Economical Hog House Provides
Ample Ventilation and Sunlight
UNDERFED COWS
ARE EXPENSIVE
Land's
»
End, Southernmost Tip
( P r e p a r e d b y t h e N a t i o n a l G e o g r a p h ic
S o c ie t y . W u H h in g to ri. t> C )
H E coast o f E n g la n d 's so u th ­
w estern p e n in su la th a t ta p e rs
out to L a n d 's E nd is an u n ­
frie n d ly coast w ith its heavy sea
and w in d s and th ic k fogs, and a
dangerous one.
Its rocks are ever
rea d y lo te a r holes in the sto u te st
vessel ; Its c u rre n ts a re e v e r ready
to
d riv e
them on. B u t It Is a
p ic tu re s q u e
c o a s t;
a
w o n d e rfu lly
b e a u tifu l coast, hoth U| m > ii sum m er
days and In w in te r s to rm s ; a coast
w ith m any harbors, none too easy o f
e n tra n ce by reason o f rocks and tides,
m any Im possible fo r any hut tlie
sm alle st (T a ft, hut a ll made as service-
aide us n a tu ra l d iffic u ltie s p e rm it.
T h e re Is Penzance, th e sunny pleas­
u re -lo v in g lit t le sea c ity , whence came
those p ic tu re s q u e stage p ira te s th a t
m ade tu n e fu l o u r yo u th . T h e coast Is
no m ore b e a u tifu l here on M ou n ts B a y
th a n elsew here to east o r w e s t; not
so rugged o r so w ild as on C o rn ­
w a ll’s n o rth e rn shore, b u t th e cu rve
o f green c lif f Is v e ry sm ooth and
lo v e ly , th e sun shines w a r m ly ; th e
roses b lo o m ; e ve ry hahy r ip p le m u r­
m u rs a sen s t o r y ; e v e ry t in y breeze
b rin g s a legend. I t is a fa s c in a tin g
place n o t o n ly f o r w h a t i t ¡8. h u t w h a t
I t suggests.
T h e re Is L it t le M ousehole, on her
rig h t, beyond N e w ly n — lo v e ly N e w lyn ,
beloved
o f fisherm en and u rtls ts .
M ousehole ("M o u s e l," In local speech)
w as an Im p o rta n t p o rt b efore London
w a s a to w n .
A s fo r M nra zlo n , to h e r le ft, who
s h a ll m easure h e r years? A cco rd in g
to C o rn ish h is to ry . “ In th e days o f
E z e k ie l th e p ro p h e t” i t was a lre a d y
an Im p o rta n t c ity , to w h ich P hoeni­
c ia n m e rc h a n ts came f o r tin . F o r a
to w n w h ic h has e n te rta in e d P h o e n i­
c ia n s and g ia n ts and has looked f o r
c e n tu rie s a t a ca stle d Island flo a t­
in g In a m a rve lo u s sen, M n ra z lo n Is
re m a rk n b le d u ll. N o one goes there
exce p t to v is it th e isla n d w h ich gives
the hay Its name.
T
*
St. Michael’s Mount.
St. M ic h a e l's M o u n t, lit t le b ro th e r
to M on t St. M ich el o lf th e B re to n
coast. Is a ro c k y is le t 230 feet high
and a h a lf m ile fro m shore, w ith
w h ic h It Is connected by a n a tu ra l
causew ay uncovered fo r a b o u t th re e
h o u rs a t o rd in a ry lo w tides. W ith
s o u th w e s t gales th e Isla n d m ay re ­
m ain an Isla n d fo r weeks, and w ith
h ig h seas be Inaccessible even to
boats. I t Is a m ost p ictu re sq u e p ile ;
its steep g ra ssy slopes, In s p rin g ­
tim e y e llo w w ith a m illio n d a ffo d ils,
crow ne d w ith th e Irre g u la r ju m b le o f
chapel and c a s tle and rin g e d by a
g le a m in g sea.
I t has m uch h is to ry . I,Ik e the o th e r
St. M ich ae l. It Rtood once In a fo re st
and was pagan, C h ris tia n , d ru id ic a l;
i t has been te n an te d b y s a in t and
sin n e r, s o ld ie r, m onk, and k n ig h t.
D e a re s t to th e h e a rt, perhnp* *. la th e
s to ry o f C o rm o ra n, w hom la tp r Ja ck-
th e -G la n t-K llle r slew , dearest p e r­
haps because o f th e m em ories o f l i t ­
t le g ir ls and boys w h o loved th e
s to ry lo n g ago.
