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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1929
Page
8
Article advises selecting chicken breeds by purpose, stressing pure strains and careful breeding to strengthen desired traits. It emphasizes matching breed to goals and maintaining natural tendencies.
Dr. L. D. LeGear of St. Louis continues his nationwide poultry raising series in this paper. The article invites readers to follow all 52 installments, read carefully, and clip for future reference.
Dr. L D LeGear argues there is no universal best breed and stresses bloodline quality through trap nesting and selective breeding. He outlines egg class, meat class, and general purpose breeds, naming Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Wyandotte, Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona, Brahma, Cochin, and Langshan, and warns against crossbreeding.
A humorous remark where Sambo says white chickens are easiest to find in darkness while black chickens are easiest to hide after capture, noting both have merits.
President Coolidge signs the drastic Jones prohibition bill making violations of the Volstead act felonies with prison terms up to five years and fines to $10,000. Mere possession is exempt. manufacture sale and transport incur penalties. Volstead predicts courts will apply maximum penalties under the new law.
Kerrville Texas officials discussed at the chamber of commerce a dam across the Guadalupe River not less than 95 feet high to secure a permanent water supply and create a three mile long lake. The project would boost the city as a summer recreational center attracting visitors while an engineering survey will start immediately to address finances and design.
Wanting to cultivate a small farm with his family the applicant seeks a place near Doss Texas to tend sheep and goats. Prospective landlord contact Ernst Bober by writing or calling.
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