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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
7
White Holland turkeys are widely raised and favored for their meat and laying ability. Origin unclear but believed from crossbreeding, not Holland. Since 1890 the breed has gained status with weights and brooding traits noted, while care and clean conditions remain essential for profitability.
A poultry writer urges using smooth matched lumber nests built in portable sections for sunning and spraying. Darkened, front-door nests reduce egg-breaking and egg eating, with rear entry tracks and hinged front doors for easy egg removal. Preventive nesting design cuts losses from egg eating.
Advice urges keeping chicks out of wet grass and excess dirt in pens. Separate laying hens from market hens and use a cement floor for permanent laying houses to prevent rat problems and ease cleaning.
The report outlines cranberry cultivation on acid soils and peat bogs, detailing land clearing costs of 600 to 1200 per acre, water and drainage needs, weed management, and labor patterns in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. It notes pest control with Bordeaux mixture and potential yields from 15 to 200 barrels per acre, with typical 35 to 40 under good care.
The Scientific American describes a side delivering hay elevator by J J Huston of Huston Idaho. It uses endless drapers to lift and convey hay or grain laterally and dump into a delivery wagon without waste.
Feeding the growing chick correctly is essential for improving the laying flock and profitable growth of cockerels for sale as broilers. T S Townsley of Missouri College of Agriculture urges liberal animal protein in the ration as growing chicks develop muscle and feathers requiring protein. The Missouri standard mash for growing chicks matches that for laying hens with bran shorts and tankage, plus cracked corn and whole wheat or kafir offered in self feeding hoppers.
A US Department of Agriculture survey finds starlings largely beneficial or neutral and notes Maine grants protection with a crop protection exception. It urges legal means to kill at crop threat and advises breaking up roosts by frightening birds with firearms or Roman candles, while warning roosts may reform elsewhere.
A simple poison mix for grasshoppers combines 25 pounds of wheat bran with 1 pound of Paris green or arsenic, 6 oranges or lemons chopped, 2 quarts of molasses and 2 to 4 gallons of water. Thoroughly mix and scatter over infested areas to control numbers. Apply in the morning unless very dry, then in the evening.
A United States Department of Agriculture study shows a 60.8 percent decline in stallions in public service from 1915 to 1921 across 14 leading horse producing states. Purebreds rise as overall numbers fall. jacks share grows in some states while light breeds shrink. The trend suggests lawmakers expect improved breeding stock and farming efficiency.
Pennsylvania and Indiana now permit only purebred stallions and jacks for public service and disqualify unsound animals. Michigan passes a similar law becoming operative January 1, 1928. A full stallion enrollment report is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington D. C.
The text advises proper harness fitting to avoid sore necks and galled shoulders during heavy summer work. Emphasizes using a broad-faced collar, snug fit when new, and consistent collar use on the same horse daily. Details regulate harness strings at top and bottom to prevent pinching or bruising.
The article notes thousands of promising chicks are stunted or killed by gapeworms each season. Chicks gape for breath and cough as worms attach to the windpipe, causing irritation and laryngeal inflammation.
The article argues that balanced rations plus careful personal supervision raise hog profits. Farmers who cannot profit from hogs in current times are urged to learn from using steady feeding discipline and vigilant management.
Pigs given ample exercise in pasture range stay healthier and sturdier than those kept in small dry yards. Although less fat, exercising pigs are sturdier and healthier overall.
The text notes that insufficient protein leads to animals shedding hair late in spring and gaining weight slowly during early pasture. It also mentions straw feeding as a cause of this condition.
A starter for lambs instructs to begin nibbling grain at about two weeks old. The recommended mixture uses two parts ground corn, two parts crushed oats, one part linseed meal, and one part wheat bran.
An article by William A. Radford extols the popular bungalow for urban and suburban builders. It emphasizes single-floor living, five to six rooms, and flexible exterior stucco options with skylights and efficient layouts including a large porch, kitchen bay, rear vestibule, and basement storage for heating.
London Tit-Bits notes most fish abandon eggs after laying but some species show parental care. Pipe fish keeper males carry offspring in a kangaroo like pouch, protecting them from danger while the mother rests. The piece also describes a stucco bungalow with a 22 foot wide footprint, a wide 22 foot porch, and a floor plan showing a 12 by 22 foot living room with an open fireplace.
In a Chicago Journal theater note, two fat, chatty women near forty wore neat dark outfits and black satin hats. Their precurtain talk ranged from household matters to past plays as one woman confessed an onion crying ritual to shake off sentiment.
John Kenton of the New York fire department envisions roofs replacing firehouses for aerial response. Fire apparatus would be stored in urban structures and winged as needed, while chemists would develop a life safe but fire destructive gas. A radio alarm on every building would autonomously deploy the gas upon fire alarms. Philadelphia Public Ledger
Greenwich meridian is the standard for longitude and time, but Italian scholars contest its universality citing frequent cloud cover. They propose adopting Jerusalem’s meridian as a clearer reference line for global navigation and astronomy.
An acquaintance informs Gap Johnson of Rumpur Ridge that his son Bearcat fell into machinery at a mill during a shopping trip. The miller plans suit for damages as the mill’s works were busted, though the boy was not seriously hurt.
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