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Two-Story Construction That Has
Conveniences of One-Story House
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COWS AND HEIFERS
FED SPROUTED OATS HARDEN FLESH OF
LITTLE PORKERS
(P ^ e p a ie d by t h e U n it e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t
o f A g r ic u lt u r e .)
Six virg in d a iry h e ife rs th a t had
failed to get w ith calf a f te r being r e ­
peatedly se rv ed by differen t sire s at
the l u lle d S la te s D ep artm en t of Ag­
ricu ltu re d a iry ex p erim ent farm . B elts­
ville, Md., w ere fed sp ro u te d o u ts 111
an effort to c o rre c t th e ir b a rre n con­
dition. A ccording to It. It. G raves, in
charge o f th e ex p erim en t, five of the
six h e ife rs w ere se ttle d in c a lf u fle r
30 days o f th is special feeding. Six
dairy cow s th a t had ra ised calves but
had a p p a re n tly becom e unable to cou-
ceive w ere fed sp ro u te d o a ts also w ith
the re su lt th u t live of them got with
calf a f te r lit to 4S days of feeding.
Sim ilar te s ts m ade a t the O regon e x ­
p erim ent s ta tio n upou th e suggestion
of Mr. G ra v e s gave equally fav o rab le
results.
fe e d in g sp ro u te d o a ts to overcom e
nonconception in d a iry h e ife rs and
cows w as su g g ested to -Mr. G rav es by
a study of th e w ork done w ith sm all
anim als a t th e U niversity of C alifo r­
nia in w hich it w as discovered th u t a
fifth v itam in had a bearin g on th e fer­
tility a n d re p ro d u c tiv e organs. T h is
vitam in, n am ed vitam in E, w as found
lu such fe ed s us green leaves of let­
tuce und a lfa lfa .
W h eth er o r n o t th e fe rtility re su lts
o btained in h e ife rs und cow s fed
sp ro u te d o u ts is due to a v itam in has
not been d e te rm in e d , nor have enough
tria ls been tuude to conclude definite­
ly th a t th e m ethod will alw ay s give
positive re su lts. Sir. G rav es points
out th a t a n im a ls lu th e ir undom esli-
c ated s t a te h ave -u breeding season
closely a llie d w ith th e spring flush of
new g r a s s ; aud th a t un d er m odern
m ethods of m anagem ent, cow s aud
h e ife rs a r e bred ut all tim es of th e
year. M any of the cases of nonbreed­
ing m ay be due to fun ctio n al d iso r­
d ers b ro u g h t about by a high s ta te of
do m esticity in w hich th e n a tu ra l
breeding seaso n Is ignored. T h e ben­
eficial e ffe c ts of spro u ted o a ts may he
due to a sim u la tio n of n a tu ra l d ietary
co n d itio n s u t th e norm al breeding se a ­
son.
Registered Dairy Bulls
Found Most Profitable
H e lfe r calves from common cows,
sire d by a re g iste red bull, will pro­
d uce 50 p<;r cen t m ore m ilk th an the
old cow s a u d th e second generation
h eifers, sire d by u re g iste red hull, will
p roduce fully 75 per cent m ore milk
and f a t th a n th e original common
cows. T h is Is not a theory hut a fact
th a t h a s been dem o n strated a t th e
e x p e rim e n t sta tio n a t Ames, a s well
a s a t o th e r sim ilar In stitu tio n s and
on fa rm s w here w ork of th is so rt has
been c a r r ie d on.
R e g iste re d d airy hulls can be se­
cu red a t very reaso n ab le figures and
th o se w ho a re In th e d airy business
a re losing a g re a t o p p o rtu n ity If they
do not ta k e a d v an tag e of gettin g re g ­
iste re d s ir e s for th e ir herds. In telli­
gent d a iry in g Is p ro fitab le; hit-and-
m iss d a iry in g , w ithout a co n stru ctiv e
plan buck of It, Is c ertain to lead to
d isc o u rag e m e n t aud u ltim ate fuilure.
