Quality Eggs in Demand Says Colorado Expert
O C Ufford extension poultryman for Colorado Agricultural College outlines sixteen steps to produce premium eggs. Advice covers culling males, infrequent mating, frequent gathering, separate nests, clean materials, sanitary houses, wooden baskets, good rations, cool odor free storage, moisture control, minimal washing, twice weekly marketing, candling education, sun protection, quality assurance, and proper packing with small ends down.
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O. C. Ufford
Extension Poultryman
Colorado Agricultural College
New Agricultural College Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Pullets Need Care During Development for Profitable Flocks
NC State extension poultryman CG F Parrish urges growers to focus on range, shelters, and feed as pullets develop. Free range on fresh land, orchard shelters with cover crops, and a full feeding regime with ample clean water are essential for high survival and strong laying performance. Avoid the dole system to ensure full development.
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CG. F. Parrish
Extension Poultryman
North Carolina State College
Parrish
Mark Broody Hens
A broody hen can usually be broken up in three or four days by confining the offending bird on full feed in a slat or wire-bottomed coop. A string of legbands marks each bird placed in the coop, creating a broodiness record on the leg.
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Ohia
Poultry Droppings Valuable Fertilizer
A gardener-poultryman says poultry droppings are valuable fertilizer and can be conserved by backyarders and commercial poultrymen. Scientists note that 100 five pound hens produce about 4250 pounds of manure yearly containing nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Litter should be laid in the house or yard to absorb moisture and prevent nitrogen loss.
Feeding Instructions for Laying Hens from Ohio Farmer
The Ohio Farmer advises keeping good laying mash in open hoppers, feeding grain daily in troughs, and providing constant clean water or milk. Limit green feed to prevent dark yolks. keep oysters near hens and house Leghorns until mid afternoon for best white shell egg production.
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Ohio
Be Careful With Promises to Children and Santa
A cautionary tale shows a mother warning Harry that misbehavior costs Christmas rewards. He tests threats by mischief and failure to keep promises, learning the hard way when gifts vanish. The piece stresses that threats should be avoided and promises kept to maintain trust.
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Santa Claus
Daniel
Minnie
Dan
Hortense
Vision of Childhood and the Limits of Teachers
A reflection on how teachers and parents often focus on a child’s flaws rather than strengths. The author argues true vision reveals effort and growth, not punishment or fixation on errors. The piece urges nurturing insight over rigid standards and misplaced perfection. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Hose
Bell Syndicate
WNU
New Vistas on Old Age and Grandmothers Past
The Indianapolis News comments on aging with optimism inspired by Vida T. Scudder and Lady Mary Wortley Montague. It highlights enjoying literature, relaxed duties, and renewed pleasures in later life, plus a poem honoring grandmothers and their enduring influence.
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Cicero
Indianapolis News
Vida T. Scudder
Atlantic
Miss Scudder
Mary Wortley Montague
Lady Bute
Trend to Spectacular in Man's Mental Focus
The Washington Star argues that people and media fixate on spectacular issues like gossip and numbers rather than lasting fundamentals. It notes 1866 heredity discoveries gaining relevance by 1900 amid Darwin chatter and urges attention to unemployment as the true foundational concern.
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Darwin
Washington Star
Really Big Thing The Great Quest For Peace
A reflective aphorism notes that happiness fades without inner peace and self-respect as a lasting measure of a life well lived. It emphasizes virtue over fleeting joy and calls for steady inner discipline.
Word Book and the Joy of Language Heritage
The article extols creating a word book from unfamiliar terms found in reading to rescue language from laxity. It compares eighteenth century commonplace books, praising the practice for sharpening thinking, expanding vocabulary, and renewing vitality in expression. The Boston Globe quotation supports the view.
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Boston Globe
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