Laying Hens Urged to Fight Seasonal Laying Drop
Ohio State extension poultry specialist Cray says laying hens resist quitting but advises management to sustain production in heat. Keep hens indoors until afternoon, adjust feed by reducing morning grain, offering wet mash at noon, and increasing milk in dry mash, with ample ventilation and green feed to preserve laying.
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Cray
Ohio State University
Influence of Minerals on Growth of Chicks
Wisconsin experiments show chicks fed a mineral enriched ration with yellow corn mid dings bone meal ground limestone and salt plus skim milk grew faster than groups missing minerals. At ten weeks weights varied from 359 to 486 grams and at nineteen weeks from 460 to 1 107 grams, highlighting mineral inclusion as crucial for strong chick development. Ground corn supplies vitamin A and other cereals matter less if digestible and appealing.
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Natural Mother Found Best for Young Chicks
A vintage breeder favors a hen mothering approach placing a hen with feet and feathers as a brood mother. He keeps hens in twelve-hen batteries, moves coops and yards to fresh ground, and restricts access until chicks are weaned. Corn and water are rationed to deter wasting chick feed. The hens and brood are common near strawberry beds and garden edges in his management routine.
Feeding Green Corn for Poultry a Practical Guide
A practical method describes feeding green corn in short pieces for poultry. It warns that crops should be full at night and suggests mixing shelled corn to ensure roost crops. Dangers include intestinal disorders and partially filled crops, but careful management avoids issues.
Vigorous Hybrids Show Hybrid Vigor in Poultry Study
A Kunsna experiment station study found White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds pure breeds had 50 and 63 percent mortality by three weeks, while hybrids dropped to 14 percent. Hybrid offspring outgrew pure breeds, with Leghorn sire Red dam cross yielding faster growth than the reciprocal cross.
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Poults Battle Lice and Odor Sensitivity
Poults face a lice problem between wing feathers and are highly affected by strong odors. Use minimal fresh powder locally and apply with slight dusting. For poults after three weeks, use sodium fluoride by pinch method. Ensure hens with eggs are dusted with sodium fluoride.
Tennis Talk Among Cats on a Holme Court
A playful dialogue among Miss Gray Cat and others about tennis on a Holme court. Cats recounts of learning the game, avoiding formal rules, chasing balls, and secret milk bribes from players to stay off the court.
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Puzzle Nonsense Riddles From a Humorous Page
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Pasture Feeding for High Yield Dairy Cows
Extension dairyman Nisb et explains that lush pasture alone cannot meet energy needs for cows producing over 20 pounds daily. He recommends grain mixed with corn oats and cottonseed meal, adjusted by milk output, and notes dry pasture lowers protein. Abundant pasture supports cows, but exercise remains essential.
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Cooling Milk Supply Is Not Difficult
The article notes summer losses in milk and cream shipments due to souring from poor cleanliness and inadequate cooling. It cites improper washing and scalding as major factors, and highlights efficient cooling tanks and the use of ice, though some farmers lack ice despite clean handling. Well water quality is mentioned as a factor in cooling effectiveness.
Controlling Abortion Is Not Difficult Task
Dr. Robert Graham of Purdue spoke at the Indiana Dairymen association meeting on eradication plans for contagious abortion. He stressed understanding disease spread, abortion testing, herd segregation, clean stables, and veterinary lab support as essential to effective control.
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Purdue University
Indiana Dairymen'’s Association
Purdue
Sunflower Feed May Boost Cattle Weight with Early Cut Silage
The article notes cattle eat more readily on early cut sunflowers stored as silage and lose less weight compared to silage from later harvests. Freshly cut sunflowers are watery and must wilt briefly in the field. hand cutting is likely better than using a corn binder.
Bloat Treatment Advice For Cattle From Formalin Use
The notice warns formalin as the best treatment for bloat, a 40 percent solution from drug stores. Mix one tablespoon with one quart of water and give to the animal for quick relief. Also advise old precautions: provide dry feed before turning cattle onto green alfalfa to prevent bloat.
Rockefeller Jr Defends Cause and Effect in Class
John D. Rockefeller Jr. tells Carnegie Institute students there is no luck without effort. A student claims a lucky friend exists with no work or ability, and Rockefeller challenges him to prove it while the class chuckles at the remark about a wife and a cigarette lighter.
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Carnegie Institute
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Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Gains Global Fame
In 1885 Dr Caldwell crafted a prescription relieving common constipation symptoms. By 1888 demand grew so fast it was prepackaged. Today Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin remains a ready availability in drugstores worldwide.
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Six of ten seed packets fail quality in NY inspection
A New York seed analyst warns gardeners that during the last official inspection six out of ten vegetable seed packets were worthless or too weak for satisfactory growth.
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New York State
Twins celebrate eighty eighth birthday in Beerston
Two women twins who married 65 years ago and whose husbands died this year celebrated their eighty eighth birthday at Beerston. The note references American soldiers and a quoted line about potato bugs into France from Kurvenal in the New York Post.
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Hard Substance The Only Known Thing Harder Than a Diamond
A brief line notes the resilience of payments on a hard substance, referencing a diamond comparison and a speaker identified as T.jte. The remark hints at financial strain or steadiness in meeting installment obligations without detailing events or dates.
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Very Silent What is the silent drama when actors forget lines
A fragment explores a stage moment described as silent drama. It hints at Dy son or Dyson as a figure involved in a theater scene where actors forget their lines. No full context provided in readable text.
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