Poultry Clubs Grow Across States Under Government Support
The United States poultry club program has expanded from 11 Virginia clubs in 1912 to about 1 010 clubs in 200 counties with 15 000 members in eleven states Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Kansas Washington Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Members learn poultry husbandry through school teachers county agents and home demonstrators, keeping records and studying management while competing in exhibits and contests. In 1917 members hatched 98 273 chicks raised 80 810 mature fowls and generated over 17 908 dollars in poultry and egg sales with total receipts and prizes near 41 312 dollars.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Smith-Lever Fund
Oury
Encouraging Youth in Poultry Club Work
Poultry growing is a growing, profitable field for farmers especially when combined with general farming. It requires study and expert knowledge, and the United States Department of Agriculture through its boys and girls club work provides guidance. Encourage your child to join a poultry club and urge community organization if none exists.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Club
Testing Chickens Ages by Breasts Bone Bend
Home economists of the United States department of agriculture describe a test to estimate a chicken or goose age by bending the end of the breastbone near the sternum. Very young birds bend easily. a bird about a year old has a brittle breastbone. old birds resist bending or break it. Some dealers cheat by breaking the bone before sale.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cavalry Boldly Shapes Allied Restraint in Flanders War
A wartime profile credits General Foch with using French cavalry to shield British lines in Picardy and Ypres during 1928 fighting. Cavalry units covered vast distances quickly, filled gaps, and fought afoot alongside infantry to hold, block, and counterattack as the Allies pressed to restore front lines.
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Waerington
Foch
Aisne-Marne
Picardy
Lys
Cqvaalry
St. Omar
Mont Cassel
Mont Kemmel
Ypres
Locre
Sanda
Aisne
Ine
Fido’s Bath and Three Meals Bequeathed in Will
Spokane resident Mrs. Quincy Burgess leaves one thousand dollars to provide three meals daily and a bath and bed for her dog Fido. The will states the pet shall be buried beside its late owner with a nice casket and a properly marked grave.
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Spokane
Flying Risks and Psychology in Aviation Training
New York reports mounting concern over fatal accidents in training camps. Experts note decisive temperament and physical fitness, including eyesight, balance, and respiratory endurance, as key to pilots.
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New York
Nion
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mustard gas worst poison of war causes pain and skin disease
Washington reports mustard gas or dichloro diethysulphide as the deadliest German poison gas. It smells garlic like, is oily, boils at 217 C, and can be sprayed by shells. It causes tearing, eye swelling, nose discharge, coughing, vomiting, and painful skin blisters, with slow healing. It can neutralize troops and delay operations. American gas masks use box respirators with rubber hoods designed for ten hours of use.
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Washington
Germany
Neers
War Department
Rob Sewing Machine Bank Theft Reported in Sharon
Mrs James Rasci of Sharon Pennsylvania waited two weeks to report that 1800 was stolen from her sewing machine drawer bank. Mine fatalities in British Columbia for the first quarter totaled five compared with seven in the prior period.
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Rob Sewing Machine Bank
Sharon
James Rasci
Drawer Bank
Columbit
Sevetr
Plan to Make Good Butter by United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural guidance outlines clean milk and cream production, controlled ripening at 65 to 75 F, precise churning at 52 to 60 F, careful washing and draining to form butter granules, salt addition at 0.75 oz per pound, and proper packing. Steps include sterilizing utensils, chilling, straining, color addition, gas venting, and final packaging for home use or market.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Neat Butter Packages From USDA For Home And Market
The USDA outlines butter packaging options noting glazed earthenware crocks as satisfactory yet prone to absorption when glazing is imperfect. It singles out the rectangular one pound print as the most attractive, convenient form for market use, designed to fit cartons and improve appearance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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