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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
2
United States Department of Agriculture guidance on building a draft free poultry house. Emphasizes tight back and side walls, a potentially shuttered front, sunlit interior in winter, light front curtains, careful use of glass, and deliberate ventilation to prevent moisture buildup while keeping birds warm.
Grace Butler, a fourteen year old poultry club member in Logan County Oklahoma, earned money selling 150 birds for 147 dollars and 25 cents and eggs totaling 125 dollars while keeping 200 chickens. She hatched them from a flock of pure bred Plymouth Rocks raised by herself.
The De Soto county boys clubs report 54 pig club members 24 corn club members and 6 cane club members. In nearby Marion county the agent placed 53 pigs with members while Walton county sees 50 new members in corn and pig clubs. Members are buying quality stock and willing to borrow to pay for it.
The article notes the ordinary average annual production of small flocks of hens with good care is about ten dozen eggs per hen. It adds two hens per family member would yield about twenty cents more eggs than the city family’s current consumption.
Several candidates announce for the Northern District Commissioner of Revenue subject to the Democratic primary. Names include Robert Shade I C Reynolds Hugh G DeHaven and Lee N Whitacre with notes on prior service and a wounded veteran seeking office.
Marshall Lewis announces for Gainesboro District Supervisor in the Democratic Primary on August 5 1919. William D DeHaven Elon D Shenk endorse candidacy. William E Smith seeks reelection to the Gainesboro District Board of Supervisors in the Democratic Primary.
Subject to the Democratic Primary August 5 candidates announce for sheriff. A R Rinker seeks the post with prior service. Luther Pannett declares re election and pledges undivided attention. John M Massie also files for primary ballot.
A reader submits multiple candidate notices for local offices. Names such as PHIL. H. GOLD and C. C. BRANNON appear alongside references to the Democratic Primary and the November election. The text also mentions H. O. PIERCE seeking seats as an Independent for the House of Delegates in Winchester and Frederick County.
The University of Virginia announces special war courses in addition to regular programs across College Graduate Law Medical and Engineering departments. Ten dollars covers all costs for Virginia students in academic departments. Send for catalog. Howard Winston Registrar.
Investors are urged to weigh returns in wartime economies where savings vehicles and durable goods like stones are presented as potential safeguards. Analysts caution on volatility but note persistent interest from households seeking shelter against market swings.
Sixty five Indiana counties have organized for a five acre corn growing contest, the largest of its kind in the state. The program, run by the Indiana Corn Growers association with Purdue University and county agents, aims to demonstrate how proper planting cultivation and fertilizing raise yields. Entrants must join the association to participate.
The corn-growers association will track production costs on a field and award bronze medals to 75 85 bushels per acre, silver for 85 100, and gold for 100 plus. Counties pay a minimum prize of 25 dollars or equivalent, with 70 percent based on yield and 30 percent on cost of production.
The article stresses careful judgment in applying feeding standards. It notes that economical rations depend on local feedstuffs, costs, and product values. Standards guide practice, but misuse poses the main danger to feeding efficiency.
The guidance urges buyers to pick pullets of the same breed and variety by size plumage color and comb form. It warns that for small flocks aiming to supply eggs uniformity in comb or color should not cause major size inequality.
Guidance on feeding young pigs through a properly constructed trough to ensure each pig gets its share and prevent crowding. The note highlights keeping pigs out of the feed and improving distribution.
Trustees and special commissioners announce public auction of several Clarke County tracts in Berryville Virginia. Properties include a brick-dwelling parcel of about ten acres and four other surveyed lots with varying acreages. Crops remain reserved and possession is given after sale confirmation.
The decree outlines sale terms with one third cash and two thirds by purchaser bonds due one and two years after sale, at six percent interest semi annually, secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Purchasers may pay all cash. The sale may combine tracts as directed by commissioners. Certificate confirms bond execution by Province McCormick. An order of reference directs an inquiry into Geo W Randolph estate with a pending August 11 1919 filing in Winchester Virginia.
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