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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

llnitdlocu 9IuSiidt oii cine Jtettlug
Dorbonoen. 0oc6 miiBte Die itulieni
ide @ilie ioiort lm6 IN 0roBtciu lin
iange III bic @egc gelcitct lDerOen
.Qlit reniaer ais 100000 Nloun ldBt
lid oa uiAts miSrid)tcu. g9ic ober sic
Stoliener Elm iol@es Seer 6iniiber-
i6ofien ioqenl bleibt mir Elm 9tdtiel.
Sel5it lpelu lie cine iolde Truppen.
5obl BON i6rem Seere abionOern fonn.
ten 10 6leibt bod oie ,Sroge einer
2onolmg auf olbanii6em 9ooen Of
fen. 9lnBcr @olora itebt fir oerortigc
3lpede eigentliG tcir Soien sur Scr.
iiigung Son 9onSlngen groBen
Stills IN Gura55o, in Gan @ioDanni
81 Y}eouo in Soiti Guaranta fam
int Grrit m@t geiproden per0en.
ga miiBten crit Die entipredeuoen
@ofGnonlagcn gebaut lperOen. Gas
a6er wiir0e ni4t g8ocDcn, ionoern
Sabre fana 6niern.
9tuN iiuO Sic 9ubanier ni6t sic
ein5igen @egncr Scr StoIiener. @ric.
denlanO iuiir0e i6merli6 einc Der.
ortigc W3oiiculonourg in @olona
obnc milit6rtid]en 99ioeripru6 bin
neblnen. @er bic 5tinmunq i'm
Gpirls feuut muB cs iiir goa5 ous.
geidlloiieH DulteH 0aB oen Stulienern
nidjt idlon bei ocg criten 2an0lngs
beriHhen liniIberiuiHoliAe 5MmicriQ.
feiteH bereitet .pctDcu Dic @richer
mo lire 5reun6e i'm @pirus fiirh
ten, DAB ole SStofcrer ucnn tie iic6
crit einmal oil Der Ssiiite ousbreitcn
nidlt mebr 5uriidgeDcr mcroeu 10.
balO iie i'm &oHpf NIT ibreu 3ein0en
Sieger geblieben mGreu. Ole @egcn-
idBc 5wiiden oen @ricc6eu lmO ocn
Stalienern proIeu oil feiuem onOe.
rem Buntte 10 beftie mifeiuanoer iuic
gerooe in gu6onien.
SdlieBIib IieBe Iid Oie 3ufu6r
bon &e6ensulitteln mo N}unition fir
oie IN @}ontenegro fdmpienoen Srup.
pen nur Ourcb cine iebr peitgebenOc
WtittUirfling Der @nglGnOer un0
iSron5oien erlnogli1en. 0ooon fam
iiberbaltpt feine 9fc0e iein, 0oB sic
StoIiener iicb einen Gur63ug Our6
gLlbanieu erdpingeH fonntelL lun
etipa in Der 9h1tltng BON Glra53o
nod 0i6rn no@ alo5eSonieu su &c.
langen uno bort Dem 6cinoe in Den
5tiiden 5it iaaen. Sb Itollne, oob
itaIieuiicbc 9ldtter nit cincm 0eror
tigen @e0anfcn aub MIR tGn0cln.
lin 10 etiDas gang lln9ebelterli@eS
bor3ubereiten, miiBte Stolin mdt
100000, ionoern cine babe W}illion
5olonten biniiberperfen.
g(ui mantcnegrinii6cnl 8o0en mub
olio ser @nofampf ausgefodten iper.
oen 9l6er nitb BORT ite6t iinierc
Sadie niht gum beiten. SD 6obe bon
einigen 6reim0en 9riefc aus Gettinic
imO Sflltori erbaIten, 'Oic iidts @u
tcS Derheifen
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20
Tie glHSIihten Der Grrbcn HuO NiOn.
tenesriuer.


