Cramping Spells
"X7OR MORE THAN A YEAR I had been in a
JF very bad condition," says Mrs. R. E. Kimbrell,
of Route. 1, Dorchester, Texas. "I suffered
with cramping spells which gave me bad pains in
my back and sides. Sometimes I would have to
catch at something, I would get so suddenly dizzy.
~ . I had to quit doing my work. I tried many reme
dies, but none of them seemed to do me any good.
"In April I went up to Arkansas to visit my sister. . . .
SJhc said to me, 'Willie, if you are going to take anything,
take Cardui. It will really help you.' I came home and told
my doctor what she had said and he said I could not take any
better tonic, so my husband immediately got me a .bottle and
I began it. ... My case was a pretty tough one, I know, so
I kept on faithfully. After the fourth bottle, I began to feel
. very much better, so much so that I was surprised at myself.
I have taken six bottles now and I can truly say I feel like a
different woman. ... I feel fine and I owe it all to Cardui,
which I took faithfully."
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IMPROVEMENT SEEN
IN BREEDING STOCK
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(Fr«p»rrci by lh« United State* Department
of Acrtcnlture.)
More than 1,000,000 head of breeding
stock on farms In the United States
are undergoing systematic improve
ment through the use of pure bred
sires, according to a report Just.is
sued by the bureau of animal indus
try, United State* Department of Agri
culture. I'ersons participating in this
work at the close of the year 1924
numbered 15,137 exclusive users of
pure bred sires, widely distributed
among 40 states. The department. In
conjunction with state and county ex
tension workers. Is aiding thege stock
owners to improve their methods of
breeding and feeding.
This organized plan known as the
better-sires-better-stock campaign lias
resulted in noticeable rivalry among
counties and states, where agricultural
leaders have used it as a means of (
bettering farm live stock. Ohio, Ken
tucky aud Virginia each have more
than 2,000 farmers enrolled In the cam
paign. Largely through the activities
pf county extension agents, 40 coun- i
ties in nine states eacL have the dis
tinction of possessing 100 or more live 1
stock owners who are using pure bred :
Sires exclusively In all their live stock i
breeding operations' Pulaski county, i
Virginia, leads the list with 502 such I
breeders, and Union county, Kentucky,
is second with 457 participants. The
chief advances In the progress of the
work during the last three months of
1024 occurred In Kentucky, Vermont
and Ohio. A conspicuous new center
of interest In this field of live stock
betterment was In Lee county, lowa.
Altogether 285 additional stock owners
affiliated themselves with the cause
during the three-month period.
In commenting on the keen interest
which live stock owners are taking In
'aystematlc Improvement by the better
sires route, specialists of the bureau of
animal Industry call attention to the
most Important result of the work—
namely, the types of animals
which these breeders are raising and
the substantial market benefits they
are deriving. As a typical, example,
nil Oklahoma stock owner reported to
the department that "the difference In
price on the market more than pays
to keep pore bred* even though we
sell no breeding stock." Scores of
similar reports show that the benefits
are practically the same in nil pnrts of
the country. The department's rec
ords, showing the gradual growth of
the better-sires movement, appeor to
be an Index to the growing prevalence
of good live stock on farma and In
market centers.
But before good live, stock can bo
produced In large numbers, the spe
cialists add, there must be a wide ap
preciation of the utility value of gopd
breeding coupled with the actual use
of high-class pure bred sires at th*
bead of the herds and flocks. Tht
better si res-better-stock campaign un
dertakes to supply this need In an
educational way.
Any live stock owner who replaces
his Inferior male breeding animals
with good pure brads is eligible to take
an active part in this work. The de
partment grants each participant a
barn sign, "Pure Bred Sires Exclusive
ly Used on lids Farm." besides fur
nishing helpful information on the
breeding, feeding and care of farm
' Tbe new report on the progress of
fhe work contains summaries of state
and county activities, statistics on
number, kind and breeding of animal*
announcements and terse facte on the
practlqai value at Improved stock. It
contains nine pages and la In mimeo
graphed form. Copies may be obtained,
{Kates' Department of Ag*eultns«
POULTRY
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EXPERIMENTS SHOW
HIGH FEED VALUES
The results of the feeding experi
ments conducted during the past '
three years by the poultry department j
of the Idaho Agricultural college show '
that the ration containing pearneal :
apt! sour skim milk was outstanding in
flaking hens lay. A ration in which
the dry mash contained 20 per cent
peameal and unlimited sour skim milk
gave higher percentage egg production,
more ejrmt per pullet, cheaper esjgs and
.greater profits over Teed cost than any
' of the other rations In the experiment.
