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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

ribbons have a wonderfully lasting
effect in stimulating person to
greater effort in the future.
BY offering large number OF
prizes, even though each be small,
more exhibitors will enter and try
for them, and eventually they will
come to appreciate the honor of win.
ming a place, rather than the money
offered. When there has been Great
ed the spirit of rivalry for the honor
there is in 1t, rather than for few
paltry dollars, then a great good has
been done, which will result in de-
cided improvement of the horses Of
any community in which such con-
dition exists.
Some one must take the lead in
this matter, and as no one is more
vitality interested in better horses
than are the owners Nof high-class
stations, they should get together on
this proposition, boost the colt show
idea, and use every effort to make the
colt show of their community second
to none in the state. After the open
colt show is assured, then stallion
owners might offer a series of spe-
cial prizes for colts sired by their
own stations, but they should not
allow personal interest and prejudices
to interfere with the open colt show.
Every colt owner should plan to
show a colt at the local show. Give
the colt little extra feed and care
and have it halter-broken by show
time. This will make 1t possible to
show 1t to the best advantage.
Another classification that is al
most as important as the colt classes
is that of farm teams. Every farmer
has one or more teams and a good
classification for farm teams o:ers
another opportunity to stimulate
greater interest In better horses. The
colt and farm team classification
should be the feature OF every county
or community stock show. A practi-
cal and useful classification Is given
here:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

was covered with fine wire screen.
Shelves were built in this fruit room
against the outside wall, from near
the cement floor clear up to the cell
Ing As the room is eight feet six
inches long this gave considerable
shelf room; and 1t proved a splendid
place to store canned fruit, butter,
eggs, and such groceries as person
likes to buy in quantities and keep
on hand.
The fruit room and the pantry
above we're connected by means OF q
dumb-waiter, which has just a box
about q foot square and three feet
long, vertically open on the front side,
and fitted with two shelves in the
middle. There was pulley near the
ceiling in the pantry, and a rope with
a counterweight on the other end
which balanced the box so that 1t
would slide easily up and down. With
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

Early Reports on Conditions Of Grow.
ing Plants are Favorable.

Although planting Of peanuts has
been delayed to some extent by the
heavy rains the reports that are be-
ing received from many sections OF
the state where peanuts are being
grown are highly encouraging and 1t
is expected that the total yield this
year will be greater than that Of last
year by half.
The soil throughout the state was
in such excellent condition that there
was a great amount of late planting
which will make splendid yields and
in sections of the state where cot
ton and other crops were seriously
damaged by the heavy rains and
where replanting Of those crops was
likely to prove losing venture, pea
nuts were largely planted, as they
will thrive in weather conditions that
would prove detrimental to other
crops.
For the past ten years the average
has been from thirty-five to forty
bushels per acre and In some sections
there has been yield Of 100 bushels
per acre. Not only are peanuts one
of the safest crops that can be plant
ed in the state, but 1t carries great
advantage of being one Of the surest
feed crops, as there can be over a
ton of peanut hay realized from an
acre of peanuts and this hay has the
same value as alfalfa for feed, accord.
ing to enthusiasts Of the crop.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
0IRDS EAT COTTON 8OOL WEEVIL
ORIOLES, SWALLOWS AND NIGHT
HAWKS ARE VoRAcIoUs.
Oklahoma Farmers VIII Find Their
Fea:hered Friends Valuable
Insect Destroyers.

