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THK In Road Making I.—The Office of Pub lic Roads. MEANEST SOUND H<ARD. THAT’S How oft within th* stilly night That lomeat y*ll* from th* back f*noo! I (brow a brickbat at hl* *kull Conalg* him quick Io hatlaa hanoa! II* qulat*. than. Ilk* Caoaar's ghoat. Ila will not down; but. with a yowl. Ha anort* and hlaa**, cat-a-waul* And makaa of night a hldanua howl. MILLER BUYS AND SELLS IN CARLOADS And thar*'* tha hound that naver al**pa. A cavarnou* moving mouth la h* "How wow! Kl-yl!" I fir* a gun >1* bow-wow* back; ha think* II* fun. 1 throw tha ba«l slat* at hla head. 1 *w*ar till all la lurid rad. I yall till I’m «xhauatad quit*. Y*t that hound howl* till morning light By LOGAN WALLER PAGE, WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Dircelo« < )ft<r ol Public Road», But what ar* auch to human bora*. Th* gr«iu< hy gltxima that growl arouadf i Th* praalmlat with mournful mouth. Th* knockar with hla raaplng aound — Braid* auch cata ar* nightingale*; Braid* auch Towaar’a a awret bird. Yaa. peaalmlallc, knocking cuaa. You mak* tha mvanaat aound that’* ' hoard. C. M BARNITZ. United Stale* Department ol Agriculture Copyright by A morirían Pro«» Aaao- vtatlun. IlfiX N March. |MH3. n |H<tltl«>li ana pre am I ml to congrraa nailing that n rouil department «Imilor to the agricultural department lx* found ed at Washington for the purport« of promoting cunan uctlon anil mainte nance of roads nnd for teaching »tu- denta so that they might liecomc skilled road engineers and to entnbllah a per- mauent exhibit of aectkoua of road il lustrating various metI kx I h of construc tion and the l>est road material» and machinery. This petition ans signed by the governors of many of the states, Im lading Uoiernor MeKluley of Ohio, by chamber* <«f collimine nnd untrer allies and was Indorsed by resolution* of legislatures The office of road Inquiry was estab lished under authority of an act of I vwttkd htstss orricn or rrni.i<> nuaus congress approved March 3, 1N93. tuali tug appropriation of »|u.i»»i for the de partment of agriculture The clause relatlug to tin* work provided that the secretary of agriculture sbould make Inquiries In regard to systems of road Biauagemetil throughout t lie foiled tttutca. make Investigations In regard to the best method* of read making prc|>are publication* on tills subject aud usslst agricultural college* nnd ex perlment station» In disseminating in formation Hlnce 1S1KI the total amount appro priated for the offi. e of public roads 1» jbiH.MtXi. and since II* establishment the office has Issued 40 bulletins. 9-> circulars. 9 farmers' bulletins. 21 year tsnik reprints nnd IH annual re|n>rts a total of I Ki publication» The office has directed the construi tlon of atiout »4« object lesson* and experimental roads. Illustrating macad am. bituminous macadam, brick, grav el. sand-clay, shell and curth construe lion. The approximate expenditure on these object lessons aud •xpcrlmentill roads by local authorities baa been Mkt,7(12. and the subsequent road work due directly to the object lesson road* represents expenditures runulng well up luto millions Lectures and per »on al advice by engineers and cxjicrt* have constituted a prominent feature of the work of the office since Its establish ment. The road material laboratory wna Installed In December, 1900. nnd from that time to July 1. 1911. about 0,390 samples of road material have been received from practically every state In the Union nnd tested to deter mine their character nnd value for road building A photographic laboratory was In stalled in January. 1900. and has now a complete outfit. This was the direct result of ii great need for illustnited lectures Tin- office Inis now ii colic« tlon of about 0.090 negatives and about 3.000 slides, many of which have been colored. These Illustrate nil phases uf road work. Experiments have lieen conducted with oils. tar*. rock asphalt nml varl oils preparations for the purpose of preventing dust and preserving mac adorn ronds from destruction under modern traffic conditions The office tins conducted Investigation* to deter mine the feasibility of the sand-clay method of rood building In the south ern states ns well ns In the prairie states, and this method of construction ha* tieen found to bo quite practicable especially In the south A study of the construction of roads, of natural soils by treatment with us phaltlc oils, has liecn inode nnd was published ta rtrculnr No. 90. The office Is conducting