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POULTRY
FLOCKS
SCHOOL D A Y S
STO CK
BEST BREED FOR CAPONIZING
JOIIXME RUNS A WAV
F COURSE, you know that the
Rook fam ily Is a very exclusive
bird family. They think a great deal
o f their fam ily tree, or trees, and will
not allow a young Hook to go away
from those trees.
Now, young Johnnie Rook thought
all this fuss about keeping with the
fam ily very silly, and one day lie de
cided he would build a nest in a tree
close to a field where there were
plenty o f grubs and also where he
could occasionally have a taste of
vegetables.
Johnnie Rook does not destroy very
much: he might help himself to a
potuto or a little corn once in a while,
hut he is of enough value to the farm-
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ei destroying worms, so he can a f
ford to give the Rooks a few vege
tables In payment.
O f course, Johnnie Rook did not say
a word to any of his relatives about
moving away from the fam ily trees.
He Just quietly one morning went
away and at night time he did not
return.
Old Grandfather Rook was the first
to discover Johnnie’s absence when he
was counting noses before he went to
sleep.
“ Where Is Johnnie?" lie asked.
“ Watch him tomorrow wtien you see
him and find out where he Is," com
manded Grandfather Rook.
The next night at bedtime every
Rock knew what had happened; John-
u . m
Rook had stolen swav to another
tree and made a nest for himself.
"L e t everyone be at that tree in the
early
morning,”
said Grandfather
Rook, as he tucked his head under his
» ’lug. "B e up early, every one of you."
There was very little noise In the
trees the next morning and silently
Grandfather Rook led all of the fam
ily to the tree by the field where John
nie had made a new home.
But when they reached there they
were far from qu ie t; such a chattering
Johnnie never hud heurd before. He
poked ills head out. but he did not
liuve a chance to get out o f Ills new
home by himself— he was helped by a
dozen or more bills giving him sharp
_ digs.
’ "S it on that branch,” said Grand
father Book in a cross voice, “ and we
will hold a cou rt; hut, first, some of
you take care o f that nest.”
I ’oor trembliug Johnnie had to
watch his nest pulled in pieces before
his very eyes, but what they were to
do to him Interested him much more
for the fam ily looked very cross.
G 'ln d fath er Rook first told Johnnie
what a grave offense It was for a
young Rook not to respect his fam ily
trees and go away by himself, and
then every one began to chatter.
"Pick him hard.” said some. “ Beat
him with our wings," said others,
while others cried, "Death to the de
serter 1 "
,
Poor Johnnie almost fell off the
limb where he sat with fright and bis
feathers shook with his trembling.
What would have happened to John
nie he never knew, for at that moment
Grandmother Rook spread her wings
and flew to a branch above the others.
“ Give him one more chance,” she
s a id ; "he is very young and I am sure
he did not know how terrible it Is
for one o f our fam ily to go by him
self."
And so after a great deal of arguing
and chattering It was decided to give
Jonnnle another chance, which you
may he sure he was very glad to have.
H e flew back to the fam ily trees, and
fiom that day there was no more
loyal Kook in the fam ily than Johnnie.
(C o p y rig h t.)
HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
By C. N. LURIE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
N1TEDA S T A T E LAB O R COM-
MIS1I, U. S. Wash, I). C. Dear
Commlsh— Ever seence da war ees
queeta fight I reada bouta how you
gonna finda Job for da soldier. I know
some soldier whosa no gotta some Job
yet, so cef you souse please I wantn
make leetle suggest.
Lasa week I go veesit da congress
een da cnpeetnl building and I gotta
plenta deesgust.
I link dat bunch
worka same shift Ilka Rip Vnn Winkle.
I go veesit da senate, too, and he gotta
sama trouble. Seemn Ilka da wholo
bunch Joint) da union, hrenkn da
whoestle and den waltn for da
wheestle to blow before can go to
work.
