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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
2
The annual stockholders meeting for Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia is set for January 9 1917 at 12 noon at the banking house. Directors will be elected and cashier H D Fuller signs the notice.
By virtue of an execution in the matter of Luther Pannett Trustee in Bankruptcy in Te D 8 Brill against Robert Lantz Roland Lantz and Lewis Whetzell will offer for public sale in front of the Court House at Winchester Virginia on January 20 1917 at 12 oclock one fine black horse 4 years old Terms cash Co B Manuels Constable W A Bowen Auctioneer 12-30-30t
Among the Signal Corps members of the District National Guard due to be mustered out soon is Henry Jr. Church son of Mr F A Church of this city. He is expected to come from Washington early next week to visit his parents on Hast Water street. Sergeant Church returned last week from Nogales Arizona with his command and is now in Washington.
Dr. John E. Bushnell former city resident now pastor in Augusta Ga gave a lecture on General Gordon for Chapter A Daughters of the Confederacy. The Augusta paper praised his reminiscences of the battlefield and Gordon's wife noting the inspiring interlude and social tea with Mrs Bushnell and their daughter in attendance.
Miss Pearl Kneisley visits Fairmont relatives while Mr. William Linaburg calls in Winchester. H E Shull and Ernest Shull travel for business and visit family. Mrs. James Boggs shares Christmas with the Eberts as Keeler improves from illness. The Jamisons host Shull family members and others in Winchester area.
The article urges pre winter planning for farm upkeep. Farmers should list needed parts, materials, and tools for equipment, buildings, fencing, and painting, to avoid delays during bad roads. It notes the value of rainy days for completing planned home and farm improvements. It also reports a price rise for newspapers and outlines subscription rate changes due to higher paper costs, urging advance renewals before 1917.
A Popular Science Monthly illustration describes a pulverizer rig built from a cutter bar from an old binder bolted to a road drag. The bar is tilted to prevent trash hangups, its guards penetrate the soil, break clods, and smooth the surface effectively.
Colony houses provide ample air and light for geese and turkeys during winter. Keep fronts more open than for chickens and ensure protection from cold rain snow and wind. Ducks can be housed in colony structures and runner flocks split into small groups wintered for better laying results.
Mrs R J Pangle quotes warn against buying cheapest sheep to learn the trade. The note says poor-quality flocks discourage and test patience. Mr and Mrs E P Ward spent Monday with Mr and Mrs R J Pangle.
Trustees announce a public auction in Winchester Virginia on January 20 1917 at 11 a m for four farm tracts in Frederick County with 73 12 acres 934 acres 10 acres 130 acres. Crops on the lands reserved. Sale with one third cash and rest in two annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance.
The article stresses feeding hens a variety of green foods in winter to bulk up diet and reduce grain costs. It defines green food as bulky forage such as clover, fodder, leaves, beets, potatoes, turnips, and carrots and notes varied menus prevent digestion issues and boost health.
The article stresses grooming as essential for work horses, noting sweat glands excrete waste daily and can be clogged by dirt. Proper grooming keeps glands open, improves coat quality, and works with feeding to keep the team in good shape.
An acre of ensiled corn with ears and stalks may yield as much milk or beef as ground corn. Husking and storing ear corn wastes labor unless ear corn is to be sold. If feed on the farm suffices and ears cure properly, silage of the entire corn plant is the most economical storage method.
Low wage task in winter involves cutting small field bushes and cleaning fence corners. Rotted fence corner material should be scattered on fields to tidy and improve appearance.
The article notes that farm implements rust out before wearing out. In damp weather, apply a heavy oil to all unpainted parts to seal air and moisture, preventing rust from starting and extending equipment life.
The note traces the name Fook from the town Landau in Germany where the original Landau crafts were made, explaining linguistic roots and regional ties.
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