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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
POULTRY LIKE GREEN FEEDS
Regarded 40 Absolutely Necessary
Where Fowls Are Confined
In Summer.
Ry MILLER puRvIs.)


regard green feeds as absolutely
necessary to the welfare Of poultry,
old and young, both summer and WIN
ter. Where fowls are kept confined IT
must be supplied to them and where
they have full liberty 1t may be fed
to them with profit during the months
when vegetation is somewhat burned
by the heat.
A letter from a friend exactly coin.
cides with the experience. He writes
that last summer he had batch OF
rape which he cut and fed to his hogs
He says his hens ate this rape as
greedily as they would If they had not
been shut up where they could not be
out to find grass for themselves.
have noticed this more than once.
Throw out lot of fresh lettuce
leaves where the hens can get 1t and
they will eat 1t up clean. Cabbage
stumps thrown out to the hens will
be picked clean. even where the hens
run at large.
Those who must keep their mems
confined will find that small plat OF
rape will furnish large quantity OF
green feed during the summer.
1t will be large enough to begin
cutting In five or six weeks and as
soon as 1t is cut off will throw up new
shoots, thus renewing itself constant.
ly, so the same ground my be cut
over time after time.
Lettuce or dandelions make q very
good green feed for laying hens or
growing chicks. There seems to be
some medicinal property about both
these vegetables which promotes good
health in the fowls.
Both are easily grown and furnish
good supply of feed II the tops are
cut off instead of pulling the plants
out by the roots when gathering the
feed.
Turnips and beet tops, mustard, pea
vines and all other tender green stuff
will be relished, and save much feed
Of more costly kind.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
WHEN NOT TO SWIM
EVERY SWIMMER SHOULD 40
QuiRE THIS KNOWLEDGE.
There Never 10 Time When II Is
Safe Under Unsafe Conditions
No Precautions Considered
Excessive.

A single newspaper column reported
recently thirty cases of drowning In
places many miles apart, and under
conditions as diverse as possible. They
we're not suicides, strictly speaking.
although the moral responsibility is
not greatly different In some Of the
cases. 1t Is mild statement that In
more than one instance the fatality
was not necessary. Many of the cases
were pathetic, some surprisingly SO.
Young women died clasped In each
others arms, playmates died trying to
rescue each other. and there were one
or two cases Of real accident through
falling unexpectedly into water under
conditions preventing rescue or es-
cape. Such toll as this is shocking,
accustomed as we are to summer Sun
day drownings, the New York Times
says.
With the thermometer where It Is,
1t Is idle to advise even nonswimmers
not to go into the water. Since they
will do 1t, 1t is doubtful advice to learn
to swim, since 1t is the swimmers who
most frequently drown. Having taken
the responsibility of advising every.
body to learn to swim, 1t is necessary
to supplement 1t by advising those
who have learned to learn also when
not to swim and dive and to enforce
this advice by morals drawn from such
awful examples. One young man broke
his neck and drowned because he
plunged head first into water which
be was told was shallow. How is 1t
possible to be truly sympathetic with
such recklessness?
And the indignation with such dis
regard Of human life is similar even
when, as frequently happens, divers
persist in trying the depths of strange
waters with their heads instead OF
their feet. 1t is not 80 grand to try
unknown depths with a leap instead
of dive The difference between a
sprained ankle and broken neck
measures the degrees of vanity which
are behind these two methods of
plunging. Boys who try to float on a
board In deep water before they can
swim are just boys and can be rea-
soned with suitably only by their
parents.
This is only word of advice to
those who know how to swim, and ap-
pear to think that thereby they have
license to be foolish. There are
times and conditions which even swim
mers should not swim and there never
| is time when swimming is safe un.
der unsafe conditions. So long as wa
ter will strangle there Is no perfect
safety In the water. So long as this
Is true no precautions are excessive.
whatever the skill of the swimmer.
Except for show and only under con-
ditions where help is sure and near
Everybody should learn both how to
swim and when and where not TO
swim. Late newspapers are almost Q
perfect guide on the subject.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07

