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POLK COUNTY NEWS, TRYON, N. C. i- I TO PREVENT WORMS IN PIGS Especially Important to Protect Newly Farrowed Animals From Intestinal Parasites. (rreparcd hy tne United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Kt-cont investigations have shown the importance of taking special pre cautions with newly farrowed pigs to prevent their becoming infested with Intestinal worms. Intestinal worms are very common parasites among pigs, nnd cause a great deal of damage to the young animals. It appears that as they become., older pigs become less susceptible to infection. Accordingly, if pis can be protected from infection during the first few weeks of life they ari. less likely afterwards to be serious ly injured by intestinal worms of the common variety. The worms are spread by means of egs of microscopic size which are de posited by the adult worms in the in testines of infested pigs, and which puss out of the body in the feces. After a period of incubation which varies ac- 1 & MART GRAHAM BONNER. THE TIDE. The ocean fairies wero rninrr i their boats of foam on top of the breakers. They were having such fun and laughing as they rode over the waves and back again. "Come into the shore," shouted the sand fairies. "We want you to play with us. We are lonely, very lonely." "Sorry," said the ocean fairies, "but we can't come now. it's not time." Fine Chance to Play. One Way. of Preventing Worms in Pigs Is to Provide Good, Sanitary Quar, ter. cording to temperature and other con ditions, the egg contains a tiny embry-, onic worm, and is ready for further de- 1 velopment when swallowed by a pig. The eggs are highly resistant and may retain their vitality for years. It Is therefore evident that in course of time the ground in yards where pigs are kept may become very heavily laden with the eggs of the worms. When the eggs are swallowed the young worms hatch out, but do not Im mediately settle down In the intestine. They get into the circulation and are carried to various organs of the body, including the lungs.,. Meanwhile they increase somewhat in size and undergo certain changes of structure. In a week or ten days they can be found in infected pigs examined post-mortem crawling up the windpipe into the mouth and down the esophagus into the stomach. In the normal course of events they finally reach the intestine again, where they develop slowly to maturity. Small pigs If their lungs are invaded by large numbers of the young intestinal worms are liable to develop pneumonia, which may prove fatal. It Is not improbable that many cases of lung trouble among young pigs are caused by these worms. The question of preventing losses among young pigs by worms, judging from the results of the investigations carried on in the zpological division of the bureau of animal industry, largely resolves itself into a question of pro viding good sanitary conditions for the pigs, particularly during the suckling periotL The sows before farrowing should be kept in clean, dry places away from mud wallows, and until the piss are several weeks old they should he kept preferably in buildings and pens with floors which can be easily cleaned and which are kept clean. MENACE TO SHEEP INDUSTRY "Come soon," said the sand fairies, "and we'll make castles while we wait." The ocean fairies called back again, but their voices could not be heard for the ocean was very rough that day. The waves were high and sometimes the ocean fairies fell out of their boats of foam. But quickly they climbed back again so as not to miss any of the breakers. Children came down to the beach and played In the sand. They did not know that the sand fairies were all around them. The sand fairies, you see, are just che color of the sand so no one can really see them just as theN daytime fairies are bright and dazzling like the sun. "It's low tide," said the children. we've some time to play." And then the sand fairies were glad that the ocean fairies were not coming in for awhile. It gave the children such a fine chance to play in the saud. . It was the first warm day too, that Is warm enough to play in the sand, and Mr. Sun was helping to keep it good and warm. But the tide was talking to old Mother Ocean. "What 5did you think of jit?" asked the tide. : "I don't know what you are talking about," said old Mother Ocean. "Won't you tell me?" "The sand fairies asked the ocean fairies to play with themi" "And why shouldn't they, pray tell?" asked old Mother Ocean. "Because I wouldn't let them !" said the tide. "I wouldn't disappoint or disobey my two good friends for any thing in the world. I simply