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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1926
Page
2
Clemson College expert J P LaMaster says spring prompts farmers to start dairying as cows freshen and pastures grow. Fresh milk may carry unpleasant flavors from wild onions, bitter weed, or rye and patap pasture unless cows are moved away from infested fields three hours before milking.
Calves benefit from grain mixes centered on cracked corn and bran. Ground oats are useful but costly. corn partly replaces milk butterfat. Some tested blends include cracking corn with bran, or adding ground oats, and other small additions. feed dry in troughs after milk is finished. By age two weeks calves nibble grain and at one month eat about a half pound daily. Calves three months old consume around three pounds daily.
Dairy division men at University Farm St Paul Minn say grain rations work best when matched to each cow’s milk production. With available roughage cows should get all they can clean up and about one pound of crab per three to four pounds of milk. when hay is limited add protein rich feeds like linseed meal cottonseed meal or bran to balance.
The article warns dairy calves must be weaned quickly after birth and kept away from filth. It stresses keeping the dam and calf in a clean area to prevent infection and diarrhea from germs in dirty udders and surroundings.
A Missouri dairy expert says calves three to four weeks old can be raised without milk. He notes skim milk shortages as the main obstacle and finds commercial calf meals pricey compared to home mixed feed which often yields equal or better results.
Colorado Agricultural College veterinarian Ceo H. Glover argues against tonics for healthy animals and urges diagnosis before treatment. He says stimulants waste money, depress mood later, and that balanced rations maximize nutrition without waste.
Prof. R G Curtis of North Carolina State College notes a swine enterprise on the Upper Coastal Plain branch near Rocky Mount yields about $3,000 annually. Starting four years ago with five brood sows crossed with a purebred Berkshire, the farm now ships two carloads of fat hogs yearly and plans 60 head to Richmond soon.
Speltz is used as a hog feed extensively in many areas and also for sheep horses and cattle. It can replace barley and mixes well with oats with protein supplements. a common ration is half speltz half oats or three quarters speltz to one quarter oats. Ground finely it easily feeds horses or hogs and improves digestibility.
The Orevton state experiment station states that beef quality hinges on fat color and dispersion. Dense white fat signals top meat, while dark or yellow fat indicates inferior quality. Freshly cut beef should display bright cherry red color, typical of beef-bred cattle.
Agricultural notes stress that clean pastures and proper feeding are essential for growing pigs. Saplight is noted as necessary for keeping hog houses dry, with emphasis on sanitary conditions for profitable hog farming.
Bella Thompson describes years of insomnia and weak health improved after six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the Sanative Wash with keeping her on her feet to care for her three children and reports feeling well enough to sing in the mornings.
Bands are increasingly used in many stores to seal packages faster and cheaper than strings. Automobile tubes are being used in their manufacture, reflecting ongoing material substitution in industry.
A testimonial from Mrs. M Jepsen of Burnings fon Iowa touts Taniac as a natural tonic made from roots and herbs. She claims it rebuilt strength, improved digestion, and restored appetite in the elderly, urging readers to use Taniac Vegetable Pills for constipation and vitality.
A nostalgic chat recalls a fiddler who valued his violin so much he supposedly buried it with him. Mike questions the tale, joking that it was lucky he did not fly with it on a plane.
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