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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
10
The article argues for starting colt training early to ease later work. It outlines methods to tame and lead young horses, teach standing tied, and gradually introduce handling of legs and feet. Emphasis on safety, gradual exposure, and avoiding forceful restraint.
The guide notes that old hens lay larger eggs that often hatch chicks while pullets yield fewer viable eggs. It advises using pullets only if mated to a well-seasoned cock and underscores the influence of the hen’s age on hatch quality.
The text urges removing crooked trees and inferior varieties to improve farm woodlots and make room for valuable varieties, advocating practical forestry improvements.
The article explains how weather shifts affect buying in shipping and consuming markets differently. It notes that rain cold or heat can delay gathering crops, alter prices at shipping points, and cause risk premiums for cash buyers facing possible declines en route.
Baby beefs do not require dry feed for growth. Silage is essential in rations. Turn hogs to fields when grain is denting and hardening after dough stage. Native lambs compare well with Western lambs. Docking and castration last spring paid. Pigs not on rangy stock with long legs won’t become large hogs. Pigs are top meat makers per pound of grain. The heat will sell, and showing stock helps market them.
The article argues that permanent, well built roads greatly enhance farm land value despite high initial costs. It notes dirt roads require continual upkeep, while proper graded roads reduce erosion with side ditches. Expanded rural roads attract population and improve buyer interest for farms, promising long term benefits for future generations.
A Bureau of Markets report cites Mrs Jones as typical of housewives forced to buy ordinary eggs due to widespread poor quality. It details how bad eggs raise overall costs, waste transport space, and damage farmer profits, urging better production, grading, packing, and handling to protect fair trade and consumer welfare.
The article notes rapid progress building a national road system with 2 085 construction points and 30 000 miles approved by the secretary of agriculture. Estimated cost approaches 400 million dollars with 2 114 projects totaling 16 000 miles completed by June 1920 per Boys' Life.
An editorial note discusses how road type affects farm access to markets, comparing paved routes with impassable ones and citing weather bureau reports on roads. It covers glass block paving in Geneva, breeding flock management, phosphate benefits, green feed strategies, tractor impact on horse use, and garden color with flowers.
Cut bone for hens and a bone grinder as an investment for poultry raisers. Cover the poultry house floor with dry straw or leaves to eight inches. Cover newly planted trees with dirt over the buds to prevent freezing, then remove dirt in spring.
Purchasers of calves sheep lambs and hogs at St Louis willing to pay a premium for express shipping. The bureau notes express receipts often exceed those at the National stock yards and fetch higher prices. Tags identify stock on arrival and buyers inspect at a tongral. Kosher butchers favor fresh veal and express makes marketing easier for nearby producers.
Mrs Gibbs of Niles Ohio reports relief after trying Earle's Hypo-Cod for bronchitis. She praises one bottle for stopping coughing and aiding sleep and energy, urging others to try it. The note claims many people, young and old, have found benefit and calls druggists to stock the remedy.
USDA reports from Brazil indicate 80 percent of new cotton plants destroyed by a lance bug group insect. The pest scars leaves and plants and Brazilian scientists seek control. the Brazilian crop will be short this year. No immediate threat of invasion to the United States is anticipated.
Poultry guidance stresses level roosts not ladders and the dust bath as essential. A single good breed can outperform mixed flocks, with profits from egg yield and grain markets. Purebred ducks and birds offer early advantages, and comparing with others at shows provides training value.
Ad shows Diamond Dye promising simple at home dyeing for wool silk and mixed fabrics with color cards. Also promotes Adrivat Freshen a Hairy Skin Talcum Powder and Outentx Pellet Trio soap ointment talcum for home use and personal care.
An old advertisement warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging to ensure authenticity. It touts aspirin as safe when used as directed for colds headaches rheumatism and pain and notes Bayer trademark and packaging details with a humorous line about a woman taking a point on a pencil.
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