Investigations on the use of sing ns a rond material and th«» Improvemcntaof-«nnd roads In parts of the country where clay Is not access! ble. Practical efforts have been mnde toward bringing about the more gener *1 use of the split log drag In the main tennnee of earth roads. One of the unique and striking exhibits at the Alaska Yukon Factor exposition consisted of a series of mln tatnre models Illustrating every known type of improved road and the various road building device*, such a* rollers nnd crushers. In actual operation. Till* exhibit wu design«-«! and prepar cd by the office, ami since the ex|«osl tlon closed similar exhibit* have been shown In many part* of the United State«. partly through the medium of rx|Ms>ltlon» and [«artly by means of ex hlblt trains operated by several rail road* Lecturer« and demonstrator* accompany the*e exhibits, making them In reality schools of Instruction in road building Graduate» In engineering are ap- IMilnted from colleges each year after a competitive examination, nnd are given thorough training while reuder Ing practli-nl services to the govern ment In this way an efficient corps of engliieer* I* living built up. which will Kid the development of road building along proper lines, both during and after their connection with the gov ernment. Thl* work was begun tn the fl»cnl year 1905. Investigations Into the <!ocom|iosltlou of rock powders under the action of water have I<*1 to Important discover ies with reference to Increasing the ce menting value of road materials. The Investigation Into the corrosion of Iron and »tee! culvert* lias brought out im portant result* The generally accept ed tlii-orle* regarding tlie mating of Iron have been demonstrated to I*» In corre« t. and It has tieen shown Hint by treating the surface of the iruu with n Ktrong oxidizing agent the rust Ing «-an tie Inhibit«*1 In May. 1907. the office inaugurate«! n project <h-lgn<«l to introduce the l>est possible systems of <onstruction. 1 maintenance ami administration of road* 111 the various counties Under this plan engineer* are assigned to make thorough Investigation <>n all phases of tile rond work of tin- county to which they ure assigned, nnd pre pare cxhnu*tive re|*«rt* giving plan*, estimates nml re«-<immendutlons. Tlie uumls-r of tin- employers of the [ office ha* liicr,-»*«*! from one on July i. me. to 11ft fuiy i. ieii rii«' present appropriation of the office Is $109.720. out of which $.'1.5410 1« paid for rent, leaving $137.229 to pay the salaries of these 137 employers, as well a* traveling expense*, the pun hnse of <*iulpment and supplies, ami the usual running expense* The most thorough nml svstetnntl«- motliisi* <>f organization l-nve l**-n In trisl-iced Into tlie administration of the office nnd the great library on nil phase* of ronil work Is the ts-st In the western hrtnlapherr. nml th«- library I* being added to constantly. The policy of th«- offi«-e in recent year« has been to co operate with the <>ffi< lai* In charge of rond work In the various atatra a* closely as isissible, and the endeavor I* being made so to correlate rond work In each state by voluntary co-operation as to constitute one great movement along uniform line* and make the progr«-s* and meth ods of each state known to every other state through the mwlluin of the offi« e In furtherance of thl* object a compre hensive Investigation was begun In mctton or thk iHTvmnora i.AnotiATOBT orrii'g or i - uhlio roads . l'.Mil to ascertain the mileage of ini proved and unimproved roads, the char m ter of improvement, tin- amounts ex- y zded. rates of levy ami sources of ; revenue in every county In the United State*. Thl* work was tinisheil In June. 1907. nml the results were pub llslied lu the form of n bulletin, which shows that there are over 2.150.000 miles of road in the Unit«-d States, of whi. b only 7.14 per cent were Improv- <*1 in 1904. and that the expenditure in money and labor for that year wm IWnrly *90.000.000 Thia bulletin com prises the first complete data ever as sembled on thl* subject LUMBER—All kinds of Dimension Stuff, In side and outside finishing lumber, in fact all kinds of lumber. THE PERIOD OF INCUBATION. linxMly lilildy la apt to fool ua liy batching her egg* in-fore or after the date »et. Though a hen generally tin lake* her hntch the twenty flrat day. the condition of lien or egg* or weather may vary the time. W«- have known egg* to hatch the eighteenth, nine ter nth. twentieth, twenty flrat and even on the twenty fourth day. A hot blood ed hen that ait* tight on ntrongly fer tlllzed freah egg* often finlalie* on the eighteenth A hen of low hatching tieut huti'lir* late, and though the egg* are strong her chick» may la- weak A fuaay hen that go«'* off nnd on nml neg lects her egg* may retard her chi« k* to, the twenty-fourth. Extreme« of tern peruture often aff«-ct the time of hutch Ing. beat ha*tenlng, cold retnnllng the chick. W’r believe Incubation uiny I** au*|H-nd«*l without Injuring tin- germ Engllah fancier* guarantee all egg* in a netting f«*rtlle They place them under heat J uki long enough to *ee the germ, teat out Infertile*, then »hip.