POULTRY •M T S OUR COMIC SECTION w ■ - FEED AND CARE A R E N E C E SS A R Y Still Missing THE FEATH ERH EADS M ouse I M Law m akers’ W rong Id ea i T o get good sum m er egg production T w enty-one sections of th e K ansasi It Is necessary to feed and care for s ta tu te s deal w ith ste a m b o a ts and hens even m ore c arefully th an lu the th e re Is not a single ste am b o at In the w in te r tim e, in the opinion of C harles T h e law s to govern vessels N. K een of th e C olorado A gricultural s ta te . college. P oultrym en a re m istaken If w ere passed In th e early days w hen ra ilro a d s had not Invaded th e plains they th in k th a t Ju st because they have of K ansns a n d w hen it seem ed likely good range fo r th e ir laying flock they ean do aw ay w ith the m ash aud to o p tim istic law m ak ers th a t the s tre a m s of K an sas w ould prove fruit-1 sc ra tc h feed. •'E xperim ents have show n th a t best ful highw ays for boats. re su lts a re o b tain e d w hen th e con­ ••Clean” M ilk sum ption of laying m ash is increased W hile a rigid application of th e I and sc ratc h feed d ecreased during the definition o f th e w ord “clean " would sum m er m onths," say s K een. "It Is good p ra ctic e wlien th e hens begin to exclude m ilk w hich con tain s foreign let up In production to m oisten enough m a tte r o r any b a c te ria w hatever, fo r o f th e tine m ash from the feed hop­ o rd in ary purposes we m ay u n d e rstan d ! p e rs to la st th e hens about tw enty th a t clean milk Is m ilk of good flavor m inutes. P eed th is a t noon each day. from healthy cows, th a t Is free from T ills p ra ctic e will Increase the con­ d irt a n d c o n ta in s only a sm all num ­ sum ption of p rotein-currying untsh so b e r o f b a cteria , none of w hich Is e sse n tia l for egg production. D uring h arm fu l. th e w in ter m onths m ore sc ratc h feed Is necessary to keep up body weigh! N ew Id ea fo r Crates uud provide w arm th, lu sum m er, h e a t A B ritish firm recently used a p a ck ­ is not e sse n tia l a n d If hens get too ing case m ade of woven b ranches fo r m uch fa tte n in g feed they sim ply cease ship p in g china to South A frlcu. Sides laying a n d p u t ou w eight.” w ere woven of tw ig s about th re e By th is m ethod th e to ta l feed con Inches a p a r t and th e co rn ers w ere sum ption w ill be less w hile th e birds m ade of la rg e r branches. S tra w w as a re ou range th a n w hen they a re con­ used generously Inside and no b re a k ­ fined to th e ir laying houses. P roduc­ age w as reported, due to th e e la stic tion should, how ever, rem ain about q u a lity of th e con tain er. th e sam e a n d w ill he more econom ical. O th e r fa c to rs th a t will help get D e c e n t D a y ’s W o rk econom ical production during the I t a t th e end of th e day you can say sum m er m onths and also hold up the th a t you have caused uo u n h ap p in ess p rofits a re p ro p e r sa n ita tio n , care fu l to anyone you have m et, th a t you have culling aud m anagem ent. N atu rally lessened no one's belief In life or m an­ th e d e a th loss will be higher during kind, th a t you h ave helped th e dis­ th e hot w e ath e r aud all sickly birds couraged a n d added nothing to th e should he rem oved from th e flock us v an ity of th e o ste n ta tio u s, th en you soon as noticed. S an itatio n Is also have done a decent day » w ork. m uch m ore of a problem d uring hot w e ath e r, hut it Is necessary for profits. M usical Term “ T ry in g to force an e arly m olt Is a R e citativ e Is a kind of half-spoken m lstuke.” according to Keen. It has m usic, free a s to tim e. It Is used not been found p ra ctic a l. Get nil the eggs you cnn w hile you can, he a d ­ w here th e action of th e d ram a Is too quick for lyric poetry, and Is m uch vises, and If you have good b ird s used In larg e choral w orks of all kinds. w hich continue to lay through the I t Is difficult to ra y who first used th is m olt, they should he forced to rest tie- fore the h a tc h in g season opens th e fol­ form of m usic, but It tins been In vogue for several centuries. low ing spring. S f c U .,1 DlDNT TAKE / , iT - N O MSRC man COULD TAKE A WOMANS L O O K IN ' MlßCoß kV A N I T V A u * V FWotf H E B .