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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
POULTRY ON THE FARM.
Some Attention Paid to This End OF
the Stock Raising Industry.

The day has gone whn the care
of poultry on the farn Consists OF let
ting them range az kirge during the
summer and throwing<As Hens bit
of corn for their feed during the win
ter, allowing them access to the snow
drift for their water supply.
To be sure, poultry can exc out an
existence with this treatment now as
well as formerly, but II 1t did not pay
when eggs were from to z cents
per dozen, it surely can not pay now
when the rate is from Is to so cents.
The farmer has an advantage over
the city dweller, as he Is able to pro-
duce large partof the mixed ration
necessary for the profitable feeding
of poultry. Still on most farms 1t
/! will not be unwise or Improbable to
buy some of the materials needed to
give the poultry a mixed ration dur
ing the winter If it Is not profitable in
the summer.
There are but few farms upon which
with a little care most of the material
lOI lnlACu IdllOA Cdn NC AoAoNd.
There are some farms so situated, or
the soil of which is Of such COM
position, that 1t may be necessary to
buy the grit supply. Upon many more
supply of protein may be bought
cheaper in the form of beef scraps
than produced rDon the farm. Like
wise, where poultry is kept in large
numbers, the necessary supply of
charcoal may have to be purchased,
unless the consumption of wood hap
pens to be large on this farm.
II the, farmer has not given the
subject thought, he may not realize
that the fodder produced on the ordi-
nary farm does not give enough of a
supply of green food for the poultry
during the winter. With some sup
ply of green food may be secured
either by raising clover or cowpeas,
both of which will, besides giving a
| supply Of green stuff" give an abun.
dant supply of nitrogen. If the farmer
cares to raise neither Of these, he may
supply the vegetable food needed In
the shape of cabbage, turnips or beets,
preferably the latter, as the users OF
high-priced eggs sometimes stipulate
that the hens shall be fed on cabbage
or other substances that may give an
of flavor to the eggs
After provision has been made for
variety of food, says the Farmers
Voice, care must be taken that the
poultry. especially the laying hens,
have an abundant supply Of water, II
they are not given skim-milk, or the
egg supply viii be shortened We
know from actual experience that Is
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
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DRAFT HORSES.
Tendency to Defective Fore Feet Is a
Great Weakness.

/ think the weakest point in our
feet. AS nearly as can estimate from
the Investigations made IN the second
hand IT, sslAles in Chicago, where
fully &KR e~nt. of the draft horses
that arv1Ss6 upon that city's streets
are thrown aside, at least rs per cent.
of the draft horses are rendered use
less after few years service because
OF la leness, the seat of which is in
the i1re feet.
You go onto the market in Chicago
with a bunch CT god draft horses for
SAFE. tie first rart of the horse the
bayor looks at is the fore feet, and If
they are not sound and right, the price
Is Immediately cut down.
The fore feet are the most impor-
tant part of the horse from the users
standpoint in the United States to-day,
and very little attention is paid to
that point as rule.
The second weakest point Is in the
hook joint, and about IL per cent. of
the draft horses in our large cities are
discarded because of weak, defective
and unsound hook joints. These Two,
the fore feet and the hook joints, are
points which we should consider care
fully.
Now, what are the weaknesses in
the feet? We are using in this coun-
try more Percherons than we are of
all other draft breeds together; they
are the breed that seems to be the
best suited to our American people,
and the Percheron horses fore feet Is
perhaps his weakest point. Many Of
them are too small; not small perhaps
at the surface Of the ground, but small
where the hoof and the hair Join at
the hoof-head or coronet. This Is the
particular part of your Percheron
horses fot, which you should ex-
anime carefully in looking for weak
ness In breeding horse. Get good
large hoof-head, with plenty of depth
and width in hoof at the heel then see
that the pastern or ankle blends nice
" into the hoof. The ankle from the
fetlock joint down to the foot In the
Percheron is frequently very short
and very straight, and If long. sets
too far back. Pasterns should have
an angle of about 45 degrees, but
should be clean and smooth and show
lots of quality of fiber and give full,
nice, round blending Of the bone and
sinew into the hoof. Now. then, the
foot itself Get foot that is wide In
the heel and deep froL4 coronet to
ground surface. Get horse with q
hoof that Is dense, that is, closeness
Of the fibers altogether. You do not
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
LAYING Aae Of Hens.

