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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1916
Page
4
The article outlines that milking cow quarters must be isolated from all other stock with a narrow barn layout and large windowed, smooth washable surfaces. Ventilation via ducts is required, reflecting a growing belief in sanitation to prevent disease. It notes small dairies may not justify costly barns yet advise building for future remodeling as standards evolve.
Kentucky Experiment Station guidance advises yearly sprays for apple orchards against apple scab curculio and codling moth. Use lime sulfur or Bordeaux mix with lead arsenate, time sprays to bud break and petal fall, with mid July for second brood and July to August for bitter rot in western Kentucky. Green aphid threats eyed by checking leaves and using Black Leaf 40 with soap mix.
Ventilation in barns is often deficient, veterinarians say, raising tuberculosis risk. Proper air flow is essential for health and economy, as cows and cattle need adequate air for digestion and heat production. Poor ventilation limits milk and beef yields regardless of feed.
Advice urges delaying cow grooming and bedding until after milking to keep dust and germs out of the milk. Grooming should occur earlier in the day when dust can settle before the next milking.
Ormsby Jane Segis Raggie a Purebred Holstein Friesian cow owned by Pine Grove Farm Elma Center New York sets seven day milk yield at 721.4 pounds with 35536 pounds of butterfat surpassing E P Pontiac Lass from 1912. Official test supervised by New York State Agricultural College notes daily average milk of 46 quarts and butter value about 15 50 at 35 cents per pound.
A six weeks trial at Nebraska College of Agriculture fed 14 spring pigs with a self feeder. They gained 2.02 pounds per day at a cost of 4.04 dollars per 100 pounds of gain. Pigs consumed 64.5 bushels of corn and 300 pounds of tankage, priced at 0.63 per bushel and 2.50 per cwt. Gains valued at 0.88 per bushel of corn fed.
A California scientist seeks the microbe that paralyzes man not in a barroom. Australian wood in demand for cabinet work. A doctor jokes about his death certificate column. Old West Point weights for Revolutionary officers cited. Optimistic thoughts on wealth and office humor. A four year old convalescent boy laments feeling like a broken toy.
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