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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
A Combination Hog House, With Hay
and Grain Storage Rooms.


very helpful About all we can do is
to feed a ration that can be easily d.
gested and keep them in clean quar-
ters, thoroughly disinfect the pens and
let the disease run it's course.
Whole milk is one Of the best feeds
for hogs that are suffering with dis
ease of any kind. It is an excellent
feed and has often been Of great as
sistance in bringing hogs through
spells Of sickness.
There is no disputing the fact that
corn is an ideal hog feed, but every
practical feeder admits that better re
suits can be brought about by feeding
a ration that is composed Of less than
two-thirds corn. 1t is mistake 10
think we cannot afford to buy other
feeds to mix with the corn.
Ordinarily 1t is mistake rot 10
feed the hogs the liquid before the
solid food.
See that the hogs have comfortable
quarters-now and the months 10
come. Failure here will impair the
usefulness of the herd.
Hogs will make from 10 to IL
pounds of meat, live weight, for each
bushel Of corn eaten, but because OF
this too many farmers feed too much
corn.
The cream separator has greatly re
duced scours in pigs because the skim
milk can always be fed while sweet.
When the SOW of good type has
proven herself a prolific breeder, ar
economical feeder, and a good mother
1t is good plan to keep her several
years.
The mature SOW requires only foot
for maintenance while the growing one
needs food fer growth. Furthermore
the older one will have an appetite fLI
waste that young one would not care
for.
Exercise will help make that streal
Of lean and streak of fat that is de
sired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Rubbina Il In.

The sad-looking man approached
the city editor.
"I was sent up here to whip you.
stated the visitor, as he produced q
clipping. See what you said about
my wife this morning"
The city editor read: Mrs. Griffin
served a dirty luncheon"
"The word was dainty sir, wher
my wife wrote It," explained the Wis
itor. Now read further"
The city editor read; Mrs. Grif
fin was gowned in asdarfoiqafgwarkgl
Now" said the visitor, my wife
does not mind the insult passed upor
the luncheon, but you must retrac
that libel on her gown"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

the middle of June will make better
money for his feed than he will on any
bunch of pigs that he feeds during
the year.
Do not be afraid to give shoats plel-
ty of range during the winter, prov!d.
ing, OF course, that you have good, dry
sleeping places and warm houses to
shelter them during the extremely cold
weather
On each and every farm there should
be some provision made for dipping
hogs. This not only proves to be an
easy and effectual way of disinfecting
animals which are brought on the
farm, but 1t also keeps them free from
lice.
Possibly there is no other farm ami
NAL that can offer as poor an excuse
for his existence as the scrub hog. He
is an Improbable animal any way you
take him.
AS an economical pork producer he
is a failure. Even his ability to shift
for himself does not recommend him
TO the people within the limit of his
range as he has the reputation of prey
ing upon neighboring corn fields when
food is scarce.
His build naturally adapts him to
his manner of living since he is long
legged. narrow in the chest, has a
long. narrow snout. This adapts him
TO his manner of living. With the
scrub hog II is root hog or die" hence
the long snout. His narrow body aids
him in getting through small fence
cracks and If he fails to find a place
large enough to go through the fence
he can soon dig under 1t with his long
snout.
There is no standard Of excellence
for the scrub hog since he may pos
sess almost any form except a beauti-
full one; he may be Of any color.
He has the reputation OF being able
to stand all kinds OF rough treatment
and still survive.
He is regarded as being able to re-
sist disease better than the improved
breeds Of hogs. We very much
doubt whether this quality attributed
TO the scrub hog is true since we have
noticed that hog cholera takes the
scrubs as well as the well-bred hog.
One thing is sure. that the scruj hog
can consume more valuable feed and
give less in return than any other
animal that we know of.
A farmer who owns herd OF scrub
hogs seldom needs any other corn crib
than his hogs.
He never gets rich selling pork, and
I'm fact II he depended upon his hogs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
LARGE Pear Orchard.

