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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
RoAD-DUST BATH ESSENTIAL
Natures Way of Freeing Fowls From
Mites-LIttIe Work Now Saves
Worry Later On.

Fowls need some kind of dust to roll
in, as that is natures way of freeing
them from mites. Road dust is the best
Of all, and the fowls seem to like it
best. 1t requires only a little time to
wheel in few barrels and dump it in
some dry place for winters use. Then
arrange a frame about six inches deep
and three feet square and keep it filed
with the dust
Arrange the frame in a sunny place,
as the fowls seem to like bright spot
when busting. If a bath of this kind is
provided, one need never fear mites Of
any kind. Coal ashes are also good.
Wood ashes should never be used, as
the 1ye often irritates the skin, but
fowls enjoy picking over them for
stray bits of charcoal. A little work
now will save lots of worry later on.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
SUCCULENT FEED Is
REQUIRED BY EWES
Best Pasture on Farm Should Be
Saved for Thenl-Ram Also
Needs Good Attention.

If big crop of strong lambs is to
be expected it never will come from
ewes that are half starved at mating
time. Often the ewes are run down
by nursing lambs and then going on
bare pastures to fight flies after wean-
ing They soon draw upon all of their
spare or slowed up tissues and be-
come weak and thin. If bred IN this
condition they do not tend to produce
twins, but have singles and these Of
ten are puny and die at birth. For a
crop of big strong lambs, made up Of
doubles and triplets, feed the ewes
generously, and also the male. They
should have the best pasture on the
farm, specially saved for them, and
here they should also have a mixture
of whole oats, wheat bran and oil meal
or cake. 1t also is well, if possible,
to supply cabbage or roots or an
abundance of green fodder. At first
the ewes may have half a pound each
per day of the grain mixture and this
may be increased to three quarters
of a pound a day, if the pasture is
good. A little more may be fed, If the
grass is poor and the ewes are down
in condition. Feed the male in the
same way and take him to the eve
pasture night and morning. Do not
allow him to run with the ewes. The
extra feeding (''flushing') of ewes and
ram should commence two or three
weeks prior to the mating time and
continue through that period; then the
ewes should be well fed in winter.
Give them plenty of exercise every
day. Prefer mixed clover or alfalfa
hay to any other. Keep the ewes from
eating much coarse, bulky slough hay
or timothy hay, or weathered corn fod-
der Supply a succuIent feed, such as
roots or silage, allowing not over two
pounds per day Of such feed for each
eve. If this is done and the ewes
are kept from wet and storm, good
luck should attend the shepherd as
the reward of his labor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Rounh Feed for w.anIinn

Timothy and clover hay mixed will
make good rough feed for the wean-
ling foal- Wheat bran Is a mild laxa-
tive, and contains goodIy proportion
Of mineral matter for bone building.
Oats are a bulky, feed to feed as a
grain ration They prevent over-eat-
ing and are an excellent heterogeneous
feed for building muscle and blood.
Muscle and bone are required more
than fat in young horses, SO too much
corn should not be fed, as it is a fat
and heat producer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
nv MILLER PURY1sl


A great many f1ocks of hens are fed
too much When this is the case the
hens get hot, their muscles become
habby, and they do not lay well.
Hens which are fed literally take
on fat very quickly unless means to
compel them to exercise is furnished.
This may be accomplished by throw
ing their feed grain into litter OF some
kind where they must scratch it out.
Hens that are exercised in this way
remain healthy and strong and lay
regularly, unless too much grain is
thrown into the litter.
Naturally, hens that are underfed
will not lay, so it becomes a matter Of
importance to know just how much
should be fed to a hen to keep her
healthy and in laying condition. This
matter has been tested many times
and the conclusions do not seriously
differ.
In my own experience have found
that a Leghorn hen will maintain
health, vigor and capacity to lay regu-
1arly on three ounces Of mixed grain
"a day, with half an ounce of dried
and ground beef scraps substituted
Tor the same weight of grain every
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
POULTRY FREE FROM VERMIN
Most Difficult and Trying Problem Is
! to Keep Plant Free From Lice
Proper Procedure.

