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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
10
Practical guide on feeding young pigs with shelled corn at three weeks and older. Recommends self-feeders, creep feeders, gradual diet increases, skim milk as a supplement, and keeping pigs lean for market or breeding purposes. Emphasizes careful management to avoid overfat hogs.
Ministers and clergy nationwide are asked to join a food-promotion drive coordinated with the federal council of churches. They will contact county agents and state extension services, receive data on transportation burdens, and urge higher local production where needs are unmet.
Wear Brothers of Ti nots advise dairy farmers to take all belfer calves from good cows and keep purebred sires to maximize profits. They stress good alfalfa and clover hay, plenty of siloed corn, well housed cows, and abundant water to achieve best results.
The article notes farms keep dairy barns tightly closed in winter but stress the need for light to maintain herd comfort and health. Darkness is said to worsen the herd’s general condition and eyesight issues.
Four Canadian chaplains received the Military Cross for tending wounded during heavy fighting. Rev. Thomas Colwell of Kincardine Ontario aided the wounded and directed search parties across No Man's Land. Rev. William H. Davis of Edmonton organized burial and rescue efforts amid shellfire. Rev. Thomas H. Stewart of Hamilton helped bring in the wounded all day and led stretcher-bearers under fire.
U S Department of Agriculture inspectors alert to diseases found in vegetables shipments at twenty three market centers. Some inspectors are plant pathologists and others trained market inspectors who verify signs of rot and take action to protect produce integrity.
A poem-like ode praising the oak as a steadfast British tree. It describes roots deep in ground, strength to endure harsh winds, used for mast and spar, fragrant turpentine, timber, and resinous tar. The verse emphasizes resilience and utility of the oak.
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