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BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, N. C. ilDE SPACE FOB KMENTS Farmers Will Find Combined Horse Barn and Shed a Great Convenience. RUCTURE SHOWN IN DETAIL This Building, Designed by Experts, Arrangements for Every Sort of ■ Tool Needed on the Farm May Be Made With Perfect / Precision. William A Radfonl will answer ions and Kiw advue KUKK OF T on all Bubjei'ts poriainhig tu the ect of buildihtf work on the farm, for readers of this paper. On act-uiint of ■ide experience as Kdltor, Autlior an>] ufacturer, he is. wttlioiit doubt, tlie eFt authority o!i all thf»se suhJ'Cts. ress all inquiries to Willliim A. Kad- No. 1827 PrairTf: avenuH, Chit'ano, 111., and only inclose twu-cent stamp for aref>ly. Most farmers »h> not ♦•:tro to allow TChe money they spend in fiinu ina- r hinery to be wasted l»y the rapid dete rioration of this machinery from ex- |M>Mire to the elements. Quite often it is possible to give np a portion of on»* of the barns to the implement #lftr«pe spuce. Tlie etuiihined horse and implement shed is a eommon and useful strueture. There are a«l- vantajres In bnildiii^ an entirely sep- urate structure for honsin*; tije farm iir.plenients. As a rule there are ♦'fxmph duties to be performed in eon- iietti«>n with the maintenanee of funn luarhinery to warrant the construc tion of a separate building. A farm •workshop is a necessary thing iind the implement shed furnishes an exrelleiit iocatiim for it. The type of structure will d*‘peud to a certain extent upon the farm up- ♦'•II which it is pirated, hut there are a few things which .should he im ludetl ii su h a structure, no matter whnt its .'urroundings. The tioor eonstiuiti.m Him the arraiiKeiueiit niul size of d»ors 'lii'Mld he given i'oiisidrrahle :i(t*Mitioii. l'h‘ ^le'iign illustr:il)'d h«T»‘ suggests a -•'r'n Txire which is well adapted to the l'.,r|«'se. and the cost of Its erection ^ !.•>: excessive. I'. ’J4 feet in width hy ,">(> feet in • ir;;’h. There is a l5-foot do»(i- in 'ii‘h rt.-: :>>r ,he easy entrance of the laixer implements, and there is a small small assortment of cold '.'hlscls, imuches, hututner.s, wrenches and tongs, will enable a farmer to jilo a good deal of blacksmith tinkering and save many trips lo town during the busy season, when time is an object. A few carpenter’s tools, such as saws, a square, a i-ouple of good heavy hammers, with ii brace nnd bits und a i few wrt'iiclu*s and half a dozen chiM*l\ will give a handy farmer enotigh !• i»ls ' lo d«» exten'iive n«pairing. Farm machinery and implements are made with standard palti'rns so tliat repairs may be onU'ri'd for almost any iinpleuient maiiufactun'd. There ari‘ so Kiaiiy dilTerent i)atterns that mistakes may occur in tilling an oi'der, so it is a gooil plan to get all such orders off to the factory a long time licfore the ma-hiiies arc needl'd. 'Phe dilTerenoe between pri*paring a go«»d seedlit'd in the spring or doing a hur ry-up job at the fag end of the seed ing season depentls more upon managt*- ment in this respcct than upon hard work or extensive st'cding out lit s. A good implement sIumI is a valuable actiuisitiou to any farm. be«*ause it places a farmer in a position lo aliend to little things at the i»roper time to pn*vent trouble later. In buihling an imi»lement shed it Is a good plan to use plenty of concrete in the foundation, and if it has a con crete floor the full size of the build ing. the machines may be ntoved about much easier. The object of a machinery shed is to protect f’lrm implements and machines frotn th«r weather. If machines stand on the ground, moisture conies up from l)elow surtii-ient at times to rust every iron part of a machine that is not cov ered with paivt, oil or grea.se. A tloor for ti.e purpose of preventing this damage sh« ’ild be made the way a sidewalk is constructed. The grotind is laid «*ff in divis ons 4 «*r H feet in width by 2-by-4 that s held In place by .stakes. The top r.f the 2-by-4 is h'veled so the concrete when filled in and tamped nnd properly .s./rfaced with a layer of cement mortar is stru«*k off level with the top of the 2-b>'4 gu\»*e. FAVOR SOUR MILK FOR POULTRY FEEDING SOUR MILK 1373 eoo« toHiAnim SMSONOL Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Acting: Director of tho Sunday Sclipol Course in the Moody Hible In.stitute of Chicago.) (Copyright. 