couldn't. That's all there Is to it." ( "Dear me, but you are very deter mined, Mr. Tide. Won't you please tell me what you mean? I don't like to appear stupid. But really I haven't the faintest idea what you are driving at" . "I'm not driving at anything," said the tide proudly. "I'm not a horse and I'm not a motor car and it's abso lutely Impossible for me to drive at anything or for anything. I wouldn't be a horse or a motor car if I could be one. It's far finer to be the tide. It's not so common and usual." Where I am," said old Mother Ocean, "you come too. But I beg your pardon If I hurt your feelings or in sulted you. I'm sure I didn't mean to. I simply wanted you to explain your self, and I used an expression,' or say ing, which I have heard grown-ups and children use when they were bathing in my great and mighty bath-tub." "Forgive me for being impatient," said the tide humbly. "I meant, you see, that the ocean fairtes couldn't possibly play with the sand fairies before I let them. And I wouldn't let them ahead of time because I qm the tide, and I have certain hours for going in and certain going Dogs and Coyotes Constitute One of Greatest Drawbacks to Wool and Mutton Business. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Wool and mutton are commanding higher prices than ever before and sup plies of wool are being depleted so rap idly that it wilL take some time after peace is declared to restock the wool trade, says Bulletin 935, "The Sheep Killing Dog," issued by the United States department of agriculture. The United States is experiencing the greatest shortage of mutton and wool in the history of the country- It is the duty of the American farmer to increase the supply. V. The sheep-killing dog constitutes one 'ot the greatest menaces to the success J j)f the sheep industry. The dog not only kills sheeD but keeps out of the sheep business men J who are otherwise inclined to go into ' it ie most effective method of dealing with the sheep-killine doe is through emcient legislation. Notable progress has been made by several states in enacting good dog laws, and others are expected to tako similar action. No law, however well worded it may he, can be effective unless It Is en forced and has the moral support of Jie people who are affected by It. Uniform state dog laws are desira ble. Feed Is Assured. The silo located , near the feed manger Is an assurance of having feed n?ar a t hand In stormy as well as fair weather. the hours out. for "Come Into Shore." . CM d Woi?ld Set your pride in its proper place and never be ashamed of any honest call ing. Jean Ingelow. Circumstances, are beyond the control of man; but his conduct is in his own power. . - .1 HjyjiuiJi. TO RAISE INCUBATOR CHICKS Harbor of Odessa. ODESSA, the Russian seaport, captured by the Germans not long ago, has been widely known as an important center of shipping and commerce, but Its interest does not He so much in its great docked harbor, its fine churches and public buildings, its factories or its size It had half a million people at the beginning of the war as in the fact that a century and a quarter ago there was none of these in exist ence. : New York, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia are cities almost ancient In comparison with Odessa. Odessa Is a sort of Chicago or Kansas City of Europe a "new town," in the lan guage of the West. Just as there were Indian trading posts where Chicago and Kansas City had their beginnings, so there was a wretched little Turkish village on the future site of Odessa in the time of Catherine the Great of Russia. Russia saw the possibilities of a port on the Black sea nnd reached out and took It, with little or no pro test, for Hdjl Bey, as the Turkish vil lage was called, was not wrorth quarrel ing about. Catherine founded Odessa by rescript in 1794 and the "booming" of the new city began. Grain Built the City. The Russian "pioneers" built their town on the plateau which forms a ter race from 100 to 150 feet above the water front. Today a great staircase, which is one of the wonders of Odessa, leads up in broken flights from the harbor to the city proper. Located at the northwest angle of the Black sea, midway between the estuaries of the great Dnieper and Dniester rivers, Odessa was the natural commercial outlet for the vast stretches of grain- producing valleys beyond and its growth was like that of the Western trade centers in America. The Eng lish ships found their way there to load their holds with grain, and exporting, as the years went by, grew steadily in volume for 4 number of years. The Crimean! war interrupted Eng lish trade withj Russia, but