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BADLY RUN-DOWN Lady Was Very Depressed on Account of Poor Health. Mrs. H. S. Miller, of Splndale. N. C., says: "Five years ago I was very much run-down in health. I would give out with the least exertion. At times I would have to go to bed. "1 read of Cardui. . . My hus band got me a bottle and en couraged me to take it. I was almost a skeleton, 1 was so thin. I was run-down and my general health was very poor. This was very depressing and I was in low spirits. My husband had to help me around. He did all he could for me and had me keep up Cardui. "1 continued taking tne medicine for several months and it was wonderful the improvement I made. I gained over twenty pounds in weight, and I felt so much better besides. This gain was permanent, too. I have never lost it and my general health has been much better since 1 took Cardui." At all drug stores. C-M CARDUI The Woman iSlbnic inoculation for Different Crops Value of Having the Entiro JFarm Treated Gradually Becoming Apparent. " 17.at New Jersey groVcrs are firm tMflovers la the value of legume ln •cvlimts la apparent from the flood of Inquiries recently coming In to the e*perlment station, at New Ilruns wlck, asklqg for Inoculation material. Hits Is probably due \6 a recent article IB one of the farm papers which er roneously Mated that legume Inocu tents coulf ke obtained from the star MM, Available Inoculanta. Since n® appropriations are made far the distribution of lnoculants by tfc* expeftaaeot station or college of agriculture, these inquirers are neces sarily referred either to the varlons SomßMTclal sources or to the United Statsa Department of Agriculture. Oeod loortilants are now available Ansa several flommerclal sources at frices ranging from 50 cents to $1 an •ere. depending on the quantity de sired and the kind of material ordered. To a limited extent. Inoculation ma terial may b* abtalned free from the Onited States department of Agrlcul tad oa request of the county agent XMH and addresses of commercial flftts sailing lnoculants may be ob- Mfeed from the county agent, or from UM college of agriculture at New- Dranswkk. Htaaulate Entire Farm. The Mm of having the entire farm taocalotai fot all of the legumes com nnnly gran a on It Is becoming in tWMlii.ll apparent, and many farm- Mt have thoroughly Inoculated all Mds which grow crops needing In oealatlea. Whether this Is done by cotoMMlal cottare or soil front other faocalatVl tin—d makes little dlffer- Hie Important thing Is to Inocu late. Ttose Interested In the methods of apply log the material will find *ecrtp*U*s la Btteneion Bulletin 82, to laoeaUte Legumes." copies «T which BMy be attained free by ad -1 |r*Mlat the Hailing Clerk, New J entry Slate Orifege of Agriculture, ijarw Rwaewirti, It. J. 1 i High Grade Fertilizers Are Cheaper for Farmer ■ the high aaalysla fertilizers are aaariy always cheaper than the low aaslysls goeia, saya B. L. Wot-then of the state collega ef agriculture of Ithnca. The new oaarentrated mix. tares, however, do aat offer any sav ing* over those cuatalalng a total of 19 to 20 per ceat at plant food. la mixing and mafhetlng fertilisers at (he factoir there are certain ex penses which depead on the volume rather than oo the eencentratlon of the product It costs aa much to make bags, print the guarantee on the bags, mix. handle, analyse, lead, and ship ■ low grade fertiliser as It does a high i grade product. FreujtU costs Just as aauch for 4-9-4 fertiliser as for 5-10-5, but It la nst , as much bother to the farmer to j handle, and It really Is cheaper on an actual cost basis. The 5-10-5 costs SBSO a ton mora than the 4-8-4. For this S&SO one I gets In each ton of 5-104 in additional 500 pounds equivalent to the 4-8-4. In other worda. the extra plant food se en red In the 5-1041 coats at Ihe rata e $28.00 a too for the 4-8-4 mlxturea. And the retail prices of these twa gradea this season are s4&so sad $43.- 00 napectlvely. * : Dish in Ancient Timet * In ancient Egypt, and also la Jo el ea, guests at the table handled their food with their Angers. The same Is the case In jnodeni Egypt. Each per son breaks off a small piece of dips It In the dish, and then conveys It to his month, together with a small portion gt the meat or other contents of the dish. To pick out a delicate morsel and hand tt to a friend la ea teemed a compliment and to refuse soch sa offering la ooatrary to good CHECK BLACKHEAD IN TURKEY FLOCK Every year blackhead In turkey flocks becomes a little more common, unci every year the losses from the dread disease are a little larger. And while no positive treatment has ever been discovered, a remedy Is being used by hundreds of successful turkey growers that proves very satisfactory If used before the fowls are in the last stages of the disease, says a writer In Successful Farming. A slight lameness Is usually discern ible In a turkey coming down with blackhead. The bird gradually grows weaker, refuses to eat, but drinks an unusual amount. Diarrhea Is usually present, and when the disease Is in an advanced stage, tlie droppings are usually a bright yellow. The Wtngs and tall are not held up. The head Is drawn close to the body. Sometimes the flesh parts of the head turn a bluish-black. If you are not sure whether It Is blackhead op