'T r e p a r e d by t h e V n lt .i l S t a t s , D e p a r tm e n t
o f A g r ic u lt u r e .)
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Dairy Hints
T he su m m er silo Is the best Insur
a n te a g a in s t luck of feed during dry
hot su m m er days.
• • •
Cows In milk should he well fed at
th is tim e o f y e a r to g u a rd ag ain st a
ra p id d e clin e lu production.
• • •
H erd Im provem ent can com e only
w hen d isc ard e d cows a re replaced by
w e ll-ra ised heifers of good breeding
and type.
• • •
W ith m ilk w orth on th e m arket
from »2.50 to $3 per hundredw eight,
th e e x p en se of ra isin g th e calves to
re p la ce th e cows which m ust he culled
from ttie herd is very great.
• • •
W hy n o t organize a co-operative
bull a sso c ia tio n In your com m unity
and h a v e th e use of a num ber of real
d a iry s ire s d u rin g th e next few years,
aud a t less cost th au th e ow ning and
k eeping a n o rd in a ry bull yourself.'
• • •
E ven If th e re is uo evidence of
sco u rs in th e tierd It is wt II to feed
co lo stru m m ilk to ail of th e calves a t
b irth b e fo re they have a chance to
su ck le th e ir dam . T o he effective the
c o lo stru m m ust reach th e c a lf» »tom
ach b e fo re any filth does.
DUCK FARMING ON
EXTENSIVE SCALE
( P r e p a r e d by Ih « U n ite d S ta te « D e p a r tm e n t
o f A gr.v U riure t
Intensive diM k furiulng « mi h larg e
Investigations of the soft-pork prob- 1
s<*tile hits been m ere successful th an
lem by th e I lilted S ta te s I lepartm eut
com m ercial chicken raising, hut th e I
SUCK A N D P U FF
of A griculture and co-operating sta te
dem and for ta b le duck* at g«»«»«l price»
experim ent sta tio n s have show n th a t
I* m ostly hmite«l to the larg e citle* of
I»urltig the w ar betw een th e N orth
It I» possible to ullllxe m atu re aoy
th e Rust and Pacific couM.
It la, a n d the South, It one day happened
th ere fo re, im p o rta n t th a t dm k fa rm s th u t a ragged u rch in wus ru p tu re d
beau p a stu re In such a way th u t sub­
sequent feeding of corn and tan k ag e
be l«»cate«| w ithin easy shipping dis
lo ite rin g a ro u n d th e am m unition te n t
tan c e of the m arket* In those section*.
will produce satisfacto ry firm ness of
of a C o n fe d era te catup.
carcass. Soy beans fed w ith corn In
A good location for a duck farm I* on
T h e lad w as ta k e n before G eneral
a light, sandy soil, w ith a g e n tle slope l,ee, ch arg ed w ith being a spy. As
dry lot In th e proportion of 1 pound
leading to a stre a m o r pond, m aking evidence a g a in st him w as a note fouud
of soy beans to 3 pounds of shelled
It possible to ex ten d th e duck pens
corn to 13o-pound hogs, however, do
lu his pocket w hich s ta te d :
not m ake a firm carcass.
in to th e w ater. Duck* can he raised
"Fuff, puff—d ra w up puff—draw
It Is necessary to supplem ent the
a t a profit on general farm s, hut un- i
up.”
d e r average farm conditions they do
soy-bean p a stu re w ith shelled corn
“T h a t b uln’t n a w th ln ’,” said th e lad,
not pay a* well as fowls. T h e Pekin
and m inerals. A ccording to the tests,
“only Just th e w-Hy to play ‘Home,
duck is kept alm ost exclusively by
pigs m aintained on the supplem ented
Sw eet H om e’ on my m outh orgau."
com m ercial
duck farm ers In the
p a stu re for s to 1(1 weeks, und gain ­
H e w us a cq u itted .
