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Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

telligently and to the best advantage,
Secretary Wilson caused experts In the
bureau Of chemistry to Investigate
the subject and prepare Farmers Bulle-
tin No. 474 calling attention to the
economic Importance Of painting farm
buildings and equipment and giving de-
tails as to the cost, purchase, and care
OF brushes. cost of the Ingredients
needed. how to mix and apply them.
Paint conveys to the casual reader
the idea Of mixture Of pigment with
linseed oil, but the general conception
OF the word includes both whitewash
and calcimine. but not varnish. and
the bulletin gives several very valu-
able recipes for making both OF those
excellent coatings for both out and In.
side Of buildings.
The secretary in addition to urg-
ing the proper use of paints for both
useful and ornamental purposes, for he
does not think anything too good or
attractive for the farm homes. en-
phasized several precautions: 'Do not
use any paint containing compounds
OF lead about stables or outbuildings
where the fumes from decaying or
ganic matter occur, since these gases
sre likely to darken the lead paints.
Do not use with lead compounds any
pigment which may liberate CON-
pounds Of sulphur For example. ultra.
marine blue which contains sulphur In
form In which 1t may be set free
Is beautiful blue and may be used
with zinc white, but should not be
used with white lead or any other lead
pigments. Prussian blue. on the con.
trary. does not contain sulphur and
may be used with lead pigments.
Remember that turpentine and
benzine are very infiammable and es-
pecial precautions should be taken not
to bring paint containing these sub.
stances near any light or open fire.
Many pigments are poisonous, and
the workman should be particularly
careful to remove all paint stains from
the skin. and not under any circum.
stances allow any OF 1t to get into his
mouth. A man should not eat In the
same clothes In which he has been
painting. and before eating should not
only change his clothes but wash all
paint stains from his skin. It is not
advisable to use turpentine or benzine
In removing paint stains from the
hands. but by oiling thoroughly. with
linseed oil. or, In fact. with any fatty
oil. and then thoroughly washing with
soap. the paint may be removed, pro
vided It has not been allowed to dry
too thoroughly on the hands"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
WHERE sILo DOES ITS BEST
Most Profitable In Dairy Where II Fur
nIshes Cheap, PaIatabIe Food With
High Feeding Value.

It is In the dairy that the silo does
it's best and most profitable work II
furnishes cheap. palatable food with
a high feeding value. Such a food
produces a good flow OF rich milk,
which brings In the checks. Silage as
a milk producer compares favorably
with concentrated foods. More cows
can be kept on given acreage where
ensilage is used than where land is
used for pasture purposes or crop
cured for hay or fodder.
I believe about 35 pounds per day is
about the right amount Of ensilage
for q dairy COW. Along with this six
or seven pounds OF ground grain. with
what clover or alfalfa hay they will
eat. should be fed. The grain is oats,
barley and bran, writes C. ]. Griflng
in an exchange Cows should be
MIXED and the milk removed from the
stable before ensilage Is fed, so that
1t will not become tainted with the
odor.
I After feeding the cows gather UP
bits which have fallen in the alley and
feed to the hens. They eat 1t well.
and l believe It helps to take the place
of green foods for summer In order
to keep the cows in flesh and keep
up the milk flow during the winter
months It Is necessary to feed llber-
ally on the side.
For this there is nothing more sat
isfactory than ensilage. Nnsilage will
keep better II fed from a small silo,
so deep layer can be removed from
the top each day. For fattening cat
tie ensilage is a very good food. but
II fed too literally will produce soft,
red beef. One and one-half bushels
daily is not too much for fattening
cattle.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Ar and ! Sausage kim.

Robert Henri. the eminent New
York painter, was talking about those
millionaires who buy, merely to show
off. doubtful "old masters" OF fabulous
prices.
Their knowledge Of art" Mr.. Henri
said, 'is about equal to that ,of the
Chicago sausage manufacturer who
said to Whistler:
What would you charge to do me
In oil?'
"sTen thousand said whistler
promptly.
But suppose furnished the oil!"
said the millionaire"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
PROTEIN Is MOST IMPORTANT
SUBSTANCE in ANY EOODSTUFF
Composed Of Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen Oxygen Sulphur
and Phosphorus-It Makes Up Muscles, Tendons,
Ltgaments. Connecting Tissues, and
Almost Everything but Fat. I.

