Eliminate loafers to boost egg production in poultry
An old poultryman argues that profits hinge more on removing loafers than keeping good hens. He outlines a practical score card for identifying strong layers and explains culling strategies, including separating uncertain culls for observation and maintaining flock quality amid high pullet prices.
Land Where We Were Young Poem Fragment
A fragmented lyric recalling Little Town Valley memory and the land of youth. It blends nostalgic imagery of green trees, bright grass, and familiar homes with a longing to return, honoring a writer credited as Polgor McKingoy in a playful, faded line.
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Little Town Valley
Hill
Dale
Polgor McKingoy
Hershey Growth Featured In Hershey Press
The Hershey Press highlights about two dozen illustrations of Hershey’s remarkable growth over the past year. It notes improving beauty, new visitors, and strong expectations for continued development in the coming year.
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Hershey Press
Tarahey
Middletown Presa
Best Results From High Quality Stock For Dairy Herds
The text argues feeding high producing cows costs no more than scrub stock and stresses pure or high grade herds. It covers pasture, rotation, ensilage as cheapest dairy feed, multi-crop rotations, and a plan for intensive dairying to boost soil fertility and cow productivity. It also emphasizes manure recycling and growing legumes in rotations.
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Pennsylvania
Cowhide Diploma Sought by Kansas Dairy Major
George Campbell a Kansas State College senior in dairy husbandry hopes to receive a cowhide diploma at June graduation. He built a seven hundred customer milk route and a cement dairy by 1918 aided by a build loan. Campbell plans a dairy business tour and asks why not a cowhide diploma for sentiment and years of effort.
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George Campbell
Kansas State Agricultural College
Campbell
TI. B
Campbell Dairy
Willing to Try Bix Dix Challenge Over Ten Dollars
Adlona responds with bold claim as Dix challenges Dix to test trust with ten dollar stakes. The exchange centers on assurance and willingness to prove reliability in a tense moment.
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Bix
Dix
Adlona
War Horses Bill Tops Exports as American Mills Bet on Hoof Power
The war horse trade surges as Entente governments buy 400000 to 500000 horses. U S shipments totalled 64 million for horse flesh while autos and parts cost 68 million. Concentration camps across eight locales feed Europe with equine contracts, while Canada and U S ports ship horses to Europe amid a booming rural market.
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Europe
America
Belgium
France
Middle West
Spain
Lathrop
Grand Island
Neb
East St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
New Orleans
Miles City
Mont
Montreal
New York
Virginia
Leyland liner Armenian torpedoed sinking June 28
The Leyland liner Armenian was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on June 28. It carried 1,414 mules bound for Avonmouth and many of the missing are American citizens, per the London Shipbuilding and Shipping Record.
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Avonmouth
London Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
Hershey’s Chocolate and Almond Bars Finishing Process
A unique finishing operation between granite stones processes 200 tons of Hershey's Chocolate continually to create the bars' superior smooth texture and rare flavor.
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Hershey's
Hershey
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