sgetl ii6er Die @90glihteiten zines
Hiid3unS 0eS IerbilMen Scores Ourb
alboniic5es @ebiet sic lpioeripredeno.
fen l1rtetIe oilrb oie 8eitungen ges
smloen DorelI ilno neil man iih IN
Som cine 8eitlong nit Dem bon no.
tionoliitiidj rooifoler Seite lebboit
befiirporteten 9lone cines italieni-
iben &ilf85ugs onr6 9llbonien uno
Wfontenegro 5ur 9ettitng Scr Ser6cn
beihaftigt Bate, morl6te icb mid oil
oen aus gliib sefliidteteu Dolmet
itber @oio Syoipanopiti4 nit Der
sBitte nm einige 5ped0ieulihe glngo-
ben IN 0ieier 6raee, Die beite i'm gor-
oer9rltno nibt MIR 0es nllgeHeinet
syrltereiies itebt, ionocru aub Der @r.
ortcrungen aller Wt1djte, Oie on Dem
&hidinl Serbiens rno Montenegros
Die critic @erautportltHg tragen. Serr
ysnpnHuipitib lit freii3 uno qAcr ourc1
9tlbanien ge5oger, ct fennt, Die elm
8elncn St1nune uno 0eren @eiinniins
0en binreihen0 uno Bate iicb onH
an 0en beioen @ulfanfriegen, ln-
mattlid5 Bel Dem Aiugen I'M 6fitort
heteiIigt. 3ieies llrteil aus ierbiicbem
@hinDe 0arf olio auf 9eahhinq g[n-
iprltn boben. @r ertlGrte:
99er bon 3urb3iigen oer ierbii6en
Seere ourrb gllbanien Iprtd)t, benefit
niir, 0aB er feline blaiie 9lbnung BON
gtl6onien uno oen Albaniern bat.
Gelbit menn lmier Seer nod bolfoni-
men unberiebrt, ME 8rriidgeihlnger,
bonn Sein0e tiic6t beorGngt, in Den
Gl1nfen nibt beOro6t pdre, fiinfel-
nogelnen ouSeeriiitet I'M D8onot N3ai
0nftiinoe, ielbit Oonn ipdre Elm 0urb.
8ug ierbiiner Erippen 0itrd5 9llbns
nien etnc me6r ols geirugte SaHe.
Sd CLAUDE audi tauuL 0aB itb BEL
lfS Elm Secrfiibrer finoei niiroe, Der
Die golooten obne 5lpiugenolte @riin.
oe inter BEN e6en genunnteu @eoin-
gtngen i'll 0as SSllnere bon gllbanien
iitbren fonnte. Selbit ipenn mir sic
Gimpobner. iotpeit Iie nns feinoli6
geiilnt lino unO tie iino es fnit
ourdapeg fanlpfiinid1ig geunht
bditer ipas feline leicbte Sabe mare
iiio mas auf elmer ein5ieen Gurd.
5ugslinie mebrere Wlonote 6auern
niir0e, io fonnten mir bod ben
Sanptieiao nidbt 6eiiegen 0as III oie
uumiriIicBc gentiir Oes ein8i9ortig &C.
ltalictcn 2onces Sm 6oHunar tonute
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

0aB ieinc ioc6eu erfol0te &erbinOung
init oen auindbnlcfd6igen @}drften
Gciterreib llngarns lno Teutid.
ldnoS udbren0 Der &rie9s5eit iebr
teoeliten0c Observation-Disclosures bic.
tei Sebr midtig iiir Ole gon5e 3u-
tltHit Der bnlaariideu &olfSmirt
ihoit f0unte e6 peroen men ole
@a06llcrlng id6 cnoliH oil 0en &or.
tciiel6mt gepobntc, Der i'm 9on0e 70
aut pie unbetmnt iit, tn0 ser
Sdweine5ut6t Oieieuige glufmcrf-
iamfeit 5lrpcuoete, oie iie uiflt mr
in Ser6ien ionOern ouh in 0cn bod.
ntwideIten SnouitrielGnoern 0litteI.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20
Die 2SOGGswirt(djaft
2Sufgatieus.

gldt Dem 6rieoen bon 0ufareit
rcute iic5 Der 6lddelin6oIt oes a6.
mgrcibS 9ulgarien oui rno
$4,000 Dim nit ) MliQionen SIN.
iuohnern glui eiuen Guo0rotfilo.
iueter Gutiaaeu alio IA @eiuohner.
ga Die fat ousi4lieBli6c @rmer6s-
oueae Der 9cp0lferuug sic 2anO-
wirtldoft IT. Sic ctpo 100000 Sc
tricbc uno bier 5iinftel oqer 9e.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

