Farm Management Lessons for Cheyenne County Farmers
An agriculture department guide outlines four key success factors: farm size, crop yields, livestock returns, and labor efficiency. It explains how larger, well managed operations with higher yields and efficient labor win profits, while poor planning wastes time and money. It also covers poultry clubs, ostrich studies in Arizona, and improving market eggs to cut losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Alwys
Glendale
Arizona
Oats Charcoal for Pigs Gives Burned Oats Access
A Farm Life note explains a method to prepare charcoal rich oats for pigs. Burn cobs to start, spread oats over, allow quick charring, then extinguish. Once cooled, pigs get free access to the burned oats, which they eagerly consume.
Poultry Breeding and Feeding Research by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture offers guidance for poultry raisers of all sizes. Visitors can consult poultry specialists in Washington, tour the Beltsville experiment farm, and request free bulletins from the Division of Publications. Research covers rations, breeding methods, egg production costs, and selection for standard perfection without keeping birds disqualified under standards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Beltsville
Maryland
Early Oregon Settler Leonard Thorp claims oldest Yakima native son
Leonard Thorp, 76, claims status as Oregon's oldest native son. Born in 1845 in York county, he traveled with Fielding Thorp from Independence to the Yakima valley in 1861. The Thorp family drove 100 head of cattle to winter in the rich grazing area and later moved the stock and themselves to the Yakima river near the Moxee, becoming among the first white settlers.
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Leonard Thorp
Yakima Valley
Oregon
York County
Fielding Mortimore Thorp
Independence
Leonard
Bunch Grass
Yakima
Goldendale
Yakima River
Moxee
Methods of fattening poultry in this country
The article outlines three fattening methods pen fattening crate fattening and machine cramming the first two being common and the third used for small batches it details crate sizes compartments ventilation feeding duration and the need for soft easily digested feeds including a sample mix of barley corn and oats with skimmed milk or buttermilk and a touch of salt as used on a New York farm.
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New York
Feed Intervals and Ration Mix for Fattening Birds
Birds are fed twice daily at roughly equal 12 hour intervals and fattened over about three weeks. A second ration combines 100 pounds ground cats, 100 pounds ground corn, 50 pounds low-grade flour, and 4 pounds tallow.
The Old Gardener’s Ant Control Tip
The Old Gardener advises a hot water method to remove ants from lawns. Make holes in each ant hill with a crowbar and pour hot water, or scatter small candy pieces around openings to lure ants. When covered, apply hot water and repeat until the ants are eliminated.
Sound Borrowers United States Phone for Eight Inhabitants
A Detroit Free Press quote collection notes a claim that the nation has a telephone for every eight people. The excerpt includes a rebuke about not getting a square deal and a reaction of exasperation. It contrasts the broader access with personal dissatisfaction and rising personal usage.
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United States
Detroit Free Press
Speeding tragedy near Dorchester claims two Fairmont youths
William Jones aged 20 and Earl Williams aged 14, both of Fairmont, were in a Ford with a racing body when it overturned on O L D road two miles north of Dorchester at 11 this morning. Jones died pinned beneath the car while Williams was thrown clear. The boys were following a Dodge, believed to be going about 30 mph, and Jones apparently lost control causing the crash. Jones lived with his mother Mrs. Nancy Jones. Williams was a barber. The body was sent to Fairmont after the coroner's inquest.
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William: Jones
Fairmont
Earl Williams
Dorchester
Mr. Jones
Jones
Dodge
Ford
Williams
William Jones
Nancy Jones
Nebraska
State Journal
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Cheyenne County
Farmers
Sidney
F. L. Snett
Neubhaser
B. P. Hamilton
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
A. E. Phelps
Mgr
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