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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
FARM FERTILIZERS
HAVE GREAT VALUE
Barnyard Manure Improves Soil
and Makes It Easier to Ham
dIe-Other Benefits.

Barnyard manure has value on the
farm aside from that as a fertilizer.
1t improves the physical conditions Of
the soil and makes it easier to handle.
Its decay produces heat and its pres.
ence aids chemical and bacterial proc.
esses. Moreover, 1t absorbs and holds
a large amount Of water and helps to
aerate the soil. The benefits of these
indirect aids to plant growth r in
some cases worth as much as the fer
tilizing power of the manure.
These are observations made by F..
L. Kennard, agronomist in the North
west experiment station at Crookston,
in response to numerous questions re.
ceived from farmers.
When it is added that barnyard man.
ure is worth perhaps $3.50 a ton. and
that each farm animal produces from
five to seven tons per 1000 pounds Of
live weight each year, it is easy to see
that as a fertilizer the material should
not be wasted.
The best practice is to haul the stuff
directly from the barn to the fields. If
this is done, there is little loss through
fermentation or teaching.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
PROPER SHELTER FOR SHEEP
Wool Does Not Afford All Protection
Necessary During Winter as Gen.
orally Believed.

1t was formerly quite generally
thought that the sleeps wool afforded
it all the protection necessary during
the winter. If the fleece could be kept
dry it probably would retain enough
body heat to keep the sheep warm,
but this is impossible without shelter.
When a fleece once becomes wet 1t
takes a long time for it to dry out,
especially If the weather Is cold.
Much energy that would otherwise
be used for growth or %fattening must
be used for ev%aporating this water.
The wet fleece also gives rise to TN
healthy conditions.
In Great Britain little housing Is
necessary, but in most places in Amer
lea this would result in severe losses.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
REMEDY FOR BLOAT
GIVEN IN BULLETIN
Experts of Kentucky Station Rec.
ommend Solution of For
maIin as a DrenCh.

The cause Of and a remedy for clo-
YER bloat have been found by D. J.
Healy and J.. W. Nutter of the Ken
lucky agricultural experiment station.
These facts are announced in Circular
No. s, recently issued by the Ken
lucky station:
Red clover blossoms contain about
SO per cent Of sugar. alfalfa blossoms,
2.S per cent; white clover blossoms.
"a per cent. After being eaten by
stock this sugar undergoes rapid fer
mentation and is converted into car
bon dioxide. This causes the bloating.
The authors of the bulletin strongly
recommend for acute bloating one
quart Of IL per cent solution of for.
malin. After this is administered. a
wooden block should be placed in the
animals mouth, and the animal should
be given gentle exercise If 1t can be
got on its feet.
Formalir Is a trade name for o 40
per cent solution Of formaldehyde gas
in water and may be obtained at any
drug store for about 40 cents a pint.
One.half ounce Of formalin in one
quart Of water is the proper solution
with which to drench an animal.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
FARM
PRODUCTION OF BEEF CATTLE
On Account Of Great Possibilities for
Profit Industry 10 Receiving
Attention In East.

From the descriptive pamphlet is.
sued by an Angus breeder in New
York state, we clip the following:
Beef production on eastern farms
has not until recently received the at
tention that on account of its great
possibilities for profit it deserves. A
new and widespread interest is TO-
being given to the subject and the
tremendous opportunities it presents
are being made clear.
"At the present level of prices for
beef. the returns to the producer
show a good margin of profit, and the
best authorities are of the opinion
that prices will be maintained and in
creased.
Thousands of acres Of eastern
lands within easy reach Of our
largest cities and the worlds best
markets, now producing no satisfac-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

