Sprouting Gats for Fowls: Oats for Winter Feed
Sprouted oats provide a dense winter feed for poultry. Use high quality oats soaked in warm water with formalin, then sprout in a rack in a 60 degree room for 7 to 10 days. Feed sprouts as a daily tray supplement, about one square inch per bird per day, avoid freezing, and prepare a fresh tray each day. A simple rack can be built in a farm workshop.
Salads From Various Countries Featured In 1922 Recipe Collection
A 1922 excerpt outlines national style salads including Cuban Salad Montese Salad French Potato Salad German Salad With Sausage Russian Tomato and Sardine Salad Onion and Cucumber Relish plus a John Jay Chapman quote on the power of God versus evil.
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Finish Poultry for Market and Profits
Farmers know well finished poultry sells faster and for higher prices. A plump well-finished bird weighs more, gains value per pound, and brings in quicker profits, unlike cattle or hogs which require careful marketing plans. Ensuring poultry is well-fed and finished boosts market desirability and earnings.
Picking Out Best Pullets
A good laying pullet should show vigor and egg production traits. Look for well grown birds with long backs, rounded breasts, and deep bodies from mid back to the keel bone. The keel should be long, extending forward and backward, with a soft pliable chin over the keel and abdomen.
Proper Care of Droppings in Winter Fowl Housing
The article notes that droppings do not stay frozen long in cold weather and warns that piling under roosts increases disease risk. It stresses that warm conditions from improper droppings management tire fowls and calls for timely cleanup to maintain flock health.
Versatile Dinner Classics Highlight Early Menu
A fragmented 19th century dining note outlines three dishes for guests: Apple and Pineapple Salad with marshmallows and almonds, Welsh Rarebit with cheese and spiced milk, and Codfish Chowder with salt pork. Also mentions French fried onions and a fleeting marriage week reference.
Stability of Da By-Geor B Caine Prof of Dairying
The article argues dairy farming remains the most stable and profitable sector for farmers, citing Arizona's Salt River Valley and several American towns. It notes dairy deposits per capita outpace grain areas, explains milk product demand, and stresses adjustments in prices and costs. It emphasizes the dairy cow as an economical producer supporting farm prosperity.
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Rural sanitation questions city country health contrasts
The article argues rural life offers fresh air and outdoor activity yet real health risks persist. It cites higher premature deaths and diseases like typhoid and tuberculosis in the countryside due to neglect and lax sanitation compared to cities with better housing, sewage and medical care follow through.
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