Poultry Old Settin Hen In Losing Race
USDA reports show hens still hatch about 43 percent of chicks, incubators on farms 24 percent, farm hatched for a fee 10 percent, and commercial hatcheries 2.5 percent. Regional differences noted with the South and Midwest using hens more, while the North and West rely on incubators and outside hatchers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
South Atlantic
Virginia
Florida
South Central
Rhode Island
North Atlantic
Western States
North Central
Missouri
Kansas
Moist Mashes Favored for Keeping Up Weight
Moist mash helps maintain body weight in pullets and hens. Feed at noon in winter, spread in troughs for 15 to 25 minutes, remove leftovers. Use liquid dairy or warmed water for mixing, avoid cold mash to prevent energy loss.
Low Temperature Essential in Storing Eggs
The article explains egg storage science noting the air cell forms as moisture evaporates from the shell. Warm storage enlarges the air cell and signals aging, while cool storage slows this change, helping preserve quality. A one month old egg shows less air cell growth, reinforcing why low temperatures protect freshness.
Buying Pullets and the Economics of Poultry
The piece explains that weight and quality matter more than age when buying pullets. It notes three grades exist within a flock of the same age and breed and recommends weighing birds and health inspections for purchases. It warns many pullets sell for a dollar though their production cost reaches about $1.20 each.
No Best Breed for Laying Chickens
There is no single best breed for laying or meat. Many breeds like Barred Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds are high producers with proper care. Buy eggs only from high producing stock and reliable dealers.
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Rhode Island
Fattening ration recommended by Purdue station for poultry
A Purdue station advised fattening rations use 20 pounds yellow cornmeal 10 pounds ground oats 10 pounds flour middlings with 80 pounds buttermilk or skim milk. Mixture stands 24 hours before use and is fed to poultry confined in crates twice daily as birds clean up in about 30 minutes.
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Purdue
Sanitation Pays in Raising Pigs for Indiana Hog Farmers
Indiana hog producers adopting the USDA sanitation system report about 6 dollars extra profit per pig. The plan targets parasite control and better farrowing practices, boosting yields and savings with 6,000 hogs raised and total benefits around 36000 dollars in the state.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Bureau of Animal Industry
J. K. Gibson
Gibson
Meat Scraps and Meat Supply Best Minerals
The main minerals for poultry feeds come from meat scraps and milk. When these are limited, mineral needs rise, especially with high white corn and wheat middlings. Higher protein meat scraps lower mineral content, so avoid overly protein rich scraps unless other mineral sources are provided.
Broomcorn Brush Weight Study Finds No Gain After Milk Stage
A nine year test at the United States Dry land Field station in Woodward Oklahoma found no increase in broomcorn brush weight after seeds reach the milk stage. Brush value when cut at milk was only about one third higher than at dough stage and far lower than when left to ripen.
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United States Dryland Field Station
Woodward
Okla
Agricultural tips on pullets dairies and poultry
Guidelines emphasize placing pullets in laying houses before production begins. Dairy clubs boost profits by helping dairy farmers know their cows. Fall cleaning of flower beds and berders helps destroy winter fungi. Only bone meal limestone and salt are needed in dairy rations. complex mixtures waste money. Alfalfa hay or leaf meal serves as winter green feed for poultry and can be fed in two inch mesh nets. A balanced grain mash with grit and oyster shell aims for high egg quality. Late turkeys needing size should be fed corn heavily for holiday dress. Corn contest entries declined from 200+ last year to 174 this year.
Fall lime best buys for soil health and seeding
J. Chapman of Wisconsin State University notes fall lime offers lower prices and soil benefits. Apply to fall plowed land and disk in for spring seeding, with winter application less effective. Lime amounts depend on acidity, lime type, fineness, and pre-seeding timing. ensure pulverized limestone tests high with 40 to 50 percent passing a 60 mesh screen.
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J. Chapman
Wisconsin State University
Chapman
It's Easy Now For Women To Have Baking Success
An advertisement from Washburn Crosby Company promotes Gold Medal Kitchen-tested flour claiming uniform oven action and easy Betty Crocker inspired recipes. Readers are urged to ask their grocer for the flour to receive 12 simplified recipes for cakes cookies pastries included in each sack.
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Betty Crocker
Washburn Crosby Company
Ae Heesy
Ceeral
Engineering Feat Moves Hill in Seattle World
Popular Mechanics notes a daring Seattle project moving about 4,500,000 cubic yards of earth more than a mile to Elliott Bay. Workers dump the debris from barges that capsize to empty themselves, a complex test of logistics and engineering.
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Seattle
Wash
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Elliott Bay
Less Bulky Fertilizers Boost Ohio Plant Food Use
Dr. E Barnes of Ohio State University reports that while actual fertilizer tonnage in 1928 rose only 2 percent from 1922, the higher concentration of plant food raised total sales of plant food materials by 20 percent. Phosphoric acid sales rose 9 percent, potash 160 percent, and nitrogen 121 percent.
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Ohio
E. Barnes
Soils Department
Ohio State University
State Department of Agriculture
Barnes
Poultry Breeding: Use of Birds With Crooked Breasts
The article weighs decisions on including birds with nonstandard breast bones in flocks. It warns against using males with the deformity, notes trap-nesters may favor such birds, and suggests excluding birds with misshapen or abnormal eggs to optimize hatching results.
Milk Skim Nutriment Finds Wide Use In Foods
Skim milk contains about 70 percent of the nutriment and skim milk powder is used by bakers in bread and cakes. Up to 7 percent can be added with customers noting improved bread. Ice cream makers, macaroni, pie fillings, chocolates and various candies also incorporate the product.
Making Silo Air Proof Most Practical Plan
An Iowa farmer with long experience outlines methods to reduce silage spoilage in winter. He recommends sealing the silo interior with a cement paste made from salt alum lye and water, plus cement, and lining doors with paper or filling cracks with clay. He also suggests sowing ants or cane at the silo top to create a quick sprout mat that acts as an air barrier.
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Iowa
Long suspension bridge spans Gila River in Arizona
The New England Utility News reports a record suspension bridge built by a telephone company across the Gila River in Arizona. Two 100 foot towers on each bank support two cables and cross-arms carrying toll wires with a 2370 foot span, about 800 feet longer than the Brooklyn Bridge span. The design avoids submarine cables due to flood times and limits loading pots.
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Arizona
Telephone Company
Gila River
New England Utility News
Brooklyn Bridge
Dancing Master Complains of Modern Seville Senorita
A Seville dancing master declaims that modern senoritas spurn artistic traditions. He laments her focus on present and future while the gallant senor offers saraband and castanets, but she requests the Charleston.
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Senor Realita
Seville
Spain
Senor
Fortunate Teacher Question Sparks Home Homework Humor
In a schoolroom exchange a teacher asks how much homework students do. Billy responds with a playful line about a servant at their home, turning the question into a light domestic joke.
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Billy
Not Today Hubby Front Door Dispatches Humor
A playful domestic vignette shows a wife denying a garbage man at the back door while her husband’s request is lightheartedly dismissed. The exchange captures a comic domestic moment with vivid dialogue and a humorous vibe.
Cemetery Now Park Pere Lachaise in Paris
Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has been repurposed as a public park. The historic site, renowned as a burial ground for famous figures, now invites leisure and recreation while preserving its cultural heritage.
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Pere Lachaise
Paris
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Colors That Last
Adhesive claim for home dyeing highlights Diamond Dyes as containing high quality anilines for even application and lasting wear. Authorities and millions of users recommend them. Priced at 15a per package and available at drug stores.
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