Poor feeding cuts profit on poultry
Poultry feeds and feeding are crucial for flock profitability. North Carolina State College expert Roy Dearstyne warns substitutes and home-made feeds often fail to supply a balanced ration with protein, carbs, fats, minerals, and vitamins. Water is vital, as poultry body is 55 percent water and eggs over 65 percent. Animal proteins from fish meal, meat meal, or dairy products are needed alongside mineral sources like bone meal and oyster shell to prevent deficiencies.
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Roy
Dearatyne
North Carolina State College
Encouragement for Profit in Poultry Figures
United States Department of Agriculture data show farm flocks up 4 to 5 percent from last year while egg production may lag. High pullet hatch and a perhaps colder winter threaten larger yields. Stocks of eggs on September 1 are down 84 percent from last year and 87 percent below five-year average, signaling tighter supplies ahead. Eye shipments from the Pacific coast have been light and could fall further due to an estimated 18 percent drop in chicks raised last spring and summer. A low feed price remains a key factor for profitable flocks that are well bred and fed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Wallace
Hens Should Be Culled To Cut Feed Costs
A dairy publication argues for culling nonlaying hens and underperforming pullets to reduce winter feed costs. It notes hens that lay too few eggs or are diseased or out of condition should be removed, as maintaining unprofitable birds hurts business.
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Board'y Dairyman
Feed Hens Freely for Better Egg Production
Prairie Farmer advises farmers to ensure ample feeding and watering space for poultry. Provide a balanced ration to stimulate egg production, noting poorly fed birds reduce output and hens fetch higher prices for feed compared with other farm animals.
Poultry Quality and Pricing Warned by Indiana Guide
The Indiana Farmer's Guide warns that raising poultry with inefficient feed is a loss for beginners. It notes buyers inspect breast bones and avoid razor-breast roasters, classing them as No 2 birds. Producers must raise No 1 birds to justify prices per pound.
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Indiana
Farm Teaching in School Is Favored
Dr. R. M. Steward of Cornell defends agricultural education as essential learning by doing. He argues high school agriculture offers strong general education for rural communities and links vocational training to broader education while urging periodic review with general education.
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New York State Collegé of Agriculture
WNU
R. M. Steward
Cornell University
American Vocational Association
Hfe
Illinois Fruit Growers Thinning Out Orchards
Illinois fruit growers reduce wastes by thinning orchards. Twenty five southern growers trimmed 11 500 trees last year with 2 000 more slated for removal. extension specialist R S Marsh notes thinning combats pests and diseases and lowers costs. Culling over 200 000 neglected apples is also urged statewide.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois
R. S. Marsh
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
The
Agricultural College
Best Handling of Manure
A Missouri Farmer article advises storing manure in well bedded stalls or loose runs with moist tramping to exclude air. Concrete floors reduce liquid loss, and a crop rotation plan provides scattering areas to minimize storage needs.
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Horgea
Missouri
Ohio Ton Litter Club Records Nine Members
Nine 4H club youngsters joined the Ohio Ton Litter Club. Each litter of pigs weighed 2,800 pounds within 180 days from farrowing, with the best record a litter of 12 Poland Chinas reaching 2,818 pounds.
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Ohio Ton Litter Club
Nine 4H
Agricultural Shorts Bright crop prospects lift Argentina trade
Agricultural notes report improving outlook for large crops and higher prices in Argentina. In Tennessee, 26,288 women and girls join 1,895 farm demonstration clubs. Mitchell County Georgia sees about 1,000 farmers ready to sign pledges not to sell below cost of production.
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Argentina
Tennessee
Mitchell County
Georgia
Our Government How It Operates Agriculture’s Hidden Lab
This piece extols the U S Department of Agriculture as a vast national network of laboratories and experiment stations. It highlights peat research in the bureau of chemistry and soils, soil fertility advances, and the aim to aid farmers by uncovering practical, profitable methods. It notes entomology work to protect crops and bees.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
America
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Kansas
Bureau of Chemistry and
Bureau of Entomology
Woeters
Take Up Ways of Once Hated Gringo
In the 1920s the United States and Mexico influence each other across a long frontier. Mexicans migrate north for work, many returning with English words and American gadgets. Despite Americanization pressures, Mexico seeks to preserve its identity amid divergent racial, cultural, and political trends. Zoe Wythe notes Mexican intellectuals reject a jazz civilization yet many still become Americanized.
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Mexico
United States
Rancho
Pueblo
Ford
Beisbal
Cole'n Carholisalve burns and skin relief ad
An advertisement touts Cole n Carholisalve as quick relief for burning itching and torturing skin diseases. It promises instant pain cessation and healing without scars for a price of 800 and 600 and urges readers to send 300 to The J W Cols Co Reckford US or ask a druggist for a package.
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J. W. Cols Co
Reckford
Such Ty Human Nature Fifty Per Cent Of Your Affection
A reflective line on human nature noting that half of affection rests in a friend's early rebuke, suggesting the value of candid guidance from close companions. The remark frames friendship as a mirror shaping character through honest critique.
Long Flight of Tern Sets North American Record
A common tern banded July 11, 1931 at Lone Tree Island near Sebewaing Michigan was recorded in Trujillo Peru after nine months, marking what Inland Bird Banding Association officials say may be the farthest south recovery of a North American banded bird, reported at a Chicago meeting.
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Michigan
Peru
South America
Inland Bird Banding Association
Chicago
Lone Tree Island
Sebewalng
Hich
Trujillo
Equator
BR. R. Ford
North America
University of Michigan
Fifty and Fit The Syrup Pepsin Vitality Claim
A promotional piece touts Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a tonic for aging bodies. It claims daily use improves vigor, relieves bilious spells, headaches and constipation, and markets the product as safe for adults and children with no habit.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Parker
National Biscuit Company
Uneeda
the Nasional Biscuit Company
Deh
New York
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