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PAGE EIGHT s Saturday, mas r.. THE ASHETIEO: TIMES "Our rooms never looked so well" IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY IN POULTRY CULTURE w,:-.iH Of course, you want your furniture and hangings to harmonize with the finish on your walls, ceilings and wood tnm well, simply finish them with VELOUR FINISH This is a durable oil paint which dries with a soft, water color effect. It may be successfully applied to plaster, wood work, wall-board, canvas, burlap or any other wall covering; also to steam and hot water radiators. Eighteen beautiful tints to select from; will combine harmoniously with any furnishings. Velour Finish may be used as appropriately in the parlor or living room as in the bedroom. We guarantee this finish to be lasting and sanitary. If it becomes soiled, you can wash it with soap and water. To Celebrate Centennial Of U. S. Geodetic Survey V, aah.niston,. .March 24. The gov ernment a oh lest scientific hureau--the Const and Geodetic survey will cf-obraw. April 5 and. 6, the 100th an- The first operations of the survey was in New York bay and its ap proaches. Here tho main forces of the bureau were engaged until in April ISIS it was suspended abruptly by a 1JUL11 Vwu'ii luuuty-oiie vuars Aim to Lessen Expense and Waste Without Decreasing Your Effi ciency , - .? ' Suggestions for Convert ing By-Products Into Money My Bart Caaaellv Frattioal Poultryau Copyrlah Ult nit".sa-y of the beginning of its field short -sighted spasm of economy that vvm ii. President Wilson, cabinet mSnls-'j in 1825. drew from Jefferson this: "I tei s and the country's most eminent ; reret much that the BUrvey was not .,. , , . carried into execution. It would have tnt,s s W1" muke -- Ail)rfcllred safely for tn0 navigaUon. ot p i il exhibition of the surveys j om. coast, It,, would have been an v.xrk will be a lending feature. i honorable monument of the state of The survey was established by j science at this early period of our hls HioutlV Jefferson in i&ll and a rioted i t0Iy " it ntist, K . il, Hassler, was The rapid growth of American 'commerce could not be menaced lonif, lis flirt superintendent. Hassler :vma-hQVfiV1jt) hy dangers which made nav oi n en from his- native country tiy : iiiation of the coast and waterways tho Swiss '.evolution and for a time uncertain to sailor and ship owner arttr his arrival in the new republic and in ply t imperative demand congress on July 10, J832, decided v a, p ous or of mathematics at Wesl,, th(j urvey , Ue ,.e. 1 oint. 'i he story of lil.s life was una j,mC( ana Hassler again became su- of untiring .quest for . knowleiige and ; perintendent of the bureau. .able labors in its ui.ulicatwn. i.esiaes oirecting me survey, nass- I trtr u-u a till.- 1 n fli r-i. u f Ihiu t i tn ,if . ,.. '..,., , ,..v,. co-ci.ei.itu.ii. with Trallcs. one "of th.;aml measures, necessity for which had f.rst mathematicians "f the day, he ' become apparent by Ills examinations began a geodetic survey of Switzer- of standards used in the coumrVs land, bearing the expense oi the stir- j customs houses. This relation between vey l.y lium;elf at first until his work i the two bureaus remained unbroken v.uu recognized by the 'Helvetic sv-1 until the present bureau of standards trt.i.'.ent. was established fourteen years ago. lc is an interest I nig coincidence! Expansion of geodetic operations that the Introduction of the tirst geo-iof the survey Into the interior, made tietic survey in the ancient republic I in compliance with acts of congress o. .Switzerland should be due to the! of 1S72 and 187S has brought to com si icntist. who was to be the first topletion a big network of primary trl mtroduce the a crura lv and refinu-1 angulation, which is the foundation n:ei:ss of its. methods in tho lirst re- j for satisfactory demarcations of poll puh.ic of the new world. -tical boundaries and the preparation liatslei1 reached American shoreHjOf accurate national, state and coun In 1 s 05 at the head of a colony of Zvl jty maps. persons organized by himself and For a study of the law controlling threa friends for settlement in Plinth ! the operations of the magnetic needle Carolinia. Failure to receive any re-j with its importance to tho mariner turn for advances of funds for trans-j and every landowner In the states pollution and purchase of lands put; formed since the American revolution him in financial straits and the scien- the survey has carried Its investlga list was reduced to great hardships, tlons along the coasts and adjacent Two years later ho accepted the place ! waters, in every state and territory or is instructor at West roint. the union and In all the Island pos- AVhr-n In IS 11 provision was made ' sessions under the United States flag for Instituting the Coast and Geodetic j except. Guam and Kanioa, Stations. St uirvoy Hiusler was designated to pro- j which components of the magnetic crd to 1undon for the purchase of force have been observed, now num. tiytrnments. Ills mission also was to her 5,000. lesign the appliances. The war of H 12 I Dr. E. lister Jones, present heart ;aoght him In Kngland and through-; of the mirvey, who is arranging the tut the conflict he was held as anjcentcnlal celebration, plana to have ilien enemy. It was not until rour the Swiss minister, 1"V. Paul Hitter ears after his arrival that he return-j take a prominent part in the exer id In America and started the neJttiolwt because of llassler'i connee- eur the work of the survey. lion with Its early history. 