IN FATTENING TURKEY INCREASE
SLOWLY EXTRA AMOUNT OF FEED
« white heap o f bones remntned. fo r
many and terrible (tail been the agents
ox work upon them. The clothes, how-
ever, particularly the ra>at, were prac
tically Intact. Gripping himself, I>an
thrust his fingers Into Its pockets, then
Into the pockets of tho shirt and trous
ers.
A ll paper that would In any
way serve to Identify the murdered
man, or tell v hat his purpose had been PHASES OF POULTRY RAISING
In Journeying down the trull the night
o f the murder had been removed. Only Poultryman Can Rive Himself Tim *
and Money by Applying to Gov
one
explanation
presented
Itself.
ernment for Information.
Cranston had come before him and
searched the body himself.
Dan looked about fo r tracks, and he ( P r * p t r « d by th * U alted S ts'sa D e p «r tm «a t
o f A *r ic u ltu r « )
w as onslderably surprised to find the
1‘oultry raisers, whether engaging
blurred, Indistinct Imprint o f a shoe In the business on a large scale or
other than hts own. H e hadn't the
owning only a small flock, will find It
least hope that the tracks themselves
to their interest to get in touch with
would offer a clue to a detective.
the United States Department o f A gri
They were too dim fo r that. The sur
culture when In doubt about the best
prising fact was that since the mur methods to follow.
der had been committed Immediately
Visitors in Washington wishing to
before the fall rains, the water had
consult the department's poultry sjie-
C H A P T E R IV.— Continued.
springs o f motive that few men can not completely washed then, out. The cU IU U are lnvlteU to cu„ at thelr o f.
only Possibility remaining was that fi(.e „ „ j ulso t# vlalt thelr
see clearly enough within themselves
„ . „ „ . „ i , ___
___
Rut the terrible fangs were never to recognize. Even the first day. when Cranston had returned to the body mental
farm.
The work in poultry
lo know her white flesh. Some one he lay burning from Ills wounds, he after the week's rainfall. The track feeding and breeding la conducted by
anil come between.
There was no worked out his own explanation In re had b«*en dimmed by the lighter rains the animal husbandry division and
Wall-Fattened Turkeys Alwaye Command the Highest Prices.
that had fallen since.
He
thance to shoot: Whlsperfoot anil the gard to the murder mystery.
(P r e p a r e d bv t h « U n lt t d S t a t e « D e p a r tm e n t
Rut yet It was entirely to be ex-
up three times a duy during the week
rtrl were too near together for that,
hadn’t the slightest doubt but that
o f A gricu ltu re.)
before marketing. By the latter feed
ftut one course rem ained; and there Cranston hnd killed Hildreth to pre pect«*d that the examination o f the
Once upon a time every farm fam ing Is meant that they are fed until
was not even time to count the coat. vent his testimony from reaching the body would be an afterthought on |
ily had Its (lock o f turkeys, which sup they leave the fond and walk away.
In this most terrible moment o f Pun courts below. O f course, any other Cranston's part. Possibly at first hla
plied plenty of birds fo r the home Some turkey raisers feed wheat and
only thought was to kill and, follow - j
railing's life, there was not even an
member o f the arson ring o f hillmen
table and some for the tables o f those oats during the first o f the fattening
lug the prompting that has sent so '
listunt’s hesitation, l ie did not know might have been the m urderer; yet
who lived In the towns. Turkey rais season, gradually changing to corn as
many murderers to the gallows, he
Hint W hlsperfoot was wounded. He
Dan was Inclined to believe that Cran-
ing In recent years, howeser, has de the weather becomes cooler. Tlie ma
had
afterw
ard
returned
to
the
scene
»aw the beast creeping forward In the sten. the leader o f the gang, usually
creased. one o f the main reasons for jority, however, begin feetllng heavily
o f the crim e to destroy any clues he
Weird dancing tight o f the fallen lan- preferred to do such dangerous work
this decline being that as the popula on com ab«>ut November 1; and, since
Sern. and he only knew Hint his flesh, as this himself. I f It were true, some might have left ami to search the j
tion o f the country Increased farming
body
fo
r
any
evidence
against
the
turkeys are not accustomed to such
lo t hers, must resist Its rending tal- where on that tree-«dad ridge clues
became more Intensive and the area heavy feeding, scours often result, es
arson
ring.
ins. Nothing else mattered. No oth- would be left. Moreover, It was wholly
suitable fo r turkey raising was re pecially If new corn Is used. New
Pan's next thought was to follow
tr consideration could «tune between. possible that the written testimony
duced.
