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BETTER TO BUILD. UP ROADS
Continuous' Car Has Been Largely
ResponsiDis Tor improveu nnjn
way In Maryland.
It is better' to build a "cheap, road
nd keep it in good condition by ade
quate maintenance' than to build ths
most expensive highway and permit
it to deteriorate for want of care, say
officials of the bureau of public
roads of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Maryland, which has one of the fin
est systems of Improved . highways in
the United States, if not the best.
Patching a Macadamized Road
Maryland.
in
bas consistently followed this prac
tice. The originally Improved roads
In Maryland were comparatively in
expensive, costing only what the tax
payers were willing to pay for. The
first few years the -average cost was
less than $10,000 a mile. In some
cases the work entailed considerable
grading and drainage, but Jin others
It amounted simply to resurfacing the
old turnpikes, which had already
been graded and drained. I
Generally the roads built at that
time were . "macadam, 12 feet wide
and six inches thick. Soon the width
was increased toil4 feet. Later many
were widened -still 'farther, some very
successfully, by adding concrete shoul
den on each side ' of the existing
macadam. This method of improving
roads -makes it possible "for traffic to
continue unimpeded on the road while
the work is going on.
The macadam, roads in Maryland
tiave given very good satisfaction, but
continuous care has been largely j re
sponsible for their success. The roads
are constantly patrolled and no hole
of any size is allowed , to go unre
paired. Material for patching Is kept
at convenient points along the road
for the use Of the patrolman. Frbm a
relatively small 1 investment in an ad
mittedly low-type road it builds up a
better one from year to year, always
conserving the bulk of the previous
Investment.
KEEP ROADS OPEN IN WINTER
Federal Highway! Commission Sug
gests That Special Efforts Be
Made by State Officials,
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It Is suggested by the 'federal high
way council that state arid county
highway departments make a special
effort td keep the roads clear of snow
during the winter months and thus
permit of uninterrupted traffic. The
transportation , of certain commodities
Is really more important during the
' winter than in summer and it is then
rthat the roads are more difficult to
tass over. Then, too, the rural mail
?must De carriea wnetner roaas are
rgood or bad, and when the snow drifts
rseveral feet deep over the roads: the
'life of the rural mail carrier 4s any
thlng but pleasant. As thesnow melts
'it' transforms many roads into a mire
tthat is almost Impassable. On I any
road, no matter how
good, there is a
tendency .for the melting snow to soft
en the subgrade and Ibosen the base
raider the wearing surface, thus caus
Ing great damage to the road.
Road Officials could do, nothing bet
ter than to keep their equipment busy
in the winter removing the snow from
the road surfaces. It is one form of
maintenance work that is very essen
tial in lengthening the life ' and i use
fulness of the highways,
BENEFIT TO SUBURBAN LAND
One Advantage of Road Improvement
Would Be to Open Up Territory
V for Homesteads.
Another change in the use of land
which may result from road improve
ment especially near towns and ciHo
is to make it available for suburban
-development. This mieht hettp'r 'Ko
termed Increasing the home value of
the land, and it will be found to n-
ply where the land is retained for its
original uses as well as where, fol
lowing road Improvement it is utilized
so as to yield a higher return on agri
cultural ; products. The home value of
land is one to be given consideration.
Roadside Tree Plantina. ;
. Roadside tree plantine had best not
t)e in formal rows, but in groups or
as a specimen tree at irregular inter
vals. Street trees should be in straight
rows of the same species for ten or
twelve blocEs. . ; ;
Profit In Winter Eam. i
"The profit is made on winter r
Almost any hen will lay in the spring,
t)ut prices are usually lowest then,
and It requires a cood
pay a Ken's keep . in these days of
uiga cost os living.
USE OF TREES AND SHRUBS
Effectively Employed, They Are of
Appearance ot noui
It sometimes happens that barns
are necessarily of greater size than
the dwelling, and so have the appear
ance of being more important.. Yet
Unsightly Barns, '
the building of chief Importance al
ways Is the home. That fact can be
made j plain by manifesting special
regard for the appearance or trie nouse.
Trees
croach
and shrubs .will hide the en-
ng but necessary service bulld-
and emphasize
true center
With Trees and Shrubs.
of interest the home. The Illustra
tions show how the scheme may be
carried out to the best advantage.
EASY TO GROW GRASS' iXN
Perfect Greensward May Be Quickly
Realized by. the Use of Novel
English Method.
