|your Neighborhood Made Prog- i
rel, L ke This One? I
Vt,ar : urks th>' consolidation I
|,r school- snd the erection of a [
Home l;'t- ^'hool building, an f
community and the I
|of all ''i.: hearts. Instead of j
t>. school through mud, our I
K poop o taken in busses j
Itopsoii ais- Inileed ?ur enH,olin:v
!s fast becoming a net- J
l0t ipic: lid highways,
lour chi'ch we have tried to j
I cn to the l est of our ability j
^Rurchsscd a piano to taitv the i
the old as'hmatlc ircua j
I have ar. improvement ass 'ia-ll
^ftnd are going to meet at _..e i
l> and Thin: a number of chad" j
which will in time replace the i
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I playing an important part in
lent now going on in Saluda.
LET US SEF
I The Basil i
Ialuda I
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depend upon the yield of
tA pound of Cotton,
r>tK?r rrnnc from H
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ACRES carry less of
cultivation, etc., than 1
Acres, because there t
share the Cost
Use "Plantei
of Fertilizers for
Tobacco, C
Planters' Factory has
cated on three railroa*
and can give prompt i
: "Planters"
of producing the Best
be made.
(^Materials in Car
plan:
Fertilizer & pi
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For Terms, Price!
I POLK COUNTY FARMERS FED
I GEORGE MOOSE,
EOPLES BAh
I Member Am
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Vb Interest On S
tal $25,000 Sur
No loans arc
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IV,. H. HOLMES,
President.
J. T- WALDROP,
Vice President.
WALTER JONES,
Vice President.
W. F. LITTLE, '
Active Vice President.
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ild ones fast dying out. I shall
ilant a willow oak, because they are
he most beautiful of all shade trees
ind fast growers. These simple lmirovements
will abide, for alter all
>f us are- sleeping' in the. cemetery
iur trees will be things of beauty and
i joy to"^ all who worship in our beoved
church. ? The Progressive
farmer.
IE AD THE POLK COUNTY NEWS.
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cost of land. Mad.
from Low Yielding
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*h Yield* of Cottoa,
sorn, etc.
large capacity, k>?
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shipment.
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Newton, N. C.
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FEED LAYING HENS
JN COLD WEATHER
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In feeding laying hens, only onehalf
to one-third as much of the
scratch feed should be fed In the
morning as In the evening, according
to the Instructions accompanying a
list of rations for laying hens recently
compiled by T. A. Blttenbender of
the poultry husbandry department,
lows State college.
He states that the mash feeds
should be left before the birds at all
times. It should be fed In self-feeding
hoppers. It has been found that
mush moistened with hot water or
buttermilk fed In the middle of the
morning will Increase the egg preductlon
noticeably during the winter
months..
The green feed should be fed at
noon or soon after. Sprouted oats,
steamed alfalfa leaves, cabbage, beets,
mangles or a small amount of fresh
silage will answer the purpose. Oreen
feeds and mash are very essential, according
to Mr. Blttsnbander, for the
highest possible production of eggs
during the winter months.
Some scratch formulae which Mr.
Blttenbender recommends are as follows
r 200 pounds of corn to 100
pounds of oats; or 200 pounds of corn,
200 pounds of wheat and 100 pounds
oi oais. ror a mash formula the following
Is^ recommended: 100 pounds
bran, 100 pounds middlings or aberta,
100 pounds ground oats, 100 pounds
ground corn, SO pounds tankage, 5
pounds salt, 20 pounds bone meal and
20 pounnds of ground llmeatone. To
tbis as much liquid buttermilk, aour
skim milk or paste buttermilk aa the
birds will consume should be added.
Forty pounds of dried buttermilk can
be substituted for the liquid milk
Cheap, but Ideal Floor
for the Poultry Houm
Bight Inches of cinders, gravel or
crushed rock covered with about two
Inches of rich cement will make a
rh#Nd hut MabI floor for th* nnnltrv
bouse. The porous material under
the cement will tend to keep the floor
dry. The filling should be tamped
until it forma a solid base for the
concrete.
