Standard-bred Fowls Turn Out Superior Egg Production
Improved cockerels on mongrel hens greatly raise egg yields. Standard-bred hens routinely lay more eggs, with records of 162 and 161 eggs per pullet in Connecticut and New Jersey contests. Crosses with standard-bred males yielded substantial gains, reaching 207 eggs by the third generation and 198 eggs with White Leghorn cockerels.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Kansas State Agricultural College
Keen interest in poultry boosts federal poultry literature
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports 50 to 75 daily inquiries on poultry raising this year and poultry literature distribution by the Division of Publications exceeds prior records. The Agriculture Department offers extensive material from breed discussions to management housing incubation breeding and culling with over 30 general bulletins plus many technical works on poultry.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Limberneck Incurable in Poultry Deadly Neck Paralysis Warns Farmers
Limberneck, a paralysis of neck muscles in birds from decayed flesh or exposure to arsenate of lead, has no cure. Prevention is key. bury or burn all dead chicks and animals to stop spread.
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Limberneck
Fowls Prepared for Market Feet in Crates Fattening Tips
Fowls intended for market should be penned in small enclosures and not allowed free range as they will lose flesh. Do not feed fattening birds green foods at any time. Commercial feeders typically place fowls in crates and keep them there during the fattening process.
Improving Soil for Vegetables and Home Garden
United States Department of Agriculture urges autumn soil improvement for next year’s home vegetable garden. Rye cover crops, frost action on heavy soils, and ample stable manure recommended. Plow under rye and manure after harvest. repeat in spring for bumper crops of potatoes cabbage tomatoes beans beets and more.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Live chickens for market ship with ventilation and care
The United States Department of Agriculture says live poultry can net as much as dressed poultry. Use well built slatted crates with ventilation, avoid overcrowding, add partitions for large crates, and ship only one variety per coop or division whenever possible.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cost of maintaining roads per person last year
The cost of keeping up and building roads last year averaged 4 dollars per person after auto license fees. It equals about a cent and a tenth a day for each resident. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce notes the burden, yet few would surrender even their street for saving. Roads are a great civilizational blessing and among the cheapest public benefits.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Columbia sheep gain favor with new cross bred type
The United States Department of Agriculture developed the Columbia sheep from a cross of Lincoln and Rambouillet. Bred at the government sheep experiment station in Dubois Idaho, the range sheep shows promise for high profits by producing market lambs at weaning time without sacrificing wool growth. Experiments indicate strong adaptability to abundant range feeds.
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Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Rambouillet
United States Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Government
Dubois
Idaho
Department
Success With Hogs
Advice on hog husbandry stressing balanced rations, exercise and clean dry bedding. Farrowing rails add value regardless of material. Pigs farrow mainly at night. provide dry bedding and avoid manure and dusty stalls. Keep clean water available and grow high protein forages to reduce costs.
Farm Buildings Need Care and Nourishment Says Scientist
Farmers have long solved feed problems and now must nourish buildings with good paint. A painted barn lasts over a hundred years while an unpainted one falls to pieces in ten. Neglect equals death to a structure, echoing animal care and rising rebuilding costs.
Hogs Adapt to Alfalfa in Modern Feeding
State agricultural experiment stations report hogs accept alfalfa hay after adjustment and find it lowers feed costs while improving hog condition. Trials show corn to alfalfa ratios as high as nine to one, with alfalfa ideal for brood sows and fewer disease issues with liberal feeding.
Selecting a Herd Boar for Your Stock
The article advises buyers to evaluate individuality ancestry and offspring when choosing a herd boar. It stresses inspecting sire and dam and relatives, preferring aged proven sires, and notes a good sire greatly influences the herd while poor sires hinder progress.
Purebreds Prove Worth Through Care and Continuity
Purebreds represent long term ideals of breeders across many breeds. Learn what breeders aim for and align with their standards. With proper feed and shelter purebreds outperform scrubs, while poor conditions ruin health and finances. Choose a well grown purebred sire for your next herd or flock to ensure better outcomes.
