19 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
1
A Michigan farmer writes to the Farm and Home service about an ideal poultry house design. Several houses have been built nearby in the past year following the plan shown in the cut. The setup suits keeping small flocks for breeding, using poles of feet long and four inches in diameter at the top.
Description outlines a movable shelter with cross sills of 2x4 secured by half inch bolts at corners, 43% feet rear height, six feet six inches in front, six feet wide. Construction uses 2x4 braces, 2x3 uprights, two inch mesh yard netting, inch boards and roofing paper for sides and roof, a front window, and a side door. Can be relocated weekly.
Consumers realize dressed poultry and eggs offering higher edible yield and better flavor. A well fattened fowl provides nearly twice the usable meat, while uniform eggs of good size and color attract buyers and justify higher prices. North Western Agriculturist notes demand for quality will raise breeder profits and expand stock.
A Rocky Mountain Farming writer outlines turkey raising methods. Start with stale bread and milk and corn mash to form a sticky feed, then allow young birds to forage in lucern for bugs but limit exposure. Feed cracked or whole wheat as they age, remove grain after harvest, drive birds twice daily to maximize grasshoppers, and ensure ample feed and water while avoiding poultry stealing feed. Green juncern is also fed to turkeys with shears, which they consume eagerly.
A fragment advises ventilating the brood area to avoid drafts while allowing garden access and notes Leghorn hens lay and prosper with food, cautioning that incubator use requires following directions. It says chicken meat costs less per pound than pork and stresses chick care, clean sand runs, and hen health as core to producing eye-producers.
A Bays Farmers' Review feature praises well built one story poultry houses with south facing windows for ample sunlight to dry moisture, divided compartments with wire netting for sanitation, and yard protection. It urges painting posts seagreen to reduce dirt, and advocates durable, serviceable designs that last indefinitely and keep flocks separate.
A Farmer's Review correspondent argues against remedies for chicken cholera. He favors culling affected flocks to stop spread, cites sanitation and self-sufficiency by raising all birds, and notes the disease's historical impact and supposed origin in Europe.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent outlines a plan for a honey uncapping device. The note introduces a practical invention idea aimed at beekeepers and industry readers seeking quicker, safer honey extraction methods.
Description of a beekeeping contrivance with a pan 16 by 26 inches and a six inch deep frame, covered with win cloth of five meshes per inch. A rough frame supports the cloth, allowing the comb to rest with or without holding. Honey drips into the pan below and operation can be done from either side.
A Gleanings in Bee Culture excerpt urges beekeepers to stop mixing bee races Italian Carniolan black German and other pure breeds. It argues that frequent crossing reduces profit and satisfaction and cautions that moving between breeds yields poorer results.
Quote extols food management as the cure-all for poultry yard problems. It describes preventive virtue, arguing no need for stimulants or regulatory or other makeshift measures.
In Klarper's Weekly a kind hearted lady is approached by a hungry man who pleads for aid. He warns that hunger could drive him to drastic action, and she hands him a two dollar bill, sparing him from committing a terrible deed.
The piece notes how western and southern leaders have migrated to New York to lead major enterprises. Theodore P. Shonts and Virginia’s Thos Fr Ry an figure among transit and financial reform efforts, as Equitable Life marks new management under Paul Morton. It highlights E H Gary of U S Steel, and Gates Frick Ream Moore Reid as other prominent western figures shaping New York’s business scene.
A truck farmer in Virginia relates the incident where his helper Sam Moore was mauled by a neighboring dog. Moore fought the dog as his wife rushed to help, and he shouted for his wife to throw the stone at him instead of the dog to save Mandy from harm.
A rural school class in physiology recites the common term Skull and the classroom’s wit yields Noggin as the preferred alternative. Judge's Library.
A grocer tests Postum Coffee and learns customer advice can change taste perception. A customer explains simmering time affects flavor, leading to a Java like beverage rich in glute and phosphates. Postum is not medicine but a food, aiding stomach and kidney comfort per The Road to Wellville.
Jeffy, a young boy, hides a crushed guilt about harming his sister Elizabeth. He fears divine punishment and recalls a Bible admonition to cut off the offending hand. The night terrors fade when a doctor-like figure assesses his hand, revealing no permanent injury. Elizabeth remains unaware, singing as Jeffy plans to apologize and seek forgiveness.
In a tale from Slarper's Weekly a major leading troops chasing outlaws reaches a village too late. He orders unsaddled and fed horses. His hostler Pat, a son of Ireland, unaware of equestrian details, puts the saddle on a horse facing rearward. The major asks why, Pat replies he did not know which way you were going, then an explosion of laughter follows and Pat escapes punishment.
An Appleton Wisconsin resident Mrs Emma Stolt praises Pernna claiming it greatly improved backaches inflammatory pain and mobility after three years of poor health. Miss Theresa Bertles of White Church Missouri recounts catarrh and digestive discomfort improving after six months of Pernna and endorses it as the best medicine.
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