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Evening journal., 1913-02-03
USE CAUTION WITH GASOLINE
Properly Handled the Liquid Is One
OF the Most Valuable Of Indus
trial Agencies.

Gasoline seems TO be so much OF
necessity these days, especially on
the farm, that we are apt to overlook
It's dangerous qualities. It is said OF
a fire that 1t is a good servant but a
bad master, and this is most assured
ly the case with gasoline. Properly
handled. It is one Of the most val
liable OF industrial agencies. but used
carelessly it becomes destructive in
tho extreme.
The other day woman poured
some gasoline on the fuel in the stove.
Wishing 70 make a quick fire. After
putting the can down in remote
corner OF the room she started the
fire r. the stove. Like a fash the
gasoline in the can exploded and she
was fatally injured. She did not
know that an unseen train OF gasoline
vapor might lead from the match she
struck or the flames in the stove to
the distant can.
In another case a woman poured n
quart of gasoline into a marble basin
in the bath room and placed a silk
waist in IT, She closed the door and
went away for ten minutes. Then she
rubbed the silk between her hands.
This generated sufficient electricity
to make d spark. The gasoline ex-
ploded. the house burned and the
woman lost her life.
There are many people who handle
this fluid as carelessly as kerosene,
and the number Of accidents report
ed would seem to be increasing.
Printed information regarding the
safe handling of gasoline should be
obtained and studied By every house
use It in any way. Dealers also should
keeper and all who are required to
be more particular in giving out
needed information on the subject.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
ONE TREATMENT FOR HEAvEs
Disease Is lncurable, but May Be
PsllIated by Feeding Easily d.
eestcd Nutritive Food.
By DIR. J. IT, sTANDIsH. Nova Scotia
Department OF Agriculture)

By DIR. J. ". sTANDIsH. Nova Scotia
Department OF Agriculture)
Repeated gorging Of the stomach
with food or water and often both,
is the cause OF heaves. The symp-
toms are deep breathing. evidenced
by The expanding nostrils and double
lifting of the fanks, both of which
are increased n the animal is forced
up a grade at a fast trot or gallop
when the stomach is distended with
food or water; generally, also. a hack.
ing cough. mostly in the morning
The disease is incurable, but may
be palliated by feeding easily digested
nutritive food in small quantities. Give
such food as early cut, well cured,
clean timothy hay preferably damp
ened with weak lime water. oats.
wheat bran, fax seed ground. and in
winter roots. carrots. turnips. mangels
OF sugar beets; the oats to be boiled
twice a week Give four drains OF
ginger and two drains Of baking soda
IN the food at night, or oil Of tar in
dessert spoonful doses. In some
cases. better results are secured by
alternating these daily or weekly, and
in some cases are benefited by four to
ten grain doses of white arsenic once
q day. But care in feeding and water
ing is necessary in any treatment. Oat
straw, il early cut and well cured. is
often preferable to hay. In either
case shake the hay OF straw to re
move all dust.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

oil meal was the best. but since corn
is high in starchy foods. and fats.
IL fills the requirements just as WELL,
and is cheaper. Oats are also good
An equal mixture Of cornmeal and
whole OF crushed oats can hardly be
improved upon for supplementlng
slmmilk Cornmeal alone is as good
as any for the young calf, but after
two or three months It can eat shelled
corn Just as we'll
Calves will begin to nibble hay al.
most as soon as they will eat grain,
for young calves timothy or mixed
hay is wen adapted as clovers and
alfalfa are laxative, and so palatable
the animal often overeats and this
helps TO produce scours. After three
or four months they should by all
means be fed some OF the legume hays
(alfalfa, clover or cowpea) on account
of the bone and growth producing ele.
ments this class contains An abun-
dance OF clean water should be given
at all times and salt after the animal
Is old enough to eat grain and hay
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
DEHoRNINe is NOT PAINFUL
Operation Is Not Difficult When Clip
per is Used, Taking Horn of
Without Crushing.
(By c. e. BRAsHEAR. Missouri College
Of Agriculture.)

