bulletin 808 on pruning and management of young trees.
A frugal guide notes home gardeners can equip a plot with a spade boo and rake for under 86. Many tools can be improvised using twine ticks a board and nails to craft a trowel scratcher and weeder. A heavier weeder can be fashioned from hoop iron bent into a U shape.
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