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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-02

SHETLAND PONY, CART AND
Harness, cheap. Al South Main.
Phone 70. tt
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-02

REGISTERED DURoC BOAR, one
year old. Inquire at this Office. tt
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-02

YOUNG PIGS. Inquire 7O2 North
Second West. 1O.5
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06
A NEW IDEA.

The "Sand Farmer" is pleased to
note the interest being taken in the
Michigan sand lands, and in few
weeks will give his answer to some OF
the prominent men and corporations
in the state who have asked him to
take 500 acres of waste land adjoining
the "Sand Farm" and develop it as
commercial undertaking, the object
being to prove whether these lands
can be made to produce as large crops
as are now produced in the Dakotas,
Iowa, Illinois or Indiana, at the same
or a greater profit. The idea is for
the railroads, power companies, land
owners, and farmers to cooperate,
each bearing small share of the ex-
penses, but receiving the full benefit
Of the entire work. A man owning a
forty-acre farm would not be bene-
fitted as much as man owning four
hundred acres, and so it is now pro-
posed to sell membership tickets in
where accurate records will be kept,
and the actual cost of developing the
average acre Of this land, which is
high sand, low sand, and muck land,
and represents much of the 100000
acres of waste land in our state.
1t is hard to realize what these
figures mean, but when we consider
that they would make six Belgiums,
five Hollands, four Denmarks, two
Irelands, and are two-thirds the size
of England and Scotland, and nearly
one-third the size of Germany, and
vet represent only about one-half Of
the State of Michigan, we begin to
see the possibilities in these lands for
the production of food for these ma
tons, who must starve unless food is
produced for them in large quantities.
Judging from the crops which have
been raised on the "Sand Farm" dur
ing the last eleven years, the "Sand
Farmer" believes that these lands can
be made to produce as much as any
lands in the country. New methods
may be necessary, traction engines
substituted for horses, new varieties
Of crops introduced, more limestone,
mari and phosphate used, and the soil
considered as a factory in which the
different materials are manufactured
into a finished product.
The "Sand Farmer" is called in con
sultation by large concerns regarding
agricultural matters, and receives $50
day and his expenses for such serv-
ices, but he is glad to answer the
many inquiries he receives from the
readers of the "Sand Farm Depart
nent," although it is sometimes i'm
possible to answer all questions as
fully as he would like to and get
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

Tuesday and eastern sections Wednes-
day and Thursday, accompanied with
high winds inland, gales on Great
Lakes and ocean coasts.
Weather conditions will moderate
in western sections by Monday or
Tuesday, very much warmer tempera-
lures crossing the United States from
about Tuesday to the end of the week.
This temperature increase will be due
to the combined forces Of the "a"
and "W" storm waves that are Elk
pected to appear upon the a
coast about Wednesday. TheSsIAm
center of very low barometer, high
winds, rain, sleet and snow will move
to the plain states about Thursday,
middle sections of the continent Fri
day and eastern states Saturday.
1t should be remembered that
equinoctial storms are always prob
able from two weeks before to two
weeks after the exact equinoctial date,
March 21st, and it is expected the last
half of this week will witness such
storms in most sections of the coun-
try. Electrical storms and tornadoes
are probable and quite likely in Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, ArkaR-
sas and other southern states.
Following this storm center and ap-
pearing over the western states about
Friday the temperature will fall and
barometer rise. A wave of much
cooler weather will cross the country,
with general downward tendencies
until about the middle of next week.
This cold air coming out of the north
west will reach the Mississippi river
as the week goes out, also lowering
thermographic readings of the west
ern lake region.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