1317, Wcsti-rn N> '.vspap.-r Union.) LESSON FOR JANUARY 7 TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF THESE FEEDING METHODS. JESUS THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF MEN. That’s Gratitude. ' • '.Mirad Keller, justice of the pea.e, was lor years a druggist In Indian apolis. and man.v years ago. Kelle** , 'iiiys, wilt'll he was a single man, he iti a room in the rear «»f his tlrn;^ vioro. I l.att* one night, after he had gone t«‘ I'f'l. he lieard a knock at the fron* lour, and ar*t> ,ind oprried it. A man living in the iit>igliborh(»od enterel and M'k.‘'l \vlii‘lhcr he might us»> the tele ii* rail the docti»r f«>r his liltle who wa seriously ill. Tin- . \ y. y*- ' ■' ^ • ' /x • , Fa rm Implement Storage Barn. 1' r in the side to be used when pas>- jiic in and out and for the rarrying ' ti; of liaud tools and oilier small t’arui III l'!«-i!ients. I ranii inachimry and iiiipN-uients i !■: iate about Id p**r r»‘nt a year wh(ii they are properly housed and k j * i>ainled. The loss from leaving, out in the wi-alher is enortiious. , An implement shed construrted in lliis i •ojiiiii* r is a great f(»nveiiience in doing , w(trk. j All farm machines recpiire overhaul ing in the winter time to put them in] •A thorough working 'ondition duriug i -hi' busy time in spring. A iiouse of • his kind makes it easy to take the .niifhines apart and examine every ■Aluel and every «-astiug. so that the wvorn parts may be replaced anl the *hoie machine gone over with paiut or Mn'-et^d oil. This implement house has a concrete w:i!i extending all around the outside (Hy PROK. II. L. KK.Ml’STKK. Missouri i'olleKe «if AKriciiItiire.) 1‘oultrymen ev**rywhere have long recognized the value of beef scraps as food for the laying hen. (.\d- lege anl exiierimeiit station men have found by their tests that the u.se of buttermilk or sour milk reduces t!;.' cost of pn*dtiction per dozen of eggs as comparod with either beef scra|»s or no meat ration. Sour milk is cheap er than beef scraps as It is on the average farm. Mr. W. K. (iraham tested three different breeds of chick ens and rei)orted that the use of either buttennilk or beef scraps re duced the cost of egg production very greatly. Mr. A. G. I'hilllps found that when no meat or other animal food was fed to hens in their ration they laid 32 eggs apiece while those which received meat scraps^ laid IS'i eggs apiece and those that received skim milk laid i:jr».4 eggs apiece a year, or more than ^our times as many as tho.se which received no ani mal food. Tests With Feed. In tests conducted with three 25- bird pens, about two-thirds of the ra tion given to each pen consisted of a scrntcli food made by mixing two parts of corn and one part of wheat. The remainder of the feed given to each pen was a mash made by mixing bran, middlings or .shorts ami ‘ornmeal for the no-meat pen. or the pen which re ceived no animal food whatever. The .sour-milk pen received the same mash and all th(* sour rnllk the fowls want ed, while the beef-scrap pen received the same ma.sh with the addithm of beef scrap mixed with the nKish. The usual poultry yard meth(Kl of feeding v>as followel. pra*ticall.v the oidy difference being in the i)n»tein ‘oncentrate or the animal food given to the hens. In the morning a little scratch feed was sprinkled in the straw litter deep enough to make the fowls scratch and take exercise. Wa ter was placed in clean pails and a I»an of smr milk was given to the .sour-milk pen. At noon the proper amount of dry mash was measured into trough and green feel was fre quently given at the same time during the winter. Two or three times a week the fow Is were made to eat more of the mash by mixing the dry mash with water or with milk in case of the .s**ur-milk pen. This wet mash wTis fed at the rate of a handful for ever.v four birds. At night the scratch feed was givon ag.^in and the birds were al lowed to eat all th*‘y wnild in »>rder that they might go lo roost with full crops, TJje purposo of this in«‘thod of fe»>(iing was to keep the hens busy al! DISEASES OF POULTRY rf«|Mi*st was };rante4l. At. dit noon the n»-xt day tlu- saim man again t*nt*Mvd tin* ston* and askcci to us,* the telephone a second time. ••.Sure." said KelU*r. **Uy the way, liou is yoiir little girl?" she's ail right," the visitor re- jiii.