i FA&FFlf mom, am BY F.ETRIGG REGISTER. !R0CKrORD,IAJ CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED Feeding experlmeuts which have been conducted show that au aore of good clover used as pasture will pro duce 400 pounds of pork and an acre of soy beans GOO pounds. The Interest which leading florists of the country have In rare and choice new varieties of flowers Is well illus trated In the price of $15,000 which was .recently asked for a new and rare variety of carnation. A man's theory about early rising before he retires Is a great deal more creditable to him than his performance the next morning when be is brought face to face with the proposition of jumping out In the cold. Fear, In the general acceptance of the term, Is an acquired and not a nafc ural trait In little children. If the lit tie ones are not taught to be afraid of the dark and threatened with confine ruent In the dark where bogies will get them, they will have no fear of It whatever. We know a mother, perhaps some would call her a crank, who has her two little children sleep two or three hours every day In a baby cab on the front porch and this through all kinds of winter weather. She claims that her children know no such thing as a cold, while her neighbor across the street has two children who dare not Btlck their heads out of doors for fear of taking their death of cold. The fresh air treatment would seem to have good sense on its side, being in line with the latest conclusions of physi cians touching the benefits of sun shine and fresh air. The rapid progress which has been made along the line of scientific for estry since the opening of the Cornell school of forestry in 1808 Is evidenced by the fact that, although the work Is In a measure but In its Infancy, the forest service of this country has been invited to become a member of the In ternational Association of Forest Ex periment Stations. In his letter of In vitation to the forester in chief nr. Buhler, director of the forest testing laboratory at Tubingen, Germany, said: "In asking the United States to Join the association I am but expressing the general desire. You have accomplished so much and have taken so capable a hold on Investigations that the work of the association would be furthered by your membership." The benefit be stowed and derived from the associa tion contemplated Is bound to be mu tual as well as considerable. The beet pulp byproduct of the Col orado sugar factories is fed to thou sands of head of sheep and cattle, which in addition are given a ration of alfalfa hay. The ration seems to be one that proves excellent from the standpoint of growth as well as fat production. Th brown tailed moth is a pest that has done untold damage In portions of the north Atlantic states. It has not only defoliated orchard, but forest trees as well, while it produces an in tense Irritation when brought in con tact with the human skin. Igorous efforts are being put forth to cheek the pest, but as yet without very sub stantlal results. In view of several inquiries relative to the black locust and its suitability for post timber, we hope in au early Installment of these notes to have somewhat extended article from the state experiment station horticulturist giving a summary of experience with this variety of tree through the north eru states. Numerous inquiries are be ing made relative to the black locust In different agricultural journals, and an article of the kind mentioned will be both timely and valuable. The Lang-shan. In England there is on foot a move ment to return to the old type of Lang shan. The Langshan Is an Asiatic fowl and originally very closely resembled the "true" Shanghai of a generation ago, except as to color, respite tu-? many explanations of the name. It Is probable that the homely one to the effect that It Is merely au adaptation from the words long shanks Is correct: FT J n V'.; : a - SENSIBLE YARDING. Pin Heenrouieiiileil ''J" Well Kuna Agricultural Authorltr. A style of yarding reconuueuded by rrwfesaor James E. Nice of Cornell College of Agriculture and shown herewith consists of a long or contin uous bouse 240 by 15 feet, divided Into pens 15 by Id feet, there being sixteen pens or fewer, the same proportion, of course, being maintained. This Is a most convenient arrangement, says L. E. Keyser in Poultry Success. The vard is 300 feet each way, containing 00,000 square feet or pasturage for SOO or 000 fowls. The potis are ample tor fifty fowls. There are n little over two acres In the yards. A method followed with similar yards Is to confine the fowls to the north yard about Aug. 1. Then the smth yard Is plowed ami about Sept. 10 s.nvn to rye and grass seed, or clover may be sown on the rye in the spring. When the rye has made a good start, say the mld.lle of October, the hens are turned on it and allowed to run there until confined to the house for winter. In the spring the north yard is plow ed and planted to corn, which Is culll- -530. ff t 1 TtTI ti l 1 1 11 1 1 fe: i isl&o'- Hem A OLD STYLE LANQSHAN. At any rate, many of the British breed ers ar arguing that the Langshan, un der the requirements of the modern standard of perfection, Is losing the characteristics which first made the breed popular and that its former re markable utility qualities are being lit erally refined out of It. There is prob ably a kernel of truth In this charge but the first experiment looking to ward what seems to be a step back ward In poultry culture will be watch ed with interest. The illustration here with gives an excellent idea of n Langshan cock of the old type. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. Cascade Lodge No. 92 Knights of Pythias Will give their ANNUAL BALL FRIDAY, Feb. 22 IN Wagner's Hall FALLS CITY Music bv DALLAS ORCHESTRA Special train will leave Dallas at 7:30 p. m. Returning at 2 a. m. Friday. Supper at the Home Restaurant. RECEPTION COMMITTEE John Zuver, C. E. Dill. TICKETS, $1. FLOOR MANAGERS E. C. Erickson, D. D. Bell, Leland Murphy, J. V.Dennis SUPPER, 50c LOCATION' OF HOUSE AXD DOUBLE YARDS. vated in the usual way. After the last cultivation and the corn has reach ed a considerable height, which will be about the 1st of July, the hens are allowed to run in both yards. The com affords them shade, and they wal low In the soft earth, eat the lower leaves and suckers and keep the corn well cultivated. They wjll get some of the lower ears, but on the whole the crop will be about as large as if the hens did not occupy the yard. They will not have been able to stamp down the rye, and some of this grain will ripen. If the hens do not secure It all. It may be cut and u-ied for winter lit ter. In September the liens are ngalu confined to the sautli yard, the corn In the north yard is cut, the laud plowed and sown to rye, and the following sea sou the south yard is planted to corn. This gives a constant rotation of crops on the land, which keeps it sweet and at the same time afford considerable food for the fowlj. CUT GREEN BONE. It I. Inanestlonablr the Most Val able Food led For Poultry. It Isn't bard to see why fresh cut rn bone has trlven such phenomenal lr successful results to poultry rale .m th world over, says a writer In Yfeatprn Poultry Journal. It simply Is the most available food product that has yet been cuscovereu to supply fowls with tne elements wui difficult to get from grain and most needed to make boue, to make nius- Cle, to make feathers, to make eggs, to mnlntaln health, vigor and vitality. That's why green boue doubles the ecsr vleld. It contains more than four times the ejrg producing value of grain. That's why green bone makes eggs more fertile. It tones up the entire system and fills the head of the flock with vim and vitality. That's why green bone makes stron irer. livelier chicks at hatching. Nine fed hens lay eggs with life and vitality lu them. That's why green boue develops earlier broilers and earlier layers. It promotes growth and the develop ment of boue and muscle by providing nl. umlaut material for making bono and muscle. That's why green boue makes heavier market fowls. It gives a good framework to start with and helps lay on heavy tlesh. That's why greta bue makes red combs, bright eyes and glossy plum age. It gives a tone to the entire system of the fowl that nothing else will. Feed for Waterfowl. In feeding the young of all kinds of waterfowl depend upon the mash. Nothing is. bet'er for them than ground oats, corn and bran, says the Feather equal parts in weight mixed into a semi-dry mush and fed to them In boxes or troughs, uot a large amount at any one time, reasonable amounts frequently. Always have a full wa ter supply near at hand. Waterfowl always eat a little, then drink a little. This they keep up until fully satisfied, An inexhaustible supply of green food is an absolute necessity for the raising of geese. .Nothing is more easily raised when once hatched than the young gos lings. After they have become a few days old they may wander with the mother goose, provided they are watched a little when they go about the water or storms come upon them. After they as a mouth old they can battle with the parent geese lu the struggle for life. lhc Molting Period. The best care should be taken of our fowls to keep them In good condition during the trying period of molting, It Is a great drain upon their vitality to grow a new coat of plumage. Too often the needs of our fowls are total ly Ignored during this really critical season because they have dropped off In egg yield, says American Poultry Journal. It Is best to select such fowls from one's flock as you desire to retain for breeding and market the balance before they begin to shed their feathers. We are too npt to look on time spent ou our Biddies getting their "new clothes'! as lost, not giving due credit to them for the long months of faithful service