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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
3
Julia Bottomley notes a fashion trend where children's coats and dresses mirror adult styles. Fur trims and beaver collars appear on tween and preschool outerwear, with suede finishes and vivid color accents for daytime looks.
Experiments at the State College of Agriculture Ithaca N Y show capon profits are typically slim due to high feed costs and labor. Capons require eight to ten pounds of feed per one pound gain and gains of six to eight pounds over several months. In the Middle West, cheaper feed reduces capon profitability versus selling as broilers, though caponizing may suit markets needing longer hold times.
Farmers preparing for the holiday rush should start fattening turkeys now. Buyers will demand details on how birds were raised and fed. Free range and grain finishing are advised with corn and other grains, otherwise birds should be penned before sale.
The Pathfinder notes ducks and other waterfowl shed water by an oiling process from the tail gland. They rub oil onto their heads and spread it over their bodies, aided by closely packed feathers that resist water.
High producing flocks show slightly lower mortality than low producers. Meat income shares 16.1 percent for light breeds and 29.5 percent for heavy breeds. A three sided shed with fine mesh on the fourth side aids pullets in summer. Mortality tracks egg production and is lower in fall and winter. Higher egg output raises total costs but lowers feed cost per dozen eggs. Dust wallows reduce parasites and aid cooling. Heavy layers resemble heavy producing cows. Breeding requires definite feed to maintain body. save late moulting hens for breeders and mark them with leg bands. If pullets start laying after February, causes include late hatch or inadequate bone and muscle feed.
Cambridge Massachusetts facing the labor of color judgment ends with a new instrument from MIT the colorimeter. It measures color automatically with high precision records shades on paper for repeat matching and reduces reliance on human vision in fabrics inks papers and other products. It uses a tungsten lamp magnesium carbonate standard etc to analyze color across wavelengths and outputs a continuous color record.
Joseph Minkel testified in court that he pursued a motorist who owed him 150 dollars after leaving his car in a forbidden area. Magistrate Bridges noted that he would not miss a one dollar fine.
Walter F. Webb of Rochester New York owns a land snail that has slept for 30 years with one brief active summer 20 years ago. Science Service notes the mollusk matched Rip Van Winkle’s famed slumber and may remain dormant indefinitely.
Dr Leonard Williams argues that impurities from bad or excess food in the digestive tract cause old age by contaminating the plasma. He urges light eating short fasts and better food quality to delay aging per Popular Science Monthly.
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