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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
8
Ohio State University agricultural extension notes ton littters weighing 2000 pounds at 180 days can be profitable. Swine expert J W Walcher cites records from the Ohio Ton-Litter Honor club members who say rapid gains with efficient feeding drive profits, with pigs marketed in larger litters reducing costs per 100 pounds of pork.
The article explains that bone-building minerals come mainly from soil sourced lime and phosphorus in food. Sun exposure aids utilization. deficiencies cause leg weakness, rickets, and paralysis in livestock. When natural foods lack minerals, supplement with milk by products or bonemeal. codliver oil helps indoor animals.
Old hog lots and houses in continuous use become centers for external parasites such as mites and nasal catarrh causing pig diseases like scurvy scours bronchitis and pneumonia plus necrobacillosis and eczema. Round worm eggs remain a constant hazard in these environments.
A brief note urges proper serum and virus use to prevent hog cholera. It warns the disease is not fully eradicated in the country and stresses early immune protection for weanling pigs as cheaper and easier to manage than later culling.
An orphan lamb cannot be given to another ewe. bottle feeding suffices if no ewe adopts. If bottle feeding is used, feedings start several times daily and gradually reduce to three or four by six weeks. A creep with ground grain should be provided for hungry lambs.
The USDA reports that peanuts fed with tankage as a protein supplement greatly improve growth in young pigs. In tests at Beltsville two peanut rations were compared, with and without tankage, and with shelled versus unshelled peanuts. Tankage reduced feed cost per 100 pounds gain and doubled daily gains, while minerals alone were less efficient.
Early cutting reduces yield but improves palatability. Cutting after beans form but before half-grown yields best balance. Later cuts ease curing for most forages, but soybeans increase bean content, reducing hay quality. Greatest yield occurs at maturity as leaves yellow.
Prof. F. O. Senton of Kansas State Agricultural College says a mechanical corn picker is profitable for owners planting and harvesting 100 acres or more at about 50 bushels per acre. The machine halves labor requirements and harvesting costs in some cases, and relieves farmers from a tedious task.
Poultry specialists advise one nest for every five hens to ensure laying space and cleaner, higher quality eggs. A well planned house allows easy removal of nests for cleaning. Metal nests offer sanitation benefits and reduce mites and bed bugs.
The article advises hog raisers to use modern plans that admit abundant sunlight and fresh air. It warns against close poorly ventilated pens, noting that daily sunlight helps destroy disease breeding organisms and keeps hogs healthier.
Care in keeping poultry yards clean and sanitary helps prevent parasites that weaken flocks. Insects such as grain pests can spread internal parasites by feeding on contaminated droppings, making sanitation a critical control point.
The piece notes farmers bought more fertilizer last year, a key factor in higher crop production. It compares American practices to European methods, highlighting Holland’s soil enrichment and the move toward intensive, profitable farming with careful field culture.
Soy beans gain popularity as a protein supplement for dairy cattle in Indiana. Twenty-one of twenty-four Howard Miami Dairy Herd Improvement association members feed soy beans, per IL QO Holliday. Demand for linseed meal cottonseed meat grows. soy beans may help meet protein needs in dairy districts.
It is proved that pulverizing the top soil with a disk harrow before plowing helps fill the furrow bottom better than turning a solid furrow. Excessively angling the disk should be avoided and it should run fairly straight for satisfactory work.
Agricultural hints emphasize water for hens and warn that hog lots and pastures used year after year produce runty pigs. There is no such thing as too much sweet corn and planting should not be stingy. Soybeans have entered regular cropping on many farms. The manure pile offers danger but remains a valuable asset for a mixed farm. Sweet clover hay should be cut before stalks become too large or coarse.
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