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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

they are liable to stop and not begin
again until the warm weather. On
the other hand. the much more fire.
quent mistake Of the farmer is to
hatch the pullets out so late that the
cold weather catches them immature
and they remain stunted and undevel-
oped and never begin laying until the
season of high prices is past.
The early hatched pullets should be
kept laying steadily from November
until the following August. AS to
whether they are to be sold at this
time or kept throughout the second
year of laying there Is considerable
dispute among poultrymen. 1t has
been very carefully figured out, how
ever, that hens lay during the second
year about two-thirds as many eggs
as during their pullet year. 1t is
worth at least - cents to 81 to bring
q pullet to laying maturity. With a
yield of $50 eggs during the pullet
year we may expect 100 eggs from the
hen during the second year. This loss
of fifty eggs just about offsets the cost
Of raising an extra pullet to replace
the one we would sell. so it is practi-
cally an even break as to whether pull
let's should be sold at the end Of their
first laying year or kept throughout
the second season. The majority of
poultrymen keep hens for laying the
two years.
Climate.
Climate and soil are essential fac
tors in egg production, but, Of course,
cannot be controlled by the poultry
man who is once located. The chief
expense In egg production is the extra
care and food necessary in the winter
months. Likewise, in spite Of all eff
forts, the poorest results are obtained
at this season of the year; hence the
advantage of being i'm a climate and
with soil where hens can run out
doors at all seasons of the year. Light
sandy soils even with the same tenn
perature are much better for poultry
for the reason that snow does not last
long upon them and grass and grain
would keep growing. where In heavier
soil they would have long since dwin-
died away.
The heavy egg production Of the
Australia egg laying contest, which
has excited considerable comment in
this country, has to be largely ascrib-
ed to the mild winter climate in the
region where the contest was held.
Houses For Layers.
Those who live in milder climates
along the Atlantic shore from Phila-
delphia south and. for that matter.
even Oh the New England coast, where
the breeZes from the sea melt the
snow quickly. will find that the most
profitable egg farming methods con-
sist in providing the hens with com
Portable sleeping quarters and with
out going to any particular trouble to
provide them with daytime occupa-
ton. Under such circumstances lay
ing hens may be fed grain and beef
scrap from hoppers. with perhaps one
mash Of bran. corn. milk, cooked veg
etables. etc, once day. This Is the
simplest form of egg farming and is
practiced at the famous Little Comp
ton district in Rhode Island. The re-
suits in egg yield are probably not as
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
~HE factors that must be con-
sidered in profitable egg pro-
duction are stock, climate,
housing and feeding. We
have previously discussed the worth
of the various breeds as egg pro-
ducers. and, presuming that the read
er has already made such selection,
the next thing he should see to is that
he is prepared to hatch and rear a
goodly number Of pullets which will
reach the egg laying maturity about
November. This will require Leghorns
to be Matched from April Is to June /,
and in the case Of Plymouth Rocks
and other fowls Of this type matches
should come from the middle of March
to the 1st Of May.
If pullets begin laying in August
and September they are very likely to
mott in November, with the result that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26
BACK TO
THE FARM"
XIII. Rural Education-The
District School.
by G. v. GREGORY.

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso.
- YINETY per cent of all the coun.
III try boys and girls never gel
~ any education beyond that
given them In the country
schoolhouse. Obviously the problem OF
education for country Life is the prob.
lem of the district school.
The problem of the increasing cost
OF living is not so much to be solved
by raising more corn and hogs as it is
BY raising better boys and girls. A
crop Of boys and girls brought up to
love the country and appreciate Its
possibilities will do much to postpone
the coming Of the day when the Unit.
ed States will be too big to feed itself.
There are too few real country
schools in the United States today.
There are too many limitations Of town
schools. Too many of the teachers are
girls from town. They come out on
Monday morning and so back on Fri.
day night They have none of the
spirit Of the country, and they endure
the eNuntry school for the meager
wages they receive. They are longing
for the day when they may get posi-.
lions in town schools.
While this condition exists the rural
school cannot be a success. If the
country Is TO have life of its own, as
1t already has In many localities, that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

