1 ^fcnha Plan of Wipingr
. .Out Cattle piaeasfc
v . Bekeme Is- Proving, popular
in Many Parts of Gountr^.
C^eeperSO 'by the 1'Blted puts* OepsrlmMO
?- .- . or Asrlnjlt'are.V
"rfrTT" Testing-catHr-'-for tobercn'-eew -me
trr'?;?.Sloe the mm I'dir.?ili?i .... 1...1
liae'CgttU-at imcaJn a county or other .
sins -gyrPTtOB very pot Hilar Inuwoi
_ parts/of tlte cbnrtry. -Ot? reason In
" ^ _,71h*t * county, freed of this disease IS
e ,.>dfcr -to wl/.Ji -catt'.e bchrrs rre. ttraetitl;
another Is that large nutulirra
of 0*1 lie can be lasted at a lower. I
(M than when only a ffew herds or a
' --single herd are tested.
I''.'"- Daring the past yeat; nearly UOQi'
itsKt cattle teste.tested -tinder this plan,,
aad'thlk vtaanore than 5(1 per cent
- -Of ah the cuttle tested in the'united
Off - " Slates A. suttupf ry of 72 Aunties.'re
fteyriod ?s-haviojt finished testing ?U of
the cattle wlthjjt .tlutlr bortlonr shawa
I mm work was done at a cost yjt I
in !11111111I II 3d cents a head, which
\ M inatod - I 00. ji*1 - |S|i| ? 1--.-; '
- " Myw| u ,?H cstiUN*r CTI ix?- ]
' ' BOfrr 81*connttea" have finished]
~ ' twing dlT (T tile WWe tun ' . nu lu-!
i.? m?i of-CO counties over the precedj
3mm J***- Sffretfteen "counties?one ln^
- Indiana, tiro in "Tennessee. four txH
MlrhU.*n and ten In North Curn1lnfc4a
have'-been approved" a? mbdlltep. accmtdited
ureap and cattle UNO" now b* ;
. ?j?wd from withtn tlielr .bdtdejfs when
. properly Identified without a . iuher-cat
In'test for n period of three year*
to" audi states us \rlU accept this class
. ?d cattle. "'
Indiana Roads Arg Not *
Intended for Speeding
Indiana Stat*' roads "are conatru tecl
.^Ml spaln tnlned to expedite overland
garec^^wNtFmonthirtn the yent; I. it-;
their smoothness of surface doer ndt
neeeaaarlly mean they should" he con.
verted Into speedways despite the Invitation
they present, declares .John
J O: Williams. director of the state h'l^h,
way commission.
Indiana state roads will ito ipto the
winter |h'excc(lent condition to wlths
stand the ytgnm of thaws anil freesea,Official*
say. During the sumart
and fall many of the secondary
roads were " "regrnveled" and. "restoned."
Traffic In the past few
._ , months caused them to bind hard and
- ffrio."?ntelmtCTr-tris beem nn lmponCant'"item
In maintenance work alsp,
and experience" has shown that noh...
rt?W type roads preperly-Tinfi-tjuitlOy-''
drvinrd better withstand/the severe.
tiwMe demand of the times.
Get Maximum Number of
k t- M . Eggs- in Winter Months
. thy of eggg
' ?r- .f? I. ?" -?? ? ,"v*v *
seefig' eral important things to be considered.
Osawaally apeaklng, these resolve
BBM8W ibio roar unnt'inai pomta.
They art good liens, comfortable lions4qg.
proper feed in plenty, and conatahreare.
The. quantity of eggs dm
pea da to a considerable extent upon
the gtnd of fowls kept. Begin right by
isWtnn pallets from pnre brpd, healthy,
?fig-layln* stock, 'for it does not cost
aay more to rnlss and keep pare
!___iiiliB?ig..than Jjist arty old kind. Of
i?iss theycoet a little more m the
e beginning, hat the Increase in future
. yreflts will more than balance thin
Jt la Usually Sard to*
Determin#Sex of Ge&e
Stars la usually some difficulty In
f?st?t mire of the Mb of ganders and
gaeat, The gander haa a shorter and
. ISktrt neck than the goose. The bag
tatmsari his legs.Is single, while that
of the goose Is doable The gander's
_ ilee if olear^thln. silvery; the goose
haa a deep base. The beak of a ganfir
la thicker; the under mandible Is
r||. ftfller. The hnder mandible of. the
go oat la shrunken .) round the nostrils.
