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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
5
Tailoring service promotes latest style and perfect fit with fair price. A weekly car will collect work from country customers extending east to Tisdale and west to Kinistine.
The Missouri College of Agriculture finds yellow butter links to cow body fat and feed color. Carotene from green leaves colors tallow and butter. experiments show white butter possible with certain feeds and seeds to produce yellow or nonyellow butter.
The article explains contagious abortion harms herds yet declines over years as new susceptible cows are added. It notes early outbreaks cause many calves to be aborted, then fewer in later years. Replacing cows prolongs the disease. bulls can spread germs, so ensure sires are clean and unaffected.
Training in judging cattle helps a farmer avoid mistakes when buying Mock, gain better prices when selling, and breed more skillfully for a profitable herd. Judging is valued at shows and fairs, but practical farmers also benefit from studying dairy cattle judgment.
The article argues dairy cattle need water free of ice to drink freely and maintain milk flow. It notes tank heaters are often profitable for dairy cows but not in fattening pens due to how water intake limits fat production.
The Cornell College of Agriculture sold a Holstein bull for 1500 dollars and three of his brothers for a total 1200 dollars. The bull cost only 90 dollars to raise, prompting questions about profitable purebred stock investments.
Household food safety alert reports perispathic foods becoming dangerous when kept uncovered in warm kitchens. Insects, germs, and dirt risk contaminating meals as heat storage fails to protect food, urging proper covering and sanitation.
Advice urges strict care of perishable foods like milk, vegetables and fruit to prevent spoilage. It cautions against storing produce in hot damp bins or where pests and vermin can attack. Ensuring clean covered storage could save meals and reduce waste.
The article discusses how early hatching reduces risks from hatch failures and allows timely corrections. It notes that poor early chick development can shorten poultry output and egg production, with early hatchings yielding ready market birds when prices are high and pallets laying eggs at peak prices.
The guidance suggests feeding roughage to cows and balancing grain with milk output. One pound of balanced grain per four pounds of milk is recommended. If roughage is ample, cows may graze but should receive energy-rich feeds during winter. Emphasizes adjusting frequency and quantity to maintain milk production.
The article links soil testing with alfalfa yields and notes a simple lime or lime-like treatment. It then shifts to a discussion of veterinary and trade policy, focusing on containment of contagious disease and Canada’s cattle imports. Officials emphasize no firm pledge to import store cattle, inviting public input to the Board of Agriculture.
Mr A McGill advises caution with beans grown in warm climates due to high prussic acid. Government bans delivery of beans exceeding twenty parts per hundred thousand. Of 432 samples tested, 240 were free of prussic acid and the rest contained it.
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