Food Adulteration and Waterfowl in the Market
The Bureau of Chemistry bulletin discusses food adulteration, regulatory history, and common adulterants. It notes the rise of state laws, foreign practices, and the need for consumer tests while warning against sensational claims and urging informed housinghold use. It then shifts to New England poultry, detailing broiler ducks and geese breeds, breeding origins, and market prices, with Massachusetts as a key market and a nine to twelve week finish period before Thanksgiving to January.
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Feeding hens by timed troughs connected to alarm clock
A Oregon farmer with a small poultry yard uses a wire linked alarm clock to release feeding troughs at set times. When the owner leaves, the alarm triggers the troughs to spread food, automatically feeding the hens in his absence.
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Farre
Bunion Comfort Guaranteed No Pay If We Fail Free Trial Ten Days
An advertised bunion relief offer promotes the Fischer Bunion Protector with a ten day free trial and no risk. It claims 84 percent of bunion suffer ers have both feet affected, guarantees instant relief and lasting comfort, and outlines payment if kept. Dealers or druggists can obtain or order the device from the publisher.
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Bunion Comfort
Poultry Handling and Marketing Techniques Highlighted
The article discusses geese and capons as valued in New England, detailing the science of plucking timing and feather growth, feeding, and care to reach market readiness. It also notes thriving chick hatching and direct-to-breeder sales, with incubators producing 1,000 to 6,000 eggs per batch and day-old chicks selling for about 3.50 per dozen.
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New England
New York City
T. F. McGraw
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Why Land is a Good Investment
A 1931 USDA statistician estimates a population of 130,000,009 and a need to boost agriculture. It predicts vast harvests and 190 million additional cultivated acres, with only 108 million currently available. The piece argues land is the best safe investment and urges citizens to acquire Mother Earth to sustain their families.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Cangus Bureau
Wilson
The Biggest Spider In Madagascar Revealed
A report on the dog spider of Madagascar notes it as the largest spider species. The creature reportedly weighs about a pound with legs as long and thick as an ordinary pencil, highlighting its extraordinary size.
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Madagascar
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