Feeding Minerals to Hogs From Primitive Remedies to Practical Feeding
The article notes farmers lack deep scientific knowledge about hog mineral supplements yet believe minerals aid growth digestion and development. It mentions using ground raw bone or rock phosphate and a salt copperas glauber salts sulphur and charcoal mix, combined with tankage to supply about half an ounce per 100 pounds daily.
Four Leaf Clover in Crop Rotation Quack Grass Analogy
The text compares finding a grower who believes clover is essential to the crop rotation as easy as finding quack grass. It notes that a truly thorough expert is as rare as a four leaf clover and often ties the leaves to phosphate lime manure and inoculation. It states public agencies seek the fix for flower failure.
Tanlac Backed by Thousands as Health Restorer
Frail and convalescent individuals tout Tanlac for quick constitution boost and renewed energy. Mrs. Mary Choklat of Los Angeles testifies she recovered from severe weakness and bad digestion to perfect health, with Tanlac aiding digestion and blood and muscle nourishment. Advertisement note and unrelated fashion line follow.
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Tanlac
Mary Choklat
N. Broadway
Los Angeles
Calif
Advertising lines on coal and laundry products
A vintage ad snippet notes that hard work is avoided by clever products. It claims soft coal will make laundry labor heavier this winter and suggests Red Cross Ball Blue to remove grime.
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Red Cross
Printing Office Tallies Vast Government Output
The government printing office, the largest in the world, used 50 million pounds of paper in the year ending June 1921. Total expenditures reached 11 million dollars, with the office publishing speeches, documents, and stationery. An ad promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for clear skin.
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Government Printing Office
Scientific American States
There Is No Use Talking We Have Made Up Our Minds
A Fifth avenue bus ride becomes a scene as a couple argues over which street to disembark. The woman, seated and firm, declares she has decided and will not be swayed, drawing amused attention from nearby riders. The brief exchange ends with her final veto.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Forty-second Street
New York Times
Diplomatic Bet Sparks Father Daughter Marriage Talk
A young man asks Wall Street father for permission to marry his daughter. The father agrees to hear him and notes a bet between the couple about the consent. The exchange highlights a wager on the outcome of the match of approval.
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Yonkers Statesman
Four social varieties: lovers ambitious observers fools
Taine notes four types in society the lovers the ambitious the observers and the fools. The fools are the happiest of the group.
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Taine
Hymn Covered His Retreat
Georgia clergyman newly settled over a large parish faced embarrassment before his flock. He attempted a women's missionary meeting appeal but faltered, finally retreating to the hymn number. The incident, recounted by the Philadelphia Ledger, highlights his attempt to rally attendance.
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Georgia
Philadelphia Ledger
New Waitress Secrets At Caf é Dame
A new waitress frets over serving three men who ordered lemon pie. Heloise, the head waitress, asks what the plan should be between slapping with the pie or sliding it on plates, setting a light comic scene in a Kansas City Star excerpt.
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Heloise
Kansas City Star
Quotable Views on Men and Women from Life
The quote remarks that men feel useless without women while women feel independent without men. It highlights gender roles with humor and a social critique. Life magazine commentary reflects on relationship dynamics and reliance.
Dance Engagement Revealed At Eastern Convention
At a post convention dance in an eastern city I realized I had an unconsummated engagement. A man noted my earlier decision and said his wife had mentioned our prior agreement, prompting a calm, humorous remark about the missed dance.
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Chicago Tribune
Not Lonely Any More Says Old Fellow in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a man claims he is not lonely, adding quips about asking if he has a wife or a radio set as signs of companionship and modern living.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Golf habit quotes on attitude from Bridge scene
The piece notes a character named Mr Flubdub who sticks to clubs and suggests many men aim for greatness while a few pursue skill. It uses a sports club setting to illustrate attitudes toward golf and personal ambition.
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Colorado Agricultural College
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Guenser
Hispox Chem
Putnam
Spoileg
Betty
Fletcher
Hymn
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
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