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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
3
Prepared by the USDA the guide notes outdoor cellars can better store surplus vegetables than basement rooms. It covers location by use, dual compartments for mixed fruit and veg, moisture and frost control, ventilation, and construction methods for northern and southern regions.
Seventy seven farms are still under cultivation within the city limits of St Louis, indicating ongoing agricultural activity amid urban land use.
A reader cites relief from eczema after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Erna Stabbag reports complete recovery after two bottles, noting past doctor treatments failed. The ad invites readers to write Dr Pierce for free medical advice from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
Extra feeding helps lambs and other young stockpigs calves or chickens grow fast. Build a lamb run to separate young from old sheep and feed ground oats corn meal ensilage and hay. Feed grain alone to keep it from the older sheep. with proper care growth accelerates and market weight can be reached sooner.
The Brandon experimental farm tests show sweet clover yields are greatly enhanced when sown with a nurse crop, not by the clover itself. A nurse crop increases economics, while stubble offers winter protection and reduces winter-killing risk.
Frost laden seed corn needs proper curing to ensure next year’s stand. A. N. Blume from South Dakota State College advises storing seed in a dry airy place with good air flow, such as an attic, though mice risk exists. Ears can be covered with dry oats in a bin until spring, or hung outdoors in sun but avoid excessive heat. Proper curing preserves germination so after Christmas the seed can be shelled, graded and stored for planting. Mixtures cure best. glazed corn can work if properly treated. Seed for next year should be secured this fall.
Ohio farmers who hog off part of their corn and husk the rest report higher profits and lower labor costs. A Greene county study from 1920 to 1925 shows a 40 acre crop needing 143 days of man labor when cut, shocked, and husked, versus 131 days when 5 acres are hogged off.
In late fall and early spring adding green foods to hen rations boosts returns for poultry keepers. Green cut alfalfa corn fodder lawn clippings or clover are excellent. Roots such as mangels or turnips are also acceptable. Many keepers use a mix and can cure surplus during the growing season for winter use.
A West Virginia poultry raiser followed extension advice to cull 39 of 81 hens last fall. The remaining 42 birds laid as many eggs as before while the feed bill was nearly halved, demonstrating that culling can boost profitability.
Deep cultivation of cabbage cuts roots and noxious weeds must be eradicated. Soil fertility gaps, and the absence of legumes in rotations, hasten sheriff’s sales. An egg is a dividend after body needs are supplied, and nature prioritizes Number One for eggs, culling drones and feeding the worthy.
Roundworms and other intestinal parasites are linked to most poultry losses, lowering vitality and disease resistance. Infected flocks show higher disease outbreaks and poor thrift, with some states estimating over 50 percent losses from parasites. Nematodes common include large roundworm ceca worm gapeworm and gizzard worm. Young birds can become heavily infested quickly.
F A Gougler director of the Whinois Agricultural association warns 92 county farm bureaus to prevent sending sick fowl to market. He points to last year’s nationwide poultry diseases and embargoes and notes ongoing efforts by government and state authorities to stamp out the disease in New York and beyond.
Iowa State College posed questions to flock keepers about egg hatchability milk spoilage chick growth with milk ration early chick hatching with hens and starting a good breed. It recalls old practices on long-used ground and effects of worms coccidiosis and internal parasites on chicks.
Practical guidance for chicken yard management stresses rest feeding for older birds, ample water, and avoiding confinement. It highlights that eggs are largely water, air circulation prevents damp, and muslin curtains aid ventilation to prevent stuffiness in cold weather.
Two women credit Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing long held abdominal pain and backache, avoiding operations. Mrs Ethel Thurston of Lima Ohio reports significant improvement after trying the remedy and recommends it to others, while Mrs M E Bearp of Eddy Texas shares similar relief from a prolonged change of life symptoms.
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