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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
AR N
ANIMAL 5
SPREAD HOG CHOLERA GERMS
Disease Communicated to Healthy An
imaIs Only by Permitting Germs
to Be Carried to Them.

(By DR.. B. T. SIMMS, Oregon Expert
ment Station.)
Hog raisers need to be on the alert
to prevent the introduction and
spread of the dread disease into their
parts of the state Since the disease
is due to a germ Of microscopic size
1t naturally follows that 1t can be
communicated to we'll hogs only by
permitting the germs to be carried
to them. A knowledge Of the differ
ent methods of carrying the germ
from infected hogs to we'll hogs Is es-
sential to prevention. Some OF
these methods Of spread are as fol-
lows:
/. BY direct contact with hogs suf-
fering from. cholera.
2. BY carriers, that is, hogs that
have recovered from cholera, but still
pass germs with their droppings.
8. BY humans that have come into
contact with infected hogs or prem
lses.
4. BY dogs, coyotes, buzzards and
other carrion-eating animals that have
fed on the carcasses Of infected hogs,
5. By stock cars, stock yards. etc,
in which have been placed infected
hogs.
6. By infected water.
7. By Stops, swill and garbage that
have been infected with bacon rinds
Or ham bones from hogs that had
been afflicted with cholera at slaugh'
Ter.
Germs will ordinarily die out in four
months in lot conditions, but are SO
resistant that they survive the usual
curing and packing process as carried
IN in the big packing houses. After
they have once found Judgment in
he hog there Is no remedy known but
log cholera serum. Growers should
therefore take every precaution to see
that germs do not enter their herds
| by any of the foregoing means,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
MARKETING THE PEACH CROP
One successful Way Is in Car Lots
and That Means Comparatively
Some Essential Hints.

(By W. H. WICKES. Arkansas Expert
ment Station.)
For conditions whore the markets
are comparatively distant there Is
Just one way to market peaches sue
cessfully on q commercial scale, and
that is in car lots. This generally
means comparatively, as few growers
have enough of any one variety to
make up a car lot themselves. Grow
ers in the same community should
plant the same variety in order that
they may ripen at the same date. 1t
Is almost impossible for peach grow
or to live by himself. Therefore do
not expect to go into community. no
matter how well the soil and climate
are adapted to the cultivation OF
peaches, and expect to make success
of FIVE or ten acres of peaches unless
you have a good local market. Better
get a few neighbors to go in with
you and plant few acres and market
comparatively. Form a cooperative
association and, If possible, affiliate
with a larger central market agency.
AS for peaches, the trade uses the
bushel basket and the six-basket
crate. Nearly all the markets prefer
the bushel basket, and there it is,
in most cases, the more desirable
package.
Proper picking, grading and pack
ing are essential features in peach
marketing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
WelI-Graded, Finely Built Macadam
Road In West Virginia.

give the newspaper man all the ap.
Piles he wanted il he would haul them
away.
THE building Of good roads is ire
mendous economical problem, not
merely one of convenience The au,
tomobile undoubtedly has been largely
instrumental in bringing about the
good roads movement, or rather in
giving impetus to it. That and the
high cost of living are principal fac
tors in the general campaign now 60
ing on in many states for good roads.
West Virginia this year will spend
$5,000,000 in improving her highways,
the different counties having voted
bonds to that amount, and in the
whole United States the amount spent
70; good roads this year will probably
reach $250,OOO,0O0 Last year we spent
about $2OO.OOO,OOO, and the increase
this year will be fully 20 per cent, be-
lieve."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
WEST VIRGINIA'S BAD ROADS
Farmers Lose Immense Sums Each
Year Through Their Inability to
Get Products to Market.

bad roads in West Virginia cost
the state s5O,OOO,OOO a year." declared
A. D. Williams of Morgantown, state
road engineer, to Washington Post
representative the other day. Il mean
by this that at least that much money
is wasted every year by reason OF the
inability of the farmers to get their
Dproducts to market. Thousands OF
tons of apples and other fruit, garden
truck and food supplies are allowed
to rot IN the orchards and gardens
because the roads are too bad to haul
it to market. Just to illustrate, Joe
swope, editor Of county paper, noted
that he was paying one dollar bush
ell for apples. A neighbor in an ad'
joining county, sixteen miles away,
wrote the editor and said he would
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
MAKE CONCRETE STOCK TANK
Directions for Making and Illustration
Of Receptacle for Water-Neces-
sity on Any Farm.