given In filling the egg basket and hatching and -rearing our young birds. In consequence when eggs grow scarce we call Into use the hatchet, and not infrequently the most useful members of our flocks lose their heads because of the ragged condition. -"Scaly Iick" la Contusions, Scaly leg is a form of scabies or mange, caused by the mite known as the Sarcoptes mutans. It is a con taglous disease, but does not spread very rapidly, and there may be only a few affected birds in a flock at one time. When the disease is first ob served prompt and energetic measures should be adopted to eradicate It. The affected birds should be isolated to prevent the spread of "the contagion. Begin treatment by soaking the legs in warm water to which soap has been added until the scales have become thoroughly softened, and the loose scales can be removed without causing bleeding. After this has been done apply a good coat of carbolic ointment or balsam of Peru. This should be repeated daily for three or four days. Reef Sri-aps. Beef scraps is the name of a byprod uct of slaughtering houses and consists of waste pieces of the animals, such as shins, heads, lights, the "sticking pieces," tit.c. These are steam cooked, then subjected to strong pressure to extract all the fat possible, then kiln dried and ground into scraps or meat meal. When rightly made, they are a flue animal food for hens and chicks, but If filth and offal are thrown in with them they are anything but a good food. Tbey are then only fit for fertilizer. The Buff Turkey. The buff turkey is of American ori gin, having beeu brought out but a few years ago. Plumage color, pure buff, the wings being a very light shade of buff. Standard weight: Cock, 27 pounds; cockerel. 18 pounds; hen, 18 pounds; pullet, 12 pounds. Disqualify ing weights: Cock, less than 18 pounds; hen, less than 12 pounds. Farmer and Poultry, The farmer has a real grievance against the poultry fancier In that he has done all of his crossing and In breeding of fathers, daughters, uncles and aunts without any regard to prac tical utility, says Farming. Whether the hens from which he has been breeling were producing sixty eggs a year or 200 made no difference. His whole aim lias been to breed out a foul flight feather or two or to create a bet ter comb or eyes of a better tint at n sacrifice of everything else. The re sult Is that when a farmer goes into the market to buy thoroughbreds with his money in his pocket ready and will ing to pay for the best stock he not on ly often pays for qualities he does not need, but actually pays a premium foT something that has been obtained at a sacrifice of the very qualities which ho does need. There are a few men, how ever, raising thoroughbred stock that is "bred to lay" or to meet certain mar ket demands, and those are the men that should be patronized. MOST USEFUL K0CKS THE SUNDAY VALUE OF CHERTS AND NOVACU LITES AS ROAD MATERIALS. n Not Need Cruliln Are Uetter Adapted to Lltflit Trafllo Than Harder and Touit'her Hock How to I'ae Them In Road Work. LESSON VII, FIRST 0,u TIONAL ser, Test uf th. i Memory Verne. . 1 'U. i. Luke xll. iRr- ' """""I - vum iti.. , by R v. i, -omiiie,1(.,. 'hi Cherts and novnculites are among CCopyriKi,t', ioor, by Ani, M. 81 ' v liar.. We have but In the 1... . two chnnt.,.0 .... mi9Wt we must endeavor to get ' VKK contents of the two. l.L"WeS"ftt Abram In n blul ' faring he couragiug a n,. ,, UH t a heathen kin, iInw , 8 Tl away still Hu .iu, w WW we stray, and when we tl Him ashamed of our WaniL always ready to w "lands ever true for ZJr h "irim !... . . mmt of s.,i, wise cast out." The 1,,,,, , k the most useful and valuable of ma terials for road construction, says Maurice O. Kldrldge In the Good Itoads Magazine. AhUUj from the fact that most of them cement readily and wear well, they cau frequently be used with- a process so essential to n successful lomut1S a llo and beln r..i,i if trtiMM iTiinili'S or other hard rocks are used. Assuming that it we iWget lllm ,, 1,11 costs 2." cents per cubit yard to crush the rock for n road one iniyf' in length, fifteen feet wide nud surfaced to a depth of six inches (consolidated), the total cost for this Item alone would bo about $.""). By the use of n material which does not require crushing a con siderable saving can therefore be ef- with Abruin retinni,,,, . u footed when many miles of road are to his altar at Uuiliol ,i, , ul I bo built. the name of th iJ .011l"6 cherts and novnculites are both . ... 