Mr. Cornell. who has large orchard
OF Worden-Seckel pears in the Hudson
River Valley, was asked to give his ex'
perience with them and state their
value as compared with the Seckel
pear He said the Seckel pear is larg'
er than the old Seckel. 1t is very val
liable, but not substitute for the
Seckel. The tree grows larger and
bears good crops. but the quality is
not quite equal to the Seckel. II
brings fancy price when veil thinped
SO IL colors weu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
SOME EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS
REGARDING BREEDING OF HOGS
RouShaSe Is One of Most Important In
Brood Sows-AnirnaIs Thrive Not
Given Sufficient Quantity-Scrub Hog


siveness OF people than the absence
Of the scrub hog from community.
Too much stress cannot be laid on
selecting breeding swine from sound,
healthy parents. Animals that are not
strong in constitution cannot with
stand disease as well as those which
are strong in that respect. In case
hogs are troubled with disease It is
almost impossible to give them medi-
cine or anything else that will prove
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Compound has done
forme. Fortwoyears
j suffered. The doc
tor said 7 had a tumor
and the only remedy
W as the surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound, and
today ! am a well and
healthy woman. For
m on tn 8 / suffered
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Evidence.

what makes you think our great
public men don't work as hard as they
used TOT"
by the photographs" replied Far
mer Corntossel. when ! was a
young feller the big men IL politics
didn't take near as much time to git
shaved and have their hair cut"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
DR.. Pierce's FayOrite Prescription
A Painful Occasion.

What is the trouble next door?"
Little Tommy Tibbles is giving a
coming out bawl."
"A coming out ball? don't under
stand"
His father has Just released him
after short session in the wood
she'd"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Time is intellectually long. and every
day is vessel into which very much
may be poured, If one will really fill
it up.-Goethe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
Insult 10 injury.

How dare you throw that SNOWFALL
at me like that?"
81 didn't, sir. threw It at that
funny ole woman who's wiv yer!"-
London Opinion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
las EIomerllke WaY.

Mrs. Givem-How do you shovel of
the snow?
Weary Willle-I stick me head
above 1t like the crocus. mum.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Some married men look upon home
as a place to rest-and some others
get anything but rest while there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Many a high flyer has no knowledge
OF aerial navigation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR. softens the gums. reduces inhamma
ton, allAys pain. cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

Hope is good thing to have, but
you can't hang 1t up with the three
ball merchant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

20 make him money TO buy better bred
hogs he would never own better ones.
The scrub hog usually keeps his
owner so poor that he is not able to
buy any better stock. In fact this is
the excuse usually given for his exist
ence. Poor farming and scrub hogs
are usually found associated together
They are near and dear companions.
Both make rapid retreat before a
progressive spirit and there>is not a
better evidence Of the general progress
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
The Car.

Knicker-Thought Jones bought !
runabout.
Bocker-Yes, but after the bills
came in he called Il q runup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

LEWIS Single Binder costs more than
other sc cigars. Made of extra quality
tobacco,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, ILL.,,
Escaped The Sur
geon's Knife.

Peoria, Ill.-" wish to let every one
know whatLydia 4. Pinkham 'sV Vegetable
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

The microbe OF love is often destroy
ed by the germ of suspicion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

PILES CURED IN TO Ia DAYS
Your d drugpst Will Teiunc money II PAZO ONT.
MkNT fails 10 cnre any case OF Itching, Bind
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-11

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
m... ,,o AMP Build Sr THE System ryI .ssI
chill IONIC You fISw What you are tafins.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottie,
showing Is simply Quinine and Iron in tasteless
form, and tho most effectual form. For grown
people and children, 90 cents.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22

