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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
5
The article stresses individual dairy cows require tailored feeding and treatment. It favors pasture as a balanced base, with grain supplements for high producers, and outlines feeding goals, key nutrients, and general ration balance strategies for different seasons.
A general rule suggests feeding one fourth to one half as much balanced grain as the cow’s daily milk yield. Rich milk cows often produce less milk but require relatively more grain. Statements credited to A C Baer, Professor of Dairying.
A guide notes that brood sows are often unfairly blamed for piglet losses. Feed sparingly at first after farrowing and increase gradually to match piglet intake. Unduly stimulating milk can irritate glands and waste milk. Proper feeding prevents most problems and piglet starvation.
Vigorous chicks start from eggs laid by healthy hens and strong breeding stock. Do not feed diseased meat scraps and burn dead fowls to prevent spread. Regular milk feeding reduces need for meat scraps. Investigate issues promptly to locate trouble. Gapes mainly affect chickens. turkeys can acquire gape worms from infected soil.
The new Minnesota senator Mangus Johnson prepares to sing at a public event. He is introduced amid campaign chatter and farm economy themes.
With fall approaching and wet cold weather, contagious roup poses a grave danger to poultry in Iowa. It reduces egg production and vitality, begins with nasal and eye discharge, coughing and labored breathing, and yellow cheese like secretions. Prevention centers on dry, well ventilated, uncrowded housing. treatment instructs daily cleaning and head immersion in bichloride of mercury solution.
A sequence of tests shows ground corn increases milk yield by 7 percent and fat by 14 percent compared with ear corn. Compared with unground real corn, ground corn leads by 2 percent in butterfat. Even cheap corn performs better when ground.
A historical column quotes El mer Brown asserting that virtue lies in weakness yet warns against being a door mat. The remark reflects personal agency and social expectations of strength and restraint.
The article stresses that regular meal hours matter more than feeding time for dairy cows. It notes that more roughage is eaten when cattle are fed two or three times daily rather than once, and cites Roy Bole on skepticism toward preachers’ promises.
Poultry manure contains fertilizing constituents costing 20 to 25 cents as commercial fertilizers. A flock of 100 hens drops 30 to 40 pounds annually, yielding $20 to $25 per year. Use sifted coal ashes on the dropping board to prevent nutrient loss. Wood ashes or lime should not be mixed with the manure. Poultry manure suits gardening and can be sold at a good price, boosting flock profits.
Cold in the head described as nasal catarrh with frequent colds. The treatment combines a local ointment and a blood-acting tonic to strengthen the system and reduce susceptibility to colds. Sold by druggists for over 40 years. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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