Cottonseed Meal A profitable protein feed for live stock
United States Department of Agriculture introduces Farmers' Bulletin 1179-F on feeding cottonseed meal to live stock. It notes cottonseed meal boosts appetite and intake, provides high protein, and can improve gains in fattening cattle and dairy cows. Guidelines cover ration comparisons, fattening uses for beef and hogs, and safe limits for horses, with instructions to obtain copies from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Washington, D. C
Office of Information
Principles of McLean swine sanitation plan
The McLean swine sanitation plan centers on preventing worm infestation by keeping sows and pigs on land free from worms. Key steps include washing the sow before farrowing, confining them in a clean farrowing house, avoiding cross polluted ground to clean pastures, and restricting pig access to old pastures or roads until four months old.
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McLean
Alfalfa and Clover Best For Farm Stock Feeds
Oats hay feeds beef cattle but is less efficient than alfalfa or clover hay. Oats hay mirrors timothy in composition and shows 3.4 percent protein, 38.4 percent carbohydrates, and 1.2 percent fat. Alfalfa hay offers 10.6 percent digestible protein, 20 percent carbohydrates, and 0.48 percent fat. Clover hay provides 7.6 percent protein, 39.23 percent carbohydrates, and 1.8 percent fat.
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Timothy Shay
Clean Start for Pigs and Feeding Tips for Livestock
Live Stock Facts notes a clean start for pigs at five to six weeks with middlings or shorts and tankage or cob meal. It cites federal estimates that over two thirds of cattle infected with tuberculosis have been slaughtered since 1917. Feeding hogs in cars before loading raises in transit death losses by 25 to 30 percent. Heavy feeding and no exercise on Sundays or rainy days harm horses. Reduce feed when work stock is idle. If wheat cannot be profitably sold at 500 cents per bushel, use off grade peas and cheap forage to feed sheep, swine, or cattle and turn a profit.
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Felice
Wickersham
Jonathan
Tathet
Dilly-Dally
Outdoor Living Room for Summer On Front Porch design
William A. Radford offers free home building advice through readers and describes a Dutch Colonial style frame house with a front porch living area for summer comfort. The 26 by 24 foot plan features a large first floor living room, dining area, kitchen, and three second floor bedrooms with a bath, plus bright awnings and shrubbery.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
Defective Chimneys Spark Home Fire Risks
The article warns defective chimneys cause many fires and stresses proper fire clay linings for chimneys of brick concrete blocks hollow tile or stone. It explains the smoke test to detect weak flues and urges rebuilding or correct construction to prevent fires.
Glass Skyscrapers Rise in New York Plans
New York architects file plans for nearly a dozen glass wall skyscrapers to be built next year. Proposals include a sky scraper hotel and two large apartments, with several thousand people to live in glass houses. One warehouse would be 15 stories with 40 acres of floor space, and 70 story glass towers are being planned by multiple firms.
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New York
New York City
Glass walls to blaze with color science of living
Alloy sash and trim use rustless metal like aluminum or chrome nickel steel. Glass bricks with heat insulating air cells form translucent walls that glitter in sun and glow at night. Albert E. Marshall notes hollow glass brick resists 1000 degrees and supports heavy loads, enabling structural glass walls to advance color science in living spaces.
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Albert E. Marshall
Imperfect Oak Flooring Promises Antique Room Appeal
Poor flooring may warp or crack soon and waste builder effort. Oak boards offer irregular widths for an antique effect, with grain beauty, dignity, and harmony with woodwork and furniture. Oak is durable, retains cleanliness, and time improves its mellowness while costing little versus temporary coverings.
Practical Builder Chooses Best Construction Materials
An experienced builder selects durable roofs trim and wallpaper to satisfy homeowners. He relies on proven materials that wear well look appealing and align with top decorators recommendations. The piece emphasizes practical choices from seasoned knowledge.
Vitamins in chick feed crucial for growth and health
Poultry nutrition expert O N Massengale from the New Jersey agricultural experiment station warns that chicks need vitamins A B and D in their ration. Deficiencies cause stunting disease susceptibility and mortality with ophthalmia neuritis and leg weakness. Whole yellow corn meal and cod liver oil supply A and B while D comes from cod liver oil and sunlight. add 1 percent cod liver oil if sunlight is unreliable.
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O. N. Massengale
New Jersey
Turkeys in Confinement Mark New Marketing Trend
Western marketing pools and cooperative associations push quality standards for turkeys, with Pacific coast egg practices guiding the East. The Pennsylvania experiment station reports confinement turkey production surpassing expectations, and Maryland growers report success, signaling a shift toward confined rearing in the East.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Economical Egg Ration for Summer Production
University of Illinois expert H. H. Alp told Urbana farmers that 60 percent of egg production cost is feed. He urged using cheap but effective rations while eggs sell for 20 cents a dozen or less. A current economical mix uses 195 lb yellow corn, 100 lb ground wheat, 100 lb ground oats, 100 lb meat scrap, 5 lb salt, about $1.65 per hundred.
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H. H. Alp
University of Illinois
Urbana
Poultry Guidance for Winter Laying and House Management
Notes advise late molters can lay well in winter, litter management in scratching sheds, and keeping straw sanitary with a disinfectant. Charcoal aids chick health though not essential, can be made from grain byproducts. Feed apples moderately, provide green food, and keep hens happy to encourage laying. Average August output targeted at 13 eggs per hen. cull if below. Boiled rice calms chicks. Train pallets to be fearless. a frightened flock harms the hen house. A wild pullet disrupts a controlled flock.
Wickersham Family Blossom Becomes A Mother Story
A widowed financier with four children reshapes his home at a hotel. His son Jonathan forms a deep bond with Felice Daly, a poised European educated woman. The pivotal moment arrives when Jonathan asks his father about Felice and the father requests Felice to become a mother to the family.
Predicts Big Changes in Weather Forecasting
Secretary C G Abbot of the Smithsonian presents evidence that weather is driven by changes in solar radiation, challenging prior meteorology. He notes 111 five day rises and 106 five day falls of the solar constant, with temperature and pressure at Washington showing opposing trends in each case.
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C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Doctor Abbot
Observatory of the
Montezuma
Chile
Washington
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