It is proverbially a slow business
getting a good grass lawn in a gar
den, but a new English idea makes it
possible to secure a fine stretch of
verdure just as one would buy a car
pet at the stores. Grass seed is sown
thickly on strong canvas and, when
this is thickly covered with growth it
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The site is well prepared, being
made perfectly level, and special at-
tention Is given to getting the soil so
that it is a favorable rooting medium
for the little plants. Then the grass
mats are put down on sections, these
being closely fitted together. As time
goes on the roots push down through
the canvas nd, in this way, establish
a permanent lawn. Ultimately the
material will rot , The value of this
lies in the fact that an Immediate ef
fect can be secured. It is quite easy
to have a splendid grass lawn m a
situation where, a few hours before
there was nothing1 of the kind.
Thenceforward ;the grass will go on
improving and the little plants speed
ily take a hold on the soil. Scientific
American.
Trees Beyond Valuation.
Ten million dollars', damage annu
ally is done to the shade trees and
bard.v shrubs of the cmwrrv hv Khnrfa
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tree insects, accordine to estimates
made by the bureau of ventomoloey.
United States Department of Agricul
ture. -' ; , . ' 'i . .
It is very difficult to estlniate the
money value of the shade Wees and
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seryative ' estimate would place their
.value at $1,000,000,000. These figures
were reached after extensive corre
spondence with the forestry and other
authorities of states and municipal!
ties. A more definite census is aimed
at, but the figures are taken as de
pendable for general purposes. They
are based on the value of trees to
cities, parks and private property, and
nave no reference. to the hare inn-in-
sic value of wood or lumber. An old
oak tree which, because of; Its condl
tiOn iS not Worth $2 for Inmho mar,
add $500 to the value of the city lot
onwnich it is located. :
; City Has Right Idea.
A campaign to beautify school rnir-
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arcnitectural-englneerlng department
of the public schools About $35,000
will be spent this year, it is announced.
A. D. Weeks, director of the de
partment, says that from a iandscare
stanapoint Detroit schools rank noorW
in comparison with eastern cities
though they compare favorably in
arcnitecture.
In the past, work of this sort has
been largely assumed by the nirolhi
who performed the labor , and bora
ua expenw. Dctrclt Fro Prt.tv
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COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR BOX
entucky Lad Saves Enough From
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tiere is uie siory.oi.-uuw
pigs produced an agricultural college
education, a system of farm water
works and general improvement on a
backwoods fan that had only primi
tive advantages, j ,
The education went to Jeff Anderson,
a Kentucky boy of i Pulaski county.
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Pigs Almost Ready to Root for Them
selves.
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Jeff belonged to a boys club which
had been organized by the county
agent. He was encouraged to raise a
litter of fine pigs under the club sys
tem by which the boys applied ap
proved methods and kept account of
the results. The pigs sold for a fancy
price. Jeff, who had made sure prog
ress, saved some monty from- his labor
and In 1918 entered the Kentucky
State College of Agriculture for its
short course. I M
He had been used to seeing his moth
er and other women carry water 150
yards up a hill; for washing and cook
ing. At , the agricultural college ne
realized the convenience and benefit
to be gained by running water conduct
ed to a tap in the kitchen. VWhen he
returned home he persuaded his father
to let him put in a water system. A
stand pipe GO feet high was built with
a 500-gallon tank on top, which gave
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up a gasoline engine and pump at the
spring under the hill. He had learned
a little about plumbing, so he did all
the pipe fitting ; in the house. One
mcjnth's work ;at odd times, coupled
with a little of the knowlege he had
gained at the State College of Agricul
ture put the water right into . the
kitchen. Jeff has j gone back to com
plete his college education ; and they're
still raising better pfgs at the Ander
son farm.
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All Kinds of Sires, Bulls Especially.
Are Receiving Close Scrutiny
by Breeders.
In the Western range states all
kinds of sires-!-bulls especially are
receiving scrutiny by live stock own
ers. There is
good purebred
ncreaslng evidence that
males have wide influ
ence on the. quality of young stock
and on the returns from stock-raising
operations. j H .;
One day recently theUnited States
Department of; Agriculture enrolled in
the "Better j SiresBetter Stock"
movement several j ranchmen, each of
whom had more; than 1,000 head of
live stock. ! One i flock' of sheep con
tained 250 purebred ewes and 3,450
crossbred ewes, j the sires being ail
purebred. A cattle raiser who enlist
ed in the campaign the same day noti
fied the department: "I have disposed
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of two grade Hereford bulls recently.
having decided to run nothing but
purebred sires." This remark is
typical of the progress of the 'move
ment in Montana.