Sweep down the cobwebs-tney are
neither ornamental or useful
Why not use the space between
trees In the orchard for fall vegetables
for home use?
Don't get overheated and then drink
a lot of cold water. Sip a little and
wait until cooled off.
Bonemeal Is excellent for vines and
fruit trees, and three or four ounces
may be applied to the square yard
We have no sympathy for the man
or boy who has to cut stovewood on
blistering days. Winter was the time
for that job.
Corn Is a good crop. In spite OF
large crops, 1t has been very high for
the past two years. II is likely to be
as high, or higher, next year.
For pitching bundles Of grain ur
high in the barn or on the stack
nothing beats a long-poled fork with
short tines. You can have one made
that way for this express purpose.
Plow ground for late summer seed
ing of alfalfa as soon as the corn is ir
and there Is time. Let the ground lie
for a few weeks and then work II
down frequently to kill young weeds
Now is the best time of the yeal
to see to 1t that no pools Of water are
allowed to form and stagnate around
the premises. Fight the flies and the
mosquitoes and thus keep down
typhoid and malaria.
The day Of the old grain cradle q
farm tool has almost gone by, and
yet a good cradle is handy thing te
have. Take 1t in grading around I
piece of grain 1t works first rate. even
today. Some OF the modern cradles
| are very easy to swing. too.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07

formed that 1t proved much more
than expected, so far as getting rid
of the old stumps were concerned,
says Homestead. The cost to make
this stump burner was $1.25 and 1t
was made as follows: The steel
jacket from an old abandoned food
cooker was used for the lower part,
and the square part for the top was
bought from local timer, It and the
joint of pipe costing $1.25. They are
both a little heavier than ordinary
sheet iron. In operation, the device
is placed over the stump and fire
built around same with anything that
may be handy for fuel. In some cases
chips were used; In others, old rails,
and In still others, pieces were split
from the stumps themselves. Not only
did the burner consume the entire
stump in short time, but in many
cases the roots were burned out far
down in the ground. A similar burner
might be constructed from many
things that are every year thrown In
the scrap heap, and If the necessary
material could not be found In the
scrap heap, any timer would build
one for small sum and your stumps
would be burning while you were do
ing something else. The boys would
simply love to operate one Of these
burners at least until the novelty wore
off, and possibly the promise of a
small sum of money when the last
stump was burned out would prolong
the novelty for a sufficient time to do
the business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
@uRf
Ground Plan Of Plggery.

An unfinished, stunted hog weighing
100 pounds will dress about 65 pei
cent Bacon from such hogs sells a
wholesale for one-half that from fin
ished hogs The bacon from the un
finished, light hogs, when cooked, con
sists of skin and flabby, soft meat. ant
the consumer Is dissatisfied.
The flesh on the live, unfinished
hog is soft and fiabby to the touch
and the hair has a dead appearance
The meat from an unthrifty hog Is
always soft and that from thin hogs
Is usually soft.
Special attention should be paid tc
housing the swine. Hogs are more
disturbed by wind than any other
farm animal and their shelter should
thoroughly protect them from WIND
and from draughts.
The piggery shown here is salts
factory building where permanent
one is wanted. The partitions be
tween the pens are movable In case
II Is desired to use the building fol
fattening hogs, The doors leading to
the yards are raised from the centra
alley by means of ropes and pulleys
A shute across the ends Of one SCI
Of yards makes 1t an easy matter tc
dip hogs regularly. 1t is 6 feet to the
caves and 16 feet to the ridge above
the pens. Additions to this house
can be made when desired and the
building remain just as convenient.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
POULTRY NOTES.

