Senate Passes Wagner Labor Disputes Bill Amid Debate
Washington observers report the Senate backed the Wagner labor disputes bill, creating a national labor relations board with broad powers to intervene in employer employee relations. Critics warn of implied coercion and increased labor political influence, while supporters say it challenges abuses and supports recovery. The measure faces House review, with opponents voicing fears for business liberty and small communities.
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Department of Agriculture
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Chicken manure used as rich fertilizer in home blends
Dr H B Mann explains that untreated chicken manure boosts organic matter but is not a complete fertilizer. A suggested mix combines 1100 lb manure, 600 lb acid phosphate, 200 lb nitrate of soda, and 100 lb potash. Results include 40 bu/acre corn and 10 tons ensilage per acre. keep manure dry until use and store in sacks.
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H. B. Mann
North Carolina State College
WNU
State College
Lights for Turkeys Are Demonstrated in Kansas
Kansas experiment station demonstrates early egg production in turkeys by using morning lights to induce early breeding. In 1933 breeders were separated on December 1 1932 and housed with 14 square feet per bird. A 50 watt bulb provided sufficient light for each 15 by 15 feet area. Birds stayed indoors until the breeding season ended.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Sunshine Prevents Rickets Experiment in Ithaca
Dr L E Card of the University of Illinois reports a study from Ithaca New York showing that ten minutes daily of direct spring sunshine prevents rickets in children given a complete diet. The Ithaca site is among the two sunniest regions with the least annual sunshine, influencing the minimum exposure found.
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L. E. Card
University of Illinois
Ithaca
N. Y
United States
Separate Turkeys and Chickens Advised to Avoid Cross Infection
It is claimed that turkeys must be kept from chickens due to the cecal worm carried by most farm hens, which serves as the intermediate host for the blackhead germ. If chickens were worm free, cohabitation would be safe. otherwise poults should stay apart to prevent disease.
Poultry Facts and Egg Laying in Vineland Contest
Surplus chickens may be canned at home. Two pounds of wheat equal a pound of bran plus flour middlings for poultry feed. The rooster influences chick outcomes, and egg size drops in high summer heat. Colored lights candling eggs helps view contents. Egg laying is heritable. In Vineland New Jersey a state contest pen averaged 258 eggs per bird while another averaged 121 eggs under similar care.
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Vineland
N. J
American race predicted by Jenks as future norm
The Manchester Union cites anthropologist Albert B. Jenks predicting the typical American will be fairly tall, dark eyed and dark haired with darker skin, resulting from interbreeding of early and late arrivals. He argues a definite racial classification will emerge, with admirable traits from each stock, matching a future national identity.
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Albert B. Jenks
University of Minnesota
Jenks
Spanish
America
Manchester
N. H.) Union
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