Back Yard Hen House Plans and Care Tips
Public guidance on building a warm dry 8 by 8 foot hen house using available sheds or packing-box materials. Features include a board floor on posts, droppings boards, roosts, simple nests, sand for easy cleaning, and wire fencing with top protection to prevent escapes and predator access. It advises dry ground, possible yard rotation with green crops, and occasional supervised outdoor range for hens.
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United States Department of “Agriculture
F’armers
Hen House From Piano Boxes for Hens
A simple hen house can be built from two back to back piano boxes placed eight feet apart with roofs and floors added. Remove back and top of each box and seal with roofing paper. Include light ventilation and optional rear windows. Using two piano boxes at two fifty each, total cost about twelve dollars for a 12-hen house.
Ventilation via Cloth Curtain Proves Effective
Historical note advises better to have a cold dry poultry house than a warm damp one and suggests cloth curtains over openings as a successful ventilation method.
Poultry yards should be on the south side of the house
The text argues poultry yards belong on the south side of the house to gain the dry ground in early spring and warmth from sun reflection on the house during winter. It emphasizes placement for fowl comfort and shelter.
Objection to Roosters Affects Egg Flock Practices
The article argues flocks kept for eggs need not tolerate males or odor issues. Dropping boards in chicken houses should be provided and cleaned daily. The presence of a male bird is deemed unnecessary since hens lay eggs without a rooster.
German Destruction of Orchards in War Torn France Survey
A wartime report details German destruction of orchards nurseries and gardens across northern France Belgium Poland Serbia and Roumania. It cites plans in London to fund restoration estimated at about 5 million dollars and notes thousands of trees already shipped to replant the war ruined districts.
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France
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
Roumania
Teutonic
London
Reims
Verdun
Pile Specifications Limit Length and Section Size
A fragment indicates that concrete piles must not exceed 14 inches square or equivalent area if longer than 30 feet. Another note mentions Boston South station handling about 12,000,000 more passengers annually than the North station. Additional lines reference rubber shoe makers facing winter shortages and a hinged rim design for an automobile tool kit.
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Boston
Streden
Fair Weather Friends Teach a Lesson of Character
A young woman once spoiled and rich loses her parents wealth and social circle. She enters a business college, secures a responsible job, and earns a solid salary while realizing that true friends show their character in hardship. Her tale illustrates the value of genuine loyalty over surface friendship.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Christian Herald
Shad
Swere
Musical Conductors and the Charisma of Hans Richter
The Christian Science Monitor notes Hans Richter as a leading conductor and recalls a vivid anecdote from a Pristan und Isolde prelude. He pressed his left hand to his heart while beating time with his right, guiding the oboe to a perfect pianissimo response.
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Hans Richter
Christian Science Monitor
Richter
Fragmentary Winchester Sun note offers moral prompt
The snippet encourages a clear conscience and small deeds, suggesting leaving a note near a fraternity building and a Tower door for those unable to climb stairs. It hints at small acts described as good and worthy, urging a one time try.
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Winchester Sun
Scrap Iron From European Battlefields Progress Report
Speculation about scrap iron and steel from European battlefields continues, but observers say salvage is managed by governments. Metals like steel and copper are gathered from front areas, processed in rear shops, and used for military equipment. Lead ammunition is largely lost due to high velocity and deep impact, while other metals such as aluminum are collected and recycled.
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Europe
Landom
Nieuport War Memory Through Belgian Sunlit Life
Porter recounts the Yser battle near Nieuport where calm Belgian townsmen fade from life as shells destroy homes and church towers. The scene shifts to a ruined town now occupied by a different people living underground, emerging only to kill.
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Nieuport
Yser
Calais
Willidath Townsend Porter
Atlantic Monthly
Turn a Deaf Ear to Unwise Words and Anger
The piece urges using the hearing ear for worthy words and turning the deaf ear to angry or critical talk that harms others. It counsels restraint to reduce strife and fame, noting the world benefits when one chooses right occasions to listen.
Causes of Cold Feet Drifts Through Medical Notes
An authority notes cold feet may be habitual constitutional or from general ill health. Poor ventilation or thick stockings can worsen feelings of chill, while wearier low shoes, cold baths, and outdoor walking help restore warmth. Frequent daily washing aids circulation.
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Special Information Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Gerermans
Bannockburn
England
Rhine
Truffaut
Washington
William Nickerson
Orwell
Randall-Dodd Auto Co
Salt Lake City
United States
Salt Lake Stamp Company
W. Broadway
Utah
Yeer
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