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Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
VENTILATION FOR HENHOUSE
Reason Given for SO Many Apparent.
ly Healthy Fowls Dropping Dead
of Their Roosts.

1t has been proved by experiments
that impurities given off from the
lungs of one animal are much more
poisonous to another animal than they
are to the animal giving them off.
You can prove this for your own
satisfaction, If you care to. Put
mouse in self-sealng fruit jar and
make the cover tight. In few min.
utes he will begin to show signs of
suffocation. Then without admitting
any more fresh air than you can help,
introduce a second mouse into the
jar. This second mouse will die be-
fore the first one, though he was fresh
when the first one was nearly suffo.
Gated The reason for this is that the
second mouse did not die of suffoca-
tion, but was killed by the poison
given off from the lungs of the first
one.
1t is entirely possible that this is
the reason why so many hens in ap,
parently good physical thrift drop
dead off the roost The ventilation
is poor and the birds become poisoned
by the gases from the lungs of their
perchmates.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
PREPAREDNESS N FARM
PRACTICE MOST NECESSARY
Nav Bulletin Offers Timely suooes'
tions In Farm Management.

During the month of March continue
plowing. Harrow and reharrow uh'i'
a perfect seed bed is secured AN
ounce of preparation is worth pouhu
Of cultivation. Apply lime to the corn
land as the seed bed is prepared
Where grass lands have not hao
sufficient amount of stable manure ap
nlied previously there should now pe
an application of commercial ler'n-
izers AS the grass becomes green ~
tha proper time to make the appiica'
ton.
GO over your drainage systems anu
see that they are working properly
Often earth from the sides is thrown
into the bottom of open bitches py the
freezing and thawing of winter. Ihis
nay so choke up the ditch as 10 inter-
fere with the outflow Of water or the
earth slide may cause the flow TO cut
into AID undermine the opposite oahA'
Where there is under-drainage, see
that the outlets are open. Examine
the fields of winter wheat, rye anu
other winter grains and see u the
crop has been killed, injured IN spo's
nv "heaying" or. "spewing" or has
haen drowned out by water standing
ON the surface during the winter Il
sny such spots are found plan TO give
them better drainage.
M,nd Your Fences.
The time will soon come lor turning
stock on pasture. Trouble may Do
saved if the fences are gone over d.
This time and loose wires tightened
up and defective posts or rails re-
placed.
Continue hauling manure on the
fields intended for corn. Fresh manure
spread on the top of plowed land ana
worked in with the harrow VIII give
hotter results than if spread before
nlowing at this season unless the
manure be very coarse,
The too common practice OF burn
Ing over old fields at this season pre-
paratory to plowing Is strongly to De
reprobated. 1t Is much better prac'
tice to 60 over such fields with lhe
disk harrow once or twice to chop up
the dry vegetable matter and mix II
with the soil and then plow, rather
than to burn the vegetable matter
which is the life OF the soil.--from
MARYLAND Agricultural College Bulle
tin. "Elementary Vocational Agricul
ture for Maryland Schools"
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
MIXTURE FOR LAYING FOWLS
Scatter Equal Parts of Cracked Corn,
Wheat and Oats in litter-Make
Hens Exercise.

In order to obtain eggs 1t is neces-
sary to have healthy, vigorous stock,
properly fed.
A splendid mixture for laying hens
is equal parts Of cracked corn, wheat,
and oats, which should be scattered
in the litter.
Bran or middlings and beef scraps
should be kept in receptacles to which
the fowls have access at all times.
Plenty Of exercise increases the
egg yield.
Provide four or five inches of good,
clean litter in which to scatter the
grain.
Cabbages, mangels, potatoes, sprout-
ed oats, etc. make excellent green
feed.
When wet mashes are fed be sure
they are crumbly and not sticky.
For the first three days chicks may
be fed a mixture of equal parts hard
boiled eggs and stale bread, or stale
bread soaked in milk. When bread
and milk are used care should be ex-
ercised to squeeze all milk out of the
bread. From the third or fourth day
until the chicks can eat wheat and
cracked corn, commercial chick feed
is a good ration.
Plenty of pure, fresh water, grit,
shell, and green feed should be avail
able from the first day.
There is very little danger OF over
feeding young stock.
Feed the chickens about five times
daily and only what they will eat up
clean in a few minutes, except at
night, when they should receive all
they want.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
TO PREVENT WlNTERKILLING
Alternate Freezing and 1haw'ng
Causes Plants to Die Out-Straw
O. Mulch Is Recommended.