Protein Is the substance which
builds up the body. The muscles, ten
dons, ligaments, connective tissues
skin. hair, hoofs, part OF the bone, and
In fact every part of the body but fat
are made up Of protein, together with
mineral matter and water.
The next important class sof sub
stances is the carbohydrates, which
contain carbon, hydrogen. and oxygen
but no nitrogen, sulphurs, or phos.
| phorus: they include starch, sugars,
etc. These are used for practically
the same purpose for which coal or
wood Is used In the steam engine,
namely, to furnish energy and heat.
The third important constituent of
hay is Its oils. Small quantities Of
oil are present In all kinds OF hay.
These oils serve the same. purpose as
the carbohydrates. A pound Of these.
however, will furnish two and one
fourth times as much energy or heat
as the same quantity OF carbohydrates
1t can readily be seen. when the chem.
ical analysis of hay is considered, why
the price OF the different grades or
kinds Of hay should depend. first.
upon the amount Of digestible nutri-
ents contained, and, second, upon the
purpose for which the hay is fed. If
the concentrated feed. g., the grain
In the ration--lacks protein. then the
hay that Is high in this substance Is
more valuable than one which con-
tains little but carbohydrates, and vice
versa There is quite range in the
amount of the different classes OF
nutrients In the various kinds OF hay.
On an average. In 100 pounds Of al
falfa hay the digestible protein
amounts to 1858 pounds: in cowpea
hay. 1919 pounds; In alsike clover
hay. s.15 pounds: in red clover hay,
1888 pounds; in redtop hay. 4.s0
pounds; and In timothy hay. 2.89
pounds.
In 100 pounds of redtop hay the
digestible carbohydrates amount to Al
pounds; in timothy hay, 4s.72 pounds: \
In alsike clover hay, 4170 pounds:
In alfalfa hay. 1888 pounds: in cow
pea hay. ss.40 pounds; in red clover
hay, 36.l5 pounds.
When fed for protein, timothy hay
ranks last, but when fed for carbo-
hydrates 1t stands next to redtop.
which heads the list II the total
nutrients are considered there are a
number Of different kinds Of hay which
are equal. II not superior, to timothy
hay for feeding purposes.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
INDICATION OF HOG CHOLERA
Some Symptoms That Are Likely to
Be Found In Acute Form Of Dis.
eases-ShouId BE Guarded.

II a hog has died and cholera Is Gus
pected, the carcass should be careful
ly examined for indications of the dis
ease. AS in the case of symptoms. some
may be found in one hog and different
indications In another. But some are
sure to be present IL the hog died OF
cholera.
The carcass should be opened along
the medium line Of the belly. The lay.
1 er which lies inside the body cavity,
the peritoneum. may have red specks
or splotches on 1t. This would indicate
the disease. The glands in the throat
should be examined. They will some
times be speckled and hemorrhagic--
that is, the tiny capillaries which car
fy their blood supply will be rup-
tured. There is one pair of glands in
the throat which Is never affected in
cholera, but is with tuberculosis,
writes DR.. McIntoch In the Weekly In
ter Ocean.
The place next to examine will be
the pleural cavity, or the division of
the body which contains the lungs and
heart. In case OF death from chilera
the lungs will often be congested and
parts OF them filled with blood. The
healthy lung will float In water, but
a congested one will sink There will
be splotches and redness scattered
eyer the surface. S>petimes the hog
VIII have pneumonia as result Of
the cholera, and this will be seen In
the filled. congested condition OF the
lungs. In winter this sometimes kills
the hog when 1t would have recovered
from the cholera ITSELF The heart
will often show Inflammation and
redness.
The kidneys and spleen often show
small spots scattered over the surface
like those on turkey egg.
On the kidney these may be seen
more plainly after the capsule or tis-
sue covering the organ Is peeled off.N
The stomach Is likely to show spots
Of Inflammation on the outside and
be infiamed on the inner surface. The
many small glands In the region may
show the same characteristic speckled
condition as those In the neck
X Along the intestines will likely be
found the splotchy condition that looks
as II drop of blood had fallen and
spread out. The splotches, however.
will not wash on.
The above indications are more
likely to be found in the acute form of
cholera. and are associated with
rapid working action of the disease
and rather sudden deaths. 1t is the
most virulent form and should be
guarded.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
. NJ. N. III, peNvER, No. 2-1e,2.
NOT SO VERY PREcocIoUS
Simple Explanation Of Facts That Had
Made Young Father Green
With Jealousy.

