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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
HINTS FOR THE P0ULTRYMAN
Chickens Must BE Given Good Atten-
ton for Best ResuIts-keep Hens
In Vigorous Health.

II you want to get the best results
from your chickens you must give
them attention.
You must keep your hens in good
health. providing coops that are clean
and we'll ventilated. and allowing the
chickens the run Of orchard or pasture
through the day.
You must feed your mems we'll for
growth and development They should
60 to roost with crops well filled with
wholesome grains. after returning
from the range, and plenty Of skim
milk and water should be available
through the day.
You must see that your hens have
shade in which to rest. II trees and
shrubs are not plentiful. burlap or
gunny-sack shades should be put up.
You must keep your broody hens in
airy coops and feed and water them
we'll. They will recover from their
broodiness In Eve or ten days.
You must gather your eggs daily
and market them at least twice .
week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
Brought Down the House.

On one occasion, when Arthur Rob
erts. the English actor, was perform
Ing the part OF Captain Crosstree In
the burlesque Of BLACK Eyed Susan"
at Glasgow he converted an awkward
contretemps into hit. In one of the
scenes Crosstree entered supposed to
he inebriated and staggered about the
stage. In doing so Mr. Roberts acct
dentally came In contact with the
scenery OF the inn. bringing the whole
set down. The curtain had to be low
cred. and the vivacious comedian
came TO the front and said. Ladies
and gentlemen. you see when we come
to Glasgow We always bring down the
house"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
Different COLOR OF CHICKS
Downy Covering Of Many Of Purebrsds
10 Opposite to Hue When Fully
Covered With Feathers.

Those who buy eggs of certain
breeds of black fowls. having no ex-
perience with the breed, often write
back in wrath to the firm from which
eggs were purchased, declaring they
were cheated. as the chicks Matched
from the eggs were nearly all white.
or more white than black In the
color.
The downy covering of many Of the
purebred breeds is different in color
from what the full-feathered covering
will be. For instance. the whittier the
down Of the chicks Of some black
breeds the blacker that chick when
grown; the grayer the down of a new
ly Matched White Rock the whittier II
will be when grown.
II is the same with some breeds Of
white geese; they come out OF the
shell as gray as mice. but that color
all departs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
BEST POULTRY FOR MARKET
Enormous Amount Of inferior Product
Largely Affects Prices-ship
Only Best Quality.

Nothing but the best quality Of poul
try should be shipped to market. Only
those who ever visited the large mar
kets know OF the enormous amount Of
inferior poultry that is sold. and which
largely Affects the prices; yet there
Is always a demand for that which 10
good. and at q price above the regu-
lar quotations.
Asserting the carcasses before ship
ping also leads to better prices. Old
ROSTERS. which seldom sell at more
than half price. should not be In the
same boxes or barrels with better
stock. and to ship poultry alive. and
TO have ROSTERS In the coops with fat
hens, is simply TO lower the price Of
the hens, as the buyer will estimate
the value by the presence Of the In
ferior stock.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

fowls digestive system every time.
The sour milk should be kept before
them at all times. but placed In such
a manner that they are not apt to get
into 1t and get 1t dirty and filthy. The
pan should be cleaned and scalded
every day and refilled as often as Il
Is found empty.
sour milk to the chicks in this manner
for the first ten or twelve weeks of
their lives il marvellous to q person
who has never tried It, II gives them
q good start on the road to growth
and development. and IL they do not
get started right they become stunted
and remain undeveloped birds through
life. Another important part sour
milk plays is that the flock will devel-
op more evenly, adding increased
health and vigor. Do not use 1t in
place Of grains or mash feed, a. these
also all their place.
The laying hens need practically the
same kinds of foods a. the growing
stock and sour milk being high in pro-
tein. aids greatly in building up eggs
in their bodies. 1t tends to keep all
the organs in their system In working
order. The meat scrap should be re-
duced In the mash when sour milk 10
being fed. 1t should never be fed
when 1t has reached the point where
1t has q bad smell or is nodded, and
keeping the milk cans and feeding
pans clean will mean . great deal
along this line
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
Four thousand Miles.

