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Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24
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Great interest was attracted to the
Sudan Grass, which is a cross be-
tween Johnson, or quack grass, and
sorghum. 1t stood about eight feet
high and was heavily laden with
small seeds hanging from large
sprays, on slender stems. The plants
exhibited showed its tremendous ten
dency for stooling, as there must
have been a hundred stalks to the
plant, and Mr.. Haight said that it
would produce ten tons of hay TO the
acre, and that for feeding purposes
it was worth twice as much as timo-
thy, and in reality was the same as
raising twenty tons Of timothy hay on
his SIPS land.
In this same exhibit were two other
interesting plants, which were evil
IDENTITY sports from the original cross
of the Sudan grass. One of them
was not headed out, and was only
about three-quarters grown, but it
grows about ten feet tall, has a little
coarser leaf than the Sudan, and a
more upright head, which is heavily
laden with little larger seed, al
though much the same as the Sudan.
1t seems to revert to the sorgum in
leaf and stalk, but may be more
profitable to raise on account of the
greater amount of foliage. The other
sport appeared to be like a cOmbina-
ton of bulrush and some mighty mil
let. 1t was about four feet tall, and
had a brown fuzzy head, something
like a millet, although more open,
was about five inches long and one
and One-half inch, or two inches in
diameter. This was filled with mass
of seeds, which may prove very val
liable for poultry, and certainly will
be valuable for stock feed. While this
does not produce as much as the
original Sudan cross, it surely has
great possibilities.
The next exhibit showed soy beans
and cowpeas growing. These are
used for hay, grain and crops to be
turned under, and these perfect speci-
mems showed that these crops can be
grown to perfection on our lighter
soils.
In this exhibit was also a row of
sorghum, which is used as stock feed
and ensilage.
The next exhibit perhaps attracted
more attention than any in this wing
of the main building 1t revealed
some remarkable lessons in growing
corn. The first row showed the adj
visibility of selecting variety espe-
cially adapted to the locality in which
1t Is to be raised. This row, while
tall of stalk, was immature, and the
ears did not contain as much grain
as the adjoining rows, due partly to
the fact that the seed was grown
further south, and had not been ac-
,slimated to Michigan conditions,
winle these adjoining rows were
raised from seed which had been ac-
climated to Muskegon sand, and al
though the stalks were shorter and
smaller, the grain spoke for itself.
Mr.. Haight explained that this was
an experiment conducted this year to
determine the relative value of the
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

is true that no man should be elected
oyerseer unless he is of master
calibre. But being overseer does not
of itself qualify a granger for the
Office Of master. The grange is the
most democratic of all the fraternai
orders and as such is obliged to rec
ognize only real merit and ability.
New blood and new ideas are con-
tinually needed to insure progress.
This is as true in the grange as out
of it. and so care should be exercised
in electing the same persons to the
same offices. Few, very few, persons
can hold an office year after year,
without getting into rut, and ruts
often delay the march of progress. 1t
was good for the state grange that a
few years since a change was made,
in the masterShip and there Will come
a time when the welfare of the order
can be furthered by another change,
not but what the present master is
doing remarkable work. The grange
is founded upon the democratic idea,
and this knows nothing about any
divine right TO hold Office or the right
to perpetrate system. The grange
must grow. 1t must get ever bigger
and bigger 1t must have new ideas
and bigger ideals. Individuals have
their limitations, but the grange must
be boundless. 1t must take from each
what he can contribute and must
weave it into the great institution.
AS each has given his best he must
be willing to step aside that others
may lay upon the altar what they
have to contribute. This is democracy
and the grange is our most demo-
cratic institution.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