Clydesdale stations have produced
many excellent animals. They often
lack the weight necessary for the
heaviest work, but are horses of med
ium draft weight and are active at
both the walk and the trot
The distribution of the Clydesdale
in this country is quite widespread
throughout the northern half; the
breed is seldom found however, in
the South. 1t has found the most
favor in such states as Iowa, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Da-
kotas.
The American Clydesdale Associa-
ton was organized in 1879, and has
issued Is volumes of the American
Clydesdale Studbook, containing the
registrations Of 10000 animals. The
secretary of this association is r. B.
Ogilvie. Union Stock Yards, Chicago,
I'll.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

age American does not like horse
decorated with a white face and legs.
Nor has the feather been popular
with Americans, owing to the care
necessary to keep the feet and legs
clean. This, of course, is not so OBJ
jectionable in countries where most
of the roads are macadamized.
1t is not always easy to difierenti-
ate between Clydesdales and Shires,
but taking the breeds as a whole they
are quite distinct. The Clydesdale is
not as heavy bodied as the Shire, has
more refinement and the feather is
somewhat more silky and finer and
less abundant than in the Shire.
In this country Clydesdale geldings
have been quite popular in the cities
for use by those who want draft
horses with good, long, snappy
stride, and at the same time possess
ing style and action. Our native
mares of draft character bred to
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

This is the time of the year that
has the farmer and gardener guessing
what to plant to realize the most. To
realize the most, the agriculturist, be
he on large or small scale, must plant
that which will best harmonic with
the coming weather conditions.
There is more in it than just saying
the summers are hot and winters cold.
There are different degrees of heat
am cold just as there are different
amounts of moisture during the va
rious seasons.
II is hardly feasible to plant crop
that will require a great deal of
water when the coming season is go
ing to be unusually dry.
Harmony is the true note of sue
cess. Harmonic your work with ex-
listing conditions and you are true
Uptimist.
We believe such crops should be
planted this year that will harmonic
with a moderately dry spring quarter
and a cool, moist summer To enum-
crate any set plan of crop planting Is
hardly possible since different sections
have to be met with different condi-
tons of soil, etc. Space will not per
NIT of any such detailed forecast
March 14th to goth.
Last forecast stated much colder
weather would follow storm crossing
country from 18th to 18th. This be.
ing the case, storms will be in actor
in eastern states as this week opens
with unseasonably cold weather il
central and western sections of tbs
country. 1t is very likely that the
crisis of this cold period will start il
the west about Sunday, reaching mid
die sections of the continent about
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

ported has averaged slightly less than
100 per annum.
The Clydesdale is not as heavy as
either the Belgian or the Shire, and
probably, as a class, will not weigh
quite as much as the Perchron. The
Clydesdale is more rangy and lacks
the width and compactness of the
breeds mentioned. The Scotch breed
ers have paid particular attention to
legs, pasterns and feet, but have
placed less emphasis on weight than
has been the case in other breeds.
Average mature Clydesdale stations
in this country will probably weigh
LOO to 1000 pounds when in fair
condition, with an average height of
nearly 16% hands. Mature mares
will probably weigh 1000 to 1900
pounds and average about 16 hands
in height.
No other draft breed equals the
Clydesdale in style and action. The
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

as necessary in spring and summer
months if the fowls are confined
where green food is not plentiful.
An oat sprouter is a necessary part
of equipment to a poultry farm and
every poultry raiser should have one.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06
The Fuel Value Of Wood

to the amount of moisture present.
Furthermore, cords vary as to the
amount of solid wood they contain,
even when they are of the standard
dimension and occupy 1913 cubic feet
OF space. A certain proportion Of
this space is made up of air spaces
between the sticks, and this air
space may be considerable in a cord
made of twisted, crooked, and knotty
sticks. Out of the 1873 cubic feet,
fair average of solid wood is about
80 cubic feet.
1t is pointed out, however. that
heat value is not the only test of
usefulness in fuel wood and since
80 per cent of all wood used for fuel
is consumed for domestic purposes,
largely in farm houses, such factors
as rapidity of burning and ease of
lighting are important Each sec
ton of the country has its favored
woods and these are said to be. in
general, the right ones to use. Hick-
DRY, of the non-resinous woods, has
the highest fuel value per unit vol
ume of wood, and has other advan
tages. 1t burns evenly, and, as
housewives say, holds the heat. The
oaks come next, followed by beech,
birch, and maple. Pine has a rela-
lively low heat value per unit vol
ume, but has other advantages. II
ignites readily and gives out a quick
hot flame, but one that soot, dies
down. This makes it favo1f& with
rural housekeepers as summer
wood, because it is particularly
adapted for hot days in the kitchen.
The fuel quantities of chestrEts
adapt it particularly to work in brass
foundries, where it gives just the re
quired amount of heat and il is
therefore in favor.
The principal disadvantage of the
resinous pines is their oily black
smoke.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

