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B y YORKE D A V IS
GOOD COWS NEED
GROUND WHEAT IS
SOME VACATION
GOOD FOR LAYERS
Winter’s Colds
and Chills
Give the good dairy cow a rest of
Poultrymen with home-grown wheat
cati often use ground wheat In the lay six to eight weeks before freshening,
ing mash with good results. It saves for It w ill meuu more production thun
“ In Heaven's name!" he said, “ what nearest garage for an automobile;, buying broth bran mid middlings The , it , she
C H A P T E R IX — C ontin ued
, is milked
.. , up
. . . until . she freshens,
Throw Heavy Burden«
quick I” he said. Then, addressing us. be-l results come from substituting declares Hurt Uderklrk, extension
Is she? A woman or a beast?"
—17—
on the Kidneys.
he
went
on:
“
There
Is
no
necessity
pounds
of
ground
wheat
and
50
,
dairyman
at
Iowa
State
college.
The
doctor
did
not
answer.
He
Ig
The prophecy came true. At the
/ “"lOLDS put extra burdens on our
for your going; Doctor
McAlister, or I pounds of bran for the 100 pounds of
"Through selection, feeding and
eery next corner the girl turned to the nored the question utterly.
“ When la the next train for Oak Mr. Pbelpa, either. But Mallory and I i bran, plus BA) pounds of middlings, breeding, losva s most progressive , V J kidneys. When the kidneys slow
left, and then held on, straight across
up. impurities remain in the blood
i A good home-grown laying mash cun j dairymen have developed high pro-
can't afford to waste a minute.”
two avenues, until the reached a Ridge due?" he asked.
and are apt to make one tired and
said
I
he
made
of
101»
pounds
of
ground
corn,
;
ducing
herds
in
which
there
are
many
The
ticket
clerk
rubbed
his
hands
“
You’ve
wasted
one
already,1
•tree! where the cara run She made
achy with headaches, dizziness and
1
100
pounds
of
ground
oats,
150
pounds
'
cows
that
w
ill
milk
continually
over
hla
eyes.
"Hid
you
see
her?"
he
the doctor, “ telling Mallory to go Into
aa If to croas thia afreet, too, for aha
often nagging backache. A common
of
ground
wheat,
50
pounds
of
bran,
[
throughout
the
year
from
one
fresh
warning is scanty or burning secretions.
went atralght out to the middle of It; asked. "That creature that Just went that telephone booth."
| ening to the next without a rest, un
Dean s Pills, a stimulant diuretic, in
Ashton, heartily cursing his own and BA) pounds of meat scrap.
then slopped, obviously at fuult, and through the door?"
crease the secretion of the kidneys
When plenty of skltn milk or butter- ' less their owners see to it that they
I did not wonder that he was horri stupidity, darted off after his messen
retraced her atepa to the car rail near-
and
aid in the elimination of watte
milk Is available, the amount of meat receive a vacation," Mr. Oderkirk as i
fied. 1 remembered my own feeling ger.
eat the curb
impurities. Are endorsed by users
scrap
In
the
mash
can
be
reduced
one-
[
serts.
when
I
had
seen
her
start
down
the
“ I think I’ll go along with them."
“ Well, that'a plain enough," aald
everywhere. Ask your neighbor!
“ The profitable cow of the future
said 1 to the doctor, "Just on the half. In that way the farmer raising
Ashton In a tone of disappointment corridor toward Wilkins' room.
wheat,
corn,
oats
and
milk,
can
make
w
ill
be
one
which
produces
300
The doctor paid no attention, and In chance of my being of some service."
“ She’s brought ua so far, but can't
He laughed.
"Are you thinking up 500 pounds of laying mash by pur- | pounds or more of hutterfat In 10 to |
take us any farther, for here la where the same level voice In which he had
spoken before, he repeated his ques you'll leave me behind? Come, Phelps, chasing 50 pounds of meat scrap and | 10% months, takes six to eight weeks’
he took the car."
A STIMULANT DIURETIC
KIDNEYS
)
to build up her body for the next
tion about the train for Oak Itldge.
you know me better thun that. No. 50 pounds of bran.
“ Walt a bit,” aald tb doctor. “ Watch
foster Milburn Co Mlg Chem. Buffalo. L'Y.
