Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-07

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A cough in hogs may be the result of
sleeping in dusty quarters. in which
case the trouble should he removed by
giving bedding that is clean.
The English White Leghorns belong
ing to Thomas Barron are still in the
lead at the international egg laying
contest which is being held at Storrs
college, Connecticut.
A blanket thrown over a horse when
it has to stand out in the cold is a good
deal cheaper method Of conserving
body heat than giving extra feed In
the stable to make blanket of fat.
Mad dogs have been responsible for
but four human deaths in Chicago In
the last FIVE years. Tubercular cows
have been responsible for hundreds of
cases Of tuberculosis in the same Pc
Rod.
Sheep cannot eat silage in as great
70 tr
though no one seems to know why.
However, they do well on 1t, and 1t
saves great deal Of hay and other
feed.
A Jefferson county IN. " farm
er last year applied 1900 pounds of
ground limestone per acre to a sour
meadow. and the result was an in
crease Of $500 pounds Of clover hay
per acre. 1t was well worth while.
A good many Kansas boys and men
make snug sum of spending money
by trapping gophers. on which boun-
ty Of 10 cents is paid. One farmer i'm
proved the dull season by trapping and
gathering n bushel basket Of gopher
scalps, on which he received bounties
amounting to $50.
When other kinds of hay are scarce
there Is temptation-to feed millet or
Hungarian to horses. The practice is
not safe, and this Is particularly true
in case the seed heads were pretty
we'll developed before the hay was cut.
Millet Of this description may be ted
to milk cows, but not to the horses.
It is a pretty good idea for parents
and other school patrons to visit school
frequently enough SO that neither
teacher nor pupils will consider such
visit an unusual thing. Then. too, WIS.,
its tend to make the teacher and her
boys and girls feel that the patrons
consider the school as an institution
worth while.
Get boy or girl into the habit Of
reading good books and the chances
will be more than even that each Will
develop into man or woman worthy
Of the name. Equally true It IL that II
both acquire taste for trashy. sen
sational stun the chances are that they
will fash In the pan before they ar
rive at maturity.
Fowls nre obliged to throw OF much
Of the waste Of the body through the
lungs. They do not sweat in the sense
that do other animals. but instead
breathe several times faster than
sweating animals when heated. To
keep In good health hen requires
nearly seven times the amount OF
fresh air in proportion to its size -
does horse.
The supreme court Of the United
States has lately handed down a de-
cision In the Patten case, in which 1t
was alleged that an attempt was made
to corner the cotton business Of the
country; that the attempt to get cor
ner on any commodity is essentially In
restraint Of trade, hence q violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law. The de-
cislon seems likely to have farreach-
Ing effect.
A lady reader Of this department who
somewhat more than year ago began
taking the exercises and diet prescribed
by we'll known health specialist has
increased In weight from ITO to 14O
pounds and is now haunted with the
fearsome specter Of overweight. 1t
looks very much as II she would have
to consult this same beauty specialist
Tor prescription for reducing weight.
1t seems to be case where the health
expert gets 'em coming and going.
For the rapid removal Of small trees
IN grubbing the writer has found 1t an
excellent plan to use team and a
hundred foot rope. The larger side
roots which will be found on most
treeo except hickory and bur oak