W e m ay fo llo w th e coast lin e east­
w a rd and s o u th w a rd to th e L iz a rd ,
p a ssing th e g re a t w ire le ss s ta tio n
upon Poldhn. o r cu t across the lit t le
n e ck o f la n d to F a lm o u th , a ve ry
f a ir h a rb o r. M egavlssey, beyond, Is
b u t a fis h in g p o rt, w h e re p ilc h a rd s
som etim es
become
s a rd in e s ;
but
F ow ey, to w h ich we n e x t come, has
co n siderable
past
Im p o rta n ce
and
p re se n t p ride .
Once I t was onp o f th e g re a t sea­
p o rts o f th e kin g d o m . Boats fro m
F ow e y sailed by scores to the C n i
nades, to th e siege o f C a la is, to th e
p lu n d e rin g
of
N o rm a n d y.
"F o w e y
g a lla n ts ” swaggered on a ll th e then
k n o w n seas, and when n o t busy w ith
s tra n g e rs tu rn e d to trim m in g th e ir
r iv a ls n e a re r home. F in a lly th e y were
accused o f p ira c y and E d w a rd IV
co nfiscated th e ir ships and gave them
to D a rtm o u th .
E a s tw a rd fro m Fow ey upon th e
coast. In a c le ft so n a rro w , so Jagged,
so ro c k y one w onders w h y men chose
i t f o r a home, lie s P n lp e rro , th e most
p lc tn re s q n e , th e m ost n nspolled o f
C o rn is h fis h in g p o rts, re ta in in g a ll
its a n cie n t d ig n ity n f lif e and la b o r
u n fln tte re d hy th e su m m e r r tlln s now
b e g in n in g to c ro w d th e c liffs above
Its head.
Polperro a Charming Place.
I'o lp e rro la a fish in g to w n hnt It
d id n o t a lw a y s depend upon fish fo r
a liv in g . In th e days w hen s m u g g lin g
w as a p ro fe ssio n . I f n o t an a rt. Pol-
p e rro ' had fe w riv a ls , and, reading
of
England.
old tales, one sees q u ite c le a rly w hy
men chose these c le fts f o r h a b ita tio n s.
C o n ve n ie n tly n e a r a re coves and
eaves, un d lsco vera h le hy th e keenest
custom s officers, an.l boatm en could
s a il in and o u t o f these n a rro w rock-
hound h a rb o rs fe a rin g no p u rs u it.
L e t us look a tte n tiv e ly n t I’ o lp e rro ,
n t Its closely huddled houses, b u ilt
on and in arid o f th e rock ; Its rosea
and fu ch sia s and cle m a tis, w h ich
bloom as lu x u ria n tly as In so uthern
c lim e s ; fo r these rock c le fts a re shel­
tered fro m w in te r w in d s and w arm ed
by the so u the rn s u n ; n t Its lit t le
rock-bound g le a m in g h a rb o r, w h e re
at h ig h tid e the boats rock la z ily and
a t lo w w a te r a thousand s ilv e ry g u lls
p ick up th e ir d a in ty fe e t d is c re e tly In
th e ooze; a t its steep, s lip p e ry cliffs ,
w hence one has such g lo rio u s breezy
view s o f sea and rock and headland,
and o f th e w u rin sh e lte re d va lle y
a t one's feet.
P o lp e rro a tte n d s to Its own b u si­
ness, and t liu t does n o t in clu d e c a te r­
in g to to u ris ts . T h e re a re a lw a ys
a rtis ts a t I ’o lp e rro . T h e y and the
fisherm en o liserve each o th e r, become
frie n d s , p e rh a p s ; b u t business is not
m entioned between them .
C lo v e lly fills a ro ck d e f t on the
n o rth Devon shore os P o lp e rro does
upon th e so u the rn C o rn ish one, b u t
th e re a ll com parisons end. C lo ve lly
m ay he s till an e arnest fis h in g villa g e ,
h u t h e r lo o ks b e lle It.
“ T h e most
e x q u is ite v illa g e In E n g la n d " some
one ca lle d her, and she deserves the
title .
F ro m the coach-road w here, a t th e
to p o f th e c liffs , you e n te r upon
C lo v e lly '» one s tre e t, to th e sea ; or.
I f you come hy b o a t,, fro m th e h a rb o r
to H obby D rive , and th e p u b lic road,
e v e ry th in g Is d a in ty , e le g a n t o f Its
k in d , groom ed to im p ossible p e rfe c­
tio n .
