Poultry Bulletin Advises Breeders On Varieties And Housing
The Bureau of Animal Industry issues a concise guide by G Arthur Bell on selecting pure breeds, feeding for egg and meat production, and housing design. It covers breed types for eggs and meat, location and orientation of chicken houses, floor space norms, and a sample 50 occupant house plan with window and door placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wilson
Melvin
Bureau
G. Arthur Bell
Bell
Winter Egg Laying Contest at Lady Warwick College
Consul Daniels reports a winter egg laying contest at Lady Warwick's College in Sheffield. Findings suggest laying strain and family lines matter more than breed. Four Buff Orpingtons led from Oct 16 to Nov 16 with 49 eggs and Nov 16 to Dec 16 with 120 eggs, highlighting maternal lines over flashy markings.
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Lady Warwick’s
Ladies’ Agricultural College
Consul Daniels
Sheffield
England
Feeding Young Chickens With Cracked Grains And Greens
A historical guide discusses mash compositions and feeding schedules for chicks. It recommends 100 pounds each of corn meal ground oats and wheat bran, fed in small portions, and warns against overfeeding with ground food alone. It notes good results from crack grains from hatch to maturity and suggests green feed when grazing is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Experiment Station
Ducks Thrive On Land Farms Without Water
The piece notes many farms raise thousands of ducks without ponds. One facility is said to produce 20,000 ducks annually for market despite lacking water.
Not the Laying Kind Rooster Confession in Southern Grocery
A bashful woman entered a Southern grocery with chickens to sell. The clerk failed to notice that the birds’ feet were tied and asked if they would lay. She bit her handkerchief, then replied that they were roosters.
Extending the Weather Service to Rural Areas
The Weather Bureau plans rapid telephone weather forecasts for agriculturists with phones. Chief Prof Willis L Moore cites service in New York Pennsylvania Indiana Michigan and other states with new extensions to Maryland Virginia and West Virginia to aid farmers with timely forecasts.
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Weather Service
Weather Bureau
United States
Willis L. Moore
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Bloodhound Misconception About Ferocity Debunked
An article argues that bloodhounds are not ferocious by nature and are as gentle as most dogs, countering common beliefs about their temperament and behavior.
Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Allegheny Tunnel Project
The Pennsylvania Railroad considers a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains. The plan aims to improve regional transportation, with potential long term extensions discussed for the southern route and broader transcontinental rail ambitions.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny Mountains
Era Pacific
Fragmentary note on fall sounds and barn terms
A clipped historical fragment references fall sounds and barn terms, noting short phrases about seasonal sound patterns and rural structures without clear events or identities.
Longworth Missed Fame Over Named Kentucky Yearling
A Kentucky anecdote recalls H M Ziegler offering Nick Longworth to name a yearling from his famed farm. Longworth declined, missing a chance to be linked with a promising horse as stories of his past life resurface.
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Nick Longworth
H. M. Ziegler
Cincinnati
Longworth
Kentucky
Ziegler
Nick Longworth and the Hermis Racing Tale
Mr Longworth selects a fine looking colt but nicknamed Nick Longworth proves a poor racer while the other horse Hermis, named after the famed United States horse, is praised by experts. His Cincinnati friends tease him over the choose while Longworth keeps quiet about the missed noble animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Longworth
Longworth
Hermis
United States
Nick Longworth
Nick
The Negro as a Farmer speech by Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington told a Washington DC audience that the Negro thrives in rural life, owning and cultivating soil, while city life weakens him. He noted rising demand from white southerners for trained Negroes to lead farms dairies and industries and cited Tuskegee graduates secured before term end.
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Booker T. Washington
Washington, D. C
South
Tuskegee
Washington
Incomplete Note on Buoyant Object
A fragment notes that a buoyant item will not surface again. The text is unclear on the object’s identity, context, or outcome, leaving the incident unresolved and speculative.
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St. Louis Exposition
Guy Elliott Mitchell
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Jim
Stalia
Booker Washington
Tom
Pitteburg, Pa
Rouse
Kandy Supply CO
Legtrig Wheel CO
J Quincy
Lis
Ogoffee
Butles
U. S. Food Commission
T CO
Battery Piase
N. Y. Oly
Apple Bros
Beauowers
Fou Wi
E. C. Holmes
Omerville
Mass
Nigeria
John
Healy
Monessen
Page Woven Wire Fence Co
Adrian, Mich
Opportunity Publishers
Dearborn Street
Chicago, Ill
Thal
Slate
Dearborn, St
Chicago
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