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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1951
Page
2
The article explains that 78 cents of every meat dollar goes to farmers, with packers' profits about 0.3 cents per pound for 1949. Pay rolls are the largest single expense at 10.7 cents, other costs 9.6 cents, and taxes 1 cent. It notes profits include meat and by products and predicts near record meat production in 1951 due to defense purchases and high employment.
Poultry experts from the University of Illinois outline a diet plan for eggs. They advise one pound of balanced feed per seven eggs and a mix: 75 to 90 percent cereals and by products, 5 to 10 percent animal protein, plant protein feeds 5 to 15 percent max, at least one legume roughage 5 to 10 percent, calcium carrier if no meat scrap fishmeal or tankage, and one pound salt per 100 pounds total ration.
A sunlit, 7 by 6 foot hog house built on skids with a 4 foot 10 inch height uses a 1 inch floor over 2 by 4 sills and 2 by 3 lumber studs. Masonite hardboard siding and roof resist weather. roof door folds on four inch hinges. Farm Service Bureau offers free plan AFB-196, Chicago address. Alfalfa pasture boosts hog efficiency.
Agriculture rose from 10 to 14 percent over the past decade while manpower declined and population grew. Leaders credit agricultural colleges with extension, research, and teaching, plus mechanization as key factors in the growth.
A short humor item references a man visiting a spiritualist and a quip about twins. The gag hinges on a pun about being “medium” and a miscalled family, reflecting a classic newspaper joke vibe.
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