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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-29
DISCUSS COOPERATION
Continued From First Pa9e,

eral Obregon would assert that 40 600
Carranza troops now were employed
an poilclng territory south OF the Dor
der thus insuring protection OF Amer
ltdn border towns from Mexican
raiders. II is generally Understood
TINS VIII not be regarded as the con
NNihclng demonstration desired by the
Washington government
The presence OF General Funston at
the conference insures a full under
standing by General Obregon and Gen
efal Scott OF what has been accom-
plished by the American expedition
and what further steps are contem-
plated. The pursuit of Villa IS still
going on. according to most recent re-
ports from the American advance
bases, and statements from Column bus
tody that additional cavalry had
started south were taken as possibly
meaning that Il might be pressed with
renewed vigor in the region west and
north OF Parral. where the last en-
gage ments occurred
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SWEET CLOVER HAY
FAVORED FOR LAMBS
Interesting Experiment Reported
From Wyoming Experiment
Station on Feeding.

An interesting experiment has been
reported to the Wyoming station on
lamb feeding.
For II weeks different mixtures OF
feed were given lambs. Those receiv-
ing sweet clover hay. corn and a
small amount Of Oilmeal made an av-
erage gain of 30.7 pounds a head dur
ing the feeding period mentioned. The
lambs fed native grass hay. oats and
oil meal made but 2O.S pounds gain
during the same feeding period of II
weeks.
This is a most excellent showing
for sweet clover hay and it should en-
courage farmers in the Southwest to
SOW 1t, not only for lambs, but for
hogs, cows ard beef cattle as well as
for soil Improvement.
Sweet clover hay is said to lose
much Of the bitter taste that is some.
times objectionable TO animals. eat
ing sweet clover plants green.
In the experiment mentioned above
the Wyoming station explained that
the sweet clover hay used in this ex-
pertinent was rather coarse and stem
my. but despite this the lambs ate it
readily. The conclusion was that
'sweet clover hay is very nutritious.
readily digestible end contains higl
percentage Of crude protein
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Work for Unemployed Men.

In Town Planning, James F. Nc
OFudden tells how a number Of unem-
PlOyed men were put to work last win
ter cleaning out private alleys, vacant
lots and mOsquito-breeding places in
fashion similar to that used in Chicago
during the recent period Of industrial
depression. The aim was to fix pay
ment on such basis that man would
continue in the work only as long as
he was unable to find other employ
ment.
In every large community insanitary
conditions exist on a considerable
amount Of property belonging to the
city itself which is unimproved and
mon land the owners Of which are in
accessible or the title Of which Is in
dispute. Thousands Of cubic yards Of
refuse and filth were gathered and col
city. In many cases the lots, after be
lag cleaned, were turned into neigh
borhood recreation centers, tennis
courts and other places Of amusement
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FURNISHING WATER FOR COWS
Suitable and Adequate Supply De.
mands Dairyman's Careful At
tention-AVoid All Germs.

All animals require plenty Of good,
pure water. This is especially true
of the milking cow, as water cOnsti-
tutes more than three-fourths of the
volume of milk. The water supply,
therefore, demands the dairym0n's
most careful attention. Stale or I'M
pure water is distasteful to the cow
and she will not drink enough for
maximum milk production. Such wa
ter may also carry disease germs
which might make the milk unsafe
for human consumption or be danger
GUS to the cow herself.
During the winter, when cows are
stabbed the greater part of the time,
and unless arrangements have been
made to keep water before them all
the time, they should be watered two
or three times q day. If possible, the
water should be Is or 20 degrees above
the freezing point, and should be sup
piled at practically the same temper
Utture Uture every every ds5. aaF Z 6 kkeileE is nsed
for running a separator or for heating
water to wash and sterilize utensils,
steam from it can readily and cheaply
be used to warm the water.-Farm-
ers' Bulletin 743.
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FOREST DESTROYED BY FIRE
Pride Of Late King George OF Greece
Reduced to Assres-Played Large
Part In History.