One of the most difficult and try
fng problems which the poultry keep
er has to meet is that of keeping his
poultry houses and stock reasonably
free from lice, mites and other exter-
nal parasites. There are many pro-
prietary preparations on the market
designed to accomplish this end in
one way or another. Most of these
preparations are, in proportion to
their efficiency, very expensive.
In keeping a poultry plant free
from lice there are two points of at
tack: One, the birds themselves; the
other, the houses, nest boxes, roost-
ing boards, etc. For the birds them
selves experience has shown that
the best way to get rid Of the lice
is by the use Of a busting powder to
be worked into the feathers. In u.s.
ing any kind of lice powder on poul-
try, it should always be remembered
that a single application of powder
is not sufficient When there are lice
present on a bird there are always
unmatched eggs of lice ("nits'O pres
ent too. The proper procedure is to
Hollow up a first application of pow
der with second at an interval of
-four days to week. If the birds are
badly infested at the beginning it
may be necessary to make a third ap-
plication. To clean the cracks and
tcrevices of the woodwork of houses
and nests of lice and vermin, a liquid
spray or paint is probably the most
desirable form of application.
When the pullets are ready to go
into the laying houses they should be
free from lice. The laying houses
should be given a thorough cleaning
They should be first scraped, secured
and washed out with water thrown
on the walls and floor with as much
pressure as possible from a hose
They are then given two thorough
sprayings, with an interval of several
days intervening. with a solution Of
cresol. Then roosting boards, nests
floors and walls to a height Of about
five feet are thoroughly sprayed with
the lice paint (kerosene oil and crude
carbolic acid described above). Final
ay, any yearlings, or older birds
whether male or female, which are t.
be kept over for the next years work
are given two or three successive
dustings, at intervals of several day.
to a week between each application
with the lice powder described above
before they are put into the cleaneC
houses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
NOIFC

Clean out the nests and whitewash
thoroughly.
1t is better to darken the place Sc
lected for the nests.
The mongrel is a thing of the past
in profitable poultry culture.
AS a rule hens learn to eat eggs by
having them broken in the nest.
Stale bread soaked in milk makes
a good feed for newly-hatched chick
ems.
Fowls will eat large amount of
clover. whether fed green or dried as
hay.
Fowls that fatten easily should have
plenty of exercise. unless being fed
for market.
Charred corn on cobs is a good way
to feed charcoal to fowls, and nothing
is better for bowel trouble.
An overfed hen is stupid, lazy and
improbable. The eager, active, hun
cry hen is the proft-maker.
A mixture of two parts lard and
one part kerosene oil will remove the
scabby formation on the legs.
On a farm good management, good
facilities and good markets are more
valuable than the breed of fowls.
Make the hens scratch for a living
but put grain where scratching will
get it. or the hens viii not thrive.
The profit in raising turkeys comes
from their ability to pick up a living
for themselves a good part of the
time.
If the most prolific hens are re-
tanned and the worthless ones mar
keted a great Improvement viii soon
result
One Of the first indications of
cholera, and an almost certain symp-
tom. is the green frothy appearance
of the droppings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

printed leaflets that should make appeal to and ns
There are also ncnday Projec and bullets that the and
confagaon
In the class Of devices that defensive rather than offensive there is
enemy does not see the opposing force behind these mirrors but gets the i'm
Wnbo
be
search o
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Their FAILING.

Apropos Of Attorney General Greg
Ory's resolve to send price boosters to
jail, Mrs. Alma Jones Caldwell, presi-
dent of the Women's Economy league,
said in LeavenWorth:
What is the trouble with our nc
price boosters? The trouble is a love
Of luxury and display I could well
imagine one of these luxury-IoEing
millionaire price-boosters saying with
a shrug:
of the two evils choose the one
with the openwork silk stockings"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Prevent Hoo chnIera

1t is much easier and cheaper to
prevent hog cholera than it is to cure
it; its control is largely in the farm
er's hands. Keep your hogs in a
healthful condition by cleaning up, dis
injecting and using care in feeding
and watering. 1t is well to keep coal
screenings, which can be had at a
small cost, by the hogs constantly.
Look to the health and comfort Of
your hogs and you will be well repaid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Dry Quarters for Swine

Young pigs need dry, clean quar-
ters- The narrowing sows should have
dry, clean pens, preferably with
board floors, and very little bedding.
Many more young pigs are overIaid
and smothered by their mothers,
through getting tangled up in the bed
ding, than are injured by lack OF bed
ding.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21


howl ngi may contnu in 8
Declaration
located
quality having whood the the elements
form the White
Of
in the capitol 1t located there when General
s
cton of in composition
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
BREEDING Place for var,,i.

