Poultry Culling Cuts Unprofitable Hens Across Iowa
Last year 116000 unprofitable hens were culled in 66 counties by poultry culling specialists trained at Iowa State College under the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association. Estimated feed savings from these culls reach 52000. This year cullers are at work. Also noted are local social and visiting notices about residents from Arlington to Rochester, with several weekend trips and family updates.
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Iowa State College
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
New Air Mail Service Between U S and Chile Boosts Friendship
The United States Post Office Department and Pan American Grace Airways inaugurate air mail linking New York and Santiago Chile. Chilean officials hail stronger ties and rising nitrate trade while US capital fuels Chilean industry. Officials foresee annual goods valued around 60 million dollars and expanded nitrate and mining shipments.
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United States
Chile
United States Post Office Department
Pan-American Grace Airways, Inc
Don Pablo Rawaiter
Huron
Benor Ramirez
Senger
New York
Santiago
United Inten
First Aid for Swimmers Emphasizes Safety and CPR
A State Health bulletin warns warm weather inflates swimming use at lakes and rivers. It stresses safety: avoid overheating, avoid swimming after eating, and vaccinate for typhoid. it details cramp relief, heat risks, and step by step artificial respiration for drowning victims, including patient positioning, chest compressions, and post-resuscitation care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
Prolific Parente Records Numerous Large Trinities
A reader notes famed families with exceptionally many children. Mrs Feoda Waseilley, wife of a Russian peasant, is said to have borne 69. Timore Sal glati of Florence reportedly had 2, while David Wilson of Madison is cited as father of 47.
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Feoda Waseilley
Fn Anid
Timore Salglati
Florence
Italy
David Wilson
Madison
Lod
Moving Time for Chicks at Weaning Age
Extension poultry expert W R Whitfield of Iowa State College advises moving brooder-weaned chicks to field edges for shade and clean ground free of parasites. Separate cockerels from pullets, sell non breeders, and select fast feathering pullets for egg production. Highest gains seen in White Leghorns at five to six months, with American breeds favoring six to seven months. Mr and Mrs Arnold Bauman travel to Sioux Falls, SD for an extended family visit.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Fever hens same egg production
The June 1 hen population in U S farm flocks fell about 4 percent from a year earlier while egg production per hen rose, aided by cheaper feed. The U S Department of Agriculture cites reports from 22 000 crop correspondents.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Mason City Guests Attend Franc DeSart Home Event
Francis Beck and Helen DeSart joined Ghes ter DeSart and Margaret Johnson of Mason City as guests in the Franc DeSart home on Sunday, highlighting a social gathering.
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John Reusser
Iowa City
Elgin
Fay Brabham
George Gale
Serene Yack
Francis Beck
Helen DeSart
Ghester DeSart
Margaret Johnson
Mason City
Why Not Serve Vegetables Raw
Miriam Lowenberg of Iowa State College explains celery remains popular due to its crispness. She suggests raw foods like carrots, kohlrabi, cauliflower florets, and cubed turnips or rutabaga as raw vegetable salads. An Echo want ad will sell it.
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Miriam Lowenberg
Iowa State College
Echo
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F. R. Berg
Harley Johnson
Arlington
Arnold. Johnson
Chris Blatter
Brodhead
Wis
Rudy Yunker
A. C. Quinrod
Thomas
West Branch
Margaret Paine
Fayette
Celia Rennison
Frank Capper
Mrs. Capper
Mr. Pfifer
8Oren Sorenson
Rochester
Minn
Elmer Pinney
Frances Pinney
South
Senor Ramirez
Hoover
Goda
Pas
Chiles
Don Pablo Ramirez
Wilmington
N. C
North
South Carolina
Atlantic
Arnold Bauman
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
DR. Hess
Drug Store
Iowa
Weibel Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
Burt
Giorge Stone
Jim Preston
Metropolitan
Lindbergh
Mussolini
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