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The Harrison times., 1915-06-05

Handsome Pressing aud Tailor
ing pOrIors have been opened up on
the north side IN the Ross building
by Parker q Susky, both well
known experts Ia this line,
The Harrison times., 1915-06-05

1t is likely that our City Couu.
cll. at its regular meeting next Mon.
day evening wifi elect q Mayor to
succeed Geo { Frcw resigned, So
far no one has been mentioned but
X, Al. Fellows, and it seems alto.
gcthcr probable that he will be the
cnunci,s ghniee.
The Harrison times., 1915-06-05
THIRD DAY-MoRNrNG.
THIRD DAY-ArrERNooN

Free for All Trot or Pace $4,000
Boone County Harness Race 10000
Harrison Derbyon,u,n,ooa 10000
. Mile DaShu.,ooo,uo,.,,,, 800
All Harness Races - mile heats,
best 3 in .. Entry fee Of 8 per cent
aud 3 per cent additional for prize
winners, Five 70 enter and three 20
start, Association reserves the right
to change or declare off races on
account Of bad weather. Admission
25 cents,
This program has been arranged
with the advice Of leading race horse
men who say it should bring
superior races, and develop the
stock ofthc s,ctiou on speed lines
A Balloon Ascension and Para.
chute Leap each day by one of the
noted Acronauts of the west has
been arranged tor, Other features
will be added later
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

poultry house to keep 1t in proper
condition.
The Matching room is provided with
extra large nests, to make room for a
layer OF sod in the bottom and plenty
of straw to make the nests comforta-
BILE Sod holds moisture, so the eggs
viii hatch better. There are rs Of
these nest boxes. They rest on the
floor and occupy all the wall space,
leaving the center part Of the room for
the attendant to move about and visit
each Matching box every day.
It is a comfortable sight to see the
biddies attending to business as close
neighbors in these different little
boxes. Rather close attention is re
quffed. however. by the poultry woman
during the incubation season, because
occasionally one Of the hens wanders
from home. and that is what makes
trouble.
These nest boxes during the fall and
early winter are used for the laying
hens up to the time when incubation
should begin. After the brooding sea
son in early spring the same room
comes In handy to shelter an extra
brood or tEo Of chickens when tbs
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

large openings in the front or south
side, instead of windows. These open
ings are covered with wire netting. II
necessary, thin cotton may be used
over the wire. Inside there is large
scratching shed 10 feet square. In the
back part of this room the roosts are
supported by hanging wires suspended
from the roof, so that the whole floor
space may be covered with straw and
used for scratching purposes.
The roosts and nest boxes are all
made easily removable, to be carried
outdoors at housekeeping time, so
that all the walls and the ceiling may
be sprayed with whitewash or crude
oil.
The nest boxes, roosts and all other
chicken-house furniture are treated to
the same kind Of a bath, after taking
them outside. and they are left to dry
In the sun for several hours before be-
ing put back into place in the house.
This is done frequently In warm
weather and occasionally during the
winter. The climate or length Of the
warm season has q good deal to DO
with the proper disinfection Of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

seedlings are grown under cover, they
are given the necessary attention re-
garding watering and ventilation and
kept growing rapidly until the time to
set them In the open ground. The
seedlings are hardened" by increased
ventilation and exposure and by with
holding water. When ready to trans
plant they should be about the size Of
a lead pencil and rather stocky. The
plants are lifted from the seeded and
the roots and tops are both trimmed
somewhat
Various methods are employed for
handling the plants in setting but one
thing is necessary and that is straight
rows-for ease in cultivation. The
transplanting process consists mainly
in pushing the root end Of the seed
ling into the soil with one finger and
then firming the soil about the plant
This work is very laborious and can
only be performed economically BY
yery cheap labor A small plow. such
as il usually included with the wheel
hoe attachments. Is often employed foI
opening a furrov in which to set the
small onion plants. As the plants are
act the soil is drawn about them b
hand In transplanting, All inferior
plants should be rejected. thus insur
ing a more perfect stand and develop
nent
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
KEEP RECORD OF EACH cow
Spring Balance Scale and 6abcock
Tester viii Enable Farmer to
Locate "Star Boarders"

