Winton Builds His Railroad Against All Odds
In a snowbound chase on the Rosemary, John Winton engineers a daring plan to outrun a runaway car. Virginia Carteret’s clever idea spurs a cobhouse ridge and a deadly race to stop the decapod. The Utah Short Line completes the extension as Winton and Virginia celebrate aboard the private car with the Rajah's approving blessing.
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J. P. Lippincott Co
Winton
Mister Adams
Adams
Witton
Darrah
Virginia
Uncle Somerville
Miss Carteret
Morty
Evy Erybody
Utah
Rosemary
McGrath
Tierra Blanca
Little Way
John Winton
Calvert
Billy
Argentine
Utah Short
Anseh
Deak
Misteh Adams
Misteh Winton
Inexpensive Piano Box Homes for Small Flocks
The article demonstrates two styles of cheap houses built from discarded piano boxes. One design uses two boxes set back to back with the top and back removed to form ends, roof, and floor. The material from the boxes provides enough to close in the ends and roof for a simple shelter.
Building a Simple Hen House Plans for 10 Hens
The article describes two coop designs: a larger warm, door width apart with a window on one end, roofed with roofing paper for warmth, and a smaller single-box house with the front removed and extended upward. A reversed version suits brooder chicks, using two small sashes and a door to finish.
Keeping Out Mites From Poultry Houses
Advice for poultry raisers on preventing mites includes ample light and ventilation, removable fixtures for thorough cleaning, regular sanitation, and avoiding filth buildup. Recommendations cover dusting with lime and sulfur, washing sitting boxes with kerosene, burning straw after use, and vigilant overall monitoring to prevent mite infestations.
Squab Farming Truths and Financial Realities
Analyzing squab farming as an industry, the article warns against rosy claims from breeders. It estimates a realistic output of three to five pairs per breeder annually for Homers, with prices around three dollars per dozen wholesale. Winter yields fetch higher prices but summer production rises, yet profits hinge on intensive, consistent care and market timing.
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Howard Butcher
Farm Journal
Hay for Poultry Feeding In Winter
The article explains that clover hay can be a key winter feed for hens. Cut fine and steamed, it is fed daily with a sprinkle of corn meal and bran. Rich in lime for eggshell quality, hay approx equals corn for flesh and keeps hens laying after green foods are gone.
Poultry and Bee Notes for Farm Care and Ventilation
Carelessness in handling poultry spoils a flock quickly. Nitrogen as a fertility element can be costly or cheap. Paint the poultry house to improve farm appearance. Encourage scratchivity in the den to aid layity. If a cellar nears freezing for bees, raise temperature with a small fire for better ventilation and air.
Our Domestic Turkey Origin Questioned
The passage discusses the domestic turkey's origins, noting it likely stems from the wild turkey of the United States and Canada. It mentions a speculative link to an 1520 import from a West Indies variety and asserts no solid reason to seek other origins. The text also says domestic and wild turkeys cross freely, indicating a close historical relationship.
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United States
Canada
England
West Indies
Poultry Raisers Warned Against Patent Worm Remedies
A Farm ers' Review reader reports a patent worm medicine killed all her fowls except one. The piece warns that healthy birds need no medicines, only good food water air sanitation and exercise.
Bee Brushes of Burlap Provide Gentle Bee Care
A Gleanings in Bee Culture correspondent shares an illustrated note about a burlap bee brush. The author describes a simple, cheap brush made from burlap that reduces irritation to bees compared with stiff brushes and can be made in varying widths to fit the frame.
Water Glass Used for Egg Preservation in Farming Trade
A correspondent of the Farmer's Review explains that most stock is sold for breeding or exhibition and eggs for hatching. Cull stock and market eggs form a small part of the business, with water glass used to preserve eggs from other flocks and sold to local grocers when prices are favorable.
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Farmer’s Review
Poultry Shipping Seen Vital Like Cattle and Horses
The article asserts that transporting live poultry holds equal importance and profitability to cattle or horses in the industry, highlighting the value and demand across livestock supply chains.
Gained 34 Pounds With Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after antennia and severe pain. She reports weight gain from 120 to 154 pounds and relief from distress after eating, headaches, and neuralgia after taking the pills. The ad promotes the pills as a blood-building remedy available at druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
German Volunteer Army Corps Receives 37 Automobiles
The German Volunteer Army Corps is provided with 37 automobiles for uniformed drivers to ferry staff officers. In maneuvers last month the machines’ speed and convenience were praised by tacticians observing the mimic campaign.
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Monroe Weekly Times
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Francis Lynde
Run, Calvert
Piano Box Poultry House
Lane
Carters
Iuse
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Paul Nash
Venice
Dodds
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