(By G. e. BRASHEAR. Missouri College
Of Agriculture.)
Dehorning is not the painful opera
tion it used to be. The clipper is
taking the place OF the dehorning
saw. It's advantages are that it is
more quickly operated and it gives
the animal less pain.
It has the further advantage that
the close confinement OF the animal
necessary for the operation of the
saw is not needed in the use of the
clipper. II is used successfully with
out a dehorning chute.
The animal is tied to tree with a
rope, passed around the neck. A ring
with a rope attached is placed in the
nose and pulled in the direction oppo-
site the tree. This throws the head
in position for dehorning.
The horn is more often cut too high
than too close. In fact, it is hard to
cut the horn too close. and the horn
cuts easier low. The wound also heals
quicker and the head is given a nicer
shape A ring OF skin should be TAX
en- on with the horn.
It is a good plan to grease the clip
pers with grease that is mixed with
some disinfectant, such as creoline.
The best clipper on the market has
v-shaped notches in the blades. It
clips the horn off easily, without
crushing. The knife with straight
edges tends to crush the horn and is
harder to operate.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Kerosene Emulsion.

Kerosene emulsion, one of the best
mixtures to use in combating mites
in the poultry house, is made by mix
ing two gallons Of kerosene oil, u
pound of whale oil soap, one quart OF
homemade soft soap, and one gallon
OF water. Dissolve the soap by boil
ing in water, then remove from the
fire and add the kerosene at once.
Churn this mixture rapidly and vio-
lently until it is as smooth as beaten
cream. One part of emulsion to sew
eral parts of water is used to dilute
the mixture for application to build
ings, dropping boards or nest boxes.
Add one OF two ounces of carbolic acid
TO the emulsion just before applying.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
FLOWING is HARD ON HORSES
Few Teams That Are Not Doing Ten
to Thirty Per Cent of Unneces-
sary Work In Fields.
CBy e, ". IIAMl1roN)

Flowing is at best the hardest work
our farm horses have TO perform. Few
plow teams are not doing 10 to 30 per
cent OF unnecessary work. The writ
er has seen plows which he believed
we're pulling so per cent harder than
they should
We are told that about so per cent
OF the draft Of plow is due to the
cutting Of the furrow slice. The CON
dition OF the cutting edge must then
be OF first importance Expert plow-
men recognize this and in competi-
tions file their shares to knife edges.
One authority claims that an old
share resharpened has shown SO per
cent heavier draft than a new share.
Again, engine plows of the same make
and size have under the same condi-
tions showed 45 per cent difference in
draft In favor Of the new freshly filed
shares over resharpened shares I'm or
binary condition II viii certainly pay
TO keep the plow shares sharp and in
proper form.
The set and adjustment OF a plow
Is almost as much TO do with the
draft as condition OF the share. A
riding plow with rear furrow wheel
should pull little or no harder than a
walking plow or plows OF the same
widths Yet how many do H.? About
30 per cent OF the draft OF a walking
plow is due TO the friction OF the plow
on the bottom and side OF the fur
row. In the riding plow this friction
is eliminated by carrying the weight
and down and side pressure OF plow
bottom on wheels To accomplish this
the rear furrow wheel ia set out about
an inch and a quarter 30 that land
side cannot touch the side furrow
The wheel is also set down 80 the
heel Of Landslide is raised one half 10
threo-fourths inches Off bottom OF fur.
row when so set the plow bottom
viii sink into the ground and hang
there. When plow bottoms float IN
the frame none OF the bottom and
side pressure is removed and the draft
OF the bottoms Is the same as that OF
the walking plows TO which must be
added that due TO weight OF plow
frame and driver.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Sheen Value to Farm.

The care OF flock OF sheep is job
a good deal less sweaty and laborious
than the swing Of the scythe and the
hoe in an unending effort to kill off
the weeds. In the presence OF such a
flock. the weeds rapidly disappear.
and the grasses take the possession
of the ground. Some farmers are said
to hesitate about starting a flock of
sheep because of the possible reduc-
tion of the duty on wool and the de-
cline in price that perhaps would fol
low But this would cut no figure in
the case.
Mutton always commands a profit.
able price; and the combined returns
from mutton and wool, added to the
services Of the sheep in keeping
down the weeds and enriching the
land. will perhaps make the flock a
highly valuable contributor to the
prosperity of the farm.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
WINTER CARE FOR THE CALF
Where Youngsters are Raised on
sklmmlIk They Should Be Taught
to Eat Grain EARLY.