113V V "Entirely Satisfactory" , Says the State of Illinois Prof. D. O. Barto, State Agricultural Experiment Station, Urban, III., says t " We use nothing but prepared roof ing on all of our poultry houses. 1 he brand that I hue uird rood deal of it Ku-ier-oid. I have found thii roofing material entirely satisfactory. " Jr Wears Longer KU-BER-OID roofinj applied now will be at good as new after many yean of service. Poultry houses roofed with RU-BER-OID 20 ytars are still weatherproof. Ku-sei-oid rooting costs lest by thi year than many cheaper roof- 4 mgs necaust u 'in not run, crack, curl or rot. It nat proved its duraoiiity on every type ot building. 1 ell your dealer yoa want IWakliW Nevtr btfore in the oorlt work hot $ grtai attention been paid to utUinnf every atom of material so there may be no watte. "Waste lands" will soon be an obsolete term; marshy tracts and end deserts are being transformed into happy homes and prosperous farms. Manufacturers are be coming millionaires by converting into valuable commerrinl articles what had hitherto been regarded as worthless: to illustrate gasoline, a by-product from oil which was formerly considered useless, to-day is almost a household necessity. The use of the spineless cactus is another in stance of converting what was formerly a worthless prodttct into a blessing to mankind. At the Chicago packing houses they have the art of economy down so fine that it is said they utilise every part of the hog but the squeal. THE poultry business has only recently risen from the obscurity of merely "keeping bens" and has taken its rightful place as a properly qualified industry. We are a few paces behind in economics, but we are "eomin'." There is much printed and said about poultry as a fad, as a means of getting interested in outdoor life and of giving one some live interest outside of shop; but no practical man or woman can remain interested for any length of time in a fad that shows no profit. Somehow the chink of the silver is needed to keep enthusiasm up to the proper level. So the man who is looking to poultry for his living and the one who is interested in it merely as a fad are both asking "the same question: will it pay? lbe answer is simple: make tne ex penses less than the income and it will turely pay. " Feed Economy The largest, bill of expense on a poultry farm is the feed bill. Therefore, since grains of all kinds are cheapest in the fall and early winter months, thi poultry farmer should plan to have some ready money available, so that he may buy much of his grain at that time of the year. By fall he should have sold on his surplus cockerels, cull stock, and old fowls, and this money should be invested in grain for the coming season. Such grains as are raised locally can usually be bought much cheaper direct from the producer. In our eastern and northern' states, buck wheat, wheat and oats can frequently be bought at home markets; the corn, how ever, should be purchased from the mills, and care must be taken to store it where there is a circulation of air. Until it is thoroughly dried out it should be cracked only as needed, for cracked corn will heat and become musty when stored in large quantities. There will be lest waste in ground feeds if they are mixed as soon as bought, and stored in grain boxes or barrels, for there is considerable watte in constantly dip ping feed out of bags. If one has sufficient storage room this ground mixed feed can be bought in the early winter at an appreciable saving on ton or even half ton quantities. If this feed is fed dry the hoppers must be so constructed that the fowls will not waste the grain. If wall hoppers are used drive long nails through the dish of the bopper about nve inches apart, which will prevent the fowls throwing the grain out. Another great waste of feed is in indis criminate feeding. Chemists have ana- Ivied I grains and have ascertained the properties of an egg. If one wishes a hen. to lay, she must be fed grains containing the properties needed for egg production. Composition of VetAt No dairyman would feed his milk cows the same ration he feeds when fattening cattle, yet many poultrymen feed quan tities of fattening