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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
3
Elmer Gimlin of Taylorville writes to The Farm Home praising the White Wyandotte as a general purpose bird. He cites medium size, neat rose combs, and early maturity as profitable, notes strong egg laying and popularity with the public, and argues the breed suits large poultry operations in Illinois.
The article advises separating pullets from cockerels to speed growth and promote early fall egg production. Feed bran and beef scraps, keep oyster shells available, and ensure clean housing free from lice. Powder infested birds and house them until they are settled before returning to quarters.
The article advises keeping window glass clean to allow sun into the loft and warns against overly optimistic pigeon boomers. It suggests retaining August and September squabs to breed next spring and notes Yingling’s claim that a 14x7 foot loft with 35 pairs can yield more squabs than 50 pairs in the same space.
The text notes birds show a fondness for green foods during summer, with lettuce, tender alfalfa, and clover highlighted as favored items. It emphasizes the abundance of these greens in warm months.
A compact 6 by 8 foot portable chicken house for ten to twelve birds uses horizontal boarding, tar paper exterior with windwise reinforcement, a day/night screen door, a movable roost set fourteen inches below the ceiling, and four 4 by 6 inch skids for easy relocation.
The chick yard should be sunlit yet provide ample shade for the young birds. Direct sun quickly fatigues the chicks and dampness must be avoided as it causes many ills in chicks.
The passage explains that a well conditioned hen with surplus fat has satisfied bodily needs and extra energy. It notes that very fat hens often lay poorly, while underfed hens also struggle to lay well.
Readiness tips emphasize timely upkeep of hen houses perches nests and water to curb mites and lice. Advice covers brood management crowding, shade, clean water, and selling calls before prices drop. Guidance stresses healthy breeding stock, winter preparations, and disease prevention through ample pure water. Geese reach market readiness around ten weeks with wing tips at tail length.
An instruction by J. S. Jeffrey urges spray methods to control mites and lice in poultry houses. It recommends kerosene emulsion, 10 percent, applied twice a week apart, plus weekly kerosene roost treatment, with care to avoid harming the birds.
The article explains methods to track fowl age for culling decisions. Use legbands with numbers or punch a hole in one of the four foot webs to mark each year. Punch when chicks are taken from nest or incubator. single season can use one web, up to fifteen hatchings with separate codes. The method ensures long term ID and prevents loss of identity.
In midsummer Russia a vast prairie fire swept through the Turgai region northeast of the Caspian, destroying 30 000 acres of grazing land and hundreds of livestock. Villagers fled through smoke and flame, taking to lake waters to escape. A heavy rain finally quenched the blaze with multiple deaths reported.
McSwipe hit a terrific blow propelling the ball to the far field. He completed the circuit of the bases as the crowd applauded.
A witness explains he borrowed a pencil to sign a document but the pencil was not inked, prompting the judge to remark that the document was signed in ink and the witness concedes he could not have used the pencil.
A district visitor encounters a harmless, eccentric man who roams the village with large spectacles. Neighbors say he is harmless and has done so for 20 years. He greets doors with a childlike smile and speaks sharply, insisting the rent will be paid each Monday.
Mrs Brown chides Jack for slovenliness and questions whether his heart is in the right place. The exchange captures a domestic quarrel highlighting fault with manners and character.
The Toronto Mail and Express explains half mast as a tribute used since ancient warfare to show respect for a great deceased. The lower position honors the dead, while the space above is reserved for the conqueror’s angel of death.
Mosquitoes and flies multiply in Paris this year as swallows and sparrows decline. Mechanization replaces horses, threatening the end of equine use and reducing oats and barley supplies for the city’s famed Pierrot diners.
An English paper reports an experiment in collective housekeeping at Brent Garden village. Dwellings lack a kitchen but include all other improvements. Meals for all are prepared in a central hall and may be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling and 6 pence. Servants are provided from the central hall at about ten cents per hour.
A barber questions a customer about his razor discomfort and the other replies with a warning that forgetting a tip could cause more pain next time. The exchange suggests humor about tipping and customer service in a barbershop setting.
A quip about visiting a city to see a rich cousin and moving under her roof evokes a comical exchange. The banter plays on status and shelter, with a punchline about being placed directly under the cousin’s roof.
A health article extols Grape-Nuts as a solution to indigestion and dyspepsia. It argues that improper foods tax the stomach and that avoiding heavy meals plus Grape-Nuts provides steady strength, citing a Maine user’s testimonial and the Postum Co. battle Creek claim.
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