The wonderful forest Of Tatoi, the
Bride OF the late King George of
Greece, was destroyed when fire re-
duced to ashes the summer residence
OF his son, King Constantine. The
tens Of thousands of dollars spent in
cultivatlng a flourishing pine wood, as
an example of what might be done
with forestry In barren Attica, have
been burned up as completely as If the
banknOtes themselves had been thrown
In the Gre.
Fatol played large part in the his
tory of Greece. Here the Spartans
established themselves In 413 B. Q. to
cut, OF the supply of grain and food
Gtuffs bound into Athens from Eubea,
with the purpose of starving out the
Athenian population. And in 404 B. C.,
while Lysander blockaded Athens and
the Piraeus by sea, the Spartans de-
scended from the vicinity Of Tatoi, at
lacked and forced the capitulation of
Athens, ending the Peloponneslan war.
The burnt forest, laboriously planted
and protected, was considered to be
memorial to the past greatness of
Greece.
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time FOR FILLING
SILO IS UNCERTAIN
Dry Years Bring Special Prob
lens, but Make Recepta-
GIeS More Necessary.

No rule can be laid down for filling
the silo during a year of short rain
fall, says G. II. Eckles of the Missouri
College Of Agriculture. When the corn
natures normally the time to put it in
the silo is when the kernels are dented
and glazed, but the kernel still soft
enough so it may be broken with the
thumbnail. At this time the huSks
will generally be turning yellow at the
end of the ear. Corn may be put in
after it is almost dry If enough water
is added.
When corn is injured by the drought
it should be allowed to stand as long
as there is any hope at all of its get
ting rain to complete its growth. IF
it begins to die it should be put in the
silo, as by this means what feed
value 1t contains will be saved. If it
cannot be put into the silo just then It
may be shocked and put in later, as
tests at the Missouri agricultural ex-
pertinent station have shown that
shock corn makes good Silage. OF
course, it is not as good as that made
at the usual time.
When filling the silo, remember thai
silage spoils If too dry or the air is
not expelled by thorough tramping.
The tendency of late years has been
to put corn in the silO too dry. 1t
should be moist enough to wet the feet
Of the men who tramp it. If too dry,
add water by running it into the
blower. At least two men are needed
to tramp the silage at filing.
Special attention should be given
to pacing well around the edges. If the
walls of the silo are not in good con-
dition repairs should be made to keep
out the air. If the doors do not fit
we'll good plan is to place a piece of
tarred paper over the door on the
inside. allowing it to extend about two
feet on each side.
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GOOD PROTEIN FEED
FURNISHED BY RAPE
Crop Can Be SOwn Any Time
During Summer-Not as Good
as Alfalfa or Glover.

AS an annual forage for hogs have
found that rape sown most any time
during the summer will furnish an
excellent quality of summer pasture,
SAYS a writer in an exchange. OF
course alfalfa and red clover make a
better forage and furnish a higher
grade of feed as well as hay if not pas
tured too closely, but these crops are
not always available and cannot be
grown on short notice. Rape furnishes
a good protein feed at small expense
and that is what growing shoatS re-
quire during the summer months, but
1t is sometimes a little difficult to get
them started to eating rape.
have found several ways by which
to overcome this difficulty. In the
first place, prefer to SOW oats with
the rape. I broadcast about four
pounds of rape seed to the acre, then
drill in about bushel Of oats to the
acre. The shOats will readily eat the
green oats and in doing SO are bound
to get a taste of the rape, and when
the taste is once acquired they will
eat It readily. Another method is by
feeding them a little corn in the
rape patch SO that in eating that they
will eat some of the leaves.
have had excellent results with
successive paintings Of rape in small
patches fenced off with permanent
fences. This makes it possible to
turn the shoats on one patch while,
then when that is fed down fairly
close turn them on another; this pro-
vides a patch Of good tender rape
for them during the entire summer.
A neighbor has had good results by
using a movable fence, by means of
which he turns his shoats On differ
ent portions of the patch SO that
each portion has chance to recover
from feeding.
If it is intended to hog down a
patch Of corn in the fall, it will add
considerable to the feeding value to
sow some rape seed in the field be-
tween the rows at the time of the
last cultivation of the corn. Grow
Ing shoats require muscle-bHilding
protein feeds rather than fat-pro-
ducing carbohydrates. I have found
corn, wheat middlings and tankage
fed in self-feeders a good supplement
for summer pasture.
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CONSERVING STRAW ON WESTERN WHEAT FIELD

