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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1926
Page
3
USDA findings from Beltsville show irregular milking hours do not much affect average cows’ milk output, while irregular feeding reduces production by about 5 percent. Milking by the same person yielded only a 0.05 percent gain, effectively negligible.
Six lots of Hereford baby beeves were shown after a 217 day feeding trial at University Farm St Paul MN with 800 cattle feeders present. Ten steers fed 10.83 lb shelled corn 1.70 lb linseed meal 15.06 lb corn silage 2.21 lb alfalfa hay costing 8.74 per 100 lb gain produced the best record. Including pork credit calf value was 14.81 dollars per calf with 97 cents per bushel corn. A full report is available from the animal husbandry division at University Farm.
Ducks should be kept in their house at night and remain there until 9 a m when they will be through laying for the day. The text notes the abundance of eggs on the floor and the pleasure of collecting them. Duck eggs are larger than hen eggs and fetch higher prices in a commercial market. Demand for fresh duck eggs remains strong.
Agricultural notes urge careful harvesting practices to reduce grain loss. Treat seed wheat to curb smut and avoid dockage from smutted flour. Emphasizes storing harvesters in a shed and applying affordable remedies to protect yields.
A ten year old girl in La Salle county discovers a large common barberry bush in a creek bank, after barberry eradication education spurred by teachers. The bush, 12 feet tall and rust infected, highlights rust spread from barberry to small grains and the need for surveys.
Wisconsin expert R H Hulce explains dairy cows thrive on varied rations and palatable feeds. Long runs on corn meal and cottonseed meal reduce appetite and body condition unless the ration is diversified. He notes green pastures in summer and a mix of feeds maintain maintenance and production while avoiding losses. Variety supports higher average production and profitable returns by catering to cows appetite.
Wisconsin agronomists pioneered crop improvement with pedigreed barley the first pure bred grain. Superior plants were selected from thousands, tested, multiplied, and distributed to seed growers, yielding widespread barley of the pedigree strain. Seed growers ship thousands of bushels annually to other states.
Brood sows should be fed a standard ration of middlings or ground oats 4 pounds, bran 4 pounds, tankage 4 pounds per head daily. Add 1 to 2 pounds of corn per hundred pounds live weight based on sow condition. adjust down to 1 pound or up to 2 pounds as needed. Maintain sows in good flesh but not fat.
A federal state accord between the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Missouri state marketing bureau will standardize eggs, butter, and cream produced and shipped from Missouri. The Missouri Farmers' Association and state marketing bureau already have an egg inspection arrangement, with the association covering part of the costs.
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution complains that vacationers strip trees and litter farmers lands and lawns, labeling them as the uncivilized of the cities. An advertisement promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio skincare products for daily use and toilet table completeness.
A talkative man recounts long adventures. He claims at one point he saw a man eating tiger, and a weary listener counters with an equally unlikely claim of a man eating rabbit.
The musical saw idea arose over thirty years ago in Argentina when a drunken violinist in a lumber camp reportedly discovered how to coax music from a steel saw. Since then the device has gained popularity with jazz orchestras in the United States and Europe.
The city announces perpetual free street car rides for all blind residents, a courtesy for all regardless of means. On the outskirts, large blind workshops exist and workers live across Edinburgh. saving individuals about $30 yearly per person.
Capt. L. Baird found in Continental army records stored in the Schuylkill Arsenal that bobbing hair was a 1776 general order. West Point decreed NCOs and privates of the first regiment must keep their hair queued behind not exceeding seven inches and close to the head.
The Memorial Craftsmen of New Jersey blame cars for shrinking tombstone demand as younger buyers spend on autos. The president notes the industry copes with its own challenges while cars flourish, joking that used tombstones are unlikely to flood the market.
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