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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
6
J C Courtier advises on lamb weaning with simple separation of ewes from lambs and extra care for both. Provide clean water salt udder milking and gradual grain feeding. Feed lambs first with pasture and clover while fattening for early market profits and fewer maggot problems.
Instructions emphasize hatching the first two clutches under hens for safety. After warmth settles, a turkey hen becomes a good mother. Ensure ample water and grit from start and apply a small amount of lard on the poult heads and near the hen to deter Hee. Use minimal lard to avoid sticking down. One drop of warm lard per poult. Feed poults with care for the first week.
The guide outlines poultry feeding for turkey poults including stale bread soaked in sweet milk or cottage cheese, with pepper or onion tops, hard boiled eggs after week one, then cracked wheat and corn. It stresses grit water green feed and feeding at night. For calves it cites scours from overfeeding and poor conditions with a remedy of withholding food and giving twenty grains potassium permanganate daily in a pint of water.
The silo will solve the winter green food shortage and support dairymen. Even in warmer southern regions pasture cannot always supply animals. The silo is nearly essential for the dairyman.
The article argues tin milk containers are best over wooden pails provided seams are smooth and edges do not trap milk, reducing bacteria growth.
H. E. B. McCartney in Farm and Fireside explains why thoroughbred swine outperform scrub stock, details pasture and fodder strategies for spring pigs using rye and alfalfa, and outlines protein-rich feeding for sows bred for fall litters. It emphasizes bulk feeding with mixed fodder, cornmeal slop, and plentiful green forage for healthy growth and stamina.
Practical guidance on training young horses without forcing them to work hard too soon. Emphasizes gentle, patient training to adapt a colt to the bit and harness, preventing spoilage. Notes a return to horse riding as automobiles rise in popularity among fashionable people and farmers.
Dairy Notes compares milk quality to cleanliness using separators like threshers in wheat. It argues record keeping boosts success in dairy farming and that profitable milk production requires diverse feeds for its varied elements.
Near Reoyigon on the Istrian peninsula in the Adriatic Sea a large town lies beneath the water. A diver at 851 feet depth found ruined walls and streets, though doors and windows remained hidden by seaweed. Some link the site to Pliny's ghostly Cissi island.
The article explains why foam appears white due to repeated light reflections at air water interfaces and explains how plant roots penetrate hard ground. It describes root tips protected by scales, spiral motion, and acid cell sap that dissolves rock, with an experiment using marble to test acid erosion.
Mark Twain, then a Missouri newspaper editor, faced a superstition from a subscriber who found a spider in the paper. He replied that the spider’s presence signified nothing for luck. it was simply watching to see which merchants were not advertising so it could spin a web and enjoy peaceful life.
The Philadelphia Press suggests securing nursery windows with a large screw or nail in the lower sash groove to prevent opening more than six inches. It notes ventilation remains possible with the top sash lowered, and deters entry by children using the gap.
excerpts describe a boast about being worth one’s weight in gold, a foolish boy, a creditor confrontation in Denver Times, and a pickup exchange about a drum stolen from an orchestra with a fleeing thief spotted by a cop. Also a Pierre Loti line about kindness and regret.
A compilation of fraternal and civic groups in Lititz and area listing meeting places and weekly schedules. Entries include K of M C No 19 in Hudys Hall Saturdays at 7 802 K of P No 23 Thursdays in Rudys Hall Littiz Lodge No 100 L O F Mondays in Rudys Hall Garfield Castle No 76 Tuesdays in Rudys Hall and other groups such as G A R post 617 and various school and welfare bodies with meetings in Rudy's Hall and local halls.
Lancaster to Lititz and Manheim routes list first cars from 5 AM with hourly runs to late night plus half hour Saturdays. Additional timetables include Petrasburg and Rheinheim with morning starts and varied afternoon departures.
Reading and Philadelphia trains depart on weekdays at 5:58 A.M. and 7:08 P.M. Sundays offer 6:38 A.M. and 7:03 P.M. services. Additional runs serve Lancaster Columbia and Lebanon with morning and evening departures as listed.
We offer a large stock of coal in all sizes plus lumber in varieties. A hard fading slate and Victor Wail plaster calcium plaster and pewter sand are available. Granite roofing Peroid roofing Monarch roofing and Mutua rubber roofing are on hand for immediate sale.
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