More Money in Standard Breeds Says USDA
United States Department of Agriculture notes profits from careful poultry management. Reuben Lowe of North Shapleigh Maine kept 250 birds in 1918 and earned over 1000 dollars after feed costs, with egg hatch sales and breeding birds contributing to earnings. White Wyandottes shown as productive and profitable under standard or utility judging.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Reuben Lowe
North Shapleigh
Lowe
Maine
Marth
Ohio Lice Powder Formula For Poultry Dusting
A home made powder using three parts gasoline and one part crude carbolic acid with plaster of Paris moistened by the liquid, dried and stored airtight. It dusts about 125 birds per hour and requires one pound to treat ten fowls. Head lice respond to blue ointment mercurial mix of one part ointment two parts vaseline applied near the head.
When Fowls Shed Feathers They Need Rich Food
Advice to poultry keepers that during molt fowls require abundant varied feed to stay healthy and support growth of a strong new plumage.
Poultry Tips on Regulation and Rearing Practices
Bran is a good regulator for poultry of all ages and advises purchasing well matured pallets rather than hens. Movable nest boxes ease cleaning. Success in hatching depends on sole experience. Turkeys roost best in trees outdoors in summer and fall. Overly warm coops stunt chick growth and wing feather overgrowth should be trimmed to protect chick vitality.
South Dakota plans flood control via Big Sioux lakes system
The state game department and property owners outline flood mitigation in eastern South Dakota. A ditch directs Big Sioux floodwaters toward a chain of lakes led by Lake Ponsett, Lake Albert, and nearby reservoirs Badger Thisted Preston Whitewood and Thompson to hold excess waters and create hunting and fishing opportunities. The plan centers on restoring a lake region east of the Big Sioux valley to manage floods and improve recreation.
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South Dakota
Yome Department
Bix
Sioux
State Game Department
Big Sioux
Lake Poinsett
Lake Ponsett
Lake Albert
Badger
Thisted
Preston
White Woeal
Thompson
Christian Scfence
More Churches Needed in China to Ease Footbound Women
A column argues for expanding church networks in China to reduce travel for footbound women, noting recent laws against foot binding and the missionaries’ goal of building more churches. It contrasts local church expansion with the limits of reform, urging action over words.
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China
Niles
Fii
Why Stature Varies Across Groups and Professions
A discussion notes height differences by ground and profession. On higher ground people are usually shorter, with Swiss and central Europeans tending to be stockier. Early American emigrants were taller than their regional populations. About half of professional and ecclesiastical men are tall, while only about one in ten of cobblers weavers and tailors reach 5 feet 7 inches.
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