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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
2
A dense compilation of farm advice covers feed, breeding, and care. Topics include lime and oyster shell for fowl digestion, calf and colt rearing, hog disease prevention, silage choices under dry conditions, fire lines with Angora goats, and general tips for dairy cleanliness, egg production, and stock management.
A historic note extols the benefits of silos for dairying, detailing how silage preserves green feed for winter, strengthens milkman gains, and supports year round cattle feeding. It warns that proper construction is essential to prevent spoilage and structural failure, stressing solid foundations, smooth walls, and careful design.
Prof C C Cunningham of Ohio Bionte University argues that clean milk boosts value for creameries and cheese factories. The bulletin outlines bacteria sources and prevention, stressing clean, cold handling from dairy to consumer to ensure top product quality.
The accompanying cat illustrates an improved churn dash for the common dark churn. The design claims to aid lifting batter from the container once churning completes and offers a more efficient motion and leverage.
An article in Popular Electricity notes a improved churn dash by Omer Co. Nef. The device is a rapid and efficient medium for working milk into butter. The dash must be large enough to hold all the butter, otherwise the remainder stays outside.
Describes cattle traits tied to milk production. Emphasizes large girth, udder size, healthy appearance, and calm demeanor as indicators of the right dairy cow. Warns that nervous or fidgety cattle tend to be poor milkers.
A historical note explains key feeding practices for growing chicks. It covers balanced mash as a core, optional salt and tonic, twice daily feeding, and the use of corn wheat and oats as staple grains. For confined birds, other grains can supplement. water, greens, and grit are essential for health and future profits.
Read of a Wisconsin poultry show where experts drone on about roosters as a nuisance. They claim hens lay more eggs with the male present but end the breeding season with confinement or beheading. The piece lists causes of poultry failures and urging better management for healthier flocks.
The article advises placing weak chicks alone for extra care to improve their prospects. It notes early batches show which will be most profitable and urges segregating the weak from the strong, refusing to defer culling of weak birds.
Wherever poultry is kept the lice and mites are found unless strict watch is kept and proper methods of destruction used. Lice live mainly on the head neck under wings and around vent. Dusting under wings around neck and vent with insect powder is best. repeat three times at one week intervals to kill hatched offspring.
Modern poultry farming requires accurate bookkeeping and automation to maximize output. The text urges keeping various accounts to quickly assess which divisions are profitable, warning that a farm lacking precise accounting is not modern and may operate at a loss.
The text reviews American poultry breeds, focusing on Plymouth Rock origins and traits. It notes the barred Plymouth Rock as the original and currently most popular in the United States, likely from Java and American Dominique ancestry with Astate blood. It discusses growth, egg-laying, and challenges maintaining true-to-type standards. White and buff varieties are later developments with their own issues.
The cement floors in poultry houses are praised as the best type for many reasons. They last longer and stay cleaner, allowing air to circulate beneath and keeping the space warmer. Droppings can be scraped with a mop and hot water to reduce smells, and floors wipe nearly dry, preventing dampness. Cement is inexpensive and easy to install, enabling individuals to do the work themselves.
The piece urges rapid disposal of many young cockerels to market as broilers or roasters. It stresses fattening them well before sale and aligns with the observed farming guidance.
A directive recalls applying whitewash with a lime brush to the chicken house stable and cellar. The note emphasizes proper coating as part of maintenance.
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