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Then approaching from the factor's
house appeared the figure of Denise
St Onge.
He had seen her iter a moment that
morning, for his contemplated Journey
to the Feather lakes and the autumn
camps of the OJIbwnya, interrupted by
their discovery of the day before,
might admit of no return to the i«wt BALANCED RATIONS
before starting south. It all de|a>nded
FOR LAYING HENS FEED IMPORTANT
GASOLINE TAXES
how early the winter broke. So he
had called at the factor's to say good
FOR THÇ HEIFER
AID GOOD ROADS
In making up rations it is necee-
by until the sled trails were hard In Maaty to adhere to stundarda within
November. For late Into the previous certain limits, but some feeds may be
It Is Important that the young heifer
night lie had sat with his two swart [ substituted for others, as barley, be fed so that she will grow nt her
Nearly $ 150,<s«UsXI wus paid In gas­
taced companions planning ninny I wheat, and oats for corn. However, maximum. It Is not necessary that
things, and the first of these wns an . meat scrap and other animal protein she bo fut but she should revive sudi oline taxes In ll»25 by motor vehicle
early return to Walling River with the feeds cannot be replaced by hlgh- feeds as will furnish nutríante for the operators, according to the bureau of
fastest team of dogs that money would legetable protein feeds. All changes building of bone and body tissue, and public roads of the United States l>o
partment of Agriculture The exact
buy in the Ncplgon country. Another ' should be made gradually, as sudden keep her system In the beat of con
amount collected was $1 M02M.IH0, an
waa a systematic running down of the changes may decrease egg production, dltlon.
Increase of S3 per cent over tho total
mysterious marauder, on the snow,
A great mauy poultrymen and
Good alfalfa hay will furnish it large tn 1924 and four and one half times
where his trail could not escape them; I live stock feeders now believe thst
the Inst, and most vital to Brent Steele , If the animal has a free choice It portion of the nutrients necessary for the total In 1929. The Increase Is
growth, and good allugy will do the the result of the still wider use of
CHAPTER VI—Continued
As he hastily threw his clothes Into he touched upon only to the extent of ‘
will select tho ration that Is most
motor vehicles, sdoption of tho tax
the canvas bag, the words of Charlotte. assuring Michel that Lascelles should j sultsble. At the government farm at rest The undaraised or otherwise un
—11—
“Will you promise me—that you will "She weel go wld you for your worn- never succeed In his plan to force Beltsville, Md, the followlug mash thrifty heifer should be given a little by a number of states which had uot
not—"
He hardly knew what he an,” returned to mock him. Did the Denise St. Onge Into h marriage to was made up by keeping account of oats sud corn. In addition to ths al­ previously resorted to It. and higher
falfa hay and silage This same treat­ rates of taxation by other states
wished to ask from the girl who so Indian really know, after all. or was protect her father's future with the ' the amounts of the different feeds a
ment la given the heifers the second
Of the total tag collected. »102,.
tensely listened.
There had been she trying to force his hand? That Revillon Freres, notwithstanding the | laying flock consumed:
year, until three or four months pre- otW.Slfl waa made available for state
nothing between them. He had no this exquisite girl whom he had found fact that she had already assented to '
vlous to calving, when oats and corn, highways. ia2.ni.Tn4 for county snd
Mash.
right—but in spite of his diffidence in the northern forests, as one finds a Ills wishes. And the lean half breed
bran
and a little oil meal Is fed.
local roads. »217.903 for collection
1«
pounds
corn
m»al
found himself begging: "You will not Jewel in the grass, should have come had sprung to hts feet with an oath. I
« H pound» m»at »crap
It Is good herd management to have coots and »I1.O24.IM7 for othor pur­
destroy yourself—that beautiful tal- to care for a man of whom she knew and wringing Steele's hand, cried: 1 pound bran
the heifer, and also tho aged cow, In poses.
ent, that—soul, t ecause you think to so little, seemed unbelievable. And "Eef you do not come back, m'sleu. | I pound middllnca
Scratch
Mixture
good
flesh nt the time of freahetilng
No tax was assessed la Illinois,
yet
more
than
once
since
that
day
on
save your father?” He was talking
and he cum to tak’ her to Albany, dey I t pound
She will then have reserve material
recklessly now, all reticence gone. the mountain he hud surprised a look weel fin’ dead man by name of Lascel- ' 1 pound cracked corn
to draw upon after freshening. The York. The »l<fl,028,fM0 collected In
pound
“No matter what happens to the post in her eyes which had strangely sent les een hees bed at Wallin’ Riviere.”
heavy producing cow will lose In the remaining state« was derived from
—what Lascelles tries to do, promise his pulses racing. And now that he
"Never fear." Steele had answered.
