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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
4
Frost bites on roosters and hens in severe cold are common, with male birds showing more damage to combs and wattles. Begin heat-based treatment before thawing, using vaseline or lard and gentle manipulation, then apply a vaseline glycerine turpentine mix two to three times daily. Remove frostbite notices by reducing open drinking access at night and protecting roosts with burlap curtains.
An illustration shows an intensive backyard poultry plant with about 70 hens housed in two 96 by 14 foot sections. Hens are kept in pens of 15, runs are soil renewed quarterly, and a flock of 18 laid 2,163 eggs in a year. Oats and caleks grown. farmers urged to obtain Farmers Bulletin 885 from the USDA.
The passage advises moving males to a warmer area at night if needed and applying vaseline to the combs and watts of the hives to increase frost resistance. It emphasizes a warm space to prevent frostbite and keep bees safe during cold spells.
For families keeping poultry for home use general purpose breeds suit best. Egg laying varieties such as Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes are less ideal for a small backyard flock.
A fireless brooder uses the chicks body heat for warmth and can be built at home. It suits small flocks and outdoor use in warm weather, with adjustments of quilts for insulation and space from 12 to 40 chicks, averaging 25.
The Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons are suitable for the average person not aiming for large poultry operations. They are good layers and good table poultry. They hatch their own eggs and brood their chicks, while Leghorns and similar egg-laying breeds do not sit and require incubators or brooders to perpetuate flocks.
The article explains keeping a poultry house warm and dry in cold weather by using dry straw or hay piled to a foot depth above floor boards. It notes hens tolerate low temperatures if combs don’t frost and emphasizes balancing ventilation with warmth to prevent dampness and frost, warning against overheating the coop.
Farmers weigh production strategies for hatchery operations. The text compares labor efficiency in producing eggs for sale versus hatching into chicks, noting implications for market timing around the season.
The article lauds balloon observers on the Western Front tracking enemy movements from 4 500 foot envelopes. It describes how balloons provide real time maps and ground contact, aiding artillery, infantry, and counter battery work as American detachments train in France.
A clubwoman recalls increasing forgetfulness at Indianapolis events. She recounts misplacing names, shopping lists, and meeting details, and describes an embarrassing moment when she forgot a guest’s name at a get together. The anecdote touches on memory lapses during social and travel contexts.
A fragment from Farm Life evokes winter beauty and quiet mystery as snow cloaks the countryside. Narration contrasts hardships of travel with the enchantment found in silent woods and pale dawns, noting war news can exaggerate alarms.
The narrator recalls rushing to a phone to learn the name of a town in northern Indiana after a tense chase. A friend finally provides the town, but the vanquished party presses for the plate’s location. The old memory fails as the exact name remains elusive.
The fragment cites Stonewall Jackson and a Brooklyn Citizen quip on his fame and action, notes a major wounded and unable to trust, and includes a series of fragmented exchanges about food, chewing, and a joke on flowers for pancakes.
National Geographic Society notes a proposed Swedish German air route linking Trelleborg and Sassnitz as a rapid water link for Stockholm to Berlin. The Baltic crossing covers 60 miles by sea, with rail and steamer distance totaling 415 miles. Sassnitz draws 20 000 summer visitors, while Trelleborg sits near Malmo and Copenhagen is nearby.
A subscriber asked a telephone operator to ring in three minutes and hung up. The supervisor rang as scheduled and the man calmly replied Thank you. He later explained he was boiling eggs and timed them to the queen's taste.
A fragment recalls a farmer and his wife who saved money by manual water pumping for 20 years. Subtext blends a parable about worth with a curiosity-filled discussion of Carlyle and literary taste. It notes odd food discoveries including ice land moss as bread flour and reindeer moss as fodder.
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