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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1923
Page
6
Poultry expert A. Smith from University Farm warns fall crowding in poultry houses risks colds and illness as birds group in corners and on platforms. To prevent it, gradually move birds to confinement, avoid drafts, provide loose litter and exercise, and supply succulent food as green range is reduced.
Cut bone is essential for a balanced ration in poultry. one pound yields four dozen hens daily. Farm costs include a bone cutter, which is cheaper than many ordinary gears, durable and strong. The increased use of eggs makes bone cutting indispensable for maintaining balanced feed.
Chickens roaming freely will largely feed themselves on scraps, grait, weeds, insects, and regents, reducing waste and providing a useful, if partial, cleaning of orchard floors. In orchards with roaming hens, damage from pests declines as chickens consume larvae and pests, while fields without chickens suffer more orchard damage from brown-tall moths.
Guinea fow breeds with minimal care and good foraging, suggesting potential expansion in the United States. Varieties have improved in recent years and breeding may become a growing poultry industry segment. Birds thrive on limited supplemental feed when allowed to range.
Egg production depends on the amount and kind of protein in the diet more than any other feed. Hens prefer grain but thrive on mixed grain with milk or meat scraps for added protein. Reducing whole grain weight prompts hens to move and consume more concentrated protein throughout the day.
A garbled poultry note reports general figures on coop business and poultry stock. It mentions lane and product details, with references to peak activity and potential losses, but the legible content is fragmented and lacks clear names or dates.
Horticultural hints advise picking Ryan apples as seeds turn light brown, not waiting for full darkening. Maintain moisture in the last six weeks, sort at harvest, and store in a cool moist cellar or outdoor shed. Avoid direct sun, open doors at day, and let fruit acclimate before final cellar placement.
Practical guide notes that black raspberries mainly propagate from root tips in mellow soil. When soil is hard or prone to baking, cover cane tips with soil to encourage rooting. Overly buried tips may rot or fail to root. Roots and stools are relocated for planting, with short cane pieces forming next year’s foliage. Red varieties spread from suckers and root cuttings, with root segments 1/8 inch and larger planted two inches long and stored in sand until spring.
The readable lines describe raspberries and related harvest labor with garbled phrases. It mentions planting, weather impacts, and references to a college and a date, but the overall meaning is unclear due to extensive transcription errors.
Brittany, the northwestern peninsula of France, remains a distinct ethnographic region with Breton language and strong religious belief. Its history spans Gaulish and Roman eras, with later ties to British invasions, while its people cling to traditional dress and customs despite modern travel and tourism. The principal cities Brest Rennes Nantes and the coast’s rugged landscape shape a region famed for its semi mountainous terrain and enduring cultural identity.
Veterinarians call Johne s disease the twin brother to tuberculosis. It resembles TB, mainly affects young heifers, and in Wisconsin may cause up to 12 percent losses in badly infected herds. Contagious and spread by feeding, the disease can be detected by the Johnnn test with prompt removal of reactors to hinder transmission. A Madison bulletin outlines symptoms, detection, and prevention.
A midwestern reader extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after fourteen bottles mark improvement from illness. She values the remedy for herself and plans to share the news with two daughters and sisters, trusting it to sustain hope and health.
Ohio experiment station reports on supplements to corn for fattening swine. Pure Dred pigs around 82 pounds fed in self-feeders showed 12 corn to 1 tankage cost 2.01 per 100 pounds gain, and 1 corn to 2 skim milk cost 1.15. Skim milk is superior for young pigs but tankage may be cheaper when farm milk runs short.
Many believe feeding excess corn fattens hogs quickly but this approach costs more time and money. Experiments show the fastest, most economical gains come from corn supplemented with feed rich in animal protein.
In a brief stock update the notes describe how sow furrows react to storms with artificial heat as a potential aid. The report mentions hay, milled feed and mock labor saving methods, citing farm tools and scattered references to livestock care practices amid harsh conditions.
A staff member named Jodkins boasted of threatening to quit, telling coworkers the boss viewed it as a favor to leave. The chief dismissed it as not a threat and saw it as helping the firm.
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