Farm Bureau Grows as Farmers Unite for Self Help
Valuable agricultural note urges good breeding to prevent runts with a focus on robust stock, feed quality, and the eye of the master. It highlights farmer organization via county based farm bureaus feeding into state and national groups, citing Minnesota’s 1800 cooperative ventures. Also advices on cooperative farming and hatchery nest hygiene to protect eggs and equipment.
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Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Minnesota
Leslie
Make Poultry Pay In One Iowa County
In one Iowa county during a month 62 demonstrations on culling home poultry flocks led to hand led 6 853 birds and culled 2 000, saving owners 3 322 for feed. They realized 1 200 from sale of nonproducing birds. Women in another county determined their flocks were mongrel and housing poor with 90 percent infested. they began culling infected birds based on county extension workers guidance. Farm people show increased interest in farm-home poultry, says USDA.
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Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmer’s Plight and Political Gambits Across Decades
The farmer has long sought help from major parties and movements, but after elections finds himself sidelined. He has faced demagoguery and harsh treatment from foodstuff interests, leaving him to cope with repeated disappointments and a sense of being squeezed.
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United States
Aids Growth by Gentle Handling of Livestock
A Virginia livestock owner urges humane treatment in a letter to the Department of Agriculture. He argues that quiet handling reduces stress and digestive trouble during shipping, cutting feeding costs. The advice recommends gentle contact, calm shelter, and gradual human interaction to improve growth and fat development.
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Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Instructions for Managing Sitting Hens in a Shared Room
The text guides keeping sitting hens in a single room on nests with access to food and water only once daily. Feed should be corn, wheat, or both. Any hen reluctant to leave the nest should be escorted back promptly to prevent egg chilling, with a half hour to return before renesting. In large numbers, follow established warmth and containment steps.
Strangers Probe Corn Crops in Cass County District
Omaha Bee reports two strangers in Cass County farms inspect cribs for corn to gauge supply as farmers delay sales awaiting higher prices. Farmers note most hold corn on their own properties while leaseholders have sold. A 100 mile review found no signs of reduced corn acreage despite the inquiry. For taxi, call 161.
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Omaha
Cass County
Omuaha
Omahua
Home grown fruit appreciated by USDA specialists
United States Department of Agriculture specialists extol home grown fruit for freshness and quality. They note selecting proper varieties yields a continuous supply regardless of market prices and surplus can be sold or canned. Home fruit cultivation also offers congenial, profitable leisure and recreation for those who enjoy growth.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Electric curler offered by Sidney Lumber Co in Ammon's
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Sidney Lumber CO
Ammon’s
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