through with his large amount of
correspondence.
The establishment of a demonstra-
ton farm would mean the employ
ment of capable men, an Office force
to tabulate records, and keep accounts
so that the experiments would be
authentic If a large enough number
of the owners of the sand lands of
Michigan would cooperate in this
demonstration, the price of the MEM
bership ticket could be made two
cents an acre, or a minimum charge
of one dollar. This would entitle the
holder to the right to have his special
problems worked out for him at the
demonstration farm, TO the "Sand
Farmers" advice. 1t would enable the
cities like Grand Rapids, which have
been enjoined from polluting the
rivers with sewage, to have expert
ments made with their city wastes to
ascertain their values for fertilizers,
which might convert the city wastes
into a profit not now dreamed Of.
Many manufacturing concerns are
now making wastes which are valu-
able as plant food, but do not know it.
The land owners and the state are
selling land at all kinds of prices. In
some instances they may be too low,
in others too high, and a membership
in the demonstration farm would give
them expert advice and correct infor-
nation regarding the value of their
different lands. But the man who
wants to buy farm is the one who
would be most benefited, for in the
majority of cases he does not know
much about the particular land he is
going to buy, and takes a real estate
agents word for what it will produce.
Could he know the actual amount it
would cost, and the number of years
it would require to develop it, he
would be able to estimate whether his
capital was sufficient to carry him
through to the time when the land
would produce enough for a living.
He could find out the best tools for
him to purchase, and their cost, the
kind Of crops adapted to his soil, and
the amount Of lime, phosphate, pot
ash, and other fertilizers he would
require to produce maximum returns.
If this work is to be done this year
preparation must be made at once and
to ascertain whether there is a real
demand for such work or not the
"Sand Farmer" has taken the liberty
of asking anyone who would like to
cooperate in such a demonstration
farm to give him name and address
in space below, that he may know the
real demand for such a work.
Name ...-........l .................. .
AuuTeSS 900. o.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

prompt walk with good, snappy
stride, and a sharp trot with hooks
we'll fiexed and carried close together
are characteristic of this breed. Good
clean, fiat bone; well-set, fairly long
and sloping pasterns; and moderate
amount of fine feather or long hair at
the rear of the legs below the knees
and hooks are important and charac-
teristic features. The colors most
common are bay and brown with white
markings, but blacks, grays, chest
nuts, and roans are occasionally seen.
The white markings are characters
tic, and it is the exception to see a
bay or brown Clydesdale without
white face and considerable white on
the feet and legs.
Some of the criticisms of this breed
have been the lack of size of body,
lack Of width and depth, too much
feather, and too much white with no
regularity of distribution. The aver
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

The fuel value Of two pounds of
wood is roughly equivalent to that
of one pound of coal. This is given
as the result of certain calculations
now being made in the forest service
laboratory, which show also about
how many cords of certain kinds of
wood are required to obtain an
amount of heat equal to that in a ton
of coal.
Certain kinds of wood, such as
hickory, oak, beech, birch, hard ma
pie, ash, elm, locust, longleaf pine.
and cherry, have fairly high heat val
ues, and only one cord of seasoned
wood of these species is required to
equal one ton of good coal.
1t takes a cord and half of short
leaf pine, hemlock, red gum, Doug
las fir, sycamore, and soft maple to
equal ton of coal, and two cords
of cedar, redwood, poplar, catalpa,
Norway pine, cypress, Eastwood,
spruce, and white pine.
Equal weights of dry, non-resinous
woods, however, are said to have
practically the. same heat value re-
CARELESS of species, and as a conse-
quence it can be stated as a general
proposition that the heavier the wood
the more heat to the cord. Weight
for weight, however, there is very
little difference between various spe-
cies; the average heat for all that
have been calculated is 1900 cal
cries, or heat units, per kilogram.
A kilogram of resin will develop
9,400 heat units, or about twice the
average for wood. As a consequence,
resinous woods have a greater heat
value per pound than non-resinous
woods, and this increased value va
ries, of course, with the resin con-
tent.
The available heat value of a cord
Of wood depends on many different
factors. 1t has a relation not only to
the amount of resin II contains, but
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06


