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fllUIlSDAYi OCT. 10, 19X8 AGB , f. ; TH1 SPRINQPH u:.-- . - ..,.... . .. "... " - ii ii - hi ii 1 .n.i. i in ii Till orJvltNUFMBUU niWC - , . . "" n r.l a! 2; i ! S f i FrmemStockiitcii and Dairyman w 1 Nw Bulletins CoplcB of several now and Important bulletins from tho U. S. Department of Agriculture' have toon received by jj s. Uobo, Cointy Agricultural Agont These buWlns are for free dUtrlbu tlon and an bo obtained by wrlttng or phoning trie office. No 974itCleiirln8 UndS Tho bullo tin treats', of tho methods ,ot clearing land that ..have proved successful in tho cut-fifer sections of tho United States, jlow to bum stumps, discus sion of various) types of stump pullers, and tho best methods of. pasturing stump land to keep down 'sprouts. No. 524 Manual on Laylno Tile: This bulletin will answer many of tho questions frequently asked about tho kind of tllo to use. Tho system to plan, laying the tile, costs and beno fits, etc , No. 37 Raspberry Culture: This is a 42-pagd bulletin and discusses all phases of berry culture. It Is an ex. cellent treatise on this subject. No. 921 Llmlna Soils: Effects. of lime and what should not ho expected of lime. The following bulletins, the supply of which has been exhausted several times, aro now available again at the office: No. C01 "How to Get Iltd of Lice and Mites, on Poultry." No. 840 "Sheep Raising." No. 074 "Hog Kalslng. No. 496 "Raising Rabbits." No. 447 "Bees." Sell the Surolus Rooste Every farmer should dispose of his surplus male birds as broilers, or else caponlze them, says W. A. Lipplncott, professor of poultry husbandry at tho Kansas State Agricultural College. Early broilers bring fancy prices. In forcing them it should be remembered that the quickest gains are also the cheapest. The feeding of broilers may be di vided into three periods growing, forcing and fattening. The growing period usually lasts four weeks. A regular growing ration dodd ta fed until the chicks aro well established and past the critical stage. The length of the forcing period is Wable! Tke ration differs from that of the first by carrying Jrgr Pto- torn if nosslble tho in- about by adding cottage cub, . ,. . 0ntr the meat scraps. TTmuW pn7eln causes digestive dts- "STfattenlng period is generally of davs duration. Tne Ume ot feeding depends upon how long the chicks "stand-up" to me i.i. lnstne their appetite to case the broilers aro not intended In case tne uruucio . - for crivate trade they should not be - - . j .... rwl enm f ed lor .j milk fed. but penned up and corn fed for a period of two or tnruu They will then bo in good shape for milk feeding at the packing house. Clean the Potato Cellar Producing a disease free crop of po tatoes and storing them In a cellar that has not been renovated or disin fected is false economy. To prevent a loss occurring after the potatoes havo been stored, get rid of every bit of vegetable matter in the storage cel lar, sweep and brush the cellar until it is clean, then give it a thorough dose of fungicide, either gas or spray. Formaldehyde gas is quickly and easily applied. For each one thousand' cubic feet of space use ton ounces of formaldehyde and five ounces of potassium perman ganate. Pour tho formalin over the permanganate in a deep container be cause the gaB Ib given off at once. If lt Is found these chemicals aro too exfoenslve, a Bordeaux mixture of 5-5-50 strength will do tho work. It may be applied with a hand spray, pump or. broom. It Is effective when ftinmuirhiv used and does not co?t much.l v Prenarlnn for Fall Thetgreatest success in tho winter Is obtained, when the fowls are prop erly managed In the fall. When hens are taken off the range nnd nof longer secure a variety of feed, they often cease producing eggs. Be fore winter begins the poultryman Bhould' aim to store a supply of food that wlil keep his hens in laying con dition.!. It thqi condition of summer could be create-In winter, the hons would lay well