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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1917
Page
2
The text warns against pestering bulls and stresses proper treatment of sires that produce good calves. It advises keeping only manageable herds, feeding cows at consistent times, and prioritizing well cared for cattle over larger numbers. It also urges generous feeding during pasture time to maintain pasture health and steady profits.
Treating oats for smut needs only a scoop shovel or sprinkling can. A formaldehyde solution of one pound to forty gallons of water is recommended as cheap and reliable. Drying, covering the moist oats, and limiting storage time prevent germination and ensure effective treatment.
Dairy cattle should be prevented from grazing in weedy pastures to avoid off flavors in milk and dairy products. Weedy patches, alfalfa and silage feeding influence taste. fence pastures to keep cows away from weeds and feed silage after milking to reduce grass flavors.
The article argues pure bred animals retain breed characteristics through generations and aid grading up, noting prepotency in Angus crossing. It also describes education efforts for corn clubs via films posters and university visits, forming eight to twelve member groups with prize trips to Washington to proceed this year.
A Colorado expert reports that over forty percent of farm implements examined during a May and June investigation needed repairs and the owners admitted it. Only sixteen percent of smoothing harrows had ever had their teeth reversed or sharpened, with some in use twenty years.
First Sergeant Edward Goss of Company I Second Virginia Regiment stationed at Riverton Warren County Virginia has been appointed to the Officers Training School. He will be detached from his company to study and then return to drill recruits. He is valued as a top drillmaster in the unit.
In Philadelphia on April 30 1938 soft coal miners and operators representing about 55000 workers reached a tentative wage scale agreement after a conference. John Forsythe operator secretary said a final statement would come later as minor items remained unresolved.
Peking reports say China will decide on entry into the world war within ten days after a conference of military governors recommended action. Premier Li and U S minister Dr Paul Reinsch spoke at a palace reception, highlighting close ties between governments.
Washington and Lee University in Lexington Va. lists winter term honor students. Second on the list is Henry Southworth Baker Jr of Winchester who attended Shenandoah Valley Academy and graduated with honors.
Confirmation services will be held this evening at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church starting at 8. The Rt. Rev. William Cabe Brown bishop coadjutor of the Virginia diocese will preside. Rev. Dr. W P D Smith rector expects a large class of candidates to be presented for confirmation. All are invited to attend.
The text presents a philosophical line by Susan E. Blow about the ideal as a guiding reality rather than an unreal abstraction. It emphasizes the ideal as a concrete force shaping life against illusions.
The article describes the torehfish with a luminous nose and a bioluminescent horn. It notes the peculiar glow seen on its rostrum and the need to adjust to rising light to produce illumination.
Proper planting distances vary by fruit type and variety. Peach trees should be at least twenty feet apart, with sixteen to eighteen feet being too close for light and moisture. Large apples like Baldwin Stayman and Gravenstein require up to forty feet, while smaller varieties fit thirty-six to thirty-two feet.
Poultry instructor T S Townsley of Kansas Agricultural College advises setting incubators in early February to hatch chicks by March for spring benefits. Early hatched pullets mature before cold weather and lay next spring. cockerels hatch in March suit market fries. Rhode Island Reds described as good sitters and broilers with yellow skin and solid meat, suitable for enclosure behind a four foot fence.
Instructions describe using a 2 percent coal tar disinfectant to kill any remaining germs. Keep a warm room or cellar incubator, run 2–3 days to stabilize, and maintain 101 to 103 degrees over three weeks. Turn eggs daily for 18 days, cool when turning from day three, and ensure clean handling to avoid grease contamination.
At five to six months the bull calf should be separated and given regular exercise with gentle handling. By ten to twelve months light service may begin, one cow every three or four weeks. From twelve to sixteen months service increases to one cow per week.
The article notes alfalfa needs lime more than any other field crop and states soils east of the 95th meridian generally require liming for best development. It highlights widespread lime deficiency and urges soil treatment to improve alfalfa yields.
Expectant mothers are urged to use Mother's Friend to ease pregnancy and delivery. The preparation is said to soften abdominal muscles and reduce pain at birth, with widespread praise from mothers and a doctor's prescription. A free booklet is offered by Bradfield Regulator Company.
Chicks should be allowed to harden for about forty eight hours before transfer from incubator to breeder and moved at night. They avoid wandering and chilling during daylight and by morning will instinctively return to the heat source when cold.
The heavy breeds of fowls such as Brahmas Cochins and Sangshans offer profitable returns for farm poultry raising. Proper handling yields excellent results in stock selection and production.
Fowls in the orchard aid by eating injurious insects and fertilizing trees with their droppings. Allowing fowls freedom increases the share of pests they consume and contributes to orchard vitality.
A humorous excerpt from the Boston Transcript shows a parent testing a youngster with a printing press steam engine a xylophone a box of paints and other items to reveal if his interests are artistic mechanical or literary The child responds by smashing them all in, illustrating a failed attempt at guiding a future furniture mover.
The Westminster Gazette notes Cherrapunji in Assam as the rainiest village in Asia and likely the world. Ten weeks reported rainfall totalled 250 inches, with annual rainfall around 450 inches, about fifteen times London’s. It sits on a plateau 4,455 feet above sea level overlooking the Sylhet plain.
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