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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

the grain country of the northwest
produced the highest grade of export
bacon.
A swine breeder aiming for best re-
suits should carefully study conditions
of soil, climate and crop production in
his territory and select the breed or
class Of hogs which has been known
to thrive under similar conditions In
other territory. 1t would be a mistake
to endeavor to produce high grade lard
hogs in Minnesota and North Dakota;
likewise 1t would be impossible to
maintain a high standard in produc-
ton OF hogs for export bacon in ILL
nois and Iowa. While we cannot see
any advantage in further multplica-
ton Of breeds, we believe there Is a
permanent place for each Of our rec
ognized breeds.
There is, however. a class OF hogs
which. while profitable for the feeder
to produce. is also desirable hog IN
the packing house and in the store OF
the retail dealer.
A good barrow should be smooth
and we'll finished. possessing SYM
metrical outline. with we'll balanced
development in all parts. He should
stand squarely on sound limbs, show
ing dense. firm bone strong enough to
carry him to a desirable finish weight
without breaking down. The head and
neck should be Of medium weight,
the shoulders and hams smooth and
laid evenly with the sides. shoulders
free from shield and hams firm and
compact. There should be no surplus
around the tail head or along the bot
tom lines. While the most desirable
weight changes from time to time, de-
pending on the demand for lard and
provisions. good packer hog should
weigh between 225 and 275 pounds.
with an average of $50 pounds. Dur
ing the past ten years there has been
a fairly steady decline in the average
weight of hogs received at western
markets.
The ideal market hog comes from
no particular breed, nor is he the re-
suit of any particular system Of grad
ing or crossbreeding. but 1t Is true
that some breeds show high percent
age Of desirable market grades. While
the number Of market hogs showing
Berkshire blood is relatively small at
western markets. the quality Of Berk.
shire grades and crosses is unusually
high. They have long been recognized
as profitable killers. cutting out good
hams. tidy shoulders, extra good backs
and loins with high proportion Of
side and belly cuts. In fact. many Berk-
shire grades are almost ideal hogs for
bacon production. The demand both
from foreign and domestic markets is
for lighter. leaner meats finished at
earlier ages.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Until a few years ago Hampshire.
or thin rind. hogs were not we'll
known in the corn belt They came
from the hills of Kentucky. When
introduced into the corn belt they
at once sprang into popularity.
They are very prolific. raising large.
even litters of strong, healthy pigs.
The sows are uniformly good. quiet
mothers. raising a very large per-
centage Of their pigs. At a very
early age the pigs begin to rustic
for themselves and. therefore. be-
gin to grow rapidly. because of
their rustling qualities they are
good grass hogs. They have strong
digestive systems and can make the
most rapid gains from feed con-
sumed. Their meat is of excellent
quality and flavor. They dress a
very large percentage. and this
makes them very popular with the
packer. They are peculiarly mark
ed The SOW shown Is owned by
G. w. Kinney of Kentucky.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

The Southdown Is one of our pop
ular mutton breeds of sheep and Is
quite extensively bred. The breed
is hornless, and the face and legs
are Of graybrown color. The
best rams when fat often weigh
from IFS to 200 pounds and the ewes
from rs to $50. The body Is rather
blocky. This breed furnishes
fleece of good quality. weighing
from six to seven pounds. The wool
Is rather short. but Of medium fine
texture. The mutton is Of excellent
quality. The Southdown ewes pro-
duce more than one lamb at birth.
often two and sometimes three.
They are a very valuable breed for
early lambs. as the lambs grow rap
idly. The Southdown Is an English
breed. taking its name from the
Southdowns, the broken and billy
lands Of Sussex and neighboring
counties Of England
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

A reader of this department asks
whether it will damage blue grass to
apply air slaked lime on it. If scatter
ed thinly it would do no particular
harm. Neither would any benefit re-
suit unless the soil were inclined to be
wet and sour. in which case the lime
would serve to sweeten it and correct
an acid condition. Usually where this
is the case, the grass is thin or does
not grow at all. while sorrel is likely to
come up in it's place.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Lambs will begin to cat ground feed
when only Il few weeks old But they
will not get any unless you take them
nut of the yard where the sheep are.
Iave Il small pen at one side with a
little creep hole for them to crawl
through, and feed them there regular
". They will soon come to expect
their ration, aud how it will make
them grow.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20
Lo,v n Seautifv the Bathroom.