Turkeys require plenty of
com enn be fed safely If the turkeys
along
the
trail
and
find
Cranston's
1
It was the test; and Hun's Instincts
lllldr«>(h must have gathered had nev
range In order to thrive.
are gradually accustomed to It by
prompted coolly and well. He leaped er been found or d«*stroyed.
Dan ambush. O f course It would be In the I
Many farmers, however, still «w i
feeding lightly ut first and more lieav-
with nit his strength.
The cougar didn't want the aid o f the courts to direction o f the settlement from the J
spier turkeys a profitable side line on
lly afterward.
body, as the bullet had entered from !
lounded Into his arms, not upon the find these clues. He wanted to work
the farm, and about the first of Oc
Lose Flesh When Penned.
prone body of the girl. And she open- out the case himself. It resolved It the front. H e found It hnrd to believe 1
tober t>eg1n to consider how to put
Confining turkeys during the fatten
that Hildreth had fallen In the exact
M her eyes to hear a curious thrash- self Into a simple matter o f v«‘ng«*ance:
more fl«*sh on thelr turkey flock.
log season to prevent thelr using ss
tig In the pine needles, a strange grim
Dan had his debt to pay. and he want spot where the body lay. Men Jour- |
Feeding Turkey Flock.
much energy In ranging has been tried
neylng
at
night
keep
to
the
trail,
and
|
la ttle that, as the lantern flushed out, ed to bring Cranston to ruin by hts
During the summer ami early fall to some extent, but with very little
the white h«>ap Itself was fully forty
was hidden In the darkness.
own hand alone.
turkeys can find an abundance of suoc«‘ss, say poultry specialists o f thr
An<l that battle, in the fur reaches
Farm
Where
Uncle
W hile It wns true that he took ra feet bock from the trail In the thick- j Experimental
feed on the average farm. Grasshop United States Department o f Agricul
* f the Divide, passed Into a legend. It
Sam W ork* Out Problems for the
ther more than the «-usual Interest ets. Perhaps Cranston had dragged It
per* and other Insects, weeds and ture. Those confined to a pen eat
was the tale o f how lain Falling, his that most citizens feel in the destruc there to hide It from the sight o f any
Benefit of American Poultry Ra.eert.
grass seeds, green vegetation, berries heartily for two or thr«>e days, but
gun knocked from his hands as he tion o f the forest by wanton fire, and one who might pass along the lonely
nnd grain picked up In the fields all after this they lose thelr appetite
trail again; and it was a remote pos that relating to diseases by the path
jie t the cougar's Irap, with his own
had an actual sense o f duty to do all
go to make up the turkey’s dally ra and liegln to lose fiesh rapidly. On
m aided arms kept the life-giving that he could to stop the activities o f sibility that Whlsperfoot, coming In ological division o f the bureau o f unl-
tion. When this natural feed Is plen allowing them free range again, they
)rra th from the animal's lungs and the arson ring his motives, strippc> the night, had tugged It Into the thick tnnl industry.
tiful. very little need he added until pick up rapidly and nre soon eating
Many bulletins are available dealing
tlll«*d him In the pine ne«*dles. Claw
and bare, were really not utilitarian. ets fo r dreadful purpnsra o f his own.
fattening time except for the purpose ns heartily as ever. The better meth
with various phases o f poultry raising,
and fang and the frenzy o f death
He had no particular Interest In H il I.lkely the shot jvns fired when H il
o f bringing the turkeys every night od Is to nllow them free range, as It
any o f which may he hnd frae upon
dreth
was
In
an
open
place
on
the
Could not matter nt all.
dreth's case. He remembered him sim
to roost and to keep them from stray keeps them In good, healthy condition,
Thus Falling established before nil ply as one o f Cranston's disreputable tra il; and Dan searched fo r the am application to the division o f publi
ing from home. For this purpose one nnd they are always eager to be fed.