CBy c. II. EClSLES Dniryman, Missouri
Agricultural Collegc)
The calf which Is to be raised on
skimmilk should be taught to eat
grain early When they have access
to IL, many begin eating grain at two
weeks OF age. The grain should be
placed in box where they can easily
get to Il and they can be encouraged
at first by placing a little IN their
mouth after they have consumed their
milk. Grain can best be fed dry after
the milk is fed. In no case should it
be fed in the milk as I'm that case IL
will be gulped down without chewing.
which is bad for the digestion. No
more grain should be given than Will
be eaten up twice each day which
will not be more than one-half pound
daily for the FIRST two months. After
this they may have more. but Il Will
not be necessary to feed more than
one pound per day up to six months
unless II is desired TO push them rap.
idly. n grain is allowed to remain
in the trough. Il often becomes damp
and decayed, and may cause sickness.
just as dirty pals may do
In feeding grain one must keep In
mind that the object is to supply fat
which is deficient IN the slgimmllk.
Il was at first assumed that linseed
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
To Avoid the Runtx Pla.

Runty pigs stand poor show at
the feeding trough with a bunch of
their husky brothers and sisters. AS
they are crowded Out of place natur-
ally they do not get enough to eat to
keep them growing, and they stay
runty.
A trough arranged with V-shaped
partitions set strongly in the trough
would give the little fellows an equal
show with the big ones, and the
weaker ones could get their share OF
food A handy man can make such
a trough arrangement in an hour OF
so, and even the growth of his pigs
would more than pay for his trouble
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Filthy Stomach
Food Fermentlng In Stomach Causes
a Rank Condition

When you have Indigestion your
food sours; many times It actually
rots and forms gases that poison the
blood
Take Ml-O-NA Stomach Tablets If
you want to change your bad stomach
into healthy, clean one.
MI-O-NA is the best prescription
for upset stomach and Indigestion
ever written No matter how mlaer-
able your stomach feels. MI-O-NA
Stomach Tablets give immediate re-
lief
Take MONA stomach Tablets.
which are guaranteed to cure indiges-
ton, no matted how chronic and rid
yourself of dizziness. biliousneas, ner-
vous or sick headache, or money
back.
Take MI-O-NA tablets OF you want
TO make your stomach so strong that
it will digest the heartiest meal With
out distress. and furnish good clean,
nutritious blood-making elements to
the body
Take MONA tablets, one or two
with or after each meal. II you want
to get rid Of that drowsy, tired out
feeling
Fifty cents IS all druggists every
where ask for large box Of MILO
MA Stomach Tablets
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Methods Of PIckina.

Either scalding or the dry-picking
method can be used for fowls intend
ed for market. but for broilers only
the dry-picking method is allowable.
A chick only a few weeks old is a
very tender bird. but II scalded it will
be found impossible to pick it with
out occasionally rubbing a little Of
the skin of. These spots will dark
en- and give the broiler a stale look.
The scalding will also increase the
tendency to decay. With dry picking
not only viii the bird keep much
longer, but the natural firmness OF
the flesh prevents all fear of skin.
ming.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
BIG ASSISTANCE TO FARMER
Smart Buyers Of Live Stock Make
Good Money outouesslno Own
ers-Scales Prove Profitable.
Rv A HIRED MANI

Our boss says: mo more guess
work for me-" He has put in a pair
OF scales, having found out many
years too late that scales make
knowledge definite Before ] put in
the scales" says the boss, Il did not
know anything for certain and sure"
Smart buyers OF live stock count on
making good money just because they
are better guessers than farmers and
they are always anxious to buy on a
guess. You can bet your last dollar
that these fellows never view farm
scale with a friendly eye. A man feels
mighty cheap to learn that some slick
buyer has bought his hogs at guess
weights and sold them at advances
ranging from % to so pounds per
head In these days there is no rea-
sonable excuse for farmers to per.
sist in selling their stock and crops
at a guessed weight. A set of farm
scales furnish facts that help to put
farming on a business basis.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
CARING FOR FARM DRAFTERS
Farmers Should Keep Horses in
Proper Condition in Winter by
Keeping Them at Work.
By WILLIAM A. FREEHoFF5


