Rise of Walter Miller the jockey saves a sport worth millions
The article profiles Walter Miller a young Brooklyn born jockey who rides for the Newcastle stable and James R Keene earning an estimated 60 000 this year. It details his training hands and forward riding style plus rivalries with rivals like Radtke and Koerney and notes other American jockeys abroad and the lure of racing life including a trainer's plea to a hopeful youth seeking a jockey career.
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New York
Miller
Belmont Park
Newcastle
Thomas Welch
James R. Keene
Keene
California
South
Walter Miller
Brooklyn
Baden
Germany
Walter
Flatbush
Westminster Road
Ted Sloan
Radtke
United States
Radike
Danny” Maher
England
Lord Derby
Maher
Lucien Lyne
Fred” Taral
America
Austria
Skeets
Martin
Hungary
Tommy” Burns
France
Spencer
Turner
Rausch
O’connor
Johnny” Reiff
Cormack
Henry
Shields
McIntyre
Wiley
Hill-Side Chicken Coop Boosts Brood Health
A New England Homestead correspondent advocates large roosting coops replacing crowded boxes. By using four by three by four foot dry goods boxes with added perches, up to 30 to 40 chicks roost and stay cleaner. The design reduces crowding and yields well developed Orpingtons, despite risks from predators.
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New England Homestead
Coop
Sports Among Breeds in Poultry
The article explains that modern poultry breeds such as Plymouth Rocks frequently produce sports while old pure lines like Black Langshans seldom do. It cites white Plymouth Rock offspring from mixed white blood, notes the law of averages, and warns that sports tempt breeders to create new breeds through inbreeding the sporting birds.
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Plymouth Rock
Michigan
Plymouth Rocks
Fat Hens Lay Soft-Shelled Eggs
Excessively fat hens lay soft-shelled eggs when fat layers push the egg out before proper shell coating. Lack of lime in feed is a frequent cause of soft shells even in otherwise healthy birds.
Grits for Fowls Emphasized in Gullet Health Advice
An article stresses keeping a ready supply of grit for poultry to aid gizzard digestion and prevent fatal ailments. It underlines grit as essential for proper grinding of food and overall digestion in fowl.
Selecting Fowl Breeds by Experience and Breeding Practices
The article warns against accepting breed evaluations from inexperienced authors. It argues that success depends on long breed lines and proper care, not universal traits. Choose stock from reputable breeders with a history of vigor and productivity, and continue their breeding work to maintain eggs, meat, or dual-purpose performance.
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Tarmer
Ventilated bottom-boards for beehives
A Bee Culture correspondent describes a foundation design using a 2x4 end supports and 1x3 crosspieces to create a ventilated bottom. The six inch longer top piece and filler board prevent moisture accumulation and help worker bees access the hive, reducing honey loss and gear wear from ground-level climbs.
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Bee Culture
Feeding Young Chicks: Concentrated Feeding in Pens
The article advises keeping chicks in a penned feeder to establish regular feeding. A self feeder can work, but must be enclosed so hens cannot access it. Start by getting the flock to eat there, then feeding becomes easy. if fed outside, they will not move to the pen.
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Sheepshead Bay
Flanner
Mr. Flanner
Chicks Benefit From Charcoal In Feed
The advice notes adding powdered charcoal to mash improves intake and health. Moist mash helps the charcoal cling, and chicks rapidly accept the mixture. As they age, feeding charcoal alone aids digestion and helps prevent crop fermentation and bowel issues.
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Cry
Tod Sloan
Garrison
Tom” Welch
Koerney
E. Dugan
Willie” Shaw
Fred Taral
Johnny” Reiff Asaence
Lew
Setae
Skeets” "Martin
N. Turner
Aee Ennee
J Rausch
Eeesenseee
M. Henry
Winnie O’connor
Bees Cormack
L. Spencer
Italy
Russia
Winfield
H Berkenrath
H Shields
John Total
M Miles
Gannon
Eaees Turner
Belgium
Eeees Rigby
Total Eee Eneene
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