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The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Five-MiIe Fire Break

SIERRA MADRE, Mar. 23.-As a
protection for Sierra Madre from the
thousands of tourists who are expect
ed to use the Mt. Wilson trail during
the coming summer, the forestry de-
partment cut a five-mile fire break
around Little Santa Anita canyon.
The work will cost $4,000. Half of
the expense is to be borne by the city
of Sierra Madre and the other half by
the county.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
$3o,ooo,ooo University Value

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Mar. %.
Thirty million dollars is the value
placed on grounds, buildings and
equipment of the Stanford university
in a financial statement of the board
of trustees.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
BILL TO LEGALIZE POKER
PASSED BY NEVADA SOLONS

CARSON CITY, Mar 23-A few
minutes before the legislature ad-
journed sine die the gambling bill was
revived and rushed pell nell through
both houses under a disguise as
different measure.
Poker, stud poker, whist, panguin-
gui, five hundred, solo and many other
forms of gambling are legalized under
the provisions of the measure, which
does not affect the gambling house
percentage system and games con-
Quoted under "a dealer" which re-
main felonies
The bill goes to Governor Boyle,
and the indications are that he will
sign it.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Sail for Arctic

SEATTLE, Mar. 23.-One of the
ships in the original Stefansson fleet
two years ago, the steam whaler Bel
vedere, has sailed for the Arctic
ocean on a trading trip and will watch
for any trace of Vilhjaimur Stefansson
and two companions of whom nothing
has been heard since April Z, 1914.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
DEATH PENALTY MADE
OPTIONAL IN KANSAS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Mar. 23.-Gov-
ernor Hays signed the bill making cap
ital punishment optional with juries,
and the minimum wage bill for women,
both of which we're passed by the re-
cent legislature. The minimum wage
bill requires establishments employing
four or more women to pay minimum
wage of 81 a day to inexperienced
workers, and $1.25 to employees who
have had two months or more expert
ence.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
DON'T GET Run DOWN

Weak and miserable. If you have
Kidney or Bladder trouble, Headache,
Backache, Dizziness, Nervousness, and
feel tired all over, get a package of
MOTHER GRAY'S AROMATIC-LEAF.
1t never fails. Sold by all Druggists or
sent by mail for SOC. Sample sent
FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.,
LIE Roy, N. Y. (Advt.(
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Letter to
Or. KiImer G. Co.,
Binghamton, NJ. Y.

Prove What Swamp Root will do for you.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghampton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper. Regular SO
cent and $1.00 size bottles for sale at
all drug stores.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Experiment in Orange Grove

RIVERSIDE, Mar. pa notable
series of experiments in the care of
fertilization of an old orange grove
are to be undertaken by the Riverside
citrus experiment station.
Dean Hunt of the College of Agri-
culture of the University of California
was here and with Dr. H. J. Webber,
head of the experiment station, ar
ranged for the series of experiments.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Contract Let for Highway

RIVERSIDE, Mar. 23.-J. S. Hilend
of Anaheim was the lowest bidder at
$72,6SS.9O for concrete paving and the
National improvement company was
the lowest bidder at $50, 1884 for ma
cadamizing for the improvement of
22.6 miles of highway on Routes II
and 18 of the Banning to Palm Springs
road in Riverside county in accord
ance with county highway commits
sion specifications.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
100000 BELGIANS STARVE
IF u. S. STOPS FREE FOOD

LONDON, Mar. 22.-If the Ameri-
can relief work in Belgium is not kept
up, 100000 Belgians will be in a sorry
plight, as the American food is all
that is keeping them fronA starving,
according to former Senator Lafe
Young of Iowa, on the American re-
lief committee, who has returned from
Belgium.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Why Farm Is Deserted.

Boys and girls leave the farm for
two reasons: because they are not
permitted to shoulder responsibility
and because they have no financial in
teresf in the husinas1
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Mule Fruits.

