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The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
Greater Farm Efficiency
Concrete a Profit Maker

Inc watchword of the present
seems to be conservation. This appar-
emily may be applied to all lines of
work. Not only is this true in the
commercial world, but 1t will hold
true In rural pursuits. The farmer is
exerting every effort in obtaining
more efficiency from his activities and
to do this he is gathering about him
every kind of modern machine or con.
venience that is obtainable.
Concrete on the farm is becoming
an important factor and with the ad-
vent OF this new medium of construc-
tion, feeding floors. troughs, racks,
fence posts, silos. farm buildings and
many useful necessities are being add
ed to the farm equipment. Many OF
these useful things may be construct
ed by the farmer himself or his regu.
lar help. All that is necessary is a
working knowledge of concrete and
its reinforcements. In the construc.
tton OF large buildings knowledge OF
the reinforcement of beams and grid.
ers is required and such construction
should be submitted to an architect
or bridge engineer who is acquaint.
ed with these problems.
Materials used in the construction
Of concrete work are usually proper.
toned 1-2-4 or l-21a-5. 1926, Las, de
pending upon their character. That is
1 part cement, 2la parts sand and 6
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
Rhode Island Red Hen.

lion at the Connecticut Poultry as
sociation meeting held at Hartford re-
Gently, as some of the speakers had
birds entered in the contest.
Following is the report of the lead
ing hens for the twelfth week OF the
contest:
John A. Fretchery of Harrisburg.
Pa, single comb Rhode Island Reds.
"a eggs; Howard Steele Of Philadel-
phia, Pa. single comb Rhode Island
Reds, % eggs. Top Notch farm; Wal
ter Mills of Long Island, barred Ply
mouth Rocks, q eggs; C. s. Scoville
Of East Haven, single comb Rhode Is
land Reds, 25 eggs, per cent. Notch
farm; Walter Hills of Long Is
land, n. Y, barred Plymouth
Rocks, 81 eggs; C. S. Scoville of East
Haven. Conn, rose comb Rhode Island
Reds, 20 eggs; Woodside Poultry
farm Philadelphia, Pa, white Wyan-
dottes, IS eggs; Arnold Francis Of
Oak, Pa, single comb Rhode Island
Reds, is eggs; F. G.. Yost of Sayre,
Pa, single comb White Leghorns, 1s
eggs.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08

parts crushed stone or gravel are used
in the 1-2k-5. The mixture selected
will depend upon the nature OF the
work in which it is used.
Table No. l. shows the materials
necessary for one cubic yard OF con.
crete.
In order to determine the amount
of cement necessary for any amount
of concrete, estimate the number OF
cubic yards and multiply that number
by the figure in the table opposite,
"Bbls. cement per cubic yard OF con-
crete" and under mixture to be
used" The amount of sand and OF
stone ia determined in the same way.
Batch mixing, as indicated by the
name, Is an intermittent process and
is the one most used in silo construc-
ton. Under certain conditions the
continuous mixing process may be en-
ployed. Continuous mixing is done by
machinery, the materials being fed
into the machine without interruption
during the mixing process, which may
continue for four or five hours. Batch
mixing may be done by machinery If
it seems more desirable. Simple me-
chanical mixers have been very sue
cessfully constructed from an ordi-
nary kerosene barrel.
Water should be added until slop-
py mixture is obtained. This will per-
NIT the material to be readily poured.
The concrete should be prepared upon
a water-tight mixing platform, usually
about 10x12 feet. In placing the ma
terials upon this platform, some meth.
cd should be used to get the proper
proportions; that is, if 1-2-4 mixture
is used, some simple measure for the
materials should be employed where
by this may be easily determined.
Weighing is accurate, but somewhat
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08

heavier parts will be separated from
of the mass. Good concrete is only
obtained when the stones and gravel
remain In contact with the mortar.
1t is not hard to make the forms for
concrete tanks. In fact most any one
can invent form of his own. The
amount OF stock to be watered at the
tank must be taken into considera-
ton when the size is planned. If a
rectangular tank is to be used, the
proper dimensions can be determined
by consulting Table IL.
1t often happens that around stock
tank there Is a mud hole. This can
be easily avoided by making cement
platform around the tank extending
out six feet on all sides.
In making the forms for the tank,
the outside measurements OF the in
side forms should be one inch greater
in both directions than the outside
dimensions OF the tank. This is neces-
sary to avoid the possibility OF any
part OF the tank being supported by
the floor proper. The outer edge OF
the floor should be one inch lower
than tho edge surrounding the space
to be occupied by the tank. This pro-
vides drainage for water that is spilled
to be occupied by the tank.
The bill of materials shown above
10 for tank ten fest long and six feet
wide. The price Of such a tank can
bs easily computed by local dealer,
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
pOUIIM N0TF[|
s.ssa1rszzss N

