Funeral of General Gorgas in Washington
Sudan Grass tor Pasture.
GIVE INCUBATORS BEST CARE
Machines Should Be Cleaned and Dis­
infected Before Storing Away
for the Winter.
I lie funeral procession of Major General Gorgas was tlse longest seen In Washington since the funeral of Ad
mlrul Dewey. The photograph shows the cusket being put on a caisson In front o f the Church of the Epiphany
See What Poor Bean Soup Did
SHE SNUBBED A PRINCE
A fter the hatching season Is over,
clean and disinfect the Incubators,
empty the lamps and carefully store
the parts In the machine. I.nmps con­
taining oil which are left in their prop;
er place on the Incubator for some time
after the hatching season is over will
cause trouble when it is started again,
ns the oil tends to work up into the
hood.
The incubator should be disinfected
once a year, or oftener if any disease
Is present in the hens or chickens,
say poultry specialists of the United
States
department o f agriculture.
Some operators prefer to disinfect
Sudan grass furnishes good
pasture for horses, cattle, sheep
or hogs. It Is best not to pas­
ture a young seeding until It Is
about a foot high. By this time
it will hove become firmly rooted
and under average conditions
will not be Injured much from
tramping and pulling hy animals.
A hay crop can he cut about the
last of July nnd nn abundance
o f succulent pasture secured
throughout August when other
pastures are burned up, or tt
can he pastured the early part
o f the summer and n hay crop
secured afterward.
The crop
nlso mny be cut .and fed green
with good results.
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BEST AND EARLIEST
EARS FOR SEED CORN
Quite Practicable to Allow It to
Ripen on Plant.
PROMISE GIVEN
OF MORE SUGAR
Crop Conditions Give Assurance
of Increase Amounting to
About 333,000 Tons.
BEET ACREAGE MUCH LARGER
There 1$ Also Substantial Addition to
Cane Acreage, Especially in Louisi­
ana— Growing Conditions Show
ImprovemenL
People who have soft-pedaled the
sugar howl for six years may be In­
terested In the statement thnt crop
conditions on July 1 promised nn In­
crease In next fa ll’s sugar production
In the United States; an Increase
amounting to, approximately, 833,000
tons, or enough to load a train of
freight cars 70 or 73 miles long, allow­
ing 40 tons per car. This prospective
crop is equal to more than ” 2 pounds
Examine Grain Carefully, Removing
Any Worms Found and Then Fold
Back In Place and Tie With
Elastic Band or String.
Some Operators Disinfect Their Incu­
bators Before or After Each Hatch.
Because they objected to the bean soup that was served them, fi9 convicts
at the Maryland penitentiary at Baltimore rioted, nnd the photograph shows
some o f the havoc wrought by them. Guards anil policemen fought for hours
and could not subdue the prisoners, who had barricaded stairs and doors
with steel doors from cells, mattresses and springs and tables. Finally the
fire department was called out and subdued the prisoners with powerful
streams.
City Boys Revel in Country
Winona Lake, Indiana, Is the country home o f the Chicago Boys’ club.
In a beautiful spot Just outride o f Winona may he found what has been pro­
nounced one o f the finest camping grounds in the United States, anil It Is here
that the club has located Its camp. Boys from off the streets of Chicago are
given a chance to get close to nature to find out what is good in life. Some
of them are seen cleaning end cooking fish they have Just caught.
Movie Flourishes in the Jungle
One of the Many W idely Varying
Types of Sugar Beets Found In Com­
mercial Fields.
of sugar for every man, woman nnd
child within the United States, and
the Increuse over lns*t year equals more
thnn six pounds per person.
Big Beet Acreage
Sirs. O. T. Alexander, w ife o f nn
The sugar-beet crop this year covers
army lieutenant nnd resident o f Great
nlmost a million acres ns ngninst the
Falls, Mont., deliberately snubbed
five-year average of nbout two-thirds
I ’rince Carol of Roumanla when both
of a million ; nnd the growing condi­
were passengers on the Japanese llnei
tion on July 1 was above the ten-year
Korea Maru. Sirs. Alexander says
average. There is more than half a
that the heir apparent o f the Rou
million acres of sugnr enne this year,
nmntan throne sent the ship's pursei
nbout hnlf of which Is Intended for
to her with a message that the prince
sugar nnd the other half for sirup,
would condescend to dance with her
after deducting considerable amounts
Sirs. Alexander sent the purser hack
for planting the next crop. There is
with the message that she would nol
a substantial Increase In acreage over
condescend to dance with the prince
Inst year, especially In Louisiana,
where nearly all the cane sugar of the
United States Is mnde. The growing
“DEFENSE OF VERDUN”
condition o f the enne In Louisiana Is
much better thnn Inst year, but con­
siderably under the average for the
past nine years.
