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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
3
Inexperienced poultry raisers often keep chickens too warm in winter. Chickens are naturally furred and can endure cold like wild fowl. Proper shelter focuses on protection from wet and drafts rather than excessive warmth. Many coops have open fronts with scant storm protection.
Advert suggests geese yield more profit with less care. Recommends Toulouse or Embden breeds and grassy pasture, claiming lower maintenance and higher yearly returns compared to turkeys.
An old instructive recipe describes making an insect powder by combining three parts gasoline with one part crude carbolic acid and gradually stirring in plaster of parts to absorb moisture. When dry it becomes a pinkish brown powder with a carbolic odor and is dusted through fowl feathers to kill lice or mites, with a second dusting on the third day.
Practical advice on egg production and poultry care covers housing, feeding, winter breeding, water use, and egg handling. It warns against dirty hen houses, stresses winter egg laying from suitable hens, and notes the benefits of separating eggs or pure stock for better profits.
A correspondent asks why we state a cow produced butter fat rather than butter. Butter fat is the cow’s real product and is accurately determined, while butter amount varies with moisture. Proper butter should be about five sixths fat. butter with 80 percent fat cannot be legally sold.
A cattle keeper favors Guernsey stock noting that calves stay with mothers, gain early size, and are fed generously. Cows are stall-kept with box stalls and turned out in winter under an open shed. Feeding occurs twice daily with grain even on grass, and a silo is planned for silage to supply roughage in future beef production.
The dairy bureau in Washington reports letters from nearly 300 creameries in 27 states showing 2 to 100 percent sour or off-flavored cream, averaging 60 percent inferior. To reduce losses from poor cream, many creameries are buying cream by quality and paying premiums for finest butter.
A writer from the Orange Judd Farmer outlines a winter feeding plan separating breeders and pullets from utility stock. He describes daily meals for morning noon and evening, weekly greens, vermin control, and dusting, noting December to February egg yields and practical limits of his regimen. He acknowledges local criticism but presents his method as potentially useful.
Cochins lay well in winter due to profuse feathering which reduces heat loss. Adults weigh 12-15 pounds for cocks and 8-11 pounds for hens. they are hardy and best on short grass. The partridge Cochins show vivid color with black feathers and golden red saddles, while hens have similarly striking girth plumage with darker penciling.
The piece warns dairy farmers to guard their water supply noting that outbreaks of typhoid are often traced to impure water used in milk production. It stresses reputational harm and public health stakes for farmers reliant on local wells and streams.
The text advises using best judgment to feed hens to maximize egg production. It highlights providing foods that contribute to egg elements and maintaining hens in optimal condition for this purpose.
Price of butter at 25 cents or more signals profit for farmers and potential for greater focus on dairy work as noted in current market discussions.
The text notes that claims of a breed's juiciness are largely marketing, while true juiciness depends on flavor and tenderness achieved by the cook. It argues that fowl flesh quality comes from cooking, not breed alone.
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