when the conflict was ovjpr the British traders returned to Odessa. It was at this pe- Hrr tVint -C J A. J1..SJ. . i mo.,. IUCJ( vFre iuiueu iu uiviue me i it will brown with a richer color trade with Germany, for German I When the coffee cream has soured shippers had sf zed the opportunity to , add a little soda and a t ispoonful DAINTY TABLE TRIFLES. While strawberries are still too 'ex pensive for top frequent use, they maj be used as a gar nish or accessory, making a most tasty; dish. A most delicious filling and icing' for a cake may be made, us ing crushed fresh berries with a tea- spoonful of "lemon juice added and thickened with con fectioners' sugar. A few sliced berries may b used, as a garnish for a gelatin dessert, for the sherbet cups of junket or for squares of angel cakeSwith whipped ?ream and berries for dessert. A little sugar afded to the roast or stew will add to the flavor and gain a foothold in the port. The war offers ust now an odd par- Df sugar; beat until well blended and It will usually be unnoticed, unless "No one can change me, for my rulers are Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon, and not for anything would I disobey them." "No," agreed old Mother Ocean, "it would not be wise to disobey two such h i g h and noble rulers." "And if I did disobey them," continued the tide, "I would so upset my great-grandmother Nature that she would never gt over it." And Mother Ocean understood. For she knew the tide's time-pieces were Mr Sun and Mr. Moon! "Yes," she said, "I cannot imagine what would happen to your great grandmother Nature if you should disobey 4heSun and Moon. I really would hate to think what would hap pen It would be quite too dreadful." "Don't worry, dear old Mother eoiii the tide. 'Til never dis- obey them and I'll always be loyal to mv creat-grandraother Nature, who has made me sucu derful thing the tide!" Minnled Tears and Joy. The first Easter was a day of min ded tears and joy, and so is the last Easter. WKe lue . .x. f Christ, so the women of the world are weeping for fallen sons and brothers. But the joy that dried the tears of the women of long rts the hearts of the mourn- ers today, as the aogels whisper. He f. not here. He is risen."-Girrs allel of that war of trade waged 60 ; the cream was ' too sour. years ago. - It ;may be of significance j Rhubarb and Pear Salad. Bake two to recall that ;the ultimate result of cupfuls of rhubarb with a half a cup the Anglo-German contest for Russia's ful .of sug ar added when nearly cook Odessa trade fas that the Jews gain- ed. Let stand to chill. Mix togeth ed absolute cojatrol of the exporting er four tablespoonfuls of olive oil, two business of thecity , of lemon juice, a teaspoonful of su- Bloody Revolution In 1905. I ?ar- salt and cayenne pepper to taste. In 1905 Odessa was the scene of a 1 the rhubarb, which should be violent revolution. The Russian nnw lKUUVr uul nt Ken, wim six naive How to Induce Old Hen to Take Place of Artificial Brooder Transfer at Night. CPrepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Hens are often used to raise incubator-hatched chicks and to take the place of the artificial brooder, a prac tice that is in operation on many poul try farms. A few eggs are put unde the hen four or: five days before the incubator is to hatch. In the evening following the hatch of the incubator, after the chickens are thoroughly dry, one or two are put under the hen, and If she is found to mother them proper ly, the next evening as many more are added as she can brood or care for properly. Hens will successfully brood 10 to 15 chickens early In the breeding season, and 18 to 25 in warm weather, depending upon the size o the hen. This method of handling chickens does away with the artificial brooder, and where one has only a small number of chickens to raise it I a very easy manner in which to handle them, and also a good method when it. Is desired to raise separately special lots of chicks. It should be borne In mind, in adding chickens Jto a hen which already has some to brood, that it is best to add those of the same color and age as the ones already with her, as the hen will often pick the la ter arrivals if they are of a color dif ferent' from the ones she is already brooding. mutinied and trained tie big guns of the warship in the harbor on the city. The disorders? were quelled by the n.n.1. 