CBy CHARLES p. UNWIN, Oklahoma
Experiment Station)
In all herds that have not been test
ed there will be found cows that do
not pay for their keeping. The farmer
should get rid of the cows that are
not profitable, which is not hard
matter. In order to find out the best
cows, purchase spring-balance scale
and small Babcock tester, either two
or four bottle size. This will cost com.
plete about SIS.
On most farms 1t is not practical to
weigh the milk every day, and impos-
sible to test so often. The most con-
venient method would be to weigh
each cows milk for at least four days
In succession every month, or, better
yet. every two weeks, taking an ac-
curate composite sample for the same
period. Preservatives for the sample
may be purchased at any creamery
supply house. Corrosive sublimate
tablets are most generally used, as
they are In tablet form and one tab.
let Is added to each sample Of milk.
In using corrosive sublimate tablets
1t is necessary to be very careful, for
they are poisonous and should be kept
away from the children.
BY testing the samples and finding
out the average amount Of milk pro-
duced, q fairly accurate record OF
each COW can be made with but little
trouble. Such record not only as
sists in picking out the worthless
cows, but raises the value Of the best
ones.
Most dairymen have standard OF
$50 pounds butterfat per year, and the
cows that do not reach that stsndas
are doomed for the butchers block
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

other room-the regular brooder room
lis overcrowded.
From the Matching room the hens
with their little broods are transferred
to the brooder room In front. There
they are furnished with separate
brooder coops, where they can nurse
their little families until they are old
enough and strong enough to go into
one of the colony houses.
All the furniture in the Matching
room and brooder room is made re-
movable, for easy cleaning, the same
as the movables in the large room.
This Is a very important provision in
any poultry house, because 1t is occu'
pied for months at a time by a large
number of hens and chickens, so that
it is absolutely necessary to conduct
the details of the business In such a
way as to discourage little insects that
are disposed to make themselves trou-
blesome. y
The general construction of the
building above the concrete founda-
ton is of wood, built in the usual way,
except that great care is taken to have
the inside woodwork as smooth as pos
sible, SO 1t may be easily treated with
disinfectants to destroy all forms Of
life that are not profitable.
The roof of the building Is OF the
usual gable-end pattern, with a rainy
weather pitch. In making the roof the
rafters are first covered with roofing
boards, then with building paper and
shingles. The underside of the collar
beams and the lower part of the rafters
are ceiled with tongue and groove cell
ing, carefully fitted at the purlin
joints and at the plates to prevent
openings that might form lodgment
for lice or mites.
The whole interior is thoroughly
well painted with three coats of thin
white lead paint, carefully rubbed into
the grain of the wood, which makes
the inside of the house light and clean
1t is easy to care for fowls, even
though the house may be crowded
when provision is made to keep the
place clean without unnecessary labor
The success of poultry house de
ponds on little things, and there are
great many of them. The needs of
houseful of poultry are numerous, but
simple when the business is well un
derstood.
A good poultry man or woman is mo-
likely to neglect well-bred fowls in
well-built house, because there is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

the South is not so desirable. because
of its color. AS a breed the Chester
White is large, long in body, has
heavy bone, and is not as refined or
compact as the Poland-China. In
color the breed is white; blue spots
are often seen upon the skin along the
back and sides. If 1t we're not for
their color, the Chester Whites would
soon occupy the same position In the
South as the Duroc-Jerseys, because
they are good mothers, good grazerS
and very prolific. The quality OF the
meat is about like that Of the Duroc'
Jersey.
The farmer who Is about to adopt a
breed should be sure to select one OF
the standard and common breeds OF
his own state. Many men make the
mistake OF introducing a breed new to
the section, and when the time comes
that new boar must be secured much
difficulty and expense are incurred be-
fore satisfactory one can be found.
Therefore a breed should usually be
selected which has good representa-
ton in the state in which the farmer
lives.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
Try d. u GRAYN