-d. “Tl'.e doctor came and left a l»rev. riptiou and she’s getting along line." ‘■Wht*re did you get the pre.seription rilled V" "Wliy. dt>wn at the next corner. 1 ilidn't like to wake ym up again, so I went down there.” ".lust to square yourself now,” Kel ler concUnled, “you go down to the other corner to call the doctor the next time, and come up to me to get the presiTiptlou filled.” — Indianapolis News. Little Has Been Done to Find Cures for Many Ailments. Every Poultryman Should Have on Hand Plentiful Supply of Per manganate of Potash Crys tals and Epsom Salts. \ / ;.nd i; has a oncrete floor to k»*ei» il;e tools and machinery up from the ground and to keep them dry to pre vent rusting. The side.» and entls are built in the U'lial way by using a light .sHl and 2-by-4 studding covered with droi) sid ing «*r clapboards. The roof is eon- *inu ted by 2-by-4 rafters with matched rooting boards covered with roll roof ing. The advantage in using matched rochng boards is to prevent the wind ironi flapping the roll ro»»litig. (Jood rooting boards will sometimes double ihe lasting qualities of the roof. Some farmers build a regular rei»air shop In one end or In the center. The 9hop is provided with a blacksmith kit and all the neces.sary woodworking to make small repairs on any iarni machine or implement; smh -work as replacing lost bolts or broken l*races, or replacing worn parts with uew ones is Iine lu the wUiter time, fctrween chore periods. But a farmer is helpless without *rH>]s. It Is not necessary to collect "tQ expensive outfit of blacksmith’s, *>n^h'nist*s or carpenter’s tools, but a nnTil, Tise, drfllpress, with ft Blight-Killed Wood Valuable. The departtnent of agriculture has , issueil a ciretilar to the effect that ex- perimetits conducted by the forest serv- j ice of the department to determine the | value of chestnut wood that has been j blight-killed, show that It is just as j durable as healthy timber. Posts, poh's j and ti*‘s made from infected timber . show that, after three years' use, they are as sotiml as timber not Infected, lili'jrht-killed timber, which had sea- .sori.'d on the slump for several years, and vi'.jfh had lost its bark, resisted decay better than healthy wo«»d from which the hark was not removed. . Quit Colleges for Munition Shops. To ho’ip forward meeting the ever- incrMa'.ii'.:; lemand for munitions of war num^'rous groups of young stu- leiits l>el ni^ing to more titan 2(K) Ital- :ki sf-!t * universities have signified their willingne.ss to quit the lc*cture halls for the workiAops. In encourage- m»-nt of this movement the Italian gov»*r»!uent has decided to grant ex- ••eptiiMi.-iI concessions in the matter of studies, exemptions and degrees, so that their patriotism may not prove a handicap to the v«»lunteers in their fu ture professional career. May Be an Exodus. Boxes of food are to be placed in the north woods for the use of hunt ers who get lost. Happy thought— maybe ther^ will b an exodus of hoboes to the north wooda.—dcTdmad Plain Dealer. (By D. B. GREENBERG, Instructor in Poultry Husbandry. New York State School of Agriculture.) The old adage “an ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of cure.” is nowhere more applicable than in the case of diseases of domestic birds. So little has been done thus far by scientists to find cures for the numer ous ailments of fowls, that not very many of them can be cured. Our attention must then be directed to the prevention of dlsea.ses, and in most cases they can be avoided, if the poultry man is odly willing to take the proper sanitary precautions. There are two medicines, which every poul try man should always have on hand, namely, permanganate of potash crys tals and Epsom salts. The former Is now very expensive, due to the un settled condition of the chendcal mar ket, but so little of it is really needetl that a poultry man should not go with out it. The crystals can be bought at any drug store. Do not buy it in solutions, as you are then paying for water. Two tablespoonfuls of permanga nate of potash should be added to a quart warm water. Most of it will dissolve, but a few crystals will re main at the bottom of the bottle. Use this solution to color the drinking wa ter of your birds, young and old, being careful to shake solution well each time before using. The drinking wa ter should show a claret-red color against your hand thrust into the wa ter. It is necessary to put your hand in the water because presence of Itght or shadow will make the water appear to be a different shade than it really Is. Too much of this permanganated water cannot be given to poultry. Sick birds should receive no other wa ter. The permanganate acts as a dis infectant for the water and the dlgea* tive organa of the fowls. It la also good for healthj birds. In damp day and keep their a|»p‘tite keen and yet give them all I hi* feed they wouUl use. Feeding a small amount of the scraKii ft‘ed in the morning encour aged the hens to eat more of the mash. .