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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
Time by Wireless.

ChronOmeters in the Offices OF the
port captains at Cristobal and Balboa,
In the Canal Zone, are corrected every
day at noon, to correspond with the
official chronometer In the United
States naval observatory at Washing
ton. Standard time Is sent by wire
from Washington to Key West. The
current, working through a relay, op.
crates a wireless telegraph sending
key, which flashes the time signal in
simultaneously to the Darien station;
thence 1t is transmitted by telegraph
wire to the Offices of the port captains
and to the headquarters of the troops
on the Canal Zone at Ancon. At Da-
rien the aerial transmission is record
ed by current too slight to permit
OF ordinary electric relaying; there
fore the receiving operator at that sta
ton transmits the signals through an
ordinary telegraph key as he hears
them through his receiver from the
antennae-an arrangement that causes
an average error of about two.tenths
Of second. Eventually the Darien
station will have a transmitting clock
that will send the signals exactly as
they come from Key West. The knowl-
edge of exact time is of the greatest
Importance to the navigating officers
OF ships that visit canal ports. In
making observations to determine
longitude at sea, an inaccuracy Of a
second in time means an error of q
quarter OF nautical mile in position.
The service received at the Darien
station is part of that furnished to
ships at sea through the radio stations
at Key West and other places
Youths Companion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

House for Growing Ducks.

ducks are left right where they are.
1t is simply the survival of the flttest,
and when we get to the breeding pens
there will be ducks strung all the way
along where we have been driving
them. It Is only the ducks that have
strength to walk this distance. being
urged all the time, that are put In
the pen. Then we go back and clean
up the ones that are left and they are
put into the marketing pen. It does
not matter how nice duck they are,
because 1t Is strength we are after.
I'VE put one hundred to two hun
dred ducks in a pen, and there Is no
shed or anything for them to run I'M
der. 1t is just simply a wood lot. It
would be Just as well to have them
run in field, provided they had some
artificial shade, but decidedly you have
got to have some shade for ducks. II
you put ducks in q hot field in the
summertime there is danger. / have
saen full-grown ducks get sunstruck
and lie down and die.
I'VE feed them there for Eve months
on light food. We do not want to fat.
ton them. If There are any ducks that
get of their feed they are taken right
of; they are not kept. We keep lam
terms burning in the trees on dark
nights to keep them from getting
scared.
"A peculiar thing about ducks is
that they will run and trample on
each other and jump in the corner of
the pens If they get scared on dark
night. If it is a bright moonlight
night we do not light the lanterns.
THE feed for these ducks is four
parts bran to one part Of flour and
bne part cornmeal and one-twentieth
beef scrap. For green feed we use
four parts clover. The clover should
be about one-third or little more than
one-third Of the entire feed. You can
feed them all the green feed they will
eat. A good indication is to watch
their troughs, and after they have
eaten their feed II they leave a little
clover in the trough you know they
are getting all they want, and may be
little more; and If they clean this
trough up they haven't quite enough
to eat. II they have too much to eat.
they pick the green feed out and leave
nothing but the mash, and then you
know they haven't enough green feed.
We feed them wet mash: mix It o
little more moist than you do for
chickens. These ducks must not be
fed all they viii eat, because II you
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

R.W. Curtiss Of Ransomville, N. T.,
who raises about 10000 ducks a year
and makes big profits at the business,
says it is harder manual work to raise
duckg than chickens, and the business
requires patience and good tudg'
fnent. He selects eggs from the
stronger birds and sets them in incu-
bators and broods them until they
ire eight weeks old when they are
attened for market.
Before these ducks are fattened
We sort out our breeding stock at the
age when the ducks are old enough
30 that we can tell the sexes. go"
says Mr.. Curtiss, through a large
number of ducks and perhaps I might
get five or ten fit to breed from out Of
q large flock of one hundred. That
seems like a lot of work. Every time
you change the feed the ducks won't
eat, and If you change gradually they
will probably be of their feed for two
days; and Just at that time we sort
out the breeding stock, and 1t is just
at the time we change the feed so
that we do not lose anything.
I'VE handle the ducks by the neck;
we never take them by the legs. We
hold the duck up and look at him, and
II he has a good broad breast all the
way through and fairly deep keel, and
broad back. and not too long q neck.
and his head not too long, and IL he
fights a great deal and tries to get
away, showing he is strong, then we
will pick out that duck. He has got
to be a certain weight; we do not
actually weigh them because that Is
too much trouble.
I'VE take the ducks out in May and
they are taken out in fiocks Of two
hundred. We start and drive these
ducks over to the pasture and in driv-
ing them we will say that we have
two hundred and ten or two hundred
and fifteen.
I'VE keep them In a large wood lot.
We take lots Of time driving them
along, not too slow and not 80 slow
as you would drive market ducks. We
keep them moving and when we get
them half way over two or three of
them will break down and flap their
wings, and they cannot walk. These
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
Scotch Cooperative stnr..

