Laying Hens Seek Break From Laying Season
Ohio State University extension poultry specialist Cray says laying hens seek excuses to quit laying in this season. He offers strategies to keep them productive with house confinement till noon, adjusted grain and wet mash feeding, increased milk, and good ventilation and cooling. Green feed supports laying, health, and pullet performance.
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Cray
Ohio State University
Wisconsin tests show minerals boost chick growth
Experiments at a Wisconsin station feed chicks a ration of eighty parts ground yellow corn twenty parts middlings five parts bone meal five parts chick size ground limestone and one part salt with milk. Chicks without certain minerals lagged in weight. By nineteen weeks weights varied from 3100 to 7100 grams, confirming minerals are essential and milk proteins aid starter rations.
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Wisconsin Station
Wisconsin
Natural Mother Found Best for Young Chicks
An old fashioned poultryman advocates natural mother hens for raising chicks. He keeps broods in twelve-tied divisions with poultry netting, provides corn and water to deter chick feed loss, and moves coops to fresh ground while weaning chicks.
Feeding Green Corn to Poultry and Associated Dangers
Poultry farmers should feed green corn chopped into short pieces to allow birds to pick the kernels from the cob but ensure crops are full. Some shelled corn at night helps birds roost with full crops. Warned dangers include intestinal disorders and damaged crops if not managed carefully.
Vigorous Hybrids Outgrow Pure Breeds in Poultry Crosses
In a hybrid vigor study at a transnas experiment station White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds were crossed. Mortality at three weeks reached 8.8 and 8.2 percent respectively, while hybrids showed 1.4 percent. Hybrids outgrew pure breeds and Leghorn sires crossed with Red dams produced faster offspring than the reciprocal cross.
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Transnas
Poults Face Lice Foe and Dusting Remedies
Poults battle lice, especially between quill feathers, with quick care advised. Use minimal fresh dusting powder and avoid strong odors. After three weeks old, apply the plack method with sodium fluoride. Do not give eyes to hens. dust with Quocide.
Utah Briefs Highlight Wool Growers and State Talks
Jogan G Singh Gill of India will attend UAC this fall. Growers report strawberry crop damage from early frost reducing yield. Dalry and others push for higher dairy use. Counties show farm increases and new road, airport, and construction plans across Utah communities. Governors meet in Salt Lake to map Western development.
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Juesmond Dalry
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Togau
Logan
Utah State
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West
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Don Mascherino
U. S
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Thistle
Utah County
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American Legion Post
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American Fork Canyon
Ogden
Weber County
Moah
Utah
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Logan—County
Weber
Utah State Agricultural College
Smithfield
Cache Valley
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Fort Douglas
Utah State Wool Growers’ Assocition
State Board of Equalization
Heal Wasatch
Weyomlog
State Mental Hospital
Pewlstuy
Dlessant
Trove
Midvale
Saa
Butmne Meadows
Provo
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S&s Hood
Brighamity
Rider County
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Ley
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Springville
Pasture Diets for High Yield Dairy Cows
Extension dairyman J C Nisbet explains pasture quality and grain needs for cows producing over 20 pounds of milk daily. Green pasture is protein rich but low in total digestible nutrients, requiring grain rations and a shift to high protein feeds as pasture dries.
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J C. Nisbet
Extension Dairyman
Kansas State Agricultural College
Ayrshire
Jersey
Guernsey
Cooling Milk Supply Is Not A Difficult Problem
The article notes summer spoilage hits milk and cream shippers with losses in days. It cites cleanliness and cold as the key factors, stressing proper dairy utensil washing and efficient cooling. It recommends a well water cooling tank and better handling practices to prevent sour milk.
Controlling Abortion Is Not a Difficult Task
Dr. Robert Graham of Purdue spoke at the Indiana Dairymen's Association meeting about controlling contagious abortion. He urged dairy managers to understand disease spread, use abortion tests, segregate infected animals, and maintain clean stables and yards with veterinary and laboratory support to achieve real results.
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Robert Graham
Purdue University
Indiana Dairymen's Association
Purdue
Sunflower Feed for Cows Shows Milk Flow Benefit
Early cut sunflowers fed to cows in the silo help maintain milk flow and reduce weight loss when using silage. Freshly cut plants are watery and sap may run out unless wilted briefly in the field. Cutting can be done with a corn binder or hand cutting is preferable.
Treating Bloat with Formalin and Preventive Feeding
Formalin at 40 percent solution is recommended as the best treatment for bloat and can be bought at drug stores. Mix one tablespoonful with one quart of water and administer for quick relief. Also follow old precautions to prevent bloat by feeding dry feed before turning cattle to green alfalfa.
Idaho Briefs Roundup of State News and Events
Wilder Peao harvest helps employ many. Eilbertson earns a 750 dollar University of Idaho fellowship. Idaho highway work and farm crops feature across cities. Football tours, post office plans, rodeos, and mining prospects highlight regional notices. Authorities search for a shooting suspect near Blackfoot. a truck accident injures a teen near Malad.
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Burley
Idaho
Rirle
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Halley
Meridian
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Idaho Elks
Moscow
University of Idaho
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Caldwell
Hugh B. Colver
Idaho State Dental Association
Howard Hall
Blackfoot
Claude Caudle
John Waller
Waller Ranch
Here
Grand Valley Coeur - Alene
Wallace
L. L. Leighty
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Boston
Moscow Air Transport
Worley
Welix Petit
Elit
Loweman—aAndrew
Phelps
West Yellowstone
Warm River
148Th Field Artillery
National Guard
Battery A
Coeur d’Alene
Resa
Latah
Denry
Modern Youth See Future as Gamble on Marriage
Rabbi Magnin laments casual attitudes toward marriage and betrothal among Christians and Jews alike. A jewelry reference reveals engagement rings bought on installment to avoid responsibility if an engagement ends. The piece cites Los Angeles Times observations on shifting social norms and a Los Angeles architect Frank Meline shaping southern California housing with a modern, future-oriented vision.
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Rabbi Magnin
Los Angeles Times
Frank Meline
Southern
California
Frank
Mr. Meline
Substantial Increase When Hershenbine Encounters Police Dog
Albert Hershenbine left a Chicago restaurant to find a police dog in possession of his taxicab. The dog growled and refused to move as Hershenbine bribed with meat, only to discover one dog and eight puppies in the back seat.
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Albert Hershenbine
Chicago
Hershenbine
Heshenbine
Whale’s Diving Limit Beyond 600 Feet
The article notes whales cannot descend beyond about 600 feet due to water pressure. It states an estimated maximum depth of roughly 100 fathoms and argues deeper dives would threaten the whale’s safety.
Thoughtful Mike and Hinnessy Speak of Mourning Fight
A terse exchange records Mike asking Hinnessy why he bears a black eye. Hinnessy explains the injury as mourning for the man who gave it, with Pat confirming.
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Mike
Pat
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