Poultry Dosing Fails Against External Parasites Warned
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that internal medicines and nostrums sold to combat poultry parasites are ineffective. In about 50 tests none showed value, with lice and mites proliferating. No conclusive benefit from any dosage was found. using internal medicants is harmful and wastes money. Technical Bulletin 60-T is available free on request.
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United States Department
Criculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. CG
Poultry Hints for Winter Egg Production and Care
Poultry experts advise keeping mash hoppers filled and providing continual grain and mash access for steady winter eggs. Ensure shade near the mash hopper, fresh water, and avoid overfeeding new grain while birds adjust. Feeding sweet or sour skim milk to hens all summer boosts egg yield. provide dry mash, shade, and water, and manage broody hens with a slatted nest to maintain flock health.
Market Classes and Grades of Calves and Vealers Revealed
The U S Department of Agriculture publishes Circular 280 detailing tentative market classes and grades for calves and vealers. It explains two distinct meat types from immature cattle and defines classifications used across central markets. Copies available from Washington D C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Don J. Slater
Slater
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Lice Control for Chicks and Turkeys
A historical note describes using sodium fluoride or loose powder under wings and among down to kill lice on young poultry. It also suggests applying small amounts of melted lard or olive oil to chicks poults boils and ducklings heads to kill remaining lice, while warning against excess grease.
Agricultural Hints for Hogs Poultry and Grains How-To
Agricultural tips cover broiler marketing rate of 1 to 2 percent live weight and grazing sweet clover. Pigs gain from grain after three weeks via self feeders in a creep. Hogs prefer alfalfa pasture for forage and drought resilience. Seed wheat should be dusted with copper carbonate for smut and stored properly. New alfalfa fields should not be pastured until established. If weeds appear, cut high at bloom stage. Inspect poultry houses for mites and bed bugs and act. repaint roosts with emulsion paint.
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Sao
Plan 1929 Gardens in Summer Season
USDA guidance suggests planning gardens in advance with spring or prior summer input. Observe nearby plots for varieties and staggered sowing to balance supply, note deficiencies, and prepare for next year. Use a summer resolutions sheet and assess perennials and annuals for rearrangement and seeds. Autumn offers best time to plant shrubs and trees. Plan landscaping with existing and future needs.
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United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato Growing Costs by Region for 1927 Crop
The 1927 potato crop costs averaged across regions show Western states 49 cents per bushel, West South Central 80 cents, Northeast 73, Eastern 72, Southeast 77, Central 58, North Central 53. Data from 1,179 farmers in the USDA survey exclude growers with increases or losses. regional groupings reflect similar production conditions.
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South Central
Bureau of, Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Northeastern States
Southeastern
Central States
North Central
North Central States
Southeastern Estates
Indigestion From Corn Daunts Kentucky Turkeys
The Kentucky experiment station reports a fatal indigestion in turkeys caused by new corn. A tablespoon of castor oil at onset may help, and early morning feeding of oats and old corn reduces reliance on new corn. The Billings plan confines birds to controlled rations to avoid such trouble.
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Kentucky
Manure Proves Valuable on Illinois Experiment Fields
L B Miller of the University of Illinois reports manure has been worth 58 cents to 7 45 a ton on soil experiments at the Illinois agricultural experiment station. Fertile Bella soil generally responds, with the strongest effect on less fertile southern Illinois plots. An average of 16 fertile fields with dark crnbelt soil provides a cross section of the state.
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Illinoia Agricultural Experiment Station
L. B. Miller
University of Ilinois
Illinois
Middle West
Chickens Require Fresh Water in Hot Weather
Summer heat raises chicken mortality if water is not fresh. Avoid stagnant pools or dirty vessels. Providing ample clean drinking water is the cheapest part of the ration and prevents disease and poor results.
Feeding Calves and Fresh Cow Care Guidelines
Instructions on feeding a dry cow and care around calving. Use mberally feeding while dry, then favor bran or bran with ground oats before calving. Provide several pounds to maintain bowels, place in a box stall, and remove calf after birth once dry.