The object of mulching strawberries
in the fall Is to prevent winterkilling'
Winterkilling is usually caused by
the plants dying out too much during
the winter months, or by alternate
freezing and thawing.
The best mulch material to use IS
clean straw; this is placed on the
plants to inches deep after the
ground has been frozen.
In the spring after the ground Is
thawed the straw is worked around
the plants, writes F. F. McCune in
Farmers Mail and Breeze. This serves
several purposes, such as keeping the
patch free from weeds, conserving
the moisture. and forming clean mat
for the berries to ripen on.
After the fruit has ripened, the
straw should be removed.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
FEED CALVES IN STANCHI0NS
Oiscouraaes Desire to Suck One An
others Ears-Wooden Device ls
Entirely Satisfactory.

There are several good reasons for
feeding calves in stanchions. The
calves can be fed their milk, then
their grain, and after they have eaten
the grain they will lose their desire
to suck one anothers ears. A
stanchion made of wood will be entire
ly satisfactory. 1t should be made
from to 3A feet high and lS to "a
inches from center to center, with the
neck space to inches wide, 1t Is
built in the same manner as the old
style rigid stanchion. The calf should
be fastened while eating, but loosened
from the stanchions after it has eaten
it's grain. The calf pens and stanchions
should be built in the south side of tho
barn, where plenty of sunshine and
light can be had. There is no disin-
fectant that will take the place OF
sunshine.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
START TRAINING BULL EARLY
Inserting Nose Ring Is Simple and
Short operation-compostion
Metal Does Not Rust.

A bulls training must be started
early. A light weight ring should be
inserted in his nose when he is from
nine to twelve months old, but under
no circumstances should he be led by
the ring until three or four months
after so that the nose can heal up
we'll.
Inserting the nose ring Is simple
and short operation when properly
done. First tie the bull securely to
post by the head and horns, then take
a common trocar and cannula well
sterilized, and push it through the
thinnest part of the membrane that
separates the nostrils, withdraw the
trocar, leaving the cannula in the open
ing. Put one end of the opened ring
in the pointed end of the cannula and
then carefully withdraw cannula,
which brings the ring into the open
ing and after closing ring and putting
In the screw, the job is done. Before
the operation, the ring should be eX-
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02

amined and all rough edges carefully
filed down 30 there is nothing to irri-
tate the nose and keep it raw and
bleeding.
When the animal is about two to
two and one-half years old, the light
ring should be removed and good
heavy ring inserted. Iron rings should
not be used as they rust and keep the
bulls nose raw and sore. The best
are made of brass or bronze compost
tion metal and do not rust.
In tying up the bull by the nose,
one should be careful to avoid fright
ening him, causing him to jump back
and slit the ring out Of his nose. 1t
is safest to pass the tie chain through
the nose ring and then up and around
his horns and when he jerks back most
of the strain comes on the horns and
not at the nose.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
EASY WAY OF PR0PAGATING
Cut Shoots of New Growth of Currant
Bushes Soon as Leaves Fall
Soil Should Be Sandy.

