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The Keota news., 1914-01-23

ing expended equally In each state. tho
state or local community contrdbut-
ing - to every dollar Appropriated By
the government.
Tho once Of public roads oe the Do
partment Of agriculture has continued
to give engineering advice and ~
relative to road building. to test ma
terials, to carry on experiments. In
vestigations and research, and to des-
seminate information by bulletins and
public lectures and demonstrations.
Public sentiment II moro generally
favorable to road Improvement today
than ever before. This IL the out
growth of the work Of the American
Highway association. one Of the Oh
jects Of which was the correlation
Of such efforts.
Very tangible evidences Of this spirit
Of cooperation and harmony was
shown BY tho American road co.,
gress held In Detroit This congress
was held under the joint auspices Of
the American Highway association and
its amliated organizations and asso-
Citations. the American Automobile AZ
ISOLATION and the Michigan State Good
Roads association.
It was undoubtedly the greatest road
congress ever held In America The
subjects that were discussed encom-
passed all phases Of the road subject.
The discussions for the most part
were by experienced highway officials
and engineers.
A similar congress was held In At
lantic City In 1912. but the recent con-
gress was participated in by a greater
number Of ahiliated associations
throughout the country, was attended
by larger number Of delegates, and
the discussions covered wider scope
Of practical road questions and will
prove more abundant source Of re-.
liable Information to road onacials
throughout the country.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
THINGS TO KEEP IN statlto-
LItas slnes Tr1s ehs 0uey poueee
VIII Find 4 Worth Whiss -
RAnonsboe.

TO pack bosas, for . Icas 5oensv
line the packing box With oilcloth-
this win preserve the volumes ffo0
damage during long journeys Or NOM
mold Or nlldew u l4ft u 6AAp'Seor'
ago house.
To restore csoehetsd buttons that
have lost thsir shspe thfoa0h mush
launAering dip them b eood starch
shape them With the Aneess sa0d ~
them dry. This lDalDeo &hs0 3ook hbs
new.
To keep roe bosbs. 7n4ee 'elaoooA
the winter, use rama for tyta1 eho8
before placing the se1aw aEoun4 eoD.
Rama viii not eat The Daoos = Oes9
doss.
To add to the eA5oyneat sf tAe 80
drsn who are blowing bsoeass vaf@s
little vegetable cosoring 70 tie Bayess-
In to quart Of waasf gives STeese
strength or durability to The 'bebteso.
To remove tight rings from h1oses
that have become swollen fron.sweeD
ing or other labor, take . Deoes -
Wrapping cord aad wrap It sssoeU
around the cord from tip to rinG.
Do this twice, slipping the esA '91eof
the ring With the help Of . toesADeok
Then - you remove The st1iAg ~
ring comes or easily.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

construction and maintenance and for
the general trend and awakening OF
public opinion and public interest in
all matters pertaining to the better
ment OF the roads Of the country.
The practice Of designating good
roads days" BY the governors Of
larity.
During the year Alabama. Arkansas.
Kansas. Kentucky. Minnesota. Mis-
souri,, Nebra1ka. North Carolina and
Washington by executive proclamation
eet aside one or moro days al good
foadb days," upou which Ill citizens.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
SALT PORK WITH MILK aaAvY
Nothing Better In Line ef Dinner
Dishes During The Cold Days
of the Wlntof.

This 10 the best time Of tho yer b
eat pork. Warm weather u the worst
time. Then. In fact, pork ought 70
have no place on the menu. But the
colder the weather the better - p0fk
It IL too heavy. too lat and takes too
long for digestion to b . Suod ~
weather dish.
Here IL an old-4ajhiUned recipe NJ
salt pork with milk EfavyAA u1eA
that our ancestors liked NJ dish
that win be found Aeiicso1D: Cut
salt pork into thin siices. ana. II It
b too salty, soak 1t n sold Nhs4f for
ten minutes. Then drain It and cash
tho rind In thfoe or four paaess In
each slice. Fry the slices brown. In
the meantime heat two tabtse1oon'
f,1ls OF fat With two Of 6our An0 tuf
In . cupful Of milk to make . smooth.
creamy sauce. Serve tAs perk with
The milk Gravy.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
sponge Drops.

Six eggs, three-quarters cup Of p6Np.
dsred sugar. one cup dour, gratea f1nd
Of one lemon. little salt. Beat yol1n -
eggs, add sugar and beat. Add lsso
rind and whites Of eggs beaten "a. .
stir frotA. Cut and fold d - 1sR
and salt Drop four tlblesroo xU06i
size OF a dollar. sprinkle with p1Ws
dered sugar, bake in moderately bot
oven. They bake quickly. ). -
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Cleaning Formula.

