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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
6
A fragmentary verse rising from nature’s cycle. A thrush on a elm tree at Bings reassures that June will come and August will follow, bringing sunshine after damp days. The scene shifts through blooming violets, drooping roses, and insect hums, hinting at renewal after stormy weather.
Betty Langley bets a diamond pin that Ralph Pyne will propose after a flirtation on the tennis lawn. A storm and a wager with Mr Juarez escalate. Pyne refuses the bet, tries to keep pace, but Juarez presses. Betty ends with Pyne declaring engagement, Juarez thwarted by a sharp interruption.
A pompous would-be buyer tries a test trip with his wife under the pretense of safety. The dealer demands a $26 chauffeur expense deposit to be refunded after sale, exposing the fraud. A French engineer patents a clothing heating method using electricity.
A New Hampshire farmer details a small hen house design from Farm and Home. The structure is seven feet wide ten feet long seven feet high at the front and four and a half feet at the back. It uses 2x4 oak for the studs and 2x4 pine for the plates. A single six light window 24 by 30 inches sits at the front.
A description outlines two chicken houses raised three feet high with a small unpaneled window, wooden shutter, two ground exits, and a lengthwise platform under the perch covered with dry earth. Hens are housed in groups of sixty per house, with removable platforms and perches, natural earth floors, and an end door.
A practical nesting system designed by H. & Boomgarden of Lyon County Iowa aims to save space in henhouses. The 12 by 12 inch partition and 6 by 10 inch traps form tiered nests with a pivoting trap to separate sitting hens from layers. Nests run lengthwise in tiers, allowing egg collection from the alley and optional exercise space for sitters.
Prof Gilbert argues poultry adds farm revenue by turning waste into eggs and chickens. It provides year round income with minimal capital, improves compost, fights pests, and can be raised nationwide with wife and daughters sharing work. He notes winter eggs as a key benefit and low start up costs.
Instructions urge inspecting the hens water pan for straw and debris, then placing the water dish on a split cheese box to improve cleanliness. Prohibits placing the pan where hens can throw litter into it, emphasizing easier cleaning and sanitary water access for fowls.
A Rural Bee-Keeper essay shares practical advice for producers to market honey directly. Emphasizes ripened, cleanly packaged honey, reliable grading, and direct mail samples to buyers. Warns against poor quality, unreliable commission houses, and the value of advertising and self-selling to achieve steady returns.
Advice outlines a simple method to catch poultry using a four foot heavy wire bent into a hook. The technique emphasizes avoiding distress to the birds and calls for careful handling to prevent upsetting the flock.
An illustrated device named the hen hook is shown with a loop on one end and a hook on the other for grasping a fowl. Directions advise placing the hook on the ground and sliding it to capture the bird, serving as a farm and home assistive device.
The piece urges raising a few sunflowers for poultry feed and expanding incubators and sitting hens for profit. It stresses night protection from prowling animals, a varied diet, and attentive care to achieve strong flocks. It also discusses becoming a poultry judge, noting experience, common sense, color discernment, symmetry, and knowledge of the standard as key to judging.
Mrs Carrie King of Darlington Missouri writes of long term kidney and back pain from a cold illness. She credits Peruna with her recovery after taking twelve bottles, saying it made her a healthy woman.
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