CBy s. G. COOKE, Connecticut Expcr-
ment Station)
AS soon as the leaves OF the currant
bushes fall cut the shoots of new
growth into lengths four or five inches
long; bunch as you do asparagus, and
tie firmly and place in trench with
the small ends down; cover about one
inch deep. and the soil should be quite
sandy, if possible.
Just before cold weather turn them
over and let them remain until spring,
when the cuttings will be in fine shape
for planting out.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
COMMON TAPEWORM IN LAMBS
Not Believed That They Are Respon-
sible for Many Deaths of Animals,
Says Western Expert.

tPy f. NEWSOM Colorado AgrICul-
tural College Fort Collins, Colo)
The common tapeworm Of lambs is
ono that has a habit Of getting into
the duct leading from the liver, ana
for this reason many who have exam
ined sheep, dead of disease, have Sus-
pected the tapeworm Of causing the
death. 1t might be we'll to state that
more than GO per cent of all western
lambs have these tapeworms, as evil
denced by finding them on the kill
Ing floors at the large packing houses.
While it must be admitted that in
few instances they may cause some
trouble, yet 1t is not believed that they
are responsible for many of our lamb
losses
During the siege Of the Kansas
horse disease some man unfamiliar
with the normal conditions in horses
for the first time found Palsade
worms in the abdominal arteries of
dead horses. He at once jumped at
the conclusion that these worms were
responsible for the disease. Had he
known that approximately 95 per cent
of all horses have these same worms,
his reputation might not have suffered.
1t is rather common for veterinarians
to diagnose tapeworms in dogs, and in
about 95 per cent these diagnoses are
correct, but that the tapeworms in
these animals are responsible for dis
ease is not at all evident, except in a.
very small percentage of cases. So It
Is with these tapeworms in lambs.
They can always be found in posting
any large number of animals, but that
they are responsible for any serious
disease is evident only in few cases.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
MAKING A CHEAP TRAP NEST
Simple and Satisfactory Device Can
Be Constructed From Orange Box
at Small Expense.

Here is trap nest that can be
made from an orange box for less than
ST. writes Thomas Mayberry of Penn
slyvania in Farm and Home. The
box is 81 inches long, l2 inches wide
and l2 inches high. 1t is shown ready
for the hen to enter. When she treads
on the platform, c, to go to the nest
she closes the door, A. behind her and
her weight will not let her out. B
is made one by one-fourth inches, with
two small screws to fasten it on each
side to the platform. seven and one
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
CANADA FIELD PEAS SHOULD BE
SOWN EARLY.

Canada field peas are especially
we'll adapted to the climate Of Canada
and the northern tier of states where
there is sufficient moisture. In Mary
land they will succeed much better in
the northern and mountainous sections
of the State than elsewhere,
Like the garden pea, they will not
make much growth after hot, muggy
weather sets in, along about harvest
time or a little before, and for that
reason should not be considered in
the light of grain crop with mix
ture of oats as they are in the north.
ern states and Canada.
Where oats is sown in the spring for
soilng or for hay the feeding value
may be greatly increased by mixing
Canada field peas with the oats. The
quantity of seed per acre varies from
IN bushels of oats and ~ bushels
of peas to bushels of each. 1t is very
important that the crop should be
sown in early spring, for the earlier
the crop is planted the greater will
be the likelihood OF the maximum re
turns, as both oats and peas suffer in
the hot days of late spring and early
summer. Although some growers
recommend that the peas be planted
much deeper than the oats and few
days before planting the oats, there is,
however, no good reason for this prac-
tice as experimentS have shown that
even distribution and as large yields
can be secured when the oats and peas
are mixed together with the grain drill
and seeded together.
Where land has never grown garden
or feid peas il is usually advisable to
inoculate, otherwise the growth will
not be sufficient to pay for the seed
and the extra labor.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
WEAVING THE FOAL IS EASY
Merely Matter Of Separation, If Prop
eriy Cared for During Summer
Months-Time Varies.

