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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

The work OF farm bureaus and
county agricultural agents is being
actively pushed and supported by
state laws in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Pennsylvania.
In Wisconsin, for instance, through
an act Of the legislature in 1913, au-
thority is given to county boards Of
the various counties to raise by tax
or otherwise for periods of not less
than two years sufficient money to
cover the share of the county in main
tanning a farm bureau and agricul-
turaI agent No county making an
appropriation is to appropriate less
than 81 900 annually, while it may ap-
propTiate as much more than that as
il wishes. IN addition, state aid to
the sum Of $1,000 annually is given
to any county in which an agricul-
tural agent has been established.
State aid in all cases is expended IN
der the direction OF the agricultural
college OF the University of Wiscon-
son. and the county money is dis
bursed on the orders of the county
clerk, approved by the county agri-
cultural agent AS a result Of this
law great impetus has DS6n dOQGQ
to the agricultural agent movement
in Wisconsin.
In Michigan. the board OF super
visors in any county is authorized to
appropriate or raise money by tax for
cooperating with the Michigan Agri-
cultural College in encouraging prac-
teal farm demonstrations and in
struction in agriculture 1t is pro-
vided in this law that there shall not
be appropriated in any county in any
one year more than fifty cents for
each 1900 OF the assessed valuation
OF the real and personal property of
the county and that the maximum
amount raised each year shall not ex-
coed $4,000 in addition to the salary
OF the agricultural agent. That will
mean a maximum Of about $4,000 for
. a county. Michigan as a result had
twelve county agents October 1, 1913,
and since then has increased that
number considerably
Pennsylvania likewise is progress
sive in this work and enacted a law
in 1913 which permits the county
commissioners Of each county to ap-
propriate from county funds a sum
not to exceed $500 annually for
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

IN Farm crops, h 3 a I'll
from growing cowpeas in grain stub
bic followed by corn has been an in.
crease Of nine bushels of corn over
the rotation consisting Of wheat. corn,
wheat, with no intermediate cowpea
crop.
On the average Kansas farm where
the manure saved from feeding live
stock is not great enough to cover
any extensive area, the growing Of
green manure crop is the next best
method Of keeping up soil fertility
The cowpea as a catch crop requires
only the labor Of slight preparation
Of seeded and the seeding operation,
and replaces weeds. The cost OF seed
is relatively high at the present time,
being from $3.50 to $3.50 a busheL
A bushel is sown to the acre. With
improved methods Of harvesting and
threshing the seed crop, however, the
price viii be gradually lowered Even
at the present prices OF seed, one can
profitably seed twenty, thirty or forty
acres to cowpeas each year for green
manure and thus cover the entire TO-
tation in a few years
Even if the crop be cut for hay or
pastured on, the stubble remaining
has a marked effect in increasing
yields OF following crops The Arkan-
sas station reports that where only
the stubble was plowed under when
eOwpeas were grown between wheat
crops, the average gain was two bush
els over a continuous cropping o.
wheat.
More numerous experiments have
been conducted in the United States
to determine the effects of cowpeas
used as green manure than have been
devoted to all other 1eguminous crops
combined. Almost without exception,
these experiments have indicated a
very beneficial effect upon the sue
ceeding crop. Except on the poorest
soils, careful experiments show that
it is decidedly more profitable to use
the cowpea crop as hay or pasture
and then ploW under the stubble than
it is to pillow under the whole crop.
While ploVing under the whole crop
produces, as rule, a greater effect,
it is not enough greater to equal the
value OF the cowpea crop as feed.
The WhippOorwin variety of COW
peas is recommended for green ma
nuring in Kansas, both because Of its
I very satisfactory growth and because
it is one TO be easily obtained from
seed houses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
WORK OF FARM BUREAUS IN OTHER STATES