all tho Ume, What are those conditions, Exercise, green food and I a ,v&rty, Then hens not only havo grain Jn summor, but also worms. Beads and grass. It Ib impossible to find worms and green food In wlpter, but there Js something for tho hen be sides grain all tho time. Grain is the beat general food that can bo given In tho winter, but used exclusively it will not mako hensjay. During the fall a few cabbages, tur nips and refuse potatoes shit Id bo placed whore they may be had it " enl cntly for winter Sumdy. rTlie uso of finely cut clover, scalded with a mess of chopped meat" two or threo times a week, will afford n variety. When tho trees beglu to drop their loaves rako up and store for scratch Ing litter for hens tn wintor; also havo n largo supply of dirt put away. Tako any flock of lions, glvo them warm Quarters, fcod other fooda with grain, keep them constantly at work undor shelter, and they will lay. It is Idle ness In tho winter that causes nons to becomo too fat, and loadB them' to ' ...... . t become addicted to egg eating anil feather pulling How to Clean Dairy Utensil milk comes from tho utensils, such as cans, linns, siruiuurs, wuiuia, uuu ttvy , uniiu(at nuii;i uuiu uui uuu ihuiiuwj cleaned. The University of Missouri College of Agrlculturo rccommcndB tho . I. following method for cleaning tho dairy utensils: 1. Rinse In luko warm water as soon after uso as possible, 2. Wash In hot water containing wash ing powder which will remove greaso. 3. Rlnso in clean hot water and placo In llvo steam fifteen seconds, drain and placo right side up until steam evaporates. On tho farm where steam Is not available, sunning will-give ef fective results. Drying should not be done with a cloth, but by heating tho utensila In stcntn or nn oven su (II-1 Invert In a clean protected placo when dry. Humus In any decayed or docaylng organic matter in tho soil, grass roots, leaves, stubble or straw wo have what Is called humus. Its nctlon on the In-1 organic 'elements make them available : as piani iouu. ica uuiuus is uuueu in sufficient quantity the tilth of tho soil Is Improved, making it lighter and more friable, thus decreasing the labor - . . . i . . . . i i .1 i . necessary, for tillage. Humuo absorbs ind hell's water to a greater extout han rther soil ing-i'dients and besides It binds the loose particles or sandy and gravflly solln. rendering thru more retentive ot moisture end plant food. These are Important facts for the farmer and gardner to concldcr, es pecially tn the semi-arid sections. where the soils arc generally deficient In humus that Is, decaying vegetable matter. The value of barnyard ma nure on such soils Ib much greater than can be measured by chemical analysis. Raise More Rye - A crop that Is not fully appreciated by the farmers of tho Pacific North west Is rye. It makes a hardy crop and will grow on tho poorest of land. It makes good winter and spring pas- iiuiu uuu ii duwu emi cuuufeu luuaco good faU pa8ture- lt la niB0 a g00j 1 ... . ... . - early spring soiling crop and makes a fair quality of hay if cut in bloom or before and lt sells at good priceB and makes one of the best of beddings for cattle and horses. As a green ma nure crop for turning under In early spring lt Is par-excellent. While lt does not add nitrogen to the soil as do the legumes, it does make a great deal of humus and. most imnortant of all. improves the texture ot wornout soils. A practice quite common and one that has proved successful is to sow rye in tho corn at the time or "laying by" or sowing on the stubble after tho corn is cut and then be plowed under in the spring and thereby add numus to tho soil. Morp and more are the farmers of the Northwest appreciating the value of the rye crop as a staple oni and more ground should be seedo-l this coming season to rye. Variety of Food for Swine There are a good many reasons why the feeding ot a variety of food to the pig will produce a greater gain per pound ot nutriments than any single feed. All