Hollow tile forms perhaps a more
satisfactory base for the cement, and
only one-half inch of cement Is needed
to cover a Carefully laid floor. It is
more expensive than the other filler.
It should be laid on a layer of sand
and then covered with rich cement to
make a smooth surface which is more
eaally cleaned.
Nebraska Station Gives
Ration for Laying Hens
The ration for laying hens should
have yellow com as Its basis and also
contain mineral, animal protein, and
a green feed. Oracked yellow com as
a scratch feed and sprouted oats for
a succulent feed, pins a self-fed dry
mash made up of ISO pounds of com
meal. ICO pounds of shorts, 100 pounds
of bran, and 100 pounds of meat meal
or tankage Is recommended aa Ratios
No. 1 by the new Nebraska Statist
Circular 3b. Three other rations are
listed on the back page and the elr
calar a* a whole deal* wit* principle*
and method* of feeding for an average
of above 150 eggs per hen per
year.
BEAUTIFUL IRUGS AT
PRICES FURNITURE
STORE
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Association
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> any of it's
W. B. WEIGEL,
Cashier.
V. A. BLAND,
Asst. Cashier. /
M. H. MORRIS,
Asst. Cashier.
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Accountant.
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THE POLK COUNJY NEW*
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HOME-GROWN FEEDS
ARE THE CHEAPEST
Corn and oats, both homo-frown
feeds are still the cheapest source, ef
digestible nutrients and should be used
as extensively as possible la the dairy
ration this winter; It Is pointed out by
O. 8. Rhode, University of Blinds. Unfortunately,
these two feeds dj^ net
put enough protein Into the ration, unless
the roughage that Is being fed Is
good legume hays only, and consequently
It Is necessary In most cases
to buy some feed that Is high In protein
to supplement the corn and oats.
At present prices gluten meal and
cottonseed meal are the two cheapest
feeds for this purpose.
When silage and legume hays are
being fed as roughage, a good grain
mixture can be made of 900 pounds ef
ground corn, 250 pounds of ground
oats and 100 pounds of .ground soy
beans. Another good grain mixture
for use with silage and legume hays
can be made from 900 pounds ef
ground corn, 900 pounds of ground
oats, 90 pounds of cottonseed meal
and 90 pounds of gluten meal. Both
of these grain mixtures should be fed
at the rate of 2V4 pounds for each
gallon of milk produced.
When no legumes are being fed, the
grain mixture should be made of 100
pounds each of gluten meal, ground
corn, ground oats and Unseed oil meal.
Another good grain mixture to uae
when no legume* are being fed can he
made from 100 pounds each of ground
corn, wheat bran and linseed oil meal
and SO pounds of cottonseed meal.
These twe should be fed at the rata af
2V4 to 8 pounds of grain for each gallos
of milk produced.
When legume hays supply all the
roughages, the grain mixture can he
limited to 100 pounds of ground corn
and 100 pounds of ground oat*. A second
grain mixture that can he used
when legume keys supply all the
roughages can he made from 000
pounds of ground corn, 900 ponnds ef
ground oats and 100 pounds of linseed
oil meal. These two grain mixtures
should be fed st the rate of 3 to 8V4
pounds for each gallon of milk produced.
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"AA QUALITY"
Fertilizers every yej
make of fertilizer so
This country-wii
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equaled record for pr
yields and best quali
insure the best crops,
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BUILDING
FIRM FOUNDATION
IS BIG ESSENTIAL
Arm foundation ud a bard, toughwaaring
aorface ara primary aasentlala
It a good road. Wbatarar aurface la
flectad, tha foundation of the. modem
highway muat ba able ta atand ?
wdar heavy motor-truck traffic,
pudatloa aaatarlala aanat be ao flrmLJj
baud tagatbar that no amount of
funding will ba abla ta laaaen them.
Via eld graval ud macadam founda
ties stood op wall enough under norseA^awa
traffic. Imtt meter-truck and
fiptemobUe traffic, kewsver, simply
uli u to pieces. Unless made of a
&rd, tough substance Uto Impact of
Wo lira traffic will looaoa *p the on
dre M, ami drive the loooe travel or
Wwm lato the wad beneath.
