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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
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SHOCK.
FURNISH SWINE PURE WATER
Hogs Do Not Drink Out of Filthy
Pools as Matter Of Choice-ln-
diana Incident Is Related.

We have heard men argue that hogs
do not require pure water since they
exhibit their disregard in this matter
by commonly drinking out of filthy
pools. 1t is not improbable that hog
a herd may become SO degenerate
in its habits as to pay no attention
to the supply of their drinking water.
But this degeneracy, or what else you
may name 1t, is not matter of en-
vironment, says a writer in Farmers
Review. Hogs do not differ from 9TH
er animals in adapting themselves to
their surroundings. In fact it is one
OF the laws of nature that a species
which can best adapt itself to varying
conditions stands the best chance to
survive. The hog accepts filthy water
when there is nothing better. After a
while he loses his taste for pure water.
Our remarks on this subject are
prompted by the following incident re-
ported by one of our Indiana readers:
This man had been in the habit Of al
lowing his herd of hogs to secure wa.
ter from a more or less muddy creek.
On account of the prevalence of dis
ease on farm above him he decided
to provide water for the herd with
hog fountain. In hauling the fountain
to it's position in the pasture he had
to. cross the creek and in getting to
this point a number of hogs out OF
curiosity had followed. They contin'
ued to follow him across the creek
and to the final location of the f0un
tain, where they drank to their full
when the water was turned into the
drinking places.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
CARE IN FEEDING BROOD sow
Wisconsin Station Secures Satisfac
tory Results From Corn, Wheat
MiddIings and Alfalfa.

On farms where many kinds OF
grain are grown there should be little
or no difficulty in providing a suit
able ration. For several years mature
brood sows in the Wisconsin expert
ment station herd have been fed "a.
lions composed of one,third corn,
one:third wheat middlings and one,
third wheat bran or alfalfa. Such
feeds are satisfying and bulky and al
the same time sufficiently nutritious
to cause the sows to gain from fifty
to seventy-fve pounds in live weight
during pregnancy. A mixture of equal
parts, by weight, of the feeds men
toned, fed in the form of thick slop,
is always very satisfactory. This in
sures an equal proportion and distri
button of the various feeds and is rel
ished by the animals. The corn may
be fed on the ear and the alfalfa need
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

In the case of those who have no per
sonal experience in the work.
In the parlance Of today, "a man
must be on to his job" He must know
what to do and how best to do 1t. He
must be aware that inexperience may
cause leaks, and leaks will soon ssjnk
the enterprise.
It is a noteworthy fact that most
successful poultry farms Of today are
those that have started from a small
beginning and gradually exp .nded as
business and experience warranted.
Men who would not go into the dry
goods business for the reason that they
knew nothing about 1t, will build
houses and stock them and expect the
hens to do the rest.
Hens, like COWS, yield profit &C.
cording to the treatment given them.
They will not stand neglect. They are
hard workers when properly managed
and rewarded, but they can be the
most idle and Indifferent producers
when made to shift for themselves.
Our agricultural colleges have done
much to teach the new aspirants now
to tread in poultry paths, and men and
women who endeavor to improve py
these excellently arranged courses OF
instruction will have won half che
battle-the other half naturally be.
longs to practical experience.
A man with $1,000 would better in.
vest one-half Of 1t in buildings, stock
and fixtures and reserve the other nalt
for feed and running expenses, than
invest the entire amount in the equip
ment and have to go in debt tsr sae
feed.
Eggs and poultry are staple crops
and the demand is far greater than
the supply This country needs more
poultry farms, and they will be sue
cessful when properly built and man.
aged. But the beginning must be
small and the growth gradual so that
every part Of the work is promptly
noted and carefully and correctly per
formed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
(By F. T. BIOLITTI.)