Fidte«! S ta te s who n u k e a specialty
ing 40 to 75 pounds, will produce a
o f producing ‘•green” «luck*, th a t Is
firm c arc ass If la te r fed on corn and
B A R G A IN H U N T IN G
duckling* grown rapidly and m ark e te d
tan k a g e to r an additional gain of 125
w hen 8 to 12 w«»eks old and ra nging In
pounds.
w eight from 4 ’2 to <1 pouml*.
T he sta te m en t of the conclusions
T he R unner Is th e most p o p u lar
adopted by the co-operating agencies
breed for the production of m arket
a t th e soft-pork conference held lu
eggs, hut th e dem and for d u c k s’ eggs
C hattanooga, Tenu., in April is a s fol­
a t a ttra c tiv e prices is very lim ited.
lows :
About E a ste r tim e these eggs usually
(1 ) Soy beans grazed with a supple­
brin g several c en ts m ore per dozen
m entary ra tio n of 1.5 to 2.5 per cent
th a n hens’ eggs, hut during th e re ­
o f shelled corn and w ith m inerals self-
m ain d er of th e y ear th e price* differ
fed to pigs s ta rtin g at w eights rung
hut slightly. T h e pure w hite egg* o r­
log from 25 to S5 pounds and m aking
din arily «-ommand a prem ium . A* egg
gains of approxim ately 40 Io 75
producers, ducks a rc a* a ru le less
pounds th ro u g h u period of from 3 to
profitable th an hen*.
111 w eeks produce, lit the usual case,
G reen ducks a re m ark eted from
c arcasses of a sa tisfa c to ry degree of
April to N ovem ber, the price* being
firm ness w hen a subsequent gain III
highest early In the spring and de­
w eight of 125 pounds or m ore has
c rea sin g as th«» seqsnn advance*. On
been m ade by the pigs on corn with
th e New York m arket p re fe re n ce I*
tankage.
given ducks w eighing .’»’i pounds. No
T h e T ra v e le r—G ive tue a ticket te
(2) Soy bean» fed us a supplem ent
duckling* should he held a f te r the ’ Springfield.
to corn in dry lot in the ra tio of 1
long wing feather* have reached th e ir , T h e T icket A g e n t—Springfield. Illi­
pound of soy bean s to 3 pounds of
full length, a* th e duck* reach th e ir nois, o r Springfield, M issouri?
shelled corn to pigs ranging up to 13(1
best condition at th a t tim e.
I lu- I 't - i n e l c r
I d ii lil lo . W hich IS
pounds in slu rrin g w eights will not
In slau g h terin g for m arket th e live the c h ea p est?
produce firm c arcu sses in th e usual 1
b ird s a re hung up h.v th e ir feet In a
case when the hogs a re slau g h tered
row and a w eighted hook I* caught
a f te r a gain of a pproxim ately lOt) [
J u ttaifin g le
through the nostril* to fa c ilita te bleed­ H « ro w e d o u t In a p r iv a te la k e .
pounds or m ore bus been m ade on
ing. T he ducks a re stuck in the roof
A n d tu rn e d hla fls h lln e loose.
the corn-soy bean ration.
of tlie m outh or through th e th ro at, T h e o w n e r cam e. D id he c a tc h fla h l
Soy beans have assum ed a position
Oh.
no* H e c n u K h t th « deuce.
Fir«t Floor Plan.
c u ttin g the a rte ry with a knife having
of probably forem ost im p o rtan ce In
a narrow’ blade four Inches long, and
the list of recognized softening feeds.
tw o sm aller closets in th e upper hall.
