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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Thrifty Hogs Fed on Forage Crops.

Thrifty Hogs Fed on Forage Crops.
The rape should be sowed in three
plats and at intervals of about three
weeks.
The rape stalks should not be too
closely pastured after the leaves are
eaten off. When this plan is followed,
the rape should be from IA to IS
inches high when the pigs are turned
into it. For less intensive feeding,
where fewer animals are to be kept
on the same piece of ground for
longer period, rape is sown broadcast
with oats and clover. Five pounds of
rape, six pounds of clover, and one
bushel of oats are sown to the acre.
The swine should not be turned into
Ehfs Until the crop is from eight to
ten inches high, after which each acre
with good stand of the crop will sup
ply Is spring pigs with forage for the
rest of the season.
Glover, before it becomes matured,
is a most valuable forage crop for
swine. For the corn belt, clover and
corn make one of the best combina-
lions known for cheap pork produc-
ton. Because of the tendency of clover
to kill out, it is most satisfactorily
grown in rotation with other farm
crops rather than in small plats to be
intensively stocked. But whether or
not clover is satisfactory forage for
swine depends largely on the season
as affecting growth, the stand, and
the state of growth at which this is
fed. Under favorable conditions, red
clover has been found even more
profitable than rape as a forage for
spring pigs. The value of alfalfa for
growing swine has been fully demon
strated in the western states, where
it is grown abundantly, but in some
of the north central states 1t has not
been grown to any great extent and,
as yet, in those states, the value of
this forage crop cannot be fully es-
| timated.
The use of clover, alfalfa, rape or
a Mediterranean mixture properly
grown for forage should make saw
| ing of from rs to 80 per cent in the
grain ration Cor growing and fattening
swine. To get the best results, the
crop must be carefully seeded, fed at
the right stage of growth, and never
overstocked at the beginning of the
feeding period or trampled when the
ground is wet. An acre sown to these
crops, properly grown and cared for,
should furnish forage for about four
months for Is to 20 spring shoats
Then, to finish the animals for mar.
ket, heavy grain feeding is begun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
MOTHERS LOT is TO WAIT
Life in Homeburg Has Its Joys and
Sorrows, With the Latter
Predominating.

It's mighty hard to be a mother Of
sons in Homeburg. worked in the
post Office for a year once-handed
out mail-and ] got to know just ex-
actly what most of the mothers in
town wanted. ] could please them
with new magazine and mystify
them with circular or a business
letter But if / wanted to light them
up until they took the shadows out of
the corners as they went out / would
give them letter from son, way off
somewhere making good. The best Of
them didn't write any too often. Once
a week is pretty regular l suppose,
from the other end; but you should
see the mother begin to come in hun
cry again the second day after her
letter came. And when a boy came
home successful and prosperous, and
his proud mother towed him down
Main street it used to go to my heart
to see the wistful looks of the woman
friends. There is hardly a family in
.Homeburg of the right age which
hasn't grownup son off at war some
where - fighting failure. It's grand
when they win; but hate to think Of
some boys who haven't come back
George Fitch in the American Maya
zine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Simple Sanitary System
For the Farm Home
BY R. W. TRuLLINeER.

drains for farm buildings and stock
pens. Under the same conditions con-
crete manure pits might well be pro-
vided not only to prevent the liquid
manure from polluting the neighbor-
ing soil but to save the manure. No
garbage, manure or rubbish should
be dumped into sinks or basins IN the
Immediate neighborhood. and these
should be fenced off and kept free
from polluting matter.
The house should be provided with
some safe method of sewage disposal,
while slops and garbage from the
kitchen should be deposited in tightly
covered garbage cans and disposed of
By burying in the fields burning, or
feeding to pigs. The use of privy
vaults and teaching or overlooking
cesspools should be absolutely avoid
ed, since they are likely to be sources
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
PROFITABLE HOG FEED
Swine Raising Is Most important
Branch of Farming.
Feeding Facilities and Available Feeds
on the Farm Must Be Taken
into Accountable Grass Is
Satisfactory Pasture.
CBy ]. G. FULLER.)