4.is ssTo9t. Sbsr,Ts ipGre mir ME
sin3sfaIlen, penn id, an meine au'
tiinftise ssrau bodts. ubtr : ih per-
liebte mid ernItli9 In iie. Monotes
lang mar i6 ibr itets Oi9t uuf Den
5erIen, Der SpieIban ibrer 2ounen,
ibrer @erinsfdGBung, 5utueilen iogar
ibrer 9eleibtgunsen. Sd ma9te ibr
pirtli6 un6 pobrhaftis eintn Seis
ratsantrae, absr lie iaste mir nit
Der 9ebGrbs 6es SGnipp9enihlugens.
lie made ii6 nid1t 70 piel aus mir
: ie msbr iie mid peripottete, OeIto
me6r mar id bsitridt, uno nts enbIih
Die beIelisenbe Stunbe tam. bu ibre
teden 2lusen mid Iiebeppn anblidten,
ibre itets fpDttiI9 geidiirSten 2ippen
su einem 9uife fdmolSen, ba mar i9
i'm purdOies. 60 unbeIdreibli6 grob
mar meins SeIisteit, OaB i4 polltdn,
big psrgab, iiber Die bsporitebenbe
Rdde gu froblodeH.
Sbereie ipuroe meins Grdu. unb ses
fern bdbtn mir unIern aipunsisiten
So93eitstug eefeisrt. llno 8ertbe9
Wenn id bic @abrbeit fusen fol- :
oos &omplptt, bus id sesen iie i'm
S9ilbe fiibrte, ipurOe bur9 ettpus
llnporbergeIebenes persitslt. 8epor
ia msine 2eioenI6aft auf @resoire
ii6ertraesn tonnte, muBte idb nptfpens
cieeripeiie erit oabon sefeilt
Iein, aber oieie 8eds
felt bon Sberefe! = i9 bin beute
nod ni6t bon meinsr 2eioenf6aft fir
fe sebeilt. 9lu6 isbt fpenOet Tie mir
nod man9mnl ben Riiden gu - ges
lpDbnlih, tpenn ih faulenSe = aber
tpenn lie mir bann tpieoer 6sn Muno
gum 3ufe rei6t. bann drbeite id. bei
9ott, nit perbpppelter &raft!
90 1T es oenn nur natiirli9, Dab
aud Berthe Die sanae 3eit iibsr
re9t sliidli6 mar nit Dem suten
9rssoire = unb if ber9Dnne es ibr,
oa i'd Sbereie beiiBs = mein @Ort
oarauf!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22
SieSmnl lobnt lids.

Teier, Der elm Isbr fdledter Sab
Ter 1T, bat in bsri9isOenen 5dlIen
na9 Rem QrSt ididen miifen. Der
mar aber meiIt reat ssmG4Ii8.
mandmul iiberbaupt ni4t getommen.
Da bat Neiers 8ube zines Cages
eine 9oppsItrone peridIudt, bic ibm
fsin Yate gum 9eburtstug gefdentt
bate. Diebsr pirb nad benz 9ots
ter sef9idt, unb iiebs bu - sr ere
f6eint iofort.
.Sis6F 9u, 9llte," iust nun Meis
sr gu feiner 5rau, rpenn er aufs
@eIo purten tann, fommt sr slsi4!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22
SIS iuiro GrrIt.

0er Bauer bat ii9 nit Der gdus
erin piebr einmal srimmis sssantt.
.S5ebt ne6m' i9 an Strid uno se6'
in ben @alb unb mad an Gnb'%
I9reit er Su!eBt, i6Idst bic Siir gu
unb sebt nit sroBsn S9ritten ba.
bon.
Die 8Guerin rsgt iib nift ionbsrs
Ti9 bariibsr auf; bsnn bieis 0robuns
bat er i9on oft uusseitoBen. 81.
Iteigt aber bod auf ben Snusboben
uhb f9aut ibm aus Der @ie6ellute
nu9. PlDbli9 itOBt lie einen S9rei
ans, siIt, bic Stiess binunter unb
febt bem 9ebensmiioen nit Dinbess
ellie na9; benn iie bat genau esIebsn,
Oub er am Dirtsbuus pOrbeisesangen
III
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22
Die abssbrodene Gde.
8on tyrit 9ahner.

