Open Shed Cows Lose Milk Faster In Cold Tests
Over three years Pennsylvania Station compared cows in an open shed and in a dairy barn. Open shed temperatures hit zero to 40 degrees while barn stayed at 40 to 50 degrees. Cold spells halved milk flow in both, but open shed cows suffered larger weekly declines and recovered quicker with warmth. Barn cows produced 2.66 pounds per therm above maintenance while outdoor cows yielded 2.44 pounds per therm, despite cleaner cows needing more bedding.
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Pennsylvania
Stanchions and stalls gain from swinging designs
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station notes many new patent stanchions exist but cost is a major drawback. Old rigid stanchions remain common yet show little negative impact on milk yield. Swinging stanchions are more comfortable and preferable, with noniron versions selling for about 1.35 dollars each and workable in simple wooden frames at low cost.
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W. D. Nicholls
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
TRY TO KEEP COWS GAINING
Farmers are advised that cows can increase milk flow after calving up to a peak later rather than immediately. With careful feeding and close attention to the cow’s condition, producers can boost yields beyond the initial freshening period.
Best Time to Have Calves for Peak Milk Profit
The best time to have cows calve is October or November to align with high milk product prices and near-dry cows before heat. To achieve this, cows should be bred between December and February 20.
Water warmed by a heater for dairy cows
A dairy note urges warming cow water in cold weather. Cows forced to drink ice water may reduce milk production and cream thickness. Recommend fresh daily well water or tank heater warmed water. Highlights economic gains from thicker cream and cheaper shipping with skim milk for calves. Emphasizes comfortable barns as cost saver vs high feed.
Farm Page: Articles of Interest for Farmers and Dairymen
The page highlights practical guidance for farmers live stock men dairymen and gardeners with tips on crop rotation soil health livestock care dairy practices and garden yields. It references seasonal tasks market trends and practical farming routines for the period.
Starting Plants Of Certain Crops Before Frost Passes
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the article explains starting plants before frost in the South using hotbeds or cold frames. It covers bed construction with fresh manure, temperature regimes 80 to 85 degrees F, ventilation, watering, and timing for transplanting to promote sturdy, well rooted seedlings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plan Increases Egg Yield With Strain Farming
Experts argue that trap nesting hens for two to three years and focusing on well defined laying strains could double national egg output and cut feed costs. Sloppy care and hunting eggs in every nook fail to pay with feed prices rising.
Field Pea Forage A Versatile Crops Uses And Warnings
Field peas offer spring and summer forage in cool climates and can be grown in the lower South during winter. They serve as a rotation crop for hay grain silage or green manure and can be eaten as green vegetables. Do not plant smut infected seed as it lowers grain value. Use formaldehyde to treat seed and avoid inoculated seed. An average day with two horses yields about 1.75 acres, while three horses with a sulky plow yield 2 to 2.5 acres. Save brood sows feed breed and raise more pigs to support wartime needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin 690
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Rocky Mountain
Candling Eggs to Market Only First-Class Produce
A guide urges candle testing of each egg before parcel post sale. It warns that more than five percent bad eggs in interstate shipments breaks federal food laws, though even careful farms may produce occasional defectives. A simple candle setup from a pasteboard box is described to inspect contents by light.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Parcel Post
Selecting Breeding Fowls for Hatching on Farm
The article advises choosing the choicest fowls for breeding and separating them from the main stock two to three weeks before hatching begins. It stresses that using eggs for hatching from all fowls is seldom necessary and not desirable.
Temporary pens for eggs during breeding season advised
The recommendation notes housing eggs in a temporary pen and yarding at one end of the regular poultry house or in portable colony houses, with return to the main flock once the breeding season ends. This plan aims to protect eggs and manage flock breeding efficiently.
Fresh Air Reduces Poultry Health Risks
The article stresses ventilation as vital for flocks health. It urges well ventilated poultry houses, allowing birds outdoor exercise when weather permits. Open windows and doors when sun shines or conditions are mild to improve airflow and welfare.
Poultry urged to aid meat supply for war effort
The urging highlights poultry as profitable and rapid, stressing that no meat source matches poultry for speed and cost. It calls for every farm to maintain a carefully culled flock of at least two hundred fowls to send meat to the troops.
Early Hatched Chicks and Summer Hardiness
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture explains that the early hatched chicken resists lice better and endures disease, with midsummer heat posing the greatest threat to late hatched birds. The early hatch benefits from earlier development, becoming strong enough to survive hot months.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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