M-la belter to get-new ganders in
'' the fall. Some gnndors and geese will
tWfce bat one in*tor other ganders ylll.r
mate with two dt more. Not ovrf
three geese to ia gander shoald be
uand In' making n mating.
Sc.- Scours in Young Calves
Caused by Indigestion j
Ordinary scoots in young cr.lres f
yr rauaed ITS Indigestion. Ether
^yyur (falf bag been netting |
Mlk or the milk I* too etch In. fat.
I* i ' Xfco Best treatment for aoonfe In young
nlna tsfo redo?* the lent- nov not*
Jet tlM;r*tf have nil tho milk It will
ip - . drink,hnd Iff It drink several times a "
<Wy. CHre the enlf about'two onhcda
wf cnstor oil to cleou-t+ie bowels.
Female Geese .Are. Good
Ui\tdl Ten Years of Age
Kerafcle eeese afo usually kept until
J' .thajr are fr?m eight to-ten years old.
I eras Wag 0* Ihey will lay well, but the .
nMwi nw seldom kept after they are
sta or sefenVbirs old. Wild ganders
.. ey *?<* 0? long as they ?vll I breed.
tawt potato WHtr-rlll l.olli .-im at*
three to 'lire years ntri.
latif MiiitnTfTHotid "crms " ' '
The late moult. r? nood- ..roteerlbn' I
tux* rapoknr* wha?why of fy^hen* in i
"f 'Htdljned ofl wlftfly days nurt f-mnffh s f "
nation that is wen halsnoeff"and ?ufn
"
I '
Rdt Trap and Dry Mash' ;
, Feeder in Ckiofbination!
t i.-ii'iilj'-iinliSri' pii HMD rind dry-. .
mush feeder U a rather ,n<Sv"l nddltio:,
to thu ] -.'.litry !:uu .v. 4'b? feeder Ts*
a Jong- Ikxv. 1 toot high nnd i foot wldt_
?j*h-U 'lOpPd UjjI alkttWl I""
n-htcfi.thp liens pnt their heads to",Vat"
darthg" the rUry. To .-avert. this Into
a rat .traji," a '4-lneh holt- wits bored
in the end of the.tH.pper, a ^ftort length
of 4-Inch stovepipe fastened in- the.
lio4e, and n bag tiid over the-otlier
end of the plpb and spread out on the
rround. A heavy hoard cover was
hinged to ti?b feed bpr; -this was kept
open by means of ~? booh during the
day. btrt-Uhe hook . wus^rcleased, and
RatT^ap.
a sniail prop-with it'string attiiched ,to'"
loused at -night. ?The,-t ring led away
to a distant window so tUa< the poultryman
could i>o41 it without enter!#*
the poultry house rfud dleturbtngVthe
rats. A yank. at the string let vthe
T?yer 'drop ana trapped the-rdtti inside."
Then. liy. beating on the cover
d1th_? stick, the rata -were rinde tn_
run through the hole,' down the pipe,
and Into the bag. where n few blows
killed thetn. As .long as tbe^hens ate
from the feeder the rets never seemed
susplclouAr-I^ Harris Hlscock, Skanenteles,
S? Y., in Popular Mechanics
Mbhthly. * .
Pay More Attention to .