Nothing like few warm days to
coax the hens to lay.
Don't let your breeders get too fat
or you will be sorry for it.
Young ducks should always have
plenty of water and shade and grit.
Green cut bone and meat foods arc
the worms and bugs in the winter ra-
ton.
No condition powder on the market
is as good as wholesome food and
plenty of exercise.
Turkey gobblers should be mated
with the hens as early as possible,
certainly by the first OF April.
The best layers are those fowls that
have been bred particularly with
view to increased egg production.
Inbreeding soon lowers the vitality
of a flock. That is why we should get
new males or settings OF eggs every
year.
There Is genuine satisfaction in
owning thoroughbred stock and they
cost no more to feed. Go in for the
best,
Have you ever noticed the hens fol-
lowing the plow and did you observe
how fast the grubs disappeared? This
is good for the hens and the land also.
Encourage them.
A bone cutter will surely pay for
itself. Green cut bone supplies tie
hen with ability to produce eggs,
nourishes her feathers and keeps her
in general good health. 9
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
ELECTRIC INCUBATOR is BIG
Machine Built for New Orleans PouI-
try Raiser Has Capacity Of 5000
Eggs-How Worked.

One of the largest electric incuba-
tors in use anywhere in the world was
built for a poultry raiser in New
Orleans. 1t is 40 feet long by feet
wide, and contains 40 compartments,
each having capacity of $50 eggs,
says the Popular Mechanics. Each
compartment can be separately con-
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08

ment is first wet, without being
placed.
In placing concrete, the most impor-
tant thing to be observed is the man
ner Of handling. The materials must
not be separated when poured into the
forms. Pouring from considerable
height should not be practiced as the
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
Awkward.

II am pleased to meet you again.
he said.
Thank you," replied the lady, who
had once been his wife.
How are the children?"
What children?"
ours"
I'VE never had any,"
"Oh, beg your pardon. 1t was very
stupid Of me. mistook you for some
one else"
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08

trolled, so that any one, or all of the
compartments, can be operated, ac-
cording to the number of eggs to be
Matched. The controlling thermo-
stats used do not completely break the
heater circuit, but introduce the COM
paratiyely high resistance of a small
electric lamp when open, thus avoid
ng sparkling at the contacts.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
RHODE ISLAND REDS IN LEAD
Hens Owned by Pennsylvania Poultry
Raiser Ahead of Eastern Egg
Laying Contest.

The egg-laying contest at the Con-
lecticut Agricultural college. with its
800 pullets from 19 states Of the
Union, England and Canada, repre-
senting - distinct breeds and % va
'ieties. attracted considerable atten-
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08

slow. Using q wheelbarrow Of known
capacity. or counting the shovelfuis is
the most common practice and is con-
sidered fairly accurate method. The
bottomless box shown In the figure is
the best means for this determination.
The sand and gravel should be
clean. The following test may be used
to determine II the sand 10 clean: Fill
a glass fruit jar one-quarter full Of the
sand and add clean water until the jar
is three-quarters full. Shake well, and
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-08
First Aid.

First Aid.
Edith-Who are you writing to
dear?
Ethel@Jack's written me that his
girl has thrown him overheard, 30 I'm
dropping him = line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29
Conditions
Governing the Contest

ALL subscriptions must be
Agents the beginn gof
be orde of the sub
but
he lot to do
.Subscriptions be
to tout gents who
the
blanks furnished
4-No eligible to one prize
o he of a tie prizes Wi be
Agents of the to
ptions not to
of be all
ma
o. at
10,
lot a Committee
be
11-No a
he contes wit vote
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
A Contrary Course,

Doctors bills always take the con-
trary course of their patients"
How so?"
"The more the patients are run
down the more the bills run up"
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
|DOULIR NOIE[
E7sysa1z.ss sg-~ss Y