According to Thomas l. Mairs Of
Pennsylvania, hens over two years Of
age are seldom good layers. Leghorns,
Minorcas, ETC., are sometimes good
during the third and fourth years, but
generally speaking the Plymouth
Rocks and such fowls are Of little or
no use as layers after their second
year; being much inclined to become
excessively fat. For summer egg pro-
duction the lighter breeds and later
Matched pullets of the heavier breeds
ARE best. A hen that has laid well ali
winter should not be expected to lay
exceptionally well during the summer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
.AReal Hero
He Had Never Received Any
Encouragement.
encouragement.

I'm engaged I'm going to be mar
RED! No more bachelor quarters or
stag dinners for me!
TITS almost too COOS to be true. I'm
pretty brave, after all, or | never
should have had the courage to pro-
pose to Jennie.
'How delightful it is to have the
agony over! When l think of my pro-
erastination-
TT wasn't so hard to propose as I
had imagined it would be. I'm glad
10 discover that I'm brave.
Many time l had thought the mo-
ment propitious for proposing to her,
but always found my tongue frozen
to the roof of my mouth, even though
1t had been glib enough until one OF
those unspeakable silences came and
the very air seemed charged with a
proposal of marriage.
How l wished she would help me!
But now am glad she isn't that kind.
A man ought to do tie asking. Jennie,
| know would have died rather than
lead me on.
yet our conversation somehow
often got around to matrimony. Jen-
ME seemed to think it the right thing
for man to marry.
True happiness Is only for those
who are married Jennie would say.
"'Now's my time, would think,
Then my jaws would become set, as II
they were paralyzed. Being certain
that perfect girl like Jennie never
would accept me for husband, / felt
It would be only case of making my
self ridiculous If l should ask her.
"tOf course / should hate to see you
marry she said one evening. You
are such a dear friend to us all that
1t would be almost like losing one Of
the family
Let me be one of the family!'
blurted out. Let me to IA brother.
why did l speak that final word
/ didn't mean to, but she couldn't
know that.
Certainly, II you like she an
swered, rather frostily, l thought
Doubtless she felt that was presump
tuous. l shriveled with DESPAIR.
However, nerved myself for one
final effort, as doomed man risks hil
all on last desperate struggle.
Can-may a brother hold you
hand?' l asked her. l was perspirint
at every pore from sheer agony.
"'Some one else's brother might
l cared for him. was all she said.
Her words mystified me greatly.
was lat a loss what to say next Tit
conversation dropped. couldn't thinl
Of single idea. If she only hal
given me the slightest hint Of encour
agement how should have jumped a
it, But Jennie is not that Kind.
Its getting late said at last
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
I'd better be going
How | wished | could have kicked

I'd better be going.
How | wished l could have kicked
myself down the steps.
But it's all over now! Actually,
don't even know how | did it. Jennie
says it turned out all right because
was so brave l think so myself. In
trepid' is the word Jennie used That's
a fine word; still, I'm afraid Jennie
values me above my merits.
Il vowed weeks ago that another
year should not end without my know
ing whether Jennie would marry me
or not.
THAT brought brilliant idea into
my head. / would buy her ring for
Christmas and just offer it to her in
a general way. If she put it on her
third finger / would speak. If she
didn't-well, then l should laugh a
hollow, mirthless laugh and broken
heartedly wish her merry Christmas.
$50 | went to the jewelers.. Even
there, however, my courage nearly
failed me. Some women were standing
near the ring counter. l didn't dare
look at them or ask for rings.
Il walked along to the scarf pins
and bought some, though didn't want
them. Still those women hung around
the rings. 1t was very provoking.
bought more scarf pins. ! began to
feel as If ! we're going to start a pawn
shop.
Suddenly some one slapped me on
the back, and the brother of Jennie's
girl chum said Hello, Dick! Did you
come to buy the engagement ring!
My congratulations
all was allsI could stammer
out, / was so surprised.
There's no use denying IT, he in.
sisted, Jennie told my sister herself
When is it to be?'
I'm not began. Then sudden.
" / became as bold as lion. The
first of the year. 4 said. I'm buying
the ring now.
81 fiatter myself that l can rise to
an emergency.
L I6lL LudL IuOcC WOulCh a. TIC llh6
counter were listening, though l did
not look at them. However, did not
care any longer.
Engagement rings l said to the
clerk, in a loud tone. You may az
well show me plain gold rings, too.
"'Do you-do you want me to try
them on. Dick2' asked the dearest
voice in the world. I've been here
ever SO long looking at some pretty
ones-if they are not too expensive.
Jennie and her girl chuml How
fortunate!
Nothing is.to good for you, Jen
ME- said at once. I'm awfully glad
I'm brave and quick to seize an oppor
/ tunity.'
"a girl is certainly a great help In
selecting rings. Jennie knew Just
what she wanted. o, I'm in big lucki'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
paokInu Pork at Home.

