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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
4
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the notice warns fall wet weather raises roup risk. It details symptoms such as nasal and eye discharge coughs and yellow crusting, plus high mortality and reduced egg production. Prevention centers on clean dry ventilation and avoiding crowding with ample water and feed.
Historic note outlines poultry manure as a valuable fertilizer with nutrients benefiting crops. Estimates suggest 40 hens could produce fertilizer worth up to 25 dollars annually. Mentions uses include composting and absorption materials. potential for higher value with proper handling and manure management.
The report notes that fowls show most vitality in their first year and should be kept longer as layers. Early batches may be culled, but hens with strong vitality survive and prove worth for extended breeding.
The article explains overcrowding as a major reason for poultry failures. It warns against exceeding building and equipment capacity and advises keeping only a few excess birds to avoid profit losses and achieve real gains.
A historical guide explains dairy cows as individual units, best fed on abundant pasture when available. It covers year round feeding, balanced rations, grain supplements, and the roles of protein carbohydrates and fats in a dairy diet, with general guidelines and author attribution.
Public notice from Agricultural College advising thorough cleaning and sanitizing dairy utensils in summer to prevent bacterial growth. Recommends washing with cold water before soap and using household washing powder, and stresses sterilization to ensure high quality milk.
A sequence of tests assessed corn value for milk and fat output. Ground corn showed higher milk yield by T percent and fat by T4 percent versus unground. When compared with cornmeal, corn meal slightly led in butterfat by 2 percent. Overall cows fare better on ground corn despite lower price.
Regular meal hours are more important than just timing. Cows should receive feed at set intervals. Providing roughage two or three times daily increases intake compared with once daily feeding.
Ranchmen from across the Northwest visited the United States Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois Idaho for a day of demonstrations. Visitors saw shearing yields from Rambouillet and crossbred flocks, range protection results, water sourcing through wells and reservoirs, and winter feed trials with silage and alfalfa mixed with other forages.
The article warns that careless sow management causes piglet mortality. Feed sparingly for the first days after farrowing and increase gradually to match milk production. Overfeeding can irritate and inflame. proper feeding prevents most farrowing problems.
Working stallions provide exercise for stallions. Pigs benefit from snow shine in raising them successfully. Calves, pigs and lambs profit best when sired by pure bred sires. To toughen horses shoulders after winter rest, bathe them daily with salt water for a week.
A writer argues for well located roads along section lines to improve safety and accessibility. Straight routes ease construction and future access as farms subdivide, reducing curve risks and ensuring lasting value for generations.
A. T. Goldbeck of the Department of Public Roads presents tests showing that road damage follows the square of speed, not weight. He notes that unsprung weight and delivery of the hammer blow drive cracks, with lighter trucks of poor design delivering greater wheel impact than heavier, well-designed ones.
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared report shows federal aid roads representing 25,000 miles. The bureau of public roads data indicate gravel and other road types dominate the mileage, with more important routes receiving federal improvements.
A horticulturist from the Ohio agricultural experiment station stresses choosing well grown nursery stock and proper root handling. He advises puddling roots before planting, digging correctly sized holes, planting slightly deeper than in nursery, and proper soil tamping and mulching without root manure.
Reports from the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva describe the Northern Red Spy apple as an attractive new variety. Although late to bear like its parent Northern Spy, it promises great beauty, hardiness, and orchard longevity, with decorations of delectable fruit and reliable bearing.
An inexpensive copperas based indicator mixed into lime sulfur spray makes the spray tank turn black, revealing coverage on tree tops and branches. The method does not reduce fungicidal efficacy and can improve fruit yield with minimal cost and effort.
At season end, advise Work out your strawberry patch thoroughly using two methods. Burn off rows to one side and plow out old plants to leave new ones in fresh ground. The other method bars off the row and robs out old plants.
A scrambled set of aphorisms warns about reckless love capital gains, optics of risk, and cautious measures in civic life. Jumbled examples touch on venture caution, a rabbit’s burrow, amateur golf, and court integrity amid alleged jury fixing.
The Cuticura oilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete Without them.
A man returns home sober at 4 a.m after entering through a keyhole and preparing to remove his shoes when a familiar voice accuses him of drinking. He reassures Nett that he avoided harm after a late conference and notes household details including taxes and a measles outbreak.
In a brief exchange, Mr Meekton dismisses secrecy as impractical and argues that Henrietta would uncover any hidden diploma matters if she suspected what was being discussed. The remark underscores a playful challenge to keep information concealed.
A St Louis Globe Democrat reader questions the criteria and fairness of the Hall of Fame, arguing that a proper catalog of inductees should explain why each member earned inclusion and address public confusion.
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