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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1926
Page
6
William A. Radford explains modern hog housing to maximize profits. A south facing, sunlit hog house with a saw-tooth roof, 24 pens, cement floors, removable plank flooring, central feed alley, gates between pens, and roof ventilators supports clean dry conditions and easy cleaning. A hog yard in front and accessible entry doors complete the setup for efficient farm work.
In two story houses the stair is the key interior feature, handling heavy wear and needing solid, well painted construction. Expert stairwork is a distinct trade, with parts bought or preassembled from factories to fit each home. Open and boxed stairs offer space or price differences, with boxed stairs enclosing a decorative, romantic quality.
The article discusses stair design to suit colonial interiors with open or curb string stairs and slender parts. It favors birch for its enamel and mahogany-like finish, while English Mission and Chalet styles suit varnished oak stairs or stained pine.
The article stresses hardware as essential yet overlooked in home construction. It advises prioritizing front door hardware for first impressions, matching it to the building’s architecture, and balancing strength for security with decorative value.
The text explains how lighting and color choices alter room perception. Warm colors such as yellow and orange shrink spaces, while cool tones like green and gray expand them. Dark rooms feel smaller unless balanced by warm accents. horizontal panels reduce perceived height, and stripes increase it.
The article recounts early Lititz on the street end with the tavernGemeinlogie Zum Anchor built as a mixed structure and the Springs Hotel later. It notes the church owned inn with a salaried manager, the Tschuly Lichtenthaeler house, Jacob Geitner's mother, Mathias Tschudy hat factory success, Samuel Sturgis potter and his fifteen children, Frederick Keller the saddler, Louis Huebeners tenant Pappy Loeffler the retired minister and Mammy Loeffler the class leader. It ends with an ad line for the Record.
Dr. Charles Murray of Iowa State College urges preventive plans to reduce poultry disease losses. He notes coccidiosis as a major cause of deaths in young chickens and argues rotation and sanitation are key, since birds are raised on the same ground year after year. Prevention is the best cure for poultry diseases.
The article notes that to obtain a healthy batch of chicks, the incubator must be placed in a suitable room with proper ventilation and stable conditions. It emphasizes the room’s influence on hatch quality and success rates.
The article outlines a poultry incubator cellar setup with stable 60 to 70 degree temperatures, 103 degree incubator capacity, and room for future expansion. It recommends an eight foot ceiling, 12 to 23 feet width for single or double machines, and side windows spaced for a 28 or 12 foot wide space, noting indirect ventilation as preferred over open windows to avoid drafts.
Sour milk and buttermilk are often wasted on farms. Feeding hens with farm milk boosts egg production and bird health. When milk replaces meat meal in mash, meat meal use can drop about one third.
The article notes dates as mankind's first food with the date palm called the tree of life. It cites Mesopotamia as the major producer and discusses US USDA efforts to develop a date variety. It states trees begin bearing at 6 8 years and female trees require mele pollen fertilization. It reports last year’s US imports of 63 606 863 pounds with duties of 2 785 042 dollars and an Arab consuming six pounds daily, while per person US intake is about six ounces annually.
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