Breeding Flock Culling Guidelines from Ohio State Bulletin
The bulletin advises ongoing vigilance in feeding and culling to manage a productive flock. July and August remove weaker hens to cut costs, October selects top individuals for future breeders, and culling continues from hatching until disposal. Monthly checks from July assess vigor size type color and egg output to decide disposal or retention.
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Poultry Husbandry Department
Ohio State University
Uniting Bee Colonies to Boost Honey Production
The article advises beekeepers to unite weaker with stronger colonies using a newspaper page as a bridging layer. It stresses ensure health of the hive before uniting and suggests killing the weak queen to prevent conflict. Also warns against starvation by securing ample stores and proper winter quarters in cellar or outdoors.
New North Dakota Sweet Corn Variety Unveiled
North Dakota agricultural college horticulturist Prof. A F Yeager introduces a new sweet corn variety that matures 17 to 28 days earlier than golden bantam. Plants reach four feet tall and yield yellow kernels in eight-row ears. ears per stalk exceed golden bantam in tests. The variety traces to Sunshine and Pickaninny crosses, with Sunshine produced from Golden Bantam and an early white corn.
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A. F. Yeager
North Dakota Agricultural College
Farmnotes on dairy feeding and herd improvement
Pullets should eat grain as they mature and dairymen can save by buying dairy food early. Short late summer pastures need more grain and higher protein in mixtures. Ventilation prevents mold, rot, and spontaneous combustion. Raise heifer calves from top cows to improve herd quality. Maintain ventilation in laying houses to prevent sudden changes when pullets move to permanent quarters.
Eyes of 10 000 Toilers Are Saved
A New York report by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the National Safety Committee finds over 10 000 eyes saved and at least 44 million dollars saved in two years across 583 plants employing 420,000 workers. The study, first of its kind, cites 4,054 cases of a goggle lens or shield saving the eye from serious injury. experts urge broader adoption of eye protection to prevent blindness and reduce industry losses.
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New York
Lewin H. Carria
National Society For the Prevention of Blind Dens
America
Grief Stricken Boy Follows Dog in Tragic Death Port
A grief stricken eleven year old boy joined his pet dog in death in Port Talbot Wales. Three days after the father drowned the dog the boy was found dead in a police cell and later recovered from the same cell. The father a fuel worker faced a coroner's inquest with the jury censuring him for insufficient vigilance after the pet's distemper illness.
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Death Port
Talbot
Wales
Albert Donovan
Relics Found at Fort Massachusetts Site in North Adams
A three inch cannon ball arrow head fragments and wrought iron bolt were uncovered by workers during excavations for a fort model at the site of old Fort Massachusetts in North Adams. The objects are believed to be relics from a battle near the fort before its 1764 capture by French and Indian forces.
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North Adams
Mass
Old Fort
Massachusetts
Car Thefts Ends With Burned Vehicle Discovery
In Hot Springs Arkansas BIL Brigza told police his car was stolen and warned that if thieves drove it over 15 miles per hour it would burn. The car was found hours later on the Arkadelphia road with the speedometer stuck at 25 mph.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Bil Brigza
Arkadelphia
Clocks Stop When This Woman Gets Near Them
In London a charwoman is said to cause clocks to stop as she enters a room. Doctors note some people have skin properties that interact with metals, suggesting her skin could affect delicate clock mechanisms. Employers report timing halts the moment she arrives.
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London
This Dog Ate Money and Now He Is Dead
A Boston bulldog named Tux owned by Paul Williams dies after greed for money. The dog ingested coins including four half dollars two quarters and a penny. health deteriorated and a doctor performed an operation but the animal did not survive.
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San Francisco
Tux
Paul Williams
Moving Large Trees Done Successfully
The United States Department of Agriculture says moving large trees is feasible with modern equipment and careful handling. Key factors include a healthy root system and top, correct season, properly dug roots protected during removal, ample hole, secure staking, proper pruning, and thorough watering until reestablished.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Winter Manure Handling Practices Highlighted
Farmers should haul manure daily and spread it on fields and hillsides to prevent leaching and fermentation losses. Keep manure piles covered and separate pit building from the barnyard to preserve fertility and ease handling.
Fall Plowing Advantages for Farmers Across Conditions
Fall plowing offers several benefits the Iowa State college report notes. It can lower costs and ease workload as teams adapt to heavy tasks, reduces weed and insect pressure, and helps when spring plowing is hindered by soil moisture or late winter conditions.
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D. H. Hughes
Iowa State College
Silage From Dry Material Warned By Expert
A dairy guide warns that silage cannot be made from dry material without spoilage. Water must replace evaporated moisture in stalks, and even then only wetting a dried product poorly yields quality silage. Wetting helps when corn is overripe.
Agricultural guidance from a historic farm bulletin
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North Dakota
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Oakland
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