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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
7
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the piece urges dairymen to adopt the best breeding and management practices feed wisely utilize all by products and expand production to support the war effort. It calls for selling excess dairy to better situated farms to prevent milk shortages on small farms and stresses sharing dairy outputs with allies.
W F Kirke explains that simple catarrh or a common cold in poultry regularly appears each season. It weakens birds, predisposes to troup and diphtheria, and if untreated leads to thick nasal discharge and mouth breathing. Overcrowded, poorly ventilated coops worsen outbreaks. emphasis on dry, well ventilated housing to prevent disease.
Those who raise ducks should trial Runner ducks they are easily raised and persistent layers. They are smaller than Peking ducks but more profitable due to high egg output and fine meat. Mature weights exceed four pounds for hens and over four and a half for males. At ten weeks market weights reach three and a half pounds with strong demand in large markets for fat Indian Runners.
Guidance on economical poultry feeding emphasizes oats soaked for hens and scalded oats for chicks. Dry mash from mill by products lags behind whole grains, while beef scrap shows little change. A practical dry mash uses 100 lb each of wheat bran flour or middlings cornmeal ground oats and beef scrap, with skim or buttermilk as a substitute. Milk-fed hens consume more grain but convert more efficiently per pound.
The guide explains when to cut field peas for hay, harvest methods, drying and windrow practices, and how to stack and protect seed. It covers threshing with a pea-specific setup, pasture versus dry feed strategies, and the benefits of mixed sowings with oats or barley. It also details field peas for silage, green manure use in orchards, suitable varieties, and timing for plowing under to maximize soil benefits.
Blackleg is caused by a tiny organism that multiplies rapidly and forms hardy spores. Once ground is contaminated, holding the infection is difficult. vaccination is advised, especially when branding, dehorning, or castration, and before exposure to infected pastures. Immunize beforehand to protect susceptible calves. Manure from grain meat and bone fed hens is rich in plant food.
The article likens birds to a roaming police force patrolling insect pests. It cites grackles, pewee, kingbird, cuckoo, woodpecker, nuthatch, warblers, vireos, swallows, and swifts as steady defenders from dawn to dusk. Night patrols include nighthawk and whip-poor-will guarding twilight, with dawn relief by day patrolmen.
Hens showing poor laying traits and old age are not worth keeping over winter. They should be marketed to save feed and free space for remaining birds, increasing egg production when confined indoors by bad weather.
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