The home-grown musb is greatly lactation, and drops a good calf each j
With an effort, the clerk rallied his we'll all go."
the girl."
His gesture Included the strange, Improved by adding minerals In the year. A cow that w ill continue such |
She wus crouched very low again, wits and answered htin.
“ There was a train pulled out about silent, expectant figure that had been form of 2 per cent ground limestone. « program year in and year out w ill
and quartering around In a circle. Just
2 per cent bone meal, and 1 per cent prove most profitable.
as she had dune at the foot of the ten minutes ago," lie said. “ There standing at his elbow all the time.
n ly “a n n o y in g , b u t d a n g e ro u s .
Cows bred so as to freshen In the a I f r e n n o o t t a o tte
atandplpe. Presently, to the surprise won't he another tonight. The wires
"Do you mean to take her?" I ques flue table salt. The use of minerals
n d e d to a t o n ce th e y m ay
tends to improve the strength and fall, when properly fed, w ill milk d ev elo p in to s e rio u s a ilm e n t.
o f all of ua, unless It may have been are down on account of the sleet, and tioned.
"She'» brought us so far.
She'» quality of the egg shells, thus avold- heavily through the winter and when
that the doctor guessed, she caught a we’ve practically abandoned the sub
It's too dangerous. glven us. up to this point, every mate- I lug Hie egg-eating habit In the flock, put on (rasa w ill continue satisfac
acent that satisfied her and led her urban service.
diagonally back to the sidewalk; and Everything has to run without orders." rial fact that has made It possible fo r! as well ns the production of soft-shelled tory production until hot weather ar is soothing- an d healin g : in su c h case s
d h a s been u sed fo r s ix ty - o n e y e a r s
"Hid you hear that, Ashton?” said us to establish Haines’ Identity and get eggs. Some poultrymen believe that rives. They w ill then naturally go an
once here, without a pause, ahe set
30c an d 90c b o ttle s. B u y it a t y o u r d r u «
out In the direction of downtown, the doctor, turning away. "The last on his tra il.”
more minerals and less meat scrap will down In production and may be sto re. G. G. G reen , Inc.. W o o d b u ry
atralght down the middle of the slde- train to (Ink Itldge that w ill run to
It Just happened then that my eyes be the tendency In making egg tnushee dried up.
I f there Is difficulty In drying up a
night left ten minutes ago,”
wulk, her gait, that seemed unhur
«■ere on the girl. I saw her shiver, within a few years. Their cost per
ried, unfaltering, a sure footed com
saw a look of human Intelligence and pound is so small, considering their cow before she Is to freshen, she
promise between a walk nnd a run.
perplexity appear for the first time In value, that they should not be omitted should be taken off grass and not al
CHAPTER X
lowed any other succulent feed for a
, f 'O
“ It aeema to be all right," aald Ash
that strange face of hers. I tried, with from the home made mashes.
time. She may be milked only once
ton rather breathlessly, ns we hurried
Q u ick R e lie f! A pleasaac, effective
Ashton had followed .Malloroy part a nod. to direct my chiefs attention
a day for awhile and other milkings
on after her, "only I don't quite see
•Trop—35c and 6Oc aizea. A n d ex-
way across the waiting room, a little to her, but before he could get my
ternaU y. u .e P I SO’ S Throat and
skipped later on.
what he went out Into the street for."
nervous, I think, at the Idea of letting meaning, Ashton came hurrying back. Blindness in Ducks Is
Cheat Salve, 35 c.
The feed given good dry cows be
“To see If a car was coming. I sup
“ There’s a garage only two or three
the girl out of his sight. So he had
Blamed
on
Impure
Water
pose,” salil the doctor. “ There wasn't not heard what the clerk had Just told blocks away,” he said, “ and Mallory
fore freshening w ill be well paid for
When ducks have access to a lake, when the cow freshens. Hence, feed
one In sight, so, rather than risk wait Doctor McAlister through the ticket ought to be hack with a car In a very
pond
or
river
there
are
uo
cases
of
the dry cow so as to get her In good
ing, be set out afoot. And I think he window.
few minutes."
sore festering eyes which later may condition.