It was wet day, and In conse-
quence the guests had to stay indoors.
The young couple started to talk Of
their baby.
my baby has Just cut his first
tooth" said the father proudly.
-Indeed?" said the other. "Well.
mine cut his long ago."
Our baby" said the FIRST, is just
beginning to talk"
Ours" said the second, cannot
only talk, but read
Knows his letters already. does
he?" said the first. witt q note Of
jealousy In his voice.
"Oh, yes. indeed!" said the other.
"And can figure like an expert ac-
countant."
Really? ?" said the frst "Then he
must be older than mine. How old II
your baby?"
Mother" said the second, address.
ing his wife. how old Is Willie?'
Nineteen" said mother.--Judge..
v
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
DRY FARM POTATOES
Prof. Jardine Gives Results Of
important Experiments.
II Is Just Possible to Make the Fallow
Add Something to Your Income,
the Agronomist Says--Three
Crops Make Money.

It Is all very well for scientists tc
study and delve and dig for the ulti
mate salvation of the farmer In the
dry land belt, but first tell him-and
do It quickly-what to grow that will
bring in money. The sooner this is
done the sooner the farmers. consti.
tutionally skeptical, will respond.
'The farmer isn't concerned about
fertility" said Prof. w. M. Jardine
in the recent Dry Farming Congress at
Colorado Springs. What he wants
is living and he wants 1t now. We
must help him get 1t. Show him
how to do something now; tell him
how to feed his family, first. and then
he will be in position to take up and
study the problems we have discuss
ed. The thing to do for him is to
show him how to store up every drop
Of moisture to grow crops and pro-
duce money. We can do that In short
order and with few words"
Before Professor Jardine's appoint
ment as head Of the agronomy depart
ment in the Kansas Agricultural col
lege, he started exceedingly valuable
potato experiments for the United
States department Of agriculture In
the dry lands region. These expert
ments began three or four years ago
at three stations in North Dakota. at
Akron. Colo. and Nephi. Utah. About
rs varieties Of potatoes were used and
they were planted In every conceiv-
able way. In three years the returns
were from almost nothing to 800 bush
els an acre. On Ave farms the yield
averaged 100 bushels. marketable.
Here, in brief. are Professor Jardine's
suggestions:
For seed, use selected tubers, hand
picked. II not too large plant single
tubers having only one or two eyes.
If large, cut In halves. Two eyes are
better than six in seed potatoes.
Plant In rows three feet apart, and
20 to "a inches In the rows, four
inches deep; subsoiling Is fairly sat
isfactory.
Use these varieties: Early petosky,
Irish Cobbler and Early Ohio.
These varieties are not the largest
yielders, l admit" Professor Jardine
said, "but they are the earliest and.
therefore, the most advisable because
the farmer may need the money"
why should not potatoes be good
crop to grow on fallow land--land
which, otherwise. would be idle for the
year? That's the question.
why not plant so or 100 acres?"
Professor Jardine inquired. why
not. anyway. have crops two years in
three? Wouldn't many a dry land
farmer like to have 500 an acre from
his fallow? Wouldn't he be delighted
TO get $50? Mind. now. don't recon-
mend you to drop wheat In favor Of
potatoes. but here is a scheme that
may tide over many families while
they are waiting the result Of scien-
life test Of systems we advise"
Only three crops In the dry lands |
ire making money, Professor Jardine
declared: Wheat, milo and fax. Why
lot add another and increase the In
:ome? The farmer who thinks he |
will grow rich on one crop Is much
mistaken, he said. Potatoes could be
planted In the low, waste places where
rain cannot be sowed. They would
,rove to be the farmers friend.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Beef RolIs.

The remains of cold roast or boiled
beef. seasoning to taste of salt, pepper
and minced herbs: pun paste. Mince
the beef tolerably fine, with small
amount Of its own fat; add a season
Ing of pepper, salt and chopped herbs;
put the whole into a roll Of pun paste
and bake for half an hour or rather
longer should the roll be very large.
Beef patties may be made OF cold
meat by mincing and seasoning beef
as directed above and baking In q
rich pun paste In patty tins.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
This 10 Worth Trying.

