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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
3
The article argues for delaying first breeding in farm animals to avoid stunted growth and reduced dam or offspring vigor. It notes risks of breeding too young across sows mares heifers ewes and discusses potential gains from earlier breeding if done safely. It suggests there is a right and wrong age to first breed but no universal rule.
Dr C W MecCampbell of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines herd bull selection criteria focusing on family lines, size, character, flesh, quality, and conformation. Emphasizes studying herd females to choose a bull that corrects weaknesses and enhances overall herd quality and profitability.
The article argues that profitable cattle come from good bulls and good cows, stating that high quality sires paired with proper dams produce better offspring. It emphasizes that a strong bull elevates the herd, warning that lacking a superior bull can hinder progress in breeding programs.
The Ohio Agricultural College notes high spring cockerel prices and rising feed costs. It advises crate fattening in a small coop with a two feed per day regime, 70 lb corn meal 80 lb shorts 10 lb bran, with sour milk, no water during feeding, and a 25 to 40 percent gain in 12 to 14 days before fall sale.
The article explains how goslings grow from about four ounces to larger birds in two to three months, with feathers replacing down as they mature. It notes low feeding costs on vegetation, strong market demand during holidays, and promising profit margins for those with facilities to raise more geese.
Green feed provides essential mineral matter and vitamins vital for life growth and reproduction in poultry. It emphasizes the importance of ample green feed for all poultry keepers due to its short growing season and late spring.
Poultry notes recommend wet mash for ducks and small grains like wheat oats and barley for poultry. Hens laying fewer than ninety eggs yearly may not be profitable. provide green feed and insects. Keep coops disinfected before chick placement and ensure grit oyster shell and charcoal. Turkeys need free range in summer and can share chick rations.
The guide explains extracting citrus pectin from lemon and orange peels for clear jellies. It covers peeling, drying, grinding, boiling, extracting, and concentrating, plus storage tips and notes on yield and keeping quality.
The USDA shows beef and calf hearts are tender with proper prep. Stuff with a crumb bread mixture and onion, sew the opening, simmer until tender, then brown with flour and serve with a simple gravy made from the cooking water.
The United States Department of Agriculture advises simmering meat rather than boiling. Prepare a leg or shoulder of lamb or mutton, submerge in boiling water, then simmer until tender for lamb two hours and mutton three hours, seasoning as desired.
A guide to efficient gas use in cooking recommends starting with a medium or standard burner to boil or cook, then finishing on a simmering burner for long slow cooking. It warns against leaving burners high, notes that the simmering burner wastes less gas when kept low, and compares gas use: medium 12–14, giant 18, simmering 3–4 cubic feet per hour, with potential savings by lowering heat early.
Larry the monkey explains the meaning of peeved to Snookums while debating slang versus dictionary language. Their master, a scientist and naturalist, shares how society ridicules his monkey studies, prompting the two to consider how ignorance can provoke offense and pride.
An advertisement recounts a mother describing severe postnatal weakness cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound. It invites women with displacement or irregularities to request a free Private Text-Book from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts for information on ailments peculiar to women.
London undertakes a massive annual cleanup with daily 5000 tons of rubbish collected by 1820 vehicles at ten cents per hundred weight. Victoria Station repainting spans six months and 45 tons of paint priced at 200 dollars per ton. The British Museum library renovation employs 250 workers for fourteen months, and the Tower Bridge project uses twenty tons of paint over about five months.
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing a baby rash with Cuticura Soap and Ointment, plus a touch of Cuticura Talcum. Claims of relief from itching and burning with all products priced 25 cents each.
A wife marks the rule that her husband must always have the best portions, realizing after a party the cook did not know this forty year veteran cook admits he has never been told such a rule before.
A witty exchange suggests a reversal as the old-fashioned girl, once feared to make a man stop smoking, now follows his lead and quits herself. The bantering tone highlights social norms and evolving habits in a lighthearted moment.
A short aphoristic note contrasts the smile and the cry of a woman as equally deceptive, reflecting on emotion and perception.
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