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The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Kansas station a lot of skim milk calves which were placed in the feed lot at once and finished with alfalfa hay and corn made an average gain of 440 pounds per head, consuming 34 bushels of corn during the second pe- riod. Adding this to the average amount fed to the skim milk calves is 3S bushels of grain when the calves were sent to market weighing a little over 500 pounds.
 Another lot of skim milk calves was placed in the feed lot and finished as baby beef on cut alfalfa and 35 bush els of grain per head. They were sold when they weighed TAO pounds at F months. The calves in this ex- pertinent, however, were of very low breeding and were we'll suited for the purpose. If they had been well-bred calves, Professor Wheeler states they might have been brought up about 100 pounds of weight on the same amount of grain. These are some of the things that the baby beef feeder must thoroughly under stand before he undertakes to start in the business.
 Another thing to be figured in the cost of making baby beef is the cost of feeding the dam while producing the baby beef for market. If the COW has given no other return she is cer- tainly worth at least $15 per year, and this should be charged against the calf when he is sent to market. Too many feeders fail to take this impor- tant item into account, overlooking the fact that they must feed the COW while she is producing milk to, give the youngster start. If she has fur nished milk which has been sold or made into butter or cheese then, of course, this item may be very much reduced.
 The calves should be allowed to suckle the dams as long as possible in order to keep what is known as "calf fat" that is, the natural fat which is on their bodies when born, and they must be taught to eat grain as soon as possible. This should be in the form of oats and corn ground and if fed with one-half bran the ration is an excellent one.
 It is mistake to feed very young calves cottonseed meal as it is too strong for their digestive organs and is liable to upset them and prevent them from laying on fat.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
(By L. MILLER.)

(By L. MILLER)
 There is good profit in making baby beef; that is, in preparing ami mals for market when they are from twelve to eighteen months old but not every man can make it. Many things enter into the preparation of baby beef which very few farmers possess.
 In the first place he must have on his farm an abundance of foods that are well adapted for the particular purpose of making growth and fat in the youngsters He must not feed foods that are so coarse that they will not be suitable for young stock, if he does he will produce paunchy animals and fail to get on their ribs the nec- essary fat and to make them profit able. Foods, especially fodder, which may be suitable for older animals are often entirely unfit for the production of baby beef. There is tremendous waste in feeding young animals al though pound of grain fed to the very young calf may produce a pound of gain, but with this there is more or less waste mainly water, and the going on the youngster.
 If the calf is allowed to become thin he can never again be properly fat tened. Baby beef must be started from the moment the animal is able to take his first meal from his mother and he must be first every moment from that time until he is sent to market.
 Dry straw fattens calves particularly when they lie on it and sleep a great deal. Young calves are much like young babies, they must be stuffed as much as they will in peace and quiet.
 Sunshine and plenty of fresh air are almost as necessary as food be- cause they help digestion wonderfully The farmer who has plenty of skim milk, alfalfa, clover and corn may produce baby beef at a profit. Calves can be raised on skim milk until about six months of age, provided they are fed on grain, clover or alfalfa at a comparatively small cost. Some eX- perienced feeders say they can make $50 to 400 pounds of baby beef at six months at a cost of less than $S per head In this cost the skim milk has been put at 50 cents per hundredweight. Roughage figures at s4 per ton, and all grain at 50 cents per hundredweight. Labor is put in at 10 cents an hour. At the
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
CAREFULLY ADJUST
 COLLAR OF HORSES
Sore Shoulders Are More Easily Prevented Than Cured-ReSt
 the Team Often.