GOOD JUDGES OF CORN.
fSchoolboys who won the trophy for the
best corn judging at the short course
at the Iowa State Agricultural college,
1907
life must be most manifest In the
school. The fault is not primarily
with the teacher. but with the system.
The chief fault with the rural schools
Is that there are too many of them.
In Iowa there are 27S schools with few.
er than five pupils each. There are
1858 schools with an average of fewer
than ten pupils. The schools have been
established with the idea of numbers
rather than quality. There is school
house every two miles with monoto-
nous regularity, whether there are any
pupils or not. Under such conditions
a large share of the school funds is
used in maintaining the small schools.
The result is cheap teachers, poor
schoolhouses and meager equipment.
The most advanced rural communi-
ties are getting around this difficulty
by consolidation. In some places two
schools are brought together. in others
three or four or half a dozen. One
good, well equipped schoolhouse takes
the place Of several poor ones. Fewer
teachers are needed. and the money
can be used to hire better ones. A plot
of ground can be purchased for a
school garden, and the schoolhouse
can have trees and a lawn.
Local pride has been one Of the OBJ
stacles In the way of consolidation.
The patrons Of school district dislike
to have their schoohouse taken away
even though there are but two or three
pupils Of school age in the district.
Local pride Is a commendable thing.
There is just as much local pride in
consolidated district, but 1t is little
wider in its scope. The pride based
upon a modern consolidated school has
much more foundation than the pride
that objects to having dilapidated.
poorly attended schoolhouse removed.
The question of getting pupils to and
from school has been troublesome
one In some localities. The coming of
better roads Is doing much to solve
that. Even in the largest CONSOLIDATE
ed school districts the bulk of the pu-
pills are within two or three miles of
the schoolhouse. Often stables are pro-
vided near the schoolhouse, where the
pupils from the corners Of the district
can keep their horses. More often the
children are hauled In covered wagons
at the expense Of the district.
The consolidated rural schools are
developing a system Of education all
their own. They are no longer imi-
tators Of the city schools. They are
Of the country and for the country.
Objection has been made to the intro
duction of agriculture into the rural
schools on the ground that the courses
are already crowded. There Is some
ground for this objection. in the old
fashioned district school. In the con-
soidated school better grading is pos
sible, the pupils learn thing well
when they go over it. and endless
repetition is unnecessary. Every one
who has attended district school re-
members the endless routine of selec-
lions in the reader. which must be
gone over time and again until they
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

TYPICAL RURAL SCHOOL, BARE AND
CHEERLESS.
ed to test milk, and their fathers
learned that some Of their cows were
not so good as they had thought. The
boys were taught to judge corn and to
make termination boxes for testing
seed corn. They learned to pick out
one weed seed from another and
which were the most to be feared.
At the national corn show In Oma-
ha in 1908 Miss Field won the automo-
bile that was awarded to the best
rural school exhibit. Miss Field, sew
eral of her teachers and some of the
brightest boys I'm the county attended
the short course at the agricultural
college in 1909. II find that I've got
to learn more about corn" Miss Field
said. my boys are getting ahead of
me-" She did so well that she won an
expert judges certificate. Her boys
won the seventy-five dollar gold medal
that was given for the best boys judg-
ing team in the state. Her teachers
went back with new ideas TO put into
effect.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26
sids For Laying Water Mains.

The Board of Public Works will re-
ceive bids until Wednesday, Aug. 81,
1910, for laying about $500 lineal feet
OF four (4) inch water mains.
City to furnish all material, contrac-
tor to do all work such as trenchihg,
filling, setting special castings, etc.
Specification are to be seen at Office
of City Clerk.
Contractor to furnish bond suffi-
cient and satisfactory to the Board of
Works for the performance of the same.
A bond or certified check shall ac-
company the bid to the amount of fifty
dollars as a guarantee that successful
bidder will enter into contract.
Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Owosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

course deposits are not received in
Washington. 1t looks. however, as if
the new banks would be popular with
persons who are not solicitous about the
amount of interest they will receive.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26
Home Course
In Poultry
Keeping
VH.-Egg Production.