Quick, sat», aura relief from I
did wisely. I haven't seen a car In
Then he held out Ills hand to the
"Well." he said, “ that Is all right.
painful callouses on the feat. |
develop luto blindness. The birds dip
either direction. Have you?"
Isn't It? We don't want to go to Oak doctor. " I can’t begin to tell you," their heads deep into the water nnd
A t oil druf and shoe « o t m
We hud not, und, what was still
Itldge. If Hie train Wilkins took start said he, "how grateful I am for the the eyes are cleansed of any d irt or Cow’s Cheapest Food Is
Inore to the point, followed the girl ed only ten minutes ago, there's help you’ve given us, nor for your pa
sticky feed that has adhered to them
Water, Says a Dairyman
at the rupld pace she set, for half an ample time to urrnnge to have him tience with my unenllghtenment.”
Ducks without a nnturifl supply of
hour without seeing one.
The owner of a cow which produced
“No
valedictories
now,”
snld
the
doc
arrested before he sets foot on the
When we had first set out with her, platform nt Ouk Itldge. Where's the tor Interrupting. “ You're not going to water should be given their drinking 10,584 pounds of milk and 542.6
our curiosity as to what she would do telegraph office In this station?"
be rid of us so easily. We're all go water in deep dishes or crocks so that pounds of butterfat last year wus
N e w C e n te r fo r S ydn ey
they can rinse out their eyes when asked, "W hat is the cheapest and best
prevented us from paying much atten
Sydney, N. S. W., plans one of the
" It won't do you any good," said ing with you.”
ever
they
drink.
This
also
tends
to
form of food for dairy cows?”
tion to the condition of the streets;
"Good!” said Ashton. "I hoped you
finest civic centers In the world. The
Doctor McAlister. “ There will be no
rln-e the nostrils and prevents the
"Bute water," he replied; “ only he buildings will surround a city square
but when the chase had strnlghtened
telegraphic communication with Oak would, though I felt I hadn't any right clogging with feed which is serious If
Itself out Into thia long pursuit down
sure thut the water Is put in the cow which w ill be made Into a park. The
to ask It of you. Come I There's the
Itldge tonight."
the bird catches cold about the same and not In the milk can.”
the avenue, we had time to think of
city railway w ill erect au ornamental
Ashton glanced thoughtfully about motor. Ix’t's lose no time."
nur surroundings, nnd to speculate the room. "That possibility hadn't oc
Milk contains approximately 87 per two-level station, capable of accom
My memory of the next two hours Is time.
Ducklings sometimes have colds cent water and If the cow does not modating 200 trains an hour, and land-
whether they bettered the chances of curred to me," he snld at last.
one of unrelieved discomfort nnd con
which cause u sticky discharge from
the man we were pursuing or Im
“ It occurred to Wilkins," snld the stantly Increasing apprehension. We the eyes. The mucus can be ab have access to an unlimited supply of ing visitors for a pleasant first-view
proved our own for catching him. The doctor. “ That's why he went. He's skidded across street car tracks and
fresh, clean, palatable water, her milk of the city. A large war memorial
trolley wires were evidently down In the one man of us who really grnsped had a dozen of what In normal times sorbed with small wads of tissue flow Is bound to suffer heavily. A building, ornamentul in design and to
every direction, and the streets were llie situation. He knew Just what that we should ffave called narrow escapes, paper and the eyes washed with high-producing cow will consume from I be used for national festivals w ill be
ao glassy with the frozen sleet nnd so sleet storm meant—that over a te rri In the first dozen minutes. A fter that, witch hazel or boric acid solution. 24 to 30 gallons of water per day. Cow 1 erected. Municipal buildings and a
perilous with the snnpplivr, spitting tory fifteen or twenty miles square we stopped counting. The excitement Deep drinking dishes w ill help the bird testers have found in numerous cases bridge over the river will harmonize
rads of live wires that trailed here electricity was going out of the busi of the chnse «-ns mounting In our to tuke care of its eyes and nostrils that the milk production of n herd j with the general architectural scheme
and probably prevent the necessity of was Increased 7 to 8 per cent when —
_
and there, (but what little wheel traffic ness of serving civilization for a few veins.
there was moved only with the very hours. That one vital fact turns the
“ He must be there hy this time," treatment.
