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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
2
Notes from Meadowbrook recount a personal or community reflection centered on William Pitt. The fragment hints at local memories or diary style entries with sparse names and places, suggesting a modest piece on meadow events or homely anecdotes from a rural setting.
A sprawling farm advisory notes crop care and orchard maintenance in winter, urging proper pruning and feeding, plus guidance on dairy rations, poultry care, strawberry and fruit production, and using government agricultural research to improve yields. It highlights industry costs and market considerations for trees, fowls, and broom corn.
A historical discussion extols the Jersey cow for high milk quality and yield. It highlights milk fat, ease of handling, docile temperament, early usefulness, and elegant physical form, asserting Jersey products as unsurpassed and preferred by those who have used them.
Lumpy milk results from germs entering the udder or circulating from the body, with excessive grain feeding as a contributing factor. In absence of veterinary help, feed lightly, provide exercise, rub and massage the udder long term, and use a diluted phlebotic remedy. adjust amounts based on cow size and condition.
Excellent feed for cows praises hoots for dairy herds and notes fall and early winter palatability and digestibility. It highlights boosted milk flow, especially after spring calving, and reduced idleness in summer herds. A gradual switch from roots to grain is advised, adding one pound grain per ten pounds roots removed.
A reflection on distinct roles in farming. The airy farmer and the dairy man are often separate, each contributing to success in agriculture. The statement suggests specialization within dairy operations leads to better outcomes.
The article describes methods for treating guinea fowl care, noting the need for ample feed and clean water. It warns of difficulties in recapturing birds if allowed to roam and suggests keeping guards up, using feed to entice birds away from crops, and ensuring birds have access to water. It states birds respond to feed and water, and insects remain their preferred diet for better health.
The Indian Runner is a tall upright breed with a long neck noted for year round laying and extended molt. Young birds begin laying at about eight months, while broiler Guek lines are less profitable than Pekin, with some breeders reporting weights around four and a half pounds in eleven weeks.
Guidance on daily care for setting hens with incubation in mind. Recommends whole corn or corn chop and green foods with fresh water, placed near the nest for the first days. On day three scatter grain outside, provide a dust bath, and schedule nest time to prepare chicks for hatching.
After hens finish damp mash, remove leftovers from the feed pane. Take out the trough pans and turn them on their side beside the building to keep the area clean and prevent waste.
Advice warns not to hatch turkey eggs under chickens due to improper feeding and lice contamination. If hatch under chicken hens, apply lice powder to hens multiple times during the process to mitigate infestation.
A dated poultry care guide warns amateur keepers about fowls, ducks, and geese. It advises proper handling, ventilation, grit, feeding, and sanitation to reduce disease and improve egg production. Emphasizes stock quality, early mating, winter care, and culling of weak birds.
An old hen is not apt to lay fertile eggs as one that is yearling, reflecting concerns over poultry breeding potential and egg production in aged stock.
The article notes Ast- Atle Turkey's An eranted Angora goats famed for long hair. It states the United States hosts 1000 to 260,000 pure blood Angoras, with domestic supply far below demand, and massive Mohair imports. It outlines four Angora profits Mohair increase fertilizer and weed control, plus high value mohair and head value versus sheep.
An effective ford mixer designed by Hubert M Detecoil of Aylmer Quebec Canada uses a semisecindrical hopper with a removable cover and a bottom outlet closed by a sliding door. A shaft runs along the casing ends and can be driven by a crank or belt with rods pointed at the ends to catch ingredients and thoroughly mix them.
A fragment describes a feed-mizer with a rapid transport path to move feed ingredients to the mixer along a continuous carrier. The text hints at an endless carrier system and a wide route for efficient ingredient flow.
Guidelines for feeding brood sows with 80 percent corn or maize and 20 percent alfalfa bay by weight. Suggests grinding alfalfa if not eaten from racks and mixing with cornmeal as a thick slop. Notes beets and mangels are conditioners, not regular ration, and to offer them based on availability and the sows’ intake.
A study notes that milk output varies between cows in the same herd over identical time periods. Factors include milking technique and handling, with rough practices potentially causing cows to dry up.
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