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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
6
Detailed standards for White Leghorns show birds including plumage color purity weight ranges and disqualifications such as any non white feathering or yellow shanks presence of red on lobes and other blemishes. Emphasizes mature and immature feather quality and specific disqualification criteria for the breed.
A Minnesota experiment station expert says flocks suffer in cold weather if left outside in fall and winter. Keep poultry housed during cold spells and let them out only midday after frost. If you cannot bring them in, keep them indoors.
Pullets beginning to lay should be moved in or out of winter quarters when weather permits. Change rations gradually and keep roosting areas well ventilated yet boarded up on the east and west sides. Provide a comfortable house and bond with a careful person to ensure abundant production.
Analysis notes that demand for fresh eggs in late fall and winter exceeds supply. Prices rise sharply. Suggests starting in fall with a navallaging strain of fowls and feeding them with summer-like conditions to produce eggs through winter.
Winter plowing is an effective method of ridding endis of the gapeworm. This worm causes the so called gapes in little chicks and can only result from contaminated soil.
Breeding goals focus on vigor and fertility. Inspect birds for bright eyes, clean plumage, and sturdy carriage. Choose mates by type and standard, plan matings by breed, and use free range to boost fertility. Maintain health to prevent lice and mites, guard against frost, and feed a balanced ration without overforcing.
Reports from the U S Department of Agriculture state chill dry packed poultry travels better in transit and arrives in better condition than wet packed stock. Specialists note dry packing yields uniform results, reduced spoilage, and many packers switching to dry packing across their facilities.
The text instructs immediate disposal of boarders AV hens found on the receiving area. It notes variations in yellow lased varieties and yellow color oil, with eggs reportedly present. Some instances may include white specimens, suggesting inconsistent coloration and conditions.
Article describes soldier meals in training camps with coffee or tea for breakfast, hardtack and beans, canned goods when greens are scarce, and extensive mess hall routines. It notes self-cooking capability in emergencies, comfort foods from home, health measures, vaccinations, and strict discipline against drinking.
The New York World reports Vassar College will swap butter for gravies jams and jellies due to high prices. A trial is promised with butter withheld for lunches and eggs, while sugar is increased for breakfasts to offset costs.
A parrot escape caused alarm as birds broke wooden crates with strong beaks in San Prat Lane. Authorities offered a $109 reward per bird dead or alive. The parrot, native to Australia and New Zealand, is blamed for killing sheep for flesh.
A fragmented exchange questions why some men are called insects in a curiously phrased pick at language. The speaker muses on incult labels and a stubborn claim that inserts never miss a chance to work, hinting at a playful linguistic twist.
A fragmented note mentions Mr Stevens and B M discussing a book on the history of happiness. No clear events, dates, or sources are identifiable, leaving only brief names and hypothetical topics.
Down Ampney near Cirencester features a Saxon border setting with a thirteenth century church tower and a manor house dating to 1270. The Hungerford lineage began in 1361, and the estate later passed to a St Germans descendant. the church and house sit near the river, Roman roads, and historic routes marking centuries of English history.
Salif was taken by ships of the British Indian Ocean squadron and seized at Kamerun Island off the Arabian Red Sea coast near Perim. The operation followed raids on Turkish garrisons and included capture of salt works and prisoners, with the island’s fortifications previously guarded by Turkish forces.
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