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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1933
Page
7
Poultry expert Roy Dearstyne of North Carolina State College warns that many poultrymen cut profits by improper feeding. He stresses a balanced ration with protein fats minerals and vitamins, ample water, and inclusion of animal proteins, bone meal oyster shell and rock phosphate to prevent mineral deficiencies and maintain layage and vigor.
United States Department of Agriculture figures show farm stocks of hens and pullets up 4 to 5 percent from last year. Egg production may not rise soon due to late hatched pullets and a potentially milder winter. Storage is more favorable with egg holdings 34 percent below last year’s level on September 1 and 37 percent below the five year average, reducing available supply. Pacific coast shipments stay light amid an 18 percent drop in spring and summer chicks. Low feed prices should boost profits for well bred and well fed flocks.
Farmers should cull unproductive hens and pullets at intervals to cut feed costs. The guidance notes slow egg-laying birds, diseased or unfit birds, and poorly developed pullets as candidates for removal to improve profitability.
The article urges checking feeding and watering space to ensure hens eat freely. It stresses providing ample room for all birds and offering a well balanced ration to improve production.
Dr. R M Steward of Cornell defends learning by doing in agriculture education. He argues real situations foster better thinking and that a high school course in agriculture, properly organized, offers broad general education for rural communities while linking special training to general education for mutual benefit.
Illinois fruit growers reduced 11 500 trees in the past year and plan removal of about 2 000 more as part of a statewide thinning and curling campaign. The effort, led by horticultural extension specialist R B Marsh of the University of Illinois, aims to curb insect menace and lower production costs in both cared for and neglected orchards.
Missouri Farmer recommends storing manure by leaving it in moist stalls or yards and trampling it to exclude air. Concrete floors reduce liquid loss on earth floors. A cropping system should scatter manure year round, applying to clover sod and plowing under for corn.
Six of nine Ton Litter Club members raised pigs achieving 2300 pounds in 180 days. The top effort fed 12 Poland China pigs to 2818 pounds, setting a best record.
A man recalls an eight o clock plan with his wife for a canoe trip. A squall capsizes the craft and a sailfish unexpectedly tows them to shore. The tale ends with a skeptical exchange about its credibility and timing.
An unclear ad style note touts vitality at fifty with claims of aging well and renewed vigor. It references herbs and laxatives like senna and pepsin as part of a claimed preparation from a celebrity or expert source, urging immediate use to boost the body’s system.
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