l have found that sore shoulders on horses at blowing and cultivation time are due largely to a lack of humane thought and to neglect on the part of the driver. We cannot be too careful about fitting the collars. The trouble lies there. The collar should be fitted to every horse with precision and pains. It is cruel and a mistake to change harness from one team to another without carefully ad- justing the collar each time. says a writer in Baltimore American. The padding of the collar should be worked down with the hands until it conforms to the shape of the horses shoulder. The surface of the collar should be clean and free from grit.
 When the collars are removed after working it takes but little time to bathe the shoulders in cold water, and 1t counts a great deal. It tough sweat and dirt. Calling will never occur If the horse is not overloaded beneath the collar. It takes some thought and care to prevent this, espe- cially on sultry, humid days.
 Cultivation is very strenuous and heating. and upon sultry days the team should be rested often. the col lar being lifted from the shoulders to allow them to dry and cool.
 Many think galled shoulders a nee essary evil, but sore shoulders can be prevented and are more easily pre- vented than cured. If I think J cannot avoid galling upon a hot, hu- mid day. l prefer to put the team in the barn.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
DRAINAGE CASE
 ID BE APPEALED
JUDGE DRIVER SAYS ENGINEER PAID TOO MUCH IN DRAIN
 AGE DISTRICT.
WORK WILL BE CONTINUED
Judgement Has Been Entered Against Ayers For the Sum of
 $7,003.45.
Marion


 Judge w. J. Driver held court here to finish the case of Willis E. Ayers vs. Drainage Districts Nos. and 3. This was an appeal from an allow ance of the county court for services rendered in making the preliminary survey in the two districts. In the county court Ayers presented a bill against District No. for S11, 1,694,36 and was allowed by the county judge the sum of $7.736.23. In District No. S4,90222 and was allowed the sum of S3,76722, the court holding that he was not entitled to one-half of one per cent on the estimated cost of con- struction.
 From this decision Ayers appealed to the circuit court Some weeks la ter the commissioners of both dis tricts appealed on the ground that the allowance made by the county court was excessive. A large number of engineers were brought here to tes- tify with reference to the value of the work done by Ayers After hearing all the evidence, Judge Driver rend- cred his decision, saying that the work done by Ayers was not called for in his appointment by the county court and that if he exceeded his authority and did more than his employment called for that the drainage district was not liable. He stated further that he had had considerable experience in matters of this kind and that the work contemplated in the appoint ment was only worth $3,000 in Dis trict No and Sl,500 in District No 8. Further, that in view of the fact that Ayers, as engineer, had already been paid the sum of s1,534.45 by the county judge, that the two districts were entitled to recover from Ayers the sum Of $7003.45 and entered jude- ment against him for this amount. The case will be appealed to the supreme court and will be watched with great interest by drainage engineers, The work of construction in the above two districts will be carried on by w H. Newsom, who was employed as engi- Ieer to succeed MT Ayers, who was Cnly employed to make a preliminary survey.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
POULTRY FANCIERS'
 NEED OF INDUSTRY
Men Wanted to Create Breeds and Perfect Old 0nes-SpeC-
 uIator Is Passing.
CBy M. K. BOYER.)

It has been asked: Will the fanci- CTS eventually be driven to the wall by the progress made in growing market poultry? Certainly not. We need fan ciers-real fanciers. We want men to create breeds and to perfect the old ones. But the speculator and the huckster is fast seeing his finish.
 The man with string of breeds is not a fancier. He is a speculator. It would be next to impossible for him to give each of these breeds his best attention. To thoroughly know Q breed, and to get out of it all that is good it would require an ordinary Efe- time.
 Amateur fanciers will often buy culls from a breed well advertised and then advertise eggs for matching from so-and-so's strain. The man is a worse enemy of the fancier than the man who breeds dunghill fowls.
 A wonderful interest has sprung up in poultry matters. Large sums of money are being invested, and poul try farms by the score are started.
 These new farms are on the lookout for utility stock. The man who can advertise big egg records generally gets the trade. They want carcasses and egg records-business poultry.
 So the best advice to the beginner is to join the utility ranks and raise poultry and eggs for market.
 Then in after years he can, if he feels so inclined, gradually creep up into the fancier's fold. It is a step that cannot be taken hastily.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Shipment on the Arkansas river of the 800 tons of ore mined daily by the Bauxite branch of the American Aluminium Company, to be brought to Little Rock over a special railway, Is the Chamber of Commerce's solution of the problem of keeping this import ant industry in Arkansas. River traffic would end the struggle against raised freight rates, which may drive this company, with it's pay roll of from S20,000 to $25,000 monthly, to other fields.
 General Gibbons said freight rates since the company first located at RauXite have been raised from S1.S0 10 2.40 a ton from Bauxite to the com pany's reducing plant at East St. Louis. He said it is impossible to operate the plant at that figure. So shipments by river are necessary.
 Several hundred tons of ore have been shipped by rail to DeVa1l's Bluff, and from there by water to East St. Louis over the White and Mississippi rivers. Routes also have been con- sidered which would take the ore by rail to Rob Roy and Pine Bluff and to St. Louis by water.
 To defend itself against the exorbi- tant rates of taxation levied by the state of Arkansas, General Gibbons said, the company had purchased im- mense tracts of bauxite fields in France and South America, so that suspension of the industry in Arkan- sas would not stop the company's op- eration.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
About Cows.