some other aliment that Is affecting the bird. It will be wise to make a i>ost morteuj examination. If the liver* Is covered with black or gangrene spots It will not be necessary to look further for the trouble. You may be sure blackhead Is the trouble, and begin treatment accordingly. Powdered Ipecac may be used either as a remedy for blackhead ot as a preventive. We prefer to use It as a preventive, as any disease Is better prevented than cured. Wlien black head enters our flock It usually causes the greatest losses before the poults are six weeks of age. For this rea son we begin feeding the Ipecac to the poults as soon as we begin feeding mash. It Is fed In a wet mash—one teaspoonful of powdered Ipecac to enough mash for 20 tyrkeys—twice a week. The same amount Is given to the young birds and the mature fowls. This treatment will prevent black head entering your flock, though the youngsters are allowed to range with the older birds, and on Infected ground. If blackhead has entered your flock before treatment Is begun, the sick birds should be fed half a teaspoonful of powdered Ipecac In wet mash (for each bird) for three successive days. If the disease Is not In the advanced stage It will qot be difficult to remedy, but If the fowls are nearly dead when the treatment Is begun, you cannot ex pect a large percentage of cures Heretofore, the only cure for black head haa been to move to new, unin fected land, and this Is ususlly only effective for the first season. ' - * Do You Remember? The following question* which are put to the record flock keep era of lowa by the lowa State college are pertinent suggestions to all poultry keepers. "Do You Remember?' they say: When milk ever spoiled the fertility or bsfchablllty of an en' When a chick didn't moke good growth when tt hss milk In Its ration? What a time you used to have getting a lot of early chicks hatched with hens? When you had a mongrel tlock and wished some one would come along and get you started with a good breed? The time you had ralalng chicks on the old ground that bad been used for 29 years with out a change? How your chicks acted when they were affected by worms and coccldloals? Bow you tried to flght Internal parasites without new ground? Poultry Facts Milk In some form should be kept before chicks daring the first month. • • • One of the things that our culling should do Is to weed oat the peralst aat sitters. The heavy layers do not waste time" la hroodlness. • • • Many chicks are not getting enough green feed. If they are not on raaga carry sod to them or tlx up a feeder aad give them cat alfalfa or clover hay. Youll be surprised how they ' will eat It • • • Wheat treated with copper car bonate to prevent tanking snyit Is net harmful to chickens, at least If fad for only a short time. Neither Is It harmful to bogs, when fed In small amounts. SanUght sad cod liver oil are said t* prevent leg wenkneea So will get ting the chicks onto the ground, either, outside the brooder boose or oo chunk? of sod placed oo the brooder Soar. e e e Remember that heavy, sudden rains aad floods do great damage to young poultry which are aot given brooder bousing under the right conditions. A house aat low aad open to rats aad vermis la a menace to the proflts eg - » V - iAMANCE ® LEANER, QRAHAM, I. a Bungalow Specially Designed to ' Be Constructed on Narrow Lot By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Hr. William A. Radford will answer quenflona and fftve advice PRESS OP COST on all problems pertaining: to the lubject of bulldlns, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wlds experience as editor, author and man ufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the hlshest authority on the subject. Ad dress all inqulrlea to William A. Rad ford. No. IS2T Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Wide lots are becoming quite rare In most of the residence neighbor hoods and with the present high level of real estate prices the prospective home builder must adapt his future residence to a rather narrow lot In many cases. In order that the house shall not look out of place In its set ting It should be especially designed with this in mind. Nothing looks more out of piece that a house de- T j=gpib Br it*. ifo n LIVING Floor Plan. signed for a broad lot, with open space about It, which is squeezed Into a small lot barely able to accommodate It and with other bouses crowding It on either hand. ' A bungalow which meets this re* qulrement should be welcomed ty many who are planning to build and the one Illustrated here Is admirably adapted to tbe purpose. The building Itself occupies a space Just SO feet wide. Tbe front Is centered on the chimney which serves the fireplace and this Is flanked by two shuttered windows. The expanse of roof Is Colored Roof Adds to Charm of Any House The roof la adding Its quota of brightness and gay charm to the land scape In this age which la so colorful Itoth literally and metaphorically ■peaking. No mstter hwr demure a color scheme Is chosen yor the house. Itself, the roof' may blossom forth like a rose or a bluebell on a quiet Quaker bon net For the new house the painted or stained shingles are best These are colored before being put on, and may be had In a variety of tones. Some of the very newest roofs have shin gles variegated