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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1929

Page

8

The Builders A Pageant Of Growth At Winchester Festival

Handley and Kerr public schools stage The Builders a pageant of growth with 500 pupils and 75 adults in a 600-strong cast. Navy Band under Lieut Benter provides music as 80-voice chorus and 500 performers enact songs and dances against Handley School as backdrop.

muse_crow's Winchester Sromath Handley High School Winchester Public Schools Handley and Kerr Public Schools Shenandoah Valley Handley Cam Edna Eighmey Petrescu John Kerr School Virginia United States Navy Charles Benter Handley Schools Bula Harris Katherine Pannill Elma Hancon Mise Virginia—Boyd Supt Hugh Duffey

Essex the Challenger named greatest value of 1929 by buyers

The buying public has picked Essex the Challenger as the greatest value of 1929. They are giving it the biggest business ever Essex has known with buyers trading in other makes. Public approval is near universal as a Super Six motor car challenges up to seventy miles an hour.

Essex

PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE RESIDENT PROPERTY IN STEPHENS CITY VIRGINIA

Public sale authorized by a Frederick County Virginia circuit court decree offers for auction a half acre plus lot with a dwelling in Stephens City near Main Street and Church Street. Terms require one third cash at sale, balance in one and two years with interest six percent, secured by a Deed of Trust and insurance.

Stephens ‘City Virginia Circuit Court Frederick County People Bank of Stephens City Winchester Main Street Church Street Mulberry Street Morgan Leathers Jennie Trussell

Public sale of 71 acre Shoffner farm in Virginia

Trustees Aubrey G. Weaver and Harry R. Kern announce a public auction of 71 acres near Cedar Grove, Virginia. The sale is set for 1:00 AM at the County Court House in Winchester, with terms requiring one third cash and the balance in two yearly payments with 6 percent interest secured by a deed of trust and building insurance.

H. M. Shoffner Cedar Grove Virginia Cedar Grove Road H. C. Stouffer Oscar C. Miller Stouffer Aubrey G. Weaver Harry R. Kern

Saving Man Labor in Sugar Beet Fields bulletin issued

United States Department of Agriculture study shows larger equipment saves man labor in sugar beet farming. Larger plows cultivers harrows lifts and hauls reduce labor per unit and speed production in Michigan Ohio Colorado Montana Utah Idaho and California. Copy of Farmers' Bulletin No 1042-F available by writing USDA Washington.

United States Department du of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Michigan Ohio Colorado Montana Utah Idaho California Farmers’ Bulletin Washington, D

Overcrowding Poults Is Cause of Much Trouble

Do not overcrowd poults. They will develop more uniformly when given space. A 10 by 12 foot brood house should hold about 120 poults. One poult per square foot. Turkeys on a per acre basis reach about 400 birds with good management. Rotate yards to reduce disease and curb worm infestation which harms production.

Turkey Turkeys

Milking Machines Prove Profitable in Three Year Test

A three year trial at a Midwestern state college dairy farm with 20 to 25 cows shows milking machines cut labor by 52.1 percent. Hand milking required 44.4 hours per week, while machine milking used 20.6 hours with two operators and two units.

Mid- Western State College

Wire Bottom Nests Offer Poultry Benefit

Poultrymen are building nests in laying houses with fine wire mesh bottoms. The mesh nests reduce dust bites and provide fewer broken eggs, and they allow easy spraying for mites. When straw runs low, eggs stay unbroken more reliably.

Limestone Spreader Attachment Boosts Uniform Lime Spread

A new manure spreader attachment enables even distribution of finely ground limestone, using steel blades on beater teeth to correct soil acidity. It fits tight bottom spreaders and expands spreading width, offering lime application with minimal extra equipment cost.

Attention to Feeb and Care of Colt Hoofs

The article stresses careful hoof care for growing colts to form a solid foundation. Natural ground wear can cause abnormal hoof wear and heel separation. It also notes ineffective cures for disease and mentions corn silage in moderate amounts as good roughage for breeding stock.

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