Air Transport Regulation Debates Roosevelts Plans Stir Congress
The era’s aviation policy battle centers on unifying transport under federal control. Joseph Eastman proposes ICC oversight with a dirigible precursor plan as the Macon disaster tests airship feasibility. The president backs ICC authority while aviation commission urges a separate Air Commerce Commission to regulate air mail contracts and subsidy needs.
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Air Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
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Air Transport Companies
Asia
Europe
Frederichshafen
Germany
Rio de Janiero
United States
Macon
Pacific
Eastman
ICC
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Panama Canal
Hampton K. Snell
University of Montana
Great Pacific
Early Chicks Boost Income From Eggs Says Study
A study of 121 farms in north central Illinois shows that raising chicks early raises fall and winter egg output. Farms maximizing fall production earned about 68 dollars more per farm after feed costs, with higher prices for eggs and more eggs per hen.
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T- Linois
Turkey Breeding Ratios and Pen Management Tips
The Missouri Farmer advises about ten to fourteen hens per tom depending on pen size, with alternate day use of multiple toms to improve fertility. Large flocks benefit from more pens and one nest per five hens, using barrels boxes or brush piles for nests.
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Missouri
Tlus
Care for Good Birds Promotes High Egg Production
A Prairie Farmer column argues that raising pullets from high producing flocks yields more eggs than starting from average stock. It advises selecting baby chicks from productive flocks, using a separate pen for select birds, and mating with high-production males to ensure strong progeny. emphasizes care and feed over initial cost in flock replacement.
Eliminating Infected Hens Cites Benefits and Risks
The article lists reasons to remove infected hens from flocks. It notes lower egg fertility and average hatch losses from infected eggs due to pullorum disease, and that infected hens lay fewer eggs. It also cites higher annual mortality among infected hens compared with normal farm flock death rates.
We Are Neighbors to All The Earth
In a column urging global awareness, John Blake notes that rapid media, travel, and radio connect nations. He argues newspapers unite us as neighbors, urging readers to engage all world news and contribute to others' happiness.
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Europe
Mars
Russia
Japan
Earth
X Ray Tests Steel Castings In Navy Equipment
A mobile X ray system penetrates four inches of steel to reveal hidden interior cracks in gun carriages armor plate and other steel Navy constructions. The machine operates at 220000 volts and is showcased by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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United States Navy
Mechanics Magazine
U. S. Holds Large Area In Tennessee Valley Trust
The government has acquired 3,000,000 acres in the Tennessee valley, placing two-fifths of the nation's wooded land in trust for the public. This expansion marks a major shift in federal land holdings and public access to forested resources.
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Tennessee Valley
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