OF all the birds known as natural
enemies of the cotton boil weevil, ORR
oles, swallows and righthawks are
the most important, according to the
Biological Survey, Of the U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture. Insect spe-
cialists of the bureau have made ex-
tensive Investigations of the subject,
which have developed that there are
sixty kinds of birds that eat the wee
vii.
The nighthawk, or bullbat, catches
the weevils on the wing in considera-
BILE numbers, especially during their
migrations. Unfortunately the night
hawk Is shot for sport or eaten for
food in some sections of the south
west, but its value for food is infin-
1testimal as compared with the serv-
ices 1t renders the cotton grower and
other agriculturists, and every effort
should be made to spread broadcast a
knowledge of its usefulness as a wee
vii destroyer, with a view to its com.
plete protection. The orioles, barn
swallow, roughwing swallow, bank
swallow, cliff swallow, and the martin
are all persistent enemies Of the boil
weevil.
From the standpoint of the farmer
and the cotton grower, these sWal
lows are among the most useful birds
Especially designed by nature to cap
ture insects in midalr, their powers
of fight and endurance are unexcelled
and in their own field they have nc
competitors. Their peculiar value to
the cotton grower consists in tho
fact that, like the nighthawk, they
capture boil weevils when flying over
the fields, which no other birds do
Flycatchers snap up the weevils neal
trees and shrubbery. Wrens hunt
them out when concealed under bark
or rubbish, blackbirds catch them or
the ground, as do the kildeer, titlark
meadow lark, and others; while orr
oles hunt for them on the bolls But
1t is the peculiar function of swallows
to catch the weevils as they are max
ing long flights, leaving the cotton
fields in search of hiding places il
which to winter or entering them tt
continue their work OF devastation.
Martins are not at all fastidious
about the outward appearance of theil
dwellings, and large gourd suspend
ed from the top of a dead tree or {
pole, or any kind of a weathertigh
box or barrel, however rude, when di
vided into compartments answers
their needs as well as the most cost
iy and ornamental house The room!
should be about Az inches wide,
inches high, and 8 inches deep, will
entrances about inches In diameter
They will not build close to tn,
ground, having a wholesome fear O
cats and other invaders; hence tn,
houses should be elevated from tn
ground not less than Is feet. Drink
ing water Is essential for martins an
all other swallows, and the presenc
Of small pond, lake, or river great
ly increases the chances for COLOMBIA
ton.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

nomical kind of horse power under
present-day. conditions is the big,
sound, easy-going draft horse. AS a
source of farm power and as a sub
stitute for human labor in combina-
tlon with machines, the horses eco
nomic place on the farm is more
strongly established than ever before,
and the same is true for city work.
The majority of horse growers are
overlooking the real situation that
exists today in the horse breeding bus
mess. They have given too little at
tention to the cost of production and
maintenance and to the present-day
demand. The cost of production has
been increasing much more rapidly
than the increase in value, and the
maintenance cost Is tremendously
large when taken In the aggregate.
1t costs Kansas horse owners over
$4O,O00,000 annually to feed their
horse stock. In other words, the
yearly cost of maintenance Of the av-
erage horse equals 26 per cent OF lts
value.
Good, useful draft horses weighing
1000 pounds or more, have never
brought better prices than during the
last year; but there was almost no
demand for common horses, and as
the demand for this class is gone
they will soon become very expen'
sive handicap, yet the majority OF
horse growers continue to raise this
class Of horses. If any one is really
satisfied with common, inferior
horses, he will save money by buying
some of these with which the country
Is now overstocked, instead Of rails
ing more to be added to this undesir-
able and Improbable surplus, for un'
der present conditions common and
inferior mature horses can be bought
considerably cheaper than they can
be grown. Good horses are the only
profitable kind to raise and every
thing possible should be done to
arouse among the horse breeders q
keener interest in better horses.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

