Making a Now How the Silver Penciled Wyandotte Was Produced
The article outlines crossbreeding steps to create Silver Penciled Wyandottes. It details mating dark Brahma hens with partridge Wyandotte males yielding silver females and silver males with red wings, and mating dark Brahma and Silver Penciled Hamburgs with Silver Laced Wyandotte males. Resulting offspring include Wyandotte Brahmas and Wyandotte Hamburgs, with a mixed blood composition of one half Wyandotte, one quarter Brahma, and one quarter Trainburg. The goal is a well defined specimen though color variations and markings emerge during the process.
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Hamburg
Trainburg
Silver Penciled Wyandotte Standards and Breeding Notes
The article discusses the Silver Penciled Wyandotte breed highlighting color expectations, especially yellow shanks and white feather contrast. It notes males show yellow shanks more often, advises accepting dusky female shank color as natural, and outlines bird qualities, utility and exhibition weights. Cock eight and a half pounds, hen six and a half, pullet five and a half. Larger birds can be shown without lowering scores.
Improvement Continues Despite Inflation Pressures in Trade Review
R G Dan Co notes ongoing improvement in trade with inflation for raw textile and footwear inputs. Confidence grows as crops secure, grain supplies rise, and wholesale demand expands. Weaker conditions in 1904 give way to stronger first half 1905 results, though U S and Canada failures rise slightly.
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New York
R. G. Dan & Co
United States
Canada
Peekham Case Postponed in Grand Jury Inquiry
The refusal of New York broker A. Peekharm to answer questions before the grand jury probing irregularities linked to the cotton crop report of the agriculture department drew Judge Weight’s attention. The hearing was postponed until next Monday.
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Washington
FL A. Peekharm
New York
Department of Gericulture
Boycott of US goods persists amid China repeal demand
Shanghai reports the ongoing boycott of United States goods driven by China’s repeal demands on the exclusion act. Authorities note bitterness on both sides while the Chinese seek reassurance from the United States to withdraw gracefully from their stance. Washington reports a criminal case decision. In the Fields case, Thomas M. Fields, a local lawyer, was denied a new trial and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville West Virginia for embezzling about $16000 from the Washington Beneficial Endowment Association, with an appeal filed.
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Shanghai
United States
China
Washington
Thomas M. Fields
Washington Beneficial Endowment Association
Fields
Moundsville
W. Va
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and surrounding states
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Illinois and Indiana with fresh south winds shifting to west. Lower Michigan shows fair weather in the west with showers and cooler air in the east, brisk southerly winds shifting to westerly. Wisconsin will be fair with cooler air in the east and brisk south shifting to west winds. Iowa remains fair with fresh westerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Proper hen to male ratio for breeding flocks
Guidance from the Poultry Standard suggests a practical ratio of about ten hens per active male for best fertilized eggs and robust chicks. It advises trial matings early to cull hens the cock dislikes until only his favorites remain.
Markets in Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Summary
Wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, and hog and cattle quotes listed. Estimated receipts for day include 24,000 hogs, 4,500 cattle, and 12,000 sheep with bids and ranges for cattle calves and lambs. Dunning Stevens live stock quotes from East Buffalo show dull cattle and variable hog markets with strong sheep and lamb values.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Texas
Dunning & Stevens
East Buffalo
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Keeping Poultry Clean in Yard and House
It is a task to maintain cleanliness in yards and houses where hens are kept. It is difficult when ducks run with hens and diseases due to filth may enter flocks. Turkeys may be kept with profit where there is unlimited range and geese where waste pasture and a pond are available.
Goose egg laying and sitting behavior note
The passage explains geese normally lay twelve to twenty eggs before sitting. If eggs are removed, the goose may lay two or three sittings. It adds that geese retain breeding qualities through life, with older geese likely being the best sitters.
Vermin and Disease in Poultry Keepers Warned
It claims it is hard to provide blood for growth of chicks and lice, urges routing vermin, disposing of surplus roosters, and warns against waiting for mites. Advises whitewashing pens twice a summer and kerosene perches weekly. Notes cured fowl rarely become truly well again and may pass disease to offspring.
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