By W IL L IA M A R A D F O R D
W o u ld R a th e r F a t
stu n n ed h.v piercin g th e brain, tu rn in g
F or several y e ars they have been used . M r W i l l i a m A. R a d f o r d w i l l a n s w e r On the second floor is found th e re g u ­
th e krdfe slightly. T hey may he e ith e r
"W e w o uldn't have m uch tro u b le
in Increasing am ounts In hog pro d u c­ q u e s tio n ? » a n d g i v e A D V I C E F H E E <>F* la r hut broom w ith full equipm ent. A
scalded or dry picked, scalding hut tiff paying y our sa la ry , parson. If—" be­
tion, p a rticu la rly in sections w here 1 C O S T o n a l l p r o b l e m s p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e wpe«’ial fe a tu re of the se<*oii<l floor Is
the most common met Inal* ami th e one gan th e deacon, w ho th en p au se d to
« of
hogs a re produced In the g re a te s t s t h u i b a j e c p t a p o e f r . b u i O l d n i n g a c , c f o o u r n t t h e o f r e b a i d s e r w
a
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balcony
reach
ed
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F
rench
id e
used exclusively for th e New York look a ro u n d a t th e crow d w ho had
num bers. F o r th a t reason ttie atten- ; e x p e r i e n c e a a e d i t o r , a u t h o r a n d m a n ­ doors, opening from one of the bed­
i m ark e t. If th e bird* a re to he scald
conic In for th e ch u rch supper.
tion devoted to soy beans In these In ­ u f a c t u r e r , h e la , w i t h o u t d o u b t , t h e room *.
ed, it is Im portant th a t th is he done
" If w h a t? ” Inquired th e p arson.
v estig atio n s has Increased noticeably. h i g h e s t a u t h o r i t y o n t h e s u b j e c t . A d ­
In c o n stru ctio n , th is Is a fram e a* soon as they have finished bleeding,
"If.” contin u ed th e deacon, "folk»
d r e s s a l l I n q u ir i e s to W illia m A R a d ­
F lan s for fu rth e r experim ents pro­ f o r d , N o . 1827 P r a i r i e a v e n u e , C h i c a g o , house finished in stucco, hut. like and th a t th e w a te r la» Just below lad l­ w ere os w illing to give until It h u rts
vide for a study of soy b ean s even III., a n d o n l y I n c l o s e t w o - c e n t s t a m p m any oilier such designs, may he ing. a* w a ter too hot d iscolors the us they a re to e u t u n til It does.”
m ore com prehensive th an heretofore. f o r r e p l y .
tre a te il in o th e r finishes to suit the flesh. T he long tall fe ath ers a re left
It Is now believed th a t th ere may he
Inexpensive, tw o-story c onstruction, ta s te o f the fu tu re «»«•cupants. E ith er on the ducks, th e w ings a re picked to
M e a n t N o th in g
M difference in th e palatu h llty , feed
w ith one-stor.v convenience, th a t Is an siding or sh in g les w ould ho a p p ro p ri­ th e first Joint, and the neck h a lf way
E m m anuel, who w as a m ule ten d er,
Ing value, and softening Influence of objective which seem* a hit difficult a te and brick also m ight he used to to th e head. Long p in fea th e r* usual
different va rie tie s of soy beans. T h ese to a ch iev e in a .small hom e and yet it good effect. T h e chlm nes ami the Iv a re remove«! w ith a dull knife, and ap p ea red one m orning on cru tch es.
“I.o r’ 1” ex claim ed a friend. "A h
questlous will he included it) the stu d y can he done If one Is not too lite ral In porch w alls a re of brick w hich udd* a th e down som etim es ruhlasl off with
th o u g h t yo' w aa one o' de be»' m ule
p
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touch
to
the
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also.
Ida In te rp re ta tio n of w hat is m eant
th e m oistened hand, or It m ay he
In addition to th e work w ith soy­ .lust how would we co about it to get e r p lain w alls set upon a low <on- burned w ith alcohol or shaved with h a n d le rs In de business."
“ So Ah Is," said E m m anuel proudly,
beans p lan s have been m ade to con­ th is re s u lt? Well, the sim plest w ay Is c rete foundation.
a very sh a rp knife
"but w e done got a m ule In dis m orn-
tin u e the stu d ies of the influence of to ta k e a look at th e p lan s w hich «<’
S im plicity is e v id en t throughout,
A fter picking, the birds usually are
In' d a t d id n 't know tnuh re p u ta tio n ."—
soy bean oil m eal, peanuts, rice by­ com pany th is description.