Keep no breeding stock that is
weak.
Use the eggs while fresh for hatch
ing.
Supply grit and fresh water. Pro
vide shade.
Do not overfeed or overfatten the
parent stock.
Feed the ducklings not only grain,
but meat or milk (protein food in
some form) and plenty of green food.
Both mites and body lice accumu-
late very quickly in hot weather, and
cause no end of trouble.
Farm folks are seeing from their
more up-to-the-minute neighbors that
good housing and feeding pay big
returns on the work and investment.
AS a rule more may be obtained for
a two-pound chick in the summer than
for one twice as heavy In the fall. and
much feed, work and risk saved.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07

is suspended provided with perfo'
rated bottom, while diaphragm is
stretched across the upper face of the
drum, The diaphragm carries weight
which. owing to Its inertia, causes the
diaphragm to flex In rhythm to the
movement OF the horses head while
trotting or walking. This causes the
air In the drum to be alternately ex'
PEELED and drawn In. thus producing
q circulation within the bonnet.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
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RAISING CALF ON SKIN MILK
Much Of Success Depends Upon Care
Of Little Animal-Proper Shell
ter Is Essential.
fRy E. A. BOARMAN.l

(By Il. A. BOARMAN.)
In case of the stere calf which will
become q feeder, while he should be
growthy, he should be kept reasona-
bly, fat. He is the calf which should
have the corn and should have the
fat-making foods.
He should be reared in just the op-
posite direction, as compared with the
heifer calf. 1t will not hurt the steer
calf even to have his drink or skim
milk when he is six or seven months
old, IL there is surplus but skim
milk cannot be utilized to as good
advantage as in the case Of the heifer.
The best skim milk calves are those
which are born in the fall of the year.
Their young life is spent in a more
favorable season. The milk they get
as a rule will be in better condition
than the milk which the spring calf
will get.
II you select dairy blood for your
herd, one of the things which should
attract your attention when you make
your final decision is the vitality of
the breed you select. ..
This shows up particularly strong
In the calf during the first few months
of his life. Dairy breeds, as you know,
are not all equal In vitality. My ex-
perience In raising calves on skim
milk has been confined principally to
the rearing of Holsten calves.
| want to say In this connection In
our own herd a calf never sucked
its mother and In this way, after ten
or twelve years of breeding, the suck
ing instinct was largely bred out of
the calves. These calves were easily
taught to drink.
Not all of the success Of rearing
skim milk calves depends upon the
feed or upon the breed Very much
indeed depends upon the care of the
calf, and feed without proper shell
ter will avail but little.
The calf must be made comfortable
in warm as we'll as cold weather. If
he Is not failure will result. Let your
feeding arrangement be such that
each calf get his share.
Do not, as | have seen on many
farms, pour the milk into tub or
a trough and let the calf fight for
his share. There Is no chance for
disagreement on this point. This Is
not feding.
II will be found advisable, summer
or winter, to arrange that each calf
can get his individual share Of the
food, in yard in the summer time,
or In pen in the winter.
II you have plenty Of time It will
be found advisable to tie each calf
at each feeding. Tie around each
calf's neck ring two inches In d.
ameter with a light rope.
.;ss Give each calf place at a post and
sstaple to the post two feet above the
ground a rope not more than eight
or ten inches long with swivel snap
In the end.
Have these ropes far enough apart
to prevent the calves from reaching
each other and you will have no trou-
BILE from the calves sucking one an
others noses or ears. Keep the calves
tied until the milk is licked from their
chops and noses.
II the calves be Of about equal size
they may be turned loose to trough
In which is the grain food.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
Handling Lamblng Ewes.

At lambing time eve desires quiet
and isolation, and she should therefore
be put in pen by herself for few
days.
She is apt to do better II she is kept
by herself
Sometimes, in the case of twins, the
eve will abandon one and let 1t
starve unless it is fed by hand II
penned by herself she is more apt to
accept both offsprings. When by her
self she Is under better control and
more easily handled.
The eve should be watched, and
upon the first indication of inactivity
and listlessness, denoting the approach
of the lambing period. she should be
taken from the rest of the flock and
kept by herself as much as possible,
The appearance of the udder and other
conditions also betray the condition OF
the eve.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
AaM,51
H44H41 b blI1
dfIl
Building and Yards.