The best time for grating depends
somewhat on the soil and climate, but
usually the latest gratis do the best,
provided the scions are completely
dormant and otherwise in good con-
dition. If the buds Of the scions have
started and the bark becomes loose
many will fail. In the sitter and
wetter soils, much greater care is
necessary in choosing the time for
grating. The soil should be in such
a condition that it will pulverize cas-
lily. Lumpy soil placed about the graft
will cause many failures.
More gratis fail from an excess of
moisture than from drying out. This
moisture may be already in the soil,
or due to rains after grating, or it
may simply be due to the sap which
flows out of the cut stump. The
amount Of sap that will flow out of
vine two or more inches in diameter is
very considerable and quite sufficient
In many cases to drown" the graft.
This may be avoided by cutting off the
vines one or two days before grating
and leaving them exposed to the air,
in order that the main flow Of sap
may dry up. This is good practice in
all cases where the vines are over IL
inches in diameter
The first thing to do is to clear away
the earth from around the base of the
vine, making pit about two feet in
diameter, and two to three inches
deeper than the level at which the
grating is to be done. The earth
should be well cleaned off the stem
of the vine and the rough, dry bark
removed. (See A in illustration.) The
vine is then ready for decapitation.
This is done by saving horizontally
in such place that about two inches
of smooth, straight grain are left at
the top. (See s in Fig. Az If the
saving is done at or too near place
where the grain of the wood is
crooked or curly, great difficulty will
be found in making a good fit.
After leaving the decapitated vine
"a hours to bleed, it is ready for the
insertion of the scion. In making, the
cleft, a place should be chosen where
the bark is smooth and sound. The
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

the convict road work in some nine
states-Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kan.
sas, Michigan, Missouri, North Da-
kota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. State
prisoners are turned over to the coun-
ty authorities to be worked on the
county roads in Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
This system is not approved by the
national committee on prisons and
prison labor, which holds that the
state under no circumstances is justi-
fed in delegating the responsibility
for Its convict wards to county au.
thorities.
The system in New York state d.
vides the responsibility for the con-
struction work and maintenance of
the camps between the state highway
department and the commissioners of
the counties in which the roads are
to be built, with the state superintend-
Sh1 Va plloOAS Al lludl duIuOTlkJ. III
Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming
the highway department and the pris-
on department cooperate in the con-
troll of this work. The prison depart
ment is fully responsible for the care
and discipline Of the prisoners, while
the road department is called upon to
do the work which it is equipped to
do, the building of roads.
The committee has found this lat.
ter system essential to the successful
development of convict road work.
The prison department is in posi-.
ton to care for the prisoners and to
handle such matters as food, clothing,
housing, medical attention, the afford.
ing Of educational facilities and recre.
alton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Grating vInIfera Vineyards.

cleft must be made by splitting.
With slight blow Of a wooden mallet
the grating knife is driven one-eighth
of an inch into both wood and bark
(see Fig. c.. The chisel end of the
grating knife is then placed in the
mark and driven in an inch or so, sur
ficient to open a cleft wide enough to
allow the entrance Of the scion Gig.
d.. The scion Is inserted and when
the chisel is released and removed
the tension of the wood will hold the
scion firmly in place Gig. e..
AS soon as the scion is in place, all
cut surface of stock and scion should
be CAREFUL covered with a couple Of
inches of moist, well-pulverized soil
(see H, Fig. b, and a stake driven In
such a position that 1t will support the
first growth of the graft. The complete
filling Of the hole may be deferred
for few hours, except in extremely
hot, dry weather, but not long enough
to run any risk of having the scion be-
come even Slightly dry. No wax, clay
or similar material is needed. There
is nothing better to put around the
union than moist, loose soil. If the
cleft is too large it is good practice
to cover the cleft in the stock with a
leaf or anything that will exclude the
soil The filling up of the hole with
soil should be complete and the whole
scion may be covered up unless the
soil has a tendency to bake. When
finished, each graft will be in the mid
die of a wide mound of soil (see H2,
Fig. b. Narrow mounds may become
too dry. The mounds should not be
disturbed by hoe or cultivator until
the unions are we'll formed. If the
scions are completely covered and the
mounds form hard crust, this crust
should be carefully broken with the
fingers.
Judgment and careful work are
needed in suckering. When the gratis
have started to grow vigorously, SO
that the shoots can be tied to the
stake, it is safe to commence sucker
ing. When gratis are slow in starting.
and the suckers vigorous, it is neces-
sary to sucker before the scion has
grown much. This can be done safely
II care Is used.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
GUARD AGAINST HOG CHOLERA
Where Farmer Wishes to Increase Hi,
Herd He Should Buy Animals
From Uninfected Territory.

