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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1923
Page
7
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County a case involving I Marvel Whitacre and M Lynch is on record under file Pp 4.
By decree in Minnie A. Bowen vs W H Brown et al Cir Court Frederick County VA the sale of four lands in Gainesboro district near Winchester. June 30 1923 bid terms include one third cash and two annual installments with deed of trust. Witnessed by Clerk C C Brannon and special commissioner M M Lynch.
Daily wholesale prices quoted by local buyers cover grains, meats, dairy, and feed. Wheat and corn values, butter rates, spring chickens, hogs and calves, and various flours are listed with multiple weight and grade distinctions.
The Valley Service Station at 4 North Braddock Street has remodeled its shop and installed new equipment including the Compo battery charging outfit. Manager Claude Cammer says the device can fully charge a battery in 12 hours or less, faster than the former method, and a complete electrical test and repair setup is now available.
A USDA investigation shows mixed shipments of cattle and sheep cost shippers more due to high minimum weights and rates. Example: a car with 66 sheep and 6 cattle paid 105.60 dollars, though separate rates would have totalled 57.60. Shippers should consult local agents on minimum weights, rates, and exemptions to avoid extra costs.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance notes best practices for shipping hatching eggs. It recommends market baskets lined with excelsior and paper wrapped eggs, plus carton or pasteboard boxes with chaff or bran packing. Rest eggs 12 hours after receipt before incubation.
In dusting hens that have young chicks to remove lice, apply powder early in the morning on a bright day. If done later, chicks cuddled under the hen may be harmed before the powder’s injurious effects dissipate.
Hogs fed tubercular milk will certainly develop the disease. Milk from one diseased cow mixed with others will reliably infect a large portion of pigs. An experiment showed a tubercular pen fed milk for three days, and 83 percent became tubercular 15 weeks after slaughter.
The text discusses geese egg production and profits from selling hatching eggs. It notes White China geese average about fifty eggs per goose and hatchery eggs priced around forty cents each. It reports that breeders with purebreds can realize annual profits of eight to ten dollars per goose.
The note emphasizes keeping shell boxes full as oyster shell is essential for laying hens. It warns against relying on broken cracks and grit to supply lime, as that will not produce optimal results.
The cheap per ton fertilizer is not necessarily the most profitable. High analysis mixed fertilizers supply plant food at a lower price per unit and tend to yield greater returns on investment than low analysis blends.
After farrowing, keep bedding dry rather than adding large amounts. Change bedding as needed to maintain dryness. focus on moisture control over quantity. Ensure the sow and litter stay comfortable with a dry, clean bed.
The Executor of J. Marshall Trenary offers at public auction a Hart street lot in Winchester Va fronting 42 or more feet and extending 125 feet with a newly completed two story frame dwelling. The sale is Saturday June 30 at 11 A M in front of the County Court House. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two equal annual installments secured by purchaser bonds and deed of trust with insurance. Expr. of J. Marshall Trenary. Duvall Dunn, Auctioneers.
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