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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
MANAGING THE KICKING cow
Animal Can Be Handled Successfully
II One Of Front Feet Is Tied
Up by Means Of Strap.

II COW kicks during milking 1t Is
said that she can be handled success
fully If she is tied securely and one
of the front feet held up by means
of a strap reaching around her body
just back Of the shoulder.
Slip a common snap on the strap
and let 1t hang down below her belly.
Buckle the strap closely, then take a
small strap with a ring on 1t and
buckle around the cows right front
leg just above the hoof. Then draw
her leg up, and snap to the ring. AS
soon as she steadies down she may
be milked without the milker being
In danger Of being kicked.
In the course Of time the strap
can be dispensed with and the cow,
having been used to being milked
without causing trouble, will no long
er kick.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
/ BIG MISTAKE OF. DAIRYMEN
Young Bulls Disposed of Before Thor.
oughly Tested-Dehorning Great
ly Modifies Temper.

One of the greatest mistakes that
iairymen make is that of disposing
Of breeding bulls while they are young
and before their get Is tested by
work in the dairy.
Some Of the very best bulls are dis
carded when two or three years old
This Is due, in many instances, to
farmers being afraid to handle them
after they have reached that age
Dehorning greatly modifies their tenn
per, II 1t does not completely remove
all their vicious tendencies.
Horns on bull are a constant
menace and should be removed, then
he need not be sacrificed before his
breeding value becomes known.
We must depend upon inbred bulls
II we are to secure the transmission
of the qualities Of our best cows to
their progeny, and 1t is best to se.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
BEST RATION FOR THE PIGS.
Economical to Make Use Of All Avail.
able Skim Milk-Furnlshes
I Necessary Protein. Z

In making up ration for pigs, 1t is
economy to make the best use OF the
skim milk available. Experiments
have proved conclusively that where
sufficient skim milk is available to
furnish the protein content Of the
ration to balance up corn, It is not
necessary for good economy to feed
any kind of high protein concentrates
to growing pigs.
The proper proportion In which to
feed skim milk and corn for the best
results, is from one to three pounds
of the skim milk to one pound Of Corn
meal, using the larger proportion Of
milk when the pigs are young, and
gradually increasing the amount OF
corn meal in proportion to milk used,
For young pigs, the ration will b
very materially benefited by the "a
dition of {. liberal portion Of middlinAS
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08

Whitewash is one Of the essentials
of poultry success and chicken profits.
Whitewash brightens up the henhouse.
and let's the light into all of the dark
corners. And light is deadly to most
parasites.
Not only does 1t let In the deadly
light rays, fresh whitewash is in It.
self a strong insecticide. It makes
life so intolerable to the lice and
mites that they are compelled to leave
and take up their quarters in some
darker and more favored abode.
To make a good whitewash, add
one-half bushel OF salt in hot water to
one-half bushel Of unslaked lime, also
in hot water. Mix the two thorough
ly and add three pounds Of rice, boiled
to a paste. Add also onehalf pound
Of Spanish whiting and one pound Of
dissolved glue. If 1t is desired to In.
crease the disinfecting power Of the
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
REASONS FOR cow TESTING
Enables Farmer to Discard Animals
Not Paying for Board-It 10
Plain Common Sense.

A few of the many reasons for cow
esting are:
It enables the farmers to eliminate
cows that do not pay for their board.
1t saves many a good cow from the
shambles.
It is an encourager Of good feeding
and good care.
1t gives the farmer an opportunity
to build up good producing herd.
It increases ones interest in dairy
ing as a business rather than as q
means of labor merely.
In short, it Is plain common sense.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
PRACTICE ECONOMY IN FEED
For Satisfactory Results One Must
Feed Wheat, Corn and Oats
Vegetables. Help Out.

Grain is high In price for those who
Keep poultry and have to buy their
feed. It Is causing some small breeders
some concern and the question Is al
ready being asked, How can econo-
mize In the grain feed to the hens?",
It is not possible to economic much
on grain to be fed to poultry II you ex-
pect satisfactory results. The staples
are corn, wheat and oats, meat food,
green food, grit. 2 krcoal and oyster
.shells. These MAJ yarsed and helped
76dt BY sfeanEd{.o 5srF~ 1iSa,sa
to be fed after steAmfhg. various Yege-
tables to be fed ray. and other yege-
tables to be Fed cooked and mashed
and mixed with ground grains, like po-
tatoes, turnips, etc., says a writer In
an exchange. These vegetables can
often be purchased very cheaply from
the growers after they have sorted out
the marketable part. Cheap grains,
like shriveled grain or sweepings, are
generally more expensive in proper
ton to the nutriment contained than
first-class grain.
Our advice is, continue to feed good
grain, If eggs are expected, and econo-
mize in the way it Is fed. BY this we
mean, do not give the birds more than
they will clean up. Many breeders feed
in deep litter, and we advocate this
practice, but there must not be three
or four inches of grain and dirt under
the litter as we have seen in some
poultry houses.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08

