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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
3
The article advises housing April and May hatched pullets by mid September to ensure an October start in laying eggs. It covers gradual introduction to the laying house with yard access, careful grading, annual cleaning, and a practical feeding plan including scratch grains, dry mash, and succulent supplements.
Dairy experts advise careful milk and cream handling to produce superior farm butter and fetch better prices. Use churn cream only with strict temperature controls from separation to churning, favoring barrel churns over dashers, and avoid porous earthenware.
A wood lot owner should inventory timber by species and size, measure each tree or use parallel strips to estimate volume, and categorize by diameter to predict product yield. For small lots measure trees. for large, employ cruisers and volume tables to estimate board feet and cordwood output.
The article summarizes pest control guidance from USDA Farmers Bulletin 754 on bedbugs. It notes bedbugs migrate from unoccupied to inhabited houses, hide in wall and floor crevices, and under wallpaper, where eggs are laid. It recommends simple remedies like benzine kerosene or other light oils applied into crevices, hydrogen peroxide for irritation, and tincture of iodine as an antiseptic counter irritant with caution for children and eczema-prone individuals.
Prof Richard A Leavill explains lubrication to prevent wear while a 1915 report covers home canning in 3156 households across Northern and Western States. It shows 275856 quarts of fruit and 270659 quarts of vegetables canned by adults using home canning instructions from a department program.
Orchard and garden guidance urges fall cleanup to protect health and yield next season. It details kid friendly confections from Farmers Bulletin 712, including nut fruit bars and candied citrus peels, plus fall tasks like burning infected plant material and preparing compost piles.
A farmer should weigh the backing company when selecting a tractor. Reliability, established reputation, after sale support, and on hand service matter as much as engine power or price. A well established firm with responsive service reduces downtime and total cost.
A Kansas City Star excerpt features a dialogue about respect and discipline within a Black household. Brother Shivers challenges a remark on how a cullud woman might defend her husband’s dignity, arguing his wife could whip him as effectively as any man.
An average of 10.47 dollars per ewe yielded gross income for a 51 ewes and 2 rams flock at the Morgan Horse Farm Middlebury Vermont for August 1, 1915 to August 1, 1916. Net profit per ewe was 1.60 dollars after charging all feed at market prices. The ewes were registered Southdowns and the flock received above average feed and care.
The piece criticizes poultrymen who keep unproductive hens that eat but rarely lay. It argues the farmer must identify which hens lay and which do not to prevent losses. It warns ignorance leads to underperforming stock and financial leaks in the business.
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