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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
10
Dennis H. Stovall of Oregon argues cleanliness best ensures winter eggs and profits. He recounts discarding fancy roosts and drop boards after testing them, finding simple saw horse style roosts and basic sanitation yield easier, more reliable poultry care.
The article describes three foot high, long hen houses each fitting at least a dozen fowls not crowded. Placed side by side for cleanliness, they are easy to remove for lime emulsion or lye treatment. A smooth board floor aids cleaning and the author cleans the house twice weekly. Next boxes are removable for thorough cleaning and straw changes with old straw burned.
The text cites two primary causes for eggs failing to hatch. Excess hens with a single male disrupt breeding, and eggs kept too long before setting grow old. Heat from express transport and prolonged warmth in offices also start the germ, preventing germination.
The piece argues that the breast meat drives market value while body quality matters for overall desirability. Skin color is deemed unimportant for quality, though market demand for yellow skin dictates serving choices. Poultrymen should not resist or attempt reform despite color trends.
A Chicago reader describes a poultry watering setup with a ceiling mounted tank, half inch supply pipe, a tin can float on a lever, and a cock valve at the feed pipe. A coil spring keeps the valve open until the water in the dish rises, then the float rise closes the valve to stop flow until water drops again.
Late hatchings in August produce September chicks when weather cools. Cockerels from early fall hatches grow quickly for winter use. pullets may lag but begin laying next spring and continue through next summer. A strong fall hatch ensures continuous egg supply year round.
The Farm and Home describes a versatile brooder design that can be built in sizes from 2 by 3 to 4 by 5 feet or larger. A small coop suits a hen and brood, while the Brooder Colony House can hold a brooder and a flock of 100 chicks. The yard is built in three sections with wire mesh, top covered for cat protection, and the coop moved weekly to fresh ground.
A fakir used a hidden copper coil under a rug and a concealed telephone headset to simulate occult powers. An electrician connected a circuit with dry cells and a transmitter, while a victim woman wrote her name age and questions for the supposed future. The piece ends with a vintage reflection on books and ignorance.
A professor used a telephonic induction trick to extract answers from a victim after a velvet bag with a name and age was placed on a table unseen by a Hindu. An assistant kept busy nearby, then relayed details to the professor who earned the victim’s confidence. The ruse collapsed due to a faulty joint in the wiring.
Two young girls visit for tea with a rule about cookies. Nettie size limits, seeing tiny cakes, takes two and tells Clara she may take two, noting their mother likely did not expect them to be so small.
Five year old Harry questions his father on what W and R signs mean along the track. The father explains W for whistle ring and whistling, while the boy jokes that W stands for wring and wonders how R becomes whiffle.
An idealist reflection on self-improvement through conscious effort. The author cites Thoreau to claim true achievement lies in shaping the atmosphere and medium through which we perceive, more than creating objects themselves.
New Zealanders consume more tobacco per capita than most nations with high usage. The article notes a strong cultural preference for tobacco where consumption exceeds common international levels and reflects social acceptance of smoking practices across the population.
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