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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
6
A Tennessee farmer urges the U S Department of Agriculture to combat runts by improving early feeding and housing. He asserts 90 percent of cattle runts stem from improper care, and pigs require at least 25 percent more feed to reach market condition. Prevention at early growth and weaning is crucial to reduce runts nationwide.
An association against a farmers co operative faces rapid downfall if farmers waver. It warns members that small temptations can lure away loyalty and urges sticking with friends who remain steadfast.
Instructions advise confining broody hens for two or three days in a coop with a slatted bottom to break broodiness. After release they will mate soon and begin laying within about a week. The note ends with informal, garbled branding and a reference to a lunar close up.
Prominent White Post resident Charles W. Aritts died at 2:50 PM in Clarke County Virginia. Reports indicate his health had been failing before death. Details appeared in today’s Star.
A mountain woman in Thigan on the Blue Ridge faced a large rattlesnake. She fought it with switches, sustained blows, and steady ground, while her children watched in awe as the reptile finally lay dead. The tale marks one of the region’s notable reptile encounters.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines how producers should kill, dress, and pack poultry for sale. It covers timing before slaughter, methods to render birds insensible, scalding and picking processes, cooling, drying, packaging, and shipping tips for home or market sale, emphasizing appearance and market demands.
The report notes crop outlooks soured with counties showing below average hay and corn yields. Farmers had expected a record crop six weeks ago but delays and protracted conditions reduced prospects. Corn stages like tasseling and silk have not advanced as hoped, dampening optimism nationwide.
In Shenandoah firemen halted by drivers at a gate were kept back as they battled a blaze. About a dozen motorists sat in the way and were fined by Justice Gibson after pleading ignorance of the law, with a warning to stay clear in the future.
Monterey Vascis reports Ralph Colfmlair and Willig Geahas fled through an eight inch wall and vanished after wrecking an Oakland car owned by Al Polts of Woodstock. The vehicle overturned into an embankment in Highland County as authorities seek the suspects and secure the scene.
Report from Erebling Virginia notes farm hands received two dollars and a dinner. In the west end crows of various kinds look well. Corn growth appears larger than last year and the crop condition is improving after careful attention.
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