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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

the money derived from the sale Of
poultry eggs buys the groceries and
clothing for the entire family. Every
southern farmer can do as well, and
should aim to keep at least fifty hens
for laying purposes and home con-
sumption. Select some Of the, Ameri-
can breeds, such as the Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, or the Rhode
Island Reds. The Orpingtons are also
good general-purpose breed.
On almost any farm there can be
fitted up. with very little. if any, cost
for new material, a poultry house that
viii answer all the purposes of more
expensive buildings for keeping poul-
try. The essentials to success in hous-
ing are fresh air, sunshine, dry
floor, and building that is free from
drafts. The house must be free from
drafts or the birds will catch cold.
Colds are forerunners of roup and
other diseases.
It takes healthy, well-fed flock to
produce eggs. Fowls must not be al
lowed to become too fat, as but few
eggs will be laid by hens in such con-
dition. To prevent their getting over
fat, 1t is best to make them work for
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into maturity. This will mean health
Ter and better developed pullets for
fall and early winter laying. Dispose
of the cockerels as soon as they will
do to market, to make more room for
the pullets. r. ..
Clean the droppings out Of the win
ter house frequently, and use white
wash, kerosene and other insecticides
freely to keep down the lice.
Lice breed in filth, hence tho cleaner
the house Is kept the better 1t will be
for the birds. Most poultry troubles
and losses can be traced directly to
unsanitary conditions and to insect
pests.
Let the house for the coming laying
pullets be amply provided with open
ings for sunlight and ventilation. The
full open front house Is proving best
for all seasons, as it provides for un-
limited quantities Of fresh air for the
sleeping birds.
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most of their feed by scratching in a
litter composed Of about four inches
of dry straw, leaves, or chaff. The fol-
lowing rations will give good results
when proper care is given to their
feeding:
Grains: One pound oats, two pounds
corn, and Mash: Two pounds corn
meal, one pound rice bran or wheat
bran, one pound cottonseed meal.
Grains: One pound oats, two pounds
corn, kafir corn, or milo, maize. one
pound broken rice or peanuts, and
Mash: Two pounds corn meal, two
pounds rice bran, one pound cotton
seed meal
Grains: One pound oats, one pound
wheat or barley, one pound Of kafir
corn, and Mash: Two pounds wheat
bran, two pounds wheat middlings,
two pounds corn meal or corn chop,
one and one-half pounds cottonseed
meal
Ten Fer cent or less of beef scrap
may be added to the mash in all the
rations with good results. Skim milk
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

feed pigs separate from the sows,
even when nursing. This can be done
by building near the colony house a
temporary fence which will allow the
little pigs to get in, but will keep out
the old hogs. If this plan is adopted
the pigs will practically wean them
selves without inconvenience either to
themselves or to the sow. We prefer
feeding the small pigs and in fact all
our hogs In either iron or concrete
troughs, with round bottoms. "
shaped troughs can also be used.
Fences play a very important part
in hog raising. A poor fence will pro-
duce a breachy hog as quickly as 1t
will fence-breaking cow. We prefer
any strong close woven-wire fence at
least So inches high for the outside
fence. In smaller lots either woven
wire or wooden fences temporarily
placed will be cheaper and can be used
a number Of times. Temporary fences
need not be over three feet high and
SQOulC De SO COuSlI uClCu Iuat lAOy Soh
be carefully stored when not in use.
Woven wire used as temporary fence
is very difficult to stretch after it has
been used several times, although 1t
can be used to advantage when lumber
and help are not plentiful.
In planting forage crops it Is an
advantage to plant in long narrow
strips so that the temporary fences
can be placed across the narrow part
Of the field It is also an advantage
to arrange the crops so that one Sec
tion is in such alignment with the
other sections that the cultivation
may be done without turning at the
end Of each section. and when the
crops are laid by the temporary fence
can separate one crop from another.
When plans are made to establish
hog pastures one must not forget the
very important factor of providing
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Of the horses rack Of round, hard.
wood poles an inch or two In diam.
eter, running from the manger over
head, firmly secured at both ends.
Narrow-chested horses have not the
endurance that those have with good
broad chests. Don't buy a >thin-breast-
ed horse.
Study your blacksmith, as well as
your horses feet. ... b..
Some horses can't eat straw with.
out having impaction Of the bowels,
and that sometimes causes death.
A ration of good wheat bran once a
week is a fine change for a horse.
Wet 1t up good and he will relish 1t
and it will act nicely on his bowels.
Hang up your dung forks. Don't
stand them against the side Of the
barn, where they may be run into by
a horse passing that way. .a.' T..
It is sometimes said that you can
make any horse a good walker when
you break him. That Is not always
true. You never can make fast walk
ers Of some horses. It is not in them
and you cannot put it In unless you
do it before they are born.
It is easy to hang up your harness
If you once get into the habit Of 1t.
How many friends do you know that
drop them on the floor?
The reason the varnish IS coming
off your wagon or carriage may be
that you keep 1t in the room where
horses are stabbed. The chemicals
from horse manure and urine will do
it every time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
WHEN kIDNEY IS 4 i
. TAKE GL ASS s0E ] kLI!a Z 1'!a' 5 !
{ Eat L.,e.ss q. 1 Msat. II K <Idnsys fsglt + tf M s6S
Have Hsckants ors Bladder 81
--Meat Fornt Bfis sslss 5s

