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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
DIPPING HOGS FOR
NANCE AND INSECTS
Effective Mixture Can Be Made
From Crude Petroleum
Treat Whole Herd.

Treatment of hogs for mango should
begin with a vigorous scrubbing with
brush, soap and soft water, SO as to
remove the crust. A variety Of coal
tar dips are on the market. Most OF
these are quite satisfactory if of sufi-
cient strength and warm enough
(about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Do
not bold. The hog should be given a
good, thorough soaking in the dip.
not less than two minutes. The hog
must go under, head and all, at least
once. Treatment must usually be re-
peated one or more times at intervals
of eight days. Treat the whole herd
and do it thoroughly.
An effective dip can be made from
crude petroleum as follows:
Four gallons crude oil.
Sixteen gallons water
One pound soap.
The soap should be dissolved in the
water by heating. An emulsion is
then made by adding the oil and
thoroughly churning the mixture. Wa
ter in different sections differs very
greatly in the way it will combine
with soap. If this amount of soap
does not give a good emulsion, simply
add more soap. Avoid oily dips in
cold weather.
While the hogs are taking the dip,
thoroughly clean and then disinfect
the pens In case Of true mango the
fenceposts, trees and everything
against which the hogs can rub must
also he dfsi0fecte ed Use q strong dis
infectant and plenty of it. After
treatment do not put hogs back into
lousy or NANCY pens.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
ANSWERING EUROPE's CRIES
This Country Is Sending Enormous
Quantities OF Food to the War
Stricken People.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Europe's cry
for food is being answered by the
United States. Exports of breadstuffs
in October of this year amounted to
$3S,247, $50, according to statistics
made public by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, an increase
of nearly S25, O0O, 900 over figures for
October. 1913
Exports of fresh beef also more than
doubled during the month, figures this
year being $50, $40, as against s36,863
In October, 1913.
In spite of the tremendous increase
in food shipments, exports as whole
did not measure up to last years fig
ures. The total for the month, as re-
corded at the ten chief ports of the
United States, amounted to So, 3d.
4e6, as against $I4T,S33 ,O16 the previ-
Gus year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
WINTER RATION FOR TURKEY
Only Sufficient Food Should Be Given
to Keep Them in Healthy Con-
dition-Water Twice Daily.
by c E RRoMNO

During the winter season the stock
turkeys should be fed and watered
twice a day. Only sufficient food
should be given to keep them in good
healthy condition. When winter is
over it is advisable to feed them a
small amount of grain each evening
to encourage them to return to their
roosting quarters and thus prevent
them from wandering away with other
focks. The following ration is good
one for the turkeys: Mix equal parts
by weight of corn or barley, oats and
wheat screenings, and in addition to
this green food should be supplied
once a day. For this purpose mangels,
cabbage or clover leaves are the best
Grit and water should be supplied at
all times.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
SIMPLE HOUSE FOR POULTRY
Warmth Will Always Be Prime Fac
tor in Egg Production-Beneht
of PIastered Walls.

The simplest poultry house is the
best. Better results have been OBJ
tanned by using the old and we'll
known plan of having house eight
feet in front and six feet in the rear
ten or twelve feet square, with Win
dow on the south side, than from any
other, and such a house costs but lit
tie, holding a flock of from dozen
to twenty fowls. The poultry house
for a cold climate may be plastered,
as warmth will always be prime rae
tor in egg production in winter, and
the plastered walls will be OF I'M
mense advantage in preventing lice
from hiding in summer. One OF the
points to observe is that good shed
is better in summer than close
house and will cost but little. 1t must
be tight at the back and sides, as
drafts of air, even in warm seasons,
will do damage. Fowls can endure
cold weather or stand the warmest
days in summer, but will not thrive
where drafts of air come on them at
night. The cost of a poultry house
is the matter that causes the begin
ner to consider. It is not necessary
to bother about ventilators and other
appliances. Make the house as sim
pie in design as possible, and the
cost will be a minimum and the fowls
comfortable. Get a hardy breed,
leave the doors and windows open at
night, clean frequently, SO as to pre-
vent foul odors, use plenty of white
wash, and the fowls will not be I'M
thrifty in a cheap house.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
superior knowIedoe.