For the window boxes In which to
start vegetables next spring take up
now quantity OF loose rich soil and
burn It to kill old vegetable life. This
can be done by burning wood over the
soil before II II taken up or on piece
of sheet iron over q 1re. Put this In
. barrel and keep In perfectly dry
place.
When your seeds come up from this
soil next spring they VIII be free from
woeds.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Good Liberal Education.

One of the best investments that
any farmer can make. with view to
helping his boys and girls In the fu.
ture, 10 In giving those boys and girls
q good liberal education. that win
enable them to compete with others
and hold their own In the future One
thousand dollars and good educa.
tion equip a young man much better
for his struggles In life than will two
thousand dollars and no education.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Sauce for Plum PuddIno

Cream together a cupful OF sugar
and half cupful of butter. When
light and creamy add the well.beaten
yolks Of four eggs Stir into this one
wineglass Of wine or brandy, pinch
OF salt and one large cupful of hot
cream or rich milk. Beat this mixture
well. place 1t in a saucepan over the
fire, stir It until 1t cooks sufficiently
to thicken like cream. Be sure and
not let 1t boil.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Old Hens, Chick, are ee.t.

Don't sell all your old hens. II you
intend using eggs from your flock for
Matching. you should keep few old
hens to furnish them. The resulting
chicks will be stronger and heartier
than II incubated from eggs laid by
your spring pullets. The offspring
of the more mature stock will also
prove more thrifty and vigorous.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
EAST for Youna sarm.r

Many young farmer with small
capital would probably do better to
60 east and buy run down farm
with substantial building and fencing
on 1t rather than pay two or three
times as much for raw land in the bit
ter climate Of Canada
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Squash Rlseul4

One pint OF sifted squash, one cup
sugar. half pint milk, scalded. half
yeast cake, butter size OF an egg,
one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon soda.
Mix milk. butter, squash and sugar
together; when cool add yeast. dis.
solved, and -four enough to knead a
little sitter than bread. raise over
night. cut down In the morning and
form into rolls. Bake about half an
hour.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Automobile p,o,s

The automobile plow has arrived.
You sit on q cushion with a steering
gear In your hands. and down under
meath the machine the blades OF a
plow are fixed. BY this device 12
acres of land can be plowed In a day,
and life ID made easy for the farmer
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
EVERY FARMER
CAN USE PAINT
Adds 20 Appearance OF Place and
60 the Dura bility Of Any
Xind of Far m
Building.

Any man can do an average job OF
painting. and can thereby not only Inn
prove the appearance of his place. but
can add greatly to the durability Of
the buildings.
The average farmer, II there Ia such
. thing. seems to think that paint Is
used solely for ornament. and he is Of
al men most keenly practical, he
eschews what he regards as an un.
profitable luxury. 1t is. perhaps. the
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Horses In the sprlno.

Horses are always higher prices In
the spring than in the fall because
many men sell In the fall having no
use for their teams during the winter
and the farmer who has good animals
to dispose OF at spring prices is the
one who reaps the benefit.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
HoMEsEEkERs excuRs
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
lMa fo1f

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseek kers.
excursion tickets to . great many
points In New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
% days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed Information,
rates. ETC.. call ON your nearest Colo.
RADIO and Southern agent or address r.
E. Fisher. General Passenger Agent,
Denver. Colo.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Value Of Poultry Produet.,

But even with the present low aver.
age the value Of poultry products.
most Of which are represented by
eggs. was billion dollars In this
country last year. This surpasses the
output OF our wheat fields and gets
close up to our corn crop.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

The important subject Of nutrition
has received much attention, but Il II
new suggestion that, besides correct
amounts Of protein, carbohydrate and
fat, the diet must contain q minute
proportion of some mysterious sub.
stance not yet understood. This idea
Mas been taken up by Professor Stepp
OF Giessen, in study of the food of
mice. On dried mixture OF rice and
new milk the mice grew and flour
ished, but after certain portions had
been dissolved out by alcohol and
ether. this food became 80 unsuitable
that animals fed on It soon died. Some
thing essential to life had been ex-
tracted. The extract Included fats,
but no Improvement. and the addition
of mineral salts had no effect In pre-.
serving life. 1t was concluded that
the essential substance must be H.
poid present in milk but absent from
butter. The lipoids exist In the outer
protoplasmic layer of cells. resemble
fats In solubility In alcohol, and usu.
ally contain phosphorus and nitrogen.
The theory was confirmed by adding
an extract of dried buttermilk to the
treated food. the mice fed on the mix
ture being In good condition at the end
of six weeks. Some lipoids have been
isolated and tested, but the particular
one necessary to existence has not
been found.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Work o. Exp.rIment st.,,or..