Der S6reiner tpar bel uns. gr
bate alerbanb gu reparieren. @ben
mar er fertis. n!Saben sic fonit nod
etpas9" fra9te er.
Sd fab mid um. ~Sd," Iagts ib,
bort an Der @ai9tommobs lit bic
eine @de abgeI1lassn. 9itte, Ieimen
Sic =" Sn bieiem Qusenblide f9lug
es SipOlf. 0ur6's offsne Genittr
trug Der @ino ben 9lodenton bers
ein.
sd tomme Damn 6emnG6it ipies
ber." unterbra9 mid bier Der S9reiz
ner, raffte al iein SanbpertsSeug 5us
Iummen unb bsri9pan0.
@ielleibt, bab ib ibn bate fragen
ollen, mas er unter 0emnGhit et9ents
lid peritiinbe. 2tber S9reiner iinb
bod teine YbiloIogen. Sssbalb fragte
idb msinen 6reunb, ben 9euti6proz
fefor. .OemnG6it," CAB er mir 5ur
4ntpOrt, rbemnGhIt iit ein unbez
itimmtes llmftanbspprt Der 3sit."
, llnbei itimmt - ia, 6ds NOR ipabr.
Oenu mir partsten sipei Wo6en duI
ben S6reiner, Der Die Gde unfere'
Wai9tpmmobe leimsn follte.
Sn Der britten Wode fubr i9 mi
i6m duf ber Strabsnbabn.
pSebt tomme id uber bulb, Sert
NiiIer." inste er unb fprans ub.
~SeBt aber balo9" Sd fra9te Dies
Der meinsn 5reuno, ben 9sutidprOs
fefor. r8alO," ingte er, lift du9 eir
nbeitimmtes umitunOsport Der 3eit
- riebt uber" 1T beitimmt. gang 9es
nau beitimmt.
Limb nieBt absr baIb" suIummen,
lieber 0ottor9"
r8eitimmt unb unbeitimmt SuIams
men ergibt erit re9t Die llnbeitimmts
fsit," fuste er.
limb fpieber hattie er redt. Ssnn
mir iparteten nod einmal bier Dps
den auf ben S9reiner.
Sn Der fiinften traf id ibn in si>
nem 8ereine, no er abenos Wiuiit
madts. @r lsgts Die &Iorinette bin
linO fam gu mir. rsSebt tOmme id
absr nudber sIeih," fagte er leuts
Ielig.
Sd briidte i6m ole 6uno uno eins
gum 0eutidprofefOr. rSebt na9bsr
aber slei9," fuste sr na6bsntli6, lift
in bs5ug auf bic 9eftimmtkit ungss
fdbr basieIbe tpie Die Simm,lsri1s
tuns SiibiiibnOrbOitipeit teim Sses
mann"
Sd CAB ibm msiusn &ompab.
vWinIt 0u mir oas nGber ilIuItries
rem, Iieber 0ottor9" fagts i'd.
r9erns," faste er uno tIOpfts uuf
Dem 3ompaB GeneraImurf9, bab Die
BABEL pilb i'm &reiIe berumfubr.
y0as III sttpa Siibfiibnorooitfpsit,"
ertIGrte sr unb riidte an Der 9ri(Ie.
limb ipieber befam er re6t. Oenn
Der Sdreiner IieB ii9 i'm nGditsn
Quartal ri9t bliden. Sd bGtts nd9
ibm f9tden t6nnsn. 4ber i9 puBte
ia BON friiber Der, ipds er mir fagen
IisBe. sd muB mir bait msins 3eit
sinteilen." bate er eefast. llnb allss.
mas rs9t iit = Oab Ii9 Elm Sunos
psrtsr feline 3.it sinteiIen muB. bag
ipirb man :li9t beitrtitsn tOnHen.
SD fdidte dIIo nidt nu9 ;bm, ions
bern ipartete.
2tIs ii6 unIsre Hinosr ben 3ebns
ten SoI5IpGittsr on Der ubseiprunses
nsn Sd: in Die Singer einge5ogen
6atten, mar Der Sommer borbsi.
limb mir tonnten gsrabe bus siuiGbs
sigs SubiIdum oss Iebtsn Sierieins
unfsres S6rsiners feiern. 0u er
Ielber ni6t babel feiu tonnte. fdids
ten ipir ibm cine 9tniidtstdrte.
Sd bin puriibtis serporben i'm
9srtsbr nit Sunopsrtslsutsn. Sd
psib, Sunonsrtslsuts iinb smpfinb=
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22
Die oret srsbttm Otmti6sn eesm.

