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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
7
Ducks are valuable for market production with Peking Aylesbury and Rouen as key breeds. Proper housing provides shelter drainage ventilation and clean litter with frequent refreshment. a 12 by 16 foot duck house suits 65 birds plus a 50 square foot yard.
The culling season for farm poultry is near with demonstrations from June to January. Minnesota reports 986 demonstrations in 75 counties and 313 557 birds culled, about one third non productive. Early molters with small combs and yellow legs should be culled and sold or canned to fund feed for growing stock.
In an Illinois farm demonstration 47 Rhode Island Red cockerels weighing 69 pounds gained 28 pounds in 11 days. They were fed a mix of one part wheat shorts and two parts corn meal with milk, no drinking water, and one square foot per bird. Gains cost under five cents per pound at current market prices.
A duck is distinguished from a drake by appearance and sound. The drake shows two curled tail feathers at about four months old, though feather loss can occur. A duck quacks while a drake does not quack.
A USDA prepared note from the Jersey City and New York trade committee warns that keeping young lambs at home is essential to prevent a market glut and steep price drops. Receipts have been light, but rising immature lambs threaten prices if shipments continue during peak June and July movements.
R W Clark, livestock expert at Colorado Agricultural College, urges careful handling of mares during foaling season. He notes demand for good heavy horses exceeds supply and stresses moderate work, clean foaling conditions, immediate navel disinfection, careful feeding, and avoiding overexertion to protect mare and foal. He promotes steady, attentive care and gradual workload.
Orchard cover crops depend on local conditions and tree age. Shade limits stands of vetch and clover, easier with alfalfa and rye. Alfalfa boosts growth early but harms fruit production after a few years, so bearing orchards should not stay in alfalfa beyond three to four years.
Pure bred dairy cattle breeders should keep official records on every cow in their herds. These records to a beginner may not seem valuable, but later they will be worth many more dollars than it will cost to get them. Once a pail of milk is used or sent to the market without being weighed the chance for including that milk in any accurate record of a cow's production is gone. Bulls with known records back of them are the kind alert dairymen are looking for today.
In the Los Angeles Times Herbert A. Shearer promotes orchard poultry where fruit trees share land with chickens. Hens gain shade and fertilizer while devouring injurious insects. the plan boosts fruit yields though extra care and egg production may suffer slightly. A 12 by 10 foot house suits 30 to 50 hens. multiple houses needed for larger flocks.
New York’s Ithaca college animal husbandry team confirms barley with tankage is nearly as effective as corn for fattening hogs and yields good pork quality. A six-lot trial compares corn tankage barley tankage and shows mixed and free-choice feeding both work well. When barley costs less, using more barley can lower cost per pound gain.
Livestock experts warn that pasture reduces feed costs for gain to 125 pounds, cutting grain needs by about 30 percent vs dry feeding. Bluegrass and winter grains supply spring and winter grazing, while alfalfa, sweet clover, and rape offer strong summer and fall pasture.
The portable hog house offers sanitary quarters by letting hogs be moved to fresh ground, avoiding filthy conditions during various seasons. It suits any farm size, prevents crowding, and is especially advantageous for renters who move to new farms.
The trough combines cement sand and pebbles in a 1 1 2 to 3 mix. It is smooth inside for easy cleaning and set low and deep in the ground to prevent freezing, making it safer and more practical than wooden troughs.
The United States Department of Agriculture developed a milk substitute for calves after two weeks old. The formula blends corn linseed oil meal oats dried blood flour skim milk powder and salt with warm water. A 50 day transition uses a graded shift from whole milk to gruel ending with all gruel and occasional meat with water. Grain and roughage accompany the substitutes.
J. S. Montgomery from University Farm St Paul advises harvest horse care. Feed limited morning and noon with liberal oats and 10 20 percent bran, water before feeding and after. At noon give limited water if hot, then feed and water again before field. Night feed then unlimited water. Water mid work provides refreshment and aids service. Frequent cooling and salt water shoulder wash prevent galls. clean collar after use.
An estimated damage of over 60 million dollars per year is caused by the ox warble a cattle pest found in all parts of the United States. The grub larvae form produces lumps in the cow’s back in spring and the adult resembles a bot fly and a honey bee.
Reader advisory by William A. Radford outlining a well planned eight room two story home with stucco upper exterior and white woodwork. Features include sun room, potential extra bedroom, sun porch access, detailed stair design, and emphasis on straight lines, proper spacing, and landscaping.
A small West Side Detroit group constructs a five hole course on a vacant lot to learn golf at home. Each night they play a make believe game to shoot the lowest score. Fathers sometimes confiscate the ball and stick to practice themselves unless allowed to continue.
A young messenger in a modern uniform appeared at Capt. Michael Glenn’s office with a bright bicycle lamp. He said a copper instructed him to light the lamp and show it to the chief. He admitted his bike lacked a lamp when first stopped and was cautioned to keep it lit at night.
Lesson outlines Mary Magdalene as saved from seven demons by Jesus and her faithful service. It covers her ministry with women, steadfast presence at the cross, and the Easter dawn at the empty tomb, emphasizing recognition of the risen Lord and sharing the resurrection news.
A Shakespearean aphorism contrasts wealth with mortality noting riches weigh like heavy ingots on a creature, yet death unloads all possessions. It implies wealth is transient and true burden lies in life's finite span.
A brief quotation discusses Communism possessing a universal language. It asserts its elements are hunger envy and death as articulated by Heine. This compact commentary frames the perceived human motives linked to Communist movements through a classic European literary lens.
A reflective note contrasts preached humility with practiced virtue, suggesting people claim modesty while seeking approval. The quote underscores a social tension between ideal conduct and observed behavior in public life.
A brief amuse of a watch without hands, likened to idleness as both futile and intact, echoing a Cowper contrast. The note reflects on time’s idle aspect and the paradox of a device meant to tell time yet useless without hands.
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