Forty years ago congress endowed
agricultural stations. and experiment
stations later. for the purpose of help.
ing the farmer. and wonderful things
have been accomplished during that
time.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Lime as an Aid.

The Massachusetts experiment sta
ton says that lime is an aid to good
farming. but cannot take the place OF
fertilizers, stable manure, thorough
cultivation and proper crop rotation.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Put Ashes In Nests.

After cleaning out the nest boxes
and before putting in fresh nesting
material scatter FIRE shovelful OF
ashes in the bottom of each box.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Hostess
our cook.
Wonnanlike.

Crawford-How did your wife come
to buy you all those suspenders?
Crabshaw-I think she wanted the
pretty boxes they came in.--Judge.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
separate PIqs and tIoos.

Keep the sows and pigs away from
fattening hogs. and give them feeds
that produce flesh and bone rather
than fat
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
just the Thino.

Howell-I'm very fond OF travel
Powell--Come around some night
and I'll let you walk the floor with
baby.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
SCIENTIFIC ,MIscsLLANv.

The Diesel oil engine. now wen
known where large oil engines can be
used. differs from other internal. com
bustion motors In having no vaporfzer,
no ignition devices. and In operating
without explosion. At tho charging
stroke the engine draws In air only;
the next stroke compresses Il to 500
pounds per square inch, raising the
temperature to about 1000 degrees.
then q Jet Of oil is forced In BY air
at still higher pressure, and the air In
the cylinder Is hot enough to cause
1t to burn at once. In place Of the
sudden explosion OF gas there Il sim
ply the steady burning Of the oil as
long as II is injected. The engine
was designed for running on cheap
oils, and quite recently, since the Ger
man patents expired, even tar-oil has
been employed. One Of the tar-oil en-
gines is of 4.000-horsepower. In the
last year or two the German expert
menters have gone still further and
have tried raw tar with such success
that early extensive use of tar as Q
motor fuel is predicted The tests have
been made with q 100-horsepower en-
CINE. using both thin gas-retort tar and
thick coke-oven tar. A small amount
OF light oil has been used to aid ignf-
ton. but the engine has run on tar
alone, Of widely different quality.
There Was no fouling or interruption.
The tar fuel is said to cost is per
cent less than tar-oil. and less than
half as much a. paraffin Or kerosene
oil.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

The new initiation marble Of Ber-
lin engineer, claimed to have extra
ordinary hardness, is made In half an
hour from cylinders with binding ma
terisl and coloring matter.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

Visitor examining picture in dining
room).-Is that picture one OF the old
masters?
Hostess-Yes; that's picture Of
our cook.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
fny II. B. McLIrRE.l

The nutritive substances In hay OF
reed may be divided into two classes
nesh forming and fuel or energy pro
ducing substances. When the proper
amount of these two classes Of sub
stances is fed the ration Is said to
be balanced. II an unbalanced ration
is fed. as one containing more fuel or
energy producing substances than are
needed and less fiesh-forming mate
rial, the ration is partially wasted. and
such unwise feeding will not bring as
good results as the feeding of the same
amount OF balanced ration. Each
class of substances has different Of
hces to perform ip the body. II
not enough flesh forming substance is
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

this am willing to give millions OF free pack
ages. take all the risk. Sold by druggists
for % cents VIAL For free package address,
Prof. Munyon, 53rd Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia Pa.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
+ { I:

! want every person
who IL bilious, consti.
pated or has any stom-
ach or liver aflment to
send for . free package
Of my Paw-Paw Pills.
I want to prove thnt
they positively cure In"
digestion, Sour Stofn-
ach, Belching. Wind,
Headache, Nervous.
ness, Sleeplessness and
are an infallible cure
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