An ordinary bathroom can be given
a beautiful tiled effect by the following
arrangement: Form high wainscot
ing of cement. three coats, the first two
of ordinary gray and the last of keen
cement, which is perfectly white. Be
fore the last coat dries lay it off with
marker in blocks the shape of face
of tile The cracks thus made can he
colorod to harmonic with the tintins
of the upper walls and ceiling
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Do not take time to CRATE chocolate
Put the desired amount in saucepan
and place over the top of teakette
until melted.
Two squares Of unsveetened ctoeo'
late are equal to a cupful Of grated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20
How to Darn.

When you have a large hole to darn
first sew a piece of net over the hole,
catching it firmly to the edges all
around.
Draw the thread in the usual way
through the meshes. so that when you
darn crosswise you will have a firm
foundation and even meshes to darn
through.
Adopting this method. no matter
how large the hole is. you will have
no trouble 70 darn it neatly and even
ly. The work is also very quickly done
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

For some years past the state of H.
linois has employed convict labor in
crushing limestone. to be sold at cost
to the farmers of the state. Virginia
plans to DO the same thing. and other
states will likely follow suit. If con
victs can just be instrumental in
"sweetening the sour old world" up a
bit they will have performed useful
mission.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20
HANDLING LAMBS FOR
GREATEST PROFIT

! 1t Is well to consider just how to
handle lambs in order to make the
greatest profit. The eve lambs will.
for the most part. be kept over for
breeding purposes. The wether lambs
will all be sold within twelve months.
The problem Is whether to push these
forward and sell them on the early
market, say June. July or August, or
to keep them through till Christmas.
January or February and sell them
for about the same number of dollars
per head that can be secured In mid
summer. Which OF these methods
should be adopted will depend on the
possibility OF selling them in carload
lots or to sell them to men who make
up carload lots.
| In community where there are a
/ great many sheep breeders and where
1t is possible for shippers to buy car
loads of lambs as they do Of hogs |
have no hesitation in saying that the
best way is to have the lambs eat oats
and corn and give them free access to
these at all times in clean troughs, al
low them the milk Of their dams and
yell them at seventy to ninety pounds
before weaving Where one is so
largely engaged in the sheep business
that he can handle carload of weth-
ers at time this is certainly the way
to make quick and easy money.
My experience has been that by push
Ing the early lambs forward In this
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Before transplanting the tomato, egg.
pepper and other plants from the hot
bed. they should be hardened by re-
ducing the amount of water used in
bprinklin. them and by keeping the
sash off. When they have had time
they may toe taken up.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

A good many reform movements are
run on a good deal the same line as cut
ting dandeIions out by hand when ad-
joining lots are allowed to mature
fluffy heads by the hundred for the
wind to scatter hither and Won. 1t is a
pitifully inadequate adaptation OF
means to ends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

What is said to be the largest milk
yield and butter fat record ever made
by grade dairy COW is held by Beau
ty. grade Guernsey cow belonging
to Wisconsin breeder. She produced
in one year 12.194 pounds Of milk.
which contained ITO pounds of but
ter fat. Surely this is no scrub per
Torrance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Asparagus rust. a fun-ous disease
that was introduced into this country
from Europe twenty years ago and
which for long time was given little
heed, is today the most troublesome
pest that truck gardeners have to con-
tend with.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

The pigs are surely in "cIover" when
hey have the run of an alfalfa pasture.
Not only do they relish the green food.
but it does them good and puts flesh
on their ribs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Now and then some of our readers
have seen references in horticultural
journals to plugging up the holes In
hollow fruit trees with cement to pre-
vent decay. One who examined sew
eral trees which had been treated in
this fashion found that this mode of
treatment instead of preventing decay
of the heartwood of the trees had ac-
tually FASTENED it. This seems to have
been due to the same cause-lack of
air-which causes the under timbers OF
house to rot out much more quickly
Il there are no openings left IN the
foundation through which the air can
circulate. Fresh air is check to
fungous growth. and for this reason
the holes in the apple tree trrnks
should be left open.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