« We have re»et egg* de*erted by hen» for aeveral day*, ami they hatch«*! well Through accident to an Inculm- tor 200 egg* were away from hatching heat for thirty hour». They were kept covered. r«-*et an«l KM) chick* batched otie day behind time We mention thl* ao you may not ru*h to throw out egg* that do not hntch on the minute Though clrcum»tan<-e* may «’mite occa*iom«l variation. each LATHS —Only the best grade. Also all kinds of shingles, doors, win dows and frames, roofing, etc., etc. FULL LINE—All kinds of builders hardware that we are selling right. We will not be undersold in price nor oversold in quality. WE DELIVER - Anywhereand promptly too. Our methods of doing business are such as to warrant your con tinual patronage once you trade here. of It«-» breed o f fowl* li.trt It* bat luti. the folluwlllg 1:1111" l> •Illg «oil older«*! Muiidiird for tin* s | mh I«-* men tiuned |V1 V • Pay* Chic ken ................. U Turkey ... ............ 21 IVifottl .. ............. a, Gul/ini ................. lit' »nt . ........... A Duck ... .................... Z m Partrl<l«C(i ............ 3« E. W. MILLER LUMBER CO. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. Duck yard* *li<>u.«l be »< r.i|*xl often Wet weather *<uik* them up aud the white duck* puddle, and how filthy they get aud. oh. what a «well! “Nuf Aniline dye Instead of egg* I* lu-lng u*<-<! In Philadelphia to give enkea that pretty yellow color. Yes; the fool» nml the deep dyed villain* aren't all dead yet Hutter and egg* naturally go togeth er. and |*«ultry and dairy go so well to get her that many are combining the two. With tn**» ami fruit ailib-d there’» ■ boodle bonanza A but« her of Sou Francisco swallow ed fifty-four eggs in ISO seeond« anti won $ltio Then he took two drink* of whisky and resunn-d his butdieriug That auro iieat* the Old Nick Cock tights, dog fights and bull tight* are now under tlie ban in th«* Panama canal gone. Think of $30 fin«* or Jail for fighting roosters! This new law •polls another good market for game cock •«■ ■■••der». The..- ure some markets where there are but few call» for ducks. It’s not wise to dress a whole stack of ducks and then have to haul them back home. Better take a crate of live ducks to market and test the demand. Cuba and South America are the mar ket for gamecock». Enthusiasts find It pay* much b«*tter to bre«*l and ship theae fighting birds than to fight stags In this country and get fined and have their name» In th«- newspaper«. In buying that new gobbler don’t go to n neighbor, but buy far away from home. On many farm* turkey» an- relate«! unknown to their owners. They travel ao far and are often out of sight so long uud often there is a general mlxup. Tin- appetite la the signboani to di gestlon both In man and lien, and tlie «liiantity to f«s-d * tlock must Is- judg- «■«I by tlie way the lien* go for the feed. Breeds differ In the quantity they ent. nnd th«* Mme flock ou differ- ent days does not always require the sa :ie quantity. We nsk«*d a farmer's wife who was dressing a hen how she could tell a healthy chicken She replied that she always kills the hen that's laying that It I* always healthy. This is not al ways true, nnd if It was, killing layers Is ba<! policy, for ''the hen that lays 1» the hen that pays " When a York (Pa i belfry was enter e«l It was found nlnxMt fill«-*! with sparrows' nests, nnd almost a wagon lon«l wits thrown out. and. oh. the feathers! Those measly little spar rows had gathered up pound* nnd pound« of feathers that wasteful peo ple had thrown out Go thou ami do likewise. A black snd white Homing pigeon. tmnd nntnlM*re<l 017.7119. wits raptured in a Bristol (Pn.i yard where It alight ed- for rest. An old cluck, mistaking the pigeon for n hawk, was fighting the tired bird when It was rescued. Stray fowls should always be adver tised It'» bnitherly and also the law. 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