! No man or woman Who SafSs i tss !
regularly can make 9 mistake by dugl
Ing the, kidneys bccas slonaIiy sayS
wellknownS auth hority. Meat totr
uric acid which, clogs the Eid1ey porep2
SO they sluggishly filter or straa o1l3
part Of the waste and p0isQns
the blood, then you get gick eaf3
all rheumatism, head aches q litsr tl0!llS
bls,. nervousness, constipa ation
ness, sleeplessness, biadd ddera disor ordeTl
come from ssfuggish kidney S;zsl
The moment you feel 81 dun sshs &
the kidneys or lyonr back hnrts
the urine Ii cloudy, one ensiye fuli 3
sediment, irregular of passag or n
tended by q sensation of scaldfng
about. four ounces Of Jad Salts fsol
any reliable pharmacy and tak -
tablespoonful IN s. glass iof Bater!N IN n
fore breakfast for 8 few dAss and y69ll
kidneys will then act fna. This ~
nous saits lis made from The acid AZ
grapes and lemon juice. combined ttfs
lithia and has been used for gen
tions; to flush clogged Kidneys an
stimulate them to activity also 10 nSl
tralize the acids In urine 80 1T no:
longer causes irritation This ending
bladder disorders. Z q s ssI :s
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes q delightful ehsrse
cent nthiA.water drink which an fes1 !
ular meat eaters should take snoWs snds.
then to keep the hdneys Slssn aA4
the blood pure, thereby avoiding XII
rious kidney complic cations q 4 sss' /
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'CASCAR|E|'Is Fl)|||
SLUGGISH .B||||g||l|||||E||s|||
No sick headache, sour stomacl
biliousness or nstipation
by mornina. @ q & / IIEsss @
Get q 10-cent box now.

-
Turn the rascalsi out the head daCG4,
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick sStr'.l
stomach and foul; gases than
out tonight and keep them o1itt ut Nth
Cascarets. ;;ss :ss,s sSE
Millions Of men and women tAlIe 81
Cascaret now and then ard fDisse
know the misery caused bY u iazy
liver, clogged bowels ors an Ipset st6n,
ach. l3s & $ i5i ss.;;
! Don't put In another day of dii
Let Cascarets cleanse yonr st6mafh
remove the sonr, fermentlng food:
take the excess bile from ypur iiysf.I
and carry out all the constipsted III
waste matter and poison q tss
bowels. Then you win feel great M M
{ a. Cascaret tonight astraigh htens roo
out By morning. They Wosk Nhtls
you sleep. a 10.cent box rcmS
any drug store tneans al clsar htsl
sweet stomach and cleans healthy liver
and bowel action for mont 1s GhdlsE
dren love 5cascarsts because they
never grippe or sicken. sAdy. Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
UNcLEAN HOUSE MEANS LOSS
Fowls Require Abundance Of Free
Breathing Room-keep Sleeping
= Quarters Free From Filth. q
(Ry H n sHEPARD0i

