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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1923
Page
5
The United States Department of Agriculture notes farmers neglect garden value while investing in autos and tractors. It cites examples of low profit from crops and argues that even small gardens yield substantial market value, with half an acre producing at least 150 dollars per season.
The Washington Star notes 1840s advances as the incandescent light emerges and aluminum becomes accessible after chemists extract it from clay. It recalls silicon's role in steel and the era when prices reached high levels, with a folksy digression on family advice from Uncle Eben.
Farmers discuss planting a second crop between potato rows to boost profits. Late cabbage and tomatoes are highlighted, with sweet corn, millet, and rape as viable follow ups after harvesting potatoes. Proper timing and minimal soil disturbance are emphasized.
Confined quarters raise the effort needed to raise chicks and differ from range chick care. Greens and animal foods must be provided along with exercise. If kept too closely confined it becomes nearly impossible to grow chicks at a profit despite careful management.
Dairymen lacking chicks to handle skim milk surplus should build a sideline flock to use the by product or market it to farmers and poultry raisers in their community for profitable disposal.
Public sale set for May 5 1928 in Winchester Virginia under a Frederick County circuit decree. Properties include seven parcels with timberland orchard and residential lots, plus two adjoining Main and Leicester street sites with a nearly new six room house. Terms require one third cash and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance policy.
A reflection contrasts self deception with adapting to reality. The author highlights that the gravest fraud is cheating oneself and notes that wisdom lies in adjusting to the world rather than forcing the world to conform.
In the Frederick County Circuit Court Herbert B Larrick as Executor of George H Wright seeks court direction to interpret the will and settle the estate for general relief. Defendants Elizabeth Hicks Ada Gaffney and Thomas Wright must appear within ten days of publication to protect their interests. The order requires publication in the Winchester Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse front door before April 16, 1923.
Daily market notes list wholesale prices for wheat flour corn meal and creamery butter with values like 1.00 for mixed feed and 2.15 for some feeds. Retail figures cover young chickens and butter while livestock figures show steers and sheep with varied cents per unit.
A district conference for Edinburg Farmers Brook Reliance Winchester Circuit and Winchester Station will meet tomorrow at 2 pm at the United Brethren church. The program includes devotions led by Rex G W Stover and talks by Dr J H Brink Rev D T Gregory and Dr J J Brunk along with a round table on the 1923 24 budget and endowment pledge plans. Church leaders and officials are urged to attend.
Rev J H Hawkins receives official certificate of appointment as pastor in charge of St Stephen's station Washington district Washington Philadelphia annual conference for 1928. Certificate signed by R A Carter presiding bishop confirms appointment.
The article warns stallions lose usefulness in winter without daily work and grooming. It advocates daily handling, six miles of exercise, and regular grooming. It condemns shed housing with irregular feeding. It cites Kansas experiment station recipes: oats with hay, or mixtures of oats, corn, bran, clover meal with hay.
Local notes from Oranda Virginia outline social visits and moves. O L Meany of Stephens City visited Clarence. J and F Mowery moved from Minebank to Oranda. Miss Katherine Orndorff returned from Lynchburg. M M Arndorff plants ten thousand winter apple seedlings. The Church of Christ plans August Christian Convention. the Oranda Civic League will present a play The Battle Clodhopper next Friday.
A reader complains about calf hauling practices from farm to market and questions animal welfare standards. He recalls old methods, describes a crate journey to a slaughterhouse, and questions why unloading methods are unregulated compared to loading. He asks why the S P C A. seems inactive in these issues.
Public sale announced by Special Commissioner under a Virginia chancery decree in the case of Jacob H. Berger's Heirs vs. Berger's Admr. on April 16, 1923 at 11 AM at Winchester Court House. Describes a tract of land in Frederick County with white oak timber, improvements, and terms: one third cash and two equal annual installments with bond and deed of trust. Also notices related to a separate suit involving M C Armel, J D Slonaker, and others with publication in The Evening Star and Winchester Court House postings.
Property listing from A. Kibler in Darke West Virginia offering two story room in Jefferson County for mercantile business. Includes stock and fixtures. Also notes a patented chemical solution for photos enabling 4 prints to be dipped for flexible, waterproof coating.
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