Farmers Lose Much by Poor Handling of Eggs
Kentucky farmers lost about 1.5 million dollars on eggs last year due to poor handling. Experts from the College of Agriculture cite five factors: roosters in the laying flock, warm storage, damp nests, eggs kept too long, and home storage. They urge cooler places, one clean nest per five hens, twice daily gathering, selling fresh eggs, and removing roosters to reduce losses.
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Kentucky
College of Agriculture
Market News Roundup From Chicago to Minneapolis
Marketgram reports demand light in Kansas City with mixed receipts while Cincinnati and eastern markets improve. Grain and dairy show price shifts with wheat feeds lower, butter steady to firm, and live cattle markets easing. cotton futures and spot prices decline slightly. June 16 price points cover No. 1 Timothy and alfalfa across multiple cities plus feed ingredients and livestock quotes.
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Ruan Kanatou
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Timothy
New York
Atlanta
Omaha
Prairie
Memphis
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Trium
Chieseo
Chiengeo
Two intoxicated gentlemen on a train exchange a joke
Two men aboard a train are heavily drunk. One asks the time and the other, after finding a match box, answers Thursday. The scene captures a humorous moment of inebriated dialogue from a bygone era.
Pure-bred sire campaign expands Kentucky farms
More than 50 Graves county farmers adopt pure-bred sires as part of a state wide campaign led by County Agent B H Mitchell. Banks in Morgan county plan to loan junior club members funds to buy pure-bred pigs. S Y Hooks to demo orchard tree care with John R Spencer. Barren county to sow 800 acres of soybeans. Over 7 000 pure bred hatching eggs distributed to 200 Todd county farmers for standardization with White Wyandottes. Rural and home clubs form in Mitchellsburg Boyle and Oldham counties. Quote about measuring a man in a bushel basket ends item.
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Graves County
B. H. Mitchell
Morgan County Banks
R. B. Rankin
S. Y. Hooks
Crittenden County
John R. Spencer
Barren County
J. O. Horning
Todd County
I. C. Graddy
Mitchellsburg
Boyle County
Mary Miller
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