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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
9
Federal agriculture authorities warn that illness may follow eating raw or undercooked pork especially in home prepared products at hog killing time. Trichinae infest hog flesh and can cause trichinosis with severity depending on parasite amount. safe cooking to destroy trichinae is emphasized.
The third annual North Dakota contest rewarded youths 10 to 18 who raised a litter of pigs on gains, low costs, and efficient feeding. Edith Penne of Grafton won with 12 Yorkshires weighing 2593 pounds at 193 days, returning 54.14 cents daily above feed cost. Kenneth Wood placed second with 12 Berkshires weighing 2655 pounds at 209 days, while Emile Clairmont's 12 hogs totaled 3080 pounds at 201 days, earning the top weight and a 84.25 cent daily return, and the average prize litter weighed 197.3 pounds at 208 days. The contest promotes economical pork production using barley, screenings, skim milk, pasture, and other feeds.
Beauty, a Red Poll cow, produced 20 280 pounds of milk with 891 pounds of butter fat in a year, earning estimated value of 10 000 quarts of milk and 1 100 pounds of butter. The test involved 19 experts from Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota and is recognized by the American Red Poll Cattle club. This makes Beauty the champion Red Poll cow for a year or any fraction and surpasses records for shorthorn brown Swiss Jersey and most other breeds.
A crop rotation should include a legume a feeding crop a cash crop a cultivated crop and an uncultivated crop. The College of Agriculture lists these five categories and notes combinations are allowed for efficiency such as alfalfa serving as both a legume and feeding crop or wheat acting as uncultivated and cash crops. Each rotation should balance soil health pest control and yield goals.
A miscellaneous column lists dated items from January including Euripides a musical comedy B C 480 Moses aero planing Edison can opener William's war end Milton limericks and earliest female impersonator at Cleopatra's court. Features on Ruth humor, harmful sitting effects, a washing kit novelty for suitcases, and various odd historical notes in breezy prose.
How cleanliness and knowledge of disease are crucial for poultry success. Proper housing, ventilation, and regular cleaning reduce illness risk, while accurate diagnosis and timely treatment save money. Avoid killing sick birds. treat and manage diseases to protect the flock.
Thala has tested native grasses on the North Tent Station farm to gauge value for hay. Promising species include wild rye and slender rye grass from Manitoba. slender wheat grass also shows good pasturing and early hay potential though it becomes woody when overmature.
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