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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
The article breaks down the true cost of caring for a sheep flock per month. It covers labor value, equipment efficiency, manure value, and farm work before pasture. Summer pasture is worth 25 cents per head monthly, with two lambs equaling one sheep in pasture.
A South Dakota farmer in Spink County sold two seven year old geldings for 450 dollars and bought two mares for 425 dollars, raising two colts. Analysis shows horse work cost him almost nothing in 1916 and the colts paid the bill, convincing neighbors of improved farm management.
There has never been a time when the sires to which mares are to be bred should be more carefully considered than the present year. The last five years have shown a growing gap between prices of good and inferior horses, and in the past year only those that can do a job well sold readily while poorer stock lingered and lost money for producers.
After purchasing a quality baby beef sire, avoid confinement and underfeeding. Do not let the bull run with cows. keep him in a separate paddock under proper control for safety and economy.
Article explains horse collar styles created by materials. Heavy duck ticking and leather are used alone or in combinations. Metal collars exist but are less common.
The feeding issue will not be serious for households with home grown feeds. When grain and other feeds must be bought hens may become expensive, especially when not laying. Molting periods are normal and hens should not pre-empt troughs. scatter grain to avoid waste. Fowls are profitable if properly fed. otherwise remove unprofitable birds.
The article advises raising guineas by hatching under a chicken hen rather than buying young birds. It notes guineas are delicate young, should be hatched in warm weather with dry quarters, and kept in a tight coop briefly until they learn the hen’s call. After a few days they can range freely and forage.
Instruction on separating market fowls and feeding them a fattening ration. Emphasizes keeping best pullets and culling to retain pullets that are laying at six months or show promise of laying soon.
A cryptic exchange hints that a family crest of three lozenges on blue stems from a founder whose wealth came from cough drops. The dialogue blends speculation and regional lore about heraldry and fortune.
A college man recalls hazing prank experiences describing jam rubbed into hair to leave a lasting impression. The remark hints at peer pressure and social dynamics among students during initiation practices.
The guide outlines selecting a boar from purebred sires at eight months to a year, favoring older proven boars for inexperienced breeders. It covers quarantine on arrival, gradual feed changes, breeding season confinement with records, use of a breeding crate, and maintaining condition with a narrow yet ample ration plus occasional laxatives.
The article analyzes skim milk as pig fattening feed. It states that feeding 100 pounds of skim milk alone yields value equal to five hogs at their market price in cents per pound or six if combined with corn or barley.
Wheat bran and alfalfa are bone producing feeds to offer before laying hens. Prefer both if possible. Alfalfa also serves as a muscle building food for poultry.
Dressed poultry for long distance shipments should be dry-picked but scalding suits nearby markets or home consumption. Scalded birds sell best to home trade, water near boiling but not boiling. Legs dry-picked first to avoid color loss, head and feet must not touch water. Broilers prefer dry-picking only. Scalding may increase decay and scalded fat fowls may not cook as well as dry-picked.
Sows showing exceptionally run down condition from suckling pigs should be separated from the herd and fed grain until they regain breeding condition.
Warm water for dairy cows saves feed by not draining cow vitality and boosts milk production since cows drink more when water is warm rather than ice cold.
Natural food of billbugs includes sedges rushes chufa and large swamp grasses, so destroy such plants on land planned for corn next year. Hogs turned on pasture too early in spring cause extensive damage in wet weather by cutting grass roots and rooting.
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