Crate raw potatoes to . nne palbs
add one pint Of water to. one pound
Of potato Pass this liquor through
. fpe sieye and cloth. Let II remain
IN q vessel until the Ane white starch
settles to the bottom. then pour on
the clear liquor. which II 70 be used
for cleansing. For white silAs add
q little borax; for dresses and waists.
dip . sponge In the liquor and apply
It until the dirt Il removed. Rinse
In tepid watsr and iron on the wrong
side. Light dresses and white cash
meres can be cleaned beauttfully By
this process.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23
Boiled Rio, saH.

Tie half . pound Of r4ce vefy Io0oe-
~ in a pudding cloth: put it into bofl.
ing water. and let It cook there for
one and Z half to two hOufs: t1fn
1t out and serve It with golden syrup,
jam or sweet sauce.
When the ball 10 hot you must Be
careful not to break 1t, for Q toueh
would break 1t into pieces: bat Whsa.
1t is cold 1t IL 20 firm that you 60.
cut 1t into slioes II you like.
The Keota news., 1914-01-23

called upon to don overalls and partict
pate In work indust1iously donated to
the Improvement OF the public roads
Minnesota went 20 Tar ~ to provide
BY legislative enactment for an an
nual good roads day"
Down in ArkAnsas the governors Of
four states got together for a day and
worked on the roads with men Of all
classes and conditions. On this day
Governor Hays Of ArkAnsas was A.
sisted BY Governor Hall Of Louisiana.
Governor Hodges Of Kansas and Gov.
ernor Major Of Missouri. and It 10
said that no humble citizen in any
Of the road gangs did better work
than did the chief executives Of those
four great commonwealth
However. the biggest thing about
this good roads day" movement IL
not the actual work done on tho
roadA but the moral effect Of this
great volunteer movement and the In
terest It arouses In the good roads
cause.
Tho automobile continues to occu-
py the somewhat anomalous position
Of the greatest road builder and at
the same time the greatest road de-
stroyer. The state Of Maine 10 build.
ing a great system OF state highways
by simply capitalizing the revenue
from her automobile registration and
allied fees. while the great state Of
New York nnds its highway depart
ment severely taxed to 20 maintain
its system OF $500 miles Of state roads
az to prevent their deterioration.
Over . million automobiles now
pass over our public roads annually.
which means that millions OF men,
women and children dnd recreation,
health and pleasure in the fresh air,
the life-givinS sunshine and glorious
economy Of the open road and the
10y Of our matchless fields and for
ests. hills and mountains
No wonder that every one 10 a g.
thusiast for better roads. What II
good roads do cost money? The whole
automobile industry pays its equal
share of general road taxation. and,
In addition. q large revenue through
registration and license fees which az
gregate very nearly 10000. 900 a year.
This vast sum IL generally applied
strictly to road maintenance.
The two great questions to be de-
termined in this connection are. what
part OF the wear and tear on our
roads 10 directly due to the automobile
trafac. and how can this wear and
tear be minimized? Autoists are not
averse to paying their full share. but
quite naturally they do not want to
pay any more. and at present we have
no very definite means OF determining
Just what this share is.
Public enthusiasm is largely over
coming the want of funds. Great In
terstate and transcontinental roads
are being built almost, one would say,
by magic. The Santa Fe Trail"
the Lincoln Way" the Meridian
Road" and many others have been
routed and 80 improved from local
revenues and public subscriptions -
to invite the tourist.
Thirty-five states now grant some
form Of state aid. Fourteen states have
more or less perfected provision for
utilizing the state convicts In build
ing improved roads.
Last year counties. townships and
special road districts issued $29.000,-
600 in bonds for building better roads
Millions more were also raised from
special tax levies-
1t has been \ banner year in all
lines pertaining to road improve
ments. Based on present Incomplete
vsA> A>A> -
The record., 1914-06-18
KEEP POULTRY YARDS FRESH