automatic drinking cups were Installed p er, onal C om m ent
In the stalls, offering the cow unllm
greatest dllliculty. Without the means world topsy-turvy, nnd makes some said Ashton at last with a shudder.
by Mrs. G . E. Tow er
Ited supply of water whenever de- I
of tracing him, which the doctor's hyp
dllfieult things easy and some com “ I wish I knew that Green and Ben Soft-Shelled Eggs Are
San Francisco. C a lif— "For the
sired. A reliable automatic water sup
MotIc power over the girl had provided monplace things Impossible. For Just son were still alive.”
past seven or eight years I have tak
Caused by Wrong Feed ply system has proved to be one of en
ua with, he would, after several hours, tonight our thoughts can't move any
“ I tell you he won’t k ill," said the
Dr. Pierce'» remedies off and on,
have been absolutely secure from pur quicker than our bodies can. So W il doctor, "not If he can help It. He'll 1 Probably one of the most annoying the most valuable Items of a farm's
that la, the ‘Favor-
equipment.
suit. There would have been no other kins has set out for Dak Itldge, and do It If they succeed In forcing Ids things iu the poultry business Is the
11 e Prescription,’
way In the world of hunting for hint we can't head him off The only thing hand; Hint I admit. But his own clev- frequent laying of soft-shelled eggs hy
and the ‘G o ld an
Medical Discovery.'
than hy this simple, primitive method we can do Is to follow him. The ques erness Is the greatest safeguard those i a group of hens, er even only one hen
Alfalfa as Winter Feed
I began with these
of tracking hhn by Ids scent
two men could have—his cleverness It Is n sign that something Is un
tion Is, shall we try to do that?"
when I was about
Superior to Other Hay •
and their stypldlty."
j profitably and radically wrong with
It wus fortunate for us Hint there
1 followed Ashton's glance Just then,
grown. The 'Fa
Alfalfa should be provided for
"I wish I shared your confidence,” the liens—something that should he
were few pedestrians abroad that und saw Mallory coming back with the
vorite Prescription’
| righted Immediately. And as for the winter roughage. It is superior to any
Hight, /or the girl's strunge. uncanny girl. She seemed unconscious of his »»Id Ashton.
Is the beat medi
‘‘Think a minute what the sltuntlon eggs themselves, they are perfectly ether hay because of Its high protein
gait and our hurried, breathless pur presence, and made straight across
cine any womau
ever to o k .
The
suit of her would. In anything like the room to where the doctor was Is.' snld the doctor, “ Suppose we had useless nnd merely represent a loss In and mineral content nnd also because
‘G o ld e n Medical
him now, safely, In our hands. We good food.
of Its high yielding capacity. One
normal conditions, have created a sen
standing In conversation with us. She know what he Is. We know that he Is
Discovery’ Is fine
Ballon which would have rendered the halted beside him without a word,
In nine cases out of ten, a hen 'ays acre of alfalfa. If the land contains
for the stomach—excellent for a per
pursuit Itself Impossible. As It was, her manner perfectly quiet, though ex morally responsible for the murder of soft-shelled eggs because there Is a the proper amount of lime, w ill pro
son who Is rundown In health."—
the few people who had ventured out pectant She was merely waiting for Henry Morgan But suppose you were lack of lime In her diet. This mln- duce as much as two acres of clover
Mrs. G E. Tower, 1106 Laguna 8L
found all they could attend to In the hhu to tell her «hat lie wanted done not the district attorney. Suppose that oral Is really pure egg-shell material. and, ?<in R,r ton. It Is a better feed
Obtain now from your druggist,
Haines came to you and retained you j Therefore, Its absence from the diet I for c0" s ns wel1 08 for °>her Hve Dr. Pierce’s famous remedies.
Ice glazed sidewalks, the wind whlpj ed next.
Write Dr Pierce, President In
In hla defense. Wouldn't you tell him results In either thln-shelled eggs or 1
corners, the fog and electrical peril
For the moment he paid no atten that, with the criminal law In Its pres eggs w llh no shell at all. Of course, I Those who do not have alfalfa
valids' Hotel In Buffalo. N. Y., for
o f the streets. A few curious (lances
free confidential medical advice.
were cast after us as we went hurry tion to her, did not even glance side ent state and the methods of prosecut calcium carbonate Is generally pres- ! i *’on,d consider seeding a suitable
ways at her as she came up.
ing criminals what they are today, yon ent In the food nnd water given to j "vrenge next year. In recent year-
ing by, but that was about all.
