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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1926)
Conqueror of English Channel | LAL ï LIKE TREND OF BALL GAMES Calm Replaces Fire and Dash of Old-Time Giants. *h<T M‘” °* rtn,d* E,,erle' A fr ic a n girl, .wlmmer of the Fngllah ctiamiel. a» .he appeared nt the aionument to Captain Webb In Folke stone. Webb waa the first man to swim the channel. FnaU .hO‘7 . r' Ph, Twirler Cannot Always Pitch What He Wants to CSQUIB5 Munagers that berate catchers for calling for the wrong ball, or pitchers for delivering the wrong bull to bats The present semi-annual fight against men. forget a few tilings, observes H. baseball pool» seem» lo be much the O. Salslnger in the Detroit News. A usual kind. • • • pitcher cannot always pitch what he wants to pitch. Infielder Joe txipez has been farmed He may try to curve a bull on the out to the Quincy team of the Three I Inside and the bull will break on the league by Waco. outside. • • • He may try to pitch Just above the I addy Martin, veteran southpaw knees and the ball will get away from pitcher, hus been released by the hlin and come to the hatter waist high. Binghamton club. • • • A catcher may call for the right hall and the pitcher will be unable to de Terre Haute has sold Watson liver IL Clarke, southpaw pitcher, to the If the pitcher could always put the Brooklyn National league club. • • • ball In the exact spot where he want ed to put It, baseball would perish In Harrisburg has obtained Frank a few months. Incidentally, managers Woodward from the New Haven club forget that their players hit the de of the Eastern league on option. liveries of other pitchers and there fore It Is quite plausible that oppos Hartford has purchased Pitcher ing batsmen should occasionally hit Mitchell, a right hander, from the Ro the deliveries of their owu pitchers. chester club of the International Mnjor league managers, with one or league. two exceptions, know less about pitch • • • ing than about any other angle of base The New York Giants announced the ball. And the pity of It Is that they purchase of Itewltt I-ehourveau from assume an attitude which makes It Im the Toledo club of the American assn possible for them ever to learn. elation. Out-Granges Grange New Haven bought Del Capes from Toronto nnd Immediately placed him at third base, sending Ted Ilauk to Pittsfield. e e e Babe Plnelll, of the Cincinnati Reds, hns made up his inlnd to become a major league umpire when his playing days are over. • • • Outfielder Ixm Casey Is lost to the Scranton team for the remainder of the season as the result of a broken bone In Ids right foot. • • • C. W. ("Cy") Warmoth, left-handed pitcher, was unconditionally released by New Orleans. He formerly played with Nashville nnd Atlanta. • • • Harris, a right-handed pitcher, ha» I been obtained by the Memphis South ern association cluh front Minneapolis of the American association. » « « -FARAI STO CK LIFE’S LITTLE JESTS Baseball fan» with a memory long SELECTING FEEDS enough to extend back to the day FOR LAYING HENS when John McGraw »•«» "Muggsy* CLOVER AND SOY and hl« New York Olanta took batting BEANS FOR LAMBS In choosing a feed for the ben flock I practice on the Jaw« of their oppo nent», took occaalon recently to lament Red cloier and soy bean bay were j four things should be considered: the “ladylike" trend of the modern | compared In recent experiments con ; First, the digestibility; that Is, bow I much of it may be used to suit the game. ducted at the Iowa agricultural exper When Roger Bresnahan, celebrated iment station. Ames, which show that purposes for which It Is Intended, or In hl» playing day» aa one of the If noy bean hay can be produced at a how much of It will actually be of TH E REAL REASON flghtingent of the lighting Giant», sufficiently low cost It may be used value In supplying body needs and asked the Pittsburgh police for pro satisfactorily in place of red clover building eggs. Second, the composi tion ; that Is, the amount of protein, "Sweetest of them all,” “My dear. tection during their recent »erleg in In the ration of fattening lambs. carbohydrates, fats, ash and water Mt, my only own." "How I adore you!" the home town of the Pirates, the old The result obtained, however, var which are the real food materials used lbere Is no other half so sweet,’’ "You timer» lamented the reformation of ied considerably between the various ... the last survivor of the old time war lots fed. On a basis where clover hay by the body. Of these, protein Is the are the only girl for roe,'' . most valuable, and protein feeds are love you.” ' ’ * rior». I was figured at $16 per ton, whole soy usually more expensive. Carbohy How many hundreds of times he bad McGraw established a new order of bean hay proved In one lot to tie drates and fats rank second In food repeated those very words! Ab how things when he hurled the ‘‘Muggsy’' worth $32.00 per ton. while In a aim value. Third, the palatabillty; wheth part of hl» character, tucked away liar lot. It was worth only $13.75 a ton. many thousands