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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
6
The guide describes a cheap practical chicken house design. It suggests 3 to 4 square feet per bird, dry and draft free with ventilation, South facing for sun, and inexpensive builds from piano boxes or packing cases. A shed corner or fence integration is proposed, with roofing paper, muslin vent, and a 6 by 8 foot footprint for about 20 to 25 hens.
The piece argues for early spring hatching to gain best results. Early hatchers mature by fall and lay winter eggs, while late hatchers mature slowly, skip winter laying, and delay sitting until the following spring.
An old poultry note urges avoiding breeding from lazy or inactive birds. It emphasizes roosting habits, warning that poor laying hens and inactive birds should not be chosen for breeding. The guidance stresses discipline in selecting productive stock and proper flock management.
The note states bran and corn should form the basis of poultry feed given current prices. It emphasizes using these ingredients to balance costs in feed formulation.
A brief note emphasizes continuous feeding for chicks to ensure steady growth and development with emphasis on providing food before all other needs.
A historic poultry guide outlines starter feeds for chicks from 36 to 48 hours old. It recommends baked johnnycake mash, bread crumbs, and rolled oats five times daily, with gradual shifts to mixed grains, crowing mash after ten days, and constant access to green feed and grit for healthy growth.
Advice on feeding young chicks suggests three to five daily meals. Five meals may speed growth but risks overfeeding. Never exceed the amount needed to satisfy appetites and keep them active. Confined chicks require closer attention to prevent leg weakness from overfeeding.
The recommended heat for a brooder varies with thermometer position hover style chick age and weather. Typical first week temperatures run near 98 to 95 degrees then decline to about 85 degrees for ten days and finally drop to 70 or 75 degrees as heat needs lessen.
A recruit arrives in France and endures a cootie hunt in the front line trench. Officers including a major sit outside a dugout while hunting shirt insects, with shells overhead. The runner hands a letter addressed to Miss Somebody in London, revealed as the major's sweetheart.
A British Army memoir recounts identity disks worn for survival and religion, a compulsory church parade on Sunday, and a tense return to billets after a football-filled afternoon. A German Fokker circles overhead as troops line up for inspection.
The narrator, assigned to B company, endures a three day march toward the line with guns firing in the distance. He witnesses German five-nines shells, endures a brutal night in a damp shell cellar with rats, and finally reaches the front in Whisky Street trench, craving home in Jersey City.
The passage describes Empey taking his initial firing step while a machine gun bursts overhead. It notes his quick understanding of Tommy's motto about enduring danger and hints at upcoming installments with a caution not to miss the next part.
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