each, will supply cured hams weigh
ing 16 to 18 pounds, and sides oi
weighing 10 to IL pounds each.
These weights command premium
of rs cents per hundred pounds above
lighter hams and sides.
Well finished hogs, only, are want
ed. The hog should be well fattened
and rounded out, the flesh coming well
down on the hooks, and the fat on the
sides should be from l to IN inches
thick. In a finished hog the flesh
will be firm and hard to the touch
and the hair will be smooth and lus.
trous. The flesh should be firm, the
fat pure white and the best consumers
want good proportion Of lean.
Many farmers neglect their hogs
through the summer, stunting them,
and stunted hogs do not finish well.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
Tent Life In Town.

r. "a not uncommon to see handsome
yards disfigured with tent in the
middle of the lawn. II the mother
ioes not wish the baby to live out
loors all day, the boys want to play
indian.
Instead of the unsightly canvas sub
,titute a vine-draped tent. Arrange
,oles in the form of tepee and cover
he outside with wire screening.
Erect 1t In sunny corner of your
yard and around the base plant quick
rowing annual vines, such as climb
ng nasturtiums, Japanese hops. wild
.ucumbers. morning glories and
,onrda If the tent Is to be perma-
tent. hardy vines, as the kudzu, honey
mckles. trumpet creeper or Clematic
oaniculata, will grow from year to
rear. Grape vines also make pleas
int shade.
Bamboo poles for any sized tepee
,an be bought for $3.50 for a seven
oot diameter to seven dollars for q
b0-foot diameter. The wire netting Is
bought at any hardware shop and
easily fastened to the poles. Have an
opening at one side.
If necessary for rainy-day play a
small tent may be erected inside the
.epee, but usually children are con-
:ent with the more ornamental form.
A Navajo rug may be spread on the
ground, or If dampness is feared. there
:an be a light wooden floor or plat
torn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
RUNNING THE DAIRY RIGHT
People Willing to Pay Big Prlce fov
Milk II They Are Sure That
II Is Clean.
fRv r M STERLING \


We take pains to let our customers
know how we run things in our dairy
and charge two cents more than we
used to get for our milk. Our GUS
toners pay 1t without grumbling, for
they know our dairy is immaculate
and our milk pure and clean, and !
believe we could get an extra two
cents II we had the courage to ask
for 1t. know farmer in New Jersey
who has built up a dairy herd of 200
cows and by producing certified milk
gets 20 cents quart and cannot sup.
ply the demand. OF course he has a
big market in New York, you say,
That is true, but he manages to sell
every gallon of his milk In towns sur
rounding his dairy, II miles from New
York city. This goes to show that
there are always enough people, even
outside the big cities, to buy milk
which they know to be absolutely
clean, and at prices great deal high
er than they have been paying for
ordinary stuff dipped out of rusty
can by slovenly milkmen.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
LIVESTOCK
GsNOIES %

Shear the sheep before their wool
gets to be burden.
Keep the sheep pens clean. Dirt
and foul odors affect sheep quickly
Never feed the young pigs on the
ground. especially II 1t is dusty OIL
muddy.
No sheep has yet been developed
which excels In both mutton and WOO
production.
Sheep must be grown rapidly Will,
young II they are expected to attain
large size.
A horse that Is afraid OF the elec
trio cars can never be taught wha
they are by whipping,
Sell your wool on a rising market
Nine times out Of ten you will miss |
II you try to keep 1t for something
better.
II good lamb comes from a goo,
eve, save It for your own fiock
Don't let any butcher talk you Int,
selling It.
The boar pigs should be castrate,
at two to eight weeks old, so the,
win recover from the effects befor
weaving time.
There is little money in poor sheer
They will just about eat q man ou
Of house and home, Good ones o
none-that's the motto for us all.
Sufficient care is not exercised b
many in weaving out the ewes tina
breed irregularly. and because Of thi
the uniformity in the size Of the lam
! crop Ii reduced.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
COMPOSITION OF A TOMATO
Nutrlment Present In Largest Amounts
Is Sugar, While Organic Acids
Give Character.