them during the breeding season re-
quires a different program then is
given the laying fowl.
Do not feed fattening foods at all
and make the fowls exercise in Sc
curing a greater portion of the food
consumed by them. Green food
should play an important part in the
feeding bill of fare. For this green
food sprouted oats is as good food
as you can feed. Do not feed too
much as it is liable to cause bowel
trouble. Any signs of bowel trouble
will tell you that you are feeding too
much green oats.
Prof. Raymond. Pearl, Biologist of
the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station at Orono, Maine, after sew
eral experiments and tests with
sprouted oats published the following:
at should be clearly understood that
the purpose for which green sprouted
oats are fed is their tonic and stimu-
lative influence on the digestive or
gans. They are not fed for the food
value of the oats themselves. If one
wishes merely to feed oats they can
be most economically fed not
sprouted. The point of sprouting is
to furnish fresh, succulent, green food
during the winter months"
Sprouted oats will be found just
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

BREEDS OF DRAFT HORSES 5
BY g. ARTHUR BELL
Senior Animal Hasbandman, Animal Hnsbandry Division
WASHINGTON, ID. {,

Great Britain and Ireland was organ
lied.
The first Clydesdale brought to
North America were probably i'm
ported into Canada by the Scotch who
had settled there. In the early seven
ties Clydesdales were imported into
this country both through Canada and
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06
CLYDESDALE.

The Clydesdale originated and has
been developed in Scotland and is
practically the only draft horse found
in that country. The breed is Of mixed
origin, and the early history is more
or less obscure. 1t is probable that
the blood of both Flemish and Eng
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

layers you cannot al .
ford to force them, as
this forcing is injur-
ious to the fowls and
will shorten life and
eggs are not so hatch
able as the germ is
weak and if the egg
does produce a chick
it is quite liable to die
before it reaches
three weeks old.
Feeding the breed
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06
ERNEST q. BLET1
Don't Force Feed While Breeding.

Don't Force Feed While Breeding.
Force feeding for egg production is
all right if you want eggs for house
hold use and have no other value Of
your fowls than the eggs they lay and
their carcass for market.
If they are select breeders and good
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-03-06

of equipment to poultry farm and
every poultry raiser should have one.
POULTRY POINTERS.
Baked potatoes occasionally fed 10
the chicks are relished by them.
1t is advisable to use, when possible,
eggs for Matching of one color and
near of size as you can select.
When a trusty hen becomes broody
and is to be used for incubation, first
dust her thoroughly with some good
lice powder, working same down
among the fluffy feathers clear to the
skin. Let her sit until the following
morning. If desired to move her to
another nest do so the night before
and following night place the eggs
under her.
1t is not good plan to set a hen
in pens with others, but remove her
at night to another place, where it
may be darkened little, as they like
seclusion.
How often we call attention to lice
on the poultry. You cannot raise lice
and poultry and get good -returns
from your poultry. Fight licel Don't
stop because you may not be able to
find any lice Fight lice! Keep it up,
and then you are sure you are on the
safe side.
If you have been breeding "any old
thing" get some eggs from a reliable
breeder, hatch and start now to raise
some good poultry and raise some
pure bred poultry. They will eat no
more, sell and look better. Order eggs
and start today with resolution to
have better poultry.
From three to five inches of earth
| in the brooder runs is good, then, too
there is no danger of leg weakness
and grain scattered in the soil keeps
them busy, and If few grains sprout
and shoot forth blade the chicks
will take care of it quickly and it fur
nishes some green food of the very
best.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-01-30

