Fowl Tuberculosis Transmission Questioned by University Study
A U.S. veterinary study by Dr G P Fitch and colleagues at University Farm St Paul examined nearly 800 eggs from 40 tuberculous birds. Results suggest tubercle bacilli are not usually transmitted through eggs and the danger is limited. Tuberculosis in poultry linked to cattle and swine outbreaks. housing during winter aids spread.
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G. P. Fitch
R. B. Lubbehusen
Ruth N. Dikmans
Veterinary Medicine
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South
Dakota
Wisconsin
Nebraska Station
Late Built Poultry Houses Risk Colds For Pullets In Winter
Poultrymen warn that houses built late in fall raise cold and roup risks for pullets. Ensure dry floors and lumber before stocking. A 200 bird unit needs a 240 foot house facing south on high dry ground with east and west glass and curtain windows. New Jersey plans in Circular 152 offer best results for conditions.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Experiment Station
New Brunswick
N. J
Good Poultry Practice Cull Nonlayers Now
Good business suggests culling hens not laying at this time. Nonlayers are lazy, overfat, and may molt soon, wasting feed and space. Healthy layers remain active, not molting yet, and their yolks show yellow coloring from feed.
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Beni
Depluming Mites in Hens and Prevention Methods
The text describes depluming mites causing feather loss on hens especially at the rear. It recommends applying a sulphur flower and lard ointment to bare skin, addressing mite bites, and washing the affected parts with a commercial disinfectant to destroy depluming mites.
Early Peach Drops Harbor Curculio Warning at Fort Valley
Observations from the Federal Peach Pest laboratory in Fort Valley Georgia stress destroying all peach drops to curb curculio infestation. About 75 to 90 percent of fallen fruit harbor larvae and beetles that hatch into a second generation, threatening near harvest. Collect and bury infested drops at least 24 inches deep, repeat two to three times, and loosen orchard soil to expose pupal cells to heat and weather.
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Federal
Peach Pest Laboratory
Fort Valley
Er. H. Rawl
Georgia
Good Bordeaux Mixture Controls Apple Blotch
Dr H W Anderson of the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois cautions against weakening Bordeaux mix below 3-4-0 for blotch control. He suggests testing on a small block if used, but favors proven methods and warns against applying Bordeaux during cold or rainy weather. Lime sulphur 1-60 is recommended as a substitute in cool conditions, especially on russet-prone varieties.
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H. W Anderson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Horticultural Advice for Orchard and Strawberry Care
Readings focus on pruning fruit trees and strawberries. For bearing strawberries remove weeds and stimulate growth while avoiding overgrown canes. Apple trees require about 10 to 12 inches of terminal growth annually for healthy tops. Regular light pruning improves future yields and top shape.
Americans Buy Goods on Credit at Fifty Billion Annually
Report notes that U.S. consumers purchase goods or use credit totaling about 5 billion dollars per year. The figure reflects rising borrowing as shoppers finance purchases through credit facilities and installment plans.
Granite markers mark World War advance across Europe
Marked landmarks stretch from the Swiss border to the seacoast detailing a 240 mile enemy advance. Seven stones lie in the Ypres salient with the Ypres league funding them. Each four feet high bears in English French and Flemish the inscription Here the invader was brought to standstill along with a carved tin hat. Forty landmarks on famed Flanders sites bear iron posts naming places used by troops. Names like Sanctuary Wood and Kitchener Wood reflect soldiers translations of local terms.
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Seacoast
BelgMaiy
Ypres
Flanders
Sanctuary -Wood
Kitchener Wood
Bois de Culsinier
Tulips Grow Beyond Vancouver Island In Fraser Valley
The Bader family, bulb producers from Holland, plan to expand tulip culture to the mainland Fraser valley. Excavations near Cloverdale found sand likely suitable for bulb soil. Mr Bader has invited another Dutch tulip producer to join the effort and they will pursue investigations together.
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Vancouver Island
Bader
Holland
Fraser Valley
Cloverdale
Honolulu Mayor to repair Queen Emma grass house
John H. Wilson, mayor of Honolulu, will direct repairs on the old Queen Emma grass thatched home in Nuuanu valley. Commissioned by the Daughters of Hawaii for his knowledge of grass houses, he lived at Waikiki as a youth. The Queen Emma home, 75 years old, dates from King Kamehaameha era.
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John H. Wilson
Honolulu
Queen Emma
Nuuanu
Daughters of Hawaii
Waikiki
Queen Ama
Kamehaumeho
From labor health contentment springs Jaimes Beattle
A brief minstrel line cites labor and health as wells of contentment attributed to Jaimes Beattle, framed as a traditional verse fragment from The Minstrel.
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Jaimes_Beattle
Minstrel
Bayer Aspirin packaging and dosage directions advertised
The advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer Cross on the package or tablets to ensure genuineness. It claims Bayer Aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescribed for over twenty five years for conditions including colds neuritis toothache neuralgia headache lumbago rheumatism and pain. It notes handy boxes of twelve tablets cost a few cents and druggists sell bottles of 24 and 100.
Airmens Gamble With Foreign Money In War Diary
A young aviator recounts how the first American detachment used colored bills to gamble by color in their staterooms. He notes collecting Italian, French, English and American money, unsure of exact values, and that coins rank by size. He suggests the system may balance out in the end.
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Liberty
Fragments From a Personal Exchange
A terse, poetic fragment shows Madge and AMarle in a tense exchange. The dialogue hints at fatigue and a contemplated engagement as a retreat from conflict with adversaries. La Rochefoucauld is cited as a distant influence.
Indian Election Laws of the Six Nations Mention Maternal Voters
The document quotes ancient laws from the Indian League of the Six Nations as translated by J N B Hewlet. It notes women as the sole voters and matrilineal descent. It references referendum and recall and states a property settlement for murder with ten strings of wampum for a man and twenty for a woman.
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Indian League of Six Nations
League
J. N. B. Hewlet
Bureau of American Ethnology
Alaskan Reindeer Population And Pasture Estimates
Alaska supports about 100000 reindeer with estimated grazing land pasture for up to 4000000 head. The land is described as largely unsuitable for agriculture.
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Alaska
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