men his right to the name he bore. gang, a poacher and a fire hug him bush with this conclusion In mind. He cations, United States Department of
feed o f grain every n'gbt Just before
wnlke«l back, looking fo r a thicket | Agriculture. In addition to the regu
Nuts o f various kinds are n natural
And thus he paid one of his debts—
self. When nil Is said and «lone, It
lar bulletins there nre a number pre
roosting time Is sufficient.
from
which
such
a
spot
woubl
he
vis
fattening fe«‘d picked up by the tur
life for a life, as the code o f the forest
remained really a personal Issue be-
ible. Sonudhlng over fifty yards down pared especially fo r boys’ and girls1
Fattening for Market.
keys on the range. O f these b«*eoh-
bus always decreed—and In the tire
be found It; and he knew It by the clubs and for persons beginning tlie
In fattening turkeys for the market nuts, chestnuts. j«e<-ans, and acorns are
o f danger nnd pain his metal was
empty brass rifle cartridge that lay poultry business without much knowl
an exr*'llent plan Is to begin about Oc those most commonly found by them.
tried ami proven.
edge o f Its requirements.
A list of
half burled In the wet leaves.
tober 1 to feed night and morning, Many turkey growers In Texas depend
fa d in g only so much nt a time that solely upon acorns for fattening thelr
The shell was o f the same caliber these may be had upt>n application to
BOOK THREE
the birds go away a little hungry, nnd turkeys, nnd when the mast Is plenti
| ns Cranston’s rifle. Dan's hand shook the same division.
At the department's experiment
gradually Increasing the quantity un ful the birds are marketed in fairly
| ns he put It In his pocket.
The Payment.
Encouraged by this amazing find, farm at Reltsvllle, Md., various ra til they are given all they will oU'an good condition.
ho turned up the trail toward H il tions are being fed to liens to study
C H A P T E R I.
dreth’s eabln. It might he possible. thelr effect. For example, In one e x
DEEP PLOWING IS BIG NEED
1 he thought, that Hildreth had left periment tlie hen balances her own
T h e T.ennox home. In the wilderness
! some o f his testimony— perhaps such I ration; In another fish meal Is Includ
Soils Are Getting Poorer, Producing
* f the t*in|>< 1 1 1 n Divide, looked rnllier
| rudely scrawled letters as Cranston ' ed; In another no wheat or wheat
Less Per Acre, Thereby Cut
Ilk«’ an emergency hospital for the first
hud written hint— In some forgotten prmlucts nre used; while cottnn-srad
ting Farmer’s Income.
f«'w days nfter Dan's tight with Whla-
drawer In his hut. It was hut a short | meal replaces a part o f the beef scrap
perfoot.
Its old sounds of laughter
walk fo r Dan's hardened legs, and he j In another. Comparisons are also made
One of Most Injurious Pests Is
of the effect o f the same rations on
Deep plowing is the greatest nrad
la d talk were almost entirely larking.
made It before mblafternoon.
! hens o f the egg hr«>eds as compared
on ninny fnmis. It Is a fact that soils
Two Injured men anil n girl recovering
the Fly Weevil.
The search Itself was wholly with
I with those o f the general-purpose
nre getting poorer, producing less per
from a nervous collapse do not tend
out result. Rut because be liad time
acre and less In Ihe aggregate year
toward cheer.
to think ns he climbed the ridge, be breeds. Only simple rations of widely
! available feeds are used.
Rut the natural sturdiness o f all
It la Prim arily Plague of Wheat and nfter year and less profit per yenr on
cause ns he strode along benenth that
Hens In considerable numbers are
many farms. Many o f our soils nre
thre«* quickly came to their aid. O f
wintry sky he had n chance to con-
Com and It Particularly Harmful
being trap-nested, nnd matings made
tlretl and sick ; like thelr owners they
rollrs»> I.ennot had been severely In-
I elder every detail o f the case, he was
In
Southern
States—
Ruina
to determine the possibilities o f differ
are overworked, underfed, nnd under
lured by the falling log, and many
able to start out on a new tack when.