The threshing machines are now
made in the Middle states, with straw
cutters, the wheat, as fast as threshed
is run through the cutter and blown
into the NOW. The usual charge fOl
threshing and cutting the straw is {
to z cents per bushel. This is great
convenience, as it saves extra han
ding. Good, dry wheat straw is worth
fully half the price of secOnd-crOp
clover and mixed grasses cut of the
wheat stubbles, or $3.50 to $9 per ton
Straw should not be; sold of the
farm unless the money is used for buy,
ing wheat bran. cottonseed meal. OF
flaxseed meal with the money. In the
best fNrmed sections of Pennsylvania
the wheat is mostly threshed during
the winter, as the straw is wanted for
feed and litter. If the straw is ricked
in the yard, have the rick topped of
and tied down to prevent rain damag
ing the straw. If the rick is properly
built the straw will keep dry.
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HEAT REDUCES FLOW OF MILK
Poor Pastures and Flies Also Contrib
ute to Loss-Main Thing Is to
Feed Cows Well.

(By C. H. ECKLES. Missouri Agricul.
tural Experiment Station)
During hot weather the milk flow OF
the average herd drops down nearly
half. The heat and the condition of
the pastures common at that time Of
the year are the main causes of this
drop. The flies generally blamed are
of much less Importance than other
conditions. The real cause is the fall
ure Of the animals to eat sufficient
feed. Poor pastures, heat, the flies
may all contribute to this result. 1t
will be observed that during the hot
weather the cows will Craze but little
and4eome to the barn at night evident
ly hungry. To produce three gallons
of milk day a cow has to gather at
last 100 or 125 pounds of grass. If
the pastures are short and the weather
hot, generally this much grass will not
be gathered and soon the milk flow
goes down.
The influence Of these summer con-
ditiOns cannot be removed, but may
be improved. The min thing Is to see
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USING MOLASSES AS
RATION FOR SWINE
Not Worth as Much, Pound for
Pound, as Corn or Hon1;ny-
Good for Show Purposes.

'sWhile molasses Is somewhat pal
atable for pigs, it is not worth 0s
much, pound for pound, as is corn or
hominy feed, and it Is not used to any
great extent" says John Evvard, hog
specialist at the Iowa experiment sta
ton, in answer to inquiries that have
been coming to him asking about mo-
lasses' as a swine ration.
A little mclasses will make the feed
paIatable and it is right for feeding
for show purposes, but the average
farmer who wants to feed it should
start on a small scale and not buy
more than barrel of it at first.
Feeding molasses or black strap, as
1t is called, comes from two different
sources, either cane or beet. Feeders
differ, but the most Of them seem to
favor the cane molasses as the better
kind.
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ROAD
Ding
OF STANDARD METHODS
Roads Should Be Classified on Basis
Of Density of Traffic Into Main
Lines and Feeders.

Standardized methods of road con
struction and a standard system OF
classifying highways are needed. No
system Of classifying highways is bet
ter than that Of traffic density. 1t is
highly desirable that careful counts
should be instituted by state highway
officials to determine the present main
routes of travel. Just as in railroad
evolution, density of traffic deter
mines the amount of investment, so
highways should be classified on the
basis of density of traffic into trunk
lines, main lines and feeders.
In railroading, a light traffic is han
died by a single line Of track with
switches; main line traffic is handled
by double tracks. Trunk lines han
ding heavy traffic are sometimes four
tracked, six tracked and even eight
tracked.
The solution. reached in the con-
Btruction Of permanent country roads
around Cleveland is instructive. 1t Is
similar to the solution followed in
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that the cows do not lack food. They
should be in the pasture at night and
during the earliest, coolest part of the
day. If the pasture is short, feed
silage or green crops. 1t is well known
to all experienced with dairy cattle
that when the milk flow goes down
once for lack of feed it is impossible
to bring it back to where it was be-
fore by better feeding later. To get
q high production of milk during the
year the COW must be kept at high
level of production all the time. For
this reason do not neglect the cows
during the hot weather and expect
them to come back strong again when
conditions become better in the fall.
Keep them going all the time.
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Straw from early-cut grain, har-
vested without being damaged by rain,
makes an excellent rough winters feed
for horses, mules and cattle. Last
winter, owing to the scarcity and high
price Of hay, large quantities Of wheat
and oat straw were fed to cows and
sheep. Wheat straw is fed to horses,
cows and sheep; do not be sparing OF
It. Put enough into the.racks for them
to pick out the best and use what they
leave each day for litter 1t is some
times great convenience and we
think economical, to cut the straw into
chaff, not only to feed, but for bed
ding, says writer in Baltimore Ameri-
can. The straw abSorbs more liquid
and the soiled portions can be re-
moved more readily from the rest Of
the bedding--and there is less waste
Of straw. When cut straw and chah
are used for bedding, the manure can
be easily spread with the manure
Epreader.
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important 70 Mothers
OhIioino.

