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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1927
Page
3
A US Department of Agriculture bulletin explains maximizing farm flock profits via market timing and early maturing laying strains. It recommends dividing flocks into yearlings and pullets, using yearlings for breeders for stronger chicks, and hatch timing to exploit octob er to february price highs.
Selecting turkeys mirrors choosing chickens with fewer breeds. Aim for near standard or larger birds while preserving type. Focus on shank length, thigh size, body fullness, and breast to indicate constitution and vigor. Maintain the strength of the breed through careful selection.
Guidance on hay types and feeding for growing colts. Hay should be abundant and dust free with clover alfalfa or timothy as available. Provide about 1 pound oats per 100 pounds body weight and consider grain mix with oats for faster growth. Offer carrots daily and keep the colt healthy and spry.
Agricultural Experiment station at Purdue reports oats can substitute for corn in cattle fattening rations. Trials used cottonseed meal, cornilage and clover hay with oats replacing over 40 percent of roughage. Earlier opinion held oats never equaled corn for fattening lambs.
Professor Weaver urges farmers to complete winter housing projects including sheds poultry houses and dairy barns before hard freezes. Concrete foundations should go in early and repairs reduce energy loss and depreciation of equipment. Proper ventilation with limited drafts preserves cow health and milk yield.
A Gregos experiment station progress report covers removal of spray residues from fruit. Wiping and crushing methods prove unsatisfactory. Mechanical cleansing risks frost damage and decay. Solvent tests show acids and bases vary in effectiveness. Hydrochloric acid best removes arsenicals and metal residues without harming fruit when properly applied.
Varieties of currants offer many choices with Perfection highlighted as excellent. This plant lacks strong upright growth requiring severe pruning to promote large, evenly formed fruit clusters. Among currant varieties Perfection demands heavier pruning than the rest to reach its full potential.
Agricultural notes urge preventable measures for potato blight and highlight the value of productive work. Advice covers crop health, watering for birds, hayfield management, and weighing milk and pest tallying to improve yields and profits.
A report notes bullnose in young pigs up to six months old with short wide snouts. Breathing is labored and snuffly during feeding or exercise, progressing to constant difficulty. Mucus or blood may discharge from the nose with periodic suffocation. Causes cited include congenital defects and foreign body ingestions.
Local interest rises as the Surrey Wee Water, an underground stream in Caterham valley, surfaces rapidly. Tradition says the stemn appears every seven years, though this rise is later than usual, possibly triggered by heavy rains in March.
A fragmented tale recalls a mother and her children buying a plant for their mother just before Katherine Day. The mother then asks for flowers for dad, while little Muthia cannot grasp why they did not buy a gift for him as well.
A fog record in Seguin Maine stood at 273000 hours to 1907, amounting to about one percent of the year.
A fragmented note shows a person describing husband’s preference for front seats versus their own comfort in church. The speaker notes that rear seating might be acceptable and references a fallible memory or misheard words. The tone hints at casual domestic discussion rather than formal action.
A friendly notice records Jenny becoming engaged to Ty in a warm community event. Mrs Garb receives the announcement during a prior visit, reflecting neighborhood ties and upcoming wedding plans.
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