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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1947

Page

3

Tennessee The frontier state built by rugged Jackson

An essay on Tennessee’s spirit and history from its frontier origins to modern development. It highlights Andrew Jackson’s influence, early settlements, statehood, leaders like Sevier, and the evolution of Knoxville, Nashville, and Murfreesboro. It praises resources, industry, TVA dams, parks, and the warm, cultured people of Tennessee.

Andrew Jackson Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Mississippi River Jackson United States Hermitage Nashville Sam Houston Capt William Bean Russell Bean North Carolina Virginia Watauga America John Sevier James Robertson Franklin Frankland Knoxville Union Kingston Murfreesboro TVA Cherokee National Forest Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cumberland Mountains Reelfoot Great Lakes South Bluegrass

Herds and Flocks on Successful Farms

Text discusses farm animal housing and feeding specs for cattle ewes and pigs, noting bunk heights of 30 inches for cattle and 24 inches for calves, trough space, and bunk widths. It also covers pregnancy disease in ewes, weight gain during gestation, lice control with DDT, and piglet survival tied to sow milk availability at farrowing.

Michigan State College

Proper Turkey Killing Method and Bleeding Guide

Detailed steps for humane turkey slaughter from water deprivation before kill to shackling, throat cut, blood flow check, and brain-stopping blade thrust. Emphasizes one clean cut behind the head, holding the beak open, and verifying blood flow to ensure humane death and proper feather loosening.

Single Hair Convicts Murderer in Crime Case

Collier's reports a homicide case where a single hair at the scene identified the murderer after microscopic comparison showed near identical length and color among three suspects. Ultraviolet examination revealed purple fluorescence in the hair due to daily aspirin use by the accused, linking him to the crime.

Collier’s

Wood chick feeders aid waste reduction for Washington state

Simple wooden feeders address feed waste for 100 chicks in their first 10 days at Washington State College design. A new poison, synklor, is reported four times as potent as DDT against roaches ants moths carpet beetles and many pests including grasshoppers.

Washington State College Desight

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