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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1926
Page
7
Farmers and poultry raisers can increase income by fattening and marketing Leghorn broilers. The article details pen fattening with a wet mash of cornmeal middlings meat scraps and milk fed three times daily, plus care to avoid long starvation and worm treatment for flocks.
Instructions describe making copper sulfate solutions of 1 or 2 percent for treating stomach worms in sheep and goats. Directions specify dissolving copper sulfate in water, diluting to strength, and giving specific weights to adults and young, with a 24 hour fast prior to drenching.
Washington columnist reviews the flexible tariff as a Yankee ploy to boost import duties. The piece notes Weyland Echols, once an Embassy Secretary, now a leading American tenor who sought John McCormack’s advice on advancing his music career.
A quip on fame via hardship contrasts with a federal court ruling that failing to file income tax after illegal liquor sales is a misdemeanor. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek county item about a man using countless advertised products yet refusing to advertise.
Offices report strong demand for Gillespie County History books with sales likely to end soon as copies run out.
The article advises breeders to provide separate quarters for excess breeding males to prevent accidents. It stresses segregating cockrels by temperament, suggests a small pen setup with movable coops, and notes a coop size that accommodates three hens per male.
A rainy day task is to supply roosting space for growing chicks. Delays in roost provision hurt chicks whether raised with or without hens. Frequent floor cleaning is impractical in summer and sleeping among droppings invites lice, disease, and unthriftiness.
Green plant tissue aids chick nutrition but does not prevent leg weakness when fed alone. Chicks will not consume enough green clover to supply all antirachitic needs, though outdoor access with green feed is beneficial as part of a varied ration.
Galvanized bath tubs and milk coolers available in all sizes at Schandua and Reichenau. Subscription to the Standard offered at one dollar per year.
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