In color. That Is, shades of green and bine, soft browns and dull purple will overlap and seem tb blend Into each other with charm ing effect. Such an arrangement is especially good on a house that Is painted cream or white. The gray house needs a brighter touch of color on the root to relieve Its drabneaa. A certain shade of light red Is particularly effective on the house that Is painted In a neu tral shade. So, also. Is s rather bright green root Plumbing Equipment Is Important Item tu4 choice of plumbing equipment Is one of the most Important, if not the most Important, item in home building. Equipment recommended as Just as good as the more expensive or medium-priced should not* be consid ered. » Manufacturers of high-grade plumb ing equipment have tstabllabed ex hibit rooms in the larger cities where one may see all types of equipment for bathroom, kitchen snd laundry. Every piece of plumbing equipment to be Installed In the heme should be designated in the specifications by manufacturers' name and number to avoid any chance of substitution. Ash Chute Necessary Never bund a fireplace without an ash cha£s, and in buUdlng the chute make It of wHVdsnt slse to take care of all sixes of ash and wood. The gi tateet mistake is o band one which is so small it dogs op and makes mora work than to shovel out the ash In the first place. An automatic ash doo# la on the market which opens thrrmgli the weight of tie aril and broken b> two small "eyebrow" win dows. At one corner a pergola style of terrace Is approached by a com bined walk and automobile drive. From"lt doors open Into both the liv ing room and dining room. The living room is large, occupying almost the entire front of tbe house. It la 23 by 14 feet and a large fire place Is placed In the center of one side. There Is also a door from tbe living room Into the dining room, to the right, rear. Back of tbe living room the bouse is divided into rooms which practically pair. The dining room and a bedroom, a serving pan try and the bathroom and last the kitchen and second bedroom. Between the dining room and front bedroom are closets. One opens off of the dining room, another off the bedroom while the third opens off a ball about which these rooms are grouped. There is a second closet, for linen, opening off this ball beside the door to the bathroom. The rear bedroom, of course, Is provided with a closet of its own. Botb of the bed rooms, which measure 12 Vi by 11 feet, are reached from the central hall, as Is also the tathroom. The dtnlng room also has a door into this hall and another which leads to the kitchen through the serving pan try. This serving pantry Is well equipped with built-in cases and cup boards which afford ample storage space for household supplies. The kitchen, too, Is well equipped in this way and Is also supplied with a re frigerator which can be iced from the back porch without entering the house. From the kitchen there is a Stair* way which leads to the basement where heating plant7'~ttundry and other household machinery are In stalled. Returning to the front of the house it will be noted that brick has been effectively used for ornamental work on tne chimney and porch, and that small tubbed trees and shrubbery have been carefully placed to give the best effect. It will always pay to give con siderable thought to this matter of landscaping the ground about the new home. When well done it adds the finishing touch and makes the view complete. When neglected poorly done the result Is an unfinished ap pearance which detracts greatly from even the test designed and well built home. Paint Increases Value of Property It Is surprising how prevalent the Idea Is that paint Is merely applied for the sake of looks. Therefore, many persons have come to regard paint as more or less of a matter of artistic expression and have relegated It to the realm of luxury. Exposed wood quickly deteriorates. Prolonged neglect will mean a repair bill. Paint Is by far cheaper than re pairs. Paint has a curious effect Many an architectural eyesore has been entire ly changed within the space of a few days and has become an asset instead of a nihility to the community and its owners. On the other hand, many ui architectural masterpiece has been ruined by the lack of paint used at the right time. Painting serves three very funda mental purposes. It protects the woodwork, It adds cash value to the home and lot, making the home an asset to the community, and U estab lishes a (Inner credit rating lot your home. Any banker will tell yon that well painted buildings are an Indication of thrift. Appearances In many cases may make or break the business transac tion. Ice Boxes Are Saved by Applying New Paint Are there little beads of glistening moisture on the outside of your Ice box? Even In the well-made refrig erator It Is almost Impossible to pre vent "sweating." It Is quite Impoe slble to prevent n difference In tem perature between the outside casing and that of the room. Consequently any.moisture held In the room atmos phere is bound to condense on the out side of the box. If the refrigerator is kept well fin ished with varnish or shellac, this moisture Is prevented from' temping Into the box; causing the panels to warp, seams to open, wood to rot This condition Offers germs an oppor tunity to develop end causes Ice to melt more rapid!