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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
TAKE CARE OF EWES
DURING THE WINTER
important Duty to Perform to In
sure Lamb Crop to Be Har-
vested in Spring.

The winter care of the flock is i'm.
portant to insure lamb crop to be
harvested in the spring. Ewes in good
condition need not be fed grain until
about a month before Landing, when
they should gradually be accustomed
to it. Ewes in thin or poor condition
should receive from one-fodrth to one
half pound of grain daily. Corn alone
is not the best grain ration. A ration
of six parts corn, three parts wheat
bran, one part linseed oil cake, by
weight, has proved very satisfactory.
A ration OF corn, oats and bran, equal
parts by weight, can also be recon-
mended.
The sheep should receive as much
clover or alfalfa hay as they will eat.
The amount of hay eaten can be cut
down by use of corn si1age or corn
stover. Two pounds of clean, sweet
corn silage can be used to replace
about one pound Of hay.
Well cured corn slower is also rel
ished by the ewes. Ordinarily, there
is little danger of the sheep eating too
much Of it, if hay is fed once a day.
The greatest danger of corn slower
comes from making it the exclusive
feed. Clean salt and water should be
kept before the flock. Sheep should al
ways have a dry, welI-bedded floor to
lie on.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
By L NJ BENNINGToNJ

By L n. BENNINGTON)
All kinds of grain, both whole and
ground, are so high in price that it
will pay Us to study how to feed the
hens as cheaply as possible and still
secure good results.
Bran is a heavy expense, and the
amount used can be greatly lessened
by feeding cut clover, or cowpea hay.
These contain the same elements as
wheat bran and are very palatable for
the hens, when steamed.
Cut or break the hay into small
pieces, pack into a tub or bucket and
pour over it all the boiling water it
will absorb, then cover closely and let
stand thirty or forty minutes before
feeding. In the winter when the hens
cannot get green grass they relish this
very much.
Sprouted grains are another cheap
food. This was sold a few years ago
as a poultry secret of feed at Is
cents a bushel. Oats are generally
used for this, although wheat, rye and
other grains are as good.
The grain should be soaked for "a
hours, or even SO hours, in warm wa
ter. when spread in shallow boxes and
kept in warm place. Keep moist by
sprinkling two or three times a day
with warm water. Feed when the
sprouts are about two inches long.
The hens will eat grains and sprouts
both, and by the process of sprouting
the amount of feed is greatly increased
without increasing the cost.
a.
corners where nothing else will grow
to advantage, really cost US nothing
Hang the heads up where the hens
will have to work a little to get them.
or scatter the seeds in the litter.
If these seeds are fed mixed with
the other grains that are scattered in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

1t is a good idea to buy an extra
yard or so of the material selected for
tailored suit, in order that the coat
or skirt, or both, may be altered and
the suit remodeled. Good fabrics out
last styles, and suit is often regret
fully consigned to the discard, not be-
cause it is worn but because styles
have changed since it was made.
A suit that is required to do more
than one seasons service without any
alteration should be conservative in
style. A plain skirt of medium full
ness. and a box coat or one of the
plain, semititted models, if well made
OF good material and fine finish. is
never out of the running
A good model to follow in remaking
a suit is shown in the picture given
here. The skirt is made with an in
verted panel set in at the back and
front. and narrow skirt may be wild
ened by the addition of such panels
Another good plan for widening a mar
row skirt is to split it up at each side
to the swell of the hip. Here it is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
WINTER QUARTERS FOR HENS
Make Sure Houses Are Free From
Vermin and Disease Germs BY
Thorough Cleaning and Spraying

Are you sure the winter quarters Of
the layers and breeders are free from
lice and disease germs? Better make
doubly sure By cleaning all manure.
rubbish, dust, and litter out of the
houses. then spray the walls. ceiling.
floor, roosts and nest boxes with
whitewash made thin and strained so
that it win spray readily. This formula
government recipeI is one OF the
best:
L Sixty-two pounds Zone bushell
quicklime. slake with II gallons hos
water.
2 Two pounds common table salt.
one pound suIphate Of zinc dissolved
IN two gallons of boiling water
3. Two gallons skinned milk
Pour into 1, then add the milk (sJ.
and mix thoroughly.
IHto each i've gallons OF vhifewash
mix one pint OF crude carbosic acid
and make sure that every crack nd
crssfce Is s1il Of this disinfeetins prep
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

