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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21

occupied with business
for so long during the
day and which leads
them off to seek
amusement am ong
their men friends occa-
sionally in tho eve
nings. These girls de-
mand that their lovers
should devote the
whole of their time to
none other than them
selves. They wis, to
keep Cupid in a hot
n n N ca afr1anCrhar1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21


IN. maiden lady who was his protectress
hadn't gone off for a holiday and left him
A. charge Of the caretaker.
Now. this caretaker didn't understand
hIs constitution. and fed him on all sorts
~ strange things, from the richest candy
70 cigar-ends'
SO the other day he just put his head
.,der his wing and turned In the game
~ life He was buried~in the backyard,
md the maiden lady shed despairing
tears over his demise
The parrot has set me thinking. How
many people there are who are guilty OF
lseping pets and Of killing them by kind
nessl
How many puffy pug-dogs there are
sverfed and underexercised until they
AZ of fatty degenerationl How many
sporting dogs there are who never feel
ANYTHING softer under their feet than the
hard pavement of the town, and who
never scent a bird or rabbit unless Il be
an the dinner table! In fact, how many
cruelties are perpetrated in the kindes'
spirit9 We are even cruel to our plants.
iorgetting to water them and setting
ihem out in the grounds during winter
frostsl
II is the same with poor Cupid the lit
Tie winged god. We treat him very badly,
ana small wonder 1t is that he should
dy away altogether There are few of us
who at some time or other do not try to
domesticate Cupid. We catch him and
we hang him in little golden cage, and
overfeed him with diet of superfluous
sweetness. Then. by way OF change, we
starve him, and hang him in all sorts OF
cold draughts of temper and contrariness
and neglect.
So Il happens that Cupid often dies
sven in the early days of an engagement
He is drowned in tears and choked with
temper. He is asphyxiated with gas, as
II were, and one fine morning we wake
70 hnd the little godling curled up in
the corner OF his cage, like my poor old
friend the parrot. with his curly head
tucked under a wing from which all the
bright iridescence has faded.
There is nothing quite so dead as a
dead love-" said a certain experienced
bachelor recently, "and perhaps one of
the most terrible houses In the world is
one OF those places where they keep a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21

Of Africa. Moreover,
he was a most intel
ligent bird, and knew
how to At his language
to his company. He
might have lived for
many years more II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
TO PREPARE LAND FOR CORN
Frequent Use of Harrow and Disk
Previous to Planting Time Is Rec
commended by Expert.

By o. NJ. OLSON, Minnesota Experiment
Station)
The preparation of land for the COM
ing corn crop should receive special
attention. There is an absolute Ger.
tainty that large amount of weak
seed is going to be used this year,
and every possible assistance should
be given to promote its termination,
principally in the preparation of the
seed bed.
If corn Is to be expected to grow
readily, 1t must have a small amount
of air, some moisture and sufficient
warmth. The proper combination Of
these conditions is best obtained in a
well-worked, mellow seed bed. Such
preparation of the seed bed not only
conserves soil-moisture and destroys
weeds, but it also warns the soil 10
an appreciate extent. A frequent use
of the harrow and the disk, previous
to planting time, not only prepares
the seed bed in the various ways men
toned, but every one of the opera
tons may justly be called a cultiva-
ton of the growing crop, even though
the seed is still implanted.
In the case of spring blowing, the
repeated use of the harrow may put
the surface in excellent condition.
and still leave the bottom of the fur
row slice in poorly prepared con-
dition. 1t is much better to continue
the working of spring blowing with
the harrow and the disk, as this adj
ditional work has a tendency to COM
pact the furrow slice and improves
the conditions Of growth. BY all
means, properly prepare the seed bee
for this years corn crop.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
A Trap Nest With Door Closed.

