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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
2
A dense field guide on humane tending of dairy cows and poultry covering milking routines, housing, feeding, manure and mulching, garden and crop care, breeding and animal health. Emphasizes constructive farming, water and shade, egg and milk production, and waste use for profitability.
A Maine station reports persistent crow depredations on chicks and near full-grown birds. It describes experimental poultry losses, noting crows as the most damaging predator and outlining measures to reduce fatalities through an adopted device and careful record keeping.
In a Maine poultry plant a defense plan of binder twine strings two feet apart covers about three acres to deter crows and hawks. The system, stretched over posts, rises above ground to entangle passing birds and protect chicks, with annual twine costs around eighteen to twenty dollars and minimal labor.
Historical OCR fragment discusses experiments about preserving items by canning in sanitary conditions. It mentions government wets experiments and maintaining shells and frames, with references to temperatures near freezing and long-term preservation.
Rocate instructs that early hatched poults should roost in trees or shed heaps once large enough, avoiding buildings to ensure better air exchange and breathing space. The guidance emphasizes outdoor roosting for healthy development.
A local farm owner plans to remove the roosters and nate birds from the flock as noon nears the end of the breeding season. Infertile eggs are expected to withstand hotter weather conditions.
Summer poultry care requires daily attention to ventilation, cleaning, and pest control. Improve coop ventilation with wire netting, remove vermin risks, and spray interiors with kerosene carbolic mix while maintaining clean water, fresh feed, and outdoor range to keep hens and pullets in good condition for winter.
Elizabeth Putnal advises selecting hens with proven mothering ability to hatch chicks. She details broody conditions, nest preparation, feeding, water, and vermin control, plus strategies against hawks crow skunk threats. She shares methods using dogs, guns, steel traps, and cautions on humane handling and precautions.
The article argues for allowing hens and chicks to range freely after a few days. It advises feeding at night and offering all they will eat to accelerate growth, aiming for earlier market readiness or higher weight and price at harvest.
In hot weather keep water weasels refreshed and sealed to prevent stale water. Change water twice daily, and add a fresh piece of charcoal in the container once a week throughout summer for cleanliness.
Guidance stresses supplying clean water and wholesome feed, plus a well ventilated poultry house. Emphasis on cleanliness and proper feeding to maintain healthy flocks and productive birds.
An agricultural note by J. Al Halmreich explains that keeping a rooster with laying hens after breeding is unnecessary. Infertile eggs sell well due to travel durability and market value, while fertile eggs spoil quickly even with incubation. Tips include charcoal and grit access for chicks.
Eugene Davenport urges rapid dairy industry reforms at the Agricultural College urging three education campaigns. He warns against inefficient cows, antiquated sanitary methods, and public ignorance, calling for better cows, better methods, and public education to build a solid dairy future.
A Harding of the Minole Agricultural College argues dairy farming yields higher profits when integrated with other crops. Labor needs for milkers, corn, and alfalfa align with seasonal work, so diversification keeps workers and horses employed year round and improves overall farm profitability.
The passage urges regular testing of cows to eradicate tuberculosis in dairy herds. It stresses owner responsibility for disease control and notes progress in dairy regions with minimal losses, calling for constant vigilance by dairy operators.
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