Warm Water Maintains Winter Poultry Output
Winter egg production relies on warm fresh water each morning and steady mash feeding. Keep birds comfortable with ventilation, ensure mash is moist and frequent. add a noon feeding and a pre-roost extra portion. A green range nearby provides essential protein minerals and vitamin A for better winter production.
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Women Help Keep Big U S Bombers in the Air
Women in the Women's Army Corps serving with the Army Air Forces perform essential, technical roles to keep bomber fleets aloft. Air Wacs serve as parachute riggers inspectors and maintain and repair planes and equipment at air fields nationwide ensuring fliers and cadets stay in the air and safe.
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Laundering Tips to Extend Stockings and Underwear Life
Before wearing stockings remove rings and gather fabric to prevent runs. Wash new items before first use to remove loose dye and improve elasticity. Use lukewarm water and a small amount of soap, especially in small washbasins, to save soap and fuel amid wartime shortages.
Electric pig brooders save more pigs in cold farrowing
Hobart Beresford of the University of Idaho notes electric brooders pay for themselves by saving pigs. Records show 5 to 10 percent more piglets survive when litters stay 10 days under the warmer, with less nursing loss and fewer deaths from sow trampling.
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University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station
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Department of Animal Husbandry
War Taxes Compare 1918 and 1942 Rates
The article notes the 1918 tax burden reached 45 percent of net income during the war while the 1942 Revenue Act could hit 80 percent. It explains differences in tax structure with a 12 percent normal tax in 1918 and an 80 percent war and excess profits tax, versus a 40 percent combined normal and surtax and 90 percent excess profits tax in 1942.
Meat Points Wasted by Shrinking Roast at High Oven
Conventional high temperature oven cooking wastes meat. A chart shows roast times at 325 degrees for various meats uncovered. Lower steady temperature yields plump juicy roasts with less bone char and fat while saving gas.
Sturdy Oaks and Hickories as Fuel and Timber
The article notes shagbark hickory and white oak yield more heat units per cured cord than coal. It also lists trees suited for fuel versus those best left for timber, recommending removal of crooked or diseased examples within good timber types.
Misconceptions About Dogs Debunked By City Versus Country Life
The Gaines Dog Research Center in New York challenges three popular canine beliefs. City dogs live longer than country dogs due to better care and feeding, and city dogs avoid natural hazards. Dogs instinctively gulp meals, a trait from ancient pack living, and black mouths or tongues do not reliably reveal purebred status though Chow Chow may show black tongues.
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Gaines Dog Research Center
New York City
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