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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

possible in his cattle and other live
stock, he never thinks Of improving
the size or laying quality Of his poul.
try.
Then for feeding In summer they
shift for themselves. This viii prob
ably do when the flock has plenty Of
free range, but in the winter II is
about the same thing, with corn add.
ed as the principal diet. No water ex-
cept occasionally when they happen
to think Of It. Is it any wonder that
this farmers poultry does not pay?
Now change this plan and take care
of your poultry as you do your other
stock, and see how quickly they re-
spond to good treatment and become
the best property you have on the
farm. II you have not time yourself.
turn them over to your wife, daughter
or boy. Furnish them a good, warm
building, where they can be kept
clean; use judgment In feeding, give
plenty Of all kinds Of grain, not too
much corn, except at night in winter;
have fresh water before them all the
time; you will probably be surprised
to see the amount Of water they will
drink; give them the scraps from the
table and green vegetables chopped
fine occasionally. The small potatoes
boiled make an excellent feed for a
change. Keep plenty of grit and oy-
ster shells where they can reach II
handily and little charcoal also. Try
this plan for while and keep account
Of all expenditures and receipts and
We will guarantee that your poultry
will pay.
Don't keep poor stock. II does not
cost any more to feed a well-bred
flock Of Black Spanish, White or
Brown Leghorns, Wyandottes or Ply.
mouth Rocks than II does to keep
scrubs that will weigh from four to
five pounds each. Sell OF the old
stock for what they will bring and
start in right with a few full-blooded
birds that you will be proud to see
about the farm. At this season OF the
year you can buy first-class stock very
reasonable and now is the time to
make your start. Remember that
poultry does pay.
We now have plenty Of poultry
farms from Maine to California. The
figures for the industry in the United
States are almost beyond belief and
still credible. Many poultrymen have
incomes Of from $1,000 to 10000 an.
nually from poultry alone and still
many think that poultry does not pay.
They will return more for the amount
invested than any other stock kept on
the farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
DOES POULTRY ON FARM PAY?
H. Same Care and Attention Given as
to Other Stock Chickens Become
Most Profitable.


We often hear some of our farmers
says: MY poultry does not pay. /
get very few eggs during the summer
and Hone at all during the winter"
II you will take the trouble to inves-
ugate this farmers flock Of poultry
you win say at once it's no wonder
that his flock Of poultry does not pay.
1t seems strange that the average
farmer who viii take good care Of
his cows. horses pigs and sheep Eill
let his flock Of poultry shift for them
selves and not furnish them very
much to shift on. either. Usually
their house is an old shed In too poor
a condition to keep anything else. in,
with leaky roof, cracks in the side for
ventilation. some old poles for perches.
perhaps, not cleaned out more than
once a year. a good breeding place for
lice, but a poor place for poultry II
you expect 1t to pay.
Then his flock is mongrel bred, all
sizes, shapes and colors, and while
this same farmer viii probably take
particular pains to get the best blood
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
GOATS USEFUL
BRUSH EATERS
Successfully Dem onstrated In
California Where They Are Bat.
ing Trails For Fire Guards.

The frustrating instinct of the An.
CORA goat is being successfully demon
strated on the Lassen national forest
in California, where they are cutting
trails for fire guards through the
brushy areas on the slopes Of the
mountains.
The animals. which number 1000.
have been divided into two bands, and
under the care Of the herders are
grazed within certain well-defned
areas so that their work may be con.
centrated on the brush within those
limits. The result is that they have
practically killed nearly all the brush
in the course either by eating II up
entirely, or by barking, as in the case
Of the heavy manZanita bushes. At
the beginning Of the experiment there
was some doubt as to the goats will
ingness to eat the manzanita. but il
has been found that where there Is
little else they will just as readily at
tack It as any other bushes.
The grazing season was so late this
year on the Lassen forest that the
goats did not begin operations until
about the middle Of June, but since
then they have made rapid progress
and the result promises to be a cue.
cess from every point Of view. The
trails will first be opened and then
kept free Of sprouts by the goats. say
ing the government considerable labor
in cutting them out by hand. as has
been done heretofore. while the
brushy forage which otherwise would
have been wasted win support 5000
goats very comfortably.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
BAD WALLPAPER TO BLAME
Unslghtly Hanglngs Responsible fol-
Rumpus Between the oecu-
pants Of City Flat.

