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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Limit Of Gall.

John w. Conley, business agent fos
the Boston Bartenders' '-nion, is re
peating story told by one Of the
members of his local, which, he says
shows the limit of pure unadulterated
nerve. 1t seems that thirsty individ
ual strolled into the wet goods EN-
porium," where this particular bar
tender presided and asked for beer
After his glass was filled he said:
Take one yourself"
The bartender drew one and the two
drank.
Now" said he OF the thirst, I'll
match you to see who pays. Lend me
a coin to match WITH"
Amazed at the gall OF the party, the
bartender complied with his request
and down he slapped them on the
counter One was head and the
other was a tail
Didn't You say you were matching
me?" asked the mixer of liquids.
Nav" replied the nervy party as
he strolled toward the door. you
are matchin me an lost."--Boston
Traveller.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
INTEREST IN DAIRY FEEDING
Bulletin of Pennsylvania Experiment
Station Discusses Matter In
Most Thorough Manner.

To those of our readers who make a
careful study OF dairy feeding, bulle-
tin ia of the Pennsylvania expert
ment station will be very interesting.
The principles in dairy feeding are
gone into both in theoretical and
practical manner. In a rough way the
following rules are laid down as good .
/. Feed grain In proportion to milk
yields; that is, give her, for example,
one pound of grain mixture per day
for each three or four pounds of milk
produced.
2. Feed all the roughage which the
COW will eat up clean, up to the point
where she gains too much weight
3. Whenever she becomes too fat re-
duce the amount of roughage, leaving
the amount of grain to be determined
by the milk yield.
Food requirements for cows of diff
ferent weights and COWS producing
different amounts of milk are given
In tables. Most of our readers will
find the methods as described In the
bulletin extremely unscientific, but af-
ter they have studied 1t little they
will find it quite simple and, We be-
lieve, quite practical or all the ex-
pertinent stations the Pennsylvania
has done the most scientific work
with feeding stock.--Pennsylvani
Experiment Station.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Humor and pathos are often COM
bined in incidents of settlement work.
A Philadelphia worker tells of fam
ily living in the slums whom she per-
suaded to use Ice. They objected that
they could not afford the expense,
but she was insistent and they bought
some. Then they realized that they
had no Ice chest to keep 1t In. and
they rented one for small fee. But
this expense was SO great drain on
the family's resources that ice could
not be bought to fill 1t. The chest
was proudly displayed on a table In
the center OF the living room, as
priced ornament. Eventually free ice
was obtained for the happy household.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
LATCH FOR A SWINGING GATE
illustration Given, Together With d.
rectIons for Making Convenient
Little Farm Device.

A good latch for farm gates may
be made as shown in the accompany
Ing sketch. The slide A is suspend
ed BY the hangers BIB, which are
placed on each side of the gate. The
back end of the latch works between
the guides G and the front end be-
tween the end pieces of the gate. The
slide engages with a slot in the gate
post when the gate is shut.
The hangers BIB are made in any
convenient length. The holes are
one-fourth inch in diameter and tire
bolts are used as fasteners. The
holes for the hangers should be
drilled cne-third of the width of the
latch from its top to make the largest
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Don't give the calves too much
skimmilk these days.
Clean mud off of the cows udders
and TANKS before milking.
The hand separator must be washed
and scalded twice day now.
The separator should never be al
lowed in the barn or near it.
Milk from a fresh COW is good for
the table after the ninth milking.
Don't neglect regularity in milking
just because other work is pressing.
A good COW is hard to buy nova
days. The only alternative is to raise
her.
Never attempt to keep summer but
ter for early fall prices because it will
not keep.
Cows fed well before turning them
On heavy forage crop viii not he in
danger of bloating.
Sometimes a dose OF Glauber's salts
win cure a case of bloody milk. De-
ponds on the cause.
For a COW that refuses to let down
her milk, a feed of something while
milking is often helpful
The production of high grade dairy
products without plentiful supply of
ice is next to impossible.
A little hay for the cows to pick at
will help keep the bowels in normal
condition, while grass is watery.
Skimmilk fed to shoats with grain
is worth about 40 cents per 100
pounds at present prices of hogs.
Four ounces of paregoric in two
doses, given at over "a hours apart.
has been recommended as a cure for
scours in cows.
A half dozen window sash glazed
will make dustproof box in which
the dairy vessels can DO summed and
kept absolutely clean.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Handy MIX Stool.

