Regular Army Promises Duty and Career Through Enlistment
Edward B. Clark discusses the United States regular army and the national army. The piece extols enlistment, detailing pay scales, progression to officer, and long-term benefits, with historical context from the Revolutionary era to recent leaders like Pershing and Chaffee. It notes registration of men ages 21 to 31, yet preserves chances for volunteering and advancement in a war-ready force.
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Edward
Clark
Washington
Regular Army
Marine Corps
National Army
Regiular Bervite
United States Army
Nfe
Aviation Corps
United States
Indiana
Congress
Wlemake
John J. Pershing
A. Heutentant
France
Bysa
Bid
Adha R. Chaffee
Army of the
Sixth Cavalry
Chaffee Reese Trom
serKesnt
Chaffee
West Point
Navy
Egules Army
Suggestions for Turkey Breeders
Ahern of the Poultry Department at Oklahoma A and M College outlines turkey breeding tips. He notes bronzed giants are easy to raise with proper care and emphasizes strong parent stock, annual gobbler changes, avoiding overfat hens, and that turkeys should not be confined. Breeding flocks can yield 75 to 100 young. two year olds to four year olds are best.
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Jy A Ahrens “Poultry Department
Orenhoma A. and
M. College
Atill- Ti
Sigoroux
Blackhead Disease in Turkeys Described with Remedies
The article explains blackhead as the most destructive turkey disease, marks it by sluggish gait and drooping wings, and guides on ground rotation to prevent contamination. It lists treatments for turkeys and chicks including camphor water, lime dust, turpentine mash, epsom salts, and feeding onions, with step by step dosages and forceful administration methods.
Fattening Chickens for Market Finds Efficient Gains
University of Missouri poultry students report recent tests showing chickens gain about 28 percent in 12 to 14 days of feeding. Economical gain is linked to feed:roughly three and a half pounds of grain needed to add a pound of gain in gibsons.
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Poultry Department
University of Missiouri
Tno
Let Poultry Help Win War
A. C. Smith of the Minnesota College of Agriculture urges intensive poultry keeping to combat wartime hunger. Hens can profitably be kept on small urban lots, convert waste to edible eggs, and are manageable by women and children. He advises setting a good egg supply as prices dip seasonally, with attention also to ducks geese and squabs for future food needs.
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United States
A. C. Smith
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Cause of Cheeping Chicks in Poultry
Chicks cheep and stand indicating head lice or grit overload. Lice bore into heads and throats. treat with salty grease applied to head throat under wings and vent. Overgreasing and heat kill chicks. improper care and feeding cause rapid illness and increased cheeping.
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Lee
Hee
Poultry House Space Rules Proposed
A historical note urges not crowding poultry houses with recommendations of floor space per bird. It suggests two to five square feet per bird and four square feet for certain breeds like Leghorns, with space guidelines depending on diet and size.
Carry Fine Fowl Properly
Instructions describe carrying a fine fowl by gripping the legs with one hand and letting the bird rest on the forearm with its head between the arm and body. This method aims to prevent wing and tail injury while keeping the bird comfortable and the carrier secure.
Ventilation System for Dairies Improves Herd Health
Wisconsin authority H King describes a natural ventilation method for barns with ventilating flues. Fresh air enters above stalls and foul air exits via down floor level shafts reaching the roof or cupola. Galvanized shafts are preferred with roughly thirty square inches of intake and exhaust per cow. dampers allow control but equalized openings are essential.
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H. King
Wilsconsin
Handling Milk in Summer
Advice on keeping dairy products sweet in warm months. Emphasizes rapid cooling and absolute cleanliness of pails pans and cows to prevent souring from bacteria. Warns that storms and damp weather aid souring if hygiene lapses occur and recommends seamless equipment and thorough cleaning.
Dairy cattle shortage spurs breeding to expand dairy districts
Reports from dairymen associations show dairy cow prices soar making first class cows unavailable at eighty dollars. With high demand no old districts can supply new stocks, so expansion relies on breeding up common stock using high quality dairy bulls.
Alfalfa Favored for Cows in Dairy Diets
Professor Kendall argues alfalfa reduces the need for costly concentrates by providing essential protein. A balanced ration using alfalfa hay and ensilage enables economical, home grown feed for dairy cattle, supporting cheaper Calry product production.
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Prof
C. Kendall
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