Early Hatching in Chickens Boosts Fall Egg Yield
Prof. J. H. Wood of State College of Agriculture outlines techniques for successful early hatchings. He recommends mating schedules, selection of strong pullets, proper male to female ratios, ample exercise, nutrient-rich feed, and careful egg handling to ensure vigorous chicks and steady fall and winter egg production.
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Leghorns
Campines
Anconas
Minorcas
J. H. Wood
State College of Agriculture
Athens cotton firms raise handling charges in 1918 agreement
Cotton factors in Athens Ga announce higher rates for handling cotton on consignment due to rising costs in insurance rents and taxes. The agreement signed February 11 1918 sets seventy five cents per bale for the first month and fifty cents per bale for each following month including commission storage and insurance.
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Athens
State College Opens Its Doors to Women
The Georgia State College of Agriculture begins admitting women and offers a two year course for junior college graduates toward a home economics degree. Miss Mary E. Creswell, who led national home economics work, heads the new department. Courses mix food study, nutrition, cookery, household management, physiology, chemistry, biology, and bacteriology with dairy, poultry, horticulture, and general agriculture. The change utilizes existing facilities for women at slight state cost and supports broader women leadership in Georgia agriculture.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Mary E. Creswell
Athens
United States Department of Agriculture
Creswell
Washington
College of Agriculture
South
Federal Food Administration
Soy Beans as Vegetables Promising in Home Crops
Prof John R Fain notes soy beans can be used as vegetables and may boost food crop output. He cites Hunt of Eatonton on edible soy beans, and recommends Haverlandt and Mammoth Yellow varieties with yields of 14 to 15 bushels per acre and 115 to 154 day maturities. Continuous small planting advised. green state harvests 20 to 30 days earlier with newer soy lima bean from W J Morse.
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B. W. Hunt
Eatonton
Hunt
W. J. Morse
Department of Agriculture
John R. Fain
State College of Agriculture
Fire damages grazing and timber in Georgia losses
Fire harms grazing by removing organic matter from soil and reducing recovery. It is costly, with Georgia losing about 3 million dollars last year. farmers suffered most, as burned areas contained valuable and merchantable timber.
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Georgia
Atlanta Fish Dealers Propose Weekly Price Talks for War Aid
Special to the Banner from Atlanta Georgia February 16. Fish wholesalers jobbers and retailers meet at the Federal Food Administration office to promote war effort by consuming more water foods and fish while adopting weekly price discussions with the administration to ensure lowest possible profits and steady supply. The plan centers on fish as a meat substitute and aims to coordinate prices and supply with government oversight.
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Atlanta
Federal Food Administration For
Georgia
Federal Food Administration of Georgia
Federal Food Administrator
The
Food Administration
Bright Lights Violation Crackdown Warned by Police
City police will begin issuing cases against auto owners and drivers whose lights are too bright. Lights must be dimmed or frosted or face punishment. Public warnings have been given and enforcement starts tomorrow to curb glare and uphold the ordinance.
When You Have a Cold and Chamberlain’s Remedy
Mrs Frank Crocker of Pana Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for curing her five year old son Paul after severe coughs and lung involvement. The note says the first dose helped and she continued using it until full recovery. The piece ends with a remark on pamphleteering versus profiteering.
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Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
Til
Paul
Chic check serge sport outfit with pongee trim
A stylish sports outfit features a check serge skirt with braid trim and pongee waist and revers, plus pongee overlay collar and cuff accents. Pattern Pictorial Review Waist No 7124 suits sizes 34 to 48 inches bust, requiring 3 yards 44 inch serge and 2.5 yards 36 inch pongee. Price not listed.
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Pictorial Review
Skirt No 7265 Given in Sizes 22 to 34 Inches
Advertises Skirt No 7265 with waist sizes from 22 to 34 inches and a price of 20 cents. The listing is concise and focuses on garment size range and cost.
Georgia seniors aid local draft exemption board
Under direction of Mr. Abit Nix and Dr. Odum a group of university seniors assists the local exemption board by classifying registrant cards by occupation. This county leads the state in vocational classification ahead of others.
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Abit Nix
Odum
How to Relieve Baby's Cold
Plan uses a mild salve named Eucapine Salve with oils of eucalyptus wintergreen menthol and pine plus camphor and petrolatum. Sold in Athens drug stores including H. R. Palmer & Sons for twenty five cents, marketed for mothers and children to soothe nose and throat irritation.
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Athens
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Ady
Secretary McAdoo Urges $10,000 Army Insurance
Secretary McAdoo advises every man in the American Army to take the full $10,000 insurance for his own benefit and for those he loves, calling it the best investment he can make.
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America
Corbitt
McAdoo
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