No Established Wheatless
Days, but Pound and Half
Should Be the Very Limit
Our Army and What it Costs
Mont People Figure Expansion Much Less and
Cost Much Greater T han Facts Warrant
Mimt people uiiilcrstitrnl thnt tli«< United Miste* army ha* beeu tremeo-
itnaaly espande» in (he yenr America ha* been ut war. All bave secn tli«;
imiiy grow, In un« Senne they bave wntchei] tbe tuea go iiwuy, bave wrltten
Ivi ter* and «m i package* to (ha Imy*.
l'Vw reali/,.*, bnvvever, (bai tbe army ha* liirrcnscd 700 per cent, In round
nuinl>.*r*, In Ibnt mie yenr. oitlelnl ligure* from \Ya*lilugtou abow tbat It ha*.
" ben America entered tbe war un Aprii ». 1017, tbe totul strength o f all
brunelle* or tbe servire (Hcgular army, National (iuard and rcaervee) » » »
212,034 9.524 oilleer* and 202,fi 10 men.
i»n Aprii », 1018, ih., grand total strength o f tbe American army (all
brunelle*) wu* 1,uni',720- -12».801 oilleer* and 1,028,02» men.
I lie delulled figure* of tbe old and tbe new iirmle*, whleh are wortb pre-
»e r»ln «, are a* follows:
April, 1918
April, 1917
I »licer* 1 Men
Officer* Men
Begiilar army ............
503,142
10,01*8
121.71*7
National (¡m ini .........
431.583
10,808
78,718
Reserve corps (In service) .......
77,300
4,<*t0
90.219
....... ' 0
National army .........
610,839
0
0
The United Htale* fo o d iidmlnlHtra*
lion bn* made wheatI ck . day* arid
wbeatb’NN meal* optional In prlvata
homes. Kut Ibat dor - not mean the
lid hn* been taken off
I only menn*
that Hit- question o f which day or meal
n I iii II be wbeatlr*** I* l e f t t o the Indi­
vidual houMohold,
MM
PDf
ROADS
In other word*, the food iidmlnl*tra-
tlon bn* marie the reduction of wheat
eoiiHUmptlon a te*t of .-.. ih | ettlzeo-
*blp.
Kiieh citizen In t h e land I*
nuked, a* a good Amerh un, to r-ut Id* COMFORTABLE COOP FOR HEN
Imllvltlnnl wheat e o iiH U m p tlo n to a
pound ami a hnlf a week. Tbat means Need Not Be Expensive, but Should GOOD ROADS IN NEW ZEALAND
Be Dry and Roomy— Freeh Air
to cut tbe ordinary, p e n c e time con-
Concrete Declared Mo- t Satisfactory
le Essential.
Humptlon In two. It do* n’t matter on
In Land of Heavy Rains— Cheaper
whnt rjny or what meal* that I* done,
In Long Run.
Ju*t no It I* done. In that regard the (Prepared by the United State* Depart­
_____
ment of Agriculture.)
fond arlmlnlMtratlon any*.:
In order to be more *ucee**ful In
The
New
Zcalnnd
authorities, both
“ In innklng optional the oh*ervnnce
raining chicken* tbe poultrymen Hhould local and national, are carefully study­
of wbentle** day* In private home*
provide a houne which meet* certain ing the subject o f good roads, reallz-
the food ndniinlMtratlon lifted no re­
requirement*. It need not be an ex- 1 !ng that this Is the best way to open
striction* upon the conMiiriptlon of
pennlve structure but It Is essential up the hinterland o f the dominion. The
wheat products. It I* merely linking
—
that the hens have a comfortable roads of the country. In the main, are
Total ...................................
1,528,1*24 the American people to reduce their bouse which Is dry, roomy, and
123,801
not In Very good condition. There are
'I In* coat of the urniy during the llr*t year of tbe war I* a thing that I* per r-nplta consumption t o not more abundantly supplied with fre*h air some good stone roads, about the larg­
generally overe*tlmsted. 1’eople are prone to think of tbe billion* that have than 1V4 pound* per week. . . .
and nunllght. It never pays to over­ er centers, hut few of them extend out
“'I'hl* 1* an absolute military ncees- crowd the fowls.
tx-eii appropriated Inateud of the aetual umount* that have been expended.
more than 25 or 30 miles. Their up­
OthetaI ligure* from Waatilngton allow that the total expenditure* on tha *lty. The method of Mining I n being
No particular style o f house Is pe­ keep has been found very expensive,
left
entirely
to
the
Individual.
