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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1930
Page
4
The Frederickburg Standard lists the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. as issuer with Friday publication. Editorial leadership includes R. S. Kiett as managing editor, R. E. Jordan as sports editor, Wm. Petmecky as feature editor, and Wm. Habenicht as business manager.
Entry notes the item was entered at the Fredericksburg Texas post office as second class matter, indicating its mailing status and processing category within the local postal system.
Readers are instructed to send communications to the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. For business inquiries use Bookkeeper's Dept. and for all other matters use Editor's Dept. The notice directs proper department routing for efficient handling of correspondence.
The Fredericksburg Lions Club plans a festival with all proceeds to support health work for needy county children. The event seeks broad citizen support and features quotes from State Health Officer J C Anderson on child health as national wealth and the White House Conference aiming to improve child wellbeing.
Chickens view flies as enemies as springs tapeworm risk. Prevent fly feeding with clean housing, limited sour milk, and small wet mash portions in heat. Use fly traps and destroy breeding places. Worm flocks late summer to early fall with kamela and nicotine sulphate when worms present.
Fort Worth plans a half million dollar produce market while Grapeland commits forty five thousand dollars for a water works system. Goose Creek acquires two hundred acres for an airport. Co plans to move pumps plant from Wichita to Amarillo.
Dallas October 1 the Interstate Commerce Commission heard the Southern Pacific bid to acquire Gulf & West Texas Railroad from Fredericksburg to San Angelo. SP and G W T officials and town representatives from Mason Brady San Angelo Fredericksburg testified. Lull argued joining SP would cut costs and speed financing. SP could sell bonds at par while independent promoters would face higher costs. Whaley said San Antonio favored the purchase.
The article warns many dairy farmers fail to balance rations, overfeeding protein with alfalfa or clover and underfeeding protein when using timothy hay and corn silage. It urges selling excess forage to buy corn or barley and ensures minerals and vitamins are adequate for profitable production.
A Lancaster Texas mass meeting petitions Governor Moody to call a special session by October 20 to consider restricting cotton acreage. They urge Texas and other cotton states to act, warning of tax delinquencies and deteriorating conditions from overproduction if no relief is found. The governor remains undecided, preferring a regional approach and awaiting possible statewide measures.
A feeding trial with Single Comb Rhode Island Reds at North Carolina State College found seven pounds of mash and grain feed needed to raise a two pound broiler. Feed cost 20 cents and other costs 10 cents, totaling 50 cents per bird at market. Fall is suitable for raising a few hundred broilers.
Mrs. T G Moore of 314 Mission San Antonio testifies Konjola improved her liver trouble and health after a month of use. She notes relief from sluggishness and sleep issues, praising the remedy as better than prior treatments. Adv notes Konjola should be used six to eight weeks and lists Central Drug Co Fredericksburg Tx as a local seller.
Texas hosts what may be the oldest little theater in America. Created 35 years ago in Carmine Fayette County it has operated continuously, according to The Bill board.
A simple open shed of the machinery shed type is recommended for turkey shelter. It features a closed front end with roosts, good ventilation and space for exercise, and can also protect small machinery in summer.
Texas accounts for about 44 percent of all rock asphalt produced in the United States, totaling 320931 short tons in 1929. This reflects Texas strong output in the industry and the national share held by the state.
The New Jersey State College of Agriculture reports target weights for common breeds. Leghorn cockerels reach about 1 lb at 6–7 weeks, 1.5 lb at 9 weeks, near 2 lb at 12 weeks. pullets 2 lb at 15 weeks and 3.33 lb at 25 weeks. Heavy breeds like Rocks Rhode Islands Wyandottes and Orpingtons reach 1 lb at 7 weeks, 1.5 lb at 9 weeks, over 2 lb at 12 weeks, and over 4 lb at 24 weeks.
A guide to hygienic poultry mash handling notes that a revolving board above mash hoppers keeps chickens from entering the hoppers, reducing droppings and disease. Self feeders with projecting roofs aid the same goal by limiting contamination and waste. It recommends obtaining new blood each year and avoiding related stock.
A local newspaper invites readers to subscribe to the Standard for one dollar and fifty cents annually. The offer highlights value and long-term access to reports, editorials, and features.
The article states that chickens are kept on about 90 percent of U S farms, highlighting poultry as a dominant farm practice nationwide. It notes widespread integration of poultry into diverse farming operations and suggests implications for farm economics and practices.
A contract for the street railway bridge at Dallas has been let for about 500000. San Benito cheers as work starts on the new international bridge over the Rio Grande. Quanah will gain a free bridge to Oklahoma once the 70000 design by the State Highway Commission is finished.
A notice invites applications for a business ability program and states that candidates may apply in person or by letter. The line item indicates submission options and the general method for pursuing eligibility.
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