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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
9
National Dairy Council warns pastures often lack sufficient protein for peak dairy output and urges year round grain supplementation. University and state experiment results show cows would need extensive grazing or heavy clipping to meet milk intake, underscoring value of supplementary protein feeds and corn-based rations for profitability and soil fertility.
Years of study yield a model farm milk house with cooler storage tank wash sink and steamer. A miniature of this design will be exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC as part of a national food and health display. Preliminary plans are by the Bureau of Bairying and construction by the Office of Exhibits of the Department of Agriculture.
Farmers wonder if feeding grain to cows pays. Kansas contest results show profitability even at high feed prices. Under good conditions cows can average 150 pounds of fat yearly from alfalfa hay and silage, but higher-yield cows may not justify omitting grain. The dairy cow runs best when at normal capacity like a manufacturing plant.
The text advises removing horns from cattle unless dairy animals will be shown. Horned cows endanger themselves and handlers and udders can be damaged by horn gouges. Bulls are safer when dehorned. The suggested method uses courtle potash applied to the horn area of week-old calves, with hair removed and a penny-sized blood spot formed.
The text emphasizes strict regular schedules for feeding milking and exercise with cows. It urges dividing feeding and milking mornings and nights evenly, milking rapidly to empty udders, and notes that milk left in the udder after milking can negatively affect future excretion.
J H Gourley of the Ohio Experiment Station advises soil preparation before tree planting. Plow and grow a tilled or green crop prior to setting trees, or fall plow and leave rough to winter. Space trees 18 to 40 feet apart by variety, with square, quincunx, or hexagonal layouts. caution on density and variety choice.
The article urges spraying peaches to avoid wormy fruit. It notes timing as petals fall and suggests liquid spray with arsenate of lead and hydrated lime, or dust with sulfur, lime, and arsenate. Additional applications should occur when shucks shed, then two weeks later and four weeks before ripening.
The article stresses maintaining vigor in fruit trees to prevent damage from beetles, borers, spray burn, drought, and other stresses. It urges beginners to value proper fertilizer and spraying, and to keep trees young and healthy through sound practices.
Experiments in Georgia by the United States Department of Agriculture show spring paradichloro benzene applications for peach borers are less effective than fall treatments. Poor results stem from larger larvae and deeper tree locations during spring.
Mrs Johnson recalls a near miss as Horace Rristies was shot yesterday near a corner. Gap Johnson of Rum pus Ridge notes the incident followed a neighborhood call and comments on the risk of mistaken danger in the area.
In Eugene Oregon Mrs C L Wilson reports relief from morning sickness and backache during her first pregnancy after using Pierce’s Prescription favorite prescription. She says the medicine kept her strength and her baby strong and healthy and recommends it for prospective mothers. She notes all dealers carry tablets or liquid and offers free medical advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
A 1925 survey shows chemistry leads American colleges with 244 doctorates awarded, followed by zoology with 71. Meteorology records zero, paleontology one, and anthropology two, while Thyssies lags with 16 devotees. The text ends with the saying the first duty of a man is to do his faulty first.
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