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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1915
Page
5
The article notes ducks hatched May 2 in an Queensland Trusty incubator now lay daily. The first eggs appeared five months and five days after hatching. Six ducks were kept from a flock of 56 and a drake from a top American laying strain will be added to push the first egg date to under five months next year.
The article details water and feed needs for hens and chicks. It advises abundant water, fresh well water twice daily, and green vegetables. It recommends lime in pastures to disinfect soil, oyster-shell lime for nutrition, grit in feeding rooms, and moved coops for ease. It stresses cleaning yards, avoiding refuse, and providing shade and grass range.
A brief note on caring for hatched poults during July and August emphasizes their value and the rewards of attentive management. The advice highlights the effort as worthwhile and beneficial for returns.
Indiana County Agent urges humane care for small poultry flocks from two to a dozen. Provide shade for chicks during hot weather and use natural or artificial cover. Emphasizes green food, water, exercise, full dry mash, clean feeding, and culling to improve returns. Also notes waste of public funds via official stationery in Ohio State Journal.
Practice hints on collecting eggs from a turkey hen. A good hen lays more eggs than she can cover. gather as laid and when she is inclined to set give her 12 to 15 of the latest laid eggs.
About nine of ten farmers must plead guilty to wasting feed on too many roosters. The practice worsens egg losses as fertility declines and deterioration speeds up.
North Dakota Experiment Station offers practical poultry tips. Emphasizes cleanliness nests and fresh nesting material. Advises uniform nest boxes and careful chick selection for strong growth and proper breeding. Warns against overstocking and stresses humane care and diligence.
A thoughtful woman questions why men must fight and a querulous person notes some men go anywhere rather than stay home. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes toward war and duty.
The Dallas News notes that the expression full crew no longer carries the same meaning today as it did 25 or 30 years ago, reflecting changes in work pace and staffing norms.
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