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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
11
A long opinion piece arguing luck is rare in poultry success. It contrasts sloppy, neglected hen houses and unpaid care with well kept, well fed flocks yielding profits. The author urges proper breeding, care, and management to turn poultry into reliable income rather than luck.
Dr Yates of Roberson Park staged a clever plan to catch night riders by amputating a toe from several broilers and watching for marks on buyers. Several colored residents sold fowls with missing toes, arrests followed despite denials. He has hired counsel and a court date is set next week. Chicken thefts are said frequent in the area.
June 20 Portsmouth. William Schaefer, son of a saloonkeeper, refused to sit beside Rhett Haley a Black woman at the commencement. The delay lasted nearly an hour as the class debated seating. Superintendent Hudson refused to change the arrangement. Haley remained on stage while Schaefer sat in the audience. His diploma will be mailed.
A historical guide describes feeding poults with a sequence of foods from fresh egg and grit to dandelion with egg and curd, then onion tops and curd, advancing to chick food. It notes rapid growth if fed, warns against overfeeding, and shares egg cooking and egg preservation methods using spirit varnish to hatch or eat preserved eggs.
Preservation method discusses egg shell porosity and moisture loss. Perforations allow air exchange from the time of laying, accelerating decay in warm weather. Fresh eggs are nearly full, while stale eggs show more vacancy and quicker spoilage.
The American Poultry Advocate notes early season hatches were poor causing sparse chick numbers in many leases. Recent hatch reports, however, are more satisfactory with stronger chicks. Readers should pursue late hatches, especially Mediterranean, through July. Proper care and warmth yield pullets starting to lay, while cockerels become broilers or market-ready with cramming.
New York World reports Hiram Scott believes he has solved hens lay at night problem. If correct, a path to wealth opens for farmers as hens lay in winter. Scott claims a method to induce laying during non productive hours.
A farmer, Mr Scott, discovers hens lay eggs only under artificial light. He left a lantern burning in the hen house. mornings after, eggs appeared, twelve of eighteen hens laid overnight. With oil topped up the pattern continued until the lantern was not lit.
Fannie Woods in Farm Journal urges graders and ditches to remove water puddles in the poultry yard. She says hatchlings should be kept indoors during bad weather but deserve sunny outings to keep chicks thrifty and lively as they forage and scratch for grass and insects.
Birmingham June 24 The commission of appointment as United States senator to succeed the late John T Morgan will be conferred tomorrow on Col John H Bankhead former congressman of the Sixth district by Governor Comer Opinion here is that Bankhead will be elected by a large majority in the legislature next month If Comer runs no candidate Bankhead could capture four fifths of the vote amid strong support from a majority of the body Voters show continued interest despite near certainty of Bankheads victory with a majority pledged from lawmakers
The Tennessee fish law states all legally acquired fish not held by private ownership belong to the state. It bans most catching methods except rod and line or trot lines. Exceptions let licensed fishermen harvest for market in certain waters and allow landowners to take fish for home use with permit. Dynamite fishing carries a $200 fine and one year jail. Fish devices and nets in streams are banned as nuisances and may be destroyed. Sale of game fish is prohibited in April and May and unlawful sales incur fines. Export of game fish from Tennessee is banned.
A thin tribute to Southern women praises pious acts aiding wounded soldiers and comforting dying men far from home. It lauds domestic labor, steadfast faith in the cause, fortitude under privation, and a yearly tribute to the sacred dead, urging future generations to imitate revolutionary deeds.
A New York Press quote notes a stylish American woman praising returning home for water and coffee with meals. She contrasts Europe’s beverages with locations like England for tea and Holland for coffee, saying only New York and Holland provide coffee to suit her preferences.
Esquire Pleas Holcomb recalls 1851 when Wilcox near Capt. Fussell’s home bought two red foxes from Virginia kept as pets for over a year. Hunters agreed not to hunt them for 12 months and released them at Johnson's Ford two miles above Columbia in a crowd of noted locals. The foxes fled into Middle Tennessee woods twice nightly, a recurring scene noted by Holcomb.
A dramatic incident at Pine Beach arena in Norfolk reports a boa constrictor swallowing its own tail, causing its death after a long struggle. Trainers claim the snake refused food and was found with two feet of its tail lodged in its throat. Officials consider sending the carcass for examination to determine cause.
Wholesale market list with prices for cabbage, Irish potatoes, bananas, lemons, oats, millet, clover, cane, flour, meal, corn, wheat, bacon, lard, fresh meat, eggs, hens, turkeys, ducks, butter, hides, feathers, wool, honey, beeswax, ginseng, yellow root, sugar, tea, lard leaf, coffee, and other commodities. Prices stated as per crate, bushel, ton, or barrel, with various per-unit figures.
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