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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1921)
TI1E SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE THREE HENS NEED CARE IN COLD MONTHS Precautions Which Guard Health of Fowls and Increase Pro ductivity Urged. VENTILATION IS ESSENTIAL Chickens Can Stand Much Cold Air Provided It I Dry 8cratch Grains Compal Hana to TaKa Neceeeary Exerclee. J (Prepared by (ha United Btatea Depart ment of Agriculture.) If good results are to be obtained from tho flock In winter t he bo imp a, which should have been Jut In good condition ot the beginning of the win tor, imiKt be kept clean ami well ven tllatfct. and the troier kind of feed provided. Guard Agalnat Draft. Drafts Nhould be avoided In the ben house, poultry eclaliHte of the United States Department of Agricul ture any. If bena are placed In a draft In winter, cold will develop, which may result In roup or other all mem a. The south aide, or front, of the poultry house inny be left com paratively open, but should be under control, ao the opcnlnga mny be cloned gradually aa cold weather appnmehes. Ilnve intiMlIn curtulna at the front openings of the tiouae. One window should be left partly open In each pen, nil on the coldest night, to permit ventilation. Fowla can atand consid erable cold air provided It la dry. Feed the grain In a deep litter on the floor In the winter to compel the "hens 10 exercise for nil of their grain. The moult mny bo fed either wet or dry and nhould bo ao regulated that the fowl will get about equal part a of maHh and aerated grain. It la nee eisinry to give the fowl plenty to eat to obtain good rcHult. hut the bird should be eager for each feed. In cold weather feed about one-fourth of the Tna nan la One Pat That Brlnga In Dollara and Cente. acratch grains In the morning and three-fourths at night. A good acrutch mixture may be mnde of three pnrta by weight of cracked corn, one part wheat and two part onta; and a maidi may be mnde of two pnrta comment and one part each of wheat bran, wheat mlddllnga utid beef acrnp. Green feed, audi aa cabbagea, mnngel wurzel beets, cut al falfa or sprouted ont. should be pro vided to replace the green feed which the fowls have been obtaining In the field; and beef scrap, skim milk, cut green bona or almllnr feed la needed to replace the Insect a which the fowls have been getting on the range. Reef scrap or feed of this nature Is essen tial In obtaining a good supply of eggs during tho winter months. MAKE WOODLAND PROFITABLE Plan to Hav ' Permanently Produc tive by Protecting It From Fire and Overgrazing. Make your woodland permanently profitable by protecting It from Are and from overgrazing; select for cut ting only tho mature, defective, over crowded and Inferior kinds of trees, leaving tho straight, thrifty and better kinds to grow for a future crop. INSECT DOES SMALL DAMAGE Leaf-Roller Hae Attracted Attention on Account of Ite Attack on Many Vegetables. A minute, green caterpillar, called the red-banded lenf-rnller, has attract ed attention through Its attack on vegetable crops, particularly beans, sweet potatoes, asparagus and corn, as well aa strawberries and other plants. The extent of the damage, however, which has been Investigated by entomologists of the United States t 1 . :i SHIPPING CONTAINER IS QUITE IMPORTANT Factors to Be Considered In Selecting Receptacles. Basket, Crate or Carton Should Be Suited Especially to Produce to Be Marketed Daalraa of Cue tome re Muat Be Met. (Prepared by tha United Rtatee Depart mant of Agriculture.) i One Important requirement for mar keting farm produce from producer direct to consumer Is a proper and antlafuclory shipping container, aay marketing specialists of the United Mate department of Agriculture. A container ahoutd be suited especially to the produce to be shipped and should be selected only after consid ering such factor as durability, slae, apiiearanco and coat. Durability. Much dissatisfaction with direct marketing has been caused by using containers which were not ajHBJMBBWeaaav tt f Satlafactory Baaket for Potatoes. suftlctentty strong. This Is especially true when containers are used more thnn once. Shipping containers should be light In weight but sufficiently dur able to carry the produce. 8lie. The else of a container de pends upon the desires of the custom ers. Jlost persons wish lo obtain small quantities of each product, at a time. Containers should he Just larpe enough for the produce shipped. If the carton Is too large or too small, both the produce and the container are likely to be damaged, for tho produce will not bo kept In place and the container will be crushed. The larger the quan tity of produce shipped In one parcel the lower will be the cost per pound for transportation nnd tho lower the container cost per pound. Appearance. A container should present an attractive appearance, both on orrlval and when opened, and should show the produce to advantage. Of course, new containers are more attractive thnn those which have been used; nnd only those second hand containers which are clean should be used agnln. Cost The cost of containers puts a distinct