mixture, add quart Of carbolic acid.
Mix the mass well with five gallons
Of water and let stand for five days
before using.
The best way to apply the white
wash Is by means of a spray pump,
such as is used in orchards and In
spraying potatoes Use as fine spray
as possible, and use force enough to
penetrate all cracks and corners. Ap-
ply enough each time to soak into the
wood well, and apply often enough to
keep the pests continually on the move
away from It,
Whitewash Is cheap. It can be
easily made and still more easily ap-
piled. And It does the parasites up
In business. Whitewash your hen.
house today and keep 1t whitewashed
from now on. An ounce Of preven.
tion is worth a pound Of cure-espe
cially when 1t is a high-priced cure.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Workino Brood Mares.

If mares are kept at light work the
last few weeks they are benefited by
being worked right up to foaling time.
Brood mares are injured by severe
work which requires them to strain or
over-exert. Backing heavy loads Is
not a suitable task for mares heavy In
foal. In most years enough mares
will miss getting in foal to take care
of the heaviest work. They are best
off If rested for ten days Of a couple
of weeks after foaling.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08

which is a well-baIssced feed for gi
It is a difficult matter to astimAts
amount OF feed which win he.reqsit
by soapisss up Ito AugHat q
much depehds UPON ~
the pigs to make rapid gains
On good rape or alfalfaf past
however, no more than $50 to
pounds Of grain, or its eequiyalent
should be required for 100 pounds q
gain. The value Of skim milk can DC
reduced to grain basis by fgurine
$50 pounds Of skim milk to equal lOt
pounds of grain when fed with corr
in the proportion above advised. \
Figuring upon this basis, 1t will nc
be difficult to estimate approximafei
the amount of feed which Will b4 n
quired for the time mentioned.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
TEXAS FAV0RS KAFIR CROP
Yields More Grain Than Corn and 10
Excellent Feed for the Work
Horses and Mules.

Kafir on thin land yields more grain
than corn. 1t is the grain crop to
raise for work horses and mules on the
upland in the cotton-growing districts
of Texas. The heads should be fed
without threshing. Plant the dwarf,
black hulled kafir in rows three and
one-half feet apart and drop seed 30
that there will be three times as
many kafir plants in the row as you
would want stalks Of corn to raise a
large crop Of grain.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Color Of Eaas.

The eggs from fowls of the Ameri-
can breeds-Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes. in their varieties, and Rhode
Island Reds-are sometimes quite a
dark brown, but the eggs from aver
age fowls of these breeds are not
deeply tinted, while practically all the
nonsitting breeds-Minorcas, Leg.
horns, Spanish, Polish, Hamburgs.
Houdans, etc., lay white eggs, though
occasionally some of these lay slightly
tinted eggs.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Warts on Teats.

The ordinary, small, scabby wart Is
generally quite easily cured by smear.
ing it with pure olive oil, sweet oil or
carbolated vaseline. If, after treat
ment Of this sort for several weeks,
the growth does not disappear, it may
be necessary to cut it off with a pair
of sharp scissors and touch the sore
with a stick of caustic potash. This
treatment should be followed up with
olive oil or vaseline applications.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Nucleus Of Fine Dairy Herd.

: tNeSsSee W = wv SS"y ''~'
3Mre the first breeding bull Dy breed.
Ing the sire back to one Of his daugh-
ters. Na
In order to secure the best results
the bull and the COW should have the
Same general conformation. In no
other way can we secure prepotency
than by inbreeding.
4 II we think there is danger Of car
arying the inbreeding too far and fresh
blood fAdesired. it.ie not necessary
to go ssutside the family To preserve
the fity,s for the infusion Of the
ssk-ss O. ssst9 ssess q rai,siz,
lllg Sc as fresh and vigor giving as
That Of one not related, and there will
ybe no danger Of losing the per
|manency OF the established functions
Of the family.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
(By A. ]. LEGG.)

