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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
5
TL M Hurd of the New York State College of Agriculture urges generous roosting space to prevent crowding and aid growth. Clean houses, fresh litter, and good ventilation matter. separate ranges for different ages prevent older birds from harassing younger ones.
The piece explains a cheap method for heating water for hens to save on feed costs. Build a fireless cooker by placing the water vessel in a box with dry insulation such as straw excelsior or torn newspapers. Cover with tin and slope to shed spilled water. The warm water lasts for hours.
The piece argues profits grow whether keeping pure breds or grades by closely culling each year. Trap nests identify top layers but are practical mainly for specialized breeders. Generally, pullet year is most profitable, while yearlings and two-year-olds risk losses without careful culling.
Practical guidance on profitable geese and hens, housing, ventilation, cold weather feeding, and litter management. Focuses on dry well-ventilated barns, avoiding drafts, increasing house size with flock growth, and using moist mash with skim milk or buttermilk to boost feed efficiency. Includes emphasis on removing sick birds and maintaining balanced rations for winter laying and overall flock health.
The article explains that pullets must be uniformly developed and well fed to produce eggs in winter. Use a growing mash or laying mash with a mix of corn and wheat, grade pullets by size, feed red comb pullets a lay mash, smaller pullets grow with moist mash and milk, and keep backward birds housed separately to maximize winter production.
A Cornell bulletin explains how poultry houses should vent moist air from the highest point to the outdoors. Proper air flow prevents condensation under the roof, keeps litter dry, reduces winds, and helps birds stay vigorous. The bulletin, by BH EB Botsford, covers remodeling old barns and building new houses for cost effective poultry care.
Plan poultry buildings with an eye to future growth and fewer trips. Visualize five to ten year development, place the first building wisely, and design with central feed, short water runs, and driveways for carts and wheelbarrows to minimize steps and labor.
The article describes using louse powder to treat body lice on hens, naming powders such as sodium fluoride and Persian insect powder. It advises applying powder to the skin by holding the hen head downward and forcing a small amount through the long feathers over the abdomen to reach the skin.
The Ohio experiment station reported on minerals for poultry during recent years. A simple mix uses raw bone meal ground finely, ground limestone with 95 percent calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, totaling 100 parts. The study concludes these minerals are the elements most needed for profitable egg production and hen health.
Ufford of Colorado Agricultural College warns against forced growth with heavy protein. Proper pullet development lasts five to six months for Leghorns and longer for Plymout h Rocks Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds. Start with a three to four week old chick feeding a growing mash, then reduce animal foods as the comb reddens and production nears. A preproduction ration blends corn meal ground wheat barley or oats and bone meal to gain weight and vigor for winter laying.
The text explains laying hens have large full glossy warm combs, often red or pale, while non laying hens have small cold pale scaly combs with a white dandruffy scarf. It warns handlers to avoid frightening birds in summer and notes culling should be done after dark to protect egg production.
This item urges a careful analysis of poultry work to identify profitable phases and those lacking. It asks if chicks hatched late, if internal parasites infected birds, if overcrowding occurred, if mash feeding was reduced during summer, and if hens yielded over a dollar per hen above costs.
Practical notes emphasize proper ventilation to keep poultry houses cool and the value of extended light for laying. Recommendations cover confinement during winter, straw lofts to reduce cold drafts, fresh air, shelled corn, green feed like alfalfa, and clean ground to prevent disease. Maintain eggs in a cool, moist place and use refrigeration if available to keep around forty degrees Fahrenheit.
Y. CHS weekly letter reports Thomson boys earned third in the district tournament with three wins in four games. They beat Elizabeth 26 to 9, Hanover 29 to 22, and lost to Lanark 40 to 29 before Thomson defeated Scales Mound 26 to 12 in the finals. Donald Wilt and Walter Switzer earned all star honors.
Thomson News notes Charles Urr of Ba Mr Mia at Uw K 8B Yang hosted Sunday guests. Ida Fredericks and Donald Bradford of Freeport visit friends. Thomas Davies and sister Mrs Lester Abbott from Clutton relocate to Daas buna hea Argo. Coons family renting Spencer place near Baptist church after Clarence Hans property issue. Louis Stark vacates to Floyd Stratton’s former farm. Will Cochran and wife return to Chicago after illness and Bobby Cochran’s death. Edith and Evelyn Cochran ride to Sterling with father.
Readable list outlines eighth grade program with performers Lauren Green Ramona Lewis Anita Melugin Jean Morgan Frances Prins Hazel Witmer Clara Hook plus a Toy Orchestra set and multiple plays. It lists characters and participants including Margaret Gaar Prudence Groharing Myrtle Groharing and Bernice Cochran with songs and costume notes. The program mentions Tim Simpkin's Orchestra between acts and requests hair trimming for Service Boys and Girls.
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