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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
7
An old farming instruction urges removing all surplus male chickens at 8 to 12 weeks, selling or using them for profit. It notes profitable broilers at 2 pounds in 6 to 8 weeks, and advises separate housing for cockerels kept for breeders. It warns against delaying culling beyond 12 weeks and stresses protecting pullets and avoiding mixed housing.
The article explains that most new apple storage buildings are built above ground with insulated walls and ceilings while the floor remains earth to prevent fruit shriveling. It details intake openings every 10 to 12 feet and 18 by 20 inches or larger, plus roof outlets 8 by 4 feet or larger placed 20 feet apart to ensure airflow.
The article advises fattening turkeys on range for market by starting light feeding mid September with night and morning rations. Begin with equal parts wheat oats and corn, increase corn to October end, then corn alone. Do not confine birds during fattening for best results.
A Vegetarial article from the Journal of the Market Garden at Massachusetts Agricultural College notes broccoli has two key advantages over cauliflower. It reliably yields even in adversity and produces persistent side shoots after the main head is harvested, extending the season from July to freeze. The Christmas Calabrese variety is recommended for planting.
Garden vegetables like cabbage and tomatoes can withstand lower temperatures and wider temperature swings if transplants are grown more slowly in forcing beds. Seedbeds of sandy, low fertility soil with sparse watering and ample ventilation yield large fibrous roots and short firm stems with sap that freezes less easily. Rich soil with high water and little ventilation produces sparse roots.
Dr. R H Harvey agricultural botanist at University Farm St Paul says ethylene gas accelerates tomato ripening and patents cover the method. A simple chamber plus a gas tank with flow meter costs about $30 with gas per carload cost 40 cents to $1.00. Tomatoes should be picked just beginning to turn and placed in a tight room at 65 to 80 degrees F.
The growing and fattening of hogs in the summer time without good pasture is uneconomical. Forage can save 15 to 25 percent of grain and supplements. With ample legume forage, forage alone may yield gains. the best returns occur when grain is fed alongside forage at three to four pounds per day per 100 pounds of live weight. If pasture forage limits grain, early gains use less grain, but finish requires more grain and longer time.
Henry G. Hawthorne of Winooksi Wisconsin recounts entertaining a famed camping party led by Edison Burroughs Ford and Firestone. A chauffeur sought permission to camp on Hawthorne's land and the judge quietly hosted them, unaware of the guests' identities until morning. He vows it won’t happen again.
A house cat snoozing on a farmhouse roof in Rock Springs Utah was seized by an eagle in midair. The struggle ended with the cat escaping, suffering talon wounds but surviving uninjured otherwise as the eagle released the cat and returned toward its nest.
General Electric unveils a new revolving airport beacon with all moving parts enclosed in a glass dome. The beacon's beam is visible up to 66 miles in clear weather. It features a 20 inch parabolic mirror, an automatic lamp changer using two 1000 watt 115 volt lamps, louvres to cut stray light, and a rotating mechanism.
Belfast News Letter records a playful exchange with lines about a kiss and a lighthearted jab about laziness as Cathleen teases Raymond in a social snippet.
The article notes rapid growth from 1922 to 1927 with 18,522,767 telephones in use and 31,614,173,621 total calls. District of Columbia leads with 144,85 phones, ahead of 19 states.
A terse exchange features a character musing about travel if money were sufficient. The father from the next room asks how much money is needed, signaling concern and potential planning. The dialogue hints at a domestic scene and a planned departure.
A fragment suggests gunmen found communities reluctant to resist, implying limited resistance or severe response. The text emphasizes a pattern of subdued defense and notable tolerance by residents.
Daisy, claimed as the world’s smallest cow, exhibited at the Rand show in South Africa. Born to ordinary parents in Buenos Aires, she stands a few inches tall and weighs about 40 pounds. Daisy is insured with Lloyds for 25,000 dollars, and her compass is destined for the British Museum after death.
A quirky exchange features a wife asking to prepare water for breakfast and a husband claiming the others took too much like fried crossword puzzles. The judge weighs in with a peculiar remark about the scene.
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