corn to their bens and then wonder why they do not lay. They are wasting their corn as well as their time, for corn alone has not the properties thst go to produce eggs. Irregularity in feeding is another waste. It has been proven both by individual poultrymen and at experiment stations that a fixed quantity fed at stated inter vals through ths day aad every day will produce eggs enough to pay for ths feed and a profit besides, while ths aams amount wbsa fed only once through ths Copyright IBIS SINGLE-COMBED RHODE ISLAND REDS This is one of the famous American breeds, and was originated fifty years ago by practical breeders in the Little Campton district of Rhode Island, in an effort to produce a profitable fowl for all-around uses. At that time it was popular to cross Leghorns, Malays, etc., on Cochin and Braham hens, since these crosses furnished chicks that were rapid growers. The combination also produced pullets that were heavy layers. Brown Leghorns and Indian Games were crossed and re crossed on the progeny successively, until flocks generally became a red color. Thus, the red hen of Rhode Island became even more famous than the Jersey Blues or the Bucks County fowl of Pennsylvania. After many years of practical use fanciers became interested in the breed and a few were exhibited in poultry exhibitions during the late '80s. In 1892 they were exhibited at Philadelphia as Golden Buff. One class of breeders developed, by further crossing, the present day Buff Plymouth Rocks and Buff Wyandottes, while others evolved the breed known as Rhode Island Reds. Like all American breeds, Rhode Island Reds were originated with the idea of utility uppermost. Their subsequent development along fancy lines was an afterthought. They lay big (brown eggs, the chicks are strong and vigorous, and develop rapidly, being one of our best varieties for the production of broilers. Males weigh 7H to 8H pounds; females, 5 to 6H pounds. This breed is one of the very best for the small backyard poultry V I. cc re moms wiAMt um Idial for Poultry Hotu$ 4 i I Roof your poultry house now with Rtf-sca-oiD and yott will use it later on your home and other buildings. Be turt thst you get ths gtnuins, which has the Ke-bsr-oid Mas " (shown st ths left) on svery roll' Mill t)w imw iW sm Sw tk, "SalMlnt tok- Mim tmi khi kwki cBtelBia nluw puifc V The STANDARD FAINT CO. NEW YORK 4 CHICAGO XL I Tnr. stand parvT rn. MfMlwwtt Bolivia. New J Umtmmtimel SO SSa-OIO MS took I ato Mok I ark X. llalwtMiMaf ftnnaa rmllrf lln X.l'I'Unf a llillOT tll.li,, Barn liwll.llnf Your iwa Oi Cmrl,tf four Warn iMtg ArtwtM Rmofs . Urn Solar, link bora j -i day or twice one day and not at all the next would be a total loss, for the hens would not lay under such conditions. Injudicious care is another source of waste. It is of little avail that the birds are fed right if other conditions are not right. Hens may be fed a balanced ration approved by the latest poultry experts and yet not lay eggs if they have not clean quarters, warmth at night, access te Iresn air and sunshine, and if they are not provided with means of exercise and plenty of clean drinking water: A great deal of good feed, valuable time, and good money can be waatedthrough neglectf of these essentials. It is usually a waste to feed dwarfed stock, mongrel stock,' sickly stock or, except in the case of valuable show speci mens, stock that is in their tourth year. Young birds intended for market should be disposed of without delay when they reach the proper weight and condition. If old fowls are to be sold, sell in the fall before thenmoulting period; don't feed them half the winter, getting no ergs, and then sell on a cheap market. Old cocks that are not needed for another year should be marketed as soon as the breeding season is over. Save on the feed bill whereverfpossible. Zoononvy in Land Every inch of land should be utilised on a poultry farm. Americana are just be ginning to know and realise some things about soil economy. The crowded coun tries across the sea have been compelled to cherish every foot of soil as a precious possession almost as pre-tous as life itself, and it would make us open our eves if we could see how much they make from little. The poultry farmer has an equally good opportunity, limited only by the time at hit disposal. He has the chance to improve bis soil as haa the worker in no other branch of farming. He has the golden touch of Midas that enables him to take the obnoxious hen manure and with Nature's wonderful alchemy convert it into abundant crops of grain, bay, roots for stock, or deb-nous fruit and vegetables, all of which have a marketable money value. Rye is s good in-between crop to sow in September. By keeping the fowls away from it through the fall until it geta a good start it will make an excellent feed for poultry during the winter and early spring, and