Wholesale and retail cooperative
societies in the East of Scotland have
made marked progress during the last
year in spite Of the war. An increase
IN the sales of all branches of the co.
operative store trade has been noted
Inc total sales of the Scottish Co.
operative Wholesale society for 1918
amounted to $56,s12,450, an Increase
OF $S,72O,62O over those Of the preyi.
Gus year, and the membership was In.
creased by 2.947 persons.
The Dunfermline Cooperative soc,.
ETY. reported dividend of 81 cents nm
the pound paid in 1915. The largest
part OF the membership is composed of
persons OF the working class.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
RAISING FEED FOR THE FLOCK
Farm That Produces It's Own Grain 10
Always Most Suecessful-oper-
atlng Expense Reduced.

THE poultry farm that produces its
own feed or goodly part of it is al.
ways the most successful" according
to William H. Pfeifer of Attention, Mo-,
because the feed Is always right at
hand when needed, no drayage, no
waste, the range birds seeing to the
latter.
THE shattered grain does not 60 to
feed sparrows, crows, ETC., but pro.
duces chicken-meat and eggs. The
droppings go back to the fields as
fertilizer and the operating expense or
upkeep is greatly reduced
Such farm has a great advantage
over the one that has to buy all its
feed, hauling 1t over miles Of rough
country roads, paying dearly for the
time wasted in drayage and extra han.
ding. This in itself Is important evi.
sdence Of why the farmer can produce
cheaper poultry and eggs than the
poultlyman. Those who after serious
consideration decide to go into the
business should bear this advice in
mind"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
PRINCE WAS HIS CHAUFFEUR
German Soldier Describes Queer Elk.
perience He Had Recently at
the Front.

|. The following excerpt from the let
ter of field artilleryman from a
suburb Of Cologne, telling his wife OF
his ride with the crown prince on the
western front, is going the rounds OF
the German press:
Il started for H. at noon today.
There was not wagon in sight. !
was very tired from loading casks and
dragging boxes around, and IL | had
not had two letters for H. from COM
rades and thus was obliged to go there,
| should have turned back.
Then an auto hove in sight! |
planted myself in the middle of the
road, spread out my arms, and the
machine stopped. On the right side of
the forward seat sat the chauffeur and
on his left major. A man covered
with galloons from top to bottom
opened the door, and ] took seat
inside
"The chauffeur said: Well, COM
rade, where do you want to go? |
said: AS far as H. The chauffeur
laughed and said, All right Then he
looked around again and smiled at me
once more. He apparently was glad
that | was pleased. The ride was a
fast one. pulled my cap down over
my ears, and the chauffeur looked
around again and laughed. thought,
Does he know me? But how does he
dare smile at me so while a major is
seated beside him? He certainly is
nervy.'
p "As I catch a glimpse of H. | half.
turn around and say; May l ask to
be let out?' Then | noticed for the
first time that the man who sits back
Of me is an imperial chauffeur. Then
he said to the driver: The gentleman
would like to get out and whispered
to me at the same time that the man
ahead who Is guiding the auto and who
has smiled at me so often Is high
superior officer.
Thunder and lightning!' ] said to
myself. Jump out quickly and stand
at attention, not before the major, but
before the chauffeur, who then said
to me: Well, comrade, dost thou
know who has carried thee? ! said:
No. I am the Crown Prince He
laughed again, nodded, put his hand
to his cap, and the auto was gone"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
SOMETHING Han
TO Be /
For Failing Health Of y.,,. !.
ter Put Faith in c,,,,'''
Glad Now They Da'

