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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
7
Hens that look thin and unthrifty should be checked for lice. Lice move actively when feathers are lifted, and mites attack at night. Treatments include nicotine sulfate for lice and coal tar or carbolineum sprays for mites, though cost limits use.
G W Knox Jr Arkansas extension poultryman urges worm treatment for pullets showing signs of infestation. Wormy birds are pale and light in weight. postmortem inspection reveals worms. Tapeworms need Kamala, roundworms need nicotine. tobacco dust must hold 1 percent nicotine. Preproduction worming guards against fall slumps.
Farmers with irregular surplus milk can feed it to hens in two ways. Give it as a drink while maintaining water. let whey and curd separate, then mix the curd with mill stuffs to make a stiff moist mash. Feed only what is eaten. avoid meat scraps except perhaps 1 percent for seasoning.
Britain considers banning cruel modern egg production methods amid controversy over the battery system. Hens are confined in small cages from laying age, with life span limited by egg output before disposal.
In poultry notes the dark meat carries twice the iron of white meat. For good laying a hen needs comfortable quarters. A hen may drink up to five ounces of water or milk daily. Duck eggs need not be turned when set under hens. hens can turn them well themselves.
Dr. George S. Duncan told Archeological Institute of America that the famed Sphinx is a portrait bust of a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian king set on a lion body. He traced Egyptian origins of civilizations, early delta habitation, ethics, and monotheism, noting medical advances and a royal dentist who treated eyes teeth and stomach.
The Washington Post notes a historic tax system linked to cultivable land area and Nile overflow measured by a nileometer. Tax assessments expanded with high floods and contracted on border lands when yields were unlikely.
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece notes George Washington’s nose is too long and that Gutzon Borglum carved it exaggeratedly on Mount Rushmore to look ahead. The author jokes that by the year 301984 natural elements will reduce the nose to proper proportion and that many features may be carved down for posterity.
A vintage kitchen tip suggests shaping croquettes from chicken or meat and adding a small mood of seasoning at the top. After frying the hollow centers can be filled with a touch of tart jelly.
A simple method suggests testing egg freshness by brining two ounces of salt in a pint of water. Place eggs one by one in the solution. sinking eggs are fresh while floating ones are older due to increasing air in the shell.
England begins an integrated rail and air express service with packages collected at railway stations, moved by train to airports, and dispatched by the next available plane. The plan aims to connect all points in England and Africa with future shipments.
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