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The central record., 1914-03-19

The rugged Brown Swiss cattle
until recently were subjected to
severe criticism from dairy cattle
breeders in this country by reason
of their departure from established
dairy type. They first came here
in rugged, not to say rough, form.
and with hides that usually lack
ed much of mellowness. But when
one of the breed made above three
pounds of butter a day in a public
test dairymen began to change their
attitude, and today the Brown Swiss
COW is highly regarded as a milk
and butter producer. The COW
shown produced in one year 1889
pounds of milk and 455 pounds of
butter fat
The central record., 1914-03-19
Hotel Henry WattersOn
LOUISVILLE, KY.

The South's most popular priced. modern
hotel.
Absolutely fire-proof; situated in the
very heart OF the retail shopping district and
near allthe theatres.
Finest Cafe in Louisville. with moderate
prices
Club Breakfast from 25c up; noon day
Lunch Soc; table de hote Dinner. 8 to 8 D.
m. Sl-0O. Also elaborate a la carte service
in Restaurant
RathskelIer open from D. m. to lam.
Orchestral and vocal music.
The central record., 1914-03-19
p o S 7 Z .

The undersigned hereby g've warn
ing to all persons not to trespass upon
our lands for any purpose whatever as
we will prosecute all offenders to full
est extent OF the law. Hunters and
Fishermen especially take notice.
G. w. Elan. p. L. Elkin.
Ed & N B Price J. w Sweeney
John NJ. Farra w. G. Anderson
J. H. & w. S. Weaver. B. L. Kelley.
S. C. Henderson, B. M. Lear.
A. j. Caddel, w. S. Embry
Mrs. Pattie d. Gill. H. c. Arnold
Sarah J. l.. Hackley. Jas. G. Conn.
S. L. Rich. w. B. Ray.
We will add other names..fo rs cents
cask.
The central record., 1914-03-19
ROOM PRICES

With running water and
private toilet 81 per day
With private bath S1.5O
up to $500 per day
Large sample rooms
with private bath $3.50
to $3.50 per day.
You are cordially invited to make this
hotetyour headquarters while in Louisville
even if only for a day. Have your mail
and packages addressed here. You viii
always be welcome guest.
ROBERT b. JONES. Manager.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
IR1lLILlBjY
HATCH CHICKS BY HUNDRED
Incubator Is Almost Necessity Where
Large Floeks Are Wanted-eet
a Good Machine.
DIV TTIZABETH PUTNAM

If you expect to hatch chicks by the
hundred, an incubator is almost a
necessity. The hens required for this
would be worth more to you for laying
than the interest on the machine and
the oil. Then the advantage of having
a large flock of the same size is time
saver in caring for them and an in.
centive to buyers when it is tins to
make sales.
Consult your neighbors on this point
and secure as many catalogues as pos.
sible from the various firms. Valuable
pointers will be picked up from both
sources. 1t is poor economy to get a
cheap incubator, unless you can be as.
sured that it does good work. Eggs
failing to hatch or chicks which are
not up to the average in vitality are
always serious losses. The best IA
cilities for Matching are none too good,
Do not hurry the eggs into the ma.
chine until you havo had it working
for you at least one day under perfect
control. If it has been used before,
"oSA Cub tAlO C66 bloy CtSst
with five per cent solution of creo-
line as safeguard against bowel
trouble. Use only the best of oil, trim
the wick daily, and follow as closely
as possible the directions which &C.
company your machine.
Never trust to eggs bought at a
neighboring store. They will probably
be heterogeneous collection, and Of
uncertain age. If chilled, the value for
Matching is greatly lessened. There Is
some one in almost every neighbor.
hood with a we'll graded flock Of the
breed you prefer. Hunt that person
out and get her to furnish the number
required, even if you have to pay her
cent or two dozen extra for being
able to vouch for their good quality,
and for wrapping each in a piece of
paper when packing This latter pre-.
caution not only protects from chill,
but from jar in transit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

ciai rates given to the settlers on the
railways for both himself and his eff.
fects.
The natural resources of the coun-
try are so vast that they cannot be
told in mere figures. Man can only
tell Of what tiny portions have done.
He can only say 81 am more prosper
GUS than / ever expected to be-" And
yet II farmer expects to succeed on
land that he has been forced to pay
$50 to 500 an acre for, he ought to
feel assured Of attaining prosperity
when he finds the richest prairie soil
at his disposal absolutely free. II he
has little capital, let him invest it
all in live stock and farm implements
he will find himself ten years ahead
OF the game. Some day such a chance
will not be found anywhere on the
face of the globe. But now the same
opportunities await you as awaited the
pioneer and not one hundredth part
Of the difficulties he encountered and
overcame. Success in Canada is made
up Of two things, natural resources
and human labor. Canada has the one
and you have the other.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