The tendency of the Duroc-Jersey
breeders is to approach the Poland
China type. Originally the Duroc-
Jersey was large, coarse animal, but
of recent years the object has been to
breed out the coarseness Of bone, head
and ears. While much of the rough
ness has been eliminated, still the
Duroc-Jerseys are not as refined and
compact as the Poland-Chinas. In
color the Duroc-Jersey is cherry red;
sandy red is very Objectionable TO the
breeders. When compared with the
Berkshire or Poland-China the Duroc-
Jersey has head and face longer and
coarser than either Of them. The
ears do not stand erect; they fall for
ward and lie close to the head.
The Duroc-Jersey is a more prolific
breed than either the Berkshire or the
Poland-China.
Duroc-Jersey sows are good mixers
and good mothers. The breed is
strong and active and can Craze over
large areas.
The Chester White is a popular hog
in some of the northern states, but In
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
NEW ONION CULTURE
TranspIanting Process Is Modlfl-
cation Of Seeding Method.
Objects Gained Are Earlier Crop, Uni
form Stand and Bulbs Of More
Regular sIze-5ermuda Crop
Handled In This Manner.
CBy W. R. BEATTIEo

The transplanting process oiten
spoken Of as the new onion culture
is merely a modification of the regu-
lar seeding method. The objects gained
by transplanting are an earlier crop,
a uniform stand, and bulbs OF more
regular size. Practically the entire
Bermuda crop Of the southern states
is handled in this manner. Where a
small area is to be grown, the trans
planting process is the ideal method,
but for large areas and where labor
is difficult to obtain, this would not be
practical. In the transplanting, the
seedlings require rain or watering In
order that they may start, and for this
reason the transplanting process is
practically limited to areas where
some form of irrigation is available.
The seed is sown in greenhouses,
hot beds or cold frames at the rate OF
three and one-half or four pounds for
each acre to be planted. When the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
TURNING SMOKE INTO STEAM
Leading Railroad Has Recently In
stalled a New Device, Which 10
Said to BE Success.

Due, II is said, to agitation which
nearly forced the electrification Of the
system, the New York Central rail-
road at Englewood, ILL.,, has installed
a smoke consumer which washes the
smoke before It is permitted to es-
cape. Asbestos conduits are suspend
ed over the stalls of the engines, con-
Meeting with the smokestacks. These
collect the smoke and carry It through
a pipe to a large fan, which forces 1t
into concrete tank which contains
hot water to the depth Of IS feet.
When the smoke emerges 1t is steam.
The coloring matter has been taken
GUITAR and scotland a little mois-
ture added which forms steam In
stead Of a colorless gas. This steam
is then permitted to escape. The resi-
due, when skinned on the water,
looks like black lard. Il is taken
from the tank and stored In barrels.
Although this waste contains so per
cent Of pure carbon, which Is the &C
tive principle in coal. 1t cannot be
used as fuel, according to the Tech
meal World, because 1t is divided into
such small particles that IL an effort
were made to burn 1t an ordinary draft
would carry the most of 1t up the
smokestack. II Is said that 1t can be
used in the manufacture Of paint. and
some such use win probably ultimate.
ly be found for It. Nine barrels OF
the black substance which formerly
/ lodged in neighboring lace curtains b
| being collected daily.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
paIryIno In the South.

Stock and poultry raising and dairy.
ing promise to become very important
and profitable Industries In the old
South during the next ten years. Sew
erai experiments conducted on the so
called WORKOUT soil have shown that
these branches Of farming not only
show a nice profit from the beginning.
but win also serve to restore the land
to its old-time fertility by furnishing
new nutriment in the shape Of barn
yard manure. -ma
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
A painful Memory.

If | should ask you to earn your
breakfast, what would your reply be-"
said the housewife.
Dat would depend. mum, on de Job
an de menu" answered the tramp.
Il made a deal ike dat wild lady
onct an after I'd chopped wood fur
an hour she handed me q couple Of
cold battercakes.'
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

A good way to check the pear blight
is as follows: Trim on all the limbs
with wilted leaves and burn them -
the disease is contagious todther Dor
tons of the tree. Then drive q hand
full Of old nails into the trunk Of the
tree. At the same time bury peck
OF old iron at the roots. II win also
help the tree BY scrapingcr 1cuslof
the old bark and rubbing soap on the
trunk, especially II the bark Ia dry.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
Nav us. for cocoanut OIL.

