Brooding Temperature Tips for Baby Chicks
Poultry columnist explains starting brooder temperature at 100 degrees near the edge of the hover, two to three inches from floor, then gradually reducing as chicks grow. Warns against overheating which causes crowding under the hover and notes chilliness in mornings. stresses watching chicks over thermometer after a few days and links improper temperature to ailments like bowel trouble and yolk absorption failure.
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F. W. Kasmeier
Ventilation Tips for Chicks in Cold Weather
Proper fresh air is essential for young chicks and growing stock. Drafts are harmful and a hover should have an 18 inch high tin roll around its edge to create a cool feeding and watering trough area while keeping chicks from crowding. As chicks reach ten days, more space is needed to reduce losses.
Poultry Yard Care Advises Timing for Chicks
Advice cautions delaying outdoor access for chicks until 8 to 10 weeks old to prevent contamination risks. If yards were unused, chicks may roam after the first week. Contaminated yards with droppings from older birds warrant stricter confinement to protect young poultry.
Triplets Added to Valley Family in Brownsville
Brownsville reports triplets born to Mr and Mrs Jose Gonzales of Point Isabel increasing the family to nine. The newborns include two boys and a girl weighing four pounds each. The mother, 26, and children are said to be healthy per the family physician.
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Brownsville
Jose Gonzales
Point Isabel
Holekamp Offers Quick Land Abstracts From Veteran Firm
E Holekamp advertises fast abstracts for lands with 25 years in business. The notice emphasizes experience and reliability for prompt service.
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E. Holekamp
Pyramid to House 20th Century Life in Arkansas
Monte Ne Arkansas plans a 30 foot pyramid intended to preserve a permanent record of 20th century civilization. The structure will contain items from hair pins to television and radio gear, aiming to archive modern life for future generations.
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Monte Ne
Ark
Egypt
Nile Valley
Ozarks
Advertising signs on public highways regulated by 41 states
The Bureau of Public Roads states that forty one states regulate highway advertising. The federal government has no role in sign boards along public highways and each state must maintain its own rules.
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United States Bureau of Public Roads
South Carolina
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wyoming
United States
A Bachelor’s Lament at Reunion Night
A reunion at a club brings two old friends together, one now married and the other still single. The bachelor explains his vow to marry only the ideal woman, which he finally finds after four years, only to learn she sought the ideal man. A punchline reveals shared heartbreak. Candy and cakes advertised by Awbrey Bell Drug Co with Saturday visits.
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Harry
Awbrey-Bell Drug Co
Chicago World’s Fair 1933 Plan Proposed as Centennial Event
A proposed 1933 Chicago World’s Fair to mark the city’s 190th anniversary aims to showcase global progress in science arts and industry. A House joint resolution backed by Rep Wallis C Hawley and Sen Deneen would fund the venture and invite foreign participation with duty free exhibitions. The plan emphasizes a noncompetitive, educational exhibit, with support from the National Research Council and other scientific groups.
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Chicago
House
Wallis C. Hawley
Oregon
Senate
Deneen
Illinois
Committee On Ways and Means of
Dawes
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Philadelphia
National Research Council
New Texas Almanac 1929 from Dallas News announces major reference
The 1929 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide is published by The Dallas News. It offers Texas officials lists, county descriptions, financial reviews, 1928 events, statistics tables, population figures, resources, industrial progress, and maps. This handbook serves both casual reading and as a correct information source.
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Dallas News
Texas
Ordinary toad reverses digging method with spurred hind feet
The ordinary toad uniquely digs its burrow using its hind feet and enters backwards. Each hind foot bears a spur, illustrating an unusual adaptation in its digging action.
Dairy cows water frequency affects milk production
The text discusses dairy cows producing less when watered once daily versus twice daily or at will, noting higher production yields greater benefit from frequent watering. It also observes that many wives wish their daughters marry more wisely than their mothers did.
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Cisco
London
Ramsey’s
Austin Nursery
Austin, Texas
Austin Nursery Bringers of Bounty
Builders of Beauty
Health Claims
Rumford
NEW Texas Almanac
Walter Buck
Masonic Bldg
Frank L. Wilson
West Side Square
Mrs. McIntyre
Marcel
Borden Ice Company
Schreiner-Hodges Co
Farmer Furniture Company
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