Feeding Poultry' Flock
With the comlnjj of cold weathernnd
highjuices for eggs, careful poultry
men i>ay more attention than erer
to the feeding of their flocksf sp egg
production may start early and be
maintained . as long as possible. To
hoip moot tho demand far InfofnmUon '
on retains, the college of agriculture
at Ithaca has published u bulletin containing
the rations it has fonnd by experiment
to be the most efJic"rJt. Dltat
the u*?-of these feeds unrt
fimtiie management of Socks are also
discussed, two things-which, in the
words of the bulletin, nro "as important
Aethe mixtures themselves." . '
The amount - of feed depends upon
the appetites of the birds, and no
definite rule for feeding will apply to
all 'conditions. Scant feeding in the
morning and at noon, followed by a
heavy feeding of grain in the litter of
the hen house early enough - so the
birds will and it before dark, has
given best resulta. Green feed, oyster
shell, and clean, freqh, pure water are
also essential.
Equal parts by weight of mash and
grain are fed; the former Is made as
follows for laying hens: 100 pounds
each of wheat bran, wheat middlings,
eofnmeal, grobnd oats or ground barley,
and meat scrap, and three pounds
of salt. The graI ( mixture consists ot
500 pounds of cracked corn, 200 pounds
each of barley and wheat,- and 100
pounds of heavy oats.
A copy of the bulIEtiirTrtti lie sent
to those tvko write "tot"the college at
Ithaca for E 45.
Important to Note- Size
and Shape of All Eggs
, For those who are shipping eggs to special
markets. It' is Important to
wt^L-h the sire and shape of the eggs,
asfweli sis to see hbw manj? the hens
are' laying and wtjat color theylare.
Too long un egg crushes frOm the top In
Shipping, and cuts down the',receipts
over a period of months; top
wide an egg crushes from the side.
Customers demand jt-fatr- -aiiiouiu of
uniformity In Ripe and shape, fieotuse
it makes more attractive selilng. They
dne willing to puy more for such-quality.
. ' .
"The qew breeder of- today can
make more money by breeding for
egg quality than for more eggs," says
an eastern authority. "Many who go
fii ror producing more eggs overlook
?6 nmny things. I recently -eaw n
poultrvmon who hnd n number of hens
set h.-records up - to 300 eggs per year
ach, and he hnd a flock of SOO^vers-.
lint <>f nearly 100-eggs I ut, front
is many different hens, not over
lO would pass for fancy eggs op the
nanrket irad bring jop price. Some
konld slnipiy have gtMe as mtacelaneoua
eggs; tl\ey were too.small and
ln>Vf< " '
.iiiity. .
Dayof DflPflU MetKodi.
The day f orrhppbarai d lueiliods In 1
.reeding poultry has passed Into the
inflnlfn arijimts Im ilifrila. The mnL-i-1
ms yxmUryiuan .bust knew .isOniteiv
he ulre sad dam of rbe birds he .
raises if . be is l? base tlisio asset,
>edtgre? ? ,
Pullets Lay in WthUr. ]
he fatT o^tje year ^a^'mmatty^rny _
AyyKbotfr-itUa winter, the " j.a.ud (
* . a
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t :. r.T. - in 7 . . V p y"-":''"5 I J .
) J R^BOHO'COTntTT^ JA
.fafsypejn;
aSy^vKY c^finAm B?rtNF$ " I
a 1 - I
m? ? . ?y?f
- CMBIifilftS TREE
? L
*Of VcotirA .': sMif;1 thQ?ChriHaias .
Ttv* to.JBlt!* Ilnovhle. "trees nyo-.<it, 7
-Umir' tjt:T When. .-JJ
Mis.; _ b.-rmr.Ime - ? ~\V
comes along, sort t jflj Y
she . '. 'on't be do- V Sf >
Ing. tiiut. for some ?uj
"They all went "l
tnelr best frocks Y\ Bf?3 "l
In 'her honor and . si
took truly lovely. th
'-til0 Ite.1 Mil- \v
pin Tr?# -rears: ( J$jfJ t ' hi
hefMiest red par- , bi
Ty frock and iookk < ^ JpJIY- tLr "too
lovely for jtfMWtBJP,' to
jvorda. as she and p,
Mr family, -sjund.' - 111
here nnil there I??^??3? ,?