No w h ite w a sh gleam s w h ite r
o r b lu e r o r m ore d e lic a te ly y e llo w
th a n here n t C lo v e lly ; no roses,
fuchsias, cle m atis, n o r lilie s bloom
In m ore p ro fu s io n ; no trees are ric h e r
and greener, no vines m ore lu x u r ia n t­
ly g ra ce fu l th a n there. N e ve r a h it o f
p a p e r litte r s th a t one sto n y street,
m ore sta irca se th a n ro a d w a y ; no speck
o f d u st m ars s h in in g w in d o w s o r s p o t­
less c u rta in s ; no noise o f ra ilro a d s ,
o f tro lle y ears, o f tra ffic , b re a ks the
s o ft s tilln e s s o f th is v illa g e o f de­
lig h t. D ow n th e s tre e t goes a long
procession o f to u ris ts a r r iv in g hy
c o a d i fro m B ld e fo rd o r Hosea stle,
s to p p in g at e ve ry house to “ O h ! " and
“ A h ! " nnd perhaps to buy sou ve nirs
o r to eat s tra w b e rrie s and cream .
Tintagel of Arthurican Legend.
POÛLTRY SUFFER
FROM DISEASES
It costs m ore to underfeed a p ro d u c­
in g cow th a n to feed her p ro p e rly .
A cow g iv in g h e r m axim u m am ount
o f m ilk w ill re tu rn n e a rly 48 i>er cent
o f th e feed she eats in m ilk .
T he
o th e r 52 per cent Is used In m a in ta in ­
By W. A. R A D F O R D
in g h e r body
A cow tlu it Is u n d erfe d
M r W i lli a m A R a d fo rd w i l l a n s w e r
w ill keep using enough feed to m a in ­ q u es tio n « an d s lv e a d v ic e F R E E O F
ta in h e rs e lf and le t the m ilk p a ll s u f­ C O S T on a ll p ro b le m » p e r t s in in s to th e
fe r fo r the feed shortage, Iva n M cK e l- s u b je c t o f b u ild in g w o r k on th e fa r m ,
' fo r th e re a d e rs o f th is pap e r. On a c -
llp , e xtension s p e c ia lis t in d a iry in g ut
c o u n t o f his w id e e x p e rie n c e as e d ito r,
the O hio S tu te u n iv e rs ity observes.
a u th o r and m a n u f a c t u r e r , he la. w i t h ­
In feeding a cow fo r m a xim u m p ro ­ out d o u b t, th e h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on th e
d u ctio n It Is necessary to feed the s u b je c t. A ddress a ll in q u irie s to W i l ­
lia m A R a d fo rd , N o 182" l ’ r a lr le a v e -
rig h t q u a lity . T h e va rio u s food ele­ nue. C h ic a g o , 111., a n d o n ly In clo s e
m ents. us p ro te in , ca rb o h yd ra te s nnd i t w o -c e n t s ta m p fo r r e p ly .
fa t. m ust be fed In co rre ct p ro p o rtio n s .
P ro p e r housing is a lw a ys nn Im po r­
O hio cows ns a general ru le are fed
enough c a rb o h yd ra te s nnd fa ts , but ta n t fa c to r In the successful ra is in g
Too o fte n It is neglected,
ve ry o fte n they are u n d erfe d In the n f hogs.
however, when lit t le expense and e f­
p ro te in ra tio n .
B alance to the ra tio n Is Im p o rta n t fo rt w o u ld he re q u ire d to p ro vid e a
serviceable,
w e ll-v e n tila te d
fo r m ilk p ro d u ctio n , fo r It m ust he good,
a ffo rd in g
am ple
p ro te c tio n
made a cco rd in g to n a tu re 's fo rm u la . house,
T lie cow has no p a rt In th e com posi­ ! against co ld nnd a d m ittin g much-
One o f the c h ie f
tio n o f her m ilk . I f she Is u n derfed needed sunshine.
1 c ritic is m s w h ich m ay be made o f the
In any one o f th e foods the m ilk p a ll
average hog house Is th a t It Is po o rly
suffers.
I t takes $75 to $125 a y e a r to m a in ­ lig h te d and p o o rly v e n tila te d . If, in
ta in a cow th a t produces 300 pounds fa ct, any p ro v is io n u t a ll is made fo r
v e n tila tio n .
o f b u tte rfn t a year.
T h e v a ria tio n
A good h u t econom ical fa rro w in g
comes In feed p rices th a t are d iffe re n t
house w h ic h meets every req u ire m e n t
In the d iffe re n t p a rts o f th e state.