Lawn clippings and green waste
from the garden make good chicken
feed
Give the fowls variety of feed.
Beef scraps are good for young
chicks.
Sweet oil will remove tar from
feathers.
Always crush egg shells before feed
ing them to hens.
Neglected poultry will soon develop
into Improbable poultry.
Salt is just as essential to pigeons
and fowls as 1t is to man.
Eggs are spot cash at all times; so
is the well-fed fowl or chickens.
Charcoal and grit are two OF the
necessities around a poultry yard
If you want to make the chicks
work, dig up a spot, rake in some mil
let seed and let them scratch for IT,
If you were unsuccessful at this
seasons shows, now Is the time to pre-
pare for the next.
No one can succeed with chickens
kept In a hot, dark and filthy coop
The larger the hen. the bigger the
feed bill and, as a rule. the smaller
the egg money.
Young hens that are now bright and
active. that have always been well
that have laid right along and that
have good ancestry back OF them. are
the ones to choose for producing
stock.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
DEMAND FOR FAT CHICKENS
Annual Report Of Prof. Graham OF On
tarlo Agricultural College GlVes
interesting Figures.

The following is a part of the last
annual report of Prof Graham of the
Ontario agricultural college:
There is an increasing demand for
well-fatted chickens; In fact, the do
mand exceeds the supply and dealers
find themselves forced to fatten tho
thin live chickens offered in the mar
kets in order to get the supply of fat
ted chickens required by the trade.
Dealers inform me they can pay high
rentals for buildings and have sour
milk or buttermilk shipped in by ex-
press, and yet have nice margin OF
prcli.. Surely our growers could do
this cheaper.
During the past year this depart
ment has had over 60 different indl-
viduals fatten chickens, and nearly ev-
eryone has been successful The av-
erage bird gained about one pound in
two weeks feeding. Each bird on the
average consumed four pounds of
grain and six pounds of milk for the
LOund of gain made. Poor gains were
made from Leghorns, Hamburgs and
such cockerels These birds made fair
broilers, but unsatisfactory roasters.
The ration used consisted of onethird
each of Underground oats, buckwheat
and corn This was mixed to the con.
sistency of pancake batter with sour
milk or buttermilk, The birds are fed
lightly during the first few days or un
til their appetites become keen, after
which the ration is gradually increas
ed to all they will eat But two feeds
day are given, and as near equa
parts as possible. The chickens will
readily eat by lamplght. If there is q
secret to the process at all, 1t is IL
never overlooking, but giving all they
will consume"
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12

Ask for and insist on having Lam
willie Puffs.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12

Britain. In France the so-ca!led Ital-
ian variety is commonly kept. These
birds are much used as hatehers and
brooders OF common chickens. The
peasant poultry women of France un-
derstand how to make the turkey
hens sit to order and often keep them
incubating eggs for months at a time.
According to the best authority
known. the Bourbon Red variety was
developed from the native turkeys OF
Bourbon county, KY, and have been
bred up from what in early days was
named the wild Yellow Turkey" The
standard weights are adult cock 80
pounds, hen Is pounds. cockerel %
pounds, pullet IA pounds This va
riety Is a great favorite In some To-
calities
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
II Looks Like a Crime

to sepate boy from box OF Buck
lens Arnica Salve. His pimples.
boils, scratches, knocks, sprains and
bruises demand it, and its quick re-
lief for burns, scalds, or cuts is his
right. Keep it handy for boys, also
girls. Heals everything healable and
does it quick. Unequaled for pile 8
Only 25 cents at all druggists.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12

PRIZES BY MERCHANTS
Some of the merchants of Lambertville
have contributed Valuable Prizes and will
give RECORD Prize Vote Coupons with $I.OO
Cash Purchases.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12

For the first
be voted free a
Contest less
is + suf len cause eshouldo occur
The contest shall close which will
and take will
at
winning n their turn
The last days all voting be sealed
give
q al
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
Thousands of
Sample Bottles
OF Or. David Kennedy's Favoriie Remedy,
The Great Kidney g. Liver Remedy,
SENT FREE
At High Noon from New York
1890 pm. from Philadelphia

The manufacturers Of That justly famous
Kidney and Liver medicine, Dir. David Ken
nedy's Fayorite Remedy, offer readers of
this paper sample bottle and pamphlet
Of valuable medical advice ABSOLUTELY free
OF course thisinyolves enormous expense
to the manufacturers, but.hey have received
SO many grateful letters from those who
have been benefited and cured Of the yari-
GUS diseases of the kidneys and liver, and
associated diseases, such as bladder and
blood troubles, rheumatism, dyspepsia and
chronic constipation, and all weaknesses
peculiar to women, that they willingly send
sample bottles to all sufferers. Write to-
day for free sample bottle, or get large
bottle of your druggist. Address DR..
David Kennedy Co, Rondout, N. Y.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
BRONZE TURKEY is POPULAR
French Women Mako Italian Variety
Sit to Order-Bourbon Red Is
Also Great FaVorite.