prepared by tie United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A well-constructed homemade silo
will last indefinitely, and there is no
danger of it's blowing down, rotting
out or being attacked by vermin, says
Farmers, Bulletin $50 of the United
States department of agriculture.
The cost of the homemade silo de-
ponds so much on the size Of the silo
and on the local price Of materials
that no definite amount can be as
signed which would be applicable to
all conditions. Recently collected
data on the cost of homemade silos
show an average cost of concrete silos
to be $2.5S per ton capacity. The stave
silos cost $1.63 and the modified Wis
consin $1.61 per ton capacity. Silos Of
small diameters cost more per ton ca
pacity than silos of large diameters.
There are some features which are
essential to the construction of all
silos and without which silage will not
be kept in perfect condition.
/. The walls should be alright
Since the keeping of silage depends
upon the exclusion of air it is impera-
tive that the walls of the silo be built
in such way as to keep out the air.
The lumber should be we'll matched,
and that containing large knots should
be rejected. In concrete silos wash
on the inside with cement or with raw
coal tar thinned with gasoline is eff
fective in making the walls impervious
to air. Care should be taken that the
doors fit closely into their frames.
2. The walls should be smooth and
plumb SO that the silage will not ad-
here to them in settling and thus
cause air spaces in the outer edge of
the silage. Furthermore. the walls
should be capable of standing consid-
cradle lateral strain without cracking
or bullying. This is one reason why
rectangular silos are unsuccessful.
8. The silo must be deep enough so
that the pressure from above will thor
oughly pack the silage and force out
the air. The greater the pressure the
less air in the silo and the less will be
the loss of nutrition materials by fer
mentation.
4. The only form of silo to be recon.
mended is one which is round. This
form is the cheapest, capacity consid-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
MILK is GOOD FOR POULTRY
Chickens Intended for "Fres" Gain
Rapidly When Given LacteaI Food
With Some Grain.

Milk cannot take the place of meat,
as it is not sufficiently concentrated.
hence the hens could not drink enough
Of 1t to supply their wants. If gill
of linseed meal Is added to pint of
milk, and the milk then used for mix.
ing ground grain, 1t will largely assist
in providing a complete food. Milk
should be given in vessels which will
prevent filth from getting into 1t, and
vessels cleaned daily.
Wheat is standard food for poul-
try, and farmers have contented them.
selves that grain is sufficient, but it
has been demonstrated that when
fresh milk has been given to chicks
intended to be sold as fries" the gain,
when milk Is added to the grain ra.
ton, is nearly twice as much as when
grain alone is used. If milk can be
conveniently given to laying hens.
larger profits will be derived by thus
utilizing the waste products than by
feeding it to the pigs, as skim milk
and buttermilk contain nearly all the
elements of food, the eggs are more
easily produced by hens fed upon such
food than when they are not other
wise provided, and every farmer
should allow the hens share of the
skim milk and buttermilik.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
INFLUENCES TOUCHING SOIL
Thorough PuIverizaflon of Soil Follow.
ing Drought Tends to Increase
Yields-Frost Is Factor.

Big crops usually follow a year OF
drought, in the main due to the thor.
ough pulverization of soil from that
agency. Frost is another factor that
gives big crops whenever it enters the
ground deeply, and either of these
agencies will till the soil deeper than
any tools can reach.
There is yet another agency which
should never be neglected, deep-root
ing plants, which, beside their mechan.
ical and acid action on the soil, bring
to the surface again fertility that has
leached or that which is out of reach
of the shallower rooted plants, or those
with less subsoil penetration. Wheat
or oats will attack the subsoil to a
limited extent Alfalfa and sweet
clover will work with us and for us
all the time.
While we work the top soil free OF
weeds, and retain the soil mulch,
which will enable the alfalfa to sur.
vive, the plant roots are doing an
infinitely greater work below, besides
adding bacteria, bringing soil to life
that has lain practically dead, except
at the very top, for all the ages that
have gone.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
WESTERN CANADA'S
GRAIN CROP FOR 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE WILL
BE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS.