This ration made the hens lay a large
luynbcr of large eggs.
Peas are available or may be grown
In nearly every part of Idaho. The
expense of grinding them Into pea
meal and placing them In the dry
mush is small.
During the present yenr, the pen in
the feeding experiment getting pea
meal and sour sklui gave an av
erage egg production of 49.0 per cent.
Eggs were produced the year orotind
at a feed cost of 14 cents. The pul
lets averaged 181.2 eggs each, con
sumed ru> pounds of grain, 21.8 pounds
of dry mnsh and 148.? pounds of sour 1
skim milk each and made a profit over
i feed cost of $2.33 each, Fofty-four
I per cent of the eggs laid by this pen
weighed 24 to 2S ounces to the dozen,
! .'lO per cent from 22 to 24 ounces, antl
only 17 per cent below 22 ounces.
When the results of this pen ore com
pared to those of one not getting the
peameal or sour skim milk, they show
that the peameal and sour skim milk
pen laid over three times the total
number of eggs, over seven times as
many marketable eggs, or eggs over
22 ounces per dozen, gave 51.07 great
er profit over feed cost per pullet and
produced eggs at 7.3* cents cheaper
feed cost per dozen.
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Undersized Pullet Will
Make Poorest Egg Layer
"Experience Is the keynote In profit- j
able egg production," declares J. O. !
Hnlpln of tHe University of Wisconsin
poultry department
As in many other things, it Is easy
to say It should be done, but quite j
a different matter when it comes to
doing It It Is Just like feeding cat
tle—two men ma)- divide a herd equal
ly, and both feed the same kind of j
fted; yet one will lose, while the other
will make a profit
"Immature and undersized pullet*
are the cause of low egg production In
many flocks," continues Halpln. "Some
people try to make themselves believe
that they have a flock of good-sized
pullets by weighing the largest one*.
A pullet which is under-slze or Imma
ture will not lay enough to be profit
able. What one man considers a small
pullet may be considered large enough
by another man. But there arewtand
ards of weight which ore about right
for egg production." r
Tbe time which the chicks should
be hatched depends upon tlte man who
Is doing the feeding. Chicks nnder one
man's care may mature much earlier
than under tho care of another. I'tfllet*
should be matured at a time when they
wilt come Into laying In the early win
ter months when egg price* are high
est advise* the poultrytimn.
A Bad Lot
Dr. Woods Huchlnson, disembark
ing from a liner In New York, said
that Europe was in a deplorable state.
"Let ns hope the Dawes plan will
better things," he went on, "but Eu
rope aa I saw her was such a Hades
' that dhe reminded me of Spnrgeon*
: stricture on mankind.
"Spurgeon, you know, said that
mankind was tbe limit that the his
i tory of man was a history of sin, thst
1 In tbe beginning there was only one
, commandment—only oae—and yet It
was cm too many for oar first par-
Five-Room Bungalow Ideal Design
• for Small, Single Family Home
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Floor Plan.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of
this paper. On account of his wide
experience as editor, author and man
ufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the
highest authority on the subject. Ad
dress all Inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1527 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
111., and only Inclose two-cent stamp
for reply.
Every report which has appeared
since the first of the year further veri
fies the -.prediction that the greatest
bulk of building tf r 1925 would be
small, single family houses. Even in
the cities this type of house Is coming
rapidly to the front once more and
with the Improvement of highways and
development of suburban property the
tendency will undoubtedly be still more
marked.
Outside of the larger cities the su
premacy of the Binull, single family
dwelling Is unquestioned. For these
reasons the bungalow, as nn ever pop*
ular type of small house, will command
the Interest of the prospective home
builder, llevanse of Its construction,
the bungalow makes possible a most
convenient, comfortable and roomy
house at a comparatively small cost
At the name time, if properly designed
It csn be made very attractive. No
netter proof of this can be found than
the fact that in California, the original
home of the bungalow, this type of
construction Is used for some of the
finest and most artistic homes.
