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SEVERE CRAMPING SPELLS, PAINS IN BACK AND SIDES several year* these have come on me so bad that I had to quit my work and go to bad. Every month I would stay in bed from one to two days. The pains in my back and sides were awful "This went on for several months after I waa married un til, one time when I waa having a bad ■pell, my husband sug gested that I try Cardui. I said I would try it, so he got me a bottle at the store and I began to fyfrfr it. "It seemed like I improved from the very first dosfc. When I had taken one bottle I waa very much better. I did not cramp so hard the next month and I ate and slept better. I waa not near ly so nervous, either. 1 thought Cardui waa fine, so I continued the treatment until I had taken five bottles, at which time I felt completely well. I had no more DWLTEY BREEDING MALE IS OF BIG IMPORTANCE With poultry, aa with everything else, like produces like. Poultrymeu, realizing the truth of thjs, are now making the final selectloa of their breeders for the coming spring, ever bearing In mind that what they select now will be multiplied In numbers next year. First of nil, says R. E. Cray, assist ant specialist in poultry husbandry of the New York State Agricultural college, remember that the male is more than half the flock. The cheap est male Is the one with a pedigree record, stamina, and body conforma tion; the moat expensive male la the scrub which yon usually get when ex changing with a neighbor. Remember that egg production must be bred In, In order to be fed out The good producer has body type of capacity measured by Its length, depth, and width of body, a lean face free from wrinkles, and a large, promi nent eye. The head ahould be well balanced, broad and deep, with every line denoting strength. The skin should be soft and pliable and the ahanks smooth and flat. Above all, the breeder should show no signs of sick ness, but its personality ahould de note health, vigor and Interested ac tivity. Only DM those birds for breeder* which have completed at leait on# year's production and which were culled vigorously during the period. Remember that you culled to eliminate the poor producers so that you would not breed frbm them, and then decide how many poor birds you would pro duce If you were to breed from the pullets which you now have. The comparative number of males and females varies with the breeds, as follows: Leghorns „„1 male to 11 females Aneonaa 1 male to II females Rocks ..1 male to IS (emalaa Reda ,1 male to 10 (emalea Wyandottea 1 male to 10 (emalea Give the breeders plenty of exercise, allowing them out In the yards when the westher permits. Keep the Utter dry and deep end the house well sup plied with fresh air. High fertility and stronger chicks will result if the breeders are not forced. It la best to keep them below 60 per cent production; 12 per cent snlmsl protein In the mssh Is suffi cient. Scaly Leg in Fowls Is Very Easy to Eradicate Scales on the legs of fowl are caused by a small parasite which burrows un der the smsll scale-like covering of the legs and once safely. Imbedded, multiplies rapidly, thus causing ths upraising snd enlsrglng of ths scalea until they become unsightly and. If allowed to progresa undisturbed, will result in lameneaa and Irritation. Treatment for scaly leg la very Simple snd once thoroughly eradicated, there Is little fear of a return provid ed the quarters are kept dean. First clean the houaea well and bora all traah. Give roost polea n thorough cleaning with any sort of ends oil or with common keroeens, being sure that every part Is readied. Now catch all fowls Infected and dip tbeirlegs Into a vessel filled half-full of a mixture of lard and lraroaans. equal parts. Bold In mixture Ave minutes. . One treatment usually effects a cure. If not the treatment may be repeated la four or five days. SoaaetisMa It is nocesssry to rub the mixture In with s soft brush, or with the Angers; the main point being to sae that the oil reaches all part* of ths scales. This destroy* the parasites, after which the scales drop off. and the lag* be come smooth and natural. Africa's River Navigation. Africa has 4OJOOO ail lee of river end ■ I am and 1 gfcre i all the eredit to Cardui, for I had been suffering for years be fore I took it." Cardui la a vegetable extract, con taining no harmful ingredient*. It ia made from mild-acting medicinal herbi with a geiitle, tonic, strengthening ef fect upon certain female organ* and upon the system in general. Its uaers have testified to it* special value at the time of entering womanhood at maturity and at the time of "the change of life. , For ever 40 years, Cardui he* been tested in use by thousands of women who have written to tell of