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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
13
Agricultural guidance explains hotbeds using sash covered frames and manured pits to heat soil, size tips, temperature checks, and ventilation. Cold frames supplement early plant start ups, with multi-part beds and moisture control for late vegetables. Also covered care for sitting hens and egg incubation practices.
The United States Department of Agriculture advises selecting the best individuals as breeders to improve stock. Choose a strong male to offset weak female traits, and avoid eggs that are small, poorly shaped, or porous. Use fresh eggs within two weeks and aim for uniform, similarly colored eggs to promote uniform offspring. A broodiness indicator includes soft downy feathers and extended nest time.
The farmer should prepare all machinery for spring. Clean, paint, repair, and ensure incubator readiness. Check for leaks, thermometer, lamp, and burner. Ensure incubator is safe before placing expensive eggs inside. Safety first guidance for eager growers.
USDA specialists deem skim milk highly desirable for newly hatched chicks. To ensure all chicks receive milk, dip each chick's beak in milk before other food. The practice works best when chicks are removed from the incubator. Provide milk for as long as it is available.
All scratch feed or whole grain should be scattered in the litter. Use troughs or hoppers for dry mash and keep feed accessible. Noon marks time for fresh unfrozen greens to aid digestion.
Specialists note that grinding grit and oyster shells serve distinct roles in poultry feed. Grist aids digestion while shells supply lime for strong egg shells. Neither can replace the other.
A brief note emphasizes the farmer's wife bearing her full share of labor on the farm. It highlights domestic duties, community perception, and the balance of household and field tasks in rural life. The piece reflects social expectations of caregiving and partnership within agricultural households.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists say staking and pruning tomatoes yields similar total fruit as free spreading plants but produces larger cleaner tastier fruit. Plants spaced two feet apart in rows three feet apart, tied to sturdy stakes, develop blossoms higher on the stem with fewer side shoots and extend fruiting later into fall.
The article praises mothers as exemplars of selfless giving in daily family life. It describes a mother's patient advice, late nights opening doors, helping with English and research, and balancing household harmony with personal music tastes as daughters grow. It highlights patience, sacrifice, and the hope that a mother's gentleness shapes character.
John Fisher 91 a Ravenna Nebraska pioneer died at home Monday after being totally blind for eleven years He briefly regained sight in the last twenty four hours recognizing his sons and daughters Shelton Clipper report
The mother of Corporal James B. Gresham, the first American soldier killed in France, says her health was ruined after his death but restored by Tanlac. She described indigestion, rheumatism, swollen joints, nervousness, and sleepless nights, and credits the medicine with her dramatic improvement.
A testimonial claims Tanlac cured indigestion and rheumatism, improved sleep, nerves, and energy, and enhanced overall health. The ad lists Sidney Bassett's Pharmacy Potter Potter Drug Co Lodgepole Nugent DeLongpre Pharmacy Dalton J C Frausen as local sellers.
The piece notes leap year superstitions with an unhappy man asked to answer a woman’s leap year proposal and reveal his fortune or wedding gown. It cites Japanese lore marking days 210 and 220 as unlucky while old English lore warns lean year births bring illness and poor harvests and mentions beans growing on the wrong side of flood.
An argument for fifteen hundred officers of the New York police force sat down to a banquet table sober the other night and got up a large number of them more or less drunk. This occurred in the.
The mayor, police chief, and many dignitaries attended as anti-saloon league officers declared enforcement lax in New York. They argued prohibition is a joke there and blamed the press especially its comedians for undermining the law. President Harding may aim to curb bootleggers in such cities.
Gurley pupils on the daily roll of honor for the past month include Margaret Wit zet and Marie Schwartz. Nellie Waterman, teacher.
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