1t is pretty hard to improve on earth
worms as bait for suckers and red
horse. The writer remembers well
when lad that the small boys of the
neighborhood got it into their heads
that putting couple of drops of anise
oil on the baited hook would draw the
fish. He tried this. but without result.
and after he quit using the dope the
fish began to bite. In the meantime
the bottle Of oil had got uncorked in
his breastcoat pocket. and he dreamed
about anise oil by night and smelled 1t
by day time for weeks afterward. Just
plain "gums" are good enough.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

With commercial fertilizers coming
more and more into use there is need
for the exercise Of caution on the part
Of those buying them for the first time
along the line of buying those that are
guaranteed to contain the largest pos
sible per cent Of the fertiizing ele-
ments they are supposed to contain.
One fertilizer may look just like an
other and be represented as being just
as good as that sold under some other
brand, yet not be worth more than a
half or two-thirds as much. The prop
osition is a good deal the same as that
of buying a dairy COW. One may give
milk testing barely per cent and an
other milk testing 5 or per cent OF
butter fat
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

Ontario have lately installed system
of market reporting that has much to
commend it. Briefly the system is OPP
Grated by means Of bulletin boards
placed at all stations where produce is
received for shipment. On these are
given not only the days prices for
given list Of commodities. but also a
list of firms with addresses in differ
ent parts of the province who want
such and such quantities of this and
that commodity. These market bulle-
tins are corrected daily from reports
received from reliable sources and
prove of great service to the provincial
farmer and gardener.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-20

If your lawn Is infested with dan
delions and you are weary of getting
down on your prayer bones to dig them
out try a spray of iron sulphate. which
has been thoroughly tested and found
very effective. Dissolve one and one
fourth pounds of the chemical ,also
called copperas or green vitrioD to each
gallon Of water and apply to the lawn
with small spray pump. covering
thoroughly. Give second spraying
in about two weeks after the first. and
a third about a fortnight later The
grass will look sick along with the
dandelions. but will recover and be the
fresher for the treatment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
.PACKEY STARTS
WORK TODAY
Predicts Neat Trimming for
"Kid" Burns at Kenosha
Next Friday.

Packey Mcfarland came home from
New York yesterday to start training
for his encounter with Kid Burns next
Friday night~at Kenosha. Packey did
not show a mark from his scrap with
One Round" Hogan the other night.
He looked ready to step into the ring
when he got off the train.
Hogan covered up and refused to
fight, else I would have stopped him, =
said Packey. I'm going in great
shape right now and in the Kenosha
contest Til get even with Burns for
that black eye. / think he has one of
those dark optics coming to him. And
I'm some sharpshooter with the gloves
even IL say 1t myself
Emil Thirty. Packey's manager, an
nounced that Packey probably would
train with Hugo Kelly for the next
week. Kelly is to box Eddie McGoorty
at Kenosha, March 20, and already is
at work at a downtown gymnasium.
Packey and Kelly are of the clever type
Of ringster and Thirty aims to start
the moff with the big gloves this aft
ernoon.
Kid Burns and Manager Abe Marks
leave New York today and will arrive
some time tomorrow afternoon. Burns
will train at a loop gymnasium.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
M'FARLAND GETS HOME:
WILL TRAIN WITH KELLY

