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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
5
Instructions from Popular Science Monthly describe constructing a cement smokehouse on small farms with a 3 to 4 foot long fire pit, an iron door, a four to five inch smoke pipe, and a barrel or hogshead as a curing chamber. It recommends hardwood fuels and smoking times from 36 to 48 hours, longer for longer storage.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia under a 1922 decree offers two parcels on Braddock and Wolfe streets. One is a two story brick house on 20 by 175 feet, the other a one story brick dwelling on 76 feet frontage. Auction held in front of the county courthouse with terms of one third cash and balance in annual installments secured by deeds and insurance dines.
Trusteers sale set with one third cash on sale day and two equal annual installments. Purchaser bonds bear date of sale with one and two year payables, interest annual, secured by deed of trust and property insurance. A G Swanson as auctioneer. postponement to Saturday January 6 at specified place and hour.
State of Virginia records Ada Brooks Mitchell as plaintiff seeking divorce from Robert Mitchell on desertion grounds. The court orders the non resident defendant to appear within ten days after notice publication to protect his interests. Philip Williams, p q. Pee 18-44.
A USDA dairy division leaflet promotes high quality milk with simple rules. It outlines four topics clean cows sterilizing utensils using small-top milking pails and cooking milk promptly and stresses keeping milk clean covered and cold.
Advice on preventing roup and diseases in poultry by improved ventilation. Recommend three airtight sides with a ventilated south face, use muslin curtains or wind bafflers, and allow fresh air to remove dampness. Provide specific ventilation ratios per floor space to limit drafts and illness.
A USDA biological survey report warns skunks are harming bee-keepers in Ohio. Skunks raid hives at night, scratching the outside until bees emerge, then eat them. It recommends fencing hives with chicken wire at least three feet high.
The piece argues winter eggs yield higher profit if each hen lays two extra eggs weekly, or at least one more weekly reduces feed costs. It notes using young hens of a good laying breed and a feeder with full knowledge of proper feed preparation.
The Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia issues a foreclosure summons in a suit to collect lands of Julia C Cochran and H W Cochran for a Bank of Clarke County judgment of 220 dollars plus interest. H W Cochran must appear within ten days of the notice. Publication in the Winchester Evening Star and posting at the court house door by December 18, 1922.
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