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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
7
The brood sow should receive clean wholesome feed not fattening but succulent and laxative. Include roots kale or fine clover hay for digestion and supply alfalfa or clover hay in racks. Separate sows from other hogs to prevent fighting and ensure proper nesting and preparation before farrowing.
A manual urges using mature hens rather than pullets for hatching chicks. It recommends waiting for broodiness, selecting strong hens, testing eggs on day five, and limiting each hen to about 20 chicks. Chicks are moved to a quiet hen after hatching and kept without food for 12 hours.
Farmers should provide clean dry shelter for sheep and other farm animals. Well ventilated barns with no drafts prevent illness while allowing sunshine. Lambing pens need warmer construction than general sheds.
The article outlines early signs of indigestion with foul smelling stools and prescribes reducing feed to one half, then gradually reintroducing a milk and formalin mixture. After two or three feeding periods, return to the normal amount and continue with milk adjustments as advised.
A report notes sheep suffer sickness due to unclean feed and tainted fodder. Officials warn farmers to supply safe provisions to prevent widespread illness in flocks and protect meat quality.
A rapidly growing chick needs ash for bone growth, supplied mainly by mineral sources. Shell and eperit are common minerals, while beef scrap and granulated bone are key animal sources. Beef scrap should not be fed in excess.
A Wisconsin Agriculturist report describes a tobacco drier to be installed in barns. Plants are cut and strung on lath, racked, raised to a higher level, then lowered during curing to ease labor. The process minimizes labor required.
Discussion on how strong farming teams boost efficiency and profits. It notes that about one acre in five is devoted to feed the teams and suggests phasing out boarders used as teams to reduce costs and improve productivity.
Advice on chick care outlines feeding schedule by age. Start with four to five feedings daily in week one then taper to week two. Offer cracked grain three times daily after two weeks and keep dry mash available. Avoid sloppy wet foods.
Guidance for breaking a colt to drive covers timing of harnessing introducing the bit and reins and progressive lessons. It stresses not riding or hitching until driven in harness and training both sides, with careful handling and gradual exposure to driver and whip.
For fattening, select pigs 150 to 180 pounds in good condition and fatten 60 to 75 days to reach 1590 to 200 pounds, the ideal market weight. Start feed with three pounds of corn daily for a 150 pound hog, then allow all corn the hog will clean up. Millet or milo can replace corn with a slightly larger amount.
The guide warns against low flat ground for sheep and advocates hillsides with dry bedding and clean feed and water. A shed is essential as a windbreak, with a warm barn only needed at lambing. Under favorable conditions one hundred ewes can raise about one hundred lambs.
A fragment notes that autumn bearing strawberries are among the best of the season, highlighting strong quality and standout progress in berry production. The brief mentions Strawberry as a leading example of autumn crops.
A Colorado Agricultural College article stresses careful feeding and watering. Do not water a horse immediately after grain to avoid colic. water before grain, cool the animal gradually, and remove hot harness to reduce heat. Hogs need ample bedding to prevent pneumonia and rheumatism. limit crowded sleeping and provide shelter.
Hogs should be bedded comfortably using just enough bedding to keep them warm and changed once or twice weekly. Excess bedding leads to damp conditions underneath and reduced comfort.
Muddy barnyards cause time loss, feed waste, and fertil ity decline plus disease risk from insanitary conditions. Scraper use and ample gravel can eliminate mud and water. The improvement benefits all farm workers and could inspire a sermon on its impact on farm boys.
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