Ii hard bam, at leaot alx inchee
{hick, la required on all road* aubIficted
to froqsent motor traffic. Such
a; baee will aur gleefully withstand the
destructive Impact of hear/ track*,
jm mrt(it? ate BO Irmly bound toother
by the want that they cannot
M . loosened. With a solid base, the
Wearing surface will base a firm, area
ffinndattou, which will Insure a nop"
at will net be fan sf holes doe to
Be foundation belnfi broken and
^bonded late the cubgrmde.
Am lnepectfan of the 1B17 report
0 the state highway department sf
Mhw Terk reveals the fact that road
Kalntaaaace costs depend upon the
ffitoracter ef the base. All the bltumlmm
ar asphalttc concrete pavements
laid an a want? bam show vary
high maintenance cento, while those
Which are laM en a concrete base
hew rear seech lewar maintenance.
Chat nodes* traffic requires at
leaat a iriaA eeacrete kase la recogalaed
ky alaaat ail read kallders. Tka
sagealsiltj at eencrete aa a surfacing
Material aa wall pa a lawUatlon material
la eetlsnmd ky tka Increased
yardage at herd yereiaaat laid anaualIf.
Bead knUdara raallaa tkat the ad
dtttonal aaat at atkar aarfaclng material
la aaaaf aaar>_ Ooaerete has stood
tka teat, aad Its sayreatecy as a roadk^Odlfif
material far katk wearing surfkba
aad foundation li wail aataklUriad.
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irgthan any other
dc preference for
;e)|Uizers has been
irgd by their u*vcxjfcicing
the largest
ty&>f all crops. To
, ylar after year, use
KRTDL1ZERS
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Well Built and T
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD I
Mr. William A. Radford will tnivtr
aasstloua sad give advic* free OF
OOST on all problem, pertaining to tha
subject of building work on tha farm,
for tha readers of this paper. On aooount
of hie wide experience as editor,
author and manufacturer, he la. without
doubt, the highest authority on
the subjeot Address all inquiries to
William A. Radford. No. 1117 Prairie
arenue, Chisago, I1L, and only lnolose
two-cent stamp for reply.
A dairy bam need not be elaborate
In order to serve Its purpose most effectively,
bub It muat be properly planned,
well built and thoroughly equipped.
Attention te these three points will
usually determine the difference between
a profitable and unprofitable
dairy herd and all are of equal Importance.
A well planned barn la one In which
the arrangement is such as to afford
the required space with the least expense
for building and to make possible
the care of the herd with the
least expenditure of time and effort.
A properly built barn must afford protection
against cold and dampness,
give flrst-clasa ventilation and admit
an abundance of sunlight A well
equipped barn must be provided with
those pieces of equipment which effect
a real saving of labor, and thereby
axpense, and enable the beat of care
to be given to the stock. They must
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never Include elaborate devices of
doubtful practical value.
Such a barn Is shown. First, as to
construction, this barn has the lower
floor walled with] concrete block, and
the floor Is also of concrete. This affords
the necessary protection against
cold and dampness and adds to the
fireproof qualities of the building.
The upper portion Is of well-built
frame construction and the roof Is
covered with flre-reslstant composition
shingles. Ample ventilation Is
secured by means of ventilators In
the side walls and four foul-air shafts
which carry off all. the foul air
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through two large roof ventilators.
Windows spaced closely along the
walls afford an ample supply of the
sunlight which is necessary for
healthy cattle.
v The plan at the barn can hardly be
described without, at the same time,
covering the description of the equipment.
This building la rectangular In
shape with two fows of cow stalls extending
through the. greater portion of
Its length. In |thls particular barn
there are 20 stalls In each row, to
provide for 40 cows, but the same arrangement
can be used as well for
whatever number of stalls are regained.