SGweine miiBtc cbau 0urt6 Sen Gor.
to1elboi 5eidloiit rucr0en iiir Sen
nod lDeitc Streden sur &erfi9ung
lte6cn Ole inolltricae Gutlpidlung
oes Sol0e5 miro 0oOurd) criNwcrt.
ooB es on ciniocn Der ivbtililcn
gt91ltolfc bciou0crs au @oble Ieblt.
Neuno0 5a6en lid in ueucrer 9rit
0ie intelligcnten areiie @ulaarien5
nit baioH0ercnl Giier ser ~ebnit
mo ,SnOultrie 5ugcraiOt 1as
Souo bat Eu6. ltn0 .5cii,n-
fabriteu GanIpimii6len unO g}rauc-
rcien 8uderfo6rfen un0 9rennc.
rcien crbalten m06rcro lid fribsr
Die inNuitriclle Satigfeit im mcieut.
liden auf bic Sabrifotiou uuA 3do.
retteH Goian0lau, @oiumcHiiereegcn
iuo ,6el5en beibrdnfte.
Sir oen 9liBaubonocl toancn in
uorlualen 3eiten bic bulQoiiiGcn
@0fcu Gcacagoiid 9lraas Nro
gSarna iDipie oic GoHanhdien @uii.
iduf mo Spidtoo IN @ctrodt.
gurG Oen 2ricg NOR bis jctt ole
DonulliroBe o6aeiperrt unO ser Sec.
tcrfc5r ic6r crlc6mcrt Irr6 ori
@intritt Sulaoriens in ooS 9iin0niS
Der 3entrolmdd)tc lit oorauSiidltlid)
ocr SceOertebr nod me6r criNmcrt,
cniiir ober Sic bis oo6in Qeipcrrtc
GonmiltroBc lpie0er erofinet uorOcn.
6iir oen @iicn6ubn0erfebr bat Gie
Crientliuie. Gie uon @eigraO liner
9}iid Soijo un0 @6ilippopcl nad)
Gorioopel iii6rt, sic gr0Btc @eOeiI.
tina liit Dem Sale bon 9iid miro
0ieier &erfe6r mic0er ouigcnonntcn
mcrOen 0ic 9Q6n bon 9}ultlhuf
nod 9ufareit 6ot gerinqcre gc0ui-
ting Ger eeionte ausw1rtiac 0an.
0clsucrfebr 9ulgoriens betrug i'm
Eo6re 1910 ctmo 2AO M}inionev
Dlorf lit 0onn ourd Oie Grie1e oro.
ser SAwonlrngen unteuporien NOR.
ocn mub o6er ais ie6r ousOe9muqS.
f1big be5cidnet ipcrDen Sir sic
Musntbr 9ulgoricnS tonimen Aout.-
id6lid) Icutihlano nn0 0ie EiirtN
IN 9etrad)t. Sci ser Ginfu6r itebrn
SelterreiG.llngoru mo 1cutidllanO
o6enon; ctmn 0ie &dlite aucr mad,
g}rlgorcn cingefiibrten @orcn
itonnt aus oieien 6eioea 2dn6ern.
Gs iii olio flar ooB 9ulgarieu ourd
Ods 9iin0Nis Oas cs ats polifiidien
5riinoen iebt o6geidloiien 6ot, oltb
Sen ipirtidalilidcu Slttereiicn iciuer
&cu0lfcrlilg 9icdlmmg ectroQen hat.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

fonntet 9eutibc, 0eiterrei6er uno
8uIgaren iicb bic gerfoIglntg oes ge-
lblagenen S5einOes eriparen.
Die Scr6en ntiiiien iitb, nenu lie
ni6t big aunt leBteu D}ann llnters
geBen iDoIlcn, Den Hiid5ug ourt6
Nlontenegro DECENTRALIZATION iuden.
&enn ibnen an Der RiiIte Der glOria
auG oie Staliener 81 Silfe fonimen
ioiiroen oonn mare inter gelUiIien
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

man sur 9Sot, ipetui man ni9t bon
Oen @emobnern gebinoert miro, @ege
allegen, Inn 0en Gurb8ug oes See
res uno ieine 8erpflegung 5lt iiberu.
Sn Der rauben sSo5res5eit lit oos 10
iiGer ausgeidIoHeu fuie onB i'm g9in-
ter fcin &egimeut SolooteH ii6er
@letiderfelOer in Ocu Sohalpen &c
langen fam. @cnu idlieBlim oo6
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