Here Is a simple ration that has gtv
me that you will not throw your hap- knew he had been loving her all those “David and I are coming hack after ' eu very good results with Leghorns, weight after freshening for n month the taxation of a total of «,457.783.284
or more, even with liberal feeding
gallons of gasoline, from which It ap­
plness. your life. to the winds. It is precious days which he might have Messieurs Laei-elles and Windigo."
but that has proved too fattening for
If the cow Is being grained pre­ pears that the average rate la 2 2«
not necessary, as you may think. I made indelible in memory—he faced
Steele was keenly curious of Denise Rocks and Wyandottes. Meat scrap.
have ample means. I will gladly the bitter conviction that Denise St. St. Onge’s motive In coming to the I It will be seen, makes up over 25 per paratory to calving, the ration should cents per gallon. The average con­
he reduced and more of the laxative sumption per vehicle wns about 430
finance your father—I have influence; Onge, once she had given her word, beach when he had already bude her cent
<
of the mash :
feeds such as ollmnal and bran added gallons In the 44 states In which the
good-by that morning at the house. 1
I’ll take it up with headquarters in would keep it.
Math.
four or five days before «he 1s due to tex wns levied the average «mount
He carried his bag to Michel's shack He had Mid: “Mademoiselle, I am
Montreal. We’ll beat Lascelles! Don’t
pounds com m»al
calve. If the cow la In good physical paid by the vehicle operator waa »!> 22.
—don't destroy yourself, mademol- and announced to the surprised owner started again with David and may I 1 pound
moat scrap
The total receipts from the gnsolinn
condition,
she will have leas trouble
'hat he would eat and sleep there; not return to Walling River before
aelle!”
Scratch Mixture.
In calving and will not be so subject tax, after the deduction of such re­
As he finished, she was smiling at then, while In search of David, he ran going south, Will you promise this 1 pounds cracked corn
1 pound oata
one thing?"
to retention of the afterbirth When funds as were allowed by law. and
him through mist-blurred eyes, thin Into St. Onge.
the tux rate per gallon are given;
"Monsieur Steele," the old soldier
rose and went to the window.
"Monsieur Steele.” she had replied,
For birds that are made too fnt by the cow 1s tn good physical condition
“You have not already?" he faltered, gripped his guest s hand n-d vigorous­ so patently fearing what the Ameri­ the preceding ration, th« following, the afterbirth 1« usually expelled with
ly shook It. "You have my extreme can might say that she lost control of containing only 10 per cent of meat In three to all hours. If It Is not ex­
thinking of her letter to Albany.
From the window came the low an- admiration—and gratitude. Mon Dleu ! her voice. “You forget that you have scrap, but having considerable protein pelled It must be removed wtthlu the Arlaona
swer. “I am the fiancee of Monsieur But you were magnificent. To see you no right to ask anything of me.”
in other feeds, has been found a good first 24 hours. Whm> this becomes
necessary the cow usually geta thin California
my friend am! guest, insulted before
But he had boldly ignored her pro­ one:
Lascelles."
H.9S«.7«9
and decrease« considerably In milk Colorado
“You are mad—mad." he groaned. ray eyes—and how you made him test. "I ask you, Denise St. Onge, not
Math.
flow. It la, therefore, very necessary Connecticut
to throw away your future—your life 1 pound
stunned, unable to accept, now thatj he ridiculous!“
Steele’s face hardened.
to watch the feeding and physical Florida
—If you must—until spring. I am 1 pound bran
had heard it. what he had feared. ’ “I
7.457.507
condition of the cow predous to calv­
"But your daughter—what of her?” coming back on the snow. In Novem­ 1 pound middling»
had no right to ask you—what I did.