\n att«‘ni)>t wjis made to ;^(*i them to consume about half as mu-b of the ! mash us they did of the grain or scratch fee«l. Cost of Feed. The prices paid for fi*ed will of : •otir.se vary from county to *ounty and ■ state to state and from year to year, 1 but these prices quoted by a local mill j are probably fairly repre.sentative for j that season. Even if they should be a | little too high or a little t«>o low to show j the probable cost in the reader’s lo‘al- | ity they will enable him to compar‘ the j *ost of egg prcxluctlon on no meat, j beef scrap, and sour-milk ration. i The 25 hens in the no-meat pen laid 1,373 eggs or an average of Tm per hen for the year. The beef-fed hens laid ! an average of 107 eggs apiece or almost ' twice as many as the no-meat hens and | sour-milk liens beat them both with an average of 131 eggs apie-e or almost two and a half as many as the no meat hens. There is no questi«>n but that the meat scrap and sour milk i.s responsible for the great increii^e In the number of eggs laid. Profits. The probable effect upon the pocket- book. of course, decides what ration a poultr.vman will choose, and a glance at the results of the aluive exp‘riments show that the fowls fed no meat, mil'k or other animal foo»| hii«i onl,v l.."73 eggs in return for the worth of feed tlu*.v ate, or that at L’d cents a dozen they returned eggs worth In other words ihe poultryman gave his work for noiliing and paid i!:i more for the feed than the oggs r*-tiirned him in cash. 'I'he l>eef s. rap lo«l hens on the other hand brouj;iii ji profit of •Slt*.7S because allhougii the feed they ate cost $1.78 more than it they hiid received no meat s«-raps they laid near ly twi»-e as many eggs and .‘^o paid many times for the b**ef scraps they ate. The biggest (irofii of all. howev(*r, rt*sultt»d from feeding sour milk, in spite of the fact thal it w;is barged at 2U cents a hundred poun»ls. This is l>erhaps more than it would be worth on the average farm where it would probably otherwise he fed to the hogs. Kven at this price there was a i)rofit of more than 11K> i»er «-ent from the hens fed siuir milk. Tlie cost was $26.32. but the eggs iaid wer*‘ worth $L*S.2(» more than those laid by the .same number of hens whi-h received no animal food and lai1 less than half as many eggs. weath**r it should be pm into the drinking water two or three limes a week, as this wi!l often prevent the si»real of ('atarrii. ('liiclcs just iiat( hed should receive permanganateij water for the entin* first we«>k. as th* infec tion from while diarrhea o curs neari.v always In this critical period of the bird.s’ existence. Epsom salts should he used when fowls are constipated »>r have diarrliea. In both cases it cleans out tlie sys tem. The do.se varies from one-quarier of a teaspoonful for a very noung chick to a full teaspoonful for nuiture Itirtls. Dis.solve the .salts in warm water and moisten mash with this so lution. Do not feed the sick birds in the> morning but in the middle of the afternoon give them the mash. IMPORTAiyCE OF GREEN FEED Essential Item in Poultry Rations Dur ing Egg-Laying Season—Bene ficial to Health. Plenty of green food for the poultry, all they will eat, is an important item in poultry rations during the winter egg-laying sea.son as well as at other times of the year. This can he sup plied by growing kale and other win ter greens outside the pen and giving the birds daily quantities, or by sow ing a fall pasture of vetch, rape, mus tard, rye. wheat, oats or other crop that will make consistent winter growth. In the latter case the fowls will have to be kept olT the ^wed area until the young plants get well established, wlien they will afford the hens all they need with no trouble to the owner. Provided in either way, the greens will have a beneficial effect u|>on the health of the flock as well as exert a valuable influence on the yield and quality of the eggs. SUNFLOWER SEEDS FOR FEED They Make an Excellent Variety and Will Be Greatly Appreciated by Hens In Winter. Sunflower heads stored away in the attic and fed this winter will make an excellent variety and be appreciated by the hens. Cut whenever the seeds aro ripe and store heads In dry place b7 hanging from some support whero mico will not be able to reach theio. The .