youthful dancer. Only one ankle is
allowed this final touch OF color and
coquetry.
The cOrsage bouquet and the flowers
for the limousine have other business
in hand besides their important mis-
sion Of beauty. They are determined
to be useful as well as ornamental. A
bouquet for the limousine is shown in
the picture. made of two orchids and
many sprays Of lifelike lilies of the
valley. In the heart Of one orchid.
concealed by flower petals, is a tiny
box of compact powder and the other
dares to harbor in this secret way a
box of rouge. Flower petals cover the
small powder puff that slips in each
box and the unnoticeable little ring
that is the handle Of the pun is Gov
cred with silk floss.
The stems of the flowers are tied
with bow of ribbon matching one of
the shades in the orchids in color. One
ribbon loop is sewed up along the
edges to form case for tiny mirror
Look twice in the heart Of the newest
corsage rose and the chances are that
you will find it harboring the same sort
OF nrst aids to Cupid
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
WAY OF SPREADING DISEASE
Dirty Water Pan Is surest Way Of
Creating Trouble Among Mem
bers Of Any Flock.

How often do you clean up the wa
ter pans in your henhouses? You
ought to clean them every day. For
a dirty water pan is the surest way of
spreading disease throughout your
flock
The best way of handling water in
the poultry house is to keep It in q
cheap, fiat washbasin that can be
easily cleaned and refiIled. It doesn't
pay to bother with patent water tanks.
You viii have to I'LL them just as Of
ten as the basins, and they are harder
to clean up.
Place the open basin on a box some
eight or ten inches high and perhaps
eighteen inches square. and make q
runway for it This keeps it from
filling up with dirt and straw from
the floor, and the hens do not climb
into it in drinking
Then put the box and basin in a
sunny corner of the house away from
the roosts and nests, so that no dirt
can fall into it from above
Clean it and refill it with clean,
fresh water every day and you will
have put the disease germs to flight
indefinitely sconsin Station.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
EXCELLENT AS FEED
FOR GROWING PIGS
Experiments Show Skim Milk to
Be Valuable Hog Feed-BuiIds
Bone and Muscle.

Skim milk is a most valuable hog
feed. Experiment shows that it COM
pares with grain for a feed at the
rate of six pounds of skim milk equal
to one pound of grain. It's chief use
should be as a supplemental feed for
the growing pigs. 1t is a wonderful
muscle and bone builder. To be sure.
it can be fed to fattening hogs sue
cessfully. Whether it be fed or not
should be governed by the price of
grain and the price and availability of
skim milk
When it may be fed economically
can be determined from { compare
tive value: one of grain equals six of
skim milk When skim milk is fed to
fattening hogs, it should be fed only
as part of the ration. Three pounds
OF skim milk to one of grain is the
proportion usually recommended. In
other words, balance up the ration.
When the amount of skim milk to be
had is limited, best results will follow
giving it to the growing pigs, and
supplement the fattening hogs ration
with tankage in limited amounts.-Or
ange Judd Farmer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

The bulk of the feed used for win
fering stock should be made up of
roughages from the farm. Small
amounts of concentrates, fed daily
with these feeds, make comparatively
cheap rations entirely suitable to GER
tain classes Of live stock.
For convenience in planning winter
feeding farm animals may be divided
into three classes:
I. Mature animals not producing an
income during winter months.
II. Animals producing an income
during the winter.
III. Young and growing stock to be
retained on the farm the following
summer.
), In Class 1 may be included all ma
Fture live stock held on the farm, either
for breeding purposes, future work
or finishing for market the following
summer
In Class II may be included work
horses, cows producing milk and stock
being fattened for market or condi-
TONED for sale during the winter
months.
In Glass III may be included all
young and growing stock on the farm.
The big saving in the winter feed
bill can be made with Class I. This
does not mean that animals of this
class should be permitted to come
through the winter In a rundown and
weakened condition. Rather tt n con-
slider such practice it would be far
better to sell the stock in the fall It
is meant, however, that they can and
should be maintained on the cheaper
Feeds. Roughages, supplemented by a
small amount of concentrates (oil
meal or grain) are in favor for them.
Give the horses, cattle and sheep &C.
cess to cut-over grain fields and straw
stacks, meadows, wooded lots and pas
lures. Horses and sheep may have &C
cess to husked-out cornfields. In GER
tain sections where losses of cattle
nave been experienced in the past
from the so-called cornstalk disease
farmers should consider this fact be-
FIRE turning cattle into such cornfields.
xA5 the winter advances open the bars
TO shelters, feed racks and grain
szoughs
Corn silage will be invaluable at this
atime, especially for cattle and sheep.
AXeep the feed racks filed with corn
stover, hay and straw, but do not be
wasteful in the feeding
The amount of grain to put in the
trough cannot definitely be given. It
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
! I'VE
STOCK
CARING FOR THE BROOD SoWS
Give the Animals Good, Hearty Ra.
ton, Strong in Protein and Not
Rich in Fat-Making Foods.