No matter how we'll our cattle are bred. or how intelligently they are fed, if the environment does not cor respond with their breeding and feed ing, our efforts are in vain.
 Our lives are too short for us 70 try to perfect herd of improved cattle from bunch of scrubs. Neither can we keep our herds up to profit able standard nuless we ...oy we'll bred animals.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
STATE ID FIGHT
 INNOCENT RULING
GOVERNOR HAYS SAYS HE WILL. ISSUE PROCLAMATION TO
 PROVIDE FUNDS.
TO ASK EXTENSION OF TIME
Assistant Attorney General Streepey Will Represent the Com
 mission.
Little Rock.

Following a conference with mem bers of the Arkansas Railroad Com mission, Governor Hays assured the commission he would, if necessary, 1s- sue a proclamation to cover the eX' pense of fighting the increases in pas. senger and freight rates recently granted by the Federal District Court. When the hearing for permanent in functions against the enforcement ol the two-cent passenger rate and the operation of the commissions new freight tariff are held in the United States Court of Appeal at St. Paul, the commission will ask for an extension of time to prepare data. If this is granted the proclamation will be asked for Assistant Attorney General J. P Streepey will represent the commission at the hearings.
 The legislature appropriated approx tmately $6.O0O to continue the rate cases litigation, but the commission believes that since the present suits were not contemplated by the legisla ture the amount may only be used tc carry to the Supreme Court the case In which the Frisco and Kansas City Southern railroads were granted in functions against the two-cent pas senger rate and Standard Distance Freight Tariff No. 8, by Judge Jacob Trieber.
 Judge Joseph M. Hill of Fort Smith chief attorney for the state in the rate litigation several years ago. con ferred with the Railroad Commission and Mir Streepey He will take nc active part in the new litigation but will act as advisor, at the request ot the commissioners.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Although the directors of the State Fair Association decided at their meeting not to make any attempt to hold an exposition this year, ar engagements were made to pay l.t cor poration tax and take such steps as will be necessary to preserve the charter. If local conditions seem to favor state fair in 1916, an effort will be made, it was thought, to hold one then.
 The last state fair cost $30,39561. There still remains S4000 to be paid for premiums. Less than $24,000 was realized from the fair from all sources, not counting the S10,000 subscribed by the people of this city. Of the lat ter amount there remains to be col lected $1,017, and considerable criti- cism was heard because this money had not been paid. Some of it Is due from some of the leading men and wo- men of the city and steps will be taken immediately to collect If nee essary, legal action will be sanctioned. The association has $70 in the bank. Secretary Waters also said the breed CTS association owes the state fair S500 for fines which has not been paid.
 Col. s. w. Fordyce, president of the State Fair Association, presided at the meeting. Of 30 directors, 16 were present. Election of new officers was postponed.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Citizens of a special district in Yell county will have no right to vote to reject a special stock law enacted for the district by the last legislature, ac- cording to an opinion given by Attor- ney General Moose. The law provided that four-wire fence should be a law full fence in certain parts of the county. A petition from residents of the district, living near Birta, asking that the law be referred to the people was received by Secretary of State Hodges, who asked Attorney General Moose for an opinion. He held that, since there was no provision made in the law to have it referred, there was no way to put it before the people. A similar petition, regarding a stock or dinance passed by the City Council of Piggott, also was received by MT Hodges Judge Moose took the case under advisement
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
SiIo Prevents Loss.