by NJ H. REYNOLDS Minnesota Elk
pertinent station)
A farmer living in uninfected terri
tory and who wishes to increase hif
herd should do so if possible by rails
ing his own stock or buying from the
immediate neighborhood where he car
be sure there has been no cholera
There can be no assurance of entire
safety to the neighborhood if hogs are
shipped in any stock car or pass
through any stockyards or have had
any real serum-virus treatment. "Doc
tored" virus is being sent out by some
commercial firms. This is safe if suf
iciently "doctored;" but 1t is of nc
use so far as comforting immunity Is
concerned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
THINNING THE FRUIT
IS GOOD PRACTICE
0vertaxing Capacity of Tree by
Excessive Crop Is Short.
Sighted Policy.

Thinning the fruit is step that
many fruit growers are slow to adopt
and yet it is as commercially profitable
as the culture of the soil or spraying,
and should be regarded as essential. In
a good crop year peaches set in pro-
fusion far beyond the resources of the
tree, and this is also usually true Of
plums and often apples.
To overtax the capacity of tree by
an excessive crop is a very short
sighted policy. The evil results Of
oTerbearing are seen in irregular hab-
its OF bearing, for an exhausted tree
Will take one or more years to re-
trfeVe its powers. They are seen in
a shortened life and sometimes in
death within the year; in diminished
vigor which invites attacks Of in
sects and diseases; in small under.
sized fruit which sells at low prices
and is often unmarketable; in q
greater proportion of worny and rot
ten fruit.
Peaches should be thinned to a dis
lance of from three to six inches. To
many six inches will seem excessive,
but experience win justify it in the
case of large-growing varieties. No
fruit should be permitted to be in
contact and in thinning bear always
IN mind the room required by an in
diVidual fruit when grown to full size.
Thinning should be done early when
fruit is the size of hickory nuts, but
after the drop that usually takes
place in early summer is past. But
while thinning is best done early as
involving less tax on the tree, 1t is
far better to do it quite late, even
when fruit is nearly full grown, than
not e. ell.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
FARM =
POULTRY
BUILDING UP POULTRY FARM
Necessary to Make Right Kind OF
Start and Work Must Be Faith
fully Performed Every Day.
(Bv MICHAEL K. BOYER

A poultry farm built upon a secure
foundation is sure to be successful If
it is afterward properly managed. It
Is not only necessary to make the right
kind Of a start, but the work must be
regularly and faithfully performed day
In and day out.
Az a rule beginners start with great
enthusiasm, and not a few build air
castles, but to many of them the same
ness of the work, the close applica'
ton, the constant watching, soon be-
come monotonous, and then there is
a Sinking Of duty, neglect, careless
ness, and the enterprise becomes fall
ure.
The point is to begin smali-meas-
ure the size of the initial step with the
amount Of capital and experience at
hand.
1t lie often the case that men with
more or less available capital practi-
cally put all their money in houses and
stock. This is a mistake. and more so
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
GOOD ROADS ARE INCREASING
United States Leads France in Miles
OF Improved Hishways-state
Aid Now In Effect.

According to the Good Roads Year
Book Of the American Highway asso-
citation, recently issued, America now
has 5000 miles more of good roads
than France, the total for this coun-
try now amounting to $1,000 miles. Of
this 5000 miles were built in 1912 and
about 5000 in 1914, making total of
over one-third of the entire mileage of
the good roads Of the country.
New Jersey was the pioneer state to
provide state aid for public highways,
in 1891, and Massachusetts and Con-
necticut soon followed, but it is only
during the last ten years that the
state aid policy has been In effect to
any considerable extent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
INCREASE VALUE OF
GRAIN BY GRINDING
Saves Animal the Work and En-
ergy Required to Digest Food
Materials Given 1t.

