Liberal feeding of brood sows yields big dividends
Associate professor B W Fairbanks of Colorado Agricultural College urges liberal feeding of nursing brood sows. He recommends balanced rations with skim milk or buttermilk, bran, shorts, oats, wheat, barley, corn, and alfalfa hay to improve protein quality. Weaning occurs at seven to ten weeks. milk feeding transitions to skim milk then slop with shorts or middlings.
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B. W. Fairbanks
Colorado Agricultural College
Fairbanks
Real dollar gains from lamb docking and castration
Lamb docking and castration at ten days to two weeks old raise receipts from the lamb crop. Long tailed lambs fetch 25 cents to 3 dollars per hundred less than docked lambs, and ram lambs sell 1 to 3 dollars per hundred lower than wether lambs of equal quality. Fat ram lambs price is a cent per pound below fat wether equivalents.
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W. B. Morris
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Minnesota
Feeding Breeding Pigs for Efficient Growth Practices
Breeding stock should not be fattened like market pigs. Grow young gilts with emphasis on strong feet, legs, and backs. Feed enough corn to maintain thriftiness, and balance with shorts or cat feed plus age or skim milk.
Figuring Horse Feeds at Cost of Production
Farmers calculating horse feed costs at production figures find a year of care shelter and veterinary service can be kept at about 50 to 100 dollars. The analysis argues a fair annual charge of 100 dollars for a work horse under farm conditions including all costs.
Pure-bred Rams Boost Hog Profits and Forage Yields
Agriculture notes stress summer fallow before sowing to alfalfa and self-feeders for growing hogs. March to May births dominate pig产. hog cholera costs run high since 1880s. A pure-bred ram is an investment that can lift profits if managed with sizable ewe numbers.
Seek to Reduce Cost of Honey
The USDA surveys beekeeping practices and marketing to help beekeepers profit. It reports a 1928 Intermountain region study and plans for clover honey regions, urging strong cooperation from extension agents and beekeeper organizations to gather data on labor, costs, and yields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology and Agricultural Economics
United States
Department of Agriculture
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
BE. L. Sechrist
Bureau of Entomology
R. EB. Kifer
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Nedessary
Clover
Division of
Washington
Paradichlorobenzene Aids Plum Tree Borer Control
South Dakota Experiment Station zoology entomology dept develops a cheap method using paraffin mixed with paradichlorobenzene. One part PD B to nine parts paraffin applied to trunks and large branches forms a protective coat that vaporizes slowly to kill borer larvae, with fumigation lasting several days. Estimated cost not exceeding 8 cents per tree.
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Zoology-Entomology Department
South Dakota
How to Prevent Horns on Very Young Calves
Instructions warn farmers to apply caustic potash to the horn buttons of calves two to three days old. Rub the wetted stick end on each horn site until the area reddens but does not bleed. Take care to avoid skin burns and use paper to protect fingers.
Cooperative marketing strengthens farmer bargaining power
Co-operative marketing of farm products boosts farmer bargaining power and safeguards interests. The practice has gained a sounder basis in recent years as consolidation of bargaining power grows, making cooperative marketing an effective future path for farmers.
Titan Queen Sow Reaches World Record Weight At Colorado College
Titan Queen the world's largest Duroc-Jersey sow owned by Colorado Agricultural College has grown from 840 pounds last December to 1,123 pounds in eight months under the care of chief herdsman R B Broad. The hog measures 9 feet 4 inches nose to tail and stands 48 inches high with 88 inch heart girth and 84 inch flank girth.
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Ian Queen
Colorado Agricultural College
R. B. Broad
Chicago
Colorado School
Broad
Combines Demand Skill and Care in Harvest Work
A. L. Young of the University of Illinois warns that modern popu lar combines require more skill and alert watching than old threshers. Operators should study the catalogue, inspect the machine daily, avoid cutting grain too low, check for loose nuts and excessive wear, and oil regularmente to prevent delays.
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A. L. Young
Farm Mechanics Department
University of Ilinois
Mr. Young
Pasture Improvement by Weed Eradication
The article explains that when more than a quarter of a pasture is weeds, overgrazing or premature grazing is likely the cause. It advises correcting underlying causes and notes mowing weeds on smooth pastures can eradicate them if cut when in flower before seeds mature.
Agricultural Notes on Corn, Pasture, and Silo Equipment
The notes discuss trying new sweet corn varieties, cautions about early pasturing of sweet clover, and the risk of volunteer wheat as Hessian fly hosts. It also covers silo timing, en silage cutter readiness, and a new baler that bales straw directly from the threshing machine.
Veteran placer miner uncovers ten ounce gold nugget
John E. Perrett, a longtime Black Hills prospector, found a ten ounce gold nugget in Potato Creek near Spearfish South Dakota. The piece measures over four inches long and is described as among the purest from the Black Hills with significant value.
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John E. Perrett
Potato Creek
Spearfish
Omaha World Herald
Black Hills
Perrett
Insurance of spinsterhood and beauty grabs headlines
European insurers explore policies against remaining unmarried with inquiries in Paris and London. A London firm insured a glass eye for a woman paying $1.85 yearly to receive $15.75 if damaged. Polaire, dubbed the ugliest woman on stage, holds a policy payable if she becomes beautiful.
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Europe
Paris
London
Polaire
Gardener Debates Fixing Leaking Hose With Paint
A garden hose with a leak prompts ideas of a temporary repair using pliable roofing paint on the exterior to stretch its life for another season. The passage also notes men marry ideals if wealthy and that many self-proclaimed gentlemen do not consistently work at it.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Brings Notable Change
Mrs. Jig Smith of Brainerd Minnesota reports relief from nervous weakness and improved ability to perform housework after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the tonic with vitalizing her at the Change of Life and recommends it for other women.
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Brainerd
Minn
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lamb coat mystery tied to Monizing husband joke
A playful Natural History Note quips about a woman acquiring a new lamb coat by “Monizing” her husband, framing a lighthearted domestic joke without broader context.
King George Name Mystery Sparks Early News Talk
A playful exchange unfolds as King George's illness prompts curiosity about his name. James asks for the name, his mother defers with a promise to recount it tomorrow, and the next day brother William claims he saw the name in the paper, declaring it George V Rallies.
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King George
James
Brother William
George V
Beckenham Echoes Best-Behaved Boys Claim After Mirror Removal
Beckenham, England, boasts of the best behaved boys for two decades for resisting the urge to throw stones at a roadside mirror aiding drivers at a junction. The mirror has been removed by the city. A wry quip notes it’s a relief no woman faints at faint ideas.
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Beckenham
England
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