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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
6
The article discusses turkey poult breeding as a simple operation but stresses strict attention to detail. It notes the first month as the most precarious, with risks from cold, water, and predators affecting survival. It warns of abdominal issues and a pneumonia-like risk linked to temperature, stressing proper early-life temperature control.
The author discusses staying in the poultry business until April when the last chick sold. He compares White Wyandottes to Leghorns, noting Wyandottes are calmer and require less handling, while Leghorns are more restless and easily frightened by mice.
Market notes link chilly conditions to higher egg prices as households brace for shortages. Prices rise amid cold spells, while suppliers warn of tighter supply and slower production cycles. Analysts expect continued volatility through the season.
An OCR fragment mentions green feed sprout cabbages turnips and ad cuts. It hints at late season Seow Day's staring role Ip, but details are unclear. The readable facts point to a focus on green vegetables and promotional cuts in a late period context.
Instructions describe a compact coop for a boy with a small flock. It covers dimensions feet, tarred roof, wire netting and muslin curtains for cold weather, and multiple roosting poles. It details openings, a back wall doorframe, a lowered roost frame, and a droppings board for easy cleaning.
The text describes arranging convenient house and run curtains wide enough to surround a coop. Slates secure lower edges, keeping them in place. On cold nights two sections provide sleeping spaces for the birds, placed in the darkest coop area against the front wall farthest from the outer door.
Instructions urge regular removal of broodery waste every second day and dry bedding choices such as bran sand sawdust or paper. Avoid damp bedding to prevent disease. wash only on warm sunny days to ensure thorough drying before returning chicks at night. If unachievable, a temporary brooder may be used with proper wrapping to hold heat and prevent crowding or burns.
This irregular excerpt covers poultry care with tips on hen feeding and warmth. It mentions scalded oats, pepper in mash to raise heat, protection of water, and de-worming measures with coal ash and carbolic acid. It advises keeping turkeys near attendants, cleaning with ashes, and limiting eggs per hen to eleven to prevent chilling.
Mr Cochran in Denver Field and Farm outlines irrigation factors including soil type crop variety planting time rainfall water supply and temperature. Emphasizes leveling land pulverizing surface and shallow cultivation before applying water for the first alfalfa crop.
H B Walker of Manhattan discusses irrigation water quality from wells and streams. He notes no direct comparison due to hidden underground flows, but both sources can be free from injurious alkalis. He explains alkali in water comes from salts like sodium chloride and Glauber’s salt, varying with soil percolation and depth.
This excerpt details step by step alfalfa sowing practices including seed quantities, nurse crops, sowing methods, and improvised equipment. It notes weather timing around mid April, wind and sun considerations, seedling vulnerability, and irrigation remarks about surface versus well water and corrugation methods for field coverage.
The writer praises an overhead irrigation system using mined water pipes with taps every four feet. Water sprays gradually for about half an hour, soil becomes damp but not soggy, and the method is described as effective for strawberry culture in a small setup.
Practical advice lists shelter air and exertion as top cold preventives. It emphasizes clean water good meals and affordable care as easier than curing colds, advocating practical daily measures to avert illness.
Irrigation will maximize crops when the land is new and rich in plant food but yearly selling of crops means irrigation alone cannot guarantee food security or sustained production.
Tite estimated that costs from 20 to 40 cents per acre to irrigate in some sections.
A western horticulturist explains the key to profitable orchards is choosing superior trees. He notes quality, not just variety, governs fruit quantity, color, and bearing. He advises sampling several growers, then tagging trees with best wood growth and even fruit distribution for investment value.
The column warns farmers to avoid cheap sires and to exercise horses. It laments the decline of white hogs and emphasizes proper collar fit and collar bolt issues. It stresses bedding for horses, humane hay and grain use, and vigilant veterinary care to prevent collar or harness problems.
The article tells how the edelweiss grows in Alpine cliffs and lures climbers to perilous quests. It weaves a legend of an angel who guards the flower, leaving a memory of love in the blossom. The tale links danger, sacrifice, and a symbol of love prized by mountaineers.
Fort Worth police led by Chief Renfro responded to a late night call at a barber shop. With drawn revolvers they opened a bath room door and found two young women nude in the tub. The frightened pair splashed water, the chief retreated, and both women were later arrested for burglary as Katharyn Reid and Jessie Hoover.
Miss Cynthia Platter brings 70 years of her brother’s savings to a Monticello bank totaling about $1800 in small denom coins. The coins were deposited in a local savings account, marking a long effort to consolidate past earnings.
Albert Kosticky faced charges for deserting his 17 year old wife in Chicago claiming he was disappointed in her for American girls being far prettier. He argued dissatisfaction as his motive.
Lizzie M asks for bathrobe instructions for her husband. Use simple materials like Elderdown or army blankets, cut two side pieces, sew sleeves from parallelograms, and add a yoke from an old dress. Include pockets for soap and towel, with seamed seams hidden, and a playful note that love matters more than appearance.
Miss Readem and Miss Knowsem discuss new novels. Readem reveals Lizzie of Old Kalamazoo is a back number. Knowsem notes securing To Rage and to Scold. The conversation ends with a reference to a lasting interest at three o'clock.
A reader notes a pamphlet boasting speed claims for mail telegraph and telephone. The husband reflects that the line about the telephone being quickest reminds him of Aira Talkso, drawing a parallel to a local figure.
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