seat 10 by II inches, is nailed across
the top of the side pieces. The board
for the pail. by IL inches, is nailed
across the under side of the side
pieces SO that the pail is inches low
er than the seat of the mixer. The
back legs are Pinch pieces, II inches
long, and the front leg is a round
piece attached by mailing small
piece of inch board below the pail
rest, and boring a hole through both
boards. This stool Is light and handy,
and easily made by boy handy with
tools.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
-zzguGlEMllEl=sRAL
5EARM>5NOTES

1t is the income from each sheen
that should determine the value OF
the flock.
Extra feed increases growth of
proper kind and makes larger animals
1t maturity,
After the haying and harvesting Is
completed change the sheep from the
regular pasture.
The best time TO fight weeds is the
very first day they show their heads
above ground
Give spinach plenty of rich manure
In the fall and a heavy coating OF
mulch 1t viii keep all winter
If blossoms appear in the newly-set
strawberry beds. pick them off: this
will make the plants grow stronger.
Thin out the turhips as soon as they
are two inches high, as those left will
be less disturbed than when larger
Some gardeners pack caulihower by
drawing a few of the outer leaves
over them and tying the ends at the
tops.
If rank weeds are to be plowed un.
der it is much better to hoe them first
and allow them to wilt In the sun for
day or two
Wash and dry the cows 'udder be-
fore milking, and keep "a per cent.
Of dirt out OF the milk that usually gets
IN otherwise.
In case some of the cockerels need
TO be eaten or sold on fancy market
It pays to put them in crate and fat.
ten them for two weeks
If from any cause COW is very thin
or weak she should receive special
strengthening food before calving.
Wheat bran and linseed meal make
he best combination to give freshen
nH COW.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Two Most Needed Things Are sprayss
and RepeIIent-cool Blanket
10 Also Beneficial.


A good sprayer ana reliable nv re-
pellent will pay for themselves about
twenty times during the fly season, to
say nothing OF the comfort afforded
the animals and the satisfaction you
will derive from milking a quiet COW
If you don't feel like investing in a
spraying outfit. have your wife make
you long. cool blanket out OF cheese
cloth or some other light material and
spread 1t over the COW while milking
This, however. is beneficial at milk.
Ing time only. The one thing that win
prevent the flies from sucking the life
blood and consequently the milk from
the best of your herd. is to spray, and
spray thoroughly while you are at It.
See that the cows have some sort
of good shade. They simply cannot
stand out In the scorching heat all day
and do as well as they would ii pro-
tected from the midday sun.
If natural shade Is not available. It
will take you but an hour or 80 to set
some tall posts and make satisfac-
tory shade out of small brush, old
straw or boards. The COWS must have
shade.
Too many farmers let their cows
rustic water from foul sloughs or from
a tank filed with water warm enough
to wash dishes In.
This Is not merely question OF
comfort and satisfaction to the cows
Neither Is it necessary simply TO add
to your dairy products.
Sanitation demands that the princi-
pal element entering into the compo-
sition OF milk be strictly pure-free
from every vestige of disease or filth.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

So much has been said about our
urban population growing faster than
our rural In the last decade that tho
fact IL quite well understood by now,
and yet our urban population In tho
smaller centers did not make discour-
agingly leavy increases, SO to speak.
as compared with communities from
100000 to 100000 inhabitants, says
the Omaha Bee. Their percentage of
increase was SO per cent The COM
munities of 100000 and more gained
only 32.1 per cent. and yet that is far
beyond the rural growth of the entire
population OF the country, whose in
crease was only FL per cent. The log
ic of this drift toward the congested
centcrs must make us the more mind
full OF the complex social problems that
there arise to stare us sternly In the
face. They must be met They can
not be evaded. Failing, as we thus
Tar have, to divert the streams of In
ternal and external migration into the
larger open spaces of the country, we
shall have to treat them where they
are
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Answered the Description.

