Preventive Plan for Blackhead in Turkeys
Extension service outlines a practical program to prevent blackhead disease in turkeys. Start when poults are 3 to 4 weeks old with two pounds of powdered tobacco per 100 pounds of starter mash for two days, then give epsom salt solution for two hours. Repeat monthly until four months old, keep birds warm during purge, and sanitize pens after each treatment. Use tobacco with guaranteed nicotine content of 11.4 percent stored in sealed containers.
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L. E B. Cline
University of Nevada
WNU
Eggs in Water Glass Storage Plan Endorsed
Wallaces Farmer advises storing fresh infertile eggs in a clean five gallon crock with a water glass solution half a gallon of water glass to four and a half gallons boiled cooled water. Add eggs daily, keep two inches below liquid, avoid dirty eggs, check for cracks, store through November or December, and pierce a small pinhole before boiling to prevent cracking.
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Wallaces
Why Eggs May Be Dark
Hens store coloring matter in winter and release it to yolks as warmth returns. Succulent greens eaten by the birds also increase yolk color. Despite the darker yolk or white tint, egg quality and food value remain unchanged.
Poultry Management Says Early Hatching Boosts Returns
The text notes that early hatched chicks return more money to farmers as they start laying when prices rise. It stresses keeping eggs dry and cool, providing good housing, and feeding pullets liberally to maintain weight during production. A thrifty flock marks a successful poultryman.
Busy Potato Flea Is Easily Halted
The potato flea beetle is a tiny shiny black insect that damages leaves by a perforated, shot-like appearance. Watch for this pest in June and July and apply sprays or dusts before serious injury, with calcium arsenate Bordeaux mix as a recommended control.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Leaf Hopper Blamed For Alfalfa Stunting
University of Wisconsin authority L F Graber identifies the leaf hopper as the cause of yellowing and stunting in alfalfa’s second growth. Delaying the first cut by six to twelve days reduces leaf hopper populations and can boost seasonal yield by up to a ton per acre.
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L. F. Graber
University of Wisconsin
Graber
Clean Farming Kills Bugs Insect pest control through field practices
Clean farming offers the most effective, low cost insect control by keeping fields clean, preparing seedbeds, fertilizing seeds, and testing seed quality. Federal entomologist Lee A. Strong says these methods halt outbreaks early and help plants resist attacks, with routine changes depriving insects of food or shelter at key life stages.
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Lee A. Strong
Milk production costs for Indiana cows analyzed
Purdue University report based on hundreds of cow testing records shows that for a 400 pound cow it costs 54 pounds of silage 26 pounds hay and 82 pounds grain to produce 100 pounds of milk at about 44.8 cents given current feed prices. For a 200 pound cow the figures are 81 pounds silage 48 pounds hay and 42 pounds grain per 100 pounds of milk.
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Indiana
G. A. Williams
Purdue University
Wood for Fuel on Farms and Timber Conservation
Farmers with ample woodlots can use defective or low value timber for fuel to meet winter needs. Avoid wasting good timber by cutting only trees suited for lumber and leave quality trees to develop. A crooked stick burns as well as a straight one, so prioritize fuel use from unsuitable trees.
Traveling Farm School on Regular Journeys After Success
Following the Better Farming train tour ending in Australia, the traveling exhibition and school will make regular journeys. Crowds gathered at each stop and lectures drew strong attendance. The 18 car train included two cars for tasks and lectures, carrying all animals and birds known to farming along with experts from every branch of the industry.
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Australia
Painted Lady of Bible Times: Jezebel’s Rise and Fall in Samaria
Archaeologists led by Dr. Kirsopp Lake uncover Jezebel’s tower in Samaria. The article recounts Jezebel’s role in Elijah’s battles, Naboth’s vineyard murder, and her downfall as Jehu’s men cast her from a window, leaving only bones and skull.
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Kirsopp Lake
Harvard
Jezebel
Samaria
Israel
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Ahab
Dthbaal
Tyre
Astarte
Yahweh
Elijah
Jesebel
Gaul
Baal
Oison
Elisha
Naboth
Jezzahel
Judah
Joram
Jehu
Dying Like a Queen in Death Portraits
Descriptions discuss Jezebel and other figures painting faces before death, seen by some Biblical authorities as dying like a queen. The piece notes such adornment mirrors French nobility going to the guillotine, as reported by the New York Times.
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Jezebel
New York Times
Graf Zeppelin to Moor in Tall South American Tower
Plans call for a Thuenos Aires rooftop tower of 84 stories costing 4 million dollars. The structure will feature a mooring mast for airships and is expected to host the Graf Zeppelin during transatlantic voyages.
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Graf Zeppelin
Beautifying the Roadsides in Delaware Aimed by Three DuPont Women
Three Delaware women Mrs. Pierre S. duPont Mrs. Irenee duPont and Mrs. Henry B. Thompson offer prizes for the best kept spots along the main highway. They seek to remove signboards and beautify the roadside through a competitive clean-up drive.
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America
Delaware
Pierre S. duPont
Irenee duPont
Henry B. Thompson
Literary Digest
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