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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1916
Page
4
The Indiana County Agent invites questions on agricultural topics and announces a public auction in Plainfield on Saturday March 4 directed by the Plainfield Commercial Club. The sale aims to include about 25 cows and many household and farming items valued near $10 000 with bonafide sale required.
The Indiana County Agent reports Republican Congressional candidates made impressions at Plainfield Friday with Moss seen as a tough opponent. Local farmers sign for tomato acreage slowly while Van Gamp Packing seeks 500 acres at Plainfield and 100 at Amo. Albert Barlow promises farmers favorable packing company treatment. crops and local business fortunes hinge on farmer cooperation.
A 160 year old remark attributed to Jonathan Swift imagines two ears of corn or two blades of grass growing where only one grew before. The quote praises practical improvement over politicians.
A man’s daily life shown through clocks and clothing from many states. He uses Connecticut timepieces, Chicago suspenders, Detroit overalls, Cincinnati soap, Pennsylvania wash pans, Grand Rapids table, Chicago meat, Wichita hominy fried in Kansas lard, a St Louis stove, a New York bridle for a Missouri mule fed on Iowa corn, and a Ohio mortgage on a Michigan plow as he wakes and ends his day with a Bible chapter printed in Boston.
Infertile eggs result from hens kept without a rooster. Removing the male has no effect on overall egg laying. Hens’ peak profit comes in the first two years, and, unless exceptionally good, dispose of them after the second laying season and before molt. Pullets require maturation time before yielding many eggs.
Farmers are advised to mark fall pullets for next spring breeding. Soft eggs often result from confinement, overfat fowls, or mineral deficiencies, and measures should address these factors to improve egg quality.
A short guide notes green foods improve hen health in confinement. It says chopped cabbage tied to a stake is excellent, with variety preferred. White and red clover lawn grass and tops of vegetables also relished when cut into short lengths to avoid crop binding.
A report notes that grit is essential for poultry as it replaces teeth in digestion. It stresses grit supply to keep birds healthy and properly nourished.
Dr Wickmire will give an illustrated lecture in the assembly room of Flatee Field High School Wednesday March 1 at 7. Admission is free.
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