Rub them repeatedly with old news
papers. Sunshine in winter is the
greatest Of tonics.
When poultrymen and farmers real
lie that the sooner they follow ma
lures plan and make the winter
months as near like spring and sum-
mer months, the sooner they will real
lie the height of their ambition-win-
ter eggs. Getting winter eggs is
really quite easy II given little
thought and study. Using the gray
matter in your skull will make you
successful poultryman.
Poultry keepers may easily reduce
the percentage of dirty or soiled eggs,
and losses entailed to insignificant fig
ures.
First, an ample number of nests is,
OF course, necessary, but an ample
number means no more, than, and
probably not as many as, are usually
directed by poultry writer's. Laying
houses are, as rule, provided with
sufficient number, but where the
keeper falls down is in failing to sup
ply enough nesting material and floor
litter.
Obviously the nesting material must
be clean, or the eggs become soiled by
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
RIGHT FEEDING FOR CALVES
Flaxseed Jelly 10 Excellent Substitute
for Fat or Cream-Glve Some
Bran and Whole Oats.

There is no need of feeding the or
binary calf for a longer period than
one week on whole milk. OF course
the change to sweet skim milk should
not be made suddenly. nor without
substitutes for the fat or cream. To
replace the fat that has been removed
from the milk. as well as to furnish
additional protein. there is nothing
that can take the place of fiaxseed
jelly. This jelly should be added in
small quantities at first and slowly in.
creased. Begin with dessertspoonful
In each feed and gradually increase
until about cupful is being fed night
and morning to the three-months-o
calf. To prepare this Jelly steep one
pound Of whole iaxseed in water al.
most boiling. until a thick paste re-
suits. II should be kept cool and sweet
until fed. In addition to the faxseed
Jelly little dry bran and whole oats
should be fed. Some clean, sweet hay
VIII be found q valuable addition te
the ration at a very early age.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

FIG. 1.-The Device. Fig. Pin Use.
are not used. This device works to
perfection and sometimes cures cows
Of the habit.
You will need two pieces of 2 by f.
Cut them to fit your gutter as shown
In Fig. /. Angle off one end so the
COW does not lie on a sharp corner,
make two half-diamond cuts in these
pieces and set In the cross pieces.
These are made of 3 by 8 and are Sc
curely nailed. II the gutter is very
wide you may have to put in three
strips, as a COW used to standing in
the gutter will soon find she can get
her feet down between the strips. IL
you have two or more cows that have
this trick stand them together. You
can make the strips long enough for
several cows and put extra 2 by 4
pieces in to support the strips. Lift
the rack and place 1t back to the wall
before turning out the cows. This de-
vice effectively cures your heifers Of
the habit.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
Illustrating How Swing Track May
Be Attached to Strong sHo and the
sllaoe Distributed to Several Feed
Bunks.

taking the silage to the stock The
cart can be left beneath the silo
chute and filled from above without
reshoveling the silage. Loose silage
weighs about 1876 pounds per cubic
foot, and this should be given con-
sideration when building cart for
definite capacity.
More often than otherwise the silo
stands either in or adjacent to the
feed yard, in which case there is very
seldom a smooth way from silo to
hunks. An overhead feed carrier is
then generally advisable. This de-
ponds upon the number of stock to be
fed. Such a carrier may easily be ar
ranged. If the yards are small a
swing track may be attached to the
sllo and the silage distributed to sew.
eral feed hunks.
When several carloads Of stock are
being fed silage, the most convenient
scheme is to throw the feed into a
wagon and distribute 1t to the feed
hunks with team.
Some sort Of hosting device should
be used in pit and semipit silos.
Where the pit is more than ten feet
deep, hand hoists and power hoists
are being used for this purpose The
simplest hoist is that of the bucket
raised hand over hand, but this re-
quires one person in the pit and an
other above ground. A better scheme
and one which is practical where the
silo is located in the barn between the
hangers, is to obtain several baskets
and equip them with stir balls, then
use them as follows: Fill the baskets
and place them in the silo convenient
for raising, climb out of the silo, and
by means Of a hook on a rope, hook
a basket Of silage to it and hoist it
out. After the basket is emptied,
drop 1t back into the silo, release the
hook, and hook another basket.
A homemade hosting device for
semipit silos and which can be adapted
to pit silos as well, consists of three
inch pipe carrying a wooden wheel and
two drums. An old milk can filled
with scrap iron is used as a counter
weight 1t should be slightly lighter
than the weight of the cart and the
silage.
A horsepower hosting device is
easily used for silos entirely below
ground. These silos have an opening
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
WINTER PASTURE OF ALFALFA
Serious Mistake Made by Many Farm
ers in Allowing stock to Run
Over II at Pleasure.