demonstration work in agriculture and
home economics with the various
counties and for the purpose OF i'm
proving and developing the agricul-
tural resources OF each county. The
other funds necessary to carry on the
work OF the bureau and OF the county
agent are supplied either by the fed
eraI government or by local subscrip-
ton The county commissioners also
are authorized to provide offices In
the county court house for the farm
bureau and the agricultural agent
connected with IL. This state, as
result OF this law. had nine county
agents October last, and the number
has increased since then.
The search for men to I'LL county
agent positions has been keen in
each state, as it is not an easy mat
ter to get men with all the qualifi-
cations necessary. Good personality,
sound fundamental training, and large
farm experience are always required.
In a few cases mistakes have been
made and agents have been changed
in various counties, but as the bureau
is permanent, the organization Is
maintained and an agent who more
completely fills the requirements has
been selected.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
GOOD RATION FOR FATTENING
If Fowls Have Their Liberty and Are
Free From Lice Cracked Corn
Will Make Rapid Gains

From the many fattening rations
and the articles on crate fattening,
pen fattening and examining, the
farmer might get the impression that
fattening is a different proposition
Such. however, is not the case.
says the Farmer. Some OF the best
poultry we ever saw fattened was
fattened by simply giving them all
the cracked corn they would eat for
three weeks, while they we're on free
range OF the farm Usually farm
fowls are healthy, and, If they have
their liberty and are free from lice,
plenty Of cracked corn viii make them
gain rapidly, and when dressed for
market they get plump and of bright
red color.
Where it is desired to fatten some
of the flock and not all Of it, that
which Is not to be fattened can be al
loved to run at liberty. and that to
be fattened can be put into yards, Or
even kept IN the houses. In that case
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
FINDS KIN, AFTER 20 YEARS
Brothers Meet at Door Of Prison After
Having Been Separated for =
Score Of Years

Towanda, Pa-"George, wiz stand
by you through thick and thin and
when your prison days are ended come
home to NE and win welcome yoP
with all my heart"
Thus spoke Eugene Bowers, thirty
two years old, as he tearfulIy babe his
brother George good-by at the ToEan-
da 1ail. Eugene had found and claimed
his brother George after q separation
Of 20 years George faces at least If
teen years In the Eastern penitentiary
for assault and robbery.
Through newspaper clippings, Gu
gene established the identity Of the
prisoner as his brother.
When Eugene and George met they
embraced and sobbed like children
Then Eugene unfolded q story which
brought tears 70 the eyes Of those who
heard It His mother, he said, eloped
in 1893, taking George. then child Of
three years. with her Since that tine
they have been lost to the deserted
husband and all blood relatives
George grew TO manhood, fell into
evil ways and his downfall ended IN
the assault which VIII send him to
prison for many years. The father,
two brothers and q sister who were
forsaken by the wife and mother, live
in Corning, n. 7. They supposed the
woman and child she had taken with
her were dead
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
TWO BEARS FIGHT TO DEATH
Huge Grizzly and a Black Member Of
Bruln Family Battle 20 Finish
In Denver Park

DenEer.-A huge male grizzly" and
a black bear cub fought a finish fight
at City Park zoo. The black bear,
one Of den OF i've, Is dead Curios-
ity and the stimulus OF q crisp spring
morning are responsible
The bear went In quest Of adven-
ture- He smiled tbs air, shook him
self and placed q paw upon the first
crosspiece OF the iron grating which
separated his pen from the one ad-
joining, in which the grizzly. the Iarg-
est in ths zoo, was confined.
The visiting Bruin looked fnouIsi-
lively toward the top and then com
menced to mount, stopping at every
round to regard inquiringly the four
black bears which hs had left below.
Prom the other side OF the grating
the grizzly regarded the approach with
disapproval
The bear reached the TOP and
paused to take account OF his exploit
with conscious satisfaction Then he
lost his balance and q moment later
fell to the cement floor Of the Eriz-
zIy's preserve
When the keepers arrived later the
black bear was dead
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

a different ration is needed. There
should be plenty OF grit and charcoal
within reach, and green food should be
supplied every day. In the morning
mash made Of three parts cornmeal,
one part wheat bran and one part
high-grade beef scraps, mixed crum-
bly, with water or milk, should be
given, all they viii eat up in Is min
utes, and no more. At noon some
green food and cracked corn may be
given, and at night they should have
all the cracked corn they viii eat. II
they are free from vermin they viii
fatten rapidly under this treatment
If they do not eat heartily, they
must be put out on the range again
until they recover their appetites-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
BROODING THE CHICKS
GOOD START IN LIFE is MORE
THAN HALF THE BATTLE.
From Matching Time Until Feathered
and Ready for Colony Is Most I'm
portant and Vital PerIod-Lay-
ing the Foundation.

