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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
6
A satirical miscellany featuring wry observations on love folly debt and industry. Jibes about ships dyestuffs alimony stock seats and wartime efficiency mingle with playful epigrams about farmers bartenders poets and telegraph editors set in a midcentury newspaper voice.
The article urges farmers to profit from poultry by proper care and management. It argues most losses come from owner errors rather than hens, and that hens will produce if given a proper regime. It cautions against replacing birds and notes failures reflect management above the head.
Alfred M. White of Fairfield County Ohio describes an original coop and run for a hen and her brood. The design keeps chicks safe from hawks crows and rats while offering limited range and shelter during storms.
The article describes a portable chicken coop setup with feeding boxes, daily cleaning after feeding, and every other day adding coarse sand or fine gravel. The coop sits on a separate wire run, features a slightly arched metal roof, a central wooden handle, and a two thirds length false bottom at the back to allow droppings to sift through via one eighth inch cracks.
Freight and express cars run west bound in each direction daily on the Marion and Bluffton Trains to Van Buren. Special party rates apply for groups of fifty or more traveling together. Contact the agent or write the Main Office Bluffton Indiana.
A local report warns that rain in spring or early summer kills young ducks and goslings. Dampness causes rheumatism and cold leading to sore eyes, and a duck caught in rain may stand still and drown shortly afterward if shelter is not found nearby.
Poultry raising offers a singular advantage by allowing easy integration with nearly all farming branches. It enables efficient use of space and resources, reduces waste, and can enhance overall farm productivity with minimal capital and disruption.
An old advertisement touts Croxone as a unique remedy that penetrates kidneys to dissolve uric acid and cleanse waste from blood. It claims to cure back pains, bladder troubles, rheumatism, and urinary disorders and offers a money back guarantee if it fails in a single case.
A discussion on apple orchard spraying by W. J. Morse covers the ongoing search for an ideal spray formula. It notes lime sulfur and Bordeaux mixture as contenders, the impact of climate on efficacy and injury, and the need to combine fungicides with insecticides.
A Baltimore American style guide advises choosing a gentle eastern to southeastern slope for grape growing. Plant two year vines from a reliable nursery, set in straight rows eight feet apart, deep-planted, mulched, and staked. Train to one cane, nip the top bud at four feet, and cultivate to keep soil mellow and moist. Varieties recommended include Concord Niagara and Mellen ware with Catawba for warm sandy soils.
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