Fowls Respond to Care Boosting Summer Yields
A. C. Smith of University Farm reports farm flocks average only 25 percent production in summer, but well managed small flocks can nearly double output. Key fixes include balanced feed, greens, grit, oyster shells, heat ventilation, mite and lice control, removing broody hens, culling nonlaying birds, and consistent market-ready culling. Some university flocks now reach 50 to 60 percent production.
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A. C. Smith
Smith
Popular Geese and Ducks for Market or Feathers
Farmers favor purebred geese for market or feathers with Toulouse Emden and African as heavy options. White Brown China suit quick growing heavy laying geese while Pekin ducks supply market meat and Runner ducks excel for laying. Muscovy ducks, though large and goose-like, prove superior on taste and hardiness but may be shy breeders initially.
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Toulouse
Emden
Most Effective Plan of Keeping Flock Healthy
A poultry house can stay healthier with systematic whitewashing inside during winter and summer. Whitewashing lightens dark quarters and purifies the air, transforming smelly rooms into clean spaces.
Breeding Ducks and Turkeys Care Tips from Old Guide
The passage advises on poultry care including duck breeding with access to pond water, ample pasturage, and avoiding incubator temperature extremes. It notes hens leaving nests and weak chicks, urges roosting-area feed and water, cautions about puny chicks, and critiques a 29-flock record of scrub hens laying one egg per week over 120 winter days.
Oats Demand Decline Tied to Trucks and Farms
The 1922 Year Book from the U S Department of Agriculture notes rising motor truck use reduces oats demand for feed and shipping, while tractors ease farm labor yet horses remain central. Oats stay key as an intermediate crop in rotations and account for a significant share of U S crop value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
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Russia
Germany
Canada
France
Austria-Hungary
United Kingdom
Comfortable Pigs Will Pay Biggest Dividends
The Iowa experiment station reports a contented pig grows fastest. A comfortable bed and resting place boosts weight gain, while exercise remains important for boars and sows.
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John M. Evward
Iowa
Essentials for Raising Healthy Chicks
Best development of young chicks comes from close attention to brood coops cleanliness proper feed and water shade and free range. Keep a good mash before them. Watch for rice and mites they multiply during warm weather. Clean spray houses and coops.
Making Butter on the Farm Reprint Issued by USDA
The USDA dairy division reprints Farmers' Bulletin 876 on farm butter. It covers quality cream, churning, handling difficulties, market packaging, storage, equipment, and how to set up an efficient dairy house for small scale butter production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Division
Washington, D. C
Japanese Beetles Wreak Wide Plant Damage in U S
A US Department of Agriculture bulletin reports Japanese beetles attack over 200 plant species, injuring 20 to 20 varieties severely. The pests feed mainly on leaves, with fruit, corn, beans, and ornamental trees first affected. August sees beetles focusing on corn and beans. The bulletin outlines feeding habits and control data and is available from USDA in Washington, DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin
Loren B. Smith
Washington, D. C
Bordeaux Mixture for Spraying Potato Crop
The article explains the standard Bordeaux mixture for potatoes, detailing five pounds of copper sulphate and five pounds of lime dissolved in water to produce a workable spray. It advises diluting both components, mixing copper solution into lime milk, and notes wrong mixing can reduce effectiveness.
Disinfect Hog Quarters After Cholera Epidemic
Guidelines urge thorough disinfection of all hog quarters after cholera appears in the herd. Burn all litter and refuse, spray buildings with stock dips, drain mud wallows, and lay quicklime under structures. Cull hogs that do not fully recover.
Behind One Curtain The House Remembers a Party
The wooden house recalls a grand party with many children. It describes its dressing up with cleaning, flowers, and compliments, and Peter Gnome notes the house’s feelings and the joy of laughter echoing through its halls. The tale centers on memory, happiness, and shared moments.
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Peter Gnome
House
Scissors S Scarcity Sparks Spelling Class Confusion
In a light moment a father asks his son how a misspelling occurred and the boy explains he added extra s sounds in scissors during a spelling lesson.
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Tommy
He Had Had Enough And A Parish Visit
The minister questions Simpkins about church attendance. Simpkins explains he avoids church because his two visits ended badly with water thrown in his face the first time and being tied to a woman the second time, so he won’t return.
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Simpkins
Java land laws limit ownership to natives
The notice states natives may own land in Java while foreigners may lease for up to 75 years, with half the land area reserved free for native rice cultivation. Also includes an advertisement for Cutiura Talcum from the Cuticura trio and related toilet products priced at 25c.
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Java
Organized Barbarism War Quote by Louis Napoleon
A quotation on war portrays organized barbarism as society’s own construct and a mask for savage heritage passed down through generations by Louis Napoleon.
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Louis Napoleon
Babies Cry for Castoria Brand Ad
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe thirty year plus remedy for infants and children, replacing castor oil Paregoric teething drops and syrups with no narcotics and physician endorsed. The copy emphasizes the genuine product bears the signature and directions on each package.
Coeff Hden Warns About Quick Money Schemes
Coeff Hden advises readers to think twice before investing in get rich quick schemes and potential risks of losing money. He cautions against impulsive funding and urges careful scrutiny of investment promises and underlying legitimacy.
Our Bright Exchanges Adquotations
A Brockville Recorder style aside compares science and conscience noting magnification of voice versus ethics. An admonition urges action and ends with a musing on the immensity of work left to do.
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Voice of Conscience
Brockville Recorder
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