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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
8
R E Jones of Connecticut Agricultural College outlines how to feed poultry with green foods. Start greens early for chicks using mangels potatoes or lettuce, then rely on oats, rape, Swiss chard or clover to extend supply. Store mangels and cabbage for winter use and use beet pulp when fresh greens are scarce.
The article explains a turkey lays about forty eggs per season with fifteen to twenty before sitting. Removing eggs prompts continued laying beyond fifteen. It warns heavy spring rains threaten young turkeys in free range and advises herding or watering during storms until birds are well feathered for better success.
Dr. Wy A Moore of Cornell says there is no remedy for sick fowls or a vaccine for healthy ones. He urges thorough sanitation, isolation of new birds for ten days, strict cleaning and disinfection, burning dead fowls, and preventing virus spread via cages, crates, clothing, dogs, and cats to control the poultry plague. The disease's symptoms include bluish combs and wattles, loss of normal temperature, nasal discharge, and heavy virus load.
Practical guidance on incubating chicks and turkeys, isolation of cockerels before hatch eggs, moisture levels for mashes, best bronze turkey breed, urgent egg and baby chick orders, April hatch deadline, lighting and feeding regularity, cold storage for hatching eggs, selecting sturdy parent stock, disease control and disposal of diseased birds.
A guide to testing hatching eggs notes tests on day five to seven, with a simple cardboard tester and dark room. Fertile eggs show a dark center with radiating vessels, infertile eggs are clear. Re-test around day fourteen and promptly remove any eggs showing dead germs to prevent incubator temperature shifts.
Guinea hens are too wild to be set anywhere except in a nest where they become broody and often the nest is unsafe. Since they rarely make satisfactory mothers for guinea chicks, ordinary hens usually incubate and brood the young, at least until late summer when guinea hens may sit and raise a brood with little attention.
Poultry experts advise marketing chickens as soon as ready and avoiding poor layers. Soybean meal should not replace animal protein in mash. Proper feeding and early sale are key to profitable flocks. Egg shell color affects appearance but not food value. brown or white eggs fetch high prices. Mite control is essential for good laying.
Jud Tunkins declares a self centered man grows lonesome as most people share no interest in the same topics. The remark emphasizes social disconnect from common conversations and interests.
Clemson professor L V Starkey notes corn remains the staple for livestock concentrates but calls for balanced rations due to low protein and minerals. He cites alternatives like soy bean hay, pea vine hay, rice meal, oats, and velvet beans and emphasizes adjusting diets to price and availability.
A farmer should select cows with four key traits capacity dairy temperament well developed milk organs and vigor. Capacity shows large body and room for feed. dairy temperament includes milk records and a fit frame. strong udders with evenly developed quarters. and overall constitution with healthy circulation and vigor.
The text notes cattle having a large open nostril area and bright eyes with alert body posture. It highlights a strong heart girth and wide chest region as indicators of constitution and vigor. These signs suggest well conditioned animals suitable for work or breeding.
R B Hulce of the Wisconsin dairy herd cautions against early weaning on Wisconsin farms. He says calves thrive when allowed to suck their dams for two to seven days and warns that fatalities stem from improper hand feeding and dirty pens.
Under Dr. C H Sckles guidance at Minnesota College of Agriculture dairy department an experiment on calves tested whether dried yeast as vitamin B supplement enhances growth and health. Results show no growth rate increase for calves aged 20 to 180 days and no definite health benefits observed.
Calves should not receive more than 16 pounds of milk daily and must have access to water. Do not overfeed skim milk thinking it requires more volume. Provide water freely, allowing calves to drink as much as they wish, with bucket-fed water twice daily if done regularly.
The article notes spayed heifers can fetch good prices when under 94 pounds and well fat, often rivaling steers of similar weight. April to June is identified as the best market window, with weaker spring and early summer demand easing later in the year.
Pennsylvania State College dairy scientists in cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture report that normal milk production comes mainly from feed rather than body tissue. The bulletin, published by the federal department, details energy use in milk output versus tissue growth and may be requested free while supplies last.
The pure bred sire is the backbone of one s herd and every farmer should use one. Improvement in stock and increase in income are strong arguments for his use. Paper and pedigree add interest and selling value to the herd.
Calves fed skim milk ration up to 14 pounds daily with clover hay and a mix of corn oats wheat bran and linseed meal averaged 1.72 pounds per head daily. Calves given the same hay and grain but receive more than ten pounds of skim milk daily gained 1.5 pounds per head daily, a strong result compared with those with unlimited milk.
A Wisconsin dog named Sport recovers using a self propelling roller cage after being paralyzed by a vehicle, demonstrating a pioneering veterinary aid. The article also describes methods for properly wiring phones to amplifiers, a pocket manicure set, a single operator seesaw with a counterweight, and a brass coloring process using arsenic chloride and shellac for a pale finish.
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