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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
2
On September 7 the town considers a permanent band and orchestra to perform at winter entertainments basketball games institutes and summer concerts. The proposal seeks steady musical enrichment and community events throughout the year.
The report notes a fine tomato crop but excess rain and forecasts orange melons in about ten days. The corn outlook is very good. If canning expands to six months, Carthage and nearby areas could see prosperity with peas beans beets packed in June July pickles late July to September corn August tomatoes August September and kraut pumpkin October November boosting payrolls and grower income.
The 10c show is scheduled for Wednesday night at the Auditorium Theatre. Harold and Verne Sharkey of Etna Green visited Mr and Mrs Walter J. Phelps earlier in the week.
An official warning against selling infertile incubator eggs as fresh laid eggs. The author notes such eggs rot in transit, mislead buyers, depress prices, and threaten candling practices and storage stock. Consumers should use infertile eggs at home and avoid market sales to prevent misbranding and losses to dealers.
Poultry experts emphasize trap nests as the most accurate measure of a hen’s laying ability, but impractical for busy farmers. Guidelines propose culling loafers, selling hens that molt late, and removing those with low vitality. Best cull window is August 15 to September 15, with exceptions for hens that brooded chicks.
Poultry guidance recommends carrots cabbage and sprouted oats to strengthen chicks. Select vigorous laying stock and allow exercise for good hatch outcomes. Fresh eggs aid hatching. store eggs for hatching at 60 degrees or lower. Cull undeveloped pullets and old hens. Early hatched pullets mature for winter laying as egg prices rise. Young chicks are highly susceptible to roundworms up to 12 weeks, with severe infestations causing death within two weeks. milder cases slow growth and weaken disease resistance.
A roundup of social visits and travel among Cleveland and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs Homer L Cox returning from relatives in Cleveland, J C Hampshire visiting from Ft Recovery, Margaret Bitner from Indianapolis, and multiple Anderson and Greenfield residents visiting family. Attendees at Camp Cleveland and a funeral in Shelbyville are noted, with regional trips to Indianapolis Rushville and Miami Florida mentioned.
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