Summer feeding plan cuts grain for laying hens at OSU
Poultry specialists at Ohio State University advise reduced grain in summer diets and increased mash to sustain egg production. Experts, including P. D. Zumbyo, suggest feeding grain in the evening to boost mash hunger, confining birds after noon, placing mash hoppers under trees or sheds, and adding a crumbly milk-wet mash to a hens’ half hour intake.
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Ohio State University
Olla Poultry
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Clean Feed Essential for Effective Poultry Sanitation
Clean feed is crucial to a successful sanitation program. Keep the entire ration clean until eaten and avoid scattering feed on litter or floor. Move feed hoppers weekly, place in shade if possible, and ensure water fountains prevent puddles to limit worm eggs. Grain and mash can be hopper fed as chicks mature.
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Teast
Avian Tuberculosis Widespread Across Western States
The report notes early cases in prairie chickens with Dr. L. Van Es as pathologist at North Dakota Agricultural College. Surveys show about 6 percent of flocks examined across 28 states test positive, with higher rates in some Midwest states. Campaigns aim to eradicate the disease to prevent spread to hogs.
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L. van Es
North Dakota Agricultural College
United States
Middlewestern
Poultry Rearing Tips From Early 20th Century Notes
Goose eggs take 30 to 85 days to hatch and chicks require constant care. With hatchings finished, poultry should be sold promptly and male birds kept for over a year. Feed management and nest placement are emphasized to ensure hens lay in convenient spots. Hatchlings mature fastest when raised for the best season, with willow as a noted feed source and hens providing eggs through the season.
Anti hog cholera serum improvements documented
The USDA reports ongoing improvements in anti hog cholera serum, including concentration, pasteurization submerged in water baths with agitation, and clarified serum that immunizes dogs and reduces volume while enhancing stability. It notes the product immunizes more pigs per bottle, lowers cost, and supports a large production tally exceeding 19 million immunizations in the last year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
D. I. Skidmore
Farm Bureau
Flva
Skidmore
Em. Celal
United States
Department of Agriculture
Lamb Dysentery Acute and Fatal Disease
Lamb dysentery is an acute and highly infectious disease affecting lambs from one day to three weeks old. Medical treatment is impractical. strict sanitation, cleaning sheds, disinfecting with sheep dip, and burying carcasses are advised. Move ewes to clean grounds and keep lambs until three weeks old.
Don’t Overfeed Fowls During Molt Period
Advice warns against overfeeding hens during molt as it reduces laying quality. Excess grain and heavy mashes fatten birds in a sluggish period, while a simple, well managed diet improves chances of fertile eggs and strong chicks.
Best time to cut soy beans for hay determined
Experiment stations tested soy bean hay cutting stages from blooming to pod browning. Cows fed hay at different stages to gauge feed value. Results show the optimal cut is when seeds are just beginning to form on the pods.
Bordeaux Mixture Benefits For Tomatoes
Extension horticulturist ER Morrow from North Carolina State College advises spraying tomatoes with Bordeaux mixture every three weeks to prevent leaf diseases and worms. Prepare or buy ready mix, use proper ratios, and apply to all plant parts to protect crops.
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ER. B. Morrow
North Carolina State College
Desirable Beef Calves for Feeders Reach Six Months
Beef type calves can be cashed at six or seven months with grain feeding. At six months they consume about 600 to 700 pounds of grain with access twice daily and weigh 450 to 500 pounds. Such calves are fat for slaughter or show and were priced at 10 to 12 dollars per hundred last fall, notes M W Muldrow of the Arkansas extension service. Grain use is limited with grass and milk plus corn and cottonseed meal in an eight to one ratio.
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M. W. Muldrow
Arkansas Extension Service
Teach Chicks to Perch While They Are Young
Advice on chick perching emphasizes early training but warns that perching can bend the breast bone if attempted while the breast is still pliable. The text notes chicks instinctively perch and discusses risks from small round roosts and early wing feather development.