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I aska one man bow do congress
tuuka da leaving. He say, alia dat
bunch gotta do oes passu da Bill. I
dunno wliceohn Rill he mean, hut
looka to me Ilka was more pnssa da
buck ns pnssa da Bill. He tella me
congress somntlme try killa da Bill hut
no niaka ver gooda Job.
So I tlnk I gotta gooda suggest,
Meester Commlsh.
I tlnk e ef you
finda new Jot for da congress and
putta soldier boys een dat place ees
grer.ta stuff
You know dat soldier
hoys stnrta after one Bill before. He
was no dead yet. hut be was on da
bum so mooclia now I battn seexa bits
he no geeva trouble some more.
W ot je ll tlnk?
Performing the Operation.
crosses o f these.
Orpingtons also
make fine capons, but the white legs
and skin are somewhat of a disad
vantage In this count! y.
Brahmas and Cochjns possess good
size. Some breeders claim that Brah
mas are difficult to operate upon;
others deny this.
Plymouth Bocks
and Wyandottes are somewhat small
er, but sell readily and possess the
advantage o f yellow skin and legs.
The Langshan is large and Is easily
operated upon. The Cornish is prob
ably most useful as a cross with some
o f the other breeds, thereby improv
ing the breast meat without m aterial
ly reducing the size of the fowl.
In Massachusetts the Bruhma was
formerly the most popular breed be
cause o f the demand for large birds
tor roosters. Later; crosses between
| the Light Brahma and the Barred or
White Plymouth Rock became quite
popular, while at present ju r e Barred
and W hite Plymouth Rocks are per
haps most widely used.
WHEN FOWLS’ COMBS FREEZE
r j x l I I S expression, "sort of,” like
“ kind o f” Is called by authorities
on English “ an American provincial
ism," which means that It Is used In
some parts o f America and has been
used there for many years. Strictly
speaking, the two expressions, "sort
o f" and “ kind o f ’ are not errors, but
certainly they are not In favor among
careful users o f English, and should
he avoided.
Especially Is this true
when they become “ sorter" and “ kind
er," as they are prone to become.
Then they are certainly vulgarisms, to
he avoided.
" I fell sort o f 111," or " I felt kind of
III," we hear. It is better to say " I
felt somewhat 111 " or “ I felt rather
III."
O f course, the word “ sort" and the
won! "kind" have legitimate uses, as
nouns, but I 11 such rnses the word
must he preceded by an article. Thus,
one may say, with propriety, " I felt a
sort o f Illness." or “ I felt n kind of
Illness.’’
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Best Remedy Is Mixture o f Lard,
Quinine and Kerosene, Melted
and Mixed Together.
Even In cold weather fowls should
have good ventilation and fresh air,
and this sometimes leads to frostbit
ten combs and wattles. These are not
particularly serious If looked after
properly, but i f neglected may ruin
the fo w l’s nppearance, as well as
cause unnecessary suffering.
Breeds with large combs need espe
cially good attention. The best cure
Is to npply an ointment made of lord
two ounces, quinine one ounce nnd
kerosene three ounces, melted togeth
er and thoroughly mixed. The oint
ment should be rubbed gently on the
affected parts once daily for several
weeks, or until the parts become nor
mal.
DISTRIBUTE BUILDING COSTS
Proper Share of Expense for Replac
ing Old Buildings Should Be
Charged to Income.
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Psdigree Alone Is Not Sufficient to
Make a Satisfactory Animal—
Management Counts.
T w o men attended a sale o f pure-
breds and one o f them bought the top
gilt for more than $300.
She was
sold a year later for a little more
than half o f that amount. The oth
er paid $100 for a gilt for which he
refused $300 a year later. The first
gilt wus worth the original price, but
lack of development made the second
price a fair one. The second gilt sold
high enough. In the Judgment o f the
sale crow d ; proper development dur
ing the second year o f her life more
than trebled her value. Any advan
tage In pedigree was In favor o f the
first gilt. One scored a loss and dis
appointment, the other a profit and
enthusiasm.
