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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
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MORE ATTENTION TO BRIDGES
Greatest Menace to Tractor Which
Could Be Put to More Use on Many
of the Small Farms.

We will never be able to readily
make much use of the gas or steam
tractor on the farms until we make up
our minds to pay more attention to our
roads and bridges. Especially the
bridges. They are the greatest men
ance to the tractor and the tractors
driver, and there has been little i'm
provement In the type OF bridges since
the engine was put to work on the
farms, writes William e. Rose of Iowa
in Farm Progress.
1t is rather strange that we are will
ing to use the traction engine to pull
our road plows and our road graders
and still refuse to build bridges and
culverts strong enough to allow the
same engine to pass in safety when
pulling threshing outfit or train of
farm wagons. But it is the truth, new
ertheless.
In spite Of all the possibilities of the
tractor, or the old-fashioned traction
engine, lot of people look upon it as
an ugly contraption that ruins road
surfaces, smashes culverts, breaks
down bridges, scares horses and sets
fire to meadows and rail fences.
It is altogether wrong. We could
make splendid use of the tractor on
any and all farms of more than eighty
acres. Some day we will make these
engines do much Of the work, the
heavy hauling done by horse teams,
and we will save money by so doing.
But that time will not come until we
have better roads. And that cannot
comes to pass until we get better SUI
pervision of road building than we
have at present.
In many states the traction driver
who crosses bridge takes chance
not only of injury to himself and his
expensive engine, but also assumes the
liability of having to repair the bridge
if he breaks it down. Such laws dis
courage the use of tractors as much
as they do better road building. The
bridges are the worst feature of this
condition.
The tractor has a right to use the
public highways. 1t has just as much
right to the public road as the heavy
automobile, the overloaded farm wag-
on or any other heavy conveyance.
The men who build such engines and
the men who would like to own and
use them should insist that these ma
chimes be given that right. No one
dreams of forcing the automobile off
the public highways now, and the over
loaded farm wagon has used the public
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
DAIRY
HABIT OF DROPPING THE CuD
One Of Symptoms Of Certain subaeute
Forms Of lndlgestlon--care.
fully Examine Teeth.
(By ". R. CELEBRITY


Dropping the cud" takes place in
certain diseases and conditions of the
mouth, where mastication is painful,
but 1t is also one Of the symptoms of
certain subacute forms of Indigestion
dependent on bulky and nutritious
food.
In some cases the animal is un-
thrifty, with irregular bowels and de-
PRAYED appetite; but these are not so
pronounced when the trouble is due to
pain in mastication owing to disease
of the tongue or mouth, or to dental
irregularities.
In young bovines, dropping the cud"
is very often due to the persistence of
the crowns of deciduous molars.
The animal eats tolerably well, be-
cause the food, in the first place, is
nipped off by the incisors, twisted
around by the tongue and hastily trans
ferred to the first stomach.
1t is after chewing the cud that the
food is subjected to the reduction to
minute particles by the molars, the
process causing pain, and the ball of
food or cud is dropped out of the
mouth instead of being laboriously
masticated and swallowed.
The first thing to do in these cases
is to carefully examine the mouth with
the aid of gag and to remove the per-
sisting molar crowns If it is these tenn
porary teeth causing the painful masti.
cation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

contents of the bottle during the OPP
GRAFTON, as with spoon or pouring
The siphon is of glass principally, but
the lower end is tube of rubber with
one end thrust up into the glass. The
bell-shaped end of glass is lowered
carefully into the cream, and when in
place will about reach the lower part
of the stratum of cream. The rubber
tube is then closed by pinching and
drawn slowly from the glass tube.
This draws the cream up and starts
the flow, which continues until all the
cream has been drawn off.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
FIND POOR MILK PRODUCERS
Many Fine Appearing Animals Found
to Be Quite Improbable by
Work of Testing.

The work OF testing the dairy herd
is most interesting and produces
many surprises. Many of the finest
appearing cattle will be found to be
the poorest producers, while some of
the animals thought to be scrubs will
be worthy of a place in the construct
ed herd.
No time should be lost in disposing
of the unproductive COWS. A market
can readily be had for those in good
condition, while the money received
for their sale can be most wisely ex-
pended by purchasing a sire and two
or more dams of dairy breed. These
new animals should not be purchased
without first knowing their record of
production.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
INDIVIDUALITY OF cow
Many Dairymen Neglect to Keep
Proper Records.
Sensible Way to Judge Animals Per-
Torrance ls on Her Total Yield for
the Season, Not by Any One
Test or Weight