ruistdtigen anlioBt Is fam man bel
Dem bor3iigliben 8ooen in Den 5luB-
iilcrn im0 &iigellauoiAditen Die
&irfichaltsildde Oia iur 40 9Sro.
cent 0eS @eiamtareols mnidbt ni4t
ic3r bod nennen &ulgorien illbrt
IN erltcr 2inie @ei5en itnO Nloi5 Gus,
beiibt ober alcb ciuc ie6r ous9eoe6ntc
%ie65ndt hcionOcrS oi Gdofen 10
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-20

unO @elielropos neuerOinNs acfuus
aen BAT Gie @ie65Gbhng in @ulga-
rien bat me 100000 Sdpeinc erge-
ben gegen S1s 91uionan Sdaic.
Sic normale Gntmidllng ntiiBte nod
Ocm &eiipial onoerer 2dnOer cinc
5rbo6unq Oes Sd)weinebeliouOes
1nD cine Gcrnin0eruuG Scr 3obl DER
Ghofe bringcn Gas 6litter fiir sic
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

for more than they gave for them by
the simple expedient of finishing them
for the mutton market.
II some Judgment is used in buying
these animals they will pay a profit,
says an Illinois writer in Farm Prog.
ress. Many Of them are very fair
ewes. not the sort, of course, that q
man would want ii he were going into
the exclusive business Of sheep grow
ing, but they usually deliver a fair
lamb crop. 1t is easy to Gull out the
poorer one at the end Of the first
year and replace them with better an
finals.
If scrub sheep Of this sort will pay
It is very easy to e that good breed.
ing stock will greatly increase the
profits. It should be the aim Of every
man who is growing sheep to gradual.
" increase the amount Of good blood
in his flock.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

THRIVE ON ALFALFA
No Other Hay Comes So Near Being
Ideal, II. saneIy Used-Has Large
Protein Content.

Some ridiculous prejudices are held
against alfalfa. The less known about
1t the more intense Ii the prejudice.
one that constantly has to be fought
as the plant advances into strange
tessitory IL that 1t IL unsuited land
even. dangerous to horses. The fact
is, no other hay comes so near. being
ideal, II sanely used. Where largely
grown and best known, 1t has largest
popularity and use as Q staple ration
for horse. and mule stock OF all ages.
One element that makes alfalfa so valu-
able is its large protein content-much
larger than il found in any other hay.
Best, results r obtained by feeding
with 1t, as a balance. other feeds hav.
ing less protein.
Horse owners accustomed to using
prairie or timothy hay, and keeping
the hangers heaped. are likely to over.
feed on alfalfa, with harmful effects,
such as would follow from feeding too
much oats or corn.
Regardless Of theories and scien-
lists, there is much testimony, from
men severely practical that alfalfa
hay alone serves every purpose as a
roughage for mature horses at heavy
work and for growing colts of any age,
although for some horses when driven
fast It is found rather too much of q
laxative. Hundreds of horse owners
in western towns use it exclusively
as hay for stage, omnibus, delivery
and dray animals, and light drivers.
In parts of California and adjacent
states no other hay is known.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
REPAIR BAD SPOTS IN ROADS
Mudhoies Should Be First Drained and
Soft Dirt Removed-Dont Be
Afraid OF Dragging.

Don't try to fill q mudhole without
first draining out the water and re-
moving the soft mud. Don't try to I'LL
It with. large stones, because II this is
done there will soon be two mudholes
instead Of one. Don't try to I'LL q
mudhole with sods or similar material
which absorb water readily.
On an earth, OF gravel road ruts are
best treated with the drag. Don't be
afraid OF dragging too often during
. rainy spell. II q thin coat Of sand
or gravel be spread over the road sur
face whom It has been sottened by
rain and then worked in by trafic
and . liberal use of the drag. . poor
earth road can be much improved and
made to carry .. surprisingly heavy
traffic for . short time.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
METAL ASH BARREL is BEST
Always Danger In the Use Of Wooden
Reeeptaeles to Hold the Aceumu-
lated Rubbish.

Hot ashes in q wooden barrel are al
most certain to cause a disastrous fire
sooner or later. The use of an empty
flour or sugar barrel to keep ashes un-
til the weekly visit Of the ashman
may seem an economy, but In the long
run it ia a costly mistake. In many
places the fire regulations prohibit this
sort OF thing, but there are still In
stances where city and town authors
ties permit It.
It ia also unwise to use a wooden
barrel for ordinary rubbish, for q spark
In q barrel filed with paper. sweepings
and housecleaning rubbish means dis
aster. A careless maid or thoughtless
child Is apt tosferget and put hot ashes
in the rubbish barrel. For this reason
metal ash barrels are the cheapest.
Galvanized iron, made In corrugated
form to insure strength. II the popular
material. They will last \ long time
and will not 80 to pieces suddenly -,
will . wooden barrel.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
MANAGEMENT OF FARM FLOCK
Sheep Practically Live on Waste, Ex'
oept for Short Time Whom Pas
ture 10 Needed.