experiments also Indicate that while a certain measure of bulky food is advantageous, a pig needs somo concentrated food to make the most raDld and nrofitnble gains. In a state of nature we una that tno wna nog. from which our domesticated breeds . . . . . . of swine have originated, is an om- nlvorous feeder; that Is, he will eat anything and everything that is edible -nuts, grain, fruits, roots, fungi In- sects, rotten wood worm., mice, .lead sorts and snakes. Tho teoth are adapted to the grinding of grain and tne (earing of nosh. This shows that the natural food is hereditary to such a degree that it leaves Its impress op the character of the teeth. There Is no doubt that feeder sometimes mako a profit feeding hogs on a elnglo kind of grain; that hoga will llvo and grow on pastures alone, but In either case the profit Is leee, the measure ot food per pound Is greater and tho time much longer than where there Is a va rloty in tho ration. Care for Brood Sow The contents of your pocketbook will bo governed by how you treat your brood sow in tho fall and winter. She may koop warm during tho day whllo standing bn tho sunny elda of tho barn, and bo might ypu, but you want a good, warm placo to sleep itt night, and so does aho. If she Is put In a damp, cold bed of straw or shucks, how miserable her nights will bo. Glvo her a good, warm, dry bed, a woll-protccted placo to sleep In, and she will show lior thankfulness to you In tho quantity and quality of her lit- tor. Besides, mako all tho doors' sho must enter wido enough to glvo her . 1 .. ...... .Dr.... easy Incress and egress. Xovor allow hor to drag herself oyer bars shortly boforo sho Is to farrow. It Is necea. snry to food hor woll, but our export' onco has proved that It is not bent to i0t her run In tho fattening pen. Sho will UQ ruiueu lor urecuuiB Hiri'-'o, (and is very api iu iiv uii xiur uubiiihi. Feed her slops and a variety of grain, ! . . ... . . ... . 1 but be carerut not to rotten nor. Sweet Apples Saves 'Sugar Sweet apples may bo utilised to save 1 sugar during tho proscnt season nc-j I . . u. . r t 1 1 .... 1 i coming to tno ueparuncni oi numtvw turo, Qhlo Experiment Station. Swewt ' apples may bo used In a limited way for a number of culinary purposos, can-' nlng and making of buttors, and will , require very llttlo sugar for baking : . . . i uaKcu sweet appics may uu uuu in,: i , , . ,,,.,. nnn, , s placo of tho more oxpensho applo pie. Old orchards frequently havo a nrgo tinmtin. nt awAnt nnnln trorn and tho - - fruit In formor years was generally disregarded, allowed to .waste, or was ted to livestock. Tho scarcity ot sugnr , will make It profitable to use tho, awect apples now. In the past, too,! sweet appics were regarded as p0s-! sesslng but llttlo value for cooking ni1 th,P ..ikinir nUiiitloa ft ,enorcd. Vmlnf(Aa nf nirMtt nTTllPI rCPOlD ! mended for kitchen uso ace Sweet ( . i l . r..HHnn Tl .i linn UOUga, UUlUeil OnGt, .IIUUSUU, UiUtW; Qtroat Tntmnn Pnmiiise. and Dentlv. 1 these being named In order of their . appearance throughout tho season. w"""" , "" vv tlons arc to bo destroyed or enslaved . , iso Gcnnnny may gain. Women nro Rabbits and Mice Orchard Pests I Germnny.B prcrt children nro spoils of Rubblts nnd field mice are two otWar Go1 Knvc aermnny tho Hohen the most dangerous rodentc that or- rollern and together they nro destined cbardlsts will find necessary to com-1 to rule Europe nnd, eventually, tho h rinrinf rhn fnii nnit winter season . world thus reasons tho kaiser. according to tho Department of Hortl- culture at tho Ohio Experiment Stu-t tlon. Last winter's severo com am . , .1 .,,.. I not destroy as many of these rodcnU , as was generally expected; the loss due to these pests too was consider ably hlgher.than in former years muij - 1 adopted in many orchards of tho state, t -ii tun nn. , hnorl frnm 1 ! to 2 inches, away from young trees . . , . i .ir.ii.n fn!nnspd and dono by n modern govern- leavinc a uarriur ui uui m dealing with field mce. These ro