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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
7
Two itch mite species threaten birds with scaly leg and depluming itch. Treatments include crude carbolineum or petroleum on roosts to stop spread, careful oiling of legs, or soaking feet in warm soap suds and sulfur lard. For depluming mites, a sulfur soap dip treats all flock birds thoroughly. If lice are present, add sodium fluoride to the dip mix.
Practical advice for poultry keepers: keep a litter of grain overnight if the coop is littered and rat proof. Hens will work earlier if they find food at dawn, reducing need for pre daylight feeding and saving money by correcting darkness or overfeeding.
Guidance on selecting pullets notes that mature birds with strong constitutions and early laying ability are valuable for a poultry yard. It advises culling poor birds to keep a healthy, productive flock.
An article urges farmers to attract car owners by roadside stands and sign campaigns along highways. It cites a Pennsylvania farmer using simple signs such as Fresh Fruit and Fresh Eggs to draw motorists, notes the importance of fair prices and honest quality, and suggests mailing offers to license holders and branding with a distinctive farm name.
Beginning with a popular breed is advised for beginners in poultry culture. Sales of stock in new or non popular breeds are limited and slow to build a trade. Start with a breed with established demand and commercial importance for eggs or meat.
County agent under the cooperative extension system helped Barham county farmers move 23 carloads totaling 460 tons of peanuts to confectionery buyers. An advance of 17 250 dollars over mill prices was secured, saving farmers 30 to 37 50 dollars per ton.
A grower with no storage suffers at the mercy of the speculator. An efficient storage house would give independence from buyers and guard crops from car shortages or autumn frost losses.
A federal bulletin warns corn root stalk and ear rots are widespread across the United States causing heavy losses. It urges farmers to select healthy well matured seed ears, discard diseased ears, germinator test kernels, store ears dry and ventilated, and shell ears separately to prevent spread of rot.
Fairy Tale sections follow waves as they depart Mother Ocean on a quest for world travel and thrills. A brownie guide leads them through forests and a city, sparking fear and wonder as they yearn to see distant places while hoping to return home.
The halibut is identified as the largest member of the Qatfish family, noted for its size among flatfish.
In Milwaukee, Dr. William J. Durant discusses Freud's ideas that dreams reveal primal drives. He claims morality drops in dreams and urges that civilization rests on repressed aggression and sexuality, noting monogamy as artificial and hypocrisy as civilization's core.
A proposal uses wireless telegraphy to determine the exact 129th degree longitude boundary between South and West Australia. Time signals from a high power station between Greenwich and Sydney allow simultaneous reception in both locations, aided by observatories worldwide.
Bertalan Barna recalls life in Budapest in a World’s Work piece. He describes a comfortable but financially unstable social scene where many spent beyond their means. The piece contrasts a five cent subway ride in New York with a flakker ride in Budapest as symbols of differing lifestyles.
Two rough youths stand by the Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park yearning for warmer days. They lament the cold water and lack of coins to toss, hoping business and times improve as they recall wartime prosperity.
A traffic policeman claims the motorist was traveling fifty miles per hour. The motorist asks the judge to record the statement in writing and provide a duplicate copy. He reveals intent to pay the fine and sell the bus afterward.
A South Carolina farm reports fruit trees planted in dynamite craters yielding five times more than trees in spade-dug holes. Cotter and corn also thrived on land worked by explosives, with excellent results.
Mrs. J. S. Little of Philadelphia describes severe menstrual irregularities and left side pain lasting over a year and a half. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for seven months she regained ability to manage housework and endorses the remedy for similar distress.
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