The attractive little bungalow Illus
trated here occupies a space only 84
feet wide and 42 feet deep. It la an
Inexpensive home to build but offers
ample space for a small family and
should appeal to people of limited
means 1 who desire a really comfort
able and convenient home which will
make a good appearance for the
money Invested.
A little ornamental latticework,
(lowering shrubbery and, perhaps, a
tree or two In the yard, relieve what
would otherwise be a somewhat plain
exterior. The exterior Itself, however.
Is well finished off by the overhanging
eaves with exposed rafter endfc and
the novel cemented t»rrace ride en
trance. The terracing of the yard with
•hort flights of steps In the walk
gives an appearance of added height
which wakes up for what Is lost by
•ettlßK the house low to the ground,
without visible foundations.
ThU house liu a K run 11 porch with
the front entrance c'.vlng access di
rectly Into the large living room with
Its cheery fireplace. Directly behind
the living room Is the dining room.
This la a large room and litia a built
in buffet, Besides* the door from the
living room and the outside door which
opens from the side terrace, there Is
a door entering the kitchen and an
other to a hall at the side. The kitch
en Is a smaller room hut with plenty
of working space and an-efficient ar
rangement which saves many Step*
for the housekeeper. A stairway to
the Waement Is provided, opening
from the kitchen ss well as an oat
lAMAftCE CIRA&Att. % 0.
side stnir beside the rear porch.
From the hall one reaches the two
bedrooms and the bathroom which Is
placed Just between them. Each bed
room has a large closet and these
closets. are placed to Isolate the
bathroom from the bedrooms.
The entire plan and appearance
carry an atmosphere of homlness and
hospitality and is the sort of home
which inspired the pride of its occu
pants to the constant care which goes
to keep the house and surroundings al
ways In perfect j.
Kitchen Sink Aids
Important Features
Kitchen sink accessories are impor
tant features to consider when plan
ning a home. The sink cabinet, when
placed above the sink or near it, if by
chance the sink Is Installed beneath a
window, does much toward keeping the
unsightly sink cleaners—mops and so
on—under cover and still near at hand.
A good sturdy dish drainer placed
on one of the drain boards Is a valu
able addition to the equipment. It
may be stacked with dishes, hot wa
ter poured over, and all left to dry
while the glasses and silver are being
wiped and put away. Several mo
ments a day may be saved by adopt
ing this plan. Its success depends
upon good hot rising water.
liuilt-in china wall accessories sbove
the sink, such as soap holders, water
glass holder and towel rack are sani
tary, convenient additions to any kitch
en and are eas£ to keep spotlessly
clean.
Wood Exteriors
Frame or wood exteriors are usual
ly of two kinds. The first Is that In
which wide siding and similar forms
of lumber are employed to give the
characteristic exterior finish most
common in frame bouses. Another
type of frame exterior which Is gain
ing rapidly In public favor is that ob
tainable by the use of wooden shingles
to completely cover the walls.
A combination of these two also Is
employed. In which the first-story finish
may be of wide siding with shingled
gables, or vice versa. The wall con
struction used for the frame bouse to
that of studding over which sheathing
■ml building paper sre placed in prep
aration for the exterior covering.
Creeping of Varnish
The creeping of varnish Is caused
by the under coat , being softer than
the subsequent coat It may be brought
■bout by dampness In tbe wood occa
sioned by an unnoticed leak.
' Plenty of time should be allowed
between coats, for If tbe first coat la
not thoroughly dry. the second Is kepi
soft and consequently the third coat
Is bound to crawl
The best preventive of creeping li
to see thst each coat of varnish la
thoroughly dry and hard before a»
other coat Is applied.
FARM
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INSPECTION SHOWS
HEALTH OF STOCK
(Prtpand fcr the United Stetee Department
•f Agriculture.)
Of approximately 80,000,000 meat
animals passing under the scrutiny of
federal Inspectors, during the last fis
cal year, the vast majority proved to
be healthy and went Into the various
channels of the meat trade. But the
fact that slightly more than a third
of a million carcasses and nearly
1,500,000 part* of carcasses were con
demned at slaughter indicates the
searching character of the Inspection.
The report of the chief of the bureau
of anlmat Industry, United States De
partment of Agriculture, recently Is
sued, gives the latest comprehensive
Information on the health condition of
cattle, sheep and hogs.