(By H. a. SHEPARD.) 6, 8
AS young chickens grow they soon
make crowded conditions in their
coops and colony houses. They will
not grow and keep healthy when too
many are confined at night In linz
tied space. Separate them and get
them into larger and better ventilated
quarters as they increase in size. The
stuffy, unclean coop will result In
losses. ~ iF,s
I Many fail with chickens and other
poultry because they do not stop to
consider that fowls, above all animals,
need abundance of free breathing
room and that their sleeping quarters
must be free from filth. g
Without cleanliness and the furnish
ing of abundance Of fresh air to the
birds at all times, no person can sue.
ceed in the poultry business. I.
Provide clean and roomy quarters
for the young poultry, as they come
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beneficial agency no good results can
be had. ..# 90. IL.
The canes of the bushes must never
be allowed to press one another. When
this is the case good fruit is impos.
sible. Overcrowding Is fatal to either
fruit or flowers. ..
The great object In pruning is to
open the heart OF the trees or bush,
so as to admit the sunshine and air.
The thicket Of young suckers should
also be removed. -.
To form a raspberry hedge, plant
the canes a foot apart, and train on
wires. Cut out those that have borne,
and train the young canes 80 that
they are six inches apart.
In regard to varieties, the very large
kinds I consider very undesirable, ex-
cept, as the dealer said, when asked
What are the utterly useless razors
you have to offer made for?" ITO sell"
These mammoth varieties look well,
but they lack the juice and the pecu.
liarly acid flavor Of the raspberry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
SiIo Is Necessity,

Nearly all of the best dairymen like
to supply some feed to their COWS even
when on the best Of pastures, both for
its food value to the cows and for its
manurial value to the pastures and
nothing is more convenient for this
purpose than good silage. Every farm
er who feeds live stock cannot we'll
afford to be without a silo. Just lit
tie experience in the use of silage will
convince any man that the silo Is an
absolute necessity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
PRUNING A RASPBERRY BUSH
Canes That Have Elorne Fruit Should
Be Cut Away Soon az Possible
Overcrowding ls Fatal.
By w. r. GILBERT.)

By W. r. GILBERT)
The raspberry is too often left alone
,r prepared by rule Of thumb methods
only. O..
When this Is the case 1t Is useless
to look for good crops.
The canes that have borne fruit
should always be got rid Of as soon
as they performed this duty.
Choose fine weather for this opera
ton, and leave three or four young
shoots to each stool Manure and let
them grow away until spring. Then II
they appear very crowded, let the side
shoots be shortened back before mid.
summer down to about six or eight
leaves from the ground.
By doing this the light and air will
have free play, and without their
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
ASHAMED OF HER ,I
"a BAD c0MPLEM0Ml

Many mice, and otherwise attrac
tive, girl is q social failure because AZ
her poor complexion. II you, too, aIes
embarrassed by a ptmply, blotchy, un5
slightly skin, resinol viii probably clear
it. Just try resinol soap and resinoI
ointment regularly for a week and $50
II they do not make q blessed diner
ence in your skin. Sold BY all drug
gists. Prescribed by doctors tor 10
years for most skin troubles. Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
PRODUCTION O. EGGS
Poultry Tend to Make Farm Self
Sustaining.
Every Southern Farmer Should Aim
to Keep at Least Fifty Hens for
Laying Purposes and Home Con-
sumption-Few Essentials.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The farmer who has a well planned
and we'll cared for garden has gone a
long way toward supplying his family
with healthy and economical foods. II
he adds to the garden fair size flock
of poultry, he will do still more TO
make his farm self-sustaining.
Early springs and mild winters make
the production Of eggs particularly
profitable for the southern farmer. On
many farms throughout the country
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Wintering Brood Sow.

Keep the brood SOW in good, thrifty
and healthy condition. Allow her
plenty of exercise. Feed her green
food in the winter. She is very fona
Of alfalfa hay and mangel beets with
one feed per day of middlings and
milk. Give her a dry, comfortable
straw bed, also plenty of fresh water,
and she will winter in prime condi.
tion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
roIstsoy's'Teaehlnss.

