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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
2
The Chicken of Tomorrow contest will extend through 1948 to improve farm flocks and meat yield. Poultry raisers nationwide push for at least 10 percent more meat and meatier wings under standardized finals supervised by the agriculture department. Forty top breeders will send eggs to the finals with $7,000 in prizes provided by A and P Stores.
A Wyoming extension poultry specialist argues a rooster wastes feed worth about $5 yearly for crowing with no extra eggs. Hens won’t lay more due to a rooster, so swapping a crowing bird for a $1.93 alarm clock saves roughly $3 in feed annually.
Poultrymen urged to buy quality chicks to reduce feed costs. Extension service records show feed now makes up 60 percent or more of total egg and chicken meat production costs, up from 50 percent in normal times.
Extension foresters warn untrained pruning damages shade trees quickly while proper trimming on public grounds shows the value of good pruning. The contrast highlights how neglect or skill affects urban greenery and streetscapes.
The first sleeping car in the world operated on the Cumberland Valley railroad between Harrisburg and Chambersburg in 1836 37. It was a remodeled day coach with crude bunks along one side of the car.
A simple home remedy suggests washing the face once daily with fresh water to which lemon juice has been added. The method aims to reduce shine by using lemon’s astringent properties on oily skin.
The text states water is the life of tobacco seeds and young plants, noting seeds sprout and roots take hold only when water is present. Without water, the plants die.
If every American home cooperated with the fat salvage program, more than 490 million pounds of vital industrial fats and oils would be returned to the national economy each year.
The railroads of the United States require about 600 billion gallons of water annually to quench locomotive thirst and meet other railroad needs. This volume could fill a channel 600 feet wide and 9 feet deep from New York City to San Francisco.
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