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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
10
United States Department of Agriculture analysis shows farmers faced price gains for crops and livestock in 1917 and 1918, but also higher costs for inputs. From 1914 to 1918 the price received rose 97 percent while prices paid rose 96 percent, leaving little net change by war’s end.
A balloonist in a Popular Mechanics story describes a dramatic loop while aloft on a government convoy test. Despite rough weather a 40 mile gale struck and caused the gas bag to swing, completing a full circle during the perilous voyage.
A historical guide explains caponizing cockerels as a profitable practice. It details preparation in a dark ventilated coop for 36 hours, weighing 1.5 to 2 pounds before, and 8 to 12 pounds after, with Barred Rock and Wyandottes cited as good breeds. The article notes higher returns, 50 to 100 percent more than uncaponized birds, and mentions tools and methods.
Twenty seven girls at the Montgomery Alabama Masonic home organized a garden and canning club under the home demonstration agent. Superintendent and teachers support the effort. The tenth acre plots were prepared by the institution. A $10 prize will be awarded to the top worker. An on site canner will process surplus vegetables.
The note urges greater effort to raise feed than in past years to meet farm needs for feeding animals. It emphasizes improving crop production and planning to ensure sufficient fodder for livestock.
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