Mrs. Simmons was rather taken
aback by learning that her new do
mestic's name was the same as her
own daughters.
"Your name, Katherine, and my
daughters being the same makes mat
ters somewhat confusing" said Mrs.
Simmons. Suppose we change it?"
"Oi don't moind. num-" replied the
girl.
THAT'S very NICE" said the mistress.
"How do you like. say, the name Of
BridgetT
"Well, num-" returned the domestic,
ITS not mesih that's over particular.
Oi'm willing to call tn young lady Ony
name ye'd suggest, num-"
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railway evolution. The right of way
for the highway lies between two
fences 60 feet, more or less, apart.
Economy is attained by building the,
permanent highway one-half as wide,
leaving the balance of the dirt road
for the present as before.
In railrOading it is an axiom that
the capacity of a single track of rail-
way with sufficient switches and uni
form speed of trains is practically un-
limited. In Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
hundreds of miles of permanent cOun-
try roads of narrow widths are being
built, using a special type of brick
which is produced cheaply in that To-
cality for the surface, set upon ce-
ment foundations. Future genera
tions may widen these country auto
tracks if they so desire. But they
will act more wisely if they invest the
money in an equal number of miles
of new narrow roads of permanent
construction to act as feeders.
A 12-foOt permanent road is pass
able, summer and winter, for the har-
vest loads. The dirt road lies to one
side of the new trackway just as be-
fore. The country needs thousands
of miles of narrow roads of perma-
nent construction, intersecting as feed
ers with the wider main lines and
trunk lines. Such feeLers need not
be wider than IL feet. The advantages
are plain. Not only are such roads
passable summer, fall, winter and
spring for the harvest loads, but they
are also permanent.
And, above all, they are state and
municipal undertaking, and not SUBJ
ject for federal endowment.-Wall
Street Journal.
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NEARBY MARKET FOR BUTTER
paIryman ls Fortunate Who Has
String of Private customers- "
Give First.Class Article.

It is one thing to produce an article
and another to get good price for it.
even when it is worth it. The private
dairyman is most favOrably situated
when he has good nearby market for
butter composed of people whom ne
knows well. There is no better trade
than a private one made up of select
ed customers, provided the producer
supplies them with frst-class article
Of butter.
Selling to the nearby stores, as many
people do. is, for the most part, like
giving butter away, unless one can
make some arrangement other than
the ordinary ones. AS a rule, the co'Al
try merchant pays very low price
for butter, and in many instances it
is safe to say that he pays as much
as it is worth. The fact is, he often
pays more than the poor butter is
worth and less than the value of
good.
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WIDE WAGON TIRES FAVORED
Oklahoma Adonted Measure After Con.
siderable Study Of Road Cues
tion-Most Economical.

Oklahoma, when it drafted its new
road legislation, provided penalty for
using wagons of two tons or more Co.
pacity that do not have at least three
inch tires. The measure was adopted
after a considerable study of the road
question. Dealers who sell vehicles
which do not come up to the state re-
1uirement make themselves liable for
a fine Of not less than IS nor more
than $25 for each wagon sold.
Tests by the federal roads depart
ment indicate that the three-inch tire
is the most economical for farmers. In
stead Of being destructive to roads, 1t
helps to make them better. Narrow
tired wagons, which are universally
common, are very hard on roads.
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CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With cutleura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer. surer at any
price for skin troubles Of young or
old that itch, burn, crust, scale, tor
ture or disflgure. Besides, they meet
every want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
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GRAIN MIXTURE FOR CALVES
Whole Oats, Wheat Bran, cornmeal
and oiImeal Are Recommended
Give Salt and Water.

