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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
6
Ohio experiment station tests show alfalfa clover and soy bean hay can substitute green feed for laying flocks. Each bird profits from about one pound monthly of leafy hay with low crude fiber. Properly cut and cured hay fed in hoops of poultry netting yields good acceptance and easier feeding. Alfalfa meal from green hay also works as a green feed substitute.
Experimental work across stations and practical poultry keeping show hens do not need litter to lay well. Feeding whole and cracked grain in troughs keeps litter cleaner, while litter aids cleanliness and warmth but should not be used to hide grain. Scratching will occur if grain drops. use troughs when possible.
Practical notes on hatch timing and egg handling. Advice covers incubators for chicken and turkey eggs, cleaning and disinfecting equipment, proper temperature, and cash sales for quality eggs. Suggestions include Sudan grass as green feed, preventing ducks' puddles, lice vs mites, pullet raising, worm checks, and proper housing to boost egg production and chick health.
Castration and docking improve lamb value at market. best age is about two weeks. Prevent infection with clean facilities and antiseptics. Use cresol pine tar solution on the tail stump after castration to prevent infection and fires. Maintain instrument sterilization and a sunny clean pen away from mothers.
Old advertisement style mentions Golden Medal Kitchen Tested Flour with free 12 recipe set. Includes lines about easy to bake cakes cookies and pastries, plus rescue of a runaway doe on Webster Lake and origins of Uncle Sam. Also notes alfalfa and seeds for sale and a church bell proverb.
The per hour cost of using four work horses varies widely by farming type and farm planning. Costs rise or fall with grain and hay prices and by year. Agricultural colleges report averages in the corn belt near 13.5 to 10.5 cents per hour, commonly around 15 cents per hour or $1.50 per day.
The article advises flushing ewes before breeding to raise their condition. It notes feeding a grain mix of oats bran and a small daily amount if ewes are not fat, and warns that ewes in poor condition will produce single weak lambs with low milk, while overly lean ewes complicate lambing.
The growth plan starts with building a large frame of muscle and fat cover through a bone and muscle building diet including whole milk skim milk roots legumes hays and grains. Later a shift to fat production uses carbonaceous foods like corn barley or peas for finishing.
Prof. D. Rusk of the University of New Hampshire argues for silage and legume hay as the main feed for baby beef cows. He recommends replacing much grain in the breeding herd ration and allowing 80 to 40 pounds daily. He contends gains of about 200 pounds per cow in winter are achievable with good silage and legume hay.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to treat constipation in children, claiming long use by leading physicians and over four million annual bottles sold. It features a Denver mother testimonial and emphasizes the product’s health benefits and branding.
Edward Schneider of Burlington VI has worked as a blacksmith since age fifteen and, nearing seventy, plans retirement. He still loves the trade and says shoeing horses remains fun for him. The piece reflects on values beyond belief in daily labor.
A sea gull boarded an air liner in San Francisco and hid in the baggage hold. Over Fresno it slept as crew attempted to coax it out, then it vanished higher into the plane. Upon landing in Los Angeles the gull finally stretched and departed.
A herbal tonic claim promises to restore charm and youth without harmful ingredients. Sold by druggists in fluid and tablet forms. free medical advice offered from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York. A closing quip notes a marital disagreement about money.
Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when Cole's Carbonsalva is applied. It heals quickly without scars. He and We by all druggists, or send 30c to The J. W. Cole Co., Rockford, IN. Advertisement mentions folly and memory worry.
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