Idaho
ing.
But I could not help ft. mademoiselle. he demanded, almost fiercely, of the ber, to clear up this mystery and—to 1 pound ground oat»
filinola
Scratch Mixture.
save you from yourself.” And with­
I might have known—the heart of you
Indiana
7.«ti on
pounds cracked corn
out waiting for her reply, for he did ! pound wheat
—was dead. You have killed a beau­
1 pound oata
tiful thing."
Clear
That
Clean
Milk
not dare trust himself, had left her.
1 pound barley
Kentucky
She suddenly turned a tragic face.
And now for some reason she was
Is Paying Proposition tx>ul«lana
Poultrymen resort to every posslbl«
“Monsieur, you may wonder why I let
hurrying toward them, on a mission
In recent years dairymen. Including
you say these things, but you have
1.977.01«
seemingly
urgent
Brent
Steele means to get their hens to eat n great
guessed the reason.” and she placed
watched the approaching girl with deal of feed, especially In the whiter farmers with Just a few cows, have Miehiään
her hands on her breast, “the heart of
high hope. David and Michel ex­ when the days are short, tine way is fast been learning that clean milk Is Minnesota
me—is dead.” And she left the room.
changed curious glances. Then she to eut the morning scratch feed to » paying proposition and that this Mississippi
about half. The hungry bird then may bo secured only by obtaining
To remain longer under the factor s
reached them.
na
roof, to sit at dinner with this hope­
“I could not have you go. Monsieur goes to the mash trough and gorges proper sanitary measures, such ns pro
2.193.«02
less girl, who had bartered her hap­
Steele," she said In her low, throaty on the dry mash. Then to Increase vfdlng their nnlmalx with clean bed
Novada ..............
piness for her father’s welfare, and
voice, “without wishing you bon voy­ the consumption of mash, some of It ding, regular clipping of flanks and Naw Hampxhlra
707,0711
the man who was brute enough to ac­
age." In her haste, a vagrant lock of la fed wet at noon and the hens will udder, and the like. More recently, tho N»
Mexico
>17.15«
Department
of
Agriculture
has
dis
­
cept the sacrifice, was unthinkable, so
black hair had loosed Itself and she eat it when they would take no more
covered. as tho result of extensive
Steele went to the little room which
caught It up with her left hand, ns she of it dry.
North Carolina
«.011,171
tests, thst another of the dairyman's
had been his since his coming, to pack
extended her right to Steele.
<>hlo
problems, undesirable
and
1.001,950
his duffle bag. There he found Char­
To her embarrassment he held the Provide Separate Pens
odors In milk produced by feeding
lotte. waiting.
hand overlong In his as his eyes ques­
Î 909,093
“You weesh for to maree ma'm’-
for Males for Breeding green alfalfa, green corn, or turnips,
tioned hers.
/».151.7M
may
be
prevented
by
giving
these
feeds
Ithod»
Island.,
aelle?" the Indian abruptly demanded.
The breeder who carries over only
“You asked me to make you a prom­
South Carotina,
at the proper time.
1,105.401
Ttie question was startling, but did
ise. monsieur," she said In a voice the males he needs In his own pens
South Dakota..
llonor to the loyalty of the grave-faced
It
has
been
found
that
green
al-
may
let
them
run
with
the
flock
as
140
barely audible, looking from him to
woman who confronted him.
the hills to the south. "Well, I've the easiest way for himself, if not the faifa produces much more pronounced
Utah ...
1,0(4,00«
"She is to marry Monsieur Las­
come to say, au revolr. You have—my best. But the man who carries sur­ “off” flavors and odors than does Vermont
502.271
Even when 25 pounds
celles." said Steele gently, touched by
promise.” And she swiftly disengaged plus males for breeding must provide green corn,
>.701.961
of
green
corn
are
fed
one
hour
be-
separate
the evident friendliness which prompt­
quarters
for
them.