More farmers are growing alfalfa
today than have ever grown 1t and
some of them are making a serious
mistake in letting stock run on it dur.
ing the fall and winter. To a great
many of them it is a new crop and
they fail to see where letting a few
head Of mich cows or sheep run on it
during the fall and winter is going to
do it any harm. 1t does seem rather
unreasonable at first for plants that
have grown vigorously all summer.
been cut two or three times and are
still growing vigorously, that 1t should
carry few cows through the winter
with all ease and without injury.
Alfalfa is a plant that differs very
greatly from some other forage
growths. All summer long it has been
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

must plant his corn early and push its
cultivation to have it well out of the
way by the time wheat is ready TO
harvest. Late planted corn and wheat
both need attention at the same time
and one or the other must suffer.
Under any combination the general
farmer should grow as nearly as pos
sible a balanced ration for the AMI
mails he is feeding, and such fruits
and vegetables as are needed to sup
ply his own table.
A second consideration In diversi.
fed farming should be to grow a ra-
tfonal rotation of crops. rotation
adapted to the needs OF the live stock.
and one that will not diminish the fer
tility of the soil for future crops. Corn.
wheat and clover constitute an excel
lent rotation of crops, and this may be
heightened year to admit cash or
market crop.
another matter to consider is that
of the equipment or outfit that Is
necessary to handle the various crops
to the most profitable advantage. At
best, the equipment necessary to
properly conduct line Of farming is
large and must increase as the busi-
ness expands.
AS a general rule do not believe in
buying too much farm machinery. We
need to keep up to date, but unless a
man is careful he will soon have a
small fortune lying around In second.
hand machinery.
The same rule applies with equal
force to buildings, for in all lines OF
special farming, as well as In stock
farming, buildings are necessity. AS
a rule, I believe that we shall find
larger profits in growing crops that
may be handled with as little expense
for tools and equipment as is consist
ent with economy.
Another matter is the adaptation OF
certain crops to certain soils. The
man who makes a specially of one
crop studies the kind Of soil best
adapted to his crop, and I am fully
convinced that an intelligent knowl.
edge and appreciation of these facts
relating to our crops and soils would
bring rich rewards TO the diversified
farmer.
There is a science growing nm
around the development of every farm
crop and 1t requires our continual
effort and study to keep to date on
growing a variety Of crops.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

By w. MILTON KELLY
In diversified farming 1t is essential
that we give due attention to each
branch Of farming that is being fol-
lowed and seek TO harmonic theLA all.
We must select only those branches
which we find adapted to our farms
and which win fit nicely into our gen.
eral scheme Of farm management and
eliminate every possible waste.
We can see farmers on all sides of
us who are trying TO do 200 many
things. It is a very energetic and am
bilious man who can with a limited
amount of capital make success In
more than one Tine of farming to
which he gives his study and best
services. OF course, he may fellow
other lines Of work, but those other
lines should be, to certain extent,
subservient to his one or two chosen
specia1ties.
We must make a study IT. see that
every particular crop MAJ and does
have its own proper time and atten.
ton, and Is not neglected to care for
some other crop that needs attention
at the same time. When man has a
field Of beautiful and thrifty corn, he
knows that the soil needs stirring
after a rain, and II he allows 1t to get
hard and lumpy the crop win be dam.
aged
If he has a few acres of small fruit
that rfpens at the same time the corn
field needs cultivation, there is sure
TO be trouble, for he can do but one
thing at time. Small fruit growing
and mixed farming do not go we'll to-
gether, but orcharding and general
farming WIN make good combina-
fion. The grain is In the bins and the
corn Is in the shock or silo by the
time the fruit is ready to harvest and
market.
Dafryfng and stock growing form an
excellent combination, and one that
will improve the fertility of the farm.
Dairy farming and the growing of po-
tatoes or market crops make another
good combination.
The potatoes may be grown in the
same rotation Of crops that is prae-
ticed in growing feed for cattle. The
work may be done with the same help
required to care for the potato crop.
We take the ordinary crops of corn
and wheat as an example. The west
ern farmer, who grows large acre
age Of corn and wheat, finds that he
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