The couple across the court Of o
hundred windows had had a pitche,
battle the night before. The wife
had run around the room calling the
husband terrible names, the HUSBAND
had run after her, more than recip
rocating, the children in a panic, drag
ging at the skirts of the mother, do
ing their best to bring things to a
halt, but unsucessfully.
Finally they had Quieted down after
"a long time and the lights had SonG
out.
The next morning the woman oppo
site saw hand reach out for poorly
kept flower that had been on the fire
escape. drag it in, put it with a pile
Of chairs and things, and somebody
take the whole business away, leav
ing the fiat empty.
For the first time she saw the pooi
bare implanted floors and the wall
paper.
She started back at the sight of the
wallpaper. Huge figures. nondescripi
figures. bright red, terrible! Great
angry figures calculated to go to thu
head. to produce mania. monomania
dipsomania, melancholia and a ten
dsncy to suicide.
NO wonder they fought" she cried
putting her hand to her eyes Ouicky
to shut out the view.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
a Modern Poultry House. >


used, that Is for both winter and oum-
mer. As shown on the floor plan.
writes J., E. Bridgman in Fam and
Home. the house has q grounj sur
face lex40 feet in, sire; It is 10 bet
high In, front and FIVE teets at the
caves. The roof. rear. and the two
ends are covered with -eishtineh Ship'
lap and this in turn covered swithsa
good grade OF roofing efelt. The cor
ner boards and frieee are paUeds On
over the feit A gutter Is formed By
mailing two by six inch tinhey near
the caves as shown. This IS hned
with roofing felt and given q tire
inch fall to one end. Thiss KeegD the
rear side Of the house dry, Usually
this side is to the north and the wa
ter from the roof keepe the ground
damp and wet at all times, as Il %
never reached BY the sun. As win be
seen in the front view, the entire
front is open and covered wit0 poul-
try netting; the door hung with
spring hinges.
The nest and roost rooms are buik
in the center, as shown on I'D fioor
plan. and are nine by twelve feet
square; the remaining space Is devot-
ed to scratching sheds. A door in the
hall separates the house Unto Two de-
partments and II desired two breeds
may be kept. The doors to the nest
and roost rooms are simply frames
covered with heavy scloth; ALSO the
two three by four foot windows
which are shown above the nests. The
doors and windows are Closed during
the cold months and left opeR through
the summer. During wet. or stormy
weather the birds are confined and
the scratching room floors covered
with six or eight inches OF stTaws A
few handfuls Of grain are scattered in
this litter and the birds viii be con.
tented all day hong. Ailaying hen IL
naturally very nervous and should not
be frightened or bothered II yoa e1-
pect her TO do her best. This house
is inexpensive. does not look out of
place in the poultry yard and Il will
give the birds the care needed. which
they cannot receive with a house
without a scratching room.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
SANDY LOAN REGARDED
AS BEST FOR CELERY
Vegetable Become So Improved by Cultivation Is De.
Hcious and PaIatab1e-Transplanted In
Summer Time.

hour before the plants are removed
from the beds they should be watered
freely, and those in paper pots may
then be set In the field without fur
Their watering. The pots win be par
tally decayed and need not be re-
moved from around the plants when
set In the field. Plants treated as de-
scribed above viii hardly be checked
in their growth by transplanting.
In order to guard against carrying
disease from the plant bed to the
field the plants should be thorouhly
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture a few
days before being removed from the
plant beds. All dead and yellow
leaves should be stripped from the
plants after they are taken from the
bed before they are carried to the
field.
Late celery for winter use is
blanched by soil. The plants are Sc.
in the field during July and early Au-
gust, and the blanching Is begun
about the last Of September. The
celery is usually ready for use by the
10th Of November, but will continue
to grow rapidly during December and
will usually need no protection until
the last Of that month, when 1t may
be protected by covering entirely with
soil or straw, or it may be stored in a
suitable frame or trenched.
The medicinal value of celery when
used as a regular diet is Of no little
account; though the actual nourishing
value is small when compared with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

