Growing Chickens Thrive On Green Feed And Care
Poultry expert FB Parrish from North Carolina State College emphasizes growing stock needs green feed daily. When confinement limits, provide fawn clippings or green grains to 100 chicks, increasing with age. 100 hens require 6 to 7 pounds daily. Clean housing, fresh water, shade, and regular droppings removal boost profits as NC poultry farming expands.Blood testing plans will test over 150,000 hens next fall and winter to ensure healthy hatchery stock.
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Early Roosting Taught to Chicks for Poultry Houses
The article advises teaching early roosting to chicks to reduce poultryman troubles. Install roosts on two sides and rear of the house, elevated one foot, and possibly hinged at the rear. Use two by two inch trim with rounded edges, place roosts 10 inches apart, and add half inch mesh netting beneath to push chicks onto the roosts and prevent crowding.
Table Scraps Provide Balanced Ration for Small Flocks
Table scraps and waste food products supplement scratch grain to form a balanced ration for farm hens. Avoid spoiled or moldy materials to prevent losses blamed on disease. A dry mash with bran and ground grains helps digestion, even when scraps are abundant.
Poultry Notes on Sanitation and Breeding Practices
Poultry guidance stresses sanitation to reduce mortality and manage egg fertility. It advises selling cockerels after hatching, timing sales during good prices, and determining future breeding needs. Clean brooder houses weekly, preserve eggs with water glass, and feed grain to plump pullets before production begins.
Soil Color Reflects Soil Quality Across Regions
United States Department of Agriculture note explains how soil color signals composition and fertility. Dark soils rich in organic matter tend to be more productive, while red and yellow tones indicate iron oxides and moisture. white soils often lack key nutrients and absorbency.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. O. Robinson
South
Free State
Robogon
Sweet clover pasture boosts dairy gains on corn belt lands
University of Wisconsin experiments with three groups of five dairy heifers show average daily gains of 0.331 pounds on sweet clover, 0.727 on mixed pasture, and 1.1 pounds on blue grass red top mix. Each pasture type yields different grazing days per acre, supporting using good crop land for permanent pasture.
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University of Wisconsin
Symptoms of Parasites in Sheep
Parasites cause varied signs in sheep. Internal infections bring weight loss, dull eyes, reduced appetite, pale skin, weak wool, coughing, swollen throat, and diminished activity, with wool parting on the back. External parasites cause rubbing to seek relief. Investigate any of these symptoms promptly.
Straw for Scratching Litter in Poultry Houses
If farm straw runs short before threshing, buy a few bales of clean yellow wheat straw for litter. It keeps eggs clean longer and saves washing time. In hot dry summers straw absorbs manure well, more so than in damp winters.
Bury Pitt Apples for Safe Long Storage Says Farm Journal
Farm Journal advises burying Pitt apples to keep them satisfactorily. Varieties like Ben Davis and Russel benefit from eight to ten inch pits in well drained ground, covered with straw and earth as temperatures fall to 20 degrees. No ventilation is needed though extra straw and earth layers are added in colder weather.
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Pitt
Farm Journal
Ben Davis
Russel
New Bait Improves Beetle Trapping Effectiveness
The USDA announces a refined bait for Japanese beetle traps increasing geraniol and eugenol to boost catch rates over 2.5 times. Two years of Moorestown laboratory work support the change, with higher bait costs offset by greater beetle removal.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Depanese Beetla Laboratory
Moorestown
N. J
Illinois Cherry Trees Face Extinction From Leaf Spot
Dr H W Anderson of the University of Illinois warns that cherry leaf spot attacks leaves before fruit ripens causing drop and winter injury. He recommends burning fallen leaves and a spray program using lime sulfur and arsenate of lead at specific intervals after bloom and before harvest to control the disease.
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Illinois
H. W. Anderson
University of Illinois
Anderson
Danger Periods in Life Cycle of Dairy Heifers
Missouri College of Agriculture researchers report three growth cycles in dairy heifers from conception to maturity. The first rapid growth occurs before birth at five to six months, the second from two months after birth to four and a half months with a critical abortion window at seven months, and a third growth period from 12 to about 26 months. Adequate feeding during peak growth is advised.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Farm Facts: Keep dairy cows healthy and meals balanced
Clean milk lasts longer with good cows, ample pasture, and adequate feed. A calf grain mix of three parts ground corn three parts ground oats and three parts wheat bran with 6 percent cottonseed meal is advised. Heifers should gain surplus flesh late pregnancy to ease calving. Cleanliness helps reduce contamination but bacteria in milk can harm infants and invalids.
Nation Grows as Census Totals Reach 122 Million in Continental U S
Complete census returns show continental United States at 122 729 472 with territories bringing total to 137 560 561. The decade adds 17 018 253 people 16 rise to 16 1 percent growth, California leading in rate while New York surpasses in numerical gain though Montana records a decline.
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Philippines
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House of Representatives
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Complete Census by States
Complete compilation listing each state with official census returns. Includes 1930 population, 1920 rank, percentage increase from 1920 to 1930, 1930 rank, and numerical rise from 1920 to 1930. Compiled by census supervisors nationwide for reference.
Small Colorado town claims world’s largest flat airport
Picketwire Colorado, population about thirty, lays out a 30 000 acre landing field as Midcontinent Air Express operations bring the first flights to this tiny town forty seven miles east of Trinidad. Residents clear cacti to form a circle with a wind sock and begin plans for a permanent air facility.
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Colo
America
Purgatory
Colorado
Trinidad
Denver
Pueblo
Amarillo
Leo McGehee
Air Express
Wadley Hershey
Pilota
Population Shifts From 1920 Census Across States
The census shows Arizona leading gains at 63.5 percent, Montana second with 46.0, and New York maintaining leadership in population. Nevada ends in half a century in final position while overall apportionment would add twenty six seats and shift several states, including California gaining nine seats and Missouri losing three.
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Galo
Tesas
Ania
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Land ship steers onto 30,000 acres and taxis into town
A land ship moves across a 30,000 acre tract and taxis directly into the town, signaling a bold intrusion. The maneuver highlights new transport ambitions and unsettles local boundaries as officials monitor the progress.
Wild Horse Is Rough on Ely Captor
Rancher Jensen of Spring Valley recalls a dangerous roundup on the western plains when a wild horse dragged him after a rope snagged on his ankle. He was dragged hundreds of yards before he could untie and reach safety, suffering severe lacerations and bruises.
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Ney
Rael James Jensen
Spring Valley
Jensen
Hig Ranch
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