8ur9 bic beutidIGnbiI9sn gIdts
ter ipebt fOIgenber 9eiitssbaud: 9luf
elmer Gabrt Der Soiieria9t rSObsns
5oIlern" puroe folsenbes RGtfsl aufs
ssgebsn; WeI9es iinb bic brei sr6bs
ten oeutThen Sesn9 vylanu",
fragte 9aiIer WilbeIm, lporauf bic
glntipOrt erfoIste: Die gaOrbIes, bic
Office uno bic ~8srIinsr S9nouts
lee" (Sdnauae). Somerii9es 9es
ld6ter, in ipeI4es Der 8aiier miteins
Itimmte, foIste benz &aIauer, ben Der
8aiier oIs ben beripegeniten nIlsr
9aIauer erIIdrte.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22
glb.uoIIeos
Won GarI @6ttaer.

SeIigfcit hcs SRiieeScius, -
llntcr Dir bic Mclt bcriiuft.
@dnbc aefrI hiniut0. - SO iuiIlft
9Iauc 9inht uuo GtcrneuiGciu.
9eiuer SaggcfilnIe tcins
SIT mebr on. Sm Riuh ucrlucdten
slue. llnO biI biit aIIcin.
9ilt altiu.. &ie RGumc tretcu
g9cit biniueg. Sic gBGlbung treiit
91it ben Sterncu. Oh idldfit cin.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22

-ausgeeGi9en. 5ruu Ros
fenspeig (au einem iunsen SsrrD:
%, unf.re 3Ois tunn &laOisr ipis'
len, iingsn, mdlen
- nHu, bssipesen - ba geben
sic ibr balt n bibdsn msbr nit"
9an3 Guf ibrer Seit.
,Wlein Ranu bat ii9 bas Ruu6e2
pollItGnbis absslpObnt.-
rg8as Sic iusen! 0uSu sebOrt aber
eine itarte @ilIenstraft!"
%. bic hab' i4!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-08-22

- @tnsegangen. 9.d:
8omm, aleine, isB' NAL mein.n
3pider auf.
0OrfidOne (tut es): SeHas, idaut
ma 6d bumm aus.
@sd: 9u iiebIt bid ia niht.
0orff9One: @ber @abna.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-24

out of every 100 hills we're found to
come up to his standard. The yields
on this farm were about double thoss
on the ordinary farm In the same To-
cality, THIS instance shows the pos
sibiliues OF increasing the yield with
but little extra trouble
After having selected the seed stock
Il Is important that il should be kept
in good condition, that is, clean, hard.
plump and unsprouted, until planting
time. 4 place where the potatoes can
be kept uniformly at temperature Of
from % 10 20 degrees is most desir-
able. This may be a cellar under a
barn or other outbuilding, or under
the dwelling, II proper means for reg.
ulating the temperature are supplied.
Our hills.des AFFORD excellent oppor.
tuulties for the construction OF stor.
buried In pits on welldraIned spot
On the north side Of a Hill or building.
Il one is available, a, cold storage plant
may be utilized with good results.
Care should be taken that the tubers
are not allowed to form sprouts. which
have to be removed before they can be
planted, for such sprduting is a dis
tinct injury to seed stock
The superiority claimed for north
orn grown over homegrown seed is no
doubt many times due to the better
condition OF the northern seed at plant.
ing time. There seems to be no valid
reason for our growers sending out Of
tue state for their seed potatoes, for
on the higher attitudes OF the state. in
such counties as Preston, Pocahontas
and others, seed stock may be grown
that will give practically as good re-
suits. as shown by recent tests, as will
that obtained from the North
This brief outline of one way OF in
creasing the profit to be derived from
the potato crop is presented with the
hope that II may induce some of our
farmers to begin at digging time this
fall the more careful selections OF POI
tatoes for seed purposes. II you are
interested In increasing your output
o. this important crop, write to the
Director OF the West Virginia Agricul.
tural Experiment Station, Morgan.
town, W Va, for the latest bulletin on
Potato Culture, which will be sent free
Of charge
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-24
PRESERVATION OF EGGS