the great benefit they have received from .it For over 600 years, medical authori ties have. recommended on* of the principal ingredients of Cardui is the treatment of ' certain female com- P Cardui, the woman Vtonie, tasted by time, is today the product of many yean of experience and investigation. It ia manufactured in up-to-date labo ratories by the most modern ; and sanitary methods of pharmaceutical science and is for sale by eU drug gists. IB Early Hatches Favored ' A late hatched chick will never de velop aa rapidly, economically, or reach maturity In aa ahort ■ tine aa earlier liatchea. Moat of the late stock will always appear rather Im mature, never attain sufficient size, and will not atart laying early enough to hit the market of high egg prices. With late hatched blrda a proper feed ing method will help but cannot work the miracle of making aomethlng worth while out of nothing. Good Egg-Laying Mash A good laying mash can be made of 100 pounds each of ground osts, ground corn, middlings, bran and meat scrap. If yoa have plenty of sour milk to feed the hens, reduce the meat scrap one-halt Equal parts of cracked corn and wheat makes an Ideal fall scratch grain ration. You can .obtain a very practical bulletin pa poultry feeding by addressing the Michigan Agricul tural college experiment station. East Lansing. Few Pullets Too Fat la order to properly produce, a pullet should be In prime condition. The fear of having hens too fat has been drilled into all of ua so long that we are beginning to feel about the same In regard to pullets. There are more pullets that are .poor pro ducers because of improper condition thsn there are those that are jtoo fat In the fall. Sometimes It seems that one could be safe In ststlng that a.pal let going lnte winter quarters cannot he too fat Selling Eggs Nearby Is Reason for Big Profits The success some poultry men have had In selling eggs on local markets has been due to good management more than good luck. They satisfy the demand of townspeople for fresh, high-grade products: By producing Infertile eggs, gather ing them twice a day, and keeping them in a place not over 00 degrees In temperature. By taking to the consumer's clean kitchen, eggs equally as. clean. Moat poultrymen we either a doth and washing powder or steel wool. By using substsntlsl, convenient car tons of the dosen-slse, by putting In such cartons eggs fairly even In sUe, snd by leaving out altogether the small eggs. Deliveries are usually nsade st least once a week. Some men ran a hatter route along with their eggs, and so cot down the cost of delivery of each product Using the farm name or at tractive trade mark on the carton helps advertise the producer and broadcast more readily ths quality of his product Mash Feeding Overdone Mssh feeding Is s wonderful aaaet in the right place but can often be overdone. A properly compiled masb will mature pullets too quickly when fed In unlimited quantities. A proper proportion between mssh snd grain foedlng Is neceessry for best results. One needs to feed rather heavy oa grain and then allow aa much masb In addition as they will consume. Un der name conditions the hopper feed ing of grain as well as mash la ad visable. Reward in WM-Doing Be that does good to another man does slso good to himself not only In ths consequence but In the very act of doing It for the coaadence of well doing la an ample reward. Edmcatioafa Imprmaa The force of educstlon Is so great that we may mold the minds and ma nors of the young into what shape we please and give them the Impressions 01 such habits aa shall ever after re main. No Dovbt of ft ' "Many a man would be Improved," agld Undo Eben, If "he minded do Bible aa doee aa ha does da constitu tion an' by-laws of his 'aodatloa. I *-- Washington Star. ». _ Warm Home for Dairy Cows Helps « Maintain Milk Production in Winter ■ j . , 4 « I" 9 )4| Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford wjll answer questions and five advice FREE OF COST oa all problems pertaining to the aubjeot of building work on the (arm, (or the readers of this paper. On ao oount o( his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he Is, with out doubt, the higheet authority on the subject. Address all lnqulrlea to Wil liam A. Radford, No. HIT Prairie ave nue. Chicago, 111., and only lnolose two cent stamp (or reply. Comfortable cows am productive cows. When winter comas- and the cows are cold, the milk flow decreases. The feed glepn the cowa goes to make body heat Instead of milk. When the cows are housed so that they qdll be protected from the cold, their feed makes milk. Well-housed cows are profitable; those that are in ram shackle buildings are sot Modern dairy barns are considered the most Important of the dairy farm er's