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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
(Answer by Uncle Jo.)

This common and destructive dis
ease is due to the presence in the
windpipe of the cape worm, known
to scientists as Syngamus trachealis.
These worms obstruct the passage of
air to and from the lungs and thus
occasion the characteristic gasping
movements of the suffering chicks.
The common practice, recommended
by our grandmothers, that of intro
ducing into the windpipe a looped
horsehair, and by a twisting motion
dislodging and removing the worms,
does not seem to be practicable for
very young chicks. The windpipe is
SO small and SO easily injured that
1T is impossible to dislodge or re-
move all of the worms by such
means.
Chicks generally recover without
treatment when they are attacked
after they are half-grown, and hence
fowls that might from their size be
treated successfully with a horse
hair do not require treatment of any
sort. 1t is the very young chicks
that suffer most, and the only reme-
dial treatment in their case that
seems to be successful is rubbing the
neck from time to time with lard or
vaseline, thoroughly mixed with a
little turpentine,-3 parts of the
lard or vaseline to / part of turpen-l
tine a
1t is claimed that chicks contract
the disease when allowed to run Oh
soil which has become infested with
the gapeworm, or when fed earth
worms, and that keeping chicks on
a plank floor for several weeks after
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

THE POULTRY YARD

they hatch will prevent the gapes.
1t is probable that the same result
would be obtained by simply elevat-
ing an earthen floor above the sur
rounding level, so that it would not
retain moisture. The disease is con-
tagious, and can be conveyed from
one to another through the medium
of food and drink.
1t is also claimed that hens may
be infested with the gapeworms with
out showing any evidence of the
fact, and may thus be the means OF
transmitting the disease to the
chicks. If this be true, it becomes
important to see that the brood hen
is free from disease before the chicks
are Matched.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
Flora Poultry Farm

o. -; Rhode Island keds! Incubator Eggs 800
per 100: Incubator Chicks o. 90 prr 10 % 90 per
I.a OF 90 70 %. Eggs for balance Of season
FIRST yard. ~ 90 per H. O. 10 Der s0 SECOND yard
Si'zo per 10. 200 per 30.
Il. A. DOWNS. Flora. Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
More Profitable Hens.

Messrs. Editors: Mr.. o. o. Harri-
son tells in your paper of his profits
from his flock of White Wyandottes.
| kept a close account of my Rose
Comb Rhode Island Reds from Janu-
airy to December, and they netted
me clear profit of 1887 hen. This
year there is every reason to believe
| can do even better.
MRS. FRANK WRIGHT.
Portsmouth, Va.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
SINGLE conn RgoDe ,,.,n

a. n rev 10 months old cocks a. 10 =, "EfS
isrs ~eks old chicks 5000 per dozen r. ~ 70
ner IS. Ia money refunded Eggs 81 oa . nJ' sa
best eegs in o0 ~. Two thi,ds fertility guaranteed
,o, by actual first prize coek In ho .vsIy pen
err r;, ,eter you TO hundreds OF pleased
man Of The nan'N A c Mr. p. Kerr poultry t
s.i lie has judg 4 them at to- ny tedh he
bons a piIsslon TO refer TO him They tote ana
~ Is anu iay eggs, that is what YOU uts. I'D
T. n ,hdian Game Eggs. 81 100 Der IN want Corn
r. +. PHILLIPS. ''' 20 ID,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
[ Answer by N. l.. Hutchinson. J

Answer by n. l.. Hutchinson
Yes, for 50-egg machine, but if
1t is 1OO-egg it will be single wall,
perhaps, and will not give satisfac-
ton in winter or summer, unless the
party has basement or cellar to place
machine in SO the sudden changes Of
the weather will not effect it so ma
terially. W#Br8
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
LOOK |

Buy your Barred Rock and White wyaneots.
Eggs from stock that have a show record -
from my beat pens viii hatch winners
Jackson. 1905, ! entered birds. winning ~
hrsL ore second. one fourth.
jackson. 1909. entered Is: won II regular a.
special price. and was paid more cash by ths ~
ISOLATION than any other Mississippi hrrxis,
ksss from exhibition matinrs 50 90 pre- IL liza
ity wyan iosics only 81 20 per Is. satissaetio.
guaranteed T.. III. BlRIEONC, Terry Niss
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