Dirt floors in a henhouse get fonl
after awhile and provide a breeding
place for yermin. A cement floor
doesn't cost much nor require a great
Hot of time to put down. If kept coy
lered with litter it makes the very best
kind OF floor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Prenare for Winter.

If you need new food hoppers, get
them now. Nothing ike being pre-
pared for winter when it comes. II
we keep putting things on We are apt
to forget them altogether.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
RaIaInn sunhn,.,.-

1t is but little trouble to plant sun
Blower seed around in the out-of-the-
way places. They will grow with lit
tie or no cultivation and attention.
They help keep down weeds and what
BE best Of all, they mature their seeds
for the poultry just when the hens
need 1t most, which is about mouItinR
time. Sunfowers are easily raised
and will pay big for the small trouble.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
winterino weak Animals.

The weak colt, calf or pig should
have special attention at this season
of the year. If they go into the win
ter weak their chances Of making a
good animal are slim. Prices are too
high to take any chances on these
young animals taking up the slack
without special care.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Building Roesta Level.

Perhaps you have heard an undue
commotion among the hens at roostfng
time. They were scrapping for the
higher places, so build them on a level
and never have one placed over the
other.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Eeedino the Calf.

The essential points to be kept in
mind are the following:
Do not overfeed.
Feed warm milk.
Feed sweet, fresh milk.
Feed each animal individually.
Feed regularly.
Keep the pals and quarters where
the calves are clean.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

IN the Hood. Most NUMEROUS OF the
recent inventions which have been
sent to the departments in Washing
ton are those relating to bomb-drop-
ping devices. The bombs assume
many ingenious forms. Some are
loaded with a vapor which produces
sleep, so that an enemy may be lulled
to slumber and easily captured with
out loss of life and the suffering which
comes from the explosion Of bombs of
more destructive character. One man
suggested that the bomb be filled with
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Increase cauzeity Of siIo.

The deeper the silO, the greater
the pressure and therefore the more
compact viii be the contents Nat
uraIly this increases the amount that
can be stored per cubic foot.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
HANDLING Corn.

simulate plant food until killed by
frost, cutting should be delayed until
the kernels are hard and the plant is
matured.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21


andp
the department
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

and may before long be told again to
move on finding a final resting
place in Monticello. For several years
after the statue was delivered it re-
NAMED in obscurity for some reason
not explained, but it was finally placed
in the semicircIe in front of the White
House, about where the fountain now
stands. In 1874 it was removed to
Statuary hall in the capitol, and occu-
pied a position between the plaster
statue of Washington, after Houdin,
and the statue of Edward Dickinson
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Condition Makes or Unmak.s

Condition makes or unmakes the
horse, and On its proper conditioning
depends the development Of its mus
Giles and its powers Of endurance, and
on these depend its speed develop
ment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
TYPHOID

Sys and hsrm1eSSne<S, q Anttryphoid Vaccination
BE Eacctnztcd NOW By your phySiciznt yUu and
EoI family. Il Is ucre vital than house insurance.
ASK your phySic4zn. drugRiSt. OF send for EzTa
you Lad typhoid" telling q Typhoid Vaccine,
IeScS from use and danger froz Typhoid CzrrierE.
The Cutter l1borztory, BsrksIsy. Cal. Chicago IN
ProdUsIHg Vaeeinss and Ssruns undsr o. s LIsssso
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Ashes Drive AWAY Buos.

Wood ashes sprinkIed around Gu
cumber vines will drive out the bugs
Air-slaked lime is also good for this
purpose.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

the number are the representatives
here of Great Britain, France, Russia
and Belgium, all of which countries
are at war.
Recalling the Biblical text, They
shall beat their swords into ploH-
shares" the secretary obtained from
the war department a number Of OBJ
soIete swords, the blades of which he
had made into miniature ploEshares
On them he had engraved the text
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Ratio Of DRAKE.