Formerly Poultryman at Kansas Expert
ment Station. Commercial Poultry Ex-
pert of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Author
of THE Dollar Hen"
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
htw 5T0Rt 70 bt 0p[h[D
Long Bros. Will Start Novelty and
Notion Store in European
Hotel Building.

The Wonder is the name Of a
new store to be opened in the near
future by Long Brothers in the
European Hotel building. The
management of this new business
place will aim to keep in stock
such articles as are not usually
found in the other stores, and will
be devoted principally to novelties
and notions. They have secured a
lease on the building and are now
getting things in readiness for the
opening Of the store about April 1st.
Ray Long, one of the members of
the firm, is well known here having
been employed in Marshall's store
the past year. His brother, II. l..
Long, who will be associated with
him, arrived here from Lewistown
last week.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
$4,000 PATROL
Roundup's Payroll Rapidly Approach.
Ing the 100000 Mark--Pay Day
Saturday, Monday, Tuesday.

The payroll of the Roundup mines
for the month Of February was
$4,000, and present indications
point that the 100000 mark will
soon be reached. Altho operations
will not be so active, with the ap-
proch Of warm weather the opening
of the Davis mine, which is pro-
crossing rapidly, will more than off
set this. By next fall all four mines
as we'll as the Keene property will
be in full operation, and it is ex-
pected that the payroll will then be
in excess of $125,O
The February payroll was divid-
ed among the three mines as fol-
lows: No. 1, $4,000; No. 2, $1O,-
600; No. 3, $4,000.
AS all three mines have been
forced to shut down more or less
the present month, the March pay
roll promises to be somewhat light
er. No. 2 resumed work this morn
ing after two-weeks' shut down
on account Of the damaged bridge.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
(0UNTI DIVISION CLUB HAS N[[T|h6
Two New Vice Presidents EIected--
Division Discussed in General
and SUGGESTIONS Made.

The County Division Club held
it's regular monthly meeting in
Pioneer H all Monday evening,
President Slayton, Of Lavina, being
in the chair. The division question
and the matter Of boundary lines was
discussed in general bv the men,
bers present with no other object
in view than to give the executive
committee an idea of what the pre-
vailing opinion is in the rank and
file Of the organization. Nothing
Of more than passing interest was
decided upon.
Jas. Hart of Elso was elected as
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
STANLEY THEATRE 0pth5 n0hDAI
Roundup Will Have One Of the
Classiest Vaudeville Houses in
Central Montana.

The finishing touches are being
put to Stanley Theatre this week
preparatory to its opening to the
public next Monday evening. The
stage has been appointed, lights
placed, picture machine installed
and all that remains to be done is
the placing Of the opera chairs
which will be done tomorrow.
For the opening performance the
management will introduce Louis
Probost, a well known novelty
dancer, in variety Of dances and
monologues; Gender & Gilmore, a
team Of clever musical specialists,
in an amusing musical sketch es-
pecially written for them for their
New York appearance; Kitty Brady.
in careful selection of the latest
illustrated songs. By no means the
least important feature Of the per-
formance will be the Stanleyograph
motion pictures. The very latest
and most up-to-date pictures will be
shown being received direct from
Chicago.
Two performances will be given
every night at 7:3O and 900. The
vaudeville program will change
Wednesday evenings, while the
pictures will be changed nightly.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
LAID ATT0Qnt1 70 L0(ATt HtRt
Hamilton Wright, Well Known
Special Agent, Resigns to Es-
tablish Office Here.

Hamilton Wright, Of Helena, who
has been connected with the de-
partment of the interior for seven
years in various capacities, has re-
signed his position and has decided
to locate in Roundup to devote his
time to the practice of land law
exclusively. He is we'll known in
Roundup having tried a number of
cases for the government before
local U. s. commissioners. His
family will arrive here in a few days
and he expects TO make his perman-
ent home here.
Mr.. Wright entered the service of
the department seven years ago,
spending the first three years in the
Office Of the secretary Of the interior.
The last four years he has spent in
Montana as special agent for the
department. His long experience
has given him thorough knowledge
of land law practice and depart
mental rules and regulations, and
his services will no doubt be found
of much value. He had the repu-
tation of being one of the best spec.
ial agents in this division and many
important cases were entrusted to
to him. During his service as
special agent he worked up over
two hundred cases among which
were some we'll known conspiracy
cases.
He expects to be able to open his
Office here in a week or so.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
RtQ|Vt TWO NEW CARS
Roundup Garage Receives Con.
signment Of Locomobiles Which
Have Already Been Sold.

