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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

about 81 per cwt. more than will the
sheep of the larger type.
Let us look at the financial state
ment:
Pounds.
100 large type lambs, weight
80 pounds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
210 Shropshire lambs, weight
rs pounds ................. 1870
In support of my contention as to
the relative price of the lambs quote
the Breeders Gazette Of December 90,
1910:
Good to choice light lambs .s6.25@6.60
Good to choice heavy lambs 5.25@5.75
Upon this basis we have:
1880 pounds Shropshires a
$6.25 ................... $984.7
5000 pounds large type lambs,
"a $5.25 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 472.5O
A difference of. .$511.97
in favor of the medium type of sheep
purchased at exactly the same cost
as the large sheep.
Suppose the Shropshires produce
only one lamb per eve, as with the
large type; we would still have bal
ance in favor of the Shropshires due
to the lower cost of maintenance as
follows:
140 Shropshires q rs pounds
each, 10000 pounds a S6.25. .$656.25
100 large type q 80 pounds
each, 5000 pounds a $685.. 472.50
A balance or ........-......$ 1S3.75
1t is only when facts are looked
upon in their actual light that we are
able to judge of the real comparative
merits of the breeds of sheep.
Mere opinions count for nothing.
Facts are what count, based upon the
actual weights Of animals and the
amount of feed used. 1t is when we
look upon these facts in their real
light that we come to understand
why 1t is that there are more sheep
carrying Shropshire blood in the
country than OF all other breeds COM
bined.
The following charming and fitting
compliment was paid the breed by Mr..
Pierce of Shrewsbury, England: cts
a farmers sheep, a rent-paying sheep,
tenants sheep. It's money-making
sheep, a wool-producing, mutton-car-
rying sheep. It's bank-a save-all,
a frugal-living and understanding,
hardy sheep"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
DUTIES TO PERFORM
DURING FALL SEASON
If Farmer Has First Class AMI
mails for Sale He Should
Advertise Fact.

Many farmers have first-class ami
mails, but buyers do not know it, sim
ply because they never said anything
about 1t.
If you have something good, say so
and let others know what you have.
There are people who will pay what
Is right for your best stock and it is
the extra price that adds to the profit
Of your farm.
If you raise better stock than 9TH
ers. because you find it more profit
able, go little further and get the
most out of what you have.
Now is the time others are looking
for breeding animals, and if you have
some good ones, they will be very
easily disposed of.
Now is the time to see that all the
crops are we'll covered. Are there any
leaks in the roof? If so, mend them,
so there will be no spoiled spots Of
feed.
1t is well to go around the pasture
fence and see if there are any places
where the little pigs can get out when
they are turned into the stalk-feld.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Owner Properly Dealt With.

About this time little more than
hundred years ago in the history of
boat building at Pittsburgh and down
river there was much complaint Of TN
scrupulous work, which brought great
loss to owners on account of the sink
ing of vessels and ruin Of cargoes.
An interesting case was tried before
Justice Richardson of Pittsburgh,
whose decision was rendered Novem-
Der Z. 1907. A boat owned by Mr..
Winchester struck on a rock a few
miles below Pittsburgh, was stove, and
sunk. The owner brought suit against
the master, claiming the disaster was
due to his carelessness. The master
produced a rotten plank that had been
broken by the impact, and claimed
that had 1t not been for this the &C
cident would not have happened. The
master was discharged by the justice,
and Winchester had to lose his boat
and several thousand dollars worth Of
merchandise. This and other similar
occurrences led to the appointment OF
inspectors, but not until 1912.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

(By ELMER HENDERSON,
OF recent years there has been a
great deal of agitation over whether
the large type or medium type animal
is the most profitable. The owners
of the large type animals have taken
it for granted that their animals are
as profitable as the medium type per
unit of grain consumed, and arguing
therefrom that, as their animals were
larger and carried more grain to mar
ket, they must be the more profitable.
Such Is not necessarily the case.
Let us look at the case from the
beginning, as it were. Suppose we
take the Shropshire as typical of the
medium type Of sheep, and the Ok
Hampshire as exemplifying the
larger type. We find by experience on
our own farm that while seven or
eight Shropshires can be kept on an
acre of land five is all we could pos
sibly figure on keeping If Oxfords or
Hampshires were kept. Upon this
basis, where man had pasture enough
to keep lao Shropshires he could keep
only 100 Oxfords, Hampshires or Cots
wolds.
The difference in grain eaten is also
something immense. While we are
feeding our Shropshire ewes only two
thirds pound of oats daily our Ok
lords get as much as 1% pounds daily
almost twice the amount.
The advocates of the larger type Of
sheep admit this to be true, but they
say, "Our sheep will weigh 80 pounds
at the age yours will weigh rs pounds"
Let us grant this for the time being.
There is yet another consideration.
While your 100 ewes of the large type
are doing well If they raise 100 lambs,
IL is common and IL lambs per
eve is not unusual in well-handled
Shropshire flocks. One and one-half
lambs per eve may be taken as a
fair average. Our 40 Shropshire ewes
would have produced for us 210 lambs
against the 100 lambs of the larger
type sheep.
Then, too, our Shropshire ewes are
such superior mixers and the lambs
such perfect mutton animals that
when they go to market there is no
comparison between the condition of
the two lots of lambs. While the one
lot is big and rough and not fat
enough, the Shropshires, by virtue of
their easy fieshing quality, will be
smooth and sleek and will sell for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
impossible for Enuiish.