dents work ""under grass almost en tirely but make passageways through exposed patches. This will keep the field mice from working at the most I exposed root portions of young trees. Coal cinders may be used as a Bur rounding barrier of tho Uee; they should cover all the ground within an 18-inch radius from tho trunk and to a depth ot two Inches. A protector extending tround the trunk made of wire netting with a one fourth inch mesh and 24 inches in height Is effoc'ivo in keeping rabbi ti) from gnawing tho bark of apple trees. Tho protector should extend into tho ground for several inches and be kept on until the trees are 5 years old. Rodents often do much damage during September so that protection provided now may savo much, orcnardists say. Will Raise Potato Yield Selecting seed potatoes from hills that have resisted disease, show no weaknesses, aro true to type and yield high, Ib mentioned as one of the par ticular points, to be observed at dig ging time, by officials at the Ohio Ex periment Station. Continued selec tion from high yielding bills will mako It porslblo to Increase the productivity of a variety. An experiment at the Ohio station shows that a gain of 55 was found In the crop from seed chosen from tho hlchest-yieldlng oyer that from h( jowe8t.yIeIdlnB h,llfl. . , .... , The yield lane? two ycare oi niu boiucuuii m ffom I ' .. Um I. necessary to J v of litl'-F-i'eta! ratataea haa been started. Quall'T. freedom from disease and yle'Sing ability wHl bo fltcossary .con- ufrlamHnna in ntn)i VAnra Kn1nct!nn. Chambcrlaln'c Cough Remedy the Most Reliable. After many years' experionco In tho uso qf it and other cottgh modlclnea, thero aro many who protor Chamber lain's to any othor. Mrs. A. C. Kir- stein, GreenylHe, Ills., writes, "Cham berlain's Cough Romody ha3 beon used in my mother's homo and mine for years, and wo always found it a quick cure for colds and bronchial troubles. Wo find it to be the most reliable cough medicine wo have used." Decomo a Btockholder in tho United States buy War Savings Stamps, MONSTROUS IDEA IN GERMAN MIND Trtachtry, Murdir, Barbarity, , 'Anything, Praiseworthy If tor Prussia's Gain, Abominable System That Mutt Ba Overthrown If tho' World Is to Be Worth Living In, Ftcgardlcsa of the Cost This I have seen. I could not bellevo It unless I had seen It through and through. For sev cral weeks I lived with It; I went all about It and buck of It: Inildo and out of It was shown T to me until finally I came to X realise that tho Incredlblo was T A . , . . I. , I irue. ii is monstrous, u uu- m- IMnLaKlo hll It !(. It Ib h tho Prussian system F. C Wal- $ cott H-Tfl"l-H--HH-H4 At a conforenco of Held men of tho United States food ndmlnlstrntlon held In Wnshlngton, F. O. Wnlcott plcturotl conditions ns ho hnd found them In tho countries Invaded by German nrms. Mr. Wnlcott served with Mr, TlnnviT on tho Itolclutn rt'ller coinmia- - :. i . on when tlIs nation wna attempt' stnrvlnir clvlllnn non- u,nUon flf llclBlnnu VoXnmX nm, north. .,. i... i...,"! crn franco, xn ins nuurew u pictured such conditions ns ho sold ho could not believe unless ho lmd peon tho situation through and through, ""'i hnd lived with It for weeUa. Ho showed these terrible conditions to bo o result of dellberuto plans on he, "Such is tho Germnn mind ns it wns illsrloKod to mo In scvernl weeks' - . . ...1.1. tnMnH nf llm slnff Tn-atles nro scraps of pnper, It they n n I ... m rii.AiAtinptf la IUMUIT UVIUKIU UIUITi A,V4.,iv.J condoned' and nrnlsed. If It falls In with German Interest. Men, lands, ' "Coolly, deliberately, officers of tho Germnn Ftnff, permeated by thls raon- '"" " tlonn lzatlnn of peopled, the destruc Qf jho'undota,, pf other dTHUoi, for Qcrmnny's account. In all tho world such a thing has never uecxx e iiuinuu uuuu barbarians, the tiling would bo Incrcd- IMn Ttm mtnit rnn smrcclv CRISD the fact thnt these things arc pro- .. ... ment professedly n Christian govern ment In the family of civilized na tions. This system hns got to bo rooted out If lt takes everything In tho wnrld. If It takes everyone of us. this abomination must bo overthrown. It must be ended or the world Is not worth llvlnir In. 