News Review of Current Events
Edward W. Pickard surveys the farm board stabilization efforts to support domestic wheat prices, noting purchases, potential further funding, and international responses. He reports Canadian cooperation, U S co operative actions, and the White House health conference led by Hoover, plus bank failures, university reforms, political shifts in India and Spain, Haiti’s election, and post prohibition debates.
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Edward W. Pickard
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Treasury
Remiers
Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Montreal
Dominion
Bennett
London
Tornado toll at Bethany church colony near Oklahoma City
A devastating tornado struck the Bethany church colony near Oklahoma City killing about a score of men women and children and injuring around one hundred. Over two hundred buildings were destroyed starting with a country school house where four pupils perished.
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Little Church
Bethany
Oklahoma City
Okla
Western Newspaper Union
Chicken Flock On Every Farm Says Health Expert
Dr B J Raupp head of poultry at North Carolina State College urges every farm to keep a flock of 50 to 100 hens. He explains homegrown rationing with corn oats wheat and barley and notes the household need of eggs and poultry. He outlines market potential and breeding needs including setting hens and pullet production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Raupp
North Carolina State College
Poultry Department
Kaupp
Balanced Rations for Laying Hens Feeding hopper design tips
The text outlines feeding dry mash as essential for laying hens and recommends ample hopper space. It describes a practical open trough hopper one foot wide with eight inch high sides, four inch higher ends, and inner cleats to reduce waste. A revolving reel built from 4 inch blocks and finch strips blocks roosting on the hopper.
Feed Strategies for Solving the Green Feed Problem
The article recommends alfalfa or red clover or soybean hay of proper quality to solve the green feed issue. Cut hay into half inch lengths with a clover cutter and feed via wire-netting feeders or uncited racks. If hay quality is poor, mix in 5 percent alfalfa meal. Warm water aids winter egg production and hens avoid cold water. When a layer drinks less water, she eats less feed.
Mating ratios for general and egg breed roosters
The guidance outlines mating ratios for fowl: in general purpose breeds one male per ten to twelve females, and in egg breeds one male per fifteen to twenty females. Flock needs vary by range, with fewer males needed in larger ranges, and a surplus of cocks generally avoided. Some breeders pair cocks with pullets and cockerels with hens, and ensure early hatched birds can mate with well matured pullets if appropriate.
Cod Liver Oil Helps Winter Poultry Health
Cod liver oil is a key winter ration for poultry boosting egg strength and lay rate. It supplies vitamins A and D to promote growth, vitality, and disease resistance, and serves as a sun substitute for hens kept indoors.
Castoria: Safe relief for infant colic and upset stomachs
A vintage Castoria advertisement promises quick comfort for babies with colic and stomach issues. It touts pure vegetable ingredients, harmlessness, and the benefit of keeping two bottles in the home, highlighting gentle regulation for tummy troubles and the pleasant taste for infants.
Galsworthy’s Manuscripts Enshrined In Pen and Ink
William Lyon Phelps notes in Scribner’s Magazine that John Galsworthy writes everything by hand and preserves manuscripts in red morocco boxes in Hampstead. He quotes Prof. Carlton Wells on the high value of Galsworthy’s manuscripts, predicting significant appreciation over time.
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London
John Galsworthy
Carlton Wells
University of Michigan
Manchester Guardian
Shaw
Galsworthy
Hampstead
British Museum
Greville
William Lyon Phelps
Scribner’s Magazine
Jamestown settlement ships Sarah Constant Goodspeed Discovery
Notable trio Sarah Constant Goodspeed and Discovery carried Jamestown settlers to Virginia in 1607. The passage notes explorers and early colonists, with emphasis on maritime arrivals and the founding of the colony.
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Sarah Constant
Jamestown
Blood of Many Races on Island of Corsica
An evocative National Geographic bulletin portrays Corsica as France’s large Mediterranean island possession. It describes an atmosphere scented by maquis and contrasts modern port life with ancient pancake huts and stone dwellings. The piece notes rugged terrain, a 300,000 population, and a mingling of Phoenician to Moorish ancestry.
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Corsica
France
National Geographic Society
Massachusetts
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Werner von Blomberg
Saluting
Military Academy
West Point
Princeton
N. J
Charles
Farm Board
Farm- Board
Western Wheat Co
United States
Legge
Farm’board
Hoover
White House
Protec
Wilbur
Caldwell & Co
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Rogers Caldwell
Bank of Tennessee
Attorney General of
Central Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
N. C
William Virgil Bell
First ‘National Bank of Horse Care
University of Chicago
Robert “Faynard Hutchins
Leben
India
Maharajah of
Bikaner
Tej- Bahandur Sapru
Jayakar
B. S. Moonje
Muhammed Ali
Begum Shah Nawaz
England
Lord Peel
Great Britain
Spain
Barcelona
Madrid
Salamanca
Tenio Vincent
Haiti Journal
Haiti
National Assembly
Eugene Roy
Vincent
Republic
Hoover Commission
John H. Russell
Dana G. Munro
Port Au Prince
Charles P. Summerall
Douglas MacArthur
General Summerall
American Bar Association
Orrie L. Phillips
Atlantic City
Detroit
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Chas. H. Fletcher
Bayer
Beyer Manufacture of
Cuticura Laboratories
Malden, Mass
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