Two Friends Meet in City Restaurant In Prison Spoiler
Two longtime friends meet in a city restaurant and exchange gossip about a mutual acquaintance. One reports that Snaggs, a company promoter, has been unwell and must follow a strict diet. The other reveals the truth: he is in prison.
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Old Snaggs
Getting Pretty Close Ethel and the Scotsman
Dialogue excerpt shows Ethel noting a young Scotsman closeness and Linda lamenting losing privacy and even ice cream sodas due to his proximity. The scene hints at social tension and budding romance in a small setting.
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Ethel
Linda
Noah’s Ark Drove Forty Days Searching a Parking Spot
A playful verse rewrites the biblical voyage with Noah steering the ark across waters and seeking a place to park. The poem treats the voyage as a modern road trip filled with light humor about finding space.
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Noah
Traffic Officer Harshly Warns Impatient Motorist
A traffic cop chides an impatient driver during a stop. The motorist denies speaking, but the officer notes the horn sounded explicit language and warns of arrest for coarse speech.
Twins Split Over Age Reveal in Lighthearted Tale
Maybelle refuses to disclose her age while her twin sister Ethel tries to keep it secret. The story contrasts Maybelle’s caution with her brother’s openness, highlighting family dynamics and humor in a casual vignette.
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Ethel
Maybelle
Busy analyst cites final analysis as excuse to write
In a witty exchange, one person asks why the Great American Novel isn’t being written. The other replies they are occupied with that much-discussed final analysis.
American Executive Receives Honorary Doctorate in Cologne
William E. Weiss of Wheeling West Virginia founder and GM of Sterling Products and now VP GM of Dnaig Incorporated received the Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa from the University of Cologne Germany. The recognition notes his efforts in fostering industrial relations between German and American pharmaceutical firms over more than a decade and his frequent European visits strengthening commercial friendship between continents.
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University of Cologne
Germany
William E. Weiss
Wheeling
W. Va
Sterling Products (Incorporated
Dnaig Incorporated
Weiss
Europe
Cologne
Stotesbury recalls fashion quip at Palm Beach dinner
Philadelphia financier Stotesbury speaking at El Mirasol in Palm Beach recounts a dinner scene where a guest asks what is getting longer in women's dresses. The daughter replies shoulder straps, noting the trend.
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T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
el Mirasol
Palm Beach
Old hats used to make scarecrows in Scottish weekly
A laborer suggests preferring a mistress hat for a scarecrow over an old hat offered by a gentleman tarmer. The exchange reflects rustic humor and working class speech in the Weekly Scotsman.
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Tarmer
A Stirring Life for Cooks Promised by Their Work
A dialogue asserts the cook’s path offers activity and excitement with stirring lives. The exchange highlights the appealing energy and everyday drama found in culinary work.
Army tests horse transport by truck
The army experiments with moving cavalry horses in trucks risking the animals last vestige of self respect if the plan succeeds.
Engaрed to Clarice Says Bertie In London Answers
A brief quip about engagement with Clarice and Bertie’s forgetfulness is noted. The London Answers source hints at a single cure for worry by shifting focus to another thought.
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Algernon
Clarice
Bertie
London
Good Old Days and Quiet Courtship Clues
A nostalgic reminiscence notes rugged joys and convivial manners. The verse hints at a rumor about Bob's affection for Miss Young, mentioning a photograph of her with his dog as a sign of the attachment.
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Signa
Bob
Youngblood
Ancient Wisdom on a Bike Dreamy Dailies
A fragmented comic fragment moves between characters Walt and a teller of mottos. The exchange echoes weariness and humor about biking and truth, set in a bygone comic rhythm.
Wrong This Time Barker Purchases New Hat
Barker grumbles at Mrs. Barker for new headgear remarking it isn’t cheap despite her insistence. She defends the purchase saying the hat was not inexpensive.
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Barker
Show's Done in Fragmentary OCR Style
Readable fragments describe a show or event with unclear details and names. Text hints at a malfunction or financial issue and mentions an Indy and a motor car. The passage lacks clear facts for a full report.
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Uustomise
Indy
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