An Indianapolis man came to Cleve-
land a few months ago hoping TO SCI
the Cuyahoga afire. His match went
out and he tried to promote com
pany He failed at this and applied
for job in a store. They wouldn't
have him there-and then he got
homesick. So he went to one of his
former friends, who 10 railway mas.
nate.
4 want to go home, Cap" he said
and | haven't any money. Can you
slip me a pass?"
Sir" said the magnate, I'VE give
passes to nobody"
4 know it," said our hero with a
wan smile-"and have been in Cleye-
land just long enough to know that
I'm the fellow you give passes to. I'm
nobody"
He got pass.-C1eveland Plain
Dealer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
WATER IN THE COUNTRY.

The government has issued bulIe-
tin giving Information about the things
that hide and wiggle in the water that
comes up In "the old oaken bucket"
II Is for the instruction of farmpeoplo
who, In many instances. have been
careless about the juxtaposition of pig
sites and wells, says the Toledo Blade
There Is not much that is new in the
pamphlet the DECEPTION of clear and
sparkling water having long ago been
made familiar to the farmer, but the
warning may be of service in stimu-
iating changes and putting in improve
ments contemplated, but. allowed to
slip by. There are people, however.
to whom most OF the material in this
pamphlet is important news. These
are the campers from the cities They
come from places where someone else
guards them from germs and dirt, and
they are VIGOROUSLY careless about
their source of water supply They
mistake clearness for cleanliness.
they Judge purity by the looks of
Things. So long as the water is spark
ling and cool, that Is evidence In tho
eyes OF many OF them that the water IL
germ-free and life-giving. How far
they are mistaken Is to be measured
by The great number OF typhoid and
malarial fever cases which campers
develop after they get back to town.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

A recent experiment at the Indiana
station would indicate that as much
as twenty pounds of silage, together
with clover hays, can safely and eco
nomically Is fed as roughage ration.
There is some question as to what
proportion silage should constitute
of the whole ration. The experiments
at this station indicate that silage
Is destined TO be big factor in beef
production. The experiments at the
Illinois station lead to a similar con-
clusion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Remember that it takes as much
energy and feed to fight flies as it
does to grow calf. Then will it not
pay to cut out the flies by giving the
calves access to dark stable or shed,
and also apply little Fly dope"
You may rest assured that they will
grow and lay on flesh twice as fast
from now on If they are afforded a
means Of thus protecting themselves
than they otherwise could possible do
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Impollteness of Curiosity.

The goose had been carved, and
everybody had tasted it. 1t was ex
cellent. The negro minister, who was
the guest of honor. could not restrain
his enthusiasm.
Oats as fine goose as l ever
seen, Bruddah Williams he said to-
his host. ''Whar did you git such a
fine goose?"
We'll, now, pahson," replied the
carver oil the goose, exhibiting great
dignity and reticence, when you
breaches speshul good sermon |
never axes you whar you got it. 7
hopes you will show me de same con
lsideration. Popular Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Failures Not Always Due to Scan1
Precipitation, but to Lack Of
Scientific Methods
ny PROF. F. II WATSON. State Dry