(By A. ]. LEGG)
Many poultry writer's recommend
keeping hens only two years for lay
ing. They claim that after the hen
passes her second year she is not a
profitable layer and yet we have
known hens to do very good busi-
ness at egg production when they
were five. years old.
The "too-fat" theory has been car
rieG to such extremes that it is used
to explain the cause for hens not lay
ing no matter what the real cause Is.
Did you ever know a real poor hen
to be a good egg producer? Hens may
get too fat to lay eggs and 1t must be
remembered that they also get too
poor to produce eggs.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Be Kind and Gentle,

Care includes kindness, regularity in
iced, water and milking, as we'll as the
quarters. But above all be kind and
gentle. If you have cow that it is
not possible to be kind to (and there
are a few such unregenerates) better
fit her for beef, than to worry along
with her because the profit will not be
nearly so much as with cDw respon-
sive to kindness, aside from the worry
they are to the mixers.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Best Exercise for Hens.

Exercise is a fine thing for laying
nens but it is hard on egg production
when it is taken in the snow. It's
much better to let the layers work a
little in scratching among some litter
for their feed or jumping for peck at
a vegetable hung just above their
hef ds in the hen house.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Money for Dairy Farmer.

The dairy farmer who invests heav.
lily in mixed feeds should keep in close
touch with his experiment station. By
keeping a close tab on some Of these
so-called balanced feeds, he will be
able to save a big sum of money dur.
ing the year.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Whey for Pigs.

Ordinary whey is worth not more
than half as much as skim milk or
buttermiik when fed the pigs. Most
of the muscle-bsilding material Is
taken out Of milk by cheese, and the
resulting whey is very poor in muscle
builders. as compared with ordinary
milk. 1t takes about a gallon and a
half of whey to equal the feeding
value Of one pound Of corn or barley.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08

Then we are told that hens lay eggs
until they get too fat to produce eggs
and so they get broody. This theory
is as easily exploded by feeling the
weight of the broody hens.
1t probably costs go cents to raise
a pullet until she begins to lay eggs,
If she is kept only one year the cost
of raising is added to the cost of one
years egg production. If she is kept
two years only, 80 cents is added to
the annual cost of egg production. II
she is kept three years only 20 cents
is added to the cost of each years
egg production.
The cost Of raising hen should be
considered when we are culling the
flock to be replaced by pullets.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Raise Production of Cow.

BY testing their cows and dispos-
ing Of the poor ones, the people Of
Denmark have in five years raised the
average annual production of each
COW over 40 pounds of butterfat,
which is equivalent to increasing the
profit on each COW nearly $12 a year.
Isn't the dairyman's time worth as
much in America as In Denmark?
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
Discard Roupy Fowls.

Often a roupy fowl, II 1t RECEIVERS, Is
liable to be attacked again. Fowls
that have had the roup should never
be used for breeding stock, as the
weakness Is transmitted to the on.
spring.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-08
provlde Plenty Of Water

The poultry must have plenty OF
water. A thirsty hen will lay no
eggs, and chicks deprived Of water
will get sic6.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
HOUSEWIVES DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
INDIVIDUALITY IN CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
By FRANCES MARSHALL

Individuality In Christmas gifts Il
something that a good many women OF
taste appreciate Why don't you start
this season by hitting on some Individual
sort OF Christmas gift-something that
other people do not give and please all
your friends by the novelty? 1t will help
you to solve the problem Of the Christ
mas shopping siege, too. for n the selec-
ton Is really good you can make almost
all your gifts alike
One young woman who lived IN the So
called Pennsylvania Dutch" section OF
the country made a point last Christmas
Of giving all her friends little boxes con-
tanning bayberry Christmas candles of
the sort that could only be bought from
the country women In her own locality.
The matter of sending on some dozen
or more boxes Of Christmas candles was
simple enough and she had the conscious
ness Of having made gifts that were at
once appropriate to the season and not
to be duplicated.
II you happen to find some individual
little article any time between now and
Christmas why don't you lay In good
stock OF them Perhaps you will run
across some interesting little china. birds.
which any woman OF taste would value
as part OF her table floral decoration
Instead of buying one Of these for one
friend buy q goodly number.
II you have learned one Of the handi-
crafts and can make acceptable baskets
Of any sort. metal objects suitable for
the desk. II you can weave rugs or II
you can knit or crochet you would do
well to specialize on some simple effective
article OF your own handiwork instead
OF trying the experiment OF attempting
a dozen handicrafts at which you are
not expert One woman who simply
knew how to stun large candied German
prunes to perfection made an interesting
speciality Of boxes of these delicious con-
fections for all her friends at Christmas
Copyright, is15l
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06

