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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
3
An editorial pitch by William A. Radford outlines a large farm house plan 44 by 29 feet 6 inches with an 8 foot concrete wall basement a two section cellar for dairy creamery laundry and workroom and a side porch entry to office and staff quarters. It emphasizes office space for farm management and accommodations for extra help.
A detailed rural house plan describes rooms for hired men and family living, with a separate creamery area and laundry facilities. It notes capon prices rise in winter, often 18 to 25 cents per pound, and explains market factors, handling, and fattening tips for profitable sale.
The disease shows brown threadlike strands when the stem end is shaved. It spreads to new potatoes if diseased seed is planted. Prevention includes removing the stem end and discolored portion, then treating seed by soaking in formalin or corrosive sublimate solutions, followed by airing and avoiding contact with untreated seed.
A brief dairy bulletin highlights three essential aims for dairymen: improve cow quality, increase home-grown feed, and produce a higher quality product. Emphasis is placed on strengthening all three areas to boost overall dairy efficiency and output.
The dairyman treats each cow as a profit producing unit, aiming for peak efficiency. Keeping every cow at optimal performance is a central focus of herd management and financial success.
Warm weather is the time to make growth in the hogs. Push the shoats along, giving them good pasture gange and feeding all they will eat up clean.
Guidance advises addressing the horse aloud before entering its stall. Tell the animal you are present to avoid startling it, as sudden approach may trigger a protective kick from the horse.
St John G Irvine argues war ends the old literary world and demands new methods. He notes fiction will strain to reflect postwar life, unlike durable machines or medicines. He recalls Jane Austen and Napoleon wars, urging modern novelists to let the war into their stories, not write gratis today for pay tomorrow.
Scientists studying fish vision report that fishes have unusually large eyes relative to body size and generally lack eyelids. Experiments show fish eyes focus at distant objects while swimming, can focus on near objects as close as four inches, and that altering oblique eye muscles can induce near or far sightedness or astigmatism.
A sharp exchange unfolds with a line about clarity and nature’s handiwork. The remark shifts to a proverb about a man who is down and out being exhausted, highlighting a terse, cynical tone.
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