One drake to FIVE ducks is consid-
red the proper ratio for winter: one
drake to seven or eight ducks is best
from April on.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Market Young Ducks.
purpose

Young ducks should be sold as early
as possible, and to that end should be
pushed to get their growth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

the item referred Of advances for park and
693915O until 1914
The shows that the 62 to the United States
thereon paid $5878S764
of
n ther
with
IKE of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Secretary Bryan Beats Swords Into POwshares

belgeFens their lighting
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Use Medium-slzed Animals.

As rule medium-sized animals take
on flesh more rapidly and can be made
fatter and plumper.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Crank Inventions for War Offered the Government

W than the usual large
departments there etup
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
RaIsInu 60.

Early maturity is one OF the accept
ed methods Of Iessening the cost of
stock raising.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Poor Thomas Jefferson May Have to Move Again

W AsHINGToNs artistic bronze
the United States 1884
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

Many orehardists prefer one-year
old trees to older ones for planting
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Important Factor.

Cleanliness is an important factor
IN the duckhouse as well as the hen
hoHse.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

n IS no more necessary
than Smallpox. Amy
SpeEie1ce hzS denonScrzted
the zlnoSt miraculous efH-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

One OF the first indications OF
cholera, and an almost certain symp
tom, is the green frothy appearance
Of the droppings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

Clean out the nests and whitewash
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

If the most prolific hens are re-
tanned and the worthless ones mar
keted a great improvement viii soon
result
Evening star., 1914-11-23

mixed thoroughly with the materials
already in the bowl. The haGEis -
then packed in mold and boiled
steadily for two hours. The true hay
gis is boiled in the Sleeps pouch. but
modern cooks prefer the regulation
mold. which turns out more neatly on
n platter. \ good brown sauce and
tart jelly may be passed with this dish.
As :, favoring garnish for some
simply made dish cheese plays its
most important part in culinary econ
omics. With an otherwise cold suppl
ON Il winters night melted cheese on
toast is welcome hot dish. Lay
squares or triangles of buttered toast
on a thick stoneware platter and cover
over thick1y with grated cheese. Have
the oven very hot. slip the dish upon
the top rack and close the door II
the cheese is rich it will melt quickly
As soon rs il is melted place the hot
platter on another OF larger size or or
Il tray and serve the toothsome dainty
directly from the platter on which Il
was cooked.
Evening star., 1914-11-23
Be Sure It's Short.
AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

In looking over tho smart suits Of the
season proof enough is offered that, the
revival of ortiiaired turS has met with
approval for many OF the very best mod
els are adorned with deep cuffs and col
lars and broad lands of beaver, otter.
seal. mole and concy. Certainly these
pelts make d wonderfully handsome suit
trimming. and they are peculiarly appro-
pirate for the present style in street gar
lncnt&.
Take as an example the costume here
sketchcd. 1t is handsome in "a develop
ment OF biscuit -colored pcau de pcch" and
natural beaver
The short bag coat is held in bit
about its lower edge by an encirclinG hip
band of the fur some tive or six inches
in depth One side of the front laps well
over, the othe" Slanting outward rom
neck to hem. The overlapping edge
shows simple embroidered motif, padded
Evening star., 1914-11-23
Good Things to Eat.

\ very tasty roast and one that
makes thc> finest cold meat. is a leg
of pork Choose one that is young.
which can be determined by pinching
the lean part smooth SO that ii breaks.
The skin should also break and dent.
Gut a slit in the knuckle with Il sharp
knife and fill the grooves with sage
aud onion chopped. and a seasoning
of pepper and salt. When half roasted.
score the skin in strips. but do not cut
deeper than the outer rind Serve with
the following sauce:
Put ono pint of milk into double
boiler. Add one good-sized onion
chopped. After removing every par
ticIc of crust rub one-half pound of
stale bread crumbs i'll the hand until
very fire and add them to the milk.
Allow the water i'll the lower part OF
the boiler to steam Tor hNc minutes
Then add one saltspoonful OF ground
mace. one-half $altspoonful Of paprlc:
and one level teaspoonful of salt. whip
with an oggbeater until quite smooth
and stir in one tablespoonful of butter
Baked pumpkin. cold slaw or cauii-
flower should be offered with roast
pork.
The famous Scotch hagGis is an
other economical dish which is evolved
from :. Sleeps heart. tongue and liver.
The meat is carefully washed and with
one pound OF bacon is chopped very
fine. or if tn" housewife boasts of a
meat through this. Mix in a deep
bowl with a pint Of bread crumbs two
SardineS. the grated rind of one lemon.
a teaspoonful of salt and 4 saltspoon-
full of pepper. Two eggs are beaten
light with the juice OF the lemon and
Evening star., 1914-11-23
8W6&WWfp51OSlnt lev q .

