Lighting experiments boost egg production in pullets
The New Jersey Agricultural College reports on six months of testing with 166 flocks of pullets. Three lighting systems were studied, with the combined morning and evening light scheme yielding the highest results, averaging 82.6 eggs per bird and 10.7 more eggs per pullet than no lights.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Leslie M. Black
Poultry Asport
New Jersey Agricultural Allege
Sven
Size of Male Is One-Half of the Turkey Flock
Breeders debate tom size versus overall conformation as markets seek larger birds. The text notes male turkeys often exceed hens in weight but warns against overemphasis on size causing off shapes and poor matings. It discusses trends in prices, breed selection, and the dangers of excessive fattening.
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Ize
Market Rules Shape Cattle Trade Amid Fancy Demands
The buyer eyes a neatly dressed carcass free of pin feathers as appearance influences sales. Though flesh quality isn’t guaranteed by color, market calls for it and buyers expect standard presentation. Those who resist market norms or seek to reform it act in isolation.
Good Green Feed Trial at Eames Farm in Iowa Town
In Ottawatomie County Iowa, P D Eames notes winter green feed for poultry. He reports no clear gain in egg production when hens fed alfalfa versus beets, observing similar output with both feeds. Mr Hames supports the trial and mentions stock readiness.
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P. D. Eames
Ottawatomie
Towa
Fates Matey
Hames
Poultry Breeds and Their Uses Across Classes
The article outlines major poultry classes with American, Asiatic, English, and Mediterranean groups. It highlights well known breeds such as Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island White, Wyandotte, and Jersey Black Giant and stresses that strain feeder is the key factor in production.
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Ymouth Rock
Rhode Island
Eye-Rating Habit and Egg Shell Loss in Birds
The passage describes a biting habit in birds linked to broken eggs. It notes that low minerals cause soft shells and yolk staining. Oyster shell should be offered to flocks and a darkened nest with leafy cover may reduce egg breakage.
Longer Working Days for Fowls Boost Egg Output
The U S Department of Agriculture reports longer lighted days, especially in fall and winter, raise egg production and profits. Experiments at Beltsville Md show significant gains with 75 watt lights and 244 hours daily average over 140 days, though gains depend on feeding and housing practices.
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United States Department of Avriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Fall Plowing Reduces Insect Damage In Corn Fields
Fall plowing aids insect control by exposing pests at all life stages to winter elements. It destroys housing for chinch bugs in trash and helps combat corn root worm, wireworms, and cutworms that threaten young corn on sod ground. Wall plowing targets wireworms and cutworms reducing field damage.
Plowing in Fall Controls the Southern Root Worm
Purdue expert Prof. v. 3. Davis warns the southern root worm damages corn across the Central West. Fall plowing and spring cultivation, plus late May planting, reduce conditions that favor the insect’s rise and destruction.
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V. 3. Davis
Purdue Experiment Station
Farm Notes on Pest Control and Soil Care
The note advises using sodium fluoride 139 to combat ants and suggests repairing roofs in the dry season. It emphasizes cool dry storage for onions, optimal 38 degree temperatures, liming soil with thin salt while roads are passable, and avoiding alfalfa on fields with sweet clover infestation. Brood sows benefit from alfalfa in their ration at about six percent.
Potatoes Prove Valuable In Livestock Fattening Tests
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station reports raw potatoes fed with grain and alfalfa improve fattening lamb efficiency with a replacement value of 8.54 dollars per ton. Raw potatoes also fatten beef calves and cattle. lambs should receive up to two pounds daily. Pigs gain less from raw potatoes. cooking with salt improves value, as 420 pounds cooked potato equals 100 pounds corn.
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Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
E. J. Maynard
Colorado Experiment Station
Blood Separators Cut Cost of Cholera Serum for Hogs
Centrifugal blood separators cheapen production of clear anti hog cholera serum. They increase recovery rate and reduce waste by removing heavy corpuscles and light fatty substances after the pig is bled. Similar separators are used to reclaim used oil from crank cases.
Lambs as Main Farm Income Need Special Care
Lambs are often the main income from a farm flock yet undervalued and neglected from birth to sale. If they perform well and yield fair gains, the seller is satisfied, but extra care and thought are required to achieve greater returns.
Church Split Between Orthodox and Catholic Traditions
Detroit News notes the historical split of Christianity into Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic branches. It traces early use of the term orthodox to Clement of Alexandria and explains the 1054 division era, marking a lasting distinction within the church lineage.
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Clement of
Alexandria
Constantinople
Detroit News
Old Time Remedy Koenig Nervine Free Sample Offer
Generous offer presents Pastor Koenig’s Nervine promising relief for nervousness epilepsy sleeplessness and similar ailments. The article notes factories in the old world and United States and invites readers to write for a large sample at the Koenig Medicine Co Chicago Illinois address mentioning their local paper.
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Pastor Koenig
Koenig
United States
Cross Breeding Aberdeen Angus with Holstein Boosts Beef Calves
Wisconsin experiment station conducted two trials using high-grade Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Holstein cross bred steers. Cross bred steers performed better, suggesting favorable outcomes from mating Aberdeen Angus bulls with Holstein cows. Professor J G Poller at Madison offers copies of the reports.
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Wigconsin
J. G. Poller
Madison, Wis
Confusion in Languages in India Causes Communication Gaps
The article notes 149 vernaculars are spoken in India and that natives understand only their own languages, making English the common language for communication. It highlights widespread linguistic diversity and language barriers in daily affairs.
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India
Night Headed People in Atchison Globe
Fragmentary OCR text mentions night headed people and attempts to fix appearance. content unclear and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
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Blomls
Atchison Globe
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