Here is a little cross-section sketch
Of q concrete stock tank | completed
Just recently. i made the forms, inside
and out, of l by 6 inch matched
yellow pine boards, with tWo-inch
cleats about two feet apart, greas.
ing the forms with machine oil, writes
Ernest Heuer in Farmers Review.
Where we wanted the tank to stand
We filed in the ground with an eight
inch base Of cinders. On this we put
up the outside form. Then we were
ready for the concrete.
The bottom is eight inches thick Of
1-2-4 concrete. For tabs and walls
like to have the concrete rather wet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
LITTLE HINTS FOR POULTRY
Watch Chicks Closely and Save Those
Making Most Satisfactory Growth
Keep Them Busy.

EBy MRS G. W. RANDLETT. North
Dakota Experiment Station.)
Human sympathy to the birds COM
fort amounts to dollars and cents.
Clean the nests occasionally and
pat in fresh supply Of nest material
Uniform nest boxes add to the at
Sractigeness Of the house.
White diarrhea is contagious among
young chicks.
The purchase of a few baby chicks
from some fine pen Of birds will make
q splendid start If you care to start
an June.
If your breeding pens were proper
~ bred and mated you need not be
surprised to find some of the chickens
developing into finer specimens than
their parents.
Watch the chicks closely and mark
che ones making the most satisfactory
growth. Select the ones that are
plump, full-breasted and in good pro-
portion. You will not care to keep
those that grow leggy and have thin
breasts.
Never, under any circumstances,
keep more birds than you can take
care of well.
Green food is necessary for all ages
Of poultry, but doubly so for the little
chicks. Water and green food are
cheap and very important
Be sure the baby chicks have plenty
Of exercise. Keep them busy and
hungry.
Keep the hopper full of dry mash
all of the time. This gives the chick
ems an opportunity to balance the
grain rations fed
Remember, fulfilled chicks are pay
ing chicks 1t pays big dividends tC
hurry their growth.
Always practice absolute cleanli'
ness in feeding.
Gull the flock closely Keep the
best and prepare the rest for market
Enrich the garden plot with the
poultry droppings.
Constant thought and judgment are
necessary in poultry raising
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

Shanks is tho same as that which
gives the color to the yolks Of the
eggs, and that the shanks of a good
layer will be much lighter in color at
She end of her laying period than when
she began.
So it looks like the coloring matter
IN the shanks has been used to color
the yOlks of the eggs. It hasn't been
proved yet that a lot of yellow color.
ing In the shanks means that the hen
10 equipped to lay a lot of eggs, and
how about those that have white, black
or blue shanks? But maybe something
WIN be worked out from this coloring
matter business that will help US to
know good layers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
DlARRHEA FATAL TO CHICKS
One Of Most Common Causes of Nor
taiIty-Dlsease Can Be Prevented
by Proper Feeding.

One OF the most common cause,
Of chick mortality is white diarrhea.
While it has been established that this
disease is usually communicated to
the chick before it is Matched, it has
also been established that the dis
ease can be held In check and even
prevented by proper feeding.
The organisms that cause white
&larrhea are killed by weak acids. For
this reason sour milk can well be
made part Of the chicks rations for
ahe first few days. Either meIsten
Che food with it. or set in shallow
drinking pans. In ad Iition. however.
60 not neglect to supply plenty OF
clean, pure drinking water
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
More praos Needed.

The splitlog drag has contributed
more toward the economic mainten-
ance Of public highways than any i'm
plement Of modern usage. It does not
require special acts of the legislature,
bond issues nor expensive educational
campaigns to make It available as
usually precedes construction work. A
drag can be built or purchased for $40
and is easily operated by anyone who
can drive q team. We need more
drags.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Concrete Water Tank.