Belt will discard velvet beans after
oats, because of the long season re-
Quired by this excellent renovating
plant. Peanuts or soy beans should
generally be the choice of those who
want to convert the late crop into
pork If the fields are fenced for
hogs and if the land can be put into
excellent mechanical condition. so
as to promise prompt and complete
termination of the seed, and hence
nearly perfect stand. Spanish pea
nuts may properly be given the
preference. But If seed peanuts are
not at hand and If labor for Smelling,
dropping and hoeing them is scarce
and high, the soy bean has the adj
vantage
While each of the above-mention-
ed legumes has its special conditions
under which 1t is the best crop to
follow oats, and while each of these
will in future more largely than now
partially replace the present stand
ard, the cowpea; yet the latter Is
still the crop TO recommend TO be
planted on the greater part OF the
stubble land of the South. I'm
fortunately the supply of seed this
year is entirely inadequate and very
expensive. Yet even at nearly three
dollars a bushel. cowpea seed may
be made a profitable investment. IL
is encouraging to note that at the
Arkansas Station fine yields OF seed
and fair yields OF hay were obtained
by the use only one or two pecks
OF seed per acre,-amounts eousid-
erably below what the writer would
recommend. II prices and supply
were normal. OF course. these re-
suits were with cowpeas drilled in
rows far enough apart to permit Of
cultivation. a method from which We
may generally expect the maximum
Yield of seed and yield OF hay much
nearer that from broadcast sowing
.han would seem possible to those
who have not tried level cultivation
of cowpeas.
one means Of meeting the present
shortage of cowpea seed was ava,la.
Die to those who thought of IL few
weeks ago, namely. the planting
about the first OF May of a small
area OF an early variety, with the
expectation OF picking the seed IN
time to make a second planting. bu,
on different land. The writer bas
several times thus grown two orons
OF the New Era variety at the Ala
oama Experiment Station. abont balf
way between the northern and soutb
ern parts of the State.
From fields where cotton wn, ..
biackroot occurs. ordinary yar,e,,os
Vi cowpeas should be excluded and
a choice made between "a the IRON
variety of cowpeas, seed OF which
are now very scarce, II ayaiIa,lo =,
an I'D peanuts, and ca yelva,
peahs' or (4) In special cases hog
garweed. e'' "es-
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

What to Pay for an Incubator.
Do you think $40 is enough
to pay for an incubator and
brooder and be sure of getting
something good?"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
RlDFAU BROOK EGG CO.
Incorporated
es Jogersoa Avenue. Cor. From,
MEMPHIS. TENN.

Breeders of Barred p. Rocks, Buff
?. Rocks, S. c. Il I. Reds. Silver
Laced Wyandottcs.
A, the great Tri State Fair. Momphis re -
10 hrsss. seconds. third on - entries Our ~
70 lay barred Plymouth Rocks. Bua Plymsss1
Rncka Silver Laced wyando;s.s and g. C. RAc6.
lslsnd Redo are erpeYtfaents. are heavy vtn.ue
layers and keep a; II all sumner. We ruarsHsss
quality In both cxrs ard hrerdins str~k Esrp
- 90 per Is. 5000 per iun. Cn~kercas g. 90 ssrk
sono extra hne ones e. ~ each. Ye~r-ola Hsns
and Puiiess s1~so each Ridoau nruss Err Ca
eany. Incorporated, oasco ard Store G. Jeff9s
son Avenue. Memphis Tcnn-
We offer $40 90 In gold 1910 Tri.s,a,e
Fair for best Cockcrei from our cgga.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
How to Cure Gapes.

Will you please give me a
remedy for gapes in chickens
and oblige. MRS. J. l.. H.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

our advertisers are guaranteed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21