ny PROF. r. IL WATSON. State Dry
Farming Expert OF Wyomins)
In view of the past two years U
drought and the resultant failure on
partial failure Of crops. some doubt al
to the feasibility OF dry-farming tx
Wyoming has been expressed 1t IL
noteworthy fact that in those statet
where dry-farming has been practiceo
for a period Of 40 years, the past two
years Of scanty precipitation have
& been followed by no especially dis
astrous results. The reason for this
ID not that they are more favorably
located than Wyoming, but that they
have reduced their dry-farm methods
TO science. In fact, the State OF
Utah, for example, has lower annual
precipitation than Wyoming. Then,
too, the larger part OF this precipita,
ton comes in the winter, while In
eastern Wyoming rs per cent. Of our
moisture comes when we need it most
that is. during the growing season.
The past two years in Utah have
been exceedingly dry. and yet compar-
atively few crop failures have been
reported TO the contrary, yields OF
winter wheat ranging from 20 TO 80
ard even 40 bushels to the acre were
very common. This ability to secure
good crops under adverse conditions,
however, has not been acquired with
out severe losses in the past In fact
former droughts were the school
masters that compelled the dry-farm
ers OF those sections to adopt the very
best methods In their farm practice
They learned that dry-farming was
safe In regions where the annual pre-.
clpitation averaged IL inches. Some
years 1t might be more; some years II
might be less. When moisture came
in excess 1t was stored up for future
use In time of drought, and when the
drought came good crops we're raised.
They learned, too. that deep soils
were essential to dry-farming and that
the summer fallow and careful cult
walton were vital parts of the prac-
tice. Thus they have secured a repu-
tation that was worldwide and that
brings each year from other nations
scores OF Investigators who study
their methods of dry-farming.
During the past summer in Wyo-
ming striking examples of proper and
improper systems of tillage were evil
dent. Small grains on fallow land, or
following corn Or potatoes, gave good
yields, while in adjoining fields the
same kind OF crop. disked in on oat or
wheat stubbles, was burning up In
such cases drought is a severe school
master, but it will nevertheless bring
to knowledge of the truth those who
insist upon following methods common
in humid areas.
In the meantime prospects for a
favorable year are encouraging Food
crops will be harvested. The soil will
be worked scientifically and thereby
put into condition to produce even
during unfavorable years And dry.
farming in Wyoming will no longer be
questioned, but will be acknowledged
as a demonstrated fact.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
HANDY MILK BOTTLE CARRIER
Wire Clips instantly Engage Neck Of
Bottle and Can Be Released
Almost Instantly.

A hottle-carrier particularly design
cd for milk hotties, but useful for 9TH
ers with large mouths or for Jars, has
been patented by . Maryland man.
Two pieces Of wire are bent into
square form at one end and semi-cir-
cular form at the other. When con-
nected the square ends form clips to
engage the neck OF the bottle. When
these handles are spread apart the
circle formed by the two clips lie at
Its widest circumference and will cas-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
A Booming Country.

An immigrant was coming over
from Ellis island on the ferryboat as
the sunset gun was discharged
"Phat's thot?" he inquired of his
friend, rather alarmed
"Ob, that's sunset" was the reply.
"B tn powers, it must be a great
country where the sun goes down
with such a flop as thoti" he ex-
claimed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

The rats have come out victorious
from the crusade started to make them
goats for flies and mosquitoes. If this
confusion OF natural history can be al
lowed. All the weight of tropical tes-
umony Is to the effect that the insects
and not the rodents are the original
disease-germ carriers. Still, there Is
no cause In this exoneration to cher
ish the maligned rat In our midst.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

lily encircle bottle. When the han
dies are pressed together the circle is
compressed and grips the bottle, ma
king 1t easy to carry. BY setting the
bottle down and releasing the grip
the improvised handle can be released
In an instant The milkman will find
plenty Of use for this device.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

part OF the weight fall below the
fastenings of the supports, writes
Willard II. Elder in Popular Mechan-
les. The slide being in horizontal
position. 1t works better between the
guides. When the slide is in the
gatepost slot, the hangers should be
at the angle shown, SO that the
weight of the slide helps to hold It in
place.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

King George descended into a coal
mine the other day and loosened a
black diamond by welding pick
with his own hands 1t is evident
that he Is going to win the favor of
the plain peepul. even il it shall be-
come necessary for him to curry a
horse in order to accomplish his pur-
pose.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
ANOTHER STOOL FOR MILKING
Directions for Making Light and Com
venient Device by Anyone
Handy With Tools.

