Madison Township Trustee Office Notice
Will Stroube states he will be at his residence office on Wednesdays and Saturdays to conduct township trustee business in Madison Township.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
5
Will Stroube states he will be at his residence office on Wednesdays and Saturdays to conduct township trustee business in Madison Township.
Cornell bulletin 248 describes an inexpensive water pan cover for fowls. It sits ten inches above the floor on a slatted platform. an overhanging top and end pieces keep litter out. It can water one or two pens, is hinged for easy filling and emptying.
The article urges constant hands on study and practical experience to succeed in poultry farming. It warns against relying on hearsay and notes that breeds varieties and methods differ, with success taking years of careful work. It highlights improving prospects for small beginners and stresses applying knowledge to avoid early stumbles.
The guide explains chick nutrition from hatch to one month. Start with Pinhead oat meal mixed with broken rice and coarser corn. feed daily soft mix with green feed after two weeks. limit daily intake and use troughs. At one month, offer ground and cracked grains with green feed. include meat for a complete diet and ensure access to self-sourced greens.
Two weeks before market, prices show less than ten percent of turkeys are truly good. Buyers seek birds that meet taste. raises costs for lean birds. Experts advise allowing turkeys to roam freely as the best treatment to enhance quality.
Instructions explain fattening hogs by light night feeding then gradual morning feed. Begin with oats wheat and corn, shift to corn exclusively before market. A mash of corn meal and wheat middlings with skim milk plus salt and pepper is recommended, fed once daily in a clean area.
The article notes rusting drinking fountains being replaced cheaply by using oil cans and discarded granite pans. It highlighting that only a small amount of time and labor is required for the replacement, with a simple illustration showing the method.
The excerpt notes that granite ware utensils typically lack holes but are often chipped and discarded as unsuitable for cooking. This reflects practical wear reducing usefulness and value of the ware.
The article notes that young guineas, broiler sized and about a pound and a half, are substituted for prairie chicken on restaurant menus due to scarcity of game. Cafes can dodge game laws by serving guineas labeled as rare birds. Furnaces and large farms could profit from guinea production where turkey and pheasant farming succeeds.
A collection of rural tips on building wooden tubs with hoops for fowls, ostrich farming in Arizona as a developing industry, land prices, and poultry remedies. Includes guidance on grit and lime for shells, alfalfa for sheep, and a reference to a Christmas pie from a travel book.
The piece outlines four milk cow rations to cut costs, with No. 1 through No. 4 varying in malt sprouts, corn meal, gluten feed, and distillers grains. It stresses clean, efficient dairy methods, milk testing associations, proper cow care, hygiene, and equipment. It also diverges into humorous social commentary on husbands and brand butter.
A satirical critique notes husbands as common in the United States while claiming Utah and Massachusetts have few or none. It brandingly calls women with many husbands old maids and jokes about wives extracting obedience and funds from spouses.
A brief exchange features Mr Ripley and Mr Greenly discussing Arizona inhabitants. Ripley notes they are orthodox people and asks for clarification while Greenly answers they hold a belief in a future state.
A curious excerpt pairs a dialogue about marriage hesitation with a science explanation of genuine ruby glass colored by gold particles. It also reviews Lisbon life, noting upper-class affinity for cars despite steep streets and the toll on other luxuries, hinting at social change.
Caruthersville correspondent reports a 505 pound wild hog finally downed two miles south of the town after seven months of corn destruction. Sheriff Franklin and F P Cunningham hunted it with hounds before the animal was killed by a steel bullet from an automatic rifle. The hog was estimated to be eight years old.
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