the artisan or the merchant may sud
denly And himself for no fault Of his
own, reduced to poverty IL not dis
tress.
Generally those farmers who have
heen merchants at one time are the
most successful in their adopted bust
ness. bringiag thereto system and
economy.
II is not necessary to own 8 large
earn. A farm Of twenty to thirty
scres properly managed. viii In the
h.od, OF an industrious. forehanded
nan a1ord a good living for his tam
Nv ana will give him little money
besides
The most profitable branch Of farm
,ns for the man Of small means is
dajrying. gardening. small fruits. bee
Keeping and poultry farming. Locate
~t.S,u convenient distance Of some
tkriving manufacturing town or VII
lac. study the market and build up q
retsn trade This method requires
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
START IN POULTRY BUSINESS
OF Great importance That One shoule
Have Thorough Knowledge Of Dis
eases-isoiate Sick Birds.

Inc best advice that can be given to
anyone VINO is thinking OF starting in
the poultry business and is studying
the proposition Is to study the diseases
first. You can lose more with one
month Of roup than It has taken eleven
months TO buiii up. Proper spraying
with coal OIL and tar product mixed
with water and the use of lime win
keep down the germs and even then
when roup comes-as come II will
one must be able to get the victim by
itself at once so as not to spread the
germs from fowl to fowl.
The experienced poultryman is al
ways on the lookout for q sick bird
and Is quick to isolate It too. From the
majority of questions asked In the
free service department It wouldn't do
a bit Of harm for some to study the
common diseases. their treatment and
cure, little more carefully.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
Door Opened, Showing Position Of
Trigger When Trap Nest 10 Set

contact, and it must be sufficient in
quantity, or the eggs are often broken
by dropping upon the hard floor Of
the nest In houses where the drop
ping boards are above the nests, and
the custom is 30 sand the boards,
small stones often drop into the nest
and breakage results when newly laid
eggs fall upon them. The condition
OF nests should be noticed daily, and
the nesting material replenished when
necessary. Plenty of nesting material
prevents breakage and insures clean
eggs.
An ample and clean litter on the
floor is also very essential when an
AL clean product is sought. Par
ticularly Is this true when the hens
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

but little capital and there is not much
loss, as there is cash market. Much
the best market is the town and vii.
lage. Grow only what you can dis.
pose of at retail and from your own
wagon. The farmer should be his own
salesman. There are any number OF
small farms to be had at reasonable
prices.
The best method for the man OF
small means is to rent a place for a
few years with the privilege of buy.
ing. For a farm of 20 acres, one pair
OF medium-sized horses. two cows, one
brood SOW and one dozen laying hens.
a one-horse cart, market wagon, two.
horse and one-horse pillow, harrow and
one-horse cuftivator win be Sufficient
for the first year. Il will take be.
tween $500 and 5000 to buy this outfit.
BY hiring the blowing done. possibly
one horse viii answer for the first
year.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
A!INOIEy

Keep salt before the cows at all
times.
Regularity in feeding is OF supreme
importance with the dairy COW.
Keep the floors warm. Cold floors
cause much loss in milk in winter
In sailing butter one ounce of salt
to pound of butter is generally about
right
Dairy barn ventilation should be fur
nished by system, not by cracks and
drafts.
The successful dairyman is the man
who puts thought into his work He
is a student of conditions.
Now about those COW stables. Don't
forget that hole In the side Of the
COW barn means hole in the pocket.
On warm days let the cows out in
the yard for change and to get in
the sun. When cold keep them in the
stables.
Just can't AFFORD to let the COWS
lose flesh or get a setback. Remem.
Der 1t costs money to get an animal In
good condition.
Many times the COW that does not
yield profit at the pail Is just as
liberal an eater at the manger ar the
COW that does make you money every
day.
Feed cows daily one pound OF grain
for every three pounds Of milk pro.
duced, twenty-five to forty pounds Of
corn silage, and what clover or alfalfa
hay they win eat
Very frequently a COW that "a only
fair as to breeding and productive ca
pacity win do better IN the hands OF
q good dairyman than a good COW
under poor management.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
PREPARE FOWLS FOR MARKET
Dry-Pieklng Method Allowable for
6rollers onIy-Attrsetively Dressed
Poultry Sells Itself.