by J. w. KELLAR- Copyright. 1914)
The brooding period embraces that
portion of a chicks life from the time
it is Matched until 1t is feathered and
ready for the colony house and is a
most important and vital period, for
then is laid the foundation of the fu-
ture.
There are two methods of brooding
the natural, in which the hen sup
plies the warmth and care, and the
artificial. In the natural brooding all
that is necessary is a comforta bic
coop, not too warm, roomy and free
from drafts, kept clean and sprayed
literally with a good liquid lice killer,
or, better still, poultry disinfectant-
Then, given proper feed, the hen will
do the rest.
Artificial brooders have two parts
a hover which is warmed and supplies
the heat to the chicks, and nursery
or exercising room. In choosing a
broOder select one that is well built.
easily cleaned and in which the heat is
detected downward on the chicks
back. Avoid bottom heat, which causes
leg troubles. Buy the brooder plenty
large and do not crowd the chicks.
keep it sweet and clean and cover the
floor with sand or fine chopped alfalfa
or clover
Watch the Temperature.
The temperature under the hover
during the first week should be 80
degrees; then gradually reduce the
heat until it reaches 80 degrees. The
nursery should be about seventy de-
grees. AS much depends on the lamp
in a brooder, keep it well filed, with
a clean burner and well trimmed wick.
Have good tested thermometer, take
the temperature from near the floor,
watching carefully, for overheating or
chilling chicks is equally disastrous,
and above all follow the directions
that come with the brooder.
After the first week or two chicks
may be allowed to run about in a
small outdoor yard when the weather
is clear and mild, provided they can
always return easily to the hover
when they feel cool. When the weather
is bad confne them to the nursery and
induce exercise by scattering fine
grain among the litter.
The question of brooding large colo
MES of several hundred chicks in a
small room or house by the use of
brooder stoves has attracted much at
tention lately. These small coal or oil
burning stoves with large cone shaped
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
KEEP DIRT FROM THE MILK
Health Boards Adopting Rigid ResuIa-
tons to Meet Demands Of
City Consumers

Milk consumers constantly are de-
handing more sanitary conditions.
These demands are being met, in
many communities, By rigid reguIa-
tons OF boards OF health and sanf-
tary officers These regulations, to
be effective, must cover the care OF
the cows from which the milk is
taken, and all the operations in the
handling and care OF the milk.
The consumer usually is reluctant
In bearing even q part of the in
creased cost Of producing an i'm
proved product The burden falls
upon the producer, alone He must
meet this demand or find It difficult
to market his milk From selfinter-
est he should learn the most desir
able Improvement at the least cost.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04


ne made elaborate effort to and failed
Then he Strengthened
He
and was about pass thought might be of dropped
OF
clovers if
OF
tina
M I was boy"
a the was to exec
With
of
o a have beiev
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
He GROWS TOO MUCH WHEAT
Than He Can Properly Han
die, Says Expert.

The principal reason the average
wheat yield in Kansas is less than
fourteen bushels an acre is that Kan
sas farmers grow more wheat than
they can care for to the best advan-
tage. Such IS the comment OF Cecil
Salmon. assistant professor Of farm
crops in the Kansas State Agricul-
turaI college.
The result is, says Mr.. Salmon. that
Part OF the land must be plowed too
late for good results and that some
Of the wheat must be sown too early
in order to get all the wheat sown
early enough.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04


there to
rob-.
their
their feeding
That's emf" The made his
adjective
he
m from Charles Coo
You don't I've relatives econfne people
line high up in the sky in clear weather and sailing low in storms Oh
That's how got opiniony wahn en- with shot gun The
hard
getting can't fghten with
ID
Cav.
shrIlng
Cav, cav Jaw
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
POCKET GOPHERAFARM PEST
Little Animal Causes Untold Damage
TO. Many Fields of Alfalfa
in Kansas.