The yield of wheat in Western Cana
da for 1914 is now safely estimated at
135 million bushels. This is not as
large as in 1913 but for various rea-
sons win net the farmer considerably
more money. Had it not been for
drought that struck some portions of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
there would have been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been a year of I'M
precedented prosperity. In large
district of the country the crops are
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

fully up to the average. The por-
tons referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed with conditions that put
them into a more enviable condition
than the districts first referred to-
Fortunately in most places where lack
Of precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this is the
first Of number of years that it
has happened, and the farmers are
in position to withstand a partial
failure. Throughout all of Manitoba,
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion of Alberta conditions are
good. The raising Of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing an important
part In the success of the West
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
and the product Of the dairy and
the Dreaming, he is placing himself
In an excellent financial position. 1t
Is expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains Of all kinds will be
largely in excess Of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had, there is no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
to get their land ready in good time,
and pursuing more definite methods
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

of conserving the moisture, the farm
ers are now busily engaged in prepar-
ing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley
and flax, and in this way very much
will be added to the large acreage
placed in crop in 1913. There are none
that take any comfort out of the war
In Europe because it will mean in
creased prices for everything they can
raise, but they propose taking advan-
tage of the opportunity that is afford
ed. Western Canada is the recognized
grain field Of the world, and will be
so for all time. Looking into the fu-
ture, thousands of Americans are now
contemplating joining the band of
Western Canada grain growers and
they are wise in doing SO, for they can
secure the best of land in good locali-
ties, convenient to market, at from SIS
to $40 per acre If purchased from rail
way or land companies, or they can
still get homesteads within reasonable
distance Of railways by making entry
for them. The American settler is al
ways welcome, and he will find in al
most any district In which he cares
to locate, scores of American settlers,
who are doing WE'LL and few, If any,
ever prove failure. There are spe-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Small-Sized Silo.

cred, and the walls are more rigid
than those Of the rectangular or octag.
onal forms. This results in more per-
feet preservation Of the silage.
The silo should be placed outside
rather than inside the barn. AS silo
ordinarily does not need the protec-
ton of barn, 1t is not economical to
use barn space for this purpose. An
Exception to this rule may be made in
The case of the round barn. A silo'in
the middle of round barn serves to
support the superstructure as well as
to place the silage in a position for
convenient feeding. A silo so placed,
however, is liable to be very incon-
venient to fill The most popular loca-
ton is not more than few feet from
the barn and opening into separate
feeding room. The door of the barn
can then be closed and the silage
doors kept out of the stable at milking
time.
The silo should not be built in the
ground so deeply as to make it neces-
sary to lift the silage more than FIVE
feet In getting 1t out from the bottom.
In other words, the bottom should not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

universal. At recent contest Of fields
sown not later than June, 1912, there
were prizes awarded in all districts in
Saskatchewan. The quality was ex-
cellent. In Alberta it will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba,
the growing of alfalfa is quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land for it.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his re-
turn from a trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contributions:
III dream again of fields of grain
that stretch from sky to sky,
And the little prairie hamlets, where
the cars go roaring by,
Wooden hamlets as saw them-nobls
cities still to be
To girdle stately Canada with gems
from sea to sea;
Mother of mighty manhood, Land of
glamour and of hope,
From the eastward sea-swept Islands
to the sunny Western SLOPE"
1t is the inspiration that led Sir
Conan Doyle to pen the above that
has led the many Americans that are
now in Western Canada to make their
home Observation-Disclosures.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Gain From Use of Manure.

The net return realized from a ton
Of yard manure under general farm.
ing conditions depends upon the soil,
method of cultivation and crops
grown.
The Ohio experiment station has OBJ.
tanned an increase amounting to $4.60
per ton from yard manure used at the
rate Of eight tons per acre in a five
year rotation of corn, oats, wheat,
clover and timothy. Four tons being
supplied to corn and four tons to
wheat, this return being the average
for the third five-year period, the av.
erage return from the yard manure
used in all tests in which rotation is
practiced has been 1927 per ton for
the whole time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

be more than five feet below the low
est door.
The Size and Capacity Of the Silo.
The diameter of the silo will depend
upon the amount of silage to be fed
daily. The silage should be removed
from the top at the rate of ~ to 3
inches per day, depending upon eli
matte conditions. The warmer the
weather the more silage must be re-
moved from the surface daily in order
to prevent spelling. For the winter
feeding season it Is safer to figure
upon removing two inches daily rather
than a smaller amount. A common
error in building is to make the diam
eter too large for the size of the herd.
The weight Of a cubic foot of silage
varies according to the pressure to
which 1t is subjected, but in a silo 80
feet deep it will average about forty
pounds. So, by knowing the amount
of silage to be fed daily, it is possible
to estimate what the diameter of the
silo should be to permit the removal
of a certain number of inches in depth
each day.
The following table will prove of
interest to those contemplating build.
ing silos:
Relation Of size Of herd to diameter
of silo for winter feeding, on basis
Of 40 pounds of silage per cubic foot {:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

You want a coy home, free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require change. There is
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get home in Western Canada and
freedom, where your ambitions can be
fulfilled. If the Prairie Provinces are
full Of Successful Farmers, why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
you got brains, experience, courage?
Then prove what these are capable
OF when put on trial. 1t is encourag-
ing to know that there is one country
in the world where poverty is no bar
rier to wealth!
Besides the grains spoken Of, all
kinds Of grasses do we'll in Western
Canada. At one of the fairs held a
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
or the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, it will soon become
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
CATCHING FOWLS MADE EASY
Excellent Device May. Be Constructed
Out of Barrel Hoop and Netting
From Old Hammock.