There are many ways In which this
interest can be stimulated. but the
surest and best way of all is the we'll
arranged and well-managed colt show.
The colt show is particularly valua-
BILE for this purpose because 1t Gre
ates such a general and widespread
interest among farmers and farmers
sons, for nearly every one OF them
raises one or more colts every year.
Many colt shows have been failure
because the prizes we're not offered in
a manner that would create any par
ticular interest among colt raisers.
It must be borne in mind that the
purpose Of colt show should be to
stimulate an interest in the largest
possible number Of producers. One
of the most common and most serious
mistakes that has been made Is the
practice of giving all the money as
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

most attractive parts Of the whola
house. The square openings are cas-
lily fitted with fly screens, so 1t Is
adapted for an outdoor summer par.
lor; and the size is sufficient to be OF
some use. as 1t Is 10 feet wide and 20
feet long.
The rooms upstairs are stolen from
the roof space. And they are right
nice little rooms, too. When l think
back few years to the time when
all such room room was counted as
attic space, good only for storage Of
old truck, 1t is easy to realize to what
extent small houses have been i'm.
proved. Instead of dark, dingy loft,
without floor, partition. or daylight,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
NEGOTIATING HOGS


Bad results sometimes follow i'm.
proper Cd careless methods Of hand
ling and feeding, both prior to and
Immediately after vaccination, in spite
of the fact that clean, potent serum
and fresh, uncontaminated virus were
used. Among the things that can be
done to contribute to good results are
the following:
Feed the hogs moderately for twen'
ty-four hours before vaccinating. Do
not fast them, as this will cause them
to be wild and hard to handle.
During hot weather, vaccinate early
in the morning or towards the even
ing, rather than in the middle Of the
day, when 1t is hot.
The hogs should be kept in a clean,
dry place before vac cination. This is
better both for the hogs and for the
persons who are to handle them.
If possible, group the hogs accord
ing to size. This will lessen the
chances for error In estimating the
doses of serum to be injected.
Provide a box or table on which to
place the bottles of serum and virus.
disinfectants, syringes, ETC., where
they will be convenient but not like
ly to be upset.
1t is even more important that the
hogs be kept clean and dry after vac
cination, to reduce to a minimum the
chances for injecting the needle
wounds.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
CATTLEMEN BEST FARMERS
Coil Improvement One Reason Why
stockmen Raise Larger Crops,
Says w. A. Cochel.

Why is 1t that cattlemen usually are
the most prosperous farmers? w. A.
Cochel, chief animal husbandman Of
the Kansas Agricultural College, says
that 1t is because they are growing
more corn, more oats, and more hay
to the acre than the men who grow
grain only. 1t is not necessarily be-
cause they are making big profit on
their beef.
Why is It that they are getting bet
ter yields of corn and oats than the
men who are putting in all Of their
time on grain crops? 1t is because
they are building up the fertility Of
their farms, the professor told the
farmers. Cattle form market for
waste products Of grain farming. The
wheat farmer often burns straw. The
beef farmer feeds 1t, and thus puts
bis straw ON the market and also In
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

visited many times during the prepa-
ration Of each meal, and meals come
along regularly three times a day In
most healthy families. You can't have
q cool pantry. and have It built In the
body Of the house along with the
other rooms, especially IN q furnace
heated house.
In one little house where q pantry
attachment like this was built on, the
space below was made into q cold
fruit room. The main cellar wall was
carried across solid and straight, ex-
cept for a doorway; and q good, heavy
door was hung In the opening. The
outside wall under the pantry was car
ried up in the same solid way, and a
good outside window put in, which
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

creases the fertility of his land. Pro.
fessor Cochel urged the growing Of
more live stock.
There has been a consistent steady
advance in the price of beef for the
last forty years." Professor Cochel
said. And there is nothing that we
can foresee which indicates that beef
will be any cheaper in the future than
1t is at present"
Skim milk helps vary the ration for
the laying hen. Experiments at the
West Virginia Station show that hens
lay an extra egg for every quart Of
milk they drink. Skim milk can be
bought from creameries at twenty
cents per hundred. A hundred pounds
of milk is approximately twelve gal
Ions and a half. A hundred pounds
Of milk, according to the experiment,
should produce so eggs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Fresh
Seed Plant Pa,
HarrlII Owns Biggest slIo

