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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1923
Page
7
A terse moral maxim attributed to Richter emphasizes the necessity of a wife for piety and righteousness in both life and death.
By virtue of a 1923 circuit court decree Minnie A Bowen vs W H Brown the commissioner will sell four tracts of land in Gainesboro district near Winchester Virginia at public auction June 90 1938 at 12 oclock noon Tracts total about 15 111 60 and 5 acres timber on three tracts Terms include one third cash day of sale with the balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and a building insurance policy
The State Highway Commission proposes locating Route 6 from Middleburg via Upperville Paris Ashby Gap Berry s Ferry Millwood Boyce and Winchester to Chambersville. Objections must be filed in writing by July 1 1923 at 12 00 noon with the Commission in Richmond.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that marketing livestock through co operatives often yields higher net returns than selling to traders. Key factors include cost based pricing, learning market demand, and comparing animal quality. Successful co ops require a competent manager, sound finances, bonding, and clear marking of stock. The department issues Farmers Bulletin 1292 with detailed procedures. Expensive Pests Locusts: 40000 species identified and collected by American scientists.
The article notes the scrub bull as a major obstacle to livestock progress, with West Virginia enacting a purebred law for public service animals. It cites enrollments in the Better Sires Better Stock campaign and support from Pennsylvania dairymen for tuberculin-tested purebred sires, linking anti scrub bull efforts to broader tuberculosis eradication and livestock improvement initiatives. It also mentions federal funding shifts, Dr Kiernan's endorsement, and plans for better feeding guidance from the Department of Agriculture.
The article advises giving lambs a dry clean yard for exercise to prevent constipation. If constipation occurs and the lambs become listless or hump-backed, administer 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls of castor oil and, if needed, a rectal injection of warm soapy water or glycerine and water.
Clean farrowing pens and sows save pigs and exercise helps ewes. Weak pigs risk when sows eat corn alone. Sunlight reduces sickness in pigs. Exercise is essential for pigs. Rough handling harms pregnant ewes, increasing losses.
Inspection of 700 arriving live stock cars at seven large markets by USDA supervisors found defects that can cripple or kill animals. Holes in floors, nails in walls, and cleats caused bruises. many cars lacked bedding. Shippers urged to inspect cars and provide proper bedding and secure doors before loading.
The article explains that many horses shed slowly in spring and will sweat heavily if not clipped. Well groomed or worked horses lose less coat, while idle horses become greasy and harder to clean. Clipping before spring work is advised, full body clipping preferred, avoid high belly clipping, and blankets can help if cold rain occurs.
The article argues that purebred sires and rams improve offspring quality and farm profitability. It notes sunlit pens reduce disease, scrubs harm production, and close attention to sow litters and ewes at lambing increases pig and lamb survival and overall herd vigor.
Executor of J Marshall Trenary offers for sale at public auction in front of Winchester Virginia County Court House on Saturday June 30 1923 at 11 A M a lot on Hart street between Market and Main fronting 42 5 feet more or less and extending back 125 feet bounded east by Leo M Ritter and west by a ten foot alley The lot has a new two story frame dwelling in a good new housing area One third cash on day of sale and balance in two equal annual installments secured by two bonds of purchaser deed of trust and building insurance Expr of J Marshall Trenary Duvall Dunn Auctioneers 6 31 4wks
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