The extensive use OF tomatoes as an
article OF food has caused many In
quiries to be made as to their food
value. The nutriment present in to-
matoes in the largest amount is sugar.
while the organic acids are the main
substances which give individuality or
character. In tables of analysis toma-
toes are given as containing from 81
to 95 per cent. water. As per cent ash.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07

II necessary to rear lamb by
hand. a New York state farmer says
be fnds the lamb the best Judge OF
amount OF milk required and feeds
at first nearly all It will drink. which
ls almost one-uuarter OF pint every
three hours. the last feed coming at
. p. m, After the grass starts the
feeds are gradually reduced to one
half pint three times day. The
milk fed in this way will yield larger
profit than II sold to the cheese fac
Aorx
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
A Soil compactor.

three twoinch planks about three feet
long and one foot wide. Nail or bolt
the edges together like the side OF q
house and hitch the chain to each end
Load 1t with as many large stones as
team can draw and go over the sur
face. 1t often does better work than
a regular roller.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
Feeds for Young plq.

Bran, milk and pasturage are some
Of the bulky feeds we'll adapted to the
real young pig. They help to distend
the digestive system. which enables
the pig to use cheaper and coarser
feeds to better advantage than the
Dig raised on concentrates.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
Pitchers VIII BE Pitchers

Mr.. Balfan Immersed in the game.
hercely)-If that pitcher would only
settle down!
Mrs. Balfan (inexpressibly shocked)
Dear me! You don't tell mel Ia
he as wild as all that Georgef-
Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
HORSE-B0NNET is IMPROVED
Does Not Limit Movement Of Animals
Ears and Causes Air to Cir
culate.

Mr.. John NJ. Davies of Plattsburg,
N. Y, has invented horse bonnet Of
smaller dimensions than heretofore,
which will not limit the movement Of
the ears OF the horse. says Scientific
merican. Within the bonnet q drum
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
BURNER TO DESTROY sTuMps
Made From Steel of Old Abandoned
Food Cooker and Joint OF Pipe
Cost SIPS.

The rather peculiar device shown in
the illustration herewith was made
by Vernon county, Missouri, farmer
for destroying stumps, and we are in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
Composition Of Tomato.

80 to 100 protein. and $50 to 4.so per
cent. of carbohydrates.
When the tomato is used for food.
care should be taken to retain all OF
the Juice. as the nutrients are present
largely In soluble form and any d.
minution of the amount Of Juice en-
tails a corresponding loss Of nutrients.
In its favorable influence upon the di.
feasibility OF other foods. the tomato
has considerable value.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07

Keep cows for profit. not because
you always have kept them and hesi-
tate to make q char~~
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-10-07
MAKING coMPACToR OF SOIL
Excellent Method of Constructing I'm
pIement to Be Used In Place OF
Ordinary Roller.

To construct a good compactor OF
the soil to use in place Of a roller. use
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-24
s1.oo PER YEAR
Weather.crcp Bulletin.

Des Mones, Iowa, June 19. The
weather during the past week was
ideal for the growth and cultivation of
c.-n The temperature was about 5
deere es above the normal and while
there was a total absence Of rainfall.
over the larger part of the state thare
was d, cded exc. 81 Of sunshine. Un-
der those favorable conditions the en-
tire week WAS devoted to aork in the
corn fields which are now generally
clean The stand of corn has been i'm
proved by replanting and the crop as a
whole is improving rapidly. Rain,
however, is needed, especially over the
eastern and extreme western counties
where the showers were light during
the previous week. All small grains
have made good progress and are head
ing nicely. Oats especially are in ex-
ceptionally good condition and give
promise of large yield although the
straw is short. Preparations are be-
ing made to begin the harvest of the
light hay crop at an early date. Po-
tatoes are holding their own and the
early ones are now ready for market.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-06-24
Pecoy Wins Again.

Manley PEGGY won the match last
Tuesday night from the wrestler call
ing himself Joe Corburn. but who
wrestled Reimer at Des Mones short
time ago as Mandino, and who claims
to be a Tennessee man. ''Corburn"
repeated his rough-house tactics of
his former Cresco appearance but they
availed him nothing, and although
much heavier than PEGGY, he lost two
straight falls to the latter, the first in
% minutes and the second in little
over seven minutes. This was the
third time they have met and Cor
burn" has yet to get the first fall from
PEGGY. They wrest!ed again at Hamp-
ton last evening.