Though designed primarily to safe
guard the wholesomeness of meat of
fered to the public, meat Inspection
renders a valuable service to live
stock producers also in keeping them
informed of the health of their ani
mals at time of slaughter.
Of the 35 principal diseases and ail
ments that affect live stock, tuber
culosis is by far the most serious. It
was responsible for about two-thirds
of the condemnations of cattle car
casses and near half those of swine.
Tuberculosis conditions were found
also among a few sheep, though these
animals rarely are affected. The next
most serious disease, according to
meat-Inspection records, is hog chol
era. Actual losses are considerably
heavier than those records show, since
hogß affected with that disease usual
ly die on the farms.
Pneumonia, peritonitis, and a group
of similar ailments rank next in the
damage thev rause. followed by septi
cemia. lu I'ie en so of calves, Imma
turity Is an important reason that
many fail to pass Inspection. Among
the figures for cattle, injuries and
bruises rank high, causing the con
demnation of the meat of more than
4,000 entire carcasses.
Sheep Shearing Clipper
Does Its Work Rapidly
When the co!d spring rains have
gone and the warm weather comes on,
flock owners should give attention to
shearing their sheep. Shearing Is best
accomplished by the nse of machines
rather than hand shearers. By In
vesting a few dollars, it Is possible to
get a machine which has one attach
ment for shearing sheep and another
for clipping horses and mules. The
machine clipper does work more
rapidly, the fleece Is cut closer, and
the sheep are not Injured so fre
quently.
In doing good shearing, the live
stock specialists say, It Is necessary
to get the fleece without tearing It
apart. After setting a sheep on Its
rump, an experienced shearer will
hold it comfortably and there will b«
very little struggling. The sheep's ;
body should be tilted toward the ope
rator so that it cannot set a footing
and thns attempt to rise. It is cus
tomary to shear first the head and
neck, then down the belly, then the
sides and back, and last the rump.
After shearing the fleece should be
carefully arranged with the Inside out
and tied Into a neat pack. This adds
much to the appearance and thus
makes a better market
The use of the wrong kind of tying
twine causes more trouble than any
other one thing. Binder twine or
any other twine which sheds its fiber
shonld not be used. Hard glased
twines, or paper twine should be used.
For Fattening Cows
Silage Is the cheapest feed which
can be used for fattening cows. Two
or three pounds of cottonseed cake,
together with corn fodder, prairie hay,
or other roughage is recommended In
addition to the silage. May is nsnaliy
the best time of the year to sell fat
cows. The price next spring might
Justify the feeding of corn for the last
SO days of the feeding period, accord
ing to Dr. C. W. McCampbell, Kansas
Stfte Agricultural college.
Live Stock Squibs
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Coll out Inferior animals.
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Dock and castrate lambs when seven
.to fourteen days old.
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Get the sow accustomed to han
dling before farrowing time.
• • •
Keep ewes with young lambs sep
arate from the regular flock.
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See that all young growing animals
have room to take plenty of exercise.
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"A man shonld not go Into the stock
business, bat should grow Into ft." la
an old saying, but one never more true
than today.
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Pure brad anlsaals must bo sold.
Tbe idea that pure bred MiHujts as*
expensive and a luxury In the tern
el's hands most be dispelled.
A satisfactory 'ration for 1400-
pound steers consists of all tfee
ground ear, corn, silage, and bay they
will eat. and 2L5 pounds «t rittisiiwl
■seal per bead far dtg.
MOTHER! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for
Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups,
prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of
Constipation Wind Colic
Flatulency To Sweeten Stomach
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
Fertilizers Are
Getting Better
Colleges and Experiment
Stations Given Credit for
Improvement
There Is ample evidence to Indicate
that the quality of fertilizer which
farmers are buying is getting better
each year. This Improvement can be
traced to the work which the agricul
tural colleges and experiment stations
have been carrying on for several
years In co-operation with fertilizer
manufacturers through the soil Im
provement committee of the National
Fertilizer association.# The following
brief summary of the situation In a
few typical states should be of Inter
est:
Increase In Indiana.
In his last report. Prof. E. G. Proulx,
state chemist of Indiana, says, "Indi
ana In four years has changed from
a low-grade fertilizer state to a high
grade fertilizer state and has learned
that plant food makes the fertilizer."
During these four years, the total
quantity of nitrogen sold In Indiana
Increased by 29 per cent and potash
by 188 per cent, while phosphoric acid
decreased by 4 per cent.
