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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
11
A dated agricultural note on hatching poults emphasizes not feeding immediately but inspecting for lice, dusting with powder, and moving a roomy pen to keep them off bare spots. It prescribes starter feed, dry oats, fine grit, bread soaked in milk, cottage cheese, eggs, onions, and staged transitions to wheat before turning care over to Mother Turkey.
A Reading Pa column shares odd poultry notes from roosters escaping bags to pigeons nests and groundhogs feeding fowls. It mentions Reeves pheasant long tails, peepers and squealers growth, and warns on poison placement. It also cites Thanksgiving goose bets and English nobility calling poultry a nuisance.
The article discusses market value and traits for draft and driving horses, emphasizing prepotency in sires, ensuring straight movement, proper harness fit, and good resting practices. It warns against overstepping with unsuitable sires and highlights care such as bedding, water before sleep, and avoiding thirst overnight.
Kentucky Experiment Station Bulletin 175 reports nine runt pigs fed from Jan 22 1908 to Sept 1 1909 produced 13.20 pounds of pork per bushel of grain at a cost of 76 cents per bushel. Average daily gain was .745 pounds over 224 days, with weights from 106 to 200 pounds.
A Wisconsin extension note urges shepherds to trim feet and shear sheep before turning them to fresh spring pasture. It argues early shearing reduces weight loss, improves wool cleanliness, and prevents hoof problems, aligning flock condition with summer grazing.
The Farm Journal notes treatment for knuckling in a colt includes twice daily hand rubbing and tendon massage, forcing the feet flat, then snug bandaging and possible splints or boots to hold joints. If ineffective, a graduate vet may perform tenotomy as a last resort, with harness makers devising boots and braces.
The text explains that breeding a stallion to a female ass yields a hinny, while a mare bred to a jack produces a mule. It states the mule is superior in size and desirable draft qualities, and notes that nearly all breeding to mules on mares is valuable, highlighting the mule as the worthwhile cross.
The recognized horse breeds listed include Tercheron Bel alan Shire Clydesdale Suffolk Hack ney Fronth Coach German Coach Cleveland Bay Thoroughbred Arabian American saddle horse American tro tting horse standard bred Morgan Welsh pony and Shetland pony.
Practical guide to rearing baby chicks focuses on feeding schedules and setups. It covers starter foods, such as bread soaked in milk, oats, grain mixes, and grit, plus handling temperatures, bowel care, and using scraps, screenings, and dairy products to sustain young fowls.
If pear trees flower heavily, remove a few of the smaller blossoms on each tree to balance fruit set and promote healthier growth. This thinning helps sunlight penetration and air circulation, reducing disease risk and supporting better yields.
In a church scene the priest travels through several enclosures delivering prayers but proclaims a lack of promise in the sterile area. He urges that prayer alone cannot yield fertility, noting the land's barren state and the need for aid beyond devotion.
The article notes corn provides protein essential to pigs and stresses even feeding, regular intervals, and using the stomach as a growth cue. Market hogs reach full size around six months, proper feed prevents crowding, and ample pasture aids health while reducing sow dependence.
The article advises early feeding of calves to ensure winter growth, stressing grain, grass, and alfalfa or clover hay later. It warns against limiting roughage, notes the need for two daily grain feedings, and cautions against stale mash in mangers. Ground oats and bran provide minerals for good bone development.
Kansas Agricultural College partners with L. M. Crawford to test Karakul crossbreeding with American long wool flocks. Dr. R. Nabours leads studies in Bokhara to advance U S fur farming. over 500 pelts produced this spring with pelts valued up to 33 to 10 dollars each in New York.
Kansas Agricultural College experiments aim to produce astrakhan fur by crossing Asiatic Karakul sheep with American Jong wool stock. Pelts from Jamba newborns are worth 3 to 10 dollars. dead-born lambs yield fur of similar value. Karakul ram shown is a pure bred owned by L. M. Crawford.
Kansas college work on fur farming highlights Crawford as the lone U S breeder pursuing large scale Karakul crosses with Lincoln and Cotswold ewes. The program aims to create a viable Karakul derived fur industry and improve mutton quality by crossbreeding hardy Karakul with native sheep.
Farmers are advised that the first two to three weeks of fresh pasture are poor quality and may cause weight loss in cattle. Better to graze gradually and avoid overreliance on weak grass, extending grazing time to allow forage to improve.
The article offers gardening tips on using coal ash sparingly for soil loosening, sowing dates for seed sown outdoors, and humus renewal. It cites 1913 meat animal losses from disease, praises soil worms, promotes sun and exercise for health, warns against excess salt in poultry wash, and discusses straight row planting advantages. It references Indiana and Kentucky bulletins on feeding costs, swine worm remedies, and a soy milk claim, ending with egg production concerns.
Practical notes urge reducing wasteful labor among poultrymen and using fire safety gear. Advice covers water supply, chemical extinguishers, and protecting crops with salt and fertilization. The piece also discusses spraying for orchards, cholera precautions, durum wheat trends, and wildflower beds for birds, with anecdotes on animal navigation and a misspelled transport tale.
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