Pro-
Washington
,.,
I.OtO.«13
her hand nnd had reached the clearing
West Virginia.
ed Charlotte to seek him out.
1*4
before Steele sensed to the full what ventable accidents nnd Injuries are fore milking the milk Is only slightly W
lacón
sin
.........
«.on.«;«
the ones that the breeder troubles tainted, probably not to n sufficient ex­
“She hate M'sleu Lascelles!" vehe­
her words had meant.
<
.
:
•
:
1’4
mently protested the OJIbway. “She
Then to Steele’s brain, dazed with over. It Is maddening to feel that a tent to be detected by the average DUt. of Colum.
180.591
cry an’ cry w'en she send heem de let-
surprise and joy, returned the words valuable young male has been lost consumer; If fed after milking, noth­
Total .....D <4 028,940
talr. You are de good man. Michel “You Forget That You Have No Right of Charlotte: “She t’Ink you good for lack of shutting up the pugnacious ing undesirable Is noticed.
• / Inelud»» 1’0.«4« paid In délinquant
old
cock;
or
failure
to
separate
two
Feeding
90
pounds
of
green
alfalfa
Daveed tell you have beeg house,
to Ask Anything of Me."
man, she weel go wld you for your
far away sout’. You tak' ma’m’selle,
woman." And he lifted his chest high cockerels that are suffering from In­ one hour before milking, or ns little
man
whose
eyes
wavered
before
his
as 15 pounds, produced objectionable February 21, 192«
she t'Ink you good man. she weel go
with a deep breath, for he now be­ compatibility of temperament.
c/ Tax Increased to 4H canta, »«»e-
cold glance.
wld you for your woman!"
T^e cockerel house needs smnll flavors and odors. Increasing the time
lieved Charlotte had known.
"You
have
seen
her?"
pens
and
a
good
outside
run.
A
coop
to
three
hours
reduced
the
intensity,
Steele’s pulse quickened at the
St. Onge and Lascelles left the
“Yes. she has told me. She’s ruined trade-houHe and approached the wait­ that will house three hens la about but did not eliminate the taints, How­
thought. “Would »he go with me.
right for one male. Too small n coop ever, when the time before milking Benefits of Good Roads
would sne go with me?” he repeated herself—thrown away her happiness— ing canoes.
In
height and width will damage feath­ was Increased to five hours the off
to himself, "if I were man enough to her life.”
“Good morning, gentlemen, you are
to the Average Farmer
“And all for me.” sighed the father late,” greeted the man still In the ers nnd comb. Movable coops about flavors and odors were practically
take her from her father? She could
Good
roads are of great value,
“
all
for
me
!
”
never face a future with Lascelles !”
clouds with the thought and picture the size of a good shipping coop, or eliminated.
especially to tire farmers. They reduce
“But you knew she would do It—to if the girl who had but that moment n double exhibition coop, are very
Then hfs knowledge of Denise St.
the <(>Ht of hauling mid adjacent bind
satisfactory since they are easily
Onge asserted Itself. "But no, she protect your future with the company; entered her house.
becomes
more valuable. Every com­
moved
to
fresh
grass,
and
In
winter
has given her word ; and she’ll keep and you allowed her to," Steele con­
Dairymen Waste Leaves
“Good morning, monsieur,” returned
munity should have g<><><| roads. Roads
It. She’s that kind. She would never tinued pitilessly, in a voice, low, but St. Onge. “Monsieur Lascelles has de- , can be gathered under one roof with
of Alfalfa and Clover should be dragged after every ruin;
desert her father, and she’s found carrying the bitterness of gall in its 'bled that he will not have time to go 1 separate runs.
Thousands
of dollars have been If they are not drugged they will be­
tones.
"Colonel
St.
Onge,
you
have
herself to Lascelles. It’s too late !”
upriver.”
wasted by New York state dairymen come hard and rough. At the end of
.¡Searching his face with eager eyes permitted a beautiful soul to destro;.
Value of Green Feed
Steele smiled sarcastically nt his
itself. You—”
who have swept alfalfa nnd clover the summer they will be In such con­
Charlotte waited for his answer.
rival. The temptation to turn the
The general practice of allowing the leaves out of their cow’s mangers, dition that they will he hard on the
“
Stop,
monsieur!"