of times! And vet the uniform that had been so familiar The two lots showed an average value er or not the bird likes the feed and he had been perfectly sincere each on the coaching line» and went Into of $22.89 per ton of whole soy bean will eat readily. Fourth, the whole time. You see, he wa, a writer of someness or cleanliness of the feed; mufti to lead his team from the bench hay as compared to $10 for ttie clover, moldy, musty or dirty feed should not sentimental song hits. I.arry Foyle reached the end of his hoy bean hay has proved In these ex big league playing days and Art I pertinents to have a somewhat higher I>e fed. Hence good feed for the hen LO V E LESSONS Pletcher graduated Into the Job of feeding value than clover when fed Is easily digested, contains protein, manager. “Oil" Smith, a scrappy along with shelled corn, cottonseed carbohydrates, fat. ash and some wa young catcher, who had heard of the meal, corn silnge Hnd block salt. Less ter and Is palatable. The ration which Is to be used old fighting Giants and tried to keep of the other feeds was required per should depend largely upon the ma the reputation going, was turned hundred pounds of gain In three out loose and the other members of the of the fimr soy bean hay fed lots ns terial which you have at hand, but you should see that the hen lias what team were warned that umpire halt eompurnTOto the clover lot. Good feed she needs for the manufacture of ing ^»nd fist fighting were not essen leafy soy bean buy with a high per eggs. I'nless your bans have all the tlal qualifications of s ballplayer. cenlage or matured tieans. Is known milk they can drink do not leave oat In Id» fighting day« McGraw. no doubt was following ■ natural In to contain more protein than red the meat scraps In your dry mush and clover hay. and, hence, when the former expect them to lay well. A good ra clination that carfie from the old Bal Is fed I Ass protein supplements need tion for many flocks is: timore Oriole school to be a doormat to lie added to the fattening lamb ra D ry Mash. tion. O ne p a r t c o rn m e a l b y w e ig h t , 1 p a r t The results are reported In a new g ro u n d oata, I p a r t b ra n , 1 p a r t s h o rts , bulletin, “Soy Beau Hay for Fatten 1 p a r t m e a t s c ra p o r t a n k a g e . 1 p o u n d ing Lambs,’’ No. 234, which may be fin e ta b le s a lt to 100 po und s m ash. Scratch Feed. secured by writing to the bulletin T w o p a rts c ra c k e d c o rn by w e ig h t , 1 section, Ames, Iowa. The authors of p a r t w h e a t, I p a r t o a ts , b a r le y , c a n e the bulletlu are John M. Evvard, C. o r k a l ir c o rn o r a m ix t u r e o f th e s e He—You’ve certainly taught me to love you. C. I ulbertson, W. E. Hammond, and feeds. K. K, Hentiess. She—Oh, well, I’ve had lots of les- Aside from the dry mash and More than a fifth of the soy bean scratch feed, the hen should always •ons myself. hay fed to the lambs was refused have access to green feed and min when the hay was fed whole. With erals, if expected to do her best ° C e r ta in S p e e d e r » one group of lambs the hay was Sprouted oats, mangels, cabbage or No p ed estria n 's In ground and mixed with the grain heels make exceptionally good green A h u rry to b s m ads a sa in t. Bo w h y be In a h a rry feed. In this ease the lambs were feeds. Oyster shells mixed with char W hen you k n o w you re a lly a in ’t» forced to eHt all of the hay, but be coal are very good to keep before the cause they were forced to cat the bens at all times. This mixture should N o th in g T r a g ic stemmy portion containing so much be kept In a small hopper where litter You asked me to examine th ia fiber, Ihe feeding value of the liay was will not be scratched Into It. Always lowered and the lambs made lea» see that your dry mash Is well mixed, soli ?” “Yea." profit titan did the others. In an and that It Is before the hens at all "My poor woman, the soil Is worth other lot the hay was ground aud fed times In a self feeder or container separately, but the selling price, gains, which Is high enough to prevent litter less. I fear you can never get any nnd margins did not warrant the ex getting into the container. The scratch thing for your farm." ’’Thanks for your Interest, but I pense of grinding. The experiments feed for chickens that are confined showed clearly that grinding did not should always be placed In litter so was only trying to raise some tulips In a window box." they will have to work to get It. pay. Manager John J. McGraw. for no man and to fight for every point. But his belligerence also may have been a by-product of an equally natural leaning toward showmanship The Giants always drew well on the road regardless of the class of their club. The fans saved I heir money to visit the hall park when the Giants »ere there to rasa the scrappy man ager and sit In on a few fights that were always threatened and manv times materialized In Ids maturing days, the fighting nature of McGraw softened as might he expected. Old men, ns baseball rates men of McGraw’s years, do not have the