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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1927
Page
2
Special reports to the USDA from 30 states show increased use of antihog cholera serum as protection. The unusual fall 1926 prevalence prompted farmers to adopt preventive methods, with the spring pig crop receiving extensive protection.
Hog cholera reports show 10 to 75 percent immunization in 30 states and more herds vaccinated. The data link lower death rates to vaccination and sanitary farming, noting Arkansas Maryland Michigan North Carolina and Kentucky fared worse in 1926 while others stayed near 1924 levels. Simultaneous treatment is urged as the reliable safeguard.
The Garden Club promotes conservation of native plants and flowers during the season. The Baltimore Garden Clubs recently staged an exhibit of Christmas greens to substitute for holly, with over fifty entries displayed.
The Garda Club of Winchester and Clarke County plan a Christmas greens booth on Loudoun street a week before Christmas to raise funds for holly conservation. Wreaths may be submitted and sold free of charge. The wreaths use pine cones, cedar garlands, and optional poinsettias. committee members are Mrs. Melvin Green Mrs. McCormac and Miss Lucy Kurtz.
Local buyers quoted wholesale prices today with a note that The Star bears no responsibility for typographical errors. The report summarizes current price expectations and market activity observed on this trading day.
Grain and feed prices listed for the local wholesale market include wheat at 1.85 dollars per bushel, corn meal at 2.30, middling and bran per ton, and hay and scratch priced per ton. Poultry and dairy items such as young chickens, light and heavy hens, ducks, and creamery butter appear with various per unit or per pound figures.
Local markets corrected from the previous day show prices for dairy and farm items. Included are barrels of flour twenty five kilograms, eggs and butter, calves and rabbits priced per unit, and hens and young chickens. Butter and cream prices are noted with regional wholesale references.
In memory of our dear Eva Pearl Parker who passed away one year ago today December 13, 1926. A beloved voice is stilled and a vacant place remains in our home. Her mother Mrs Ree Adams signs the tribute. Lord Vestey speaks of Lo lani’s banana age in a London note as a stray reference.
Court notices list a December 22 1927 sale at the Cather farm near Hayfield of Giles property including orchard machinery four horses two mules one bow and four shoats as part of the asset liquidation.
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