The silo is not the only way of preventing the usual loss from the corn fields, but it is the only way, and the best way, for preserving the feeding elements of the corn plant. The silo adds nothing to the feeding nutrients. On the other hand there is slight loss through fermentation, but it does increase the palatability greatly.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

During the straw berry season which is now closing Harry Churchill, one of the live wires of Pangburn. advertised Pangburn and vicinity in pleasing manner He had a number of paper baskets made, and into each one put several fine strawberries. A waiter carrying a tray filled with these oas- kets went through every passenger train that stopped at Pangburn and gave basket of berries to each pas senger.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Justice Vandevanter of Washington granted a writ of error directing the Arkansas Supreme Court to send to the Supreme Court for review the case in which Caldwell & Drake, con- tractors for constructing new capitol at Little Rock. sued state off cials for damages in being deprived of possession of the uncompIeted building in 1909.
 The. contractors assert the Patter- son and Oldham laws, by which new contractors were authorized, are un- constitutional.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

MT. Gentry and T. k. Cress, one of the accountants, began work in the state treasury. All the cash was counted. It amounted to S197.96S.0S. The largest item was s115,000 in the common school fund There is no cash in the general revenue fund. The work of checking up the accounts of the treasurer's office will begin this week, according to MT. Gentry
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The adjutant generals office of the Arkansas National Guard has receiv strategic map of Central Europe. Of ficers in the office are marking the lines of the armies with small flags on pins.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Strange that the only fish rained in Little Rock in many moons should alight in tub of water at the home of a game warden, F. V. Visart. who has furnished proof for many shaky tales, this time also furnishes proof, the fish in a bottle of alcohol.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Local liquor interests are circulat- ing petition which will be presented soon to Judge Paul Little in the Cir cult Court of Fort Smith, asking him to suspend until the advent of state wide prohibition January his order closing saloons on August as he decreed when he found the liquor peo- pie had not secured a majority of white adult signatures to their peti- tion for licenses.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

The intake pipe of Des Arc mill ing plants water system became clogged. investigation showed sev- eral large fish had been drawn into the pipe and wedged there
 The Ashdown school board award ed contract for erection of a two story brick building to Jones & Har. rington of Fort Smith, at price of $25, 5,500
 A hub mill at Shirley is now using sweet gum and birch and opening up market for timber heretofore con sidered of little value.
 The Rosboro sawmlll, recently burned at Amity. is to be rebuilt larger than originally, according to of iicials Removing rubbish from tke old site will begin at once.
 The mill and electric power plant of the Roseboro lumber mill, near Amity burned causing $l50000 loss and throwing 150 men out of employ ment.
 A reunion of the Blue and Gray vet erans of Van Buren. Cleveland, Faulk ner and Conway counties will be held next August at Scotland, Van Buren county.
 n, c. Dodson of St James, Stone county, who has quite a reputation as a violin maker, has made fine vio- lin which he will send to President Wilson.
 The storm which damaged Dell, Mississippi county. recently, cleared q part of a farm near Dell. It blew down 122 trees on one small farm.
 Many apple trees in the fruit grow. ing section of Arkansas have been se- verely damaged by blight this season
 Helena is to put on motorcycle po- liceman for the purpose of breaking automobile speeding in the city limits.
 Everett X Burt of Hutchinson, Kan, were awarded the contract by the board of improvement to construct the new Siloam Springs sewerage sys. tenn at a cost slightly in excess of S40.- 900, Work will commence at once
 The forty-third annual conclave of the Knights Templars of Arkansas closed with a banquet given by the Mammoth Springs commandery under he auspices of the ladies of the Chris tan Church. Two hundred and fifty covers were spread.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Helena is to put on a motorcycle po- liceman for the purpose of breaking automobile speeding in the city limits.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Everett X Burt of Hutchinson, Kan, were awarded the contract by the board of improvement to construct the new Siloam Springs sewerage sys. tenn at cost slightly in excess of S40,- 900. Work will commence at once.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