Recently cocoanut oil has been
used as the basis for the manufacture
Of a condensed milk" said to be chem
ically indistinguishable from con-
densed cows milk, and claim is adj
vanced that an excellent cocoanut oil
cheese" win shortly be placed on the
market. Coeoanut lard is highly ap-
preciated by Mohammedans, whose re-
ligion forbids them using any product
derived from the hog.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

Keeping purebred poultry requires
better buildings than we're considered
necessary for mongrel fowls so COM
mon few years ago.
Poultry associations are responsible
for the wholesale breeding Of valu'
able fowls, because the shows they
have held and the gospel the members
have preached has penetrated into
every section of the country.
The result is that a good many diff
ferent kinds and sizes of poultry
houses have been designed and built,
many of which are thoroughly pracd-
cal.
One of these is combination poul-
try house having a Matching room and
a brooder room besides the regulation
winter scratching floor, as shown in
the accompanying illustration. The
main part of the building is devoted to
the scratching shed, but the other com
partments are valuable accessories.
This building has a good solid con
crete foundation and a concrete floor
The scratching shed is built with three
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

A man Who guides a herd Of cows
with a savage dog and rawhide whip
Is not the most successful dairyman.
The disposition of sthee dairyman
counts as much as the disposition Of
bis cows IN qffIM
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
c,o,,rd Grain for Horses.

A saving Of about ie per cent may
be made bs grinding the grain for
farm work. horses when az hard labor.
Il requires twice as long for The
horses 10 consume ground grain fed
dry as when the same quantity 10
fed thoroughly dampened.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

3 Cream should be cooled Just as soon
AZ II has been separated from the
MIX A SIMPLE va o coolinB u to
place the can Of cream n good cold
water, using ice water 4 possible
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16

be true!
ST b cir maid
told me herself,
ma'am. She said
they're tryin' to
keep anybody
from KNOWN 1t
they're afraid
it'll get in the pa
pers."
When did 1t
happen - w h a t
time last night?"
"She said around
one o'clock. He'd
been drinkin' and
didn't know what
he was dom"
"Oh, / didn't
ALL NE TAIkNNVaVN
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
Design That Is Thoroughly PraC-
tiCaI, and the Fowls viii
Flourish in 1t.
HAS LARGE SCRATCHING SHED
Main Part Devoted to That Purpose,
Though the Matching and 6rooder
Rooms Are Apportloned Due
space-open Front Is Good
Feature Of Building.
sy WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor, Author ana
Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1877 Prairie avenue, chicago,
M and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reniY.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
Copyright 1915. by the Mcclure Newspaper syndcatsJ

you mustn't repeat such things,
reproved Helen sharply. "That can't
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-07
Fruit Men to
Aid Exhibit

An action of more than passing
Importance was ratified by the mem
bers of the Ashland Fruit and Prod
uce Association at their annual meet
ing last Saturday afternoon when
they appropriated 5000 from their
treasury to be used in gathering
fruit for exhibition purposes at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The money appropriated is not to
be used In paying fancy prices for
fruit but merely to repay the grow
.ers in small way for the trouble
and expense of gathering and pack
ing the fancy product. 1t is expected
that this will greatly increase the in
terest in furnishing fruits for the big
show as many of the growers have
been a bit slow in coming forward
with their best fruits when there was
no chance whatever for reimburse.
ment for their expenses of packing
etc.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-07
Minister Forms
Law Partnership

