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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
7
Digestive health hinges on a strong stomach and orderly liver and bowels. The text urges maintaining daily health habits to avoid biliousness headaches dizziness and skin eruptions, stressing timely use of health practices to prevent suffering.
Abundance of feed for turkeys in summer and early fall allows fowls to fatten gradually. Begin fattening around October 1 with light feed, then increase until market. Marketing season is short, running from mid November to late December, affecting turkey sales.
A coop of uniform sized and colored fowls is noted as attractive and likely to fetch a better price than uneven stock. The same claim is made for a consignment of eggs, with emphasis on quality and value.
Observation notes compare birds in confinement to those at liberty. It suggests mature, rugged birds may appear more settled in confinement while seeking balance with their surroundings and natural urges for freedom.
A local notice invites participants to join a paint your own car event featuring Wfrecto Auto Finishes. Call for participation and date details are provided by the sponsor.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance explains windbreaks on plains farms also serve as fuel posts and limited lumber source. It covers planting strategies, pruning effects, and species recommendations for northern and southern Plains regions, with list of suitable trees and trees to avoid.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers and small poultry keepers to compare grain quality and value when choosing feed. It notes corn as cheapest generally, oats often cheaper presently, and provides criteria to judge cracked versus crushed corn, presence of green discoloration, and oats hulls affecting digestibility and palatability.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the pamphlet promotes milk testing to identify true productive capacity. It argues conformation is imperfect without the Babcock test and milk scales, enabling precise culling and feed adjustment based on individual cow performance.
The article notes the common cabbage worm as the most destructive foe to cabbage and related crops in the United States. It outlines early spring appearance, multiple generations, and urges community action and coordinated spraying with arsenic compounds to control infestations and protect crops.
A public exhortation urges breeders and farmers to expand poultry output. It lists improving stock, selecting vigorous breeders, early layers, preserving eggs, producing infertile eggs for nonhatching use, culling unprofitable stock, maintaining a small backyard flock, growing poultry feed, and increasing poultry and egg production to conserve meat supply.
Farmers are urged to save eggs for winter use not only for themselves but to share with friends in town. The article stresses preparation for fall and winter, emphasizing practical preservation practices and communal support.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the plan details daily haying work for loading hauling and placing into barn with horse fork Estimated yield equals about five tons per man per day It covers equipment use mowing fedders and sulky rakes labor allocation dew removal and strategies to minimize weather damage and season length by scheduling morning work and continuous hauling and field labor for maximum daily output
The piece argues turkeys damage crops less than feared due to their diet of insects and grasses. It notes their ruminating disposal and suggests farmers misjudge their impact, pointing out turkeys feed on flies bugs grasshoppers and similar fare and that skim milk for pigs is recommended.
The Moline Universal Tractor weighs 3380 pounds yet matches heavier machines by placing almost all weight on the two rear drive wheels. No front wheels push weight, enabling all traction for pulling. It operates as a compact unit with front tractor and rear implement, and changes of implements are quick with a single hitch system. One man controls the outfit from the implement seat, with optional rear carrier for odd jobs. Call to see its features and advantages for any size farm.
The United States Department guidance notes that small scale poultry breeding can be rewarding in back yards. It outlines defining mating, hatching, and rearing to produce strong specimens, with a male and two females as a minimal pen. Emphasizes care, green feed, and space around 20 to 30 sq ft per bird to raise healthy chicks.
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