will enrich the soil when plowed under for the succeeding summer crop. The poultry fanner can learn much about land economy, raising several crops during the season, and utilising every corner, if he studies the methods of market cardeners near the cities. If space will permit his keeninc a cow. she will convert coarse fodder into the equivalent of beef scrap for sweet. skimmed milk is in every way as valuable to poultry as the best beef scrap, and the butter fat from the milk will make butter' enough to pay for the cow's grain. Care of By-Prodnots Ths poultry droppings on many farms are considered a nuisance to be got rid of the easiest way possible and of no value whatever. As a matter of fact, poultry manure is one of the richest fertilisers in the world if properly cared for, but quickly deteriorates when, ex posed to rain ana weauier. It should be i taken directly from the' hen-houses to the land, or else stored under shelter. If a quantity of manure gets wet, very soon - one can detect a strong smell of ammonia, the active fertilizing element that is set free by the action of water. In f reeling weather the droppings will not lose in value if stored in the open, but care must be taken to scatter it well on the plowed land, before it loses in fertilising value. If poultry is sent to ths market dressed, save the feathers. If a little care is exer cised in picking, the feathers can be sorted and most of them kept, clean. there is a demand for the clean ones, especially if they are white, in the city furnishing houses. Poorly planned buildings engender much waste of time and energy. Have your buildings so planned that the greatest amount of work can be done with the least expenditure of energy. Then have a system about your work and each day follow the same routine. Vou will do the work snd do it well almost automatically. This is a saving of much nerve force and a few steps and a little nerve force saved each day means much when multi plied by three hundred and sixty-five. Thus whatever is of value in or about the poultry farm should not be thought too insignificant to save though one need not be quite so economical as was the little girl who, having been taught never to throw away anything of value, one day horrified her mother by rushing into the bouse trailing a dead cat by the tad: , "Look Mamma," she said, "what I found out in the back yard I A perfectly good cat that someone has thrown away I Experts teU us (Act art more than 7.000 latent eggs in the normal hen. Whether or not this it correct, we need only concern ourseleet' with about TOO, and these wt should etm to One American hen has shown us that there it at much economic solus in her as can be found, weight for wrght, in any animal in the world. TKts it the tubjset of rest week's article by O. R. Smith, entitled, "The Meaning of 314 Egge in $85 Days." PAPERS HIVE FUN WITH Berlin, March II. Almost slnre the beginning of ths war between Austria and Italy, every paper In Austria, Jiungary, end Germany ha dally made as much fun as poaalble of the Italian oblef. General Ca dorna. ' His so-called "weather report" have become the tar target for every cartoon lat In the cen. tral empires, who has portrayed him so often under an umbrella that the Joke has been worn threedhare. "Cadorna Reports Snow." id Raining Down Cadorna's Way:" "Ca dorna Reports Bad Weather," and Weather," and half a dosen other headings of a similar nature seem to be kept standing in type In moat news paper offices. , Now, however, the Rerllnsr Tags blstt declares serlnualy thst the terri tory In which Cadorna's armies are operating la the most "weather-visited" In all Europe, and that It about holde the record for rain If not snow falls. Ths Tsgeblatt baees Its stats ments en the results of fnetereolnglraj Investigations In the nelgborhood of the Ray of Cattaro. With ths esceptlon of tbs hills which overhsng the bay, according to the Investigations,1 the whole Krlvee- UJo district up to the Dobrestlca-Rad-ostar and Duganja heights ars deeply covered with snow in winter time so that troops. In order to move In any direction, have to shovel away great quantities of snow dally. According to the Central Hydra graphic bureau In Vienna, there Is an annual average precipitation of 1,0S6 Inches In Orkovlce, ihii feet above sea level. The unusual amount of rain Is ex plained by the, consistent southerly winds, which "ball" the clouds togeth er. In 21 years there haa been an average of ISt.l rainy or snowy days. Dally preclpltstlon of from T.I to 11.7 Inches It by no means rare. The Tageblatt, after presenting the ngures, laughingly apologues for ax cualng Cadorna'a "weather reports," concluding with the words, "the statis tics for 114-111 ars mlaalog but they undoubtedly Justify Cadorna's 1 eom plalnts about ths weather. 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