thousands or get rich from the bust
ness until you become acquainted, and
know how to raise poultry.
The best kind of floor depends upon
the soil and the use of the house, so
says Alfred r. Lee of the United
States Department of Agriculture. On
light, sandy, well-drained soils dirt
floor is satisfactory, especially for
small or colony henhouses. Such
floors should be from to 6 inches
higher than the outside ground sur
face, and it is advisable to renew
them each year by removing the con-
taminated surface down to clean soil,
and to refill with fresh sand or fine
gravel and earth. A board floor is
generally used where the level of the
floor in the house is from ! to 3 feet
above the ground surface and in port
able houses on land which is not we'll
drained. Board floors harbor rats and
rot quickly, and should be raised
some distance off the ground so that
cats or dogs can get under them,
which also allows free circulation
of air to prevent the wood from rot
ting Cement floors are adapted to
long permanent buildings, brooder
houses, incubator cellars, and to all
permanent houses where an artificial
floor is required and can be built on
the ground level. These floors are
easy to clean, very sanitary, rat proof
and comparatively inexpensive, if one
has supply of gravel or sharp sand.
The Petaluma Weekly Poultry
Journal has this to say in regard to
selecting the layers: "The phenome-
nal egg producing hen is not infre-
quently met with in these progressive
days of poultrydom. No one objects
to having these in unlimited number
but the commercial egg producer, who
generally has several hundred, if not
thousand hens, in his flock, if they
be well bred for vigor and productive
ness, is well satisfied if his fowls
make what may be esteemed a good
record. More eggs are secured and
more money made, as says one who
has been a close observer, than
when pedigree breeding has been
given much time and attention. 1t
should be the aim of each and e,.pfy
poultryman to develop the best lay
ers possible, and one way is to be
careful to select breeders Of a type
that has been found to be the best for
egg production. That there is such a
type is more and more the expressed
opinion of long time observers. 1t has
been well said that the best dairymen
are careful to select cows of the type
that is incident to a good milk strain
and stockmen in other branches. of
their business are partial to cefrNn
types. No wise man will ignore this
well established opinion. Why should
the poultryman shut his eyes to these
potent facts? There may be diver
gence of opinion as to the best type
of laying hens, but it is better to
have an ideal than has certain utilita-
rian recommendation than to have
none at all. II is the one who is ever
on the alert and who makes it his
endeavor to raise the standard of his
flock, who will march in the front file
Of the company"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

The most popular size for the aver
age farm is cellar 10 by Ia feet
inside measurements, with self
supporting arched roof five feet above
floor at the sides and seven feet eight
inches in the center. All of the side
walls are eight inches thick, therefore
dig the hole IL feet four inches by Is
feet four inches and to the depth
desired, usually five feet At one end
cut out the earth to width Of four
feet four inches and slope it upward
for seven concrete steps with rise
of eight inches and a tread of 10
inches and for a thickness of four
inches of concrete back of the steps
proper. Arrange for an 18-inch land
ing at the bottom of the stair,
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

This is the time of the year when
the question of officers comes up. In
a few meetings the electors for the
ensuing year will be the order of the
day. This prompts us to urge that
great thought be given to the matter.
Oranges that are prosperous will do
well to discover who are the members
that are pushing the order to the
front and plan to put them in Office;
while Oranges that are not as lively
as they should be, must see what can
be done to introduce new b. cd,
awaken a new interest and get the
organization on the road to activity.
Each situation is a problem in itself
and must be treated according to it's
needs. Some times the changing Of
single officer will work wonders.
AS a general proposition the off
Gals of the grange at least the i'm
portant officers, should be selected
from among those who are the agri-
cultural leaders of the community.
1t is well that each grange should be
headed by progressive farmer, by a
man who is consulted in matters con-
corning agricultural development. He
of course, should be man of leader
ship ability.
There is no reason why the promo
ton idea should be followed in select
ing grange officers. In some orders
with elaborate ritualistic ceremonies
the promotion idea is the only practi-
cable one, but this is not true in the
grange. A man should not be elected
master unless he is truly fitted for
the office no matter how many years
he may have served as overseer. 1t
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

breed is American Tunis Sheep
Breeders Association, Charles Roun-
tree, secretary, Charlottesville, Ind.
Long Wool Breeds.
The long woods, bred chiefly for
mutton, are the largest breeds of
sheep. All of them are large-framed,
square-bodied sheep, with very broad
backs. The fleeces are open or loose
as compared with the fine and middle
woods, coarser, and very long.
AS their size indicates, the breeds
of this class have been developed for
level lands where feed can be OBJ
tanned without much travel. With
proper attention they will thrive upon
lands that are too low and wet for
the breeds of the middle wool class,
though the keeping of any sheep on
marshy ground is not to be advised
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

while the concrete is soft, bolts are
set heads down for holding the
wooden sill to which the strap hinges
are later attached.
The Self-Supporting Roof.
When the sidewalks are one week
old, begin on the roof. To give the
roof a rise of two feet eight inches,
arch rings are needed. For laying
out the rings, choose a floor or a bit
of level ground. To one end of a
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24
A CHEVIOT RAM.