1 ..' lie ril'l Willi, I, m liliceous rocks and are very similar In let us quickly return f, m ...... ,..... . . ... " "' " e ennf.. temptation vr a,. ', " Illr. . ' ,ia ,s launrui ami w, " give us our sins, because ofoirT cute (I John I, t); n, i). j, 'r us to forgive seven v tin tlces the. , in," ,r name II nuo f j wonder it U ,, n.. s Tr, , '"' watches ma wander ni? cliii.i dares to tm.l ti t,. ... ""'"foil! BPKKADINC) CHEliT MATERIAL ON A ROAD. up for them (chanter xll, 1") mi Abram and Lot have now'nn, rich that It Is Inuiible I1 dwell together, and when AbraiBI that his herdnuui ana those of t were at strife In the prepuce of $ Inhabitants of the land he Bil,t ti, !i .u.i.i uji ue, mn mat tuev mm., nblv Rminrntn a l.,. . choice of all the land and said that would take what Lot did not choc ft How this must have exalted Abram I "i'-'iiij uie uou or Aunini Inth peace-1 appearance. 1 lie two rocks diner ma terlally in their origin. Cherts occur usually In chalk and limestone forma tions and are generally believed to be eyes of the heathen, and that is th" I formed by a chemical precipitation from sna water. Novnculites, on the earth for, to magnify the nnma nin ,f oilier nana, are tnougnt to ne true sea- I, mar ne may be known Imentary rocks, having been formed by Lot did not know God as LU i,.i deposits of very fine material silt and Abram did, but was more apt to tuiat 1 1 J. 1 !.... . II.. I f .. .1 1.1. . .. I Sana in seii Winer nun MioKeqiienuy wi iiiuisuu nun ins own Welfare, So tie solldiiied. The useful qualities of uo vaculites as oilstones for sharpening fine tools are well known nud are due to the hardness and smoothness of this rock. In order that a road may bind well, took an vantage of his uncle's offer! probably with great alacrity, andv soon settling himself in the cities of I the plain toward Sodom, uot seenilnst to consider the wickedness of the p f plo of Sodom, though lie duubtlaJ White Holland Turkey. The white Holland turkey Is said to be a native of Holland. This breed of turkeys as described by the American standard of perfection is far and away a larger and much more beautiful fowl than the common white turkey of Hol land. The standard weights are7 Cock, 2C pounds; cockerel, 18 pounds; hen, 16 pounds; pullet, 12 pounds. Disqualify ing weights: Cock weighing less than 20 pounds; hen, less than 12 pounds. The plumage Is pure white through out; shauks and toes, white or pinkish white; eyes, hazel; head, rich red, changeable to bluish white. Bad Habit In Poultry Culture. There are a few bad habits in poultrj culture. Among those none are so lu Jurlous as lack of exercise, overfeed Ing, overcrowding and the presence ol Insect vermin, says the Feather. Tht union of these four destroys many that might otherwise be prosperous flocks and this can be traced to either th ignorance or neglect of the attendant Either or all should be blamed upor the caretaker. In this day of poultrj enlightenment no one can present i reasonable excuse for Ignorance, ani there cannot be any possible excust offered for carelessness or neglect. Delaying Pullets' Maturity. You can keep pullets back from lay ing by moving them from one place tc another as soon as they show decided ly reddening combs. A poultryro.au who wants to get large size on hli Barren uock pullets follows this plat each season, with the result that he holds them back au average of aboui a month, he thinks, and when they dc begin to lay they lay larger eggs than do small pullets and keep right alonj at the laying. its surface must be composed of line knew it (verses 12, 13). Lot lifted up f uis eyes, hkc ko many now, just M 1 enough to see something which appear ed to be to his advantage, regardless of what God had to sny about It. We do not read of Lot building na altar ot calling on the name of the Lord. This separation of Lot from Atan (verse 11) was a gaod thing for Abram and his servants, but It was a bad day for Lot when he went away from Abram. There nre those who, being so weak In themselves and not knowlnn how to lean upon God, secin speclallj to need some godly person ever near them to counsel them mid keep their eyes upon the Lord. Blessed are all who are willing to lie separated from all that Is not of God (hat they may live as near to Him as passible and walk humbly with Him. Nothing sept rates from the world like the conseloa and enjoyed presence of God, form Moses believed and taught and Davkl also (Ex. xxxlll, 10; II Sam. vll. 23, 24), niul the Spirit, through Taul, empbt sizes the same great truth (II Cor. tl 17, 18). On the other hand, as choose the world and the gratification of self, we lose that fellowship flit Oral which Is our hlirh privilege. Ou or the other we are choosing always, and as you read this will you not lift up your heart nud say to Him who reads the heart with His eyes as i flame of fire searching every part, Lord, what dost Thou see my Leart choosing and longing for?" To stop at verse 13 would be to particles of suitable rock which form the bond. If those particli's'are blown or washed away they must be replaced, or the bond will be broken and the road will ravel. AVIimi roads nre sur faced with limestone or chert a com paratively light traffic can bo depend ed upon to supply enough binder to keep the road from raveling. For this reason these materials nro better adapt ed to light traffic than