1t is still possible TO find dairymen
who never dig deeper than the sur
face knowledge of the whole herd
giving so much milk, counting simply
the total weight sent to the factory
one day, or per month, or again sim
ply the average yield per COW for the
factory season.
A plain fact that cannot be i'm
pressed too strongly is that cows
have individuality; people have per-
sonality. What makes two COWS
yield quite different weights of milk
and fat when all conditions are prac-
tically equal? Even supposing a
cows interior economy were made
visible and luminous, has any man
the requisite knowledge to fathom all
the mysteries of milk manufacture?
We do know this, the yield of milk
and its percentage of fat are apt to
vary from day to day most strangely.
The first half of the milk drawn may
not contain more than half as much
fat as the latter half; the COW may
have some slight sickness; some of
her delicate nervous functions may
be deranged temporarily; extremes
of weather, undue exposure, excite
ment, may all influence the yield Of
milk and the test. Hence 1t is clear
that the sensible way to judge
cows performance is not by any one
test or weight. but rather on her
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
SOME GOOD INCUBATOR AIDS
Eggs Should Be Warmed Before Put
ting Into Machine to Keep Tenn
perature at Right Degree.

To warm the eggs before putting
them in the machine keeps the tenn
perature even, and to place cold eggs
into it lowers the temperature.
1t is necessary to make use of the
dampening tray if the weather is dry
or If the place is dry where the incu-
bator is kept
On the other hand, II the machine is
placed in damp atmosphere, the
dampening tray must not be filled.
II the chicken is too wet on leaving
the shell, there has been an excess of
moisture. and if the toughness of the
membrane inside the shell prevents
the chicken leaving easily, there has
not been enough moisture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
R0BBlNG THE MILK BOTTLE
Siphon Invented for Removing Cream
When Desred-Does Its Work
Without Any Loss.

The sight of quantity of rich cream
on top of the milk bottle is a sight
which few housewives can resist, and
they are tempted to remove it and make
use of it for one purpose or another.
1t is almost impossible to pour the
cream off, and usually any effort made
to insert spoon or other implement
of this character has the effect of stir
ring up the crown Of cream so that
it is lost. The device shown herewith
has been recently patented and will
drain off all the cream of the bottle
without any loss by agitation of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

Concerning the use of manures in
the home garden, where manure is
more or less of a scarcity, small
amount of liquid manure kept on hand
in barrel will prove of great benefit.
Nitrate of soda in liquid form, two
ounces to bucket of water at success
sive intervals, will stimulate vegetable
plants. Chicken manure should be
used with caution, as it is quite con-
centrated. Mix with three or four
parts in bulk of soil and apply a small
portion around each plant or broadcast
over the garden and cultivate in.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
FORAGE CROPS FOR THE PIGS
Rape Found Superior TO Oats for Hogs,
Both as to Gains Made and In
Feed Produced.

In several trials at the North Dakota
experiment station. oats seeded alone
as forage crop for growing pigs dur
ing the summer months made it pos
sible to materially reduce the amount
of grain required to produce pound
of gain as compared to the amount
required in dry lot feeding.
Where dry lot feeding required 4.c
pounds Of grain to produce one pound
Of gain. S.2 pounds of grain we're sut-
ficient to produce pound of gain
with pigs foraging on oats. This
would make saving of about IL
cents per pound in the cost of produc-
tion.
In all comparative trials at this sta
ton, however, rape has been superior
to oats as forage for hogs both as
to gains made by the pigs and the
amount of feed produced per acre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Dairy Profit and Loss.

People are not careful enough about
feeding their stock. They take 1t for
granted that when they have thrown
an allowance Of grain in front Of the
cows their duties are finished. On the
other hand, the COW that is rightly fed
ic carefully studied with each ration.
She is watched to see IL she will re-
spond to little more feed or If she
is getting more than she can use.
These little wastes are what make the
profit and loss in dairying.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
treat Small Grain.

Smut robs the farmer of millions of
bushels of grain each year. 1t need
not. Stir pound of formalin in 40
gallons of water and sprinkle that
upon the grain you expect to SOW. Pile
grain in long heap, sprinkle with the
solution-watering pot is good--and
shovel over and over until every seed
is wet. Cover with blankets and let
stand over night. 1t is ready to SOW.
Smut will be less in evidence where
treated seed is sown.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
venetablea for Garden.

There are quite number of vege-
tables that are not grown very largely
commercially that shenld find place
in the home garden; for instance,
Swiss chard. kohl-rabi, Scotch kale for
winter use, peppers for fall use. egg
plants, sprouts. etc. All Of these are
readily grown and once grown win
always be wanted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
supply Of Celery.

To have nice supply of celery In
the home garden successional SOW
ings should be made so as to have
plants OF different sizes in the gar
den for blanching at different times.
Golden Self Blanching is among the
best, and should be blanched by u.s.
ing boards against the plants when
the plants are from IL to IA inches
high. Keep the plants growing stead
lily and give ample water and fertiliza.
ton for the best stalks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
sILo PROVIDES CHEAP FEED
Best Results Secured From silase
When Used With Leguminous Crop
Most Excellent for Cattle.