| have a spruce barrel made to or
der, which l have used many years,
but the stone jars used at present are
better. and l recommend their use,
saws a writer in Farm and Home. I
cut my pork into chunks convenient
for use, and pack after the animal
heat is out in alternate layers of salt,
beginning with salt on the bottom OF
the barrel and packing the rind down.
The whole secret of pork keeping well
is plenty of salt. use the same brine
from year to year, scalding and skim
ming it until it is perfectly clean and
free from all impurities. When 1t is
perfectly cool turn onto the pork until
covered, and your meat win keep.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
All Grain Diet.

A diet of all grains is the most ex-
pensive which can be fed. Green food
win not only reduce the cost Of feed,
bat viii also keep the chickens In
health. At least third Of the winter
ration should consist of green food Of
some kind. Litter in the hen house
is of little use II there Is nothing in
1t to reward the hens for the trouble.
A hen won't scratch for the fun OF
It. A light grain feed at noon and an
early afternoon feed of cracked corn
will keep them busy and happy most
Of the day.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

ing on lawns, boys
and other soft
soil, is Illustrated
herewith. 1t is
made of leather,
and is slashed so
as to be drawn
tightly together
about the hoof
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
Limit Hay Fed to Horses.

Overlooking with hay Is, the source
of a long list Of Ills with the horse.
There should be definite allowance
of hay for the horse at each feeding
time. and this should always fall short
of what would be consumed If more
were given.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14

and buckled over the shoe. The sole
is sometimes made of sole leather, but
for field use where the land is very
light and spongy, suggests the Farm
and Home, this sole is also shod with
wood to increase the size consider
ably, and thus give the hoof greater
bearing surface, SO the animal can
walk without sinking into the land.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
A Proof Of Il.

"Cirls certainly can be contrary"
Il should say So There's Miss Pref
tyface. She knows how to give q
positive negative. Baltimore Ameri-
IAN.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
HORSE BOOT FOR SOFT LAND.
Made of Leather and Wood and
Proves Very Serviceable.

A popular style Of horse boot used
to cover the horses hoofs while walk
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
SELF FEEDER FOR BEES.
Inverted Fruit Can with Cloth Tied
Over the Mouth Of Can.

"A very simple device for feeding
bees on syrup is shown herewith.
~ Take an ordinary
!: !: !: !: e: !: ]
fruit can. fill 1t
full of syrup and
over the top tie a
~ thick rag with
1S-SC// string. Then In
49, vert the can in a
small pan or dish, explains Farm and
Home. The syrup will seep out
through the rag around the edges of
the jar just fast enough for the bees
to keep it cleaned up.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-03

The Smalley hotel at Sleepy Eye
was sold to a new landlord the past
week.
Come on lets try our luck for the
dollar tonight at the Dream. If
either wins we will divide even.
DR.. Dubois is to speak at a church
gathering Of the Delhi Presbyterian
congregation Friday night of this
week, and is foreordained and pre-
destina ted to give them an enter
tanning and instructive talk.
A room hung with pictures is q
room hung with thoughts. Order
your pictures Of Grapp, Saturday,
Nov. 9th. 1t
Rev. j. j. Lutz, formerly M. E.
pastor at Wood Lake and other
charges in this district, died sud-
denly at Glendale. Steele county,
and his remains were brought here
for burial yesterday. Mr.. Lutz was
a cousin Of Rev. Geo. w. Lutz.
fyrmerly of this city. and is an uncle
of Mrs. A. A. Hanna and related
also to the Hall family of this city,
and we are informed that his widow
will become resident here in the
near future, hence the interment in
our local cemetery. We are unable
to obtain details, further than that
the deceased was between forty and
fifty years Of age and had been a
faithful minister of the gospel for
the past twelve or fifteen years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-03