Southdown.
The breeders association for this
breed is American Cheviot Sheep So
ciety, F. f. Dawley, secretary, Fay
etteville, N. Y.
Other Middle Wooded Breeds.
The Suffolk is "down" breed. The
ewes are hardy, very prolific, and
heavy mixers. The face and legs
are bare, dark black, and the belly
wool light.
The Tunis is an Asiatic sheep, horn
less, brown faced, heavy cared, and
the wool is white brown or reddish
or mixed in color. The breed also has
the fat tail character. The lambs are
rapid growers, and the blood is some
times used by raisers Of winter lambs.
The breeders association for this
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

The CheviOt.
The Cheviot is a mountain breed.
1t is accustomed to grazing over
rough places and is very active and
alert, both in appearance and beha-
vior. 1t is vigorous and hardy, and
capable of producing mutton upon
lands unsuited to other breeds.
The breed is distinguished by the
short and very hlocky appearance.
which is due in part to the length of
the fairly dense fleece. There are no
brown markings, and the bare white
face with the strong nose, prominent
eye, and erect ear have gained the
Cheviots many admirers. The con-
formation has been much improved,
but sharp and poorly covered Shout
ders are common. In development
of hindquarters the breed rivals the
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24
Outdoor Storage Cellars
Cheap and Useful in Both Summer and Winter

On every farm in any locality there
is need of a good outside cellar In
cold climates they afford the best and
cheapest winter storage for fruit,
vegetables and bees. They are just
as valuable in summer for keeping
berries, milk and butter In the
southwest such cellars offer the only
means of safety during cyclones.
Because they can do all the work
themselves, farmers everywhere are
building their cellars Of concrete.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

mushy wet concrete, and six inches
from the top of the side walls and
one inch from the outside, place two
three-eights inch steel rods the full
length of the cellar. In the concrete
two inches above the door-frame, lay
three-foot lengths of three-eights
rods. Roughen the top Of the walls
so as to insure a good bond with the
roof. Build the stairway with four
inch thickness of concrete behind the
steps proper. Each step has tread
of ten inches and a rise Of eight
inches. The sidewalks of the cellar
hatchway extend above the door open
ing of the cellar proper, so that out
side sloping doors may be added.
In the top of the hatchway walls,
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

strong string fasten pencil and tie
the other end to nail driven firmly
in the floor with exactly five feet
eleven inches of string between the
pencil point and nail. Mark cut half
a circle. Across the circle lay board
exactly ten feet long so that its ends
just touch the mark. The part Of
the circle above the board represents
the arched inside of the roof. Place
boards for the arch rings over the
mark on the floor and nail them to-
gether Mark the curve upon them
and cut them to the mark. Brace the
arch we'll as shown in the drawing.
Spacing the rings two feet apart. six
will be needed Fasten them securely
in place to two by six inch liners
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

Plan this month to lay in a supply
of road dust for biddie's winter dust
bath, if you have not done so.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

Small potatoes make a good cheap
food and you generally can buy them
cheap at this time of the year. Lay
in a supply for winter.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

If you plan not to winter over
twenty-five hens in one flock you will
find this number will do better than
a larger flock.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24


carcass when dressed.
The Canadian Poultry News says:
again leading the Egg Laying Cen
tests across the line. 1t goes to. show
the concentration of egg-getting that
English breeders have been striving
to accomplish and have succeeded
Now their harvest is due"
The hen that is not by this time
well into the mott will have to hurry
if she is i'm condition for winter lay
ing, and chances are against her pay
ing her way through the winter. If
she is not valuable as breeder you
had better dispose of her as market
poultry.
On April /, 1914, there were in the
United States postal service 43,O6e
rural free delivery routes with to-
tai length of 1,045,903 miles, and
1900 "star" routes having a total
length of 154,427 miles; hence more
than 100000 miles of country roads
are traversed regularly by United
States mails.
The trap nest is essential for utility
and higher egg record breeding. This
little invention must become more
common sight in the poultry breeders
houses than it has been in the past
1t is the only way to breed and breed
right, and there certainly is the only
real method of culling out the drones
of a flock. We hope to see its use
adopted more among our breeders.
How many started in last spring OF
this summer to get rich from the
poultry business from some new
scheme or idea of raising poultry
They were attracted by the great re-
suits claimed by some one else. Your
experience of the season makes you
think less of them with the big claims
than when you started. Don't look
for too big results, and in fact if fol-
the first few years if they pay fol-
their keeping in your hands, you have
done we'll. Go slow, don't try to raise
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

Regularity in feeding, watering,
and caring for the fowls makes the
work more easy and successful.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24
Rods, 40 pieces, SKA, 2O6 lbs
at $0.02A .............
s80.45