In recent issue noticed some cuts
of milking stools. so thought would
send you a description Of mine.
have used such one for many years
and find 1t very handy, writes A. o.
Toune in the Wisconsin Agricultur.
ist The side pieces are Of inch stun,
3 inches wide by 30 inches long. The
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Fond Mamma-Here's a photo OF
my little boy when he was a baby,
and | want you to make one of him
as he is now.
Photographer-Bu haven't you
brought him with you?
f. Mo. | thought you could
make an enlargement from this.-Pele
Mele
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Story of a Soma.

An English woman says that the orr
gin of the song, Il Will Hang My
Harp on the Willow Tree" was the
romantic attachment of Queen Vic
terra for soldier of the British army.
When her engagement to Prince AL.
bert was announced he was off to the
wars and the story gave rise to the
song
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

woman In Paris got 81 600 dam
ages for broken tooth, caused by an
automobile collision 1t seems large
amount for one tooth. but 1t will serve
the useful purpose of making automo-
bile speeders more cautious about
showing their teeth at the law.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Quotations Cut Out.

Il note that you never use any more
quotations from the classics"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum Il
try to remain free from professional
jealousy. But il became a little irri-
Eating to find the quotations getting all
the applause. Washington Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

j wonder what that slender young
woman works at, says the man with
the vibrant ears.
She must be a school teacher" an
swers the man with the deep-set eyes
~ overheard her say that she tans
very quickly
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18
Supplemental Feed.

Skimmilk and buttermilk make
valuable supplements to use in con.
junction with corn. where pigs have a
run on good pasture. Either of these
feeds In conjunction with corn makes
1t possible to produce pork at a profit
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Wireless teiegraphy may be a bet.
ter subject for children's stories than
Aladdin's lamp, but the child will con-
uBue to want to read about things he
can never expect TO see Just so with
the gruff business man whose favo-
rite hammock literature is a roman.
tic love story.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

The inventive farmers out west who
use vacuum cleaners to collect grass.
hoppers and then pack the latter away
for poultry feed in winter evoke a
wish from contemporary that some
genius would devise means for uti-
lizing professional politicians They
might be made valuable for fertilizers
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

Nov an aviator has had the expert
snce of being held up" II the per
Torrance could take place In midair
1t might have Its bad tendencies reyo
mtiouixed
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-10-18

The farm separator is too good
Stepmother for the calf to get along
without.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
EVERY ARTICLE IN THIS GREAT SALE STRICTLY FOR Cash
Mems and Youths Overc0ats

of great variety, from the fine, warm
Chinchilla Goats, fur-lined Overcoats,
down to the good, strong and warm
kind of the So. so and $40 grades. All
reduced 20 per cent.
$50 Fur-lined Coats .... $40
Sa5 Fur-lined Goats S28
$50 Chinchilla Overcoats. .$24
$25 Overcoats reduced to. $50
$40 Overcoats reduced to. SIG
SIS Overcoats reduced to. SIP
$40 Overcoats reduced to..$8
$3.50 Overcoats reduced to $3.50
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-12-14
Christmas Gifts That Grow

In the December Woman Home Com
panion appears an article entitled
Christ Gifts that Grow" An interest
ing extract follows:
zone father who had been brought up
on a farm wanted to invest in pair OF
sheep that friend offered to sell him.
1t would make a splendid Christmas
gift for Edna" he contided to his wife.
" Their lambs would increase her
bank account at very little expense TO
us, but we IMPLY cannot keep them While
we live in the city
ut was too good an idea to give up,
and after while they founG a way out
Of their difficulty. The friend who had
the sheep for sale suggested that he care
for them with his own flock, and that
remuneration for his services be made
In a portion OF the wool from the sheep
and from the lambs they might have.
This arrangement has proved very salts
factory. Two or three times a year the
father goes into the country to see that
all is well with the stock, that the wool
is properly disposed of, and that the
lambs are branded, and during the last
two years ii has been his custom to take
his small daughter with him on such
trips She always knows just how many
sheep she has, approximately how much
they are worth; and when the wool of
any of the sheep are sold the money paid
for them is put into her own small hand
In company with her father she deposits
it in the bank herself The last year
she has taken a great deal of interest in
earning and adding to the savings ac-
count started for her when she was but