Most farmers do not get full use of
their horses through failure to pro-
vide work for them during the winter
months. There is generally not much
doing on the farm then. except per
haps hauling of a little produce to
town, dragging in the logs for fire.
wood and scattering manure on the
snowy fields.
Altogether they are kept idle for
so many days that the average num-
Der of hours worked per day for a
year is even less than two, counting
those days in summer when overtime
is the rule for man and beast.
This condition is Improbable from
an economic point OF view. and from
the standpoint of the horses health
Heavy drafters in good flesh and
fed literally on oats and timothy will
need exercise and plenty of it to keep
in fair health during the winter. They
will need warm stables properly ven
tilated: there must be no cement or
other damp floors for them to lie on;
there must be plenty of air and sun
shine
One winter we fed scarcely any
thing but straw and just a little grain
and the horses came through in bet
ter shape than those of a neighbor
who fed literally. but who did not
have any more work for his horses
than we had There was not so much
rich stun to poison the blood.
know of a farmer who regularly
hires teamster to take his magnih-
cent drafters out into the employ of
the local ice company and so keeps
them busy during the winter An
other engages his TWO teams in the
cordwood business for the same pur
pose
Neither of these men make very
much money through the deal, but
they force their horses to pay fol
their winter board and to come
through in splendid shape for the
summers heavy grind.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Meadow Lark.

sectivorous birds is Of special concern
to many sections of the country, be-
cause of extensive fruit growing. Az
the destroyers of insects, birds have
come to be recognized as agents for
conserving national wealth. The kill
ing Of a bird indirectly is a contribu-
ton to the strength of the insect
horde which infest the vegetable prod.
ucts.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
MARGIN OF PROFIT AND LOSS
II Hens Do Not Fall Below Average
Of so or 60 Per Cent in Laying
They Are Money Makers.

A flock of hens should be made to
pay good dividend on the invest
ment If they do not do this. there is
something radically wrong somewhere
along the line.
II you have kept a record OF the
cost of production and the sales you
will be able to tell whether or not
your hens arc paying. Hens that are
laying an average or so or 60 per
cent. are doing wen, and viii make
n good showing in the right side OF
the cash book. Any averages above
that will be so much more gain. and
win more than justify keeping the
birds.
IL they fall way below this mark
you had better investigate and find
out the cause OF the trouble.
Il may be that you have a poor strain
Of birds; that you are not feeding the
right kinds of food or in sufficient
quantities. or that you are not giving
them the proper attention that they
must have in order to be great pro
ducers.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
CHECK ON THE QUAcK GRASS
Serious Menace Is Eradicated by
ceaseless cultivation--How
Farmer Got Rid Of Pest.
cRv R. G. wEArHERsroNE,

Wy n " W AaaA I AAAaANtl 4 NHHAAff
One man in our neighborhood
bought a farm several years ago that
was badly infested with quack grass.
The uplands were free from the pest,
but about twenty acres of creek bot
tom land grew scarcely anything else.
The former owner had let these bot
toms in hay for many years. although
OF late he had been moving scarcely
anything but quack
The other man. however, put the
entire twenty under the plow. wear
ing out a good many share points in
tearing up the rough sod and more
than once Saying things. Then he
planted corn. after having first har-
rowed and disked, and diskod and har-
rowed, until a great many OF the
quack roots were killed
Ceaseless cultivation was kept up
until the corn was too tall to admit a
cultiyator, and the field was gone
over once with the hoe. In the fall
the corn was rather weedy when cut
still it was not half bad. AS the bot
tom was extremely fertile. it was
plowed, narrowed and disked again,
and the corn was put In once more.
The same old story of cultivation
and hoeing was repeated and even a
larger crop OF corn was the result,
with less quack than the fall before.
The bottom looked good for yet an
other crop Of corn, so far the third
time the scratching of the earth con-
tinued. BY that time the quack was
pretty well under control and it was
no longer a serious menace TO the
crop.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
aare Spots on lawns.

For bare spots on the lawn SOW
equal quantities Of white clover and
blue grass; then rake the ground
thoroughly and sow a mixture of-wood
ashes and land plaster. One quart Of
plaster mixed with one peck of ashes
will make a good mixture. II ground
should be dry. water it. Apply the
water late in the evening II ashes
cannot be had spread fine manure; the
scraplngs of the barnyard win answer
The manure will not only fertilize the
ground. but it will also serve as a
slight mulch for the young clover For
a plot OF ground Is by 20 feet. or 800
square feet, SOW one quart Of seed.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
COMPOST Heap.

