Mortality in Baby Chicks and Air Nitrogen Insight
The article advises a test to find mortality causes in baby chicks by removing food traces and observing chick behavior in brooder absence. It then discusses improper feeding versus exercise, and includes Dr Cyril G Hopkins's claim that air nitrogen enriches crops, boosting Illinois yields by about three bushels per acre and $20 million in extra profits.
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Cyril G. Hopkins
University of
Ilinois
Hopkins
United States
New York World
Feeding Ground Oats and Cabbage Worm Tactics
An expert poultreman explains sealing ground oats with boiling water and drying the mix so it drops into troughs without sticking, while a Prost Grower writer advocates salt curing cabbage hearts to deter cabbage worms. Salt treatment purportedly enlarges heads and reduces worm holes when cut open.
Awnings For Hen Houses In Summer Use
Awnings or hoods of bean muslin are recommended to shade hen houses in summer to reduce heat. However, keep awnings down in winter to allow sunlight to purify the houses.
Reason for Few Eggs Reflects Owner Skills Not Hen Habits
A short note asserts hens lay eggs as normal but many cases reflect the owner's lack of know how to prompt laying. The piece implies improved care, nutrition, and management could boost production. It emphasizes practical husbandry rather than attributing the issue to the hen.
Poultry Notes on Vermin and Brood Care
Poultry notes urge timely vermin fights and proper chick care. Overfeeding and tight brood with frequent moves risk dead chicks in shell. Green food aids ducklings. ashes help lice and mites. onions boost health. whitewash and disinfectants deter disease. Proper, judicious use of care beats excessive medicines.
Test Milk Every Month
Those who lack time to weigh each cow s milk twice daily can weigh three days in the month and multiply to estimate monthly output. Monthly testing, by hand tester or at the creamery, keeps cows productive and may negate keeping the “boarder” until old age.
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Jack London
Ugar
Glen Hen
China
Noring
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
United States
Middle West
Iowa Homestead
Popular Mechanics
Ilamlantipage
Muvanny
Popular Mechanics CO
Washington St
Chicago
Difficulties of Mating Non-Related Birds for Better Offspring
Breeders find unrelated birds yield superior young with better exhibition and utility traits. Line breeding is risky without proper understanding, and years of work can be undone quickly. Unrelated fowls produce stronger strains, though finding matching males and quiet lines is challenging.
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E.R. Philo
New York
The Pasture Pasturing Costs Excess Feed Savings
Pasture pasturing too soon or too late is an expensive method for saving feed, costing several times the amount of feed saved according to the source.
Hog talk and farming methods for hog care
The speaker argues that talking to hogs and moving them calmly eases handling. They note real fertilizers like barnyard manure are not stimulants but feed, essential for daily crop nourishment.
Save the Rain One Dollar an Acre
A dusty discussion argues for saving rainfall by storing subsoil moisture. Plow fallow fields after harvest to let rains sink in, claiming three to four inches stored per acre for drought resilience. advocates note low cost and added value, while moisture observation alone doesn’t guarantee crop protection.
Best Cow Is Cheapest in Expected Value Debate
A fragment suggests the best cow is the cheapest when quality is equal, noting that lower prices yield similarly good results and that buyers often pay less for satisfactory livestock. The text hints at value pricing and prudent purchasing without clear names or dates.
Drained Orchards Offer Fewer Profits Than Undrained
Drained orchard plots show lower profitability than undrained plots as farmers prepare to test tiling effects. An experimental plan calls for leaving one tree unsprayed to serve as a comparison in ongoing trials.
Cause of Gapes and parasite remedy in birds
A worm like parasite clings to the windpipe lining causing gapes. Wet and filthy surroundings and infected birds spread the condition. Clean yards, remove slack, and use a feather dipped in turpentine to treat the wind pipe. Then add turpentine to drinking water as directed.
Care of the Breeding Herd in Winter Feeding
A brief note on maintaining breeding herd health through thorough wetting and preparation. Emphasizes using all available feed types to sustain growth and breeding condition during the winter season.
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Kansas
Notice of Executors and Administrators Claims for Nevada Mining District
Public notice states that executors and administrators of BJ Rule estate have expended funds from 1910 to 1912 in mining claims within the Nevada mining district, Lyon County. It warns that failure to contest or prove these expenditures within the statutory period may result in the property being sold to satisfy the owner’s claims after a public sale notice.
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Sleithars
Crunts
State of
ISRO
Nitral Tabay
Elaine Helne
Verio
Train schedule fragments for Wabuska Ludwig and related lines
Railway snippet lists northbound service Pacific Time to Wabuska and Wabaeka with trains No 1 and No 7 and No 5. Southbound services to Ludwig and Linkwig with No 2 and No 6 and additional daily trains and times. Data appears fragmented and partially unreadable.
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Pacific Time
Wabuska
Wabaeka
Ludwig
Linkwig
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