II people would but understand that
they are not the sons Of some father
land or other. nor Of governments, but
are sons Of God, and can, therefore,
neither be slaves nor enemies, one o.
another-those insane, Unnecessary
worn-out pernicious organizations
called governments, and all the suner
ings, violations, humiliations ana
crimes which they occasion, Wouio
cease.-Leo Tolstoy. .->.s & Z. ~
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to wait until the chicks are ten days
old. Chickens confined to small yards
should be supplied with green feed,
such as lettuce, sprouted oats, alfalfa
or clover, but the best place to raise
chickens successfully is on a good
range where no extra green feed is
required.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
AppIes In STORAGE,

If the apples in the cellar are not
keeping well, carefully sort out every
one that has the slightest speck of
decay or broken skin, wrap the
sound ones in a paper, pack loosely
in boxes and barrels and keep them
in a cool place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Trying to Forget.

He-Don't you remember me!
She-Why should I? -
1--WE were engaged to be married
last summer at the beach" .5yj
Eyes; but don't you recollect You
Told me to forgive and forget your I'll
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Value Of Warm Barns.

Dairymen having warm barns and
abundance Of skim milk, can raise
the fall and early winter calves with
less trouble and with scarcely any
expense as no feed will have to be
bought and there Is plenty Of time to
feed and care for the little fellows.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
WilIina Milk Producer.

There is a subtle something about
good dairy COW that makes her look as
If she was a willing and large milk
producer. This is something best seen
In the eyes, which should be large and
bright and mild.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
larae Udder Essential.

A dairy cows udder should be large
and should extend far front and back,
with teats evenly placed and we'll sep
arated. After milking, the udder of a
good dairy cow is very much reduced
in size and its skin is soft and loose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
The New Grocer.

she-Have you any good farmers
eggs?
He-Er-wouldn't hens eggs do
ma'am.-Philadelph Ledger. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
5;Woi,,en,s Pare'iits.I

.& Mrs. Bacon see that nearly foufs,
hundred women applied for patent ps
England last pear: 4: &
Nj. BAD why, ti didn:t nS "a q 4
there could ybe as many devices ~
keeping husbands home aigh & q
that +, &: ~,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Experiment With Electricity.

Experimenters in the stimulation ut
plant growth by electricity have dis
covered queer thing. The wind blows,
their current away, but wire screen
surrounding the plat of ground tends
to hold the electric charge in place re-
gardless of the wind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
FattenIna TIrkeyo,.

1t does not take long ito fatten up
turkeys for the market on thick
boiled oatmeal OF corp,neal, to which
add some suet. Gesse tten on corn.
meal, bran and little suet or meat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
QOUErR4t0'
@5Ess&Iz5N

Fruit growing and poultry raising go
we'll together. Any one following
either will do we'll to consider the
other.
If possible place the brood coops
near the cornfield, which furnishes
both shade and fresh ground.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Feed for Dairy Cows.

Clover hay Is very good feed and
cotton-seed hulls rather poor for dairy
COWS. Cotton-seed hulls can be used
as el'er but they do not furnish
We : rnilk.making material.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
RUB-MY.TiSM

VIII cure your rheumatism ana ah
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia
Cramps, Collie, sprains, Bruises, Cuts :
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Ant'septe
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv. f
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Makes Men More Humane.

The caring for good stock makes
men more humane and tender hearted
not only toward animals. but toward.
men as we'll a..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Second Year Pruning.

Pruning the young tree the second
season after setting consists primarily
in removing the superfluous branches
and in shortening the new growth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Growing Pure Seeds.

Every one of us should be a seeds.
man. If not, why not? Pure seed
growing is a good work, and It pays
the worker. &
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

Nothing is so uncertain as the mindi
Of a certain class Of politicians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

When you find the neck stretched
out, the bill opened, the chick gasp.
ing for breath, with eyes closed or
half-ciosed, you may be sure that cape
worms are in the windpipe.
A superduous male means waste M
feed and labor. One vigorous male TO
ten hens is sufficient for fertility. For
eggs alone dispense with the male
entirely.
Feeding hens broken up oil cake
once week promotes aging.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Good Car BEDDING,

Shredded corn fodder or rye stray
provide good bedding for the hog
car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
MOLDY FEED IS DANGEROUS
Farmers Are Losing Cattle From Eat
ing Acorns-Take Precautions
to Keep Poisons Out.