'No matter how long It takes, no matter how much It costs, we must endure to tho end with ngon- ized France, with Imperiled Hritnin, with shattered Belgium, with shaken Russia. "We must hope that Germany will have n new birth ns Russia la being re born. Wo must pray, as wo fight agnlnst the evil that is In Germany, that the good which Is In Germany may somehow prevnll. We must trust that In tho end n Germnny really great with the strength of n wonderful rnco may find Us placo ns ono of tho broth erhood of nations In the new world that Is to be. "The responsibility of success or fniinro mstn now unon our shoulders: tho eyes of tho world nro hnxlously watching us. Are we going to dc uum to riBCto the emergency, throw off our Inefficiency, and prove that democracy Is safe for the wprld?" In the above statement Mr. Wnl- ft has described a condition that must be changed if America, If tho world, Is to remain a "lit piaco jo llvo In." And the only wny by which thlB chnnge can bo effected is tho de feat of German arms in mis wnr. Nothing good, nothing but evil, cap ttm nil t of Germany, so long as tho German people nro controlled by n military autocracy, nna ine ucrmuu people ennnot be mode to realize th.is mtu thin nutocracy Is crushed, Tho eplrit of militarism that has made of the Germans a rcnucr nnu n rauraw nation must lie utterly crushed If tho world Is to remain free, nnd to nccom niiiih thlH those of us who cannot fight In Franco must lend our support to jour men who are fighting for us. FLIER IS MADE CHEVALIER Guynemer's Friend and Pupil Has seven viciuiico m Credit. pnrj8igouB-Lleutennnt Ilojion-Ver-diirnz, recently made n chevalier of the Legion of Honor, following hlH seventh ofllclally recorded ncrlnl vic tory, was the intlmnto friend aud pupil of duynemer. Ho uccompanlea uuyneraer cepiem ber 11, 1017, when tho latter met Ida fato. Ills ono thought wince, It is as serted, hns been to nvengo the great nee. Ono of tho new chevnller's feats was to shoot down threo planes in four hours. He was a cavalryman umu transferred to tho air service, WOMEN AND THE within alx months after the UiiltM Statos entorod tho war, tho Y. W. 0. A. Wnr Work Council had established girls' ciuu near mora than forty of tho can toil monts, barracks, nnd navy ynrda. A Irnlntd recrea tion lunilor was placed lu charge o t each club X h o o workers supplement the efforts of tho lo cal Ansoclnllons, If those nlready exist. Where tho Idea Is new tho workers form ctub centers, or ganize tho girls, and arouse them Mrs. Davison ti) a Kcnso of their responsibility In this tlmo of great oxcltomunt and con fusion, No scolding of girls fur unwUo ni. t.'.ons and no solomu tlngor-ihuklug oc curs In tho clubs, Instead or dwelling on whul not to do, thoao wlso leaden urgo real patriotism. All sorts of pro Jocts nro suggested thnt nro mora In lercstlng than tho dubious and danger ous pleasures which appeal to the la uorant and tho thoughtless. At parties, for Instance, theso wily chnpor ones, whom no ono over thinks of as Huporvjsors, arrango that thore shall always bo twice as many Boldlers n girls. "Twoolng" Is utterly Impossible whoro there aro not enough girls tc go around 1 Club loadors do not attempt to ban ish tho gallant soldier entirely fiom tho girls' world; they wish pnly to bring him down from glorified holghtx of glamour to take his placo ns an ovory-day hero, subjoct to tho same scrutiny as othor men. Instruction nnd relief work nro not neglected. Among tho activities of fered aro dressmaking, cooking, knit ting, French, athlotlcs, dicing, slnR inir itifi Cross work. Relclan relief. unit u-nrk for tho ftttlOtlOM children of Franco. Tho world contains a num- i.or nf thlncs besides soldiers for a girl's Imagination to dwell upon. Hundreds of Clllbfl for SCbOOl Ml hiitnn clrlii all over tho country