Popular Rhode Island Reds For Foragers and Laying Hens
Rhode Island Reds originated in Rhode Island about fifty years ago and are noted for foraging ability high egg yield and docile hens. The breed results from crosses including Red Malay Game Red Cochin China Red Java and others with Brown Leghorn added later. Chicks mature early lay well and tolerate winter egg production markets value the meat for its sweet flavor and the birds’ attractive coloring and carriage.
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Rhode Island
New York
Feeding Chicks on a Wet Mash and Grain Ration
Chicks thrive on a grain mash regimen when started on wet mash and fed alternately. Two wet mash feeds daily and three grain feeds, with mash at about ten in the morning and three in the afternoon, accelerate growth for market-ready cockerels. The recommended mash mix is equal parts cornmeal bran middlings corn gluten feed and meat scrap.
Constant Water Supply for Brooders and Coops Technique
A method uses a melted top tin can with a three fourth inch by one half inch opening inverted in a flower pot saucer to create an automatic fountain. It sits one and a half inches above the coop floor and should be protected from being knocked over by hens, for example by placing a brick on top.
Causes and prevention of turkey blackhead disease
Authorities attribute turkey blackhead to over feeding and crowding while others point to different causes. The article suggests moving poults to new ground away from other fowl, avoiding damp conditions, and feeding carefully to protect digestion, noting liver enlargement and death as outcomes.
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Turkeys
Ration for Little Turkeys
Dry grain chick feed free from mustiness provides an excellent ration for young turkeys. Some bread and milk or johnny cake baked hard and fed dry may be given as a supplement.
War Expands Bureau of Commerce with Export Licenses Division
The division of export licenses is a new wartime unit within the commerce department. It screens export permits to restrict shipments that could aid the enemy, prioritizes council guidelines on quantities and destinations, and vets consignees. Exporters are urged to exercise caution and report suspicious inquiries.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
United States
Exports Council
Venezuela as a growing market for US construction goods
A U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce report cautions that postwar Europe may capture much of Venezuela's construction machinery market. It notes current US dominance but urges careful cultivation to maintain the favorable position as trade expands.
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Venezuela
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Europe
United States
Skilled men needed for national industrial defense effort
The Interior Department through the Bureau of Education appeals to trade schools with shop departments to train skilled mechanics and high grade helpers for anticipated semi technical and various trades. Officials anticipate high demand for foremen mechanics bakers and many skilled trades while urging continued student enrollment and standard safeguards. Over 500 special schools are available now and asked to notify education plans to implement these recommendations.
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Uncle Sam
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
Wilson
Commerce Redfield
Department
Army
Navy
Civil Service Commission
Army and Navy
Bureau
Hsis
Commissioner of Education
Gold Imports Set Record in Fiscal Year 1917
The United States total gold and silver movement in 1917 reached 1 382 380 745 dollars with gold imports at 977 176 026 and silver 35 033 563. Gold exports totaled 291 921 225 dollars and silver 78 279 931, yielding a net gold import of 685 254 801, up from 403 759 753 in 1916. The silver net export rose despite abundant domestic production and similar export dynamics.
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United States
Uncle Sam's
Bureau of Foreign and
Sows at Premium Amid Hog Market Boom
The hog market shines as breeding sows fetch high prices while feed costs rise. Farmers rush to crowd in hogs, yet United States sow numbers drop three percent from last year, the first non increasing supply since 1913. Breeding stock remains scarce and demand for young stock is at an all time high. Farmers holding sows will influence next spring’s pig crop. gifts from litters should favor breeding over meat sale to boost future production.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States
Are Little Pigs Off Feed
Dr. F B Hadley warns of sore mouth disease in piglets affecting mouth tissues with ulcers and dark red borders. Treat with potassium permanganate solution, wash mouth twice daily for severe cases and once daily for milder cases. Dip pig heads in solution to prevent spread and disinfect pens thoroughly before new pigs.
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F. B. Hadley
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Training for Show Animals
Training for show animals stresses daily practice to make them stand and move as directed. The work is an art requiring experience, with prior exercise and leading to build graceful response before show time.
Proper Horse Care for Good Condition and Work
The text emphasizes that better care leads to horses staying in good condition with moderate feeding. Proper care and feeding plus good grooming are essential to securing optimal performance and reliability for work.
The Secret of Youth Adventure Philosophy
Edgar J. Goodspeed argues in the Atlantic that youthfulness comes from an enduring appetite for adventure. He suggests most people are either drawn to adventures or merely appreciate them, with life opening when one embraces small risks and treats each day as a fresh enterprise.
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Edgar J. Goodspeed
Atlantic
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises Real Goodness
A wartime ad extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a two ounce package of real cleansing power claiming it makes clothes brighter and the user smile at the result amid postwar optimism.
Message to Beau About Staying and Paper Duty
A fragmented note asks a father to tell his son not to object to a partner staying and helping with duties, but to object to taking the morning paper when he leaves. The tone implies household arrangements and newspaper access are debated between involved parties.
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Gladys
Swamp-Root Praised By Druggist Customer Endorsement
A Starkville Mississippi druggist notes no complaints about Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. Customers are pleased with results and speak highly of the preparation. Dated September 29 1916.
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Dr. Kilmer
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
A vintage advertisement from Binghamton New York invites readers to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co for a sample bottle of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes large and medium bottles are sold at all drug stores and asks mention of this paper in the correspondence.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Promoter status questioned by skeptical clerk
A clerk questions the boss’s occupation asking about his business. The superintendent replies he is a promoter though the clerk notes he has never promoted him and has held the same minor job for years.
Serene counsel clashes with cynical statesman remark
A superficial philosopher argues that ignorance causes no harm while a cynical statesman warns that an uninformed person reaching a position of responsibility could hurt many others. The exchange centers on knowledge, duty, and consequences in leadership.
Fletcher's Castoria Authenticity and Honest Advertising
The advertisement asserts Fletcher's Castoria offers genuine remedial virtues once claimed, citing increased use and physician recommendations. It warns that imitations exist in some stores and stresses the genuine Castoria is the product Mr. Fletcher honestly advertised and expects to receive reward for.
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Fletcher
Taller Order and the Carters Tall Tale
Jones, recently out of work, takes a carting job. He overloads a two wheel cart causing the horse to stumble on a hill. He blames the animal and speeds back to his boss asking for a taller horse.
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Jones
The
Why Bottle Was Empty Delivers a Simple Mirthful Tale
A boy Harold runs an errand for vichy at No. 8 after school. He returns late and his mother scolds him for wasting time. He explains the siphon and a cat both made a hiss sound, claiming the cat said pssst and the siphon echoed the same.
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Harold
Mumma
Sarah
Expressive Exchange of Love Ends with Sweet Suggestion
A tender dialogue unfolds as a woman laments that words fail to express her love. Ferdy replies softly and the pair consider small, symbolic gifts like candy and violets to convey affection.
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Ferdy
Maybe He Did In Fifth Avenue Bejeweled Window Exchange
A couple pause before a shop window on Fifth Avenue near Thirty-seventh Street New York. The girl admiring a clingy gown remarks on knee vanity boxes as Harold teases her with playful banter. The passage ends with a wry aphorism about dead men and epitaphs.
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Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
New York
Harold
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