Poultry Facts Egg Production During Summer
New Jersey farmers face a drop in summer egg production as temperatures rise. Standard production for June, July, and August is 18, 16, and 13?8 eggs per bird, depending on care. Key steps include ventillation, parasite control, monthly flock checks, proper feeding, and constant water and fresh green feed to keep output above 50 percent.
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New Jersey
Poultry Department
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Loganberries Open Season Linked to California Berries
Professor E D Merrill of the University of California plans to serve as vice president of the taxonomy section at the fifty international botanical congress in Cambridge in 1930. Loganberries begin season with high quality fruit from Ceres in the lower San Joaquin Valley shipped by John A Harding to A Levy and J Zenther Company and sold to Southern Pacific Company commissary for one dollar per drawer. Napa County agricultural fair slated for August 15 to 17 with field fruit and ranch exhibits from thirteen farming districts.
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E. D. Merrill
College of Agriculture
University of California
Fifty International Botanical Congress
Cambridge
England
Ceres
San Joaquin Valley
John A. Harding
A. Levy and
J. Zenther
Southern Pacific Company
Commissary Department
Napa County
Farm Bureau
Natural Shade for All Young Poultry
Poultry specialists from the Pennsylvania State College urge providing shade for young birds. Move colony houses near cornfields for ideal shade. sunflowers around the house help. If relocation or sunflowers are impractical, use artificial shade such as old feed bags suspended on a frame two to three feet high.
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Pennsylvania State College
Always Make Fowls as Profitable as Possible
There is a great temptation for the poultryman to exceed rivals in egg production. The common rule is to keep a hen only through her first laying year and then replace her with pullets. High egg production appears negligible since the hen is culled before any adverse effects of force feeding impact laying.
Mistake With Geese
A common error in raising geese is feeding mostly grains without sufficient grazing. With good green feed geese need little extra. Provide grit and oyster shell. In summer offer one daily mix of corn meal, bran and ground oats. in winter keep the same grains and add steamed clover or alfalfa hay.
Southern Pacific Opens Central Dispatcher Center
To speed California perishables from the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys the Southern Pacific began building a centralized dispatcher control service from Stockton to Sacramento. The project, costing about $700000, targets completion in time for the peak 1929 perishable traffic season.
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California
San Joaquin
Sacramento
Southern Pacific
Stockton
Niles Chamber to Exhibit Local Products in San Francisco
Harvey Braun president of the Niles Chamber of Commerce has appointed a committee to assemble material for a California Development Association exhibit at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Clay products like ornamental roofing and building tile are expected to feature the display, with ample agricultural material also anticipated.
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Niles
California Development Association
Ferry
San Francisco
Harvey Braun
Niles Chamber of Commerce
Dry California irrigation outlook eyed by engineers
A dry California from an irrigationist's viewpoint is in prospect this year, the state division of engineering reports. Despite rainfall scarcity there is no alarm, notes the recent report. The San Joaquin River Delta remains unusually low as districts have not yet completed filling reservoirs on the Stanislaus Mokelumne and Merced rivers.
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California
State Division of Engineering
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Mokelumne
Merced
Fight Against Citrus Flies Spurs Florida Growers Action
Florida fruit growers stage a battle against the Mediterranean fruit fly while California Walnut Growers Association plans to eradicate the walnut husk maggot. The maggot lays eggs in walnuts in July and the larvae hatch inside the husk. Estimates show 5 percent of an infested crop becomes unfit for food, though some outbreaks reduce up to 90 percent to cull grade.
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Florida
California Walnut Growers’ Association
Offices to open for grape growers contracts in four counties
Leo C. Monahan announces that offices for the Federal Grape Stabilization Corporation raisin purchase program will be opened in Fresno Madera Kings and Kern counties. They will operate day and evening hours so growers can obtain contract copies grading schedules and pamphlets in preparation for signing three year sales contracts.
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Federal Grape Stabilization Corporation
Fresno
Madera
Kings
Kern
Leo C. Monahan
California Vineyardists’ Association
Bee Escape Method For Unwanted Hives
Bees nest in undesired wall cavities. Use a bee escape over the cavity entrance to force bees out while allowing exit only. Place a regular hive beside the exit for their return, keep the queen in the cavity, and introduce a new queen to the hive. After four weeks remove the escape and widen the cavity entrance.
