Comfortable Poultry House Designed for One Hundred Hens
Plans described by Benton Steely in the Farmers' Mail and Breeze show a 12 by 34 foot poultry house with movable roosts, drop curtain nesting, automatic ventilators, feeding and watering racks, and dust bath. The design emphasizes sanitary cleaning, south-facing light, ample ventilation, and partitions of wire with cement bases for easy upkeep. Ground plan details include incubators, brooders, and dedicated feeding areas near water troughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Walla
A Sure Crop Yielder Milo for Dry Lands
Milo, a sure yielding dry land crop, is grown across Eastern Colorado, Western Kansas, Oklahoma, the Panhandle of Texas, and Eastern New Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cites an average five year yield of forty bushels per acre at Amarillo and similar stations, while farmers in those regions report thirty to eighty bushels per acre. A bushel of milo yields a substantial harvest per acre.
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Colorao
Kansas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Ebowtern
New Mexico
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Plant Okra Now for a Fall Harvest
A farmer advises planting okra in a few hills if not yet done and notes it is best when other fresh vegetables are fading in fall. Young pods should be picked to prevent exhaustion of the plant and continued pod production. Boiled okra with butter salt and pepper is tasty, vinegar is popular, and cold boiled okra with vinegar makes a refreshing summer salad.
Overdoing It and the Rainy Day Mindset
A brief note on how some individuals fixate on saving for rainier days, missing present moments and the brighter weather today. The idea contrasts prudence with perpetual caution, urging balance between preparation and living.
Prejudices and forgiveness meet in diverse viewpoints
A brief reflection on prejudice and forgiveness contrasts tolerance with personal bias. It suggests that individuals may be forgiven for their prejudices if those views do not interfere with broad fairness or the good of the community.
Larger Crop From Rich Soil Says Dr Widtsoe
Dr Widtsoe of Utah states in a Dry Farming congress paper that crops on rich soil use less water for growth. In corn trials manure reduced water needs from 908 to 612 pounds per pound of dry matter, a potential one third gain. Cultivation showed similar results. Soil burning depletes plant food, challenging both dry and humid region farmers and irrigators.
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Dr. Widtsoe
Utah
Dry Farming Congress
Poultry Notes Recommend Multiple Brooders for Incubators
Guidance advises buyers to get two brooders or three if possible when purchasing an incubator. It suggests selecting pure bred roosters and selling old scrub fowls to fund high quality stock, with prices ranging from sixteen to thirty five dollars. It emphasizes early maturing strains for laying and notes practical tips on ventilation and charcoal for poultry care.
Sleep Induction Tips From Old Text
The piece suggests methods to induce sleep for tired nerves, recommending warm milk drunk slowly and, if needed, long drafts of cool water with a cold bandage around the brow. It reflects a historical, folk approach to rest and recovery.
Economy in Fence Posts for Iowa Farmers
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates Iowa farmers spend about 61.4 million on new fence posts and 0.6 million on setting them. Posts from orange wood last longest, with white oak and locust next. preservative treatments nearly double post life and can cut annual post costs by reducing replacement and labor. Preserving farm timbers offers substantial savings, and the Agriculture Department provides practical methods for farmers to apply at home.
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Joan G. Scare
U1. m. Department of Agriculture
Catalpa
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
May Teach Monkeys to Talk
A fragment discusses the prospect of teaching monkeys speech noting the monkey is highly intelligent and imitates, possibly surpassing parrots. Professor Hell suggests caning or manipulating mouths might teach words, as with the deaf born, and imagines chimpanzees eventually speaking with limited understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Hell
Dooley Says on the World and Work Delays
A quirky old column quotes Mr Dooley discussing money and work, musing that even when wealth appears near, progress stalls. The speaker mocks the idea of quick gains and reflects on global effort and persistence, in a humorous regional voice.
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Mr. Dooley
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D. E. McAnaw
Li Gop E
Best
Mexico
Bank of Elgin
Elgin, Oklahoma
A. L. McPherson
Pres
O. A. McPherson
W. P. Ke, McPhrerson
Cashier
J. P. Kennemur
Kennemur
Atiey
Smn
Dr. Widcoe
Dry Farm Congress
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