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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1915
Page
5
Prof Frederico H Stoneburn outlines managing sitting hens for natural incubation. He covers break up of broodiness, broody coops, trap nests, nest design, per hen egg capacity, and transferring hens to nests with careful handling to maximize viable eggs and chicks.
Dutch liner Ryndam captain reports witnessing a German submarine attack on a 6000-ton merchant vessel about thirty miles off the British coast on February 24. The stricken ship sank slowly as lifeboats were lowered and a British destroyer arrived to assist, while the Ryndam continued to Rotterdam with 260 passengers aboard.
Harrisburg reports 1914 fatal accidents in Pennsylvania soft coal mines fell 32 percent to 413 from 611 in 1913. The year also saw bituminous coal production of 145,884,530 tons and 195,929 workers employed, up from 189,909 in 1913, marking the lowest annual fatalities since 1907.
The Cayuga duck, a hardy and large table breed from Cayuga County New York, is praised for its black plumage, greenish gloss, and good flesh yield. Despite favorable qualities, it remains minor in commercial farming due to dark shanks and bill, with limited exhibition presence and a long history dating back to the early 19th century.
The article advises keeping sitters on a liberal hard grain ration with grain hoppers, avoiding mash, and offering corn and wheat as staples. Green food should be sparing, grit available, and clean water abundant as hens are released from nests.
News from Petrograd via London reports the Austro German right flank advance in East Galicia risking its left. Stanislau reoccupation by Russia prompts calls of possible Czernowitz and Bukowina retreat if Russians persist. German northern front shifts to defense and fortification as Tenth Army losses threaten Grodno links.
Shippers should protect loads for 24 degree conditions during a 36 hour northward shipment and 38 degree east west. The Tombigbee river and branches are forecast to rise in the next two days with Alabama at Montgomery and Selma rising within 24 to 36 hours. A high barometer system brings frosts to the Gulf coast while an area of low pressure brings rain and snow to the eastern U.S. Fair weather is expected in Mobile tonight and Sunday.
Fully examined for cracked and soiled eggs and any troubles corrected. Daily cleaning of nesting material and eggs is essential, and the sitting room must remain sanitary. Remove droppings daily to prevent contamination. Protect sitting hens against lice and mites, dusting hens and nests with lice-killing powder during incubation. Test the eggs twice.
The article advises selecting viable eggs, removing infertile or dead germs, and watching the hatch closely. It recommends temporarily removing hens before chicks hatch, letting them eat, and using quiet hens or transfer to avoid disturbance. If fears arise, place nests in padded baskets in a warm area before moving to the brooding coop.
Five acre poultry and fruit farm on good high land near Coden with rail line proximity two minutes from the station and 45 minutes from Mobile. Reasonable terms. No fishing rig at the place. Maplecroft Farms introduces Rhode Island Reds top show birds. Maplecroft Farms Box A Pawling New York. Red birds claim Havana Canton ribbons. F B Tarbill Havana Illinois offers 400+ dark red birds and sale options.
Leghorns nine dollars per hundred and Anconas eleven dollars per hundred. Rocks Reds and Wyandottes also available. Freeport Michigan hatchery invites orders and mentions a new booklet and stamp for the spring delivery.
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