Take one pound of mixed fresh
fruits; cut into dice; soak for Is
minutes in sherry; add them to q
quart of lemon ice; mix we'll and
freeze.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Great Northern in Record Trip

FLAVEL, Ore, Mar. 23.-On her
first regular voyage between Cali,
fornia and Oregon, the big turbine
steamer Great Northern of the Great
Northern Pacific Steamship company,
arrived here from San Francisco AL
though she was two hours behind her
schedule, all records for ocean travel
between San Francisco and Flavel
were broken by the steamer, the trip
being made in less than 28 hours.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NE|CHBOR|NG CITIES
BRIEF OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events of Interest from Nearby
Places ---Wil Allow Rapid Scanning
Government Radio Station

SAN DIEGO, Mar. Reconstruction
on the governments 100000 radio
station here was commenced Monday.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
To Hide Their Limbs.

She-My aunt has such a quaint
country home. You know, those old
fashioned upholstered parlor chairs.
He-Sure! You mean the kind with
ehintz pajamas on 'em
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Rodeo and Parades for Visitors

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 23.-Including
three great parades on the two open
ing days and a ''rodeo," for which the
west is famous, to continue for nine
days, the big Southern California
fiesta for the entertainment of 1915
visitors will begin on May 1. Plans
formed by the 1915 general commit
tee are being carried out by the fiesta
committee.
May 1 will be marked by two or the
splendid parades and the opening OF
the nine-day rodeo. On the morning
of May day will be held the street
pageant, depicting the development of
the golden west.
In the afternoon the nine-day rodeo
will open at the Stadium at Thirty
seventh street and Hooper avenue.
According to the committees plans
the pick of the worlds wild west tai
ent will participate. Riding and rop-
ing contests, riding races and stage
coach and pony express races will be
startling features of the rodeo.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
Ar - PUREST
IA AT0ET0 ON
Earth

More than 80 years ago Salzer's Catalog
doomed Alfalfa, years before other seeds
men thought of it's value. Today Salzer
excels! His Alfalfa strains include Grimm,
Montana Liscom, Agr. College inspected).
Salzer's Dakota Registered No. 3O-all
hardy as oak.
The Parker post., 1915-03-27
For foc In Postage
Or Send 12e

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
Keep Books On Mixers.

There are number Of outward IN
dications that serve to show the value
Of a COW for milk or butter produc-
tions and the average dairyman knows
these points, perhaps, without being
able to point them out. or to. say why
he regards q certain animal as being
q better producer than another. All
such indications are valuable, but the
surest and best way to tell good
dairy cow is to keep books against
her and regularly weigh the milk she
gives and occasionally determine the
amount Of fat in this milk by the Bah.
cock test. To do this Is quite sim.
pie thing, adds practically nothing to
the cost Of production. and enables the
dairyman at all times to know his
mixers are doing their duty or the
anus theirs"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
TO PURIFY DRINKING WATER
More or Less Danger from Typhoid
Fever and Dysentery in Using
Water From bitches.

CIV W. q. SOCKET, Colorado Expert
ment Station)
Wherever ditch water is used for
drinking purposes its use is always
attended with more or less danger
from typhoid fever and dysentery. This
risk can be considerably reduced by
treating the water with hypochlorite
Of lime or bleaching powder, which
can be purchased in one-pound sealed
packages from any dug store for about
Is cents per pound. Water IN eisterns
may be treated as follows:
For 5000 gallons place one ounce OF
the bleaching powder (so-called chic
ride OF lime'') in q vessel containing
approximately two gallons OF water;
stir rapidly for, about one minute; al
low it to stand for five minutes 80
that the insoluble part Of the lime will
settle to the bottom: pour the solution
into the cistern containing the ditch
water, and by means of long paddle
stir vigorously 80 as to mix the hypo
chlorite of lime thoroughly with the
water. After 80 minutes the water may
be used.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

(By e. KELLY and K. e. PARKS)
Recent developments In dairying
have caused a large demand for a
dairy house which will fulfill SAM
tary requirements and at the same
time be practical and inexpensive.
For those who are striving to i'm
prove the quality Of their products
such building Is an absolute neces-
sity. Milk which Is poured or strained
in the barn, or allowed to stand there.
is liable TO be contaminated by bac-
terra and to absorb stable odors. AS
soon as the cows milk is drawn 1t
should be carried to the dairy house.
to be cooled Immediately to 80 de-
grees F. or lower. An up-to-date san
itary dairy house is provided with all
the facilities for cooling milk in the
most economical and expeditions
manner.
For convenience the dairy house
should be near the barn. yet so far
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
MORE SHEEP NEEDED
Industry Not as Attractive Here
as in Australia.
Department Of Agriculture Just Com.
pieted an Investigation, Results
of Which Are published In
Recent Bulletin.

CPrepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
More and larger focks of sheep are
necessary to the full development of
profitable agriculture in the middle
and eastern states. Under present
conditions sheep raising in this coun-
try has not proved as attractive as
in Australia and New Zealand, and in
consequence the department OF agri-
culture has recently conducted an in
vestigation, the results Of which have
just been published in Bulletin 313,
into the basic principles of the in
dustry in those countries.
In New Zealand, says this bulletin,
sheep raising is conducted on lines
midway between those followed in
our farming states and those in the
range states. In Australia the sheep
industry is, in the main, what would
be called in America range propo-
sition.' With total land area Of
a little more than the state of Wyo-
ming, New Zealand has about 24,500,-
900 sheep as against 100000 in Wyo-
ming. The average size of the New
Zealand flock is now 1,124 and seven
eighths of the sheep are in focks Of
more than 500 head each. In Wyo-
ming the average size Of the flock is
nearly 5000 head. From one to eight
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
STOP HILLSIDE WASHING.
Terraclno Holds Top Soil On HIllsl
Where II u Needed.-use
Level For Work.

TO prevent your hillside soil from
straying into the bottoms, build q
fence around 1t.
This Is the suggestion recently Of
fered by Dan Scoates of the Missis-
sippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege to the farmers Of the state. This
soil fencing, or terracing, will keep
the top soil on the hills where It Is
needed. Held In place, this soil deep
ems, and with proper crop rotations
turns out increased yields from year
to year.
To the farmer who has never ter
raced any portion OF his farm, tho
question comes up Of whore to start?
To this question Mr.. Scoates answers.
Start on your best land first. The
gullies on the poor land need to be
damned up and filled with dirt and
trash before satisfactory terracing can
be done."
Laying off OF terraces can be accom-
plished with two different kinds CT
levels. The farmers level made in the
form Of a triangle or Of two upright
legs, with piece across the top. A
common carpenters level is then
mounted on this frame and terraces
can be laid OFF easily and quickly with
this homemade instrument. The other
method is to get a cheap surveying
level; they can be bought from nine to
twenty-five dollars and will allow the.
laying of of terraces in about one
fourth Of the time. Often this kind OF
level can be used for other: work on
the farm when not needed for terrac-
ing.
The best practice is to lay off the
terrace with a fall of from 4 to inches
for each 100 feet. The exact amount
for your own locality can be deter
mined by little experiment. You want
the water to move off the land, but not
SO fast as to pick up sediment and
start to cut bitches. Have your ter
races to empty the water in the open
ditch as soon as possible and do not
try to carry water too far. II you get
too much water together and 1t breaks
through torrance bank. it is going to
do lot Of damage. II you have a long
terrace, have two outlets for 1t and
carry the water from the middle of the
terrace each way to the different out
lets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

same arrangement may be used on
larger scale, each room being made
Of greater size
The building described is 20 feet
long, 10feet wide, feet inches high
in the front, 6, feet inches in the
rear, and has a shed roof. The ex.
terror of the building may be covered
with sheathing and building paper or
with Misunderstanding and shingles,
the deciding factors being expense.
durability and appearance. The inte-
rior, however, should be carefully nm
ished so that the walls and ceiling
may be smooth and free from corners
or projections on which dust or dirt
may accumulate.
The building should have a good
concrete floor pitched to drain through
bell traps. The side walls as high as
the window should be plastered with
cement on metal lathing. The re-
mainder of the walls and ceiling may
be covered with matched boards and
then painted with white, washable
enamel paint Ventilating f1ues should
extend through the roof from the cell
ings of the cooling room and wash
room. The windows should be hinged
and set to be flush with the inside
wall when they are closed.
The equipment Of the dairy house
consists of TX to two horse power
vertical boiler, which supplies steam
to the sink and to the steam Jet in
the drain board, a galvanized-iron
wash sink, can rack, Babcock
tester, concrete cooling tank, milk
cooler, and milk scales. A separator
may also be located in the milkroom.
After each cows milk is drawn 1t
should be carried to the milkroom,
weighed, recorded, sampled for the
composite test, and strained. 1t Is
then run over the cooler, using cold
running water for the first cooling.
When can is filled with milk from
the cooler it is put into the cement
tank, which should be filled with ice
and water well up on the neck of the
can, and the contents should be
stirred frequently until thoroughly
cooled. When the milk is not being
stirred the cans should always be kept
covered, to prevent the entrance d
dust, dirt, insects, etc. Never min
warm milk and cold milk or cream
The doors of the milkroom should be
kept shut except when necessary to
pass In or out.
When all the milk is cooled the
cooler. pals, strainers, ETC., can be
carried into the Mushroom, where they
should be rinsed in cold water and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

