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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1930
Page
8
Water is essential for working horses with daily needs ranging from five to fifteen gallons depending on temperature and workload. Provide pure, clear water three times daily in the stable, especially before feeding, and avoid contaminated, sandy, or decomposed water to prevent diarrhea and colic. After long journeys, offer water near the journey's end and proceed gradually.
The Illinois agricultural experiment station recommends lime and cement whitewash mixes for new and old surfaces. For new surfaces mix finishing lime white cement sal soda table salt alum with water to five gallons, then apply after cleaning. For old surfaces use a similar blend with adjusted lime and cement quantities and wash on with clean surfaces.
Wisconsin leads all states with 154 dairy herd improvement associations, part of nearly 1,100 nationwide. Associations guide dairy farmers on profitability, culling less productive livestock and retaining better heifers. Average butterfat per cow rose from 247 pounds in 1920 to 299 pounds in 1928, per USDA records.
A study of tens of thousands of herd averages and cow records shows production can be doubled by selecting high producing cows and feeding 50 percent more. With soil improvement better seed and more corn silage and alfalfa hay as dairy feed, milk and butterfat output could double with the same herd, provided cows are bred for high production.
Winter pruning for fruit trees and hardy grape vines is advised any time from December 1 to March 1 by R J Barrett of Kansas State Agricultural College. Work is best in moderate temperatures and Circular No 102 offers concise instructions.
A San Francisco Chronicle quote warns that being too particular can hurt friendships while urging careful campers to extinguish embers to protect timber resources from fire. Statistics show more damage from careless campfires than hunting guns, stressing immediate action.
Extension specialist L. B. Willoughteby notes stand longevity depends on cutting timing. Cutting between tenth and full bloom strengthens the stand, while early cuts reduce vigor and invite weeds. Fall cutting weakens next year's alfalfa as plants store root reserves for winter.
Correspondence between Niles Young and Helen Yardley traces the journey of his play Nigger Yellow from initials to a New York opening on New Year’s night. Helen’s encouragement and later engagement shift the writer’s mood, influencing revisions that lead to a staged debut.
Guidance on winter feeding for dairy heifers for fall calving. If legume hay and corn silage are available, provide hay and silage with two pounds of grain daily. If legume hay but no silage, offer legume hay with two pounds grain daily. If corn silage but no legume hay, provide silage plus dry roughage and two to three pounds of grain mix. If neither legume hay nor silage, buy legume hay and feed half legume hay with half non legume roughage plus two pounds daily of a corn and high protein mix.
The article explains fall limestone application should be tilled into soil immediately and again in spring to aid young plants. Spring applications require larger amounts due to less dissolution time. Winter application is less effective since soil tillage only occurs in spring.
Agricultural notes advise use of shavings for litter and nest material, vaccination against chicken pox, corn silage benefits, and silo costs. Also cautions on fertilization, weed control, and dairy utensil sanitation. Osceola Nebraska January 3 1920. Board of County Commissioners adjourned with audited claims listed for County General Fund and related accounts.
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