O b lig in g P a p a
"That’» the question," he re|a*nted would have nn excellent chance of rid i the hen. hut there Is seldom enough <lul,p 8 number of farmers have pre-
Suddenly the doctor dropped a hand
to
the
attorney,
"shall
we
try
to
go
Angelina—1
couldn't decide among
dllug
any
case
thnt
we
eould
make?
to
satisfy
her
needs.
pared
seed
beds
hy
thorough
disking
on my arm. "1 know where she a go
without plowing. This gives n more my suitors, so I told them all to see
ing," he said.
"1 ought to have out to Oak Itldge tonight? You spoke Wouldn't you tell him that, never Io
compact seed bed than can be pre papa.
guessed It before ever we started, of having two men on watch there all the world, could he be convicted of
Alice—Well?
pared in a hurry after first plowing
l.ook there," As he s|a>ke, he pointed the time, ta n you safely leave the murder In Hie first degree, hy any court
or any Jury?"
“ Now I'm worse off than ever; papa
nnd Is tiecoming a popular method
ahead und upward, through the fog, matter of coplug with Wilkins to
them?"
"Yes," snld Ashton ruefully, “ I sup
The disking should be done In at least gave his consent to every one of
and, following the dlrertlon of Ids
« 0 - 0 - 0 —O - O K
two directions. Three double disking, thenl- Pittsburgh Sunday Telegraph.
Ashton walked away a few paces, pose that's true."
pointing linger, I made out. faintly, a
then whirled and came back. His look
“ You may he sure,” the doctor con
The feeding of milk w ill help In the w ill usually put the soil I d good c
o
u
------------------------
luminous clock face
tinned, "that Wilkins realizes that. size and quality of egg.
dl,lon'
_____
H e r P re fe ren c e
“ What la It?" said I. “ I haven't kept was troubled, disquieted.
• • •
" I wish you were there, Mallory." And realizing It. you may be certain,
track o f where wu were going. The
He Do you read love stories?
also,
that
he
w
ill
not
commit
an
In
he
said.
"Green
and
Benson
aren't
Eggs
should
never be washed—
fog coufusea me."
She—N'o; I like to have them told
any too wide awake. They'll have a dubitable first-degree murder. If he washing spoils their keeping qualities
"It's the Western station," said the
to me.—Philadelphia Bulletin.
can help It."
man
to
deul
with
who
has
Just
out
doctor, "ami Wilkins, my boy," he witted us."
“ Murder—"
- Poultry meat has never been so low
punctuated the remark with a buffet
Perhaps love Is blind, but It man
“ There are two courses of action
* lie word made us all start. It was In price as to be unprofitable. Cull
on my shoulder, "W ilkins has gone to
uttered,
hardly
above
a
whisper,
by
ages to find Us way to the ministers.
open to us," said the doctor. "One Is,
your
flocks
closely
nnd
cash
In.
Quit
I
*a
a
Profitable
addition
to
th»
Oak Itldge! I ought to have known
to go home and go to tied The other the wild half-human creature, through feeding the non-producers.
dally ration of the dairy cow.
him well enough by this time to have
Is, to get hold of an automobile and whose Instrumentality we had been
foreseen that that was whut he would
try to get out to Oak Itldge tonight. able to get on the true murderer’s trail
To nld digestion nnd to stimulate
Poultry keepers who have used the
do "
Our getting there at all Is problemat And yet. In some subtle way. ahe had
"I don't believe he'd be such a fool," ical with the roads In the preseut con spoken In a new voice; not the Soft- all-marh method of feeding chicks and sPPp,*!e. keep salt before dairy cow
growing pullets may continue the at a11 t'n,ea-
Said Ashton, "hut I ho|»e you're right. dition."
throated guttural speech of the Maori method for laying pullets.
I f he’s gone to Oak Itldge, we've got
girl,
nor
.vet
In
Jane
I'erklns'
New
Zea
• • •
Ashton whirled round snd s|>oke to
Dairymen who tuberculin test their
So-called “com
him. I vo got two men out In the Mallory, "Go and telephone to the land modification of cockney.