St.
Onge
Inter
“It's too late—Charlotte.
Made­
tables was overpowering.
chicks to run outdoors, where they
horses’ feet and almost Impossible to
moiselle has already told the French­ rupted, in a voice broken with passion.
"Possibly Monsieur Lascelles has have access to direct sunlight, green says W. T. Crandall, of the state col­ drive over, writes Inga J. Olson of
“You do not know—and you are my too tender a heart to desire to look plant-food and soli, Is well founded. lege of agriculture nt Ithnca, N. Y.
man that she will marry him."
Williams county, N. D„ In the Dakota
The reason for this Is that with Farmer.
The scowl of contempt which greeted friend, therefore I forget what you at a dead man—or Is It his nose?"
From the results of this Investigation
his reply transformed the dark face say. I have begged her not to do this
Lascelles' face went purple.
He It appears that green plant-tissue will good legume hay only 15 to 18 per
When the ronds are Improved tho
of the OJIbway into that of a fury. —am prepared to leave the company. choked, made an Impulsive movement not prevent leg weakness ami that the cent of the total protein I h needed farms nre increased In value because
She had placed her faith In this Amer­ I will not allow such a thing. Why," toward Steele who stood grinning, chick of Its own accord will not eat In the grain mixture. Cows getting the cost of hauling Is decreased. The
and the factor shook bls clenched fists then gulped down his anger as David enough green clover to prevent It. heavy feeds of higher protein mix-
ican. and he had failed her.
business of farming Is essentially de- ‘
“Daveed tell me you are good man In Steele’s face, "I would kill that pig laughed outright In his face, while Green feed undoubtedly Is of value In tures lose their appetite for protein, pendent on tho condition of country
Lascelles
before
I
gave
her
to
him."
explains
Mr.
Crandall,
and
so
they
to fight—have de strong heart.” she
Michel turned hfs back. Too clever to the ration of n chick; but the Ohio
roads for whatever Is not produced on
“But she has given herself to him, make a scene In which he was bound folks do not believe It can be fed In refuse to ent the legume hay leaves, the farm must be hauled to the farm
hurled at him. “Why you have de fear
ov dat leetle Frenchmans—are you of ber own free will, today. And sho to appear nt a disadvantage, the In­ sufficient quantities to act as the sole which are highest In protein content. nnd ninny crops of the fnnn must be
Alfalfa leaves have 22.3 per cent total
teeg rabbit? Why you not tak' her Is a thoroughbred ; she will keep her 'Pector, now in control of himself, source of the antirachitic factor.
hauled to the station mil local mar­
protein, while the stems have but
word.”
away een de cano'? She weel go!'
proceeded to take his revenge by say­
kets. For Instance, if two farmers
7 per cent.
St, Onge glared Into Steele's 1m- ing:
Again, a fierce exultation swept
lived about ten miles from town, one
Cause
of
Leg
Weakness
Dairymen shonld never have to had n good rond to town nnd tho
him. <?harlotte must know her mfs- mobile face, “She will never marry
"No, monsieur, but a soldier and
Leg weakness Is a condition sweep these valuable leaves out of the
tress’ secret thoughts to speak so con- that canaille, Monsieur Steele,” he gentleman always gives precedence
other had a bad rond. nnd the price
fidently. What he had of late felt— said pointedly, “the St. Onges have al to the ladies. I have but a few days brought nbont by different causes. It mangers, says Mr. Crandall, uh they of wheat went up to »2.00 a bushel,
may
be
doe
to
overfeeding
of
a
forc
­
are thereby sweeping out some of the
sensed—In the presence of Denise St. ways known how to defend their to stay here and I have decided to
ing ration, or to an ezeem of bottom best feeds they can give their cows. the farmer who bad a good road could
Onge; what he had put aside as Im- honor.”
spend them all in the company of a
haul nbont 80 bushels, while tho other
The two were Interrupted by the ap- very lovely lady, my fiancee, Made­ heat, or a deficiency of mineral ele­ “Cut down on the high protein grain,” farmer could only haul about 40
possible, unbelievable — an Illusion,
ments
In
the
feed.
