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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
7
The Dairy Division reports that proper quick cooling of cream after separation reduces poor butter quality. Using winter-stored ice and on-farm cooling tanks is key, with farmers increasingly delivering sweet cream to creameries and shipping pasteurized products long distances.
War drains farming communities as roughly a third of frontline soldiers come from agricultural backgrounds. Nations vary, with Germany and Austria-Hungary relying heavily on farmers, Britain showing lower farm deployment, while Belgium sustains significant farming losses. Seed time shifts and grain acreage rise in nonwar zones, signaling crucial consequences for next planting seasons.
The war raises wheat income for U S farmers as prices jump to 1.80 a bushel from 0.90, yielding a 0.40 per bushel profit. War increases demand, with soldiers and governments buying more wheat, boosting export potential and the U S trade balance while offsetting cotton price losses.
The Planter urges winter planning to raise farm profits. Draw a crude sketch showing fields, buildings, roads and water to spot efficiency gains. A general rearrangement could cut production costs by 10 to 20 percent, with crop rotation and fertilizer costs re evaluated for better yields and livestock planning.
Snippets from the Piitaburgh Post the Chicago Herald and the Washington Star offer wry exchanges on manners and romance. One line notes Lady Gladys returning from the front while another mocks dreary yearlong resolutions. A goadlike remark about a man’s “gola” mirrors a lumber mill reference.
The article compares heat value of wood versus coal, noting two pounds of wood roughly equal one pound of coal and detailing how different species like hickory, oak, beech, birch, maple, ash, elm, locust, pine, cherry, and chestnut differ in heat output. It discusses resin content moisture, cord volumes, and practical usage in households and brass foundries.
The guide warns buyers to avoid poultry with dull sunken eyes as it signals an animal killed some time earlier. It emphasizes eye brightness as a test of freshness and quality in market poultry.
A Harvard professor tests a worm’s learning and shows after three trials the worm avoids the electric shock path and chooses comfort. The piece notes that despite reason and free will, organisms repeatedly choose paths leading to ruin and disaster.
A compact quotation presents philosopher Richter’s view on efficiency and human conduct, comparing men to bullets that achieve maximum distance when their form is flawless. The line emphasizes discipline and precision in effort.
The Tribune argues Turkey’s rapid decline as a military power. Six years of military politicization eroded discipline and patriotism. Enver Pasha and German officers dragged the empire into war, with the people hostile to the Young Turk faction. The empire teeters on ruin, a counter revolution possible as catastrophe in the Caucasus confirms the system’s failure.
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