The Standard Bird and the Poultry Profit Bulletin
The Bureau of Animal Industry prepares a concise bulletin by G Arthur Bell detailing best practices for pure breeds in poultry, feeding hens, and the high value of eggs. It cites egg earnings, farm economics, and compares poultry to other crops, highlighting the egg industry’s substantial national value.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Wilson
Melvin
Bureau
G. Arthur Bell
Bell
Poultry Breeding and Housing for Market Fowls
The article outlines selecting purebreed sires to improve a mongrel flock, and guidance on egg and meat breed choices. It details house location facing south, size needs for fifty to sixty fowls, and specific dimensions and features for a practical coop. Feeding plans include mash and grain regimes, plus seasonal feeds and green forage. It covers interior roosts, water access, and general management tips for peak production.
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Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Winter Egg Laying Contest at Lady Warwick College
Consul Daniels reports a new winter egg laying event at Lady Warwick's Agricultural College in Sheffield showing strain and family influence on egg production. Four Buff Orpingtons led with 49 eggs from Oct 16 to Nov 16 and 120 eggs from Nov 16 to Dec 16. A bird's egg output is more linked to its mother and grandmother than its father or showy lineage.
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Lady Warwick's
Ladies’ Agricultural College
Consul Daniels
Sheffield
England
Not the Laying Kind
A bashful young woman entered a Southern grocery with chickens to sell. The clerk asked if the fowls would lay, unaware their feet were tied. She bit her handkerchief, then replied that they were roosters.
Extending the Weather Service to telephone forecasts
The Weather Bureau plans rapid telephonic weather forecasts for farmers and others dependent on weather. Chief Willis I. Moore oversees arrangements to provide alerts within minutes of state forecasts. The service operates in New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan and other states with recent extensions to Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Weather Service
Weather Bureau
United States
Willis I. Moore
Tils
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Bloodhound Misconception Says Gentle Nature Revealed
The text dispels the belief that bloodhounds are ferocious, stating instead that they are as gentle as nearly any other dog. It emphasizes a misperception about their temperament.
Railroads Debate Tunneling Through Major Mountains
The Pennsylvania Railroad contemplates cutting a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains while the Southern Pacific plans a future tunnel through the Sierra Nevada range. Both projects signal bold long term engineering ambitions and transformative rail connectivity.
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Southern Pacific
Sierra Nevada Range
Tall and spring-born persons said to have stronger constitutions
A brief note suggests tall individuals tend to be longer and people born in spring have sturdier constitutions than those born in other seasons, indicating perceived physical advantages linked to height and birth season.
Nick Longworth horse tale ends with a backfire
A tale claims Nick Longworth nearly attained fame through a Kentucky horse farm. He picked a yearling named Nick Longworth, while a fellow colt was named Hermis, famed as a top American racehorse. The mockery from Cincinnati friends followed when the Nick Longworth horse proved a slow racer.
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Nick Longworth
IL M. Ziegler
Cincinnati
Longworth
Kentucky
Zilgler
Mr. Longworth
Hermis
United States
Herms
Nick
The Negro as a Farmer Booker Washington Says Ne
Booker T. Washington, in a Washington DC address, argued the negro is worst in crowded cities and best on rural farms. He noted strong demand from white Southerners for trained negroes to lead farms, dairies, and industries, citing Tuskegee graduates already placed. He linked education to evolving aspirations and denied that blacks are inherently idle.
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Booker Washington
Booker T. Washington
Washington, D. C
Tuskegee
Washington
Deepwater cork sinks and resists resurfacing
A cork at 200 feet underwater will not rise due to the immense water pressure. At shallower depths it slowly makes its way back to the surface.
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Cork
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Eges
Maine Experiment Station
Long
Ziegler
Emedy
Aginrs
Wlasral Heare Remedy Co
Arve
Pittsburg
Kandy Supply CO
Elestris
Milliot
Monessen
Page Woven Wire Fence Co
Box
Adrian, Mich
Forsace
Heas Warming & Ventilating Co
Tacoma
Bidg
Chicago
DR. W
Coffee
Century
Des Moines
Jos, Batle
U.S. Food Commission
R CO
Battery Place
Otty
Latkspur
Ake, Mi
Wansy
T. John’s
St. John's
E. N. Corneau & CO
River Street
Prue
Ediey Cas
Opportunity Publishers
Dearborn Street
Chicago, Il
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Trent Vined
Dearborn St
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