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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
6
Texas notes report the Marcon wireless station at Port Arthur finished and a focal option election set for September 25 in Tarrant county. Oil, rail, and road projects, school building work, and notable local events fill a broad Texan update.
The document argues beet sugar could dramatically cut imports and raise home production. It cites current figures on consumption, production, and acreage, noting 66 factories in 17 states and potential gains if four states planted small three acre patches. It urges farmers to grow beets to reduce foreign dependency.
A veterinary note explains asthenia or going light in birds, worsened by tuberculosis and worms. Prevention includes clean dry vented housing, grass runs, and avoiding moldy grain. Infected birds should be killed and burned. early stages are hard to detect without weighing and handling.
A Kansas State College article explains that alfalfa with silage boosts fattening in young cattle. Early on cattle consume 15 to 30 pounds of hay and silage daily. silage increases palatability and effect over alfalfa alone, while later adding corn yields solid fat. As cattle near market weight, reduce alfalfa and silage and avoid excess protein. optimal fat comes from balanced alfalfa silage and corn.
Israel B. Hoxworth of Iowa unveils a patented gang cultivator with two tongues designed for three horses. It can cultivate two rows of corn or other crops in a single pass, with sleeves journaled on crank ends of yokes attached to the frame.
A detailed mechanical description outlines tongues, bracket arms joining sleeves and a cultivator gang beam. An arm extends from each sleeve, linked by a spring to the yoke ends. A crank shaft sits on the frame with a spring tying its end to the gang beams.
The article urges poultry keepers to provide shade for hens during hot weather. Without shade birds suffer, so builders construct a six by ten foot temporary shelter four feet high covered with burlap or canvas. Ideal spots include orchard edges or near cornfields offering shade scratching grounds and insect access.
An expert states winter vetch performs best as a cover crop when a small amount of rye is sown with it. A seed ratio of one bushel vetch to one half bushel rye is advised. In milder climates crimson clover can substitute for vetch.
The black cherry aphis often becomes very abundant this time of year, especially on tender leaf tips. When widespread they can nearly ruin the fruit crop, and they are frequently overlooked until extreme populations appear.
Washington reports August damage to cereal crops with total wheat at 611 million bushels, down from last year’s record, and corn forecast 2.71 billion bushels. Winter and spring wheat together near twenty-three year lows while hay tobacco and rice rise to record or near-record levels.
Census Bureau reports that by September 1 1916 cotton ginned reached 850 032 bales counting rounds as half bales. This exceeds 1915 463 883 bales and 1914 480 317 bales with Sea Island bales at 4631 compared with prior years.
Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson leads seven explorers from the Stefansson Canadian expedition in Seattle to Ottawa to report to the Canadian government. He says they expect discoveries of copper rich deposits, a new small mammal species, and possibly a new flower species.
The Austin Statesman, an afternoon paper published by Statesman Publishing Company, was sold Tuesday by order of bondholders. John H. Kirby of Houston purchased the paper for thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
Sherman Texas jury finds Annie Foust not guilty of murdering Rev. H. M. Cagle on February 17, 1916. The verdict was delivered Sunday after deliberations in the trial that drew local attention.
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy for liver and bowel cleansing, claiming it avoids calomel’s dangers and won’t salivate. It touts a money back guarantee, health improvements by the next morning, and suitability for children, while contrasting with calomel’s side effects.
A clipped remark on auto-hypnotism asks what it is and warns that it makes fools follow others. The quote suggests people act or move as a herd, misled by imitation and suggestion.
Ady reports Dr Peery's Dead Shout as an effective remedy for worms and tapeworms in adults and children. One dose is claimed to suffice with no need for an additional purge.
A brief column contrasts urban and country life, asking what is missed most after relocating. The piece notes urban rails and trains as a key missing link for the narrator now living in the countryside.
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