Who has not seen the farmer, his
wife, the hired man and one or more
children engaged in the exciting chase
for the chicken which is to be served
for the family dinner? All around the
yard, over the fence, under the barn,
through the garden, until somebody
luckily falls upon it. An easier way
is to make a long-handled net, using
sound, well-made barrel hoop. An
old hammock makes a fine net for
this purpose. The net should be about
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Green Cahhane MORN.

For the green cabbage worm use
dry paris green busted on the cab
bage when wet, or a spray made by
mixing three pounds of paris green
with SO gallons of water, and adding
two or three pounds of soap. For
caulifower white hellebore should be
used instead of paris green.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Cherchez la Femme.

A western detective said in the
smoking room of San Francisco ho-
tel:
ITO locate the dishonest clerk, iso-
lated the one who was chasing round
in taxicabs to roof gardens with young
ladies'"
He shook his head and added:
"A slip of girl can make the stead
lest man fall"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Handy In Chicken Yard.

two feet deep. Lay it down, mouth
up, put a few grains Of corn on top
pretend you are looking the other way,
and when chicken steps on the ne,
to pick out the corn, lift up suddenly,
tip it slightly to one side, and you
have the fowl safe. If you are par
ticularly expert the net may be
dropped down over the bird.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Separate RoostIno Places.

II your poultry is allowed free
range, then have they separate roost.
Ing quarters and see that all go to
roost there instead Of out. of. doors
on the fences and in out buildings,
for the hawks and skunks to carry
away.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
The Eoos Weren't lnvairds.

Eggs for Invalids," read q Sign sf
a certain shop.
What is there unusual about Ghcna
eggs?" asked a curious observer.
why, them eggs is az ahsoi9te
novelty" said the dealer, briskiy, ads
ing in awed tones; Them eggs tg
fresh"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
His Easy Part.

Does your motor car give you
much trouble?"
None in the least 1t is used exclu-
sively by my wife and daughters. A
puncture means nothing more to me
than a repair bill"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

Paper was made from rags in Arabia
more than ten centuries ago, the art
being brought to Europe in the thir-
teenth century.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

Sweden is on the verge of national
prohibition of alcoholic beverages and
tobacco.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
The Obedient Helps

Hubby-What do we have tcc 6ss,
sert?
Wifey-Cottage pudding, think L
told her to have blanc mango
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

This Language Again.
How did that blackhander come to
be taken redhanded?"
Because he was a green hand"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09

London has fireboat which throwE
ton and half of water each NIP
ute.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-09
Best Material for Floors.

Cement will dry well at this time
Of the year, and nothing is better for
floors.
, 1914-12-02
Censored at Jamaical

London, N ov. 30th.-A French official te-
port says "Quiet prevails along the whole
of our front except in the Algonne ragion
whore the German attacks have not been
more success sful than the preceding ones"
A Russi an official comlnunique states
"BetweeD he Vistula and the WaIthe the
Germans con tinue to maintain the position
they fortified at S~trykow, Zeierz and Zadeh,
and also at Ydunska and Viola, the fighting
being very stubborn in the region Of Strykow
and Zgierz We have captured at these
points cannon, rapid .irers and several hun
dred prisoners. Our troops have taken part
in an enga gement along q front comprising
Glowno, b ielawe and ~Sobotka, along the left
hank OF the Nistula, where the m car
ried out a counter attack. According to pri-
soners, the German losses were enormous,
many battalions losing all their officers and
some companies being reduced 10 from 60
to so men. On the Czenstochowa Cracow
front no important engagements have taken
place. The Austrian army which defended
the approaches east of Cracow on the Schre-
niava aud Raba rivers was defeated on
Thursday and is being driven back to the
region of the fortress. In the Carpathians
on Friday we took 1900 Austrians. In the
region Of the Mazurian lakes and the river
An9enop our troops have thrown back the
Germans in several districts from their for
tired positions
The communicate also confirms the 'preci-
pitate retirement of the Austrians from Blu
kowiua and the occupation Of CZernowitz by
the Russian forces.