Corn Planting Lesson for Fuller Ears Through Square Rows
A gardening lesson explains that planting corn in square formations, not long rows, ensures even pollen distribution from tassels to silks. Square planting boosts kernel fullness, while long, narrow plantings waste half the pollen and reduce ear size.
Farm practices cut costs and boost yields in crops and livestock
The article discusses farming efficiencies from shallow furrow potato planting to timely soil phosphorus use, ventilation in poultry, and corn silage with beans for dairy rations. It also notes sunlight for stock, vitamin D benefits, and the high costs of pests on fruits and vegetables, urging educational pest control.
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C. W. Noriwood
Lown
United Sales Co
Shenandomh
Stock Keep Hogs Calm to Avoid Loss
The Live Stock Loss Prevention Association of Ohio urges calm handling to reduce hog fatalities in market shipments. Avoid overexertion and excitement. load slowly, give time in yards, and use gentle cooling methods with sand bedding and ice to keep floors moist and air cool. The group includes producers shippers packers and railroads.
Horses Return to Popularity in State Farming Talks
E L Robbins reports farmers across 19 counties studied big hitches to boost horse use. He says corn and oats are cheap, plowing with two and two horses increases daily acreage, reduces side draft, and lowers overhead. Farmers note low depreciation, small gear investments, and cheaper feeding through pasture and stalk fields. Moving pictures at each meeting showed teams of four to twelve horses hitched to large plows.
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E.lt. Robbins
Mr. Robbins
Hog Farmers Fall Short in Hog Health Care
The article notes many inexperienced hog raisers fail to maintain animal health due to faulty beliefs about hog nature habits and sanitation. It warns carelessness as a leading cause of cholera losses.
Live Stock Care and Pig Rearing Advice from Scrub Farmers
The article offers livestock guidance including weaning pigs at eight weeks, preventing stomach worms in sheep and pastures, and treating dry feed choke in sheep with water and a dosing syringe. It advises bottle feeding lambs with fresh cow milk at regular hours, and notes linseed oil meal supplementation for horses on certain feeds. It warns that confining sows and litters after farrowing risks thumps in young pigs from excessive milk and limited exercise.
Thoughtful Act Reflects Changing Views on Housework
Social worker Kate Lee Stahl laments today’s youth for neglecting chores while praising a young woman who bought her mother a vacuum cleaner. Stahl recalls helping a girl start a life and notes the irony of generosity tied to consumer goods amid evolving family roles.
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Kate Lee Stahl
Los Angeles Times
Woman aviator argues women must choose homes or careers
Lady Heath, the pione er who flew Cape to Cairo solo, says women should have either homes or careers and show patience with those who have neither. She recalls a postflight reception where an old friend’s daughter was asked about helping her mother, but the response was that she could only assist when skilled at bridge.
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Cape
Cairo
Fim
Monte Carlo Shines With Elaborate Night Illumination
Monte Carlo, famous as Europe’s playground, now glows with a complex exterior lighting system. The casino and major avenues are bathed in white lights, with trees, fountains, and flower pots outlined by concealed illumination.
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Monte Carlo
Europe
Casino Iy
Notable Quoted Musings on Life from Mussolini and Shakespeare
A collage of literary and political snippets from The American Magazine contrasts Shakespearean sociability with Mussolini's creed. It juxtaposes playful cottage life imagery with reflections on life’s difficulties shaping the spirit and a wry take on happiness and resilience.
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Mussolini
Not Over Yet Boston Post Traditions Refuse Bother
A Boston Post note comments on enduring traditions, valuing picturesque customs while preferring to avoid unnecessary fusses or burdens. The piece hints at romantic reminiscence and a casual stance toward customary expectations.
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Boston Post
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An early 20th century weight loss ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat reducing remedy. It claims fat loss of twenty pounds in three weeks by dissolving mineral salts in hot water daily. Benefits include increased energy, clearer skin, brighter eyes, and overall vitality with a money back guarantee. Aimed at readers seeking quick, dramatic results and urging purchase from druggists worldwide.
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