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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
7
A health advice snippet stresses maintaining stomach, liver, bowels, and blood health to support overall physical condition. It explains that bodily well being hinges on these organs and notes problems in any can affect health.
Millet varies by type and sowing. Japanese millet is common and prized for selling and hay. It grows six to seven feet tall in fertile soil and yields heavily.
A local advertisement promotes a fine lot of Ar Yellow Seed Corn with excellent germination and urges planting the best seed. It also notes the availability of a full line of General Hardware for buyers seeking quality supplies.
Public proclamation notices the Lancaster Court of Common Pleas will hold a Court of Jail Delivery and General Quarter Sessions on the third Monday in April 1918 at Lancaster Court House. Officials and officers are directed to attend with rolls records examinations and inquiries to prosecute against prisoners as just. Dated Lancaster March 1918. G Garber Sheriff.
Local farmers grow more bushels of potatoes using Maine seed stock, planting late to maximize yield. Maine certified seed is inspected for disease, while costs vary with farming methods, from about 42 cents to 79 cents per bushel for high- and low-yield acres, respectively.
A county agent in Indiana led a meeting on corn production noting only 3 percent of attendees tested seed corn last year. After outlining benefits, about 40 percent promised to test before planting this spring, while 38 percent of seed crib corn chosen last spring failed to grow.
There is no section of the country that can produce cattle more cheaply than the South. The lands are suitable, grazing is good, pasture season long, feed produced at low cost, and only inexpensive shelter is needed for animals during winter months.
Provide four or five inches of clean litter on the poultry house floor for scattering grain. Hens must exercise to reach the grain, a practice that promotes health and increases egg production.
The U S Department of Agriculture calls all farmers to raise hog production by 15 percent nationwide in 1918 to meet domestic and export needs. Reports show fewer hogs in 1917 versus 1916, while corn, oats, barley and rye crops increased. Breeding sows short last fall, so gilts from feed lots must bolster breeding. farmers may breed slightly above quotas. A full program promises a market for about one third of the 1917 corn crop and relief from extreme prices if followed.
Wintering sheep requires less grain than other livestock and depends on hay quality. Coarse stemmed hays such as timothy red top and blue grass yield few seeds and are unpalatable, irritating wool and skin. Feeding timothy with sheep in winter needs supplementary protein, typically one-quarter to one-half pound of linseed meal per head daily depending on hay.
The report notes the size aid condition affecting the animal’s condition and references the other feed used. It highlights how nutrition and supplementary feeds impact growth or health outcomes for the subject.
Build a fish pond at little cost and stock it with table fish with help from the Washington fish commission. With some care a bountiful supply of meat products can be secured, aiding the living problem as food from streams is conserved.
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