29 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
1
Mrs Van Rensaler hosts a summer crowd at Stone House as a scarred stranger and his wife Mrs Carson stir gossip. The wife reveals her husband is an EPA like chemist aiding the government, while her devotion and quiet dignity transform the man from outcast to respected partner.
A USDA guide explains how to determine if hens are laying by feeling pelvic bones and measuring their spread. When laying, bones are thinner and farther apart. non laying shows thicker, tighter bones. Spread rules vary by breed, with two to three fingers indicating non laying in small breeds and three to five fingers for larger breeds.
Results from 1916 and 1917 physical tests on road-building rocks issued by the U S Department of Agriculture in Bulletin 670. It updates prior Bulletins 587 and 370, covers about 3 650 rocks from many states, includes crushing strengths for some samples, and records tests prior to 1916. It notes granite and gneiss average crush about 20 000–21 000 psi and limestone dolomites about 18 000–19 000 psi, and advises against using certain rocks for water-bound macadam wearing courses.
Turkeys are active foragers and must have a chance to roam and feed on roughage at will. In so doing they will pick up a greater part of their food, which is far better for them than that which is given them, and is of considerable value.
The largest demand for guinea fowl arrives in late summer and fall with buyers seeking young birds weighing one to two pounds. Markets typically offer the fowl unplucked as the standard preparation.
Guidance on feeding chickens using bone meal beef scrap and tankage plus skim milk as a supplement. In cold weather milk should be offered in small amounts to prevent freezing and ensure prompt consumption by the hens.
The hens should receive green feed while confined. Sprouted oats are ideal, but cabbage, turnips, beets, mangels and similar greens are readily eaten and serve well as green feed for poultry.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer recounts how farmers kept gravel and dirt roads in prime condition. A landowner used a road drag hitched to his motorcar to smooth sections on trips, leaving and picking up the drag to cover both directions on each outing.
Unprotected culverts on country highways cause serious crashes, especially at night. Efforts are underway to install railings and concrete guards at culvert ends. A Michigan highway shows an example with white painted wooden fence sections matching the concrete for high visibility.
Value of good roads is recognized widely yet few realize how easily and cheaply they may be achieved.
Citizens urge better country roads alongside paved streets as living depends on land productivity. The motorcar era pushes a national push to advance road building and improve rural access nationwide.
A Kentucky druggist from Cub Run, J B Jores, praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after seven years of use in his family, noting it as the best cough medicine he has ever known. The passage asserts druggists trust the product due to customer praise.
A 1919 farm guidance plea urges caution amid high cotton prices. It stresses prudent budgeting, planting food and grain, using credit cautiously, and protecting forage acres. The message frames common sense farming as essential to avoid financial ruin and to secure steady ground cover and yields.
Notice to creditors and debtors of the estate of W H Crim. All indebted persons must pay promptly and all claims must be properly attested and presented for payment to the undersigned.
All persons are notified not to fill holes in public roads or do any work without specific instructions. The board will not pay any more claims for such work.
The Bank of Edgefield lists officers J C Sheppard as President B E Nicholson as Vice President E J Mims as Cashier and J H Allen as Assistant Cashier. Directors include J C Sheppard Thos H Rainsford John Rainsford B E Nicholson A S Tompkins C C Fuller E J Mims and J H Allen.
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