Causes of Many Failures in Poultry
James G. Halpin of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture lists eight major causes of poultry failures: expensive buildings, inexperience, improper marketing, starting with poor stock, neglecting breeding stock, neglecting cleanliness, failing to fight lice and mites, and general mismanagement. He urges gradual upgrades, apprenticeships or courses, market understanding, and constant cleanliness as the path to success with strong stock and steady improvement.
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James G. Halpin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Teaching Chicks to Roost in Early Rearing
To keep young chicks clean and prevent crowding, teach roosting at eight to twelve weeks. Use wide roosts of three to four inches and compare danger of crooked breasts to floor-keeping. Guide them by placing perches near the floor with older roosting hens, or move chicks onto perches after dark until self-training occurs.
Well Fed Hens Need Proper Food for Good Lays
Laying hens require a balanced mix of green feed meat scrap and grain with lime and fresh water. Alfalfa or clover chaff provides green nutrition and ground alfalfa is sold by the pound. Brown eggs often sell higher though color does not affect content. A well fed hen lays enough eggs to cover feed costs.
Comfort for Setting Hen
Guidance on constructing a hen setting nest to avoid egg breakage. Advice covers nest depth, shape, and material, with cold weather lining tips. Warns against hens crowding the setter and against over-confinement that prevents feeding and dusting.
Use Only Good Incubators for Successful Hatching
Homemade incubators are not desirable as they lack scientific adjustment and quality materials. Ensure proper lamp, burner, wick, chimney, heating location, body regulator, ventilation, moisture, and tray. Test and compare hatch results from hens and incubators, and record outcomes while hens continue laying.
Onions for Poultry and Banding Show Birds
Instructions discuss preparing show birds with rough legs by banding wrapped in cloth and vaseline to protect feathers before washing. Also notes onions as a winter feed to keep poultry in condition.
Cunning Crows Outwit Hawk in Indian Trees
In India, the Corvus splendens, dubbed shreds of Satan, showcases bold aerial tactics. A hawk snatches a small bird as two crows arrive. While one distracts the hawk, the other quietly positions, then dives to topple the hawk in a back somersault, allowing the crows to seize the prey. The scene, recounted by Youth's Companion, highlights the birds’ audacious cunning.
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India
Orient
Corvus
Tartarus
The Greatest Railroad of the World Declared by Freeman
Lewis R. Freeman in Worlds Work touts four rival rail trunks Pan American Transsiberian Transpersian and Cape to Cairo as future great arteries. He describes the Pan American as most picturesque across twelve days and across many climates, with African lines praised for scale and wilderness. The Boston Transcript fragment follows with casual dialogue about arriving early.
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Arctic
Canada
Strait of Magellan
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Asia
India
Cape
Cairo
Lewis R. Freeman
Very Likely Milkuien Farewell in Quiet Union Room
A reflective note from Florida Vimes in the Union laments goodbyes between lovers as the milkuien adapts to absence and separation, underscoring quiet sorrow and endurance within a shared moment.
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Florida
Charcoal Oyster Shell Grit Health Grit Heneta-Fine
Pratt's Remedies offers a mix including hemp seed alfalfa meal and rice flow with charcoal oyster shell grit health grit for poultry and hen health support. The catalog emphasizes natural additives intended to improve digestion and general well being of hens.
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Od Pratt
Her Study in Fashion Fads at Yonkers State
Mrs Bacon asks about her daughter’s studies and learns she is now pursuing fashion. Mrs Egbert responds that she is fine and focused on fashion trends, reflecting daily life in Yonkers Society pages.
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Lancaster
D.C. Martin
M.D
S. Broad St
Lititz
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Bell
W. L. Woerner
Broad St
D. Alonzo Long
Broad Street
Warren S. Buch
E. Grant
Lititz, Pa
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Geo. L. Keath
Justice of the Peace
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Stephen B. Kissinger
W. Marion St
F E.schnerer
South Spruce St
Lititz PA
Ind
Samuel K. Snavely
Lancaster County
Mary E.snavel
First Consult
Thomas W. Steffey
W. M. Grube
E. Main St., Lititz
Long & CO
Ss. M. Huber
E. Main Street
John D. Bair
Blue Ball
Spruce Villa Dairy
4. C. Brubaker Proprietar
Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Washington Star
Antwerp
Artois
Gilles de Domag
May Kissinger
Corsetiere
S. Spruce
St. Lititz
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Allen
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W. D. Fichthorn
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