A thousand miles up the mighty st.
Lawrence. a thousand miles along the
great lakes. thousand miles across
the open prairie, thousand miles over
a sea OF 900 miles where
nation meets nation and sovereignty
meets sovereignty, but never fortress,
never a battleship, never gun. never
a sentinel ON guard! Four thousand
miles OF civilized and Christianized In
terna Is North Ameri-
cas- greatest achievement.-James A.
Macdonald In American Review OF Re
views.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

An Old Time Thanksgiving Sentiment.
The day. the joyful day, recommend
ed by the illustrious Washington has
dawned which invited united America
religiously to celebrate the goodness
Of God-the happy fruits and effects
Of one Of the most memorable revolu
tons recorded In all history, a revolu-
ton. considered In Its rise, progress
and speedy termination without a
precedent. at once exhibiting such
phenomenon In the political world as
has attracted the eyes Of all civilized
nations and attended with such Sc
ries Of providential interpretations as
might well astonish disinterested spec
tators. confound the infidel and en-
rapture the saint; revolution In favor
Of civic and religious liberty which In
Its principles has given fatal shock
to tyranny and oppression in general.
a glorious revolution which spake into
political existence our national repub-
lie. now rising with rapid progress to
meridian glory.-Benjamin Wadsworth
at Danvers, Mass, 1895.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Corn-No. / white Csc, No. 2 white
yellow 6SQ6Shc, No. l mixed CSC, No
2 mixed 6719 @6sc.
Hay-No. / timothy s1s. No. tim
othy sl7, No. 3 SIS, No. / clover mixed
sl5.50Gl6. No. 2 $l3.50q14, No l
clover s14. No. 2$12.
Oats-No. 2 viii @ 41d4llsc, stand.
ard white 40@ 4019c. No. 3 white $40
3sc, No. white $50 Sec, No. 2 mixed
3iG35c.
whest-No. 2 red s115@l.l6, No. 8
$l.0Smlll. No. 4 SEGA los.
Eggs-Prime frsts soc. frsts 321sc,
ordinary firsts 25hc. seconds l9c.
Poultry-Broilers, 2 lbs and under,
lie; fryers. over lbs. l5hc roasting
chickens. lbs and over, l5hc; fowls,
) lbs and over, l3hc, under lbs,
llhc; under 3ia lbs, l0hsc; ROSTERS,
Sc; ducks. white, 3 lbs and over, l5c I;
under 3 lbs, lie: colored, l3m lac; hen
turkeys. s lbs and over. l9c: tom tur.
keys, 10 lbs and over. l9c; turkeys.
crooked-breasted, 6GSc.
Cattle-Shippers seas; butcher
steers, extra $7.25q7.75, good TO
choice s6m7. common to fair $475@
$50; heifers. extra s6.5Od675, good
to choice $6@6.35. common to fair
st5O@5.75; cows. extra s5.5O@5.75.
good TO choice si.5O@5.35. common TO
fair s2.75df.25; Gamers s2.75Q3.75;
stockers and feeders s4@7.
Bulls-Bologna s5.25q6. extra s6.I5
q6.25. fat bulls s6@6.25.
Calves-Extra $40. fair TO good $40
10. common and large s450Q9.75.
Hogs-selected heavy shippers 500
q675. good to choice packers and
butchers $6.70Q6.75, mixed packers
s6.45@6.7O, stays $4q5.25, common to
choice heavy fat sows s5Q635, light
shippers s6q6.26. pigs n1O lbs and
less) $4@6.
Sheep-Extra $3.50, good TO choice
N75q5.4O, common TO fair $2.75Q465.
Lambs-Extra $sQ91O, good to
choice $775qs.s0. common TO fair
s5.50m7.50. cnlls shm6.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
SOIL ADAPTED FOR POULTRY
Light Loan, Through Which Water
lsaehes Freely, 10 eest-0ivs
Fowls Plenty Of Range.

Poultry can be raised successfully
on any well-drained soil. A light
loan, which will grow good grass, 10
well adapted for this purpose; while
q very light, sandy soil. through
which the water teaches freely. will
stand more intensive poultry condi-
tions, but most Of the green feed for
the fowls kept on such q soil will have
to be purchased. A heavy clay or
adobe soil IL not as we'll adapted to
poultry raising. as such land does not
drain readily and 1t 10 much more
difficult to keep the stock healthy.
Long stationary houses. or the in
tensive system. saves steps, but 1t 10
easier to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the stock under the col
ony system where the birds are al
lowed free range.
Breeding stock. especially growing
chickens. should have an abundance of
range, while hens used solely for the
production Of market eggs may be kept
on q very small area with good re-
suits.
The colony house system necessi-
tates placing the houses. holding
about 100 hens. from 200 to $50 feet
apart. SO that the stock will not kill
the grass.
The colony system may be adapted
to severe winter conditions by drawing
the colony houses together in a con-
venient place at the beginning Of win
ter, thus reducing the labor during
these months.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
Pilgrims Did
Not Like
The Turkey

