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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
6
W H Chandler of Missouri College of Agriculture explains Bordeaux mixture as a long standing, widely used fungicide made from copper sulfate and lime. It controls many fungal diseases on fruit trees, with specifics on mixing ratios and equipment needed for stock solutions, dilution, and spraying.
Big Egg Center in Petaluma California ships about four and a half million ducen eggs each year highlighting a large regional poultry operation and its output.
A long compendium of farm advice covers poultry care egg age and brood sow management, dairy and sheep practices, calf rearing and pasture use, hog water access and summer feed, grain and corn as staple forage, and notes on equipment and stock selection drawn from agricultural guidance and historical farming conditions.
An article by Myron Safford describes a modular hen housing design with roosts and nesting boxes. The plan emphasizes ventilation, security from egg eating, and ease of cleaning and moving. It details a bench base, 15 inch square nests, front doors, back entrances, cleated covers, and temperature aids.
An advertising notice touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and swelling. It features a testimonial by Miss Lucinda Price of Laurel Maryland claiming complete recovery after use and promotes the product as the best recommended kidney remedy available in 50 cent packs from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A practical guide by Charles R. Bushnell describes building a movable yard for young chicks using thin boards to form a two foot high crate with a fine mesh wire top and sides. A small door enables feeding and watering, with the yard secured to the brooder entrance by hooks and staples for easy relocation and protection from predators.
In closely built houses with poor ventilation the air is contaminated by gases from filth and dropping accumulation. Hens exposed to these gases during the night suffer poisoning of the system and disease results.
The note explains nitrogen rich feeds besides meat for eggs. Linseed meal malt sprouts and gluten feeds are among the high nitrogen options.
Reggy recalls a tense moment with Percy as he describes a rude fellow who touched his hair on a jail visit. Clarence questions the number of men confined, and a reformer jokes that many are jailed because they cannot escape, per a candid dialogue.
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