The Roundup Garage last Satur-
day received a consignment of two
new 3O-Locomobiles, for which car
they have secured the state agency.
Both cars have already been sold,
one to DR.. Brissenden OF this place,
and the other to N. B. Smith, an
attorney Of White Sulphur Springs.
The cars are without doubt the
classiest that have yet struck
Roundup.
The garage has also seven
passenger Packard en- route to
Roundup, and as soon as this ar
rives regular auto service between
here and Billings will be inaugural
ed. The Baby Doll" will be used
in this service in addition to the
new Packard, one car leaving
Roundup every morning and anoth-
er leaving Billings at the same time.
A carload of Parrys, 36, a road
ster and touring car, is also coming
and will be here about April 1st.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
5T0(k A550(|AT'h ACTIVE
Holds Annual Election Of Officers
and will Conduct Monthly Stock
Sales as Last Year.

A meeting Of the Roundup Stock
Association, which has been dor
mant during the winter months,
was held Tuesday evening for the
purpose Of electing officers and lin
ing out the work for this year. The
officers elected are as follows:
M. H. Wall, president.
B. +. Bruckert, vice president.
Thos. Graham, treasurer.
A. I. Miller, secretary.
Monthly stock sales will again be
conducted this year, and the first
sale to be held was set for Saturday
April 10Th. The demand for all /.
kinds Of stock is far in excess to
what it was last year, and good
sales are looked for. Stock and
farm machinery is already being
listed for the coming sale. Anyone
having articles to list should see
Secretary Miller at once so that
they may be included in the adver-
tising to be gotten out soon. Aside
from announcing the date, no de-
finite plans have been made for the
sale thus far.
B. +. Bruckert, who has been
elected vice president, will still be
an active member of the association
Notwithstanding the fact that he
has removed from Roundup. He is
bringing down bunch of horses
from Livingston for the April sale.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
5(HRUhpR[App0|hT[Dp05Tnk}T[R
Present Incumbent Of Postoffice Re-
appointed Under New
Classification.

August Schrump received word
Monday from Washington that he
has been reappointed postmaster of
the local post Office by President
Taft under the new classifi cation as
third class office. The appoint
ment Of new postmaster has been
pending since the reclassifcation
last September, but the usual red
tape connected with matter Ct
this kind has delayed definite action
until now. Mr.. Schrump's reap
pointment is no doubt result of
the splendid service he has been
giving the people of Roundup since
the office has been under his ad-
ministration, as well as the excel
lent manner in which the inside
buiness Of the office has been con-
Quoted. The people of Roundup in
general feel pleased over Mr..
Schrump's reappointment.
No sooner had Postmaster
Schrump received notice of his re-
appointment than he made arrange
ments for improvements in the office
the need of which has been felt for
some time, but for the reason that
the appointment was in abeyance,
he was not justified in going ahead
with anything until the matter was
definitely settled. New fixtures
have already been ordered and as
soon as these arrive the crowded
condition of the office will be over
come.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
4 5plthD|D PRODUCTION
Sacred Cantata Ruth" Given by
Large Chorus Last Friday Night
Pleases Audience.