People will tell you that a brooo
SOW should not be too fat at farroE-
ing time. That's true; but that doesn't
mean that she should be starved to q
shadow. She should be fed a good,
hearty ration, strong in protein, and
not rich in the fat-making foods. She
should have plenty OF exercise. She
should be in that thrifty condition
which makes her as strong as bull
but not fat
There's no danger Of her having too
much bone and muscle. The heavier
she is the better-provided that too
much OF her weight is not fat. An
all-corn ration robs her of the strength
she will need at the time OF her trial,
and fills the cavities OF the body with
fat. Then she viii be fat and lazy
and will kill her pigs by lying on them.
Or she may never be able to bring
them forth. Or her appetite for bone
and mUscle-forming foods may be so
abnormal that she may eat them up.
But If she is kept from being too fat
by the simple method Of starvation,
she viii not give the litter the proper
amount of milk
II lAC SUN D6OOI4CS COnSL4ldlGu D6-
fore narrowing, as some sows do, ep-
som salts may be given in the slop for
three or four feedings-just enough so
that the taste will not repel the SOW
and keep her from eating.
At narrowing time occur the most OF
the pig losses. Some Of them come
from the absence Of the owner when
the pigs arrive, and some from his
presence. The SOW should be carefully
watched, but she should not be dis
turbed- In other words, no dogs should
be allowed anywhere near, and she
should not become aware Of the pres
ence Of those who watch her. A good
brood SOW stealing her nest in the
grove or fields will on the average
bring to the feed trough a better
litter than the one which is fused
over by a solicitous owner Yet she
sometimes needs help. Combine the
merits OF the two methods
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
SHIP EGGS LONG DISTANCES
Good Results Can Be Secured by Us
ing Excelsior for Packing
Jolting Causes Trouble.

If Matching eggs are carefully
packed in a basket with good cush-
ion OF excelsior in the bottom, they
will carry great distances and give
good results 1t must not be expected.
however, that they will give as large
a percentage of hatch as might be the
case nearer home.
It is the jolting eggs are apt to get
by transportation by rail, that is likely
to weaken a strong germ or kill a
weak one For that reason they should
be well packed in excelsior. Excel
sioT is to be preferred to any other
material, as it is of springy nature;
and baskets aze better than boxes. for
the reason that being more convenient
to handle, railroad employees are nat
ura1ly more careful with them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

Someone whose occupation. or bust
ness. is the thinking up of pretty
things must have turned her attention
recently to artificial flowers. For these
cunning copies of natures beauty-won-
ders are compelling attention every
where because they are used in new
and unusual ways We are used to
seeing them in corsage bouquets and
replacing natural flowers in the limou-
sine. We are familiar with them in
girdles about the waist and in
wreaths about the hair, but these are
only mere beginnings of their useful
ness as it has been lately developed.
Everywhere little blossoms nestle
in bows and rosettes of maIines or
lace, ornamenting collars and cuffs.
They dangle, in place of ribbons. in
hanging sprays from the girdle They
are perched in bright sprays on the
party or the shopping bag, and they
adorn the pincushion, the perfume
bottle and the powder puff
small bouquet set in a frin of
gauze and suspended by narrow rib
bons that are tied about the wrist is
the latest adjunct but one of the party
gown And that one is the spray of
flowers which finishes an adorable
anklet OF malines that is tied above
the slipper to fly with the feet of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
ERADICATE LICE ON CATTLE
Frequently Serious Pest In Winter
ANY CT Various Dips VIII Prove
Quite Satisfactory.

