Pure Bred Sire Campaign Shows Decline in Scrub Flocks
The USDA and states report reduced scrub stock in campaigns promoting pure bred sires. Breeding-stock listings reveal a low scrub proportion, with one scrub among seventy females listed before July 1, 1930. Pure bred females remain common, and enrollees receive a bronze plaque barn sign and a certificate of higher livestock interest. Enrollment blanks available from the USDA in Washington, DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Three Important Things in Care of Young Pigs
G C Culbertson of a state college outlines three key pig care points. Keep pigs warm and dry with sanitary housing and clean straw bedding, provide a good ration with corn and protein supplements plus minerals for rapid growth, and use windbreaks or automatic feeders to minimize cold exposure and ensure ample water supply with tanks and heaters.
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G& C. Culbertson
State College
Dows
Culbertson
McLean System Sanitation for Hogs Promises Cleaner Lemons?
The McLean system of swine sanitation outlines four steps: wash with soapy water and brush before entering farrowing houses. confine sows and pigs to the clean house. haul rather than drive sows from the farrowing house to a clean pasture. confine pigs to clean pasture until four months old, avoiding old lots with holes in fences.
Shepherds marce eure revives chilled lambs in warm water
The shepherd places a near lifeless newborn lamb in a tub of warm water as a rescue method called marce eure. After 15 to 20 minutes the lamb may revive and bleat for its mother, who recognises it by scent. Removing the lamb’s scent can cause the ewe to disown it once returned.
Use of Jerusa lem artichokes as stock feed
Jerusa lem artichokes have historically served as stock feed. In France they feed sheep and cattle, while in the United States they are mainly grown for hogs. The crop is praised for feed value, though it never replaces corn where corn prospers. Leaves and branches are widely used as fodder overseas. Stalks can be cured like corn stover.
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Jerusalem
France
Dairymen urged to cut costs with alternative feeds
Extension expert Pratt B Morrison of the New York State College of Agriculture outlines rations to lower dairy feed costs using wheat or barley substitutions for corn and hominy, oats or bran for bulking, and varied protein mixes. He notes suitability varies by roughage type and emphasizes keeping protein levels in check.
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Prattt B. Morrison
Department of Animal Busbaundry
New York State College of Agriculture
Fish Oil as Corrective for All Dairy Cattle
Dairymen may soon feed fish oils to cattle to prevent rickets in growing stock and boost health and longevity. Vitamin D rich oils from pilchard cod liver and tuna show potential, with cod liver and sardine oils abundant in the vitamin. Research suggests these oils could support dairy herds and reduce breeding troubles.
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United States
California
Calf Milk Feeding Guidelines From Early Rearing Notes
The text outlines calf milk feeding by size and age. Small breeds like Jerseys and Guernseys require seven and a half pounds daily in three feeds, or six and a half pounds in two feeds if limited. Larger calves such as Holsteins and Ayrshires may need ten pounds daily for two weeks, then adjust as they grow. Avoid overfeeding and feed at a steady temperature around 40 degrees.
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Jerseys
Guernseys
Mixing grains for cattle feeds improves digestion
A cattle grain mix can use three or four seeds or extend to five to seven for palatability and bulk. A palatable mixture stimulates digestive juices and blends with the ration, leading to more thorough digestion and better results.
Distinctively American Home For Prospective Builders
William A. Radford offers free home building advice. The six room and bath colonial style house features a brick exterior chimney, a broad porch, living and dining rooms, kitchen, three upstairs bedrooms, and a large bathroom. The design mirrors Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey settlement homes and suits aspiring builders seeking an attractive, practical American home.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New England
Plumbing and Heating Costs in Home Building
Builders warn against cutting plumbing and heating costs noting these items total about 26 percent of a home's price. Poor fixtures lead to later repairs and wall openings, while quality plumbing adds beauty, permanence, and convenience. Plan for adequate bathrooms, sinks, and extra fixtures to save time and boost resale.
Judicious Use of Color Enhances Colonial Homes
The colonial style remains popular in America with its upright dignity and gracious proportions. Color accents on shutters sashes and window boxes modernize the look without overdoing it and should be restrained to preserve the period beauty.
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America
Consult With Experts Before Building Home
When you build it is wise to consult an architect a competent builder and a reliable building material dealer before the design is finalized. Through education and practical experience these specialists have learned many things about home building.
Santa's Christmas Eve Visit in Fairyland
Fairyland reels with Christmas magic as Santa Claus delivers gifts to the fairies and woodland creatures on Christmas Eve. The Fairy Queen applauds the haul, including a new chariot and air ships, while Santa notes many letters from children and the joy of giving.
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Santa Claus
Parryland
Christ
Mr. Med Sun
Santa Chrus
Santa
Poe
Queen of the Fairies
Fairyland
The Daily Dozen at the Zoo nature film preview
A London produced Nature film in the Secrets of Nature series shows animals exercising like humans. Mountain goats perform knee bends to loosen neck and shoulder muscles while bears join slimming routines and penguins move slowly. The pelican yawns by the numbers to strengthen its jaw and avoid a double chin. Monkeys swing on a trapeze as part of their daily dozen activities.
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London
Sno
It Can Write See Bobby Exclaims At Home
Bobby bursts in from school declaring it can write and shows a paper with scribbles. His mother asks what it means and he admits he cannot read yet. The quip highlights a child awakening to literacy in a playful Boys’ Life vignette.
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Bobby
Pershing Winner of West Point Exam Tie Breaker
The article recounts John J. Pershing winning the military academy exam by a narrow margin at Kirksville and West Point. It notes his Missouri origins, early farming life, education at Kirksville Normal School, and service in the Apache campaigns, Wounded Knee, Cuba, the Spanish American War, and the AEF leading to World War I.
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John J. Per
West Point
Thests
Sours Congress
Aes
John Joseph “Pershing
United Stat Academy
Alltitary
Uncle Sam
Unites States
John Pershing
Wirksville Normal Schoo
Th Miliary Academy
Kirtsville School
General Pershing
Laclede
Alsace
T Town
Yershing
John
West
Kirksvil Normal School
Prairie Mound
Eigheen
Thind
Young Pershing
Kirksville
West Poln
Military Academy
Cavalry
A. Miles
Haversity
Nebraska
West Poln Berife Tor
Cuba
Eral Shafter
el Caney
Philippines
Mexico
Beluz Patie Oemand
A. FE. PF
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