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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement extols Beecham's Pills as a quick remedy for liver distress and digestive upset. It lists symptoms like heavy head nausea bad taste and dyspepsia and claims a few doses stimulate the liver regulate the bowels and restore vitality.
United States Department of Agriculture data show a back-yard flock of about ten hens yields ten dozen eggs per hen year, totaling around 100 dozen annually. At 25 cents per dozen this equals about $25, though the real value is the flock’s productivity. The text cautions against old-fashioned ideas about breeding and emphasizes using hens for breeders over roosters.
Damp litter becomes useless for fowls to scratch in for grain. Scratching litter is essential, but it should be cleaned out and renewed frequently. Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. straw and similar material gathers moisture and should be kept dry.
A detailed 1910s style guide warns that waste from thrashing machines costs millions of bushels nationally. It urges precise speed, proper belt tension, aligned pulleys, regular overhauls, and quality lubrication to prevent mis-separation, cracked grain, and downtime. It explains how to read speeds, maintain belts, and extend separator life while reducing time losses.
The Moline Universal Tractor weighs 3380 pounds yet matches heavier machines in work. It relies on traction weight with most load on the rear wheels and front wheels used only to steer. The unit combines tractor and implement into a single compact machine, with easy three-point attachment for quick changes. One man can control the whole outfit from the implement seat, and a rear carrying truck aids odd jobs.
Government and Labor notes no authority to seize or create labor. It urges study of each situation and providing information and assistance to shift labor between regions. If needed, mobilize town men of farm experience to aid farmers, possibly replacing men in stores and shops with women to relieve temporary emergency.
Advice on inexpensive garden setup proposes a spade, hoe, and rake as essentials. A simple line, improvised stakes, and homemade trowels and weeders cover most needs. Also notes milk production can be increased by breeding cows early.
The Department of Agriculture warns poultry raisers to check lice and mites as warmer weather boosts activity. Clean and sunlit houses, whitewash or kerosene spray, dust boxes, and regular treating every 10 days to two weeks help protect eggs and chicks.
Advice on controlling lice in poultry across warm weather stresses direct bird treatment and house cleanliness. It endorses dusting with a mix of road dust or wood ashes, gasoline, crude carbolic acid and plaster of Paris, and an ointment of blue ointment with vaseline or lard. It warns against blue ointment for hatching hens and chicks.
The text classifies poultry breeds into laying meat and general purpose, detailing Leghorn Minorca and others in laying, Brahma Dorking Cornish in meat, and Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red Orpington in general purpose. It notes Wyandotte is smaller and early maturing, Rhode Island Red active and less fattening, Orpington heavier and meatier, with broad choices for growers to match local needs and maintain true to type.
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