Total .$S0.45
Consult local dealer for prices.
The cellar shown in the photograph
is 10 by 18 feet by 8 feet deep. 1t is
located on an apple farm. The owner
finds it a profitable investment as he
has his own storage and keeps his
apples until the market is no longer
glutted with "wind-falls" and sec
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

ials required. The prices are higher
than in most localities. IL good
screened pit gravel is used, no sand
will be needed.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

make one or more air shafts (similar
to a chimney flue) of three-inch tile,
by imbedding them in the concrete
wall, with an opening inside at floor
level and another outside well above
ground line. By this arrangement
fresh air is admitted. Place a tile
chimney in the concrete roof and
cover it with a galvanized iron hood
for removing the foul air. If built
late in the fall, protect the fresh
concrete from freezing by covering
il with clean straw or with old carpet
so suspended as to leave a dead air
space between the concrete and the
covering.
Below is given list Of the mater
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

Having a fowl plump is different
matter than overfat. An overfat fowl
does not make an attractive looking
carcass when dressed
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

A little graduated charcoal mixed
with soft feed is excellent in cases of
diarrhoea
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24
Bill of Materials.
Grange Ginger
-----By Granger, Traverse City,

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Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

Save all the immatured heads of
cabbage for the poultry next winter.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-10-24

thousands or get rich from the bust
ness until you become acquainted, and
know how to raise poultry.
The enterprise., 1914-01-15
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior. u. S. Land Office at
Glasgow Montana. January 5th. 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
FRANK c. MALOY
of Malta Valley Co.. Montana. who on March I'd
1910. made homestead entry Serial Number O8456
for west half Na), section 49, Twp. 80 no., range
81 ca, Montana Meridian. has filed notice of in
tention to make three-year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described. before b. W.
Brockway. United States Commissioner in his
Office at Malta, Montana, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Claud w. Moore. Henry Kuhr, James E. Stowe,
Joseph A. Couture. all of Malta. Montana,
Thomas jones' Register
The enterprise., 1914-01-15
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office
at Glasgow, Montana. January 5th. 1914.
Noticei is hereby given that
FRANK WILMA
of Malta Montana. who. on April 10th, 1910
made homestead entry Serial No. O1l29l for east
half. Section "a, Township "a NJ. Range 30 Il,
Montana Meridian has filed notice of intention to
make Three Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before B. w. Brock.
way. United States Commissioner, in his office at
Malta. Montana. on the 18th day Of February
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joseph Weber. Henry J. +. Lusch, James H.
Austin, William J. +. Lusch. all of Malta Mon
tana.
Thomas r. Jones. Register.
The enterprise., 1914-01-15
Notice of Contest

Department of the Interior, United states
Land ONCE, Glasgow. Montana, December
.}Uth, 1913.
10 George IS. Norris. of Malta, Montana
(OntcStce.
You are hereby notified that
CHESTER LEGG
who gives Malta, Valley C0umty Montana as
his p0st-oifice address, tlid on Decembt,7- Nh.
1913, file i'll This office his duly corrohorlted
1Dpitation to contest and secure The cancel
latlon ot Your homestead. entry No. ll63ai5.
Serial No. o:o3li, made April 30Jh, 1913. for
northeast northeast !, south northeast |,
southeast !, southeast southwest !. Section
%, IoWnshp3U n, Range 30 T.. Montana MeriQ-
ian, and as grounds for his contest he alleges
that said George b Morris has wholly aban
dUned said land tor more Than six months
Last past. That he has never established ms
Residence upon said land or made any i'm
proVelnents thereon as required by law;
You are, therefore. further notified that
the said allegations will be taken by this OF
flee as having been confessed 10y You. and
your entry Will be cancelled thereunCler
without your further right to be heard there
in, either before this office or on appeal, if
you fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the fourth publication of this
tice as shown below, your answer, under
oath. specifically meeting and responding to
these allegations of contest, or If you fail
within thai time to Iile in this office due proof
that you have served copy of your answer
on the said contestant either in person or by
registered mail, If this service is made by
the delivery of copy of your answe' to the
contestant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contestants written
Acknowledgement of his receipt of the copy,
showing the date of its receipt. or the a1tida-
Wit of the person by whom the delivery was
made, stating when and where the copy was
delivered: ii made by registered mail, proof
OF such service must consist of the affidavit
of the person by whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the postoce to which it
was mailed. and this attillaVit must be accom-
panied by the postmaSler's receipt for the
letter
You should state in your answer the name
OF the pOSlol1iCe to which YOU desire your
future notices to be sent to you.
Edward c. Hargadine, Receiver
Date Of first publication January s, 1911.
third %. 1914.
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