When the hens and their chicks are
confined In yards they soon eat of all
the grass and the ground in a short
time becomes unhealthful.
II the yards are small the earth is
soon fouled to the depth Of three
inches. and the health Of the chicks
suffers. Chicks need a fresh, clean
run. when they cannot be allowed a
free range, or they will not thrive.
Soil that is light and we'll drained is
better than any other for the chicks
use. Heavy rains will wash the poi.
sonous matter of the surface and drive
much Of 1t into the ground.
II small yards must be used for the
chicks. they should be divided and the
chicks kept in one part while the 9th
er is sown to rye. or some other grain
which should be allowed to grow to q
height of three or four inches.
The chicks should then be turned In
to the green yard and the one vacated
by them sown In n like manner. These
crops of grain will freshen the sol
and render 1t healthy for the birds.
The record., 1914-06-18

permeable to air. To meet this re.
quirement the walls and cover of the
brooder are made Of cloth. Essentially
the brooder is cloth box containing a
hover Of the type In which the lamp
fumes are conducted outside of the
building by an exhaust pipe.
These brooders are built permanent.
ly into the houses which they occupy.
Two brooders are placed in each col.
ony house. one in each corner Of the
building. In this way one end wall
and the back wall OF the building form
two sides Of each brooder. The re-
maiping side and cover are made of
cloth tackled on light wooden frames.
The hoor OF the brooder stands ten
inches above the floor of the house.
From the front of the brooder a sloping
walk extends down to the house floor.
reaching In width clear across the
whole front of the brooder. The
cloth front and side of the brooder are
not permanently fixed in position but
are removable panels. which are held
together and to the framework by
hooks and eyes. The cover is hinged
In the middle in such a way that II
can be either half opened or entirely
opened and folded back out of the
way. In consequence Of this arrange
ment 1t Is possible to regulate with
great nicely the amount of air which
shall be admitted to the brooder.
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IL Is a general experience that loss
OF chicks during the early period of
their life In brooders is apt TO be large.
despite the utmost care and attention.
The mortality Of brooder chicks has
therefore been the subject OF consider
able Investigation and the conclusion
Is that the trouble is In part at least
due to defects in the ordinary type
OF bottom-heat hot-air brooder COM
monty used-too much floor heat and
poor ventilation.
As . result OF comparative tests. q
brooder was designed which II is be-
heved has decided advantages over
ordinary types. The advantages
claimed are that It is possible to rear
In this brooder q larger number of
chicks In proportion to the number
originally put In than in any other
brooder. The mortality is not only
relatively low. but the chicks are
healthier and thriftier. The second
advantage lies in the great saving of
labor which is effected. by the use of
the new brooder. The fact that the
brooder has never been removed from
the house where 1t IL operated means
. decided economy"
The primary point aimed at was to
make II q "fresh-air" and "pure-air'
brooder. With this idea in mind II
was thought advisable to make the
vail Of the brooder in some degree
The record., 1914-06-18
SOME GOOD POULTRY NOTES
Search Out Good Layers and Eneour.
age Them by Proper Feed-To-
baceo Drives Away VermIn.
OBy E. VAN BENTHUYSEN.)

(By E. VAN BENTHUYSEN)
Some hens have a tendency to lay
on fat faster than others. 1t pays to
search these out and give them more
wheat, oats and buckwheat In the
place of so much corn and corn prod
ucts.
Some dry smoking tobacco. the
stronger the better. placed in the bot
tom of each hens nest Is a good thing
to drive away vermin.
Windows in a poultry house should
be made to slide back and forth easily.
With muslin tackled on tho outside of
the slide, 1t Is simple matter then
to leave the windows open. except on
very stormy days and nights. and as
result have healthier hens.
A few handfuls Of millet seed scat.
tered occasionally among the litter
will induce hens to scratch for 1t for
hours at a time, thus affording them
exercise and contentment.
There is no getting by the fact that
thoroughbred fowls are the most pref
cradle to keep. The eggs are more
uniform In size and color. and like.
wise the chicks, wherefore they are
more attractive and salable.
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ADVANTAGES OF DAIRY FARM
Among Other Things It Affords In
creased Productivity Of Soil and
Insures Steady income.

Professor F. l.. Kent, OF the Dairy
Husbandry Department Of the Oregon
Agricultural College. states as follows
the advantages of dairy farming in the
Oregon Dairyman. monthly maga-
zine published by the students at o.
A. C.:
Briefly stated the advantages OF
dairy farming are: Increasing produc.
tiv!ty of the soil. a regular monthly in
come putting the business on a cash
basis, a better distribution Of the la.
Dor of the farm than is possible un.
der a s:ngle-crop system. and supply.
ing a product for the market. all OF
which should be of the highest grade
and for which there is always ready
sale.
The record., 1914-06-18
AID IN KEEPING MILK COOL
Flannel Cloth Wrapped Around Can
10 Of Value Where Ice Water
Cannot Be Had.