Little Walter and Gerald had
ceased to wonder at the arrival OF an
other baby brother after a few weeks
had elapsed since that eyentful Oc-
casion- Their attention was now dr.
rected to an importation Of baby kit
tens.
Where do you s'pose those kittens
came from?" queried four-year-Old
Gerald. Did the stork bring them
just like baby brother2"
Seven-year-old replied with ponder
Gus precision:
"Of course not, silly Storks couldn't
bring kittens God made them God
said, Let there be kittens and there
was kittens ''-Harper's Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

very satisfactory, but If you get such
a combination as high-priced oats It
would be foolish to advocate them,
especially when We have to purchase
our feed.
During the winter months, in a root
growing country, 1 believe roots are
a good food and should compose a
large proportion of the ration, and I
believe in boiling the roots and feed
ing some grain.
Do not load them up with a great
lot of water, feed the roots in rather
a thick batter, and mix in your shorts
and middlings. and whatever grain you
might happen to have.
For the larger pigs pulp the roots
and feed the meal-sprinkled on
like to take the chill on the food, and
always see that the pigs clean the
trough up, leaving no material in
them
A great many people make the mis-
take of having food left in the troughs.
Pay particular attention to cleanli-
ness, have dry beds and give them
dry straw to lie on
In the winter months give them
wood ashes and charcoal, and sod
or earth of some kind Earth seems
to be absolutely necessary to keep
the digestive organs in good condition.
Milk is one Of the best things for a
pig.
Nothing lengthens them out like
milk, If properly handled
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

Judged by c. A. c. Committee.
Surprising results were obtained
Tuesday in Chicago, when. in a dis
lance test on the bouIevards, a 1915
big six went 2S.7 miles on a gallon OF
Red Crown gasoline. The test was
made to, demonstrate the fuel economy
Of high test gasoline, by the technical
committee of the Chicago Automobile
Club.
Red Crown gasoline, So test, was de-
cided upon by the judges and drivers
as the best gasoline 10 be used All
through the trip the clutch was not
slipped, except when traffic congestion
made 1t necessary. The dash adjust
ment on the carburetor was discOn-
nected, and il order that the test be
a fair one. the fan was in operation
throughout the run.
Next came the aceeleration test
With the carburetor adjustment the
same as during the economy run, the
car was driven FRI m standing start to
thirty miles an hour in II - seconds
The fexibility test saw the car run
ar four miles an hour, then speeded
up to forty-four.
The test proves that the six is not
an excessive fuel consumer, where the
best gasoline is used
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
BIG POLAND cHINAs POPULAR
Chief Characteristics Are Early Ma
turity and Rapidly of Fattening
Also Good RustIers.

For many years Poland China
hogs we're the leaders in the corn
belt. Originating in Ohio in 1872,
their good points were rapidly appre-
ciated, and before many years Po-
land Chinas were established in every
section where hogs were raised for
market in a large way. The early
Poland Chinas had much to COM
mend them. Their chief Characters
tics were early maturity and rapid
ity Of fattening. The combination Of
the various strains of blood Big China,
Poland, ByfieId, Berkshire, Irish Graz
Ter on common stock, resulting in this
breed, was such that a hog could be
matured much earlier and much
cheaper than was formerly the case
Moreover, they were good rustlers, did
not require pampe-ing, and, as a mat
ter Of fact, were practically fool proof.
So it came about that in a marvel
ously short time the praises of Poland
Chinas were sung on every hand and
the demand as breeders was practical
~ unlimited.
They were of good size (sows 500
pounds, boars, 500 pounds and over),
smooth. with moderate bone, large
ham and shoulder, producing a high
percentage of the highest grade Of
lard and edible meat of remarkably
good flavor and quality. They dressed
out well and consequently were pop
ular with packers. Poland China rails
ing became a fad. The sows were
prolific, not unusual for average lit
tiers to contain six or eight pigs, in
individual cases run up to 10, II and
Il. The pigs were active from the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
TrainIna the Colt

