Florentine Trio to Perform at Chauteagua Program
Florentine Trio from Florence Italy appears at Chauteagua in America after years touring. Members G Gaveny and Mme Roger Gaveny showcase Italian minstrel style with guitar mandola and baritone solos. Repertoire spans popular tunes to Rigoletto sextet.
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Florentine
Florence
Italy
America
Bes
Lyceum
Floren
Rodla
G. Gaveny
Coloist
Mme
Roger Gaveny
FARM STOCK CHUTE ON WHEELS AND AXLE FOR FARM USE
R J Linscott of Holton Kansas engineers a portable stock chute using old mower wheels and an axle. The design attaches to a wagon bed with sharpened iron hooks to hold the animal as it rises, allowing easy hauling to any part of the farm.
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R. J. Linscott
Holton
Kas
Advice on choosing chicken breeds for production
The author argues general guidance on egg breed choice is hard to follow in practice as classic layers like Leghorns Anconas and Minorcas are poor mothers without incubators and breeding input. Farmers favor general purpose breeds such as Barred Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red and Orpington for profitability and uniform eggs.
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Rhode Island
Cull the old ewes for better flock value and returns
The article argues older ewes lose breeding, flesh, and milk efficiency after age seven. It warns fattening wastage, short wool, sore mouths, and stunted lambs. Cull the older animals promptly, keeping only prime breeding ewes to maximize mutton and wool profits amid low prices.
Cleanliness Key to Healthy Poultry Flocks
Poultrymen must maintain cleanliness to prevent ammonia fumes causing roup and throat troubles. Lice thrive in filth and can ruin flocks quickly unless properly exterminated.
Keep Chicks In Yard For Safe Rearing
The best method is to keep young chicks in an enclosed yard with poultry netting until they are fully feathered. This keeps them close for easy access and prevents them from roaming off. It also protects them from cats, dogs, and other dangers.
Darker colored eggs reflect Asian blood influence nationwide
The eggs sold today are markedly darker than those from 30 years ago, suggesting substantial Asiatic blood influence has spread across the country and is affecting egg color.
Late hatched chicks more prone to head lice issue
Late hatched chicks are more apt to suffer from the big head louse than early ones. If the youngsters look droopy, the louse is likely at work. Apply a little sweet oil on the top of the head to relieve them.
Causes and prevention of hog infections and feeding advice
A short guide notes infection causes in hogs from improper feeding and housing. It warns that 85 percent of hog disease losses come from cholera and urges guard against sanitation lapses. It adds feeding corn to hogs can boost profits and soil fertility, and advises proper sheds and dry conditions for sheep.
Summer Care of the Eggs
N B Chapman advises on summer egg care to preserve quality. Do not hold eggs for autumn price, avoid heat drafts and sun, and keep away from musty storage. Merchants share blame for losses. Fresh eggs absorb odors and moisture harms quality. Do not drink dirty water, feed musty grains, or expose hens to strong flavors or decaying matter.
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N. B. Chapman
Sprint
University Farm
Farr Poultry Hopper Design and Dimensions
A Rural New Yorker writer describes an illustrated dry feed hopper end view that prevents waste. The design and dimensions arise from much experimentation and suit both young and older fowls. A 1 bushel model fits a colony house, while larger versions hold 200 pounds and are filled irregularly. Materials include one inch pine for ends and half inch plywood for the rest.
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Enda
Feed Chickens in Summer Advice for Egg Yield
The article argues that farm flocks benefit from daily grain feeding in summer, countering the belief that no feed is needed. It notes eye yield and flock size influence, cites wheat barley oats and meat scraps as good grains, and recommends access to dry bran via an open box if no hopper is available. Bran is urged as essential.
Poultry Care Tips From a Historic Almanac Brief
Advice on maintaining healthy poultry stock emphasizes daily feeding, shaded spacious housing, strong breeding stock, and attentive care. Highlights include using airslaked lime to control lice and roup, careful feeding to avoid bowel trouble, camphor in water for digestion, and providing fresh water twice daily along with onion scraps for chicks and turkeys.
Milking by Machines Nears Practical Milestone
The New York experiment station reports a four year milking machine test showing cows can be milked in 2.46 minutes per cow including prep and wash time, nearly faster than hand milking at seven minutes. Intermittent suction is favored. machines may become cheaper and simpler with progress.
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New York Experiment Station
United States Patent Office
Selecting Breed for Dairy
In selecting a dairy breed choose the one best suited to conditions and use. Holsteins boast high producers like Colan tha TV Johanna with 1100 pounds yearly and Banastine Belle De Kol at 1300 pounds in 365 days. Dehorned cows are safer to handle though purity for sale or show may resist dehorning.
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Colantha TV
Johanna
Alte Queen
Banastine Belle de Kol
Jersey
Jacoba Irene
Guernsey
Dolly Dimple
Inventor’s New Milk Can Cover Seals Tight Lock
New York man R. O. Thompson of Campbell Hall patents a milk can cover designed to form a perfectly tight closure and be securely locked in place to prevent access by unauthorized persons. The device aims to improve dairy storage and security.
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New York
R. 0. Thompson
Campbell Hall
N. Y
Scientific American
Sayer
Con
Closure design for a can with snug engagement fitting
Describes a can closure and neck attachment featuring a 0 sized mating surface for snug engagement. The closure remains connected to the can until removal, with the can and closure designed to interact securely during use. The text notes an attachment co operating with the cam mechanism to hold position prior to removal.
Express Monopolies Struck by Parcel Post Reforms
An editorial from the National Grange Monthly notes a changed fate for the great express companies after parcel post and Interstate Commerce Commission action. It lauds the Grange for driving rate reductions and highlights the companies' shift from power to vulnerability, while praising the public benefit and the commission's role.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
National Grange Monthly
Grange
Parcel Post
Wonderful Record Gains in Grange Membership Across States
Figures show rapid yearly growth in grange groups. Amity Grange Holyoke Colo started 191% with 85 charter members, ended year with 60. West Boylston Mass gained 70 new members from 92. Pend Oreille Wash doubled to 58 from 21. Poplar Grange California grew 246 percent to 128 from 37. Worcester N Y gained 200 percent in 12 months. National Master Oliver Wilson spoke at state grange sessions.
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Amity Grange
Holyoke
Colo
West Boylston
Massachusetts
Driblin Grange
Camfield
Pend Oreille
Washington
Bridgewater Grange No
Worcester Grange No
Worcester
N. Y
Innemoch
Grange No
Mendell
Idaho
Poplar Grange
California
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Farr
Lei ‘Ote
Humble Express Monopoly
Oliver Wilson
Montana
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