Is shown In the p h o tograph and plan,
Feeds can he s u b s titu te d I f costs fo r
i P robably not a ll fa rm e rs who make
c e rta in k in d s o f co m m e rcia l concen­
a business o f hog ra is in g w ould have
tra te s go too high. M ilk cost $4.20 a
26 bred sows ready to fa rro w at once,
hundred pounds when th e ra tio n was
b u t fo r those who are in business ex-
silage, tim o th y hay, co m and barley.
te n s lv e ly here Is a plan w h ich can he
T h e same rn tlo n , e xce p tin g th n t red
adopted w ith o u t g reat expense, F o r
c lo v e r hay was fed Instead o f tim o th y
the s m a lle r herd th e p la n can he re ­
to the same cow, enabled h e r to pro-
duced p ro p o rtio n a te ly .
duce m ilk at $1.03 a hu n dre d pounds.
T h is Is th e gaw -tnotX ro o f typ e o f
When a lfa lfa hay wns su b s titu te d p ro ­
hog house, fa c in g south, w h ich gives
d u ctio n costs w ere cu t to $1.21 a hun­
every o p p o rtu n ity fo r th e la te w in te r
dred pounds o f m ilk .
sun to get at a ll the pens th ro u g h tlie
tw o sets o f w indow s.
T he need o f
am ple s u n lig h t Is o f equul im p orta n ce
| w ith the need o f good v e n tila tio n .
T lie house Is o f fra m e c o n s tru c tio n
S tanchions fo r calves n o t o n ly In ­ i w ith a co n cre te flo o r uu<l concrete
sure th a t each a n im a l w ill get th e troughs. On each side of- tlie feeding
feed re q u ire d b u t It also keeps them a lle y, w ltic h ru n s th ro u g h the center,
fro m su ckin g one a n o th e r's ears a fte r | there a re 13 pens.
These are, o f
they are th ro u g h d rin k in g t h e ir m ilk . course, p lu n k floored. O utside, at tlie
F o r these reasons m ost people w ho
m ake a p ra ctice o f ra is in g th e ir calves
also p ro vid e c a lf sta n chion s In th e ir
c a lf barn.
C a lf sta u chlon s m ay he fro m 30 to
42 Inches In he ig h t, and 28 Inches In
M ake y o u r k itc h e n d u p -m ln g I f you
w id th . A space about 4 '4 Inches fn w o u ld keep up w ith (he tim es.
w id th Is a b o ut r ig h t fo r the neck o f
T h e m odern h o usew ife Is In ran k
th e average c a lf. T h e feed tro u g h re b e llio n a g a in st th e d u ll, the drub,
should n o t he too w ide, ab o ut 14 inches th e u n in te re s tin g .
‘‘G ive me c o lo r,"
g e n e ra lly p ro v in g s a tis fa c to ry . S ta n ­ she says. "In m y life , lu m y dress,
chions and feed tro u g h s o f th is k in d even in m y k itc h e n I”
A n d she Is
cun be co n stru cte d th e same as m any o n ly echoing the general need fo r It,
o f th e cow stanchions, except th a t the the ra p id ly g ro w in g use o f It.
m a te ria l w ill not need to be so heavy.
A nd w h y n o t a c o lo rfu l k itch e n ?
C alves should never he fed m ilk In Because a ta sk Is h u m d ru m , m ust it
a tro u g h . Some w ill d rin k m uch more be tnude worse by a d re u ry e n v iro n ­
ra p id ly th a n o th ers and get m ore thon m ent?
T he pro g re ssive wom an says
th e y should have fo r best resu lts, not.
w h ile o th ers w ill n o t get the am ount
"T h e k itc h e n Is m y w o rk s h o p ," she
needed. S eparate b u cke ts should he exp la in s, "so It Is going to he a tid y ,
fu rn is h e d fo r each c a lf. A fte r the c h e e rfu l place, equipped w ith Just as
calves are th ro u g h w ith th e ir m ilk
m any conveniences as my husband
th e y can he given g ra in In the trou g h . has to help him In his w ork.
I f the tro u g h is p a rtitio n e d It w ill give
“ W o u ld he bo the r w ith o u t-o f d a ft
b e tte r re s u lts fo r th e same reason th a t In e ffe c tiv e tools, o r s tic k to the m eth­
fa v o rs separate p a lls to r th e m ilk .
ods o f his g re u t-g ru n d fa th e r? He
P o u ltry s u ffe r fro m colds and as­
sociated tro u b le s in w in le r Just us do
hum un beings, h u t u lit t le cu re und
d o c to rin g w ill h e lp to keep do w n th e
heavy a n n ua l to ll th a t tiie se diseases
exact fro m p o u ltry tn e ii. A c c o rd in g to
D r. It. F. K a u p p , heuri o f th e p o u ltry
d e p a rtm e n t ut th e N o rth C a ro lin a
S ta te college, th e b ird s s u ffe r m ost
fro m diseases o f th e re s p ira to ry tr a c t
lu cold w eather.