It is dangerous to give nodded or
spoiled hay and other feeds to live
stock, especially horses. Such feed ts
apt to cause sickness and even death.
We have heard Of instances where
farmers have lost q number Of valu-
able animals from this cause. Care
should be exercised to see that all feed
is in good condition. Hay put up when
too damp may mold, corn and oats
often harbor various kinds Of fungous
diseases that may be poisonous TO
stock, and corn silage when improper
ly stored may cause trouble. The food
an animal eats has a marked influence
upon it's physical well-being. We are
informed that, in Wisconsin, farmers
are losing cattle from eating acorns
picked up in the pastures. Young cat
tie are particularly affected. Sheep
and hogs can eat the acorns without
bad effects, and milch COWS seldom die
from this cause, but young calves are
poisoned and little can be done for
them. It is the part Of wisdom to take
precautions to keep feeds known to be
dangerous away from animals, and
give them only that which is in good
and sound condition.-Farmer's Guide
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

Let's remember tie kind acts OF 9th
ers, but forget our own! E
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Producing Clean Milk.

The production OF, clean, safe milk
is not a hard thing to, master nor an
expensive line of work to follow. 1t
simply means clean COWS, a clean sta
BILE, clean utensils, clean habits Of
milking and good common sense in
the application OF all OF these. ''
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&; Reasonable Thee 81 & 4 Il 4 !s'ss q
Boss No; we have al the tns6 6

zLaborer Seems Ike y6u could tilt
one more, the little BIT off work 4
do.--Judge. y a
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-11-25
DISEASE OF CALVES
DUE TO INFECTION
Diphtheria Is Always Serious
Matter, Especially When Al.
fecting Young Animals.
tBy H. N. REYNOLDS. Minnesota Ex.
pertinent Statinn.t

CBy II. N. REYNOLDS. Minnesota Ex.
pertinent station.t
Calf dlphtheria is due to a specific
infection, and is always a serious mat.
ter. especially when affecting young
animals.
The trouble may appear with calves
from three to five days old. Such
calves refuse to drink milk or suck.
They show more or less discharge OF
saliva from the mouth and infiamed
patches inside of the mouth. These
patches gradually develop into ulcers
covered with dead. granular, or
cheesy mass which does not peel cas-
lily from the raw surface underneath.
There is considerable rise OF tempera-
ture and an offensive odor from the
mouth. The trouble may easily ex-
tend to neighboring parts, to the lin.
Ing membrane OF the nose. and then
there appears a yellowish discharge.
In some cases the lining membrane
of the digestive tract is similarly at.
fected and then there is tendency to
diarrhea. Little pigs show similar
symptoms. Very young animals are
most easily and most seriously at.
fected, but cases have bean reported
In calves and pigs six to eight months
old. and even occasionally In adult
cattle and adult hogs.
The sores may be cleaned with two
per cent creolin in warm water, and
then treated with Lugol's solution, ap-
piled twice day to the ulcers. Per.
manganate OF potash may also be
used, two ounces to each gallon Of
water make up fresh each time, as
the mixture cannot be kept from day
to day Either treatment should be
given to valuable animals about twice
a day for from four to six days.
Frequent and thorough disinfeetion
OF calf pens and calf yards is one of
the first essentials IN management.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-11-25
USING ASPHALT AS
FLOORS FOR SWINE
No Particular Advantage Over
Concrete Except Material Is
Somewhat More Elastic.

tBy T. w. IVES. Ohio State University.J
Asphalt would have no advantage
over concrete as a feeding floor for
hogs other than being more elastic
1t is doubtful whether this advantage
would be worth the extra expense OF
the asphalt.
Asphalt requires a good concrete
foundation to be successful and must
be thoroughly rolled when placed.
Usually base Of four inches is re-
quired, and the asphalt is laid from
two to three inches thick over that
The base should be of 1875 concrete
This would make fairly satisfactory
floor in itself.
II asphalt has any germicidal quail
ties, they would be very slight and
would be worth nothing in the course
Of two or three weeks use. It would
be sanitary in that 1t might be easily
cleaned. However. the same could b.
said Of concrete.