For several years comparative tests
have been made by the Nebraska ex.
pertinent station of narrowing and roll
ing winter wheat, the following &C
count of which is given by Mr.. E. G.
Montgomery:
Plats were seeded to Turkish red
winter wheat, some sown broadcast,
others put in with a press drill. Some
Of the plats were narrowed in both
fall and spring. while others were har.
rowed only in the spring, while a third
set was rolled.
1t was quite evident from the re-
suits that no benefit was derived from
the narrowing. In fact narrowing
broadcast wheat resulted in an aver.
age loss of almost three bushels per
acre, while narrowing drilled wheat
resulted in a loss of nine.tenths of a
bushel per acre."
The results from rolling were con-
elusive. In no year did it fail Ito give
an increased yield, the average in
crease being 81 bushels per acre"
The rolling was given early in the
spring, soon after frost was out, and
about the time growth started. Har'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
WHY He POSTPONED INQUEST
Pompous Coroner, With Magnlfled In.
p%ortance, Could Not Make SIav
Understand Him.

There had been a fatal accident at
the railway crossing in a town in
Iowa. and the coroner. a pompous old
chap, who magnifed both his Office
and its incumbent, had impaneled a
jury for the inquest.
There was only one witness of the
accident. an i~lliterate Slav laborer,
who could understand no English.
With him the o began to strug-
gle.
Can you speak English? ?" he asked.
The man shook his head.
Can you speak German?"
Again the mar shook his head.
Can you speak Italian?"
The same response.
Can you speak Russian? Can you
speak Swedish" were the next ques.
lions, to both Of which the man signi.
fled in the negative.
IT'S no use, gentlemen" said the
coroner. turning to the jury. I'VE can't
proceed with the case. I've spoken
to this man In five different languages
and can't make him understand me-
Harper's Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
GOOD
PRAISE FOR AMERICAN ROADS
Compare Very F%avorabIy With High.
ways Of Many European Countries
Much Work In Progress.

1--WE Americans are prone to over
estimate and sometimes to boast Of
that which we have" says J. M.
Linscott, New England agent for a
large motor car company. AT least
that is the accusation made by u Eu-
ropean cousins. l sometimes wonder
il it is just. wonder If we do not
more often underestimate our posses
sions and our achievements. We really
are a wonderful country, you know,
and with full allowance for our short
comings, a wonderful people. too. So
l rather think we are justified in some
Of our boastfulness. 1t is an attri-
butte Of youth, and evidence of a good
healthy youthful enthusiasm.
"Apropos of what?" you ask.
well, of roads, for example.
"We are accustomed to saying that
we have the worst roads in the world.
and to hold up as an example of model
roads the centuries-old highways of
Europe.
II have found in talking with Ameri-
ans who have toured abroad that
most of them will give as examples
Of model highways a few main trav-
eled roads. But ask them about the
general roads of any country and they
will either tell you they do not know,
or If perchance n has happened to
lose his way and got on to m of
the byways, he will admit that they
are about as bad as has v e been
seen in Michigan CT Nebraska.
Your travelled American will ex-
patiate at great length on the wonder.
full roads of France. And they are
wonderful. That is to say, some OF
them are. At that the total mileage
of really good roads in that country
is much less than most people imag.
ire. We journeyed over cobblestcne
roads that would shake your teeth
loose-and that in romantic Nor
mandy, too.
THE roads in the British isles are
excellent, but after all New England
has more, and they are just as good,
despite the climatic conditions that
favor the former. The Rhine route in
Germany is all that has been claimed
for it, but we have our roads up the
Hudson to match it-and who shall
say whether the scenery on the Rhine
or the Hudson is more beautiful, since
both are magnificent beyond descrip'
ton?
The Texas road is made of crushed
sea shells, which make a perfect sur
face, while the Italian road is com.
posed Of powdered marble from the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
WATER FOR STOCK IN WINTER
As Essential az Food in Wintering
Breeding Animals During Cold
Weather-Provlde for Supply.

Good water Is as essential as food
in the wintering of breeding animals
and ample provision should be made
to provide the animals with an abun-
dant supply of good, pure water
throughout the winter. Other things
can possibly be dispensed with. but
pure water is Indispensable.
Nor will we wonder when we know
that one-half the live weight Of all
domestic animals ia water, and that
water Is the universal solvent, the me-
dunn by which organic and inorganic
substances that nourish the system,
are made available.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
DRAINAGE ADDS TO
ACRES AND PROFITS
Practice Improves Physical Con.
dition Of Soil by Making It
Porous and FriabIe.