A large and appreciative audi
ence turned out last Friday evening
to hear the cantata, Ruth" pro-
duced by chorus of the M. f.,
church under the direction OF w.
Munson Jones. Everyone was de-
lighted with the beautiful cantata,
the like Of which has never been
seen or heard in Roundup before.
The nature OF the production was
such as to clearly demonstrate the
musical ability Of Roundup's
artists, and everyone appearing in it
is worthy of much praise.
The duet, Excelsior" sung by
Mrs. F. c. Dralle and w. Munson
Jones preceding the cantata was
exceptionally fine.
The casts of characters and chorus
was as follows:
Mrs. c. F. Richardon, Ruth.
Mrs. F. G. Dralle. Naomi.
Sidney Clarke. Boaz.
Dave Williams. Elimelech.
Chorus Of Reapers-Mrs. Corliss
Fairchild, Mrs. G. G. Rookie. Mrs.
Fraelich. Miss Ferguson and Miss
Anderson, sopranos; Mrs. c. H. Ty-
ler, Mrs. F. C. Dralle and Miss
Sido, altos; Messrs. Smith, Evans,
Thurston and Clarke, tenors; Messrs.
Richardon. Clarke ,Egan and Viland.
Bassos.
Rev. Haynes read the scriptural
story Of Ruth" interspersing the
cantata. Mrs. G. Kennison was
the accompanist on the piano.
Special credit is due w. Munson
Jones, director, for the splendid
manner in which the production
was staged and produced.
The performance netted $50 which
will be used for church purposes.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
WOO! ttI5 D QhI5
Jos. Asbridge Makes Nice Profit
by Consigning Clip to the Chi
cago Wool Warehouse.

While in town Wednesday on his
way home from Lewistown, Jos. L..
Asbridge, of Pine Grove, furnished
The Record with information re-
garding the cooperative wool ware.
house recently established at Chica
60 by woolgrowers. Mr.. Asbridge
has just received returns on his last
years clip which netted 25 cents
per pound, this being considerably
more than he could have realized
otherwise. He estimates that he
made saving Of about $4,000 by
disposing Of his wool thru the Chi
cago warehouse. The prices paid
were as follows: Fine staple, 26c;
! blood staple, 29c; ! staple SOC;
staple, 29c; fine clothing 24c; tags,
12c.
The cooperative warehouse has
proven success and that its busi-
ness will be consideredably larger
in the future is certain. In addition
to saving several cents per pound
for those who consigned their
wool there. the association made a
profit of Sc per cent on its capital
ization on the first years business.
At the Woolgrowers' convention at
Ogden the association decided to
leave this money in the treasuary
as a surplus fund. Most of this
profit was realized from commissions
on wool which had been subscribed
but never handled by the associa-
ton. 100000 pounds had been
subscribed of which 100000
pounds was actually delivered. On
the remaining 100000 pounds,
the members subscribing it were
required under the rules of the as
sociation to pay a commission of
one cent pound. which brought
in $12O,0O0.
On account of the splendid show
ing made by the association, Mr..
Asbridge predicts that the amount
of wool to be handled by the CO.
operative warehouse this year will
be a great deal larger.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18
COUNCIL DISCUSSES 5[W[R 515J[N
Council Takes First Steps for Estab-
lishment of Sewerage at Special
Meeting Monday.

AT a special meeting of the city
council held Monday night consid-
erable time was consumed in dis
cussion of the advisability of going
ahead with the establishment Of a
sewer system in the city of Round
up at this time. AS new city cleo
ton is drawing near the council did
not wish to take any definite steps
in that direction, but committee
consisting of Alderman Schroeder,
Rausch and Graham was appointed
to interview the business men of
the city and ascertain their views in
the matter. This will clear the road
for immediate action as soon as the
new council qualities, and as it is
desired to have the system in oper-
alton by next fall no time can be
lost. It will be necessary to call
a special election to vote bonds for
the sewer system and to advertise
for bids later on, all of which will
occupy more or less time. The
council dose not anticipate any
opposition to the sewerage what
ever.
In order to fix the salaries of tn Q
city officials for next year before
the coming election, committee
consisting of Alderman Wall,
Rausch and Graham was appointed
to look into the matter and report
at the next meeting.
M. II. Wall was elected president
Of the council to act in the absence
Of the mayor.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1910-03-18

one Of the vice presidents, as was
also William Henning, Of Ryegate.
The executive committee was in
structed to prepare a circular letter
inviting everybody within the pro-
posed new county to join the Club.
Carl N. Thompson was instructed
to interview the people of the east
ern end Of the county on the bound
ary question. It was also suggested
that the executive committee CON
fer with the Commercial Club of
Melstone.
The meeting adjourned to Mon
day, April 18th.