The difference repre
sented the difference In feed.
There are many other instances that
might be cited to show that pedigree
alone Is not sufficient to muke a good
hog. It also takes feed, and the kind
o f feed may make the difference be
tween profit and loss. One would not
expect to feed hogs at a profit on an
exclusive diet o f fishmeal costing $100
per ton, or o f corn at $ 60 , nor In a
dry lot with Just enough o f either or
both to maintain life without gain,
nor on pasture alone, which const!
tutes simply a maintenance ration,
is the combination o f these factors—
excepting the dry lot— which makes
for profit. W e do not advocate the use
o f the dry lot fo r anything. It Is a
dusty or muddy abomination, and an
Incubator o f disease germs. It Is even
worse than a pine woods or brooms-
edge "pasture.” Green fields end live
stock and nicely painted, convenient
buildings have an affinity fo r each
other.
The manufacturer is Justified In
"putting all o f his eggs in one bas
ket and then watching that basket,”
but in the case o f the farmer there is
no such Justification.
The “ Buy-a-
hale” cotton period failed to catch the
farmer who practiced diversification;
the present and prosper..ve slump In
hog prices will not affect the man
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By D O UGLAS M ALLO C H
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C H ILD R E N
OF T H E
SPRING .
I T r H A T means the Spring to you?—
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The tree, the bloom, the grass;
Wide fields to wander through;
A primrose path to pass;
Bright sun, and skies o f blue;
The songs of singing streams;
The rippling riverside
Awakening from dreams;
Falr-hrowed and azure-eyed—
Oh, thus the Springtime seems.
Yet not for such as you
She comes with song and voice,
T is not for such as you
She makes the heart rejoice,
She comes with skies o f blue.
Spring’s children are the III—
’Tis these she comes to cheer;
Upon the window-sill,
Within the chamber drear.
She sits her song to trill.
On narrow cots they lie
Within the quiet room.
Their sky a square of sky
| Cut from the inner gloom,
From dreary walls and high.
I Spring means so much to these,
The prisoners abed !—
Proper Feed and Management of Hogs
The perfume of the breeze.
Makes Most Profitable Animals.
The birdsong overhead.
with only enough hogs to consume the The echoed melodies.
feed grown on the farm. H e is the
chap who w’ill hang on and be in line The window open wide—
Behold, the Spring is h ere!
to profit by the reboimd after they
strike bottom. Raising too many hogs No more the countryside
Is dim nnd dark nnd d rear;
Is even worse than growing too much
cotton.— W. W. Shay, North Carolina Now stronger runs the tide.
College o f Agriculture.
The pale and patient wife.
H er babe upon her breast.
INSPECT STOCK FOR DISEASE Forgets
the night, the knife.
And sleeps the sleep o f rest.
Federal Specialists at Various Markets
Awakening to life.
Examine Many Head of Cattle,
Sheip and Hogs.
The old, the very old.
Behold In budding Spring
In the course o f supervising the In
Another year unfold— 1
terstate transportation o f live stock to
And life, a tinsel thing,
prevent the spread o f animal d’seasos
is turned again to gold.
United States Department of Agricul
ture specialists at market centers dur- I
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ing the last fiscal year inspected 22 ,- And e Pn ,he emp' y cot>
003,200 cuttle, of which 24,028 were
Whose Sprl,,K 1,ns ,'ome ,0° ,ate’
dipped under the department’s super- , The one who now is not,
A proper share of the cost for re-
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placing old farm buildings should be vision, so they might continue In In- I The one who could not wnlt>
charged against the farm Income each terstate commerce. Sheep to the num- rlle s Prin8 lias not forgot,
year. Buildings may be constructed ber o f 23.472.528 also were Inspected !