Where ice water cannot be obtained,
or where a can of milk has to be left
in place where water and Ice cannot
be conveniently used. wet cloth-pre-
ferably fannel-wrapped around the
can is an aid in keeping milk cool.
One end of the cloth is best left
extended from the bottom of the can
and immersed in pail Of water. A
large amount of the suns rays falling
on the wet cloth is consumed IN evap-
Grating moisture and is thus prevented
from reaching the milk. AS long as
the cloth is kept wet it is protec-
tion, but as soon as 1t becomes dry.
heat passes through it to the milk un-
interrupted.
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To Make Success With pueks.

Leg-weakness in ducks Is often pro.
duced by damp quarters at night. They
can stand all the water and rain dur
ing the daytime that they. may be ex-
posed to. but at night they must have
dry quarters.
The floors Of the duck pen should
be heavily covered with straw. Leg
weakness from this cause is often a
cause Of cramps and rheumatism. II
the trouble does not right itself in a
few days, and the bird otherwise Is In
a good condition, 1t is best to kill and
eat IL.
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or shed room Is at hand the best
method for handling the calves Is to
keep each one in a separate pen or In
stanchions. A pen three feet wide,
five feet long and three feet high Is
large enough to accommodate the calf
until 1t Is four to six months old.
There are many advantages In keeping
the calves separated in this manner.
The calves will not suck each others
ears when they get through drinking
their milk. which would cause the
ears to freeze in cold weather, and
they can be given more individual at,
tention. They can be fed as ipdividu,
ais, and a case of scours among calves
may be located more readily in this
manner and a remedy may be applied
at once Where there Is less room
to be had the stanchions will usually
give the best results.
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TO CURE DIPHTHERITIc RoUP


What many poultry keepers com.
monty call pip. which shows a white
scale on the tongue. and a languid.
sick look to the eye. In most cases is
nothing more or less than diphtheritic
roup, q very contagious and trouble
some disease. II is quite common
when the hot weather comes on. and
especially II the season Is wet. Az
fiicted ones need very careful treat
ment, and at the same time should be
ut once separated from the well ones
of the flock. and the houses and runs
thoroughly disinfected with chloro-
napthoieum or some other good. ef-
fective disinfectant, and all loose
nesting material burned.
A good solution for local treatment
II made by thoroughly mixing one
ounce Of pure glycerine and one
ounce OF perchloride OF iron. which
should be thoroughly shaken each
time before being used, Take small
camel's hair brush or Q stih wing
quill. dipping lightly into the solution.
and painting the tongue. mouth. throat
and affected parts with It twice q day
at least. Three times would be really
more effective. As q constitutional
treatment, give each bird q half tea
spoonful Of equal parts Of sulphur and
cream of tartar. II the head should
swell In addition to the other symp
toms, rub II with mentholatum or car
bolated vascline. We prefer the for
mer remedy.
As a preventive measure II is ad
visable to give the apparently well
members OF the flock some Of the
sulphur and cream Of tartar. This
will put their systems in a better con
dition, and they are not nearly sc
likely to become diseased.
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fire, steadily diminishes. Hence the
Importance Of reforesting such parts
OF the national domain as have been
denuded Of their forest growth.
One OF the most serious problems
connected with the reforestation OF
treeless areas within the national for.
ests is the protection Of newly plant
ed seeds from the attacks of mice
chipmunk. ground squirrels. and other
rodents. whose depredations collective
ly continue the year through. The
extent Of this damage may be under
stood by the results of a reforestins
experiment In the Black hills by the
forest service, In which from 30 to 20
per cent Of the seed was destroyed by
chipmunks and mice within six days
after planting. In order to get an
idea OF the abundance of these ro-
dents. exhaustive trapping on q hai'
The record., 1914-06-18
INA IInNZT
Hi The NY
lUSNuSll
FEEDING AT COMMON TROUGH
Simple Plan Of Using Calf stanehions
10 Best Way to Overcome One
Serious Error.

