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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
7
The guide stresses monthly disinfection of hog quarters, clean and dry housing, uncontaminated water, and isolation of sick animals. It warns against lice and mange, recommending crude oil emulsions and lime sulphur dips, plus thorough washing before dipping to remove scales and prevent disease spread.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture explains hogs maximize profit by consuming farm waste products such as skim milk, shattered grain, and unmarketable produce. It discusses the need for a variable number of pigs to efficiently utilize wastes and outlines how corn belt farms align hog numbers with profitable corn production and fattening plans.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture outlines federal aims to eradicate hog cholera through strict control and prevention. It cites Farmers' Bulletins 834 on prevention and treatment and 781 on hog tuberculosis as essential studies for producers.
A vintage guide outlines several salad preparations from simple tomato and lettuce plates to Golden Chestnut and Brussels Sprouts blends. It stresses crisp fresh vegetables, proper dressings, and nut additions, with corn oil mayonnaise as a key flavor enhancer for tasty salads.
Guidance on home canning covers proper sealing and sterile cans for meats and fish. It details prep steps for chicken and fish, brining, packing with stock, salt seasoning, and processing in a boiler to ensure preserved flavor and safety.
Articles of interest for farmers live stock men and dairymen cover practical tips on crop management herd health and market trends. The page highlights seasonal advice weather impacts and methods to improve yields and livestock productivity.
Progressive stock raisers in Oklahoma fight fever ticks with federal dairy and state action. Dip counts and vats shown, with quarantine lift plans affecting Mississippi and Louisiana as eradication spreads, improving cattle health, milk yields, and land values.
The piece describes husking corn as a labor intensive task and suggests renting a mechanical picker when labor is short. A fair day’s work is about seven acres with a three person crew and two wagons, yielding around 350 bushels, while four hand huskers would average the same. Old workers or youths can match manual output using the machine.
The article stresses selecting quality stock and feeding management to promote growth and fattening in hogs. It emphasizes nutritious, palatable, cost-efficient seeds and nutrients to build body mass and energy. It notes phosphorus and lime rich soil boosts crop yields when conditions permit.
The passage notes that a mechanical picker covers similar ground daily regardless of yield, making its advantage larger in heavy corn than in low yielding fields. It emphasizes efficiency gains tied to crop yield levels.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports over 2,000,000 acres planted to peanuts in 1917. The rapid growth of the peanut industry is noted as a major agricultural development in the South. Grinding alfalfa is deemed uneconomical for hogs based on experimental and practical results.
The sticktight flea endangers poultry across the South and parts of the Southwest, attacking chickens, dogs, cats, and other hosts. It clings to hosts, forms clusters on the head and neck, reduces egg production, stunts growth, and can kill young birds. Control includes cleaning coops, separating animals, applying crude oil, and targeted greasing with kerosene and lard or carbolated vaseline, plus treating dogs and cats and removing harboring rats.
Guidance on selecting durable shipping containers for parcels. Recommends baskets with handles bamboo or splint types, wooden or corrugated pasteboard cartons, and secure walling to prevent damage. Stresses uniform packing, full measure, and practice to ensure items arrive in good condition and present well to customers.
North Dakota Experiment Station reports flaxseed with skim milk as a substitute for fat in whole milk for calves from three weeks to six months. Calves received two gallons of skim milk daily with flaxseed replacing fat, saving about $19 per calf over six months though initial growth lagged vs calves fed whole milk. By six months, weight and condition nearly matched, making flaxseed the preferable practice.
An article from Fort Collins stresses covering cream cans during transport to prevent heat exposure. It argues burlap or a clean wet blanket keeps cream cooler, reducing temperature rise by about 26 degrees compared with uncovered cans.
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