Fragmented satire and livestock disease notes in current issue
A collection of humorous snippets including a Sir Oliver Lodge remark on the next world, a cartoon caption about Mrs Owens, a golf club quip, and a TB report from the Bureau of Animal Industry noting 59,547 condemned cattle carcasses and 53,652 condemned parts due to tuberculosis, highlighting its impact on meat animals and farm losses.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Cattie
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Miss Alcott's Elms Nominated for Hall of Fame
In Concord two historic elms in front of the Louisa May Alcott house and a nearby grove of pines and spruces are nominated for the Hall of Fame for Trees by the American Forestry Association. The left elm measures 13 feet around and the right 15 feet. Hawthorne and Thoreau are noted visitors in Alcott’s shaded setting.
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Miss Alcott
Concord
Louisa May Alcott
Hawthorne
Thoreau
Hall of Fame
American Forestry Association of
Washington, D. C
Intradermic TB Test Gains Federal Recognition in States
The bureau of animal industry announces recognition of the intradermic method for accrediting herds as TB free. About three quarters of 45 states participate, with Texas now the 45th. Arizona, Colorado, and California have yet to join, expected to gain authority soon.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
California
Milk diet inadequate for calves without roughage
Iowa State College researchers report whole milk sustains calves only up to three months. After this, two calves showed poor nourishment and died at 176 and 208 days, suggesting digestion problems rather than nutrient quality. Proper roughage appears essential to milk digestion in nursing calves.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Necessary Feeds For Bull at Iowa State College
K C Skeler of the animal husbandry department advises thrifty feeding for bulls. Use clover or alfalfa hay with corn oats and a touch of oil meal for breeding condition. Silage is good as a foundation but should be limited to prevent a potbellied sluggish animal. Provide a small grazing field to ensure exercise and prevent excess fat.
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K. C. Skeler
Iowa State College
Dairy Notes on Cows and Dairy Practices
Test out the cows and dehorning early. Polluted drinking water lowers milk quality. Calf pens should minimize temperature variation. Good cows with extra grain ration yield profits. Soybean hay is a good feed if well cured. A good herd and separator enhance profitability. intelligent feeding boosts butterfat and separator yield.
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