If
It
army for tbe year America bn* bean In tbe war Including everything from new
culiarly adapted to any section of this es)*-clally In the northern part o f the
cantonment* to *boe lace* and a good many thing* not properly chargeable to run be tlone without fore -.lug the uxe country. A bouse which gives satis­ country, since the rainfall Is heavy
o f wheat *at any *pedfb d meal or no
tbe w a r- were $8.006.701.91*7.15.
faction In Maine will also give good and washouts are numerous because
Ibat hiiiii doc* not Include, of courue, the obligation* o f tbe war depart­ any day. the food arlrnlul-tratlon'* ur­ results In Texas or California, but It tbe stone used Is soft and grinds up
m ent- contract* made for tin* billion* of dollar*' worth of Kupplle* tbat will gent plea for further con-.-rvutlon will
raptdly, the Scientific American states*.
be furnlMhcd till* year; It I* tbe *um actually paid out for material* already de­ be carried out to the letter."
O f late much has been said In re­
livered and pay of the men for tbe time they have ulready Nerved. There are
gard to the construction o f concrete
Included river and harbor and civil e*tabll*bment expenditure* tbat would have
highways, and It Is thought thnt this
e
bees nuule bad there been no war. The detailed oftlelul ligure* o f wur depart­ e
will be far cheaper in the long run
e
ment appropriation* and ex|a-mllture* for the year are a* follow s:
than the stone roads as they are now
e
Mince the declaration of war congre** bu* müde tbe following appropria­ e
constructed, for the reason that the
e
tion* for tin* war department :
upkeep will be so very greatly reduced.
s
C ivil estnbllabment ................................................. y .f
10.205, 148.00
It Is eitlinaterl that a mile of 12-foot
•
e
••••••••••••••••••••••••a*
concrete road four Inches thick could
Military e*tabll*hmènt .............
7.413.835,468.48
Itlver* and harbor* ......................................................
34,731,150.00
be built In New Zealand fo r $2.000
One must plan ahead in order to he
more than a mile of ordinary stone
successful In any line of endeavor.
road, on which there would be a saving
Total .................................................................... 97,464.771.706.48
Poultry keeping I* no exception, write*
in upkeep for the first five years o f at
Withdrawal* from tbe trea*ury have been made under tbe*e appropria­ an authority. 11 you do not have the
least $1,200, while at the end o f ten
tion* during the period from June 15, 11*17. to March 9, 1PI8, a* follow *:
breeding bird* ™u need for the seas­
years there would be a saving o f $7,-
civ il eNtiildlNbllii-nt . . .
.$
0,517.1*18.70
on of 1018, now I* a good time to get
000
or $8,000.
Military eatahlUbinent
. 2,801 ,»00,885.85
them. There l* a country-wide scarc­
Itlve r* and harbor* . . .
.
18.687.102.60
ity o f good bird* for breeding purposes,
and one must expect to pay somewhat
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
higher price* than In past years. It
$8,006,7«1,007.15
will not pay to get Inferior birds In or­
Organization Arranged by Secretary of
der to save a little of the purchase
Agriculture Described In Re­
until
It
I*
realized
thnt
».ouo
words
Manager George Stallings
price.
cent Publication.
set In type will nil seven and n half
If you are Just starting, or If you
Is in the Game Heart and
standard magazine page*. Detail* of
want new blood, you can buy either
(Prepared by the United State* Depart­
Soul on the Ball Diamond • «h a t appears to he qn epoch-making stock
or egg* for hatching. Men are whickens Do Better When Made Com­
ment of Agriculture.)
achievement must he withheld for
fortable
In
a
Well-Constructed
The organization that has been ar­
Fred Mitchell, manager of the Chi­ military reason*. It I* n war Inven­ more likely to buy stock because they
do not usually handle eggs so care­
House.
