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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Investigations show newborn pigs need protection from intestinal worms during the first weeks of life. Worm eggs persist in yards and can spread via contaminated feces. Maintaining clean, dry housing for sows before farrowing and for piglets during suckling reduces infection and related pneumonia risks.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture Bulletin 985 warns the sheep-killing dog jeopardizes the American sheep industry amid record high wool and mutton prices. It urges stricter state dog laws and enforcement to restore supply.
A silo near Tanger ensures steady feed supply for Bear during stormy and inclement weather, securing animal needs despite harsh conditions.
The article explains that Europe’s feed crisis has led to millions of dairy cattle being slaughtered since the war began Eight nations face reduced milk supplies as grain imports fall The piece urges U S dairies to preserve herds and use nonhuman feeds to aid future milk production and national food security.
The Holstein-Friesian or Holstein breed originated in northern Holland and spread in the United States. Holsteins are black and white, docile and require ample feed, with cows averaging about 1250 pounds and bulls 1800 pounds. Milk production is high, butterfat relatively low, and top producers reach roughly 29,898 pounds yearly with butterfat around 3.4 percent.
The annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry shows a New York creamery saving 25,000 pounds of skim milk daily by condensing it for cottage cheese and other uses. The shift reduces waste and increases food supply through conservation efforts.
An USDA prepared note explains weeds may restore organic matter and reduce erosion when left to rest land, collect nitrates, and boost soil productivity. It warns that with proper crop rotations these benefits are realized without letting weeds dominate.
A wartime appeal urges communities across the United States to recruit emergency town volunteers for farm work during planting, cultivation, and harvest. It stresses personal sacrifice, warns against hesitation, and links farming aid to feeding soldiers and supporting civilization.
Preventable potato diseases can reduce yields by 50 to 100 million bushels. While not entirely preventable, these diseases should be guarded against to the fullest extent possible to protect production.
Skim milk serves as an exceedingly valuable feed for all young stock. The value may be hardly realized but is significant for growth and development.
Spring is the recommended time to apply lime especially hydrated lime and local limestone deposits should be used. Lime corrects soil acidity improves soil condition and aids organic matter decomposition. Availability of grinding or burning fuel affects local use but any local limestone should be utilized in the present emergency.
Peach leaf curl control relies on preemptive sprays before spores invade leaf tissue. Western New York growers use fall spraying since spring access to orchards is often delayed.
A collection of practical kitchen and household hints covering food prep, preserving, desserts, and economy. Tips include using berries as garnishes, rhubarb salad with pears, prune fluff, amber marmalade, and saving fuel with sheet pans. Also advice on potatoes, milk bottles, kindling, spoons, and shoe care.
A practical method to replace an artificial brooder by gradually placing incubator hatched chicks under a hen after drying. Start with a few eggs, then add 1 2 chicks each night if the hen mothers them well. Keep colors and ages similar to avoid the hen rejecting newer arrivals.
The article explains that free ranging mothers with chicks risk chilling and dying, especially the weaker ones. It recommends a dry ventilated coop that can be closed at night to protect brood from predators, with a yard allowing chicks to exit once a few days old. The hen should be confined until weaning, with a yard optional.
The article advises using brood coops to shelter chicks under hens, noting weekly cleaning to prevent mites and suggesting kerosene spray if mites appear. Coops should have 1 to 2 inches of clean floor material, be moved weekly to fresh ground, and placed in shade for comfort. A cornfield provides bugs and fresh soil for growing chicks.
Beginners in the poultry business will likely make many mistakes as they start. Once profitability is shown, more capital may be invested. Dusty beds spread coughs and pneumonia. treating louse-infested beds with oil can help prevention. Breathing dust can cause death and weakens hogs against cholera.
Farmers overlook a key practice rotating sheep to new grazing areas every few years. After extended access to the same pasture sheep perform worse, and productivity rises when they are transferred to fresh range.
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