Weight of Eggs as an Economic Factor in Poultry
The article summarizes USDA Bureau of Animal Industry guidance on estimating a hen’s mean annual egg weight. It notes shortcuts such as using initial egg weights, first measurements, and monthly or weekly sampling to predict overall egg production without weighing every egg.
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Wallaces
Poultry Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
United Sates Department of Agriculture
Albert Belfrey
Government Poultry Investigations
Salt in Chick Ration Improves Growth at Wisconsin Trials
University of Wisconsin feeding trials show chick rations with 1 percent salt yield better growth than salt free rations and far surpass those with 5 percent salt. At 20 weeks, salt free birds averaged 149 grams, the 1 percent salt group 1087 grams, and the 5 percent salt group 1412 grams with higher mortality in the 5 percent group.
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University of Wisconsin
Backward Chicks Separated To Boost Poultry Growth
Separating backward or weak chicks from the flock aids growth and reduces harassment by older birds. Use a feeding crate to protect young chicks during meals and add linseed jelly to wet mash for a week to promote growth and feather quality.
Poultry Litter Choices For Early Chick Rearing
The note explains that wheat straw and crushed corn cobs are the most abundant poultry house litters. Straw is light and absorbent, while crushed cobs stay dry and are easy to clean. Chicks should have feed and water immediately to avoid overconsumption of cobs.
Poultry Gleanings on Eggs and Nutrition
The article notes that thin shelled hatchling eggs end chick deaths and that a hen’s diet high in water fat protein and funerals affects production. Milk boosts vigor and egg output, with egg income in the United States around 1.175 billion dollars yearly. It cites three farms per person in the U S and 2.6 million eggs consumed annually with some imports from China. It mentions a Warwickshire England canning factory owned by local farmers for egg pork milk and poultry.
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Warwickstira
England
Nosebrenast the Grosbeak Appears at Old Orchard
Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren hear a sharp voice from the trees and identify it as Rosebreast the Grosbeak. Jenny contrasts Nosebrenast’s squeak with Rosebreast’s song while Mr Wren scolds as the tale unfolds in a woodland setting.
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Peter Rabbit
Jenny Wren
Peter
Jenny
Rosebreast
Mr. Wren
Edible Recipes and a Forest Song Clip
A mix of recipe snippets for gelatin salads macaroni dishes and muffins along with a short fiction passage about a conversation between Peter and Jenny and a song from a bird named Rosebreast The text blends culinary instruction with a nature scene and dialogue centered on birds and music.
Sheep in the Rain by Anne Campbell
A short poem contrasts tired travelers and sheep caught in rain on a hillside. The narrator and driver push through a difficult climb toward a hilltop crossroads. The sheep endure the storm with patience, while the shepherd promises a future blessing in the sea.
Boners from exams spark curious definitions
Whimsical misstatements and humorous test notes surface about terms and names. The fragment mentions a New Zealand Maine paradox, a bird, Bible characters, and circus figures, all presented as playful or erroneous dictionary-like entries.
All-Weather Coat For Year Round Use
An all weather wool tweed topcoat described for use in clear and stormy weather. The coat is presented as a year round outer garment suitable for various conditions.
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Crare
Those of ua that had saved for rainy day
A fragmentary quote shows a stunting Stell remarking that savings for a rainy day never anticipated a sudden cloudburst, with garbled names Bel Syndicate and WNL Barrice appearing as unclear attributions.
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Bel! Syndicate
WNL Barrice
Witty Kitty
A humorous note by Nina Wilcox Putnam about a girl and her mentally sketchy friend reacting to the Income tax blank. The item echoes a Bel Syndicate release via WN service.
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Nina Wilcox Putnam
Bel Syndicate
Motties Cook Book Presents New Pasta Dishes
A fragment lists inventive uses for macaroni spaghetti and salmon in early recipes. It mentions Spaghetti Alaska and describes boiling spaghetti, preparing salmon, and adding onion lemon juice celery and salt to create a salmon pasta serving.
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Alaska
Honey Bee Arrival in America Dates Back to 1630s
The Bee laboratory states the common honey bee is not native to North America and was first introduced into the United States in Massachusetts between 1635 and 1640. Earlier Spaniard introductions to the Southwest remain unverified.
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Honey Bee
United States
Massachusetts
Southwest
London name origins from Celtic town on the lake
The text traces London from the Celtic name Liyndin meaning town on the lake to the Latin Londinium as Romans adapted it, noting the modern name is a later corruption of those forms.
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London
Liyndin
Londinium
Humoring an Aspiration in Crimson Gulch Dialogue
A traveling salesman praises Crimson Gulch as orderly. Cactus Joe explains a new system where a young seller with racketeer symptoms is sent to Chicago and instructed to tell friends how he made good in the big town.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Chicago
Wise Guy Cholly Brooklyn Eagle Snippet
A Brooklyn Eagle fragment shows Cholly praising a girl as purer and sweeter while Liess and Tess affirm their recognition, highlighting a comic or dramatic argument about character and superiority.
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Cholly
Liess
Tess
Jove
Brooklyn Eagle
James Wise Teacher-Now
James answers the riddle skeptically claiming the spider is the webfooted animal while denying the classic webfooted duck answer. The exchange highlights a playful tease about animal traits.
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James
Youngster Views Country As Big Park With Houses
A youngster on his first trip out of town compared the country to a big park where houses are allowed and upkeep is lacking. The note appears in the leston Transcript. Also an ad promotes Ferry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds at five cents per package from a local dealer.
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Leston
Ferry
Ady
When Husbands Forget Anniversary Observances
A humorous reproach contrasts wives recalling wedding anniversaries with husbands recalling the ceremony as a moment of sartorial splendor while women remember the occasion for its beauty and emotion, and men recall feeling foolish.
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Yeston
Carlyle’s take on heroes and Nero worship in film
Soulside Courier Journal notes Carlyle’s strong book on heroes and Nero worship and remarks he knew nothing about movie heroes. The reviewer challenges Carlyle’s assertions and contrasts his analysis with contemporary cinema.
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Carlyle
Heroes
Nero
Soulside Courier- Journal
It Now Can Be Told Small Boy Father
A wry quip notes a cont roittee as a father who sits on a committee that keeps minutes and wastes hours, a London Tit-Bits style pun reflecting civic bustle and idle time.
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London
Provresa Now and Sam Debate Arithmetic Noughts
The fragment shows Provresa Now asking Sam about arithmetic. Sam replies he has learned to add up the noughts but is still troubled by the figures.
High-Toned Guest Riddle Quips at Montreat Star Waking
A brief Montreat Star item quotes a high toned guest debating awakening requests with witty imprecision. The exchange hints at social etiquette and polite restraint in late 19th or early 20th century correspondence.
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Poultry House
Latters
China
Grand Coulee Project
The
Columbia
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
Washington
Northwest
Public Works Administration
Stomac
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
LY Thornton
W. Burgess
Teter
T W. Burgess
Aesop
Welcome TrobIin
Robin
By Anne Campbell
WNU
Egypt
WHU
New Zealand
Island
Maine
Orion
Alee
Lenin
Prima Rivera
Jenny Lindt
Barnum and Dgatley’s Circus
Bell Sradicate
Dada Krows
Pop
Caesar
Mighty Rock and Mighty Thoroughbreds
Glyraitar
London Mail
Wise James
Provresa
A Wroe
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