ranged by the secretary of agriculture
cago Cubs, delight* to tell *tor!e* of tion and hn* for It* chief purpose the
to administer the provisions of the
hi* former ho**. Miracle Muu Stallings liberation of hundred* o f expert oper­ fully a* women and nlso been use usu­
ally they have more money to spend. is preferable to build more open, and federal-aid road act o f 1916 Is de­
ator* for the signal corps without dis­
To buy »lock Is the safer plan, of consequently less expensive, houses In scribed In a recent publication of tbe
organizing our much-needed commer­
course, and on the whole Is better, but the South than In the North. The best department.
cial lines. No secret I* divulged, how­
It costs more money. For both stock site for the poultry house depends prln-
Ten district offices, each directed by
ever, when the apparatus I* described
anil eggs prices are high and will con­ eipally on the local conditions. The a district engineer, reporting to the
a* n printing telegraph system, de­
tinue so. One cannot cxjrect to buy location should have good water and director of the office of public roads,
trending upon a universally used re­
eggs for hatching In 1918 In quantities, air drainage, so that the floor and have been established. The district
cording Instrument thut ha* never be­ at 55 per hundred
Such low price* yards will be dry. while the house offices are located In Portland, Ore.;
fore been associated with telegraphy.
are now absurd for eggs from stock of should not occupy a low pocket or hol­ San Francisco, C al.; Denver. Colo.;
Messages are handled In any language
low In which cold air settles, and It Minneapolis, Minn.; Omaha, N eb.;
any decent quality at all.
or cipher with equnl facility and ra­
should
be situated for convenience in Fort Worth, Tex.; Chicago, 111.; Mont­
Most poultry breeders, except those
pidity,— Popular Mechanics Magazine.
who have a large number o f birds of management anil adapted to the nvnll- gomery, Ala.; Troy, N. Y., and Wash­
superior quality, are compelled to re­ able land. Wherever possible n south­ ington. D. C.
England to Grow Sunflowers.
The procedure adopted calls for the
plenish their flock with new blood al­ ern or southeastern exposure should
most every year. Our flocks either be select I'd, nlthough this Is not essen­ submission o f an application, known
The production of sunflowers Is go up or go down. Just because prices tial If there Is nny good reason for fac­
being encouraged In Knglnnd.
The nre higher than normal we must be ing the house In a different direction.
ministry o f food and production de­ careful to get good qunllty In what
Poultry can be raised successfully on
partment hn* Issued Instructions on we buy. This Is a time when poor any well-drained soli. A light loam
how to grow sunflowers nnd advises stuff will not pay. There never was which will grow good grass Is well
all persons to grow them, explaining u time when It was so true thnt “ the adapted for this purpose, while a very
thnt the seed I* rich In oil and makes best Is none too good.” It does not light sandy soil through which the wa­
nil excellent chicken food.
pay to keep inferior fowls now.
ter leaches freely will stand more In­
tensive poultry conditions, but most of
the green fin'd fo r the fowls kept on
" I f I had n weak heart do you think
such n soil will have to he purchased.
1'<1 want to go Into this kind o f a
A
heavy clay or adobe soil is not as
war?”
well adapted to poultry raising, as
:
’
ÿ A
-iS
such land does not drain readily, and
Early Crop.
: :
■'> V \ 'Si «:
it Is much more difficult to keep the
His Temptation.
“ So you own a good many suburban stock healthy. Long stationary houses,
* ■■ ;
" I hope my husband won't get In­ houses a nil small farms. L ive on any or the Intensive system, saves steps,
R .% 'srtf.x. « v'
veigled Into any games with those card of them?”
but It Is easier to keep the birds healthy
*
“ No.*
sharks.”
i \'
nnd to reproduce the stock under the
George T. Stalling*.
“ Oh, he'll know when they are try­
"Then you don’t raise anvthlng your­ colony system, where the birds nre al­ H r v : s
p
i
self.”
ing to cheat him.”
lowed free range. Breeding stock, nnd
o f the Braves. When Mitch wa* Stall­
f'’ ' ' . y
'T m not afraid of thnt, hut you
"Oh, y e s ; every spring I raise rents." especially growing chickens, should
ing'* assistant In lloston hr* bad many
'
know, he’s u sharpshooter.”
have nn abundance of range, while
a run-in with tin* manager, and be ad­
"i-
Mental Industry,
hens used solely for the production of
mits now that Stallings thinks more of
A Victim of Fate.