Apropos of the English boycott up
on German music, relates the Wash
ington Star, DIR. Leopold Richter. the
well-known conductor, said in Mil
waukee:
THE English. anyhow. don't care
very much for German music. The
English are too conventional. Your
English musician, your English actor,
your English author, he must always
be gentleman Well, gentlemen
are rather limited, rather narrow.
There are so many things gentlemen
can't do.
when my friend, DR.. Richard
Strauss, was drilling the Covent gar
den orchestra in Electra he was very
much annoyed by the tameness Of the
English playing. Finally, at a wild
and savage passage he raped sharp
ly with his baton and said:
"'You are all playing like gentle
men. Don't play like gentlemen-play
like wild beasts
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
BEGIN WITH SMALL FL0CKS
Necessities More Readily Attended tc
and Sickness Noted-Size Should
Depend on Building.

The ambitions of the beginner are
apt to be too high. They jump at CON
illusions. If 100 hens will net Ger.
tain profit, 1000 surely would reach
ten-fold. There is just where the mis-.
take is made. Small flocks invariably
receive better care than large ones.
A man has more time to devote to
small flock, fully one-tenth more time
than he would have with one ten
times larger Sickness is more read
ily noted and the necessities attend
ed. than with a flock that consumes
the best part of day to feed and
water. With small flocks man has
time to buy the feed and keep the
stock at exercise; he has time to
daily gather up the droppings: time
to change nests and keep the place
clean. Large fiocks necessitate the
employment of extra labor. This
hired help may ruin the flock In
charge. This is not imaginary, buf
actual experience. Again, large fiocks
are apt to be kept in crowded quar-
tiers, much to their discomfort ant
health. Small fiocks are afforded more
breathing space.
Just what the size of that small
flock should be depends upon the &C
commodations. If the pen was built
for ten fowls, don't put in eleven. The
capacity is easily determined; fill VI
to that, using good Judgment. and
our word for it, there will be more
profit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

same, the males plumage being more
brilliant; the weight is five pounds
for pullet, six and one-half for hen
seven and one-half for cockerel and
eight and one-half for cock. The only
difference in strain is one of family
A community might consist of Amert
cans only, yet have as many different
characteristics as families. SO with
chickens, a dozen fiocks of Reds might
show IL different race characteristics
for the reason that some breeders en-
phasize the Importance Of one point
more than others, and have bred fol
that until their strain is prepotent In
that line, and male OF that strain
will stamp the characteristic on every
descendant. Sometimes it Is strong
vitality (the best possible inhert
tance), sometimes a tendency to early
maturity, possibly towards egg pro
auctions, maybe especially good comb,
eye, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
WANTED TO SEE THEM GROW
Fair Warning as to Doings In
Her Absence.

Harry Godfrey has q granddaughter
in the three-year-old class. She has
ideas all her own about things out of
doors. A short time ago granddad
planted a patch of potatoes In his gar
den. Miss Three-Year-Old observed
the proceedings with interest. Pres
emily darkness came on and she was
missing from the family hearth. A
search Immediately was instituted,
and, to the surprise of all, they found
her sitting beside row of potatoes.
why, what are you doing here?"
granddaddy inquired a bit peevishly.
Waiting for tho potatoes to come
up" was the reply.
We'll, you come on into the house.
You've scared US all half to death"
Unwillingly she took granddad's
hand and started toward the house.
Suddenly she broke away and ran
back to the potato row. Pointing her
finger at 1t as IL I'm command, she said:
Potatoes, don't you dare come up
till get back"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Verse and Worse.

Two at least of the British morn
ing papers, in reporting one of Mr.
Asquith's recruiting speeches, treated
the we'll known quotation, zone
crowded hour of glorious life" as il
1T were the speakers own. The most
delightful thing of the kind that was
ever done stands to the credit of a
Birmingham reporter, who took
down" a peroration somewhat as fol
lows: '"The gallent major concluded
his speech by remarking that in his
opinion kind hearts were superior to
coronets and simple faith infinitely to
be preferred to Norman blood"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
MANY ADVANTAGES
IN FALL PLANTING
Trees Thus Treated win Often Be
Half Year Ahead of Those
SoWn In Spring.