equipment These barns are de signed to insure comfort for the cows. The buildings are weather tight They have plenty of windows to admit sun light A ventilating system suppllss ths animals with fresh air and takss the foul air out of the stable* Water Is available at an times. Th*n, too, the barns ars equipped so that the work of feeding, milking and caring for the animals can be done with the minimum amount of labor. A round-roof dairy barn that coo talna all the features of the modefh dairy barn Is shown In the Illustration. This bam la dealgned to bouae 20 cowa, 8 of them In single stanchions snd the others In pens. The barn la 88 feet wide and 44 toot long. It is sot on a concrete foundation and has a concrete floor in the stable. The balance of the building Is of frame construction, the shape of the roof providing mors than the ordinary amount of room In the mow where the roughage tor the aataals Is stored. The floor plaa shows hew the stable Is equipped. Through the center of the building Is a feeding alley « feet 6 Inches wide. This Js huge enough to permit a wagon to be driven through the building betwaoa the stall beads. A concrete manger on either aide of the alley hoi da the feed tor the cows ta the stanchions. The stafl partitions are of steel, which makes for cleanliness. . Baek of the stalls asa concrete gut tata. which make* the removal of me nus more simple* Overhead Is a cur rier track on whWh suns the litter car rier. The track, fxtends odt of the hillding oo that Ike manure caa be removed directly to the manure pile gr manure pit ar be dntaped into ths iAMANOE QLEimS. CMIUt I. a manor* spreader with a slngls han dling. The windows «dmtt the ran ahlna that help* keep the building san itary. ▲ modern system of ventilation Is Included In the equipment of this build ing. The suction ventilator on the root Is connected with four air outlets and draws the bad air from the building. The bad air 1| replaced by fresh sir admitted by the fresh air Inlets and Introduced Into the stable so that there are no drafts on the -animals. An other Installation that la found In many dairy barns Is ai water system, with water bowls at eajh stall. These supply the ct>ws with a constant sup ply of frsah water. jj, ■ V the far end of the building Is a silo that homes the ffeah feed that the cows need to supplement the grain and roughage tlfey receive In the win ter. The ado la connected with the barn by a feed room, where the en silage Is put into the toed carrier and the other foeda are mixed. Hay la thrown from the manger through the 'hay chute shown on' the plan by dotted lineoi . This Is the sort at a building that has made dairy Canning the profitable business that It is. The highest prod act possible If secured from the cows winter and summer. - Cement Stucco Metal Fabrics Successful The metal fabrics used In connec tion with cement stucco have proven ■ore or lees of s success. In many of the earlier structures the metal fabric waa net completely imbedded hi the cement, with the result that tha-.metal has rusted oat and the tam sat stueeo (which wag only three quarters of an inch thick) has brokoa badly. I > Via la tar - ysers the swatoiluisis have HI wsartad that the fabric he thoroughly lacaaod (a the cement, sad hare advocated back plastering Where possible and the aea of a pa per backing where hack plastering Is aot possible. Color Tones (A. good est to aae tor adding a teach of color or ealer coatrast hi dining or break fast roosas la one Which consists of a pair of twisted UMltsrthlr» and a wide-Uppsd fruit howi Jhe candlesticks may be electrically equipped and fltted with suitable shades or shields, and the trult bowl, with a flower block, he Mod tor arranging He warn M^W" COWS THAT FRESHEN ' IN FALL PROFITABLE * One of the most Important factors In succesmful dairying, according to*C. A. Hutton, dairy 'specialist for the state agricultural extension service. University of Tennessee, la to have cows freshen In the fall. | ■ Cows willed freshen in the full are most prpfHuble because they produce their largest yield during the time when m(k und butterfat bring the highest prices. The average jh-lce of butterfat Is often from six to twelve cents per pound higher during the fall and winter than during the spring and summer. When fall fresh cows are turned on pasture in the spring they are stimulated to larger produc tion, and therefore make larger year ly records than th«se which freshen In the spring and summer. / On farms where cows are properly fed on good, home-grown feeds and are comfortably housed, milk or cream is produced about us cheaply in fall and winter as In spring and summer. 