Lands that are too wet for the most
profitable production Of crops should
be drained. Even uplands may often
be drained with profit, especially hill.
sides subject to erosion or inclined to
be "spouty." Indeed, drainage is
profitable wherever 1t is necessary to
the fullest use of the land.
It is not uncommon for lands too
wet for cultivation to produce. when
drained. so OF 70 bushels Of corn or
oats to the ere. On much Of the
drained land the increase Of yield is
from Is to 100 per cent. and by the
increase yield and the decreased cost
Of cultivation the value Of the land
Is often doubled.
Drainage improves the physical con.
dition of the soil by making 1t more
porous and friable.
Drained land can be plowed earlier
in the spring than undrained land.
Health conditions are also improved
by the drainage Of swamps and stand.
ing water.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

tory return. can probably be devoted
to the raising Of beef cattle.
Beef making offers a welcome SUBJ
stitute to many dairy farmers who,
because of unfavorable conditions.
have been unable to make the milk
check equal the expenses.
LESS outlay is required for barn
room, equipment and maintenance.
Labor costs are few and this difficult
problem is simplified.
THE raising of beef cattle appeals
particularly to the farm owner who
because of other interests is unable
to give it his personal daily and con-
slant attention and the farm mana
ger question is, therefore, more cas-
lily solved
Beef raising increases soil fertil.
ity."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

rowing after rolling was not as good
as rolling alone. probably due to loos-
ening up the plants again after the
roller had pressed them firmly into
the soil.
Early spring rolling Of winter
grain, pressing the earth as it does
firmly about the plant roots, produces
good results. When frost comes out
in the spring it is very apt to leave
the soil filled with small cracks or
checks, especially around the plants.
If these checks are closely examined.
it will be seer that a large number Of
! roots are thus exposed, and If the
weather continues dry they are killed
or at least injured. II the soil is not
wet at the time of rolling-and it
should never be rolled when wet-roll-
ing aids in no small degree to form
a surface mulch.
The Nebraska experiments, there
fore, point quite clearly to the con-
clusion that under ordinary conditions
of normal seasons in humid regions
winter wheat is sufficiently benefited
by rolling to make the practice profit
able, while narrowing is not to be rec.
commended under such conditions.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Aspirations.

Sad will be the day for many man
when he becomes absolutely content
ed with the life he is living. with the
thoughts he is thinking and the deeds
that he is doing-when there is not
forever beating at the doors of his soul
some great desire to do something
larger which he knows that he was
meant and made to do because he 10
q child of God.-Phillips Brooks-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
FIELD OF PEAS H0GGED OFF
Average Of $25.53 Per Acre Obtained
by Idaho Experimental Station
In Feeding Swine.

yaluing pork at Sc par cwt.. a field
Of peas "hogged OFF, at the Idaho ex-
detrimental farm returned $10S.15
worth Of pork, an average Of $25.53
per acre or $2.13 per 100 pounds of the
peas.
Results like this indicate that farm
ers In those sections where peas nat.
urally do well, need not depend upon
corn entirely for their swine feeding
operations.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
A New One.

Here Is another one about these it,
tie fivver automobiles that receive
so much free advertising. 1t is going
the rounds of a western vaudeville
circuit.
The first comedian scratches his left
arm violently.
What is the matter?" asks the sec-
ond comedian.
Il was out to the - plant the
other day" replies the first one. do
you suppose one Of those things
jumped on me?"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
A Smart Lad.

This peace enthusiast says that
when you take a fork in your hand you
are preparing to attack an oyster or a
beefsteak."
Good stuff" declared the other kid.
It'll pull 1t on her the next time she
Jumps on me for eating with my fin
GERS"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

P e q r 8 .
Turning o the
story of Abraham
with it's stirring
e n and splen-
did triumphs, to-
the u%neventful rec
ord of Isaac. Is as
when on a breezy
day l have stood
on the cliff and
W a t C b e d b g
waves as they
leapt in showers
Of spray, whilst
the birds have
a m e d q a d
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
In Doubt.