II the foal has been properly cared
for during the summer months, being
fed a little grain in addition to the
roughage and dams milk, weaving
ration.
The time of weaving will vary with
conditions, but the best rule is to al.
low it five to seven months, says Farm,
Stock and Home, as the work OF tho
mare varies from heavy to light, but
II possible, don't wean the foal before
four months.
The important stage of the young
ster's life is now at hand. Separation
from the dam must be complete to be
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
PRUNING THE BERRY BUSHES
Blackberries and Raspberries May Be
Trimmed Any Time After Leaves
Have Fallen.
CBy r. G. wEATHERsTONE)

(By r. q. WEAIliE oN i-)
The question Is often asked as 10
the amount of pruning necessary for
blackberry and raspberry bushes and
when this should be done.
This pruning Of raspberry and black
berry bushes may be done at any time
after the leaves have fallen. II
could have my choice as to the date
would do the pruning at the close or
the winter. But those who have large
plantations are obliged to do the prun-
ing when they have leisure time,
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02

half inches from screw to steel rod X.
A is the door covered with one-half
inch wire netting. The platform is
held off the bottom by wire staples
and rod \ goes through l.. A, the
door, has staples for the rod to go
through as shown at the tip, and one
inch from that is where the screws
hold d is a partition three inches
high to keep the nesting material in
place
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
FEED HOPPER FOR CHICKENS
Device Is Easily Constructed Out OF
Old Soap Box-Gran supply
Kept Properly Screened.

A feed hopper for chickens can cas-
lily be made by saving the sides of
laundry soap box as indicated. A lid
is fastened on the top by hinges, and
the feed is poured In at the top. The
front slants, which keeps the feed al
ways sliding down as it is taken out
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
Unpruned and Pruned Berry Bushes
Plant at Right Shows Bush Proper
Iy Pruned-Two at Left Show
Bushes Unpruned.

therefore to such people recommend
pruning any time during winter.
Where the winters are severe, the
plants are bent down and each bush
held down closely to the ground for
protection would not recommend
pruning these bushes thus protected
until the winter is past, and the buds
are beginning to start growth.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
The Preliminaries.

I'VE hear a great deal about politi-
cal preferment,' said the inquisitive
person.
"Oh, yes. The papers are full Of
It." answered the practical politician.
"Just what is meant by that?
1T means a tremendous amount Of
hard work and the most astonishing
mental gymnastics on the part Of
the person preferred
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
Prune Trees Gradually,

Never prune young trees heavily In
any one year, but do the work graalu.
ally from season to season.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02

of the opening. The opening is covered
with chicken wire to keep the fowls
from stepping into the feed and foul
ing it. The dotted lines show the orig
inal construction Of the box.-Popu-
Lar Science.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02
EOl.eYyS
Kidney
Pills J. $
What They Will Do for You

"HaC IHIy VIII Do TOT fOu
They will cure your bachache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, end
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
.ates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Catoctin clarion., 1916-03-02

Great outherr ptg. & Mfg
t-, =, IEE HB
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19

! ol ih' cld -iasnicNcc lfipIc tlSi"i
/ Mnsn they nad arrived there. h c>-
/ po,ted mis- passenger to 80 in and see
I 10 III. tetc!irG ut tho suit case. which.
| from tire h!S, chrlstul,hc, had >,u'urcd
! ~ think rather .cautH provision soy u
! M.el.'S tour. EGi Nan CortiauGt Eau =
! Inherent idea. lie suggested that. -
| Rae, had arranged for the disposal 81
| the luggage, II, had better To- tn. one
/ L. ash Tor NJ nov; otherwise there
/ might lie q misunderstanding. Also he
WAS -" order something - cat and
/, drink On THE Journey. Christopher
agreed, w"ud"iiug. half humorously.
/ half anNiouSlN. II the, plot consisted IN
/ making "ft with Scarlet Euuncr during
has absence
purm@ one 81 Tin moments when
| thri&tophcr> attention was diverted
from his heat-loNcd possession Mn
Van ,oitlaudt lcfi hts seat and began
examining the ear with frauls Interest
| Ills n%ch was turned :" tn. door ot
the hotel. where Christopher stood
guard. hut when the owner % the ear
came hutriealv "ui, accompanied by
q porter with the suit ease aud a
waiter with a neat parcel, the p3SSen-
ger waS pc'rng into The rotroi tank.
Your" sure there isn't rather = queer
sWcliS" he inquired II thought as We
cam. Their" was bed carburation. -
something
oeriS;ophor. quick IN J,tcus. ~ his
d@rliu-. denied the had caruu'atjru,
end explained - the amateur that.
oven IL il had existed, the petrol in
/ the tauH could HAY" uothne t" do With
'rh"1n nad an mrycu,ful drive To the
GooN ChriSio0hcr. vito intended ~
, "a mr. ,lcr Of ccur,, - guard the rar
nn board tn, boat. expected ;haj his
nassciu-cr would take cabin and test
duriiic III" passage. which promised 10
h. uist2rccHble OWNS ia til. StcanN.
A.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19