Either sealding or the dry-picking
method can be used for fowls intended
for market, but for broilers only the
dry-picking method is allowable. A
chick only a few weeks old is a very
tender bird, but IL scalded it will be
found impossible to pick 1t without
occasionally rubbing little of the skin
off. These spots will darken and give
the broiler a stale look The scald-
Ing will also increase the tendency to
decay. With dry picking not only
will the bird keep much longer, but
the natural frmness Of the flesh pre-
vents all fear of skinning.
The more neatly a e-rcass is
dressed, the better the chance to sell
1t to a good trade. Attractively dressed
poultry sells itself, while inferior
stuff goes begging.
Dry picked poultry will stand larger
shipments than those that are scalded.
The carcass should be dressed im-
mediately after being killed To al
low the feathers to remain on for
several hours will hasten decomposi-
ton
When scalding poultry for market
it is best to first dry-pick the legs, so
that they will not necessarily be
placed in the water and change color.
Neither the heads nor the feet should
touch the water. The water ought to
be as near the boiling point as pos.
sible, without boiling.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

growing and maturing crops that have
been clipped off by the mower. 1t has
been fighting weeds and crab grass
and has not had the opportunity to
build up its own root structures very
much. In the fall. IL left to itself, 1t
will make strong and needed growth
that will insure a heavy crop next
summer. When alfalfa starts grow.
ing in the fall 1t is storing up energy
in its roots system and this energy
will be used next season. It will shoot
up vigorously next spring and viii be
all the stronger because of ats tate
fall growth. That is why fall or win
ter pasturing is bad for 1t.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
FOR REMOVING SlLAGE.
Description Of Devices in Use for
That Purpose.
Overhead Feed Carrier Is Advisable
Where slIo Is Adjacent to Feed
Yard-Mueh Depends on Nun.
her of Stock to Be Fed.
tBy L. w. cHAsE.)

From two to three inches of silage
should be removed from the entire
surface of the silo daily during the
summer months and at least half Of
this amount in the winter. In the
above-ground silos the silage may be
dug loose with a silage fork and al,
lowed to fall down through the chute
to the ground, where 1t may be loaded
into TIE cart or carriers and fed where
desired; or it may be dropped directly
into cart, carrier, or wagon, and
taken 20 the stock.
II the silo is adjacent to the barn
and there is a smooth way from silo
to feed manger, simple silage cart
is the most convenient device for
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19

In the roof through which silage is
hoisted. The carrier is a box about
four feet long by two feet wide. hay
Ing hinged bottom. The box Is hoist
ed and pulled over to the dump chute
BY means of one horse. A trip rope
allows the operator to dump the silage
through the chute and return the car
rier. An ordinary hayfork cable aad
carrier are used. This same arrange
ment may be used for feeding into
several hunks.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
PLAN FOR CLEAN EGGS
Sunshine Is Necessary for the
Health of Laying Hens.
PouItryman Should Follow Natures
Plan and Make Winter Months
Comfortable to FowIs-Furnlsh
Plenty of Nests.
CBy A. c. sMITHO

Sunshine is absolutely necessary for
the health and vigor Of the laying
hen. Low windows should be set so
that the sun will shine into every
part of the house during some part of
the day. Roosts should be placed on
a level, and not too high, as the hens
are apt to injure themselves either by
crowding, falling or flying against a
projection about the house. Keep the
windows in the poultry house clean.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
KEEPS cows STALLS CLEAN
Device Shown In Illustration to Pro.
vent Animals From Standing In
Cutters With Hind Feet.

The sketch shows a device to keep
the cows from standing in the gutter
with their hind feet and making a filth
in the stall when they step out, then
lying down in the mess, writes A. G.
Dillon of Lincoln County, Colo, in
Farmers Mail and Breeze. Some have
the habit where movable stanchions
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-19
Care Of nrssdlnn stock.

Prospects are indeed bright for good
prices for live stock Of all kinds for
some years to come. II we are going
to make the most Of our opportunity
We should take the best care possibls
Of the breeding stock this winter. Give
them comfortable quarters. plenty II
bedding and the right kind OF iced
that they may be in the best Of condi.
ton for the coming year.