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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
6
Extension poultry specialist C Ufford notes water glass is a reliable method to store 10 to 15 dozen eggs in a 5 gallon jar. Use clean fresh eggs, fill with 1 to 9 water glass solution, keep two inches submerged, cool storage, and rinse before use.
Preventing coccidiosis is crucial for young poultry. The disease, fatal and parasitic, strikes four to six week old chicks during warm rainy springs, causing loss rates from 25 to 100 percent. Dr. B Boughton urges clean new lots each spring, plow and plant old grounds, and thorough disinfection of houses and breeders at regular intervals.
The dressed poultry trade favors light colored birds including chickens fowls and turkeys. Well fattened properly bled and picked birds fetch best prices with defects in bleeding or picking causing price reductions. Fowls four and a half pounds or more command a premium while broilers start at one pound and finish heavier.
Orville Ufford of Colorado Agricultural College warns against feeding newly hatched chicks for 48 to 72 hours after hatching. He notes yolk supplies nourishment during incubation and advises delayed feeding to preserve chick life.
The article notes that while egg production feeds have become efficient, some poultry keepers ignore available guidance on mash composition. It singles out the general farmer as often at fault, despite advantages over commercial poultry operations and access to home-grown feeding stuffs.
United States Department of Agriculture notes show green manure like clover boosts soil bacteria up to tenfold in two days with tenfold to twenty-fivefold increases in four days. Decomposition releases carbon dioxide and ammonia, producing nitrate through bacterial action, influenced by temperature and moisture.
Maturity of garden products hinges on seed, tillage, temperature and soil. Farmers control these factors by choosing reputable seed and avoiding cheap bulk stock from overstocked fall lots. Village conditions influence temperature and moisture, while tillage covers plowing harrowing and cultivation.
Agricultural squibs discuss oat smut control with seeds and chemicals, pasture management, and cautions on storage and seed treatment. Advice covers formaldehyde use, pasture burning timing, bronze turkeys, rhizoctonia losses, and timely harvest of leafy vegetables to preserve quality and yield.
United States Department of Agriculture reports from Russian biometric studies show northern bees have shorter tongues than southern bees due to seasonal differences. Longer tongued bees would better pollinate red clover, improving seed crops and clover honey in U S regions where red clover is important.
Dr. R. J. Haskell, head of the plant disease survey, outlines four attack methods for plant diseases. They are quarantine and strict inspection to keep diseases out, eradication before spread, infection prevention by barriers such as spraying fungicides and destroying insect carriers, and breeding for resistant plant varieties.
Professor M Linsley of the University of Illinois notes Illinois produces 20 to 30 million dollars worth of nitrogen annually from 750000 acres of sweet clover. The legume fixes atmospheric nitrogen via root nodules and enriches soil when plowed under or grazed. An acre yields about 150 pounds of nitrogen, enough for a 100 bushel corn crop, with rapid 1920 to 1921 expansion from 70000 to 760000 acres.
A garden blends annuals and perennials with care. Perennials like asparagus strawberries rhubarb and perennial onions stay year to year but must be planted along the garden’s long side to ease yearly plowing and reduce disruption.
Tillage affects temperature and moisture in a garden. Harrow unplanted portions regularly and spend about thirty minutes daily on soil work after starting. Any tillage that creates a mulch helps retain moisture, suppress weeds and insects, and improve aeration.
Castoria is described as mild and suitable for the tiniest infant and for frequent use. It is claimed a liberal dose benefits growing children more than strong adult medicines. Genuine Castoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the wrapper.
A Montana woman recounts losing 19 pounds in 27 days on Kruschen Salts and promotes a daily morning dose recipe. The ad touts toxin elimination and improved health with a 50 cent bottle, offering a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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