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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
8
Experienced goose keeper PFJ Damann notes avoid breeding stock excess and shares feeding tips using barley oats mash and green food. Geese mature at 18 to 20 pounds, lay about thirty eggs, and plumage value leads to frequent plucking four to five times yearly. White Embden variety from Westphalia is popular in this country.
The article outlines breeding and incubation tips for geese and hens. It covers incubation times, nest setup with barrels, broodiness, using Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte hens to hatch eggs, and the importance of not washing dirty eggs until setting. It explains feather picking and seasonal culling for best yield.
A correspondent advises early planning for pullets winter housing to prevent roosting in trees or sheds. Train them with a mother hen on a temporary platform near the coop, moving it gradually until indoors. Also disinfect and dip hens to control lice before final housing.
The article notes peak chicken sales in June to August with demand for old hens in September and geese at Michaelmas while turkeys surge around Christmas. It explains turkey meat has higher protein than beef, geese need foraging, and hens eat less when not laying, making wheat bran a useful bulk feed fed freely in summer.
Northward routes from Lititz to Lancaster show morning departures at 5.45 6.45 and every half hour to 11.44 P.M. Saturday and Sunday schedules extend similarly with weekday patterns. Freight cars depart Lititz at 9.16 A.M. and 3.15 P.M. arriving pancasie at 11.30 A.M. and 6.00 P.M.
Lancaster county fair runs October 5 to 9 in Lancaster. York county fair scheduled in York from October 5 to 9. Lancaster County 8.5 Association convention to be held at Lititz on Thursday, October 29.
Oregon Agricultural College summarizes that heavy egg production and chick growth require high protein. It notes meats like beef scrap provide around 50 percent protein, while grains like wheat and corn have 6 to 12 percent. Experiments at various stations show vegetable proteins cannot replace animal proteins for growing chicks, broilers, or laying birds.
Green bone is touted as the best protein feed for laying fowls and eye appeal. Bones with meat and fat are ground in a bone cutter, with soft rib bones preferred. For hundreds of fowls, machine grinding with a Stall gasoline engine speeds preparation and offers extra utility.
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