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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
4
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines calf feeding using separated milk. Begin with whole milk for two weeks then gradually replace with separated or skim milk, aiming for four weeks of gradual transition while monitoring vigor and intake.
Farmers should gradually shift calves to separated milk by week end, with vigorous calves starting earlier. Feed up to 18 to 20 pounds daily, unless milk is plentiful. Wean around six months when hay, silage, grains, and pasture are good. Sour milk can be fed at two months with careful gradual changes, avoid alternating between sweet and sour.
Cows stay calmer and milking is easier when animals are not eating during milking. Feeding at milking time can introduce dust and impurities into the milk.
A roundup of practical notes for farmers live stock men and dairymen covering crop care livestock management dairy practices and garden tips. Tips include feed quality soil preparation pest control and seasonal schedule reminders for the agricultural community.
The article outlines small orchard spraying gear including hand atomizers of brass or copper with quart capacity, bucket pumps with noncorrosive bodies and agitators, knapsack pumps for about four gallons, small compressed air pumps with brass or galvanized tanks, and barrel pumps around 50 gallons. It notes agitation methods, mounting options, and hose needs for efficient spraying on small plots. The piece also covers double-acting pumps on larger wagons and the need for accessible valves and air chambers.
United States Department of Agriculture experts work on disease resistant tobacco strains due to tobacco sick in Connecticut valley soils. Fertilizer and acid reaction help reduce injury. Proper crop rotation and crossbreeding in Maryland Wisconsin and Kentucky aim to adapt resistant types to local needs. Swine touted as highly profitable with low feed and care needs after cows.
Silage provides large daily gains and keeps stock healthy while enabling longer holding periods during market low points. It aids drought supplementation, reduces need for warm barns, and does not worsen shrinkage in transit. silage-fed cattle often yield desirable carcasses compared with dry-feed rations.
The text compares marketable meat percentages for steers finished on silage versus dry rations. It notes similar brightness of meat and intermingled fat, with silage requiring bedding or cement floors to keep animals dry and comfortable due to no waste. It concludes the feed saving from silage offsets these setup costs for capitalized stockmen.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report precooling lettuce to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit and removing diseased leaves before shipment greatly reduces in transit decay. Precooled celery arrives with top leaves green and fresh. non precooled celery shows yellowing and lower value. Proper air circulation, smaller crates, and floor racks improve cooling. crowding breeding fowls harms setting and exercise.
The article notes that feeding alfalfa to work horses in unlimited amounts leads to excessive urination, windiness, and puffed hocks, unlike prairie hay. It argues the common practice of filling mangers at all times causes horses to overeat and suffer under heavy work.
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