Waco. Tex, March 9.-Because the
rain refuses to stop and give the sun a
chance to shine In Texas a change in
the plans of the Sox was made. A tele-
gram from the manager of Beaumont
club arrived canceling the games there
for today and Sunday. Immediately
thereafter game arranged for
Sunday only between the third team of
the Sox and the Waco club to be played
here. The Sox first team departed at
midnight for Houston and the second
team left on the same train for Gal
weston, to play both today and Sun
day.
Beaumont is said to have a muddy
diamond Fearing it would be UNIT for
use, the management there decided to
call Off the game. That at least was
the official reason, though it may be
that Beaumont did not care much about
seeing third" team give an exhibit
ton of big league basebaIling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
ERNIE zANDERS TO
FIGHT At EAST CHICAGO

only two falls and If we are not mis-
taken somebody will hear from the
East Chicago grappler ina short time
as he is hailed as conner. The falls
were both by a bar hold the first in
1880 and the second in 2:10.
Battling Wells and Kid Polly of Chi
cago went four slow rounds at lis
pounds in the preliminary and al
though they did not mix 1t until the
last round they gave a good exhibition
of fighting and cleverness. Both men
played the waiting game and as a re-
suit the match proved the only uninter-
esting one on the card. Kid Polly was
little the heavier of the two and
seemingly did not care whether he hit
his opponent or not as he missed many
an opportunity IL he did.
In the second contest Vincent Ketch-
ell and Eddie Wells at Ia pounds
fought four fast rounds resulting In a
shade for Wells. At the tap of the
gong In the first round both men ap-
peared willing to get together and
wading into each other in fast style
they gave the fans clever exhibition
of the fstio game. Wells did most of
the leading and appeared to have the
X. o. punch of the two and If the men
had worn lighter gloves there might
have been a different ending.
Jack Archer of Chicago failed to put
in his appearance at the semi windup
and as a partner for Stockyards Tom
my Murphy Bob Gray. a colored fighter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09

ice toward the boxer who decorated his
eye was evidenced in every remark he
made. The local miller thinks he can
beat the fastener to a queens taste,
and will start training today at O'Con-
nelfs.
Packey looked the picture OF health
as he stepped OF the train at the Eng
lewood station. He did not bear a
mark of his recent fight with 'sOne
ROUND Hogan. Since his New York
encounter Paczxey< has been doing light
work to keep In trim. but today will
renew the work which every athlete
must do to get into shape for a hard
contest.
II gave Hogan the finest lacing he
ever received in a short bout" Packey
said After the first round / knew
had him if 1 kept away from his
wicked swings. which in the great ma
jority OF cases were telegraphed. He
is a rough. rugged fighter who would
be much better in a long fight, but I
hit him when and where I pleased"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09

of Gary, agreed to go on. This was
Murphy's debut before the Lake county
fans and after seeing six fast rounds
they agreed that every inch of him is a
fighter and when he meets Jimmy MUIR
ply of Chicago In short time a larg-
er crowd of fans will be there to greet
him. Although the ebony boy was
willing to take and give, Murphy had a
little the best on the steel city lad He
gained a knockdown in the fifth round.
drawing blood from Gray's nose and
mouth. In the sixth Murphy again
knocked Gray through the ropes and as
the time shortened things looked du-
bious for Gray, but the gong called a
halt. giving Murphy a shade the best
Of the go. Jimmy Murray of Chicago
| issued a challenge to Murphy and the
two men will be seen together In the
| East Chicago ring in short time
| The windup between Jimmy Murphy
and Young Critic of Chicago was one
of the fastest and cleverest bouts of the
card and for six rounds both men did
little else than slam-bang. In one OF
these wild swings Critic fioored Muir
ply for count of seven with a savage
left in the first round. But Murphy
| was up and at It again after the sew
enth count and evened up matters by
exchanging a few telling punches
Neither OF the men appeared tired ou
and could have travelled the same
/, route over again II they had to. 0rifYo
seemed TO have little advantage over
Murphy in weight and had a shade the
better OF the go. Murphy accepted a
challenge from Jimmy Walsh, the Eng
| lish bantam, and they will appear or
the card in the next few weeks. The
bouts were refereed by Tommy Dow
nee, Jack Burke of Gary and Manager
| Joe Simpson.
Ernie Zanders and Henry Singer
have been signed up for next Friday
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
(BY sPIkE.)