Modify the only o rn a m e n t besides th e brick w ashed ami put Into lee w a te r for an
products, a lfa lfa , velvet beans, ami them to suit yourself, and th en go work being th e pergola-llke porch roof i an hour or tw o to cool and plump. I’e a ra o n ’a W eekly.
cull navy beans on firm ness under a h ead . Yes. here is a tw o-story house and th e e n tra n c e d e ta il (th e la tte r Is E ach layer of ducks Is packed flat In
A n y w a y Teeth
various conditions. Likewise, It Is w hich offers most of the convenience also sim ph
hut a d d s m uch to the Ice. in b arrels, o rd in arily w ith the
planned to con tin u e the Investigation of the bungalow .
“ W hat w ere you tellin g G erm aine?"
A lay e r of
front a p p e a ra n c e of the house) and keels o r b re a sts down
of facto rs o th er th an feed, including
It Is a sm all house, ami .vet not too the use of brick for sill»» beb»w the c ru sh ed Ice Is put on th e bottom Of ask ed T oofua of hla frleu d Fuullne.
“ A dend se c re t."
Initial w eight, type, breed, sex, anti sm all fo r a fair-sized fam ily, for II w indows. T h is last item Is q u ite effec­ th e b arrel, and on th is a lay e r of
A ltern a te layer* of
"S he will put som e life Into It," said
I th rlltin e ss.
; c o n ta in s six r«M>tns a n d an enclosed tive. w hen hrb k o* a good color is dresse<| duck*.
sun port h. T h ere a re really tw o front used in relieving the solid color of duck* and Ice a re added until th e b a r ­ Toofua.
rel I* nearly full. T he top of the
e n tra n ce s, one floor o p en in g Into the the w all expanse.
b a rre l is filled w ith a lay e r o r h ead er
, living room and a n o th e r Into th e sun
o f Ice.
i porch. T hese tw o room s occupy the
T he follow ing (im itations a re from front portio n of th e Louse. Ttie living
a recent a rtic le ap p earin g In th e 1 room Is a large one. 23% f *et by 1.3
*eet w ith the tlrepla<e a t one end.
B reeders' G a ze tte :
T o d ay tlie vogue la In f f i'» r «7
“Good d ra ft horses, heavy m ules I T h e sun porch Is slig h tly set hack w oodw ork lit r i t e sam e n e u tra l tone
T h e »arly h utched chickens lire get-
with quality, horses fit for use un d er • from th e fine of th e living room ami its tlie background of r i t e w alla Some­
tlo g crow ded for ro o m : m ites anti lie»
saddle anil race horses th a t can win is sq u a re, being 12 feet each way. DI
tim e» it Is a little lig h te r, som etim es a re
m u ltip ly in g ;
crow s,
chicken
com prise th e ty p es w unted a t p rt fit- recti y back of it Is th e dining room
a litlle d a r k e r ; hut it does not stan d
able prices today. All o th er so rts a re I »«airways open from th is sun porch out a n d a sse rt Itself. H ow ever, real haw ks and gray sq u irre ls tire se a rc h ­
ing f«r ten d e r m eat. C o n stan t vlgl
selling at a loss to producers.
hardw ood finished lit its n a tu ra l color lance a g ain st n a tu ra l enem ies Is the
"T his condition bids fa ir to continue
will alw ays he In sty le iiik I b eautiful. only way to h a rv est y our chicken
w ithout m aterial change, probably for
All th e h ardw oods m ahogany, w al­ crop. T h ere Is never a season of let
tlie next ten y ears at least. . . .
nut.
m aple, b irch and the like t an he up for the grow er of th rifty , quick
"T he farm er who buys such farm
finished In th e ir n a tu ra l colors w ith m iiturlog chicks, (»tie night of c ro w d ­
chunks wan t n them cheap. . . . T he
“ Why do you put su g u r In all y o u r
oil or v am isli. O ften It Is d e sirab le ing will put them la n k a m o n th ; one
farm er who produces them loses
to sta in the wisttl so the n a tu ra l color house neglected will sp re ad th e lice coam etlea, A line?"
money.
