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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
8
William A. Radford explains dairy barn design and equipment improvements. Modern ventilation with four air shafts per side, central alley circulation, a feed room with two large tile silos, stairs to a loft, and ample space under the roof enhance labor efficiency and cattle care.
A dairy barn plan for 88 cows emphasizes standardized construction, central feed alleys, and carrier tracks for feeding. Mangers include drainage to stay clean, gutters flush for sanitation, and rear alleys with tracks to ease manure disposal. Large window rows ensure ample light and ventilation for healthy stock.
The guide warns that varnish dries slowly in cold or damp conditions and should be applied near 70 degrees Fahrenheit with good ventilation. Keep the varnish warm, avoid chilling, ensure a thoroughly dry undercoat, and never add linseed oil or turpentine to varnish.
Cast concrete products are widely used in decorative and utility forms such as lighting standards fountains columns sundial standards bird baths and architectural details. Precast entrances sidewalks troughs laundry tubs and clothesline posts are common, with farm use items like fence posts blocks and septic tanks also produced, signaling continued use and improving permanence and fire resistance in American construction.
Statistics compiled by the New York Paint and Varnish Association show most houses are white. Red ranks second especially among small-house owners, with green in third place according to the current year bulletin.
United States Department of Agriculture explains color as the key hay grading factor. The Munsell color system is applied to alfalfa and other hays to objectively measure color by a spinning sample and color disks matched to the hay blend. A device spins hay with disks at 1200 revolutions per minute to determine exact color matching.
Rat-killing campaigns are under way in many districts, praised by poultrymen as a key to eradicating pests. Prevention is best, with buildings rebuilt to high foundations so rats cannot nest beneath. When rebuilding is impossible, owners should join campaigns and reduce rat populations by killing them.
Farmers are advised to lime sour soils before sowing alfalfa. Apply ground limestone at 1 to 3 tons per acre after plowing and disk into the soil. In many cases adding fertilizer costs about 27 dollars a ton if purchased in carload lots, and about 80 dollars a ton in smaller quantities.
Advice warns poultry keepers to use humane methods for broodiness in Orpingtons Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and other breeds. It suggests flat bottomed coops to break broody hens and discourage broodiness without starvation or cruelty, noting broodiness is natural and inherited.
Fall seeding of alfalfa is deferred with danger of weak stands if delayed past early September. If seed is planted by August 10 to 15, risk is low under normal conditions. Do not sow less than 16 pounds per acre and ensure proper inoculation.
Early fed lambs reach about 70 pounds by ninety days and fetch top prices. A ration of six parts ground corn three parts bran and one part linseed meal creates a fine starter for young lambs.
United States Department of Agriculture notes sanitation is crucial in calf rearing. Calves are sensitive to bacteria in milk, so clean feeding equipment and quarters, proper ventilation, and daily cleaning reduce infections and common calf diseases. Periodic disinfection further lowers disease risk.
Egg dealers should candle eggs before shipment to interstate markets. The U S Department of Agriculture will monitor eggs shipped in warm months for adulteration including yolk stuck to shell moldy eggs black spots and mixed rats. Candling eggs before shipment reduces risk of violation or rejection at destination. Several states already require candling under food control measures.
Farmers and college experimenters in Ohio and southern Ontario battle the corn borer with multiple methods. A burial test at Ohio Agricultural College buried 1,800 borers under five to six inches of soil and normal cultivation, killing all borers and preventing any moths from emerging, suggesting thorough plowing and stubble burial as a key control strategy.
The article urges poultry keepers to move brood coops to new ground to combat worms and cocci in young chicks. It notes producers rely on the same sites year after year, blaming luck, while moving brood houses often solves poor chick health and thrift.
Rhubarb thrives in mellow fertile soil with good depth and high moisture. Avoid soils with high subsoil or hardpan. Warm exposures and south slopes aid early harvests, while steady irrigation supports large leaves and succulent stems.
The text cites a soil fertility specialist slogan urging farmers to improve soil to feed crops and livestock. It notes beans prosper on potato land or timothy sod, warns against idle chicks, warns to kill new weeds early, and emphasizes oyster shell for eggs and sweet clover as hardy hog pasture. It mentions a legume that builds bone and muscle and pasture needs for multiple pigs.
A boy knelt to pray during a wireless children hour and ended with Good night and Amen in a rare sign off. In another item parish council workers attend church to honor a local war memorial and a chairperson responds with a witty remark about dress and demeanor.
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