In spite Of the statements Of popu.
lar historians roasted turkey with
giblet gravy and with cranberry
or apple sauce was very popu
lar Sunday and holiday dish In many
places many years before turkey be
came standardized rs the central dish
Of the Thanksgiving day dinner In
Plymouth colony and among the Puri
tans and their descendants settled
along Boston bay and the north shore
Of Massachusetts.
The story that turkey was the main
stay Of the Thanksgiving day dinner
Of the early colonists Of New England
seems to have come from the pen of
visiting Englishman at Plymouth. who
described his travels In a book publish
ed In London just after the great fire.
He also told the absurd story Of the
starving condition Of the pilgrims and
Of their being reduced at one time to
a dinner of three grains Of corn. The
fact was that none Of the early or late
colonists could have starved at Plym.
outh or elsewhere along the north or
the south shore, as the sea teemed
with fish and shellfish and the woods
were alive with game. As late as thir-
ty years ago Brant Rock and Marsh.
Geld. near Plymouth. Mass. were re-
sorted to by hundreds Of hunters of
wild birds, and to this hour deer and
wild bird shooting is good In Plymouth
county.
What the pilgrims and the Puritans
craved In the early years Of their
settlements were roast beef and NUT
ton. pork. wheaton. oaten and barley
bread. venison pasties made from the
red deer stock. native to England:
Jams and jellies from English fruits
preserved with brown sugar from the
orient and English mead. ales and Hol-
land spirits. Most Of them disliked
Indian corn In all forms Of products
for human consumption. and they dis
liked oysters. clans. Holsters. mussels.
scallops. turkeys and native venison
II was only when marriages Of the
early English settlers and their de-
scendants In New England with In
dams brought about many persons Of
mixed blood that the English pre1u-
dices against certain native American
food products passed away. To this
day English travellers find some Of our
foods which we consider delicious
strange to their palates. Matthew Ar.
mold. travelling In America. was asked
to taste griddlecakes. Try them, my
dear" he said to his wife; they're
not nearly SO nasty as they lookr'
As lately as fifty years ago many
families In New England Of undoubted
descent from the pilgrims and Puri-
tans regarded roasted or baked turkey
a. an Indian dish and would have
none Of It at any time. preferring for
Thanksgiving day dinner roast beef. q
saddle Of mutton. pork spareribs, roast
goose with apple sauce or farm raised
ducks with barberry sauce. The wild
turkey was saved from extinction In
New England only because the farm
ers noticed that those birds and the
partridges served well In Kidding the
farm lands Of insects and weeds
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
Conducted by Spence Special
Investigator

DO not visit farms on which there
is hog cholera and do not allow
strangers in your hog lots. Man is
responsible for % per cent Of the
outbreaks Of this disease.
Keep birds and dogs away from
your hog lots.
DO away with nlthy hog wallows.
10 provide pure stock water, put
a barrel Of lime or five pounds Of
coppcras in the pond.
IT you need hog cholera serum, or
IL you feel in need Of further adj
vice regarding the care Of hogs,
Ask for Bulletin No. i75.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

Milk is one Of the greatest foods for
humans and animals that nature has
provided and makes an important part
of their diet II is also found to be a
great food for poultry, both young
growing chicks and laying hens. The
greatest question now arises as to
when and how and what amount
should be given.
On most every farm we now find the
cream separator. declares q writer,
and after separating the milk we have
the skim milk which the farmer has
been using to what he thinks 10 the
most advantage. usually feeding 1t to
hogs. II he will try some Of this in
feeding his poultry I think am safe
In saying that II will yield him still
better returns Sour milk is better
than to feed while 1t 10 still sweet, but
It IL very little trouble in this way.
for II In . warm place 1t soon under
goes this change.
In souring milk becomes more or
less solid in form 20 that the birds
are able to get hold Of It better. Es-
pecially 10 It best for small chicks. for
their little digestive organs are not
capable of using sweet milk. whereas
the sour milk is digested quickly.
When first the milk is given, they may
not drink very much. but in q few
days they will learn to like It and will
consume quite q great deal. Always
see that the milk 10 sour, as feeding
It to them sweet one day and sour the
next will result in an upset Of the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
CROP REPORT ISSUED NovRM.
BER i6. 1918

