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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
3
A farm salt box is shown nailed to a post near the barn entrance with a projecting lid that keeps salt clean and dry. The box’s front sits lower than the back so cattle can raise their lips and lick salt easily, while the lid shuts after use to protect contents as cows feed.
The article urges careful sheep handling to prevent skin injuries from grabbing by the wool. It warns that improper catches tear skin from flesh, delaying recovery, and recommends catching by the flank to avoid harm and quiet a large sheep quickly.
The article states alfalfa clover and Dwarf Essex rape are best for hog forage. It notes alfalfa is often hard to establish but rape with clovers seeds well on most soils and yields abundant green feed. On productive well drained land, one acre can support about twenty 100 pound hogs if fed up to 2 percent of their live weight in corn daily.
Whey, when properly combined with corn and grain for pigs, serves as a valuable protein supplement in the ration. It is commonly rated that 1,000 pounds of ordinary whey equal 100 pounds of corn meal as a pig fattener, making whey worth about half the value of skim milk in the ration.
Guidance on keeping steers full with sufficient feed beyond maintenance. Nervousness mud injuries and horn clashes raise maintenance needs and limit gains. Notes on stomach worm attacks in lambs and lice control in cattle using lime sulfur solution. Also remarks that a garden is a real investment.
Poultry guidance stresses careful sanitation before each hatch and the limits of incubators. Use only strong stock eggs, store no more than two weeks at 60 degrees, turn eggs daily after day three, cool slightly to improve weight, and keep heat uniform. Do not remove chicks until 24 hours after hatch. discard weak chicks to ensure brood vigor.
A USDA prepared alert advises farmers with bulls to use rings and staff or pens to control handling. It cites a New York dairy bull incident where a tame animal killed a man and a bystander, urging safe bull pens and formal warning to prevent tragedies.
Farmers and merchants should candle eggs to remove doubts about quality. A bad egg can taint all eggs in the market and lower prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes Bulletin 565 How to CandLe Eggs with guidance for small and large-scale candling.
The leaf-roller pest has grown serious in many orchards. Director Gillette of the Colorado experiment station says areas with worm abundance last year will likely see similar activity this summer. Eggs overwinter on tree bark and hatch with spring bud break, making early thorough spraying essential before buds open.
Sweet clover has moved from weed status to a valued farm crop across thousands of holdings. It serves as a forerunner for fall wheat and corn, offers soil-improving benefits, and provides dependable long lasting pasture. Reports show two to three head per acre in pastures, with growth not easily controlled.
The danger from tubercular chickens lies in spread to cattle through roosting on mangers. Dairy cows infect humans via raw milk, not from the eggs.
The Missouri designed poultry house uses 2.67 sq ft per hen, one nest per six hens, and eight inch roost spacing. Six lighted sides avoid dark corners, with a 30 inch ventilation opening and airtight north east west sides for drafts control. A straw loft absorbs damp and heat, boosting comfort and eggs. Demonstration flocks in 37 counties yielded 125 eggs per hen with $2.88 profit. Extension Circular 101 offers plans and lumber lists.
The nests are built from quality lumber planed on both sides and can be cut to any length. Each nest is 14 inches square and 12 inches high at the front with a removable front board for cleaning. A 1 by 4 inch rear board holds nesting material, hens enter through an end door that can be closed at night. Fine alfalfa hay outperforms straw to reduce mite breeding.
Listen for symptoms in the hen house after dark to spot early roup. Birds breathing hard or rattling should be removed from roosts and isolated to a separate coop for examination.
Market all hens except those known to be good layers. Feed hens through winter to grow new feathers regain vitality from heavy laying and become ready to produce eggs with strong vitality in time for the hatching season.
An eminent medical authority warns against FREEDOM or LAXATIVES and praises Nujol for gentle lubrication that mimics nature, is not a medicine, safe like water, prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals, with druggist access. Also brief asides promote Red Cross Ball Blue and a quip about men and honesty.
An anonymous testimonial from Chas E Backus credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing dizziness, palpitations, and stomach pain after other doctors failed. He reports relief after one bottle and purchase of six more, urging others to try the remedy and noting it’s available from druggists or by mail order from Buffalo New York.
West Virginia Governor Ephraim Morgan warned against rash action during a dinner discussion on coal mine issues. He recounted a cautionary tale about a jealous husband who killed his wife after mishearing a sleep talking name Roland, which he explained as Roll and butter order, to illustrate rash judgments.
The new cistern filter draws rainwater from a downspout into a slanting screen that sheds leaves through a top outlet. Fine dirt settles in a bottom chamber while water passes through an inner charcoal chamber. after rainfall stops, clear water backwashes sediment and drains about ten percent as sludge is expelled.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote pairs wit with culture as a speaker mocks obsession with highbrow figures. The exchange notes memorizing Shelley and Keats versus adopting synthetic psychology to keep up.
They were portrayed as heroine addicts in a provocative remark. The quote frames both authors as figures drawn to controversial stimuli and stylistic rebellion.
Twenty eight states will receive about $1,000,000 from U S government timber sales grazing permits and other forest revenues from last year. California leads with 528,765 returned to the government and earmarked 157,191 for the school hard road fund and 628.76 for forest roads and trails. Oregon Idaho Arizona and Colorado follow in that order.
The passage laments a once wild figure named Jim who begins to reform late in life but finds reform futile. It contrasts audacious past behavior with the difficulty of lasting change, using a metaphor of a bad egg in cold storage to highlight the futility.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a mother who mentored two high school sons and a visiting stranger who sought guidance. He thanked her, saying his mother would not understand as well, highlighting her compassionate influence on troubled youths.
A brief exchange from a Boston Tran script recounts a close call on a hunting trip. One speaker jokes they could have been mistaken for a bear, prompting the other to remark it would not have been a big mistake.
Conversation captures a family moment with a grandfather recalling infancy and a mother urging to preserve childhood while reflecting on growth and time. The exchange centers on future expectations and the emotional balance between hope and realism.
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