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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
6
A dense farm column urges free range poultry, sheep for fertility, and early pig sun exposure. It covers hay and feed practices, dairy planning, weed control, mushroom protein notes, and methods to improve cattle, horses, hogs, and bees with practical tips and cautions.
Alice McNarie of Baldwin Kansas explains a combined poultry house and scratching room 48 feet long eight feet wide and six and a half feet high at the back with a front of netting to keep out sparrows and mites. It features 12 nests two and a half by four feet high, adjustable roosts two and a half feet above the floor, a cement floor and a shingled roof.
A study of sixty white Leghorn hens over three years shows average egg production declining from 171.38 to 149.1 and 151.1 per hen. Annual maintenance costs ran 90 dollars with profits of 2.07, 1.61 and 0.90 dollars per hen, indicating ongoing financial loss for birds of this age.
A stiff galvanized pail is recommended for collecting eggs for its rigidity and ease of transport. Bran at the bottom prevents eggs from rolling and breaking. Raising the bottom by an inch helps stability on uneven surfaces. A double hinged cover protects eggs from dirt and weather. A 12 quart pail holds about 125 eggs.
Do not try every new remedy or system in poultry raising. Use common sense and sound judgment in handling poultry for better results than following every new method.
Farmers are urged to provide turkeys with ample green foods beyond their free foraging. While wild forage helps, supplementing with extra green items ensures better nutrition and health for the birds.
Instructions describe dipping fowls in warm water with melted bacon grease to loosen feathers, soften skin, and kill vermin. After dipping, birds are kept in shade to dry, then housed under shelter. Early fall dipping aims to reduce pest exposure through winter and aid molting.
Kansas City inventor P C Fish describes a poultry water trough designed to prevent freezing in cold weather. A barrel inverted over the fountain with a tubular lantern creates a seal, and a small side opening lets fowl reach the water.
Pure-bred eggs command high breeding prices in spring when common eggs flood markets and prices drop. In autumn poultry sells at its lowest, yet thoroughbred breeders move surplus stock at good prices. Mongrel stock lack this price advantage.
Practical advice on feeding and care for hens and broilers, eggs packing, water cleanliness, and pest control. Emphasizes moulting care, early re-laying after a brood, whitewashing the poultry house, and using patent egg boxes for shipping.
Thomas F. Ryan, prominent financier, marked his 61st birthday at his New York City residence. In Little Falls, Mayor George Lunn and four Socialist workers were arrested while attempting a meeting, marking a second arrest in three days. The King of Italy granted full amnesty to residents of Tripoli and Cyrenaica involved in acts against Italians. Kansans are reportedly consuming frozen smear case, praising it as excellent.
A long reader letter extols Western Canada farming wealth from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It highlights the successful farmer with homesteads and cattle herds, cites Ohio migrants turning profits, and urges others to seek land via the Ottawa Immigration system. It notes high yields and strong prospects across three provinces.
A customer questions a bed labeled folding and a merchant corrects him by unfolding it, clarifying the product name in a brief, comic exchange.
A cryptic critique notes the straight path falters when examined by a rounder. The remark hints at a tension between rigid routes and flexible interpretation, suggesting scrutiny exposes weaknesses in strict adherence.
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