The crop report for November IL
a few days late purposely in order
that the farmers might have time
to shuck enough of their corn to
get a definite idea as to the yield
and also TO complete the seeding ~
the wheat crop for the coming year.
Weather conditions for the last
month have been very favorable
both for husking corn and for seed
ing wheat. Pastures have remain
ed good. The entire fall throughout
the state has been unusually salts
factory from a weather standpoint.
The final yield Of the corn crop
in Kentucky is estimated at ~
bushels per acre; this is 3 bushels
per acre less than the preliminary
estimate. Husking has revealed the
fact that there was an unusual
number Of barren stalks in the corn
fields in many sections believed to
he due to lack Of proper pollination.
This condition is attributable TO the
excessive rain fall during the silk
ing and tasseling period. The pre-
liminary estimate of this depart
tment OF 81 bushels per acre was
lalso the estimate of the federal
governments October report. The
final reported yield shows that
i Kentucky has one of the largest
corn crops that il ever produced.
The final yield of hemp is esti-
mated at 1862 pounds per acre. The
acreage OF hemp this year is much
larger than usual and the price is
high owing 10 the increased demand
for American hemp as a substitute
for fbres heretofore obtained in
Europe.
The potato crop is a splendid one.
Variation in yield is great, running
from so TO 300 bushels per acre. but
the average shows no bushels Of
Irish potatoes and 81 sweet potatoes
produced per acre.
The acreage Of the wheat crop
for the coming year is given at 81.
as compared with 95 for last year
and 9i.5 in 1913. The condition of
wheat is given at %. Some COM
lplaint is made OF the Hessian Fly
found in the early sown wheat. The
acreage Of rye is given at 90, condi-
tion 90; acreage of barley 95, condi-
tion 90.
All classes Of live stock are in
good condition. Hog cholera is less
widely scattered than usual this
season, and catarrhal fever and
black leg among cattle are reported
in several counties.
Grasses are reported in splendid
condition.
Taken as q whole this report indi-
Gates that granaries and barns are
well filed, live stock going into the
winter in unusually healthy and
thrifty condition, so that the Ken
lucky farmer can count safely on a
good income if the prices keep up.
This is the last report of the year
and the last that will be made BY
me. II is my desire here TO express
my appreciation of the cooperation
rendered by the 800 crop reporters
throughout the state and to ac-
knowledge that il was only through
their efforts that we have been able
TO get out an intelligent summary of
crop conditions. l sincerely hope
that they will give to my successor
in Office their hearty cooperation,
enabling him TO furnish TO the pub
lie, the accurate information that
we have been able through them to
gather.
J. w. NEWMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
POULTRY CLUB WINNERS

AT q Isl and 2nd prize winnerN
on pens. call and see the county
agent Robert r. Spence, Saturday
afternoon, November q.
The winners in Corn Club and
poultry club will be published next
week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
FOUR SOUND POULTRY FACTS
InfertiIe Eggs Keep Best During Heat
Of summer-6est Plan to sssrs-
gate the Boosters.

Fertile eggs spoil quickly in sum.
mer weather.
2. Infertile eggs keep best and mar.
ket best In summer heat.
8. Fertile eggs are produced II the
ROSTERS are allowed to run with the
hens.
4. Infertile eggs are produced II the
ROSTERS are kept from the hens
Ohio Agricultural College.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
Selling Eoos for Matching.

II you are selling eggs for Matching.
a visit to the best breeding farm you
can easily reach, will pay you we'll
Observe closely the methods followed
there. and then improve on them all
you can.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

