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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
8
A suburban resident describes building a decorative hen house in 1914 costing under 110 dollars, with concrete floor, four pens and Belgian hares for meat. The system provides fresh poultry meat and rabbit meat from weeds and scraps, using simple, low-cost design and ample light.
The article describes chiggeray mite attacks on free range chickens and fowls, noting intense itching, skin lesions, droopy birds, and possible death from exhaustion. It advises treatments such as sulphur ointment, kerosene and tar mixtures, carbolic acid washes, and sulfur flowers, and suggests keeping young chickens off range in summer in southern regions, hatch timing to resist mites.
A nineteenth century note describes limberneck or several neck paralysis diseases in fowl, their signs and likely indigestion links, advising bland diet, rest, and a home remedy powder from read dust and wool, applied with a feather-panel method for head to tail regions to aid recovery.
The text outlines muscadine grape paste as a preferred candy substitute and notes several paste varieties. It mentions using grape pulp for jelly and describes how to make paste, with pull directions and different methods available from the United States Department of Agriculture in Bulletin No. 1043.
An article by Marie K. Chaffee celebrates simple at home play in kindergarten. Children imitate trades like carpenter and blacksmith, aided by mothers, shaping imagination and early work habits through crafts, tool use, and role play with family participation and shared stories.
Pennsylvania leads buckwheat production with 3,385 acres last year yielding 1.8 bushels per acre and total 3,191,609 bushels. The piece notes three buckwheat varieties and weather sensitivity, plus a warning on the European Corn Borer with detection near Schenectady and Boston areas and steps to monitor and control.
The State Veterinarian warns that thorough cleaning and disinfection of hog pens is the key weapon against hog cholera. Failing to sanitize can lead to penalties, as careless owners spread germs that survive on pens, manure heaps, and litter. A 1918 case showed pens abandoned until spring then nine days later pigs fell ill.
Fragmentary text references premises inspection, infection prevention, and veterinary or agricultural oversight. Mentions cleanliness practices, cooling or washing procedures, and a circular notice from a state agricultural department. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but imply regulatory health measures.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reports cucumber beetles causing significant damage to young cucumber and cantaloupe vines across the state. To combat, the bulletin suggests using a mix of treatments including biology and physical controls, with detailed box guidance for application quantities and timing.
The June report from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture indicates a mixed fruit outlook. Apples face 55 percent poor quality, with pears at 52 percent, cherries 48 percent, and the overall condition remains unsettled.
Reports indicate a 3 percent rise in lamb numbers in Pennsylvania and farmers hold about 17 500 tons of hay on June 1. Wheat and rye are wet with harvest due in southern counties around the 28th. Corn, pastures, meadows, and potatoes show good progress though beetle damage affects many areas. Hog and cattle figures show ranges in live weight efficiency.
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