The alfalfa field is the ideal feed
ing ground for the pocket gopher.
says Harry 3. Yocom, assistant IN
zoology at the Kansas Agricultural
college.
The pocket gopher Injuries the al
falfa by cutting off the roots OF the
plants. This work Is done eight or
ten inches below the surface Of the
ground. The gopher also causes a
loss by making mounds IN the field.
These piles OF dirt are a great hin
drance TO the work OF moving and
raking. The damage done by this
little animal is not confined to the
alfalfa fields. Roots Of fruit trees
are often gnaTed, says Nr. Yocom.
Sometimes the gopher digs into q
pOtoto or apple pit, he says, and car
RES away quantities OF the vegetable
or fruit, leaving Dirt to IN the space
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Don't Feed In Morning.

1t is never best to full feed poul
try in the morning Now that the
nice days have come, with plenty Of
grass for the hens on range, give
them merely enough to satisfy their
first hunger of the early morning.
and this will send them out foraging.
Always leave plenty Of room for
more in the crop as the day goes on.
but see that it is full when evening
comes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

retrieves it. He is not nervous about
it. He is not even nervous if the
waiter looks at him reproachfully.
The writer saw one huge, bronzed
mar with mighty walrus mustache
and an appearance which justified the
belief that he could face Is bad men
with guns and not wink an eye. The
bad man had ordered a veal outlet.
And one of the best bits of the outlet
escaped the curtain-draped cave that
he ooIIad bjS mouth o1d fell sl,,sE,i7-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

oysters and terrapin and hams Is sung
throughout the length and breadth OF
the nation from where"-and Mr.. Hol-
land, waxing eloquent, harked back to
valedictorian days-''from where the
icy waters of the Atlantic beat upon
the bleak crags of Maine to where the
placid waters of the blue Pacific kiss
the golden"
ITS a fact, sir. fact" concluded
Mr.. Holland, when reminded that
these stories must be limited to 400
words. I'm right about It: dead
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

metal heat def1ectors have been used
for many years in California and IN
doubtedly are great labor savers. The
freless type Of brooder, which de-
ponds on thick, soft insulation to con-
serve the natural heat of the chick, as
well as portable hovers, are also in
quite general and successful use
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
The Ace of 4 Fowl.

The age of a fowl cannot always be
told by the size Of the spurs. In the
yard Of the writer there is a three
year-Old hen that could easily be mis-
taken for a year-old hen or pulIet But
there is a heavy, dull look under the
eyes of the old bird, which an expert
would detect at a glance. The best
plan is to band all birds and keep q
record of their ages.-L E S.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Children Carry Mother's Ashes.

New Tork-Jessie and Lillian Glen
day. aged three and six, respectively.
sailed aboard the Celtic on the last
half OF q e.o0o-mile journey with their
mothers ashes Mrs. Glenday, who
died IN Oakland. Cal, wanted TO be
buried in Scotland Her husband had
the body eremated. placed IN an Urn
and started the children On their 5our-
ney.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
WORLD LANDMARKS OF NOTE
caIrn Of Stones Marking the Summit
OF the DisermuIeri<oiien In
Norway.

London.-In the county OF NOrdiand.
Norway, on the rocky and precipitous
line at about IS degrees north lati-
tude. the jagged and fantastic peak OF
the Digermuler mountain rears its
head some LOO feet above the ocean.
Its summit, marked by this pile Of
stones, is reached by a winding, but
fairly easily traYersed pathway. The
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Roosts for YOUNG stoek.

Provide ample rOosttng places for
the growing young stock Beware of
croWding. Nothing is so conducive
to colds as the overheating that comes
OF crowded quarters
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
DISCUSSES omeers Close saloon.

