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Newspaper
Arcadia News
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
3
Three month old vaccinated Leghorn pullets available. Located at 14384 South Highland Avenue in Duarte. Sale details and pickup arrangements provided on request.
Community sale of items with proceeds going to sellers. Auctioneer John Kilcoin directs the event at 2709 San Gabriel Boulevard Garvey Atlantic 2 2837 with J E Gordon listing contact details. The auction begins Saturday July 9 at 11 o clock.
A classified advertisement promotes selling chicks rabbits berries dogs real estate fertilizer and equipment in the Rancher's Market at 25 cents per insertion with a five-for-a-dollar deal.
Handsome black male Doberman Pinscher puppy seven months old available for watch or show. Located at 443 Lemon Ave Arcadia. Phone 2012.
Deadline for Rancher's Market ads is Tuesday at 5 p m. Advertisers should submit copy before the new cutoff to ensure placement in upcoming editions.
For sale at Roberts and Son hatchery Arcadia 2766 Live Oak Avenue. Mammoth Pekin ducklings 15 cents each goslings 5 cents each. Special custom hatching available. Turkeys and ducks only. Phone 2704.
Government report warns chicken raisers that advertised cures for coccidiosis, a common disease of young poultry, are not effective. It urges sanitation as the best defense, calling for strict cleanliness and disinfection of houses and poultry yards.
Pennsylvania enacts rules to label eggs as fresh with strict quality criteria. An air cell must be two-eighths inch deep or less and localized, the white must stay firm and clear, and the germ must show no visible development. York is noted for compliance expectations.
A Rhode Island Red hen owned by Mrs. H. J. Prickett of Perkins in Sacramento reportedly formed a distorted mother complex and adopted five kittens. The birds are less than two weeks old and nap contentedly, requiring forcible feeding to keep them fed.
Fay Jacques of Manchester Maine earns the title New England's largest goose raiser. Beginning with a small flock six years ago she now manages more than 500 birds. She handles purchasing and merchandising herself and hires a seasonal worker.
Mrs. W. F. Ascher runs Ascherhof Kennels in Arcadia with 55 dachshunds at 1120 W Duarte Rd. The article recalls her naming pets Diane Hugo Julia Ludwig Fraulein and others as she guides visitors through the kennels. She notes dachshund heritage runs deep, a lifelong passion from Germany through to her current role.
The article profiles Mrs. Ascher and her Arcadia kennels specializing in dachshunds. It notes import/export of dogs, a trophy-laden dining room, and a 12 year breeding program yielding championship lines. It mentions international buyers, a banker from Aberdeen purchasing a dog, and Queen Victoria's historical link to the breed.
Ethel JONES appointed as Publicity Relations Chairman to lead communications and outreach for the organization.
B F McKibbon secretary of the Pacific States Butter Egg Cheese and Poultry association complains to Henry F Grady chair of the reciprocal trade information committee about lack of transparency in tariff talks. He registers a protest against any import reductions from Canada that would compete with local products.
Summer poultry issues tighten the grip on producers with moulting flocks lowering production and space needs. The American Poultry Journal urges heavy culling for birds starting moult before September 1. The S G V P A altered show dates to December 8 to 11 1938 at Santa Anita. Arndt Poultry Equipment taps 10 000 cages for England and Japan begins weekly broiler shipments to New York.
Government experts say poison bait supplied free by the government is delayed in some regions but effective overall as the war on grasshoppers peaks this week. They note that spreading one hundred pounds now is worth a ton spread in July.
The All-Year Club won a 17 year record of victory in community advertising campaign contests at the Pacific Advertising Clubs Association convention in Los Angeles. Lord & Thomas produced the winning exhibit and received a special trophy. The campaign praised Southern California as a vacation land and highlighted a new metropolitan atmosphere with culture and nightlife.
The United States hosts about 400 million adult hens, according to the American Poultry Journal. This equals roughly 300 hens per 100 residents, illustrating a large poultry population relative to people.
Both House and Senate voted to override President Roosevelt's veto on the bill for continuing low rates on federal farm loans. The policy will keep rates favorable for farmers until spring 1940, costing taxpayers about 200 million dollars.
Western ranges and pastures show abundant early summer feed due to favorable moisture. Development and improvement of range feed continues, except in Western Texas New Mexico and Arizona where more rain is needed. Livestock remain in very good condition.
The notice states a new deadline for all ads in the Rancher's Market on Tuesday at 5 p m. The shift affects submission times for upcoming advertisements and requires adherence by advertisers.
Azusa city clerk advertises bids for a fire truck to be opened at the next council meeting. Specifications require a 125 horsepower engine, 500 gallon per minute pumper, centrifugal pumps, 200 gallon water tank, room for 1000 feet of hose and standard equipment. Estimated cost around 7000 dollars.
California comprises 11.4 percent of the state’s farms classified as poultry, second to fruit farms at 38 percent. Nationally 2.6 percent of farms are poultry, with California hosting 9 percent of U S poultry farms.
New York July 7 UP The United States uses more eggs than any European country with 236 per person. England 158 Germany 144 Denmark 116. Canada tops others at 260 per person. Eggs serve both breakfast tables and industries.
The Commodity Credit corporation plans to buy 50 million pounds of butter to stabilize prices. It marks the largest contemplated butter purchase since 1933. Government funds will be advanced as a loan to the Dairy Products Marketing Association of Chicago.
Editor notes a list of rabbit-raising tips submitted by Bert Baker of 2422 Naomi St Arcadia, member of the Flemish Fanciers Club of Southern California. The advice urges limiting breedings and litter size, separating bucks and does, avoiding expectant stock from short-bodied does, and withholding greens from kits under two months old.
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