Strange World of Memorials: Erected for Animals and Outlaws
A tour of unusual monuments reveals lifelike statues of family pets in a Mayfield Kentucky plot, a cheese memorial to Camembert inventor Marie Harel in Vimoutiers France, and muskeg cow Segis Pietertje Prospect near Seattle. From dogs like Boatswain to a 25 foot skull for Soapy Smith, the globe hosts odd tributes. A Salt Lake City Gull Monument honors Mormon pioneers after seagulls saved crops. Monuments to George W Pike, a Wyoming outlaw, and a bronze horse and mule memorials broaden the gallery of memorials worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Mayfield
Vimontiers
France
Marie Harel
Marcel
New York
Joseph Kurim
Vimoutiers
San Jose
Calif
Louis Peller
America
Pellier
California
Bordeaux
West
Fair Play
Colo
Alaska
Golden North
Alaska-Yukon
White Pass Trail
Klondike
George A. Parks
George Black
Yukon Territory
Inspiration Point
Dead Horse Gulch
Lexington
Winchester Pike
Hamburg Place
J. B. Madden
Nancy Hanks
Trotter
Wren
Camembert District
Normandy
Segis Pictertje
Seattle
Wash
Newstead Abbey
Nottingham
England
Lord Byron
Boatswain
Segis Pietertje Prospect
Snoqualmie River
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake Valley
Poultry Management Keys For Higher Egg Production
Poultry Extension specialist notes many reasons for hens not laying, with worms as a common cause. Advice covers cleanliness, ventilation, space, and water. Suggests feeding plans from Circular No 275 and a mash mix using ground grains and supplements for better egg yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Uilcers
WNU
Leghorn Pullet Reaches $35 Egg Record in New York
Leghorn pullet D4218 bred by Otto Rueble of Pleasant Valley Dutchess County completed the $35 egg record on October 7 as officials of the Record of Performance association in New York state note. At the 1931 Syracuse New York state fair Prof L M Hurd named her grand champion pullet of all breeds. The pullet D4218, from 25 years of breeding, yields eggs weighing 32 ounces to the dozen and has 68 sisters averaging over 240 eggs annually. During the first 140 days of testing she laid an egg each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Otto Rueble
Pleasant Valley
Dutchess County
Syracuse
L. M. Hurd
The
State College
Hurd
Start Chicks Carefully For Proper Early Rearing
Prairie Farmer quotes J. H. Bodwell a commercial poultryman urging precise heat for newly hatched chicks. Keep incubator and brooder at 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and avoid overheating. Begin with starter containing skim milk or buttermilk, and omit grit for the first weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bodwell
Distribution of Chickens by Farm Size in the United States
The text states that 329 million of 379 million mature chicks are in flocks under 400 birds. Ohio has 183,000 of 200,000 farmers with fewer than 200 birds, about 13,000 with 200 to 400, and 2,700 with over 400. Most flocks stay under 700 hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
Poultry Notes on Egg Laying and Feed
Poultry notes discuss rare double egg days when hens lay two eggs. White corn requires legumes and greens for nutrition. Lice and depluming mites torment birds, sometimes causing death from pain and exhaustion. Cabbage is best for pullets starting winter laying. Clean birds fetch higher prices than dirty eggs. In heavy producers pelvic tones are wide, in non producers they are close together with fat.
Why Nations Seek the Island Sarah Ann for 1937 Eclipse
Nations search for Sarah Ann an island north of the equator in American waters once marked on maps now missing. The island offers the only suitable site in the eclipse path for 1937 a total eclipse lasting seven minutes. Germany and the United States plan searches to observe the event from this spot despite difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ann
Equator
America
Germany
Money Stumbles Spell Checker Son Says Words Harder Now
A Detroit newspaper man recalls his schoolboy son confessing a spelling bee failure. The boy explains today’s words are harder than in his father’s boyhood, noting he misspelled money by omitting the final e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
One Sure Way to End Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds, claiming it soothes inflamed membranes, inhibits germ growth, and heals throat troubles. It touts creosote as a key healing agent, promises stomach absorption, and offers money back if relief is not achieved.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ember
Legis Pleterije Prospect
Carration Muk Farms
Brussels
Belgium
Duke of Brabant
George W. Pike
Douglas
Wyo
Berlin
Sumith
Arctic Brotherhood
George VW
Wayward West
Malcolm Campbell
Wyoming
Pike
Western Newspaper Union
Crite’ Cree & Chattey
Palm Springs
Pwllheli
Wales
Nas
Billy
Haarlem
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