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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1930
Page
7
The piece explains winter dairy cow feeding emphasizing legume roughage such as alfalfa and corn silage to support milk production. It outlines pasture requirements, hay and silage rations per cow weight, and grain guidelines matched to milk output for large and small breeds.
The piece warns that many dairymen neglect cows water during winter reducing milk output and profits. It notes cows drink large amounts when water is readily available and not cold, with fresh cows drinking three to four times as much as dry cows.
The trend favors tall narrow silos over wide ones as farmers seek efficient silage. Ten to twelve foot diameters are increasingly common, usable for herds of ten or more dairy cows or a few loads of beef steers. A ten cow herd reduces silage by about two inches daily in an eight foot silo, and about one and a third inches in a ten foot diameter silo.
The article prescribes adjusting stanchions to guide droppings into the gutter and platform, daily clean bedding, clipping cow hair for easy cleaning, frequent brushing, isolating diseased cows, and constant disease inspection. It warns never to sell milk from diseased cattle.
Report describes lice infestation in calves causing annoyance and potential growth retardation. Recommend dipping with coal tar dip solution in warm weather to control. apply over a week or ten days to reach newly emerged lice.
Government poultry researchers report that 40 percent of eggs fail to hatch, causing losses. Heredity influences hatchability, with some hens passing high hatch power to daughters and granddaughters, suggesting pedigrees may improve selection. Progress seen at DeltaVille facility includes a hen averaging 96 percent hatchable eggs and descendants showing 85 to 95 percent hatchability.
Prof J E Dougherty of UC poultry husbandry says sunlight is the main source of vitamin D for laying hens. If sun is unavailable a quartz mercury vapor lamp works well, but cod liver oil is a poor substitute when light is missing. Sunlight is cheap and hens should be exposed to direct sun whenever possible.
Poultry shippers say the best market timing is to ship so hens arrive Tuesday to Thursday. Markets tend to overload late in the week causing lower prices to avoid carryover. Compare local prices with terminal markets to weigh shipping costs against gains.
The text notes that crate feeding used for chickens is not suitable for turkeys and recommends restricting range during finishing. An empty barn or shed with a limited yard can serve as finishing quarters if kept sanitary.
Feather loss on heads and necks of fowls is blamed on mites causing itching and skin irritation. Birds scratch and break feathers with claws, worsening the problem. Apply carbolated grease infused with sulfur to soothe and cleanse the affected skin.
The Oregon Experiment Station reports poultry paralysia a disease of unknown cause affecting birds. It urges field sanitation to prevent spread in rearing next year's stock, emphasizing clean brooding conditions and immediate removal of fowls after brooding.
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