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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
3
A hinged perch designed for limited space folds against the house side to stay out of the way during the day. It enables easier interior cleaning and spraying to kill insects. The construction is simple and fully explained in the accompanying drawing.
Two WV tests compared skim milk and water to moisten a feed mash for 22 and 60 hens. Skim milk consistently raised egg counts over water, with a total 802 quarts fed yielding 702 extra eggs, valued at 1.5 to 2 cents per quart.
The Town Homestead describes a seven inch wide portable trough to separate half grown chickens from feed. A three inch wide slat forms a carrying handle, standing roughly three inches above the trough edge to prevent overbalancing by any chicken in the feed.
Guidance on properly restraining a goose to prevent injury. Take by the neck, lift with back toward handler, which keeps the bird quiet. Support the body by grasping the first wing joint. facing the handler invites wing strikes and scratches from the feet.
Overcrowding injures poultry as fowls sweat at night leading to root feather rot. The problem explains why many birds shed feathers outside the normal moulting season.
The comparison notes pea meal has about 1 percent less protein and 3 percent less fat than gluten feed while containing nearly three times as much fiber. The analysis highlights nutritional differences relevant to animal feeding.
A. J. Legg advises on guinea fowl rearing from hatching to winter. Keep young guineas near the mother for early safety then feed bread crumbs coarse meal and occasional hard boiled egg. Provide water and sweet milk. Protect from heavy rain and snow to prevent drowning or flying to high perches.
An article describes a practical force draft ventilator for poultry houses. A revolving stove-pipe chimney top faces the wind to draw air through the opening and vent it upward, creating a draft up the flue to ventilate the house below. The concept parallels an atomizer mechanism.
Practical tips for poultry care and farming economics include feeding mash versus dry grain, fattening hens and old birds for sale, building efficiency for a poultry house, and early winter scheduling. Capons offer better efficiency than cockerels, and planning ahead sustains income year round. Avoid roosters that overwork hens and target healthy, well developed pullets for market readiness.
The article explains seasonal pruning guidance for apple pear peach and other orchard trees. It recommends winter or early spring for small cuts and spring for large branches to aid healing. It notes differing timing by region and stresses smooth cuts and two cut technique to prevent bark tearing.
An orchardist asks about using dynamite to prep soil for setting trees. Professor Dickens of Kansas Agricultural College says it can be profitable in many localities but recommends doing the work one or more seasons before planting and properly refilling the blast pocket with surface soil. He notes drainage improvement in some soils, though permanent drainage often benefits more from other methods.
W. H. Young of Indiana marketed 19 yearling cattle, 12 heifers and 7 steers, averaging 781 pounds, at 6.24 dollars. The cattle, graded Herefords, did not lose a pound of calf fat as they were kept well fed. He says he was well repaid for care and keep.
A Californian patents a waterproof cover for young trees to shield them from frost. The device ties onto the tree and traps heat rising from the ground to keep the tree warmer.
After infant deaths from impure milk, Indiana’s large city launched an education driven campaign. Ordinances extended to cows and barns, inspectors visited farms to abolish dirty milk houses, and new cement floored, whitewashed barns with good ventilation arose. Farmers initially resisted but complied to keep selling milk. The city’s results were highly satisfactory and urged nationwide adoption.
The guide describes constructing a hot bed with concrete walls and a 3 by 6 foot sash, placed on a sunny protected site. It covers foundation depth cache, forming, reinforcement, top framing, and tipping for a moisture ventilated heating bed using manure and soil, plus seasonal care and protection.
A detailed method to sprout oats for chicks, including soaking, tray setup, temperature management, and daily turnover. Sprouts reach one-half to one inch in 4 5 days and provide good growth feed, with winter and summer adjustments and emphasis on clean water and balanced rations for profit.
A Massachusetts inventor patents an orchard heating plant using a central tank and a network of pipes to convey fuel oil to the heating system.
Guidance on growing early corn for green feed to cows. Advice covers soil prep, drilling rates, fertilization with bone meal and superphosphate, manure use, weed control, cultivation, planting layout, and expected yields per acre. Emphasizes home-grown seed and field planning for silage capacity and stock needs.
In a test of 80 pigs over 160 days at the Oklahoma station the average daily gain on corn chop buttermilk barley and sorghum forage was 0.51 pounds versus 1.22 pounds with corn chop and buttermilk. A field of corn yielded 17 bushels per acre and produced 12 pounds gain per head. Valuing grain at 7 cents per pound, the hogs returned 3.15 cents per bushel.
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