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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
12
Peter and Jane befriend Captain Tanner on the beach and hear stories. They, with Aristotle the dog, discover an ancient schooner buried in the sand and claim it for a splendid seaside adventure.
During a fogbound shoreline ordeal, siblings Babs and Sister search for Aristotle the dog after he vanishes. They survive by foraging, rest, and a schooner wreck where Aristotle hides with a coot. A boy looms on deck but leaves, enabling a rescue by their father and Aunt Matilda’s hired man at dawn.
The article notes that egg marketing affects flock profits. Collect eggs regularly and deliver promptly to market to avoid spoilage. It advocates ensuring fertility control by separating roosters from hens after breeding to keep eggs infertile and nonembryonic.
A brief column notes reformers push to impose fines as a deterrent despite biblical phrasing about wages of sin. It hints at public policy debate and potential penalties.
The article urges poultrymen to remove hens that are past egg production or lazy, calling them slackers. Cull the birds that are eating feed without contributing, suggesting they be eaten canned or sold to maintain overall profitability.
Do not alter feeding method if current results are good. Different conditions require different approaches. A poultry raiser should assess flock, surroundings, and climate to select appropriate feeding practices.
Farmers advised to produce infertile eggs and keep them cool. Market eggs twice a week and protect them from sun on the way to market. Feed oyster shell to strengthen shells. Do not market eggs from stolen nests.
The method furnishes exercise by scattering oats wheat and barley in litter on a straw floor six inches deep. Grain feeds are scattered and the straw is changed often as it becomes soiled from droppings. Some poultry diseases spread through droppings.
The double yard system is the best for yarded fowls. Each pen has a front and back yard. while one is used, a crop of oats or rye is planted in the other. When green blades reach three inches, fowls are moved to the new yard and the other is dug up and planted.
The article notes August and September slump the lamb market as small native lambs from Illinois to Iowa flood the market. It urges growers to improve market condition through better breeding, docking, castration, and feeding so lambs reach 5 to 7 pounds at four months for steady sales.
A simple mix uses one pound laundry soap four gallons warm water one gallon crude petroleum and four ounces powdered naphthalene. Dissolve soap in warm water then dissolve naphthalene in petroleum and blend with soap solution for a fly repellent to protect livestock.
Farmers seek to raise registered cattle but lack pedigree knowledge. A safe start is to buy bred cows or heifers and gain experience as the herd grows in numbers.
Pasture access with bite grass clover alfalfa or rape can cut concentrate needs and reduce costs. Good range and exercise keep sows healthy, echoing the old adage that the bull is half the herd amid high grain and labor costs.
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