Winter Poultry Ventilation Warns Against Tight Houses
United States Department of Agriculture advises hens tolerate cold air better than impure air. Do not seal poultry houses at night without adequate ventilation to keep the air pure and the house dry. Proper venting, even in cold weather, preserves vitality and egg production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Waste Products as Feed for Poultry Considerations
A note on using waste products from kitchens tables and farm range as feed for poultry. It highlights fair use to reduce feeding costs and improve dietary options for birds.
Fount Chicks Face Lice Threat in Heat
Lice pose a serious foe to the Fount chicks with rising numbers in hot weather. Experts urge drastic measures to control the infestation and protect the flock's health.
Best Results With Potatoes From High-Grade Seed
The article urges careful development of high-grade seed potatoes through hill selection. It explains marking top plants, digging before harvest, evaluating progeny, and maintaining seed plats yearly to produce uniform, merchantable tubers. Late planting of seed plats with whole tubers improves stands and seed quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Velvet beans good for market steers
United States Department of Agriculture tests at Beltsville Maryland fed four groups of forty two year old steers to compare velvet beans in whole ground and soaked forms with cottonseed meal as supplements to corn silage and dry roughage. Results show soaked beans and velvet bean forms can produce profitable gains with varying costs per hundredweight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Lot II
Lot III
Baltimore
East St. Louis
Kafir grain production soars from 1916 to 1918
Kafir grains rise rapidly with output growing from 53,858,000 bushels in 1916 to 75,866,000 in 1917 and a projected 110,005,000 for 1918 based on July 1 conditions, more than doubling two years’ crop.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California Syrup of Figs advertisement and wartime note
An old ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve constipation in children, claiming it is harmless and a quick remedy. It warns to avoid counterfeits and directs buyers to look for the California Fig Syrup Company on the bottle. Also included is a wartime column about two men fined for failing to conserve gasoline and walking home after lacking rides.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Advv
Emmerichville Bridge
Indianapolis
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
A historical ad asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by a constitutional remedy. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through the blood to the mucous surfaces, offering a $100 reward if it fails. Includes pricing and free circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It also oddly notes that opportunity and vacant lots should be improved and that a poor baseball field lacks files.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Claim Warns Against Calomel
An advertisement urges readers to stop using calomel and try Dodson's Liver Tone. It promises a gentle, vegetable liver cleanse, safety for children, and a money back guarantee. The claim highlights calomel risks including bone necrosis and stomach distress, asserting the product cleanses liver and bowel effectively.
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Calomel
Dodson
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