In England the Cambridge Bronze
turkey has been more or less popu-
lar, but is being displaced by the
American Bronze. The Black Norfolk
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12
Fowl Repartee.

Turkey--You, peacock, you're Just
puffed up with your own importance,
Peacock-Maybe so, but | would
rather be stuffed up with my own i'm
portance than with potatoes and
onions.
The Lambertville record., 1912-04-12

ANNOUNCEMENT r-This Popular Ladies'
With
will be assured
other valuable dollars which announced
herewith.
CANDIDATES. ladies this and adjoining eligible
shall beautiful Sons Piano and other
will distributed ecorda the contestants standing the
final
TIE IN VOTES the contestants The Pub
similar according standings
the count
VOTES CLASSEDVoe will following
New Subscriptions 81 so
Renewals than 900 votes l5o
subs
Subscriptions 5000 votes 600
INSTRUCTIONS standing will be
No
this No connected with this will be allowed become
candidate in this work for
Thekeys ballot
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-18
FOR JUDGE OF PRosATE-MAT.
THEW BUSH.

Probably the most important coun-
ty Office is that of Probate Judge. This
fact has long been recognized
throughout the state and the custom
is to retain competent and eff
ficient man in this position term af-
ter term as long as he renders sat-
isfactory service. Greater interests,
important in many ways and increas-
ing constantly as the laws change,
as the population and wealth of the
county grow, make this Office of the
greatest Importance to the people
and demand trained man for the
place. The county is fortunate to be
able TO command the service of such
man as Judge Matthew Bush for
this Office. His record for nearly
twenty-four years is the best asset
any man could have in seeking an
other election. Trained in the law,
tried by the test of years incum-
bency which have added to his pop
ularity and to his knowledge of the
exacting duties which fall upon the
Probate Judge, Matthew Bush stands
out as pre-eminently the man en-
titled to the suffrage of the voters Of
Shiawassee county without regard
to party affiliations. He is ever at
tentive to his duties, is the soul of
honesty-as every one in the county
knows-is square with every interest
entrusted to him, has always been
accredited with looking in most
kindly and straightforward manner
after the interests of the orphans
and widows in all cases before him
in the way of attorney fees, ETC.,
and saving them thousands of dollars
during his several terms. Constantly
there are cases in his court involving
property to- the value of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, including un-
closed estates, guardianship, etc.
He understands every detail of the
law, for he has made a study of it,
which applies to the settlement of
estates and the care of the many
guardianship matters which are ever
pending. His experience is invalu-
able to those who have business
with the office-and nearly everyone
does have at SONG time. Whatever
property man may have to leave
when he departs from this world, he
will feel better about it when he has
to leave it to know that the interests
of those to whom he wishes his es-
tate to descend are being cared for
by a Probate Judge who is so well
tried, so conscientious, so careful an
official as Judge Bush. To handle
the juvenile court cases it is ques-
ton whether another person in the
county gould be named who would
equal Judge Bush in this line. 1t will
be wise to retain the services of
Matthew Bush, who has already de-
voted the best years of his life to
the duties of the office, and who is
recognized throughout the state as
the peer of any Probate Judge in
Michigan.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-18
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF DANGEROUS.

