Construction of Hen House for Colony Fowl Housing
A United States Department of Agriculture guide explains that colony systems allow keeping more hens on smaller floor space with adequate ventilation. House size adapts to flock size, weather, and bird size. 30 to 75 hens fit easily in a mobile colony, while 60 to 150 hens suit average market egg production, balancing labor, fencing, and cost against disease risk and individual care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ten Ways to Prevent Loss in Egg Handling
A historical guide lists ten practical steps for farmers to reduce losses in poultry and egg management. It emphasizes pure breeds that lay more eggs, better care and housing, confinement of cocks outside breeding season, frequent egg collection, proper egg storage, using small dirty eggs at home, frequent marketing with heat protection, cash sales based on size and quality, attractive packaging, and combining shipments for economy.
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Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Proper care for goslings in early rearing
The brooding and feeding of goslings mirrors ducklings with gradual increase in grass and greens to lower feed costs. They may be allowed free range at two weeks old. Goslings are usually raised with mother geese hens or even ducks rather than artificial brooding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Care and Marketing Guidelines for Hens and Eggs
Instruction on housing for 4 or 5 hens with nests and a feed plan. Feed table scraps to hens and give a light grain feed each morning. Start marketing cockerels once they reach one pound or market weight. Sell eggs to country merchants on a quality basis and avoid eggs from stolen nests.
Tungsten Ore Deposits Found in Korea and Mining Expands
Reports indicate tungsten ore deposits discovered in Korea with mines opening. Birmingham ranks 724 unemployed per 10 000 residents, while U S control of the Philippines boosted lighthouses from 29 to 151. A French inventor provides a gunner’s support for steadying a bicycle machine gun.
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Woman Air Mail Carrier Aviatrix Innehon Shown
The first woman to serve as an aerial mail carrier is Aviatrix Innehon. She is depicted receiving mail sacks in San Francisco, marking a historic moment in the U S air mail service.
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Aviatrix “Innehon
San Francisco
Keen Sense of Business by a Nine Year Old
A nine year old in Virginia plans to sell strawberries for her aunt with a proposed 10 cent per quart price to family buyers. She hesitates seeking profit until aunt suggests a 5 cent war tax on each box, prompting a sudden relief at finding a workaround.
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Indianapolis News
How to Mend Pails in the Home
The piece argues that despite specialization in modern manufacturing a house wife can repair a worn pail at home. It suggests coating the bottom with enamel, laying linen over the wet enamel, drying in the sun, then applying a second coat to prevent leaks.
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