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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
5
A farming page advises Pekin ducks as the quickest growing green ducks for market. Feed progression begins with soft feed and bread crumbs, moves to bran middlings corn meal mash with sand, then beef scrap and greens, and ends with richer mash to fatten before early market arrival.
A Colorado Agricultural College extension note advises farmers to raise their own dairy calves. It discusses using whole milk versus skim milk, nursing from the dam for the first days, and gradual transition to skim milk over one to four weeks. Warm skim milk reduces scours, calf weaning by six to seven months depends on dam health, and emphasizes careful feeding management.
The article warns that neglect during winter reduces a stallion's usefulness and stresses daily work, grooming, and clean stables. It advises six miles of daily exercise or equivalent, proper feeding based on activity, and presents three feed combina tions from the Kansas Experiment Station: oats with timothy or prairie hay. oats four to six with meal and hay. and corn seven parts with bran and meal and hay.
The 1922 fiscal year saw a record 10 000 miles of federal-aid roads built driven by the new federal highway act. Early in the year projects stagnated and funds dwindled with low unobligated balances, then rapid construction followed after act approval, reshaping state plans and mileage totals.
The Pekin is the most popular meat breed followed by the Hare and Cayuga as profitable meat producers. The Runner serves as the top egg layer and a good table bird, though smaller than other standard breeds. Some breeds carry a strain of wild blood.
Fish meal is fed to laying hens with good results and about 20 percent of mash. Dried buttermilk is favored by poultrymen as a protein source. Beef scrap remains a standby for breeders. Do not neglect protein to maintain winter egg production.
The value of charcoal for poultry is emphasized as a preventive for bowel disorders and disease. It should be freely available to fowls of all ages at all times as there is no risk of overeating. Charcoal aids digestion by absorbing noxious fumes and correcting digestive troubles.
University of Minnesota dairy experts report smut-infested corn silage is safe for livestock. A Holstein heifer fed smut silage at 15 to 60 pounds daily for three weeks showed no adverse effects, after tests with 500 pounds of corn smut processed into ensilage.
The article debunks farmer lore claiming pumpkin seeds harm cows and reduce secretions. It states pumpkin seeds are nutritious and safe to feed to dairy cattle, with no real danger involved in feeding them.
The text discusses cow feeding signs from OCR style notes: a cattle with rapid flesh loss needs more feed or a balanced ration and a cow gaining fat but producing less milk may need more protein and fewer carbohydrates in its diet.
The report notes March and June project activity totaling 1 250 miles per month, ending with 33 940 miles submitted for the year. Completed mileage rose to 17 716 with under construction 14 513 miles. Texas leads in gains with 933 new miles. Illinois Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania also receive large federal payments.
Dehorning calves after weaning speeds fattening and improves sale value. Do the work young for easier handling and neater results. Remove the horn ring to prevent stubs, apply pine tar to stop bleeding and deter flies, and use sharp clippers for humane, quick work compared to the saw.
A sow near farrowing should be separated from other hogs at least a week before the due date. Provide a high protein, laxative ration similar to that used during pig suckling, then gradually reduce it as farrowing approaches to keep her calm and in good condition. This minimizes fever and restlessness and reduces danger to her pigs at birth.
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