1 i j. 1 M of canned pears on a bed of lettuce; pour over the dressing, sprinkle with chopped candied ginger . and serve. Frozen Prune Fluff. Soak a pound there was blodshed and suffering ' of Prunes overnight in three pints of which centered the world's attention on the city. Odessa before the war was proud of Its beautiful: parks and boulevards. The refuge of many French nobles In the time of the! French revolution, the streets are evidence of the fact, for they hear nams reminiscent of roy alty of France. The main thorough fare, however, Is the Street of the Transfiguration which begins at the magnificenf: catfiedral and ends at the gate of the consecrated ground of the Orthodox Greel cemetery. The popularin is largely Tartar, on which has beei grafted Slav, Teuton, Norse, Finnish jand Lettish stock, but at the beginning of the war it was said to be still Tartar in the main. Cat acombs extending under the rich city and its beautiful -suburbs through va rious periods of Odessa's career have housed the mberably poor, and at times the underground Inhabitants have numbered is many as 35,000. water. In the morning add sugar to sweeten and the. rind of half an or ange; cook until the prunes are ten der. Strain off tlie Juice and remove the peel. Stone the prunes and rub them through a sieve; add the Juice, a half-cupful, of finely chopped wal nut meats and two unbeaten egg whites, then freeze. Serve garnished with orange marmalade. Amber Marmalade. Put one grape fruit, one lemon and one orange, through the meat grinder; add ten cupfuls of water and let stand over night, then cook until tender; let stand again overnight, add ten cup fuls of sugar and cook until thick. Put Into glasses and seal as usual. COOPS FOR HENS AND CHICKS Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt. An ev'ry grin so merry y draws one out. Wolcot. $cene on One of the Odessa Quays. CAMPING PLACE OF NATION That Seems to Be the Manifest Des tiny of the Sequoia National Park. Analysis shows that the very large increase in visitors to the Sequoia National park last summer amount ing to nearly 60 per cent over the rec ord attendance of the summer before, a fact which strongly emphasizes what has been called the "manifest destiny of the Greater, Sequoia as the future summer camping place of the nation. The report of the director of the national park service says: "It was a most pleasing sight to stand in the midst of the Giant For est during the summer and gaze upon the attractively situated and taste fully decorated camps nestled each at the base of an enormous sequoia. It was a peaceful scene and a beauti ful one. There was nothing to do In the forest but rest, breathe the health restoring air, drink the clear, cold water, and contemplate the dignity and beauty of the biggest and oldest living things. Fishermen came and went, and the hikers and horseback riders took the trails and returned from the higher altitudes of the park, but the peacefulness and quietude of .he forest was never disturbed. Camping In the Glast Forest Is all that anybody has written about It and more. It in a irlortous experience. "The enormotjs "increase in travel to the park eary in the summer dis closed the fact, hat it would only be a matter of a ytar or two before all available campfjig space would be taken long before, the height of the season; also th&t the streams of the park, unless carefully stocked each year, would be fished out before the summer would fe half gone. Antlc patlng the inevitable need of more camping ground, the Giant Forest boad has been Continued from Wol verton to the Marble Fork river, where a splendid opportunity for the development of a fine big camp area exists. There are no sequoia trees here, but there' 'is a fine forest of pines and firs, -ahd the ground is cov ered with a cleln white gravel that will make camping especially satis factory. This new.camp area will be near the best fishing waters that are at all times accessible, and an effort will be made to , keep these waters well stocked with trout." The Enthusiast. There Is the mn whose eye Inevit ably exaggerates, Jwhose ear inevitably hears what Is nof whose Imagination inevitably helps oliit his five senses. He Is the hero worshiper, the enthusiast, the romantic. Heis the sort of fellow who, if he were a bacteriologist, would report the bacillui typhosus to be as large as a horse, as lovely as gazelle and intelligent .ijjs Aristotle. H. L. Mencken in the New York Mall. . ' ' 1- - ' LET US REMEMBER. That early potatoes may be quickly prepared by using a rough piece of burlap to take off the skin. This is economy of time as well as of food. A whole recipe of drop cakes or cookies may be prepared and baked at one time if two baking sheets of sheet iron are used that fit the oven. This is a great saving of fuel if gas or kerosene or electricity is used. Milk bottles should be carefully wiped before removing the cap