Advise Grading Cream Output for Dairy Standards
The United States Department of Agriculture urges grading of cream as the first step in standardizing the dairy industry. Roy C. Potts says higher quality cream must be rewarded with higher prices, and argues flat pricing penalizes good quality. Industry leaders are commended for pushing standardization to improve markets for butter and dairy products.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Roy C. Potts
Thrash Soy Beans With Common Grain Separator
Iowa experiment station farm crop authorities report soy beans may best be threshed with the grain separator. The grain separator performs as well as a bean huller with modest changes to slow the cylinder.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Systematic Cleaning of Milking Machines
The U S Department of Agriculture stresses systematic cleaning and heat sterilization for milking machines to ensure high quality dairy products. Rubber tubing and valves require special care. heat at 160 to 170 degrees F greatly reduces bacterial counts compared with other methods. Copies of Farmers Bulletin 1315 are available from Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Department of Agriculture
Washington,d.c
Angora Goats Efficient for Killing Out Brush
Angora goats are presented as the most efficient means to clear brush and rough land in Indiana. With proper fencing and access to salt and water, a flock of 25 to 30 can clear ten acres in one season. Goats require little winter feed with shelter, and shearing is advised though wool price is low. Fur goats fetch similar market prices to fat sheep.
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G. H. Foster
Indiana Farmers Guide
Indiana
Poultry Hints for Healthier Hens and Turkeys
Practical advice on breeding ducks and turkeys from a historical poultry guide. It emphasizes providing bathing water for ducks, ample pasture, proper nest handling and incubation, roosting behavior with access to feed and grit, and quick attention to puny chicks. It notes a 29-flock record of 120 winter days with one egg per week and cautions against overmedicating turkeys.
Livestock Hints From Farm Notes on Sheep and Pigs
Advice on breeding and care for livestock emphasizes the benefits of purebred sires for sheep and swine. It covers ram and sow care, sun exposure to prevent disease, feeding strategies, and maintaining ewes in good condition at lambing time for better outcomes.
Fly Prevention Mixture for Farm Livestock
A historical remedy describes spraying cattle before milking with a mix of laundry soap dissolved in warm water, crude petroleum, and powdered naphthalin. The two solutions are combined and applied to reduce fly irritation.
Profitable farming plan emphasizes cash crops and essentials
The plan advises farmers to grow profitable food and feed necessities and then add one or two cash crops or animals. It stresses estimating production costs and cash needs to meet present and future obligations, not just diversification for living or money alone.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Promises Quick Relief
An old notice touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a local ointment and systemic tonic from W. J. Cheney Co. in Toledo Ohio. It claims to build up the system and reduce susceptibility to colds, noting over 40 years of drugstore availability.
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W. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hay and farm supplies available from Schumaker and Hominy
Farmers urged to sell hay and contact Schumaker and Hominy. Flour special: Pillsbury's Best barrel for eight dollars cash. They stock Chicken feeds Purina Red Comb Mash and Scratch, Pinhead Oats, rolled oats, charcoal, cracked corn, and wheat. Hog feeds include mill feeds tankage and oil meal. Page Fence line promoted with posts and steel and wood options at competitive prices.
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Purina
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Schumaker
Quaker Oats Co
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