C oiiim ou colds re s u lt fro m tiie b ird s
becom ing w et o r c h ille d because o f
poor housing, q u ic k changes In w e a th ­
e r o r cracks in th e house p e rm ittin g
u d ra ft to blow on th e birds. One o f
the signs o f th is disease is a d isch a rg e
fro m the nose. A n y b ird so affe cte d
should he im m e d ia te ly rem oved fro m
tlie flock, states D o c to r K a u p p , be­
cause the d isch a rg e w ill c o n ta m in a te
the d rin k in g w a te r and give th e d is ­
ease to tlie o th e r b irds. In tlie case
n f colds, the nose sh ould he c le a re d
out hy s y rin g in g w ith u Id p e r ce n t
so lu tio n o f u rg y ro l o r a p u rp le s o lu ­
tio n o f perm a n g an a te o f pu tusli. in th e
case o f rou p w here th e re is a s tin k in g
discharge, pure (odlne should be used
in th e s y rin g e and th e b ird tre a te d
m o rn in g and n ig h t u n til cured.
W eak p u lle ts come fro m c ro w d in g
In tlie sum m er and th e y m ust have
p ro p e r feed am i care In th e la y in g
pens.
M ost o f them w ill develop
sore head even lu u new house. These
pim ples sh o u ld be greased w ith c u r-
boll zed grease.
Sore eyes Is a n o th e r fa m ilia r w in ­
te r tim e tro u b le . T lie eyes need to lie
swahhed out, sta te s D o c to r K a u p p ,
und a d ro p o f a 10 p e r cent s o lu tio n
o f u rg y ro l o r a 1 p e r cent s o lu tio n o f
su lp h a te o f zin c pluced In th e eye
tw ic e each day.
C a n ke r o r d lp h th e r ltls Is a w in te r
disease w h ic h u ttu c k s th e m outh. I t
fo rm s a spot w h e re th e sore is co v­
ered w ith a cheesy m a te ria l, S crape
th is o ff, s ta le s D o c to r K aupp, nnd urn-
on It a c a n k e r p e ncil, p u re Io d in e o r
pow dered c h lo ra te o f potash. lte|>ent
once each day u n til th e sore hits been
cured.
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Stanchions Will Prove
Useful in Raising Calf
buck, Is a concrete fe e ding flo o r so
tliu t th e house m ay be used as a s h e l­
te r d u rin g the hot sum m er m onths.
T he b u ild in g meusures 24 feet w ld s
and 111 feet long.
Early Hatched Pullets
Modern Kitchen Should
Floor Colors Should
Produce Eggs in W inter
Be Bright in Color
Blend With the Finish
Temperature Variations
Cause Digestive Ills
T h e m ilk w h ich Is given to the c a lf
should be th e same te m p e ra tu re as
when It comes fro m the cow
V a ria ­
tio n s in te m p e ra tu re , espe cia lly the
feeding o f cold m ilk , w ill very often
cause d ig e stive trou b le s. F o r the firs t
five o r s ix days a q u a rt o f m ilk th re e
tim es d a lly w ill g e n e ra lly prove s u f­
fic ie n t. T hen the a m o u n t cun he grad-
u c lly Increased u n til the c a lf Is ta k in g
tw o q u a rts, th re e tim e s d a ily
When
th e c a lf is a b o ut ten days to tw o
weeks o ld some w hole g ra in can be
added to th e m ilk . A h a n d fu l w ill he
su fficie n t so as to get th e c a lf sta rte d .
A t th is tim e It is possible to change
to tw o feedings a day.
T he calves
sh o u ld also have access to hay. B rig h t
c lo ve r hay Is good, p ro v id in g th e re
a re no sym ptom s o f scours. I f scours
are no tice ab le then It Is b e tte r to give
th e calves access lo w ild hay u n til
th e ir bowels a re n o rm a l.
Calves
should have a ll o f th e pure w a te r th a t
they w ish to d rin k .
A t T in ta g e l m ore th a n at any place,
perhaps, w h a t we b rin g m easures
w h a t we ta k e away. Com e fu ll o f the
A r th u ria n le g e n d ; come w ith T e n n y ­
son. w ith H a w k e r, w ith M a llo ry , and.
in s p ite o f "m o d e rn c ritic is m ,” you
w ill sa vo r n n n g h t h u t rom ance.
