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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
3
United States Department of Agriculture emphasizes protecting newly furrowed pigs from intestinal parasites. It warns worm eggs survive long periods and contaminate ground. recommends clean dry farrowing areas and easily cleaned pens to reduce infections in young pigs.
Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this bulletin notes a record wool and mutton shortage as prices rise. It highlights the sheep killing dog as a major menace, urges stricter dog laws, and calls for enforcement and public support to boost sheep numbers and farm profits.
Feed is assured as the silo near the feed manger provides ready supply in any weather. For greatest profit with hogs, good pasture is absolutely necessary to support growth whether few or many are raised.
A practical note on a balanced ration for sows prior to farrowing using equal parts corn ground oats and wheat middlings. Also highlights rising recognition among top sheepmen in the U S for using haygae as a productive sheep feed.
An appeal urges urban businessmen to close shops on specified days and send workers to assist farmers. Clarence Ousley outlines how local commercial clubs should organize volunteers, canvass availability, and assign labor to farms in need during planting, cultivating, and harvesting periods.
A message urges readers to reflect on their debt to farming for nourishment and strength. It stresses the farm’s vital role to homes and business, and calls for patriotic support by repaying the farm in any feasible way to aid the country.
Farmers explore using hens to raise and brood newly hatched chicks. One or two chicks are added to a hen after hatching to test her mothering ability, then more are added if she proves able. Hens can brood 10 to 25 chicks in breeding season, 18 to 25 in warm weather, depending on clutch size. It avoids artificial brooders and suits small chick lots while noting color and age compatibility to prevent pecking order issues.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture describes preventing chick losses when hens are confined in dry ventilated coops. It notes unrestricted range leads to chicks through wet grass, exposure to harm, and higher mortality, especially among weaker chicks. A secure coop, night protection, and optional small yard aid exercise while keeping chicks safe until weaned.
The text outlines keeping a brood coop for chicken warmth and protection. It recommends weekly cleaning to remove mites, kerosene spray if pests are found, 1 to 2 inches of sand or dry dirt, or straw in the coop, and weekly relocation to fresh ground for new grass. It emphasizes shale camps and shaded, cultivated roosting areas for healthy chicks.
In Atkinson New Hampshire a 32 horsepower tractor used with a road drag replaces six to eight horses and halves labor. Two men replace four, double the ground covered, and a tractor crew rounds and cleans gutters quickly. Gravel hauling exceeds horse teams, with $24 value for $8 cost and savings of 21 to 50 percent in June Popular Science Monthly.
A speech argues for a nationwide highway network starting from major cities and extending to rural homes. It calls for trunk lines with durable surfaces for heavy traffic, while less used routes use macadam or gravel. Some regions may use native stone if available.
Improved roads would benefit the country school system. Good roads enable centralization of schools and graded rural schools within four miles. Communities with better roads often gain larger, better equipped buildings, more competent teachers, and modern faculty at minimal cost.
The text discusses manure impact on farming efficiency, machine upkeep for power efficiency, soil needs for beans and potatoes, and the importance of warm well drained soil with moisture. It notes new land can support potatoes, provided the soil is well drained and heated, with decayed organic matter aiding growth.
The republication urges addressing the farm labor problem as a city and farm issue. It calls on readers to study the impact on farming communities and write to the department of agriculture in Washington DC for a copy titled The Farm Labor Problem Manpower Sufficient is Properly Mobilized by Cooperation and Community Action.
The United States Department prepared guidance for beginner poultry raisers noting they will make many mistakes and face difficult problems before success. It suggests investors may add capital once the venture proves paying.
Experiments to improve deep sand roads will begin on Wisconsin highway near Rin in Columbia County using a carpet of straw hay or wire grass sprinkled with tar. The aim is a low cost surface that may last three years with light traffic. Additional resurfacing trials are planned on the Baraboo Kilbourn road with 3400 sections staked for varied treatments.
A rural notice from the Department of Agriculture outlines culling of poorly developed chickens to reduce grain use and boost meat output. It proposes selling culled birds for meat and concentrating feed on younger, more productive fowl to maximize efficiency and market supply.
A fragment from a period item discusses Ohio road improvements and the need for hard surface routes. It mentions the desire for better transportation and references general topics about agriculture and land use, including breeds of poultry and parsnip soil suitability.
Observation on Mere Light and Sunshine describes early maturity and plumage color. The note suggests cleaner poultry house windows would admit more light and sunshine, implying better conditions for birds.
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