Georgetown, Fa.--"w.
about .. l6 years old" wri @aSl :, !
Tucker of this place, INV ~
me take CarduI. >. T.. sus xsll'
pain in stomach and back '4' n
mother both knew I must M H. !
thing for we knew =, aaal
steadily in worse health All M y. /
Before taking the ca,dn
" " -: He trests =
about 9 months, l didn't ~ !. :
manent relief, SO we quit h. ~ y
and / began taking Cardu IL y
thin, and my face was NJ, !
color, except that It wss d,.'
clally dark circles unde, ~, y
tnen l mad begun to bin, = !
face and abdomen, the fam,,s. '
was taking dropsy. At tbs y. Y !
OF these 'dropsy' symptom, ~, y
we felt we must have soma ~, H.
we got the Cardui. AND ~,
Ing 1t. w
After the use OF one A,,,,.
much improved, the bloat,,s INV, !,
disappeared, the pains rsl Ns !
got we'll and healthy a. ~
weighed LAG pounds. BEGAN. ~ !. |.
well girl. Also It's thu t|,,,'
for young girls l know Of"
Your druggist has Cardu i,
Try II. 1t may be just VIA, ~,
Adv. WI
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
SAVE ALL FERTILIZER
Concrete Pits Advocated for
Storage Of Manure.
Enormous Amount Of Waste in Fertil-
ity PreYented-clear Dimensions of
Convenient Pit and Directions
for Building.

The use Of concrete on the farm is
long past the experimental stage. 1t
is a necessity. The first cost Of con-
crete is higher than for structures
built Of wood, but concrete Is much
cheaper in the long run.
For maintaining or restoring the
fertility of the fields, there Is nothing
better than barnyard manure. By
the ordinary methods Of piling manure
on the ground or storing 1t in wooden
pens or boxes, 30 to so per cent Of its
fertility is lost This loss Is brought
about in two ways: First, by teaching
or washing due to heavy rains; Sec
ond, by fermentation or heating caused
by lack Of sufficient moisture. Since
concrete pits are waterproof, manure
may be kept in them as moist as may
be necessary and such an enormous
waste In the fertility OF the manure
may thus be entirely prevented. One
load OF manure from q concrete pit
is worth ~ to 2 loads Of manure as
usually stored. Moreover, with con-
crete pits the supply Of manure is In
creased by all the liquid manure, the
richest part, from the barn cutters and
feeding floors.
Shallow manure pits do very we'll
where the manure can be frequently
hauled to the fields. The walls and
door should be five inches thick. The
clear dimensions Of q convenient pit
are: Depth, 8 feet; width, 6 feet;
length, u feet. Dig the trench 3 feet
s inches by feet 10 inches by IL feet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

ten inches. BY keeping the sides YER
tical only an inside form will be need
ed. Have enough woven-wire fencing
7h feet long to cover the bottom of
the pit. Lay the wire with an even
division Of the extra length, so that
It may project upward into the side
walls. The wire is laid after two inches
thickness Of concrete has been put
In. The remaining three inches should
be tamped in after the wire has been
placed. Remove the forms after the
concrete has set four days. The pit
may be used after ten days.
Where manure Is to be stored for a
considerable length Of time, larger pits
or basins are required. Such pits are
seldom made over FIVE feet deep Tin
the clear at the deeper end) and are
wide enough that the manure may be
loaded on a spreader in the pit and
drawn up q roughened concrete In
cline or run. The slope for such
run must not be sleeper than one foot
up to four feet out.
In laying out the large pit bear In
mind that the concrete walls and floors
should be eight inches thick and make
due allowance for same when digging.
With spade trim the sides and the
deep end vertical.
In order to form a stump hole from.
which the liquid manure can be
pumped, In one corner at the deep end
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
BEST KIND OF WIRE FENCING
Much Depends on Purpose for Which
Fence Is lntended-ceneraLpur.
pose Fabric Favored.

