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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
5
The article explains oviparous snakes lay eggs while ovoviviparous snakes bear living young. It notes egg-layers mostly belong to constrictors that kill by squeezing, whereas ovoviviparous species bite and swallow prey. The blacksnake lays eggs, copperheads give birth to live young.
The chief gases in coal mines include methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide with nitrogen forming blackdamp, and hydrogen sulfide in limited quantities. Also present are heavy hydrocarbons like ethylene and ethane. Except for dioxide and nitrogen, these gases are explosive.
First class draft horses are scarce in South Australia. Proper feeding fuels growth while avoiding overfeeding. Docking makes lambs neater and more uniform. Long tailed lambs attract dung and maggot problems in hot weather. Ambitious breeders should learn top feeding practices to improve breed reputation and raise quality pigs.
A compact quotation emphasizes purpose in virtue. The line urges moral action with usefulness beyond mere virtue, attributed to Thoreau.
The American Red Cross begins a nationwide fight against disease through a new Health Center program. It operates on business principles in urban storefronts, offers health education, clinics, and resources, and already runs over a hundred centers nationwide teaching disease prevention and wellness.
Andre Tardieu, former high commissioner to the United States, lauds American philanthropy for France. He notes 1918 Red Cross relief expenditures of 87,000,000 francs and 1919 charitable aid totaling 171,000,000 francs, plus large stock donations. He highlights 15 million American Junior Red Cross volunteers backing ties with France's youth.
Facts for the Farmer hallmarks a plan for South Carolina urging a blanket of green on every acre of uncultivated land this fall. The aim is to prevent fertilizer loss, boost soil fertility, and cut fertilizer costs next spring while increasing production next fall.
A Boston Transcript line notes a woman’s startled reaction as a man, described as immaculate, debonair and young, enters the scene. The quotation hints at polite social tension and restrained romantic interest in a literary context.
Tennessee farmers are urged to join a national Better Sires crusade led by the U S Department of Agriculture. The Monthly Bulletin says the program aims to improve cattle horses mules swine sheep goats and poultry, reduce scrub stock and boost livestock profits. county agents or the Knoxville extension division can provide details.
The article notes that only about ten percent of farm meat is beef and contrasts regional consumption with nearly 300 pounds in the north and west versus under 100 pounds in the south. It explains beef on farms comes from steers, unprofitable cows, or non producing heifers, and that most beef bought in summer is from village butchers with meat wagons, while farm facilities to keep fresh meat in warm weather are scarce.
A South Carolina agrarian argument urges replacing excessive fertilizer with cover crops like abruzzi rye and legumes. It cites large fertilizer costs, potential savings of millions, and notes rye as a foolproof option that fits with soil humus buildup and sustained cotton yields through a permanent soil-improvement system.
Braxton county plans a farm bureau demonstration comparing market prices for buck lambs docked and castrated versus undocked and unanalyzed. Gilmer county farmers aim to dock and castrate all buck lambs next year as officials urge widespread adoption of the practice.
A traveling exhibit and school of instruction on sweet potatoes will tour South Carolina to aid farmers and warehousemen in harvesting grading packing curing and marketing. Clemson College extension service and the South Carolina Sweet Potato Association organize with railroads providing experts for informal institutes at stop points.
G P Hoffmann extention horticulturist outlines drying green beans by blanching young beans in hot water with optional soda for color, then sun drying and using trays or evaporators at 110 to 145 degrees. Drying times vary. pack cooled beans in parchment-lined boxes with half inch layers, kept closed until use.
Clemson College’s Division of Poultry Husbandry reports two seasons of falt hatched chicks show value as summer and fall layers and breeders. Rhode Island Red pullets hatched in September begin laying in February and March with some laying through summer.
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