Any farm fenced hog tight is equip
ped to handle a few sheep. and they
will practically live OF the waste, ex-
cept for a short period when q few
acres of pasture are required. As soon
as the corn is laid by, the sheep and
lambs may be turned in. They will
eat the weeds which you left and the
grass that comes later. also the suck.
ers and lower blades Of corn. and
finally tackle the corn. You can watch
and move them to q stubblefeld or
pasture until the corn is out, then let
them back into the stalks again. Lit
tie or no corn 10 required for raising
sheep.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

mel as public thoroughfares, which
carry much greater traffic, in general
would be q useless waste Of money.
The first consideration is the loca-
tion Of the roads and paths about the
farm. The roads and paths are q
part Of the permanent farm plant.
Consequently they should be SO To-
Gated as to best serve the purpose for
which they are intended, should ft in
with the general scheme Of the farm,
and at the same time should avoid as
much as possible places which would
require difficult and expensive con-
struction or maintenance. The main
consideration, however, must be to
secure the highest degree Of efficiency
from the farm plant as a whole.
The earth road is the most common
type of farm road and will probably so
remain. When properly crowned,
drained and maintained with the split
log drag or other similar device. the
earth road, on all but a few excep-
tional soils or in a few places imme-
diately around the farm lots and build
ings, can be made to answer the re-
quirements fairly well. A little grad
ing will in general give the earth road
a crown slipping from the center to-
ward the side bitches at q rate Of
about one inch to the foot, and side
bitches of sufficient size to carry away
the storm water can usually be con
structed without difficulty. II the
ground is springy the side bitches may
be made deeper. or the ground water
may be carried away by tile drains.
The fundamental requirement Of an
earth road is always good drainage.
This involves, first, the removal Of the
water which reaches the surface Of
the road from precipitation or other
wise; and second, in certain places the
removal of any ground water which
reaches the road from underground
seepage. Surface drainage is accom-
by securing a reasonably firm
crowned roadway and providing
Of sufficient size and with am
pie grade and frequent outlets. Sub
drainage to remove the water from
beneath the road surface or to pre-
vent it's passage into the roadbed is
usually accomplished most effectively
by so-called blind drains or by means
Of properly located tile drains.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

retiring, but It is much bolder and
more conspicuous in the far West and
there often frequents gardens and
parks. Like most Of its family 1t is
"a seed eater by preference. and in.
lsects comprise very little more than
u per cent Of its diet. Caterpillars
are the largest item, with some
beetles. Q few ants and wasps, and
some bugs. among which are black
olive scales. The great bulk of food.
however, consists Of weed seeds,
which amount to "a per cent Of the
whole. In California this bird is ac-
;cused of eating the buds and blossoms
.iof fruit trees. but buds or blossoms
were found in only 30 out of SIG stom-
lachs. and probably 1t is only under OK.
lceptional circumstances that 1t does
any damage In this way. Evidently
neither the farmer o the fruit grow.
Ter has much to fear from the white
crowned sparrow. The little fruit it
eats is mostly wild. and the grain
leaten is waste or volunteer.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

Habits and economic status: The
prairies of the upper Mississippi val
ley. with their numerous sloughs and
ponds, furnish ideal nesting places for
redwings, and consequently this re-
gion has become the great breeding
ground for the species. These prairies
pour forth the vast iocks that play
havoc with grain fields. East Of the
Appalachian range, marshes on the
shores of lakes, rivers. and estuaries
are the only available breeding sites
and. as these are comparatively few
and small. the species is much less
abundant than In the West. Red.
wings are eminently gregarious. liv-
ing in fiocks and breeding In com.
munities. The food OF the redwing
consists Of 81, per cent animal matter
and 70 per cent vegetable. Insects con-
stitute practically on~e-fourth Of the
food. Beetles largely weevils. a
most harmful group amount to ~
per cent. G~rasshoppers are eaten in
every month and amount to about s
per cent. Caterpillars (among them.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
USE SWEET CLOVER
FOR GREEN MANURE
Because Of Its Rank Growth L.
gume Is in High Favor Re.
stores Fertility.