Number 0l6461 won the S. photos
at the Drerm last Friday night.
Graphs furniture store will be
turned into an art gallery for one
day and evening only, Saturday.
Nov. 9Th. Come and see the com
plete line Of pictures and mouldings
shown by the Empire Moulding
Works Of Chicago. 1t
The Renville Star Farmer comedies
that Redwood Falls put up the stiff
est article of football which the vic
torious team of that place has played
against this year, but somewhat de-
tracts from its praise of our boys by
declaring that the game was a rag
chewing match between the officials
and the players, and that slugging
and tripping was the feature Of the
game. 1t is little strange that we
never hear Of rowdyism on the part
OF our boys when they play at any
other place aside from Renville, and
that there has almost always been
trouble Of that sort there. Those
who attended from here assert that
the referee, who was former men,
Der of the Renville squad, allowed
the representatives of his school to
hold the ball and resort to unfair
tactics without check and penalized
the visitors without the least justifi-
cation at various points in the game.
1t is this sort Of thing that is more
prejudicial to football as a game
than the danger of accidents.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-03
Pictures changed every day at the

Pictures changed every day at the
Dream.
Don't forget to visit Graphs store
to see the grand display of pictures,
either during the day or evening,
Saturday, Nov. 9Th. 1t
Harry Eenton of Morton was re-
Gently welded to Miss Kathlyn
Fewer of Bird Island, where Mr..
and Mrs. Henton have taken up
their residence.
The remains of August Gronne-
rud, formerly we'll known citizen
of Beaver Falls township, were
brought there for burial on the goth
ult., from Bronson, Kittson county,
where he died.
The Morton Enterprise reports
that Morton hotels and boarding
places have been overtaxed of late
with several freight crews and four
or five gangs Of trackmen making
their headquarters there.
Five standard bred Barred Rock
Cockerels for sale, also one buff Or
pington Geo. L. Evans. 1t.
Ernest Ristow and family, form
erly residents across the Minnesota
but for the past twelve years living
on a fruit ranch near Santa Anna
southern California, were in the city
last Saturday. They came here on
account of the death Of Mrs. Ris-
lows mother, and have been visit
ing with the Ahrens families and
other former neighbors on the Rem.
vile side of the river.
Brown county last week sold $780,
600 Of ditch bonds, two of the ditch
es to be benefited being Brown and
Redwood and Redwood and Brown
county bitches Nos. l. The Union
Investment Co. of Minneapolis paid
1915 premiums on the bonds, which
run at AZ per cent, which would in
dictate that money is plenty when
the security is all right and the in
terest runs for long term.
WANTED-Twenty-fve young men
between the ages of eighteen and
thirty-five to join Co. L, I'd Regt.
Inf. M. N. G. Apply to 1st Sergt.
Brand for information.
The sergeants of Company L must
have had pull with the blind god
dess Of chance who presided at the
Aberdeen drawings. Sergeant C. F.
Gales drew number 1925, Sergeant
March 1926 and Sergeant Brand
2291. Corporal Rich. Horn was also
one of the winners later on in the
drawing. F. B. Patterson of Vesta
drew low number-879-and VIM.
D. Allen, son of Douglas Allen drew
the lowest number of any in this
vicinity
Auditor Larson ran UP against an
unexpected snag last week when a
successful bidder on judicial ditch
No. 5, having forfeited a certified
check paid to the auditor by him and
thrown up his contract, the check
which had been sent to the Esther
vile bank for collection was protest
ed, making it necessary for the
county to stand the protest fees as
we'll as the damage by the abandon
ment of the contract Auditor Pete
will put up fight in the courts if
the bidder who has made his geta-
way can be cornered and made to
pay.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-03
Prices Paid for Produce Yesterday.

The following figures are cash
quotations, higher prices on many
articles are paid in trade.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28