H e re a re the ru in s n f T lltliig e l
about y o u ; across th e chasm th e yet
m ore form less rem a in s o f T e rra h ll.
th e tw in fo rtre sse s kn o w n to th e
e a rlie s t C o rnish earls. Ito m n n . Saxon,
N o rm a n has b u ilt h e re ; h u t It Is not
fo r a rc h ite c tu re o r a rcheology th a t
one comes h e re ; I t Is f o r rom ance.
T in ta g e l Is n o t a p o rt. O cca sio n ally
a boat comes In u n d e r th e c lif f w ith
su p p lie s f o r the villa g e , h u t houses
are fe w and th e re Is lit t le fish in g
P o rt Isaac, fa rth e r dow n th e coast, Is
a ty p ic a l C o rnish p o rt. A steep c a r­
ria ge road deseends to P o rt Is u a c ;
and th e lit t le stone houses o f th e v il­
W hen th e c a lf Is young and the be-
lage c lin g to th e sides o f th e ra v in e
g in n in g horn g ro w th Is sm all, the
as best they can.
horn b u tto n and m a trix fro m w h ich It
As a h a rb o r we should n o t approve
g row s m ay be rem oved w ith a sm all
o f It, ye t It ha» served a fis h in g fleet
chisel o r strong-bladed kn ife . O r th e
fo r 4<k> years. P leasant enough It Is
h a ir m ay he clip p e d a ro u n d the bu t-
o f a sum m er day, h u t In s p rin g o r
ton o r sm all horn and th e skin around
a u tu m n sto rm , when th e waves come
th e base o f the h o rn covered w ith la rd
h u rlin g In w ith a p p a llin g w e ig h t and
o r ta llo w .
T hen w et th e b u tto n o r
fo rce to suck o u t again, a« I f th e y
horn w ith w a te r and ru b th e end o f
w o u ld d ra g th e v illa g e In to th e depths,
a s tic k o f ca u stic potash a ll o ve r the
when the fleet Jockeys f o r h o u rs In
b u tto n o r horn. In a sh o rt tim e the
th e tro u g h o f a vic io u s sen. una ble to
b u tto n o r lit t le horn w ill slough off.
m ake the opening betw een th e b la ck
cliffs , ye t In c o n sta n t p e ril o f the
s u rf, one can h u t w o n d e r w h y men
made a home there.
A Isck o f p le n ty o f d rin k in g w a te r
cu ts dow n th e m ilk flow , as every d a i­
St. Ives a lts by a sm ooth r irc le
rym a n know a
H a v in g p le n ty o f good
o f sen In to w h ich a to n gu p n f rocky
w a te r to d rin k a t a ll tim e s Increases
la n d th ro a ts a hold c u rv in g head
th e m ilk flow and m akes th e w a te r
land. In clo sin g nn In n e r h a rb o r In
system a p a yin g p ro p o s itio n fro m a
th e g re a t sweep o f th e bay.
H ere
p u re ly
d o lla r-a n d -ce n ta
s ta n d p o in t
hy th e sea d w e lls th e “ r e a l" S t
W hen th e re la w a te r u n d er pressure
Ives.
close-pressed,
low -crouched
a le n g th o f garden hose and a nuzzle
sto n e -h u llt to w ith s ta n d th e w o rs t
yie ld a stream o f w a te r w h ich la fine
sto rm s o f sea and tim e.
fo r flu s h in g o u t stable g u tte rs and
A t St. Ives we to u ch "m o d e m con
venlencea" once m ore and can ta k e a I w ashing down cem ent flo o rs and pave­
t r a in — ve ry re lu c ta n tly , no d o u bt— i ments.
back to London.
Dehorning Calves
Increase Milk Flow
w o u ld n o t ! A nd I f he did, he w ould
n e ve r he asked to re la te th e h is to ry
o f his life In a 'success' m agazine."
I t pHys th e fe m in in e g o -getter to
he Just as fussy.
She ought to In ­
sist upon h a v in g a c h e e rfu l, w e ll-
lig h te d k itc h e n , made s a n ita ry and
a ttra c tiv e w ith good, washable p a in t
in p le a sin g colors. Even the plebeian
garbage can und waste basket may
have th e ir hom eliness concealed be-
b in d b rig h t-h u e d p u ln l.
T h e stool w ith steps on one side,
so th a t it can he used also us a lad
der. o ffe rs a n o th e r s u rfa ce fo r c o l­
o r fu l p a in t.
T h e re is a g re a t deal
In the psychology o f color.
.lu s t
j p u t a ca n a ry in to a red and y e llo w
! k itc h e n and h e a r it s in g !