among the other The Birds Alt gi
green trees: ' ' Crest Mis* ta
The flotyeripg Springtime,
sfcnitw are all. out " ?? ., : "in
In tlie springtime and /their tvoyg are "
ta interesting. They have blossoms ci
trnd huds and leaves end they all tvnl- C]
cojue.Springtime wttlt the most beau- d
tlfUl and graceful of
, - 4,"
The anfcnMS. -too. wake-up from
their winter sleep'ond tell MIrs Spring- bi
lime how much thejr care for,her. at
"A crent pinny of the animals aren't P'
so fond of Old Man Winter anil the* el
wait until .M.Ikr Springtime has hold b<
af tiring#'before they" get about. ' cl
"The birds all greet Miss Spring- P1
^Isnn^^d Idiey'mnk'^t* e> he?tk and" ?
ting and cal);So that their friends- trill w
reeopmlbe" tMiii by tbese calls and kl
tongs. " " hi
-"They- chat abont their family lives T
and tell abour the; feather makers "
they go to?some making a specialty pl
of -blue - feathers, some of red waist-' Wj
coats srtch as Mr. Rdbln nltraye gets. *
. "Mr. Bobln fhtls how he* can- listen
hear the ground "and tell Just where BI
there is It. worm. Yes; he says, whed K
he cbdks his head on one sjde lie can P1
hear'the-worms stirring under.the.
ground. n*
"The harnyard animals enjoy the
spring nnd the mud. Gajlant Sir. w
Booster Is very, apt then to gracefully ?
hand the hens flne worms upon fne- w
went occasions?which' menns tbe "
tame-as very oftcp. ?*
"The Reese, who'rq always off by J"
themselves. shrieking lu their high :n
rolces and being very cross, do more "
miking in the spring, too?or rathe*
* seems as If they did more as they. **
loo, are wandering by themselves c
riiobt rite-barnyard..
i-iie irucks are quacking and eager
lb' get Into the ponds, the pigs are
digging their snouts In the ground pl
tnd age enjoying themselves ira- . "r
Bkienaeiy. JJJ
"But I nm hnpp*- because. I belong
to the Christmas Tree family. I do
aot card If I am not sb much noticed
In the spring as tire all these other .
creatures I've Just- mentioned. .
"And It-Is true! M.v family do hot (a
get the attention these other trees ~j,
and tinlmats and spring-loving crea- ^
tures dor _
"But It makes no difference. Tor w
we feel that our family has bad the mj
greatest'honor of all. We are used ^
as Christmas trees. 4,,
"Yes, oor family of trees Is the m
kind they say'-make the best . Christ- ^
mas trees of all, and so we ure happy
and we nre-lust prond. sj
"Judge Just Praise says that we
hare every'right to be proud. ? -Li
''I' 'don't thlftk
Sweeping Willow ia\
fiimTCx,' giving lai
shade and cool', mi
nesa and beauty' 7
think the Poplar gjt
trees should, be an
called _^common' ho
when they lite" dit
willing to grow up"
where'fotcat Area
"You?.Have "the hnvp raged. ' im
Highest. Honor." "I like the good ?
?s- old ram and thy 40
Beech trees, ^ind I think trees ^lave
(llle"_9ld stories to tell. 1
HD-i mill. *? - - *
, IIUl 11III1U liiuiviliy. UlS.best of-all,, po
la the one outstanding fact-about out ' J
'nmlly. " rl
'.We're need n* Christmas trees b>
Tib. Blllle Brownie, iBn't that.enough- f
o-make any tree-happy?Mr Christ- ,
nine duy. la tint gfeSTest dsy in aft the ct
"Yon bave'the highest Minor ontdyon
of all thetrees.".mills Brownie iW
said. ' . ' ,?'> ? !
- -TO., ...