After the bottom had become some,
what stir we put in the inside form
and began filling the sides. For these
we used richer concrete, 1-11a-S.
The whole tank is REINFORCED, as
shown in the sketch, with good hog
wire, No, 9, with stays six inches
apart. Around in the top put square
twisted half-inch steel rods.
After two days took off the form.
Then mixed cement and water to
the thickness of cream and with a
whitewash brush l painted the whole
tank two or three times over till all
holes and uneven spots were filed
up.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

from the dairy herds of the country.
Except for beef for the few who are
able to pay very high prices, cows can
no longer be kept merely for the calves
produced; practically everywhere the
dairy COW must take the place of the
beef COW. Since these facts are in
disputable, acknowledgement seeking
to improve their herds for dairy pur-
poses should keep the item Of meat
production constantly In mind.
How many cows there are in the
United States that are kept for milk
production, except for such figures as
are found in the census tables, is I'M
known; but 1t may be safely stated
that the number exceeds 2O,OO0,OOO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
PROPER BOOSTS FOR CHICKS
Always Use Flat Pieces About Three
Inches Wide-Ailow Plenty Of
Room for Them to Grow.

Do not give the growing chicks any
opportunity to roost upon the cross
studdings. If such are used In the
construction Of the house cover them
with slanting piece of wood which
makes 1t almost impossible for them to
perch on.
The roosts should also not be round,
as such roosts are apt to cause crook.
ed breast bones. Always use fat
roosts about three inches wide and of
sufficient capacity to accommodate the
number of chicks comfortably. allow.
Ing plenty of room FOR them to grow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
SOME HINTS FOR BllIlnr,,
Great Care Should Be Taken !. F..
ton Of the Most substantl,S' s
Roofing Material va

If you were without preno...
plan, rudely placed in a wi,s. =
your first thought would be + =,
supply and your next Of Shelf, y, !
these are the TWO most vital NJ. d
ties OF mankind. 1t is tbs' ss''
natural that the best thoDas, S'
study are put upon these tvo >,
tials. e''a
More forward steps have !.
taken in the building industry IN ' y
past fifteen years, as regards so y y
service and architectural beauty ~
in the fifty years previous, a
Only in recent years has III. J.,
ling Of cement in building vO,s 10y
understood properly, and pror,s''
still constantly being made WIN
Modern hotels and Office bura.l
are pelng equipped with sheet ns%
mouldings and steel veenered ao.
Nearly every important chaprs
building construction is avay -
the fire hazard Of wood.
One Of the most significant d.,...
ments Of recent years Is the e,n.,I,
slate surfaced asphalt shinels No.
is, on new construction and Old Wi
ly supplanting the wooden ,,+A
There are many reasons for Til, \.
slate surfaced shingles add beam,
any building-in fact, there /, Nm
no comparison from an archIts,t,sI
standpoint. Crushed slate Of pls,rb,
tints Of red or green, is employed i
surfacing. The shingles are upI,oa
ly eight inches wide and are emu,
four inches to the weather. NonS
ing is necessary as the red Or NV /
crushed slate is natural and thsrsts
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, .hpg
guard himself against buying N, J
surfaced shingle that il not gusr
teed by a reliable and RESPONSE
manufacturer. There are 90 ns
kinds of roofing and shingles On h /
market today each claiming to behI
best that 1t becomes necessary tota
buyer to get some satisfactory am /
ance that the roofing or shingles n /
represented honestly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
YELLOW COLORING IN sHANKs
Has Not Yet Been Proved That It
Means Hen Is Equipped to Lay
More Eggs Than Others.

Many believe that a COW that has
yellow skin will give richer milk than
will one that has a white skin But
how about a hen with the yellow
shanks of that color laying the most
eggs? At the Maine station it has been
Sound that the coloring matter which
gives the yellow color to hens
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Making Him Feel at HON,

"HN'HS 'TFII SSI aI fIVlHE
I'VE are to entertain a dst
guished Russian visitor this eYshl
What can | do to make him feel "
fectly at homer
Il don't know, unless when Il 9ss
time for him to 60 you let him oulA
the back door and wish him q ii
retreat"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
lambs Sometimes starve.

Many lamb starves to death with
d good milking mother, just because
the wool-sometimes badly soiled-
hides the teats. A moments investi.
cation with a pair of shears would
prevent any trouble at all.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Two Good Schemes

There are two schemes which may
be used to advantage on the roads.
The first is to grade with a traction
engine, the second to let the grading
by contract.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Track Work.

What ever became Of THONGS
who was such a wizard at track ii
letics?"
Hes still at it. He's got lOlv
section hand on the railroad
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Fresh Water for Cows.

Fresh. clean wtter is particularly i'm.
portant during hot weather and fresh
supply should be given the cows at
least three times day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
Tar-Maeadam Road.