Forage crops constitute a most inn
portant part of the food supply for
swine. Since there is little or no
profit in feeding hogs on grain alone,
the swine raiser should arrange to
develop his market animals as much
as possible on dairy and farm prod
ucts and forage crops, leaving the
heavy grain feeding for the fattening
and finishing period. Most forage
crops are suited to swine feeding, and
in proper condition and stage of
growth provide at least a mainten-
ance ration.
Native blue grass is satisfactory
pasture for the spring and early sum-
mer months or before it becomes dry
and ceases to grow. BY the middle of
July this forage is of little value in
many sections, as it is too dry, and
from then until the fall rains begin
to revive 1t again, should be supple
meRted with rape or other of the for
age crops that can be grown for swine.
However, it does furnish the first
green feed in the spring and is always
relished
Rape has proved a valuable forage
for swine. The animals are kept on
blue grass until this gets too dry, and
are then turned into field of rape.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRICED
Believed to Be Currency Used BY
Tribes Before the Era Of the
Roman Empire.

Peasants blowing a field in the CON-
mune of Castelfranco deli Emilia, in
Italy. in the year 1897 turned up a big
Umbrian vase full OF aes-signatum.
which is ancient money marked with a
sign, supposedly that of tribe. There
were in all SO pieces, all covered with
the characteristic patina of bronze
that has been buried for ages.
The aes-signatum of the early Ro-
mans is not very rare, but only one
other find Of this far more ancient
money has been made. This was at
Fiesole, near Florence, but unfortu.
nately the finders had no idea of it's
value or rarity and all of it was melted
down for bronze founder except one
single specimen. There is not one
specimen in the British museum and
very few other museums have any.
How old this money is we can only
guess. The best authorities say it is
pre-Roman, probably the money of the
Italic tribes that, if not aboriginal, in.
habited southern Europe about 1000
B. c. There has been much contro.
versy over this money, and there are
few Psychologists who even deny
that it was real money. Each piece
is of solid bronze and bears on its
surface figure which is supposed to
be the sign of the tribe to which it
belonged.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Dust Clouds Armies Make.

An army on the march along dry
roads naturally throws up very heavy
dust clouds. To those who haven't
been trained one dust cloud looks very
much like another, butt to a soldier
these dust clouds tell a very clear
story.
The dust clouds thrown up by in
fantry, for example, hangs in a low,
thick cloud. The longer the cloud
the more men underneath it, and a
scout can, by this means, make fair
ly accurate guess of the number OF
men on the march.
Cavalry on the march sends up a
dust cloud that is much higher and
thinner than that of infantry. The
most distinctive of these dust clouds,
however, is that made by wagons and
heavy guns. The dust rises in little
groups of clouds, quite different from
the long clouds Of cavalry and in
fantry.
So even when unable to see the
actual cause of the dust, scout can
tell many miles away what kind OF
force is passing along a road.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Chinese Mentality.

Archibald Ross Colquhoun, author OF
China in Transformation" had great
respect for the characteristics of the
Chinese people. During his long visits
to their eountry in 1881, in 1888 and
in 1896 he had a chance of observing
them in all their relations. Their In
tellectual capacity, he believes, may
rank with the best in western coun-
tries" Their own literary studies, in
which memory plays the important
part, prove the nation to be capable
of prodigious achievements in that
direction. "A Chinese acquaintance OF
mine," he said, was able at the age of
sixty-five to reproduce, verbatim, let
tiers received by him in his youth
Whether in mathematics and applied
science or in metaphysics "the Chi
nese is capable of holding his own
against all competitors" A new re-
vised edition of China in Transfer
nation" was brought out two years
before Mr.. Colquhoun's death.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12