There are many advantages in fall
planting of tree, shrub OF vine.
Among them is the greater time to
be devoted to thorough preparation Of
the ground, cooler weather to work in
and to handle the stock, and the late
rains to settle the soil about the roots
properly.
The fall planted stock will often be
a half year ahead Of that deferred to
spring, as there is no waiting for the
ground to be prepared or for the re.
covery of the plant from the shock Of
removal
The thorough preparation of the soil
by blowing and narrowing is impcr-
tant, and should be done, even though
the planting be deferred until spring,
as the action Of frost will pulverize
the soil and early rains will settle it
into proper condition for an early
start of growth next season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
War Snatches.

Simeon Ford, the humorist. said the
other day:
1--WE are a nation Of humorists. We
extract humor even out Of war. AS |
walked down Broadway the other
morning, l overheard scraps of talk
like theses, M9
1.-The missionaries have been look
ing for heather In the wrong coun-
tries
What's the matter with late Rud-
yard Kipling resurrecting himself and
giving up new war song%
'Carnegie's peace palace? The
kaiser has turned it into a fort p
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
YOU NEVER TIRE OF CUTICURA.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients and
prophylactics preserve, purify and
beautify the skin. The daily use OF
the Soap for all toilet pu, poses and
occasional use Of the Ointment tend
to prevent .pimples, .redness and rough
ness, dandruff and red, rough hands.
Sample each free if you wish. Ad-
dress postcard, Cuticura, Dept. X, Bos-
ton. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Was GETTING More Than His Share

An ex-soldier in Little Rock, Ark,
tells of young American trooper who
was one of company that was am
pushed during the Philippine war. The
boy was shot in the right shoulder
and then in the left leg. AS he was
falling he received a bullet in his
right leg. Raising himself on his good
arm he yelled toward the bushes from
which the Filipinos we're shooting:
Shoot some of the others. you darned
fools. / am not the whole American
army"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
p(1DEKlYfN4HES

Hens will not la: = their combf
are frozen.
Oats are excellent for both old anc
young birds.
Doctor your birds at the first sign
Of droopiness.
See that the early pullets are Pre-
vided with nests.
Wait until the poultry is dry ane
cool before packing.
Soft-shelled eggs will be Matched Il
the hens are overfat.
Corn fed in the evening Is an excel
lent food in cold weather.
For large chickens, oats are excel
lent for the making of bone and mus
Gle.
Chopped, onions are said to act as
q good tonic to chickens when fed to
them.
Cut green bone should be constant
w fed TO fowls-nothing Is better for
them. M
Duck eggs seem to have the thin
nest shells. being about 1915 pei
cent of the whole weight Of the egg
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
The Market Duck.

The duck seldom becomes broody.
Ducks love to stay out all night in
their runs.
Ducks should never be shut up in a
close building.
Pekins are good breeders even at
four years of age.
Have the drinking trough deep, so
the duck can get its head in the wa,
ter. Neglect of this will result in
sore eyes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
lightweight Orator.

"Mr. Scadson delivers himself of the
most trivial opinion with grand
flourish"
Eyes. He's the sort of man who
thinks a sweeping gesture makes up
for lack of gray matter and goes in
more for sound than sense.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Too Much for Him.

1t was dark, and as he stumbled on
his way he called out, Are you there,
Fritz" A French soldier with a
knowledge of German shouted back,
Here" Daily Mail.
At the critical moment his knowl-
edge of German seems to have failed
him.-Punch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
FARM :
R)()(..VR Y
ALL STRIVE FOR SAME THING
Breeders of Rhode Island Reds Aim
for Standard Requirements In
Color, Shape and Weight.

Breeders of Rhode Island Reds, as
breeders of all other varieties, are all
striving for the same thing-standard
requirements in color, shape and
weight. In the Reds, the coloring of
male and female are practically the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Yards for Growing Chicks.

If necessary to keep growing chick
ans in wards, make the yards so that
hev can be moved to a fresh piece OF
,round as often as is necessary to fur
Itch q clean, sweet, grassy spot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Greenwich Time.

"Gol durn that clock!" exclaimed
Farmer Binks.
Whats wrong now, Obadiah"
asked his wife.
Its one of them French clocks.
When the minute hand is at four and
the other hand Is at nine and 1T
strikes eleven got to stop work and
figure out that it's seventeen minutes
to eight"-Philade1p Ledger.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
,Inthreshed Grain for Hens.

If living on farm, don't fail to lay
side a few bundles of unthFeshec
rain. The hens will enjoy tearing i
d pieces next winter and the in
reased egg yield win pay you for the
rnNble
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Good lob for Winter.

When winter comes, and no corn is
found unhusked in the field, the usual
supply of wood is to be cut, drawn
and piled under the woodshed With
plenty of wood, tho farmer may bid
defiance to the coal strikers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Success in Fruit GROWING.