Chicago-Menbe-s OF a bisck-garbed
funeral party which solemnly followed
hearse through the aTistocratic For
est Park section proved to be deputy
sheriis. who sEooped down upon a sa-
loon where It vas alleged gambling
vas being permitted.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

81 Petersburk-An human temperz-
tire records we're broken by 3 girl
typhus patient at Zssf. the mercury
reaching ~ degrees Fahrenheit and
Shattered the glass
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

to
he
anyth he
he
Nnnoh the
solictously.
at a
spoiled outlet
with
during the rest the meal he ate soen sadly
beoh Occasionally he would repoachful
Then he his
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

him, and the same primeval stiffness
lay over the streets outside, not count
ing the icOnoclastic rattle OF passing
cars.
The man limped because Of a stir
leg that had to be helped out with
cane. and 1t was a slow limp because,
again, his architecture included a
bay-window front incompatible with
high speed. He carried a newspaper
and was numbering toward a tree
shaded bench, when
Something in the grass caueht
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

dead
he
Norfolk Chesapeake reedbids
trawbe peas
don't
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
sELF-FEEDER FOR CHICKENS
Device May Easily Be Constructed
Out Of Material found About the
House or Stable.

A good self-feeder for fowls, such as
is here illustrated, can be easily made
out Of material found about the house
or barn. The feed is placed in the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
This Congressman Comes From Land of Plenty

EET COME Representative Holland the Norfolk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
erass A!ons 90 sa.neIenti.

While grass Is necesary 60 fowls
proper condificn, & i not fair to ex-
pect 3 hen to I've % grass alone
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Thing That Thrills Some Visitors to the Capital

ONE pre-
able
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

No matter how well the ground Is
prepared, or how favorable the season,
a FIRST class crop Of wheat cannot be
grown without good seed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
This Farmer Man Knew Something About Crows

ledge perched a crow shrilling out his;
Cav, cav, cav
While the farmer man was cram
ing his neck, another man, in passing.
paused to inquire fraternally:
Pet of yours got away?"
The answer went of like an ex-
plosion:
What in thunder do you suppose
a farmer wants with a crow except to
shoot him? I'm plagued to death
o,-orr. ,-aar Of my life with the darn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

Corn IS not suitable crop with
which to fellow alfalfa. unless there Is
an abundance OF rain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

drops into the trough to prevent
waste, yet maintaining a continual
supply The feeder shown in the IL
lustration is two feet high.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
Not So Bad as Cycs Would Have Us Believe

A wasIm through
"A
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

view from this point is one OF the most
striking prospects Of the whole Nor
Eegian coast Near at hand are the
peaks Of the Higrafstind C3.s11 feet),
Gjeitgaljartind (3,555 feeD, and the
Svartsundtind (3,506 fee), while be-
low lie the islands Of the SOfoten and
Vesteraalen. separated by narrow and
tortuous channels
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

C wsconsi Agi ua
be ad
be sold
Not later the
after cued the remaining
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1914-10-23
P. M. GRANVILLE

P. M. Granville, present Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools and
candidate for reelection on the
Republican ticket, should be re-
tanned in his present position by
a handsome majority. Mr.. Clan
vile has discharged the duties
of his office faithfully and we'll,
and by his just dealings and I'M
prejudiced decisions has won the
confidence of teachers, trustees
and patrons. When petitions
for the formation of new school
districts and changing of bound
airy lines have been presented,
he, in every instance, has gone
over the territory and made a
personal investigation of the
matter, this making it possible to
render decisions based on an ex-
act knowledge of actual condi-
tions.
The visiting of schools and ad-
justment of affairs generally in
the several districts incur UNI
avoidable expenses, but Mr..
Granville seeks to discharge the
duties of his Office as possible.
In one single line of work, name
ly, the preparation of bond cleo
ton papers he has saved the
school districts hundreds of dol
lars. Other counties in the state
employ attorneys to do the work
that he does gratis.
Mr.. Granville seems to possess
sympathetic insight into the
needs of the schools, and shows
unlimited patience and tact in
developing latent possibilities of
young, inexperienced teachers,
thus increasing the efficiency and
indirectly improving the schools.
Trustees frequently advise
with him concerning the erection
of new buildings and as a result
many of the new houses have
been constructed along modern
lines with due regard to proper
lighting, heating and ventilation,
while sanitary conditions have
been decidedly improved.
Mr.. Granville by his untiring
efforts to raise the standard Of
the schools gained not only a