and to carry steam away from the
washroom. Windows are OF great Inn.
portance, as they admit sunlight and
fresh air and facilitate work. In sum
mer the doors and windows should be
screened to exclude flies and other
insects.
It IL imperative that there be q
plentiful supply of cold. running wa
ter at the dairy house. Il 1t Is not
possible to have regular water sys-
tenn water may be piped from an ele-
waited tank fed by an engine. windmill
hand pump or hydraulic ram. The
dairyman can i'll afford to spend his
time carrying water in pail to cool
milk and wash utensils.
For the proper sterilization OF uteu'
sils an abundance OF steam or hot
water is needed. A pail or can may
appear to be clean and still may con
tain numerous bacteria which will
hasten. the souring. Of milk cause bad
flavor III butter or cheese. or spread
contagion. After the utensils are thor
ougily cleaned they should be either
scalded with boiling water or steamed
The dairy house should be so BULL
Is to economic labor to the greatest
extent. TO do this the building must
Sc arranged to avoid unnecessary
steps. $50 s..ss ~.
4 i not possible to submit = plan
that win suit All conditions. but It ID
believed that the accompanying de.
ecription 81 = dairy house will meet
the needs cf the average dairy that
shfps either milk or cream II cans
This plan. "a capable of consid erabls
variation to ADAPT II to wide sphere
81 usefulness. For larger dairies the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

under the care OF herders,s but are
fenced into PADDOCK which vary
from 5000 to 10000 acres In size. Here
they are left to run at will under prac-
tically natural conditions. In many
cases they are only rounded up once
a year for shearing. Even at Landing
time there is little necessity for at
tention. This plan not only lessons
labor-a difficult problem in all parts
Of Australia-but puts the sheep into
better condition than when they are
in charge OF even the best herders.
On the other hand, the fencing of
the sheep run Is, OF course, an added
expense, but this is considered as less
important than the advantages al
ready named.
The greatest difference OF all, how
ever, between the American and Aus
tralian sheep industries is probably
to be found in the handling of the
wool after it has been shorn. In Aus
tralia and New Zealand the wool al
most invariably remains the property
OF the grower until it is sold to the
manufacturer. Under this system the
cost Of actually shearing the sheep is
only about one-half of the amount
which the grower expends in prepar-
ing his wool for market. He himself
divides the clip into various lots, and
the grading is done with uniformity
and exactness. Overclassing, however,
is avoided. In one Queensland shed
10000 two-year-old wethers were
shorn and the clip divided into IL
classes. In New South Wales flock
Of 1000 head composed of ewes, year.
ling ewes and rams, % classes were
made, but this is probably an instance
Of overclassing.
Despite the expense that this prac-
tice involves, the Australian is firm
ly convinced that he realizes more for
his wool by selling it in such a num-
Der of distinct lots that the manufac-
turer can find exactly the kind OF
wool he needs for a particular fabric
and can buy that wool alone. An addi-
tional advantage is the opportunity
that this system allows of enabling the
grower to determine the profit that he
makes from each particular type OF
sheep and wool.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