Lice on cattle and young stock are
frequently a serious pest IN winter.
Any OF the various dips advertised or
sold for this purpose are elective
They can be put On with = sponge OF
brush and worked IN thoroughly to the
skin, but 1t is not always safe to wet
an animal all over in cold weather.
Kerosene and lard rubbed in from
horns TO the tail is a safe and sure
remedy An even better one is to use
powdered sulphur. Rub II in well with
the hand and repeat IN two weeks
There is no danger from using this
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

Simple but Satisfactory Feed Trough.
should vary well in accordance with
severeness Of winter and condition of
stock. This is point that can only
be decided in the feed lot. To permit
the stock to go perfectly without con-
centrates at this time would be a
grave mistake, and in all probability
make impossible the task of bringing
it to spring feed in healthy and Wig
orous condition. Such a condition is
imperative in the case of breeding ami
mails and essential for feeders if best
jults are to be obtained.
The matter of feeding hogs, included
in Glass 1, presents an entirely differ
ent problem from that of the other
stock, 1t is true that they may profit
Sably be run on grain fields, meadows
and pastures before snow arrives, but
concentrates must constitute much of
their ration after outside fields are
I tossed for winter. Roots, chopped al
AHA hay, apples and waste products
OF the dairy and household will do
much toward keeping down the cost of
their winter feed. In fact, any prod
ucts that will substitute for the for
ages and grasses in the field, which
feeds are so essential to the condition
ing of brood sows, can well be used.
Concerning the feed for stock in
c1uded in Glass II little need be said.
It is fact well known that horses at
work require both care and feed. This
they must receive If their work is
done. To furnish the dairy cow with
rations not intended to meet the de-
mands made upon her system by the
milk she gives would defeat the pur-
pose for which she is kept. AS the
food requirement for these different
classes OF live stock is a matter of
common knowledge to stockmen it
remains only to see that it is pro-
vided in abundance
With Glass III. the young and grow
ing stock. most costly mistakes in
feeding occur. A full realization of
the fact that cheapest and most rapid
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
EXPENSE OF KEEPING HORSE
Cost Is Much More Than Many Per
sons Usually BeIieVe-Estimzte
Placed at SIS Yearly.

The cost Of keeping a horse for
year On a farm is much more than
many persons usually suppose In an
estimate of such cost 1t was found
that a horse weighing 200 pounds
and kept at moderately hard work
costs SIS a year for board Foods,
Of course, are usually higher in some
places than others, where it would not
cost so much
Taking one horse with another, as
kept On our farms, and allowing for
the period Of idleness in the winter
season, the cost to keep would not
be more than $50. Larger horses
would, however, cost relatively more
than those of lighter weight
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

trimmed to form a yoke, and an extra
piece is set in at each side by shir-
ring or plating it to the yoke. The
fashion for short skirts help make the
way easy in altering them, and Dor
ders at the bottom and bands set on
are useful for the same purpose.
Coats have been brought up to date
this season by the addition of full
skirts, set on at the waist line, and
by belts and pockets made in the new
mode. A collar and cuffs in another
fabric help out in the transformation,
and buttons supplement these with
the smartest Of finishing touches.
1t is a great satisfaction to con-
vert an old style into a new one.
Whether one is compelled to be eco
nomical or not a remade suit made of
good cloth adds variety to the ward
robe. and admits Of the exercise of the
individual taste in design.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

the litter, or as a change from the
others, it Will of course not be neces-
sary to feed so much of the expensive
grains
The small potatoes and the potato
parings and trimmings from other veg
etables used in the house can be
boiled, sailed and peppered, as for the
table. and a little bran and cornmeai
mixed with them, just enough to take
up the surplus moisture, so that the
mixture viii not be sloppy. This
makes a good, and also a very mex
pensive mash feed With it may be
mixed the meat scraps
Beef bones and scraps should be run
through a bone cutter, or be chopped
up by hand into small pieces, before
giving to the hens.
Skim milk costs really nothing on
the farms. and if the hens have ali Of
it they will drink, they will not eat
so much other food
If these cheap feeds are handled
right, it will leave only the last feed
at night to be of the high-priced
grains, and if well fed during the days
on these other things, they will not
eat so much of it then.
They should have a good feed Of
grain, mostly corn for their supper. in
order to keep them healthy and sup
ply bodily heat during the cold
weather.
By following these suggestions, the
hens can be almost entirely kept on
the waste products Of the farm, and
what is received for the eggs will be
nearly all profit.
If properly housed and given plenty
Of warm water to drink, they will lay
well on this bill of fare, and we can
rejoice over a good supply of eggs
when winter is here and the price
goes soaring.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