let go until that Federal amendment
has gone through. The week OF Decem-
Der 6 to 18th will have hearings before
Congress, during which a speedy pas
sage of the amendment will be urged.
There will be a huge mass meeting in
the Belasco Theater. addressed by SEN
ator Sutherland, OF Utah, who has
agreed to introduce the suffrage
amendment in the Senate, but the climax
will be in Convention Hall on Monday
the 18th, with the great spectacular
pageant depicting the greatest sur
fragists life.
The walls Of The Little White
House." were they able to speak, could
tell tales. Built in 1928 by the Tayloe
family 81 is one of the most interesting
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
AS SEEN BY A WASHINGTON WOMAN

traits may crop out 70 your sorrow
later on. But just get down the fam
lily album and the family tree and
take a look at the ancestors that
your own darling might have What
about old Grandfather Smith, your
mothers father? He was as stingy
an old miser as ever walked the
earth, and well nigh ruined your
mothers childhood by his narrow
minded disapproval of all gayety.
And then your other grandfather
jolly old rogue that he was-kept
your Grandmother Jones in a state
of continual poverty. And it we
could but see little bit further back
there would. be the distinguished
first settler of the family, who, II
truth should be told, was no more
nor less than a pirate or bueeaneer.
He settled in this country because
the law-abiding folk of the old eoun-
try requested him to do so. Then
there was your husbands great
grandmother, a feather-brained cir
Gus dancer, in the days when circus
dancers were not even mentioned in
decorous drawing-rooms, and she ran
away from her husband the year
after her baby came. Another great
grandmother was a pious old soul,
who was such a seold at home that
she was more than once treated to
the subduing influences of the town
ducking-stool. And there might be
several much less enviable ancestors
il YOU could but read between the
lines on that illustrious tree of yours.
Of course heredity counts. OF
course you run a risk when you
adopt a little waif. But then you
run a risk with your own darling
children, too. Whether they are your
own or some ones else all you can
do is to produce an environment that
will soften and mold the influences
of uncertain heredity.
MARY MARSHALL
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
OSCAR sEAGLE SCORES.
AppIauded in Concert with Mise,
Townsend and Howe.

TOWuncuo ma ho"cs
The second of T. Arthur Smiths Ten
Star concerts was given yesterday even
ing at the National Theater. Oscar
Seagle. the noted barytone, being the
star Of the occasion. ably assisted by
Miss Ruth Townsend tcontraito) and
Miss Mary Carlisle Howe (piano). Mr..
Seazle's program was splendidly re-
ceived and deservedly so. He has a
magnificent voice After the Prologue"
from Pagliacci. In which Mr.. Seagie had
ample opportunity to exhibit the range
and strength of his voice. he sang two
delightful old French chansons-"Mu-
settle" and 'Chanson a Msnger." He
was followed by Miss Townsend. who
sang the Air de Minon. by Ambrose
Thomas. The nen number was pro-
Cantabile," Beethoven: ''Vogel ais
Prophet" schumsnn: prelude for the
Left Hand" scriabine." and Capriccio. "
Dohnany. Mr.. Seagie next sang
Psyche" an interesting little song by
Paladilhe: 'Lamento Provencal," a mag
nifcent song. by Aubanel. OF which the
audience rightly demanded and were
graciously accorded an encore: De-
bussy's Romance and Carnival" by
Andre Alexandra. which Mr.. Seagle also
had to sing twice to satisfy his audience.
Townsend was again heard in Schu-
bert's Ave Maria and the "Erikonig,
Won Ewiger Liebe" and "Botschaft," by
Brahms. and "wanderer to the Moon, "
Schubert
The concluding numbers OF the pro-
gram by Mr. Seagle were Toys"
Tender Apple Blossom" another old
Irish and quite peculiar ballad. ''Bally-
nure:" Unforeseen" by Cyril Scott. and
Bird OF the Wilderness" by Edward
Horsman-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
sIIFFRAGISTS TO KEEP OPEN HOUSE
They Will Be AT Home
Next Month in the Famous
: Old Mansion in Lafayette
Square.

