Fences For Poultry Yard Size And Construction Considerations
Poultry fencing increases equipment labor and maintenance costs so minimize fences and maximize land. A grass sward uses 200 to 250 square feet per bird with varying space on poor soil. Heavier fowls need six foot to seven foot high fences. Legers require similar reinforcement. Fence tops, inward angles, barbed wire atop, and feather trimming may be used to confine birds. Posts eight to ten feet apart for netting, 16 to 20 feet for woven wire, corner posts eight inches diameter four feet deep. intervening posts four to five inches diameter three feet deep. Treat ground-contact posts for longevity and brace corner posts securely.
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Plymouth Rocks
United States Department of Agriculture
Mrs. E. B. McLean Returns From Texas In Washington Circles
Mrs. Edward B. McLean wife of the Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer publisher returns from Texas where she joined President-elect Harding's party. The McLeans will play a leading role in Washington society and inauguration arrangements.
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Edward B. McLean
Washington, Post
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington
Texas
Harding
McLean
NO CURE FOR FOWL CHOLERA
Poultry experts warn farmers about fowl cholera a contagious deadly disease in hens. Signs include slow movement crouching and abnormal stools with liver kidney and intestinal blood vessel congestion seen in dead birds. Do not treat sick birds kill those with symptoms burn corpses and bury deeply. Feed water with mercury or sodium sulfate tablets per guidance.
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Town Strate College
Frost Collected On Walls In Henhouse
Frost gathers on the walls of a henhouse indicating inadequate ventilation or walls too thin. The moisture from the birds' breath may be excessive for the space or there may be too many birds for proper airflow.
Outdoor Living Advised For Poultry And Wildfowl
The article urges birds to stay outdoors until snow arrives, claiming health benefits from open air. It warns that thieves and prowling animals pose the greatest danger to poultry and wildfowl.
Alpine club member climbs stairs to billiards room
Cholly refuses the elevator and says he should do some climbing. He has joined an Alpine club, signaling a more active routine as he trains.
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Cholly
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promotes Clean Skin
Promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic fragrant versatile powder for face skin baby and dusting uses. Part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum advertised as economical and convenient.
Pinochle, Telegrams, and a Fortune Intercepted
A Philadelphia commuter plays two handed pinochle at 25 cents a hand when a telegram arrives from the 8,000 barrel gusher strike. The financier ignores the message to finish his card game, worried more about his worry than the fortune awaiting him. The scene unfolds in a city library setting as the messenger waits.
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New- York
Atlantic City
Cape May
Philadelphia
Thomas
Lewis
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Orris Root Scents Ground Florence Verona Districts
Orris roots are used as a basis for perfumes, yielding fragrance in ground form associated with Florence and near Verona. The note highlights regional scent origins and historic perfume practices.
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Florence
Verona
Two heads or more in discourse debated by lecturers
Fragmentary quote discusses crowding a discussion with many participants. The text contrasts “two heads” with a suggestion that some lecturers prefer up to six participants, highlighting debate over speaker numbers without additional context.
The Joy of Life and Work Quotes Featured
The Louisville Courier Journal cites Louis Louis scoping a quote on work and joy. The remark contrasts labor in bottling with daily life and suggests fulfillment comes from loving one’s task.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Goodyear Offers Free Raincoat to Local Readers
Goodyear Manufacturing Company KC offers a free raincoat to one local reader who will show it to friends. Send a request today to 3860 Goodyear Building Kansas City Missouri.
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Goodyear
Goodyear Manufacturing Company
Discovery Camed Too Late on the Train
Two passengers converse while waiting for a train. One reveals he is a detective who has uncovered many frauds. He recalls the most complete case, a young pretty woman with a whirlwind temper and serpentlike cunning, who allegedly "looparried" him.
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Ty Wiéresran
Jis
Fragmentary Note Reflects on Marriage and Divorce Talk
Reading seems to discuss haste in marriage and divorce business with unclear phrasing. References to Reno and leisure imply debate over timing and attitudes toward ending marriages.
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Reno
Growth of Beauty and Practice Shapes Charm
The remark notes that some girls appear more beautiful with age and asserts that practice yields improvement. It blends a social observation with encouragement for continual effort, suggesting confidence in personal development over time.
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C. C. Moseley
Verville-Packard
Mineola
L. I
Moseley
University of Pennsylvia
Doctor Legrain
Ibi-Sin
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Knights of Columbus
Sixteenthstreet
Pa - Road
John JB. Henderson
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
England
Whitehall
Westminster Abbey
E. B. McLean
Burg
Black Forest
Germany
Land of the
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
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