The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-10
WHY JUST ONE EGG A DAY?

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WHY JUST ONE EGG A DAY?
Those who have read the story of
the hen in Wisconsin that is reported
to have laid an average of little
more than three eggs per day for the
past two months whether they believe
the story or not, are certainly led to
wonder whether or not it is an inviol
able rule that hen shall lay only one
egg per day. There may be good
reason for the one-egg-a-day limit,
but the time was when 500 or 600
pounds of butter fat in year was
the seemingly fixed limitation for the
dairy COW. The dairy cows produc-
ton, however, has been greatly in
creased by scientific breeding. Why
not similar increase in egg produc-
ton on the part of the hen? To be
sure, the first efforts towards increas
ed production should probably be
made toward securing an egg every
day in the year from the hen, since
the best hens on record take vacations
totaling some SO days per year. The
one-egg- day proposition is an inter-
esting psychological and physiological
problem for scientists to work upon
The Idaho Farmer.
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GENERAL PERSHING'S REWARD
General John Pershing is being hon
ored in New York in a manner be-
fitting the work he accomplished as
leader of the American expeditionary
forces in Europe To Pershing fell
much of the task of organizing
the millions of men who with little
training were landed in a strange land
for war duty. Past events have proved
whether he was successful. He is now
at home, raised to the permanent rank
of general, title which he alone
holds His great work is ended His |
reward for services is being exem- |
plified in the tribute now bestowed |
upon him-the gratitude of millions I
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Wednesday, September II, is "Con
stitution Day" throughout the United
States. The day has been set aside
as one in which the people should
study and discuss the constitution of
the United States, the greatest docu-
ment for the freedom of the people,
ever written up to that time. The
is held on the annivers-
ary of its adoption by the colonies of
he United States. 1t is well for the
,eople of today to drop business and
'Orget their personal affairs long
enough to hear the constitution dis
.ussed and to learn more about it.
Moscow will celebrate the day in a {
lifting manner. There will be adj !
Iresses by able speakers at the fair
rounds, at the University of Idaho
md at the high school auditorium
these should be well attended. We ,
iced to have a better acquaintance |
With and more respect for the consti- !
ution. !
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Fruit growing is again a profitable :
Industry in the Palouse country as
yell as in the irrigated districts of the
orthwest. The men who kept their
richards instead Of grubing up the
rees, and have taken good care of
hem, are reaping rich reward. A
eturn of $3.50 per acre from 12-
ere pear orchard near Moscow is
ample of what can be done in fruit
rowing if the trees are given care.
hat was 10 per cent interest on an
lvestment of $1,000 per acre. Pretty !:
air returns, we'll say.
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Latah county's commissioners are
rowing the proper spirit in meeting I
le highway commissioners in confer
ice to decide the best program for
'ad building and in agreeing to grant |.
le request that the general county
ad levy be placed as low as possible. !!
Utah county has splendid board of |!
and they are doing
,od work.
AS has always been the case in the
House country, following the first
II rains the country enjoys the most