Poultry Broiler Systems Face New Health Challenges
Two broiler seasons drive growing interest in two to three pound chickens yet battery brooders bring higher risks. Hock disease from imbalanced calcium and phosphorus emerges as a key issue, unlike leg weakness or rickets. Studies show adjusting mineral ratios and housing helps, with broiler housing now set at one male to two females and controlled calcium phosphorus levels.
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Ffarmer
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United States
Leg Weakness and Blindness Among Fowl Report
A correspondent in the Rural New Yorker describes leg weakness as a possible disease of young or old stock, sometimes accompanying other disorders. Blindness may signal chronic coccidiosis or optic nerve issues. Without autopsy, mortality is often blamed on constitutional weakness, with welfare measures needed to offset heavy production.
Poultry Mortality Acknowledged Major Problem Says Expert
Heavy pullet mortality is a long recognized challenge for poultrymen, says HH. TW. Kauffman, Penn State extension specialist. Surveys show 40 to 60 percent of pullets fail to complete their first laying year due to death or removal for poor production. Market cull may partly count as mortality when birds lack stamina for heavy production. Some birds are poor producers by heredity.
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TW. Kauffman
Pennsylvanian State College
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Pastures for Poultry Pastures for poultry in England aid growth
English poultry raisers use special pastures and lower protein rations to boost growth and egg production. Proteins are costly, so methods reducing protein intake matter. England's climate allows green range year round. A system uses portable huts to house many hens.
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England
Old Hen Cull Proves Five-Year Study Limits Egg Production
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture reports five years of trials on hens show beans or birds fail to remain profitable beyond three years. Data indicate peak production in year one with declines each subsequent year, falling markedly by year four. By year three many birds enter subpar production, suggesting culling after three years.
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University of Arkanana College of Agriculture
Conserve Hay Crop a Warning to Farmers in Drought Years
Dr A J Photers of the US Department of Agriculture warns farmers to conserve hay crops amid forecasts of a 1935 shortage. He notes clover, timothy, and alfalfa yields will be light due to drought, seeding losses, and poor conditions, urging saving all grasses and legumes for future use and stressing patriotic duty to preserve feed for livestock.
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Lize on Young Animals Check Normal Growth
Farm animals suffer lice and fleas that slow growth, especially in calves and colts. The USDA notes each species hosts specific pests and urges starting treatment at first signs. Dipping or spraying with coal tar creosote or nicotine solutions in fall aids eradication.
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Saya
United States Department of Agriculture
Water Needs Drive Milk Flow in Cows
A state college finding shows cows require ample water to sustain milk production. On average cows drink about 12 gallons daily, with high producers consuming up to 25 gallons, especially in hot weather. Continuous access to water boosts milk yield whether from fountains, barns, streams, or wells.
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State College Man
Agricultural Squibs and Farm Practices Across States
The article discusses soil erosion and land loss affecting millions of acres, mentions new community canneries supporting farmers in Georgia, describes waste from fruit picking containers causing injuries, notes crotalaria as a favored crop in North Carolina, and reports a merger within the U.S. Department of Agriculture creating a new Bureau of Entomology.
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Untta
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Bureau of Plant Quarantine
Fata Ong
Sewing Circle Pattern 2005 For Slender Or Large Figure
An advert describes pattern 2005 offering a simple, flattering dress suitable for slender or large figures. Includes illustrated, step by step sewing instructions and sizes 84 to 50. Priced 15 cents. mail orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 243 West Seventeenth Street, New York City.
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Min-Ahapen
Lord
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Mayflower lineage sparks class tensions in modern life
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that claiming Mayflower ancestry can give a sense of superiority, but descendants of lesser lineages ride modern streamline models and feel looked down upon, revealing enduring social contrasts.
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Biluke
Cincinnat
Enquirer
Great Flood In Genesis Topic At Morning Service
Prominent church member announces sermon on The Great Flood In Genesis. An engagement to play golf prevents attendance, while another member offers $1,000 to relieve suffering as part of church fundraising efforts.
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Genesis
Homeward hush in troubled times
A fragmentary dialogue shows a worried speaker asking to stay, a terse reply that times are hard, and a note that her husband has sent money twice without her request, reflecting strained finances and dependence.
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