"It h a s proved q u ite an Induce-
will lie Intensified. But ev ery house and m ites, hilt we get paid for our
"T here Is no prospect for Im prove­
ow ner should insist th a t good v a rn ish tim e when th e cockerels go Io m a r­ m etit, my d e ar."
ment In dem and or prices on work
or v a rn lsh s ta in s he used. T h e finish ket. and th e p u lle ts Ingin to lay.
burses tinder 1.500 pounds
Sim ilar
N ow dayl
should he w a te rp ro o f anil wcarpr»«>f—
T h a t p u lle ts can lay we know,
conditions apply to sm all m ules.”
one th a t cat, be w ashed w ith soap and w h e th er they will lay enough eggs to I to o k s p la y to a s h o w m a n ,
W ho s a id , 'f lo o d Ixird. yna'rs areas!
w a te r w ithout h arm to Its lu ste r or pay for th e ir keep depends on w atch ­
D on't y o u k n o w s c y t h i n g s ta ll?
ing th e details, and heading off tro u ­
d u ra b ility .
W h y. boob, th is p la y la t.'l.E A N !”
On soft woods and w here th e color ble by care.
schem e d em ands a color in th e w ood­
S a fety F ir t t
w ork. p aint o r enam el will give the
“ I w an t a w ord of advice."
S alt Is very necessary for all
desired finish. E n am els produce such
"W ell?"
classes of live stock.
Many poultry keepers a re successful
b eau tifu l effects and a re so d u ra b le
a
•
•
“ W h at Is th e best way to ap p ro ach
In
Im
proving
th
e
ir
flocks
by
paying
Shade and w a te r nre essen tial for Into b oth dining room a n d living room th a t they a re q u ite generally used. c are fu l a tte n tio n to the tjq>e of birds you fo r a loan?"
T
hey
give
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solid
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th
a
t
cov­
and th e re is a d oor from th e living
" I f you nre sen sitiv e, yon had b e tte r
all classes of a nim als during th e sum
And th a t they use as breeders. If your w rite for It, and w hen you get my
mer, but especially Is th is tru e for room in to an In terio r hallw ay. From er» th e g ra in of th e wood.
! own stock Is not sa tis fa c to ry It inHy
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th is hall the d ining room, kitchen,
1 he m ore econom ical to p u rc h ase new reply te a r It up w ith o u t re ad in g It.”
hogs during hot m onths.
• •• •
firs t-flo o r bedroom a n d lav a to ry , and he safely m ixed to se e u re c o u n tless ' stock th a n to a tte m p t to Im prove your
Com pared w ith feeding pigs Just the s ta ir to th e u p p er fl<x»r a re tin ts and shades.
own. H ow ever, la- su re th u t th e hew
Y e t, Sir
F rom colonial days w h ite has been stock Is su p e rio r to yours and when
grain In pens, a lfa lfa p a stu re w ith i reached.
ffhopper- H ave you any ru b b e r gnr-
grain will not only greatly cheapen
Yes, th ere Is a first floor bedroom a fu v o rlle color for woodw ork. But i once a sa tis fa c to ry stock la obtained, den hose?
the cost of feeding, but will have the and lav a to ry and It Is th ese which ivory, sand, p u tty and ta n have a do not destroy It by c o n sta n tly brlng-
F lo o rw a lk e r- W a te rp ro o f socks de­
pigs ready fo r m ark et a m onth give th e house Its bungalow co n v en t w a rm th In them th a t Is Infinitely more ! lug new blood. Keep them from ver
p a rtm e n t th re e aisle* down.
b
e
au
tifu
l
th
a
n
a
cold
w
hite.
.Many
tnln a n d diseases.
