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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
5
Address from a farmers' short course at Purdue emphasizing three core values Industry Honesty Economy to strengthen homes. The speaker contrasts pioneer and modern homes, urging builders to cultivate patience kindness meekness commendation and forgiveness for a loving home that radiates service, friendship, and good citizenship.
When ewes gain weight during the breeding season they come into heat together and should breed within three or four weeks. This concentrates lambing in spring, allows focused flock care, and increases twin births, a pattern proven on western ranges. Before rain, feed ewes a half pound of grain daily or let them graze well. pumpkins and rape provide good stimulating feeds.
Fraizer and DePoy advertise real estate services and a five percent loan option to attract buyers. They present themselves as lenders and brokers offering favorable financing terms.
An advert explains cold symptoms as nasal catarrh and describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a local ointment and systemic tonic. It claims to reduce susceptibility to colds, mentions over 40 years in sales, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as the makers.
Proper winter hen care hinges on diet. Keep greens like stock beets cabbage and sprouted oats. if unavailable use Epsom salts in drinking water. Use a balanced ratio of scratch to mash with grain mix of cracked corn wheat and oats and a high protein mash. A careful feeder measures portions to prevent litter-accumulated scratch and ensures steady egg production.
The text stresses sanitation and ventilation to prevent disease in poultry. It advises daily cleaning of dropping boards, using absorbents, regular nest straw replacement, yearly whitewashing, and providing free range with shade. It notes growing birds benefit from green feed and bugs, reducing grain needs and sickness risk.
New York is cited as paying the highest prices for very early arrivals of fruits and vegetables, though at the height of the season it often trails behind other markets. The United States Department of Agriculture notes these fluctuations in market quotes.
When dairy cows are fed only to maintain body weight little milk is produced. About half the nutrients in a typical ration support body maintenance. Always provide a full ration to maximize yield.
Proper feeding aids growing horses and avoids rewarding only the best looking animals. Do not overfeed the showy foals, as plain ones may develop strongly with a balanced diet and good care.
Farmers struggle with alfalfa on sour soils as legumes suffer from acidity. Lime application corrects the soil condition and helps alfalfa grow.
Simple sheds or windbreaks provide shelter for breeding cattle. Adequate feed and shelter enable the breeder to care for stock from the first snow through thaw, avoiding the dread of another winter.
The article discusses why meat from hogs is scarce in some communities, noting that pasture is essential for raising enough pigs. It argues that a sow and litter should not be costly and that a small fenced land area enabling two or three crops can provide economical pork for the farm home.
Hogs are vital for meat and profit on the farm. No farm is complete without hogs to support modern farming methods and efficiency.
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