While sweet clover can be grown
a. . substitute for red clover and gen.
orally furnishes more feed per acre,
the most valuable use of the legume
10 for green manuring, according to
+. w. 6temple Of the farm crops de-
partment. Ohio state university. Be.
cause Of ita rank growth It 10 in high
favor % . green manure. The roots
are large and aerate the soil In q
greater degree than either alfalfa or
clover. Those who have grown corn
after both. sweet clover and alfalfa,
claim that the former contributes
more to the fertility than does the al.
falfa. It 10 claimed that sweet clover
seeded with oats makes . satisfactory
growth after the oats are harve sted
and will produce the following year.
green manure equivalent to 20 toms Of
barnyard manure. It ia especially WI.
liable for restoring the fertility on hin
sides. d
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

has gorgeous cup-like flowers, four
inches across, Of yellow marked with
orange?
Many old farmhouses are very poor
intellectually. The ideal is a new
and better home: the next best thing
il remodeling; but if neither is prac-
tical, can't you hide the unattractive
part by planting, and show the sttrac-
tive? Even a house that il false and
ugly may have some good detail. Study
once more the house You think hope
less, and hold your hands before your
eyes in such q way "a to hide the bad
and show the good. Then see II you
cannot find trees that will do the work
in q reasonable time.
You can greatly increase the value
Of your property by planting the right
sort of trees at either end Of your
house. 80 as to frame q picture Of your
home. Many . rich mar pays hun
dreds of dollars extra for . farm be-
cause the old house is surrounded by
century-old elms. He builds q big
new house under the old trees and at
once 1t looks old and mellow. The
pioneers thought only Of shade and
shelter from the wind, and 30 they
commonly planted trees all around the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
Farmer. Inspecting Y..r,Ina ouss Will. on Tour q Christian County, Ky.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The revolution that was effected in
the life Of an entire county by coop
erative demonstration work is de-
scribed in an article in the new Year
book Of the department Of agriculture
published under the title of How the
Whole County Demonstrated" In
Christian county, Kentucky, a bust
ness mems association was formed
four years. ago for the development
Of the resources of the county. There
had been other organizations Of the
sort before, but these were interested
chiefly in attempts to secure factories
and other industries for the county.
The new organization devoted itself
chiefly to agriculture. One Of its first
steps was to secure funds with which,
in cooperation with the United States
department Of agriculture, to pay the
salary of a county agent. Later, when
the agricultural extension act became
effective, the county agent was recog-
nized as the representative Of the COL
lege of agriculture Of the State Univer.
sity Of Kentucky and Of the United
States department of agriculture.
The first agent appointed began
work in July, 1912. Since that time Is
community clubs with 700 members
have been formed, a good roads asso-
citation is responsible for the farmers
owning ESQ split log drags with which
400 miles Of road are kept in good cor.
dition, new crops have been intro
duced, the yields Of the old ones in
creased, demonstration farms have
been established. dairying and the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
Flicker
(colaptes auratus)


Length, thirteen inches. The yell
low under surface of the wing, yellow
tail shafts. and white rump are char
a%cteristic.
Range: Breeds in the eastern
United States west to the plains and
in the forested parts Of Canada and
Alaska; winters in most Of the east
ern United States.
Habits and economic status: The
flicker inhabits the open country rath-
er than the forest and delights in park
like regions where trees are numerous
and scattered. 1t nests in any large
cavity in a tree and readily appro-
pirates an artificial box. 1t Is pos.
sible, therefore. to insure the presence
of this useful bird about the farm and
to increase its numbers. 1t is the
most terrestrial Of our woodpeckers
and procures much Of its food from
the ground. The largest item of ami.
NAL food is ants, of which the flicker
eats more than any other common
bird. Ants were found in 524 Of the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
caro- of Lawna

Now that hot weather has come. re-
member that lawn grass 10 now max
ing Its mcst vigorous growth, that un-
der the best conditions It roots but q
few inches deep and therefore needs
an abundance Of water; more now 10
needed than In the hottest weather to
supply the new and ~succulent growth.
1t will pay to watch lawns closely.
and not water them untfl It 10 needed.
but do It most thoroughly. 80 that a.
the water supply lessons the roots viii
90 deeper to, find moisture. In this way
. resourceful lawn may be made. one
that will not dry out In midsummer IL
left without Watering for few days.