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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
6
A religious lesson condemns intoxicants as socially destructive and morally wrong. It cites Lev 10 1 2 Isa 28 7 Prov 31 5 and Rom 14 21 to argue drinking harms religion politics national welfare and personal health, urging Christians to avoid actions that stumble others.
The passage asserts that domestic happiness rests on faith in women, political happiness on trust in men, and eternal happiness on God’s goodness. It extols reading good books as a conduit to pure pleasures prepared by God for his creatures.
The U S Biological Survey instructs game-management agents nationwide to curb live cage trade of migratory species including indigo buntings painted buntings and American goldfinches. After Mexico and Britain treaties extending protection last March dealers may not sell or exchange such birds except to public museums or scientific institutions. unlawful trapping will lead to arrests.
A study at Wisconsin Experiment Station tested salt supplementation in day old chick rations. Trials with 1% and 5% salt showed 5% reduced growth and higher mortality, delaying maturity and egg production, while 2% appeared non injurious and some salt beneficial. L. R. Simcox of Blanchester, Ohio, owns an 8 foot wooden clock with carved wheels.
Federal records show farmers' hens laid more eggs per hen over the last four months than in 13 years of data. Economists credit large hatchings and drought-driven culling of poor layers, with the average hen flock producing over 40 eggs daily this month versus 36 last year.
U S shell egg cold storage on August 1 totaled 8.714 million cases, 1.379 million more than August 1, 1936 and 678 thousand above the five year average. July totals show an increase to 8.548 million cases with 167.111 million pounds frozen eggs.
Miss Ruth Kane of Milwaukee Wisconsin owns a hen called Biddy famous for a double egg. After a third egg wilted under strain the hen died, linked to overproduction. The incident followed a two for one egg anomaly and a broken shell episode.
Cerignola Italy breeder Vincenzo Massa asserts a hen produced 120 eyes in 20 days with a peak of 20 eyes in a 20 hour period, claiming an all time overtime production record.
German trials report two groups of hatchmates reared with sour skim milk and with water. Milk-fed chicks grew faster early on and averaged 13 percent higher weight at 20 weeks, with fuel costs only modestly higher per unit gain. Milk as a fish meal substitute in layers yielded similar or better egg output despite lower protein intake.
During the molting period chickens rest and grow new feathers while building body weight. Provide constant protein with a good laying mash in feed hoppers and plenty of grain to sustain body mass. If hens fail to resume laying after molt, lights may help trigger laying again. An American expedition to Sumatra found Maleos lay eggs twice as large as their body size.
Canadian observers predict plentiful waterfowl for the coming fall. They say the 1936 crop should match or exceed last year by about 20 percent, aided by strong protection efforts and expanded sanctuaries. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are expected to contribute to the increase.
Ernest G. Hauen of Atkinson Wisconsin wowed judges at the Illinois Poultry Association event by selecting four hens with varied techniques, using eye signals and age cues. He even wore large rubber mittens to prove nothing could stop his picks.
R K Pinch of Richland Texas reported his turkey hen had a nervous breakdown and died after laying eight eggs in a single day. Poultry experts noted no previous record of such a high daily output.
Federal game officials report a census of 158 trumpeter swans, the largest North American wild fowl, marking a gain of 43 from last year. The birds remain confined to Yellowstone National Park area and a Montana waterfowl refuge.
George F. Berry of Somersworth New Hampshire reports a hen that walks like a duck with short legs webbed feet and a waddle yet she has the head and comb of a hen. Kansas leads western mining states and Alaska in mineral production. Arrowheads found in San Diego County California shown among the best in the United States. Mo Rogers a farmer near Austin Texas owns a nine year old goldfish two pounds in weight 1544 inches long and 11 inches in girth. The desert sardine remains in Death Valley springs as a relic of when the valley was underwater.
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