'Besides, the cows have to be fed in winter anyway whether they are fresh of "strippers." It is less expensive to Pare for milk or cream In winter wher? Ice Is used, for less Ice is needed. Milk or cream can be delivered In better condition and at less expense in fall and winter than In spring and summer, and, too, and labor are available In fall and winter to care for cows and calves, milk and cream. Another advantage Is that calves dropped In thf fall are easiest to raise, less subject' to calf disease, grow out bust and develop Into the best COWS. v Soy'Eeans Rank High -as Feed for Dairy Animals Soy beans make tt valuable addition to tbe feeds suitable for dairy cows, finds C. 11. Ecklfes, chief of the dairy division at the University of Minne sota. reeding trials conducted at the university farm last year showed ground soy beans to be equal to lin seed oil meal in feeding value. The ration, for » cows milking up to 45 pounds dally, consisted of alfalfa hay, corn silage, ground corn, barley, oats and ground soy beans. Soy beans carry 33 ppr cent protein compared with 30 per tent In linseed oilmeal. Soy bean hay proved a qfrose second to alfulfa. The ration, when soyabean hay was consisted of soy Ijean hay, silage, ground corn, barley and oats. The beans cut whgh slight ly more mature than usual for hay pur poses. While the beans make good silage. Eckles. thinks It better to make them Into hay. When used for silage, Jhe general practice «ls to mix one load of beans with two of corn. Soy bean hay Is very palatable and carries a high percentage of mineral matter; one pound having practically the same amount as is found in 100 pounds of corn. Although the hay may seem rather coarse, cows eat It with relish and tbe coar-e stfems are usually cleaned up. In chemical composition, H ranks fully equal to alfalfa and car ries digestible protein In quantities al most equal to wheat bran. Common Cause of Odors Found in Empty Cans Many creamery people are com plaining of the large amount of cream that they have been forced to con demn on account of objectionable gasoline or kerosene flavors. Many farmers, not realizing the Impossibility of removing gasoline odors from cans, have been In the habit of using empty cream cans to carry gftsollne to trac tors In the fleld, or to threshing Outfits. f Sometimes disinterested persons will appropriate empty cans left at the depot for transporting gasoline or ker osene, and later return them to the depot platform. In some Instances the shlppefc hss used such cans, never knowing that they had been used for gasoline. As 1( Is almost Impossible to so treat, a can as to remove the •dor or flavor. It Is much better to adopt a rule of never using cream cans for the handling of gasoline or kerosene. Calf Worth Keepnig "No calf should be kept for use later as a nallk cow unless it comes from a pore-bred sire and a high-producing dam," say lowa dairy experts. "Then, If It is worth keeping. It Is worth keeping well." They recommend that a calf stay with Its dam the first two days aftor birth. Then It should be taught to drink from a bucket that is dean and frequently scalded. Front six U twelve pounds of whole milk dally should be fed for three weeks a then change made gradually to milk and a little grain. Cows Relish Sweet Clover Dairy cows relish an£ thrive on OTroet clover. "For Instance, fhree large eows may bo maintained on one acre Of this kind of pasture without addi tional toed, except during the latter portion of the grazing season. Then. When the {Mature has been eaten dose I* the ground, hay should supplement the diminishing clover. Ordinarily, the Wring seeding of sweet clover has yielded sufficient growth to be grazed, fey the tea the old pasture evldcnceo ldTen w mm v*Wl—\ + m MOTHER ! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Syrups, orepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation [Wind Colic 'Flatulency .To Sweeten Stomack DiarrHea Regulate BoWels Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and Natural Sleep without Opiates' To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it. ORCHARD BLEANINES WHEN FRUIT TREES SHOULD BE SPRAYED We find that best results are ol>- talned when spraying for prevention against sacking Insect pests such as scurfy, San Jose, oyster shell and like scale insects, If the spraying is given twice annually. This requires that the first spraying be given just after the leaves are off the tree, and again before the buds are well started in the spring. When only one spraying annually is given, the work may be done at any time during the dormant season when the temperature is high enough to prevent freezing of the mix ture. We prefer a damp or foggy at mosphere when giving this spraying, as it Is not desirable to have the solu tion dry too quickly. The solution should be free from sediment, so that a nozzle that