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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
7
Prof W B Scott leads a Nevada extension project to combat chick diseases by starting with clean chicks from vetted hatcheries. The program emphasizes sanitary brooders, yards, and feeding in cooperation with agricultural authorities to reduce infant chick mortality and improve future egg production.
A fragment notes an outlet for you located at the highest point in the poultry house. The opening should extend the length of the house.
A thorough disinfecting of all incubators prior to hatching is advised by Dr C O Tipp of South Dakota State College. Using a carbolic acid solution of 19 tablespoonfuls to a gallon of water, applied early, can help prevent fatal white diarrhea in young chicks.
A poultry expert notes hens require four pounds of oyster shell or lime annually and ample vitamin D from sunlight, glass, or cod liver oil. Without calcium and vitamins, eggs are weak in shell, low in value, or hens may strike. Adequate minerals and sun exposure are essential for high quality eggs.
Ohio experiment station trials show oats replacing 20 percent of ration for 000 layers improved egg production by about 15 percent and maintained similar hatchability and mortality. Birds eating oats consumed 10 percent less feed and gained 8 percent more body weight monthly, though a portion of yellow corn remained in all rations.
The Massachusetts Agricultural College trials show chicks that used a brooder light grew 8 to 15 percent more by four weeks. The gain came from calmer, spread-out chicks that slept better and found the hover without disturbance. Electric light proved most effective in the tests.
A rough draft discusses export figures to the United States and egg imports in pounds, with notes on pullet condition and feeding mash to support laying periods.
Dr Norris of the New York State College of Agriculture notes there is no single best feeding method for poultry. He warns indoor conditions require careful selection of more concentrated protein sources and balanced rations to ensure growth and egg production.
Light traces of dirt may be removed by steel wool but eggs should not be washed as it harms keeping quality. General purpose breed often fails to pay for feed after two laying seasons. Steamed or mashed potatoes are a valuable addition to the diet of laying hens. Six to ten pounds of dry matter per hundred hens is about the limit. The harvest law says we reap more than we sow. Chickens make good fertilizer and even dead chickens have value. Moral: turn your divided chickens and all other animals including rats.
Walter Teagle, born 1878 in Cleveland, studied chemistry at Cornell and faced a teaching offer with a professorship and $600 salary. His father chose business, prompting Teagle to join the oil industry, where he rose from laborer to executive, eventually becoming president of Standard Oil of New Jersey.
A fragment notes a trio of singers who perform together and draw crowds, described as a powerful act that cannot be stopped. The brief hints at a notable presence and rising momentum in the music scene.
A mosaic of notes from Brigham City and surrounding areas reports a fatal auto crash injuries, school club efforts to build a glitter lodge, Red Cross aid to Arkansas flood victims, dairy and milk industry updates, chipmunk poisoning, highway project bids, livestock shifts, and upcoming civic plans in Idaho and Utah.
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast neutralizer of excess stomach acid for heartburn two hours after eating. It claims one spoonful in water neutralizes many times its volume and urges buyers to get genuine Phillips product from drugstores in 21¢ and 50¢ bottles with full directions.
A teacher asked students to bring an article showing the word Immate- Tal. Johnny brought a stick with glue on both ends and asked the teacher to hold it. When told to let go one end he explained it was immaterial.
A quirky tale recalls a man who decanted a friend and met his wife through an odd twist. She reportedly wrote her name on an egg, sparking a curious origin of their acquaintance and marriage.
In a terse exchange the pair agree to point out each other faults without reserve. George mentions only one remark before the conversation ends amid unclear references to people and substances.
Dialogue fragment shows a character questioning entry cause as another responds with a casual agreement. The exchange hints at a mystery or concern about pest intrusion within the scene. No additional context provided.
An Irish clock owner from Nelfast complains to a jeweler that his eight day clock should not need weekly winding after showing it has run for over a decade. The dispute centers on regulation and understanding of the clock's mechanism.
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