Proper Time to Fatten Poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture advises autumn fattening of surplus cock erels and early hatched pullets for higher prices before Thanksgiving and Christmas. A corn oatmeal middlings beef scrap mash with milk fattening birds for seven to ten days, while careful feeding avoids spoilage of meat value.
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United States Department
M. A. Jull
Poultry Husbandman
United States Department of Agriculture
Culling Desirable Hens From the Flock
The article explains continuous culling from egg selection to disposition, focusing on pullets chosen by size growth and health. For laying hens the main cull is at end of laying season July to November, with monthly checks from July onward to remove poorer birds and reduce costs.
Poultry Health and Space Rules for Better Egg Laying
Practical notes on stimulating pullet laying with wet mash and ample floor space. Advice covers lice control with sodium fluoride, mite prevention, and the economic impact of fertilized eggs. It discusses milk and milk substitutes, and the shift toward specialized or general farms for poultry supply.
Powerful Vacuum Tube Generates Heat and Cooks Sausages
A 15 000 watt vacuum tube emits wireless waves six meters long and can warm nearby spectators. It can also cook sausages in a glass tube without flame, demonstrating intense radiant power and unusual use.
Rouses Painful Memories Talksmith-1
Silent dialogue recalls a painful memory as Longsurfer notes his wife is on screen and her jaw moves while the scene plays. The exchange hints at emotional strain and unresolved past issues surrounding the filmed memory.
How S. O. S. Helped to Win the World War
Frederick Palmer in Liberty Magazine lauds the Service of Supplies as the vast wartime logistics engine. It notes 1000 miles of French rail, 1496 locomotives, 18542 railroad cars, 135000 miles of telecom wire, 2500 miles of poles, 16000 portable racks, two hospital cities of 4000 beds, and daily bread output of 800000 pounds.
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France
Frederick Palmer
Liberty Magazine
Bowling science study tests ball speed and curve
Popular Mechanics reports Oberlin College physicist Dr. L. W. Taylor built a device to register a bowling ball’s passage to the hundredth of a second at twenty inch intervals down the alley. A catapult propels the ball. Findings challenge some accepted motion theories and suggest friction varies with speed.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
L. W. Taylor
Oberlin College
Northern Russia drunkards treated like pestilence
Isolated drunkards in northern Russia are confined as a menace to health and community, receiving the same treatment as smallpox or any pestilence.
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Northern
Russia
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