FOR SALE CHEAP RRGiSTERHb
Percheron Stallion, twelve years old souno.
kind and sure. Ell. Thatcher, Rsyenna. Mich
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-11

and the sometime impossibiliy Of
fully satisfying the patron, there Is
unfortunately sufficient reason at
times for complaint
The life Of a ticket agent, baggage
agent or conductor is not always
pleasant. The man who complains is
but one Of thousand met and taken
care Of by the railroad man, who Is,
after all. but man much Ike his
fellows. and subject to the yagaries
Of a not always philosophic mind.
The true test. however. comes in the
crisis. and the agent cannot lose
either his own or the company's re-
spect II he meet the contingency.
sinking his individual desires or feel.
ings for the company's interest.
Again. the management is compell-
ed to insist upon the attention and
courtesy the patron demands and
which he has right to require.
Courtesy. politeness and a disposition
TO serve must be one of the requisites
Of the representative no matter what
be his position in the service. There
is no room for the crouch or sloven.
and in this the management will In
sist. The people pay the freight and
we sell the transportation. To sell II
quickly and on an increasing basis
means we must have an efficient
sales department. and courtesy and
politeness is part Of the agents stock
in rade.-Sunset.Central Bulletin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-11

Hon. John Davis Of Dallas. who has
announced as candidate for the
United States Senate 10 succeed Hon.
c. A. Culberson. has promulgated a
platform advocating the following
A rural credit system based upon real
estate. chattel and personal loans:
marketing system. enabling the farm
er TO sell his products how and when
he pleases; National prohibition. pre-
venting the manufacture, sale. trans
portation or importation OF intoxicat'
Ing liquors for the purpose OF sale
revision OF the pension system. great
~ reducing the number Of pension
ers. strict economy in National AZ.
fairs and all. appropriations to be
strictly for items OF merit; the crea'
ton and operation OF a merchant
marine: the REIMBURSEMENT Of coatrol
and an claims 10 the Philippine
Islands. Mr.. Davis is also an ardent
advocate of equal suffrage. but ala
not emhody that issue in his platform
nossihly for the reason he believes
that to be a State issue.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-11
POSTGRADUATE CLASS At
ALLEN ACADEMY.

For the benefit of some Of our
graduates of last year who will
return To the Academy for an
other years work, and for any
Others desiring this higher
course, we will organize a post
graduate class. The course will
include higher English and lit
erature, Latin, German or Span
ish. and college Freshman math-
ematics,
In this connection. we wish to
call attention to the advantages
of the course offered in German.
Prof. Moers speaks German as
his native tongue, and he uses
the conversational method Of in
|struction. The higher course In
Latin will cover ground neces-
sary for a fourth entrance unit
in Latin. II will be especially
valuable for students who feel
the need of additional Latin be-
fore going to college.
There Is a growing demand,
especially in Texas, for Spanish;
and a knowledge of this Ian
guage will be of great value not
only TO scholars, butte business
men in the future.
We wish to call attention also
TO our course in debating. In
former years the principals have
had great success in training
boys in debate. II is our pur-
pose to lay emphasis on this
work during the coming session
and to make II a very valuable
course.
Special students will be re-
ceived in any OF the above sub
jects.
THE PRINCIPALS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-11
JOIN THE MOVE.

Not a move from the city. but a
move to clean up the city. The fight
Is on and the old town Is going TO be
cleaned from center 10 circumference.
The people are determined to get rid
az the mosquitoes and II Is TO be done
through sanitary work. The city
council has taken hold OF the matter
officially and is going to lend every
assistance possible 10 the movement
Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week, September Is and l6, have
been designated as cleanup days. On
those two days the council calls upon
the people TO put their premises In
thorough sanitary condition. All
trash and rubbish OF every kind
should be placed In receptacles where
the wagons can reach Il conveniently,
and all weeds cut. not only on your
lot, but in the alleys and In the street
in front of your premises. II other
words. II is 10 be thorough clean
up campaign in which the citizens
are asked to join TO the limit OF their
powers Of cooperation.
The city will furnish eight wagons
teams and drivers to haul away the
trash and will also furnish crude oil
for oiling standing water and kero
sene for olling cisterns. The work
will be done under the supervision OF
the city marshal and the city SAM
tary inspector. and those who do not
Join In the campaign voluntarily vii
have more persuasive method,
brought TO bear. The city Is coins
TO be cleaned. cleaned thoroughly anC
every citizen simply must do his par
In the work.
Don't forget the dates-Wednesda!
and Thursday. September Il and l6