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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
3
The page compiles scattered news bites and social quips from Jasper Missouri and beyond. It riffs on births, divorces, public life, politics, aviation, literature, gender roles, and court decisions with a satirical tone. Notable notes mention Chicago birth trends, a New York church income, and a Pennsylvania voters’ home rule.
Professor H L Kempster of the University of Missouri advises farmers to remove roosters from laying flocks to improve egg quality. He also recommends sorting eggs by shell color and discarding dirty or horned eggs to raise marketable output.
The article explains candling eggs to judge freshness and marketability. It describes how a bright lamp reveals air space size and yolk position, indicating age or rough handling. It notes dark spots or rings signal fertilization issues or spoilage, while liquid contents and wobbling when shaken show a rotten egg.
Prof M H Reklos of the University of Missouri foresees most Missouri stock farmers using silos year round as a summer reserve for feed. Silage can be kept for a year. in droughts the silo can be opened to feed cattle on farm, reducing summer shortages. Some dairymen report maintaining herd flows during 1911 with silage and pasture.
Missouri and Wisconsin experiments show hogs fed with forage plus limited grain cut grain needs by about thirty percent. Alfalfa pastures yield more pork per acre than dry lot feeding, with clover and rape as strong alternates. Forage-based feeding reduces grain costs and can double as pasture.
There are other reasons for cultivating corn beyond weed killing. The text mentions plast food tintin in the soil and ground packing affecting procean work, with tiny orgadenn der Vive performing the work and not remaining unseen.
A farmer devoted solely to growing corn and raising hogs becomes a strong active force in local improvement, using his influence and effort to better the community.
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus parables on growth from Mark 4 and Matthew 13, describing how the kingdom expands from a seed to a mature crop. It emphasizes patient cultivation, guarded hearts, and the inevitable harvest, with references to the mustard seed, leaven, and the need to guard the gospel seed in believers.
The piece discusses how incubators transformed poultry farming, boosting profits, reliability, and egg production. It notes wives increasingly shared in profit, recognition of their role, and predicts continued reliance on incubators. It suggests a shift away from traditional brood methods unless farms revert to old practices.
A Missouri Valley Farmer article describes a homemade combined brooder and coop built from an old wagon box. It is waterproof, lit by a nightly lantern, and designed with two doors for chicks to enter and exit. Netting and canvas protectors keep chicks dry and safe while guidance urges feeding rules for 26 hour old chicks and cold day routines.
A Palm and Orchard note describes a simple, sanitary chick fountain made from a quart Mason jar with a nicked mouth turned upside down. The device is inexpensive and easy to operate for poultry care.
A strained match at the Meetiassen Institute in San Branciavo ends in tragedy as an elderly rivalry leads to a fatal blunder. The players, both veterans, exchange tense moves with no clear advantage before one slips, prompting a fatal counter and a resignation amid heated exchanges.
At a birthday supper in New York the actress Mine Lillian Russell was praised for unfading beauty and high spirits. Misa Russell laughed and remarked that a woman is as happy as she looks, and a man as happy as he for is planning.
At the Eastern Milinery association conference a key address argued that simplicity in hats leads to higher costs and less value. Banquet speaker Chief Juntha Russell discussed "The Triumph of Truth," noting fashion trends like hobble skirts and the potential price impacts. The president urged more information for noble prints and a press committee to inform the public.
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