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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1929
Page
2
Vintage car sale listing with multiple 1920s models including 1928 Reo Brougham and 1927 Chevrolet Coupe. Prices range from $99.50 to about $1200, noting condition, mileage, tires, and mechanical state. Includes several 1 and 2 ton trucks from 1923 to 1928 with new tires and overhauls. Helpful for collectors and buyers chasing bargains and classic rustproofing.
United States Department of Agriculture prepares Farmers' Bulletin No. 1059 on Sweet-Potato Diseases. It argues profits rise if field storage and transit losses are reduced. The bulletin covers seed disinfection, immune varieties, crop rotation, and practices to prevent storage diseases, with guidance to secure a copy from Washington.
Farmers often treat poultry caring as a minor task and neglect accounting for income and costs. Poultry flocks can provide steady year round income with proper management, yet many keep only income records and ignore expenses in flock operations.
The article outlines duck breeding tips including optimal drake to duck ratios, incubation times for different breeds, handling methods to avoid injury, and timing for egg laying. It also covers feed composition such as wet mash ingredients, oyster shell, and mineral supplements, plus mentions brood sows and growing chickens feeding.
A brief weather note from the Boston Transcript says conditions are unsettled with forecasts of rapid changes over the next period. Expect variable temperatures and scattered showers as conditions evolve.
The C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Corporation earned honorable mention for the best float in the fete parade. Its entry featured an ocean liner with Pioneer and 1902, marking the first cold storage in northern Virginia at Winchester, erected by the late Charles L. Robinson. The float drew large crowds as judges praised its beauty.
Farmers should consider mixed feeds with varying protein levels beyond cereals. When corn is available but oats are scarce, a 24 percent protein mix can be blended with ground corn. With corn oats barley and legume hay or silage, a 32 percent protein mix delivering about 28 percent digestible protein pairs well with home grown grains.
The text warns that following incubator directions and adding moisture is crucial as excessive moisture can produce crippled chicks. Surplus egg material clings to hatchlings like glue, drying the chick to the membrane and causing joints to harden in unnatural positions, resulting in permanent cripples.
Practical tips from agricultural notes encourage selling pork via cured meats, planting trees on idle land for long term income, and using exercise for horses. Clemson College stresses that a fertile mind is as important as fertile soil for profitable farming.
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