- D O N ’T su ffe r headaches, o r any o f those pains th a t Bayer Aspirin can end in a hurry 1 Physicians prescribe it, and approve its free use, fo r it does not affect the h e a rt Every drug­ gist has it, but don't fail to ask the druggist fo r Bayer. And don’t take any but the box that says Bayer, with the w ord gearn sr print«! in r e d : a , ou UNOEQ THE C U S H IO N 1 AND HEOt'S MM c o m e s ) LOOK U N D E t t THE- q IHEQ CUSHION ANO SEE ‘ IF SCO C A N F IN D M P T U tR t'S m V S C 8 E Q -D R IV E R ^ patience t« 0 A N D TH A T B O O K - OF D iQ t C T iO N S / , E xp ert F ly C atcher A m ouse th a t catch e s tiles w as the novel window dlrpluy of au autom obile m an In Sydney, A u stralia. H eedless o t , th e larg e crow d w atching him, the tiny ro d en t w ould d a r t from his hiding place in a c o rn er and sp rin g up th e wiudow p ane o r ta k e a flying leap. He w ould alw ays “ g et" hls fly. H e k e p t th e window c le a r o f all th e buzzers, a n d th e d e aler say s he w as th e b est a u d c h ea p est a ttra c tio n he ev er had. • 'a “ Is he a consistent m an?” “1 should say so ; he d resses up every Sunday before he tu n es in the church sp“vlce.” A n Impossibility She— “1 am very sorry but you m ust fo rg et me.” H e—“Im possible 1 You see I'm a m em ory exp ert." Simple and Effective “ How does he and his w ife get along to g eth e r now ?” “By being to ­ g e th e r ns little a s possible." F e w e r Museums Due E v ery th in g get m ore expensive. T hink w hat It will cost a sentim ental public BO y e ars from now to -b u y and p reserv e th e h o sp itals w here th e g re at men w ere born.—Sun F ran cisco C hro«- tcle. A fte r th e flock has been culled Is an excellent tim e to dip for lice. It Isn't his frien d s th a t point out th e roan's fa u lts ; It's his kin. • Life Is th e only lo ttery In w hich m an Is com pelled to ta k e chances. A Little P revious F IN N E Y O F T H E F O R C E *ME AND MV PIATOON WIRE MOPPtff UP NfAB BOULDON f t VILLE - NO-THAT DOESN'T MEAN SOPWt UP V1N GOUGE IN SOUP CITV - WE WE«E CLEANIN' OUT TUE KPAOTS NAT THE FIRST WAVE M lSSFD -W H EN IN PU LS A J g A ' N ^ AULfS.FOOE \ CLANCV ö o r HIS I NIAS TUIAUCOUCT'- TILL ME ABOUT J IT UP THERE. R ead H ow T his M edicine H elped T his W om an ¿ z B rainerd, Minn.—" I read about L vdia E. rin k h a m ’s Vegetable Com- -■ pound in a news- 1 paper __ ___ and »1 I V...* have ¡ot g re at results its tonie from a t the action ~ ___of Life. Change Before I took it I was nervous and a t tim es I was too weak to do m t house­ work. I waa thia way about a year. But now I do all m v housework and do chores outside aleo. I m ust »ay th a t Lvdia E. Pink- ham ’s Vegetable Compound has done wonder« for me and no woman should be w ithout i t I sure can »1»“ * prod word for it.”—M as. J im SMITH, R . K. 7, Brainerd, Minnesota. c \ H» -\fL I t ' WWW " ‘' " Ä l - S i . W R L ,V )E CAPTURED TUE CAÖÖOOIP AN SET FMTÖ «r. , was T u f t _____ , , ß e BKVS v s who patched w UP» how ' DIP g it H U C T t- OH, I WANTFD A S E C MAN O fiC E B S BELT - BUT THF HtlNlfc EÔQJ.ED M t - MC KAON T ÛONE WEST VET / - .................. "" W Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh •or «cl w ti. I °°* “ ‘ K c. 0 Weeter» Kewepeper Vnlo« • I’ullets, fo r heavy w in ter produc­ tion, m ust l>e well developed, vigorous, and c arry a su rp lu s of body fat. • • • la tte m olting hens a re th e laying hens and they should be saved from th e m ark et to be usetl for breeders. • • • A little ground tame Is a good stim ­ u lan t to p u lle ts th a t nre lazy about laying—also to o ld er hens. Hut It m ust be fresh or it m ay cause ptom aine poisoning. Soft shelled eggs usually a re a re­ su lt of u lack of m ineral In the ra ­ tion. If you place oyster sh ells or o t h e r