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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
2
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines duck farm setup on light sandy soil with good water access and efficient layouts. Emphasis on irrigation, housing sequence, yard rotation, and pond use to improve fertility and productivity.
USDA poultry specialists advise small flock housing need not be costly. One or two piano cases or a packing box can serve as a dry draft free home with good ventilation. USDA bulletins outline directions and are available for a small fee or free upon request.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists suggest limewater as an egg preservation method when water glass is unavailable. Mix two pounds unslaked lime with water, dilute with five gallons of cooled boiled water, let settle, pour off clear liquid, then cover fresh eggs in a clean jar with the limewater leaving at least two inches above.
Home economic specialists note flavor texture and fat distribution drive quality in table poultry. Gender age exercise and feeding alter taste, with caponizing mellowing male flavor, age boosting then dulling it, and exercise toughening fibers while reducing fat. Special feeds like corn milk mash enhance delicate tastes, while onions or wild garlic should be avoided to prevent sulfur flavors.
Coal ashes have little value as fertilizer and are mainly used to loosen soil. They are most effective on heavy clay soils and should be screened to remove coarse material and spread evenly before mixing with the soil. Wood ashes have fertilizing value and should be applied before leaching occurs.
Goats produce two quarts of milk per day as a good yield with 7 to 10 months lactation. Milk can substitute for cow milk in most uses though butter is less satisfactory. cheese is common in Europe. Infants and invalids are emphasized as primary beneficiaries of goat milk.
Bureau of Markets specialists warn growers and shippers bear much responsibility for losses from shipping diseased potatoes. Careless handling at harvest can cause skin breakage, accelerating decay and inviting infection. Proper field and storage practices can largely prevent these losses.
The article discusses securing harvest labor in advance to avoid higher rates from traveling workers. South to North grain and orchard harvests draw seasonal help who risk leaving early for other work, leaving farmers with spoiled crops. Local dependable labor is preferred to roving workers.
The guide urges selecting a well made harness with strong reins breeching holdback straps tugs traces belly bands and yoke straps. It warns that a runaway team cannot be controlled with weak equipment and emphasizes heavy duty gear for demanding work.
Agricultural experts outline factors behind breeding failures in boars and sows including disease injury and improper nutrition. The guide emphasizes diagnosis from physical defects to vitality, culling unproductive animals, and improving diet and exercise to restore reproductive function.
Drs. Benedict and Hendry extend Dr. Du Bois findings showing girls aged twelve to seventeen require about 25 percent more food than adults per weight. The Journal of the American Medical Association notes active children burn energy, explaining large appetites of growing youths.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt shows a pedestrian scolding a disappearing driver and vowing to punch any relative of the motorist, if only a second cousin, highlighting street rage and civic frustration. The exchange underlines public anger and personal bravado in a tense moment.
In Columbus a five year old’s mother laments two corns on one toe as painful. The boy muses that corns grow and may merge into one, offering a glimmer of relief. The Indianapolis News calls it a light fiction moment and contrasts a jocular ad about a flivver by Jibway.
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