harder and tougher rocks. V hen bank cherts are first spread upon the road they are sometimes soft and brittle and apparently almost use less as a road material, but when the materials are exposed to the action of traffic and the elements the surface soon becomes a solid, compact mass. Cherts and novnculites are invariably found in sedimentary formations. The material Is also found Honietiines com pletely covering the ground, sometimes In the. beds of streams and unrrow val leys, where It has been deposited by the action of the water, and again In banks and pockets on hill and moun tain sides. Cherts are usually found In nodular masses, but, like novacu lltes, may occur in angular fragments, varying in size from about one to six Inches. Where these materials nie found In banks or the beds of streams they are commonly called gravel. Creek gravel, formed from chert or novaculite. Is usually of uniform size and compara tively clean, while the bank gravel often contains earthy matter and fine a most important part of the lessoa, to Promptness In Treating Disease. If you hope to cure ailments In poul try, you must commence to treat them with the appearance of the first symp toms. Do not delay, or you may never cure them. Belgian Hare Flesh For Fowls Nothing Is so good for a meat food r iowis ana growing chicks as Bel gian hare. Boll thoroughly and wher dry run through a meat grinder Xoth Ing in the world can equal this food foi winter egg getting. Five does and a buck will supply the needs of a (rood sized poultry plant. particles of the same material. The creek gravel usually wears the best. but It does not bind so readily or form as smooth a surface as the bank de posits. Where both creek and bank gravel is available good results can be obtained by using the former for foundation and the latter for wearing or binder course. The writer used this method 'at Florence, Ala., with marked success. Where the material is plentiful and where a goad quality of bank gravel is available for a binder It Is unneces sary to go to the trouble and expense lmcle and that he must make his men of cutting out a suhgrade or to pre- behave themselves or else get aI pare eartn snoulders. us is done tm t-,ou n it.n amnewhere else. i regular macadam. If the shoulders a , t h.p t-nncern would h are dispensed with, however, it ix nh. J. ,i.,. n,ar man m uader. . . . - ' " uijl lA inane iu-g v , ,i, solutely essential that the surface Contrast Lot going down into tV course contain a sufficient quantity of WOrld and its sinfulness for the sate t ?,'llng n.lat?llal; othM'wlM the of gain and Abram going still ftrW ..in ouuu ue uroKeu, tne material will spread, and much of It will even tually be forced or washed lnt the aide ditches. The roadbed should of course be shaped with a road machine before the material is placed and given a slight crown of from three-eighths to one-half of an inch to the foot from the center to the sides. The founda tion should then be rolled and the mate rial for the first course spread in two mjers ana rolled and sm-inklivi in . 7 "... ,h. we lisimi mm no. ti, , . " eous; Dut. seeing uiui "--. 1 SeriS can b pf Srrt:at"S 6t the better understand God's dealuP J mateiial can be accomplished by the Lfm t chanter xlv, 12. where were use of a road machine, nrovidod , ..'"V ChT" I,' Lu were taW gravel is not too large. The total depth of material may vary from four uiue incnes at the center, as soli and traffic may require, and gradual- ls after Abram had humbled himself and given Lot the first choice, Instead A Inslatlno' nn 1il rlirllfs BS the one wbOB God had called and to whom He hail given the land, then the Lord aid to Ahrnm "T.lft nn now thine eyes," and, commanding him to view the whole j land, reassured hhn that It was u given to him and to His seea, would be as numerous as the dust j the earth, forever (14-1 th I might Justly have Insisted that Lot has f Ma timt- nil his wealth aa" I prosperity were due to b?ing with to away up to Hebron. w -fellowship, and building his altar w the Lord (verse IS). To Lot It business, getting on in the world: to Abram it is "first the i,oru .un righteousness." . w In nil the fctory of Lot wejnwMJ member that It is written of him, righteous man- (II ret. u. w. wise as we read of him and his we will hardly think that he was r i ly diminish In thickness to what wunuoiiry caned a "feather edge" at the sides. Ir the most ai)proved meth. odfs followed, shoulders should be pro Tided to hold the material In place. The material should then be spread to uniform depth from the center to mar re ami an , by the enemy, we see the uneerUW of riches (I Tim. vi, 17). and Crf evidently teaching Hto "J2 worldly child this lesson, bu pity upon him and allowed AW rescue him. He nau i the world by getting more world fenmnnre xiil. i-' xlV this chastening did not pro" b 1 after his return, he gets to W r Sodom (chapter xlx, D. B8 the gate. - Into w : bin. i-