Green Gate of the Skies and Moravian Burial Ground Reflections
The piece opens with a devotional poem praising the Moravian Burial Ground at Lititz and the equality of all in death, then shifts to a note about the author’s album and Grace Passmore at Linden Hall. It then reports on William II Grim of Hamburg urging lawmakers to protect song birds like the quail, arguing licenses and gun use reduce game, citing hunter and cartridge statistics from 1910 and 1929, and noting the annual price of $1.50.
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William II, Grim
Hamburg
Bob White
Grim
Berks
Harrisburg
American Sportsman
United States
STATE LOSING FARMS
Pennsylvania has shed more than 17 000 farms in a century yet crop production rose about 10 percent over the past decade, driven by scientific farming, cooperation, and machinery. Allegheny County suffered the largest farm losses while Lancaster posted the biggest gain with 11 306 farms of three acres or more. Pennsylvania totals 202 256 farms now, vs 219 295 ten years ago.
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Pennsylvania
Dean Watts
Agricultural School
Pennsylvania State College
Allegheny County
Berks
Tiora
Susquehanna
York
Crawford
Lancaster County
Butler
Lackawanna
Northumberland
Westmoreland
Carbon
Pennsylvania to feature plants for bee food at Harrisburg show
The January 24 farm products show in Harrisburg will illustrate which plants supply bee forage. Pennsylvania estimates honey output at over a million dollars yearly, with a sugar shortage boosting demand. The Department of Agriculture funds disease eradication and builds a herbarium of 100,000 Pennsylvania plants, including key bee food providers.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
Poultry Flocks On Farms Provide Family Meat
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that farm flocks supply about 10 percent of the family's meat. Most farms keep hens, consuming about three dozen eggs weekly and around 50 fowls per year. Small flocks require little cost and feed on scattered grain, garden waste, insects, and kitchen scraps. Women and children often help care for the flock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hens Not Running With Rooster Produce Best Eggs for Market
United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to remove roosters after the hatching season to prevent fertilized eggs. Heat accelerates fermentation of sperm and blood rings, leading to spoilage and losses. Keep roosters penned or culled post hatch to maintain infertile, longer lasting eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clean Conditions for Flocks Improve Sanitation
Guidance on keeping a flock clean with dropping boards and roosts above them. Regular removal of droppings daily prevents odors. A light sand layer on boards after cleaning aids future cleaning and odor control.
Homemade Hopper for Feeding Chickens
An easy hopper design uses a 10 by 10 by 4 inch wooden box and a stovepipe. Hang the pipe from the roof about a half inch above the box bottom so mash fills the pipe and feeds into the box as chickens eat.
Advice on Egg Gathering and Storage Practices
The text advises gathering eggs twice daily and marketing them at least twice weekly for four weeks. It recommends storing eggs in a cool dry room or cellar and notes eggs supply protein and minerals. It suggests trees with ample tops and open air as ideal for a tired hen, and to fix open sleds if trees are unavailable.
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Lititz
Paradise
Tite
J.C. Passmore
Hamburk Man
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Edison
Labor Institution
Ghirker
Sayres ) Scheid Sweerten Co
Ours
Ralston Shoes
Congoleum
Ralph M. Spacht
Oliver H. Bair
Phila
W. H. Enck
Lititz PA
J. Fred Essig
Real.estatf
Hssig
Smal-to
D. A. Long
D.D.S. Lititz, PA
H. Rd. Cooper
Main and
Cedar Sts
E. B. Beck
Broap Sr
Lititz Bell
Joseph B. Wissler
Fed
Duke Street
Lancaster
Hershey & Gibbel
Scriveners
Decegenta’ Estates
Ind
J. B. Herr Notary Public
Keystone Underwear Co
Spruce St
Geo, L. Keith
Lincoln Ave
Lititz, PA
Keystone Hide Co
Kunt
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main Sis
Penna
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