1 Tastes d iffe r, o f course. Some may
p re fe r a blue and orange c o lo r
scheme.
T a n g e rin e and N ile green
i may appeal to others. And th e re a r t
' n a tu re s h a p p ie r In a s p rin g lik e set­
tin g o f lila c and d a ffo d il y e llo w
T h e re Is n o th in g so ha m p e rin g to
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e fficie n cy as th e c lu tte re d kitch e n .
|a»t the k itc h e n canlnet and broom
closet conceal u n o rn a m e n la l u te n s ils
and create an effect o f tidiness
P a in t th e ir e x te rio rs to m atch th e
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F lo o rs should he ss m ello w nnd In ­
conspicuous in c o lo r us possible, h u t
a lw a y s In a c o lo r th a t harm onizes
w ith th e general fin is h o f th e room.
T h e fin ish o f perm a n e nt flo o rin g Is
h ig h ly Im p o rta n t to the general ap
peurance o f th e room , and th e pos­
sib le c o m b in a tio n s o f s o ft and hard
woods, lin o le u m and com position flo o r­
ings a re o f In te re s t to anyone w ho la
p la n n in g a home.
lu general, hardw ood doors are b e t­
te r hind m ore durable, p a rtic u la r ly i f
th e flo o r Is n o t to be e n tire ly covered.
I f th e flo o r is to be covered w ith c a r
pet. s o ft wood Is d e s ira b le ; I t Is also
used in c o u n try houses nnd success­
f u lly fiuished w ith p a in t o r s ta in . T he
h ardw oods Include oak, m aple, h trch
and beech. W h ite pipe, f ir und red
spruce come under th e head o f s o ft
woods.
I t a lin o le u m flo o r co ve rin g Is de­
sired, It should he la id at th e tim e th e
house Is b u ilt. M any housekeepers
p re fe r t ile and com position flo o rs fo r
th e bathroom , kitch e n and service
q u a rte rs , as th e y are w a te rp ro o f und
can be cleaned w ith soap and w a te r
as o fte n as necessary.
I f hardw ood floora a re used, th e y
eao he finished w ith wax, o r va rn ish e d
and then waxed, and polished ut regu
la r in te rv a ls w ith a d ry mop. F loo rs
o f s o ft woods should be o ile d a t In ­
te rv a ls . I.In o le u m floors s h o u ld he
waxed.
B ugs sh o u ld be In keeping w ith the
ty p e o f room , and should In n e a rly
a il cases he d a rk e r th a n tlie w ulla.
I.a rg e rug designs are n o t desirable,
th e sm all a ll-o v e r p a tte rn s are a ttra c ­
tiv e In room s w ith p la in w a lls. I f tits
w a lla are figured, p la in rugs are in
b e tte r taste. I ’la ln rugs slid ca rp e ts
slio w dust in u re re a d ily th a n those
w ith a ll-o v e r figures.
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Housekeeping Now Made
Regular Art by Women
W om en are m ore in te re ste d today In
th e appearance o f th e ir home thnn
ever before.
A fe w years ago a w om an’s a rt
fo u n d
expression
In
hand p a in ted
ch in a , w a te r-co lo re d cards and souve
nira.
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sl-m In th e d e co ra tin g and fu rn is h in g
V e n tila tin g u n its are Just as es
s e n tla l In th e home ss In fa cto rie s, o f her home, an s r t th a t Is p ra c tic a l
la u n d rie s , theaters, etc. T he u n it has a [ and c o n s tru c tiv e .
T h e e v o lu tio n has been g ra d u a l
p o w e rfu l and p o s itiv e suction, and .
when placed In th e a ttic o r u p s ta irs ; F irs t It was In te rio r d e c o ra tin g th a t
w in d o w o f a d w e llin g , It creates a occupied th e ir a tte n tio n . T h e heavy
f u r n itu r e o f the s tiff and u n in v itin g
n o tice ab le m ovem ent o f a ir th ro u g h
o u t th e e n tire house By ru n n in g the p a rlo r o f a few years ago has given
v e n tila to r fifte e n o r tw e n ty m inutes w ay to g re a te r freedom th a t p e rm its
be fore r e tir in g the house can he en­ c o m fo rt and e n jo ym e n t In th e home.
tir e ly cooled on th e w arm est n ig h t
H a v in g rea lized how d e lig h tfu l a
home can be made hy occasional re ­
a rra n g e m e n t o f fu rn itu r e and new
d e c o ra tiv e co lo r schemes, women have
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now tu rn e d th e ir a tte n tio n to tlie moat
W h e th e r b u y in g o r b u ild in g , make conspicuous p a rt o f th e ir hom e— the
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sure o f a b u nd a n t v e n tila tio n . In s is t on i exterior.
