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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
6
Cornell University poultry experts warn that a drop in egg production can stem from feeding changes and poor management. They advise increasing artificial lighting to 14 hours, adding cod liver oil, wet mash with skim milk, and maintaining dry mash to stimulate intake and stabilize output.
The article explains keeping peafowls on a farm can be profitable with a small start. A pen of four hens and one cock is suggested, with careful grazing and a front shed for shade. Peafowls may hatch in hedges and eggs number from two to ten, with a 28 day incubation period and active bright youngsters.
Rotate chick ranges to avoid coccidiosis and intestinal parasites. Do not reuse ground too soon. rotate every three years if possible. Grass-covered ranges improve sanitation and economy, while grassy growth hides waste and reduces disease risk.
Agents describe lice and mites infesting flocks and nesting spaces. They advise treating birds and cleaning and disinfecting houses, painting droppings boards, roosts, and nests to reduce infestation and maintain vitality and egg production.
Fragmented farm note describes early October turkey fattening methods. It mentions feeding limits, movement reduction, and caution to clean hoppers and troughs. Readers are advised to provide wet mash in wooden troughs and to use boards for trough construction.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns the Mexican bean beetle will damage eastern bean crops this season. Magnesium arsenate, sprayed at about two pounds per acre in 100 gallons of water, or as a dust, is recommended with underleaf application and 3 to 4 sprayings at 10 day intervals. The beetle overwinters as an adult, lays 40 to 60 eggs on leaf undersides, larvae feed on upper leaf surfaces, and 2 to 3 generations may occur each season.
Indiana farm management specialist G. E. Young emphasizes pasture as a growing factor in farming. He cites soil fertility, erosion control, economical livestock production, and utilizable land ill-suited to crops as key economic influences. He links pasture use to efficient land, labor, and capital management in a shifting commercial agriculture.
The article outlines agricultural guidance covering alfalfa and beans, moisture and parasite control, asparagus fertilization, and the value of commercial fertilizers. It also notes lime and paraffin coatings for farm structures, beekeeping storage needs, and crop substitutions like fibher rape and kala.
United States Department of Agriculture report highlights widespread use of soybeans for forage and oil, meat, and human food. Soybean hay provides profitable winter feed for cattle sheep horses and mules while Soybean pasture boosts profits when combined with corn. Straw offers roughage for winter cattle and sheep.
Reading discusses storage ventilation for fruits and vegetables, stressing airy conditions during early storage and methods to add moisture. It describes shading, sheds or corn cribs, signs of too dry air, and pit storage for roots with straw and dirt ventilation keeping an opening chimney, plus seasonal adjustments and spring reopening.
Michigan State College soils experts warn that broadcast phosphate applications waste money on heavy upland soils where surface water movement is slow. Placing phosphate four to six inches deep ensures proper distribution and root uptake, with fertilizer drills delivering the material at the correct depth.
The notice warns you to expel carbon dioxide before entering a partly filled silo. Start the blower minutes beforehand and never enter with others. If air cannot be diluted, test with a lighted lantern. a flicker or extinguish indicates deadly carbon monoxide from fermentation.
Fall plowing favored for best germination under most conditions. Land should be fall plowed. Freezing and thawing during winter improve soil structure more than any mechanical means. Spring plowing leaves soil too loose or cloddy for small seed germination and insufficient seed moisture contact.
Veterinary expert Dr. R F Battne of Colorado Agricultural College cites crude petroleum fuel oil coal tar dip and lime and sulfur dip as effective treatments for hog mange. Wallows sprayed or drenched with oil and shaded well help control the mites, which burrow into the hog skin causing itching hair loss and skin lesions.
Farmers should remove stray wire and nails from pastures and feed areas to protect cattle pigs and other stock. Vet experts from University of Minnesota warn sharp foreign bodies can cause traumatic and pericardial injuries, sometimes fatal, when ingested or stepped on.
Paralysis and death of pregnant ewes in the Middle West linked to acidosis from overfat, under exercised animals. Post mortem often finds twins or triplets in the uterus. Prevention includes reduced feed, exercise, laxative feed, and salt drenches with epsom salts for affected ewes.
The livestock keeper should assess animals to determine which to fatten for market. Old animals that have outlived usefulness should be disposed of. Winter feeding costs are high, so only the most useful stock should be kept. Shy breeders, old stock with poor teeth, and females not worth keeping should be sent to market.
Fashion notes emphasize white accessories as essential for midseason outfits. Gloves hats and handbags in white pair with blue and navy ensembles. Paris shows chic black organdie and white organdie trims with embroidery. A Paris model features black organdie with petal sleeves.
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