S'S 'Ss % the Gs s b Bs ~ s % tho
$ " s1s as It's T which ]
we'll and SO aae
5
s. @ s :
the % hn Op0n seao pp se p
81 % @ sT i. sv ssf 5sss %sa nd
sort Every PsS Rsn dssss. .
Ra e be % f a nj 5S
Woodrow Wilson said recently Protective duties ought
way SAf"ssf with such 'sS Ss | the Gn
tariff sG. ii
TUToNAL9 and to substitute tariff for revenue only"
@
h. Wises saS
Rs se
intimately connect
we f' viii f not %as
But WHY Gsd proeaons of this be sound today
raey ws u tariff f s o sh in. ts e s the
om wrecked a'S St
: Il : s5 &c
the v their
SS2H 20 $SJS rS z eS5$h
a's sss
s R m f FP Be- s e4 s 9 F
of the LABOR and CAPITAL involved"
Did a STRIKING parallel?
You know happened 1893
in
1t clear such promises
1912
Because midst
it CANNOT be disturbed?
Even THAT challenged
Times comparatively the 1892 they
the fall of 1912 We
close of 1893 by r.. G.. Dunn
mills crowded with
sudden hnkage
dustres, for fifty years"
The truth the United States NEVER oundy
protective system
The that trouble CANNOT
but experiences confront them with dn
The familiar
his lawyer The lawyer asked him what he had done The prisoner de-
the lawyer mo can't be-bu here am replied the behind the
bars
We quite with the sentiment of Congressman Sweet who said
of the tariff that "the times for academic discussion past"
"The academic discussion" IS
of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-18
MR.. FORDNEY'S GREAT CRIME

(From the Saginaw Courier Herald.)
At Vassar Mr.. Miles ]. Purcell, the
lawyer, who would love to be con-
gresham from the Eighth congress
sional district, having failed success
sively in his efforts to gain the Of
fees of school Inspector and prose-
cutting attorney for second term
and circuit judge for six-year term,
rested his case as TO why Congress
man Fordney should be defeated. To
use his own words in his personally
reported speech:
1T will be plainly seen that Con-
gresham Fordney admits that he
owns standing timber, and that he
intends to hold that standing timber
until he gets his price"
This in Candidate PurcelPs opinion
is great crime. He would probably
insist were he in power in congress
that every candidate for Office must
exhibit a pair of patches on his
breeches and smoke a corncob pipe.
To actually own something, even if
that ownership is the result of life
of the hardest kind of labor, of cau-
tious business judgment and econom-
iNdl iiNllS, 10 al oiiNhoS Ill Ahis VI
cells eyes. A man must be no more
than pauper if he is to meet with
the approval of Our Democratic
friend.
Mr. Purcel's growing ambition to
hold office-any kind of an Office
goes-has ruined his judgment. Or
else he is so obsesscd with the vir
tues of a ruinous free trade policy
that he views nation without soup
houses and Coxey's army as land
beyond redemption. If he does none
will envy him his view, but for the
American people as a whole and Mr.
Fordney's Eighth district constituents
particularly, they prefer a protective
policy that has insured prosperity
and gives to each man what he has
earned and saved rather than an
other epoch of depression such as
the Wilson bill brought us. Mr.. Pur.
cell errs in his judgment. One might
just as well repudiatc his candidacy
because as lawyer he has prac-
ticc
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-18
FOR DRAIN COMMISSIONER
ALoNZo GRIFFIN.

The Office of county drain commits.
sioner is of far more Importance than
is usually thought. Upon the judgment
of this officer thousands of dollars are
annually expended and man without
good business qualifications could waste
hundreds of dollars yearly, while a
careless official could multiply this sum
many times over. With this in mind
the Republicans of the county asked
Alonzo Griffin to become their caudi-
date feeling that they could go to the
voters of the county with the assurance
that he would give the Office the same
careful and practical attention as has
the present incumbent. Mr.. Griffin is
known as man of excellent Judgment,
one who thoroughly goes into details
before settling upon his plans for any
undertaking and is thoroughgoing with
all public business. He has had con-
siderable experience in drain work, hav-
ing frequently aided the commission
ers and has served in number Of cases
as commissioner to determine upon the
necessity of drain work. We have no
hesitancy in strongly recommending
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-18

other hand. the revised Peru Ina
Is a better remedy for some conditions
than Ka-tar-no. They are both in
tended as catarrh remedies. They have
both done great work in relieving
catarrh. chronic and acute. Many
hundreds of cases of chronic catarrh
have recovered while taking Ka-tar-no
and the same is true OF the revised Pc
ru-na during the last six years sine,
its revision.
There is a difference, however. H.
the two remedies. Whenever catarrl
Is associated with constipation tr".
the revised Pe-ru-na is the best. In
deed, this is exactly why the revision
was made. to meet such cases. I'ut
where no laxative is needed. whore tho
bowels are regular or inclined to be
loose. then the lold Pe-ru-na (Ka tar
MOI is the better remedy.
The revised Pe-ru-na is for sale nj
oil drug stores. Those wishing To- oh.
tain Ka-tar-no. address The Ka-tar-nu
Co., Columbia. Ohio.