The second wrestling and boxing
carnival staged by Manager Joe Emp
son at the Coliseum rink at East Chi
cago last night proved a success from
every standpoint but one, and that was
the small but enthusiastic crowd who
watched the excellent bouts. They
were far the most interesting and fast
est bouts that have been staged in this
vicinity in many moons and although
the public did not lend its support, the
management will try again by staging
another card next Friday night. Man
ager Joe Simpson also demonstrated
that he knows something about the
art of matchmaking and when the
youngsters stepped into the ring each
opponent was equal in stature and
when they got into action they were
able to mix It. No encouragement from
the crowd was needed as several times
when they got too noisy Simpson an
nounced that he would call halt to
the bouts IL 1t was not stopped. Chief
were at the ringside and were well sat
isfied In the manner the bouts were
staged.
The curtain raiser brought two ciev-
er grapplers on the mat and what
Young Hackenschmidt didn't know
about the game Joe Myslivy of East
Chicago showed him the balance AL
though an amateur Myslivy put II all
over the Russian Lion by taking the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09

they saw ten take the first rank in the
long form, those attending we're: w.
Wilson, T.. Cochran, c. Smickley, c..
Johnshfon. T. f. Todd, NJ. Peterson. ]
Mendth W. Haight. r. Cheny, n.
Gillien. C. Haight, F. Aault M Johnson,
NJ. Silverrnan, r. DeBraie and F. Stew !.
ems, also F. Gren of the Hammond
lodge No. 40. All had good time
and returning home on the last car.
Don't forget the Uniform rank
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. SO, dane
at Hammond on April 18th at Masonic
Hail. All are invited to attend.
The wives and sister of the Knights
OF Pythias are expected to have a
Pythian Sisters lodge in East Chicago.
Mrs. w Haight, Mrs r. Ault and Mrs.
w. Wilson attend the Pythian sisters
lodge at Hammond Friday evening.
Mr.. VIM. Wilson and wife and 7.
Cochran and wife and Ed Howell have
been attending the dancing school al
Hammond
The School Ma'am given by the La
dies Social Union in the NJ. E. church
last night was a grand success. Every
seat in the house was occupied and ev-
cry one was pleased with the perform
ance. The players did their work fine
Special music between acts.
Tonight. Saturday. March .. the play
will again be given for the benefit OF
the young mems class and expect to
make it more interesting and humor-
Gus as the evening before.
Come and see the School Ma'am il
you want to see good entertainment
It's worth the money. Adults 25 cents
Children under II fifteen cents. Don't
fail to attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09

They are going to put Abe Attell to
the test out in Jim Coffroths arena in
DAILY City. near San Francisco, this aft
ernoon. And we look for Abraham to
pass through the fire without more
than a little scorching. That goes even
though the willy ex-champ Of the feath-
ers is up against a lightweight and a
fairly tough one at that-Harlem Tom
my Murphy of New York. This same
Murphy gave Packey Mcfarland a hard
twenty-round fight some weeks back,
and since then boxed eOne Round" Ho-
gan a draw over the same route. Muir
ply and Attell are billed to battle just
one hour today and the referee is en-
powered to render a decision IL the
mill goes the limit.
Attell has always been bothered most
by clever fellows. The maulers who
trouble hi mleast are those who carry
the fighting to him, winging them from
all dlrections-the Battling Nelson's
and the Tommy Murphys. Abe dotes
on that kind. Because he is a strong
boy and he can stand there and pick
them off with both hands IL they'll rush
him. That is why he has made suck
ers of lot OF the 1ightweights and
rough featherweights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
INDIANA HARBoR.

First United Presbyterian Church, In
diana Harbor. Rev. A J. Crooks. pas
tor.
Regular services are being held in
the K. of p. hall, on Michigan avenue,
near Pennsylvania avenue. This is only
temporary quarters until the new
building is completed.
The services on Sabbath. March 10,
are as follows:
Bible school at 9:45, conducted by
William Dobhie. the superintendent.
Public worship and sermon at IL
a. m
In the afternoon the Mems Good Fell
lowship League will meet in the hall at
8 o'clock A cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all men to come and share in
this meeting with US.
Evening service at 1880 p. m.
Strangers are made welcome at all
these services. Come thou with US and
we will do you good. for the Lord hath
spoken good concerning Israel"