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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
Farmers should inoculate soil or seed when growing legume crops on fields that have never hosted them. Use soil from a previous legume field at about 300 pounds per acre and disk in, preferably on cool, cloudy days. If such soil is unavailable, apply a pure culture of bacteria mixed with the seed before sowing per Dr. Ira D. Cardiff.
While youngsters played with a rifle at Strasburg yesterday a discharge pierced Ira Rhodes hat crown and grazed his skull just above the hair. Rhodes only realized the narrow escape after several minutes.
Clarke County towns Berryville and Boyce held municipal elections this week. Berryville chose Mayor D. H. Jones and Recorder George N. Hardesty with council seats going to J. E. Harris, T. L. James, E. G. Coiner, Louis Schicwer, and others. Boyce elected Mayor H. J. Martin and Recorder George B. Harrison with council members M. J. Duntlap, P. T. Crim, A. B. Wyndham, and C. VanDeventer. Summit Point notes report local residents visiting family, travel to Baltimore and Wilmington, and various relatives visiting or away.
The article warns that new farmers lack funds and experience to buy purebred stock. It advocates grading up a herd using a purebred sire as a safe, affordable start, noting risks of stopping improvement if a promising grade is kept. Emphasizes using a well bred sire within budget to develop breed characters.
A study of New York squab prices notes price drops as weight decreases and white skin remains preferred. Homer and Carneaux are highlighted as popular breeders with several larger varieties used to raise bigger squabs. Good stock, careful pairing, and age considerations are essential for profitable squad raising.
Local readers are urged to browse the Star for classified notices and want ads. Find affordable rooms, jobs, and available items in the current classifieds section with quick daily updates.
A proper brooder must introduce fresh warm air under the hover for chicks to breathe. A warmed box without effective ventilation recirculates air and causes poor air quality for the chicks.
Instructions on fitting horse collars emphasize leaving space for the hand between the collar and neck to avoid shoulder injury. It also covers precise fitting of the hames to the collar to ensure a safe, proper fit for draft work.
Damp conditions threaten young chicks and ducklings. They must not access wet drinking water or sit on damp ground in the brooder or yard. Dry quarters are essential to health and growth.
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By deed of trust dated May 9 1912 Edward Mason and wife transfer to a trustee. The sale of lot fronting 30 feet Bond Street between Main and Market in Winchester Va measured 125 feet will occur July 12 1916 at 11 am in front of the County Court House. No. 12 East Bond Street. One third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. V Russell Cather Trustee Roy P Duvall Auctioneer.
The column lists local market quotations for farm produce and groceries. Prices shown include yellow corn at 3.65 per bushel, cracked corn retail at 0.80, mixed hay 16.00 per bale, rye and barley figures, middling 1.60, bran, various butter types, spring chickens, potatoes per peck 0.40, and hams and bacon with limited retail detail.
These markets are correct as of closing on the day preceding publication. Prices listed for hides dairy prints hay corn and livestock include figures such as spot and futures values for creamery dairy items poultry sheep and pork categories with ranges for several weight classes and product types.
At 8 o clock this afternoon No 2 red wheat traded at 1 08 12 and corn at 80 cents in Baltimore wholesale markets.
A witty note from the Lowell Courier-Citizen complains that despite 1100 hens each laying an egg daily the blamed hens do not lay. it highlights the absurdity of calculating profits when productive hens fail to lay any eggs.
In Frederick County Circuit Court on May 18, 1916, Eudora Orissa Keyser sues Elmer Bleworth Keyser and unknown heirs of Elizabeth H. Keyser to collect a 2130.88 judgment with interest from 1915 and costs. The case seeks to thread a lien on Elmer Els worth Keyser’s half interest in a 165 acre farm near Bartonsville and to compel disclosure of assets. A publication and posting order requires unknown heirs to appear within 14 days to protect their interests.
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