15 May 1930
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Newspaper
Gunnison Valley News
Location
Gunnison, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1930
Page
1
Extension poultry specialist O C Alford explains a water glass method to preserve 10 to 15 dozen eggs in 5 gallon jar with 1 to 9 solution. Use clean fresh eggs, store cool, and renew solution for new batches to keep them usable for winter cooking.
Prevent coccidiosis in chicks four to six weeks old as warm rainy springs boost the parasite. The disease causes diarrhea leg weakness and nonthriftiness with losses from 25 to 100 percent. Clean new lots each spring and plow under old litter then disinfect houses and brooders at regular intervals per Dr. I B Boughton University of Illinois.
In the dressed poultry trade today buyers favor light colored birds across chickens fowls and turkeys. Well fattened birds properly bled and picked fetch the best prices while bleeding and picking flaws can cut value by several cents per pound. Four and a half pound birds command a premium, broilers must hit one to one and a half pounds as the season progresses, fancy capons over nine pounds top the market, small geese sell for less, and white ducks weighing four and a half pounds or more are preferred.
Orville Ufford of Colorado Agricultural College says newly hatched chicks should not be fed for 48 to 72 hours. The yolk sac provides nourishment during and just after hatching, sustaining the chick as it emerges.
The article notes continued neglect of recommended wash ingredients for poultry eye production. It highlights that the general farmer, despite advantages from home-grown feeds, often ignores guidance found in multiple sources.
An advertisement extols Castoria as a safe vegetable prep for infant colic and digestive issues. It urges keeping a bottle at home and notes genuine Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature. The piece ends with a quip about a baby’s gender and a doctor’s prescription.
This prescription laxative offers a mild effective remedy for constipation suitable for children. It uses pure senna and gentle herbs to promote gradual bowel action and is available in large bottles at drug stores with a free trial offer by mail.
A witty exchange from the Montreal Star contrasts spending time at golf with saving for a rainy day. One line jokes about work piling up while the other jokes about leisure and preparation.
A Idaho woman recalls severe nausea and weakness during pregnancy and credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with improving her condition. She notes subsequent health remained strong, while seeking free advice from Dr Pierce’s Clinic and a 10 cent trial offer.
A loud snore in a pullman berth wakes the car and Mose the porter asks the sleeper to stay awake until others rest. The passenger responds yes and the porter adds a request to endure until the others sleep. Judge One can be exclusive if one wishes to be unpopular.
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