Holstein cows praised as premier milk producers in dairy breed study
The Holstein breed is cited by the American Agriculturist as the heaviest milker with record individuals and top herd averages. Holstein milk is noted for low fat globules aiding shipping and cheese making, while calves mature quickly and cows are docile and vigorous. The Stone herd of Peabody is highlighted for prize-winning stock.
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Bmolstein Wilk
Jersey
Guernsey
Fic
Peabody
Holstein Traits Favor Size and Fat in Dairying
Farmers note crossbreeding yields Holstein dominance with large frames and fattening tendency. Dairymen prefer cows that can milk well and later provide meat value, using older cows for extra profit rather than keeping angular, lean cattle.
Parasites on Hogs and Farm Profit Loss
The article notes hog herds are commonly infested with external and internal parasites. Parasites rarely reduce profits unless numbers are high, but outbreaks can devastate young pigs. Emphasizes vigilance and preventive steps to control worms and lice for long term profitability.
Ration For Dairy Cows Proposed By Hoard's Dairyman
Hoard's Dairyman recommends a dairy cow ration combining 30 pounds silage and 8 to 10 pounds clover hay with cornstarch? No, corn chop 400 pounds, bran 200 pounds and gluten feed 200 pounds as supplement. This mix should yield one pound of butter fat per eight pounds of feed and about one pound of butter per three and a half to four pounds of milk per day.
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Clover Bay End Corp Stover
Crossing Sheep Breeds For Stronger Wool and Mutton
The cross of any down breeds on western Merino ewes yields excellent results. Crossing with the Oxford produces large lambs. Rambouillet blood is favorable if the grower values mutton over wool. Experience shows grazing quality greatly affects sheep thriving.
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Oxford
Sheep Prove Value as Farm Animals Despite Skepticism
A readable notice explains that sheep are less common on farms than they should be and many farmers overlook their benefits. It urges trying even a small flock to see the practical advantages of keeping sheep.
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Ohio Breedeg
Westinghouse
Pasturing Swine for Profit in Farm Pastures
An Ohio breeder advises pigs thrive on pasture year round with sows farrowing twice a year for continuous market supply. Clover and alfalfa yield high protein, with rye and rape pastures extending greens. minimal grain boosts gains and cuts costs while utilizing farm wastes.
Feeding Dairy Calves For Early Milk Diets
Calves require whole milk initially with colostrum from the cow. Let the calf nurse up to the eighth or ninth milking when milk becomes suitable for human use. Feed small amounts to prevent overfeeding then continue whole milk for about three weeks, then transition gradually to skim milk.
Dairy Wisdom and Farm Efficiency Notices
Guidance on cream churning temperatures 56 to 60F in summer and 66 to 67F in winter for best results. Caution against high feed costs reducing profits. Crabapple pastures are harming milk yields as cows overeat and stop milk flow. Encourages building silos for profit and improving cow shelter to ensure welfare and steady production.
Sunny Monday Soap Promises Longer Clothes Life
The advertisement touts Sunny Monday laundry soap as a resin-free white soap that saves time and labor. It claims the soap doubles the life of clothes and that one bar replaces two bars of ordinary yellow soap, urging readers to ask their grocer for Sunnay Monday.
Fattening Horses With Mixed Grains Outperforms All Corn Diet
A fitness experiment with 24 horses over 112 days compared mixed grain rations of corn and oats with clover hay to an all corn diet. Results show higher gains, about 58 percent better, from mixed rations, with protein-rich feeds boosting efficiency. exercise and stall type also influenced gains and economics.
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Clover Bay
Proper Treatment of the Hoof to Avoid Injury
In this veterinary note on horse care the author condemns rasping and tar or grease on hooves. It urges fitting shoes to the hoof, using water and glycerin to hydrate dry hooves, and explains how acids and dryness damage the frog and horn.
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