The Wild Man of Santa Cruz and His Pampa Crimes
Ascensio Brunel, a Swiss-born horse trainer in Patagonia, is chased across the pampas after murdering a farmer to seize his wife and stock. He robs, raids mare herds from Tehuelche lands, escapes prison, and sustains a reign of killings and terror until gunned down by settlers near the Andes.
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Pampas
Patagonia
Atlantic
Santa Cruz
Gallegos
Magellan
Ascensio Brunel
Argentina
Ifenri
Ascensio
South
Brunels
Estancia
Henri
Ultima Casa
Punta Arenas
Brunel
Rio Negro
Magellan Straits
Comasarios
Chubut
Vega
Canadon
Argentine Republic
Cordillera
Andes
Moe Th
Poultry Coop Shown for Hot Weather Comfort
An illustrated poultry coop provides shade and ventilation for 50 to 60 hens. The eight by twelve foot structure uses light framing and inch siding, with 12 by 16 inch vents and a two foot square air shutter. Roosts and droppings platforms are arranged under the rear roof, with whitewashed interior and optional shading from trees. Cost ranges from 12 to 15 dollars plus paint.
Fowls Market Water Injection Method Invented
Experts report injecting about 8 percent of live weight in water into fowls after slaughter improves fit for market. Temperature kept 50 to 70 degrees F for an hour or more. Two Indiana men invented a hose attachment with a sharp point to inject the water directly through the breast.
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Indiana
Feeding Fowls for Morning and Evening Meals
The article advises empty crops in the morning and full only at roost time. First feed grain scattered in the yard soon after dawn to promote exercise. Midday should be a warm moistened mash. evening should end with a liberal grain scatter in the litter. Encourage active fowls.
Oyster Shells for Fowls
The feeding of oyster shells is claimed to supply grit but experiments show hens may use shells to supply eggshells. It is not necessary to feed shells when fowls have varied food since poultry feed contains sufficient lime for all purposes.
Fireless brooder for 25 to 50 chicks design
A detailed plan from Arthur S. Wenger of Dayton Va describes a fireless brooder and brood coop for 25 to 50 chicks. It covers bottom dimensions 2 ft 8 in by 1 ft 10 in, upper structure with 2 by 2 stock, a two-opening front, sliding door and mesh, a movable muslin cover, roof framing, hover box, muslin frame, hay chaff bottom, and optional burlap covering for warmth.
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Arthur S. Wenger
Dayton
Missouri Valley Farmer
Bedbugs in Chicken House
The article warns poultry houses are infested with bed bugs and offers home remedies. It suggests turning sheep into houses, removing nests, and spraying with boiling whitewash plus turpentine. It also recommends burning interiors with tardins mixture, or mixing turpentine ammonia and kerosene with camphor, then whitewashing and repainting.
Recipe for making insect powder from carbolic acid and gasoline
A receipt explains making an insect powder by mixing one pint of crude carbolic acid with three pints of gasoline in a pan. Plaster of Paris is added to absorb all liquid, then the mixture dries on paper and is sieved to produce the powder.
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Plaster of Paris
Poultry Notes Emphasize Early Turkeys and Ventilation
Poultry notes warn against raising scrub chickens and overly heavy cocks with hens. Early turkeys pay, produced from early laid eggs. Ventilation in the chicken house is crucial to bird health, and a steady diet matters to avoid harm. The male guinea fowl shows larger wattles, and the breast carries the meat heft similar to pheasant.
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Siogway Colypany
Fred O. Sibley
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