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Alma record., 1914-02-12

good road Is Joy forever. II II
is worth making as an object lesson,
1t is worth maintaining for everyday
USE"
Somewhere between the two ex.
tremities of opinion turning the work
over to experts and making the farm
er do 1t all by himself) lies the ulti-
mate and the satisfactory solution of
the vexatious problem, says the Iowa
Homestead. There Is no denying
that road making has become as
much of science and profession as
farming itself, or teaching school, or
running bank or plotting a locomo-
tive. Why, then, should the farmer
be expected to be the sole and only
road maker and repairer any more
than the school teacher or the rural
mail carrier? Yet, on the other hand,
the farmer has the first-hand, direct
information of what roads need most
to be made or repaired. He travels
them most frequently; he should as
sist in bringing them to that state OF
permanency which will minimize his
own troubles en- route between farm
and town.
In the last analysis, successful road
making depends upon harmonious CO.
operation between individuals and
county, state and national authorities
We may not have reached the stage
when state aid to the extent of many
millions of dollars is advisable, but
we certainly have reached the stage
when the burden should be taken from
the unsupported shoulders of the
farmer, where II has rested all too
long The farmer is perfectly willing
to do his share; he simply objects to
a hoggish policy which makes his
share all the work and none of the
credit or reward.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
FEW POINTS OF A GOOD cow
important Characteristic Of Animal 10
Judged by Size and Color Of Eyes
Other Points.

Nervous temperament in COW does
not mean a high state of nervousness
or irritability, but the animal has
nerves such as make the various
parts active, giving tone, vitality and
activity to the many parts Of the
body. This important characteristic
is judged by the size and character Of
her eyes. Her face should be broad
between the eyes and well dished.
The eye should be prominent,
bright, clear and mild, but not at all
sluggish looking The prominence
Alma record., 1914-02-12
GRANGE INFLUENCE,

That the Grange Is an important
factor in shaping national policies is
we'll illustrated by the recent order
issued from the postoffice depart
ment at Washington; that hereafter
regular stamps shall be good for the
sending of packages by parcel post,
instead Of requiring a special stamp,
as has been the case heretofore.
This step, which means much in in.
creased public convenience, has been
strenuously advocated by the Grange
ever since parcel post went into eff
feet. 1t has been much discussed in
Grange meetings. protests and resolu-
tions have been adopted in many
Grange gatherings, and the National
Grange now excited their best efforts
at washington towards the same end:
that the late order, abolishing the
stamps, is the direct result of the this
energetic Grange effort, there can be
no doubt.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
WHO SHALL DRAG THE ROADS7
Somewhere Between Two Extremitles
Of Opinion Lies Ultimate Solution
Of vexed Problem.

There is a serious difference OF
opinion among authorities as to
whether or not the responsibility for
dragging roads rests solely upon the
farmers shoulders. Here, for In
stance, is one of the three members
of the recently appointed state high
way commission of Iowa declaring:
Take the road work out OF the farm
ers' hands. II is not fair to the farm
er to make him work on the roads.
Now. am farmer myself. / pay my
road taxes in money. There Is no rea-
son why a farmer should get out and
work on the roads any more than
should banker. Then, too, road max
ing is becoming too much Of busi-
ness to let anybody and everybody
practice 1t. One man should have
supervision of the road work" And
here, on the other hand, is one of the
leading newspapers of the same state,
long and ardent champion of good
roads, declaring:
Guthrie county men dragged
highway across the country in an
hour and half the other day. The
dragging bee had been arranged for
and was pulled of on schedule. 1t
reminds of story told by Jim Fisk,
one of the early magnates and mill
lionaires. He was the son OF a
shrewd old New England farmer. One
day the old man told Jim that if he
would clean the stables we'll he would
pay him q gold dollar for the service.
Jim, with the golden reward In sight,
tugged and strained and finished the
stable on time. His father gave him
the dollar Then he said; James, if
you can clean the stables one day for
dollar. you can clean them every
day as duty And thereafter James
cleaned out the stables
IF Guthrie county, and other coun-
ties, can drag the principal highways
of the county in an hour and half
with a hurrah and to show what can
be done, they can drag the principal
roads after a rain as a duty. An ar
rangement so successful as this should
suggest a permanent system. The
qualification with which those road
draggers turned to survey their COM
pleted work ought to teach them that
Alma record., 1914-02-12
TREATMENT FOR HARD SOILS
Where Land ls Difficult to Work II
Should Receive Careful Attention
One Good Method.

