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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
3
The purebred Holstein cow Tilly Alcartra set a new seven day butter record of 40.56 pounds from 729.1 pounds milk. She has produced large totals over 865 days and five years totaling 123,851 pounds of milk and 4,856.5 pounds of butter. At freshening she was nine years old.
Farmers are advised to provide dairy cows with a balanced ration using digestible nutrients from seeds, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Guidelines cover roughage intake, protein percentages based on forage type, and milk production adjustments. A copy of Farmers' Bulletin No. 748 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is available on request.
Guidelines state to ship hornless cows when possible and to secure horned animals or pen them to prevent injuries. Bulls in mixed loads should be penned apart from females. Load cars to capacity to reduce movement during travel.
Bronze turkeys, hardy and heavy, suit grain and stock farms with ample range. Experts urge more flocks, noting U S farms averaged about four breeding birds per farm in 1910. Large-scale Midwest and Texas holdings show higher counts, with care in breeding and brooding to meet holiday demand.
A bulletin recommends cleaning and disinfecting the poultry house to combat mites and improve laying and weight gain. Use insect remedies freely to stop feed waste and boost egg production. The notice cites Farmers Bulletin 801 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for guidance on poultry pests.
The United States Department of Agriculture lists Farmers' Bulletins on poultry culture for free distribution, including 51 Standard Varieties of Chickens and 890 Pheasant Raising in the United States, among others. Additional bulletins cover incubation, breeding, housing, diseases, and poultry management. several publications are for sale through the Government Printing Office Washington with prices from 5 to 10 cents.
London report profiles J A Whitehead, American citizen and president of Whitehead Aircraft in England. From a London hotel keeper to head of a vast plant with 450 acres, his payroll now reaches 60 000 pounds weekly as he plans mail and passenger air services postwar. He credits early risk and a chance London shop with launching a global aviation empire.
An innovator built a factory on 450 acres after receiving a government contract for six machines. He borrowed $35 to hire helpers, overcame obstacles, and expanded to a hundred machines. He even diverted a river on his land to expand the works, marking two years of operation and hinting at further growth.
Amsterdam reports from Zeebrugge that the German base on the Belgian coast has adopted a new air defense method. Twelve captive balloons with electrified cables are launched at dusk to threaten approaching airmen. German engineers also claim a new three propeller airplane allowing a bomber to hover briefly for precise aiming.
Pittsfield Mass. A service flag with five stars hangs at Paul A. Jones home. He plans to add three more stars as Walter, soon to be eighteen, contemplates enlistment and two more sons are in AI class of the draft. Five boys already serve in camps and war brides accompany some.
Aaron Hanning, a former sailor and owner of a cleaning and repair shop in Dewey Oklahoma, provides six services to drafted men in the city and nearby. He offers cleaning, pressing, repairing, and rent free storage of civilian clothes and keepsakes when men exchange civilian attire for Uncle Sam's uniform, at no cost.
The government protects Cuba's royal palms from cutting or injury for commerce. Expert climbers remove leaves and seeds used to produce high grade oil. Trees exceed 20 feet in height and the climbing method is noted as interesting.
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