A few odd fence rails, built toge-
ther in a square in the garden, viii
hold all the rubbish that is fit for de
composing. Add to It the weeds from
the garden and manure and all ashes
from the house. Pour the wash wa
ter over it and allow it to pack thor.
oughly II will be of value for next
spring while 1t concentrates now all
the waste refuse and prevents the
hens from broadcasting it again.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Watsr-AsatIna Tank.

heated. When ice-cold, they will go
for days without drinking at all; and
as plenty of water is necessary to
their well being, the Importance Of
iavlng il at a comfortable tempera-
ture is readily seen.
Too. the milking COW win give more
milk. and the young stock stand the
cold better. when the water is saved
the freezing mark.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
BIG ESSENTIAL FOR STOCK
Animals Go for Days Without Drink.
Ing when Water ls Ice Cold
Tank Is inexpensive.
Cny ]. @. sTRINA

A tank may be built cheaply OF
planks for the sides and ends. with
galvanized iron for the bottom. 80
that when the tank is set on the brick
foundation fire can be built under
1t, and It will take but little heat TO
keep the water from freezing.
The stovepipe must have an elbow
that goes through the brick nearly up
to the bottom OF the tank, 80 that the
pipe won't touch the plank The stock
drink more water in winter when il is
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Care With TURKEYS.

Always be sure. that every part Of
any inclosure where the turkey hen
and poults are kept is well drained
Sometimes the hen will sit down at
night in a low place and a heavy rain
win iii the depression with water and
chill or drown the poUts.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
SAW HORSE FOR SMALL LOGS
Directions Given for Making Ordinary
Buck for the Purpose Of Cut
ting Up Timber.

For saving up heavy timber where
an ordinary saw horse would not be
strong enough. take a log about
foot in diameter and 10 or IL feet
long Bore four 2 or inch holes
in which to insert four strong, round
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
To Clean pInmane

The plumage OF a white fowl can
be cleaned of stain by washing with
a clean white or transparent soap that
is free from much alkali. Make a
strong lather and use your hand and
a soft hair brush. Stroke the feath-
ers downward, from the head to the
tail.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Watch for cnlda-

It is necessary to watch closely for
colds when birds acclimated to sleep
IN the open air are brought to their
regular roosting quarters. The change
will sometimes produce colds, which
can quickly be cured by proper atten-
tion
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
DIScHAReER FOR HAY FORKS
Looped-Rod Attachment Separates
Load Without Pitch and Jerk In
Ordinary Implement.

The looped-rod attachment. for fork
tines shown in the illustration is de-
signed as a load discharger. and sep
arates the fork from its load without
the pitch and jerk required with the
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
INSIDE RouTE FOR PILOTS.

David A. Hay and company. gov
ernment agents for the T. g. Coaat
and Geodetic Survey. has received a
sample copy OF the new inside Route
Pilot, pamphlet published by the
government, which contains maps.
charts and Information regarding the
route from New York to Key West
Mr.. Hay can secure copies OF the
pamphlet for any motorboat owner
who is interested in the route.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

sticks for legs, and when the legs are
In place bore six Pinch holes along
the upper side and insert foot long
pegs, having two pairs quite close to.
gether for convenience in saving
short lengths.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Zoo stlmulant.

Some OF the English breeders put a
small teaspoonful OF mustard in the
morning mash for every six or seven
fowls. This IN used as tonic as we'll
as a s'imnlant TO egg production.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Load Discharged.

ordinary fork. The rods loop over
the points Of the tines and are carried
back to a rocker bar operated by a
steel sleeve that slides on the handle
The apparatus is especially useful in
the handling of corn stalks.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Soil for Cranes.

1t is claimed that grapes grown in
a clayey soil are darker and more
glossy than when grown on gravelly
land; but the sweetest and richest
tasted grapes are grown on gravelly
zoil
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Health Essentials.

Pure air. pure water and pure food.
az well as thorough cleanliness. are all
essential to the chickens health. The
fowls power TO resist disease is due
to these
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
VeaetabIsn for H.ns

Vegetables are .-reat for tire hens.
especially when ny cant ct green
feed in the fields.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

By c. H. ECfSLEs, Dairyman. Missouri
Agricultural Collcgo)