Often the different kinds of soils are
found on the same farm and the best
results cannot be obtained, as far as
crop returns are concerned, by a
uniform method of cultivation and
irrigation. The soil that is hard and
difficult to work should receive most
careful attention, not only from the
standpoint Of cultivation, but also in
the method of irrigation.
1t is not always profitable to at
tempt perennial crop on soil that
is hard to work and irrigate-the
yield is usually low. due to the re-
sistance to root development and
scarcity Of plant food; also to the
shallow depth of the irrigation which
in turn causes the root system to de-
velop near the surface and make the
crop susceptible to drought.
Deep plowing, with liberal appli-
cation of manure or straw, will be
found beneficial The decay of the
organic matter will leave the soil
more or less porous and allow the
moisture access to the lower soil
root development will be more COM
plete and the crop will stand drought
better.
The cultivation of sugar beets on
hard soil will, II properly handled,
bring the field eventually into proper
tilth. Furrow irrigation will not al
low the soil to bake; deep cultivation
of the crop will be found beneficial;
the tap root Of the beet will have a
tendency to open up the soil below
the plow sole; the decayed tap root
after harvest will leave the lower
soil more or less porous, and hence
increase the capacity of the soil for
the storage of moisture.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
IDEAL FEED FOR DAIRY cow
Importance of 5uccuIent Ration, as
Well as Good Supply OF Pure Wa
ter Is Apparent.
(Rv Z. b RuSHINGl


when / get my cows into grass
again there will be more milk"
This Is statement frequently heard
during the last month that the herd
is confined TO the yard. When once
on pasture the yields show a marked
increase even though the animals may
have had plenty of good grain and
forage previously.
What is there about grass which
makes it such an excellent and very
satisfactory food for a milk COW? Is 1t
not its succulent nature?
Succulence means full Of juice and
the juicy ration for the dairy COW is
the correct one from all standpoints.
Large quantities of water are required
by the COW in order to make large
quantities os milk.
A large part in fact all but about 10
or IL per cent. OF milk is water, and
consequently the COW that produces
5000 pounds of milk In a year makes
use Of something like 1000 pounds of
water, or a little over, for milk alone,
to say nothing Of what is required for
neT DOQy.
Thus the Importance Of a succu
lent ration, as we'll as pure supply of
drinking water is apparent.
Realizing the great stimulus to pro-
duction which grass is, the dairymen
anxious for large yields should seek
to pattern his ration as nearly as pos
sible the year around after this natural
food.
Grass alone, OF course, would not be
satisfactory for winter feeding for it
keeps the body Of the COW too full OF
water and allows her to suffer from
the cold, but in conjunction with more
fat-forming foods, such as grains and
folders, grass would be a part of an
ideal winter ration.
The nearest approach to- grass, how
ever, is silage and 1t is for this reason
that silage is held In such high esteem
by those who feed 1t.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
BUSINESS OF DAIRYING PAYS
Time That Dalrymen Took Hold of
Matter to Raise the Standard of
Dairy intelligence.
(By s. VAN AKEN.)


There is a sentiment abroad that
dairying is becoming unpopular with
many, and there is less inclination
among young men to engage in it..
If this be so, it is time dairymen took
hold of this matter to raise the stand
ard of dairy intelligence and educa-
ton up to the point where it will be
popular The door must be opened
to the boys and girls of this country
so invitingly, with so much of inter-
est and profit in sight, that they will
without question become our future
citizen farmers.
We cannot expect much change in
those with settled opinions. While
we may not change much, we have
1t in our power to promote and insti-
tute a change, and uplift, that shall
be a power for good to those who
come after us. The door must be
opened wide, and the light made so
clear it will be recognized that get
ting a start and winning success in
life does not imply that one must
leave the farm. 1t must DE shown
that a man may by intelligent prac-
tice have a farm, high producing
dairy stock, and may know about
feeds and feeding and produce the
best; but it implies study, compari.
son, and gathering the best informa.
ton and applying it.
The man who refuses to educate
and broaden his mind along his busi-
Alma record., 1914-02-12
POULTPYNOTES
lNNSSA 81 9aps,o

