Fragmentary notes on animal husbandry and feed efficiency
The text discusses the helfer not being discarded due to limited capacity in the first year. It notes improvement with time, and mentions a farmer improving herd capacity to six malic and butter fat. It also references poultry and pecan as part of ration considerations.
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Chicago
Farmers’ Review
Barrington
Minols
Bowman Company of
Crystal Lake
Bilburn
Peck
Gurler
Bowman Company
Aganta
Mr. Peck
Ivalie
Farm Poultry Improvement Through Flock Leadership
A fragment argues that placing a superior flist-class male at the head improves a flock. It notes that adopting pure bred stock aids the development of poultry establishment and suggests ordinary practice favors such introductions.
Riddings Dip Noted for Efficacy in Common Tobacco
A brief, unclear report observes that common tobacco dips show strong efficacy as a dip for riddings, mentioning hogs and a reference to lige in terse, fragmentary terms.
Clover Pasture for Hogs Boosts Summer Gains
A. S. Alexander outlines using red clover as pig feed, stressing that harvesting the bloom maintains green forage and rapid gains. With grain supplementation, clover can yield up to several hundred pounds per acre, while rape offers an alternative when pasture is limited.
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A. J. Lovejoy
Alexander
Farmer's Review
Burning Dead Animals Disease Carcass Disposal Bulletin
A Missouri Station bulletin outlines burning diseased animal carcasses to avoid infection. It prescribes cutting up the carcass, exposing viscera, dousing with coal oil, and stacking with straw and fuel before ignition, noting fat provides fuel and a sharp knife reduces time and hand soiling.
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Missouri
Casity
Deep wells boost dairy quality and savings
A dairy expert notes that well depth and water temperature crucially affect butter flavor and shelf life. Cold, impurity-free water from deep wells reduces cleaning costs, improves product value, and warrants relocating wells away from dairy buildings for purity and efficiency.
Thinning Peaches Boosts Size Color and Flavor
The article details thinning peaches as a rare but profitable practice among top growers like Rolland Morrill of Michigan and J. H. Hale of Georgia. It explains methods to distribute fruit for optimal sun exposure and air, timing based on local conditions, and rules of thumb for thinning distances from four to ten inches depending on purpose.
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United States
Rolland Morrill
Michigan
J. H. Hale
Georgia
Morrill
Hale
West Virginia
Improving Swine Breeding Through Feeding and Selection
The article argues that swine improvement requires proper feeding before selection. Limiting corn and boosting protein develops bone and muscle while enhancing breeding qualities. After farrowing, choose pigs that thriftier, faster growing, and better formed for breeders. Others receive minimal corn to avoid fattening. Stunted pigs should not be bred to prevent passing weak stamina.
The Quick Growing Steer and Modern Husbandry
The article argues the quick growing steer yields the most profit in modern farming. It urges farmers to focus on improving breeds and finishing calves on pasture, noting ranges shrink and intensive farming favors high growth cattle. It warns against scrub stock and stresses breeding for rapid maturity as essential to cheap meat production.
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Mississippi River
Poultry Variation Aided by Incubators Improve Flocks
The law of variation guides poultry improvement and requires a keen eye to detect value changes. Incubators reduce the burden on hens by handling most incubation duties, boosting efficiency and consistency in hatchery outputs.
Quaker Beauty Crab A Not Widely Planted Variety
The Virginia Station reports on the Quaker Beauty crab apple, noting weak growth in one tree and moderate vigor in another. Trees are stocky with large fruit up to 21 inches in circumference and 19 inches in head, color straw yellow with a rose wash, flesh creamy white and firm but not as rich as Transcendant. Production has been inconsistent, not productive enough for general planting recommendation.
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Virginia
Thomas
Heredity Shapes Flock Quality In Birds
The article notes heredity as a force in building or breaking the flock’s qualities. It cites birds inheriting good traits and others inheriting bad ones.
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Pig In Clover
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