William n. Vallandigham, who
came to Ashland some months ago to
act as pastor of the Christian church,
and who is still laboring in that ca
pacity to good effect, has formed a
partnership with Attorney G. c. Nc
Allister in the law business. The
new firm will be found in the suite
over the Citizens bank which Mr.. Nc
Allister has occupied for several
years.
Mr.. Vallandigham came to Ash
land from Hillsboro, where he resid-
ed for three years-being in partner
ship in the law business with his
father-in-law, Benton Bowman. At
torney Bowman is a well-known law
yer in the northern part of the state
and represents his district in the
state legislature.
Mr.. Vallandigham has practiced
law for several years-being previ-
ously engaged for ten years as pas
tor of flourishing churches in Ore
gon and California. He IA a man
who has had experiences which give
him a broad human sympathy in his
work, both as minister and attorney
having lost his first wife and three
children all within a short period.
Mr.. Vallandigham spent his earlier
years teaching school in Oregon and
California. He also served in the
Spanish American war. Afterwards,
in California, he was first lieutenant
of Company Sixth Regiment and
later was appointed by Governor Gil
lette as captain of Company NJ Sec
ond Regiment. In politics he was
prominently identified with the dem
ocratic party in Washington county
and also served that county in an
official capacity in various ways.
He has come to Ashland with his
wife and little boy because he and
they, like many others, think 1t is a
fine place to live-also at the urgent
request of the local Christian church
which he hopes to build up. Mr.
Vallandigham has been successful
elsewhere in both his professions, as
we'll as in the business world, and
is optimistic with regard to Ashland
He will be pleased to greet the pub
| lie at the offices of McAllister
Vallandigham, Citizens Bank Build
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-07
Highway Solution
Sought by City

There is every reason to believe
that the problem of the Billings
grade crossing on the Pacific High
way at the north edge of Ashland
will speedily be solved by a plan
whose inception is attributed to the
engineering experience of c. w. Root
of Ashland-though the plan is one
that has already been used at Stein
man on the Siskiyou section of the
same highway, by Mr.. Kittredge, the
state highway engineer in charge of
jackson county's road building.
7 The plan is to turn to the left at
the end of Main street-instead of
to the right-and go around a loop
and under the railroad track where
1t spans Wright Creek-thence skirt
Farnum hill to the old Eagle Mills
property and connect there with the
pavement already constructed.
1t Is claimed this can all be done
with no more than a six per cent
grade-and that it would give drivers
OF vehicles clear view Tor a sufff-
cient distance to avoid all accidents.
Unquestionably it would remove the
Objectionable tunnel effect contem-
plated in the original survey.
The plan would mean considerable
excavation in order to form the con-
templated loop, which would proba-
bly, be about six hundred feet in
length-that being the length of the
loop at Steinman. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Billings favors this plan and
1t was stated at council meeting
Tuesday night that he would prob
ably be willing to donate the neces-
sary right of way through his land.
Judge Tou Velle was also quoted as
saying that the county court is ready
to get busy on this section of the
highway, If Engineer Kittredge and
City Engineer Walker get together
on the proposition and work it out
satisfactorily.
On motion Of Councilman Cunning
ham Tuesday night, City Engineer
Walker was instructed to confer with
Engineer Kittredge and Mr.. Root at
once, with view to making the
necessary survey and compiling the
necessary information for the council
to act upon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-07

work, whether important or other
wise, are reported to the police office
and all business is transacted from
the office. Each man makes out a
daily report, which is filed in the
office for future. reference. There
has been daily record kept of all
idle men tramping through the city
during the year 1914, and from this
record we find that over twenty thou
sand have passed through Ashland
during the year
In looking over the records we
find there have been fewer robberies
in 1914 than in any like period COW
ering the four years previous. Dur
ing the year we have found one nun
dred and eleven doors to business
rooms left unsecured. Approximate
ly ninety per cent Sf the back doors
and windows to business houses have
no protection. Nineteen cases of
scarlet fever and one case of small
pox have been reported to this Of
flee. The whole number of arrests
made on various charges during the
year Is 1872.
Liquor shipped into the city over
transportation lines during the year:
Whiskey S32 gallons and beer 3211
gallons.
We find that all law-abiding citi-
zens are taking an active interest in
law enforcement and are rendering
valuable assistance to the police de-
partment.
On behalf of the department l wish
to thank the mayor and honorable
councilmen as we'll as many citizens
who have given such loyal support to
the police department.
r. G. PORTER,
Chief of Police.