The best kind Of wire fencing TO
erect depends on the purpose for
which the fence is used. On a farm
where mixed types Of live stock are
kept q gsReral-purpose woYen-wire
fabric is needed. II only cattle and
horses are TO be pastured, a coarser
and less expensive woven fence can be
used. When fencing is needed to in.
close extensive pastures where only
cattle or horses are to be kept the
excessive cost Of woyen-wire fence
would not make its use desirable, for
losses Of stock by injury on barbed
wire would not be large enough to
eounterbalance the difference in the
cost Of maintaining the two different
kinds Of fences.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
BEES ARE FARMERS FRIENDS
Without Little Honey-Gatherers There
Would Be but Small Crop Of In.
ferlor Fruit.

Do not spray the fruit trees while
In bloom, for that will kill the bees.
Many farmers do this every year,
when the bees are their best friends.
II 1t we're not for the bees they
would get but little fruit, and that Of
very inferior quality, and yet they
will carelessly murder these little help
ers by the thousands.
Bees are valuable, and no man has a
right to put out poison and kill them.
It Is no advantage to spray the trees
when IN bloom, and 1t Is even better
to wait until the petals fall and spray
when there is nothing to prevent the
poison going into the heart of the
calyx before 1t closes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

Of the pit dig hole 10 inches deep by
2h feet in diameter.
Do not forget that dirt in the con-
crete may make a poor wall, SO If the
top Of the earthen wall tends to crum.
BILE hold 1t back with oneinch boards
braeed against the forms. To keep out
dood water, the pit may be extended
PIX inches above the ground by using
llhe lower half Of a One-foOt board to
'nold back. the dirt, by allowing the re-
mainder 70 project above the ground
level, and by adding six inches to the
height OF the inside form.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
CARING FOR RASPBERRY TIPS
They Should Be Dug Up and RepIanted
Keep Patch Clear Of Surplus
Plants and cIumps.

Dig up all the rooted raspberry
tips and replant them where you want
them, for they should not be allowed
to grow in the original patch to make
a thicket.
Keep It clean Of surplus plants and
the old clumps will bear better and be
much more pleasant to work around.
Dewberries need the same care as
raspberries in this respect, though the
vines run to such lengths it is more
Of Q Job to keep them. in place
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
BUFFALO BURR IS INJURIOUS
Grows Vigorously, Withstands Dry
Weather and ls Covered With
Spines on Stems.

Buffalo burr is a native of western
Kansas and Nebraska, where 1t is
often found in alfalfa fields. The hay
shipped from those states often con-
tains buffalo burr seed, and in this
way it gets a start in feed lots. The
plant looks like it might be one of the
very worst pests. for 1t grows vigor-
ously, withstands dry weather splen.
didly, and is covered with spines both
on the stems and on the burrs. The
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
INSECT HARMS MANY PLANTS
cutworm Is One Of First Pests to Ap.
peaT-lnJures cauIlfIOwer, Cab
bage and o4her Crops.

The cutworm is one of the first
pests to appear, and kills cabbage,
caulifower, cucumbers. sQuashes, mel.
ons, corn, tomatoes, and peas.
In case Of plants that are transplant.
ed, wrap with collar of stifr paper be-
low ground and an inch or more above
the surface, and dig out the worm,
which will be found just below the
surface near the cut plant.
Airslaked lime may be spread over
the surrounding soil.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

blossoms look like yellow potato bios
SONS, and after they are gone spiny
burr FORMS
Buffalo burr looks more dangerous
than 1t really is. 1t grows but one
year, and spreads only by seed. Those
of our readers who find buffalo burr In
their feed lots will do we'll to cut 1t OF
at the surface of the ground before 1t
goes to seed. 1t has not become COM
mon as yet in the corn belt, and the
chances are that 1t will not.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
Lazy dffina.

Sergeant lat drill)--cOnrs,,
PAGES forward. march!
Old Countrywoman (lookIp,
That's just like them officers !,
he take two PAGES farrard NJ
stead o. moving the whole ,s,'
London Opinion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
EGGS SHIPPED FOR MATCHING
Should BE Nested Deeply and Careful.
ly Wrapped In ExeeIslor-cover
Basket With Cloth.

Eggs to be shipped for Matching, IL
packed in baskets, should be nested
deeply in excelsior and each egg care.
fully wrapped in excelsior.
The basket may be covered with a
piece OF cloth which is sewed to the
basket at the edges, or held in place
by tacks carefully pushed in the bask.
ct, or may have its edge pushed up un.
der the top strip of the basket, outside
with the edge Of a case knife.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
SETTING EGGS FROM PULLETs
As General Rule Young Fowls Are In
Poor Physical condltion-Hens,
Eggs Are Best.