The famous old mansion, popularS
tnovn as the Little White House. De-
..uss Il has been used by several vice
D,os;5ents- will again be the scene Oh
.ocIal and political activity. the SUI
frapists will be at home during INC
,nontb of December. As the maheiO
- across from the White House anu
easily visible from Its Wlnoo"s'
PRESIDENT will look out upon the ~
ors of the Congressional Ohlon "a
So living high against the shS'
- viii have little difficulty IN oe-
cInbering the blazing letters on me-
great hammer strung out against oHe
she balconies, I'VE demand an anenu
,nen. 10 the United States ConsIlIu'toN
enfranchising women. ,,,tl,
THE house in Lafayette SQUARE "
he used as the heaoquai
Soneressional Union for their great ma
stonei convention to be held December
- 12tb This convention Will lar
s.Iinse the one held recently In San
Erancisco which created such sur
49,. tbe Coast and Middle West. As
a. Son francisco, Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont,
. ~ New York, will be not only st[one
social asset, but will take an
fatigable interest in the pohtlcai on,
d fiyftieS OF the "eSh- M . to-,
- hostess at a reception to De given
th. two ENJOYS motoring across te
continent. President Wilson has alreauS
erreed TO see them at O'CLOCK on DC
cember 6, when they will present reso-
S,,tior. urging the passage OF the susan
Anthony amendment, and petluoh
- over 200. 900 names signed at the
sxnosition. During the same week MIS-
Ricbard Wainwright, wife OF rear Au
rnIraI wainwright, will have charge Oh
q large dinner for members OF the con-
rsntion- and there will be also many
,,ncbeons and other functions at which
washington society will be largely rep
resented.
However. the week Of December g.
during which the opening Of Congress
ismerely a minor episode and the hrst
shooting of Democratic party when Its
national committee will meet mere
incident, this important week will hnd
tbs srffragists doing something besides
holding house parties in the Little
white House" Congress is to be In
vaded wheedled, coaXed or persuaded by
,refereuce, bombarded IL necessary
;nto nassing an amendment to the ma
+jonai Constitution. Congress will have
TO do It sometime. That Is a foregone
conclusion. Every one admits that
They might as well do 1t now and be
done with II, says the Congressional
Union. From past experience, II would
seeu that Congress likes being invaded
by the sutfragists. else why prolons
the process, since suffragists Will never
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
HOROSCOPE.
THE stars incline. but DO not compel.
Saturday, November 9, 1918. y

Saturday, November @, 1913.
This is a most unfortunate day. ac-
cording TO the reading Of astrology. Al
though the sun is in benehc aspect early
IN the morning Neptune. Jupiter, Uranus
and Mars are all strongly adverse.
There is an i'll omen over the seas,
while this planetary government pre-
walls. Shipwrecks and loss Of life are
indicated. Journeys should be delayed
Fraud and deception are believed to
be encouraged by the evil power OF
Neptune. Increase In ernbeZzlement,
forgery and robbery on a large scale
is foreshadowed.
Investments should not be made
while the stars are posted as they are
today. Partnerships and contracts en-
tered into today are likely to be I'M
lucky.
Prisons and other public institutions
come under a sway that Is unfavor-
able. They may suffer from lack OF
funds and may be the centers of dis
content. Riots and disturbances are in
dicated-
While Neptune is unfriendly danger
from the use of anaesthetics or gases
Of any sort is increased Suicides by
Inhalation, also, are supposed to be en-
couraged-
It is not q good rule for dealing
with bankers or lawyers Transfer or
Z securities is unlucky today.
ouarrels and Observation-Disclosures
multiply while this conhguration con-
tinues. It is sinister, sway for do
mestic harmony.
Astrological conditions, believed ts
The Washington herald., 1915-11-06
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
November ellen Warner OIney
Kirk; Sarah Moore Grimke.
BY MARY MARSHALL

Elten warn.r OLA, rr,-L
novel vrt,.- and $50 49, 1opu,ar
anti-sIaverv sSyoca,. - no-,. -.
women'. rioht. ~. ha,h 49, ~.
Noyemhsr EI,.r w., On
IsIa inst df,y yaar. &C., az So.
of sarsb GrimS.
sarab GrirnE. so,,h
horn IN C,barIaston 90
Young ytrI she hecann. .rdant,, -
terested in the condItIon. ~ sIsv.rr
she determined 10 40 All ,ba, ~.
couId IN behalf NJ aboIItion and whan
her father dIed when .be was twentN-
seven she freed ali the FAMILY slav.,
ana rid ,or the North
Tn ph,Ied.InhIs sbs hscar. . MAN.
h.r ~ the sntI-sIayery .ocistv and
sI.o h.csr. Int.res,sd IN .vots. To-
- 80 hos.. -. 80 -