1t has been proved that grinding
corn increase It's feeding value about
6 per cent. This increase is not suf-
flcient, however, to warrant farm
er's sacking the grain and hauling 1t to
town or to neighboring farm to be
ground. On the other hand, where
one already has good grinding outfit
of his own and can perform the work
at home without extra labor grinding
may be desirable for the hard grains
such as corn, millet, kaflr corn, milo
maize, wheat and barley.
The principle involved in grinding
grains is to pulverize the food mate
rails 30 that the digestive juices may
act more completely and also to save
the animal the work and energy re-
CURED to digest and eliminate 1t.
Thus, grinding grains enables an ami.
NAL to consume more roughage or
bulky foods. Where maximum results
are desired without regard to the cost,
grinding grains may assist one in
reaching this end.
If one wishes to force dairy COWS
for high record of milk and butter
fat OF obtain maximum gains with
show cattle or hogs, ground grains, al.
though expensive, may be used. Old
animals, dairy cows and hogs and,
horses that are being worked hard
sometimes make grinding profitable,
but the extra cost Of preparing the
food for sheep, beef cattle and idle
horses will not pay for grinding the
ordinary grains. It Is we'll to remem.
Der that feeding q balanced ration to
live stock is better than any other
method of feed preparation, such az
Smelling corn, grinding, soaking and
cooking grains or Chafing hay.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
MANY STATES USE C0NvICTS
Different Systems Of Employing Prison
Labor on Public Highway Improve
ment Is Described.

Thirty states at the beginning OF
the present year had on their statute
books laws providing for the employ
ment of state prisoners in road build
ing. Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, LOuisi'
ana, Maryland, Montana, Nevada New
Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Wiz
gInia and Washington follow practical
ly the same system, providing that the
control of this work shall be vested
In the state highway commission.
The highway commission or state en-
gineer makes requisition for such
number of prisoners as he can use
effectively, and the prison authorities
turn over to him such prisoners as
are suitable for the road work.
The prison commission or board Of
control of state institutions is held
responsible for the development Of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Homemade Brooder.

on the corner of the brooder as shown
Is for the lamp or lantern to De placed
In to heat the brooder. 1t should be
lined with tin or asbestos. There is a
glass opening In the top, IL by "a.
This makes a fine brooder for
spring, summer and fall, and gives
excellent satisfaction Its capacity
is 220 chicks, and it can be made at
very small cost.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Little ThInes Count.

It's the little things that count
Save and care we'll for the lambs,
calves and pigs, and the country will
not. long be short of cattle, sheep and
hogs; neither viii the farmer who
cares for them be short of dollars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Los Annslsa 70 lmnrnxs

Seven million dollars will be ex.
pended on the roads of Los Angeles in
1915. Three hundred and twenty-four
miles Of concrete boulevard and 100
miles Of decomposed granite highway
will be constructed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
BR00DER FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Homemade Affair Can Be Put To.
gether Cheaply by Use Of Well
Seasoned Light Lumber.
tBx A. c. SHELDON oh,o ,

10y A. 9. SFtELIJUN, Uhlo.)
The brooder Is made OF welfsea,
soned light lumber, and the top is 40
inches long, 80 inches wide; with the
other dimensions given In the Illus
tration.
The little opening in front should
have little side DOOR The little box
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Incubator Most Reliable.

You can hatch eggs in an incubator
that you cannot trust under hen.
Thin-shelled eggs hen soon demol.
ishes, while an incubator will bring
these out nicely. and so 1t win
cracked egg.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Farmer Reallzea Value

No other citizen realizes the value
Of good roads as DIES the farmer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
BY Frequent shampoos With CHI.
viii Help You. Trial r,.

Precede shampoos by toucbs
Cuticura Ointment if needed To !,
of dandrufr, itching and i,rItaun'
the scalp. Nothing better for than
plexion, hair, hands or skin than 4,
fragrant supercreamy emollients 1
as preparations for the toilet.
Sample each free by mail with r.,
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dent j
Boston. Sold eyerywhere.-Ady.
If a woman isn't jealous she |,
interested.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
Judging a Community.

