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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
3
The document surveys Java Dominique Rhode Island Red and Buckeye breeds. It details body shapes, comb types, leg colors, plumage patterns, undercolor expectations, standard weights, egg color, and suitability for table use.
N L Harris of Kansas State Agricultural College explains that smooth shell eggs of uniform size are desirable for incubation whether natural or artificial. Irregular shapes may hatch similarly but are discouraged since pullets from such eggs may lay poorly formed eggs. White and brown eggs should not be mixed in the same incubator as whites hatch faster. Shell color does not affect hatching time, but small quick maturing birds tend to lay white eggs. Variedly sized eggs should not be set. large ones can tilt in the process. Porous shells evaporate moisture and rarely hatch. No method exists to determine egg fertility or the chick’s sex before incubation.
A guide urges poultry breeders to keep simple but accurate debit and credit records for their flocks. Track all feed as charges and all production as credits to reveal the real, inexpressible profit.
Feeding guidance for chicks notes four daily feedings until two months old with good results. After two months the text suggests three daily feedings, though the wording implies a correction to three feedings after three months.
Farmers find it most profitable to have cows freshen as fall-bred calves mature on cheaper forage. Fall-born calves require mainly pasture while spring-born calves need milk and grain during cheap pasture, raising overall costs. Ohio experiment station data show fall calves raised on pasture cost about five dollars less per head than spring calves under similar conditions.
At North Dakota experiment station two calf groups received two gallons daily. Lot A switched to half skim milk with flaxseed at six months, Lot B used skim milk with flaxseed after three weeks. Over six months, growth nearly matched, with a $19 savings per calf compared to whole milk.
The article by George H. Glover of Colorado Agricultural College warns against proprietary remedies for contagious abortion in cattle. It notes no cure has been found and urges proper herd handling and medical care over shortcuts.
The article argues clean milk is winning against dirty milk and praises certified dairy status. It notes a 75 percent government card return and stresses that the only better milk is that from a calf’s mother. It mentions the need for proper methods and equipment for milkers.
A naval officer recounts Philip Nolan the famed Iron Monk, his long life at sea, and his mercy toward enslaved Africans aboard a slave ship. Nolan interprets for captains, inspires crews, and receives a sword from a commodore as he reflects on home country and duty. The tale ends with Nolan’s enduring impact and a promise of his discharge battles.
The Theirenufacturers Record reports the South’s agricultural output in 1916 at over 4.65 billion dollars, just under the U.S. total in 1900. Excluding live stock, crops were 3.658 billion, cotton at 1.98 billion, with grain, tobacco and potatoes contributing 410 million collectively.
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