Lady (compassionately) - There,
after four hours a miserable little fish
Ia struggling on the hook. Oh. such
cruel sport!
Fisherman-Are you plying the fish,
are you plying the worm, or are you
plying me?-Fliegende Blaetter (Mu-
uich).
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
A News Center,

doesn't know how the other half lives.
Uncle Jabez!
Uncle Jabez-P'raps not in New
York. But all yew gotter do in East
Windsor Hill is ter drop inter Risley's
store fer ten minutes and listen!-
Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
ROBSON'S JOKE WAS FAILURE
Reason He Was Like Donkey Was Be-
He Was Born So, Was
Wife's Startling Reply.

Robson, do you know why you are
like a donkey?"
Like a ~donkey?" echoed Robson,
opening his eyes wide. II don't"
Because your better half is stub
bornness ITSELF"
The jest pleased Robson immensely.
for he at once saw the opportunity of
q glorious dig at his wife. So when
he got home he said:
MRS. Robson. do you know why l
am like a donkey?"
He waited a moment, expecting his
wife to give 1t up. But she didn't. She
looked at him somewhat pityingly, as
she answered.: Il suppose it's because
you were born So"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Both Satisfied.

THE best thing that ever happened
to me-" sneered the young man to his
former employer, was when you fired
me. ! went out and got a regular
jot."
That's all right" replied the old
boss, I'm glad you're satisfied. Fir
ing you didn't hurt our firm a par
ticle."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
HOLDING On.

Yeast-L0ndon has some lamp posts
still doing duty which wero planted
in the reign Of George III.
Observation-Disclosures bibulous Lon
doners do like to hang IN to their old
lamp posts evidently.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
False to His Arqument.

II don't see Sim Flubdud any more
at the grocery lyceum."
Sim sorter lost caste. He was sit.
tins on a cracker barrel arguing that
life wasn't worth living. A lamp ex-
ploded."
"Well?"
Sim was the first man out"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Prevent Scabby Potatoes.

To prevent a scabby crop of pota.
toes, soak the seed for two hours in a
solution Of one-half pint Of formalin
(formaldehyde) in fifteen gallons Of
water. Then dry and cut the tubers
for seed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Same Here.

F1atbush-This paper says the milk
supply is augmented in the philippines
mainly from the carabao.
Observation-Disclosures a carabao in
the Philippine language, do you sup
pose?
Pump, I reckon"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Nothing Serious.

Hubby. the playground inspector
says that our little Ingomar doesn't
know how to play nationally"
Let him play i%rrationally, then. |
did It when l was a kid, and l can't
say that l have gotten over the habit
vet"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Plant Some Swiss chard.

Swiss chard should be included in
the seed order. 1t makes good
greens" and Is a rapid grower. 1t
may be sown at the same time as early
cabbage and transplanted to frames or
field.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
New Place for Onions.

Do not put onions where they grew
last year. or the onion.maggot will
cause you trouble. Select a new place
for them: and change all the crops
around. They will do better.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Two Views,

misunderstanding to a Paris physi.
clan. premature badness is due to
some trouble with the teeth.
Egbert.ThinhS rerh Ds0it's the 9th
or way round, because a man usually
loses his hair before he does his
teeth.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Seeks a Stimulant.

Jack, I wish you'd come to see me
occasionally"
why Vanessa, l thought you were
engaged to Algernon Fitzwhistle?"
mo; but l think ! could be II I
could organize a little brisk competi-
ton"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
e

First Native lin western town)-I
guess that chap won't stay here long;
we've insulted him in every way pos.
sible since he located here.
Second Native - Nonsense! He
doesn't know it. He's been living in
New YOrk.-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
A Smooth Approach.

"You seem hard worked, sir" said
the affable stranger.
I'm half dead"
Then l called in the nick of time.
I'm selling life insurance. If you're
half dead you can't get a policy any
too quick"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
The unkindest Cut.

