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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
5
Monks carved ornate seats inside Cradock Church in Monmouthshire, a relic tied to Lanthony Abbey. The eight century edifice features a fine, now dilapidated tower that requires prompt restoration to avoid ruin.
George Gunderson Jr remains in place at school with a one week vacation for Grip. Mr and Mrs Andrew Nelson drove to Kimball. Ladies Guild meets with Mrs Peter Hansen. Nels Miller and wife spent two weeks with friends in the east. Ellie Wickhurst drives to school and back each day. Epworth League served refreshments after Tuesday evening entertainment. O E Anderson announces a public farm sale near the stock yards on February 21. Mr and Mrs Kilmer and baby visiting Kilmer’s parents at Bushenell. Dr Isham district superintendent held quarterly conference Tuesday evening. H L Bonham attends Hardware Convention in Lincoln. Mrs Bonham visits her parents at North Platte. Edna Anderson’s schoolmates surprised her February 1. A merry company enjoyed the evening. Ice cutting and packing a leading city industry. Johnson and Gunderson brothers prominent. Mrs Biggs home from Indiana and Illinois. met in Omaha. If warm weather causes colds and grip, the entire settlement should be in health. Cc. W. Ditto from Riley Colorado is new manager of Potter Lumber. CE Stevens visited his Pine Bluff family last week. School closed for scarlet fever visitation. Godrey Erickson farm sold to G B Eggers of Hooper Nebraska who plans to move there. Grant Brady moved to Omaha for recovery after rheumatism. Frank Campbell sold his wholesale house to Charles Stanton who will refresh with a new line. Kathrine Paden and Marguerite Saft entertain at Lyceum course. Epworth League social at C W Johnson’s well attended despite severe weather. Mrs Rhyne and children visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Spitzart.
The article urges using kitchen waste to feed hens to cut grain needs as egg prices rise. It lists scraps like vegetable tops and bread crumbs as good feed, warns against moldy or sour waste, and recommends a daily grain scatter plus a dry mash for a 20 to 25 hen flock.
The note suggests asking neighbors who do not keep chickens to save their kitchen scraps for your hens. Scraps from the table make excellent feed and help reduce grain costs. A small pail could encourage more people to participate.
Eggs at five cents apiece and up to seventy cents a dozen prompt town leaders to boost local poultry. A reader urges backyard poultry keeping with six to eight hens to supply four or five people, noting table waste helps pay feed bills. The U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin 889 offers safe paths for poultry, available by request.
After grinding, moist mass should be mixed with cornmeal or bran to crumbly condition. Feed table scraps at noon or night in a trough or rack so hens eat clean. Include a light grain feed with scraps for balance.
The passage advises on making a balanced dry mash from cornmeal wheat bran bran middlings and beef scrap with fish scrap or cottonseed meal as substitutions. It stresses constant access to grit or stones crushed shells for shell quality and a plentiful supply of fresh water. It notes keep water pan clean and raise it to prevent contamination by litter.
Break broodiness by confining the hen to a small flat bottom coop with ample water. Feeding or fasting makes little difference. most hens yield in three to six days, some ten to twelve. A ready hen shows staying on the nest at night, feather ruffling, aggression, and clucking. once these fade, she is broken up.
A newspaper card cites a quotation about pleasure through restraint and self-denial from Raskin, noting a worn but happy life. It asks what became of the old fashioned man who gave his pennies to children, hinting at themes of generosity and vanished eras.
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