limitation on small shipments of farm produce. A shipment must have considerable value In order that the transportation charges and cost of container may not equal a large per centage of the price. The price which can be reasonably paid for a container will depend on the value of the con tents, the cost of transportation, nnd the price received for the produce as compared with the price that could be received locally. A maximum price that should be paid cannot be stated, as each case must be decided by study ing nil of the factors Involved. Garden and Fruit Needed. No farm Is yielding the greatest re turn without some gnrden and fruit. Department of Agriculture Is not largo, seldom being sufficient to war rant artificial control measures. This caterpillar rolls a leaf shelter, the Interior of which Is rather difficult to reach with Insecticides. Ordinarily, the rolled leaves can be clipped and burned, aa they are easily detected. Arsenate of lead, two or three pounds to N) gallons of water, la recommend ed as a foliage spray when the leaf roller becomes abundant. HIGH VALUE OF RED CLOVER On Many Farma Crop Has a Place Becauao of Ita Adaptability to Short Rotations. Undoubtedly much land formerly In red clover Is now growing alfalfa 5 but on many farms red clover has a place and Is more valuable thun alfalfa be cause qj Its adaptability to short rota tions. ' In growing tomatoes they should not be planted In soil containing disease or fungus. X saving Tin: si:i:dlinu OUT8IDR above the ground It was beginning to be warm and sunny, but under the earth, where lived Mr. Mote, It was still chilly and dark. Old Mr. Earthworm was Just be ginning to stretch herself, for she was hungry, but thinking that It must be rather enrly for tho young Seedlings to be In condition for her to enjoy she turned over to take another nap. Hut the Seedlings were nearer ready thnn Mrs. Earthworm thought al ready their little legs and arms were reaching out and above to get to the light nnd old Mr. Hoot, who bad weathered mnny a summer and win ter, was warning them to be careful. "The first thing you know you nwake your enemy, Mrs. Earthworm," ho told them ; "keep quiet end do not kick out with your little fibers or she will be upon you with her whole fam ily ond you never will see the light." lint the Seedlings were young; this was their first season and they did not know Mrs. Earthworm, nor did they fear anything, for, of course, they did not know as much as old Mr.' Hoot, so they paid no attention to his warning. If Mrs. Earthworm hud not made her bed so close to that of the Seed llugi It might not have happened, but ahe did, and by and by the Seedlings got bo squirmy and reached out so far with their little fiber lega and arms that they tickled Mrs. Earth worm, and over she flopped. "What was that?" she said, wig gling and stretching herself. "Well, If I haven't overslept; here It Is time I was up and eating; come, come," she called to her family; "get up, the Seedlings are almost ready to go out nnd there you are all sleeping." In a few minutes all of Mrs. Earth worm's family were nipping the legs and arms of the young Seedlings who now were really frightened and call ing for help. Old Mr. Itoot could not help them; there was only one who could and that was Mr. Mole and Mr. Root knew where he lived; It was not far from his borne, and he managed to send "What's in a Name?' By MILDRED MARSHALL Ftcti about your name; lit hUtorvi mean ing whence It was derived: significance! youi lucky day and lucky Jewel. DOKOTIIY ONE of the quaintest and most whimsical of origins Is that from which Dorothy, sprang. Theos and Zeus, father of the gods, were Identical terms In ancient Greece, from Theos came many masculine names and one feminine, Theodora, which signified "gift of Ood" or "living gift." Curiousi enough, the reversal of the name or Dorothea was speedily accomplished and, though absolutely Incorrect, gained more prevalence In the Westerti world than Theodora has ever achieved. The beautiful legend of St. Dorothea helped to give her name widespread fame. It Is the story of the Cappado clan maiden who sent the roses of Par adise by angelic hands as testimony of the Joy she was reaping. Dorothea be came a patron saint In Germany and England sttutghtway adopted her name because of Massinger's powerful dra ma. Dorothy was the next step In her evolution and Dolly became a popular diminutive. Indeed, so common was It In usage that it became the generic term for wooden children or puppets In the time of Elizabeth Stuart, and hence our own "dolly," or doll, beloved of the small girl. Dorothy became a Puritan name at the height of the reign of the house of Hanover, and was used by Mrs. Doro thy Cromwell and other Roundhead daughters. France called her Doro thee, . while Germany preferred the original Dorothea, and Italy omitted the aspirate and made her Dorotea. England and America favor Dorothy, with Its fluffy diminutive Dolly. Rus iIa, by some mysterious translation, claiming that the patroness of DarlJ was an Athenian ludy martyred with u wireless message telling him of (be poor Seedlings' troubles. Mr. Mole Jumped out of bed and ran