A nd what- a w o n d p rfu l re v o lu tio n
ha vin g adequate fo o ting s, bedded upon
B e a u tifu l and a t­
W a tch the q u a lity o f has taken place
i firm bottom s.
tr a c tiv e homes have replaced the old
b ric k and m o rta r used. Refuse to
cept any com prom ise w hen It la a c o n ve n tio n a lism . T he d e c o ra tin g and
qu e stion o f b rid g in g -i s o ft spot. Stand fu rn is h in g la ta s te fu l and sim p le and
refle cts th e p e rs o n a lity o f the owner.
o u t fo r firm flo o r supports.
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T h e re s u lts o f la y in g tests a t th e
M assachusetts
e x p e rim e n t
s ta tio n
show th a t e a rly -h u tc h e d c h ic k s o f
the h e a v ie r breeds m ake th e best w in ­
te r la ye rs. Rhode Islu n d Keil p u lle ts
w h ich w ere hatched In M arch gave a
w in te r egg p ro d u c tio n o f 42.65 eggs.
A p ril-h a tc h e d p u lle ts gave a w in te r
p ro d u c tio n o f 35.40 eggs and M a y p u l­
le ts gave a p ro d u c tio n o f .22.50 eggs.
T h e p ro fit In p ro d u c in g eggs comes
la rg e ly fro m p ro d u c in g them at u sea­
son o f th e ye a r when th e y a re hig h e st
in p rice. T h is means th a t w e m ust
p la n to produce eggs d u rin g the w -lnter
m onths.
T h e M ussnehusetta e x p e ri­
m ent shows th a t, w ith th e general-
purpose
breeds,
th e e a rly -h a tc h e d
ch ic k s a re th e ones w h ic h m a tu re In
tim e to s ta rt la y in g In th e la tte r pHrt
o f O cto b er und c o n tin u e th ro u g h o u t
th e w in te r.
Poultry Hints
C u ll o u t th e hen th a t la p e rs is te n tly
broody.
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Is n 't It fu n n y ? A lm o s t e v e ry b o d y 's
hens s ta rt to la y lik e fu n w hen th e
p ric e dropa.
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The In c u b a to r sh o u ld he located, p r e f­
e ra b ly In a c e lla r, h a v in g good v e n ti­
la tio n . I f no such lo c a tio n can be had,
a room fa c in g th e n o rth la th e n e x t
best place.
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G o slings dress e a sie r In
w a rm
w e a th e r th a n th e y do In cold, as th e
fe a th e rs do n o t set so tig h tly , and In
p ic k in g them the flesh Is not so lik e ly
to he to rn .
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M an y o f th e old, u n fit p o u ltry houses
now fo u nd on fa rm s could he re m o d ­
eled nt lit t le expense am i tro u b le III
such a w a y th a t th e y w o u ld p ro v id e
a c o m fo rta b le home fo r th e flo ck.
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th e ir In te ­
c o n tra s tin g
I ’ln n to get ch icks o u t on the g ro u n d
In th e s u n lig h t as sihhi ss possible, or
fo r a s h o rt w h ile each day.
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Good Ventilation Is
Essential in Home
I t w ill soon he the season fo r gape
w orm s, and a ll ya rd s not sown to
green feed should be spaded o r p lo w e d
up. I f the w o rm s are th ic k , s c a tte r
lim e a b o ut th e y a rd b efore p lo w in g .
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B rood coops fo r th e crop o f g ro w in g
young fo w ls need s tro n g wooden flo o rs
snd th e openings In fr o n t should he
closed tig h t each n ig h t to keep dow n
th e losses fro m ra ts and weasels.
a a a
w o o d w o rk, b u t b rig h te n
? r io rs
w ith
some guy,
co lo r.
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Stand for Firm Floor
Support« in House
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W hen th e eggs begin to h a tch, th e
hen should he confined and not dis­
tu rb e d u n til th e h a tc h in g I» com plete.
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H ens In th e b re e d in g flock sh o u ld
he a llo w e d o u t o f doors In d ire c t su n ­
lig h t d u rin g th e w in te r and e n c o u r­
aged to ta k e p le n ty o f exercise.
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T h e lit t le c h ic k s are n o t one b it
b e tte r o ff w here you In s is t on fe e d in g
them b e fore th e y a re 48 h o u rs old.
In fa c t, th e ir chances fo r d e ve lo ping
In to u se ful b ird s are m uch enhanced
by such delay.