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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
6
The farm poultry house should be selected by economy and use. Home egg production favors portable colony houses. market eggs suit continuous types like the Missouri house. Insulation, ventilation, light, and sectional construction aid health and labor, with space guidelines: 3½ to 4 sq ft per bird, southern slope, and planned expansion.
Moisture control and insulation choice depend on local costs. A simple economical poultry house should be well built with durable foundations and floors of concrete for durability and sanitation. Foundation depth, wall height, and footings depend on building size and soil. typical one story uses an 8 inch foundation wall, floor about 10 inches above grade, and a 4 to 5 inch thick floor over six to eight inch sand and gravel fill.
Advice from the Washington State Experiment Station outlines poultry house planning focusing on flooring, roosts, feed equipment, and water stations raised 18 inches to promote activity. It covers material choices for roofs, flooring off the ground, moisture handling, and roof sheathing, with notes on underfloor heating for damp areas.
Guidance advises placing chicken wire under roosts when dropping boards are used to keep the hone off droppings. If a pit is used, it must be designed so chickens are kept out. Emphasizes future expansion of the house and the possibility to add on.
Nevada tale recalls a 1908-era find led to Tiffany shipments of turquoise. A prospector brought in stones claimed to be turquoise from Caprite district about 12 to 14 miles south of Goldfield, fetching $5000 then $1000 checks before vanishing. The myth centers on a mysterious mine still unfound.
Bowling Green State University professor emeritus Dr Edwin L Moseley warns 1946 may bring one of the driest years in a century across the United States. He cites sunspots and tree rings, predicting normal rainfall until June then a prolonged drought especially in New York Pennsylvania Indiana Ohio and Kentucky with Lake Erie moderating northern Ohio impacts.
Cynthiana Kentucky recalls 1853 living costs after Sam W. Arnold finds a receipted store bill for Sam Erwalt in account with T. D. Urmston. Items include boots four fifty, bed cord eight five cents, hog skin collar one twenty five, twenty five cents for cigars, coffee one thirteen, pepper pennies, with credits for hides and a calfskin.
Jackson P. Dick in Atlanta had his telephone reconnected after a prankster posted a for rent ad using his number. He endured over 600 calls before requesting disconnection and remains annoyed at the joke's authors.
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told the Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense that if World War III begins the aggressor will strike the United States first. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright echoed the claim in Chicago, urging universal militia training and defense readiness. Both urged armed forces merger.
Seven year old Patty Peck disappeared after playing too long and her foster mother Mrs. James Pheiffer conducted a night search. Patty was located in a dog kennel in Boise Idaho confirming she had ended up in the literal doghouse.
Chancellor C. Boucher of the University of Nebraska praised 43 4-H clubs as bulwarks of democracy in an Lincoln address before Nebraska 4-H club leaders. He argued democracy’s condition can be judged by the character and quality of its youth movement.
Homemakers share cake crafting tips and tested recipes for light feathered desserts. Includes如何 using soft flour for tender textures, creaming methods, and banana spice flavors with guidance on storage and serving ideas for church or club fundraisers.
When selecting poultry ensure plump firm birds with smooth skin and even yellow white color. Avoid blue gray skins and pick flexible breast bones for roasting. For fish check firm flesh, thumb mark, and clear bulging eyes. Choose vegetables firm fresh moist pods and bruises avoided. Buy by weight rather than by bunches or dozens.
A Western Newspaper Union release compiles lemon cake methods with frosting and fillings. It details frosting by beating egg whites with sugar and syrup, then folding in marshmallows and vanilla. Separate lemon filling combines sugar flour lemon juice rind and water, while a chocolate cake filling uses chocolate milk and whipped cream.
Instructions describe placing shelf units to run along one side or around two sides of a room. A corner unit C and end A units form a smart combination with well proportioned shelves.
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