Show FARM jle ARM L TOPICS I 1 CHECK UP DAIRY FEED SUPPLIES follow composition table for best results by DR GEORGE E TAYLOR n 81 n t fly man nw nf lets collet of A jor ac u ja U now I 1 Is th the e jao time or Z american e ri can dairymen to take inventory of their dairy teed feed supplies not only Is it wise from their own economic standpoint its also the patriotic thing to do patriotic because it Is one step stem toward fulfilling the governments request tor for a 6 to 8 per cent increase in milk production during the national emergency by following a more regular feeding schedule avoid drops in production due to sudden changes in ration dont forget that purchased teed feed will cost more this tall fan check on your supply of corn oats and barley consult a composition table before buying feed and purchase the kind which supply nutrients at the lowest rate sometimes that which is the cheapest per pounds Is the most costly in the long run for example suppose wheat bran Is priced at per pounds soybean oil meal at per and linseed oil meal at per wheat bran contains 15 pounds of total protein per soybean oil meal 40 pounds and linseed oil meal 37 pounds according to the table if you divide the pounds of protein into the cost per weight find that protein in wheat bran the cheapest per weight costs 10 cents a pound in soybean oil meal 45 cents a pound and in linseed oil meal 46 40 cents a pound thus buying the soybean oil meal and the linseed oil meal two for the sake of variety since the cost is approximately the same dollars will be saved in the long run turkey industry Is expanding rapidly new features of the poultry situation include the prospect for heavy production of commercial broilers this winter and next spring the possibility of a poorer cold storage demand tor for turkeys this year than last and a fairly good storage demand tor for eggs during the period of flush production next ext spring the expanded commercial broiler indest industry ry now affects the prices of chickens ducks and turkeys at all times of the year there was a time when broilers sold in early spring for two to three times the price of fowl but now they are practically on a co competitive basis approximately corn commercial mercial broilers are produced annually and marketed the year round areas of large production include arkansas california liela jela ware indiana maryland the ne new england states and virginia the ahe production of ducks also Is an expanding and competing industry ducks commonly are priced so low that producers complain the only profit is in the sale of the feathers sensational of course has been the expansion of the turkey industry try california this year has replaced texas as the leading producing state and minnesota with nearly birds raised this year is a close run states producing between and turkeys include ohio lowa iowa 1 missouri north dakota nebraska virginia oklahoma and oregon the 1940 turkey crop of more than birds was the second largest on record but the effect of this upon price may be offset by the improved consumer demand simple test for egg freshness explained an egg is a sealed package of fine food when it Is laid by the hen it Is the only product that nature gives us that is sealed without the touch of human hands however points out T T brown extension of north carolina state college e ggs eggs that bring a premium on the market are those that the consumer desires eggs that are fresh large dean clean uniform in size and color and sound in shell the state college man suggests a simple home method of determining if eggs are fresh place the eggs in a pan of water he says and the good ones will rest flat on the bottom of the vessel those that have lost some of their quality ity will stand on end and very poor ones will rise somewhat those that rise are older or poorly kept electric help C T keen marshall county iowa hog ralser raiser keeps litters ol of different ages separated when out on pasture by the use of temporary electric fences these divide the field into strips with one or more houses in each section tor for shelter in this way robbing of younger suckling pigs pigi is av avoided olde it ma makes kes feeding and watering more of a chore but later as the pigs get gel old enough to hold their ow own the fences are removed |