quired for house service only. but IN
case water is wanted for stock also
the use Of a windmill, engine, electric
motor, or hydraulic ram is necessary.
II a windmill is used the storage
should be large enough for at least
three days supply, to provide water
In case of calm weather. Where the
other sources of<power are used the
storage capacity need not exceed one
days supply.
The plumbing system for the aver
age farm home should be simple and
Its material and construction should
be durable. Water pipes should be
arranged so as to carry the water in
as nearly a, straight line as possible
to the point of discharge. The use OF
lead pipe or lead-lined receptacles for
drinking water should be avoided in
small private systems.
The sewer plumbing serves as a
drain for the water plumbing. The
drainage system should be so con-
structed as to carry away completely
everything emptied into it. and it
should be constantly vented. fire.
quently and thoroughly flushed, and
have each of its openings into the
house securely guarded. All drains
soil pipe, and waste pipe should be
water-tight and alright. All plumb
ing should be tested by filing with
water or smoke to detect leaks.
An excellent process of sewage dis
posal is partly mechanical and partly
bacterial, consisting Of a preliminary
septic tank treatment and of final
treatment by application to a natural
soil by surface or subsurface distribu-
ton, or to a specially prepared filter
The septic tank, although alright
and supposedly water-tight, should be
located as far from the house and the
well or spring as convenience and
local surroundings will permit, thus
reducing the danger of pollution or
nuisance in case of leakage or i'm
proper operation of the system.
Contrary to the usual opinion, small
sewage systems require some watch
ing and care. 1t is well to study the
system and watch the action In the
entire plant for any signs of clogging
or water-logging. If the sewage is
applied continuously to the final dis.
posal system and in such quantities
that the system is kept saturated, the
filter or disposal area becomes water
logged and sewage sick" and ceases
to be effective. A grease trap is de-
scribed which acts as separator Of
grease and sewage from the kitchen
sink or dairy room. If grease is al.
lowed to enter the sewer it accumu-
lates and eventually clogs the system.
The above features are described in
Bulletin No. 81 of United States agri.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
One Tree Brings 500.

The government has received $9S.4O
in settlement for a single sugar pine
tree which was cut in trespass in the
Stanislaus national forest, in Califor-
mia, and which yielded more than
enough actual lumber to build good
sized suburban frame house. The
tree scaled 1898 board feet and was
valued at s5.25 per thousand feet.
Not many trees contain enough lum-
Der to build two-foot board walk
nearly two miles long, and this is be-
heved to be the first case on record
in which a single tree felled in a ma
tionaf forest was valued at almost
500 on the stump, although national
forest timber is frequently sold at
considerably higher rates.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
ANIMAL HOSPITALS ON FARMS
Quarantine Place Should BE Clean and
comfortabIe-Many Young Pigs or
Calves Can BE Saved.

Every farm should have an animal
hospital, where really sick animals
can be cared for and nursed back to
health and where those suspected of
having some disease or any "off color"
in any way may be put away from the
balance of the herds and fiocks.
There are many reasons for having
such a place. First, there is the con-
troll and check of contagious diseases
that might be accomplished by
promptly isolating the first prospect
and taking vigorous preventive meas
ures with the balance. Thus many
young pigs or calves that get "a bit of
feed" continue to decline if kept with
the balance of the herd because of
their inability to rustic their share
with their healthy husky mates. If
such are put by themselves and given
special care and food for few days
they are soon back to normal and go
on without seriousssetback.
This quarantine place should be a
shed or building that is light, clean
and comfortable, and one that can be
thoroughly disinfected. 1t should be
apart from other buildings and so sit
uated that animals other than those
quarantined cannot have access to it.
The control of one outbreak of dis
ease or the added gains on a few
young animals will pay for such a
building.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Miss the Absent Ones.

1t has been noticed that since the
war broke out the number Of charges
of defamation and violence lodged by
tenants against their concierges and
vice versa, has enormously increased.
The Cri de Paris suggests pleasant
and plausible explanation. 1t is that
numbers of wives who had been &C
customed to have daily words" with
their long-suffering husbands now find
this occupation gone. So, just to keep
an edge to their tongues, they sharpen
them on their concierges. But con-
cierges are by no means of so meek
race as husbands, and the petulant
fair ones receive as good as they give,
and very often legal summons as
well.-Paris Letter to the London Tel.
egraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
PRICES FOR THE BEGINNER
Hardly to Be Expected That He viii
Get as Much for His Birds as
Experienced Poultry Man.