will throw a fine mist can be used. This is Just as effective as drenching the tree, and costs far less. Concentrated lime-sulphur solu tion Is commonly used, but we prefer a mlsclble oil solution that contnins a fungicide. .The spraying for worms should be done when the blossom buds are pink, and shquld be followed by. a second spraying Just after the petals have fallen. We do not attempt to mix the solution for this purpose. Effective concentrated solutions that are both Insecticides and fungicides can be purchased that require only the addi tion of water to make them ready for use, and the cost is only slightly more than the cost of the ingredients when home mixing is practiced, and their use saves a lot of time in mixing solu tions and gives more uniform results. We spray stone fruits for the preven tion of worms, as well as seed fruits. This is sometimes advised agalitet, but we find that by using a reliable preparation and following the direc tions carefully, that it is possible to prevent worms In stone fruits success fully. I The same solution that Is used to prevent wormy fruit should be used at Intervals of ten days to two weeks throughout the growing season, or at least until the fruit neara" the ripen ing stage. If the solution used Is both »n Insecticide and fungicide It will kill such leaf-chewing jests as web worms and others of similar nature, and will prevent the ravages of such fungous diseases as blight, mildew, rot, leaf curl and others of like na ture. Whenever these later sprayings are neglected we have a good derfl of trouble from stone fruits rotting just before ripening during seasons that are. favorable for fungus growth.— Indiana Fanners' Guide. Pruning Apple Orchard Is Good Job for Winter A cold-weatber Job Is the pruning of the apple orchard. Mogt of this work should be done when the trees are dormant Pleasant weather la needed, ao those days which are suit ed to the work should be utilized to get the apple trees Into shape for the neat season's bearing. Young trees which are kept In shape by yearly JH-unlngs need bat little attention. Occasionally it will be found that there are too many branches and It will be necessary to remove a few. Among the older trees which are of **rtn* age It Is usually advisable to ?«, .K, e th * n * Ught trimming and thinning. It doea not hurt to cut out entire branches, when there are tag maqy. Let tb, aanUght to. apples will 1 be betted nest yeur even if there are not us many In number. It Is not always good practice to cut back branches, as this Is sometimes likely to Induce several sprouts to start—better cut out the- blanch alto gether. It is all right to trim part of the branches when they art! so / thick as to keep the sun's rays from / reaching all parts of the tree. **************************jl^ i Horticultural Facts **** ********************** Don't forget to clean up orchard, vineyard, and garden. v• » • The task of shaping tlie head of the young tree is an Important one. and. If Jt is done right, the work of caring for thcr orchard will be considerably less ened. • • • s. Fruit trees may be planted as soon as the ground can be worked and dan ger of freezing is past. Clean, thrifty trees that have made a good stocky growth are generally best. • • • h>ee tliat all dead limbs ure removed and that all dead fruits are plpked up before spraying Is started. This work Is well worth while and is vltall.v neces sary, If we ure to grow good fruit In this state. ♦• • v Cheap trees usually prove to be very dear. Therefore deal directly with some reliable nursery rather than through a ( tree agent, and Insist on having varieties recommenced for your section by your horticultural authori ties. • j» • Karly orders for nursery stock ns ■ rifle are most satisfactory. Orders placed later, especially where long dis tance shipment Is tecessnry, quite often arrive In poor condition caused by heating in package and ure often too late for the best results {n planting. Effective Trap for Mice When setting a mouse trap, try ty ing the bait In a piece of maslln. There Is a certain amount ot curiosity In a rodent that compels him to gnaw through the muslin to get the bait, and the tug at the muslin is sure to cause the spring to close the trap. PrehittoriclJ glinett Skeletons of three prehistoric men and one woman, who are believed to have lived In southern Prance more than 15,000 years ago, were discovered recently. All have square, receding chins, flat noses and hugb eye cavities. Great Man No Scholar Lord Robert founder of the British empire In India, .was ths despair of his teachers. After being expelled from four schools he wris sent by hla father for punishment otn a cruise (A thalfeafc .y. „ ,
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