except as they may aid In keeping
hogs in a healthier condition.
Good Mixture to Prevent Worms
Keep before hogs at all time.
Sal Soda, 3 pounds.
EPSON Salts, 3 pounds.
Common Salt, 3 pounds
Sulfur, pound
Charcoal { pounds
Copperas. 3 pounds.
These ingredients should be thor
oughly mixed and the mixture kept
before hogs at all times. A self-feed-
or makes an excellent container.
Good Tonic for Hogs
Wood Charcoal, pound
Sulfur, pound
Common Salt, 2 pounds
Sodium bicarbonate, 2 pounds
Sodium hyposulphite, 2 pounds
Sodium sulfate, 4 pound
Anthony sulflde, 1 pound.
The above ingredients should be
pulverized and thoroughly mixed.
Mix with feed in proportion Of one
large tablespoonful 10 each 200
pounds live weight OF hogs 10 be
treated. and give once day.
Posterior Paralysis Of Swine
In cases OF paralysis Of the hind
quarters or impotency OF bears.
Fowler's solution potassium arsen-
ite) may prove valuable remedy.
The usual dose is teaspoonful
night and morning for 200 pounds
live weight. II should be given a
week and then discontinued week.
II necessary il may be repeated. but
il should never be given continually
for more than week.
Sanitation In the Control Of Hog
Cholera
Hog cholera is a highly infectious
and contagious disease. II should be
handled and dealt with like any 9TH
or contagious disease. II is carried
from farm 20 farm by running wat
er. by dogs and birds and on the
shoes Of man. Farmers and hog
raisers can do a great deal 10 con-
troll and eradicate this disease on
their own premises by the observ-
ance Of scrupulous cleanliness in
the care Of hogs and by the adoption
81 simple sanitary measures. and by
good hog-farm management.
Cooperate with your neighbors
and with the Experiment Station in
their efforts TO control hog cholera,
by the observance Of the following
simple sanitary measures.
Burn the carcasses Of all dead
hogs.
Isolate and quarantine all sick
hogs and all new stock until they
show freedom from disease.
Any hog or feed should he quar-
antined and watched.
Clean and disinfect your hog
houses.
Scatter freshly slaked lime about
hog houses and hog lots once week.
Rake up the dung and spent lime
md use il 10 fertilize your fields.
Lime is one OF the cheapest disin-
fectants and one Of the best fertiliz-
ers.
Provide clean, dry quarters for
your hogs. A good hog house does
not cost much.
DO not pasture your hogs by a
running stream. Hog cholera is car
ried for miles by running water.
Give your hogs a vermifuge To re-
move worms. A good vermifuge
consists Of
Santonin, 2h grains
Area nut, drachm
Calomel, 2 grains
Sodium bicarbonatc, 2 drachms.
This preparation can be obtained
from any pharmacist. Another good
vermifuge is a pint Of turpentine TO
a barrel OF slop. Starve all animals
forty-eight hours before giving the
vermifuge.
For lice use any Of the coal tar
dips or spray your hogs with an
emulsion OF crude oil or kerosene.
Feed properly balanced rations.
Avoid all patent medicines. These
are worthless as remedies for hog
cholera.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
HOG CHOLERA

My Dear Farmer Friend: Death is
in our land. I have vaccinated hun
dreds Of hogs aginst hog cholera
this fall There are hundreds and
thousands yet Ia he vaccinated or
die " the dead hogs are not properly
and lawfully cared for. The hogs
that die ought TO be burned at once,
The man that leaves a dead hog on
his land or some other mans land Ia
be eaten by beasts Of earth aud
fowls Of the air is distributor OF
hog cholera and is robbing hungry
stomachs and taking clothing and
books from the children in our
needy land.
Read and study what your state
Experiment station says about Hog
Cholera. Don't be satisfied with
reading the following facts and sug-
gestions, but Happy are ye If you
do them"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25

y spite Of the statements Of popu.
lar historians roasted turkey with
giblet gravy and with cranberry
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-25
A FARMERS LETTER

Glover Bottom, KY,
November 90, 1915.
Mr., r. r. Spence, County Agent, Be-
rea, Ky.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-03
The Best Proof
Given by a Logan Citizen

Doan's Kidney Pills were used
they brought benefit.
The story was told to Logan resi-.
dents.
Time has strengthened the evil
dence.
Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is home testimony
The proof convincing.
1t can be investigated by Logan
residents.
William Currell, eXpressman, S9l
North Sixth East street, Logan, says
81 suffered from sharp pains across
the small of my back and kidneys.
The trouble was brought on by heavy
| lifting. / knew that my kidneys
were at fault, as the kidney secre-
tions were irregular in passage and
contained sediment. Doan's Kidney
pills, procured at R.ter Bros. Durg
| Co., helped me at once. One box re-
! moved the backache and made my
! kidneys normal" Statement given
September 81 1907.
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mr..
Currel said: "The cure Doan's Kid
ney Pills made for me has been per.
manent."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim.
! ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
=. Mr.. Currell had. Foster Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-03
A LONG GAME

The logic of this situation appears
to be that while the Teutons can
make and are making conspicuous
gains by attacking points Of local
weakness, the allies cannot hope TO
reciprocate and can only work for
general exhaustion. Useless con-
sumption of shell, involving enorm'
Gus financial cost, is but playing in
to the hands of the adversary. The
German supply will not give out To-