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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
6
Jerseys show record production with increasing numbers of cows tested and higher average output. Milk scales and butterfat tests indicate profitability, as Jersey cows exceed prior years. The article notes rising testing rates and improving individual and average production levels, with historical context from a May timeline.
A condensed farm column offering practical guidance for farmers, live stock men, dairymen, and gardeners. Includes timely notes on crop care, livestock health, and market insights from local agricultural experts.
The record lists 132 cows in the 50 pound list, rising to 487 in May 1917 and now 500 Jersey cows on test producing 600 pounds of butterfat monthly or 750 pounds annually, signaling increased dairy efficiency.
Care and patience can calm a kicking cow with rope or strap methods. One approach uses a looped rope around the body to restrict movement, another binds legs behind the udder, though the latter is risky for the person tying. Repeatedly applying these methods leads to quiet milking.
The farm dairy is becoming fixed, prompting a trend to raise calves and heifers for dairy use or sale for dairy purposes. the better calves are typically fed into baby beef due to feed and circumstances.
The article argues cows save feed costs when given warm water. Forcing cows to drink cold water makes them expend energy warming it, increasing feed use. Using wood or coal to warm water is cheaper than letting cows burn high priced fuel internally.
A back to the land writer compares Shorthorn cattle for dairy use to beef types, noting some dairy Shorthorns excel in milk and butter production while beef types cannot become dairy. The piece urges farmers to raise calves yearly for herd replacement and to provide ample straw bedding, as manure contains most plant nutrients in urine.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines hill linear and hedge systems for red raspberries. It details row spacing from 2 to 8 feet, plant spacing, and equipment needs, plus planting depth and starter practices for red, black, and purple varieties. It also notes two-plant per site methods and handling during setting.
The article stresses balanced rations to maximize milk production and profit amid high feed costs. It urges dairymen to study feeding practices, review orchard trees for grafting next spring, and evaluate field operations for efficient cattle feeding.
Rabbit raising on a back-yard scale is not an experiment. Thousands of small rabbitries in this country produce meat crops regularly for family tables. These domestic animals are easily raised and remarkably free from disease when properly cared for. Egg shell is porous. The shell of an egg is porous and a fifth of the shell will enter and poison the contents. For this reason dirty eggs should be cleaned as soon as gathered.
Rats in a pigeon house not only destroy the young but their presence frightens the birds so they will not thrive. Avoid damp litter as damp and dirty litter may cause sickness in the flock.
Practical guidance on winter growth for foals and young horses. Emphasizes not overfeeding, using good roughages like clover and alfalfa, and balancing grains. Recommends ground oats and corn with bran and oil meal, warns against cottonseed meal for foals, and notes carrot and sugar beet roots aid digestion.
The text stresses daily observation of the colt, limiting grain to about one pound per 100 pounds of live weight until age two, and ensuring salt, water, air, and exercise. It warns that idleness after exercise causes constipation, notes the critical role of the first winter, and advises similar but increased feeding and gentle handling in the second winter to prevent future labor.
The text emphasizes prudent husbandry to keep boars in prime condition. Avoid extremes of fatness or emaciation as each harms vitality and the vigor of offspring. Proper conditioning safeguards constitution and breeding performance.
Salt for sheep is essential in winter as in summer. Feeding for the lamb crop coincides with nourishing the ewes, and a well-fed ewe will yield a heavy fleece.
The article stresses sows require more than meal and need feeds like roots, alfalfa or red clover hay. It notes the importance of such feeds, even more so than for boars, with skim milk also praised when available as an excellent supplement.
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