The tar-macadam road has given
the best service Of any form Of street
surfscing tried in Calcutta.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
NO Permanent nevelonment.

Without good roads, there can be
no development that will be perma-
nent and enduring.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

Place for Tractor.
The tractor is finding a great place
In read building.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

gBy MRS. G. W. RANDLETT. North
Dakota EXneriment Station.l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

By DR.. B. T. sIMMs. Oregon Expert
ment Station)
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
For Vermont County Courts During
Year Beginning February, 1916


The assignment of judges for the
various county courts of Vermont for
the year running from February, 1916,
to February /, 1917, is as follows:
Miles, C. Windham, April II,
1916; Addison, June 1916; Franklin,
Sept IL, 1916; Bennington, Dec. 5,
1916.
Waterman, J.--Orleans, March Ia,
1916; Essex, April 25, 1916; Caledonia,
June 6, 1916; Chittenden, Sept. IL,
1916; Windsor, Dec. 5, 1916.
Stanton, J.-Chittenden, March ID,
1916; Orange, June 6, 1916; Orleans,
Sept. 12, 1916; Essex, Oct. "a, 1916;
Addison, Dec. 5 1916.
Butler J.-Washington, March IA,
1916; Lamoille, June 6, 1916; Grand
Isle, Aug. s, 1916; Rutland, Sept. l9,
1916; Caledonia, Dec. 5, 1916.
Fish, Rutland, March IA, 1916;
Bennington, June 6, 1916; Washing
ton, Sept. 12, 1916; Orange, Dec. 5,
1916.
Slack, Franklin, March IA, 1916;
Windsor, June 6, 1916; Windham,
Sept. IL, 1916; Larhoille, Dec. 5, 1916;
Grand Isle, Jan. 9, 1917.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
SILENT PRESSURE OF SEA
POWER MAY DECIDE
GREAT WAR
Worlds Ocean Lanes Patrolled and
Policed for Year and a Half and
Made Safe as In Times Of Peace.

Pollced Tor Year and Hall anS
Made Safe as In Times OF Peace.
II is hard for the landsman to re.
alize that the silent pressure Of sea
power may decide the ultimate issue
Of the great war without any matched
and pitched battle whatever.
II has been said that one single
error in the feet might end the history
Of England; yet men have asked in
wonder and scepticism---where is the
feet7 What is it doing7 Where are
those boasted monsters of mystery
that slip in and out of the fog, the
watch-dogs of the empire, bound
whittier and whence no man knows
Isn't this policy Of secrecy being
maintained too rigidly7 We, the pub
lie, have paid the bill; and it has been
whale Of bill--f1 ,000,0 900 in 1900
for dreadnoughts, f1,500,000 in 1905
for dreadnoughts plus some new
wrinkles in guns and plating and
speed; f2,700,000 in 1910 for super
dreadnoughts, with such speed and
hitting power as the world has never
before known. We've paid the bill
and whooped huzzas, and trusted the
fate Of the empire to the fleet. What's
the feet doing? We have right to
know.
Just what the fleet means to Eng
land is best appreciated when you re-
member that the German naval base
is less than 375 miles from London, or
$50 miles from the Firth Of Forth,
which is the base for the English
North sea fleet. Put it another way!
1t would take the German fleet less
time to reach England than it would
take New Yorker to hop on the train
and reach Montreal To be explicit,
the fleets of the two greatest rival
powers are only 16 hours apart. Max
i'm says that European power could
land 100000 men on the Atlantic
shores of the United States a month
before defensive force-naval and
land---could be mobilized to repel in
vasion. II that danger exists for the
United States-3,000 miles, or 10 days
away from hostile base-how much
greater is the danger to European
powers at war only 16 hours apart
What the fleet has been doing has
already been guardedly answered by
Premier Asquith. The fact that Eng
land has not been invaded is the silent
work of the mysterious fleet; and it
hasn't been negative work. 1t has
been positive, though every move has
been shrouded in mystery and secrecy.
The fleet has guarded the transport
of 2,500,000 men. 1t has brought
home more than a half million inva-
lids. 1t has protected the carrying of
100000 tons of food and supplies for
Great Britain. 1t has made safe the
conveying of 100000 horses. 1t has
ensured the allies supplies and muni-
tions to the value Of a billion and a
half dollars. 1t has patrolled and po-
Iced the sea lanes of the world for a
year and half; so, though the most
colossal war that ever shook the world
is in progress the remotest sea lane
outside the mined areas is safe as in |
times of peace.-A. c. Laut in Ameri- |
can Review of Reviews.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16

