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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
8
Poultry experts advise using early free range with controlled confinement to reduce chick mortality. Start chicks in small movable pens and gradually expand to green yards, keeping age groups separated to prevent interference. Properly staged access helps broilers reach market-ready size.
The piece argues an open equipment house benefits growing young chickens by providing extra space and better ventilation. It suggests a six by six foot small house with a simple climate friendly frame, 2 by 2 inch framework, ice mesh walls, no floor, low roosts, and a roof overhang for weather and pest protection after warm weather.
Poultry raisers in northern Illinois advised to consider the danger of tuberculosis spreading from poultry to other livestock. The Illinois Farmer notes proven transmission between poultry and livestock, and white spot on the liver signals possible infection. Samples can be sent to state universities for technical tests.
Farmers are advised that mash influences egg yield but hens may prefer grain. A light grain morning feed drives hens to mash and nests, with 12 to 15 pounds of scratch grain daily for 100 hens, two thirds at night. Allow roosting with a full crop.
The passage outlines early duckling feeding guidance. Begin with equal parts rolled oats and bread crumbs plus about 3 percent sand, fed three times daily until day four. From day four, switch to a mash of equal parts rolled oats, bread crumbs, bran, and corn meal. After the first week, provide a mash of three parts bran to one part low-grade flour and one part corn meal.
Turner Falla argues that oxen, once central to farming and transport, shaped American character and supplied local beef. He laments modern neglect of farm work creatures, noting youths drift from traditional roles while expensive meat imports rise, urging renewed respect for patient, faithful ox teams.
The fifth International Congress of Industrial Chemistry in Paris notes ultraviolet light accelerates growth in vanilla beans sugars and certain fruits while not testing flour purity. UV light clearly differentiates barley maize and wheat in mixed flours yet offers no purity test for flour. The Times reports UV holds a promising future for lab work.
The windjammer has nearly faded, the British flag dwindling to a few ships. The fullrigged vessels, once dominant sea carriers, are too slow and unprofitable. Most are over 80 years old, and almost all are three-masted. Finland seems set to become the last owner of such ships as British sailing vessels fade away. Australia grain, South American nitrate, and Liverpoul salt are among the few cargoes still shipped by sailing ships.
Mrs. Clara Remick of Lodi awakened to a burglar in her home. She seized a feather pillow and chased the intruder from the room, striking him on the head as he fled. After washing the pillowcase she returned to bed, too nervous to call for help.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was financed by stock subscriptions from Maryland figures led by Charles Carroll of Carrollton then a surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
A 1926 how-to piece offers simple salad ideas and kitchen tips. Recipes include Cheese and Banana Salad and Summer Salad, plus Fish Aspic and helpful hints on flavoring, cooking water, custards, and decorating cakes. It notes gradual flavor development, practical prep, and avoiding repetition in daily meals.
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