der the leasing system employed In
Australia, the sheep owner secures
for long periods Of time, at prices
varying with it's value, absolute con-
troll OF the land he uses. When the
government is ready to resume the
land in order to divide 1t into small
er allotments, the sheep owner Is
recompensed for whatever improve
ments he may have made, and is, in
addition, permitted to retain his own
central homestead. In the opinion
of the Australians the. additional Sc
curity and the permanence of the
business more than compensate for
the rent paid to the state. In Amer
lea, stockmen themselves are inclined
toward this point Of view. as some
means of controlling and improving
the public grazing lands il believed
to be urgently needed.
In another important respect. sheer
raising in Australia differs from that
on the American range. In Australia
the fiocks are not kept collected and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23

sheep per acre are maintained in New
Zealand on land which has been
plowed and sown to artificial grasses.
II the land has been surface sown
without blowing, this number is re-
duced to from one-half to two sheep
per acre. Land valued as high as
$3.50 an acre has been profitably kept
in grass for grazing alone. and near
ly one-half of the occupied area is
used mainly for sheep. The impor-
tant place thus occupied by sheep in
New Zealand Is declared to be EVIL
dence of the possibilities Of profit from
valuable land devoted to well-managed
fiocks. The size Of these focks In
sures for them an interest and care
which is not 80 frequent in the farm
ing states in America.
In Australia conditions more near
ly resemble those in the American
range states. Much Of the Australian
land now used for sheep growing is
destined to be devoted to farming, and
the government is taking an active
part in assisting this development. In
the meantime, land is plentiful and
the focks have much space in which
to run. There is, however, one funda-
mental and important difference be-
tween the management of the range in
Australia and In the United States.
No Australian sheep owner is permit
ted to use the public domain without
charge. On the other hand, he is
in no danger OF having his land
grazed by other persons fiocks. I'm
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
okTIBBEHA-A CATTLE COUNTRY
Farmers Furnish Heavy Shipments
For Market and Feeding.

More than eight hundred head Of
feeder steers have recently been
shipped from Starkville to Scott, Mis-
-sippi, where they will be fed for mar
ket by the Delta Planting Company.
Oktibbeha county is rapidly taking
her place as one Of the leading live
stock counties OF Mississippi. Not only
have the farmers OF THIS county just
supplied nearly thousand steers for
this one shipment. but they have been
furnishing heavy shipments every
week since July. While the county is
primarily grazing section, some feed
ing for market is being undertaken.
When Mississippi cattle are being
shipped to other points within the
states. instead Of to Northern states,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-23
SOUTHERN HAY RECOGNIZED.

With the adoption Of grades Of John.
son Grass, Bermuda and Lespedeza
hays. by the National Hay Association,
Southern hay products won recogni.
ton in the markets OF the, country.
The grades Of these varieties of hay
as approved by e. R. Lloyd, Director
of the Mississippi Experiment Station.
and as adopted by the Association
follow:
Johnson Grass.
No. Johnson Grass Hay-Shall be
Johnson grass with not more than one
tenth mixed with clover or some other
native grasses. good color sound and
well baled
No. Q Johnson Grass Hay-Shal be
johnson grass with not more than one
fifth mixed with clover or other native
grasses. sound, bright color and we'll
baled.
No. 3 johnson Grass Hay-Shall be
Johnson grass with not more than one.
fifth mixed with clover or native
grasses, sound, coarse, brown in color
and well baled.
Bermuda Hay.
No. / Bermuda Hay-Shall be Der
muda grass mixed with not more than
one-fourth native grasses, color green
ish cast, with not more than 10 per
Is per cent browning blades, sound,
and well baled.
No. 2 Bermuda Hay-Shall be Ber-
muda grass mixed with not more than
Is per cen browning blades, sound,
tender and we'll baled.
No. Bermuda Hay-Shall be Ber-
muda grass mixed with not more than
onefourth natives grasses, color o.
brownish cast, sound and we'll baled.
Lespedexa Hay.
No. Lespedeza Hay-Shall be Les
pcdeza mixed with not more than Is
per cent native grasses, reasonably
fine, well cured with leaves on. green
color, sound and well baled.
No. 2 Lespedeza Hay Shall be Les
pedeza mixed with not more than 20
per cent native grasses. slightly brown
color, well cured, sound and well
baled.