Opening of Modesto buying office for grape stabilization
June 5 marked both the opening of the Federal Grape Stabilization Corp buying office in Modesto and the start date of the drive to enroll grape growers under the stabilization plan. George L. Bare announced the milestone as advisory chairman of the California Vineyardists' Association.
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Federal Grape Stabilization Corporation
Modesto
George L. Bare
California Vineyardists’ Association
Alfalfa Exports Rise To 30,000 Tons In Coming Season
Victor Valley shipments last season topped twenty thousand tons mainly to dairies in San Bernardino and Riverside counties and to rabbit producers. Prices exceeded market quotes and demand remains strong as the new crop moves. Stock tuberculosis reactors are under one fourth of one percent with safeguards to prevent infected cattle. Lead arsenate controls Japanese beetles on golf course greens after successful top dressing and treatment, with no live larvae found in late April surveys.
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Victor Valley
San Bernardino
Riverside County
United States Department of Agriculture
Lansdowne
Bureau of Entomology
Quarantine Talks Move to Extend Fly Restrictions
The Department of Agriculture holds public hearings to decide expanding Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine nationwide. Hearings are required before restricting produce shipments, with swift action possible if the fly is found in any area. Dr C L Marlatt notes talks also cover restricting movement of Florida fruit from northern points back toward cotton field areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Florida
C. L. Marlatt
Poisonous botulinus found in canned mushrooms shipment
Galveston customs forwarded a sample of canned wild Tuscan mushrooms to Washington for testing after a preliminary finding of botulinus. Embargo was ordered and the remainder of the shipment was destroyed as insufficient heat during canning allowed the toxin to survive. Officials credit swift action by customs and the Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration for preventing poisoning.
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Tuscany
Galveston
Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
New Orleans
Washington Laboratories
Washington
Administration
Galvestos Collector of Customs
Overfeeding Dairy Cows Reduces Profits, Says Bulletin
A South Dakota State College bulletin argues that overfeeding cows can cut profits as much as underfeeding. Feed grain by milk production, increasing with rises in yield and decreasing after peak. Avoid excess carbohydrates from single feeds and tailor rations to maintain production and profitability.
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South Dakota State College
Off Flavors From Weeds Surroundings in Cream
Off flavors in cream arise from seeds and weeds such as wild onion garlic leek sweet clover and ragweed and from surrounding oils gasoline and vegetables. Bacterial contamination produces stale cheesy yeasty bitter or acid notes. Prevent with clean surroundings low pasture exposure and rapid cooling to 50 degrees Fahrenheit after separation and frequent deliveries.
Ventilating System Advice for Stable Drafts
A. M. Goodman from the New York State College of Agriculture urges farmers to install a natural draft ventilation system in stables before winter. Build a tall outtake flue from the mow floor to the eaves, starting about fourteen inches above the floor and reaching roughly eighteen inches above the roof peak. The flue can be inside or outside the barn, and if passing through the hay loft, raise it to at least the eave height when mows are empty.
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A. M. Goodman
New York State College of Agriculture
Actual Performance Is Real Test of Machines
Actual performance on dairy farms is the real test of milking machines. It has proven a labor saver in medium and large herds and has been adopted by thousands of top dairy farmers in every dairy state. The milker fails only if mishandled or poorly maintained, and production is not improved over good hand milking.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia advert emphasizing child health
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a pleasant universally trusted remedy for stomach acid in both children and adults. It highlights its neutralizing properties, ease of use, and trustworthiness endorsed by physicians, noting the product's long history and trademark status since 1875.
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U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Regent Diamond Swords Napoleon’s Rise and Fortune
The article recounts Napoleon Bonaparte’s belief in diamonds bringing luck, focusing on the Regent diamond which financed his rise to power. It notes the mortgage on the gem and its later setting in the hilt of his sword, symbolizing his triumph.
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Napoleon’s
Napoleon
France
Borax Adds Lustre To Hair In Soft Water
An advertisement touts using 20 Mule Team Borax to soften rain water for shampoo. It claims Borax aids soap and leaves the hair lustrous and manageable with a handful used.
Montreal Herald Fragment Tests Love and Timing
A playful dialogue pairs Barbara and Bertie as she questions marriage and quickly retreats, saying she was hasty. The brief humorous snippet reflects social pressures on engagements in a Montreal area family notice page.
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Bertie
Barbara
Montreal Family Herald
Quote on keeping one's word and decisive action
The exhortation warns that once a man proves unable to keep his word, one should sever ties quickly to avoid future regret, urging firm, decisive action over tolerating broken promises.
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