Protection fo r Crop.
The
department o f agriculture,
which has cnrrled on a number o f
SUPPLY OK GRAIN FOR HENS
projects looking toward making this
country self-sustaining from a sugnr
Fowls W ill Consume More Food In
standpoint. Is co-operating with other
Spring Than In Fall— Amount
agencies In protecting the crops
Varies With Breeds.
from Insects and dlsenso and oth­
erwise
promoting
the
production
The feeder must use his own judg­
nnd utilization o f a bumper sugar
ment In deciding how much grnln to
crop.
It should he home In mind,
give the hens, ns the nmount of feed
however, that the foreenst for 1920 Is
which they will eat varies with dif­
based upon conditions on July 1, and
ferent pens nnd nt different sensons
Well-Formed, Properly Dried Sweet
the nctunl out-turn would he above or
of the year. They will eat more feed
Corn for Seed— Crosby's Early.
below this foreenst according ns con­
In the spring while laying heavily
than the Rummer nnd fall when laying and saved. The best ears will make ditions between July 1 nnd harvest are
fewer eggs.
fairly good seed, nnd nenrly everyone better or worse than average.
A fair general estimate Is about one knows the enjoyment In pnrehed sweet
quart o f scratch grains nnd nn equal corn.
PROPER TRAINING FOR STOCK
weight o f mash (about one nnd a half
Sweet corn spoils much more quick­
quarts) dally to 13 hens o f the gen­ ly than field corn, nnd cannot readily
eral purpose breeds, such as the Ply­ be cured In large shocks, hut should he Finest Colt In World Is of Little Use
to Farmer Unless It Has Been
mouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, or husked from the stalk nnd spread thin­
Broken.
Wyandottes, or to 10 hens of the small­ ly on staging to cure. A convenient
er or egg breeds. This would he about way o f storing sweet corn is on the
Nobody really cares what mnkes the
seven and a half -pounds each of ear.
A striking statue representing tht
wild cat wild because the wild cat Is
scratch grains and o f mash dnlly to
“ Defense o f Verdun,” by the late
no good even when It Is tame. But It
100 Leghorns. and about nine nnd a
French sculptor Rodin. It has Jusi
half pounds of each to 100 general GUARD TW IN E FROM INSECTS makes all the difference In the world
been dedicated at Verdun, and was
whether useful live »took Is trained or
purpose fowls. I f hens have free
presented to that city by Dutch friend*
range or large yards containing green Solution o f Keroeene and Crude Creo­ wild. The finest colt In the world,
o f France.
product of the best draft stock. Is o f
sote Is Recommended by an
feed a general purpose hen will eat
little use to n farmer unless It has
Illinois Entomologist.
about 75 pounds o f feed In a year and
been broken to harness, Is bridle-wise
NAVY’S PUBLICITY MAN a Leghorn will eat nbout 55 pounds, In
I f the twine one buys Is not al­ and gentle.
addition to the green stuff consumed,
A cow mny be a champion milk pro­
It has been found In experiments con­ ready protected from crickets and
ducer, but she is o f comparatively lit­
ducted on the government poultry grasshoppers the following formula
given by W. T. Flint, entomologist o f tle value If no'iody can milk her. A
farm.
Illinois, can be used very satisfactori­ setter may carry the blue blood of
He recommends a solution o f two Count Gladstone nnd have a nose for
RID FLOCKS OF A LL VERMIN ly.
birds that Is unequnlled, but nobody
gallons kerosene, nnd one gallon crude
wants to hunt behind him unless he
creosote. Mix these together and Im­
Regular Attention and Proper Treat­
has felt the Jerk o f the trainer's choke
merse the twine for a period o f about
ment W ill Prevent Troublesoma
line nnd learned not only to find birds,
one hour or until It Is saturated, then
Lie« and Mites.
but to give his owner nn opportunity
lay out In the sun nnd dry thoroughly
before using. The Missouri Agricul­ to hog them.