fire and the spirit of youth and they are not quickly aroused They learn from experience lo think first before swinging McGraw's reformation, however was purely practical. No doubt he'still has an occasional Inclination to chas Use an umpire or have his players do It for him but as a man In ttie busi ness of winning pennants he knows that a star hall player on the bench under suspension Is of no value to the club. Sport Hates However, there still remains the Atluntlc ocean to swim. Forage Crops for Hogs Most Economical Plan C a t a s tr o p h e Host (doubtfully)—I’ve had bad news I Tltnson, the plumber, has The use of forage crops In hog pro The best way to combat poultry dis passed away I duction has been advocated and recog eases Is to prevent them. Insanitary Visitor—Er—but you weren't re nixed for a long time, by experimental conditions about the poultry house, lated, were you? stations and the agricultural colleges poor living conditions damp floors, Host—No, but I'd worked my way and many farmers have found they cold drafts and other faults that easily up to third on his list I—London Opin could not afford to raise hogs If pas may be corrected are predisposing ion. tures were not used. factors toward disease. One of the Recent experiments In South Da first things to do after these things GOOD LOOKS kota Indicate that pigs self-fed on are looked after properly Is to Isolate corn and tankage, on pastures of al any sick bird that may appear In the falfa, rape, and bluegrass, will make flock. “The poultry Industry Is rapidly a greater dally gain than those fed In a dry lot. This gain might be only growing," says Prof. R. S. Dearstyne .25 of a pound, per day, but when real of the poultry department at North izing that It is the aim of every feed Carolina State college. "This Increase er to have his hogs reach a weight of Is noticed not only In the larger num 200 to 225 pounds In the shortest pos ber of poultrymen hut ulso In the In sible lime, tile Importance of pasture tensity of production. With an In cannot be overlooked. The experi crease of birds on the farm comes an ment conducted at the college Indi Increased disease hazard and the most cated that over a period required for successful method of combating these a 30-pouud pig to reach the market diseases is to prevent them from oc weight of 225 pounds, those which curring." Professor Dearstyne states that au hail use of forage crops made a sav ing of 25 days, as compared with tumn weather usually marks out breaks of seasonal diseases such as those on dry lot. She—She takes a good look at every It Is also claimed that pigs on good pox, roup, poultry typhoid, contagious handsome man she meets and they pasture make more economical gains. bronchUis and pneumonia. The yearly stare back. What makes them do ItT He—Her good looks. These facts seem to be borne out in mortality among domesticated birds from these diseases Is very large and the experiment In comparing the Is usunlly caused by the owner allow amount of corn and tankage required ing such diseases to become well es A liv e a n d A c tiv e per 100 pounds of live weight. It Is tablished before taking steps to com " T h s fo o ls a r e n 't a l l dead yst." stated that a distinct saving ffuauclal W e h e a rd a m a n b e w a ilin g bat them. N o. w e a g re e d , a n d , sad to aay, ly. as well us with labor, caa be made A lo t a ren ’t ev en a ilin g . by the use of good pasture. Fight Poultry Diseases by Timely Prevention Save Early Cockerels C rooked D ough Marshall Field, young multl-nilllloti Now Is (he time to find the fathers It looks as If tries at the English Water for Stock Should Kit—He cleaned up a big fortune la aire sportsman, may ride his famous for your next year's chicks, say Penn horse, Labrador. In the Grand Nation channel will become an International Be Nearby and Fresh sylvania Stale college poultry special crooked dough. habit. Kat—He was a counterfeiter? al steeple« base of England next year Every hot day Is soother day for ists. These potential parents should » • • Kit—No, a pretzel manufacturer. • • • be selected from fairly early batches. Gertrude Eiterle may not have a hoy the farmer to own some well-watered Do not disgrace the poultry yard by A. J Helnemann, president of the friend, but she can get one easily stock, but that stock should be his saving wenk, late-hatched males. B u tin e » » W o m a n own Imgs and cattle, horses and chick New Orleans Pelicans, always hns „ enough. Pick out twice as many “early birds" ens, and the water should come from bunch of cats around the hall park, be "What’s the matter with Madge?” • s » a good well and lie handy and fresh as you think you will need, so that llevlng that they bring good luck to < th, she wants overtime because “Jlger” Flowers, champion. Is a duly “How’» this for a chunk of ice?” his team. all the time. Hogs and chickens are a heavy culling can be made late In the boss kissed her after the whistle accredited deacon of his church and »ska Carl Linder. Harvard varsity most often neglected, hut both can be the fall. blew."