through bis tunnel, for he bad known about the family of Mrs. Earth worm and Intended to get them as soon as they awoke; but he, too, bad overslept that morning. In a few minutes he was on the scene and not many of the Earth worms escoped, for Mr. Mole Is quick and sure and very fond of Earth worms. When the last of their enemies had disappeared the Seedlings thanked Mr. Mole and told him that they never would have had a chance to see the light if be had not come to their :es cuc. "That Is all right." replied Mr. Mole; "It was no trouble at all, and any time you see one of those fellows Just call on me." "How did you' know where to flqd him?" the Seedlings asked Mr. Boot, for they knew be had sent the mes snge that brought help to them. Oh I I know all about bis habits and he makes his fortress near me. so all I hod to do was to send him word ho was wanted," said Mr. Hoot; "you take my advice and don't let your legs and arms reach out so far; you are sure to tickle one of that Earthworm family and you aee wbat happens when you do." (Copyright).. HOW DO YOU SAY IT? By C N. LURIE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them 'AGGRAVATED' AND 'PROVOKED'. (T WAS so aggravated that I almost A became III," said a woman to whom something vexatious bad hap pened. She was guilty of an error of speech which Is quite common, and which Is condemned by all authorities on English. The word "aggravate" Is derived from a Latin word meaning "to Increase in weight," and In English usage should be employed only to mean "to Increase In gravity or severity, to become worse." Therefore, It Is cor rect to say that a disease or a misfor tune may be aggravated, but not the person who has the disease or Is sub ject to the misfortune. Hut this is drifting somewhat from our subject. It is to be borne In mind that "aggravoted" does not mean and should never be used In the sense of "angry," "vexed," "exasperated," "Irri tated," etc. In the sentence with which thla article began any of- these four words, or a word of similar meaning, should be substituted for "aggravated." ((fopfrlghL) her husband Chrysanthus at Rome and burled In a catacomb which was opened In the reign of Constantlne the Great The modern Greek rendition of the name is Thorothea. Dorothy's tallsmanlc gem Is the dia mond. It Is said to afford her protec tion from evil and bring her great hap piness. As the old legend goes : "The Evil Eye shall have no power to harm II Ira that shall wear a diamond as a charm." Saturday Is tjer lucky day and 2 her lucky number, while the flower as signed to ber Is the daisy, signifying innocence. copyricht.) O- WW yd -- 1 MAE GIRACI I . B ... Of all the kiddies who are playing before the camera little ten-year-old Mae Glracl le believed to be one of the moat fortunate, for thla aereen lacs Is "doubling" for Prlecllla Dean In a characterization that shows Miss Dean aa ehe looked at the ago of ten. Lit tle Mae atarted work in the "movies" at the age of six. She wae born In Loe Angelee and is of Italian parent age. IXTrJLL, 1 been deesa place tonga VY time now and 1 gotta plenta deesgust for lasta me twenty-fiva year. For longa time I wanta see deesa Washtown, United S. A, but now I no wanta see any more. So I feegure I leava town nexa week and no come back. Rut I wanta tella you somatlng. Een deesa place ees too moocha job and no moocha work. Everybody gotta poslsh but no amblsh. I meeta plenta people and aska where he work. Mosta da bunch tella me he worka for Uncle Sam. And only ting gotta do here for holda some da job ees seet down and walta for da payday. Uncle Sam gotta greata beega fam ily but he gotta wronga Idee. One my frlen gotta beega family, too. But when some bees keed getta beeg be go out and maka da leeving. But Uncle Sam gotta plenta teed wot seem Ilka never getta beeg. Da Uncle he gotta keepa dat bunch so longa be leeve. Eef ho no maka some go to work preety queeck mebbe he ees broke before ees olda man. You know wot's matter here ees too moocha seet down and no moocha work. Eef deesa bunch could maka da egg every time be lay round lika de cheecken we could buy da eggs feefateen cents a dozen. And eef all da sweevel chair een dees town gotta broke saraa time Uncle Sam losa da wbola family. Wot you tlnk? O Compaaa at South Pole. At the South magnetic pole, which Is a long way from the geographical South pole, a compass needle sus pended bo as to swing In a vertical plane, dips until It reaches a vertical position with the south end downward. An ordinary compass needle suspended so as to swing horizontally only be comes sluggish near the poles, the magnetic force of the earth tending to pull one end of the needle down, In stead of making the needle swing. O A LINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrick Banks. MOTHERHOOD. IF ALL tha world were veld ot good 1'4 atlll be full ot gratitude for Motherhood Tha loving eye. tha amlllng- 1 1 pa. Tha touch of tender flnger-tlpa. Tha aacrlflce of aelf that we Tha Bona ot Earth may stronger ba. Tha conatant care, the constant thought For helplesanesa In trial caught While Motherhood remalna the ring Of Joy eMail thrill tha aonga I eing (Copyright.)