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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
9
The United States Department of Agriculture urges better matching of horse power to farm labor. It explains seasonal plowing, larger two horse and four or five horse plows, and the adoption of equipment like seeders, cultivators, and manure spreaders to increase output, reduce labor, and spread manure more effectively across crops and fields.
A U S Department of Agriculture guide on breeding vigorous stock and preventing limberneck in poultry. Emphasizes selecting healthy yearling hens, vigorous cocks, and proper brooding care. Describes limberneck as a symptom linked to moldy grain, improper digestion, and nervous system effects, with purgative treatment suggested for quick recovery.
The Agriculture Department notes powder dusting is essential for ridding fowls of lice. Use a mixture of road dust and wood ashes. Also advise sodium maorid, a white powder from druggists, applied at the base of the head feathers, peck, back, breast, vent, thighs, and under each wing.
Market notice calls fowls past their usefulness to be consigned to the stewpot or market, making room for fresh young birds of good strain in pens.
The department of agriculture notes a record wheat harvest and says thrashers may miss rounds, causing grains to wait beyond normal thrashing times. Dew may damage wheat left in shocks, prompting renewed emphasis on prompt stacking where feasible.
A United States program outlines continuous methods for successful sheep farming. The document stresses sustainable practices, improved breeding, and steady market strategies to ensure ongoing productivity and profitability.
A nutrition themed guide lists vivid salad ideas and techniques. It covers Beet and Potato Salad with olives and chives, Poinsettia Salad shaped from tomato and apple, and Egg and Fruit Salads with mayo dressings. Dessert and chocolate sauces are detailed alongside a note on mindful eating of trap foods.
The piece stresses feeding ill or recovering patients with attentive meals. It covers role of caregivers, tray presentation, and variety in milk based diets. It advises nursing knowledge, homemaker care, and small appetites require dainty, pleasing service with possible flowers and comforting variety.
A discussion praising the child welfare movement and urging yearly health checks for all children. It stresses nutrition including whole wheat cereals, butterfat, moderate sugar, and a variety of fruits and vegetables. It recommends orange juice, prunes, figs, dates, raisins, baked apples, ripe bananas, and cooked berries, with fish or poultry as alternatives to meat.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns fowl cholera is highly infectious to poultry including turkeys ducks geese and other birds. It spreads via sick birds wild birds and contaminated equipment with a 2 5 day incubation. Early signs include yellow droppings fever dullness and rapid decline. Prevention relies on quarantine cleaning and disinfection as treatment is largely futile.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges egg producers to form egg circles to reduce annual losses from handling and culls. These associations monitor the crop, improve storage and quality, coordinate marketing, and may pay dividends to members. Specialized co ops may even operate large incubator and receiving facilities to secure early chicks and higher prices.
A brief poultry guide discusses how feed influences egg flavor and advises on sun exposure for hens. It notes that roosters do not boost egg production, only fertilize, and warns that porous shells absorb odors affecting taste.
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