H. G. Marshall was a Beaver
visitor Tuesday.
M. f. Martin will start the
ice wagon May 18th.
A 3 room cottage for rent.
G. K. Sourbeer.
r. 1. Creek a prominent attor.
ney of Pratt was here Tuesday.
VIM Wilson came over from
Englewood Tuesday on a bus
mess trip.
Jas. Lebo of Beaver county
hauled out lumber for a new
house Wednesday.
Margaret Mcclure of Liberal
and Pearl Matthews of Dodge
City are at the Whitlock home.
c. G. Baughman of the Brown
Shoe Company was transacting
business in Meade Wednesday.
DIR. VIM. F. Fee and Ben Cox
left Tuesday for a business and
pleasure trip to- Old Mexico.
They were accompanied by w.
P. Bunyan of Fowler.
Born: To Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.
Rhodes of Logan township, Sun
day April II, a boy. Mrs.
Wright of Spearville, mother of
Mrs. Rhodes is with her.
E. L. Gaskill of Liberal, and
]. E. Gasklll of Oklahoma City,
arrived in Meade Saturday for a
visit with their sisters Miss C.
Gaskill and Mrs. J. sB. Miller
and family.
M. H. Pritchett of Rama New
Mexico, is assisting with the
mechanical end of the News this
week. Mr.. Pritchett is an ex.
perienced piano and organ tuner
and repairer, and will be pleased
to havei.any one in need of work
in this line see..him or call him al
the Opera House restaurant.
The amended ballot law i:
causing Secretary of State Denton
considerable labor and later viii
make the printer havei gray hair
The names of each candidate mus
appear at the top of the column ar
equal number of times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Baptist Briefs

The attendance was good at all
the services.
Morning theme was Prayer for
Strength, discussed under the three
heads: Why? How? and For
what puspose? We need spiritual
strength to resist insidious doctrine
and to overcome open temptation
to wickedness. We receive strength
by the abiding of Christ in our
hearts. He strengthens US in order
that we may be able to grasp, in, all
its completeness, the love of Christ.
And this in turn will impel US to
greater serviceableness.
The evening theme was Wages
and Lifts.
The pastor preached at Lakeview
school house to large audience.
Mr.. Chatlin led the c. E. that fol-
lowed the sermon.
Next Sunday at II a. m. the
pastor will preach on the subject,
"A model business man." And as
he has been engaged in business
fora number of years and know the
ways of the business world to some
extent, he feels that he may speak
with certain degree of authority.
Also at s p. m. he will preach.
At this service we expect to have
some special music.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Health Board Rules.

ono swine shall be kept within
the limits of any incorporated city
between May and November of
any year" Sec. 8.
"All stables and stable yards
shall be kept clean. = Between
May I and November I not more
than one wagon load of manure at
any private stable, nor more than
two wagon loads at any livery OF
hotel stable, shall be allowed to &C
cumulate in or near the same, al
enc time" r -Sec.II'
The above are copies from the
rules and regulations of the Board
Of Health, and are printed in order
that all may be acquainted with the
law.
All persons are urged to comply
with rules which the local Board Of
Health must enforce if they are moi
voluntarily complied with.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
SENTIMENT OF THE POTOMAC.

America, where nobody seems to
have time for anything but hustling
after the almighty dollar, is the last
place where one would expect to find
sentiment. Yet a little ceremony
which has just been performed on
the Potomac river, and which was
inaugurated about seven years ago,
has that pretty touch of sentiment
for which our French cousins are so
renowned. 1t consisted of sending
out to sea boat laden with flow
ers-red roses, yellow daisies, red,
pink and white carnations, and
banks of fern; tribute to the VIC
TINS claimed by the ocean during
the preceding year. The boat was
started on its course in the presence
of great crowds of spectators, who
stood bareheaded as they sang, "For
Those in Peril on the Sea-" and as
the little craft with its fragrant car
go was borne by the tide toward
Chesapeake bay the warships and
merchant vessels in the river dipped
their flags in respectful salute
London Chronicle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
AGE OF THE POPULAR NOVEL.
Farmers Rather Unique Explanation
as to Why He Wasn't Up on
the Tariff Question.

A member of a publishing house
is telling story which he says goes
to show that the spread of the pop
ular novel is constantly increasing.
He was on his way from Paw
tucket to East Attleboro by trolley
and stopped off at the little village
store at South Attleboro to get a
nibble of crackers and cheese at
noon.
The usual rural characters were
about the counter. He got into con-
versation with some of them and
was interested to know how their po-
litical ideas ran. He sounded them
along various lines and at last came
to an old farmer who was sitting on
a sugar barrel waiting for the mail
'"Think they're going to make
good job of the TARIFF" he asked.
''What they dom to it?" was the
astonishing reply.
''Why revising it, of course. Don't
you read the papers?" said the pub
Usher.
oval, I used to-" said the farmer
''but bout a year ago 1 stopped ZEN
off. They got to be too frivolin' +
me. Since then I've been tuck VI
readin' a book"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
&C. Notes