for two reasons, the first because of cleanliness, the second because bits of glass are often . chipped out of the bottle in transit and are unnoticed, even when they drop off into the milk when pouring It from the bottle. Kindling may be carried very easily by using a piece of canVas with strong handles. Cut. the cloth 45 by 27 Inches. Use wooden spoons in stirring foods. A hard rap of a metal spoon on the side .of a granite dish will dislodge pieces of the lining of the dish ; this gets Into the food and Is as dangerous as glass. A wooden spoon never be comes too hot to handle and is much easier on the hands In stirring. Water drained from cooked rice or macaroni makes fine starch for lacea or delicate dresses. Brooms are too expensive these days to treat without consideration. They should always be hung or turned upside down, resting on the handle. Grated potato used as a poultice over an Inflamed eye will relieve it if left overnight. A sauce dish of left-over- preserves may be thickened with a little gela tin, with a grating of lemon or a bot tle of lemon Juice added, then served with whipped cream, making a dainty dessert and an economical one. The dish of onions left from to. day's dinner may be put .through a sieve and served in tomorrow's meai sauce. Nails and roughness in the heel of a shoe will rub and wear the hose Pound down the nails and glue a piece of heavy cloth or chamois skin intc each heel. This will save the feel and also the hose. The wise buye will purchase srood sized eggs when possible, and when starting the poultry yard see that she hos a strain of hens which pro duce large eggs. Small eggs should not demand the same price. Welghlns eggs Is a wise and economical method, and will in time discourage the pro duction of small eggB. . Loss Is Large Where Unrestricted Range Is Allowed Guard Against Cats and Rats. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) If the mother hen Is allowed to range unrestricted with her chicks she frequently ' takes her brood through wet grass and as a result some are chilled and die especially the weaker ones which are likely to i be left behind. Where this careless system of management is practiced the loss of young chicks is large. When a coop is provided for the hen such losses are largely prevented. Any style of coop which is dry, ventilated rind can be closed at night to protect the brood against cats, rats and other such animals and which while confining the hen will allow the chicks to pass in and out freely after they are a few days old, will be sat isfactory. The hen should be coo fined until the chicks are weaned, though a small yard may be attached to the coop. If desired, to allow the hen to exerefse. The fence can be raised from the ground far enough to allow the chicks to go in or out, but : j Coops Used on Government Poultry i Farm. ! I not high enough for the hen to es cape. By using a coop the chicks can 1 find shelter and warmth under the ; hen at any time, and the weaklings after a few days may develop into strong, healthy chicks. j The brood coop should be cleaned at least once a week nnd kept free from mites. If mites are found in the coop, it should be thoroughly : cleaned and sprayed with kerjosene oil or crude petroleum. From 1 to 2 inches of sand or dry dirt Or a thin layer "of straw or fine hay should be spread on the floor of the coop. Brood coops should be moved weekly to fresh ground, preferably where there is new grass. Shade is very es sential in rearing chickens, especially during warm weather; therefore, the coops should be placed in the shade whenever possible. A cornfield makes fine range for young chickens, as ow ing to cultivation of the ground, they get many bugs and worms and have fresh soil to run on most of the time I and enjoy abundant shade. MANY ERRORS OF BEGINNERS Difficult Problems Will Be Presented Before Success in Any Large Degree Is Attained. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Beginners In the poultry business will probably make many mistakes and: difficult problems will be presented for solution before success in any large measure will be attained. As soon as it is found to be a paying investment, more capital may be put into the plant. l. One 8ecure. "There may be meat and egg and milk trusts, but there never could be a successful vegetable trust" "Why not?" 4 "Because there would be sure to be a' leek in it, somewhere." 8eems That Way. Bacon Conservation is the thine Jest now. Egbert Then I suppose the duub who makes two blades of grass crow where only one grew before is In dls-. grace? Companion. 1 1
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