7ng POULTRY INDUSTRY

u II 4 fArt not generally known thsi
u III farm products Ioultry stands
nffh in yAlae, II u estimated that
lhe cssh derived from lhe sale o. poul'
ify and eggs amounis 10 half billion
dollars annually II IL believed that
lhls ampunl il bcIng rapidly Increased
each year due TO the fact that farmers
srr beginning 10 realize the profits
there are Ia we'll cared Tor flock OF
hens When all poultry keepers fully
appreciate how easy Il IL 10 Increase
the pFoductiy,ncss 81 their fowls II
u fair 20 assume that this branch Of
farm products viii advance welltoward
lrst place In relative value. The fol
.losing letter from e y. fhsiierion OF
West Brcolflsld. VI, Indicates the way
IN which some are increasing their
rgg production. lie says Il have used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food for the
last two years. and got one third more
eggs than before cant get along
without II.
II you want 20 know more about this
food and the best ways OF using IT,,
pFite Ia q. $. Page, Hyde Park, W, for
his booilet, Profitable Poultry" u
vii be sent free. postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28
HANDICAPPED.
This is The Case With Many Man
chester Dep0, Pe0rle

Too uiauy Manchester Depot citizens
zre handicapped with bad back. Tbs
INCREASING PAIN causes constant miafy,
making work ahnfden aud STOPPING oi
lifting an impossihiIity. The back
aches ~ night, preventing refreshing
resi aud IN the morning Is siifl and
sme, plaslers aud liniments may give
relief bat eAnnoi reach The cause. To
eliminate the pains and aches yon must
care The kidneys
poan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
aeys aud cure them permanently. Can
son donbi Manchester Depo, evidenced
John Paterson. one.half mile from
Manchester Depot, vi. says; "For
several months ! suffered from pains ia
she smail Of my back. which were 10.
eressed by the least eseriion. WAS
anahle 10 assume a comfortable posi-
iion Al night and my rest was broker
| learned of Dosn's Pills and Of the
ceres they had effected, and procur.
"a = supply NJ peitibane's Drug Store.
II sas no, long sitter began their use
that the hAckAchcs disappeared. owe
my present good health solely 10 the
ase " Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale BY al dealers. Price 20
cents. Foster Milbarn Co.. Buffalo.
New York. sole sgents for the United
States
Remember the name DoAns aud
take ~ other.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28

Ihaf chm mntemeni hack ~ the
sail'' 3 iorrvas AZ sieaAiiY IL velams
4 strongly pAicnira = statistics cey.
ssing iranaanus rBahlfy resi- estate
daring lhe pad trs aauths Al
through ghe smmmer ihe market hiss
begn verg active hul dninF ihs last
inn maaih. lhpm has b,pa ~ aupre.
a,'asni.d ua.b ~ buyers ANA indlai,ons
arr that hy the end u The ycar all ~
cpFds uiil haze buen leu far hehiud
pnung ihe months q August and SEP,
ispbvt. ordinarily dali pert"i ia
transactions "a farm properties, the y.
A. stou, Co.. OF New York. BOSTON
and Philadelphia, aione sold iT0 farms
Ia the Eastern States. This Is = high
record tpr lWoeonseentiye months even
Tor thai hig corporation and indicates
clearly the tremendous activity ia The
country real estate market which pre-
vails At thu present time
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28

THE fsang I.S1,ts Enterpisss s..
cist4 ALL H~ei wit Ms q A Wa
net shis Thureisy Afternoon
-paullne Welsh II la,lspd spen,
sandhy sish htr psrtais. Mr avid
Mm X n wrbb
n y ShHFeiae hss b0vel Nv. fash
ny 10 Bennington
Mws Rdish sAns a. Manchester
spent Sunday VI $. n. Harris.
bo2iaAnG
Mr. r Il, loh IA. returned from
visit with her daughter ln Meifora.
Mass =
Nr and Nn. y. ". l.asslle ~.
turncd Saturday from their Boston
irip.
Mrs. w ". Slowed has gone 10
birmingham. Mass, Tor two Or three
weeks. Mr. stowell has banght The
Luther Stowell farm ia lhai place and
expects 10 move his family there later
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28

Dog Laws; Lists Of Fairs; Agricultural
olleees aud Experiment Stations
Herd Book Associations: Weather
Forecasts: CESSATION Tables; Common
Laws OF VIII. Deeds. Contracts. EST
nating Tables; Weights and Measures
Interest Tables aud much other lnfo
uHiipn valuable 10 farmers and others
fhi- vii he 4 book which every farmer
u Ma England siionid own. The
irlp'i y ~ g, its per ropy. prepaid II
ken 10 Aunhreii u With the Neir Eng-
as9 farmsf the price will be 1875 fof
,1tn. orders may Ice srnt 10 the office
i the Manchester JotRNAL where the,
yill receive prompt attention, OF 30 the
publishers, Iilery A Co., Brattleboro.
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