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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
7
The Coatesville Herald invites any boy in the county to enter a corn judging class testing his ability against scores of peers. The notice promotes judging skill as a measure of value and market insight in corn selection.
The Plainfield Masonic Lodge has fixed October 23 for laying the cornerstone of a new $25,000 temple at 2:00 p.m. The event will include school children and invites all county lodges to attend, with O. P. Benedict delivering the principal address and Rev. T. S. Williams responding.
Six carloads of cattle were shipped from Summit stock yards to eastern markets by Columbus Edmonson Uncle Ben Edmonson and Robert Ader. Cattle were bought by Woodward for Swift Co. and sold for 93 4 cents on Uncle Ben’s lot, 9 4 cents for others, with Columbus three cars B G two and Robert one car.
Pittsboro will hold a town election on Tuesday November 2 to elect a trustee from the third ward a clerk and treasurer and a marshal to fill vacancies left by A. A. Lurber E. W. Sawyer and J. E. Moore The attorney general has ruled the latest legislative election law for incorporated towns invalid prompting use of the 1909 act.
Greencastle banks sponsor a boys judging class at the fourth annual corn show on Saturday November 20. Participants will evaluate corn exhibits before the main judging under official rules.
In Clayton on Saturday Sam Pettitt Asa Franklin and William Gumm loaded two flat cars with premium gray ash logs from east of town. The timber will be sawed into lumber at Barnaby Co. in Greencastle, marking the best remaining timber in the area.
Roy E. Jones of the Connecticut College of Agriculture reports Rhode Island Red pullets hatched Feb 5 laid eggs early and began brood behavior by July 5, about five months from hatch. He notes 75 pullets hatched Feb 5 7 11 began laying June 19 and near 50 percent production now.
The report notes pullets were fed sour milk from the start and lacked drinking water until warm weather when released to range. No best scrap ration was used and feeds followed formulas recommended by the Connecticut agricultural college.
A humorous exchange features a sentiment that two can live as cheaply as one when the cynic shifts the topic to microbes. The quip highlights the idea that microbes render shared living cheaper through communal existence.
A quarrel arises when a cook leaves after being asked to prepare dinner for friends. The host offers a chance for vengeance by inviting the cook and friends to a dinner at his house, escalating tensions between the parties.
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A historical notice declares lice on hogs cause cholera and other diseases, warning that parasites transmit germs. It urges thorough disinfection of hogs, houses, troughs, and feeding grounds using lime and coal tar disinfectants to keep animals thrifty and healthier.
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