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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
8
Poultry costs drop by using large hatchlings and careful chick management. Start chicks in small yards, gradually enlarging outdoors with muslin frames then netting, and keep age groups separated to prevent mortality and feeding interference.
The article explains simple open type equipment for rearing young chickens. It describes a six by six foot movable house with a board roof, 2 by 2 inch framework, two inch mesh walls, and no floor. Low roosts keep chicks off the ground and provide comfort.
The piece warns dairy districts in northern Illinois to consider the risk of tuberculosis in poultry flocks. It notes tuberculosis can pass between poultry and other livestock and that white liver spots in chickens signal suspicion. It suggests sending samples to state universities for expert testing.
Mash influences egg output but hens may ignore mash if given free grain. Offer grain in the morning to stimulate appetite for mash and nests. A flock of 100 hens needs 12 to 15 pounds of scratch grain daily, two thirds at night. Let birds roost with full crops.
Equal parts rolled oats and bread crumbs with a sprinkle of sand form a starter feed for incubator hatched ducklings fed three times daily. After the fourth hatch switch to a mash of oats bread crumbs bran and corn meal. A second week mash is three parts bran one part low grade flour and one part corn meal.
How to manage roup in chicks by removing sick birds to halt spread, giving more floor space, ensuring ventilation, and treating eyes and nostrils with boric acid solution followed by head greasing. The guidance emphasizes separating diseased birds and providing adequate housing and care.
Research notes from the University of California explain cover crops improve soil structure and moisture retention, support nitrogen fixing bacteria in leguminous crops, and foster soil organisms that transform nitrogen to plant usable forms. They reduce puddling and boost water holding capacity, aiding orchards in dry regions.
Fruit growers monitor West Virginia cedar rust actions as 100000 acres cleared since January to curb red cedar spores harming nearby apple orchards. Berkeley County seeks injunctive relief challenging cedar cutting. case likely to reach state Supreme Court. County funds cover tree destruction costs, repaid by a levy on orchards, up to $1 per acre for ten-year-or-more trees or 50 cents per acre for younger plantings.
The third summer spray should occur in about two weeks with a follow up. If apple blotch is absent lime-sulphur solution and arsenate of lead may be used. When injury from apple blotch or bitter rot is expected, Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead should be applied. Most orchards need at least four summer sprays, often five to seven for best benefit.
Importers plan regular carloads of American apples to Paris by fortnightly shipments for the rest of the season. Next year the trade is expected to begin earlier. Variety demand favors Newtowns and Arkansas Black with Winesap and Stayman following.
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