to last for 100 years, or they may for communicable diseases and o f For- sep! the Springtime stands
stand only a third o f that time. I f | thege 2,744.481 were dipped to comply
° ur <l'f>oplne eyes to raise
the cost o f replacement is not charged wlIh ,he regulation o f the department r ° fnlr nmI sh,nlnR s '™ " «!» :
Into the yearly accounts the whole or 0f tbp states o f destination. Swine
The Springtime conies nnd lays
bill will appear against the income for inspected numbered 80,754.970, and K '" T ln his hnnd»
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a single year. Depreciation charges 574,558 o f these were vaccinated
for buildings, machinery, or other J against hog cholera for distribution as
farm equipment are merely n method feeding or breeding animals
fo r distributing these costs over the
Upon reqilei)t o f transportntion com.
period o f years In which the equip- panies and shipppers or to comply
ment Is In ncttinl use. ^
| wjy , jaws nf states to which shipments
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were destined, department veterinnr- t will look sometimes aoout me for the
DETAILS OF NONLAYING HEN Ians Inspected 36,303 horses’ and mules, things that merit praise:
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I o f which 23,742 were tested with mal- t will search for hidden beauties that
elude the grumbler's gaze;
Knowledge of Little Points Not Abso lein, 5 showing reactions.
I will try to find contentment In the paths
lutely Necessary for Profitable
that I must tread;
Job of Culling.
SHELTER NEEDED FOR SHEEP I w ill c ea se to have resentment when
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N EC K TIE S
While there are many little details Damp, Cold Weather Is Especially
connected with the build nnd form o f 1
Bad for Young Lambs and De
the nonlaylng hen that are well
serve Some Protection.
worth knowing, many of which r ' - I
quire some study ami practice, u ! Sheep will, as a rule, require shel
knowledge o f these detail? is not 1 ter In very bad weather. Damp, cold
absolutely necessary for a fairly good weather Is especially chilling to young
ami paying Job o f culling the farm lambs, and sheepmen always strive to
H E necktie, or “ cravat," gets Its
name front the word "Cravate,"
which means n Croat. 'Hie fashion
o f wearing a neckpiece was Introduced
Into France In the eleventh century
by the Croats, ami was Immediately
adopted. Our modem four-ln-lmnd or
bntwlng Is a lineal descendant o f the
extravagant articles o f wear in those
days.
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D iner: W’ alter
th ere’* a chicken
in this egg!
W a l t e r : 8 h
N ot so loud— the
p roprietor w i l l
hear
you a n d
charge you extra
fo r fow L
In selecting the breed best suited for
caponizing, several factors must be
taken Into consideration, say poultry
specialists o f the United States De
partment o f Agriculture.
Large ca
pons bring the best prices. Conse
quently the breed should lie large. It
does not pay to caponize small fowls.
Yellow legs and skin, as in other
classes o f poultry, are most popular.
Plymouth Rocks, Light Brahmas, Co
chins, Cornish, Langshans and W y
andottes are all recommended by d if
ferent producers, as are also various
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FEEDING AND CARE OF HOGS
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
"S O R T OF.”
how liiüiai'ted
L E T
W E I.
E NO U G H
ALO N E.
Rocks, Brahmas, Cochins, Langshans
and Wyandotte* Are Favored by
Different Producers.
"T in t
TUm
flock.
ROUP IS MOST DESTRUCTIVE
have them sheltered. They will do
well If given some green food in con
nection with roughage and grain.
by. D:a,u SUPERIOR FEED FOR STEERS
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In Poultry House and by Lack
of Fresh Air.
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Benefit of Physical Training.
Roup, one o f the most disastrous
Dr. Dudley A. Sergeant, lending ex
diseases the poultry-man has to com
ponent o f physical training, has said
bat, Is usually caused by drafts In
from consultation with the records
the henhonse and lack of pure air.
which were commenced at the time of
Every crack should be closed, if It al
the world’s fair at Chicago, that our
lows the air to blow over the roosts.
college men are two Inches taller and
Also an opening near the top should
nine pounds heavier than they were at
he provided, so that the Impure air
that time. This la due to physical
may escape.
training.