The silo is one of the best means
we have of providing cheap feed and
increasing the stock carrying capacity
of the farm. 1t converts cheap fodder,
80 to 40 per cent of which generally
is wasted, into palatable, succulent
feed, all of which is utilized.
Silage always should be fed with
dry roughage and when used with cot
tonseed meal it makes the utilization
of other coarse feeds such as straw
possible.
The best results from silage, how
ever, will be obtained when it is used
with leguminous hay.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
CHOOSE BIRDS FOR BREEDING
Breed Type Is First Thing to Look
For-constltutional vigor Is Of
Much Importance.

1t might be we'll to point out few
of the important things to be looked
for when choosing the birds for the
breeding pen. Let US first take it for
granted that the breeder is keeping
a pure breed. Then the first thing to
look for in his breeding birds, both
males and females, is breed type. A
bird that has breed type is one that
is of correct size; has the correct
comb shape; the correct body shape;
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
prsnare Lamb for Market.

The time of marketing and the man
ner OF preparing the lambs for ship
ment is a controlling factor in the
amount that they will bring on the
markets. Success In the business de-
ponds in way as much upon the
marketing as upon the raising and
feeding.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
chsap Food for PIGS.

Pasture is one of the cheapest foods
for young pigs and can be easily
grown. Begin early in the spring by
blowing deep, making perfect seed
bed, then drill to rye and cultivate
with the harrow as soon as it is a few
inches high. With the addition OF a
little grain, the pigs will do well on
this all summer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

roads since they were the merest
trails.
The heavy wheels and the weight Of
a tractor help pack the highways and
make them more durable The big
wheels compact the road surface, and
this is one reason why the tractor is
so efficient as road grader and build
er. With good bridges and solidly built
culverts there Will be no trouble with
the usual type of tractor, whether gas
or steam.
We are going to have to pay more
attention to the kind of work contrac-
tors do on our steel and concrete
bridges and we will be forced to see
that the original specifications make
allowance for the weight of tractors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
channe 20 Broad rlres.

A wagon can be changed from mar
row tires to broad tires at very
small cost Don't wait for law to
force this upon you. Do 1t for the
sake of the roads. for the sake of your
tax money which maintains good
roads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
KIN Cabbage Worm.

For the common cabbage worm hot
water. $50 degrees f., or a salt So
luton will kill the worms; or
dust the plants when the dew
is on the foliage with paris green
four ounces, mixed with flour or sui.
phur five pounds The worm is sim
ilar to the worm that attacks cauli-
flower and other members of the cab
bage family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

total yield for the season. A cold,
matter-of-fact average" does not
give necessary information. Cows
have individuality, which is worth
studying SO that they may repay their
owners for intelligent handling.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Good Roads Advocates.

1t is gratifying to observe that ev-
cry owner OF an automobile immedi-
ately becomes an advocate Of good
roads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Neat Packages Aid Value.

There is always difference of
from one to three cents per pound in
the way butter is put up. Neat pack
ages, with evidences OF extreme
cleanliness, always add to the value.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

place the Merinos that were used in
the beginning. OF course If 1t were
possible for a man to secure a flock
of grade Dorsets at a reasonable
price it might prove more economical
but it is almost out of the question
at the present time as very few men
have this class of ewes for sale.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Give Only pure Water.

Watch the water supply and see
that the hens drink only pure water.
and that they get plenty Of it. also that
they get 1t in clean vessels.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Encourage Travel.

Good roads will encourage the coun-
try folks to come to town, and will
bring the city folks out in the country
for fresh air.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
SELECTING SITE FOR GARDEN
II Possible Locate Vegetable Patch on
slipping Ground--PIow Soil Fully
Six Inches Deep.

It is much better to have the fruit
garden separate from the vegetable
garden, if one is able to do so, If
for no other reason than the trees
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Numher Of cowa to keep.

A farmer and dairyman should keep
only as many cows as he can house
and feed properly
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30

Plant radish. spinach. lettuce and
onion sets early.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-30
Having Hard Rood.

Good roads appear to be having =
hard road.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14

rs easy - ret on the News Want
Ad PAGE Inst phone AL.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
DIRECTORS ON
BOOSTER TOUR
BOARD Oh DEVELOPMENT MOR.
kEHS CNRItllNG OFT NM.
GRAFTON PLANS.