What ord^FWesraf bri
"So yon have taiispt toi^MiTy Ins ine
shiimU i uuilAt.T*-fc la ^ijXn?_Tiro -jas
?1_,? ? 1 *W?l.
ytm. nevWTgttJlw-*?* * 1
oe," was his ambiguous^ retaiL to\
A htatUii el .Cater. - - -ftr
Man (helping tie dear young flnni^
find a book lri the public -library)- i (
Here yjitn r-M Vrey'j^as i . I ani
1 etai '1 i..t.?: ? " )Q .ii. hroaaij t&_
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?rT" \ R Y 2 V.rjl .
ivestiga*!e So-Called ! ^
a New Breeds of Poultry ;
Mp?r?tl' by "the United Stntfln-Depnrtment " 4
Of *A*rJouUure.>
During the put few months" the -I
nltcd Sfsrtee Department of Xgrlcttlire
baa received many requests from
1 parts of the.country for informa >ri
concerning two .so-called new
ireeds" of poultry, Ore "Turken" and
e "Kiwi". The department has been
vara of advertisements copceroln^
tdse new and, novel '"breeds", for
blch some rut her remarkable ojaims
tve been made. The advertlseiShtirf
id Literature describing the. origin
td qualities of these "breeds" seem
i have aroused muat Interest on the
trt of the public, since tlle'-departent
hds, recently received scvefal
gent w\si'-;ts fur nn evplnnrtitliin ra.
ird'.ng the reliability of the claims
ado. .
The statements In thy advertisednta
and literature claim- that the
rurketr"was originally produced by '
osslng a male turkey with a female' 1
ilcken, und that-the "Kiwi" was pro ,
iced by crossing a male ustrlcJiwUh
female chicken. Successful
crqssea have been made
Btween tbeupiiensaat and the chicken,
iu in practically every ease the
ogeny -hjis been of the male sea nncf
brfle. Also, successful" crosses have
fen nude between the guinea dnd the
sicken end .here, uguin, thencx-of the
rogeny lias njiiioat Invariably been
fftli of these "crosses have-been made
itli great difficulty and, 'So far off
town, do cross giving . any progeny
u ever been* reported'' between the
irkey and the chicken. Furthermore.
la. highly Improbable that the
ogeny, If any have ever been secured,
ould. breed at all, and certainly not
nitty. * In aych wide br violent
osses the progeny* Is always sterile,
td the, claim that the "Turken", t
htcb Is reportW to j>e "the hybrid
ogeny of a crbsl between the turkey
id, the -chicken, Is In all probability
>t fohnded on fact.- ' ' I
One other point must be made-conanting
the so-called "Turken", suya
e department. The Illustrations nc- '
impnnytng the'advertisements and lltuture
are In all, prbbablllty photospof
lit Ult Ttuasi ISanta united- "
>ck. chicken*: " According to tha best
form a r Inn obtainable this odd-lookg
breed originated In West India and
y.characteristic naked-neck has bred
ue for'matjy years. It is a distinct
laracter of the breed. The departent
believes that the so-called "Tur nV
In nothing folso thnn the 'rrnnafcyhh ,,
inln naked-neck chicken, whigb ?Pirently
possesses p7> qualities superl
io me more important standard
eeds and varieties and has ndt been
own to be particularly well adapted.
conditions In many parts of our
untry.
As far as the reported cross giving
se to the "KIwJ" Is concerned, there
ranch, less evidence In support of
ch a cross than In the case of the
urken". This Is too violent a cross
produce any results whatever.
The harden of proof that such
oases as those giving rise : to the
"nrttsn" and.the "Kiwi" most remain
th the sponsors of such novel proictlons.
In the meantime,' tbejnterts
of the public should be safe- a
arded.
tuch Depends Upon Care
When fulfets Will Lay
At what age should pullets begin
ring? it la commonly acknowledged
at Eeghdfn pallets on the average
II begin laying at the age of 5 to 5V?
rnths. iv.vandottas lind Rhode I??d
Reds' usonlly start .at 0 to 814
iliai}. an'dT^Plymoutli^Recks around
months. " ' !$?.;
Of cou'rse there are exceptions where
tier-records ate made.".-4Iu^h deads
Topon the care^and attention
ten during tli? months of growth,
d development. If properly fed and
used; they should be In a laying conton
at the age mentioned above. _ Timely
Poultry Hints >
p-rT-v;-7!r HM Pplpi ... -1 I
KqjH-liatched tehlcken? - a to la good ?
mand froin .Tjirmmy 1 to April 1.