We are still growing. Five new
members we're added last week,
making total of 62 members on
the roll. Several others are expect
ing to join soon so we will make
IS our next step.
A very successful meeting Sunday
evening. A good crowd was pre-
sent and an interesting program
carried out. Mr.. Wickizer makes
an excellent leader.
Another one of those good times
was enjoyed by the Endeavorers at
the social Thursday evening. A
very pleasant evening was spent in
playing games and having a general
good time. After refreshments Of
cream and cake had been served a
short business meeting was held and
then the meeting was adjourned,
The only thing to be regretted wa'
that the Lakeview Endeavorers were
unable to be with US as was planned
The bad roads and stormy weather
made it impossible for them tc
come. We hope for better weathei
next time.
The society voted to send two
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
OAK 1000 YEARS OLD.

In the village of Polstead, Suffolk,
stands famous oak, which the rec
tor has proved by researches to be
1000 years old. 1t has a girth Of
SO feet and has always been known
as the Gospel oak, as under it the
first Christian missionaries preached
to the heather Saxons 10 centuries
ago. Each year this is commemo-
lated by special service under the
tree.-London Standard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Methodist Notes

There was large congregation at
church Sunday morning in spite of
the windy weather. There were
several strangers and newcomers.
We welcome every one to worship
with US.
The attendance at Sunday-School
rose again to $50. The collection
was $4.53j Mr.. Stevens class gave
SI.2o.
The Mems Brotherhood will serve
a banquet at the Opera House res
tuarant on Thursday night this week.
Every member is expected to be
present. o. R. Stevens will act as
POSTMASTER and ten or twelve will
respond to appropriate topics.
We have ordered 40 new hymnals
for the Sunday morning service.
This will enable all to sing and take
part in the responsive readings.
The Queen Esther girls met in
their first regular meeting Tuesday
at Mrs. Ficks.
Our financial plan is proving a
splendid success, but will not run
alone. We must work it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21

delegates to the district convention
OF {. E. at Ashland, in June. The
delegates will be elected later.
Mr.. Scrivner leads endeayor next
Sunday. A good meeting is expect.
ed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
TRAITS OF KING OF BEASTS
interesting Facts About the Lion
Told by Hunter Of Big
Game.

"In the wild state one seldom sees
a lion either in repose or majestical-
ly alert" writes a correspondent Of
the London Times. GA glimpse the
hunter may get of him, standing
magnifcently rigid when suddenly
disturbed in early morning at his
kill of over night; and more seldom
it has been given to a man to watch
one, himself unobserved, gazing
from an eminence at the grazing
herd. But the lion is a nocturnal
animal, possessing an extraordinary
capacity for making itself invisible
in dim light. Many sportsman
has testified to the experience OF be-
ing unable to see lion on night
not altogether dark though it was
so close that its breathing was plain
ly audible; and many native of
Africa has fallen victim to the sud-
den onslaught of what, as he passed
it a few feet away, he took to be
only small bush or the blot upon
the darkness made by tussock OF
grass.
''The literature of big-game
shooting contains perhaps no incl
dent more blood curdling than the
experience of DR.. Aurel Schulz, who,
when with his gun-bearer he was
stalking hippopotamus at night,
found that a lion was in turn stalk
ing them. By chance the gun-bearer
noticed that bush behind them had
queer way of being always about
the same distance in their rear. In
spite of the moonlight they could
not be certain that it really was a
lion; but when, to test it, they
turned upon their tracks, immedi-
ately the shadowy thing swept, dim
and noiseless, in a wide semicircle,
so as to plant itself again behind
them. So, one going backward, with
his face always to the lion, the hunt
ed hunters made their way back to
camp-hippopotami having ceased
to interest them"
As to the moral character of the
beast the same writer continues
cit has been said of the lion that he
attacked only those who withstood
him, scorning to strike one who fled
or sued for clemency; whereas In
real life if you run from a lion he
will chase you. Moreover, that full
grown men only were his enemies,
that he would not harm babies. But
in the lionhouse one may see any
day the eyes which look so indif-
ferently on the men and women who
come and go before the cages light
up with sudden savagery as some
small child toddles alone across the
floor. The lion has learned thai
men and women are not for him
but this smaller creature ante
lope sise, soft and helpless-present'
itself to the royal mind as easily
EllabA"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Teacher-Now, Freddie, have you
lived in Chicago all your life?
Freddie-Not yet, teacher.
WOULD COOK WITH STEAM.

