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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
2
A fragment notes someone pops out to save a tooth titled and buck full all over. The text is unclear but hints at a humorous misexpression or lost sense of direction. No clear individuals or organizations are identified.
A summer boarder exclaims in disbelief at a farmer while the old man growls and wields a crowbar to claim milk from a stubborn cow. The dialogue centers on the farmer defending his possession and the boarder reacting to the scene.
Texas lawmakers push ten mile zone into effect April 15 with wide majorities. The measure closes saloons in listed cities and bans liquor importation within zones except for medical sacramental or scientific uses as troops are stationed nearby.
Two lieutenants Marma duke Earl of Lewisburg Pa and Nile Gelwick Findlay Ohio were killed at Ellington Field Houston Texas on Thursday when planes went into tail spins. Civilian instructor Kaiser was seriously injured internally from falls in airplanes resulting from tail spins.
General Pershing announced that American forces from the Forty second Rain bow Division defended against a German raid on March 5. The unit comprises National Guardsmen stationed near Washington and saw action in the engagement.
The article advises selecting a reliable incubator by local reputation and performance under climate, warns against cheap models, and notes size should fit egg volume and handling ease. It emphasizes personal evaluation over marketing and suggests considering lamp value and ease of maintenance.
Follow the manufacturer's directions to set up and run the incubator. Maintain stable temperature before filling with eggs. Do not add fresh eggs to trays with incubating eggs. Turn eggs twice daily from day two to day nineteen. Cool daily from day seven to nineteen. Turn eggs before lamp care. Check eggs on days seven and fourteen. Do not open the machine after day eighteen until hatching.
Farmers weigh incubator capacity noting time for care similar to a GO compared with an 800 egg machine. The guidance favors at least 150 egg capacity with exceptions where smaller units help. A small unit often pairs with a larger, placing all eggs in the big machine after early tests. Large farms favor 800 to 400 egg units for lamp incubators to hatch most stock efficiently.
United States Department of Agriculture poultry specialists urge farmers to keep hens until after spring to save about 150000000 eggs for the U S food supply. More than five million hens in the southern states alone are sent to market in winter and early spring, each capable of about eighty eggs. The Save the Hen campaign uses press notices posters and county agents to spread the message.
The article explains batching incubations to save labor and keep chicks uniform. It suggests one egg capacity per hen for incubator space, assuming half the flock renews yearly with no external hatching. It notes larger machines have lower cost per capacity than smaller units.
Poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture urge an early hatch in February March and April with aim to complete by May first. Early hatched pullets mature to lay in fall and winter, ensuring year round production. Early hatch also improves survival as chicks thrive in heat and lay earlier after cold season.
The article discusses renewing a backyard flock by hatching chicks or buying day-old chicks. It warns raising chicks requires separate space from grass and a supply of green feed. Hatching is best done with hens under these conditions.
The passage explains that successful sitting hens require careful attentive care and patience. It notes that some hens may be unreliable mothers and harm hatchlings by breaking eggs or trampling chicks. It compares breeds: Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds Orpingtons are good mothers. Brahmas Cochins are good sitters but clumsy. Leghorns and Mediterranean breeds are nervous and poor mothers.
Guidance on replacing beef scrap with cot tonseed meal in dry mash for hens warns against exceeding half the beef scrap amount to avoid reducing egg production and quality. Chopped green bone from the butcher is a superior fresh substitute but should be bought in small quantities as it spoils quickly and can harm if spoiled.
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