Flags and banners show United States history on Flag Day
A historical survey traces the President and Vice President flags and their designs from 1865 to 1916, detailing how naval and army standards evolved, the 1916 executive order standardizing blue field flags, and the tensions over eagle direction and shield colors, plus notes on state and territorial flags and their heraldic links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nance Garner
Texas
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Navy
Gideon Wells
Secretary of the Navy
William E. Chandler
Chester Alan Arthur
Army
Adjutant General's Office
Secretary of War
United States Coat of Arms
States of the Union
War Department
State Department
The
Department of State
New York
Mare Island
Taft
White House
Navy Department
Byron McCandless
Bureau of Construction and Repair
McCandless
Roosevelt
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
Lone Star Republic
California
California Republic
Territory of
Hawaii
St. Andrew
St. George
St. Patrick
United Colonies of America
Continental Army
Why Chicks Die When Brooded Coccidiosis and Pullorum
Poultry expert C M Ferguson explains causes of chick mortality during brooding. Pullorum disease passes from parent to egg and has no cure. blood testing breeding flocks controls it. Coccidiosis comes from contaminated litter, feed, or gait and adults. isolation from older birds and hygiene prevent spread. wear rubbers when handling chicks and keep brooders dry with screened water platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Ferguson
Ohio State University
WNU
Oil Dipped Eggs Hold Fresh Quality In Storage Tests
United States Department of Agriculture tests show eggs oiled and vacuum treated retain original grade longer than unoiled eggs. Eight month storage with oil at 60 F yielded 68.8 percent retention, 55 percent at 80 F, versus 32.5 percent for unoiled. Vacuum carbon dioxide method increased retention to 85 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Hyegs
T. L. Swenson
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
The Silkie Bantam Breed and Its Distinct Traits
The silkie bantam is among the oldest of bantam varieties and stands out for its silky down instead of feathers. They come in white, black, golden and partridge, with white preferred as original. skin flesh and bones are a dark mulberry color. They lay medium eggs and are notably broody, prized by breeders for hatching valuable tender birds. they cannot fly.
Original Bantam Breeds List from Importations
The document enumerates bantam chicken breeds including Cuckoo Cochin Bearded and Beardless Mille Fleur Blue de Anvers Black de Grubbe Blue de Grubbe Black Belgian Blue Belgian Quail Belgian Black Belgian Barbus de Anvers Mottled de Anvers Blue Belgian Barbus de Anvesy Gel gian de Uccle Golden Sebright Silver Sebright Black Sumatra White Silkie Black Silkie White Japanese Gray Japanese Black Tailed Japanese Creve Coeur and Black Rose Comb.
Ducks for Meat Eggs and Market Qualities
The Pekin duck is preferred for meat production on most farms while the Indian Runner excels in egg production. The Indian Runner lays white eggs. Other breeds offer distinct merits but these two summarize the prime market qualities.
Pretty Wall Hanging of Colorful Peacocks
A vintage needlework pattern advertises a colorful peacock wall hanging. It describes the quick embroidery using running and outline stitches on a 15 by 26 inch transfer pattern with color chart, material needs, and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for Pattern 1014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
McKinley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
Secretary of the Interior
Commonwealths
Ohio
Vermont
New Mexico
Western Newspaper Union
Union
H. S. Sherritt
Richmond
Richmond Business College
Virginia World War Memorial
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Poultryman
Coleman
Oleman
Coleman Lamp & Stove Co
Wichita, Kane
Chicago, Il
Phiadelphia
Los Angeles
Calif
Or Toronte, Ont
Canada
Reference Farmers Lumber CO. 24
Boyd
Omaha, Nebr
Byers Bros & CO
Omaha
Wnu—U
Oman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!