A community can safely be judged
by the kind Of highways it maintains
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27

Those who have attended every day
this week are the following: Oscar
and Joseph Kulseth, Clifford and
Theo. Eide, John and Alma Melve.
The eighth graders are busy re-
viewing topics for the exams.
Miss Bertha Melve went to Thief
River Falls Monday evening.
Mr.. Carl Kulseth visited with the
home folks last week.
Messrs. Olaf Eide, Martin and To-
by Melve went to the woods Thurs
day morning.
Mr.. Lars Stromme is at present
staying in Newfolden hauling wood.
Mr.. August Peterson and daughter
Signe visited their old friends in New
Solum this last week.
The spinning bee met with Mr.. and
Mrs. XII seth Thursday.
Miss Knutson, our teacher, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27
AIN

Rev. o. Jacobson has conducted
religious services in the Poplar Grove
school house for the last two weeks.
The attendance was not as large as
could have been, owing to cold wealth
er.
The Alma B. c. choir practiced
singing last night. They are advanc-
ing rapidly and have some very good
material.
We wonder if Mr.. Rokke knew he
had only Il TO-, ':+~ miles TO Warren an
til somebody told him, we wonder.
Is there anything doing down at
the county seat, if so, we don't find
out much about it, it is up to the vo-
tiers next election to see that we get
service.
Henry schey visited with Fahn-
strom's Sunday evening.
Mr.. Cook and Ed Gustafson are
spending the winter hunting wolves,
but the brutes are still bowling.
Did you ever hear the story about
the two sports that were looking
around for each a bird dog, the one
was looking for cheap dog while
the other was looking for dog that
would give service and was willing to
pay fair price for same. Well they
both got what they were looking for
and started out to get game. The one
that paid fair price for his dog got
the game while the fellow with the
cheap dog did not get any. Moral:
Look not for cheapness but quality
and service.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING

Continued from page one.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27

of carols by choirs including boys
and girls from all Of the churches,
were some of the features Of Munich
pal Christmas in this state.
The expenses of the ceremonies
were met in most communities thru
the cooperation of the municipal
governing bodies, commercial clubs,
civic leagues, women's clubs, Elks'
clubs, and charitable organizations
Brainerd, Cloquet, Minneapolis,
Glenwood, Duluth, Rochester, Excel
-sior, Winona, st. Paul, Winnebago
City and Little Falls are among the
villages and cities that had Christ
mas for all Of the People"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27
ROOM

Miss Ida Myhre visited at Joel En-
gelstad's Saturday and Sunday.
The spelling contest held at the
Room school last Saturday evening
was we'll attended. Mabel Rays, a
student Of above mentioned school
carried off the blue ribbons. Her
average in oral and written spelling
was 90 2-3 per cent.
0. B. Nelson returned home Satur-
day from his trip to the cities.
The Rays and Peterson young folks
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27

Continued from page one.
Gronberg: with Rev. M. A. Hendrick-
sen as alternate. Peter Nordlund,
lay delegate; with C. A. Brolin as al
ternate.
Rev. 0. A. Olson was elected vice
pastor for the Thief River Falls pas
torate; Rev. Kr. Rosenthal for Ros-
eau and Warroad rastorates: and
Rev. J. NJ. Persenius, for Alvarado.
Lay Delegates to Red River District
Meeting.
John Ryden, Hallock.
Hakan Morllenser, r. River.
Gust Johnson, Tabita
Hans Peterson, Black River.
A. P. Sundberg. Clara.
Nels Bystrom, Warren.
Aug. Renstrom, Vega.
Andrew Hoeberg, Foldahl.
0. 0. Carlson, Salem.
J. A. Sioquist, Strandouist.
C. A. w. Johnson, w. Enaus.
Nils Lundgren, Kennedy
Sam Amondsson, Saron.
P w. Peterson, Sikar.
A. c. Holmquist, Lancaster.
Aug. Hagglund, Elm.
P. J. Swanson, Alvarado.
Carl Olson, Bloomwood.
P B. Malberg, Thief River Falls.
C. J. Johnson, Grand Forks.
S. Gustafson, Grand Forks.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-01-27
COAL DISCOVERED
AT WARROAD

When drilling the city we'll at War
road vein Of coal ten feet or more in
thickness was struck The Pioneer
says it resembles petrifed wood, is
light in weight, looks somewhat like
charcoal and burns with a flame like
a wood re and without SCOT, dust or
smell. Before striking the coal, and
at a depth of so feet vein six feet in
thickness Of a substance resembling
line was penetrated, and which pos
sibly is choice material for the manu-
fact-re Of glass. Whethe. the dis
covery has any practical economic
value owing to the great depth of the
deposit, is problematical.