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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
6
An article by Georgy WV Pope stresses thorough disinfection after contagious disease outbreaks on farms. It explains germ theories, sources of bacteria in dust and cracks, and the need for sun and heat, with guidance on suitable disinfectants and careful application.
A feeding trial with twelve hens tested salt levels in hen ration. Findings show up to 0.063 ounces per day per fowl caused diarrhea, reduced when lowered. Free access to salt did not harm, and egg yield rose for salt fed hens. later guidance sets five ounces salt per 100 pounds of feed as safe for mature fowls, with no salt advised for chicks under two to three months.
Rushing outlines four key steps to boost grass yield: level smooth land, thoroughly prepare soil, plant abundant healthy seed, and supply fertility and moisture. He warns against stumpy ground and promotes repeated soil work with a cut-away disc and smoothing harrow through July and August to achieve finer seedbed and dense stands.
A writer in the Atlantic Poultry Journal traces the Rhode Island Whites to Rhode Island stock bred over several years. Crossing Partridge Cochins with White Wyandotte and White Leghorn lineages yields a hardy, early-maturing breed with strong egg production, good foragers, winter hardiness, and versatile meat and table qualities. They are good setters, tolerate confinement, and suit small yards.
Read signs of peach tree borers such as fine wood dust at the base. Remove borers under bark with a knife or wire in fall or spring. Coat bark with lime and sulphur mix to prevent egg laying. apply after borers are killed. Treatment also protects plum trees.
Leguminous crops like clover and alfalfa provide superior soil fertilization compared with grasses by increasing soil nitrogen through root bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen. Perennial legumes are deep feeders, drawing minerals from soil layers beyond ordinary crops.
The Missouri experiment station shows hogs perform best when fed in a close lot with forage, corn, and concentrates. Forage systems use cowpeas, rape and similar crops with alfalfa at the head of the better modern approach, providing exercise and green feed.
A discussion on corn crop waste notes that about 63 percent of digestible nutrients are in ears and 37 percent in the stalks. It argues for building a silo to reduce waste and preserve feed value rather than discarding part of the crop.
A humorous piece recounts an Irish man who naps in a Presbyterian church on Fifth Avenue and questions why the saints he sees on the walls are treated as Protestant figures. The sexton explains the church is not the cathedral and names St. Mark and St. Timothy as examples.
A pedantic old gentleman tells a restaurant waiter that disrespect toward elders is improper yet then stays silent while dining on fowl. The exchange highlights social etiquette with a sharp, humorous edge.
He offers to buy the furniture for 300 francs to aid his old friend after a catastrophe. She reveals she already sold it for 325 francs, accusing him of implying she was robbed. Pele-Mele.
A humorous exchange shows a captain recounting crossing the ocean seven hundred eighty one times. When asked if he forgets, he explains a certain sly person makes him recall the voyage count each time.
A rural couple discusses a candidate husband who lost a legislative bid after a newspaper ran a photograph from his waxed mustache era. The image's dated appearance derailed his chances and he was not nominated.
A Wal tham druggist warned about fumigating bilh before going home while his clerk quipped that a microbe could not be on a drug clerk's salary. The exchange occurred on a Saturday evening as faded silver certificates changed hands.
In Bad Company a scene shows Dr Goodly engaging a female parishioner in earnest talk, while a billboard behind them features a striking Nthograph of 24 chorus girls leaping skyward, provoking amusement.
An Iowa man patents a bedstead that holds a mattress on rollers and pivots. The inventor warns that a restless user should tie themselves to something or nail down windows to avoid danger when attempting to use the device.
A terse line from a likely drama caption hints at a confrontation where a father declares a payment owed by Alfred, while a mother and child discuss a prior agreement. The text suggests a domestic scene of coercion or debt within a family, revealing tension and possible consequence for Alfred.
A court scene features a cautious suitor unsure how to woo and a stern judge challenging the proposal with a terse, wary remark about marriage rights. The dialogue hints at social expectations and generational attitudes in a small town setting.
The article reports a revolutionary movement aiming to abdicate Chowla Maha Vajiravath and establish a Siamese republic. It notes southern Malays and northern Laotians stirring unrest, with European influence suspected as a driving factor behind the push.
Two young boys at a New York wedding in a grand Fifth Avenue hotel approached a silver punch bowl. The observer notes heredity’s influence, while the French attendant offers a taste and the boys ask if it costs anything before deciding.
Heard on the Street notes a small boy admiring a pair of fencers in a shop window. He declares a wish to own them while a bystander asks if he can fence, the boy answering he may poke a mighty good.
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