Farmers Are Buying Purebred Sires Grain Dealers 10 Meet at Marion
The Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Indiana will hold its annual state convention in Marion February 22 and 23. Frank Tippey of Grant county was elected director at the Wabash meeting and will assist with arrangements for the Marion gathering in February. Overcrowding and poor ventilation lead to roup in cattle and herd care tips follow on milking hygiene and proper dairy equipment maintenance to ensure quality cream and milk.
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Farmers Grain Dealers Association of
Indiana
Marion
Wabash
Frank Tippey
Grant County
Herd Bull Care Demands Equal Attention to Milking Herd
A guide stresses treating bulls with as much care as the milking herd. Seven to eight pounds daily grain for six month bull calves, plus leguminous roughage, is advised. Mature bulls may eat 15 pounds hay daily and up to 15 pounds silage. A common mature ration: equal parts cornmeal oats wheat bran and linseed meal with roughage and fodder. Regular outdoor exercise or tethering is recommended.
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New Jersey State Agricultural College
Rise in Use of Improved Animals on Farms Promoted by Officials
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a gradual rise in purebred sire use through the Better Sires Better Stock campaign. County agents and owner experiences show financial incentives and improved herd quality as key motivators for adopting purebred bulls and sires nationwide.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Hen Care Guidance on Laying Breeds and Nesting
The passage discusses traits of good laying hens including capacity vigor vent size abdomen and skin. It notes that a good layer has a large open vent and abdomen with soft pliable skin and recommends movable separate nest boxes and plowing or spading runs when needed.
Young gulls are old 100 soon and other notices
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as a safe effective cough and cold medicine free of opium. The ad notes long use and trust by mothers with young children. A second item cites New York State College of Agriculture urging use of better sires to prove bulls through daughters, reporting age-based outcomes from 376 purebred bulls and a small fraction qualifying for value estimates.
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Chamberlain
Jan
New York State College of Agriculture
Mature Geese as Breeders and Age Guidelines
The article explains geese maturity and breeding ages. Toulouse geese begin breeding around two years old and mature by three to four. Best breeding age is three to five years, females kept to twelve to fourteen, ganders to eight or nine.
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Toulouse
Powder Controls Hen Lice In Home Remedy
Common hen lice on fowls are battled with a home made powder of gasoline stock dip and dry cement. Mix three parts gasoline to one part stock dip and add dry cement to form a powder. Hold the bird head down and apply by working the powder into feathers.
Constipation and bowel health advised with Cham berlain's Tablets
A health note compares bowel movements to sewer pipes and urges daily passage of waste. It recommends Cham berlain's Tablets when needed to maintain regularity for good health.
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Jan
Georgia County Dairy Cooperative Grows Fast
In 1921 seven farmers in a Georgia county were persuaded by the extension agent to ship 20 pounds of surplus cream cooperatively. By June 1922, 14 months later, the venture had expanded to 10 000 pounds shipped in a single month, per a USDA report.
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Georgia County
Georgia
United States Department of Agriculture
Roughage of importance in dairy cow rations
The piece stresses roughage as the key element in planning dairy cow diets. It highlights bulk as essential for any good ration and implies roughage should be prioritized in formulating feeds.
Purebred Sire Praised as Better Half of Herd
A livestock report highlights a purebred sire renowned as the superior half of the herd. Breeders note his genetics, performance, and value in improving stock for future litters.
New poultry freak blends turkey and chicken
A Washington breeder, F. E. Menzies, unveiled a hybrid bird at a national capital poultry show. The creature resembles a turkey on the head and neck but has a chicken-like body, drawing unusual interest and puzzling visitors at the Coliseum Exhibition.
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F. E. Menzies
Washington
National Capital
Potatoes as Chicken Feed and Mixing Guide
Potatoes should be boiled or steamed before feeding to fowls and used in limited quantities for best results. They fatten quickly and can replace cornmeal in mash. a laying mash mix includes meat scrap middlings bran and potatoes in specific ratios.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Touts Cure for Colds
An old remedy claim describes catarrh as a cold attack and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an Ointment and a Blood-acting Tonic. Sold by druggists for over 40 years, by J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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NASA
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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van Buren
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Turkey
J.F. Roberts
van Buren, Ind
Cholerine
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van Buren Produce Co
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