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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
15
A discussion from the English Livestock Journal explains baby beef as early maturity with quality finish and thickness. It notes younger animals can yield 25 to 50 percent higher beef returns, with faster market turnover and adaptable timing for trade conditions. Breeding and feeding are the key factors.
An average 1gh grade sheep can produce a fleece weighing from five to eight pounds and raise a lamb weighing 50 pounds in a year. If necessary it can fare without grain since forage crops and permanent pastures sustain it year round. Sheep have two advantages over other livestock: they require practically no grain and they destroy brush and bushes.
Hogs fed mineral mixes containing wood ashes salt and lime show better appetite and improved overall health, beyond standard feeds. These mixtures enhance satisfaction and feeding efficiency.
Oats is a common crop and a mighty good hog feed. Scatter on the floor for brood sows rather than use a self feeder. Barley is also good, can be soaked and fed whole. Newborn pigs face dangers like scours and thumps in early life.
Purebred livestock cost no more to feed than common stock yet commands higher prices, offering greater profit potential for farmers seeking improved herd value and market appeal.
A report warns that horses are highly susceptible to poison from moldy silage feed and notes numerous deaths linked to contaminated fodder.
Government bulletin details nicotine sulfur dust as effective control for striped cucumber beetle on cucumbers and melons. A 4 percent nicotine dust applied at one quarter to one half ounce per hill repels and kills beetles, with guidance on suitable dusters and timing as plants emerge.
The USDA reports from 1920 to 1922 on 1201 farm job ads found single men sought 387 times and married men 416 times. If married with children, suitability drops to about 45 percent and many farmers without dwellings cannot hire married men.
Build a home made stave silo ten by twenty four feet to store feed for six or seven cows. A four acre corn crop will fill it and replace ten acres of hay. The project costs less than last winter’s price for five tons of hay.
United States Department of Agriculture tests gases once developed for war to destroy noxious birds animals and insects. Trials planned against blackbirds in California marshes and burrowing rodents while noting safety concerns for humans animals and handlers.
A simple wooden corn sheller is built from a block of wood on three legs with a sloping notch. A lever attached to the block uses protruding spikes to shell kernels into a catching box strapped to the legs.
In Knox County Indiana a field trial compared standard bred hens with mixed mongrel flocks under USDA state college and county supervision. Nine standard bred flocks had 1 087 hens and nine mongrel flocks 1 103. standard bred laid more eggs before and after culling and produced fewer culls, indicating merit differences in culled flocks.
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice to readers. He promotes a practical modern bungalow variation using concrete and brick, emphasizing durability over flashy features and inviting inquiries with a two cent reply stamp.
The article describes a commodious home with brick foundation and pillars, a substantial porch with a pergola style roof, and concrete footings. It highlights a practical layout with reception hall, breakfast room, three large bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, glass doors, built in ironing board, a fireplace, and a downstairs toilet, emphasizing livability and curb appeal.
A study finds a dozen lice types on chickens with most congregating near the vent for moisture uptake. Treatments include blue ointment around the vent and under wings, two applications two weeks apart, lice powders, dust wallows, and sodium florid applied by the pinch method to various body areas.
The article urges consistent hoeing during semimoist ground to promote vegetable growth. Deep stirring between rows prevents weeds and prepares soil for sun and air, making gardening easier over time. Continuous effort yields visible vegetable progress and is worthwhile.
The article notes extreme heat and fires harming calves and advises careful protection during the fly season. It recommends keeping spring calves in shaded pens away from heat and fires, and turning fall calves out only at night into small paddocks. Without ample grain, washy grass can worsen outcomes.
Gentle handling of cows during milking promotes regular milking periods and consistent cow order. Milkers should repeat the same sequence with the same cows to optimize herd development, even if individual cases seem less influenced.
Advice from a poultry guide emphasizes steady feeding and orderly management. Separate sexes at eight weeks, expand brooders, and rely on incubators to save time and money while noting that poor operation lowers hatch rates.
Historical notes trace alfalfa from Persia to Greece in 480 B.C. and to Italy in the first century, later reaching Spain and Mexico before expanding across Europe and North America. Drought resistant varieties and soil inoculation revived its use as a forage crop and land builder. Expulsions in Britain top a separate report.
The article recalls Theodore Hook who died celibate yet pursued romance. He once posted a marriage proposal and recovered the missive as it began its journey. Years later he quipped that a certain lady would have made him the slave of a woman, calling her an angel.
The United States spent 343 155 303 on its army for 1920 21 or 3 22 per person. The British empire excluding dependencies spent 562 123 000 or 12 35 per capita. France 933 927 000 or 22 52 per capita. Italy 246 081 200 or 6 70 per capita. Japan 189 082 900 or 3 38 per capita.
Mrs Mollie Abbey of Jennings Lodge Oregon says nine years of gas and stomach misery ended with Tanlac. She gained thirty nine pounds and regained appetite energy and strength enabling her to do housework again. The ad notes Tanlac is sold by druggists.
Glistening white linens promised by Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product ad. It states it never disappoints and is available at all good grocers. Also notes salad days when long green is plentiful.
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