If you are beginner in the poultry
business, you must not expect to sell
your breeding birds for what you gave
for them.
The man you bought from, his repu-
tation, the prizes he has won, the adj
vertising he does, must count against
you until you have won out as he has
won.
If you have paid $40 for your breed
ing bird. then half that amount is
enough for the beginner to ask. Ii
you have paid SO, then IS, or even SO,
will be enough for the present. Be-
sides, most beginners do not have
scored birds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Adjudication Of Aut0pneuma.Ie system to Farm Home

of which household Stops are thrown.
The soil surrounding the well becomes
saturated with organic filth and al
lows the surface water percolating
through ii to carry its load of contami-
nation into the we'll
The curling or covering is often
loosely constructed OF boards, permit
ting small animals and vermin to fall
into the we'll; and surface water car
rying filth and manure, especially
after rains, runs into the well from
the top.
Both deep and shallow wells are
subject to contamination. OF 1T deep
and Ali shallow farm wells examined
in Indiana, lie of the deep well wa
tiers were Of good quality, As we're bad.
and 16 were doubtful; 159 of the
shallow we'll waters were good, 209
were very bad, and 43 were doubtful.
The safety Of water supplies when
near sources of possible surface pollu-
ton often depends largely on the
character and quality of the material
in which the well is sunk.
The farm we'll. especially a shallow
dug well, should be located somewat
above the barnyards, and stock pens.
at least in such position that the
surface drainage from all possible
sources of contamination is away
from the we'll
If local conditions and prices will
permit, it is a good idea to provide
impervious floors with water-tight
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12

IEKRM1zN0pBS
Spraying is insurance.

Spraying is insurance.
=
It pays to watch the incubator in
Matching time.
Drafts are a great cause of dis
ease in the hen house.
When keeping hens for eggs alone
a male bird in the flock is useless
ornament.
Five cows properly cared for and
fully fed will return much more than
ten COWS half fed
When selling your surplus poultry
stock. don't forget that you will want
some yourself for table use
Clean the stables twice each day
Use absorbents in the cutters This
will go a long way in keeping the air
in the stable good
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
FEEDING THE YOUNG ANIMALS
Legumes Are Rich In Important Bone,
Blood and Muscle Making Con-
stituents-Mix With Corn.

Good feeds can be grown on the
farm. Corn and timothy hay alone
will not do. Young animals cannot
thrive on these feeds alone, as they
do not contain what the body re-
quires for proper development These
feeds are deficient in calcium and pro-
TEN, which must be had to make
bone, blood and muscle.
The legumes are rich in these all
important constituents and go well
with corn. Good pasture should be
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Turkey HELPS.

No use to try to raise turkeys un
less the poults are kept free from
lice. They should be examined al
least every ten days.
Give the turkey hen feed of grain
at night. If fed heavily in the morn
ing she will not range so far with the
youngsters as il she starts out to find
her own breakfast.
Many people say turkeys should be
restricted in their range but we do
not believe it. We have raised many
turkeys and have always found that
the wider the range the better they
thrive.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Grape PRUNING.

In pruning grapes it must be re-
membered that the fruit grown is on
the new wood of the present seasons
growth which springs from wood
grown the preceding season, and new
er on last years wood. The fruit is
borne near the base of the shoots.
Each shoot should bear from two to
six clusters, but only limited num-
Der of clusters should be allowed to
develop on a single vine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Principle of Operation of an Auto
Pneumatic Pump.

