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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture advise beginning poultry keeping in fall for small flocks. Buy well matured pullets rather than older hens to start producing eggs before winter. Arrange purchases with a dependable farmer or poultryman and lock in future prices if needed.
The article notes high hay prices in affected localities and suggests on farm feed options. Corn fodder, cut at glaze before frost and well tied, provides solid cattle feed. Oat straw is good for wintering horses if not rusted. Straw or corn stover cannot fully replace clover or alfalfa hay for dairy cattle or fattening other stock, but helps roughage.
To avoid garlic taint in milk, separate cows from the crop source. If garlic or wild onions are confined to small pasture patches, fence them off and graze younger stock elsewhere. When garlic is widespread, remove cows from pasture at least four hours before milking and place them in a garlic-free barn or paddock.
Late hatched chicks yield limited profits but age handicap can be offset with good care. Provide shade for hot weather hatchings and use sour milk to promote rapid growth. Keep dry mash available and ensure a wide hopper so vigorous chicks do not crowd weaker ones.
One of the most important steps to ward success in turkey raising is the proper selection of breeding stock. Birds for breeding should be selected for vigor, size, shape, strong bone, early maturity, and color of plumage.
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of animal industry announces changes to interstate cattle shipments to curb tuberculosis. The rule clarifies testing en route or at destination for emigrants in sparse areas with no stock yards or veterinarians. Temperature registration now ends at the eighteenth hour after tuberculin injection, removing the prior twentieth hour limit and allowing further adjustments for purebred shipments.
Regulations allow tuberculous cattle to be returned to their original owners. Cattle must be reshopped within four months under the present rules. A new draft regulation treats heifers the same as other female cattle subject to the test.
Weevils and other insects can be kept out of seeds by carbon bisulfide treatment. Treat seeds once after the planting season to protect through summer, then a fall treatment before cold weather. Place seeds in a sealed container with one tablespoonful of carbon bisulfide per 10 gallons of space and leave overnight.
When rain delays haymaking alfalfa can be ensiled. Best results occur with alfalfa in full bloom or near maturity cut wet or dew on and quickly placed in the silo. Cut in short pieces for tight packing. overly immature alfalfa yields sour silage with odor. First crop alfalfa favored by most who have tried it.
The hen in good health and laying condition is a veritable high speed heavy duty dynamo requiring special facilities and conditions to thrive. She needs ample fresh air and exercise to aid digestion purify the blood and stay healthy and productive. She must have a comfortable home.
Scientific American reports a peanut based milk substitute nearly identical to cow milk. Peanut kernels are transformed into four times their volume of milk with fat content from 4 to 8 percent and protein from 2.4 to 3.3 percent. Production costs are said to be much lower than dairy milk.
In October the sunshine feels genial and friendly, warming sheltered spots like bank, barn, or house. The author notes the green grass with scattered leaves appears more vivid, and says nature feels closer to the heart than in summer or spring.
Three-Finger Sam laments Pinto Pete’s alleged mean trick as an Indian man is intoxicated and taught to play poker. Uncle Bill Bottletop calls it poor business noting the man has no money to pay for liquor.
A Jones Alabama man describes that after using Ziron he gained ten pounds in four months and now feels strong with a restored appetite. The advertisement touts Ziron as a mild iron tonic for all ages, claims it repairs run-down systems and offers a money-back guarantee through local druggists.
A British diplomatic corps member from Edinboro voices strong indignation over proposed withdrawal of liquor immunity for diplomats. He warns that even if liquor rights are trimmed, some hot Scotch will remain as a joke about exemptions.
By order of the Lumpkin Court of Ordinary the estate of Mary J. Anderson is to be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in February 1921 at the courthouse door. The property includes all of lot 298 totaling 40 acres, all of lot 297 except 1 acre in SW corner totaling 39 acres, and the north half of lot 808 totaling 20 acres, aggregating about 99 acres in the 15th District 1st Section. Proceeds go to heirs at law. terms cash. Jas M Drexner administrator.
Louis Ruth of B F Keith's orchestra ordered a piano tuned to A440. The tuner delayed, claiming access issues, delaying tuning until the next day. The incident highlights the standardized concert pitch debate noted by Indianapolis News.
A bulletin from the international institute of agriculture notes northern hemisphere wheat and rye total 62400,000 metric tons, up from 61700,000 in 1919. Barley up eight percent, oats up twenty one percent. southern Europe maize and American maize up ten percent. Beet sugar yield judged favorable and a 400,000 ton wheat export from British India is urged.
At a luncheon Representative Dawson denounces suffrage calling women’s place the home. Mabel courts Myrtle with a night off inviting them to the Ratz for a fellowship dinner where each pays for the other.
A 1919 critique exposes the Municipal League of Georgia as a front for socialist aims led by Atlanta figures Marion M. Jackson James L Key and John J Eagan. The piece links them to broader Public Ownership League activity and warns of plans to seize control of railways mines and utilities while disguising motives under local branding.
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