Blood Will Tell on Chickens and Breeding for Profit
The article argues there is no single best chicken breed. It stresses selecting a strain with high egg production and vigor, then line breeding and trap nesting to build superior stock. It outlines three classes meat, egg, and general purpose, highlighting Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and Leghorns as key examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Corn Belt
Middle West
United States
Plymouth Rocks
Minorcas
Bulk Will Not Make Cows Produce
A weight reduction expert advocates bulky vegetables for women and cows, but farmers report losses in milk and weight when relying on grass alone. Carl Cooper notes grain with grass boosts profits. recommended milking herd rations include oats, cornmeal, bran, and linseed meal, with variations. A dry cow pasture plan uses oats, bran, linseed meal and a carb source. The La Grange Reporter adds a proverb: half of every tree is underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cooper
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Choosing Chicken Breeds for Farming and Flocking
The article explains egg meat and general purpose chicken classifications, noting that classifications are guides not absolutes. It advises selecting thoroughbred, purpose-developed breeds and keeping breeds separate to avoid crossbreeding and poor growth or laying performance.
Columbus voyage cost tied to six thousand dollars
Genoa documents indicate Columbus voyage to discover America cost about $6,000 with a fair interest return. Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
America
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Hardest Part Of Thrift Is Found In Laying Aside
The piece argues thrifty people find the first dollar the hardest to save yet the second becomes easier as thrift forms a habit. It urges denying self a few pleasures, saving small amounts, and notes that early effort yields happiness, peace of mind, and a sense of duty to self and others.
Old slipshod ways and spend thrift habits
The passage comments on thrift habits and promises, noting a persistent effort to reform spending while referencing a university contest and athletic enthusiasm. It reflects editorials from Florence Herald and Punch noting tax reduction and public issues.
Hogwallow gossip and small town quips
Dunk Botts reports on idle talk in Tickville where residents joke about rebuilding homes, hogs rooting fields, a double cousin visiting, a stranger leaving town, and Cricket Hicks defending his modest conduct amid local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas Peck
Tickville
Goodgy
Atlas
Extending Telephone Service Cuts Housework Time
Radford protests a busy day of cleaning and long stairs while his wife suggests installing an extension telephone to save steps. An expert adviser notes that extra phones cost less than upgrading current lines and can double convenience. mail the coupon to arrange installation.
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Dr. L. D. LeGear
V. St. Louis, Mo
LeGear
Ime
la Grange
C. L. Pinkston
Ida, Texas
Sherman
S. W. Straus
Pres
American Society For Thrift
University of Illinois
Florence Herald
Punch
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Lile Kilden
Sim Flinders
Poke Eazley
Poke
Cricket Hicks
Hawk
Xclusive
Cole & Davis Company
Radford
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
City
Sun
Tomo Vmou
Sweet Girl
the Reynolds CO
Bonham
Mangrum Bros
Europe
Planters National Bank
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