Celery. which In It's native state Is 4
hardy biennial, has been so improved
BY cultivation that it has become a
delicious and palatable vegetable.
While it may be grown on any we'll
drained, fertile soil. a sandy loan win
give best results for the following rea-
IONS: First, the quality of celery is
superior to that grown on any other
.ype Of soil; second, the texture of
the celery is firmer than that grown
IN muck soils, and therefore the ship
ping quality is better; third, when
celery Is grown on either clay or
muck soil. neither Of which dries out
readily after rain, the land is too fire.
Iuently injured by harvesting while
the soil is wet. Celery that is grown
IN a sandy soil can be harvested sew
sral days earlier after a wet season
Than that grown on a clay or muck
soil. This is an important point when
one considers how much 1t might
mean to the grower to have his crop
delayed a few days in reaching the
market and how seriously he might
lnjure his soil by harvesting while the
land is too wet While this applies
to any method Of growing celery, 1t is
especially true when the celery is
blanched by banking with soil.
Celery is transplanted to the field
Turing the summer months, when II
is very hot and the soil usually dry
It is therefore necessary to water the
plants as they are set out. but even
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
GOOD FEED FOR YOUNG DUCKS
How and What to Feed the eeslInus
Until They oReseh tire zee
Of Six Weeks.

Until the ducks are five days old
feed them every three houTs.oi the fol.
lowing MIXTURE. Ten parts by meas.
ure Of cracker or bread crumbs. ten
parts corn-meal, three parts hard
boiled eggs and one part SAND. From
then until they are 20 days old they
are fed at 6 and 10 a. N. and Z and 6
p. m. OF the following: Five pounds
each wheat bran and buckwheat bran,
Il pounds cornmeal, two pounds rolled
oats four pounds meatmeaL. three
pounds oyster shells. e
From the time they are 20 days old
until six weeks old they ere fed four
times a day ofIa mixture composed of
two pounds wheat bran. six pounds
buckwheat bran, Is pounds cornmeal.
four pounds boiled beef and nDne and
three pounds oyster shells. After this
they are fed three times a dSy and the
cornmeal is increased, the ration be-
ing made of % pounds cornmeai. fFs
pounds wheat bran, four pouads boil
ed meat and bone, or cornneal., and
two pounds grit As the ducks have
the run Of grass plot no grUn food
Is given them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

Buttermilk ranks next to skim milk
In feeding value.
Feed the hens plenty Of good, bulky
nutritious food made up OF egg mate
rails or fat forming materials, depend.
emit on whether you wish them to lay
or to prepare them for market, but
avoid drugs.
Wood ashes should not be thrown
into the poultry yard. IT win bleach
out and injure the shanks and toes Of
the fowls, and. IT Is a waste Of good
tertilizing material that ought to 70
on the garden.
A clean poultry house puts money
into the farmers or poultry raisers
pocket.
Chickens are fond Of sour milk. and
II Is good for them.
No matter how much people NAV
sheer you can make good money with
poultry at present prices for eggs and
fowls. II you do not the fault is all
your own.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
RENTING on Shares.

A reader would like to know what
the owner Of a farm. renting on
shares, is required to furnish the one
who rents" The question is not en-
tirely clear. but 1t Is presumed that
the correspondent means working on
shares instead Of renting. In that case
il Is a common custom for the land
owner 10 furnish the land and seed.
and the other party to give the labor
and manure. In some cases the cost
Of manure or fertilizer is shared
equally. The income Of the crop is
equally divided.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

though they are watered freely some
of the plants viii die If the weather
remains dry and hot many days after
the plants are transplanted.
When the plants are thinned In the
seed bed those removed may be set
In 21z-inch paper pots and, after shad-
ing for a few days, treated in the
same way as the plants in the seed
bed. They will probably require more
TeQuent watering unless they are
plunged half their depth in soil.
The tops of the plants in the seed
bed and also those in pots should be
clipped back to about half their length
three weeks before transplanting to
he field and watered sparingly the
last week before transplanting. An
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
Wolf River Apples.

The Wolf River apple was originated
by Mr.. Springer Of Fremont, Wis
The trees remain remarkably free
from disease and the rayages of in
sects. Severe cold does not AFFECT
them in the least and they grow with
4 dark green, luxuriant foliage.
The apples grow large, measuring
IN an average about twelve inches in
circumference. They are Of a beau
tiful red color, which makes them sell
readily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
Feed for the Sow.

