Wisconsin Circular Details Lice Eradication for Chickens
University of Wisconsin poultry experts outline four general methods to eradicate lice in chicks and hens. The main approach uses liberal insect powder during hatch. the other three rely on sodium fluoride applications including dusting and a grease mix. Clean flocks prevent feed waste and profit loss.
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Poultry Department
University of Wisconsin
JG. Halpin
J. B. Hayes
Q.N. Johnson
University Poultry Department
Separate Chicks Soon as Sex Is Determined
When six weeks old, segregate pullets and cockerels for better growth. If space allows, keep them apart in separate quarters until eight to ten weeks. Sell larger cockerels as broilers and grow the rest to broiler size. Save about twice as many breeding cockerels as needed for seed, selecting quick maturing birds with bright eyes and broad backs to run with pullets.
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Agricultural College Extension Service
Ohio State University
Columbus
Capon Production Declared Most Profitable by Pennsylvania Expert
J C Taylor of Pennsylvania State College notes capon production as highly profitable. A Lancaster county poultryman started with 191 Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels and fed 5510 pounds of scratch grain 3005 pounds of mash and 976 pounds of milk. Costs totaled 306.14 with chick costs 126.23 and labor 13.60. He sold 176 capons though the remainder of the text is incomplete.
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J. C. Taylor
Pennsylvania State College
Plymouth Rock
Swat the Rooster Eyes Wakeen Mortality Warning
Fragmentary note warns roosters may die later in the year around Cororeagh Wakeen. It suggests disposing of the rooster after eggs are laid or when hatching.
Two Women Find Help From Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Nina Matteson of Orleans New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after illness notes from her husband to obtain a bottle. Mrs Ernest Tanguay of Adams Massachusetts says after eight bottles she can work again and go out with friends. The advertisement touts the remedy as a dependable household staple now in its fourth generation and used for more than fifty years.
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Nina Matteson
Bar
Orford
N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham
Opy Ft
Ernest Tanguay
Adams
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Poisoned chocolates prompt safety scare in paper clipping
A brief exchange hints at chocolate poisoning fears described in a newspaper fragment. The dialogue suggests concern over safety and possible risk to readers, reflecting a period tone without detailing acts or victims.
Wonderful Animal Sea Crab Shows Chivalry
The sea crab Impresses with protective male behavior guarding a female as she spawns. Robert O Neall of Tampa Florida notes that the male pursues eager fish and prevents attacks while the mate feeds. The scene, observed from shore, highlights a curious courtship dynamic.
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Robert O'Neall
Tampa
Fla
Crab
Ontario to Acquire Four Seaplane Myths for Forest Patrols
Minister William Finlayson of Lands and Forests reports purchase and importation from England of four seaplanes for northern Ontario forest patrols and fire fighting. Planes have a 30 foot wingspan and speeds between 80 and 90 mph, smaller than existing aircraft with 86 foot wingspans.
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William Finlayson
Province of
Ontario
England
Long Trip Ahead Mrs Dubb Oh John
A dialogic fragment shows a tense road moment with a driver losing control and blaming a service error. A bystander warns of danger as improvised action unfolds near a filling station.
Dorothy Kitchen’s Big Eyes Delight Audition
Dorothy Kitchen, a film comedienne, impresses William Lord Wright during a late audition. He remarks on her large eyes, and she modestly replies her parents gave them as a birthday present.
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Dorothy Kitchen
Film Comedienne
William Lord Wright
Dorothy
Vacuum breakthrough by Sorensen at Caltech
Prof. R W Sorensen at the California Institute of Technology has achieved an ultra high vacuum near a glass bulb containing only one millionth of its original air. The tiny vacuum helps prevent arcing when high-tension transmission lines are abruptly shut off by electrical switching.
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R.W. Sorensen
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
And So He Did Wealthy Motorist Pushes Economy
A darkly comic exchange shows a wealthy motorist boasting of making money by pushing and hustling for fuel. An apprentice complains there is no petrol, highlighting a tense scarcity moment in a South Wales setting.
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South Wales Advertiser
Nice Days Prompt: Exercise and Outdoor Games
The exchange notes a patient and doctor discussing outdoor activity and exercise. A lazy patient agrees to more routines and mentions using a porch checker board as a pastime.
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