W et
Putp or Com Silage Go Long
W ay Toward Keeping Cattle
Healthy and Hearty.
Wet pulp or corn silage should al
ways he Included In the rntlon for
steers. The succulence which Is fur
nished by these appetizing feeds goes
a long way toward keeping stock
healthy and hearty on. full feed.
another moves ahead.
—British Weekly.
M EALS FOR A DAY.
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sistency to roll. Set in a cold place
fo r 24 hours. Roll into a sheet one-
eighth o f an Inch thick, dot with bits
o f butter and spread with apples, sugar
and nutmetg. Roll like a Jelly roll
and bake. Serve sliced across with
pudding sauce poured over it.
Almond Sponge Cake.
Blanch and pound In a mortar one
ounce o f sweet and one ounce of
bitter almonds.
Round them two
at a time, adding a few drops of water
or white o f egg to prevent the nuts
from boiling. When a smooth paste,
add the yolks of five eggs alternately
with one cupful o f powdered sugar.
Then add one cupful o f flour, sifted
with two teaspoonfuls o f baking pow
der. Lastly, fold In the stlffiy beaten
whites and bnke as fo r angel food.
Apple Salad.
Take the rich red apples of uni
form size and cut off the tops at the
stem Cnd, deep enough to take In the
stem, which may be used as covers
fo r the apples. Scoop out the pulp,
mince and mix with a btt o f scraped
onion, a few nuts and some chopped
celery. Add any good, well-seasoned
salnd dressing nnd refill the cups. A r
range on a lace-dolly-covered plate
and serve with the pork roast.
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(© , 1921, W estern N ew sp a p er Union )
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DOMESTIC SERVICE
D
O M E STIC service Is getting to be
so well paid that women who a
short time ago would have scorned It
ns utterly beneath them are beginning
to look toward it with a growing a f
fection. Domestic science Is being
taught in most communities, and the
graduates Increase every year. Most
ot these girls, after their training, go.
Into Institutional ami hotel work. Into
teaching, Into hospitul service, set up
tea and lunch shops, and follow allied
lines. But positions ¡Ike these are not
always immediately available. Put
domestic cooking In the same class,
and many a girl could earn r good sal-
nry and live comfortably until she
found some more advanced work.
One way In which this w ill be
brought about Is in the growing use
o f cooks and house workers generally
by the hour instead o f the month.
Such workers get more salary, but no
lodging, and only the meal or meals
they serve.
But such workers are
paving the way for the proper recog
nition o f domestic work as a dignified
and important profession, one for
which adequate training is essential,
and which has the right to claim re
spect and consideration.
There is a Mg future In domestic
work. With the tremendous advance
in electrical machinery fo r the home
the actual work Is growing to be both
easy and agreeable. It Is high time
that the social stigma should disap
pear, and tke advance In salaries Is
going to help largely to acchmplish
this result.
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OR r choice dish sometime on a spe
cial occasion you may like to t r y :
Chicken Fillets With Almcnd Sauce.
Sprinkle tw> chicken fillets tilth
salt, a little pepper nnd a few
grains o f cayenne. Dip in olive oil
and cook in a hot frying pan until
delicately brown. Add to the pan one
cupful o f equal parts o f white sauce
and creatn. When hot thicken further
with two tahlespoonfuls o f flour ruhbed
to a paste with an equal quantity of
olive oil or cream.
Stir until the
sauce bolls, then add one-half cupful
of thinly sliced almonds.
Apple Roll.
Mix together one and one-half cup
fuls o f flour, one-third o f a cup
ful o f lard and a teaspoonful o f s a lt:
when well blended add Just enough
water to make a paste o f the cou-
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