*. Kitchen Ventilation Ventilation of the kitchen la being given consideration In modern homes. An exhaust fan Is Installed done to the celling which carrlea away all smoke and odors from the cooking | which would idliH wins be milled ~ *— FARM PROBLEM TO SAVE YOUNG LIVE STOCK (Prepared by tha U»t«« states D«pkrtmul of Agriculture.) Catting down tbe high sad costly death rate among Infant live a took la one of tbe farm problems for which the farmer most apply the solution himself. Secretary of Agriculture Jar dine recently declared that less than 10 per cent of the farmers' problems can be remedied by legislation; the re maining 90 per cent can best be solved or approached for solution through the business of farming. Tbe prevention of the high mortality among young stock 1s among the latter. Before birth the young animal Is In an environment where it is fairly well protected from shock, Injury, and In fection. It has practically a uniform temperature, and under normal condl-. tlons has an adequate and suitable food supply. But once launched Into the world for Itself It Is surrounded with danger—lnfectious organisms; changing temperature, with storms, wind, snow, ball, tain, and extreme beat; the possibilities of Inadequate or Improper foods, overfeeding, and the presence of actual poisons of various sorts. The threat against an animal's life Is greatest at birth. Breeding from good stock Is funda mental But It Is not practical to put off the problem until all the live stock In the country Is pure bred. And the tremendous losses amongst our live stock infants are due to a very limit ed extent to faulty breeding, according to Dr. Maurice C. Hall, of tbe bureau of" animal Industry, United States De partment of Agriculture. "Whatever the objection to scrubs, and similar animals of cross breeds and no breeds at all, may be, a lack of characteristic. The highest Infant mortality, all oQ>er things being equal, would probably be among our pure breds, not our scrubs and mongrels. Of course, all other things are not equal. Our pure breds receive better care because they are more valuable, and they are usually the property of the more Intelligent stockmen. Equal ly good care should be extended to young animals In general, regardless of whether they age pure bred. The bulk of our live stock today Is not pure bred, and the protection of that live stock industry Is our business. We must drop our attitude of fatalism and indifference toward tbe deaths of young animals, and challenge every death to show cause why It occurred. We will usually find the answer to be misunderstanding and lack of proper care and sanitation.'' lodine Is an Important Element in Stock' Feed lodine is an Important element In animal nutrition, but Is needed In small quantities, according to A. B. Lamb of the lowa State college. Like some drugs, a little Is valuable, but too much harmful. Successful reproduction, better gains, and prevention of goitre, which sometimes cause serious troubles, are best promoted by supplying the lodine to the breeding stock. This method will prevail the farrowing of dead and hairless pigs, and big-necked calves and lambs. The best way to give the lodine to live stock Is to mix one-third of an ounce of potassium lodide with 100 pounds of mineral mixture fed to the stock, or about one grain per week to a sheep or hog. This should be fed throughout the gestation period. Big Dairy Factors Milk and fat production records, ap pearance and type—these are the fac tors which dairymen consider In buy ing cows for their herds. W. E. Peterson of the dairy division, university of Minnesota, is snthor of Special Bulletin Ma 02, "Judging Dairy Cattle," which affords a general study of the dairy conformation. It contains many pictures, illustrating and con treating good and poor dairy types. tlltlllltltlltlHMUMHl Live Stock Hints ♦ I H I n 1 1 11111 1 H 1111 1 n i* The scrub bull makes the best qual- ; ity beef when slaughtered under ritx months of age. • • • As a general rule cattle eat sweat clover hay cot from the first year's growth as readily as other clover hay. •• • I Plenty of skim milk for growing pigs will replace more expensive feeds. It will build strong muscle and boo* giving the pig a healthy body, mo* needed If the young porker Is to go through to market and return s profit. I •• • I Spring lambs that make the most money are those that receive all the grain they will eat ftoa the time they are two or- three weeks old until they are maxketad. Lambs thus fed will weigh a* least TQ pounds by the time they an ninety days old and will command top market pricea • -• "e ' Good rations for the colts are rrndiiil oats with bran, or four parts corn, thrse parts crashed oats and one part Unseed meal. Colts should be given alfalfa hay as soon ne tfcay will I V vYv\\\\\^ o^H HV 1 H H fl A ■ ■ Hy y7|^^^^^^^^^^^wsws^^vvvvvvw^^^wvVvvvvvv>voovvvCvX\>Xxvvvxsxx\x\xxX MOTI^R! