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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1923
Page
3
Practical guide on profitable goose farming using Toulouse and Emden breeds on low pasture near water. Details on housing, mating, age of maturity, incubation, nest care, egg collection, and brooding practices.
The article argues that each hen has a distinct personality and that breed and strain matter for laying. It notes that taming and kind treatment can improve behavior, but does not guarantee eggs. Successful outcomes come from selecting the right breed, studying the flock, and providing consistent care.
The economical feeder should use locally available grain to form the best egg producing ration. If buying all feed, ready prepared scratch feeds may be as cheap as mixing grains. Agricultural colleges have developed practical rations for farm flocks.
Guidance on crate preparation and padding to reduce egg breakage during transport. Advocates using stiff fillers and excelsior pads in New Jersey trials. Steps include bottom pad, alternating layers, top pad, and nailed ends with a center bulge for cushioning and firm contents.
A rough rule for ordinary silage under current conditions values a ton at about 2 tons equals four bushels of corn plus one tenth ton of hay. Another rule for ten tons per acre silage from fifty bushel corn yields a ton worth five bushels of corn plus $1.20, and with corn at 50 cents a bushel this gives $3.70 per ton.
The pruning of fruit trees aims to ensure even sap flow, remove surplus shoots to conserve vitality, stimulate fruit bearing without overdoing it, and keep the head of the tree symmetrical.
The USDA urges farmers to revive home vegetable gardens amid labor shortages and beliefs gardens do not pay. It notes oversupply of potatoes and cabbage, reduced purchasing power, and the need for households to grow more for home consumption to boost living standards and save income.
The Scientific American describes a restraining apparatus and operating table for use with pigs. Inventor G Cortez of Los Angeles California aims to provide a holding device suitable for pig restraint during procedures.
A device described for safely holding a pig during operation. It can be adjusted for pigs of various sizes and operated entirely by one person, allowing the operator free access to the animal.
Prepare for early sprays in late February or early March. Lime sulfur aids oyster shell scale and San Jose scale on apples and feal curl on peaches. Bordeaux mixture with arsenate of lead guards against scab on apples pears and rot on cherries plums grapes. Lead to curb codling moths tent caterpillars canker worms and other insects.
Middle West growers in Michigan Kansas North Dakota Nebraska and Minnesota lost money on last years potato crop and plan changes. Estimated production around 100 million bushels with proposed steps including reduced acreage more storage facilities seeking new markets and stronger marketing plans to avoid future losses.
Nebraska trials fed 60 percent protein tankage with corn to 60 pigs in alfalfa pasture or dry lots. Pigs on pasture gained 0.87 pounds daily vs 0.32 in dry lots. Feed conversion: 297 pounds corn and 14 pounds tankage per 100 pounds gain on pasture vs 596 and 23 in dry lot. Alfalfa pasture cut cost per 100 pounds gain to 8.12 dollars from 15.47.
Farmers and stock keepers risk cattle health by allowing nails pins and wire in manger troughs and pails. Cattle swallow large mouthfuls and metal can lodge in the stomach or pass along the digestive tract causing inflammation pain and possible death. Owners sometimes misattribute losses to other causes.
Mrs. Sadie Banes reports Tanlac restored her health improving appetite headaches and back pains enabling her to return to work and hum while content. The note cites 35 million bottles sold and promotes Tanlac as sold by druggists. Include brief filler ads on Cuticura and humorous exchanges from the Boston Evening Transcript.
An advertisement urges buyers to verify Bayer on aspirin packaging to ensure genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It notes tablets for various pains, small 12 tablet boxes, and bottles of 24 or 100 sold by druggists, with the Bayer trade name defined as monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
Mothers urged to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the familiar signature. The ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy used for over 30 years and notes that children cry for it.
A Californian inventor develops a combined screen and glazed door for store entrances. Mounted on an overhead track the unit can be used as a screen or as a glazed door depending on weather conditions.
The notice explains Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used for over 40 years to treat catarrh. It consists of a local ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. FP. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Keep them in that condition by using Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. At all grocers.
After a prolonged period of waiting, a man takes a symbolic bouquet to mark his despair as an act of personal sorrow.
The article argues well bred beef stock reaches market-ready condition faster and can be fed for similar durations as scrub stock. It notes the enhanced market opportunities and the value of good feeding quality. It also discusses how work maintains a horse in vigorous health and habituates it to handling, aiding stallion development.
Stale buttermilk, if kept clean, yields results comparable to fresh buttermilk in pig feeding. Problems arise mainly from poor cleanliness causing digestive disturbances.
Testimonies from Cortland Hamilton and St Louis describe Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding women with weakness and childbirth. Women claim improved health and successful pregnancies after use.
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