—American Legion Weekly. takes Ills religion real seriously. tackle, who hoists It to his broad watered with self waterers providing I>trolt hns Rlgned Knhert Rouchet • • • shoulders with all the finesse of Red a pitcher, who lias been playing semi the water Is clean and fresh. Too L e a s t R e s is ta n c e Grange himself. This la what Carl pro ball In Cairo, III. Scout King George Is another one of the often good water Is missing, even Eddie hen I was tw enty I made up calla training for football. He la Goosetree picked the youngster fellows who don’t have to put on H though the animals are housed In up sub when they take a vacation. my mind to get rich." working for a Boaton Ice company for the Tigers. high priced barns, pastured on high- But you never became rich." In preparation for the arduous grid » » • priced land, and fed high-priced feed. No, I decided It was easier to In poultry production, the breed Is season this fall. Shouldn’t Miss Ederle's victory over Water Is absolutely necessary In nor A total of 27 no-hlt games have been rhange my mind."—Boston Tran- not so Important as the breeding. registered In the American aaaocla the English channel take her out of mal growth and action of the body In • • • ecrlpt tlon In 28 years. Hall of St. Paul was athletics and put her In politics? tbs digestion and absorption of food. Feather picking among bens is as Boxing Fast Overtaking • • • (he last to enter the hall of fame on In the absence of water, waste cannot sociated with over-crowding and lack W o u ld F it Bull Fighting in Spain August 2«, 1020. Listen. Suxanne- you may keep » be properly eliminated and the action of sufficient range, sunshine and sir. • » » loung Man—I’m looking for a Job • • • queen waiting, but a paying American of all the vital organs Is hindered, , Boxing, after a few years' stern Grocer-Well. I like your looks hot Frank Hogan, property of the Itos at a pro match Is going to be different I body temperature Is Increased and | To have the laying nests full of chase, has overtaken bull fighting In • • • I , r n t afford more help. ton Braves. Is leading the Eastern the utility of the animal Is seriously broody hens Is a fine way to rednee the favor of Catalonians. Young M an-But I won’t be much A boxer who let up after a month's hnndh'apiNHl. the labor of carrying a full egg basket The recent fights for the Kuriqiean league In batting with a mark of .406, help, sir.—Progressive Grocer. • • • heavyweight championship In which and doing a great Job behind the bat training put on 18 |s>unds In 24 hours for the Lynn team. And yet the) say Rome wasn’t built Getting rid of the hens now that are Panllno I'cxudun. Tiger of the Pyren Grain for Lambs Helps • • • In a day. N ot N eed ed through laying will save labor and nees, defeated Erralnlo Spalla. of Italy, Lambs do much better If allowed ac s e e Frank “Red" Psrtaln of the Browns feed, and the others will d„ better Blinks—You have had a car fop drew a gate of 380,000 pesetas, more cess to grain as well as their mother's After a golfer has taken 17 strokes because of being less crowded some lime, hut I notlve you have no than double the highest amount ever vllle club In the la.wer ltlo Grande Valley Baseball league of Texas re out of sight In a sand pit, cxvnsclence milk. So long as the sheep are housed » » • garage on the place. taken In at a bull fight In the same this Is sn easy proposition, as a creep cently broke all baseball records by is what moves him to score It us 12 arena. links—What do J want with a ga can be very easily fill'd up for the ' Bone meal, preferably from 2 Vo 4 gelling five home runs In one game Instead of 8. Allhough ringside seats for the bout lambs. H ben they are on grass a trough per cent of the mash, is one of the rage? Daughter keep, ,he car out • • • s e e coat m i pesetas, four times the amount placed In the field In a cre«'p with a "hlg three minerals for chickens the all day and son all night.—Cincinnati Peter Jnblonowskl pitched a nohlt In denying that Glenn Warner will covered top to keep rain from striking Ohio experiment station hns found Enquirer. usually charged for hull fights, the at iwrun game for Waterbury against • • • tendance reached more than 3t.otsi Bridgeport Eastern league team. The return to Pittsburgh as football coach, It e«n be used very advantageously. Well drained land-sandy. II po«,,. The arena, which ordinarily nccom score was 3 to 0. Jablonowskl walked university officials polnred out that If salt is kept around this trough the T o o W e ll ■uodates 26 000, had never been filled three men and only four halls were Jock Sutherland Is working under a ewes will form the habit of coming j hie—but In any case, a sloping loca ‘ you n speaking acquaintance contract that does not expire until to It and the lambs can est at least tion. Should be selected for the pout- to rapacity for a bull tight. hit In (he outfield. 192». *7 Damp, wet with the woman next door?" once a day. "A speaking acqualntanqe? I know ground breeds 1 tsetse. ier so well that we don’t speak at all." Poultry Notes «