"It's wrong to
market eggs tuny be kept on n very
n mini who will answer him back on
"When I began say I don’t work.
small area with good results. The col­ Sand-Clay Road, If Well Kept, Is Sat­
occasion.
business,”
said ! mister,"
said
ony house system necessitates placing
Stallings Is n firebrand In bnsebnll;
isfactory for Moderate Traffic.
plutocrat wearily. I’loddlng Pete.
the houses, holding" about 100 hens,
never laughs, rarely smiles, doesn’t
"1 made a solemn
"Whnt
work
do
from 200 to 250 feet apart, so thnt the as a project statement, by the state
Jest, and roasts the daylight out of n
vow that when I you do?"
s to c k will not kill the grass. The col­ highway department to the district en­
man who makes a slip. He I* also a
hail made nn even
‘‘Brain work. I
ony system may be adapted to severe gineer, who examines the road It Is
nervous person, and I... rimes enrap­
million I would have to think up
winter conditions by drawing the col­ proposed to Improve, and transmits
tured on the bench while be Is watch-
quit."
n terrible lot of
ony houses together In a convenient the project statement with his recom­
Ing a game, and plays the whole con­
"B u t
you’ve excuses for not
place nt the beginning o f winter, thus mendations to the headquarters office
test over, solo, as he sits on the play­
mnilu thnt many acceptin’ Jobs."
reducing the labor during these months. In Washington. I f the secretary of
ers' coop.
times over," said
Stallings Is merciless In cnlllng down
agriculture
approves
the
project
the other man,
A Patriot.
statement, the plans, specifications and
n player and criticizing his work.
"and still you are
FAVOR SPREAD OF DISEASES estimates are then submitted by the
“ He’s a real patriot, nnyhow."
“ A fellow made n bobble once while
accumulating.”
"W
hat
makes
you
thing
so?”
Stnlllngs was watching from the
state highway department to the dis­
"That’s
t h e
"H e’s taken a big government con­ Damp, Poor Ventilated Quarter« En­ trict engineer, who transmits them
bench,” said Mitchell. “ ‘Look at thnt
curse of It. When­ tract for the same profit he’d charge,
courage Such Alimenta as
boob,’ said Stallings. ‘What a bone-
with his recommendation to the Wash­
ever I think I’ve a private corporation."
Roup.
head ! No, he Isn't a bonehend; his
ington office, and when they are found
mnde nn even mil­
head Is made o f Krupp steel.’ ”
to be aultable fo r approval, a formal
lion I find on figuring It up It’s either
(Prepared by the United 8tate* Depart­
An Excusing 8plrlt.
certificate to that effect Is Issued by
ment
of
Agriculture.)
a little more or a little less, and I’ve
"Didn’t I sec the grocer’s boy klsa
Six Thousand Words a Minute
Cold, damp, poorly lighted and ven­ the secretary o f agriculture to the sec­
got to renew the heart-breaking strug­ you this morning. Susan?"
tilated
poultry quarters favor the retary o f the treasury and the state
By New High-Speed Telegraphy gle." And the unfortunate man sighed
"Y es’m.
But he ain’t to blame»
spread o f such diseases as roup. Such highway department, nnd a formal
heavily.
ma'am.
T w a s the Iceman set him
contagious diseases as these are diffi­ project agreement Is entered Into be­
A seven-league stride ha* recently
the had example."
cult and sometimes Impossible to con­ tween the secretary o f agriculture and
O f Course Not.
been made In high-speed telegraphy.
trol unless given attention In the early the state highway department. As the
"W hy am I rejected?” asked the
An apparatus which In actual test*
Up-to-Date.
stnges.
Whenever preventative meas­ work progresses or upon Its comple­
applicant
for
military
service.
hn* proved Its ability to transmit
"Has your cook anything deleteri­
tion, payment on a special voucher ap­
"W eak heart,” replied the exam­ ous In your dally diet, Mrs. Comeupr ures fall, separate sick birds from the
over n single grounded wire 0,000
proved by the comptroller o f the treas­
flock
as
noon
ns
there
Is
evidence
of
ining
Burgeon.
word* n minute hn* been evolved. The
“ Sure, she has. We have everything
disease, and then consult expert advice ury la made o f the federal funds ap­
"W eak heart?” retorted the youth. now that's the style."
real significance of thl* escape* on«
portioned to the state.
to effect a cure.
PLAN AHEAD FOR
BETTER POULTRY
:
HAVE A LAUGH
•
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