States or total standing army with
the colors Of 10000 men and officers.
Adding non-combatant forces neces-
sary, a grand total Of PSI 900 is reach
ed for the standing army,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16
ITO be Cont.nued)

A man, said 10 be from Mortified.
who had been for a week deer hunting
in the Elmore woods with no success,
started Wednesday 10 return home
and while on his way TO Stowe sight
ed a doe and shot it from the stage.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16

w. A. Holbrook, mail carrier on ru-
raj free delivery route No. 3, Swan
ton, has registered $3.50 miles on his
bicycle since June l.
Evening star., 1915-08-03
FRED G. COLDREN, Attorney.

of Columhia-liary c. VI. Stockard plaintiff.
vs. John D. Mahon and William y Mahon de-
fendants-No. 1851, Equity Doc. I3.-The object
for the purpose of partition of the north twenty
five feet fronting Thirty eighth street by tie
full depth of lot twenty five (25, in block one d)
in John r. Bealrs subdivision Of land now known
as 'tFairview Heights as per plat recorded IN IN
the office of the surveyor of the District OF C1lum
bia. On motion of the plaintiff it is this 2nd day
of August 1915, ordered that the defendants
Jobn b Mahon and William N Nfahon cause
their appearance TO I've entered herein on or lie,
fore the fortieth day. exclusive of Sundays and
legal HOLIDAYS, occurring after the day OF the
first publication of this order; otherwise tue
will be proceeded with as in ma case m OF u ne
iished once a week for three successive weeks IN
the Washington Law Reporter and cNlTYs ne E;GTaSs
csh;ef Justice (Seaf) A true copy-Test: j. H.
YOUNG. Clerk By WINS. F. LEMoN asst.
Evening star., 1915-08-03
FRANK sTETsoN, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF ECO CO
lumbia. Holding Probate Coure;N,no; ,,cs ,,s, v he
subscriber. who was by the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia granted letters tes.amSa an
ceased, @ has with the approval Of the supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, hoGlne Az ~
anpust' 1918. at 10 O clock am. as the time.
and said as the pssss pass taI under
~ ~ conrt,s direction and control, when and
Where ali creditors and persons entitled to dis.
tributive shares or legacies. or the resioue M
Rsf,s spent or attorney duly authorized with their
claims against the estate properly as ocogrgv IuIv
ia,5 WILLIAM D. HOOVER. By FkANA FkAsSia
sTETsoN. Attorney lseal Attest; G,s;-ict 1AaGs as
fninmhia CIerk of the Probate Court. jy20.2I Aug
Evening star., 1915-08-03
I. H. LINTON. Attorney.

N THE SUPREME COURT Of THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia.-George W. F. Swartzell ct al,
plaintiffs vs. Nathaniel Wilson ct al. defend
ants.-No. 1851. E1. Doc. 73.-Order Of Publica-
tion.-The object of this suit is to secure the In
structions of the court to the proper manner
to distribute among the members of the Petworth
Syndicate the fund now in the hands Of the trus-
tees of said syndicate. On motion Of the plain
tirs it is by the court this 2nd day Of August.
1915. ordered that the defendants Charles II.
Brice. Lamar Lipscomb. John A. Burgess and, II
living. Frances Bowker. Annie Webster Walter
s. Ayres. George McCorkle and Henry c. Turner
cause their appearance to be entered herein on OF
before the fortieth day. exclusive of Sundays
and legal holidays, occurring after the day OF the
first publication of this order. and that the un-
known heirs. devisees. alienees, legatees. e1-
ecutors. administrators personal representatives
and assigns OF such of them as are dead, and.
also all parties. the unknown holders OF cer-
tifcates of said Petworth Syndicate, cause their
appearance to be entered herein on or before the
first rule day occurring after the expiration Of the
period of three months from the date Of this or
der; otherwise the cause viii be poceeded with
as in case of default Provided, copy OF this
order be published once a week In the Washing
ton Law Reporter and The Washington Star for
three successive weeks before said Gay. J.
HARRY CONVICTION. Chief Justice. lseal) A
true copy-Test: J. R. YOUNG. Clerk. By W. +.
LEMON, Asst. Clerk. auS,1o,H