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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
3
J A Bruckner of the New York State College of Agriculture warns poultrymen against heavy investment in hen batteries until more facts emerge. A California survey found evidence insufficient to recommend the method, noting higher building costs, heat and ventilation needs, and little to no gain in production or efficiency.
Guidance on egg quality and candling techniques for backyard poultry. Distinguishes fresh from stale eggs by air space size, yolk visibility, and white clarity. Advises discarding moldy eggs, burying them, and not feeding spoiled contents to humans or chicks. stale eggs may be used in mash if no spoilage is evident.
Seneca county Ohio raisers sold 1,800,000 eggs last year while Lincoln county North Carolina poultry growers earned 151000 dollars from 700000 pounds of surplus. A White Plymouth Rock pullet laid 205 eggs in 252 days. a hen in Kelly England laid six eggs in one shell.
W G Kammiade reports alfalfa pasture yields high gross returns per acre and strong weight gains for lambs and ewes. Illinois experiments show alfalfa supports 7 ewes and 12 lambs per acre for 100 days, with lambs gaining 480 pounds per acre. Proper grazing and prefeed reduce bloat risk, even on wet pastures.
Ohio agricultural experiment station results by H. L. Borst show that interplanting soybeans with corn consistently lowers corn yield. In thick silage plantings the soybeans add little total yield but raise silage protein slightly, improving feeding value. Drilled row methods outperform hills for better results, especially for hogged down crops.
The extension service of the USDA reports a revival of farm soap making. Farm housewives in several states including Oklahoma Iowa Missouri Minnesota Colorado Wyoming Oregon Washington Wisconsin have adopted soap making to cut cash outlay and utilize farm waste.
Safflower, grown in Egypt and India, grows best in the spring wheat belt of Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and Montana according to the USDA. Advocates say demand for safflower seed could replace some wheat acreage and supplement flax rather than replace it. In normal times flax production runs about half of consumption.
The farm population stood at 32 242 000 on January 1 1938, up from 31 241 000 in 1932 a gain of 1 001 000. This is the largest increase since 1920 and marks a peak since 1910 when the prior high was 32 076 900.
An old debate contrasts boiling point and below boiling point approaches, linking taste and aroma to how water heats, then shifts to percolator versus drip techniques. The piece notes coffee’s rise in accessibility and ends with a reflection on coffee culture surviving critics.
The excerpt urges balancing work and leisure with a nonwork hobby. It argues no one should live only for their trade, advocating white or no collar pursuits such as digging, building, studios, labs, libraries, or workshops to nurture two sides of nature. It stresses mental health and lasting personal fulfillment.
An audience booed and hissed at a wretched play before the interval. One man clapped vigorously, noting he is applauding not the play but the hiss, a cheeky deflection cited in Lonion Answers.
A board challenges a Black employee about hearing voices with unknown origins. The respondent admits hearing voices, explaining it occurs over the radio. The exchange highlights racial tensions and issues of perception during the inquiry.
In a playful exchange, guests at a noted efficiency expert's wedding admit tossing rice, but they reveal the rice was prepared as cotton bangs weighing two pounds each as a contrived concession to the host's teaching. The anecdote highlights humorous wedding antics in a period setting.
A nervous passenger asks what would happen if the elevator fell to the bottom while approaching the top of a tall building. The elevator girl frets, saying she would lose her job at the moment of the peril.
In Olten Woche Ina Bild a reader notes that a vest is too large and suggests two options. One offers tightening the vest for a half crown, the other prefers spending money on a new fit rather than alteration.
A Brooklyn Daily Eagle snippet shows a tense scene with a stockholder pressing for the regular quarterly dividend and a director replying that they could not borrow the needed funds. The fragment hints at corporate finance distress and governance friction.
A modernistic scene features a manager rebuking a new office boy for informal responses. He instructs him to answer with Yes sir or No sir. The boy obliges with a succinct Righto.
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