The biggest silo in Oklahoma, and
It is believed in the world, is located
in Wagner. 1t is owned by T. c.
Harrill, banker, farmer and chairman
OF the democratic state central COM
mittee. This silo is 80 feet in diam
eter, inside dimensions, and so feet
high. 1t will hold 1900 tons of silage
and it would take freight train of
40 cars to haul that amount. 1t will
contain at one filling sufficient feed
to fatten 1900 head of cattle for 80
days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

If local conditions Justify, separate
classes can be made for purebred
colts and the amount Of each prize
may be increased or decreased-pref-
erably increased-but the number Of
prizes must not be lessened. Other
classes may be added to these sug.
gested as local conditions demand and
justify.
At the last annual meeting OF the
Kansas Horse Breeders Association
resolution was adopted urging all
horsemen to boost the colt show idea
and to insist upon a good classified.
ton for colts at all local live stock
shows. Fair associations, oranges,
farmers Institutes, and commercial
clubs should give this matter careful
consideration and use every effort to
hold a good community colt show this
fall.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
COMBINES MANY
GOOD FEATURES
Modest Dwelling In Which All the
Modern Ideas Of Comfort
Are Incorporated.
PANTRY IN PROPER POSITION
For Purposes for Which II 10 Intended
Apartment Should Be, as II 10 In
This Case, Placed on the Out
eide Of the House-Means
Saving Of Labor.

Mr.. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
Plant Foods In kaf1r

In 1000 pounds of fresh, green red
kafir roughage are contained 2.9
pounds of nitrogen, 1.3 pounds of
phosphoric acid and As pounds of
potash The seed bearing sorghums
remove large amounts of plant food
from the soil in which they are
grown, 1000 pounds Of plant remov-
ing the following amounts:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
A WELL KEPT FARM HOME
>NDo~N-NNO~N|NNON~
kafir Yields One.haIf More

Na' ''SNo NhShoh "S'S
Corn silage may, in feeding expert
ments, show a slight advantage over
kafir silage, but before accepting this
as the last analysis, we must consider
two important factors, namely: crop
yield, and adaptability to climate, for
the intimate connection between land
and live stock must never be out Of
mind. Kafr will thrive where corn
fails. Kafir yields more per acre by
one-third or one-half than does corn.
These two statements overcome the
balance between corn and kafir, and
throw the kafr silage ahead
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
PLAN A COLT SHOW FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
AND BOOST DEMAND FOR BETTER HORSES
Such Show, Properly Conducted Will Create Widespread Interest
Among Farmers and Their SOns--Dr McCampbe Offers Some
Suggestions Regarding Details Of Such Enter
pses-Making the CIassiications.
pr W. Mccmpbe Secretary Regy

first and second prizes. II only SIC
is available for colt class. hum
dredfold more good will result by d.
viding it into six or eight premiums
than by giving it all as a first and a
second prize. There must also be a
ribbon for each place. something that
can be kept and preserved as a re
hinder to the owner that his efforts
have been rewarded. These little
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

For fattening chickens, buttermilk
has a feeding value of above thirty
cents hundred pounds. This is con
siderably in advance OF its vaiue fol
feeding hogs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
The Discussion.

The wags say Noah used ark
lights"
"No, II the ark had pitch within
and without, It must have been pitch
dark"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

- ONDITIONS have arisen dur
ing the last decade that have
~ resulted in a decided change
in the demand for horse pow
er, both on the farm and in the city.
Farmers have been seeking bigger
and heavier machinery, necessitating
an increased amount OF horsepower,
and experience has proved that the
most efficient and also the most eco
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17
IMPORTING PEANUTS.

