Care and feeding for sows and litters after farrowing
Practical guidance from Clemson College on sow and litter care in the first two weeks after birth. Recommends withholding solid food for 24 hours, then light bran slop, gradual reintroduction, and careful milk management to prevent scours. Discusses milker variance, exercises to prevent thumps, and postweek feeding with green forage and balanced rations like corn meal mix or corn with skim milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Crawford
Clemson College
All Sheep Susceptible to Stomach Worm Pest
The stomach worm threatens all sheep breeds including fine wool and mutton. Eggs pass in droppings and hatch after varied times. dryness or freezing kills larvae, but ensheathed larvae resist drying. Pasture infestation may require one year of rest to render it free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Ohio
Right Feed for Sows Keeps Litter Strong
The sow needs the right feed mix including corn barley and wheat for fullness, plus protein feeds and minerals for strong litters. Alfalfa clovers field peas and soybeans provide plant protein while tankage and skim milk supply animal protein for the brood sow diet.
Live Stock Notes On Pigs Pasture Profit And Care
Guard rails in the pen reduce pig losses and increase profit. Replace scrub stock with pure breds when live stock prices are low. Avoid overfeeding sows on pasture during the first days. Pasture feeding yields profitable pork and full fed April pigs reach market sooner. Exercise, sunshine, green feed, and clean surroundings are essential for growing pigs. Some producers doubted a ton of pork in 180 days but many have achieved it. Sows nursing litters should retain reserve flesh by farrowing time.
Seasonable Rains Aid Texas Crops Across State
The past week brought seasonable rains across much of Texas saving corn and aiding young cotton and vegetables while some East and North Texas counties missed moisture. Wheat yields in West Texas are high though acreage is down. Ongoing grasshopper infestations threaten fields and efforts to combat them proceed with mixed results.
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Texas
East
Black Belt
South Texas
Kingsville
Kleberg County
Corpus Christi
Houston
West Texas
Panhandle
Plains Country
North Texas
Oklahoma
South Plains
Chambers of Commerce
Tornado Toll Revised After Ohio Damage
Storm losses in Ohio and nearby states totaled over 100 lives with Lorain suffering 59 deaths and 118 injuries. Sandusky, Cleveland, Pittsburg area and Mantua plus Akron reported multiple fatalities. Property damage likely exceeds 50 million dollars including Lorain’s 30 million and Sandusky’s 2 million.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Sandusky
Ohio
Pittsburg
Mississippi Valley
Pennsylvania
Mantua
Akron
Iowa
Illinois
Grand jury indicts Fall Sinclair and two Doheny brothers
Four indictments returned in the District of Columbia supreme court charge Albert B. Fall former interior secretary Harry F Sinclair Edward L Doheny and Belmont Doheny Jr with felony actions related to leasing naval oil reserves in Wyoming and California A special grand jury has spent weeks reviewing the evidence in the ongoing senate oil investigation and related civil litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Harry F. Sinclair
Edward L. Doheny
Bel Doheny, Jr
Wyoming
California
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Treaty With France Signed
Washington reports a new treaty to curb rum smuggling, modeled after the pact with Great Britain, signed today by Secretary Hughes and French Ambassador Jusserand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Hughes
Jusserand
France
Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade Holds Final Session
The fifty third reunion of Hood's Brigade in Bryan Texas ended Friday with Captain W C Walsh of Austin re elected president John H Roberts of Arcadia re elected vice president J O Bradfield chosen chaplain to fill Rev W E Copeland’s vacancy Miss Kate Daffan of Houston re elected life secretary and Dr O Young of Houston elected historian as the new office was created
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Bryan
Tex
Hoods Brigade
W. C. Walsh
Austin
John H. Roberts
Arcadia
J. O. Bradfield
W. EB. Copeland
Rockdale
Kate Daffan
Houston
Savory Dishes and Mushrooms in Cream on Toast
Field mushrooms provide a bounty for savory dishes. Recipes include Creamed Mushrooms on buttered toast, Mushrooms with Scrambled Eggs, and Broiled Mushrooms with butter in each cup. Parsley Potatoes and a gelatin salad with vegetables round out the menu.
Questioning pioneers and bold new goals
A terse meditation on leadership and courage asks if one will lead or follow and strike out toward a novel goal despite doubt. It contrasts timid doubt with the drive to pursue untried tasks, win or lose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lite
Practical economical meals from a mid century guide
A historical cooking passage presents budget friendly recipes. Hamburger Steak uses round meat with suet or pork ground and seasoned. Stuffed onions fill centers with meat sausage or nuts and bake with broth. Mayonnaise recipe for lettuce salad uses eggs and oil, and chicken baked in cream with butter and paprika. A nut roast suggests using nuts in place of meat with a butter rich sauce. Nercre Wat wel.
Survey of Texas soils under way in Wichita County
Field work for the detailed soil survey of Wichita County is finished and a comprehensive report and map will be published by the Bureau of Soils, USDA after several months. W. T. Carter Jr. leads the Texas Experiment Station division with broader surveys in Nacogdoches Hidalgo Milam counties and western counties. The circular No 32 by A B Conner and H J Reinhard reviews boll weevil history and control, urging thorough plowing after harvest and coordinated community action to starve the pest, with limited use of arsenates and emphasis on early planting and proven methods.
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Wichita County
Bureau of Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
W. T. Carter, Jr
Division of Soil Survey
Texas Experiment Station
Carter
Milam
Nacogdoches
Hildago
Trans-Pecos
A. B. Conner
H. J. Reinhard
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Pest control and farming notes from Colorado county update
Weimer section reports damage from cutants with a demonstration on pest destruction using a homemade auger to reach nests six treated with carbon bisulphide. Grasshopper outbreaks appear in Wilson County with extensions service guidance and support from U S Department of Agriculture. Rye suggested for fall planting and field improvements advised alongside July August stump and rock removal and shade creation. consider acquiring a purebred ram for fall breeding.
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Weimer
Colorado County
Wilson County
Extension Service
A and M. College of Texas
W. A. Baker
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Entomological Laboratories
San Antonio
Thoughtful Man Salesman One Nice Pair of Overalls
A humorous exchange features a salesman offering a fine pair of overalls suitable for stoking a furnace and a grumpy reply about an apron, hinting at domestic frictions as a wife disapproves of the overalls.
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Grump
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promises Complete Skin Perfume Kit
Don’t forget Cuticura talcum with the soap and ointment in the Cuticura trio. The advertisement touts an exquisite face and skin powder and perfume, claiming it renders other perfumes redundant. Each item is 25 cents and sold everywhere.
Table From Fifty Trees From Holy Land Wood in Denton
A Denton Texas clergyman possesses a table made from 100000 wood pieces from over fifty different Holy Land trees. The object blends religious and rustic heritage and has drawn local interest.
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Holy Land
Denton
Texas
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Promotes Old-Fashioned Medicine
An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a simple remedy from 1837 that regulates the stomach liver and bowels, claiming enduring effectiveness.
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Wright
Choler Blind Fury Shocks Local Team
A spectator described an intense scene using the phrase choler blind noting anger that blurred perception. Though the exact event is unclear the remark signals a heated moment at a local game or gathering.
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Texas Brigade
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Fletcher
Druggieta
Iodine Products Co
Laurel, Miss
Avor
Hall & Ruckel
New York City
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Frem
Washington, D.C
Parker
Drogrista
Imcox Chem
B.x
Hiscox Chem
America
McCormick
Baltimore
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