Better matches and stronger chicks
viii result by setting eggs from hens
than from pullets. AS a rule, pullets
lay more during the winter and are
poorer in physical condition at the be.
ginning OF the Matching season than
are the hens, which gives rise to a
larger number Of small eggs and more
lnfegtile ones.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
Lava Finds a Was.

Love FIhds q wa.
But your fiance has such a
salary how are you going b /
"oh, we're going to schl
We're going to do without sud-
OF things that Jack needs"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
No May Queen.

Can ! borrow your lawn i,
Mr.. Subbubs? l want to NOV mi
In the morning"
How far do you live from ban,
About half q mile"
All right. you can have 4. !
that distance you won't I'd
awake. Louisville CourisrJor,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

A girls ideal young man lslI
hero who probably couldn't
enough in real life to feed q
bird.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
DON'T GkMa,

that your hearts eli rlsht \
sure. Take Removing A.,sI
uerye tonic. Price 500 and Sl0l-l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09

SAVE A DOCTORS BILL !
BY keeping Mississippi NarEhaaa
dial handy for all stomach tuaif
Price 26c and 50c.--Adv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
vmportan, 20 ARo,l,sIs

A regular woman Is alvsYl |
when her husband has . halliFI
that he can put in about dt
hours doing odd Jobs at hone
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
T axe -
BONDS Liver phi

the Gentle, Safe, Effective Lw,
that are honestly made from hi
known ingredients without rsnI
cost or trouble. One pill at kil
ts the dose. 25c all deaIera IA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-22
Muscular Activity.

The muscles Of mastication play
a large role in the athletics of the in
active. Though a man were tooth
less and chewed no more than does an
infant he cannot swallow a mouth
full of water without muscular motion.
The esophagus is muscular tube.
AS food or drink is gulped down
muscle waves worm their way along
this channel TO propel the pabulum
into the gastric pouch farther on.
The tongue is a muscle, loose at one
end and tenaciOusly attached at the
other. Whenever you breathe, speak,
touch the roof of your mouth, or
stick your tongue out at the doc
tor, muscular exercise is the reward.
Chewing the food makes the mas
ticatory muscles work. Roll of the eye
balls, a look ieavenwards, OF indeed,
any motion of vision is to the eye
and their outer and three interior mus
cles what swimming, tennis, dancing,
skating, running and other sports are
to the legs, arm and skeleton muscles.
No man can be alive and be wholly
without athletics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-22
British Museum.

In the early years of the British
museum, whose treasures have been
locked up from the general public till
after the war, the days of opening
were fewer than now. Three days a
week were considered enough. Econ
omy ruled then also. No generous
grant of public money aided the foun-
dation of the museum. A public lot
fiery provided the slnews Of war. BY
this means f95.000 was raised, 100000
of which went to Sir Hans Sloane's
executors, 10000 to the earl and coun-
tess Of oxford for the Haleian manu-
scripts and 10000 to Lord Halifax
for Montague House. When the pan
technicons paid for by the proceeds Of
the lottery had done their duty in the
removal Of the curiosities, Montague
House was thrown open With great
ceremony ON January 10. 1759.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-22
NOW LOOKOUT

When a cold hangs on as often hap
pens, or when you have hardly gotten
over one cold before you contract an
other, lookout for you are liable to
contract some very serious disease.
This succession of colds weakens the
system and lowers the vitality so that
you are much more liable to contract
chronic catarrh pneumonia or con-
sumption. Cure your cold wLile you
can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has great reputation. It is relied up
on by thousands OF people and never
disappointa them. Try it. 1t only
costs a quarter. ObtainabIe every.
where.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-22
Markets
chiekasha Cotton
chIckasha Grain.
Chicago Grain.

Chicago. Nov 21.-Seeming lack Of
Eny urgent export buying Of wheat in
the United States today tended to off
bullish foreign advices. Largely,
as a result, the market closed unset
tied. 7-Sc off to S-4c up, as compared
with yesterdays finish. Corn showed
loss of 3-4c to / 3-4c net, and oats
OF lac to 3-Sc. In provisions, the out
come varied from l5c decline to rise
Of 40c.