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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1926
Page
2
Rhode University of Illinois advises using home grown corn and oats as base feeds this winter while adding protein supplements such as gluten meal and cottonseed meal. With silage and legume hays, grain blends vary from 500 lb corn and 250 lb oats with 100 lb soybeans to other mixes, all fed at 2 1/2 to 8 pounds per gallon of milk.
Indiana station experiments show corn silage as the best substitute for pasture in dairy rations. A moderate silage level maintains body weight and sustains milk production and fat costs better than high hay. Details available from Purdue Experiment Station bulletin No. 207, Lafayette, Indiana.
The article notes pumpkins have feed value similar to flat turnips for milk production and should be fed when market is quiet. Caution is given that large amounts may dry cows. It advises removing seeds when feeding considerably due to seed-related trouble risks.
Instructions explain trimming horn buttons on newborn calves using scissors and applying caustic potash carefully. Rub until the area turns red but stop before bleeding. Dissolve caustic potash in water before use and apply with a stick to the horn buttons.
Dairy notes urge expanding alfalfa acreage to cut purchased protein costs. Ohio State University economists report feeding dairy cows costs are about 15 percent below last year due to efficiency and hay. Emphasizes ample bedding in extreme cold to keep cows comfortable and productive.
The Indiana Farmers Guide urges dormant season spraying after leaf fall until bud break to control San Jose scale. Thorough coverage is essential. use lime sulfur or oil sprays with proper equipment, and apply in multiple passes if wind direction changes.
J Tnorold Clark of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station stresses that variety choice is crucial for a vineyard. Concord, Brighton, and Niagara are top old standards, with Ontario Campbell Early Worden and Delaware suggested for home use. Grape vines need fertile soil, spacing about 8 feet by 10 feet, one-year plants from reliable nurseries, early spring planting, and planting depth with only two strong buds left on the strongest cane. Roots trimmed to 6 to 8 inches so they spread in a 12 to 18 inch hole.
San Jose scale threatens orchards again as vigilance wanes. Nurserymen and fruit growers are urged to inspect trees during pruning for grayish twig and branch infestations. Mark heavily infested trees for targeted lime sulfur spraying early in spring to control the pest.
During the past season at the Michigan experiment station growers tested pruning levels on red raspberries. Results indicate medium pruning produces the best yields, while vigorous growth and tall canes require more selective cutting to optimize production.
A spring fashion discussion weighs gray versus beige as the season shifts. Designers note subtle changes in lines and cuts to differentiate minimal overall styles, while men's grayscale trends influence women’s color choices.
A pale yellow silk picture hat with a wide satin ribbon around the crown and a large loop at the back becomes a fashionable accessory. The elegant design highlights refined millinery trends and dress accessories.
The piece notes rising demand for flowers used in decor on dresses coats and evening wraps. It mentions mediums like chiffon georgette silk and velvet, highlighting large petaled blooms and the soft colors. Informal wear favors gardenias bo ise rose white and other blooms with rhinestone accents and colored insects for natural touches.
A fashion note describes a two piece frock made from novelty material. Crepe de chine is used for the collar, the jumper band, and the tie threaded through decorative slashes.
A description notes ornate buttons with powder rouge or colored tops that unscrew and fit on frocks or wraps. These large buttons provide convenience and decorative appeal, enabling quick freshening and accessorizing.
Paris shows a renewed favor for black with white accents and bold color highlights. American women adopt chic high collars with wide sleeves and bright appliques, featuring a novel sash that runs down the skirt’s right side.
The piece highlights evolving two piece dresses or jumpers for sports and resort wear. It notes variety in materials such as rajah and shantung silks, Chinese damask rivals, new wools and cottons with wool-like texture, and trims like crepe de chine. A blue shade and a tongue run through slashes add distinctive detailing.
Fine quilted silks and satins create handsome coats for evening wear with straight lines and fur trimming. Spring coats use black taffeta with ermine and white fox in Belgian blue or gray tones. Trim options include peach squirrel and summer ermine. new quilted fabrics appear in glazed chintz and night tar Epaha cloth. A white rabbit fur trim coats another glazed cotton wrap in a pale shade offering a chic jeune fille look.
T A Bittenbender outlines rations for laying hens with morning scratch fed at half to one third of evening amounts. Mash stays in self feeding hoppers and moist mash with hot water or buttermilk boosts winter egg production. Green feeds at noon, sprouted oats, steamed alfalfa, cabbage, beets or silage support production. scratch and mash formulas provided with detailed ratios.
Eight inches of cinders gravel or crushed rock with about two inches of rib cement makes a cheap but ideal poultry floor. The porous base keeps the floor dry and should be tamped solid. Hollow tile bases are possible with only half an inch of cement.
Nebraska Station Circular 33 outlines Ration No 1 for laying hens with yellow corn base plus minerals animal protein and green feed. It lists cracked yellow corn as scratch feed sprouted oats and a dry mash of corn meal shorts bran and meat meal or tankage. The circular covers feeding principles for averages above 150 eggs per hen per year and notes three other rations on the back page.
The article extols sprouted oats as the best winter feed for poultry, noting they improve general health and egg production. It argues oats are cheap and easy to sprout, urging breeders to use a sprouter on every poultry operation and to try sprouted oats if never fed before.
Poultry notes warn that dirty houses invite mites and illness. Keep hens supplied with gravel and clean water, inspect weight regularly, and maintain vigor to ensure winter eggs. Build cleanable coops with accessible nests, roosts, droppings boards, and mash hoppers to ease care and promote health.
Uncle Eben jokes about a mental complexions making it hard to resist a neighbor's chicken coop. The humorous line imagines a judge and plays on self awareness and temptation in a rural setting.
The binding of books started around A D 650 with the binding of St Cuthbert’s book. St Cuthbert, a famed English monk, died in Northumbria in 687.
A fragment from William Mc Fee's Race highlights the saying that the worthiest women are the most troublesome to men, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century gender commentary.
A literary note quotes Yeats on marriage and poetry as a theme, mentioning women who might welcome union with art and prose. The remark frames a poetic ideal of marriage and creative companionship.
The earth's surface covers about 57 million square miles of land and 140 million square miles of ocean. The figures reflect the global distribution of continents, islands, seas, and major bodies of water.
A concise remark on the select influence of a few extraordinary readers or writers, contrasted with the many who blend into the ordinary crowd. The observation notes that only a small subset shapes lasting impact amid a sea of mediocrity.
A Bogton Tran script voices a blunt view that schooling merely reshapes language into more words used for talking foolishly, reflecting a skeptical attitude toward formal learning.
A report states that animals in light colored cages grow much faster than those in dark quarters where growth is retarded. The finding suggests light and color exposure influence development in the studied species.
A fragmented item notes men attempting to create durable stamps, but the text is garbled and hard to interpret. It references persistence and a portage or stamp context with unclear actions and outcome.
A historical note reports that spidera babies are cannibals with only about four of more than five hundred young surviving to emerge.
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