Sometimes
leg
he advises, “and feed the cows the
based on bls own emotions—might, pearance of Lascelles crosslng the moiselle St. Onge.
weakness Is caused by disease, but cheaper and better home-grown hays. bushels. Therefore, th* firmer thm
after all, have been her Instinctive clearing, and Steele, In no mood to
(TO HE CONTINUED.)
there Is no mistaking the leg weak­ If you swept leaves out of the man­ had the good road got »100.00 while
call for help; the unvoiced reaching meet the subject of the conversation
ness
of n chick that Is otherwise well, gers, you were feed'ng just that much tho other fellow only got »90.00. If
left
the
excited factor awaiting the
A Diffunce
out of her heart to one who would
the latter had had n good rond Im
nnd
the
k g wenkness of a sick chick.
understand her need.
But he find approach of the man who was exult-
First Gentleman of Color—Whaffo’ The dlHease may be cured when the more protein than was necessary, and could have hauled as much more uh
next fall you should cut the amount lie did. By tho time he got his grain
failed her. The victim of his own Ing In ills hard-won victory. As ho yo' runnln’ ho , boy?
cause Is found out. If the ration fa
ho that the cows will clean up all the to town, the price of wheat may have
lack of vanity, he had gone off up­ turned away, he said: "I have moved
Second Likewise—Ah done Jes' seed faulty correct It.
good alfalfa and clover hay.”
river and left her to solve her prob­ my stuff to Michel’s shack. It Is need a
gone down to »1.50 u bushel.
lem alone, to bind herself definitely to less for me to tell you how much I
appreciate
your
hosidtallty
and
that
Lascelles, when, had he acted on his
” 'Bout six mile back.”
Roosts for Chicks
Changes in Cow Tests
Federal Aid for Roads
Instincts, he might have saved her of your daughter. You understand of
"Hub! Yo’ dut much skeered o’
A good ralny-day job Is to provide
Changes In the test of tin Individual
The enact incut of the federal aid
from herself, He had been blind—nnd course that I could not stay.”
ghostes?"
roosting space for the growing chicks.
“Yes, monsieur, it would only be
lost.
“Not or’n'ry ghostes—nossuh I But Whethef raised with or without hens, cow Is Influenced more by the temper act of HUG marked the re-entrance of
“We must wait, Charlotte.
What embarrassing to you and to me, but I Ah done owed dat ghost a dollar all too often the providing of roosts ament of the cow than by any other Uncle Sam Into highway building,
factor. If she Is quiet and milked nt When ho started to help the states
eigbt-seben 1” — American
you tell me—about mademoiselle—I — regret deeply to have you go.”
Legion Is delayed to the detriment of the
regular Intervals the test of her milk In the construction of a nut Iona I sys­
Weekly.
did not—know. But don't lose heart
chicks. It Is not always practical to
will run more uniformly than that of tem of highways he Insisted that they
CHAPTER VII
First, I’ve work to do. I'm going to
clean th" floor of the coop or brooder
milk from one that Is milked at Ir­ also maintain departments to central­
catch that Windigo. Then—"
house (ach day during the summer.
Progreta
regular Intervals. If a cow Is slightly
The following morning the people of
Steele did not finish, for the scowling
“And how long have you been at To con|><tl the chicks to spend night off feed or feverish the test of her ize work on the main roads of the
state. Since then co-operative econo­
after night huddled among the drop­
face of the OJIbway woman went a Walling River were nt the river shore this work?” the prison visitor asked,
milk will usually bo higher. If the
sickly gray at the mention of the where three men stood beside a loaded
“Oh. just long enough to get the pings of previous nights Is the heat In­ period between milkings Is longer the mic surveys between the United
States bureau of public roads and
dread name, and she disappeared canoe near which rested a company hang of It,” the new executioner re­ vitati for lice, unthrlftlness and dis
milk will usually test less than during Mute highway departments are sav­
birch bark.
ease I attack the flock.
through the door.
plied.
the shorter period.
ing road taxpayers millions annually.
DAIRY.