The two rows of stalls are separated
by a feed alley and a feed car[
rier extends down this, serving both
rows. One end of this carrier termli
nates In the silage chute which connects
two large jrilos with the barn
iroper. Back of each row of stalls
s a cement gutter which makes it posIble
to keep the stalls clean and perectly
drained at all times. The stalls
uieinselves aie floored with wood as
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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 19?6.
TTTTt
^ropiTly Planned,
Tioroughly Equipped
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a cement floor la, of course, unaultabls
for cattle to stand on. p,
1 In the litter alley back of each row
of stalls there la a litter carrier whleh
provides for the disposal of mannre
with the least expenditure of time and
labor.
At the end of the barn toward the
alios, one aide la divided Into two
pens, S bull pen and a calf pen. At
the opposite side Is a double feed
room with doors from the central
alley. Broad double doors admit to
the barn at the far end and similar
doors open from the barn Into the
silage chute. There la a smaller outside
door Into the silage chute, and
other smaller doors Into the main part
of the barn at convenient Intervals.
The four foul-air shafts are placed
at regular Intervals along the two
long sides of the building.
Wood Register Replaces
the Old Cast-Iron Type
The old-style cast-iron register for
furnace heating Is rapidly being put
Into the background and Its place la
being taken by a neat, wooden grille,
which forms almost a part of the floor
Itself.
Wood registers serve Inlet needs ?
very satisfactorily. They are suited
for floor Installation, or In the baseboard,
and are fully as strong as the.
cast-iron variety.
Being made of oak or any other
wood, these registers can be mad? to
harmonize with the wood finish of the
room and color scheme. In base board,
stair riser, floor, wall, window seat,
closet door, pnlplt or stage front, the
square, rectangular, triangular, round
or curved wooden register fits In
logically and attractively.
The wood used must, of course, be
thoroughly kiln dried, and the meshes
uniform to Insure strength. Installation
Is simple. By boxing, wood registers
can be used In places where
metal radiators would be difficult to
place, and the cost is reasonable.
Hints on the Proper
Care of Waxed Floors
In order to keep waxed floors In
good condition, frequent dusting with
only occasional washing Is necessary..
If the dpst Is allowed to collect on
the floors, It i will soon be ground Into
the waxed sprface. giving It a rough
and dingy appearance. After the dirt AIs
once firmly Attached, scrubbing will N
be necessary to remove It, and of
course the wax will be removed at the
some time.
With a dally dusting, scrubbing Is
not needed< Instead, the floor can
be cleaned by simply wiping up with
a cloth wrung out of a lukewarm suds.
A mild soap will not affect the waxed
surface. If the floor Is allowed to become
very wet, of course repollshlng
will be necessary, but with a cloth y
which la only moist, the dost and dirt
can be gathered up just as effectively
without harming the surface.
Fresh wax need not be applied?
a soft, dry cloth rubbed briskly over
the surface after washing will renew
the original appearance of the wax.
Kitchen Rack Improves
Utility of This Room
Little addltlona of Improvements In
the kitchen are a good thing to keep
In mind. Take a rack, for Instance.
It can be made In a short hour, yet it
will be used every day. Those long,
ungainly forks and spoons, the egg
beater and potato masher never seem
to mix well with the cutlery In the
kitchen cabinet drawer. Their proper
place U on this rack.
Three pieces are required, each a
scant Inch thick. Two five inches long,
two Inches wide; the other two Inches
wide, sixteen Inches (or a foot) long.
The pieces are dressed down and the
short blocks fastened with screws
i through the back to the long piece.
I These are then fastened to the wall
with screws a ad a number of galvanized
nails driven in a row along the
front of the horizontal piece.
This should placed over the sink
drain board high enough to be out of
the way, or v.-herever It will be the
handle*!
Fireplace Damper
The housewife wants a flreplact
damper which will prevent soot falling
Into the room. From her point
of view this Is as Important as or more
than the smoke problem. When It is
realized that the flreplace Is used onlj
a few months the need for protection
against falling soot the rest of tin
year Is apparent.
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Speeds Up Work
Partitions and ceilings that are mail*
installed and decorated, enable the
builder to speed up on the work of
completing exterior finish.
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