Hog Prices Fall Across States as April Hog and Cattle Averages Shift
Washington reports mixed farm prices on April 15 1914 with cattle at 6.29 per hundred for April gains while hogs average 7.80 per hundred, 14 cents below last year. Michigan Iowa Missouri Kansas show no cattle change. Wisconsin down 30 cents. State hog trends vary with New England and the South higher than a year ago.
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Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Maine
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Wyoming
Colorado
Nevada
California
Oregon
Connecticut
West Virginia
South Dakota
New Mexico
Idaho
Delaware
Kentucky
Virginia
Montana
Arizona
Oklahoma
Utah
Minnesota
New England
Texas
Eggs From Carefully Selected Stock For Strong Chicks
Dr Sanborn of Holden Massachusetts outlines poultry husbandry tips to raise sturdy chicks. Use heated brooders and well fed stock, hatch from strong eggs, provide warm clean housing, grit, and light feeding from day eight onward. Proper brooder temperature and ventilation reduce chick mortality and improve future layers.
Valuable Hint for Farmer on Poultry Droppings Profit
A poultryman can boost profits by collecting and preserving fowl droppings. The Maine station estimates that 1000 fowls yield at least $300 yearly if waste is minimized, assuming only 30 pounds per hen annually can be gathered. Daily collection with additives to retain nitrogen and supply potash and phosphoric acid is advised.
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Maine
Planting Implement by N P Jensen From Ephraim Utah
A Scientific American description describes a planting tool by N P Jensen of Ephraim Utah. The device aims to receive a plant and place it precisely in the soil without harm while pressing soil uniformly around the planted specimen.
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Eighteenth and
Curtis Sts
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Scientific American
N. P. Jensen
Ephraim
Utah
Practical notes of horse care and breeding profits
This item outlines horse physiology and breeding value noting a horse’s smaller stomach than a cow. It explains that heavy draft mares produce grade draft colts yearly selling at 75 to 200 dollars at age three, while crossing with a light horse yields 75 to 100 dollars. It also advises flaxseed jelly as a ration enhancer, and cites scratch prevention and treatment with oxide of zinc and vaseline, warning not to apply water to legs.
Hay to Cows Morning Feeding Guide
A concise farm note instructs giving cows a thorough hay feeding in the morning before turning them to pasture. The guidance emphasizes a robust start to daily grazing with ample roughage.
Why She Was Interested in Wellses in Jamestown
A Buffalo News writer John D. Wells describes an exchange after a Sherwood lecture. An elderly attendee told him she was curious whether he was related to the Wellses of Jamestown, not about his words but his possible family connection.
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John D. Wells
The
Buffalo News
Sherwood
N. Y
Wellses
Jamestown
Colored Supplement Debate Among Community Groups
In a colloquial exchange the speakers discuss naming a new community publication aimed at Black residents. One rejects the term Ladies' Auxiliary as imitating white groups while considering calling the effort Colored Sup plement, debating identity and inclusivity for the colored church community.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ten smiles for a nickel adv offers bag blue clothes
An ad promotes a nickel price for smiles and a Red Cross bag blue product claiming it keeps clothes beautiful and white. The copy also includes a proverb about merit and advantage.
Woman Credits Pinkham Compound For Relief From Pain
Philadelphia readers report relief from displacement inflammation and backache after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Several women describe improved sleep appetite and ability to work and perform house duties without ongoing discomfort.
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Philadelphia
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Harry
Juniata Street
Philadel
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