l! Il I.
,"ro:nin@ his loss. thm~ he scattered
&omcihing Uy The maN Siar,in. m
'Saih. with The nervous old man u.r,il.
! 5o'ticd III his place. there came :, shari,
Npi"Si"n 2nd Scarlet runner hod
burst !, tire.
me *udhcn SQUAD gave Jacobs =
''o'"' winch caused him to grip the
,r"' ".rvo"s'H and c:'y out. He had
lever ocrh IN motor be o,c. ne ~.
i&imcd. ana though, tha, some one
! Hhs' nave sho, 1T lhs ear
! '>oIt" curious vnnicctulcS missed
| through tn, aind OF Race -. =, din
! rs w""N 81 repairing. VIII, his three
,"sSv"s.'& sitting. "r w:il>in:. az ANA
,""h' ~ The roadside What br
! ,t"uSn' lie ken: to himself -. Il would
h"'" n'eh IL" height ~ iunroprictX
20 accuse. on the Naguo.t susI,iciol,. IN.
trustee employees OF his own cmplovcr.
HeN'''n,icSs when Tho tirc Was
,h"h&sd a:id Scarlet Runn,r On IN
VIZ "h'" more. he threw al oc,.t-
,"'" under the shadow al ,hr dusty
hat .Driu.
'"s "aA grew NOR. and more sul,rl.
'o" the air was So heavy tina; even
:. "i'N M; there WIS ~" freshness rho
W $3.50 W',* very d.sa 2rccablc.
'i"iN Tor ihc two now mcubcrs
~ 'hc party. who were ,urrcnnr,J rn,.
motoring and Christonh.r wnt' 40, .',,.'
pf'Sco when. after .bo,: two-thir,;. az
"a" run I" London. Jacobs comnl.itI.d
~ hStda"hc and vertigo 1t wa h,
'''"Sci. III an apoldsstjc nurmur. hi,
,''N 'cri,h'c IN motoring. as well rs
"'NshS been somewhat unset ~ "a,
! "hich caused him to suffer u,,v.. M
CHRISTOPHER suggested that in was IA,
more NkclH I" hc tho weight Of ,Is
"'S "Ntrc";';. aud advised him Ia tar.
" oft. 800
There were n" nocA"ts on ;ilc ont
'idc. but there migh- wei ne So,.r.,,
! capnrious hidden ones Ana ,,,,,,,,. ~
IA""hS seemed SO certain, ma; ~, -
tents ~ such pockets mus, tn s,fc
when u" had taken Oft tile oNcrvn,, hc
/ '"t only SAT upon. hut leaned both
w." against II. a. it drapcd the
'a% IN sight al ~ old fashioned road.
,l'' nm not Tar outside III. d.,,.,
! 't'h:r ~ London suburbs ho begged
| ,h"' the car might pause III tho doc,
brandy -
"ii.tdn'; you better wai, . III, ~, H.,
2"' farther on asli,d Van ,oi.iluu.i,
not unSympathoticall;. The s,uff..
SHrc To be bad here
on SIR. i YOU knew how fair,t and
Hn.er feel :" falt"rcd Jacobs: and
christopher hastily slowed down -,
covered ;,r,o,robil, go. 800. "ii-
ing. covered with rro.,n t' @''""'
The whisl,cy.d r.,,. ,..
dust. thcrofur., Il; &c.. w"
SEQ the natural state n ,hn s,,rr..,,,
""np!r%ion: hut he sn, aim 800 -. !.
! closed ana head hos, ed fnrv..ri 80 +.
"h til" vera. al uirous.in,s,.'... 49,,
Niu cortland; jumped uuiellI. oi,t >,
| "t"'t NJ brandy. Miss Narr., sor:,n..
""N ~ from the ar also. ,.omiue ROUND
!" ne front Tor an ANXIOUS locl at $40
&" ''"'i ih1c. AMI !" a,i. If .sL. rauil
"H ''''l-, she had i;cr leather
49,, ''"S'' ron IA her hand. and
t...t Nv INC dullc,l eyes of
i... H., ~ ~. from under ur""p-
80
'"'" JdSt - Van cortlaiidt would
"'"'co the tnu. out burst three
.',t"' We arrest N"u al on ..
~. 49, 80 -" WIN theft called
n,. - - VIII y" bette" FOR YOU
Ia,
lyi,lnn,iy ,''i'"' -" resist, aud
f.r NJ. Gill "I"'Sti' "ionr. but
who -r,Sn.l h,,,, -" "a" man
sprn.. - IN. ta n""',.t' ana.
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e. ms vegetables With hum X "a.
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~ ''"'" W. go 'h' VIZ "h"H 'ht'u' his
b"E .'t"a&nE"d ~ ~ Ma Just 'l2h-
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fouIih4 th# Length ui tn. column ~
tn. ar,lin,,ty p.y,.narrt.
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.EN HE'D ny III. NH'.R
y "'''' N.i"" iHI'\ w p"sae' nc
mouth oI tn" l\H< ukHk lt.N'rt &tr"it IN
which j. nav gail. for NOR. tnNu Juu
miles noItu OF Nh,.i. N flows iut,, ln..
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~ HhH ahnhf ten years AZ" S@N."ro
worth - nuggets Wer" taken from on"
suall patton ou Nolan Greek III. end
~ Steamship navigation ON the koyu-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19


