Machine Harvests From Springfield Illinois A Clover Seed Dream
A Springfield Illinois inventor unveils a field harvesting machine for sweet clover seed that avoids cutting plants. Two operators operate a wheeled rig with paddles and conveyors, covering a nine foot swath and dropping seed into a bin. The design uses an overhead shaft with four threshing wheels to separate seed from stalks. Pullets and hens are discussed, noting which to cull and which to keep, with molt timing used as a key production test and guidance on breeding stock.
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Springfield
Milnois
Poultry Culling Guide urges August September selection
A rural guidance piece compares vagrancy laws to honey bees and outlines August to September culling for laying hens. It specifies keeping strong hens, discarding weak or ill birds, and immediate marketing of culled stock, with tests and USDA Circular 31 for reference.
Hens Summer Care For Profits On Farms
Farmers advised to give hens free range if possible or abundant green feed and milk during summer. Maintain clean water. Feed roughly three parts mash and scratch, with ratios shifting seasonally. Scratch grain portions and dry mash formulas provided for Leghorns and general breeds. Include specific weights and mix ratios for scratch and mash.
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Department of Agriculture
Straw litter habits in poultry feed and correction
The text notes that grain-rich straw litter can dominate a flock if habits persist. If the habit is strong, remove the persistent individuals to another brood or cull several birds to remove the trait. It explains the issue stems from improper rations and feeding methods.
Drying Up Cow Muny and Calving Milk Timing
The article warns dairy farmers about over milking cows before calving. It notes best milkers need a long rest prior to calving to prevent stunted calves and reduced milk yield. It suggests gradually drying cows by skipping milkings and removing grain to avoid trouble.
Poultry Health in High Heat and Mite Control
In hot weather watch for mites and focus on insecticides disinfection and sprays. Read up and apply learned methods to keep poultry clean healthy and productive.
Henhouse neglect slows poultry health on busy farms
On farms the poultry house is ignored not from reluctance but from being placed second to every other task. The idea is to renovate once no other work remains, which never happens, leaving hens to endure long lives in unclean shouses as cleaning is hindered by poor floors.
Improving a Poultry House Floors and Pest Control
The article describes renovating an old poultry house with a cement floor, removing contaminated earth to several inches, and replacing with clean sand. It advises portable poultry equipment, sunning and spraying nests outside, and using coal tar sprays for inside washing. Lime sulfur and orchard sprayer help control pests and wash walls and floor.
Best Fertilizer For Fail-sown Alfalfa Says USDA Experts
United States Department of Agriculture specialists recommend well rotted barnyard manure free of weeds as the most satisfactory fertilizer for fail-sown alfalfa. Spread before plowing for incorporation, or apply heavy amounts to the preceding crop. If unavailable, use commercial fertilizers rich in phosphoric acid with some nitrogen. On clay soils heavy potash is usually unprofitable. A recommended mix is 350 to 500 lb phosphate, 75 to 100 lb nitrate of potash, and 50 to 75 lb nitrate of soda. consumers may buy ingredients and mix them themselves.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fire Safety Note Urges Quick Call to Central
If you discover a fire keep cool hastily note the street and number then telephone Central Central will do the rest.
August farm tasks from South Dakota college of Agriculture
Aug activities include daily green corn fodder for milk cows to supplement pastures. Remove rotted silage and repair silos before filling. Cull hens showing low vitality or disease as July and August mark the first flock culling to reduce feed costs and improve winter readiness.
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South Dakota College of Agriculture
Tax avoidance cited by Chamber official in 1918 figures
St. G. Rhett, chairman of the Committee on Taxation of the U S Chamber of Commerce, notes a large drop in the number of taxpayers with incomes over 3000 in 1918, blaming shifts to tax free securities valued at 14 billion dollars that escape at least two billion in taxes across all types.
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St. G. Rhett
Committee On Taxation
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Water for Chickens: Clean Dishes and Ventilated Hen Houses
Guidance emphasizes keeping fresh drinking water available for chickens, cleaning water dishes regularly, and ensuring good ventilation in hen houses to maintain flock health and welfare.
Feather Eating in Fowls Threat to Hens Health
Feathers are eaten by fowls of all ages due to improper feeding confinement and lack of exercise. Prevention hinges on diverse feeding and incentives for activity. If habit forms, improve conditions and force the birds to work for their living to curb mischief.
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