shell-iuaklng m a te ria ls before yo u r birds, you probably will not be troubled w ith soft-shelled eggs. I îo s f M M e A sudden change from th e re g u la r ra tio n to new grain s often causes Indi­ gestion and d ia rrh e a . T hese troubles a re freq u en tly confused w ith o th er diseases, sueh a s cholera or limber- neck. • • • V s K POISON IVY D R k. R. Bi«"* c® j» 7 'a c ■»*«* « * From U k u le le Land “T nlk a bout fa st dancing.” sneered th e m uch trav e le d m an. "you don t know w hat It Is on th e Am erican stag e. In fnet, no one know s w hat It Is till h e’s seen a H aw aiian d a n ce r w ith her g ra ss sk irt on flrel" Poultry Facts P o p u larity often w ins new a cq u a in t­ ances and loses old friends. GREAT RESULTS FROMCOMPOUND C hicken m ites and bedbugs In poul­ tr y houses cun be cleaned out by a thorough a p p lic atio n of carbollneum p a in te d on the roosts, dropping h o ard s a n d In th e nests. G as drippings, ob­ tain ed from a ro u n d city gus plants, lias also proven valuable In g e ttin g rid o f m ites, a ccording to Iowa S ta te eol- legp. M ites do th e ir w ork a t night, suck­ ing th e blood from th e p oultry. D u r­ ing th e day they hide aw ay In small tru c k s and crevices of the house. In g e ttin g rid of m ites it Is Im portant th a t all equipm ent he m ovable so th a t It can be cleaned and tre a te d for m ites. * In using e ith e r carbollneum or gas d rippings It Is im p o rta n t th a t the chickens he kept out of the house for 24 hours, a s th e fum es nre likely to In ju re th e chick en s' eyes and may ta in t th e eggs. Privileges Given Texas T h e special privileges w hich a re ac­ corded to T ex a s by th e C on stitu tio n a re th e reserv ed rig h t to all public la n d s of th e s ta te a n d th e right to subdivide Into not m ore th an flva s ta te s. ’ If a cool husem ent Is not available on th e farm for sto rin g eggs In sum ­ m er, a sm all room m ay be ex cavated un d er th e henhouse or dw elling house, o r a sm all s tru c tu re hull« a f te r the fashion of n root c ellar, w ith Insulated w alls aud ceiling. • • • T ench th e chicks to roost, «s soon a t they a re old enough to lea rn . I r o vide low perches us soon as they are th re e w eeks old. and the chicks won t crow d each o th e r to death In th e cor n e rs of th e brooder house. • • • A good p a in t for m ites can be made of old engine oil to which Is udde ' h ■mall a m o u n t of cotum erilul coal tur d is in f e c ta n t P a in t »he roosts on both the upper and under side and soak Un oil m ix tu re Into th e c rack s so they «•III he sealed and leave no s p o t'» w here m ites can hide. G re at C anadian Region T h e C an ad ian N orthw est Is g en eral­ ly m eant to Include S ask atch ew an . A lberta, B ritish Colum bia and Yukon. V ancouver Is th e w estern port for the C an ad ian N orthw ect. S w ift’s First Prose "T h e B n ttle of the Books." a s a ti­ rical w ork, published In KWT, Is S w ift’s first prose com position It Is hls c o n trib u tio n to the fam ous Bentley and Boyle controversy. H ea vy F a ilu re W ife (at b r e a k f a s t) —“O u r new girt Is a cooking school g ra d u a te " —H u b — ••{the m ust have flunked badly In bis­ c u its."— K a n sa s City Star. T he A verage M an T tie overage m an holds the key to the fu tu re beeuuse th ere nre so m any o f him - C h a r l e s R. Brown, dean of the Yale D ivinity school. Defense of Curiosity C uriosity Is one of the p erinnnent and c erta in c h a ra c te ris tic s of a vig­ orous In tellect.—Johnson. The Pastor Sayst If s m an Is a worm, no oilier worm has b e e p found w ith such large wings. —Jo h n A ndrew Holmes. PILES ASSURED TREATMENT W rite today lor F R E E book describing the Dr. C. J. D *an famous n oo -su rijial nwthod of treat* ing PU«s and other R -ctal and Colon ailments, which we use exclusively. Also gives tie*alls o< our W kitten assl ' ka w b T O E L I M I N A T E P IL E S , no m jt t c f bow ,« v e r ,. 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