Commence handling the colt when
he is no more than a week old. Be
kind and gentle with him. When
hitching up for the first time. don't
hitch to anything that he can turn
over. or that viii make racket and
scare him
The essential factors in training are
good care, daily handling. kindness
and patience. Don't wait until he is
two or three years old before you be-
gin to train him, for then it is a big
task One is apt to get in a hurry to
get the colt doing something and try
to train him in very short time. with
bad results.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

The ordinary scrub turkey hen will
lay from 10 to % eggs per season, but
the weIl-bred bird now produces as
high as from IS to so eggs, the aver
age on most farms nowadays being
about 35
A turkey does not mature until it
is about three years old, and to obtain
strong and vigorous offspring hens
from two to three years old should be
mated to strong, active males of the
same age or older. The males and
females should never be taken from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Doors Of Great Importance.

The construction of doors In the
siIo is of the greatest importance. A
good form of construction is to set
twO-byfour pieces, spiked together
on each side of the line of doorway.
They should be placed so that the
edge of the two-by-fours face the
doorway, leaving the fat side for the
doors to rest against in resisting the
pressure from the silage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
nust Rath g Eo,uIs.

If the fowls are confined. boxes Of
fine dust should be crowded for them
to roll in. This Il the hens own rem
edy for lice and it helps a lot or
course, the dust boxes are not nee
essary when thu hens can get out and
find plenty OF dust for themselves.
But it should be gathered in the fall
and kept handy for the hens IN the
winter
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
WHITE CHINA GEESE PLEASE
Boom Predicted for Breed Like Pekin
Ducks Had Several Years Ago
Feathers Are Abundant.

Many persons believe that White
China geese are going to have a boom
like Pekin ducks had some twenty
five years ago.
Their feathers are very abundant,
of swan's-down texture; snow-white,
with flexible quilts. People who pick
the live geese report the yearly yield
of one pound and over.
This originated in China, where for
centuries they have been bred to lay.
They begin to lag at six months old.
They are good breeders at one year
old, they mature so early.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

Fine Specimen of Poland China Breed.
beginning, began to eat feeds quickly,
grew with remarkable rapidity, so that
by the time they were eight or nine
months old they were ready for home
butchering or for sending to the mar
ket. This was an eye-opener. The
older and well-known breeds required
much longer time for maturity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
TRAVEL COST RISES
Railroads to Increase Their
Passenger Rates After
Last of Month.
OUARTER-CENT A MILE RAISE
interstate Commerce Commission Ex-
amines New Tariff Lists and
Considers 1t Only Fair
to Carriers

Washingto Nov 20.-Materia1 in
creases in passenger fares practically
throughout the country except in
Southeastern territory will be caused
by advances announced by railroads
in trunk line territory between New
York City and Pittsburgh, and in Cen
trail Passenger Association territory,
between Pittsburgh and Chicago and
st. Louis Practically the basis for
readjustment is two and one-half
cents mile, the present b Pjis gener-
ally being two and one-quarter cents.
Within Central Passenger Associa-
tion territory the new fares will be-
come effective December l; and in
trunk line territory and between the
two territories they will become eff
fective December Is.
Rate Not Too High.
An analysis by Interstate Commerce
Commission experts of the tariffs filed
by the railroads shows the advances
between specific points by comparing
the present with the proposed fares.
The rates of the standard routes in all
instances are a tTifle higher than those
of the so-called differentiaI lines.
These differences exist in the present
rates, the percentage of difference be-
tween the routes is maintained in the
proposed advances.
From New York the present and pro-
posed fare to various points indicate
the following: To Chicago, $40,
$2110; to st. Louis, $24.25, /$2475; to
Kansas City, $29.75, $3O.25; to Omaha,
$30.11, 1921; to Denver, s42.60,
$43.S1; to San Francisco, $7975,
$SO.35.
Rates from Chicago.
From Chicago to various important
points the present and proposed fares
are as follows: To New York, 500,
s2110; to Boston, $22, S23.10; and to
st. Louis, $3.50, $3.50. From ST. Louis
to various points the present and pro-
posed fares are as follows: To Chi
cago, $3.50, $3.50; to Cincinnati, IS,
1855; to Toledo, $1,000, s111O: to
Cleveland, 1920. $1325; TO Buffalo,
$3.50, S17.35: to Pittsburgh, $14,
$15.48; to Washington, $2O25, S22; to
New York City. $2425, s24.75, and to
Boston, $24.8O, $26.35.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

