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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1922
Page
6
Parker argues pigs are as cleanly in habits as other farm animals when given proper conditions. He emphasizes drainage water supply shade and well designed housing including farrowing pens and feeding places. Good health and vigor increase disease resistance and weight gains, underscoring first priority for hog handling on farms.
Advertisement promotes "Gets It" corn remover by B Lawrence & Pohe detailing quick, painless results. Claims include removal of hard and soft corns in seconds with three drops, guaranteed or money back. product priced cheaply.
Farmers on the Milk River reclamation project in Montana report progress in handling gumbo soils. The USDA notes frequent small irrigation helps, regular fall plowing aids crop establishment, and sowing yellow or white sweet clover can provide humus and assist alfalfa initiation.
Extension agents with farm operations worked on home management and arrangement. Demonstration results reported to the U S Department of Agriculture include 12 500 homes built or remodeled 7 000 kitchens rearranged 65 000 homes screened and 5 000 water systems 4 000 septic tanks and 7 000 lighting systems installed.
The text argues balance in the universe and warns against excess or deficiency in application. It asserts nothing should be added or spared to keep mankind neither better nor worse by use.
An analysis on why some cattle finish more economically and rapidly than others of the same age. It argues superior breeding yields better performance and market prices, noting that scrubs lack targeted improvement and good genetics. A purebred bull is praised for strengthening a herd.
Farmers should train piglets to eat grain before weaning. Start with sow to teach them, then feed separately to avoid stunting. It is better to remove the sow than to separate piglets from her.
A historical notice details a sow feeding regimen using shelled corn meat tankage wheat middlings and salt with pasture and milk to keep sows in good condition. It mentions burning corn cobs to charcoal for hogs and notes trees require growing space, with spruce pine and fir space needs across ages.
An opinion debate arises on whether the first hundred years are the longest or the hardest. The exchange centers on which period is more phausible, with participants presenting contrasting views.
The United States Department of Agriculture Circular 229 on wild rice notes seed viability benefits from keeping seed dry after harvest, but emphasizes that the opposite condition preserves viability. It urges buyers to source seed from dealers guaranteeing proper storage conditions and cites wild rice as a principal feed for wild ducks.
The article notes wild rice grows two foot seed panicles and is used as human food by some Native tribes. It spreads by sowing seed in water from canoes, sinks when mature, and is best spring sown. Range extends from Lake Winnipesaukee south to the Gulf and east to the Atlantic. Harvesting by Indians in canoes remains common, with colonists adopting the method. the Agriculture Department studies its cultivation and forage value. Copies of the circular are available from the U S Department of Agriculture, Washington.
The cutting stage for Indian corn silage should be just before kernel glaze and for Dent varieties after the dent is well formed. Cutting too green reduces growth and feed value, while cutting too late harms packing and causes spoilage.
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