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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
2
Egg producers unite in egg circles urged by the USDA to reduce losses and improve care on farms. Incubator operations, candling, grading, and contracts help members secure steady markets and higher premiums. Specialists offer guidance to form cooperative associations and boost efficiency in production and distribution.
Turkey hens conceal nests in patches of weeds tall grass or thick brush. They wander from home up to half a mile or more before selecting suitable locations.
The article advises cleaning brood coops weekly and spraying with kerosene to control mites. It recommends a sand or dirt floor layer and a thin straw cover, plus moving coops to fresh ground with shade and access to bugs and worms for young chickens.
Poultry specialists from the U S Department of Agriculture say many farms could raise turkeys with little extra outlay. Census data show only 13.7 percent of farms had any turkeys in 1910, averaging about four breeding turkeys per farm. A flock of 100 to 150 hens and a tom could yield 75 to 150 turkeys annually at good profit. Farmers Bulletin 791 Turkey Raising describes best breeding feeding and management and is free upon request. Washington D C.
The guidance advocates selecting pure breeds such as White Leghorns Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Beds Orpingtons to increase egg size and yield. It recommends better care, dry vermin proof nests frequent egg collection especially in heat storing eggs in a cool dry place and marketing eggs promptly with attention to size and quality.
A simple hobby keeping a dozen hens in a back yard with minimal gear. The feed comes from garage waste and weeds, producing eggs and meat. Mrs Hen manufactures the setup for the backyard poultry hobby.
Oswald F. Schuette underlines in Chicago that Americans must awaken to the full cost and demands of victory in World War I. He cites European hardship, urging a total national mobilization, and recalls a Berlin egg ration as a stark example of wartime scarcity and sacrifice.
Governor George W. P. Hunt of Arizona demonstrates his knitting skill during leisure time. He has produced several sweaters and comforts for drafted state servicemen and even knitted a six foot wharf for a khaki-clad boy on a trip to Washington for a Wilson conference.
Helen Ho Brooks rose from a clerk to chief yeoman, aiding the armed guards program and building a roll of honor. She coordinates records, prisoner lists, commendations, and next of kin cards while Navy women serve alongside men and receive equal pay.
Kennebunkport Maine James D Perkins proprietor of a tidewater mill appears unaffected by the new daylight saving plan. The Meusam river mill operates with tides. gates close during high tide to form a reservoir and open during ebb to release water. He remarks that he follows the tide schedule rather than clocks or sun, a practice he has observed for years.
A Wisconsin inventor unveils skis with pivoted footpieces that lift the wearer as the toe is pressed down on the runners. The design aims to reduce friction and improve glide on snow or ice.
A shabby fourteen year old boy pockets six nickels and a dime to buy eight carnations. Onlookers speculate the flowers are for his ill mother, but the youth grins and says they are for his girl, as a passerby smiles at the scene.
A couple dines as a boss sits nearby. One comments on the garden and fountain, but the other grimly notes his supervisor eyes their lavish outing and wonders how they can afford it. The scene captures tension between luxury and workplace scrutiny.
A fragment quotes Midas claiming gold turns from bread or beefsteak and expresses fear and discomfort. He says his experience disproves the idea that profiteering brings safety or success.
A quirky exchange notes a man who marries the daughter wins a prize. The dialogue mentions Chapples and a novel idea, while musing that small faults can lead to large sorrows.
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