the same family, and no breeder should
go into the business unless he is will
ing to start with the standard bred
stock.
The highly bred tom turkey viii
bring from SO to $50, and 500 to $500
is not an uncommon price for trio Of
tom and two. hens. But the of
spring of these high-class birds always
bring fancy prices, and the original
cost, therefore, should not be seriously
considered if one is to attempt breed
ing as a business.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
skim Milk for Pics

1t is usually estimated that 100
pounds Of skim milk are worth as
much as a half bushel Of corn for feed
ing purpOses-that is, if corn is so
cents a bushel, 100 pounds OF skim
milk are worth 80 cents. In feeding
pigs give three pounds of skim milk
to one pound Of grain Skim milk con-
tains 20 per cent protein, So per cent
carbohydrates and about o. per cent
fat It is practically all digsstible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Eggs for Storage.

It is often stated that eggs laid in
early spring, while the weather is
cool, have better keeping qualities
than eggs laid during August or even
September This seems hardly prob
able, and one should not hesitate to
store the summer eggs for winter use,
provided they are gathered the day
they are laid, then put away in water
glass solution. and stored in as cool
a place as may be handy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Experienes Essential.

No farmer who has not tried It
should engage IN the cattle-feeding
business on a large scale at the start
he win find. and generally at pretty
high cost, that experience and good
judgment are needed as much as corn
to lay the fat on a bunch Of steers at
q profit
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Litter plan of Eeedina.

The deep litter plan of feeding grain,
results. If the ration is scattered
through the litter in the scratching
pen, after fowls have gone to roost, it
will be ready for them in the morning,
giving them both feed and exercise.
and save some early morning work for
YOU
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Marx the LAYING PuIIet

The early laying pullet should be
marked and kept for the breeding pen
next season. provided she is otherwise
a good bird. In nearly all cases the
pullet that begins to lay early in life
is the one that viii lay the largest
number of eggs in a year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Developing Stamina.

With variable weather, sudden
changes from heat to cold. chilly morn
ings, ETC., it takes a chicken with some
stamina to develop into a good winter
layer. The way to develop stamina
is to feed for it, and provide comfort
able sleeping and feeding quarters
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Hunter Less IN Woods.

Marquette, Mich, Nov. 20.-George
AIillen and George Huntington, bust
ness men of Ann Arbor. Mich, are
lost in the woods north of Seney.
Schoolcraft county, and it is feared
that they will not be found alive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
cheapest eaIns on Piaa.

Alfalfa pasture produced the cheap
est gains on pigs ever secured at the
Iowa station In 1911 alfalfa pasture
with q grain ration OF ear corn plus
small amount Of meat meal, produced
gains at a cost of S2SS per 100 pounds.
considering corn worth SO cents a
busheI.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Fewer train Wrecks Occur.

Washington, Nov. ia great de-
crease in the number of collisions
and derailments of railroad trains for
the quarter ended June 30, 1914, was
reported today by the interstate ccm-
merce commission.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Good Size for siIo-

A sllo 20 feet in diameter and 40
feet deep viii hold twice as much
as one Of the same diameter and Is
feet deep. No siIo shoul, be less than
80 feet deep, and to get sufficient
depth for one not over u feet In
diameter it should be placed about
five feet in the ground.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Three killed bY a Boiler.

Monroe, La, nov. 19.-Two men
were killed and six injured when a
boiler exploded in the single mill
here today. Parts of the boiler were
scattered owed three blocks and the
mill was wrecked.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Minter seratehIna Lltter.

The farm pouitryman viii find the
chan about straw stacks very good
for winter scratching little. It should
be hauled up and kept IN a dry place
until needed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Imorove soiIs bv Iimino.