To feed the calves from one COM
mon trough is a serious error. The
largest and the most greedy calves
get more than their share and the
smaller and weaker are robbed. The
very simple plan of using calf stanch.
Ions Is the best way of meeting this
difficulty. Small rigid stanchions large
enough for the calves can be made
very easily or bought cheaply. and
they will many times pay for them
selves. When stanchions are used
each calf can be fed separately and
just the amount 1t seems to need. The
slow or weak one gets all It deserves
Just as well as do the others. II a
calf Is Ill and IL Is desirable to reduce
Its feed 1t can be done nicely when
feeding is done in stanchions. Then
the use of stanchions overcomes anoth-
er evil. that Of the calves sucking each
other as they invariably do when sew
eral are fed together and run loose
Immediately afterward The habit of
sucking is not only injurious at the
time. but as In a case observed a
short time ago the III effects may show
up later. In that case the owners had
raised some fine dairy heifers. Two
OF them learned to suckle each other
when calves. Later when they had
become mothers and were In milk they
sucked each other whenever the op-
portunity offered. As q consequence
It was necessary to sell one of them.
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of the seed. One of the chipmunks
was seen to visit 3S seed spots in
four minutes. 1t will be readily per-
ceived that the destruction Of seed on
such a scale threatens the practicable
ity of reforestation. and that strenu-
GUS measures will have to be resorted
to in order to stop the depredations OF
tho pests which, in a large degree,
prevent the renewal Of many Of our
forests.
The record., 1914-06-18
Poultry Branches,

There are several distinct branches
of poultry farming: Broilers. roasters.
eggs. ducklings. turkeys and squab-
pigeons. On a farm of about ten acres,
where part Of It is a grove or an or
chard OF large fruit trees and where at
a section there is running water. so
that pond can be had. 1t will be found
profitable to combine oil these
branches of the business.
The record., 1914-06-18
Range for Fattenlns Turkeys.

Turkeys Should have Tree range
while being fattened for market.
We used to fatten the turkeys In
small Enclosures. but discontinued this
several years ago because they did not
seem to thrive well. says a writer in
an exchange.
After the first few days they would
begin to lose their appetites no matter
how great a variety Of food was given.
The whole trouble was lack OF exer'
else. II turkeys cannot get plenty OF
exercise they cannot have good appe-
tite. and. OF course. will not gain in
weight.
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Ace Of Usefulness.

The average hen outlives her use
fulness In two years, and Is more prof.
itably sent to market. There are at
times good hens in the third and even
the fourth year. but the average limit
Is two years. Old hens are more like
ly to contract disease than younger
ones.
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Attention to Setting Hen.

NtteHt'oh 70 oettIh9 VeH.
The setting hen must have attention
II you expect a good hatch. Sho
should not be disturbed by laying
hens. For this reason her nest should
be in a quiet place. She must have
plenty OF food and water and the nest
material should be changed occa.
sionally.
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Excellent Food for Chicks.

CNCeVeHt TOou IuT VHICNts
Infertile eggs that have been tested
out of the incubator make excellent
food for the newly hatched chicks.
They should be boiled hard, run
through a sausage machine or the or
dinary household meat chopper, and
mixed with dry cracker crumbs. oat.
meal, or bran.
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Cara of the Moultina Hen

Moulting is a natural process, but
is a severe tax upon the system of the
domestic hen. To help her through
this trying time she should be fed fat
producing foods, and even If she be-
comes a trifle too fat no harm is done.
The record., 1914-06-18
Confininu Turkeys.

II is a very difficult thing to keep
young turkeys fenced in. When tur'
key once learns that 1t can fly over
the fence, 1t will be forever doing it.
The only way to keep them in then Is
to clip their wings or pinion them.
The record., 1914-06-18
SEED-EATING RODENTS
IMPORTANCE OF REFoREsr,Nc
PARTS OF NATIONAL DOMAIN.
One Of Most Serious Problems 10 Pro-
teetlon Of Seed From Attacks Of
chipmunks, Ground Squirrels
and Other Rodents.
(By N. DEARBORN.) }

By N. DEARBORN.)
The demand for lumber in the
United States constantly increases.
while the forested area. under the ak
OF the lumberman, the enroachments
Of agriculture, and the devastation by
The record., 1914-06-18
Locating Turkey coops.

Turkey coops should be placed as
far as possible from where young
chicks that have had white diarrhea
have been raised.
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Fattenin0 Chicks.

When fattening chickens have a
tendency towards looseness Of the
bowels feed middlings, shorts or low
grade -four in the ration.
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PLAN FOR HANDLING CALVES
Best Method 10 to Keep Youngsters In
Separate stanehlons-WiIi Not
Suck Each Others Ears.

The calves should by all means be
kept In clean. well lighted and venti.
lated stables. Where plenty OF barn