Entire Crops.
ent roetlnwls o f breeding In Increasing
paid. The problem Is to get more from
w«“eks would pass before be would be
I Just before sunset, he returned to the
or fixing egg production. Matings to
the soil without greater expense.
able to walk again, lie could sit up
body. This new train o f thought hail
( P r « p a r « d by t h « U n lt « d St at e« Department
fix certain types or characters de
One way is to deepen the soil, let
of A gri cu lt ur e. )
fo r short t>crlods, h ow ever; Imd the
ns Its basis that Cranston's shot had
sired In the flocks also are made. No
The Insects are our most formid ting In air and moisture nnd permit
partial use o f one arm ; and could pro
| not been «Madly at once; lhat, wound
birds are retalnwl In the flock which
able rivals In the struggle for exist nature to make this sub-soil or under
pel himself— a fter the first few weeks
ed, H ildreth had him self crawled Into
hnve a disqualification that would
soil fertile. The roots o f plants ean-
ence.
—at a snail's pace through the rooms
the thickets where W hlsperfoot hail
bar them under the rules o f the
Economic entomology does not deal n«>t penetrate de«*p enough umler the
In a rude wheel chair that Kill's Ing«'-
found him. And that meant that he
American
Standard o f Perfection.
alone with Insects which attack fruits present conditions on many farms to
Olllty hail contrived. The grent livid
had to enlarge his search for such
The resulta being obtained Indicate
and growing crops. It must deni with get enough plant fond and sufficient
»cratches that Dan Imre on his body
documents ns Hildreth had < t u t I« m 1 to
that It Is possible to combine utility
Insects that affect grains and foods In moisture to yield a normal crop. What
quickly began to h e a l; and before a
Include nil the territory iietween the
nnd standard breeding to n practical
storage, that damage our clothing, that Is tlie remedy? Plow deeper.
week was done he began to venture
trail and the location o f the body.
degree
Any o f this Information Is kill our domestic animals ami, too,
Deeper plowing should he done In
forth on the hills again.
Snowbird
It was possibly a distance o f forty
available for the persona requesting
that carry disease to man himself, that the fall. Many soils should lie sub-
had remained In bed for three days;
Met. and getting down on his hands
eat up our wooden buildings, and that solleil, others should he plowed draper
then she had hopp«il out one bright
and kn«*es, Dan looked fo r any break It, and the department Is «>ager to have
It used widely.
honeycomb our books and Implements. with ordinary breaking plows. What
afternoon, swearing never to go hark
A Strange, Grim Battle.
In the shrubbery that would Indicate
B o y»' and girls' poultry clubs have
Into It again. Kvidently the crisp, fnll
W e must light them all along the ever tlie method, (lie soil must be
the path that the wounded Hildreth
made deeper. Plow deeper.
tween Dan and Cranston. And per- had taken. And It wns ten mlnut«*s a wide Influence In lnterastlng the line.
• lr «if the mountains had been a nerve
children In raising chickens, and In
aonnl Issues arc frowned upon by law
On*
o
f
these
Insect
enemh's
against
l«>nl<* fo r them all.
w«dl rewarded, ns fa r ns clearing up
and society. Civilisation has toiled certain details o f the crime, n is teaching them ami thelr parents the
which the bureau o f entomology has ERADICATION OF CORN SMUT
O f course tber* had been medical
been directing a fight. Is the nn-
attention. A duel r ami a nurse had up from the darkness In a groat meas sens«»s hnd been trained and sharp best methods o f handling poultry for
gouronls grain moth, populnrly known Fresh Manure Should Not Be Applied
au>t«vre«l up the «lay a fter the accident; ure to g«’ t away from them. Rut hu ened by his months in the wilderness, the pro<1u«*tton o f eggs and meat.
T lie department ts giving special at-
In this eonntry as the fly weevil. It
the physician hail set the horn's and man nature remains «listresslncly the and he was able to back track the
and Rotation of Crops Should
same, anil Pan’s ties fop *o pay his debt wounded man from the skeleton clenr tentb'n to Improving the quality o f
Is primarily a pest o f wheat and corn
depart is I. and the nurse remnint'il for
Be Practiced.
a w«vk, to woe the grlzzlt'd mountain was a distinctly human emotion. Some to the clearing on the trail whore he market eggs with n view to overcom In this country, hut affects all cereal
»Trains. It Is particularly Injurious In
eer s i II on the w ay o f convalesraneo. time a brood w ill live upon the earth had first fallen. Rut ns no clues pre ing losses estimated at many millions
There are things to be done and
These studies
the Southern states, and does little thlnits not to be done to ramhnt suc
Rut It was an anxious wait, and Len that ran get d e a r away from personal
sented themselves, he started to turn o f dollars annually.
