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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
7
Instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture outline how to tell when a hen is broody and how to prepare a nest. It covers dusting for mites, nest placement, feeding during incubation, handling, dividing hens, candling and rotating eggs, adjusting moisture, and timing for larger hatches.
Agricultural guidance notes that moisture and ventilation are linked and vary with conditions. Moisture methods include sprinking eggs, pans of water, moist sand, or damp sponges, with floor moisture posing less risk of overhydration than directly moistening eggs.
Soy beans for emergency hay have grown rapidly in the last decade, especially on sandy soils where clover and alfalfa struggle. Soybean hay offers digestible protein comparable to alfalfa and, despite tougher curing, is highly palatable and value-rich as a forage.
Government figures show a steady drop in potato prices with a record 1920 harvest of 480,458,000 bushels. By January 1 only one third of the crop remained with growers, while moves toward the table reached 285,172,000 bushels, boosting consumption across the nation. Prices fell from 3.09 to 1.06 dollars per bushel from August to January.
USDA experts warn grading by size alone is insufficient. Knobs and second growth waste time in prep. diseased or hollow heart potatoes may fail grading despite good surface appearance. Field conditions largely drive market losses rather than grower fault.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes rotten and undergrade potatoes reduce grower profits and waste time, labor, and car space. Through the markets inspection service the department aims to eliminate this waste and lessen losses for the community.
A Mississippi farmer bought a 60 ton silo but had only 20 ton silage from crops and 8 cows. A USDA fieldman advised keeping the silo and adding a small stave unit. He expanded his herd to 50 cows and plans to fill the silo, sizing it by daily silage removal and herd size.
In Sailing South Philip S Marden recalls San Jose’s cleanup by vultures. A wagon approaches with a sober platoon of vultures walking ahead and around the cart rim, while surrounding birds perch in rows. He notes the birds keep streets notably clean.
A bright young patron at a branch library struggles with high school reading titles. He confuses The Three Musketeers with a similar phrase and jokes about them being “good drawers of blood,” reflecting playful mispronunciation and literary curiosity.
The Edinburgh Scotsman quotes a teacher describing eggs as symbols of gentleness representing doves songbirds and swans. Johnny adds that snakes alligators sparrow hawks and eagles also hatch from eggs in the exchange.
In a small town, Mrs Paula Platt mulls a long postponed trip to see her married daughter in Ohio. After two years of talks hampered by age and timidity, neighbors wonder if she will finally go. Uncle Tom Sitters jokes about the journey while a friend avoids predicting her choice.
A village schoolmaster asks the class the shape of the world. The pupils answer with a joke about a snuff box shaped square or round. The punchline: the world is square on weekdays and round on Sundays.
A senator comments on how audiences applaud ideas they do not understand. He says he listens to a scientist as a man who praises things beyond comprehension and admits he sometimes tries such tactics in his own work.
A brief dialogue quoted by the Boston Transcript shows a dentist proposing to kill a tooth nerve and a patient replying they will wait outside, highlighting unease with procedures that involve killing tissue.
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