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, orepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation s (Wind Colic • 'Flatulency To Sweeten Stomach Diarrhea "Regulate Bowels Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and Natural Sleep without Opiates To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it Prepare Early ,for Filling the Silo Arrange for Help, Power and Cutting Equipment. Plan early ffcr the Important woiH ef filling the alio. Arrange for you help, power and cutting equipment Make measurements for placing cut ter and power. Plan to have a clear road to the cutter and also one leav ing, so that the loads of fodder can easily be brought to the machine and leave without requiring backing or difficulties In getting away. Select a good foundation for the cutter and set up blower pipe as nearly vertical aa possible so as to avoid friction and unnecessary length of pipe. The ma chine should be set level and securely fastened by stakes and by sinking grooves for wheels. In putting up blower pipe or carrier, care should be taken to securely fasten top at en trance to root In building your silo it Is well to construct a ladder reach ing from top door to outside opening **t roof so that It wilt be easy for a man to go to the top of an empty silo and open the roof door to lower rope or pullfey for elevating pipe or car rier. Com should be fairly well matured, for at this time the plant contains Its greatest amount of food material. This stage may be determined by ob serving the denting of the corn, the drying of the bottom leaves or some of the outside husks. The early dent stage Is that period when the corn la best matured for putting In shocks. If the corn be sowed thick In drills or broadcast Its maturity can be determined by tassel and silk. With cane, kafflr corn or mllo maize the same rule will hold true as to maturity. If the corn Is overmatured It will be necessary to add water which can best be done by using a hose and putting the water In at the blower, using from one-half to one barrel per load according to the dryness of the fodder. Where the silage Is to be used for fattening, rather than milk production. It is Im portant that the corn be mature, and Cor this purpose It is best to plant an early variety In those sections where : s later one will not mature. Renovating Strawberry Bed Soon After Harvest The strawberry patch which has borne one crop should be renovated soon after harvest This Is done by plowing out the plants on either one or both sides of the row, leaving a strip only about four Inches wide. The soil of the plowed land is thor oughly cultivated and If a spike toothed harrow Is used, cross-cultiva tion may be practiced so that a good bed Is msde for the new runner Plants. Under good soli conditions these will start to row within s short time and will make a row of new plants 12 to 16 Inches wide by early fhlL The new plants are confined to the proper width by continuing cultivation until they cease to grow. Usually It does not pay to renovate a commercial strawberry patch that k** already produced two crops, al though a home patch, under very favorable conditions, may be allowed to yield three and aometlmea four crops. "Hard Luck" With Pigs Result of Wrong Feeds A great deal of so-called "hard luck* with young pigs soon after farrowing «■ibo traced directly to Improper fg- U* to cases to over .*7— * ■ H Thedford s '|j neii IDRAUBHII jpj liver Medicine jj| Made from selected \/\ medicinal roots and &•'! W\ herbs—Nature's own j» remedy for Constipation \/'\ m L and indigestion. m Sold Everywhere rto £« I 1 sow seems hungry Just after fnrrow ceive feed. A liberal supply of water should al ways be available. This .will usually satisfy and quiet the sow. She should receive very little feed for at lenst 24 hours after farrowing. The first few feeds of grain should be light and fed In the form of thick slop. Bhe should not bo on full feed for from six to ten days after farrowing. RBMRCTSfc Few things give more and cost less than a woodlot. • • • Watch the garden for unwelcome Insect visitors. A bug In time saves nine—and the garden sass. * * * Alfalfa is not only a soil enricher of outstanding merit; it Is the best of all forage crops for dairy cattle. • • • Lots of loose talk about the poor class of help on the farms made one farmer Inquire if better living quar ters wouldn't attract a better grade of men. • • • During hot weather it is very nec essary that the buckets from which calves are fed be kept clean and ster ilized, since dirty buckets are n com mon cause of calf scours. Uncterla develop rapidly at this time of year and an unwashed bucket soon becomes very unsanitary. • • • Window glass filters out certain valuable sun rays. On a test nt the New Jerser experiment station 1 ,W0 chicks kept behind glass averaged one-fourth pound each at the end of 12 weeks. Two hundred chicks of the same age and fed the same ration, bat kept outdoors, weighed IV6 pounds. Man, 99, Gets Fortune Spokane, Wash. John Haekeft, aged ninety-nine, a pioneer of tho Coeur d'Alene mine district, has re ceived word of an inheritance of an estate of $3,000,000 from a brother In Venezuela, Information received here recently from Kellogg, Idaho, said. The brother, Pat Hackett, died recently ut the age of one hundred and four. Degree by Radio lowa City, lowa.—Clifford Lldeen, an Invalid In bis home at Burlington. lowa, recently was awarded the first B. A. degree given by the University of lowa for work taken through radio. Although unable to attend commence meet, the university radio station car ried Dean Kay's words of pralaa M
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