TO. RESTORE MORGAN STRAIN
Efforts of Department of Agriculture
Shown In Recent 300-Mile Test
for Horses. " '
Efforts, of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture to restore the
Morgan strain of horses, which had be
come nearly extinct, showed their ef
fect in the recent 300-mile test for
army horses. I Out of 27 entries, only
ten finished, and of these the sixth and
seventh were j Morgan horses, one of
tnem raised on tne aepartment's stocK
farm in Massachusetts. The horses
were required to travel 60- miles a day
for five days, carrying the regulation
cavalry load of 245
pounds.
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Plan Suggested to Farmers Who
perjence Difficulty In Selling f
Young Horses. 4
? Men with good-sized mares,' who
are having a hard time disposing; of
young horses will . find it mqreprdfit
able to raise mules than to raise colts.
Medium-priced 1 jacks can now be pur
chased with a reasonable certainty cf
cmcing. J i
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By, REV.J;P. B. ISTZWATBK.
TaaclWf of lEnsUstf-' Bible to the Moody
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LESSON FOl JANUARY 23
PROMOTION IN; THE KINGDOM.
LESSON "tBJXT i iatt.' 20:17-28.
GOLDEN TEXT-ifhe Son of Man c&m
not to be mlnlster41 unto, but to minis
ter, and -to 1ve B ia life a raniom ,for
many. Matt. 20:28. ji r. .
REFERENCE MTERIALr-MatL 1:27
:16; Mark' 10:32-ftLuke 22:24-30.,
i PRIMARY TOPI-Wanting: More Than
Our Sharei
JUNIOR H
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jHow to Win First
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INTERMEtIATBAND SENIOR TOPIC
Right and Wron&j Ambitions.
YOUNG PEOPLE; 1AND ADULT TOPIC
-Greatness Througi Service.
I. Jesus Foretells His Death and
Resurrection.
1. The Iking on His way to Jerusa
lem (v v. IT-19)wlhis IS His last jour
ney' to the beloyep city. ? He took the
twelve ; dltjclplesv'4kle.. from t the group
of traveling pilgi ns to make known
unto thenV what 5jis before them. On
the journey He wnt ahead of the dis
ciples. , The couf tige thus shown by
the Lord amazec the disciples who.
were following inl fear (Mark 10 :32).
"Christ, tlje conscious and certain suf
ferer, Is j couragetus. Hfe ' . followers
who had Jnothing o fear were afraid.
2. Betrayal find death t oretpld
(vv. 18, 10). Hi went forward fully
conscious! of the fwful tragedy of the
cross. lie for thf third time since tbT
transfiguration tls the disciples of
His suffering audi death, but they are
so filled with the ambitious schemes
that they do not understand Him. The
treachery j of Jdas Iscariot ; the
fierce persecution . of the chief priests
and scribes; the jnjust Judgment; the
delivery to Pontes Pilate; the mock
ing; t le r scour&ing ; the crown of
thorns j the- ctos ; . the '. hanging be
tween two maMfactors ; the nails ;
the spear;; all wre spread before His
mind like; a picture. Though He knew
all this He deliberately pressed on.
The Joycus outlsbkj upon the victory
which wiiuld beaccomplished by the
shedding jqf Hls'l blood led Him for
ward. He wentW)urageously, for He
knew the' time t.ad come for the ac
complishment ofj His Father's will.
3. The jresurretlon foretold (v. 19) .
Truly this wouff ,have been a dark
picture Had the Resurrection not been
made known. ' , , .
II. The Ambitus Request of James
and John (vv. -23).
, 1. The. request (w. 20, 21). This re
quest was madefy their mother.. The
request is for d place of prominence
in the kingdom. i It is right for moth
ers to be ambiious for their boys,
but theypshouldljjcnow that earth's pin
nacles are exceedingly dangerous.
2. Jejus' anjwer. (vv. 22, 23).
He spoke dlrec(fy to th men, not to
their mbther, "pieclaring that they
knew not what ijhey were asking. He
showed ; them
hem tftat the way- to
this
position of gloB was through suflfer
inj. Ttie cup f which they were to
drink; was that Sjpf great suffering and
agony. The positions which they
craved f ere attainable, but in a very
ilifferent way ''lom what they appre
hended.! J Theray to the places of
glory In the f4ngdom of Christ is
throgh jthe pah of lowly and self
forgetful! servif, even great suffer
ing. 'I
3. HoW to. tie Truly Exalted (w.
24-2. 'J ' '
1. Thcf angry llisciples (V. 24). When
the ten heard c?t the request of James
and Johiji they ;Skere filled with indig
nation against Jfhem. Their displeas
ure did fnot nrle from the fact that
they were fn epfrpm the same selfish
spirit bit thaf these two had thrust
themselves to fhe front ; it was an
atmlxtue of indignation and jealousy.
