Milk standards set by USDA revised for enforcement
The United States Department of Agriculture issued revised definitions and standards for milk and its products. The Food Standard Committee, with representatives from three associations, clarifies terms from milk to dried skimmed milk and sets fat and solids requirements.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Food Standard Committee
Association of American Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
Association of Official Agricultural Chemists
Leave Foal in Barn to Ease Separation and Growth
The article argues keeping a foal at the barn while the mare works in the field reduces interference with work and injury risk. It recommends bringing the mare back to nurse once in midmorning and again in the afternoon for two to three weeks, noting the foal will grow faster and adapt to separation.
Air Treatment for Inflating Udders Prevents Milk Fever
A 24 hour udder milk retention after calving distends the udder to prevent milk fever in cows. The method, promoted by the Bureau of Animal Industry, reduces cases in Jersey and North Carolina farms. Sanitation and clean water support prevention. if disease exists, sterile air distension via specialized apparatus is used.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Jersey
Biltmore Farms
North Carolina
The Horse and Man educational film tribute to horses
A one reel motion picture titled The Horse and Man honors horses' service to humans, cites their roles in American history and economic importance, notes continued horse use despite gasoline age, and lists distribution details and purchase options through the department at Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D
Teaching Thinning Fruit With Help in Orchard
The best method to thin fruit is to take your workers to the orchard and show them how to do the job. Owners find it hard to remove all excess fruit and may stop before completion, risking leaving too much fruit on the trees to mature properly.
Calf Rearing Guidelines For Pasture and Feed
Keep the calf off pasture until three months old. Fresh grass is laxative and can cause scours with milk. Feed limited alfalfa or prairie hay and plenty of grain. Use whole oats or cracked corn with bran or equal parts of the three grains. Limit milk to one gallon or less per feeding.
Farming Advice From a Practical Farmer’s Notebook
The text promotes practical agriculture ideas including installing lightning rods on buildings to protect assets. It stresses providing ample clean water for dairy cows and notes poultry culling as an easy, profitable practice. It recommends planting white pines on bare land and uses a proverb about turning small opportunities into luck. It highlights weed destruction on wheat ground as a profitable preparatory step.
Mycosis Strikes Penguins in A Mysterious Disease
A mysterious disease called mycosis affects penguins, infesting lungs and respiratory passages and causing death. No remedy exists, and the illness can rage with no visible signs before fatal outcomes. The note adds a literary aside referencing Robinson Crusoe and Anatole France.
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Robinson Crusoe
Anatole France
Misgiving and Mirth From Uncle Dunkle in Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star ponders paradoxes and ironies in a playful aside by Uncle Dunkle. The prose toys with ideas about honesty, success, risk, labor, and the harmless absurdity of human vanity in a wry, philosophical tone.
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