Time to Caponize: Best Age Varies by Breed
The article explains caponizing cannot be timed by age alone as breeds vary. It notes birds show reproductive growth with comb and wattles, and warns risk rises as these features redden. Optimal time is when the comb first shows red to minimize danger and recovery issues.
Early Hatched Pullets Help Fall Egg Supply
The article explains that early hatched pullets mature to lay in fall and early winter while older hens molt, reducing egg production. Molting lasts about three months, creating a shortage of fresh eggs. Hatch early and raise early hatched pullets to ensure eggs during the lean period.
Breeding Feed Tips Limit Growth of Cockerels
The article notes males prefer scratch feed over mash, yielding larger pullets, and recommends avoiding very large roosters kept for breeding. It emphasizes medium sized birds are preferable for beccavian purposes.
Raising Chicks: Proper Housing and Feeding Practices
The article advises expanding space as chicks grow to prevent crowding. Avoid moldy or decayed feed to prevent trouble. Quick growing greens are preferred over tough grass. Full feed hoppers reduce workload and prevent hunger. It also notes two year old birds should be marketed as profits drop after the third season.
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Cheng
Turning Over Soil Aids Pests and Profitable Hog Pasture
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture hog raisers can benefit by plowing barn lots at least once a year to reduce internal parasites and create forage. Rye serves as a year round pasture, with sowing rates of 3 to 4 bushels per acre and staggered plantings for continuous grazing from fall to spring.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Knitted Outerwear Dominates Fall Child Coats and Caps
A shopper’s guide highlights cozy knitted coats for children featuring fur trims, soft pile fabrics, and adjustable sets. Describes two standout coats with fox and caracul fur, silk cords, and tassels plus a plaited knit cape, tam o Shanter, and four piece set with striped knit and lined details.
Stomach Worm Warning for Sheep Producers
Oklahoma A and M expert warns farmers to rush spring lambs to market and provide pasture rotation to control stomach worm losses. Drenching remains the recommended treatment with guidance in Oklahoma station bulletin 187 by J E Gubert.
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A. B H. Darlow
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Darlow
Oklahoma
J. E. Guberlet
Vitamins in yellow corn Feeding experiments at Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin tests show pigs fed yellow corn with skim milk outperform those fed white corn. Over half of the white corn group were seriously affected and some died, while yellow corn produced better returns. The study supports that yellow corn yields more vitamins, suggesting green crops could supply them if using white corn.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Caring for Sheep Pleases Those Who Study Their Habits
Livestock column notes sheep care is pleasant work for those who like them. It mentions studying their peculiar habits and suggests lice can be controlled by dipping or crude oil, recommended by experimenters.
Fragmented Verse Snippet From Tennyson Excerpt
A damaged OCR fragment presents a portion of Tennyson lines about a flower in a crannied wall. The text shows repeated garbled phrases and stray characters, with emphasis on a root and flower motif and a meditation on knowledge of God and man.
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Tennyson
Mustard Pickles and Mushroom Catsup Recipes
A column of traditional preserve and sauce recipes lists Mustard Pickles with vinegar salt sugar and horseradish leaves, Mushroom Catsup with mushrooms, spices, and paraffin sealing, Tomato Soy with tomatoes garlic peppers and vinegar, and Oll Pickles with cucumbers onions salt and spice-infused vinegar.
Concentration as the mark of genius in work
The passage argues that focusing all energy on one act trains the mind to concentrate and ignore worry and discouragement, elevating focus to a defining trait of genius and enabling joyful immersion in work.
Breakfast Breads and Cakes From Old World Style
A collection of home breakfast recipes including Sally Lunn muffins Danish pancakes Newport dried beef sauce with tomatoes raised fruit doughnuts and fruit filled muffins. Instructions cover mixing rising kneading frying and baking with details on flour eggs milk butter and spices. Serve hot with toasted bread and sweet toppings.
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Sally Lunn
Newport
An . Org
Relief From Stomach Trouble Brings Hope to Many
William Hoylen of 16 Spring St Bristol Conn says Tanlac cured his long standing stomach trouble after fifteen years of attacks and three weeks bed rest. Three bottles added fifteen pounds and restored health enabling him to eat steak and onions. Tanlac claims to restore stomach health and build up the body and is sold by druggists as a remedy.
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William Hoylen
Spring St
Bristol
Conn
Hoylen
Wayfarers Seek Rest on a Tarnished Road
Two travelers discuss life on the road to Normalcy. They encounter inns named Reduced Wages and Idhoness offering meals and lodging with poor quality. An aside notes a strong oratory at the latter. The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes the exchange.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Sweet Daddy and Gwen Drama Sparks Consent Debate
A fragment highlights Ben and Gwen in a dramatized scene about love and permission, referencing a father’s consent and a Tennessee Mugwump figure amid theatrical tension.
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Ben
Gwen
Tennessee Mugwump
Left It Outside Now This Big Fish
A courtroom exchange quotewords reveal a judge remarking that the speaker let a large fish escape because there was no room in the boat. This terse exchange highlights a humorous or surreal line in a legal setting.
Cuticura Pimples Ointment Ad Warns to Use Daily
Pimply faces guidance urges smearing Cuticura Ointment on pimples and blackheads, washing off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and maintaining clear skin with daily Cuticura use including Cuticura Talcum.
Flapper Styles Show Dishrag Awenter Trend
The item notes fashion slang about a new dishrag awenter trend paired with bath towel skirts and questions whether keeping troubles private would dry up sympathy. The playful gossip reflects 1920s style chatter and social norms.
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