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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
4
A hobo trapped by nails in a window frame is discovered by a girl while mid theft. He boasts of six chickens taken as a would be Christmas feast and is saved from peril when she offers to help. The scene blends danger with an unexpected aid and a comic escape.
In a tense scene from a 1938 Western Newspaper Union story, Reynolds, a captured laborer known as Rat, is sheltered by a sympathetic girl. She helps him escape, plans to disguise him as a gardener, and insists he work to avoid the gallows while the gang faces punishment.
University of Minnesota expert T. W. Gullickson warns fall housing and feeding must begin early. Proper stable conditions and ample roughage like clover or alfalfa hay with corn silage ease the shift from pasture to barn. A grain mix of ground corn, oats, bran and linseed oil meal supports milk yield, with ration tied to milk output.
Clemson College dairy chief J. P. LaMaster urges dairy farmers to mimic June pasture conditions year round to maximize milk production and growth. He notes fall and winter pastures are dry and lack the sustaining nutrients of spring, affecting cows and young stock.
Dairy expert Jace M. Jones of South Dakota State College notes cows lack extra flesh for warmth. He advises affordable barn upgrades such as building paper, straw banking, or sod to create even temperatures while emphasizing light and ventilation.
The Department of Agriculture issues Bulletin No. 1855 on Black leg its nature cause and prevention. The bulletin states cattle aged six to eighteen months are most affected by the rapidly fatal infectious disease while sucking calves and those over two years are rarely attacked.
Alfalfa is highly valuable for dairy cows and growing stock due to its high protein content and rich mineral matter. It is also very desirable for wintering brood sows.
A poultry or livestock notice urges farmers to improve stock by using pure bred sires to keep farms scrub free and enhance breeding quality across herds and flocks.
A terse statement notes the sire’s influence on breeding outcomes, warning that success or failure hinges on the male line. The line emphasizes the pivotal role of the sire in animal breeding and bloodline quality.
H T Robbins of the Illinois University extension service urges farmers to buy pure bred gilts now at bargain prices. He says pure breds are 40 percent more efficient money makers than grades and can fund further purchases by selling offspring. The boom cycle will return, making a foundation herd now prudent.
A historical veterinary note advocates a worm treatment for horses involving a twice daily mixture of equal parts gentian and ferrous sulfate with grain for five to six days. If ineffective, purge the horse after the period and adjust hay and grain. A balanced ration of oats, cornmeal, linseed meal, and bran is recommended, with feeding adjusted to activity.
The article argues a one crop wheat farm offers only 60 to 100 days of work annually and less than a third of a year's wages. A well diversified farm with two or three livestock types and multiple crops provides steady daily employment and a solid annual income.
The article argues that removing scrub trees from a wood-lot will raise future production. Scrub trees can be processed into wood or timber products for home use or sale, while their removal improves the land for forthcoming growth and yields.
It is a good plan to clean up raspberry and blackberry patches this time of year. Remove and burn all dead wood and old fruiting wood to stop diseases. If the material is not burned, infections such as anthracnose blight and leaf spot will spread to new wood.
Henry Keller Jr. argues higher farmhand wages push farmers to maintain machinery. He notes rust and delays vanish with fall and winter inspections, greasing and repairs. Progressive farmers save time and money by annual upkeep, ensuring plows, harrows, harness, and axes are ready for spring work.
Poultry experts advocate controlled light use to boost egg production as egg prices rise. Ohio State University leaflet recommends extending daylight with electric or room lighting from October for pullets and caution with older hens after molt. Adequate grain mash and water are essential to leverage the lights effectively.
Dr. C. W. Mc Campbell of Kansas State Agricultural College says selecting better type boars quickly boosts profits in market hog production. Records show boars are auctioned with buyers choosing from the full lot, favoring those that yield pigs with rapid gain on minimal feed and suitable quality for packer buyers.
A St. Louis concern lists causes for poor poultry feeding results. Issues include croppy poultry, improper starting feeds, low stock vigor, incorrect feed mixing, insufficient buttermilk, not feeding enough solids, poor ventilation, over crowding, seasonality, unsanitary pans tanks and troughs, and feeding sour feed.
The passage explains that sows, both pregnant and lactating, need protein to build bone and muscle and to milk pigs. If the ration lacks protein they may seek it elsewhere, often by catching chickens. Few sows develop this habit, but once begun it is hard to stop, and protein deficiency drives cannibalistic behavior toward piglets.
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