cover
the
production
o
f
eggs
on
the
harm north o f «'entral New Jersey, ex cessfully the smut o f corn which has
nox's car was kept constantly In readi vengeance— from that age-old code I home.
cept to cereal* In storage.
ness t«i speed her away In ease the o f the hilts that demands a blow
damaged the big crop o f this year In
H e walked twelve f«'et,' then turrit'll farm, and th«'lr handling from the
farm to the country store. The p r o
It Is second to the rice, or Mack, various parts o f the Northwest.
•nows should start. At Inst she had for a blew and a life fo r a Ilf«'— but
back. Out o f the corner o f his eye It
(luctlon
o
f
Infertile
eggs,
which
are
the time Is not yet. And after all, by
weevil In Its capacity to damage
left him In Snowbird's hands, and Rill
sectne«! to him that lie had caught a
Fresh manure should not he put on
grain. Often entire crops of corn nnd ram ground; a mtatinn o f crops
had driven her back to the settlements all th e standards o f men as men. not
wheat
are ruined.
Wheat
loses should he practiced. Spores germinate
1 1 1 his father's cn r.
The ille was now a* n*n«l In hleallstle philosophies. «lead log beside the path that the fertile eggs. Is being advocated.
through moth attack about 53 per cent best and multiply In fresh manure,
east as t«* whtdlmr or ^ioiI Ban and linn’s ih‘t>t was entirely real. Ry the woundesl Hildreth hnd taken. For a
o f weight. Corn loses from 12 to 24 says E. C. Stakman. plant disease spe
the ramainder o f tl
illy should i light helt1 high hy his ancestors, b«' moment he scan lieti In vain. Evident CURE COLD IN HEALTHY FOWL
per rant. Rread made from affe-’ttHl cialist o f the University farm. St
winter In the rnouritnln. The snow j coniti not turn his other che*'k.
ly a yellow leaf ha I di'i'elmd him.
grain Is worthless. The moth also eats Paul.
clouds deepen*d vw
. Ihe frost
Jtl»t A* *<von ns be was able he 'vent
Some other crop than ram
Once more he retraced his steps, try Application of Three or Four Drops
barley, oats. buckwheat, sorghum, should he planted on land »trowing
wns ever hc.-iv l«C In
lawns, and hack to the scene o f the murder. H«> ing to find the position irxtm which his
of Coal Oil in N ostril» of Bird
mllo. rice, beans, chit'kpens and raw- smntted ram this year.
the road woul <1 Kill■ety remain o;>en 'Jldttt kn-ov- when the sn->w would eye had caught tin' glimpse o f white.
I* Effective.
peas.
only a f«*\v dav
romo to raver what evident** there Then h«' dived rtrnlght for the rotten
< orn smut Is not poisonous, says
Once im r r tlNo thr
mlngly had 1 u;i*. If threatened every henr. Ev-
end o f the Inc.
A cold can !>e cured In a healthy | This Is mention«^! as an example o f Doctor Rfakrran; on the contrary, in
avoidable insect pests which the Its early stages It Is edible for hu
the D ivide ah to t
ve*.
Bert j cry win«! pn»mis«'«l It. The air was
«TO nE C O NTIN U FT* )
fow l hy an appll<*at!on o f three or
United States Department o f Agricul man beings. It may occur on any part
•sorted his i *han» An< 1 raid, and no drop o f rain
Cranston hnd f*Y ld**l
four drops o f kerosene In the fo w l’s
Valuable to Science.
cabin and was w«»rk1Ing a t
could fnll through It without crystal-
nostrils.
N ever get It In the eyes. | ture not «vnly tenches hut assists fann o f the ram plant above ground. It
The n
T lie telescope gives enlarged views Put enough permanganate o f potash | ers to avoid.
the Umpqua Rhh*
o snow. The deer had all
ha* bran found that com smut spores
In the case o f the nngumots moth, are killed In the silo.
the little stall
tl 11 dnmter o f fire gone «rid the burrow ing people ha«l o f distant objects, the microscope In the drinking water to color a bright j
which works damage to stored grain
l«a*t, and went dow n to tl
«ought their botes. The bees w«>rkral shows only what Is almost in contact pink.
