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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
6
A Hilustration described by Homestead shows a portable poultry feed hopper that holds several days of grain or grit. The device uses internal partitions to feed multiple grains from one hopper and a bottom tray that auto refills as the tray empties. The design prevents hens from standing in the tray by keeping the opening narrow.
Instructions describe building a wire netted green food box for chickens. Use two 24 inch ends, a four by 24 inch back, hinged lid with leather straps, covered by coarse mesh, hung high to prevent roosting. It lets fowls pick grass clover or cabbage while avoiding soil contamination.
A discussion on failures in poultry management notes causes such as non producers in flocks, dirty roosts, improper feeding, poor breeding male selection reducing egg vitality and fertility, unchecked origin of feeding stock, marketing laxities, and transmission of bad and good traits to progeny, with warnings of further issues.
The article advises placing a moistened blotter in the incubator, either at the bottom or just above the eggs, about an inch above them. Rewet the blotter when it dries to maintain humidity for successful incubation.
The note urges keeping fowls active by requiring effort to obtain their food rather than overfeeding. It stresses exercise to improve health and natural foraging behavior.
Farm and Home advises building well protected coops or yards to reduce losses from crows hawks and predators. Enclose sides and top with netting of one inch for the first three feet and two inches thereafter, burying edges to prevent digging. A 20 by 40 foot yard can raise 200 chicks until they are strong enough.
The plan uses 1x2 inch furring strips 6 to 8 feet long with inch mesh netting 18 inches high. A center ridge pole supports half-inch board shutters for shade and storm protection. The yard attaches to coops. after chicks mature they can be let out daily by raising one end and closing at night in seconds, moving two feet to fresh grass.
At the Minnesota experiment station in Crookston, 50 Leghorn pullets on dry mash laid 18.2 eggs per day from December 12 to February 12 at 7.3 cents per dozen. A similar lot on wet mash laid 196 eggs per day at 6.7 cents per dozen. With 100 hens per lot, Leghorns earned 39.16 dollars profit over four months, Plymouth Rocks 54.94 dollars. Twelve Plymouth Rock cockerels fed corn oats shorts and skim milk gained two pounds per bird in three weeks at 4.35 cents per pound. 12 Leghorn cockerels gained 1.18 pounds per bird at 4.9 cents per pound.
The article argues geese yield higher profits than chickens or turkeys due to lower feed and labor needs. Geese require less care as their diet is mainly grass, weeds, clover, and alfalfa, making feed a minor consideration.
Advice on balanced feeding, housing, and care for chickens. Emphasizes not overfeeding corn, using red beets for fowls, cleanliness to prevent mites, proper incubator use, and the trap nest to identify layers. Highlights that egg production depends on healthy breeding stock and larger hens lay bigger chicks.
Advice on clear fond of soup making including skimming grease, simmering softly, and using cold water to start. Suggests a quart water per pound meat, saving poultry cooking liquid for gravies, and keeping vessels tight to preserve flavor. Warns against boiling potatoes in soup and never leaving soup in metal pots to avoid poisoning.
A California inventor markets a device that broils meat to dryness, aimed at food enthusiasts who demand precise cooking. The utensil supposedly helps achieve consistently dry broiling results for meat, appealing to those who value well cooked fare.
A circular frame with a handle holds a mesh of metal rings, allowing meat to rest above melted butter in a skillet. The setup cooks the steak without immersion in grease, as fat drips away through the rings.
Two pounds of round beef finely chopped form a flat steak with salt pepper and onion juice. Lightly flour and broil as beefsteak. Prepare brown gravy from soup stock thickened with flour for serving.
A simple steamed pudding recipe using one cup grated carrot one cup grated potato one cup flour half cup sugar teaspoon soda half cup raisins and spices. Steam four hours and serve with a sauce.
Beat five eggs with salt and pepper then add a half cup milk or water. Melt butter in a pan, pour in eggs and cook softly until creamy, stirring constantly. Serve plain or on toast.
The world conducts about 3,000 weddings each day reflecting large scale婚age activity worldwide.
An aged French murderer Granie starved himself for 63 days before dying, topping Giovanni Succi’s 45 day fast. The report also notes a 160 pound pig in Dover sealed under chalk cliffs for 166 days, later found alive after rescue weighing 40 pounds.
A Philadelphia man describes lifelong eczema suffering with nightly itching and raw skin. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment as the cure, praising its effects and urging others to use the remedies from the Cuticura Life Saving Station.
A wife asks for a cap for her husband while the shopkeeper quizzes her about his hat size Her notes reveal she remembers his collars are size sixteen and suggests he might need a cap in sizes eighteen or twenty for a proper fit.
An assortment of vintage ads tout health products and remedies. Statements promise relief from piles with Pazo or Garfield Tea and claim refunds if not cured. Also promote Harrison teas and male grooming items, plus a cigars offer and a moral quip about improvidence.
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