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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
6
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that confinement all year markedly lowers egg yield and increases mortality. In trials with Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn hens, penned birds produced far fewer eggs than those with access to yards or free range.
The Commodity council plan brings all interested USDA specialists into a single body to address major crop problems. Cotton and potato councils already produced recommendations to reduce waste and stabilize markets. The plan aims for prompt, concise department positions in emergencies and clearer farmer guidance.
Overheating and poor ventilation cause dark brown centers in potatoes known as blackheart. Outdoor pits and long shipments in cold weather contribute. University Farm advises proper handling and storage to prevent this disease and others of the storage season. Ask for pamphlets from the Office of Publications, University Farm, St Paul.
Proper pruning yields more and better fruit and saves spray and picking costs. Heavy pruning boosts wood growth and rejuvenates run down trees while light pruning increases fruit production. Water sprouts result from heavy pruning and should be tipped back to form fruiting wood. Dehorn peach trees with fruiting wood in the upper third by heavy pruning to limbs one inch thick. Learn pruning principles as details vary by tree and exercise common sense and good judgment.
A simple household method uses a barrel hoop and a hammock to fashion a two foot deep net. Place corn to lure the bird, then lift or drop the net to trap it. The technique promises an easy way to secure dinner without a chase. Newer nets can be dropped over the fowl for quicker capture.
Head lice severely affect turkeys ducks and geese more than other fowl and a single louse can kill a turkey. Treat by rubbing melted lard around the comb ears bill and jaw then warm the bird for a few hours. A few drops of kerosene carbolic acid or stock dip may boost effectiveness.
Mrs Blanche A Lewis of Warren Ohio extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as an effective tonic after influenza. She says it acts as a builder and recommends tablets or liquid from a local druggist or a 10 cent trial package plus free medical advice from the Invillds Hotel in Buffalo New York.
Feeding experiments spanning years show that substituting other minerals for lime fails to meet poultry needs. When lime is missing, the bird draws on bone stores for calcium. The studies also note lime and phosphorus release more readily from living bone than from dead bone ash.
Fowls eat feathers to obtain lacking foods. Provide milk tankage meat scraps cotton seed meal peanut meal or alfalfa pasturage in sufficient amounts to stop the habit.
The text discusses poultry management focusing on feeding and health. It highlights using bonemeal and oyster shell to prevent leg weakness, describes a good layer by characteristics, and notes adjustments when fowl confinement increases. It emphasizes cleanliness, health insurance in care, and prudent judgment in the fancy poultry business.
A proposal calls for a monument to a telephone operator who achieved a perfect 100 percent call record without reporting a busy signal. The idea honors diligence and reliability in early communication services.
A quip notes that a man who believes silk socks equal cot ton pair will face a costly misjudgment. The remark plays on buying power and perceived value without naming people or places.
A light hearted aside suggests a cigarette that won’t scar the table edge when left briefly unattended. The quip reflects everyday concerns about mess and convenience in public spaces.
A fragment noting that some young boys are intelligent and that others accept without question the praise of their fathers as children, reflecting on family influence and credulity in early life.
The article promotes a self generated cell approach to combat aging, arguing it is more reasonable than using donor gland transplants. It discusses benefits and potential risks of relying on the body's own cells.
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