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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
3
Calves with white scours result from inflammation of the fourth stomach lining and appear thin with yellowish white color. Likely caused by milk changes or cold milk. Treat with warm milk, two ounces linseed oil, two ounces lime water, one dram laudanum as a drench, repeat if needed, keep calf dry and warm until recovery.
The bulletin advises that dairy cows need ample clean water since milk is largely water. Keep water readily available year round and heat outdoor tanks in winter to prevent chilling. Cows drink more when water is 60 to 70 degrees F, and a low-cost tank heater can maintain this, saving feed and energy. It’s cheaper to warm ice water than let cows warm it with feed.
The Jersey yields the lightest calves and the Holstein the heaviest among Ayrshire Jersey Holstein and Guernsey. Rankings show Holstein Ayrshire Guernsey Jersey. Male calves average 90 pounds Holstein 78 Ayrshire 70 Guernsey 62 Jersey. heifer calves average 88 71 69 and 60.7 pounds.
Instructions for treating chapped teats describe washing with warm water plus disinfectant, drying thoroughly, and applying a salve. Options include vaseline, carbolic acid salves, or a lard and tumes salve to protect teats between milkings, reducing discomfort during milking.
Potatoes can increase milk production when corn silage is unavailable. A peck daily added to the dairy ration raises milk yield and should be processed through a rooter to reduce choking risk.
The text advises buyers to raise young colts for gelding by two years old, stressing early handling and light spring and summer work. It recommends short plowing and cultivating phases with rest, then continued light work to build muscle, and a winter rest with light grain. By spring as three year olds the horses should be versatile and trained to pull back and stand on cue.
Dr C W McCampbell, associate professor of animal husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College, stresses feed and protection as key to keeping work horses in peak condition during winter. He urges methods that ensure horses stay strong and capable to endure cold, hard work.
The author urges careful feeding amid high feed prices. A ration cut is poor economics and savings come from combining feeds. In Kansas, oats and cottonseed meal at about one to six ratio are suggested, with straw and alfalfa hay as available supplements.
A farm advice piece argues changing pastures prevents stomach worms and parasites. With well fenced fields and seasonal rotation, old pastures can be plowed, boosting crop yields and keeping flocks healthier and more vigorous.
The University of Nebraska animal husbandry department says soft corn is highly profitable for feeding hogs and steers. It recommends adding protein supplements like oil meal or cottonseed meal, which are inexpensive relative to corn and have feed value exceeding their weight in corn for cattle.
Brood sow winter rations include combinations of corn with tankage, middlings or ground oats and bran with oil meal. The blends, such as corn 90 parts plus 10 parts tankage, or corn 70 parts with 20 middlings and 10 oats, are noted as excellent for breeding sows in winter.
A compact farm page highlights topics for farmers including dairy, gardening, and pest control. It notes practical tips for dairymen and gardeners, with seasonal guidance and farming community resources.
The article outlines corn as the leading food crop per acre with high protein and energy yields, and urges expansion of cornmeal use. It discusses sweet potatoes storage and year-round use, the Irish potato as essential, rye and rice as viable crops, soybeans for digestible protein and as livestock feed, and peanuts as a staple in semiarid southern areas, noting inoculation needs for soy and regional cultivation details.
The piece urges full smokehouses and corn cribs, noting drought can reduce crops but stresses keeping meat and bread stocks ample. It advocates thorough soil preparation, moisture conservation, and choosing reliable nursery stock with varieties suited to the local region.
Clemson College Bulletin notes a one acre home orchard with carefully chosen fruit varieties can provide ample fresh fruit through the season and yield a canning surplus for fall and winter planting.
A report notes that asset size matters for teams handling heavy machinery and large loads, arguing that power is more economical when applied by large units than by small ones. The argument stresses efficiency and strategic allocation of resources.
Advice urges applying manure immediately after production to avoid nutrient loss. Securing as much manure as possible now is recommended to feed next summer's garden and prevent starving vegetables.
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