Capons versus cockerels in meat production debated
A Rural New Yorker report cites Cornell Maryland and Illinois experiments showing capons and cockerels grow similarly to maturity with capons gaining slight efficiency after maturity. It warns against raising capons for New York wholesale markets, noting high feed costs and local premium markets may justify home use or special trade.
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Cornell Experiment Station
Maryland State College of Agriculture
Cornell
Illinois
New York State
New York
New Yorker
Vitamins That Affect Egg Quality from Vitamin Rich Feeds
Ohio experiments show egg vitamin content rises with higher vitamin A and D in hen rations. Rich feeds like yellow corn alfalfa leaf meal or cod liver oil improve health and egg value, while vitamin D prevents rickets and aids bone formation, and vitamin A boosts disease resistance.
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Ohio
Poultry Outlook Advice From 1932 Agricultural Plan
Wallace's Farmer cites Iowa State College guidance on poultry production. Farmers with mixed flocks should maintain current output, focus on feeding and flock management, and sell eggs on a graded basis amid frozen egg competition and lower grade cold storage eggs.
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Iowa State College
Wallace
Separate Ducks and Hens for Profit and Health
Ducks, chickens and turkeys have different habits and needs. Keep them separate to stay profitable and healthy. Shared runs contaminate droppings and spread disease. Provide turkeys with space, exercise, fresh air, and a fairly cold, dry atmosphere.
Moist Ration Improves Poultry Yields
Experiments compare feeding part of the ration moistened with milk to a dry ration. Flocks under identical conditions showed a yearly gain of 24 eggs per bird when part of the ration was fed wet, highlighting palatability and productivity benefits for poultry raisers.
When to Start Culling in Poultry Breeding
University of Minnesota bulletin explains culling begins after egg selection for incubation and continues until disposal. Only strong, vigorous chicks enter brood pens. Pullets in winter quarters require careful selection, and throughout the laying year hens with weakness or late, irregular production should be removed.
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University of Minnesota Bulletin
Feed Value Found Among Farm Pests
USDA co operative studies in Colorado tested feed values of Russian thistle bean straw and flax seed for lambs and pigs. Ground thistles with corn and cake produced costs per 100 pounds gain of 4.27, while green hay thistles avoided grinding. Bean straw and flaxseed screenings showed varying profitability with ground hog millet, tankage, and flaxseed affecting gains and costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
Dry Land Agricultural Field Station
Akron
Colo
Russian Thistles, One of the Common “Tumble Weeds” of the Western Plains
Bureau
Colorado
Skim Milk Balances Pig Grain Rations
Farmers use skim milk as a high protein supplement for pigs and balance grain with two to three pounds of undiluted milk per pound of grain, with three pounds milk per grain often ideal. Over five pounds milk per grain reduces efficiency. self-feeding with milk ensures pigs get enough. Buttermilk is similar in value. avoid switching from sweet to sour milk to prevent scours in young pigs.
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Wallace
Beekeeping Strategy for Next Year’s Honey Crop
Beekeeping during harvest can still lay the foundation for next year. Replacing old queens in areas with incomplete honey flow boosts future yields. Providing a honey super and adequate stores per colony ensures fall, winter, and spring stocks.
Limestone champion farmer touts lime on 1000 acres
D. M. Hardy of Monroe county Iowa is described by Prairie Farmer as the province's expert in limestone farming. He applied 8 400 tons about 85 car loads on 1 000 acres last year and says limestone is one of the highest paying farm practices for modern agriculture based on years of experience.
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Illinois
Prairie Farmer
D. M. Hardy
Monroe County
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