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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
5
A Wallace's Farmer reader notes two hens picked to brood eggs show different incubation behavior. Hen No 2 works, stays alert, and returns to the nest, while Hen No 1 sits passively, plucks, and neglects to eat, signaling that hen quality influences hatch outcomes and egg development.
Guidance on selling fruit emphasizes clean packaging and packaging material quality. It stresses avoiding soiled or defective fruit, delivering early, maintaining cleanliness of delivery personnel, careful handling, prompt exact order fulfillment, and building a lasting reputation for excellence, punctuality, fair pricing, and integrity.
Bessie Daugherty returned home Monday from Irene where she has been visiting friends. Mrs. Richard Deve of Mareo visited her mother Mrs. Jane Boyd Monday. Marion Sargant Indian Springs was here on business Monday. Mrs. Lyman Cole went to Flora Illinois Monday to visit her parents. W. L. Colins made a business trip to Illinois Monday. Miss Reese Culmer returned home Monday from New Lebanon where she has been attending missionary meetings.
The article advises choosing a deep medium loam with good moisture retention and drainage for strawberries. Avoid very sandy or heavy soils, use well drained low land if suitable, and avoid sod due to pests and poor pea n condition. It notes irrigation needs for sandy soils and northern exposure for late crops.
A ten acre poultry farm offers a viable single owner enterprise with capacity for five thousand chickens including 500 breeders. The plan includes three breeding houses and three laying houses each holding 1590 hens, plus a brood house for 1009 chicks, a dwelling, barn and a garden. Fruit trees, runways for cockerels, and an overhead irrigation system for strawberries are included with soil improvement steps and manure incorporation to boost yields.
A garbled OCR passage mentions various unclear terms and names. It lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities to form a complete news item. The readable content does not present a definite action or outcome suitable for a summary card.
The notice warns poultry keepers to monitor newly hatched chicks for droopy condition and white diarrhea during the first ten days. It advises separating affected chicks, providing clean drinking vessels, and changing bedding as soon as signs appear. After the first week susceptibility declines with proper care.
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