gains in live stock are made with
younger animals should do much
toward obViating losses to farmers
through insufficient and improper feed
ing Of such animals. The failure to
put gains on animals during the grow
ing period intended for them by ma
ture cannot be corrected by copious
feeding at any later time. Their
growth has been stunted, and rarely
will they fully recover from the ear
lier setback. Even when they do it
is a costly practice to put growth and
flesh on stunted animal, as compared
to what could have been done when he
was in healthy and vigorous condi-
ton.
But it is not necessary that young
stock be fed as are fattening animals.
Watch their feed troughs and see that
all OF the daily rations are consumed.
Do not feed them in excess, but make
certain they are contented after each
feeding. See that the exercise lot
is used daily and that. clean water is
provided. The failure to feed young
stock properly will open the way for
future serious troubles, and no stock
man can afford to encourage such a
practice. even during the winter
months.-Departme of Agriculture
News Letter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Quaint Runner Design.

There is a strong evidence Of the re-
yfVai of things quaint in needlework.
not only in stitches, but in designs as
well. One expression of this revival
is noticeable in a runner for a library
table. ConventionaIized birds form the
principal motif, and are stamped upon
heavy tan crash They are embroidered
in vivid coIorings. heavy wool being
used for the purpose. The rounded
ends of the runner add an unusual eff
feet to the scarf These are finished
with fringe. which locks just as old
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01

While this is a higher record than Ell
Their of the others, the sour milk is so
much cheaper and easier to get on
most farms
At 20 cents a dozen, the eggs from
the hens fed sour milk brought S29.71
and those from the hens fed beef
scrap, $1,000. The difference wouldn't
begin to pay for the extra cost and
trouble of beef scrap.
The big thing to remember is that
the hens fed no animal food brought
little more. than half as much egg
money. Theory and experience both
say Feed the laying hen sour milk as
part Of her ration
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
VALUABLE FEED FOR LAYERS
Missouri Agricultural College Expert
Recommends Giving Hens Sour
Milk in Their Ratlons.

Ry H. L. KEMPSTER, Professor OF
Poultry Husbandry OF the Missouri
College Of Agriculture-)
Milk or meat in the ration may
make all the difference between profit
and loss. We know from our tests at
the experiment station and from the
experience of poultry men everywhere.
We got only 945 eggs from a pen
OF hens that ate no animal food, while
another pen Of hens. no better in any
way, but fed sour milk, laid 1,7S3.
Those fed beef scrap laid 1902 eggs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Side and End View.

sides were inches high, partitions s
inches wide For the V sides on top
/ used 1 by s, and at the lower edge
Of these nailed strips Of 1 by to
keep the slop from wasting, writes
Odom Tyson Of Lees Summit, No, in
Missouri Valley Farmer. The parti-
tiOns were spaced 10 inches apart
They we're cut sloping across the top.
and from the bottom OF slope TO bot
tom Of trough is inches.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
Bones Are Good Investment.

A good investment is 100 pounds of
bones bought at the market in town
They sell for a cent or a cent and a
half a pound They can be chopped so
that the hens can get hold of the
pieces. and they will do the rest
Blood meal could be fed in small guam
titles to satisfy the chicken appetite
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-01
PARTITIONS IN HOG TROUGH
Device Prevents Young and Small AMI
mails From Being Crowded Out
Of Their Allowance.

Partitions in hog trough viii save
the owner much trouble in feeding
Where there is nothing TO prevent the
young and small pigs are often crowd
ed out OF their rightful allowance by
the older and bigger animals.
The trough shown IN the illustration
is partitioned OF TO save this trouble.
The bottom of the one made was
Inch board II inches wide. The