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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
11
The United States Department of Agriculture urges pullets to start laying early in winter with a well balanced ration. Greens and exercise are essential with clean water, ample space, and proper housing to maintain health and promote steady egg production through the season.
An old notice discusses feeding birds with a mix including oats, cabbage, rye, green vegetables, and mangels. It notes issues with storage and access to feed and mentions potential risks to poultry health and productivity.
In culling pullets the main points include a clean cut head a broad back and full abdomen with a bright eye. Culling up to fifteen percent of the pullet crop can be tied without harming the flock prospects.
The United States Department of Agriculture summarizes the public roads bureau findings on federal aid highways. Nearly 6 000 miles remain to reach the goal of a nationwide system while current totals show 18 299 miles completed and 1406 in construction across all stages.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions road paving and pressure measures but readable details are limited. The item likely reports on road work and engineering tests affecting pavement durability.
Villagers install shallow ditches along the highway at Vaugus to curb speeding. Deep ruts threaten vehicles and may injure suspensions, prompting local action to slow fast drivers and improve road safety.
Citizens urged to unite for road building as funding remains the barrier. The item stresses the value of good roads and the need to raise money, calling on locals to gather and organize efforts.
The article emphasizes using specific tools and measured steps to mix concrete correctly. It outlines equipment like a wheelbarrow, steel pan, sand screen, shovel, and trowel, and stresses having forms ready and a chosen cement aggregate ratio before starting.
The article explains a grading chute under a wagon box that sorts potatoes by size. It details an eight foot long device with slats spaced one to two inches apart, guiding tubers to separate by grade and preventing small potatoes from lowering overall market value.
Practical notes on fattening market fowls with a balanced mash rather than grains alone. Suggests 50 percent corn meal 25 percent wheat bran 25 percent ground oats plus sufficient milk for a moist mix. Recommends multiple feedings daily and methods to stimulate appetite.
Extension Service notes potatoes can be fed to swine and sheep in small quantities as part of a balanced ration. They advise using potatoes as a supplement to regular feed, with about one to three pounds per animal daily, alongside staple fodder and roughage.
A.7 Durant of the Missouri College of Agriculture explains roups preventative steps for poultry. Three forms exist: swelling near the eye region with head enlargement, diphtheritic sores in the mouth, and a chickenpox like form with sores on the comb and head. Proper feeding and housing are key. severe cases should be tied and burned.
A Colorado agricultural note explains using self feeding with shelled corn and meat meal to optimize pig growth on alfalfa pasture. It calculates feed costs and gains, noting 20 head per acre can yield profits after hay cutting, with figures given for corn and tank feed prices.
The guide explains docking and castration timing to protect lambs during the day. It notes risks from excessive docking and recommends tying with cord if needed. It suggests performing both tasks together in large flocks and emphasizes proper flock shaping for higher market value. It also covers techniques to locate the third vertebrae and proper skin positioning for safe procedure. References to tools and authors appear in historical husbandry discussions.
Farmers report winter rye and related forage crops provide essential grain and feed as fields are sown. Early spring turning and careful management help ensure strong, healthy forage for livestock and maintain good feeding conditions.
A brief note urges focus on purebred stock and live stack forms, emphasizing care with fee structures and returns on invested time, urging consistency in records and procedures.
A short report notes sows fed well about ten days before breeding yield larger litters than those given scant rations. The observation highlights the impact of pre-breeding nutrition on litter size.
The bog serves as a unique consumer for by-products with no rival in the field, underscoring its distinctive role in the sector.
After the breeding season ewes may not require grain until three weeks before Limbing. If clover and roots are fed properly the ewes should maintain condition. This guidance emphasizes forage quality and timing for postbreeding nutrition.
A practical guide explains that success with sheep hinges on careful weeding, breeding, and feeding, especially during the fall season to ensure healthy flocks and strong wool. The article emphasizes planning, pasture management, and nutrition as core factors for good outcomes.
J P LaMaster notes most SC dairy heifers are undersized and stresses growing them now for future milk. The Missouri station datasets give target weights and withers for Jerseys Holsteins Ayrshires and Shorthorns at 6 12 18 months and 2 years to maximize feed intake and milk capacity.
The milking machine proved valuable for dairy profitability. Modern improvements dispel fears of harming cows or reducing udder health. Proper care and use enable farmers to achieve more efficient milking and better milk yields. Indiana and guild references noted.
Calving should be prepared days before birth with cows separated from the herd. Ideal conditions are summer open pasture or winter clean dry stalls. Begin with bran minsh Yor feeds after calving and progress to a grain mix until swelling subsides. Start milking at four to five pounds per day once the udder is normal, then raise by about one pound every other day until milk flow stabilizes and continue feeding per production.
The article advises milking with dry clean hands and warns that milking with wet hands is a dirty habit and a mistaken idea that it helps milk flow. It stresses cleanliness as essential for proper milking practices.
Calves should receive whole milk until three weeks old. At that age skim milk may partially replace the whole milk, with the transition done gradually.
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