Intelligence, energy and close look
ing after details are the only myster-
les of success in fruit growing. A
.azy person should choose come other
business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
ADVANTAGE Overlooked.

Many gardeners do not properly es,
innate the advantage of thinning their
crops If strictly adhered to, the yield
would be greatly increased and the
quality greatly improved.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Some Reason.

why do Indians wear feathers?"
demanded Mrs. Wombat as she viewed
a highly decorated brave.
II Dunno" responded Mr. Wombat
"Why do you wear 'em?"-Kansas
City Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Turnips for Dairy Cows,

Turnips are a good feed for dairy
COWS. They should be fed after milk
ing as there is danger of giving an.
Objectionable flavor to the milk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Cherry Is Profitable.

The cherry is a profitable fruit and
the tree is an independent grower,
whether in the fence corner, tree line
or stock lot. The cultivation of more
trees on the farm is important.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Keep Ewes Strono-

Do not let breeding ewes run down
in flesh, for low vitality invites dis
ease. Keep them strong and thrifty.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
slightest Tribute.

An antomobilist last summep
stopped one night at the only hOtsi
In back-country town. After supper
he joined the usual crowd offl0anE'
ers on the porch.
The sole topic of discussion seemed
to be q citizen who had been burie6
the day before. At last the visitor,
becoming interested, asked:
WAS the deceased populaf3o
"Was he?' echoed the chief speaks
err. WAS he! Stranger, every dOg'a
tail in town stopped wagging for five
minutes while the funeral passed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Any poker player will tell you that
It is better to be flushed with victory
than to be four-fushed out Of it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Some people can't stand prosperity.
The horn of plenty has started many
a man on a tOOt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Soil for VEGETABLES

Vegetables delight In having warm,
ieep, rich and mellow soil and will
pay generously for the privilege.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine BYE Remedy for Red. Weak, Watery
iT Gst Eve comfort Write for BOOK of the Eve
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Poverty is no crime. Many man
would rather be right than be rich.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Is the man who profits by his mis-.
takes any better off than the man who
never makes any?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Think before you act is good mot
to, but lot OF people think and then
fail to act
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
Permanent Farming system.

Dairy farming is one of the few alb
solutely permanent systems of agri-
culture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
None. In Appearances.

There IS money in good appearance
of fowls as of all else.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Duck eggs seem to have the thin
nest shells, being about 1915 pei
cent of the whole weight of the egg
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10
He Feat.

He Feat.
1.-THE circus hero bearded the lion IT,
his den."
"Close shave. wasn't it?" 81
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Chopped, onions are said to act as
q good tonic to chickens when fed to
them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

Cut green bone should be constant
lv fed to fowls-nothing Is better for
them. M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-10

For large chickens, oats are excel
lent for the making of bone and mus
Gle.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-23

voted on IN COrsou county at the
November election, regardless OF
the fact that the commissioners OF
that county refused to grant the
petition asking for such vote.
After their refusal interested par
ties took the matter before Circuit
Judge Dillman. Of tie Twelfth
circuit, and he has decided that the
petition was sufficient and has
issued an order to the county
authorities to place the question
upon the ballot in that county,
The Dewey county commissioners
granted the petition so far as that
county was concerned, and there
will be vote in both counties on
the question Of such Il change OF
boundaries of the two counties.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-23
Announcements

| wish to inform the voters Of
Mobridge and Walworth County
that am II candidate for the
Office OF sheriff, on the republican
ticket. | will appreciate the votes
of ali who think | can aud will
fulfill the duties of the sheriff :
Office, il elected not only to the
best OF my ability but to the inter-
est OF the people all the time and
thank III advance the voters who
east their ballot in my favor. For
the information of the voters who
have recently came TO WalWOrth II
county, | wish to inform them. of
the fact that | am Il tax payer and
IN cid settler having taken up
my residence in this county In
1888 and have resided here ever
since and will appreciate an invest
igation Of my record as citizen.
H l. HUGHS
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-23
CORN TESTING PAYS.

Corn is planted every year and
seed corn should be tested every wear.
The way TO test seed corn should be
taught in rural schools every year.
The mechanics OF making some kind
OF tester and putting in the seed and
learning the conditions under which
tie latter will sprout and grow ana
computing the per cent OF tests-all
these operations are educational in
thc!r effect when well done Bows
ana Siris Of the farm should learn to
do them and do them we'll.
Ine kind OF tester which should
be used is not of great consequences
so far as ultimate results are con.
Cerned. Some students in South Da-
kota State College made tests of the
same kind of corn under similar con
ditions with different kinds OF test,
ers. The three kinds were as fol.
lows: CD water test. (2) sand test
ca rag doll test. 1t was found that
in the water test the corn germinat