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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
3
The text extols Iowa as a rich, trouble free region with abundant harvests and high per capita wealth. It urges residents to dedicate themselves to the state’s future welfare, claiming superior intelligence, broad views, and unmatched citizenship to build a grand commonwealth.
Governor Clarke led a large Iowa Day parade at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco with staff, Calvary troops, Marines, and the Marine Band. Thousands of Iowans, including former residents from across the coast, attended Iowa House events, enjoying baskets and speeches by F. T. Robson and Samuel M. Shortridge. Governor Johnson of California commended Iowa’s agriculture and wealth in a lengthy address, praising Iowa as the garden spot of the world with vast resources and enduring prosperity.
Three million readers in Chicago New York and Boston saw a Des Moines Iowa advertising push. The Greater Des Moines committee allocated 5900 for summer ads in major papers, highlighting Iowa leading in key life essentials and Des Moines as a prime industrial hub. In 1910-11-12 the effort used national magazines, signaling a shift to newspaper emphasis as public sentiment favors print ads.
On June 26 the Town commission held a lavish afternoon reception for Mrs George W. Clarke and Miss Frances Clarke at Town house. Hawaii’s singers provided music and moving pictures dazzled guests in the theater built into Town house. The Hawaiians unexpectedly performed Towa, Beautiful Land after having rehearsed the song in advance.
Growing stock needs grass and shade, orchard spots best for chicks, coal tar products aid sanitation and disease control. Best layers are active hens that start early and roost early. Regular feeding and care boost chick growth. check brood coops for adequate night air as owls require purer air.
A Poultry range should be roomy with shade and shelter to protect birds from summer heat. Shelter, running water, and shade aid growth. avoid burying carcasses and prefer burning them. Optimal stocking depends on range quality and green crop preservation. oats, peas, and soybeans can follow crops. Continuous cleanliness is essential.
Minorcas belong to the Spanish section of the Mediterranean class but are largely the product of English breeding. They come in black and white subvarieties with single and rose combs. English fanciers shaped the comb so it hindered showing. The American standard favors a larger bird than Leghorn with straighter lines, calmer temperament, and fewer problems with cold due to excessively large combs. The exhibit features a Black Minorca cock.
Advice on poultry care emphasizing sanitary ranges for growing chicks. Remove stagnant water, drain excess moisture, and locate colonies on higher ground. Rotate crops to keep ground fresh, prevent mud, and reduce lice and vermin. Regular summer upkeep ensures continuous growth and strong health.
To achieve steady egg production select the best hens from the flock and mate them to vigorous males. Use a dedicated breeding pen so all hatch eggs come from superior stock. This method promises continuous improvement not guaranteed when the entire flock propagates layers.
A Western Poultry Journal note stresses constant fight against lice and pests to protect fowl vitality. It urges daily droppings cleanup, regular premises sanitation, and timely care. The article highlights Plymouth Rocks as versatile, prolific since crosses with Dominiques and Black Jars, valued for size, forage ability, and table quality. the pictured specimen is a Plymouth Rock cock.
The article advises weekly roost cleaning and biannual interior whitewashing, plus a yearly general overhaul. It recommends hot soapy water monthly in summer on the dropping platform and using tobacco stems as nesting material to deter lice. A broody hen and scaly legged fowls are warned against, with tar or grease as remedies.
The article argues that separating males from females after breeding can harm heavier breeds like Orpingtons, reducing valuable birds and infertility issues upon return to breeding. It notes that active breeds such as White Leghorns fare better and cites practical concerns for off season management and hatch outcomes.
In a 1911 experiment fifteen Runner ducks were observed May 2 and fifteen on May. At ten weeks they were marketed weighing 128 pounds and bringing 20 cents per pound. Feed totaled 408 pounds valued at 2 cents per pound. Duck cost reached 63 cents per pound including labor. net cost per pound not more than 10 cents, yielding a 10 cent net profit per pound.
Town reacts to Adler ika German remedy using buckthorn bark and glycerine. A single dose allegedly relieves sour stomach gas and constipation instantly. Morgan & Co. druggists promote the preparation as the best remedy sold.
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