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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1933
Page
7
Feeding trials at Washington State University show pasture access benefits vary by pig group. Young pigs gain well on balanced rations with pasture, but fattening pigs reach markets faster on dry lot with pasture not essential for profits.
Hoards Dairyman outlines methods to estimate corn silage value by comparing feeding value with hay and with corn plus hay. A ton of hay worth 18 dollars equates to silage at 6 dollars, while silage equals three bushels of corn and 320 pounds of hay. Cost factors like hauling and local conditions affect final price. no exact market price exists.
Swine feeders at the Minnesota University farm concluded feeding soybeans to market hogs tends to produce soft pork that sells 1 to 3 cents cheaper per pound. They doubt there are enough advantages to justify using soybeans for this purpose. extracting oil from soybeans removes fat but leaves valuable protein. They recommend feeding soybean meal to market hogs while soybeans may suit breeding stock when prices are low, and note whole soybeans outperform ground soybeans.
The article calls for suppression of hog cholera through voluntary sanitary measures by every hog farmer as a joint community effort. It stresses coordinated action, correct diagnosis, and veterinary assistance as key to preventing spread.
Federal researchers highlight a drought resistant Korean lespedeza strain from Manchuria expected to fill gaps in New England pastures and push the forage belt north. They also note new clover from Hungary McNeffl clover and Africa’s wooly finger grass as promising fall and winter pastures, with optimism for their future availability.
The Illinois and United States Department of Agriculture survey reports a larger fall pig crop in 1931 by 18 percent in Illinois and 21 percent in the corn belt, with the nation 20 percent higher. Spring and fall crops combined rise 10 percent in Illinois and 9 percent in the corn belt, about 4.5 million more pigs.
The article explains how bees favor sweet clover when white and alsike clover decline, yielding to white clover and alsike early and sweet clover later. It notes red clover is used only after other clovers fail and pollination depends on simultaneous yields.
Farmers and packers watch soybeans as hog feed amid reports of soft pork. Experts note that feeding beans for growth with corn and tankage may reduce softness, while raw bean use increases soft hogs entering slaughterhouses. Indiana Farmer's Guide cites rising soft hog incidence.
Agricultural squibs report Portugal wheat crops last year broke all records. Cane fodder described as palatable roughage good for fattening lambs.
An expert from Pobitryman College of Agriculture urges farmers to use surplus feed for chickens to recoup costs. A 50 bird flock can earn about $30 weekly from egg sales, with feed costs around $8 to $8.75 weekly per 100 hens. Surplus skim milk can replace expensive protein supplements, and a mash recipe using corn, wheat, oats, meat scraps, bone meal, limestone, and salt is provided.
An old ration uses 100 lb ground corn oats bran middlings and meat scraps. Add 2 percent ground limestone and 2 percent bone meal plus 1 percent salt for strong shells. If homegrown wheat is available substitute 200 lb for bran and middlings. Another mix uses cornmeal, oats, bran middlings meat scraps alfafa leaf meal bone meal and salt.
Poultry experts favor cod liver as a vitamin rich tonic and growth booster. Codfish from northern seas stores sun derived nutrients in the liver, aiding fertility in breeding hens and improving hatchability and growth in young stock.
Shades over the windows will stop moonlight from casting shadows that frighten young chicks and cause them to crowd. The goal is to keep baby chicks calm and reduce stress in the colony house by dimming light and avoiding fear-induced gatherings.
Wisconsin agriculturalist urges ample glass or substitute to admit ultraviolet sun rays while blocking drafts for the flock's welfare in winter. Emphasizes direct sunlight as best or a chemical glass alternative for caretakers and production efficiency.
A reflective piece compares natural cycles to human life, noting that kernels buried in the soil become new corn and sacrifices in daily living cultivate future wealth in love and living. It urges perspective on personal sacrifices, especially motherhood, as organisms and families grow through restraint and renewal.
George Frisbie of Versailles Missouri entered St Josephs hospital at Boonville Missouri and during the next several months received 110 transfusions. He now calls himself a new man.
A column of hot breads made from corn meal includes Western Corn Bread Moonshiner's Muffins and corn meal pudding. Recipes give steps, ingredients, and methods such as blending corn meal with molasses and spices or using sour milk and soda for frying pan breads.
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