This Is g'wnl for throat Infera j
In the federal hull'll ng of one o f the no more in th«* winter flower*. O f with Its lens, and by giving a moans tlons o f all kinds ami w ill usually , In regions where Its propagation
among »trowing crops ts prevent«'-l by ESSENTIALS IN PIGEON COOP
Reran -e he was till the t rvater forest 'fea tu res only
little cities be'low.
o f making Intermediate observations
•
the short season*, the department Is
worse than use lOH.K ||n the fleep snows 1 the wolv<»* an«l the h e ir remain*«!—
tho modifications o f the Baron ml«?ro
writing farmers to fight the pest sya- i Fresh Air, Dryness. Sunlight and
that w ere sur*» to ('»m e. <i»ne o f the the forme•r because the.r fear o f men
telescope have proven a Mv-n to the
Space Enough to Keep Birds Com
tem
stlrally by such measures as early
ranch hands thint hit d drivi•n up with 1 would no t permit then to go down
naturalist. With great depth o f focus GOOD ROOSTS FOR CHICKENS
fortable Are Urged.
threshing, proper storage, nnd fumi
to tho Uviver hills, an l the latter be
Itili rode away to th e ralle ys the last
I a l.-i rge
d ' v e
• he *'; •
gation. It teaches them to take ad- I
Points to B » Con» dered A r« Ease of
o f the live atoe
th
> that I bin
his kn«>wleIge that when
fiM-us type, fo r example, has a work
The prime essential* In pigeon
vantage o f the weakness o f the ln«ec; honses are fresh air. dryness, sun
food hot*«im* srarra 1 e could always
Cleaning and to Prevent Lurking
Ing distance o f 10 to 18 Inch«'*. an-1
bad ridden to St. ONI bird a defense.
M fighting Its further spread.
I , ft r gne« magnlflis 1". to
Mimi r In Ihe mi
Places fo r Mites.
- I d r . tiv*
Aa |
Nothing had been In >nrd
light. and spare enough to keep the
It la <vn!y hy ranstant and Intelll- j pigeon
nto hibernation
Hildreth, who u»«'d to llv
the
Instable rubber-tipped rod serves as j
— -
• '
'V -
comfortable
The location
gent effort that mankind ran over- I should have good w n > r drainage and
-Id bachelor he tt itch prefers to keep
!.. vox
. «r to s • -t
. instn:- - nt at the
Good roe«ts are
***•
'kens
tra il to the marsh and N
ram* the ravages o f Insects o f every I
ust as late hour* as b
n e car -a » long
and hla daughter wood- red why Th ere
■Wired height for studying such ob- what a good bed Is to humans. About
air etreulatlon In order that the floor
kind which attack almost «very auh and yards may he dry. while It should
w ere also certain nfilclala who had j as the rating places In the berry thick
Jevt* as Insects, p ants and rocks.
i h alf the fow l's time Is spent on the
stance
on
which
he
depends
for
his
j
The cougars ha-I
— ■
| moots.
The point» to he considered
begun to be curlons.
As yet. I»an ets remain open
be situated fo r convenlenra In man
llvel'hno^ and comfort
In this effort,
Chief AMrrvrrt.
\ In putting In the mosts are ease o f
hnd told no one o f the grim find he all gone down with the deer, the m i
agement. A sonthem or southeast«>m
the public should take advantage of exposure Is best. The general prln
gratory birds bad departed, and even
A large proportion <vf our troubles cleaning, spacing from the back wall
had m ade on his return from hunting
the
service*
rendered
by
expert*
of
the
squirrels
were
In
hiding.
ia caused by too much hone In the and from the floor and smoothness o<
And he would have found It an ex
clples o f construction which apply to
•he bureau o f entomology and by oth j
The scene didn’t offer m u «i In the head and not enough In the back.— Co- lumber to prevent lurking place« fur
trem ely difficult fact to explain.
poultry butldtnfrs apply also to pigeon
-rperts o f the department
way o f clues. O f the b«xly Itself oulj
houses.
lumbus (S. C.J R ecord
mites.
.
U a ll went, bark to thoae Inn».
Jb
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TERM INSECTS MOST
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