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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
1
Federal officials warn that many preparations marketed to control pests in farms homes and trees do not work and may harm plants or animals. The USDA emphasizes misbranded products sold for drinking water feed or sap uptake offer no proven benefits and can be unsafe.
Poultry experts credit breeding and flock management for rising egg output. H L Shrader of the U S Department of Agriculture notes earlier maturing pullets and higher laying rates boost seasonal and annual production. Consumers benefit as higher supply keeps prices from spiking.
Winter silage spoilage may be reduced by sealing silo walls with a paste made from salt alum lye and water plus cement. Some builders seal doors with paper and fill cracks with clay to exclude air. A further method is sowing oats or cane at the top to form an insulating mat.
The text advises beekeepers to add supers as needed for honey storage. The first super is usually added in late June, the second by early July, with further additions frequent through the season. In poor honey years, supers may not be added at all.
United States Department of Agriculture issued Farmers' Bulletin 1600-F on dehorning castration branding and allied practices for beef cattle. It argues horned cattle bruise more and fetch lower prices, outlines chutes and corrals for single operation of dehorning castration spaying and branding, and notes precautions against screw worm flies. The bulletin is a revision of Bulletin 949 and available free from Washington DC.
The article advises culling poultry in summer or early fall, prioritizing health and vigor. It explains signs of good layers such as bright red combs, waxy texture, pale shanks in yellow shanked breeds, thin flexible pubic bones, soft skin, and broad backs. It notes molt timing, with heavy layers often not molting before September or October, and cites benefits including improved breeding quality, reduced feed costs, and extended marketing of culled hens.
The woodland boosts farm value and high yields cost more per acre but less per unit. Aphids in fields respond to contact sprays while white grubs threaten next year. Legge sodium chlorate helps eradicate wild morning glory and Canada thistle. Copper carbonate dust stops wheat smut by seed treatment. Wheat weevils loom next winter after a season favorable to their egg laying.
During Shore day at the Elk convention Exalted Ruler Brown of 906 shows Andy a clipping about a hen adopting piglets. Andy replies I dont see anything unnatural in the association of ham and eggs.
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