^tiidie.s for the first six luonth.s of this y»*ar are devoted to the gospel of John; the remaining [(ortiou of the year to II Kings. Kzra and Nehetuiah, being a study with the prophets One year from now we begin the new ^ “graded uniform lessons" recently adopted by the reorganized Interna- * tioual Lesson committee. j John was younger than his brother, | Jame.s, an«l lived to be the oldest of the I aposth's, dying somewhere between A. j D. 95 and DS. His name means 1 “Peace,” though he is surnarued the “son of thunder” (Mark 3:17). Five of the New Testament books bear his name. He blended the gentleness of a dove with the force and vision of an eagle.” The purpose of his gospel U clearly stat»d (ch. 20:31). Only about 8 per cent of It Is found in the other three gospels. Seventy-six times the word “witness” Is used. The word “father” occurs 140 times aad the name “Jesus” 2-W times. I. The Word (vv. 1-."). Words utter thoughts; a word is an expression of an inaudible and invisible thing. As the Word, Christ Is Creator (eh. 14:9; 8:19), he is the source of light. “The word is God heard; the life Is God felt, and the light is God seen”—Moody. This eternally existing person Is culled the Word because In him God fully ex presses or reveals himself. The Bible Is the written word because in it God speaks and reveals himself through | this person who is the eternal Word ^ (Heb, 1:3). The first verse brings out j the fact that there are at least two persons In the Go«lhead, the one divine person in company with whom the word was, and the word, himself, was (iod; that i.s. was also a divine per son. He who by his incarnutioa be- canre our brother and our savior was first our creator and the creator of all things, and apart from him not any thing came Into existence. The Word did n»)t become the light of men by his incarnation in Jesus of Nazareth. He was ever the Light of Men. The light that shone in the t)ld Testament time shone from hitu. When siu came, night came. II The Witness (vv. G-10). John the Baptizer came for a witness. He was not the light. Some might have thought him to be the promised Mes siah. This he denied. He was a lamp which held forth light to men concern ing the true light “which lighrerh every man that cometh into the world.” He reflected light (v. 8). John told all that he knew. Testimony will expand as experience enlarges. The spoken word of man must confirm the experi ence of the word in our lives. John was a wonderful man, a mau whom God delighted to honor, but he was a man. Men are not asked to believe blindly, but always upon aa abundance ot testimony. III. The World (vv. 11-14). This world was created hy Jes-u.s, and throughout its exi.stenoe he has been in the world, though the world knew liini not. This living light had been coming into the world aad was not fully come until he was manifest to Israel at the baptismal act of John. In order to be made manifest the “Word was made flesh” in the person of Jesus. The world did not apprehend the light (v. .'>) nor did the world which be was In and w hich was made by him (v. 10). Even his own people, literally his own household servants. 1. e. Israel, ; received him not to themselves, but , whoever receives him, even the vilest sinner of earth, and takes him into his ' heart to be all Jesus desired to be, sa- ; vior, lord, teacher, friend, that Instant he becomes a child of God. We cannot attempt to explain this mystery. The I union of spirit and body was in one I person, a sample fact; though unex- I plained, still true. The union of God j with a human body, forming one per- I son, Christ Jesus, sometimes spoken of I separately, sometimes as a whole, sometimes as divine, sometimes as hu man. We cannot divide his activities Into two sections and say this Is divine and this Is hu^uan; they are Inexpli cably blended Into one. This Christ really dwelt among us. He did not merely appear to some persons, or come In a vision, and yet his abode among us was only