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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
8
The article argues self-feeding pregnant sows is inefficient and wasteful. It notes sows waste feed, become overweight, and that grinding hay adds cost with limited labor savings. Hand feeding twice daily is presented as having advantages, given quality forage options like clover.
Intestinal coccidiosis may occur in lambs during the summer on wet pastures with infection likely from drinking water. Older animals may carry latent infection that sustains spread. Symptoms include anemia, foul diarrhea, weakness, and possible death. Control relies on antiseptics, acids, sanitary measures, and removing lambs from damp pastures.
The article advises on pig quality and pasture grazing for higher gains, noting spring and fall bluegrass pastures as clean sources. It discusses sow farrowing timing, sheep profit outlook over the next four to six years, and efficient feeding and housing practices for pigs and brood sows through summer.
The note outlines grain rationing as pasture supplement, a bull association for joint bull ownership, and consistent calf milk temperatures. It notes fertilizer attachments for planters as a promising distribution method, uses soy straw as roughage for dairy and beef cattle and sheep, and stresses barn ventilation with four square feet of window area per cow and fresh air without drafts.
Barrows out gained sows by 5.43 percent in eight years of USDA feeding tests. Across 5 653 hogs in diverse breeds and management, barrows consistently showed better weight gain under equal feed and care, with trials ranging from dry-lot to pasture and varied grain regimens.
Flies create significant trouble for dairymen in summer. Reducing manure piles and darkening barns curb breeding sites. Painting windows blue and hanging coverings on doors help cows avoid flies. Fly sprays are advised to minimize losses and bother.
Hydrated lime offers several benefits in reducing calyx injury to apples when used in excess with arsenical sprays. It neutralizes acids released by the apple and any soluble arsenic, alters water surface tension, and can accelerate evaporation if fruit remains wet.
The article stresses that clean chicks, ground, houses, feed, and watering vessels are essential for healthy growth and profit. Healthy chicks must come from strong stock and be raised in sanitary conditions, with high‑test lye solutions aiding prevention.
Five year study at South Dakota State College shows Sudan grass as strong emergency pasture for dairy cows. Research also tests alfalfa and sweet clover and investigates bloat causes. Seven cows switched from a rich ration to sudan pasture immediately increased milk output.
The station describes coccidiosis in chickens with balance loss, unsteady gait, circling, reduced feed intake, ruffled feathers, dull eyes, humped posture, and bloody droppings. It notes emaciation, paralysis in older birds, and pale shanks, plus preventive steps of a 40 percent dried buttermilk mash, no scratch feed, and thorough coop cleaning.
Best time to seed worn cultivated land to grass is late winter or early spring. Ridged land from corn or other crops should be disked down. if surface is level and clean, no seed bed is needed. A thin manure layer is spread. seed can be sown before manual spread or scattered over manure with a spreader.
Instructions for souring milk to feed baby chicks emphasize lukewarm water, not cold well water, to avoid losses. A simple method is to place milk in a bucket in the brooder overnight with a starter cupful to achieve uniform sourness and temperature.
A World War I veteran recalls a prank in Kansas City on June 6, 1919. He describes renting a hotel room, shopping on the main drag, salvaging items including an alarm clock and pajama pants, and giving a sergeant's whistle to a bellboy. He plans a midnight trick, then throws a hobnail shoe at the bellhop and the clock, before sleeping contentedly.
A fourteen year old Belfast boy rummaging an attic found a barrel of bills in denominations from one to ten dollars. The money, signed by B Shaw and B Johnson and dated 1834 and 1837, is believed to be a relic from a private bank and may not be valid currency.
Anna Csil lag of Vienna, once famed for six-foot hair, has grown her hair back to three feet after four years with a bob. She inspires young Viennese women to let their hair reach shoulder length as lengthy styles return.
Fifty percent of bachelor degree candidates at the Sorbonne during 1929 were women, per university directors. Previously women faced disapproval and some professors barred them from classes.
A brief London Answers item notes a humorous scene where a man in front jokes to the man behind about his wife’s hat. The behind man responds that the hat worries him, adding that his wife wants one like it.
A suburban country club faces absorption as urban growth pushes development. Property discussions and potential redevelopments affect members and nearby residents, signaling change for the once quiet enclave amid expanding city limits.
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