Blondiue-Gerty Giddigad said when
she was downtown this morning she
felt the wind on every corner.
Brunetta-GraCious! l knew she was
slender, but ! didn't know she was as
angular us all that.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
The Opportune Moment.

DO you think your father will OBJ.
ject to my marrying you?"
Il think not. But don't ask him un-
til after the first of the month";"
why not?"
Then he'll have all the bills in for
latest hats and dresses and he'll
be glad to give me away"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Easy Game,

THAT dog of yours seems fond Of
chasing trains"
"Yes."
II wonder why?"
well, he isn't much of a fighter.
Trains are about the only things he
gets a chance to chase"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
%Somethinq Cheaper.

"How much are these baby car
riages?" asked the woman in the store.
Those are forty-siX dollars, ma'am.'
TOO expensive"
"But that's a fine carriage. ma'am."
"Well haven't you anything in baby
carriages in the fivver class?"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Balm for His Conscience.

Fuzzby--Yes. she's a nice girl, but IL
you marry her IN the hope that she'll
II day come into a fortune, won't
your conscience trouble you?
Sportlove-Oh. no! Not If she really
gets the money.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Horse Meat.

Bill-ln 10 years tho number Of
strec, car horses in Great Britain has
a~ecrcased from $4,000 to 1900.
Jill-Can 1t be that tho British poo.
nlo have got over their great lovo for
oeet?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Hair Tonic Needed,

I%odger-I wish you would put an.
other mattress on my bed.
Landlady-Why. that is a genuine
hair mattress you have.
Lodger-Well. perhaps It was once.
but it's baldheaded now.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

How did you feel when you were
walking down the church aisle to be
married."
DO you remember how you felt the
first time you got in q BARRIERS chair
to be shaved?"
Never will forget It."
That's the answer"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Fine Profit on Lambs.

If you "a make your lambs weigh
fifty pounds when they are four
months old, you are making a fine
profit on them. You can do It.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
scrans Of Ioose Bark,

Scrape the loose bark from the
fruit trees. An old broom Is splendid
for this purpose. Burn the %scrapings
to get rid Of hidden insect eggs.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Raise Work Horses,

The farmer should not buy his work
horses-he should raise them. BY Sc.
curing q good pair of brood mares he
can grow them at a profit.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
SournesS Of Soil.

A deficiency Of lime in the soil is
accompanied by q state Of acidity, or
sourness, fatal to the vigorous growth
Of many crops.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Concrete Ro1d Costly.

It costs about $4,000 to build a mile
road everlasting, without dust, very
few repairs, and good in all kinds OF
weather.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

Seed Corn Inspection.
Take a look at the seed corn. See
that it is drying out in good shape.
Then plan o. testing in a box rather
than in the field.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Best Size Of brakes

Medium.sized brakes are better
than large ones for breeding for mar
ket.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

Increase Egg Production.
A little moistened food Is relished
and will slightly increase egg produc-
ton.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
"A Sermon
S for Quiet People
Y BY REV. L. W. GOSNELL
y Superintendent OF Men. Moody Bible
. Institute Of Chicago.

TEXT-The God Of Isaac.-Exod. SO.
Speaking Of the story Of Isaac. found
in the Old Testament, Mark Guy
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
The Frenc hsoldiers now occupying
Getting Down to Cases.

"1 would go to the ends of the earth
for you"
Let us have some plain talk" said
the girl. Am | to understand that you
will take me around the world on a
wedding trip?">
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

Stone Houses Are Cheap.
Stone houses last much longer than
wood. require no paint. therefore are
much cheaper in the end.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
SNUG Little Shop.

Snug Little Shop.
An old stove In the woodshed will
make 1t a snug place in which to
mend the harness and do odd Jobs Of
carpentering.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

Who Is ResponsibIe7
Who is responsible for the bad con.
dition Of the roads?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13

Hickson-It's all up with Saylor.
Dickson-Gracious! He's not dead?
Hickson-No; he's bought an air.
ship.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-04-13
Feed Corn Sparinuly

Feed corn sparingly to sheep that
are with lamb.