Furacin Emerges As Effective Coccidiosis Treatment
A new chemical furacin shows promise against cocci diosis in chickens. Trials reveal it equals sulfa drugs in reducing losses, but with less toxicity and less growth retardation. Although scarce and costly, small doses make treatment cheaper, and wider availability is anticipated for poultry raisers.
DDT Emulsion Controls Flies in Poultry House
Hawaii agricultural experiment station reports complete fly control by spraying 1 per cent DDT emulsion on poultry manure two days before removal from dropping boards cleaned weekly. Application rate was one pint per 30 square feet of area. Adding lime twice weekly reduced odor moisture and flies but seemed to lessen DDT effectiveness per poultry specialists.
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Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station
All-Time Champion Bess Skylark Orms Leads Holstein Story
Dora produces the new all-time champion Holstein named Bess Skylark Orms, a four-year-old junior four-year-old United States record setter milked three times daily. On the final record day, three generations of owners stand with the cow G. F. Walters of Waterloo Iowa, his son Harold and grandson Robert Walters.
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2 4 D Formulas Classified In Three Major Forms
2,4-D is insoluble in water and is made soluble by additives, leading to formulations classified as ester, amine or sodium salt. Ester and amine sprays are liquids, sodium salt sprays are powders, with some formulations produced as dusts. The chemical is widely used as a weed killer.
Zinc coating protects wire from rust in long tests
Ten year experiments at Indiana show wire with less than a half ounce of zinc per square foot rusted completely. Wires with more than one ounce of zinc coating resisted rusting. Stainless steel and copper clad samples remained rust free, while lead clad samples had about a third of their area discolored.
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Leas
Peasant Table Pattern for Porch and Lawn Use
A full size pattern for a decorative Peasant Table and matching bench, easy to build on porch lawn or dining room. User traces the pattern on lumber with simple tools and skill, pattern No 17 from Bass Hild Pattern Company Pleasantville NY, Department W, for table and No 87 for bench.
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D'X
Bass Hild Pattern Company
Department W
Pleasantville
New York
Baby Girl Sweater Fits A Cocker Spaniel Tale
In Terre Haute Indiana two former schoolmates traded news in an elevator. Mrs Parker sent a wool sweater to the Hartwigs for their baby only to learn the gift belongs to a lineage of a four month old cocker spaniel. The note apologizes the baby cannot wear it.
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Ind
Terre Haute
Inn
Paul Hartwig
Parker
Hartwig
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