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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
3
Roy S. Dearstyne notes proper chick care from hatch to brooding. Select high quality chicks from reliable sources and provide balanced starter, adequate space, ventilation, and sanitation. Monitor temperatures, prevent drafts, and separate diseased birds with county agent guidance.
Prairie Farmer reports on turkey poults failing to eat in the first week unless feeders with starter mash are provided. Expert H D Munro says to place shallow feeders, use moist mash with ground alfalfa, and keep birds learning to eat. Maintain 90 to 95 degrees at the hover edge for week one, then lower 5 degrees weekly to 70.
The Leghorn has long been a well known U S breed imported from Italy. Early imports included the Single Comb Brown and Single Comb White varieties. The breed is said to originate in Italy where similar fowls have been kept for years. It is praised for alertness stylish carriage and graceful overall conformation.
Geese show low mortality when kept under proper conditions. After hatching, the expected outcome is eggs produced. Like other livestock, geese need clean, well ventilated quarters and cannot thrive in filthy, penned-in spaces.
A livestock expert notes Cornish hens should not set and egg production is crucial. Johannesburg bans crowded crate shipments to prevent cruelty. Tap an antique to verify authenticity, and assess parent flock production when buying baby chicks. A minimum flock record of 180 eggs is advised.
The article advises operating tractors near full capacity for maximum efficiency. A full load increases work per hour and per gallon while reducing wear per unit of work, and planning field operations to use the tractor’s full power improves overall farm productivity.
A Wisconsin Agriculturist writer urges farmers and manufacturers to replace old machinery with newer, better designed units that pay for themselves in a few seasons. While upgrading, keep existing equipment repaired to avoid field delays and weather risks, and prepare early for next summer’s busy season.
Drought, trampling, wilting, or frost can trigger prussic acid formation in Sudar Sudan grass and grain sorghums, along with wild cherry and arrowgrass, due to a reaction between a glucoside and enzyme. Cutting and curing the forage crops then feeding them poses no danger of prussic acid poisoning.
A Montreal Herald writer notes many commercial beekeepers began with one or two hives. Progress comes from attending meetings, reading, and observing the bees. Staying current with developments in beekeeping pays like in other fields.
Moon blind ness is an inflammation or clouding of the eye interior that comes on suddenly. It may recur and worsen until total blindness. Causes are unknown though disease germs poor feeding and stable conditions eye strain age and low grazing have been blamed.
Governor Cochran moves William B. Banning from the state agriculture post, replacing him with Louis Buchholz of Falls City, as Banning departs May after a 2-year term. Floyd Atkins is fired from the department payroll effective April 1 amid internal disputes. Transcripts of labor department testimony will be presented to Cochran without recommendation.
Practical advice from The Housewife column on improving baked goods with sheets and baking powder biscuits, removing tea stains with baking soda, restoring aluminum saucepans by boiling with vinegar and peels, and using velvet scraps to polish stoves and shoes for a mirror like shine.
Crochet dress pattern 1388 features a clover leaf motif and a gathered yoke in one piece. It shows fabric choices string or mercerized cotton, with material needs, illustrations, and stitch details. Send 15 cents plus pattern number and your address to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. New York.
A compact listing translates French phrases into English. Entries include Au grand serieux meaning in dead ly earnest Polisson meaning a rascal Anguis in herba a snake lurks in the grass Nuit blanche meaning a sleepless night Vient de paraitre meaning just published or just out.
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