1t seems as though nothing is so
poorly marketed as poultry.
To make the layers take some ex-
ercise throw some ears of corn into
the pen.
Keep the houses and run clean. It
will save trouble later In keeping the
fowls healthy.
For young or old stock, nothing
beats a wet mash of cornmeal and
milk for fattening.
The use of whitewash may be con-
tinued through the fall and winter
with splendid results.
Don't forget that water will and
does make up large per cent of an
egg and also Of fowls body.
Keeping too many breeds Is a poor
way to succeed. One or two breeds
given the best of care is best.
A dose OF cayenne pepper, well hid
den In a small piece of fat, and given
at night, is good for simple cold.
The average poultryman will gain
In the end by sending off the cocker
els as fast as they attain broiler age.
There's a difference in breeds as to
egg production, early laying, early ma
turity and market finish. Look into
this.
Too much corn is harmful to the
chicks just as II Is to the hogs, and
corn should always be fed with some
green stuff.
Both sexes in geese are feathered
exactly alike, which makes 1t difficult
to distinguish ganders from geese,
especially when young.
dishonest egg dealer may fool
customer with the date stamped on
the egg. but he cannot fool him on
the contents more than once.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
GRANGE A GOOD Roads ApVo.
CH-E.

For the last % wears onf 90 tho
present time, there has he.u uo .acrn
persistent advocate oil improve. high
ways than the Grange which is sec
ond only to the cToat .J.cnc.... in.
terests, is the lec divg rr- ci' .c1 Of
the country working lcr good roads.
In thousands OF Grange meetings every
year from national sessions Gown to
the smallest crossroads Grange meet
ing, the highway question is dis
cussed and sentiment created locking
towards better highways This year
Oranges in every state are being asked
to discuss earnestly the topic Of
Roads near at home" with the idea
of creating a good roads sentiment
that shall begin within the local com.
munity and work outward, to accom-
pany the national and state move
ments intended to move towards the
local community from the larger out
side range
There is no question that the good
roads discussions, carried on in thou.
sands of Grange meetings, for the past
25 years, have been a mighty factor
in creating the good road interest
now shared by nearly everyone and
which is going forward by great leaps
and bounds towards very genuine re-
Suits
Alma record., 1914-02-12
GRANGE WORKERS LEADERS
Many Masters and Lecturers Are
Busy In Other Lines of En-
deavor.

State Master William #. Greasy OF
Pennsylvania is not only head of the
great organization of 10000 members
but Is president of the State Horticul-
tural socity. director in a local bank
has served for 16 years In the Penn
sylvania legislature, and Is actively
identified with many associations for
the advancement of agriculture and
rural life.
National Lecturer N. p. Hull OF
Michigan is president of the American
Dairy Farmers association and is the
secretary and executive officer of the
National Dairy union, one of whose
chief promoters and hackers is ex-
Governor Hoard of Wisconsin.
State Master Richard Pattee OF New
Hampshire has for two years been in
charge of the agricultural department
of the Rockingham fair at Salem De-
pot, which has rapidly grown into
one OF the great fairs Of the coun-
try.
State Master II. M. Culbertson of
Wisconsin is member of the Wiscon-
sin legislature and is recognized as
leader for progressive measures, with
much ability in accomplishing the
ends he sets out to win.
One of the brightest women in the
country, as a writer and speaker along
lines Of rural progress and education,
is Miss Jennie Buell. of Ann Arbor.
Mich, who is lecturer OF the Michi
gan State Grange and one Of the most
active leaders in the equal suffrage
cause in the middle west
Former State Master f. NJ Godfrey
Of New York, as a member of the
state senate this year has made an
enviable record in his advocacy and
support of several matters of distinct
agricultural benefit. He is also presi-
dent of the New York State Grange
Exchange, which does a large coop
erative business for the benefit of the
farmers of the state
State Senator George w. Gaunt OF
New Jersey, who is also master Of the
state grange, is one of the best-known
men in the public life of the state and
has large influence along many lines
of the commonwealth life.
One of the best known women in
Colorado is Mrs. Agnes L. Riddle who
is secretary of the Colorado State
Grange and a member of the Colorado
legislature. She is a pleasing speak
er, debater of great ability and
much sought for on public occasions,
banquets, etc.
The master of the Massachusetts
State Grange, Charles NJ Gardner, is
at the head of the dairy department
of the state and has been on infuen-
tial factor for several years in the en-
actment and revision OF the dairy laws
of the state.
Prof. H. J. Patterson the new head
of the Maryland State college has
been for several years master Of the
Maryland State Grange and has been
prominent factor in shaping the
grange policy ci the co3ntry. o-pecial-
ly along lines Of proc.ya' 7i.r3tion.
Alma record., 1914-02-12