I ence. T hey Mre placed In one c o rn er
! quicker.
e s s
I w here they n e ith e r In te rfe re w ith the people feel th a t th e k itchen and b a th ­
The H yp o cho n d ri-ir
A goodly n um ber o f our fa rm m ares l o th e r room s nor a re d istu rb e d by the room should be p u re w hite, hut apple-
“He Is a mun o f w onderful ro b u st­
a re »0 old th a t they will soon be use- a c tiv itie s of the living portio n o f the green, yellow and Ivory a re Just as
T he p ra ctic a l way of feeding a flock ness,” said th e p h a rm a cist.
home. Betw een th e bedroom and the s a n ita ry and m ore a ttra c tiv e .
i leas to w ork or ra ise colts.
"B u t lie h a s ta k e n every kind of
j
Is
fo keep the dry m ash before them
. . .
dining room la th e k itchen, a com pact
I f th e rig h t kind of enam el Is used
, In hoppers at all tim es. T hen feed m edicine he could get hold of,” said
K eep sw eet clover p a stu red down «pace. 12 Vb by 10 feet, w here exery- on w oodw ork, It can he w ashed w ith
| his n ss ls ta n t.
fairly closely or clip bHck to a height th in g has been designed for labor soap a n d w a te r mm o ften ns desired. j th e flock all the grain they will e at
"Y es. And be h a s surv iv ed them
at night to «end them to roost w ith
•
saving
In
the
p
re
p
a
ra
tio
n
of
m
eals
and
K
ain
will
have
no
effect
on
it
and
the
of eight Inches to produce th e best
a ll."— W ashington S tar.
sun will never dim Its color». Be stir» full crop». Give about h a lf th e am ount
o th e r necessary housew ork.
of th e night ra tio n in th e m orning fo
. . .
T h e sta irw a y leads to a n up(»er hall. ' th a t th e p a in te r u ses a w a terp ro o f
stim u la te e x erc ise In the stra w litter.
Betw een Ladie»
enam
el.
T
h
ia
Is
econom
y
In
th
e
real
at
eac
h
side
of
Which
th
e
re
Is
a
large
W hen corn Is cheap and pigs have
T h e reduced g rain ration In th e m orn
“ An* w hen Mrs. G rtthhs sez you
sense
o
f
th
e
word,
fo
r
a
good
enam
el
bedroom
.
A
big
rtowet
In
each
tied
a l'a lfa clover o r rape p astu re, th ere
ing will Increase th e consum ption of
la no ¿ a rtic u la r gain In feeding them room. Including th a t below sta irs, will j will la st tw ice a s long a s a |e-or»r dry m ash, w hich co n ta in s th e m ate ­ w asn 't no !ldy, w ot did yer say?"
I "I sey„ 'Two n egatives mentis a lu-
g
ra
d
e
enam
el
and
look
b
e
tte
r
ail
Its
tankage. But on g rass or o ats or rye api*eal especially to th e lady o f the
ria ls tn ’st u » .» "sa ry for egg p ro d u c­ I Urinary,' and knocks 'er down.
1 house, w hile th ere a re. In addition, I long Ufa.
p astu re, tan k a g e la aa economy.
Clip Dairy Cattle That
Are to Be Exhibited Types of Horses Wanted
D airy c a ttle th a t a re to he shown
at Profitable Figures
th is fall, p a rtic u la rly young anim als,
should be clipped all over at least six
w eeks p re v io u s to fa ir tim e. < lipping
should be follow ed w ith a good w ash­
ing w ith so a p am i w a te r and a fairly
light b la n k e t.
No fu rth e r clipping
will be n e ce ssa ry until Just before
show ing, w hen th e head, e a rs and
u tall sh o u ld be trim m ed up. T raining
in lea d in g will do m uch to w a rd Im­
p ro v in g th e a n im a l's a p p ea ran c e In
th e show ring. K itting will do much
to Im prove an a n im a l’s chance of w in
ning, b u t good type Individuals of
larg e size fo r th e ir age a re of prim ary
Im portance.
LIFE’S
LITTLE
JESTS
Woodwork, Trim Basis
for Good Decorating Early Hatched Chickens
Often Crowded for Room
Live Stock Hints
Improving the Flock
Practical Way to Feed
tio n .