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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1919
Page
3
The U S Department of Agriculture explains affordable cooling tanks for cream on farms. Tanks hold at least two cream cans, with water changed several times daily to keep cream cold. Placement between well and stock tank, tight covers, and possible barrel construction are advised.
The article advocates dairy farmers devote more attention to soil management and crop growing and less to balanced rations until self sustaining farms are achieved. It argues that independence from feed dealers will grow, eventually enabling surplus feed for beef cattle sheep and hogs.
Investigations by Professor McCand of the dairy department at Iowa Agricultural College show cows that freshen in August produce noticeably less milk over the year than cows freshening in other months. The most favorable freshening months are November through March.
United States Department of Agriculture reports eggs can be preserved eight to twelve months using a ten percent water glass solution or a one to fourteen water mix. Earthenware jars outperform other containers, with limewater a cheaper alternative. Boiled water improves results. wax coatings worsen preservation.
The article explains stages of bad eggs from pink glow to blood vessels and light floater to white rot and black rot. It notes explosive stage as a missile and warns of green white eggs where the yolk is firm but the white is green indicating bacteria.
A plea to end rooster culling follows claims that leaving roosters with hens after hatching season harms egg production. Farmers weigh costs and animal welfare as industry voices clash over practice.
Vessels are cleaned and disinfected by scalding or other means every few days. This practice targets all drinking dishes, especially those used for milk, to reduce disease risk.
Leguminous crops should appear in every rotation. Among the leading choices are clover and alfalfa, recommended for soil enrichment and nitrogen fixation in farming practice.
The article notes laying hens under good care average 15 dozen eggs per year, with peaks to 20 dozen. A ten-hen flock can supply eggs for two average-size families based on typical use.
Advice on selecting vigorous cockerels for next season and maintaining cleanliness in hot weather to prevent vermin and disease. Suggested summer ration includes oats with ground corn and skim milk. Recommends American Standard of Perfection and lists general purpose breeds such as Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, Java, Dominique, and Buckeye.
Concrete tubes ten feet long and four and a half feet in diameter form piers for a new Burnie Tasmania wharf. They are made in a steel cylinder on four wheels, rotated by an electric motor at 250 to 300 rpm. While concrete is poured the centrifugal force expels water, completing each pile in about fifteen minutes. Sections stack to required height, joined with cement and an eight inch steel band, with the hollow center filled with sand.
For summer colds nothing gives quicker relief than reader Balm. It relieves nervous headache superficial inflammation and any pain. Use it for mumps hay fever or other discomfort. Send 50 cents for 225c tubes or 4 free samples with agent terms. I W Vacher Inc New Orleans La Ady.
The Holikangirau coal mines in Manchuria employ about 1000 men and yield good quality coal. The beds extend roughly sixty seven miles with a proposed light railway to the Sungari river about forty seven miles away.
An advertisement promotes Freezone for corns and calluses using a few drops from a small bottle sold in drug stores. It claims instant pain relief and painless removal of corn or callus, with emphasis on ease of use and low cost. The snippet also notes Chile forming a commission to study a long distance artery for transmitting hydroelectric power.
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