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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
7
An article stresses hog farming as a quick revenue source and outlines breeding principles. It emphasizes careful male hog selection over females, noting a boar’s physical traits indicate offspring quality and profitability. It advocates matching sire and dam traits and warns against inadequate breeding, urging prolific, uniform lineages.
Poultry tips urge caponizing as the best market window lies January to March. Eliminate drones and robber cows using the Babcock test and traps. Emphasizes sun exposure, movable yards, grass, green feed in winter, and careful water and soil management.
Florists fill window boxes and pots with sterilized soil to destroy all life and prevent weed growth and worm damage. A large bin with steam pipes heats sod soil for about half an hour, careful not to overheat which would ruin essential elements.
A fragment from a garden note mentions a strawberry bed with a few berries and apple plants. It suggests simple care and growth steps but lacks full context or clear actions.
Jackson Taylor describes a poison bait method using parsnip and strychnine. He instructs locating fresh dirt, exposing a gopher hole, inserting a baited parsnip, and leaving the hole open. He claims the gopher will emerge, eat, seal the hole, and die, with occasional second gophers rarely appearing.
Professor Bolte stresses cleanliness and constant vigilance to prevent lice and disease in poultry. Keep nests clean, dust hens with pyrethrum, disinfect hen houses, whitewash interiors, provide dry dust baths, and ensure clean water and fresh ground. Avoid mixing ages, manage runs, and supply ample shade and air to protect profits.
Houdan is a strong grass range forager able to hunt much of its food in insect and vegetable abundance. It tolerates confinement, suits urban or suburban life, and offers high quality eggs and meat, making it a noteworthy Mediterranean breed for comprehensive fowl keeping.
The article advises a dairy feeding method using regular milk with a teaspoonful each of ginger and soda added to every gallon every few days to prevent cholera and bowel troubles. It stresses thorough dissolution and notes the mixture keeps digestive organs toned and sweetened, with an unrelated line about air space in a hatch.
The undersigned will sell at public sale in Ephrata on Friday October 10 1918 at the barns. Cash sales only or notes with approved security taken with discount. Sale begins 1:00 PM with auditions and terms announced by Jos W Baker. Fresh and close springers with milk and butter potential. cows up to 1400 pounds. 14 head of goods and several stock bulls. Gec S Demmy Auctioneer.
Isaac Corrah of Penryn advertises mules for sale for John D. Bear. Prospective purchasers may contact him by postal card, Indiana or Bell telephone.
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