It Is absolutely unnecessary for poul­
tural
college recommends a solution
try to he seriously troubled by either
o
f
one
gnllon of lime sulphur and ten MOLD IN SILO PREVENTABLE
lice or mites. Regular attention and
gnllons of water. Honk for a similar
proper treatment of the qiinrters will
rhl the flock of mites, and I»' body period and dry thoroughly before Use of Plenty of Water at Filling
Tim e W ill Overcome Difficulty
lice are found the birds should be using.
— Pack Thoroughly.
treated for these also. Usually If a
their incubators before or after each
hatch. A 5 per cent solution of a re­
liable coal-tnr disinfectant or enrbollc
ncld may be used to wash out the ma­
chine and to disinfect the egg trays
and nursery drawer. I f the liurlnp is
very dirty it may be cheaper to renew
than to clean It.
For nn Incubator o f about throe cu­
bic feet enpneity one mny pour one-
half ounce of formalin, which contnlns
40 per cent formaldehyde, on one-half
ounce of permanganate of potash In n
pap in the Incubator, which produces
a very penetrating gns and thoroughly
disinfects the machine. The door of
the incubator should be closed just
ns soon ns the liquid Is poured into the
pan and left closed for twelve hours
or longer. Incubators should be well
aired before they are used after disln
fectlng, especially when formalde­
hyde or any disinfectant which pro­
duces a gas has been used.
place Is provided where the hens can
dust themselves they will keep the
lice In check.
LOUSY FLOCK UNPROFITABLE
Lie« Are Detrimental Because of Irri­
tation Caused by Crawling
About and Gnawing.
Testifying again to the popularity o f the movies, here Is a movie theater
In a jungle. The “ Lourls Kinematogrnph” Is situated In Ruhaul, New Guinea.
Every Saturday night a show Is held and the laughter o f the savages can be
heard for great distances.
The best way to secure home-grown
sweet corn seed, according to United
States department of agriculture s|>e-
ctallsts. Is to allow It to r!i>cn on the
plant, nnd, sjnee a single ear will be
seed enough for a small garden, it is
quite practicable to do this. Select the
best and earliest ears by stripping
down the husks to examine the grain
and to remove nny worms thaKmag lie
found, nnd then carefully fold them
buck and hold them In place hy an
elastic band or n string. Allow these
ears to ripen thoroughly on the stalk.
In the North It Is often better to pull
and hang the plant where there will
be no danger from moisture, frost, or
even chilling until the seed Is thor­
oughly dry A ll the ripe ears remain­
ing nt the end of the season In nny
cron o f sweet corn should be harvested
From the greatest etty In the United
States to the remotest little village
stories o f the United States navy and
Its deeds are promulgated by Capt. O
P. Jacdtson, U. 8. N\, director o f nnvn
publicity, and his staff, from theli
headquarters In N ew Y ork.
True bird lice o f the order Mntlo*
phnga never feed upon the blood of
their host but feed upon exudations
from the skin, epidermal scales, hits
o f feathers nnd hair. They are detri­
mental to tltt host by causing Irrita­
tion due to crawling about and their
gnawing habit. A “ lousy” flock of
chickens Is not a profitable invest*
meut.
IMPROVEMENT OF GAME BIRDS
Pulaski County, Virginia, Continues
as Leader In Stock Improve­
ment Campaign,
The aggressive character o f live­
stock Improvement activities In I'u-
laskl county, Virginia, Is Illustrated
hy a recent sidelight In the “ Better
Sires— Better Stock” movement. A
poultry man enrolled his 50 Indian
Gamps (Cornish) headed hy an In­
dian Game cock In the campaign. He
kept no other stock.
Pulaski county, Virginia, continues
to retain first place among all counties
In the country for the number o f per­
sons agreeing to use purebred airso
only.
The use o f plenty of water nt silo
filling time Is one of the surest ways
o f avoiding difficulty from molds If
the corn has been frosted or tins be­
come overripe. If one lias the facili­
ties for running a steady stream of
water Into the blower nnd nt the
same time Is careful to see that the
tramping Is thoronghly dons the loss
from molds can be made almost negli­
gible. As a mntter of fact. It Is pos-
slide to entirely prevent the growth
o f mold* If the corn Is cut nt the
proper time nnd thoroughly fllstrlb-
uted and tramped In an air-tight silo.
What air remains after this Is done
Is used tip In the fermentation proc­
esses which begin ss soon as the corn
Is ensiled— the oxygen being converted
Into carbonic acid gus and slluge acids.