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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
4
A public auction on Wednesday March 17 1920 near Greencastle and Bainbridge will sell horses cattle sows corn oats hay straw a 1917 Ford touring car farm equipment and other articles. Terms include cash under 10 and credit terms up to six months with interest. Dinner served by the organizers.
Public auction at Chas W Petry farm 244 miles south of Bainbridge Indiana on March 17 1920 at 10:00 am. Horses and mules cattle sheep oats corn vehicles and harness described with terms 5 or less cash or 12 month credit. Lunch on grounds.
A collage of old newspaper witticisms on actors critics and directors contrasts stage life with film drama. It notes actors chase roles and benefits while fame feasts on beauty and opportunity and objects to back talk and war as seen through cinema and theater.
Public health guidance outlines steps to keep hog cholera out of herds and to aid premises infected. It covers isolation of new stock quarantine for two weeks, disinfection, burning carcasses, and spraying with cresol solution. It advises restricting hog access to streams and roads and confining dogs and birds to prevent spread.
Poultry notes stress breeding for eggs and meat, warning against crossing to improve traits and urging care, winter rations, and strong hens. It includes a Mocked anecdote about Mable and a forestry reminder on timber quality and proper cutting. A. S. Department of Agriculture line closes the excerpt.
The text advises not overfeeding hens in the morning to prevent laziness and fat. Small flocks near sheds fare better for egg yield, while large flocks require cleanliness and regular soil turning to avoid disaster. It suggests modest housing, simple repairs, and seasonal preparations to ensure winter eggs.
The article outlines core aims for crop rotation to improve soil and reduce pests. It emphasizes including a leguminous crop each cycle, maintaining livestock for manure, and arranging crops to avoid successive plantings that favor the same pests. It notes rotations must fit each farm and field.
The text identifies three key drivers of farm success: farm size, yield and return per animal indicating quality, and diversification of the farm business. It notes most farms succeed when strong in these areas, while those lacking in one or two are less likely to prosper.
Instructions advise separating hogs from mule and horse barns and from cow barns. If hogs follow cattle, place fattening hogs in cattle feeding pens while keeping breeding hogs out of cattle pens.
A collection of quips about memory and love. It contrasts forgetting yesterday with neglecting today and mocks pretentious talk versus action. The text critiques gullible youth and notes the tendency to overquote scripture selectively.
An old advertisement urges readers to write Dr Burkhart for a vegetable compound claimed to treat liver kidney stomach troubles constipation catarrh rheumatism grip flu. It promotes a 30 day treatment available at main street Cincinnati address 621 and at all drug stores for 26 cents.
A miscited string of aphorisms reflects on folly, hustle, biography, marriage, and manners. The notes critique enterprise, personal finance, and social behavior with a mix of wry humor and moral observations.
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