One
of
the
advantages
of the shed herds nre In line for better profits and
mon” colds are
Morgan house watching It. on the look
IT O B B C O N T IN U I O . )
roof
type
of
poultry
house
Is
that
It
Is
have
the
satisfaction
of
k”
owlng
that
i
dangerous.
Grippe
out for anyone who might turn up
or Flu may result.
easier to keep warm. Any room with disease does not lurk In their herds.
there, and nobody who does turn up
• • •
a high celling Is likely to be drafty.
w ill be able to get away until they
• • •
Cow
testing
Increases the averag. !
W
anted
No
W
itnesses
to
T
h
eatrical
F
light
have accounted Io me for their visit."
Tankage or sour milk must be fed production of the d.-ilrv herd first hv
We had all lagged a little “Come
If eggs are Io be produced In satis eliminating the low producing row , !
along," said the doctor. "We mustn't
factory quantities. Too many hens and second, by enabling the farmer '
In Sir James Barrie's play “ I'eter
the backdrop, the eurtalu and the
get too far behind."
Pan." Tinker Bell gels up on her « lugs, he was lifted up, maneuvered are not laying simply because the to select the foundation animal, for
We were pretty well winded, all of singe wings, hovers about the room
tarnier w ill not help them lay.
his herd on the bawl, of performance
• • •
Ua, but we gathered up our energies and file» out of an open window. The over Tinker Bell's route, and. In all
• • .
his
disheveled
dignity,
soared
out
the
for a final sprint, end turned Into I he playwright, watching one of his re
Electric
light»
may
he
used
to
ad
If
you
are
lacking
Iu suitable rough I
«
Indow
unperceived.
(rent walling room Just behind her.
vantage. A warm moist mash fed In
hearsals, expressed a desire to try the
age. do not put too much faith in
She went atralght to the ticket win
the
evening,
especially
iu
cold
weather
mechanism by which thia flight la
*traw and coarse corn fodder.
dow. Ion without a pause there or a achieved. So attendants attached the
may prove beneficial.
D a rw in '» L ife W o rk
• • •
•
•
•
glance through, she turned In a sharp wire« to the distinguished gentleman
Darwin, the famous expounder of
Only
the
best
proved sires can h.
angle, oiaelly as a dog would do. and and prepared to hoist him In the air.
If chickens begin eating their egg-
the theory of evolution, was born In
X 7, ' “ « lnCre‘" " ‘ ,he D’ ocluctlan
padded across the walling m an
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The amusing part of the story fol lstt), the son of a physician
of Shrews It 1» u-m ally because they need starch
toward the doors which opened Into io««!. Sir James, a veteran In the bury, England. From 1831 to 1836 he i Purchase bulk laundry starch and put of daughters over that of dams hav
Y u n ’ rtaL pr°<’a,',lon ot
P«»"'!' *
the train shed
made his voyage round the world In '
ln * dish ln ,h* C’"'P-
world of the theater, was suddenly
"Follow her I" the doctor command struck hy a terrible and overwhelm the Beagle, on which he was the nat- ,
Some hens do Dot eat enough oyster
ed Mallon "I'll m - c a'- ill the tm n s" ing stage-fright. He commanded that
uraltst. In 1850 he published hla great
ro;-. V cured hay and green food
I wus at his elbow when he s|aike to every one leave the boards, and had
work. "Origin of Species." Suhae 1 shell. The 2 per cent limestone help,
Ty factors that are not only bene-
the clerk
I h it functionary was gas- the front curtain put down and the
quently he elaborated and defended hla i to prevent soft-shelled eggs and the
‘ h* pr,,,* r
ol
Ing afiei thy girl w llh «Id
terrified ' pass doors securely dosed.
theory. Among these work» was the ! leg weakness which rviuetimcs bolter,
»«a. but are also nece«ary for
OSes
|
Then, alone Iu tha room between "Descent of Man." He died In ISSi 1 bens in the spring.
l* r reprvducUon.
C o p yrig ht.
1921
DOAN’S Pl¿!¿s
Coughs and Colds
B o sch ee’s S yrup
P IS O S
COUQhs
Callouses
V I Scholls
Zino-pacfs
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Poultry Notes
Dairy Squibs