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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
7
A Louisiana Missouri nursery introduces Starking, a solid red mutation of the Delicious apple. Starking colors earlier, bears younger, stores longer, and resists pests like Delicious. Discovered on one branch in New Jersey, it won the 1926 Wilder medal and promises higher market value due to its appearance.
New Jersey agricultural adviser H R Cox suggests supplementing pasture in midsummer to prevent feed shortages and overgrazing. Options include renting additional grass, temporary pastures, sailing crops, silage, hay land grazing, or early cuttings of grass and clover. Soiling and Boiling are discussed as alternatives, with sweet clover noted as highly effective when soil is right. Corn, clover, grass and soy beans may be used for making green fodder.
Wheat smut losses have risen sharply in the United States since the war, with Colorado reports showing up to 30 to 50 percent of wheat affected. Ek A Lungren of Colorado Agricultural College says seed treated with copper carbonate dust before planting can prevent infection and protect stored seed, with no harm to germination and a permanent effect.
The article explains three main causes for shell less and very thin shelled eggs. Hens may lay these after a minor accident or fright resulting in eggs that are not fully formed when laid. Overfat hens and clumsy behavior increase the likelihood of this egg type.
The article advises starting goslings on tender grass as the main diet with mash as a supplementary feed. Early days require warmth and quiet, then gradual feeding as they grow. Brooding can be with hens, colony brooders, or geese, with close supervision and pens near the caretaker.
A small boy outside a butcher shop whistles for over half an hour. The irate butcher storms out and asks the child to stop. The boy claims his dog is missing, while the shop owner jokes that the sausages align with his whistling.
The text explains how hens develop an egg eating habit after breaking soft eggs. It suggests remedies including puncturing a soft egg with cayenne, heating an egg and presenting it, or installing a burlap false bottom in nests to hide dropped eggs. It also recommends isolating a leading offender to end the problem.
Poultry facts advise continual gentle air movement in coops and emphasize early chick importance. Chicks digest mash quickly and then need another feed. Turkeys benefit from laying mash with scratch, avoid bulky alfalfa. Chickens show strong disease resistance though colds occur with sneezing and reduced appetite. Liver issues in hens are hard to detect early. Feed hens whole or cracked corn, not corn cob meal.
A pun hinges on whether the city is spelled iceberg or iceburg, prompting a wry exchange about the capital of Iceland. The quip plays on pronunciation and spelling, delivering a light linguistic joke.
A judge delivers a playful remark about Adam and the forbidden fruit, noting that Adam would not have eaten the apple on a bet if he had not shared the same tree. The aside reflects a witty legal persona and a biblical reference.
A short exchange has a child answering a friend about his mother. The kid says she isn’t doing what she is but is trying hard, and when asked what that is he replies she is reducing.
The Aberdonian saved his brother Scot from drowning shortly before he himself nearly disappeared again. The rescued man cried I’ll remember ye in ma wall for this. The other replied would ye no cut me off wi a shul lin’ noo.
A humorous note claims Brown smiles while stocks rise, but the punch line attributes relief to solving living costs by contacting a thousand tailors for suit samples and using patches to complete a blue suit.
A shopper seeks dinner guidance at the fish counter as her husband favors fowl. The clerk suggests a chicken lobster compromise to satisfy both tastes.
A captive bird named Bird-I expresses contentment with food and care yet envies a peer kept outside, highlighting the contrast between indoor privilege and outdoor freedom. The short note captures a humorous, humanizing perspective on captivity and longing.
A playful verse compares the world to apple pie and imagines measuring humanity by a bit of cheese. The speaker toys with the idea of rating people as edible commodities and hints at humorous social critique.
A humorous dialogue contrasts Miss Anne Teak who cherishes a huge sixteenth century ruff revival with Miss Cora Copington who objects it as impractical for engaged couples. The exchange highlights fashion eccentricities and social pretensions.
A brief exchange shows Fanny Prippe dismissing concerns about a low-cut waist and preferring to describe wearing winter beads as protection against the cold. The zest hints at social customs and attitudes depicted in period dialogue.
An onlookers’ crowd formed as a doctor fainted on the street following a patient paying his bill. Eyewitnesses described a sudden collapse but reported no further injuries.
A Modiste notes the new Paris model suit sold for 375 dollars. The exchange highlights the suit's fetching style and price. The dialogue frames the sale as a notable purchase in fashion retail.
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