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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1916
Page
3
Curtiss of Ransomville, N.Y. raises about 31,000 ducks annually, describing the labor, feeding regimen, and breeding practices. He details selecting breeding stock, handling in pens, shade needs, nighttime lantern use, green and mash feeds, and a five month grow-to-market cycle, noting heavy exertion and selective culling to maintain vigor and fertility.
William Pfeffer of Allenton Missouri argues a poultry farm that grows its own feed is most successful. He notes handiness of feed, less waste, and fertilizer returned to fields, reducing upkeep costs. He warns buyers to consider this advantage before starting a poultry venture.
Bees to be shipped for hatching, if packed in baskets should be nested deeply in excelsior and each egg carefully wrapped in excelsior. The basket may be covered with cloth sewed to the edges or held in place by tacks pushed in the basket, or edge pushed under the top strip with a knife edge.
Petter suggests hatching eggs from hens yields stronger chicks than from pullets. Pullets lay more in winter and start hatching season in poorer condition, producing more small and infertile eggs.
Arizona state items report the Powtuartny appointment at Mowe, court action on Pree tots Fexyi, and remarks by Attorney Leslie Mardy. Mining developments include Arizona Butte Mines near Kineraan, a rail rate relief push, and reorganizations involving Inspiration Needles Copper Company. Also noted are draft-related service plans, salton sea mining activity, and local officials’ actions in Prescott and Florence.
The Western Mining and Oil News surveys metal market values and mining activity across western camps. It notes tungsten, copper, and gold trends, new shafts and shifts at Copper Belle, Black Jack, and Fig Springs, plus expansions in San Juan and Gunnison counties.
Sergt Anna Hopkins, a Washington society girl, stands at a felt telegraph outlet during training with 300 women at the National Service school camp in Chevy Chase near Washington. The entry notes a witness describing a vanished man as if the earth swallowed him, followed by a comic aside from Puck.
Swedens experiments seek to extend rail life and reduce failures. A major St Bartholomews church project in Park Avenue will cover an entire block from Fiftieth to Fifty First Street with an estimated cost likely exceeding 1 million. Rector Dr Leighton Parks says subscriptions of 100000 are expected to be forthcoming after slow initial responses.
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