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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
3
Farmers should cull late pullets and old layers, selecting hens likely to lay well for the rest of the year and beyond. Judging by plumage, color of skin and wattles, comb and pelvic width helps identify good layers. Keep or fatten promising birds for market and discard nonlaying or poor-condition hens.
A flock of growing pullets often has many birds undersized or poorly developed. Best practice is to cull those conspicuously backward soon rather than keep them for maturity. In wartime, with feed shortages, only essential work justifies keeping inferior birds.
Uniform products command the best prices for pure bred fowls. Removing the male bird does not affect egg production. Infertile eggs resist marketing conditions better than fertile eggs. Effective lice powder is always useful. Exercise increases egg yield. The first two laying years are the most profitable. dispose of hens after the second season unless exceptional breeders. Mark fall layers for breeding next spring. Soft shelled eggs stem from confinement and mineral deficiency. Feed five times daily, scant amounts, with full rations at night. Treat all diseased birds immediately.
An American reporter in France describes German prisoners at a fenced camp near a road. Privates, mostly from Somme battles, live relatively well and even express subtle sympathy for the American troops passing by. One German spoke of Swiss plans, another eyed America warily, while many expect a future in exile or Switzerland after the war.
In Cleveland Ohio a growing number of daytime taxi drivers are women. The article notes female drivers calmly sitting in taxis at stands while making sweaters, with sewing and purling as they work.
Italian scientist’s device called canned lightning could end war in 30 days. Tests described show electric rays burning through hardwood and exploding bombs from a riverbank to wipe out trench defenses, with a barge-based setup and mind-boggling power. The report predicts Allied victory if such arcing current tech existed, with Berlin’s fall in reach.
Paris report tells of Guyon a French soldier famed as a fire eater and six time cited for bravery. He single handed captured a German machine gun but was wounded four times. He returned to the lines after learning his wife was captured and suffered in Germany before making it to London and safety. He describes pushing to rally comrades in the trenches and condemns enemy atrocities with steady calm.
Dallas Oregon reports Laird Woods sending a letter home noting his first mail from France. He and other Company L members had been separated in New York before the Oregon unit sailed. He now serves with the Montana National Guard near the front.
Seattle leaders urge rooming house operators hotel owners and landlords to remove no children allowed signs citing wartime housing shortage for shipyard and other war workers. W Spangler vice president of the Seattle chamber of commerce urges action as the housing situation grows critical.
W H Martin of Tulsa deposits a ten dollar gold piece at the post office window and asks for baby bonds to aid American arms, saying he has kept the token for 37 years and resisted spending it despite hunger and temptation.
Reports from New Orleans and the southern states indicate a large cotton yield this season. The staple is selling around 30 cents a pound during seeding, which spurs planting despite widespread calls to grow more food and feed crops.
The bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture urges dairymen and livestock men to study animal needs and use balanced rations. It explains that feed value depends on more than protein carbohydrate and fat, including palatability and physiological effects, and provides tables to compare costs by nutritive value to choose cheapest feeds under given prices.
The calf club seeks to unite boys and girls in raising and caring for dairy calves with the main goal of fostering interest in livestock husbandry while teaching practical husbandry skills and responsibilities.
A thrift focused method for 4 H and club work places the calf with a junior who raises it and later adds it to the parent herd. The program trains youths in calf and dairy cow care, turning farming tasks into a rewarding activity. The state extension department and agriculture dept support this approach.
The article discusses ongoing shifts in dual purpose stock with some breeders favoring dairy traits while others emphasize beef characteristics. It notes a long standing, likely permanent variation in how dual purpose animals are developed and managed.
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