Handling Foals and Proper Nourishment for Growth
Advice on foal care from Colorado Agricultural College stresses early colostrum intake, gentle purges if needed, and natural milk clearing the tract. Emphasizes pasture or concentrates, box stall initially, gradual pasture turnout, plus managing diarrhea and constipation with simple remedies. By two months, introduce grain. wean at five to six months with increased ration for steady growth into a good horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. T. Walel
Colorado Agriculture At College
Fort Collins
Colo
Prevention First Is Best for Sheep Says Minnesota Vet
Dr. C. P. Fitch of the University of Minnesota cautions that prevention outruns cure for sheep diseases. He cites stomach and lung worms mange ticks and tapeworms as major threats and advises careful buying of infested stock, quarantine for six months, and veterinary inspection of all imports to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Fitch
Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Preventing Smut of Wheat
Instructions to treat seed wheat with formaldehyde to prevent smut in the next crop. Use one print of formaldehyde to 40 gallons of water for 50 bushels, wet evenly, cover, and let sit a couple of hours, then dry. Sow within 21 hours and do not treat more than can be sown in one day.
VALUE OF CORNCOBS IN SOIL
Corncobs add organic matter to soil and improve quality beyond their plant nutrient value. When obtainable at low cost and with short hauling, their use in tight compact clay soils proves worthwhile for soil improvement.
Advertising boosts farm sales via simple daily methods
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines low cost ways for farmers to advertise to motorists and neighbors. Bulletin boards, farm vehicle branding, letterheads, printed wrappers, business cards, parcel post labels, and newspaper ads are suggested to attract buyers for eggs butter vegetables and dressed meat. end by noting nationwide success stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department, of
Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Wade
Bulletin
Dairs
Fair Valley Farm
James J. Jamieson
Blank
Express
Parcel Post
Fair View Farm
Blank, Va
The Sporting Tale of Sport the St Bernard Dog
A dog named Sport recounts his adventures to Rover the collie. He details rescues of a man and daughter from a fire, saving a drowning child, stopping a runaway horse, and pulling a skating girl from ice. He recalls medals, a newspaper portrait, and his muzzie issue with the city judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Sport
Rover
Morndny
St.Bernard
Yin
Rever
Lice on Chickens Warned Against Entering Winter
University of Minnesota entomology chief Dr Riley urges immediate lice control in flocks. He endorses sodium fluoride powder applied by pinch method and Cornell louse powder as effective, affordable options over costly proprietary products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Riley
Division of
Entomology
University of Minnesota
Riley
Thoroughly Dry Seed Corn Testing at Ohio Station
Ohio experiment station results show the best spring germination from corn thoroughly dried in fall with some artificial heat. Keep ears well ventilated by hanging in a shed or attic or suspending in a sling so they do not touch. Thorough drying before freezing weather yields satisfactory spring germination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Experiment Station
Winter Layers Aid Returns For Flock Feeding
The text argues that winter laying affects flock returns. It notes pallets must lay fairly during winter. if not they delay laying until spring, but both scenarios involve feed consumption.
Learning to Keep Records in Club Work
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. Boys and girls in club work learn to keep accurate day to day records of their projects. In animal feeding their records cover cost of feed labor time receipts and value at end of feeding period and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Madness in Turkish Prison Camp Conned Turks with Feigned Faith
British officers Jones and Hill feigned insanity in a Turkish prison camp to win freedom. Descriptions show Jones as pale with a large fez and Hill reading the Bible while outwardly austere. The pair’s malingering fooled guards and authorities until exiting Turkish waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Hill
Fill
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Hil
Prehistoric Culture Unearthed Near Newark Ohio Tomb
Archaeologists report a mound burial near Newark with a tall chief’s skeleton and copper gorget, copper earrings, armlet, and shell beads. The find links local Stone Age inhabitants to a tribe with earth monuments in Ross County and other areas of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Newark
Ross County
Airman's Record Glide Sets Long Distance Without Engine
An Ithaca New York flight in a Thomas-Morse two-seater reportedly set a world glide record with engine off. The craft reached 17,500 feet, crossed Cayuga Lake by 35 miles, and could have reached 50 miles total without power. The prior longest glide was 22 miles from Brooklands to Hendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Thomas-Morse
Scientific American
Caytgs Lake
Raynham
Aeronautics
Brooklands
Hendon
England
Anti Noise Telephones Addreses Loud Workshop Din
Edwin Pridham and Peter Jemsen engineers from San Francisco solved telephoning amid noise by opening the transmitter diaphragm to equalize noise on both sides. In a test a boiler shell housed an anti noise telephone while outside workers hammered, yet interior to outside communication remained clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin 8. Pridham
Peter L. Jemsen
San Francisco
French White You Walt Walter Discharged Tale
Odd fragment notes a character named Walter and a discharged person in a curious scene. The text hints at dialogue about a teen and unsettled actions, but lacks clear events or setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Walter
Aon
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A. Fine
Valley Farm
Three’ Oaks
John, Brown
Missouri
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