row hem is frowned on: the tunic is
50 commonplace that many avoid it:
then. with these direct results of
change in front of one, why resist a
new skirt because the style may
change?
1t is not necessary to accept it in the
extreme circular fashion advocated by
those who are cxaggerating it for pur-
poses q a"ccntuatiou: but il is wise
that orc shoIld acknowledge its SD
preInacE. and tho fact that the narrow
skirt has had L long run Of favor--a
fact that may initiate against its re-
neWed popularity. The woman who OBJ
jects to 2 circular skirt 70: q more
valid reason than its probable change
soon says in Il doIeful way. nay get
fullness 10y pleats or daring lounccs:
hut whatever she does. let her be care
full no, TO have fuIlness in the front:
along this path lies grave mistake.
Be Sure It's Short.
II Nou accept a modified fullless
which gives you walking room. and ig-
rore pieats or accept them. be sure
that the hem is we'll alray from the
floor Here alone lies grace in 4 walk.
Ing skirt WIKI fullness. The skirt in
The sketch is good With its sanI Of
fur. and the Jacket fastened high at
the neck. collared and cuffed with fur.
is excellent Both may he guides to
Your tailor and assistance to your
Judgment
Evening star., 1914-11-23
'CHILD BORN
WITH HARD COLD
Remarkable Statement of Girls
Mother, How She Suffered
Until SIX Years Old. How
Finally Cured. \

FIftsucld. Na>s.--'AI, .it;!r -.r, ~, i.
years Old Was born wi'h Il ,,1TG cod aud very
delicate. Ever, winter she ,rui,! liy.~ from
csoUp ard I.or digestion. I'r. C..-ricr
rc,:"uuncud"J Niuol ana within = week ~.
had improved considerably. and li"r arrctii"
I Increased ;, .ac viul"'i i"iu-s 10 'cr;' t7as
{ lad ,lis.us;cd rr- r"C2rr.
-'on the fir-i bottle So =aiurd one auI
one half pounds ami nov i; the ~. OF
six Naol las u-aue her solid. h"alth,.
90 ,I-ua,urcd caild. and While >icl. she WAS
, 80 cross and trcltul grew discouraged and
was woro out taking carn "f lcr.'-Mrs.
GEORGE WAGNER. ritt>ticld. Mass
Wool! or dcirioas cod liver ami irou
tonic. is Il vua,irffu appetizer. and You
. can see defeat. aillu=' Children improve day
Il, day under its rar. | cn-chcs tb" hlo2l
huil,ls ur th" bo-iy. maAins pale. delicate
children rugged ard rosy.
We ask al parents nf weak. sirkiy. Go!t-
cate children in this 1icinity 10 Try Ninol
with the undc -staniinc that if ii fails to
tcas6; Your iit:!c ones. We return your
mcuc!.
opouucll. Drag S;o-c. 904 / =. NV.
I Washington. u. g.
N.T E-Iou ear get Ninol at other leading
! drug stores in Washington. Look for The
Ninul Si-:sl displayed on their windows.
= ~
Evening star., 1914-11-23
WINTER CHANGES IN SKIRT STLYES.

France had set her seal on the wide
! hem and suggested the go,iet skirt of
Other de- ro,. .f,i. .-on,r,,io,
't sNi't mas aiFcac appeared
! unde. thc seal oE some or The most
progressive aressIrai,ers here and i.
is untjoubt.dIv .-l,o model of to,,or-,,,-
;c 80. -. , Vim - -
-. ~" 'f' = III
"'ioie or ~ part nat Is the nfop-
lem .nat confrouts cvcry woman. 81
wants 10 be il, stvlc. but she has do
l,7;da,, ,.o,,,-i,..;,.,s t.,,,,;r- ,;,,,. i
''' q"
. vance oL t'' SLY iH' "" are hot eau
tlous in mIra thai cottrcrn, oar vel
fare but in ,.re.s tH- american woman
GOV, bo ,.,.rio- .,,.<,, t , o,,,,,.
-
i've,
That MA: see:d strange statement