are offering plcaanter recreation than tho gaily lighted streets anu tne sua dowy parks. "r lmvfs n nlico now to BDcnd my evenings," said a telophono girl In Waukcgan, Illinois, to tho club leader. I wan nn lonely before you came." Emergency homing for employed oii-ia u closely connected with tho moro general welfare work. Contors, teloctod on tho basis of Immediate need, havo been chosen, as demonstra tion g-ounds to show enployors how Jrl employees should bo housed. Ready to Cook in Just the touch of a match and your New Perfection Oil Cook Stove is ready for cooking. No waiting for the fire to burn up. Easier to operate than a coal or wood stove: No smoke or odor; no dust or dirt. Bakes, broils,, roasts, toasts, all the year round, All the convenience of gas. And a cool kitchen in summer, In 1, 2, 1 tail 4 burntr riicf, with or without ovem or cablnitt. Atk your dctlir tody. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Cilifornli) NEW PERFECTION OIL COOK -STOVE M. C. BRESSLER & SON SPRINGFIELD, OREGON If you like this issue of the Spring field News, send u $1.50 for year's subscription. It is one of the few good things in life worth wfiile. . I By MRS. HENRY P. DAVISON TrcAiW War Work Council I National .Hoard Y. W,,C, A. Thoio conlora aro near tho canton ments, Tim Human of Hoc ml Moral ty is nn Imnnrtnnt fnittliro of tint Wnr Work Council's program' undfer. tho present abnormal condition. Thai Igjioranco Is ho Mtiloltl to n girl Is well Known to Its members. Initond, U Is hor gravest peril. Any nUimtloii shrouded In mys torv In dntiuurous. womon can deal only wits what thr understand. A true nodal morality muil bo built on a foundation of knowledge, and bo Insplrod by high alms. Faurtcun women physicians aro talking to groups of pnronts, school lrls, nnd Industrial women. Thoso locturors bend their bast efforts ts spreading Information on social Ideals. Colored women at this tlmo must moot all tho problems confronting white women. Their, situation In fur-; II .l 1... MH.t inur cuiupucaicu vj iiuiuairiHi uuu social conditions, Qpocl&l clubs aro bolug formed among colored girls In tho neighborhood of cantonments. Workers aro being placed In Industrial 'enters lllco Ixmlsvlllo, Kentucky, ana iopewoll, Virginia. Inimlurnnt men who formorlr la 'jorod In mlnos, on farms, and in.fuo- ones, nnu now servo in our army aro, hemiielvuH, lu need ot , ncsistnnco. orclrii men marry young nnd many, iven of iho voiinir ones, havo lareo fnmlllni dotiondent unon them. I!o- -auso of theso hnlpless fomlllvs, the war Work Council has translator who go Into tho camps. Tho nctivltlos of tho War Work Council could not bo confined to our own country. Our American nurses In Franco need tho Y. W. 0. A. social worltors. Even tho most solf-rotlnnt women must hnvrahnlp at tho front whoro women's woTaro Is a matter of iilnnr Imnoitanco. A central club III Paris gives hard-worked, courageous nurses a homo In a strange land. Fininrh cluhi at all of tho baso hoinl- mis provide relaxation and recreation for hours off. Whtm the French women cabled to lm War Work Council, nlradlne for experts to advlso thorn In establish- ,n foyor-cantcens for women workers .n munitions and other war industries, aport wcro sent over to have ovr light of the building and equipping of some ot tho canteas and act as ad visor to French committees. A professionally solemn-faced but lor in one ot the beautiful homes whero a drawing-room meeting waa bolng held stood where he heard the stories ot the War Work Council's plans and accomplishments. After tho guests had gono he approached the speaker with two one-dollar bl)s. "I clvo them for my daughter." he said. "I am subjoct to the next draft Whon I am gone someone must look after my llttlo Kir! I fool tho War Work Coun cil wiu do it- a Jiffy A Krw Perfection OU Cook Btor until kltthta to ml oft and co n vtnltace. Atk y our liltnd who fcai out. Ultd la J.W0.QM borate. IitoaptaoW. ty la optrat. 9m them it your dlr todiy. 'tn: f ' t 11 , !.i