temporary, only a few years, and we beheld his glofy, the glory of the only begotten Son. The world expected a Messiah and his own creation, his own inheritance received him not, rejected him, opposed him, j crucified him, their lord, savior, king I and messlah. Those who received him and believed on his name became sons. To be a child of God we must be born into the nature and character ot God, into his spiritual life. We are members of his family. We are heirs of all things through him, his joy, his love, his character and his blessing and the privileges of ivork* ing for him and with him. We become heirs by being bom of God, not of blood, physical descent nor inheritance, for the best of parents cannot bestow this gift upon their children. Not by our own efforts or exertions nor the will of the flesh, not by the will of men, throoi^ wisdom and man’a highest powers ot Intdlect, hut of God. As I • i **LlJ * T - Shoot at a Magazine ^ilh a Black Shell and count the pages penetrated. Do the same with any other shell. That's a decisive t*st of penetration, of velocity, and of patiern ®?iBtACK SHELIS lirttli-- BUck Powdct* F'lr free shells for important ,4** foilows: Send os your name and y lur ammunition dealer’s. We will send you an order n your dealer for snei la from his stock and booklet of directions. UNTTCD STATES CARTRIDGE CO. 26e2Triwty Bvadiac New York Otr Church Gave Away App'es. 'I'he big red Western app.. *vas the i*-xl of a re«.‘eiit .sermon by the Uev. ('hri.stian F. Relsner in Grace Metho dist Kpiscopal church. New York. Twelve hundrel apples were given away to the cmgregation. l»o«'tor Relsner used the apple to Il lustrate that as smishine, proper nour- l.shment and care will grow fine apples so will clean living. g«M»d government and religion develop fine citizens. He praised the efforts of Hilly Sunday, :inl said the evangelist has been so succe.ssful that he has even got Bos ton awake and interested in his form or religion. 10 CENT “CASCARETS” IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Sluggish Liver and Bowels—^They work while you sleep. Furred Tongue, Bad Taste. Indige»' tlon. Sallow Skin and Miserable Head- a«-hes come from a torpid liver and clogged bowels, which cause your stomach to become filled with undi gested food, which sours and ferments like garbage in a swill barrel. That’s the first step to untold misery—indi gestion. foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that is horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret to-night will give your constipated bow’els a thorough cleansing and straighten you out by morning. They work while j'ou sleep—a 10-cent bo* from your druggist will keep, you feel* Ing good for months.—Adv. Take a Tub of Electricity. FJ ect rot bet apy is a great field in which there are imllmited possibilities lor tliH application of »‘lectricity. High frequency currents esp;'cially have a great future. The time is bmnd to «-oitie wb“ii this form of electrical en- crgy will b» on tap in every firivate rfsidciicc. .\ikola *l’«*sla writes in Col- lifi’s. It is po.ssible that we may be able to do .iw.MV with the customary bath. The cleaning of the body can be In- suiiii:iiK‘»usiy effected simply by con necting it to a .source of electric energy of very high p»tential. wiiich will re sult in tlu' throwing off of dust or any >^nmll partiies ndhering to the skin. Such a bath, besides being dry and time saving, would also be of beneficial t her:t pentic influence. New electric devices that will be a blessing to the deaf and blliul are com ing. Trench Descriptions Vivid. The .soldier Is not itsuiUly a man of words, but lu* can string them together very efl.’ectually at times, and some of his similes would not disg^ce our .\merican cousins, past masters though they are in the art of picturesque and vivid phrasemaking. “He would pinch the sugar from your tea w’hile you were stirring It!” Is the description I heard applied to one warrior w^ith confused ideas of ownerships, and of another of parslmoulous habits it was said that “he flings his money about like a man with no arms I”—^I..ondon Chronicle. Why Wait Mr. G>tfee Drinker, till heart, nerves, or stom ach **give way>** The sure, easy way to keep out of coffee troubles is to use ^e pure (opd-drink— POSTUM Better quit coffee now, while you aie feeling good, and tiy Postum, the popular American beverage “There’s a Keuoa*