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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
7
A brief notice states copyright for Poultry Notes by C M Barnitz 1908, barring reprinting without special permission. It appears as a header or note in a poultry periodical, asserting exclusive rights over articles and illustrations.
A humorous verse recounts a family scene around a Sunday breakfast. A father spots the hen and exclaims That old hen again while chaos erupts with coffee tipped and dishes dropped. The tale ends with a muddy rescue and a lighthearted refrain about that hen.
A practical guide extols cement and board floors for hen houses, arguing cement floors are sanitary and easy to renew. It contrasts dirt floors with moisture, disease, and odor, cites cost figures for materials, and notes how proper flooring reduces dampness, pests, and labor while improving welfare and egg production.
The passage advises placing tobacco stems in nest bases and using fine straw to finish nests while avoiding damp spots and steep slopes. It emphasizes weekly cleanups, discreet effort, and mindfulness of hospitals when pursuing a squab market. It links kindness to profits and grain quality.
Instructions on laying two coat cement floors with thickness guidance, mix ratios for first coat of cement sand and gravel, finishing coat, and notes on moisture, foundation, drying, and timing. Emphasizes packing, smoothing, ventilation, and avoiding cementing late in the year.
The mushroom house is a movable six by six feet structure on two foot legs with a waterproof roof. It can be moved daily, uses canvas or sacking on the sides, and includes optional windows and ventilators. To deter pests a roost ladder is removed at night and a bottom wire screen plus a defensive ditch prevents flooding.
A column mocks dubious sensational poultry tales while offering practical tips. It advises on roosters training, feed quality, and exercise to keep birds lean, notes long bird flights and resting midair, critiques fair scenes, and warns about incubator lice transfer and hog predation. It cites Secretary Wilson’s egg storage crusade and argues U S colleges need not seek foreign instructors.
An article warns farmers about muck tankage from dried swamp peat used to inflate nitrogen in fertilizers. It details how the nitrogen in swamp muck is largely inert and of little plant value, while fillers like cottonseed meal can mask its presence. It urges buyers to avoid low nitrogen mixes, use higher grade products, and press for disclosure of muck content to protect farm profits.
Dr W H Jordan director of the New York York experiment station reports on Magnum Bonum potatoes shown at a recent fair. He notes 1895 tests with seed imported from England and cites higher yields for American varieties than English varieties in their trials.
Strawberries show substantial growth as weeds are kept down and frequent hoeing continues. Early failure plants should be moved to a new bed and a heavy manureing of rhubarb is advised for best results, with weekly cultivation to mix in the manure. Currant cuttings root easily if done in early fall and transplanted in spring, while pears should be picked shortly before ripening.
Detroit Michigan September 14 Attorney Sheehan urged a one week delay for the hearing on the Detroit American League players who played a Sunday game with Cleveland two weeks ago. Assistant Prosecutor Hanley supported a postponement for public necessity to allow morning practice at Bennett Park. Justice Stein postponed the hearing for a week after the arguments.
During a circus parade in Sullivan Indiana Mrs Katherine Bridwell of South Court street was robbed entered home jewelry and money were taken The treasure included a gold watch several scarf pins rings valued about 350 dollars The money except ten dollars was in a doll dress pocket on a large doll leading investigators to believe the thief was someone familiar with the Bridwell household
Chicago and St Louis split in major league play with Chicago gains eight runs to St Louis zero in one game. Pittsburg edges Cincinnati four to three while Detroit beat St Louis four to two in another. Cleveland bests Chicago eight to two as National and American league action continues with multiple double headers and pennant race notes. Indianapolis clinches pennant with win. Western results list Des Moines Sioux City Lincoln and Pueblo scores.
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