2. Greatness famong the heathen (v.
25). Tpe ruUff of the world has al
ways been by the strong hand. The
standards haverlbeen not moral excel
lence, but weaRh, station and power.
Even today te reason one nation
rjies the othejf is that the one pos-,
sesses sharper: swords and heavier
clubs than the Mother.
, 3. Greatnesiv among Christ's dls-
ciples yv, 26:27), Here the stand
ard is in shavp contrast The way
to the places ofi prominence in Christ's
kingdom;! is thejway of self-abasement,
It Is. not wrojig to be ambitious, to
be greml but fe basis of true great
ness is that WAich human selfishness
seeks td avolcj , There will be de-
grees of
this ran
rank in Christ's kinedom. but
k will )e character, not posi
tion or authoTi.J .
, 4. Christ is the supreme example
of greatness J. 28). All who1 would
be great, shotlld -study and imitate
Christ I Let vem forget self and
serve others, en to give their lives.
This wftl ellinijiate all scrambling , for
place and powgr. The one grand test
by which to now whether ' Christ's
Spirit controls one is whether he Is
serving or seeding to be served.
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Qhristiafiity Is Still Alive.
The greatej tribute: to the neces
sity of i-eligiop is, that it survives its
butworrjr formK; the greatest proof of
the ' essential gruth of Christianity is,
that Inspitegof the twaddle talked
every Sundayj-,in the name of Christ
Christianity - a still aUve,H. R.
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My v hurt is been my Instructor,
and I wish ltrjnay make me more-can-tious
and fiss simple. Thomas
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GUINEA FOUL IN
GREATER DEMAND
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Of Big Value inWarious Sections
as Substitute for Many
Game Birds.
MS GOOD AS POUGEf.lAII
Hotels ''and i Restaurants In Large
Cities Eager to Secure Young
. Birds Which Are Tender and
of Fine Flavor,.
The great majoity of guinea fowl
are raised in small . flocks of from 10
to 25 upon farms in the Middle West
and in the South, but a few of; the
large poultry raisers, ; particularly
those who are within easy reach of the
large Eastern markets, ma"ke a prac
tice of raising a hundred or so guineas
each year. Many farmers keep a pair
of a trio of guineas more as a novelty
than, for profit and from these a small
flock is raised. ' ' -l; .
' Warns of Mafauders.
The guinea fowl doubtless would be
more popular on farms were it not for.
its harsh and, at times, seemingly never-ending'
cry, say Doultry specialists
of the United States Department of
Peculiar cry ot Guinea Gives Warnw
ing of L Marauding In Poultry Yard.
Agriculture, i However, some people
look on this cry as an argument in the
guinea's favor, as it gives warning of
marauders In the poultry yard. Simi
larly, their pugnacious disposition
while sometimes causing disturbances
among the other poultry also makes
them show fight against hawks and
other conimon enemies, so that guineas
sometimes are .kept as guards over the
poultry yard. Often a few guineas are
raised with a flock of turkeys and al
lowed to roost in the same tree, where
they can give warning?, if any theft is
attempted during the night
Used as Substitute.
The value of the guinea fowl as a
substitute for game birds such as
grouse, partridge, quail and pheasant
is becoming more and more recognized
by those who are fond of this class of
meat and the demand for these fowls
is Increasing steadily. .. Many hotels
and restaurants in the large cities are
eager to secure prime young guineas,
and often they are served at banquets
and club dinners as a special delicacy.
When well cooked; guineas are attrac
tive In appearance, although darker
than common fowls, and the flesh of
young birds is tender and"of especial
ly, fine flavor, resembling that of wild
game. Like all other fowl, old guineas
are very likely to be tough and rather
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RIDDING HENHOUSE OF. MITES
Cleanliness and Disinfection Required
to Destroy Parasites That
Live oh Fowls. ' -
, To rid the henhouse of the little red
mite that stunts the iens so much re
quires cleanliness and disinfecting.