Figures for Ohio, compiled by Pro
fessor Bear, show that in one year,
1923 cJmpared with 1922, high-analysis
fertilizers Increased 68 per cent and
that the sale of those Included In the
"Ohio Standard Dozen" list Increased
171 per cent
In Maryland, those analyses of
which 1,000 tons or more were sold
show an increase of 24 per cent for
ammonia and 56 per cent for potash
In 1923 as compared with 1921.
Progress in Missouri.
The following statement by Director
Mnmford, which appears in the latest
fertilizer Inspection bulletin issued by
the Missouri experiment station, is in
-dlcatlve of the progress that Is being
made in that state:
"The experiment station has also
conferred directly with the manufac
turers of fertilizer material and has
encouraged them to manufacture the
brands of fertilizers that ought to be
used In this state. The result of these
efforts has been very gratifying. The
manufacturer on one hand has pushed
the sale of good fertilizers adapted to
Missouri conditions, and the farmer on
the other hand has followed the ad
vice of the experiment station, to his
great profit"
Progress In Michigan Is clearly In
dicated by the following statement
made by Prof. O. B. Price In a recent
issue of the Michigan Farmer:
"In 1912 50 per cent of the brands
sampled were low-analysis material;
In 1917, 68 per cent were low analysis;
In 1922, 31 per cent and in 1023 only
17 per cent"
Manufacturers are rapidly mducing
the number of grades offered for sale
and Increasing the actual plant-food
content of those fertilizers that are
sold.
Crops to Follow Early
Vegetables in Garden
Spinach, mustard, lettuce and rad
ishes are eft the ground early and the
ground Is released for other crop*, but
we should plant something that will
not be troubled by $e Insect pests that
are common to any of these. A second
planting of beets will be good for this
purpose, tor the aphis Is the worst
pest that is likely to be on these early
vegetables aad the beets will not be
troubled. After the bean crop is
picked follow It with sweet corn,
plan dag even before the beans are off.
After any crop coming off Is early
tm mm In&baet M 4 in July
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plant turnips, TMnesecabbage, "winter
radishes, or set any of the midsum
mer cabbages to head In the falL The
potatoes may be dug In July and fol
lowed with sweet corn of an early
variety, which would be planted ear
lier and be large enough to permit the
potato digging to serve as a cultiva
tion.
Potatoes Are Attacked
by Different Diseases
Potatoes throughout the United
States are attacked by quite a largo
number of diseases, which are trans
mitted either within the seed tuber,
or upon it Certain-oneg of these are
now recognized by the botanists and
plant pathologists as "deterioration"
diseases. It jhas always been a the
ory of farmers and experienced grow
ers that potatoes "run out," says Pro
fessof Bolley of the North Dakota
(Jbliege of Agriculture.
The best experts In the potato busi
ness also admit that potatoes often
do "run out," become quite worthless
as to type, etc. These deterioration
diseases which are now being studied
have always existed, but were not
recognized. They are of such nature
that under ordinary methods of cul
tivation and handling, potatoes may
be expected to ryn out. We are, how
ever, .quite hopeful that potatoes caa
be kept from running out
Some Garden Mistakes
There are a number of mistakes fre
quently made which have a tendency
to reduce the value of a garden. The
first one Is in making a plan which
covers-too large an area, it may be
that when the first warm days of
springtime arrive, in the first flush of
enthusiasm we will plan a larger gar
gen than we can properly care for. In
course of time the rush of farm work
conjes on, the weeds in the garden get
the start of the vegetables, and we let
the whole thing go.
Remarkable Fruit
■ The agricultural explorer is the
name given to a scientist who Is sent
to little-known parts of the world by
the United States Department of Ag
riculture In search of new traits and
plants.
One member of this unique profes
sion has discovered In Ecuador an In
teresting group of fruits. One of
these, the eberimoya. Is described ss
vegetable ice cream, because of Its
white flesh, which has the eogMataacy
of a firm custard. It has tie com
bined flavors of plaeappla, sUawbsuj.
and banana.
America Far in Lead
Automobiles shipped to other coua
trles or assembled abroad by Ameri
can manufacturers last year —n
bered 327,000, which Is 77,000 mora
than were Made Is all the rest of tM
raid. . Jftg