and openness of the joints of the
backbone is a very important indica-
ton. The backbone should be COW
cred with no surplus flesh, for If 1t
is, the COW is using to fatten herself
that which should go into the milk
pail. The ribs should be wide in
themselves, and should have plenty
of width between them. This can be
measured by inserting the fingers be-
tween the ribs. Persistency in chew
ing the cud is very important point
with dairy cows.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
For Warts on Calves.

For the warts apply nitrate Of sill
yer in stick form. Rub gently each
day and they should, in short time,
go away.
Nitrate of silver applied in the same
way to where the horns appear until
the blood just comes, will stop the
horns growing, but this must be done
within ten days of the birth Of the
calf. Begin the application on the
third day.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
Water for Wheat.

If an inch of water is worth two
and one-half bushels of wheat to the
acre, and the farmer wants to aver
age 25 bushels of wheat, his problem
is to secure and place at the disposal
of his wheat plants, just ten inches
of water Simple isn't it. It's just
O matter of arithmetic-and using
ones intelligence.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
Good Lawn Mixture.

Forty pounds Of blue grass, three
pounds of white clover and three
pounds of solid red top make a good
lawn mixture. The white clover and
red top grow quickly and are gradu-
ally crowded out by the blue grass,
which makes a much better lawn. Be
sure that the lawn Is finely raked and
the soil Is In the very finest condition
OF tilth before sowing any seed
Alma record., 1914-02-12
Up-to-Date Dairy Farm of Ex-vice-
President Levi p. Morton on the
Hudson River.

and guess, will always be found milk
ing mixed-bred cows, in which the
failures are the most prolific; will be
feeding everything if it is cheap, and
believing that all failures are due to
the factory and market end of his
business. AS one has expressed it,
too many men go through life mis-
taking their gizzards for their heads.
The moment man sees and puts
into practice the idea that he can
cheaper the cost and increase the ex-
:ellence of an article, that moment he
has opened the door to enlarged op-
portunities.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
MOVABLE BOOSTS ARE HANDY
Frame Is Hinged to Back Wall and
Fastened to Rafter-Out Of Way
During the Day Time.

Here is my plan of putting in nova
Bile roosts and 1t works fine for me,
writes s. Wahl of Clay county, Ne
braska in the Missouri Valley Farmer.
The roost frame is hinged to the back
wall with two hinges. A rope Is tied
to a ring in the front and fastened up
to q rafter. Through the day the
Alma record., 1914-02-12
Movable Roost Platforms.

roosts may be swung or dropped out
of the way and let down again at
night. The roost poles may be laid
either way lengthwise or crosswise.
There are several of these roosts in
use here and we think they are very
handy.
Alma record., 1914-02-12
SunfIowers of Value.

Next spring plant a little patch of
sunfiower seed. The great plants make
good shade and the seeds are much
relished by the chickens.
Alma record., 1914-02-12

A dishonest egg dealer may fool a
customer with the date stamped on
the egg. but he cannot fool him on
the contents more than once.
Alma record., 1914-02-12

Both sexes in geese are feathered
exactly alike. which makes it difficult
to distinguish ganders from geese,
especially when young.
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