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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
2
An illustrated 12 by 30 foot poultry house is divided into three 12 by 10 foot sections for winter roosting and laying, scratching shed, and exercise with feed storage. Details describe netting, curtains, nest arrangement, roosts, dust boxes, water and sand floors, and construction options. Water for ducks requires deep drinking vessels to prevent eye irritation and illness.
Poultry kept as scavengers fail to realize profits due to lack of proper food and treatment. The piece argues for improved feeding and care to boost returns from poultry operations.
The Kansas experiment station reports practical laying rations for Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks. A mixed grain mix of ten pounds wheat ten pounds corn and five pounds oats pairs with a dry mash of six pounds shorts three pounds bran six pounds corn meal five pounds beef scrap one pound alfalfa meal to yield a one to four nutritive ratio. When confined, this diet supports steady laying and can be fed via a 25 pound grain bucket and a 25 pound mash hopper with equal consumption timing.
The article argues incubator failures stem from hatching and feeding practices. It stresses proper fresh warm air during batching, adequate ventilation for brooders, controlled feeding, and exercise. Strong chicks endure hatch methods if warmth dryness and correct feed are supplied.
The guide outlines managing surplus cockerels, housing ducks, and avoiding wood ash in chicken houses. It warns against mixing old hens with chicks, separates roosters early, and suggests a simple early drinking fountain for tiny youngsters. It stresses dry footing and clean water to prevent disease.
Breeder of scrub fowls faces similar or greater trouble and expense as fancy fowl breeders, with little or no profit. In contrast, thoroughbred birds and eggs from good breeds are in high demand and typically profitable.
An article by Clyde A. Waugh in Michigan Farmer argues clover pasture with supplemental feed yields the cheapest pork. It covers fencing setup, timing of farrowing, pasture rotation, and feeding regimes to finish shoats after suckling, aiming to minimize cost while maintaining gains.
An article argues cows should not drink from dirty ponds as pond water harms milk quality. It cites a Oklahoma station pond supplying 100 head with clean water from a distant hill drain, costing about 400 for construction. It suggests similar low cost setups where ground is hilly.
The article argues farmers can rely on home grown seed potatoes rather than importing seed from distant locations every few years. It cites a past error where buyers paid high prices for seed from Aroostook and later found their own seed yielded better crops. Emphasizes careful selection and improvement of seed stock each season.
The article argues for permanent meadows with diverse grasses and careful management. It urges top dressing and drainage, succession flowering grasses, and hay timing to maximize yield. It warns against plowing good pastures, notes winter and forage needs, and critiques excessive grain feeding. It ends by calling to sweep away obsolete ideas.
A Vernon county Missouri farmer reports a homemade stump burner using a steel jacket from a food cooker and a timer top costing 1.25. The device covers a stump with a fire fuelled by scraps and often burns roots deep in the ground, suggesting many homes could reuse scrap materials for stump destruction.
Use three two inch planks about three feet long to build a soil compactor. Nail edges to form a box and hitch a chain at each end. Load with heavy stones and pull over the surface for better work than a roller. Don’t overheat and sip water to cool gradually.
Advice on using orchard gaps for fall vegetables and bone meal for vines. Notes about high corn prices, tools like a long-poled fork, late summer alfalfa plowing, weed control, water pooling, and malaria prevention. Emphasizes practical farm chores and older farming aids.
The article notes corn harvesting beginning soon in the southern corn belt. It highlights the modern corn harvester as a key advantage, and recalls the old corn knife as a drawback in fodder gathering during the speaker’s youth.
The article states hogs require a hog-tight fence a clover or alfalfa pasture and ample shade. It notes hogs cannot withstand excessive heat so shade and water are essential to keep them comfortable and healthy during hot months.
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