Our ancestors. not knowing the
cause OF the decomposition of eggs,
used to pack them in oats, bran or
salt and set them in the cellar. OF
course, this method was of some
value, but not a great success. After
wards II was found better to coat the
eggs shell with clean vaseline and
wrap each egg in a clear paper before
placing the egg into the oats or bran.
Recent Methods.
OF more recent years a solution OF
lime and water has been used. but it
did not prove very satisfactory. To-
day two methods are practiced that
are proving fairly satisfactory. The
one is to keep the eggs in cold stor-
age and the other is to preserve them
in water glass Sodium silicate).
The keeping of eggs in water glass
has proven great success and can be
done In any home with but little trou-
hle and expense. The water glass can
be bought at drug store. in liquid
form, at about 35 cents per quart. To
every quart of water glass add about
rine or ten quarts of boiled water and
stir vigorously for fifteen minutes.
This solution should be put into a
stone jar and the eggs put into IT,.
There must be sufficient solution TO
cover the eggs. The jar should then
he covered and set in a cold. dark Gel.
lar and not disturbed except when the
eggs are removed for use
While eggs preserved In this way
lose some OF their flavor for table use,
they are excellent for cooking pur-
poses, and are source of economy
in the home. Certain changes In the
laws governing cold storage Of foods
will reduce the number OF eggs kept
by commercial companies and increase
the price of eggs during the winter,
VIII II not be advisable to preserve
eggs this year? II you are thinking
Of doing H. begin at once.
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION d.
VISION.
College OF Agriculture. Morgantown.
w. Va.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-24
THE RAG DOLL TESTER.

II one has to test seed corn on short
notice and does not have box tester
on hand. the rag doll' tester is very
sive as we'll In testing corn by this
method first get good quality OF
sheeting or cotton hannel OF light
weight, the amount required depend
ing upon the amount of corn to be
tested. This should he cut In strips
about nine inches wide. Tack these to
n board. stretching slightly, and draw
line with soft pencil lengthwise
through the middle OF the strip At
intervals of about three inches make
cross lines, numbering the spaces
where the kernels are to be placed In
some regular order. After numbering
moisten the cloth. Then take six kerr
nels from ear No. |. two each from
near the tip the center and the butt
and from both sides OF the ear, and
up, and so on. The strips of cloth
used can be cut of length to test
from a dozen to tifty ears, as one de-
slres While the ears may be kept
In rotation, as given number In row..
the writer has found very conyen-
tent marker to be small piece OF
cardboard or pasteboard bearing the
number and stuck to the ear by an
eightpenny nail run into the pith at
the butt. When the kernels are all in
place little wisp Of hay or straw
should be caught i'm the end for a core
and the cloth carefully rolled up. To
provide for this the marking for the
spaces should not come closer than
five or six inches to the ends OF the
strips. When rolled up cords should
be tied around the ends OF the rag
doll" When kernels from all ears
to be tested have been secured and
the cloths rolled up they should be
soaked In tepid water from eighteen
to twenty.four hours. This should
then be placed In box covered with
couple of inches OF earth or saw
dust aud kept moist and warm for
about six days. at the end OF which
time the test should be ready TO read.
The rag doll' tester has an advantage
over the heavy box tester In that II
can be moved easily to places where
IL can be kept warm and does not take
up so much room. II also gives quick
er termination than the box tester.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-24
Sheds for Stock

Stock will come thru the winter
nicely on much less feed if they
have good shelter If your barn is
not large enough to shelter all the
stock, (and not one farm out of ten
has enough barn and shed room)
few days work will supply this need
Go to the woods and cut s big
posts 10 or IL feet long with fork
at the top and at least a foot in
diameter at the bottom. They should
DO locust or chestnut if you have
them. Haul them to a south sloping
hillside where you can get the winter
sun nicely and there build your shed
facing southwark. With posts 1t
can be l0x30 feet, by setting them
10 feet apart. The posts should be
set at least 3 feet in the ground. They
should bo set with forks all the same
way so that good strong poles can
DO strung lengthwise of the shed,
one set on the front and another on
the back row of posts. Then rails or
smaller poles can be laid across from
the front to the back string of heavy
poles. II you thrash wheat or oats, al