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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
9
The Buff Orpington duck, developed by William Cook in Orpington England, debuts as a large prolific layer with white eggs and fast market readiness. It joins other new poultry breeds as it wins foreign egg competitions and gains popularity.
Do not rush to buy a giant incubator without an unbiased poultryman’s opinion. Test ducks and incubator eggs, seek stock locally, and avoid overenthusiasm. Work hard, balance money making with generosity, and be prudent in purchases and decisions.
An American firm claims selling 40 000 incubators last year and a 100 egg machine is blamed for boosting hatchery output. The piece warns crowded brooders cause disease and lice, notes fowl diseases from civilization, critiques government neglect of poultry, and cites a surge of imported eggs from the orient affecting Pacific coast growers.
A balanced dairy routine boosts summer results. Feed cows hay before pasture in the morning and keep full rations for best milk. Warm cream should not be mixed with cold. If churns sit idle fill with lime water. Even top cows can test poorly on productivity.
A guide from M. W. Harper of New York Agricultural College explains halter pulling as a persistent habit. It describes a loin tie using a 15 foot rope to apply pressure on the body and force the horse to bound toward a post. Some riders use pain inducement for memory, and weights can deter repeat pulling.
An Iowa Homestead piece argues the ram can shape a flock. It recounts a German breeder crossing four scrubby Wyoming ewes with a high quality purebred ram, producing a first lamb crop where all offspring resembled the ram. It praises Lincoln sheep for size, fleece, and for grazing efficiency, and offers calf and dairy feeding guidance focused on dry grain, roughage, and proper proportions.
The text advises selecting a ram with a strong build and bright eye, stressing vigor and masculine appearance. It warns against narrow heart girth, noting a good ram lifts a flock while a poor one drags standards down, referencing a ram that placed second at an international livestock exposition.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent advises calf feeding by breed. For Holsteins breast milk from the cow. Jerseys or Guernseys start with diluted milk then switch to skim milk after a month. Jerseys excel in butter production, Guernseys and Holsteins also strong, with a Jersey at Delaware station yielding 76.8 pounds of butter in thirty days.
A New York farmer argues in the American Cultivator for keeping a boar separate from sows to control farrowing and improve litter size and bone strength. He advises a small grassy, hog-tight yard, steady grass or green feed, limited fattening foods, and constant access to ashes salt and coal for health.
The article explains foot rot arises from wet filthy housing and fields. It prescribes cutting away diseased hoof, washing with full strength sheep dip, applying blue vitriol mixed with grease, then housing in a clean dry stable for about a day, and repeating two or three times to cure if kept from wet conditions.
The passage argues that feeding a calf constantly from dirty milk vessels would be as harmful as feeding a baby with a dirty bottle. It questions why the same negative effect would not apply to calf feeding, challenging assumptions about differences in impact.
The article argues that farm success hinges on profitable enterprise mix and effective organization. It warns that poor crop returns and unproductive livestock waste effort, and that diversification reduces risk. Proper management and full utilization of labor and equipment boost the likelihood of profitability.
The article describes a device to aid a choking cow using a wooden plug and side pieces forming a bridle arrangement. A rope over the head helps lift the head, enabling saliva flow to push the obstruction down and prevent suffocation. Other methods risk injuring the gullet.
The article urges dairy farmers to improve butter quality to fetch higher prices, noting the gap between high and low grades. It stresses the value of careful handling, a dedicated milk house, and proper care for dry cows, advocating durable concrete tanks to prevent leaks.
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Regular feeding times for fowls and stock. let lawn remain undisturbed if unfertilized. Dust pear trees and rosebushes to combat slugs. Hampshire ships 1300 tons of berries. cement hog troughs are cheap and easy to clean. Appalachian water power could reach 5 to 7 million horsepower loss. Trellis supports peas. oiling rules are little and often. Overfed chicks suffer. feed little and often. Pruning raspberry canes at proper height boosts bearing wood for next season.
The article argues that steady demand and beef prices from 20 to 30 cents a pound will yield good profits for farmers who pursue cattle farming consistently. It notes retailers offer affordable steak, boosting the market's profitability for diligent producers.
A pamphlet extols Johnny bread and milk as a balanced ration. It claims the meal is nutritious, affordable, and suitable for children and parents, urging broader adoption.
The text argues that affection for the woods may be cultivated rather than stifled, suggesting that an outdoor appreciation can be developed much as it can be crowded out, and that effort to cultivate it is worthwhile when opportunities arise.
A writer suggests sowing rape in a cornfield before final cultivation. He recommends three to four pounds per acre and notes rape can replace weeds and provide good fall pasture, especially if part of the field is fenced and hogged down.
The Nebraska experiment station issues a bulletin on underground silos valuable to farmers seeking cheap fodder storage. It notes silos perform well where soil drains well and is firm enough to prevent cave-ins.
U S sheep output fell in the last two years, with a longer decline prior, while demand for meat products rose. The shrinking supply suggests a safe profit margin for sheep raisers in the coming years.
A friend with a twelve year old alfalfa field brought a thirteen inch sprig taken on May 8. The plant displays vigorous life and alfalfa’s Prive nce root craters begin growth early, helping withstand severe drought year after year.
A farmer troubled by hawks for his chicks devised a trap to catch thirty marauders in a season. He anchored a killed rabbit as bait and placed two or three steel traps nearby. As hawks approached, their feet became caught in the traps.
A lyrical meditation celebrates May in the grassland with bluebells in woodlands, crabapple blossoms, meadow lark and thrush song, barn swallows in flight, and a thriving farm scene. Fields show green oats and wheat, furrows from plows, and livestock grazing against bluegrass.
A three county plan assigns expert advisers in each school district to watch hog herds. A prominent farmer in every district reports suspected cholera to the county agent, who informs assistant veterinarians. They post quarantine cards and coordinate with farmers to fight the disease, protecting millions in losses.
After week twenty three at the Storrs agricultural station Connecticut Tom Barron's pen of White Wyandottes led with 949 eggs. White Leghorns from Storrs ranked second with 805 and Connecticut White Leghorns third with 791. Connecticut and Rhode Island Wyandottes placed fourth and fifth with 761 and 769 eggs. Other breeds included Barred Rocks 645, White Rocks 533, Rhode Island Reds 705, Buff Orpingtons 351, and dunghills 488 eggs.
The season for cutworms is near and gardeners should watch for damage. Transplanted plants likely to be attacked should be wrapped in heavy paper extending above soil. A bait made from bran moistened with water and sweetened with sugar and molasses, stirred with green, is effective per plant. Paris green sprays with clover or alfalfa moistened also serve as a good bait.
A reader outlines methods to combat currant worms using paris green or lead arsenate. Apply dust on damp bushes at about 1/25 pound per 25 pounds flour or spray at 1 pound per 150 gallons water, adding extra paris green to prevent leaf burn. Arsenate of lead is safer for foliage at 2 pounds per 50 gallons water. all three insecticides also kill potato bugs.
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