Miss Katherine l. Williams is one
of the worlds authorities on the
subject of cooking, and at meeting
Of chemists recently in London said
that she was an opponent of veg
etarianism because of her knowl-
edge of the chemistry of cooking.
The ideal way to cook, she says, is
in the casserole, and steam instead
Of water should be used whenever
possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Join the Commercial Club.

JOIN the lnnel Clal
D. c. Mensinger was here from
Pratt Tuesday.
Mr.. Kiltner who bought the
I n. Garlic farm is moving on
the place.
J.K. Wilson of Anthony is IN
the city, called by the illness OF
his mother.
Chan Ballard of the Ballard
ranch shipped several cars OF
cattle Saturday.
w. M. Ellis and sons, FRANK
and Carl from near Fowler were
in Meade Saturday.
il. Stamper will cry sale
for Mr.. Hockett near Fowler on
Tuesday, April 26'
Mrs. N. M. Ellis went to Gray
county Wednesday for a weeks
visit with her mother.
Fred Taintor, president OF the
Home State bank at Englewood,
was a Meade visitor Tuesday.
Will Ellis came in from Fowler
with two new cars, an Overland
and an e. M. F. He was looking
for buyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gay Gates re-
turned the first of the week from
ten days visit in Oklahoma and
eastern Kansas.
The dinner and ice cream sup
per given last Saturday by the
band boys netted them a little
over fifty dollars.
VIM. G. Elliot and Miss Bertha
Boyer went to Dodge City the
first of the week to attend the
wedding of sister of Mr.. Elliott
Joe Pinick came in from his
farm east of town this week and
saws that farm work and crops
about there and on the creek
are very satisfactory,
&c. Tillery and wife of north
GRAY county we're in Meade this
week visiting her parents }. M
Clements. Mr.. Clements re
Gently purchased the business
I,Of j. 1. Stamper.
Anon Smith of Murray, Okla
homa, and Maggie Young anc
Eta Hink of Englewood, spen'
several days last week visiting
Louie Smith, Henry Burford ant
Harry Williams and families.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
Certain
Conditions....

Will never change, particularly the
amount Of profit some stores ask on
their goods Our policy has been and
always will be ''The Utmost Value at
Any Price" We aim to make your
clothes money go furthest and to your
greatest satisfaction. We rely on your
appreciation particularly that which
is founded on experience This is the
home Of Friend Made Clothes, Sweet
Orr Trousers, Cluett, Red Seal and
Monarch Shirts, White Cat Underwear
and Black Cat Hosiery. When you
buy it is always the cheapestto get the
best and they cost you no more than
shoddy and besides we give our I'M
Qualified guarantee on all we sell,
MCMEE,L,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
THE GIRLS.

81 congratulate you, dear"
"0n what, dear~
'Why, on your engagement"
'"To whom?"
"Jack told me you had accepted
him"
"Oh, we'll, maybe 1 did. 1 never
have tho heart to reject proposal"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
A JOB FOR HIM.

"Did I ever tell you about my
Loy? That kid is sure a record
breaker"
"Sure enough? Send him over
md I'll let him play with our pho
,ograph. "-Houston Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21
WHAT VAST

Miss Orange-Do you know POe'S
Rayen~
Mr.. Black-Why, no; what's the
natter with him?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-04-21


Braden the grocer had fresh
strawberries Saturday.
Mort Wilson and wife of Engle-
wood are here visiting Mr.. Will
sons mother.
The Royal Neighbors will
give a chicken pie dinner Satur-
day April 23rd at the George
Cones building.
wANrED-A woman or girl to
clean house. Good wages. Cali
or address Mrs. John Shaw,
Meade. clio TIC
Any one interested in monument
al work will call ON or write to the
Pratt Marble and Granite Co. Pratt.
Kansas. V. M. Gates, Magr.
LosT-On the streets of Meade
April S, ten dollar bill. Any
one finding same, leave at First
National bank.
Mrs. H. J. Henris.