There has been a marked in
crease in the export of peanuts
from Hongkong to the United
States during the opening
months of the current year.
Shipments of these nuts from
China to the United States vary
greatly, usually depending upon
the American crop Of peanuts
and the course of prices in the
United States.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-17

Methodist Preachers: "Amen"
A farm without fried chicken must
be a poor sort of place.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-24
Why Not Bucket Shops?

bring about normal demand io
cotton inns ad
vance the forerunn opening Exchanges not only
New Orleans but in other words
the largest the world will again thro" open
their doors where only welodo spectators may wager
their coin from day day devil his money not in
the hundreds prohibited from dealing in the future prices
Of cotton this prohibition the State OF Louisiana by
ordinances Council and the ueShop Of long ago was put out
business only difference between the mcketShop and the DIG
Cotton Exchange BuctShop allows the man to gamble
" dollars on the probable while the Cot
m v,, must invest hundreds in
Horse racn of business in New Orleans and the
m will never cg1ed bookmang will allow the ou
and the ra,eho Now since
have put horse the has been debarred
from betting the ban on the Cotton Exchange
and prevent his hundreds of dollars? More
suicides exchange than the BukeShop
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-24
A SANITARY BAKERY

II. Martinez, who has been one OF
our Algerines off and on for the past
twenty years, and who has always
been associated with the bakery bust
ness. enjoys the distinction of having
here in our town one of the best and
most sanitary bakeries in the city. 1t
is Mr.. Martinez's intention that not
only all of his customers but all of
his prospective customers as well, will
know that his principal aim in the
sale of goods is Quality" and it is
for this reason that his bakery is
known as the Quality Bakery; it is To-
Gated at All Elmira avenue.
Not long ago Mr. Martinez installed
in his bakery one of the most improv-
ed ovens in which live steam is intro
duced for the purpose of making bread
in accord with the very latest sCien-
tific principles and in keeping with all
sanitary requirements of the Health
Board.-Adv.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-24
CZS4IN1xaasu
I2lo@

The Sunday school will meet at the
usual hour.
Sunday. Sept. -, at 800 p. m, in
Pythian Hall. there will bes service Of
divine worship. The pastor will
preach. MI are cordially invited.
Mrs Hafkesbring, Sr., has returned
from an extended vacation of several
weeks She enjoyed her vacation i'm
mensely and We are all glad to vel
come her back. She will be found, as
usual. at her post OF service in the
Sunday school and church.
Mrs. Albert IIubener spent several
days at Jackson, Miss. She took all
the amily with her. They all enjoyed
being away at such a typical place, al
though it were but for a short time.
The vacation season is at an end.
The children have returned to their
daily tasks at school and the tOiler TO
his work Let US not forget, from now
on, the church and its mission and
work Let us be willing and ready to
do our part.
Gladys Leith of 1873 Bermuda street
left last week for Silliman Collegiate
Institute. Clinton. La. She is one of
the juniors.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-24
OF INTEREST TO ALGIERS.

At a recent meeting of the Commits
sion Council there was a petition filed
for a sidewalk on Wagner street from
Patterson to Newton streets. 1t was
referred to the city engineer.
Another petition was also filed. 1t
was from the Algiers Road Commits
sion for an appropriation in the bud
get, which was referred to the budget
committee.
Amending ordinance 1889, providing
for the erection of a school building in
the square bounded by Newton, Diana,
Numa and Behrman streets was
adopted.
Mayor Behrman submitted an ordi-
nance to prohibit barrooms in Ope.
lousas avenue, from Powder street to
Atlantic avenue.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-09-24
Asw50:'H<yy:vz

Rev. Reginald Raymond of Sc
vance was a most welcome visitor on
last Sunday evening and preached a
splendid sermon at the 1:30 service.
Milton Hedges Morton. whose death
occurred on Tuesday at 1870 a. m,
was laid to rest yesterday afternoon in
McDOnogh cemetery. Although his
suffering was only for a few days, it
was most intense After a very seri-
Gus operation in which there was lit
tie hope for his recovery, he passed
away. Our sympathy goes out to his
people and we pray that light perpet-
ual will shine upon him.
On October 4th, the first Sunday in
the month, the II o'clock service will
be resumed and the Sunday school re-
organized