of the worst contamination. The
farmer should become acquainted
with the various types of wells and
the hest methods of protection, and
che 'sell should be so protected as to
exclude filth from those sources of
contamination which it has been i'm
possible to remove or which have
been overlooked
In the selection, location and sink
ing of well it is always a good idea
to consider permanence in addition to
safety. The well should penetrate to
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12

levels below that of the ground-water
surface in the driest seasons.
Unpolluted springs are as a rule
good sources Of water supply. since
the water usually comes from great
depths within the rock or is filtered
through many layers of sand and
gravel. However. springs are subject
to pollution from the same sources
as wells and should be closely
watched in this respect. Farm spring
supplies are often polluted by the
drainage from buildings and stock
pens. Spring water supplies from
limestone are also subject to pollution
from distant garbage and sewage
dumps in sinkholes. The same pre-
cautions should be taken for safe
guarding spring supplies as in the
case of wells, and in addition the
spring should always be fenced to
keep out the stock. Spring supplies
should be frequently examined for
pollution of any kind, and the water
should be boiled before drinking, If
possible, although this is not abso-
lutely necessary in all cases.
After a. pure water supply has been
made available for the farm home, the
quantity of water needed must be
considered. A suitable pumping equip
ment must be chosen and then salts
! factory means for distributing and
storing the water must be provided.
Hand-operated systems are appli
cable where small quantities are re
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12

thews among them-it is entirely re-
jected. The fact remains, however,
that we have had five months Of the
most appalling war that the world has
ever known, and in that length of time
no literary product that will survive
beyond it's little hour. This may prove
Mr.. Howells right, or it may prove
merely that we have not yet had
enough war to produce the stimulating
effect that others ascribe to it. If the
latter is the case, literature must be
in the doldrums, indeed, and it would
prove interesting to know how much
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12

!. !: :. ] !. !.
lMa SIMPLE sanitary system
iZWyb1W for the farm has four
4$NN1mR distinct features. It
& provides for: az A
S2HE@@M pure water supply.
MkNT (2) Pumping. storage
/TWWY and distribution of wa
w ter supply. (S) A dur
able and simple plumb
ing system. "a A safe
disposal for farm sewage.
A pure water supply is one of the
most important factors in farm life
today. as typhoid fever, dysentery and
other disorders may be carried by inn
pure waters. Farm water supplies
are very subject to pollution OF 70
typical water supplies in Minnesota
investigations showed that 20 were
good and SO polluted. twenty-five Of
those polluted were bad only because
of poor surface protection, and could
easily have been made safe. Practi-
cally all the surface supplies were
polluted. During these Investigations
20 of the farms examined showed a
record of typhoid fever
Surface water supplies should not
be used for household purposes, or
for washing milk cans. They should
not even be used for laundry purposes
unless no other water supply is avail
able. Rain water from the roof is
often polluted by dust. leaves and the
6Toppings from birds. Any person
who drinks water from surface sup
plies endangers his health if such sup
plies are not adequately protected and
then purified.
Where underground waters are
hard to obtain, cisterns may be used
where the store of rain water and
surface supplies will be filtered and
partially purified.
The cistern should be of water.
tight construction, to prevent leakage
and to prevent pollution from the
neighboring soil. 1t should have an
overflow drain and a tight cover.
There should also be suitable pro-
vision for straining or filtering the
water previous to its entrance to the
cistern.
Farm wells are often polluted from
local sources. They are often located
for convenience near the barn or
stable, or close to the back door, out
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Honey for Sale.

In putting extracted honey upon the
retail market use some small pack
age. A glass package is. preferable
to all others, with colored label
printed with the owners name and
pure honey on it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
WARS EFFECT ON ALL ARTS
Inevitably Bad In the Extreme, Is the
Opinion Expressed by William
Dean Howells.

War stops literature" says William
Dean Howells. 1t is an upheaval Of
civilization, return to barbarism; it
means death to all arts. Even the
preparation for war stops literature"
Mr.. Howells opinion is probably
shared by good many observers, and
~ q good many mCre-Brander Mat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Success With Poultry

Success with poultry is IN the man
and in the hen and in the feed, and
in lot of other things too tedious to
mention, but not too tedious to the
right man, who can master it if he
will.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-12
Keep Good Brood Mares.

No farmer should part with the
right kind of brood mare-whether
she is of heavy draft breed or of the
light harness type