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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1956
Page
5
A study at the University of Minnesota West Central School and Experiment Station found a 13 percent rise in lambs gains when fed 40 mg of aureomycin daily. R M Jordan and H G Croom caution that results vary by feedlot, lamb health, and management.
Dr George N Hoffer an agronomist argues farmers should grow efficient stalks rather than tall corn to raise yields aided by high yielding hybrids. He cites perseverance climate nutrition and hybrid seed as keys with Lamar Ratliff a Mississippi teen setting a world record of 304 bushels per acre.
University of Minnesota experiments show 100 turkeys on a restricted 34 percent protein diet with limited mash achieved market weights at $2.10 per bird and 24 cents higher profit per bird than four other feeding plans. Restricted birds used about 3.25 pounds feed per pound gain versus over 3.5 in other groups. Lot 1 used 25 percent protein, Lot 2 and 3 used 28 percent, Lot 4 and 5 used 34 percent with mash limits for Lot 5.
Instruction describes using an oil drum to create basement window wells. Remove ends, cut as shown, notch edges, bend lower portions into flanges, and rest them against the exterior of the basement wall.
An Agriculture Department report explains how atomic science reveals insect resistance to poisons and how radioactive tracers track absorption and transformation of insecticides. It details how Geiger counters monitor movement, overwintering, and population counts to improve control methods.
Power dusting machines offer advantages for crop protection by using light pesticide loads per acre and fast coverage. Dusters are durable and easy to handle improving response time in wet weather, with low labor and maintenance costs. Field dusters use 1 to 15 hp, orchard dusters 5 to 20 hp, and operation suits dry or wet conditions.
The American Veterinary Medical Association notes minerals are vital for digestion growth reproduction milk production and body upkeep in dairy cattle. Deficiency risks include appetite loss poor feed use goiter brittle bones and low milk. consult a vet for diagnosis and keep salt available.
A USDA report shows chemical weed control reduced weed labor by up to 80 percent in Mississippi Delta cotton during 1954 55 but did not lower costs because weed growth was light and hoeing wages were low. Mechanical pickers cut harvest labor by 95 percent, boosting returns by about 13 dollars per acre, though results varied by test.
A 990 pound Hereford steer raised and shown by 16 year old Dorothy Fae Siehl of Grinnell Iowa was named grand champion at the Golden Anniversary Western Stock Show. In the photo are Willard Sims National Western Manager Dale Carthers President of the American Hereford Association and Wilson McCarthy President of the National Western.
Orchard dusters require a second man to guide the dust stream, though tractors with broadcast dust cloud gear allow the driver to handle the job alone in many orchards.
Cattle not gaining weight may suffer stomach worm infections says J E Mansfield of the Dixon Springs Experiment Station University of Illinois. Symptoms include slow gain rough hair coat weight loss diarrhea and loss of appetite. Worms pass eggs in manure hatch into larvae then cattle ingest them. Treatment with phenothiazine is advised by veterinarians with periodic manure checks.
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