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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1912
Page
6
The Poultry Journal writer argues Leghorns mature quickly foragers and lay well, offering cheaper eggs and strong winter confinement. He contends other breeds may not match Leghorns in egg output or profitability, citing hatchability with incubators and better returns from a year round laying line.
A. J. Magee writes in Farm and Fireside about a plaster lath linked carrier for poultry orders. The device uses a V shaped corner frame, thin heartwood internal trim, a wooden handle, and heavy wire barrier holding cartons. Cartons stack to 1 foot inside measurements, with capacities of 30 and 24 dozen.
A fragmented note recommends winter feeding for poultry with cabbage and green vegetables. It stresses adding diverse greens, storing substitutes to offset limited grazing, and ensuring hens and growing crops receive adequate nutrition through stored feeds and forage.
Growing chicks require careful welfare during the growth period. Excess pampering after maturity may offset prior neglect, implying care is needed throughout development.
Article extols guinea fowl as tastier and juicier than prairie chicken and superior to broilers. It notes tender young birds for roasts and pies, dark yet fine flesh with a gamey flavor, and rich eggs. Growing guineas yields profit with minimal expense, provided free-range farming is allowed.
William A Hadford answers readers on building, home planning, and economy for first houses. He stresses sentiment versus practicality, urging early yet affordable steps toward ownership, cottage living, and careful budgeting for upkeep and monthly payments.
The article argues against cheap materials and improper sizing in home construction. It cites savings from roof design and furnace sizing, promotes a square, simple outline for space efficiency, and praises consulting an experienced architect. It notes a featured plan costing about $2100 with ideas for interior and exterior appeal.
A handsome hopper for preventing hens wasting their food may be made of galvanized iron or wood. The hopper is hung about the lower box and can be emptied back into the hopper when heated.
An experiment found that sprinkling eggs during fire events increased hatch rates by about one third for early trials and about 10 percent for eggs sprinkled from day three onward. Submerging eggs did not improve hatch as much. The study notes difficulty in producing good batches with large, thick shelled Brahma eggs.
Fragmentary text notes a hen lacks sentiment and seeks basic shelter. It mentions a warm ventilated house for sleep and a dry sheltered place for winter, implying practical needs over emotion. No clear event or person is defined.
Practical poultry guidance on feed, green foods, cleanliness, and winter care. Advises fresh greens, thorough ventilation, dust baths with ashes, coal dusting, and regular roost maintenance to boost egg production and prevent disease. Notes a laying hen can produce about 124 eggs per year under good care.
M. B. A. Lasley, author of Across America In a House of Wheels, recounts a life spent roaming the nation. After a 4000 mile trek from San Francisco to Seattle and Omaha, at 63 he plans to settle in Reading, Pa. His wife and six children kept pace for twelve years as the gypsy lifestyle defined his days. Now he intends one last attempt to curb the roaming urge and end the journey.
Simple paper folding and shadow tracing lets young artists create grotesque portraits. Crumple paper, cast shadows with a nearby light, trace the outline, then shape facial features from imagination. Moving the candle or crumpling differently yields many amusing results.
A party circle word game is described where players answer with one syllable words or incur forfeits. The exchange includes questions about love of music chairs weather romance and wine with several forfeit notes. The piece ends with a scene of a child asking about soldiers and a teacher’s quip about scattering seeds of kindness.
A Somerville Journal item lists moral and practical traits for young boys. It urges learning to run, swim, be neat, punctual, respectful to teachers and mothers, help others, read aloud, sew, behave kindly to sisters, close doors quietly, and avoid smoking or drinking. It emphasizes confidence, cheerfulness, honesty, self-control, and consideration for elders and family.
A Chicago inventor patents a combined clock and savings bank to force daily deposits. The clock will wind only after depositing a coin, with the amount and number of deposits controlled by the slot and daily winding requirement. After winding, the clock cannot be wound again without another deposit.
A whimsical verse describes a tiny girl at tea with a fairy mood. Imagery includes butter cup and dipper, mushroom parasol, supper table, hive bell, and milk in weed. Candies light her to her pillow as whimsical creatures bless her rest.
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