All sour soils are benefited by the
application Of lime. Cold soils are
made warmed and acid soils are made
sweeter. Soggy soils, after being IN
derdrained. can be made friable and
sweet by applying lime.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Gave Teachers 2h Million.

New York, Nov. 2O.-The Carrie
gle foundation for the advancement
of teaching has since its establish
ment paid allowances amounting TO
$2,551 600 to 49, professors and Ia
widows of professors.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
FEEDING Turkeys.

The French feed considerable buck
wheat to their turkeys, believing that
this grain imparts TO the flesh a deli
cate. nutty favor much liked By their
epicures
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

The horse worked hard every day
needs the best treatment one can
give. The first and most important
point In feeding Is 70 have the right
kind of feed and to feed in the right
way.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

Comfort and shelter, both summer
and winter are great helps toward
profits with all kinda OF stock-par-
ttcularly With young stock and COWS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
I ook to Water SUNNY

Look to the water supply carefully
and do not under any circumstances
let any Of your stock Re without
good, clear pure water.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

The fellow who tells girl her voice
has the fexibiIity of a violin may be
limiting to be her beau
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

No amount of book learning win
profit the poaltryman unless he takes
sufacient interest in his flock to apply
his knowledge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

the doctor, who answered my letter
promptly. I began taking treatment
az soon as possible. Tongue cannot
express how suffered I feel CRATE
full for what the doctor has done
for me, and would not do without
Peruna- I now enjoy as good health
as ever. / find Il has improved my
health so much that VIII recommend
II to any one cheerfuIly."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
Pelvic Catarrh
1 Would
Not Do
Without
Peruna.

Miss Emelie
A. Haberkorn.
2 81 GravoiS
Ave. St Louis
40, write 8:
For over two
ye ars ] was
troubled with
catarrh OF the
pelvic organs.
I heard of Dr..
q rim ans
book, The ills
IF Life I read
IL and wrote to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28

Control of employment agencies in
Luxembourg viii be taken over by the
government.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-28
CAR GOES 28.7 MILES
ON GALLON OF GASOLINE
Judged by c. A. c. Committee.

Red Crown Shows Remarkable Test
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
debt COMMISSION
Will Hold a Meeting at An
Early Date in the City Of
Charleston.

PARKERSBURG, Nov 2S.-J. "A.
Foreman, one of the members of the
Virginia Debt Commission, received
notification today that meeting Of
the commission will be held at
Charleson on December Ii, when
there will be important matters for
consideration.
John T. Harris, secretary OF the
commission, who spent Thanksgiving
II his home here will return to
Charleston this evening as he Is bus
lily engaged in making an alphabet
ically arranged index for the record
in the case as called for by Special
Master Littlefield.
Discussing his candidacy for the
clerkship of the senate, Mr.. Harris
seid that he was reasonably sure OF
the appointment, as he had voluntary
assurance for number Of the mem
bers that they were for him. Tho
friends of Mr.. Harris do not think
that the entry of Jake Smith. Of Nc
Dowell county. into the race will en-
danger his chances.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

to State Road Engineer Williams,
and In spite Of the fact that less than
100 Of the La conyicts In the state
penitentiary have been at work on
the roads. In addition Mr.. VIII
liamss says. the prisoners have been
improved morally, and physically.
The number of prisoners in the
jails OF the state has decreased since
July /. when the prohibition amend
ment became effective, and Mr.. Will
llams attributes the decrease to prohi-
bition. In three counties, Writ,
Hardy and Pendleton. there are no
prisoners.
The state prison gangs will be
kept in the field the entire winter. In
Berkeley county 20 prisoners con-
structed 20 miles Of macauam road
and IS miles Of earth road. The ma
cadam. which formerly cost about
81 ,500a mile with citizen labor, cost
the county less than $500. per mile
with convict labor. aKnawha county
reports saving offrom 90 TO rs per
cent. with a prison camp, The coun-
ty court had let contract to move
four miles OF road material at an
average for earth anu rock of 81
cents Prison labor did the same
work for 26 cents.