Feed the SOW lightly Of heavy feeds
for a week or more before and for the
same time after narrowing so that she
win not take on surplus fat and so
that an early excess Of milk will not
be produced. When the pigs are about
a week old, the feed may be increased
gradually till the SOW receives all she
win eat. Let the feeds be Of q kind
that will produce milk. Exclusive corr
diet Is not good for COWS with littey1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
WOLF RIVER
APPLES POPULAR
Bring More Money Than ANY
Other Kind-Of Excellent Fla.
vor and Keep Hard Long.

This is a picture Of a basket of
Wolf River apples. They are not
popular with all growers, but on &C
count Of their fine appearance we last
year received five cents a bushel
more over all other kinds. They are
smooth and of excellent favor, but
remain quite hard until after Christ
mas. We have frequently picked II
bushels from a medium-sized tree.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
Keen Lice from pnuItru

A good method for keeping lice from
troubling the. poultry at night: Is to
suspend the roosting poles BY wires
from the rafters Of the house. II the
poles are smooth, the lice win not re.
main on them II they are there at an
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

many other foods, It affords a variety
and spice to the family meals that
should not be overlooked; and as 1t
can be had at a time of the year
when vegetables are scarce and meat
is consumed in larger quantities than
1t should be, 1t becomes a matter Of
no small import for the farmers Of
Michigan to see to 1t that the crop is
properly looked after. 1t will pay, and
though the production Of the finest
grade Of celery is possible only where
the. highest skill is applied to the best
soir and climatic conditions, yet the
average farmer can grow the plant
and secure an inexpensive supply Of
appetizing food for the fall and win
ter months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
WATER FOUNTAIN Foa CHICKS
One Can Be Made Out Of an Ordinary
Bottle and Fastened so'lt
Won't Spill.

Tack two pieces Of strap or wire to
a board Tor on the coop). SO a. bottle
will be held securely with TIE neck .
little below top Of low can, Fill bot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
Water Fountain.

Tie, cork and place IN position, take
out cork and as water Is drunk from
the can more viii run in TIL be1le is
empty. Chicks VIII not upset the can
or. get into IL ]
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

impressive Coop That WIN Aeeommo.
date chickens During Cold Nnd
Hot seasns.

The writer has owned and opsralsde
two poultry farms during the past Ave
years aud during that time has bailt
and tried many different pttltfy
houses. . The house shown in the mus
tration is, be belkSes. The best 60 fare
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

All Of the elements in skim MILF are
digestible and rich In bone and hloeS
making material =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01
Miss Carmichael and the Janitor
Copyright. By J. B. LiDpincOtt Coz
By Adele Mar. Shaw

Il shall have q plain talk with him.
It's pitiful the way people bow down
to that dreadful man." conhded Miss
Carmichael on an evening somewhat
later. She was talking to a new ae-
quaintanee. She was too young not
to talk shop" and she interpreted the
inertness Of her listeners look as the
evidence of an interest, deep as her
own in the subject Of tyrannical jan.
itors.
Sandys was the name Of The new ae.
quaintance. He was uncle BY mar.
lriage to the OgilVies, and the Ogle.
vies also came from Fayetteville. II
was at the house Of the 0glevies that
they were talking. Mr.. Sandys was
not young, like Miss Carmichael, but
he appeared more youthful; his old
age was Teenly vigorous, while Miss
Carmichaels pink prettiness was staid
almost to solemnity when she dis
coursed upon the janitor. In Mr.
Sandys' small, alert eyes was a force
OF authority that contradicted sharp
ly a fulfilled, joVial manner.
From the back platform Of 9
Wedgerley avenue car Mr.. Lyoni
bowed respectfully, lifting his hat AZ
II q wind had snatched it, when b
saw Sandys pass in an automobile
His cousin by marriage was a BIZ
man at the capital, but he was a mer,
dot on the political landscape com
pared to Matthew Sandys. So Mr.
Lyons bowed with great energy.
Mr.. Sandys evidently did not Sc,
the bow. Mr.. Lyons mind went bacl
to the consideration of his own coursl
about Miss Carmichael. If she cam,
to him humbly enough, should he lie
her OF?
/ Thus eommuning, he reached tn
street corner he wanted, which wa
also the 0gilVies' corner. The Ogil
Vies were not in politics, and Nj
Lyons had meyer heard Of them. A
he moved down the street he pei
eeived that the automobile which ha,
passed him, carrying MATTHEW
Sandys, was standing before one O
the doors directly in his path, and MAJ
thew, smiling and plainly respectful
in manner, assisting the passage of
young woman down the steps. Upol
the Ogilvies, also smiling and veal
ing a holiday afr of anticipation, MI
Lyons bestowed no glance. Rooted
paralyzed, dry Of throat and QuakinI
like the aspen of the field, he let
goggling stare remain In horrihed f1
edness upon the young woman VIII
was the object Of so much care of Nj
Sandys.
Mr.. Lyons looked I'll when the brow
beaten wife of his bosom, she VIII
washed the blackboards on Sunday
pressed upon him belated refresh
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

