Poultry Canning Process Guides Home Canners
The New York state Cornell home economics group outlines how to can poultry after slaughter. Key steps include clean prep, pressure canning, removing air, packing tightly with skin outward, and boiling filled cans for ten to fifteen minutes to ensure safe sealing.
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New York State College of Home Economics
Cornell University
Handling Turkey Eggs For Hatching And Vitality
The article advises keeping fertile turkey eggs at a uniform temperature not above 60 degrees and warming them in a chamber for incubation in cold weather. It notes hatchability decreases as eggs are held longer and suggests recording the hatch date and egg gathering date to study age effects on poults.
Laying Mash for Ducks on Grass Plot
A duck feeding guide recommends a laying mash made of equal parts yellow corn meal standard wheat middlings wheat bran and ground oats by weight. Add 15 percent meat and bone meal 2 percent powdered charcoal 0.5 percent fine salt and 12 percent fine sharp sand. Feed twice daily with a possible daily cracked corn supplement if greens are plentiful.
Scaly Leg Remedy Advised Using Petroleum Mix
The article recommends crude petroleum as the best scaly leg treatment in poultry. A mix of equal parts lard and kerosene is another good option. Hens are dipped or immersed in the solution for up to a minute, with care to remove as much material as possible above the feather edge. The substance will blister the skin and irritate the skin if not applied properly.
Hatch in incubator guidance for waterfowl eggs
Instructions note that hatching duck and goose eggs in an incubator needs a tray raised high enough for the eggs and higher moisture. It cites incubation periods of about 23 days for ducks and 23 to 27 days for geese and turkeys 27 to 29 days, with similar temperatures to standard hatching.
Leprosy Breakthrough by Prof Dr Dostal in Austria
Prof Dr Hermann Dostal, famed bacteriologist of Vienna Austria, continues lab work after isolating the leprosy bacillus and creating a serum that has shown remarkable results in treating the disease.
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Hig
Vheony
Austria
Laws of Nature and the Discoverer’s Use
A concise aphorism notes that there are no new natural laws, only discoveries by man and subsequent applications of those laws to human use. The statement emphasizes the role of human agency in applying universal principles.
Gentle bulls pose danger despite calm reputation says expert
Professor H. A. Hopper of the New York Agricultural College warns that even gentle bulls can kill, urging proper handling and equipment. He advocates open yards, sanitary stalls, safe training on tread power, and controlled access to reduce breeding hazards and improve herd efficiency.
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H. A. Hopper
New York Agricultural College
Ithaca
Hopper
Nature
Poor Time Now to Grow Unpromising Dairy Calf
H A Hopper of Cornell warns the current year is poor for rearing an unpromising calf. Well bred calves with proper care can still reach full size. feeding should start strong with hay and grain. For growing heifers a mix of corn and barley, oats, bran, and corn meal is advised along with silage and consistent attention.
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H. A. Hopper
Cornell University
Rezume Bay
Glory Without Cash Thomas BE. Jones Triumph in Paris
A New York critic praises American painter Thomas BE Jones living in Mallorca for Pollensa Port selling for 200 000 francs at Salle Drouot after initial 1 000 francs. Jones calls it grand a Derby winner moment in his career and laughs at the rags to riches tale.
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Mallorca
New York
Paris
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Salle Drouot
France
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No Trouble From Bloat Pasturing Sweet Clover
In pasturing sweet clover there should be no trouble from bloat if cows are well filled on a dry day before turning out. Keep them on sweet clover rain or shine, and fill with hay if they become hungry before turning out. Rotation preserves protein and fodder value for the dairy cow.
Grain Mixes for Feeding Cattle on Pasture
Instructions describe three grain mixtures for grazing cattle. Mixture No. 1 uses 100 lb cornmeal 100 lb wheat bran and 25 lb cottonseed meal. Mixture No. 2 combines 400 lb cornmeal 100 lb cottonseed meal 100 lb ground oats and 100 lb wheat bran. Mixture No. 3 provides 100 lb wheat bran 1 lb ground oats and 50 lb cornmeal.
Craving for Salt in Dairy Cattle
Dairy cattle crave salt in proportion to feed intake. High producers require more salt than low producers. Common practice is to keep salt before cattle at all times or mix it with grain, about one pound per 100 pounds of grain.
First Indian House Floor Plan Found in Southeast
Smithsonian scientists uncover in Yazoo county Mississippi an canopled entrance apartment with broad veranda built by an ancient American race. Curator HH Collins notes it is the first American Indian house floor plan found in the Southeast, with pottery fragments showing advanced culture.
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Smithsonian Institution
Yazoo County
Mississippi
HH. ©. Collins
Smitthsonia
Pathfinder Magazine
Phonograph Gift Acknowledged to Sheridan Veterans Hospital
Five hundred phonograph records gathered from Laramie Wyoming residents by local Boy Scouts were donated to the United States Veterans Hospital at Sheridan. The Albany County Post No 14 American Legion Auxiliary provided the gift as ex soldiers recently received two fine phonographs there.
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Laramie
Wyo
Boy Scouts
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Sheridan
Albany County Post No 14
American Legion Auxiliary
Flapper Hen Marton Questions Mother About Cooking
A three year old boy watches his mother prepare a chicken for cooking and asks why. She jokes that she is simply rolling its stock ings. The exchange captures a quirky nursery moment from the era.
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Marton
Aroma of Coffee Fills Village Party House
A ptest period at an old fashioned village party marks the moment the aroma of coffee begins to pervade the entire house as guests mingle. The small gathering captures local social rhythm with shared beverage rituals and quiet conversation.
Vegetable Compound Benefits Mill Worker Says She Recovered
A Towanda Pennsylvania woman recalls severe weight loss and fatigue from overwork. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and had two healthy sons, one now 37 pounds, praising the remedy.
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Marc Red
C. B. Johnson
Webb Street
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Towanda
Sonsylvania
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