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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1911
Page
20
The Light discusses Indian Runner ducks as profitable market birds against Pekins. It cites R B Dayton’s 1904 examples of runners dressed for market at 10 to 12 pounds and notes runners eat less feed while laying well. It highlights their potential as great layers and stresses proper feeding without overfinishing.
Niagara farm, claimed to be the world’s largest, raises 100000 ducks a season and markets Indian Runner breeders for broiler production. The breed is praised for higher fertility and lower feed needs than Pekins, with Indian Runners averaging well over 200 eggs per duck and pens reaching 250.
The article notes several duck farms—Be Beechwood Duck Farm Yardly Stouffer and others—rearing Pekins with large annual capacities and modern incubators. It praises the success of large poultry operations while urging ongoing support for the American Poultry Association elections in Texas with San Antonio seeking board representation. It urges members to vote now and again after final ballots arrive.
Mme Corsan advises a simple at home solution for wrinkles using witch hazel and saxolite. A half pint of witch hazel and an ounce of saxolite mixed and applied daily promises immediate firming and refreshed skin.
The editor argues Pekins are superior market fowls to Indian Runners. Citing Niagara farm and Long Island, he notes Pekin flocks and extensive duck production, while acknowledging Indian Run ners as strong layers. He urges practical use of Pekins for market purposes despite Runner praise.
H B Savage editor of Poultry Life of America announces a Texas legislature appropriation of $2000 for poultry experiments. It is the first state funding for poultry in Texas and signals progress in the standard bred poultry industry. Savage serves in the state house.
In Athol Massachusetts Albert Ellsworth challenged his claim that Mary Hooker a Buff Orpington laid two eggs daily. At the Athol fair the hen laid two eggs before judges one double yolked as she strutted away in triumph.
People seeking seats at the Jewish synagogue on the corner of Aubrey and Gibson streets may secure them by contacting Karotkin at 318 West Commerce Street.
Chicago hosts the International Municipal Congress and Exhibitions with exhibits from major cities and Europe. Prominent figures including Taft Dix and Gaynor will address delegates as Chicago officials chair divisions and model municipal codes are prepared for adoption. Hygienic topics such as milk safety and sewage disposal will be discussed during the closing days.
The report provides mixed and partially garbled weather figures. It references accumulated precipitation around 11.63 inches and a southeast wind near 12 miles per hour with temperatures shown in a confusing format.
Pearl Sturm of Lyons Kansas found guilty of murder in the second degree in the death of J. H. Hix of Des Arc Arkansas. The body was discovered in a sandhill dune last June. Jurors deliberated overnight before delivering the verdict at 10 a.m. Witnesses testified Sturm was last seen with Hix and had spoken of killing again.
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