- -m m
' ~ - ' tf
Count, on a Shrinkage of. a half-nnd
for each bird shipped.
?*: * l* Ship
'adult fowls |p a box 20 by 18
12 inches, iq hold 24 birds.
'
III animal heat must bh out of the rcass
before packing for shipment.
* .
t sung fnwln In the saibe_package
fc old stock, will command the pre
Ulng prices for the latter.
- V "
Che regulation box, for'a-dozen
llbrs measures IT by 16 by 4 Inches,
W# raeannrament. It ia made of
"q
rSr elSTpiilrig nn* <loxA MfclHBJG JH
rfa, y?e box ?hOu)d measarp 20 by'''
by,# m?hp?, oT"Mfff-lnch"sttiif.? .
nn Jejornar.
Jorkprvls that derelop head polsta j
J Mutatd crdw early la IlTeW apt /
jfcK.HML.lmt bPWdeiK Bwd the
H wrnif fttTfrlt Itlllflf" THu MM 1
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HOME K1LLEP AND W
PKorie us your orders. P
We Buy Hides.
f I . ' 'T' "" ' 'I'
. Why it
Easy to (
The Westinghbase Light aa
; demonstrated in pctnAl dav-ina:
farms that it is dependable end t
And ncny, by making it easy tt
to aerate, Westingfcousi has- br
ta?es of electric service within?
> farmer and his. Family, Electri
house and buildings, electric h
and electric pewrr whAfevef nee
able without dairy.
The special Westinghouse del
spreads the cost of the plant itseh
equipment, over a period of tw
making the tlrst payment the far
; the balance in nice or t.velv.
meats. Or, if he wishes, hi bur
in one, two or three payments ti
. / completion of ins crop naxvests.
The complete flexibility of thi
pliable ^ every farmer's needs.
Wcstinghouse Light red Power]
r V e&!oy the comfort and convenia
and pay fpr it whea your.crops t
-it is so easy to own. Let us tell
J. T. BR^
?Sold By? Roxboto,
3 .
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i Lower Priced Than
' 1 'HE many desirable quali!
X EordcJr Sedan commend this
rinn oi every discriminating man
111 When, ip connection with the
I|| p?ce of 'th? car is considered,~th<
fl Sedan becomes unique. In it you
possible-cast a oat oi snug comft
I and high utility.
ItacOnVenient operation, depends
?"II long life are well Vnnivnr Thew
M (he sHrective comfort oi its int
Jy hne -viih the present-day demsni
. .\jrjy. , ' - I
~B - 5?Sfi cell bwy this cor thfough tkt For
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d Power Plant haa II r'jj
rrsy'to ojwxate. II
> own a* w ell as eaay II
ought ell the advan- II
the reach of c eery II
c lighia In the farm. II
ousehold appliance*. It
ded, are made avail- II ,
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erred paytneot ptam II
r, the wiring and the ? N
dy- month*. After || " <.
ov.r may elect to pay l|
> e",ua'- monthly pay- II v ...
f pay for the plant ' II t . > "
o be made after the II
3 plan makes it ap* . II _
V?u can install a. II }
Plant oh your farm, II
ice it will bring yon* ]|
ire eold. Tttat's why II
you more about it. |1 - A
house
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AND
POWER.
pLANT
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liver Before ?
:ies inherent in the B - < . y. .
or to tHe considersj
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w qualities, the Iqw D
Value of the Fordor |j|
.-obtain, at tlje lowest 13 j
>rt, good appearance. III . -iJ.
jble pericrmarfor, and H
erior, ar<^ exactly in H
i ftjrc^ns tiam ^
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