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Newspaper
Iowa County Farmer
Location
Williamsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
2
Practical tips for part time poultry raisers to cut labor. Emphasizes housing size and cleanliness, proper litter, ample feeders and waterers, nesting space, mixing old and new mash, strategic feeder placement, light guiding feed, occasional hard grain to keep birds active, and using clean nesting material to reduce egg breakage and cleaning time.
Consumption and production records help forecast slumps and identify hens not meeting production standards. The notes emphasize using data to locate underperforming birds and adjust management accordingly.
Learn to darn with a sewing machine to repair clothes towels and sheets faster and stronger. Use reverse feeding to avoid turning fabric, or remove the presser foot for the same effect with embroidery hoops for delicate areas. Movement speed controls stitch length practice coordinates cloth motion with stitch speed.
A home recipe for Rhubarb Betty using rhubarb bread crumbs sugar water and butter. Layer bread crumbs with rhubarb and sugar in a buttered dish bake covered then uncover until rhubarb is tender and crumbs brown. Serve warm with cream.
When chicks reach five to six weeks separate males from pullets to reduce crowding and boost feed efficiency. Retain only breeding cockerels, aiming for one rooster to 15 hens in medium and heavy breeds and about one to 20 in Leghorns and light breeds. Pick best males by feathering, size at 8 to 12 weeks, and freedom from defects. discard runts and slow featherers. do not house males with pullets once laying begins until eggs hatch production starts.
A brief market note advocates selecting infertile eggs for best results. It emphasizes reliability and steady output, suggesting buyers focus on consistency over other qualities. The item frames infertility as advantageous in production contexts and market planning.
Instructions on selecting asparagus for freezing emphasize picking mature but not overripe stalks. Wash trim and cut tips into four inch pieces and stalks into one inch segments. Blanch 2 to 4 minutes per stalk size, use one gallon water per pound, and cool quickly after blanching.
Fragmentary OCR text references vegetable hats. Mentions asparagus moisture, packing, and containers. Notes progress in sheep raising and forage for dairy cattle. Mentions Gold grass as a forage and mentions buying with a county reference. Unclear date or clear event.
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