The Yukon River is navigatcd from
me 10Th OF June umiil The 18th Of Oc-
'"hcr every year II is the highway
!" inc interior Of Alaska. and tho river
should be thoroughly plated and
marked There should be Il govern
'hcnt lighthouse boat moving IN and
down II. and the marks and lights
should bo changed with the course ar
III" river Just AZ is done on the Mis- :,
sis$ippi.
Tn" steamers now going ont or s.,
Michael ar" the Alice. the Sarah. the
Louise. tic Susie. the Hannah and the
Julia H. The frst five Of these he
inhS !" The White Pass aud Yukon
company rho Julia B is owned bv !,
rival organization, known as the
American Yukon Navication COMPANY.
o. the boats the largest arc tho Susie.
the sarah and the Louise Each is n
alcrh"hccicr Of tho Mississippi type.
81 about 100 tons. She is a25 feet
long. 80 feet wide with u six. foot
dr''i when loaded Her fuel ia cali
i"in oil. and She runs twelve miles
"a sour. The boats arc electrically
lighted. aud They arc up-to- date river
o"''S "f their lsind They carry pas
aene - and freight
-" "mriler boats ply upon tie ,rib-
o.tt.S* ~ Tue Yukon. and connected
".th fho'n arc other boats stili smaller.
"hich are n%ch as feeders to the larger
boats.
r'F"n Fairbanks 10 Dawson the chief
Si'dmcfS are the Alasil:, ;ad The Yukon
81 30" IONS each. Both have excellent
PASSENGER accominod iioas. including
electric reading lights in the btIths
IN" food Is .ood. and the rooms. which
open out upcn the deck, are equal 10
ihosc 81 the average river boat Of the
united States proper.
copyright. 1916. BY Frank e. Car
pcntcr)