MT. Visart, state game warden, re. ports that a lone quail has adopted sls yard as q domicila
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

John H. Page, state commissioner of agriculture, mailed to the farmers of Arkansas an interesting letter rela- tive to the importance of cultivating the canning industry.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

An order recently issued by the Ar kansas Railroad Commission may prove of great benefit to Arkansas farmers in the state, according to John H. Page. commissioner of mines manufactures and agriculture. The order materially reduces the freight charges on ground limestone, a prod uct extensively used on certain kinds of soil.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Many apple trees in the fruit grow ing section of Arkansas have been se- verely damaged by blight this season.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The Dixie Cotton Oil Mills of Lit tie Rock. capitalized at $100,00O. filed articles of incorporation with the sec retary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The Benton Cabinet Work filed mo- tice of the surrender of it's charter with the secretary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Representative of local laundries and telephone companies appeared be fore the Minimum Wage Commission. The laundry representatives reported they are complying with the nine-hour feature of the new minimum wage law and with the wage provision as rapidly as possible, Telephone repre- sentatives said the law was being complied with the exception of some of the smaller towns, where it is nee essary to keep night operators on duty more than nine hours. It is probable some compromise will be arranged in these cases, but an investigation will be made by the commission.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

One of the most profitable straw berry shipments reported in South western Arkansas this year is made by Price X James, From d five-acre patch they shipped 514 crates of ber- ries, for which they received SLIGO. All told 20 cars of berries. which prob ably brought S25.O0O to this commun- ity, were shipper from Horatio.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The comptroller of the currency has approved the application of J. T. Howard, J. F.. Applegate, A. Moore, w. F. Kefauver and w. A Miller, to organize the American National Bank of Rogers, Ark, with a capital of S50,000.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The storm which damaged Dell, Mississippi county. recently, cleared q part of a farm near Dell. It blew down 122 trees on one small farm.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The Board of Control of the State Charitable Institutions plans to begin soon the construction of a we'll at the state hospital which will save approx. lmately $500 . month in water bills.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The Independence Oil Company of Newport filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Twenty-Five prisoners at the state penitentiary and on the state convict farm. including seven convicted in Pulaski county, will be freed during June, according to the monthly re port of the Penitentiary Commission, submitted to Governor Hays.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

At the receivers sale of the Ar kansawyer Publishing Company's ef- fects. the plant was bid in by A. A Tindall and w. C. Moore of Stuttgart for s1,050. If the sale is confirmed by the chancery judge, it is under with that of the Review and Booster.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The Hartzell Handle Company, a Memphis concern, surrendered it's Ar kansas charter
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Within the next few days the work of laying 4.400 feet of additional wa ter mains will be begun. The addi- tional mains will be laid in the White X Willoughby Addition and in the eastern part of town. McGehee will then have twelve miles of water mains.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

The new state game and fish fund, into which is paid money derived from hunting and fishing licenses and money acruing from fines for viola ton of the state game laws, is stead fly climbing.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

A carload of turnip greens have been shipped by l, c. Snepp of White Cluffs to the canning factory at High land. Canned turnip greens from Highland have made hit in Northern markets
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

W. II. " Wahlquist formerly edi- tor of the Mammoth Spring Democrat. has sold his interest in the Mammoth Spring Progress to J. L. Frazier. Mr. Wahlquist is now editor of the Thay. CT (Mo) Gazette.
The Spectator., 1915-05-28

Lee Armstrong. farmer near Sneadley, has written John H. Page. commissioner of agriculture and sent him samples of alfalfa, indicating an unusual success with an experiment plot of the noted forage plant.