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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
3
A historical roll call lists who opposed or supported amendments and bills touching tax, labor, military pensions, shipping, and farm price supports. It notes Warren G. Harding as opposing several measures and records who backed or dodged votes on issues like the Underwood Amendment and the Norris Amendment.
Poultry advice explains candling as a common method used by commission houses to judge egg freshness by holding eggs to light. Fresh eggs show a tiny air space and bright interiors, while older eggs develop air space, dark spots appear, and float if very old.
Turkeys range widely feeding on field insects from June to frost and eat grasshoppers and injurious forms. In wooded regions mast becomes important as acorns chestnuts and feed nuts supplement diet. Grains are used more to finish birds for market and turkey farming can be economical.
A detailed report from Armstrong covers the Fox Hunters gathering with a 10 to score win for Springville, plus two readings by Mrs. Otis Williams of Odon and Mrs. G. O. Stone of Bloomfield. Notes recount officers elected, the All Age event, and a large crowd estimated between fifteen and eighteen hundred enjoying a week of races, feasts, and community songs.
Market demand favors three broiler sizes with specific dressed weights: squad broilers from three quarters to one pound, small broilers from one to one and one fourth pounds, and large broilers from one and a half to two pounds. At six months weight gain is slight and quality declines as cockerel age surpasses 12 weeks.
The article warns mites raise egg prices and harm hens and turkeys. It urges immediate control as warm weather accelerates mite growth and stresses the need for strong birds and healthy early hatchlings for winter eggs. It notes heat as a major enemy to egg production and highlights the importance of a strong male bird.
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