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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
3
Poultry houses must be kept free of mites to protect hen health and egg output. Mites hide in roost crevices by day and emerge at night to feed, so treat interior spaces with kerosene, crude petroleum, or coal tar products, strain mixtures, and repeat every week to ten days.
A call to ambition and civic pride urging residents to promote their city. By sharing positive word of mouth, supporting enterprises, improving infrastructure, and welcoming visitors, a town grows through collective effort and lively outreach.
Mrs Alfred Long traveled to Terre Haute to visit her daughter Mrs N S Tighe for a few days. Miss Anna Boyd of Odon visited James Chestnut. Homer Leach and family entertained Akom Lamb. Turby Overton and Alpha Brooks returned from Illinois where they worked. Dale Myers spent Sunday with Herschel Resler. George Coyle and wife visited Leamon Cooper of Edon with Curtis Overton and family. Preaching services were well attended at this place Saturday night and Sunday.
The article extols guinea fowls as sturdy useful birds that thrive when treated gently. Their wild instincts push them to distant areas where they forage, aiding the farm by reducing pests and deterring hawks and predators from the yard.
A plain shed-roof style turkey house provides dry, well lighted and well ventilated shelter. The design simplifies turkey keeping and offers many commendable features for successful turkey farming and easier seasonal care.
Tests by Prof. B. F. Kaupp at North Carolina station find no hatchability gain from turning eggs daily versus undisturbed eggs until incubation. The study challenges common poultry practices of turning eggs for hatching.
Hot weather reduces hen activity and egg yield. Some hens become so listless they are not worth feeding. Winter, by contrast, prompts hens to stay busy to keep warm, but summer dampens their output.
A USDA prepared note explains keeping two poultry breeds in one yard. Rotating roosters annually prevents crossbreeding and preserves distinct bloodlines, with exchange of roosters between neighboring farms suggested for efficiency.
U S Department of Agriculture experts warn that farms show a net drop of about 373000 horses on January 1 from the prior year and a sharper fall in mares bred during 1919. If breeding declines as suspected, America faces a depleted future supply of high quality work horses, with many farmers using up stock and neglecting future provisions. The department urges careful selection of stallions and brood mares to raise efficiency and prices.
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