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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1916
Page
6
Poultry profits depend on owner management not hens. Most flocks fail to cover food costs yearly, as owners blame hens while following poor plans. Proper care and better schemes can unlock earnings, revealing runty or lazy hens are often a result of initial management choices.
An Ohio farmer Alfred M White of Fairfield county describes a hen coop and run for a brood. The design offers hawk crow and rat protection with limited chick range and near shelter during storms. The run measures 3 1 3 by feet and 20 inches high, covering 20 square feet, built with one by two inch framework and wire mesh. A top hatch feeds and waters chicks with quart water fountains and a shallow trough.
The article details a low feeding box, removeable after meals, and regular sand or gravel refreshment. It describes a separate coop with a curved metal roof, a center handhold, and a false-bottom design to shed water and droppings. It warns rain hazards for young ducks and notes poultry farming as a versatile, convenient farming component.
The article outlines varied sandwich fillings to improve school lunches. It details breads, spreads, lettuce, eggs, nuts, chicken, and cheese options, aiming for moist, fresh results and practical preparation tips. It also discusses ice harvesting and cooling practices from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and provides guidance on storing ice for farm use.
Take thick bread slices seven weeks old if possible and cut them into rounds. Scoop centers, toast with cream, brush with egg white, and coat with crumbs. Fill with hot mince: shred an undercooked pound of beef with fat, season with pepper cayenne salt and a hint of onion or shallot.
A traditional custard dessert using half a cup cocoanut a little nutmeg and butter. Soak cocoanut and bread crumbs in milk an hour then bake about an hour. Frost with beaten white of one eye powdered sugar and cocoanut then brown slightly in oven.
A vintage dessert method describes soaking gelatin in cold water then mixing with sugar and fruit juices. Strain into a chilled bowl, cool, beat until thickening, then fold in whipped cream and mold with orange zest and lemon juice.
Guidance discusses buying yeast cakes as convenient and storing them to stay fresh for a week to ten days in a cool dry place or refrigerator. Slight discoloration does not affect quality while firmness indicates suitability for use and overly soft yeast should be used.
Yolks of four eggs beaten with two thirds quart of cold milk one cup sugar and two tablespoons dissolves gelatin. stir over heat until boiling then beat egg whites to stiff peaks and flavor with vanilla. Fold into mold and fold macaroons into mixture for dessert.
A dated instruction on preparing potatoes by buttering before baking. It notes that fat softens the skin and enhances their appeal as a vegetable to serve. The guidance reads like a home cook’s tip from a vintage column.
A National Geographic Society statement extols Bukarest as Roumania’s capital and a center of artistic, literary, and scientific life. With 800000 residents, broad boulevards, parks, and ornamental bridges, the city blends Paris and Vienna influences, hosting a royal palace, university, national theater, and Palace of Justice, while remaining modest industrially.
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