Never was the triumph of courage
more amazingly proved than in the
plain talk conducted by Miss Car
michael and listened to by Mr.. Lyons,
janitor Of the Washington Gram
mar" Mr.. Lyons spoke with sincere
emotion when at the end of the in
terview he said he hoped that Miss
Carmichael harbored no hard feel
ms" Miss Carmichael gave him her
hand in firm little grasp and went
forth triumphant.
1t was a victory, not only for No
IA, but for the whole of the Wash
ington Grammar" that became as
it were overnight clean to the degree
Mr.. Lyons was able to conceive as
the limit Of endurable cleanliness
With the ardor of one who buttresses
an endangered Job, Mr.. Lyons la
bored. A layer of dirt was taken
on each room. The thick cushion
! over the doors, the windows, the pic
lures, the woolly heaps under the
teachers desks, still bred their germs
in unmolested peace, but the foort
no longer added to the hem of teach
er's skirt gray fuzz.
1T is lesson to me-" confded Miss
Carmichael to her friend, Mr.. Sandys
4 shall try never to be afraid again
when l see my duty"
That's right" said Mr.. Sandys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-10-01

Duringethe next ten days Miss Car.
michael vas continually in disgrace
with the once. She was reported (by
the ianitof) for allowing her pupils
to abuse school furniture" and sure
enough. jagged scratches were found
: upon the vanished desks of No. IA.
She was reported (by the janitor"s
asststant) for having a room "disord-
erly at recess" she was reported
e(by . teacher on the floor below be-
cause the noise in Miss CarmichaePs
; room was $50 awful you couldn't hear
yourself think, much lesss teach. /"
This teachers brother was q fellow
laborer. with Mr.. Lyons In the political
vineyarl. . She always got her chalk
and paper before the janitor had
time 70 distribute the supplies to any
room but hers. and no'sp0ts were ever
found % her floor.
a These things were all mysterious to
, Miss Carmichael, but she suspected
the source Of her discomforts and dis.
egrace.
o what has this school done that It
SHOULD be at the nero! of that Tilt.
crate bully!ss she asked aIoad, and was
oVsfhea1d. ~. Lyons was eaVesdrop
ping
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-05
Insuroent leads s
 Promise Support

Delegate Cameron replied ss fol- lows to q querry of the Douglas Dis patch regarding the statehood situs- tiop:--
 "rhe outlook sas never brighter than now. had an interview with Speaker Cannon today and was sssur- ed of his hearty support. Moreover. he urged hsste, saying good begin ming was half the battle. and nothing like an early stsrt. Sereno Payne, leader of the majority in the h use. is heartily ia favor. The bill VII go through the house flying, and prob ably early in- the session. All oppo sition is practically gone in the senate It is possible that statehood w,ll bs accomplished before January first, and not later than February, bel eve or the outside"
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-05
Tombstonites Are
 Getting Busy Early

We have caught the early Christ mas shopping idea.
 Never before, say the merchants have the local r"sidents started in to do their Christmas shopping SO -srIy
 A, every place in the city where holiday goods are kept the trade is reported ss unusually heavy for this time of the year. Business in what Is known ss gilt goods" is rushing.
 In many esstern cities early Christ. mae shopping crussdes have been stsrted, usually with only moderate success. No crusade has been started here but all have been quick to see the advantage of shopping early to avoid the rush