Mossrs A. Eb'rslldt. chairman Of
~" immigration committee Of the
Board Of City Development. and Por.
ter \ Whalcy secretary OF that
body went TO Claude, Tex. ycster.
day, where they conferred with the
Claude Commercial Clnb and the
no'ri Of County Commissioner Of
Armstrong county
The object OF the visit was 10 take
up with these bodies the plan Of m.
'ensiyc immigration work which is
being conducted by the local organ.
iniion. Il was planned TO secure the
cooperation OF that county in tho
work ot interesting non.resident
landowners IN lhc cultivation OF Pan.
handle land.
Mr. ". a Mobiles and judge Nicely
Wen, 10 Canyon Yesterday on sim.
liar mission
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
FOUR MEXICANS
HURT IN FIGHT
ON SHOT AND THREE SLA-HED
WITH KNIVES ~ BIC
FREE.IOR.iII

The police headquarters are .uyes-
tgatlnR q lroeior-all light which oc-
surred about midnight IN the MeN-
can colony near tho Santa Pc round
house. and 90 which four Mexicans
fefe severely wounded
One OF the participant received q
gun shot Wound bile three others
we're badly slashcd wiih knives. Al
viii probably recover.
The circumstances surrounding
tho trouble have not been learned by
The Officers 80 arrest haso been
made although u is likely s0mo of
the belligefcnt ones will De- taken
IN custody tomorrow u Is said
nearly a score Of McS.aans were i'm
plIcated 90 tie aiiray but up 20 date
The police have not been able % got
sufficient evidence 90 cause any o..
rests
When approached after the quar-.
tel, an OF the Injured ouos refused
10 rive ont any details of mo from.
bic or % make known tho names o!
any OF the participants
Ralph Wilson. hlll.brccd Mod-
can, g. the nuly one of tho fighters
known 10 the officers NJ. received
several wounds about tho face with
knife
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14

IN use ott~ g. wears cor bottle
today Avoid tho risk NJ .cror
lWur lI'm"Iis pugs.ais
ADV 3
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
mock ISLAND GIVES
OFT sol TUNFST TENul

Flrmo 90 tE section viii De Co..
itr,stcd .n th0 announcement ma'
the Rock island Is distributing ire,
.opiof of the .uthvcst Trail ior -
cCmh,r. litin. an account at the IN
tcrua'.oull pn Farming Cougrcs.
held recently tt Denver. Colo
The company sent an expert "a this
eougr,s Tor '1c purpose oi selecting
lr,m the gd, sscs and di.cussi0ni
such practical Information ae would
bo 90 .id 90 the iatmcrs In The scmi.
arid REGION # the Southwest
Tr. Information has been comIi'
ca with sp,, reference 10 The need.
ot the comngy's own territory gi,
mr farmer mo latest information OF
scientific value de-, cloped at The con.
toutiou
As TOW actual farmers attend
t0c congrps- his Issue 90 the south.
west Trail 10 perform q valuable
service On d.. som mating information
that C,herW .e Mould not .,lch ~,
people IN Vb0so interest the orllui
tation "a maintained
Copies of be- ssuc may be had ou
application % The local banks. or by
WRITING dirr 90 Mr. b. VI Allen
PASSENGER Tnffie Manager. Ro,k H..
land l.ne chicago.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14

Try Daily News WAIST ADS
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
What Cures Eczema?

We have had so many inquiries
lately regarding Eczema and other
skin diseases thar We are glad 70
make our answer public After
careful investigation We have found
that simple wash OF OIL of Winter
green. a. compounded m y. d o.
Prescription. can be- relied upon.
We would not make this statement
20 our patrons. friends and neigh
hors unless We were sure of it-and
although there are many so-callcd
Eczema remedies sold. We ourselves
unhcsitatincly recommend D. u D.
Prescription
Drop into orr store TODAY Just 20
'alk over tho merits OF this wonder.
iul Prescription
Randall Drug Company
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
Var lIon raln.

Pain b. a visitor 20 every home
and usually t comes quite uncSpect.
eddy hut .lu are prepared for
every emer aucy ID YOU keep small
hottie 81 S ans L.uimcnt handy n
s the greatest paiu KILLER ever De-.
covered suply laid ON The skin .
no ruhhiul required O., drives The
pain away u Is really wonderful
Morn % Solstor, Berkeley. cal
writes last Saturday, after traoit
ing around tho Panama Eyposltlo1
with wet i,et. came home With ,v
rooh so seq. that couldn't tgrp
applied Siutn's liumeut freely anl
vent % bai To my surprise. noSt
morning tle Stiffness had almost DIS.
appeared. our hours after the Fc,.
md application : wac as good es
now
March 10 a. Druggists gsc
tAdf I
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-12-14
FORT WORTH RABBI
HERE FOR CHRISTENING

Rabbi J Lcrucr. OF Fort Worth,
was lu Amarillo Sunday aud con.
Quoted IN" christening services fol
MIR aud Mrs L. Jacobson, lSl1
Polk, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Gilman.
1904 Fillmore Tho services were
largely attended While here Rabbi
Lcrucr VAS successful IN organlziug
q movement Tor the construction OF
Jewish synagogue m this city