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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
7
J. A. Read recounts starting January hatchings to market spring chickens at peak prices. He remodeled a 10 by 26 foot poultry house to keep chicks warm, sealing the building and adding an extra window and a partition for better control.
The Cornish breed originates in England with three varieties Dark White and White Laced Red. They have short sturdy legs big thighs wide backs and deep breasts. They are fair layers but prized as table birds with cocks about eight pounds cockerels seven and hens six. An illustration shows a White Cornish cockerel.
A farmer describes building a divided poultry house with a center heater and straw flooring. Chicks hatched under cheese box hov ers, fed bran mash and chick feed, with water, meat scrap, and grit as they grew. Incubator records show 534 chicks hatched from 562 eggs, net profit $74.68.
This guide lists popular breeds Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds Orpingtons and Single Comb White Leghorns. Leghorns lay white eggs and suit large egg farms. others are general purpose and good for small flocks, with brooding ability and brown eggs. Grit must be hard and sharp. oyster shell provides lime for eggshells.
W Scott Matthews and Thavis dueid commissioner issue rules to prevent spread. Do not visit infected farms. avoid buying infected feed. keep dogs tied. kill stray birds and pigeons. restrict non officers visits. keep buildings clean. wash milk cans. use approved disinfectants. avoid bicarbonate disinfectants on animal feet. spray barns with chlorinated lime solution daily. boiling destroys the germ. cold not effective.
The article explains alfalfa winters vary by field conditions and farming practices. It cites causes such as late season mowing heavy green growth and light snowfall, and suggests leave six to eight inches of growth to protect roots. It also details a method to dry corn by driving nails in a barrel and airing it, noting good spring conditions.
Advice on selecting scions from fruiting trees, timing cuts after a light freeze, and storing bundles for rooting. Emphasizes clean stock, proper tools, and storage media like sphagnum and old sawdust. Includes packing, labeling, soil, light, and winter storage guidelines.
The article discusses treating cow bloat with rapid movement or cold water, and, if needed, trocar drainage to relieve lung pressure. It also reports wheat yields from North Dakota trials: after corn wheat averages twenty bushels per acre, while continuous wheat yields range from twelve to thirty four bushels.
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