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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
14
Roy Dearstyne of North Carolina State College warns poultrymen against lowering feed quality to cut costs. He urges balanced rations with green feed, sunlight, minerals, and safe feed to sustain long laying cycles and healthy chicks, noting risks to eye health and hatchability from substandard feeds.
Chickens a Life Saver says Ohio poultryman W Swellaer has cut feed costs by grinding less, feeding corn, wheat, cabbage and cod liver oil, and buying only concentrates. He reports last year netted 6 cents per pound for eggs sold through his hens.
A farmer notes paralysis in chickens linked to overcrowding and poor ventilation. He recommends abundant sour milk and fresh Breen food with full restaurant extract in drinking water. A form of paralysis affects mostly gentle birds with little hope for effective treatment. the only option is moving the flock to new buildings and clean ground.
The passage advises stabilizing incubators with wool under Tex ure, placing them in a cellar to minimize vibration and moisture buildup, and avoiding noise or drafts in an upper room to protect machine performance. It emphasizes secure placement and careful use by the household to maintain consistent temperatures.
J L Dakan of Ohio State University reports after testing flocks that cod liver oil boosted poultry health in winter. He notes two years of feeding all flocks cod liver oil except one pen, which performed worst, and the following year all but one pen benefited, highlighting the oil’s value in low sunlight conditions.
Poultry officials stipulate breeding hens must lay at least 226 eggs in pullet year and weigh at least two ounces more than standard. Only hens with eggs 70 percent hatchable are kept for breeding. Pullets are excluded from regular breeding plans.
A devotional analysis of Abram's call from Genesis 12 1 3, detailing God’s promise to make his name great, the task of leaving his homeland, and the blessing to all nations. It cites obedience as pivotal, notes Abraham’s departure to Canaan, and frames sacrifice and faith as the path to blessing and identity in God’s plan.
A clipped collection of dated witticisms and aphorisms. It contrasts fault finding with common sense and suggests that wisdom is rare unless earned. A playful mix of misspelled names and fragmented phrases challenges coherent interpretation.
A compact portrait mix of Thornton Wilder and Lima lore traces Camille in Perichole style fames. It notes the actress’s beauty, smallpox marks, Vivacity, and a famed romance with Don Andres, the viceroy of Peru, shaping a theatrical legend in a distant city.
A historical sketch recounts Johnny Appleseed born 1768 in Springfield Massachusetts, his westward travels, apple mission, and death near Fort Wayne. It also tackles the Buffalo nickel portrait myth, noting sculptor James Earle Fraser used three chiefs as models, including Iron Tail Two Moons and another unnamed chief, debunking a single original.
Chauncey Depew was a famed speaker and after-dinner orator whose prominence as a lawyer, book director, and railroad executive often overshadowed. He served two U.S. Senate terms and attended Republican national conventions from 1883 to 1924, missing only 1924 due to illness.
A man seeking to rebuild credit should keep a detailed ledger of all expenditures and receipts, then purchase on C O D to create a lasting record. After six months, visit credit managers to show reliability, request limited credit, and pay promptly to regain confidence, a process the author calls worthwhile many times over.
In a commentary by A. H. Morgan in Antioch Notes, he argues Europe’s wealth in natural resources does not guarantee high living standards. Switzerland, Holland, and Denmark show strong well being through smart management, while Greece’s forests and hills suffer from neglect.
A reader offers a joke about taking a wife’s temperature with a thermometer placed under the tongue for two minutes and asks if there is a model that lasts longer, prompting Mr. Jones to reply seeking one that takes longer.
A quirky exchange reveals a window washer claiming odd insight, prompting banter about mystic powers versus ordinary craft. The dialogue contrasts prophetic aura with practical work, turning a mundane job into a humorous twist on perception.
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