Protect Pullets Against Disease Advice From State College
Professor Weaver of the state college of agriculture urges producers to grade pullets for winter, selecting well-sized, well-fleshed birds kept on rich feeding and clean housing. He warns against internal and external parasites, notes drugs cannot cure tapeworms or chronic coccidiosis, and recommends vaccination for fowl pox and infectious laryngotracheitis where outbreaks occurred.
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Weaver
State College of Agriculture
Family based breeder advice from Rural New-Yorker
A poultry expert urges selecting breeders by family of full sisters rather than individual records. He ranks cockerels by tested sires, then dam and sister performance, warning that without a proper record system the breeder will be overwhelmed by meaningless figures.
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New-Yorker
Inducing Hens to Lay with Winter Lighting
The article notes the growing use of artificial light in poultry houses during winter by commercial poultrymen. Extending the hen's day aims to simulate spring conditions, boosting laying and potentially increasing feed consumption and profitability, with the same feed mixtures as in darker periods.
Poultry Rearing Tips From 1930s Almanac
Alabama farmers raised 11,340,000 chickens in 1932. Tehama county California turkey growers herd flocks with trained dogs. Feeding cracked corn risks removed germ. Experts can tell hens from roosters at birth by markings. Finely chopped green onion tops aid growth and daily feeding. Green feed boosts health fertility and egg hatchability. Vitamin E is essential for fertility sourced from cereal germs. Sand flea eradication by lard and powdered sulphur mix. Novice overbreeding risks in limited quarters. Vitamin B from bran cereals yeast and greens necessary. constant supply needed to prevent polyneuritis.
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