The filth must be cleaned' up, the
house ventilated and the Sunlight let
in. Removable roosts and drop boards
will help clean up the house. To "dis
infect the roosts and house everything
should be. painted or sprayed with a
solution of two parts of oil and one
part of stock;, din. Applications
should be made in pairs about five or
six aays apart m oraer to Kin - the
mltes that have hatched since the last
spraying. ' ,
GREAT ASSITANCE OF BIRDS
Little Feathered Songsters Do Much
Toward Good Crop of . Fruit
by Devouring Jnsects.
A good crop of birds - goes a long
way toward a good crop: of fruit Bin
courage the children to feed the birds
during the cold, stormy weather and
in spring they will pay you a hundred-fold
by clearing the orchards of
insect: pests.
SQUEALING PIG BEST
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The pig that keeps still is the
pig that sucks the- most swill,
I runs a saying. 'Maybe so, but ,
we have observed that the hun
gry porker who is always com-1
plaining, to high) heaven about
i his appetite usually proves a
growthier, thriftier and conse-
. quently more profitable Individ
ual than his tongue-tied brother.
CUSTOMERS SECURED
f OR POULTRY SHOWS
Persons at Summer Resorts Buy
; Produce in Winter. 1
City People Have Inspected Producer's
rS Farm and Know Under What Con
. ditlons Foodstuffs Are Raised
One Case Cited.
- Many -producers iivlng near summer
resorts supply produce In the summer
months to the persons at the resorts,
and during the other months of the
year ship produce to these persons
while they are In the city. This, say
.marketing specialists of the United
States : Department - of Agriculture, is
one of : the best methods of obtaining
customers for direct marketing, ns the
producer and consumer have some ac
quaintance. In most Instances the cus
tomers . have been at the producer's
farm and know under what conditions
the articles are produced.
One man who lives near a summer
resort in Indiana is about twelve miles
from the nearest town of any size, He
does not desire to' drive to this town to
dispose of his farm produce and isl not
'satisfied with the prices that the huck
sters pay. Consequently he built up a
business of supplying products to re
sorters in the summer arid of shipping
produce by parcel post -and express to
these persons at their city homes in
the winter. ' L
The principal products shipped are
butter, eggs and dressed poultry. This
producer uses good shipping containers
and packs produce attractively. As he
is acquainted with his customers, he
renders 'statements of accounts only
once a month., In this wajfr the matter
of making payments is simplified for
the customers.
This producer has had no trouble in
establishing his business nor in retain
ing customers. He states that his only
trouble has been in getting enough
high-grade produce to supply all of his
customers.
OBTAIN" BEST HATCHING EGGS
One Male Should Be Used With Every
15 Hens of Breeds Like Orping
tons or Rocks.
The male must be in the flock from
ten to fourteen days before the eggs
laid can be used for hatching purposes.
After the male has been removed from
the flock, hatchable eggs will be laid
for about three weeks thereafter. To
secure good, hatchable eggs, provide
one male to every twenty leghorn or
other egg breeds ; use one male to
Single Comb Black Orpington.
every fifteen, Rocks, Reds, Wyandottes
or Orpingtons, and one male to each
twelve Langshans, Brahmas or other
meat breeds.
BARIUM POISONOUS TO. RATS
Tests Indicate That a 20 Per Cent
Mixture With Food Makes Most
Satisfactory Bait
A study of barium carbonate as a
rat poison, made by the United States
Department of Agriculture, indicates
that a 20 per cent mixture with food
makes a satisfactory bait. With this
percentage a rat ordinarily needs to
eat only one-third or three-eighths of
a meal of .average size to get a fatal
dose. It was .found that with this dose L
many of the rats poisoned died with
in 24 hours, though an occasional rat
was found which survived an even
larger amount, , thus indicating that
100 per cent mortality Is not to be ex
pected In any case.
A summary ;. of results of experi
ments , conducted by various persons
with a view to deternrfning the dead
lines of barium to different animals
shows the fallacy of the assumption
that barium is poisonous only to rats.
It Is pointed out that the fatal dose
of barium per pound tends to decrease
.relatively ! as the size of the animal
increases, and that a bait calculated
to be fatal to rats may be assumed to
be . more or less dangerous to small
domestic animals also.
SUCCULENT FEED FOR FOWLS
Now That Good Qualities of Forages
Are Well Known Hens Should Be
Given Ample Supply.
Everyone knows that ' a hen , lays
best' when she-' gets the succulent
grasses that first shoot out of the
earth in spring. Most successful feed
ers use In their mashes a base of some
heavy nonfattenlng, yet nutritious
food, : For a long time tlie best feeders
of the country; used wheat bran for rh i?
case." but now that ' the good qualities
ot forages are well known the bill of
fare should be changed to suit
hi
a