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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1929
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture advises on sweet clover grazing on lime soils. A two-field rotation supports early spring to July grazing, with one cow per acre on older fields and higher stock on new growth, plus using excess fall acreage for corn and plowing under in fall. Bloat risk is lower than other clovers with standard precautions.
Government dairy experiment farm at Beltsville Maryland reports 12 of 26 cattle deaths over years were due to swallowing foreign objects. Wire and nails accumulate in the reticulum and can pierce the stomach wall or heart. Careful disposal of baling wire nails and rusted fencing is urged.
A nickel's worth of electric current from a farm light plant can milk 10 cows, separate 1,400 pounds of milk, churn 20 pounds of butter, sharpen tools six times, pump two days of water, run a sewing machine for five hours, or perform two large wash loads. Nearly a million U.S. farms are electrified with both high line and individual farm plants.
Provide constant access to clean water for the dairy herd. An average cow drinks 50 to 100 pounds daily when dry and 200 to 400 pounds when milking. Water makes up 87 percent of milk content and 56 percent of body weight. Avoid stagnant pools as parasites thrive. use concrete troughs with drains and floating valves.
The article explains that dairy cattle crave salt based on body needs and feed consumption. High producing cows require more salt than low producers, and common practice keeps rock or stock salt available at all times. Some farmers mix salt with grain at about one pound per 100 pounds of grain.
An advertisement touts Atwater Kent Screen-Grid Radio in fine cabinets and table models. It highlights ease of use on farms, battery or line power, and claims large sales and proven improvements like giant power and purer tone.
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