Barbed Grasses Endanger Livestock Feeding
Purdue University researchers warn that barbed awns in grasses like wild barley foxtail and foxtail can injure livestock by penetrating mouths throats and digestive tracts. Five horses died after eating infested feed. cases show lung mouth and stomach lesions from awns. Avoid feeding badly infested hay and cut pastures before seed ripen to reduce risk.
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Albert A. Hanson
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Huntington County
Veterinary Department of
Purdue University
Clark County
Estate sale by Van Buren State Bank auctioneer Ber Puckett
The Van Buren State Bank as executor of the Isaiah Nelson estate will sell at public auction the estate's personal property. The sale will be held on the premises south of Farrville on Friday September 28. Ber Puckett serves as the auctioneer.
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The
van Buren State Bank
Isaiah Nelson
Farrville
Ber Puckett
Wheat and Rye as Stock Feed in Indiana
Wheat and rye can be profitable stock feeds when prices favor them. Soaked or ground wheat equals or exceeds corn in value for fattening hogs, especially with blends. grinding boosts feeding value by up to twenty percent. Rye trades below corn but aids when used with caution due to ergot risk. soaking rye or wheat improves consumption and digestion when grinding is not feasible.
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Indiana
Preventing Pig Eating With Feed and Salt Rules
Advice on sow management to stop pig eating by feeding tankage and meat scraps sparingly. Let a sow have adequate salt, or feed salt pork when she shows a tendency to kill her pigs. Do not allow a sow to eat the afterbirth as this can lead to killing and eating the pigs.
Infected Hen Flock Shows Diarrhea Disease Trial Results
Horace H. Johnston of Howard County conducted a test on his Rhode Island Red flock using an agglutination test to identify Bacillary White Diarrhoea carriers. Eggs from infected and healthy hens were incubated in parallel, revealing high mortality in chicks from infected hens and strong survival in those from non infected parents. He also hatched 216 additional eggs from a separate flock, obtaining 186 living chicks.
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Calvin Perdue
Howard County
Horace H. Johnston
Rhode Island
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Heal Thy Chicks: Welcome Hens Free of Bacillary Diarrhoea
Mr Johnson states only hens proven free of bacillary white diarrhoea by agglutination tests will be kept. Practical tips urge top egg production with regular feeding, clean nests, daily collection, and separation of broody hens and roosters by season.
Controlling Red Mite in Poultry Roosts
The red mite threatens poultry vitality and egg production and can kill birds if untreated. A quick remedy is to saturate roosting poles and supports with cresol or sheep dip using a paint brush to deny mites access at night.
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J.F. Roberts
van Buren, Ind
F. King
Hae University Agricultural Experiment Station
LaFayette
Ind
Cole
Coles
Cole’s
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