A good grain mixture for young
calves consists Of so parts Of whole
oats, 80 parts wheat bran, 10 parts
cOrnmeal and 10 parts oilmeal.
The amount given should vary from
handful for young calves to three
pounds for two-year-old heifer. Give
fresh r,ater and salt daily.
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WRONG Time O. Year.

''That fellow seems excited about
something"
"Yes. He was born in Kansas and
this is the first time he has ever seen
the ocean,"
@IImnhl He mnst he q Etnnid cuSS
to wait until the bathing season Is
nearly over before coming to take a
look at it."
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MIXTURE for Calves.

Some good feeders say that mix
ture of two parts Of corn and one part
Of oats, fed Immediately after milk
10 calves, gives as good results as oil.
meal and ready-mIzed calf meals pur.
chased often at a much higher price.
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An-Exe 70 RuaInea.

''This play is the worst ever. I am
going to demand my money back"
"Wait until after the next act, old
man. Ten years elapse between acts
/ and 8, and you can demand interest
on your money for that length Of
time.
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rMo Enemies Of Roads.

The two greatest enemies of roads
are water and politics. Of these, poll
tics is the worst, for water will run
downhill, while no one knows which
way politics will run.-M. o. Eldridge.
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Disadvantage.

"Have ally trouble with your summer
boarders this yearT"
NO." answered Mr.. Cobbles. '"That
is, none worth mentionin'. There was
a lady schoolteacher stayin' with us
who didn't seem to think much of my
grammar, but as I wasn't chargin' moth
in for my grammar, she couldn't come
right out and make no regular COM
plaint."
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eood starf for Pics.

Care should be taken with younA
pigs. See that they get good start
for this means much to their early
growth and satisfactory develop
ment.
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General Agents
Hoard on 1channe.

I'm a bull on this market" said
ne first operator.
"Same here" rejOined operator No.
e. Let's go over to the cafe and pur-
chase a couple Of hours"
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MOTHERS JOY SALVE

for Colds, Group, Pneumonia and
Asthma GOOSE GREASE LINIGENT
for Neuralgia. Rheumatism and
Sprains. For sale by all Druggists.
GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFR'S..
Greensboro, N. C.-AdV.
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Millr cnus Clean.

It not only pays to milk the cows
clean to get the last and richest milk
but it also keeps them from drying
up. Careless habits in finishing milk.
ing will soon make the cows go dry
and crt down the profits
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Constant Reader.

''Bliggins is a pessimist, isn't her
"Yes. He's so fond of bad news that
he goes down cellar every morning to
read the gas and electric meters"
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DR.. Poery's DEAD SHOT, n N effective
medicine for Worms or TapewOrm in adults
or children. One dose IL Sufficient and ne
supplemental purge nscessary.-Adv.
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PIowino for Wheat.

Where wheat follows corn, set the
plOw point deeper Brins up some
earth that has not been worn thread.
hare.
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Time for Garden Work.

Save a half hour at the close of the
day for work in the garden. 1t can
not be better employed.
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LETTER FROM A WELL
ENnZN KAgaLNl1T0M nEIGGLGT.

aoF chile @ad fsUsr and &ll H1GEaYiGI diSeases
"Wlthin the last Ave months have sold $500
bottles Of Elixir B@bok for Malaria yChilis and
rever. Our customers speak very well of It,"
henry Evans, s22 ST., N. W., Washington, D. O.
Elixir Babek 80 cents, all druggists, or by
Parcels Post, prepaid, from KlocSewski d Co..
Warrington. D. @.
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Stick up shingle in the box Of seed
of early potatoes with the name of
the variety on it, That will not for
get; you may.
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Harbinaer Of Autumn.

"You are as merry as a cricket this
morning"
"Yes," replied the cheerful subUs-
banite. 'When issued forth froIE
my dwelling saw something on a 70
cant lot that convinced me this terri
BILE summer Is about ended"
"What did you sect"
"a billboard carrying an adyertiSa-
nent of fall oveFcoats."
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Mstlno the Geese,

A mating of geese can he continued
for seven or eight years without a
change.
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Best Selling Apple,
rnldentifv pntatnes-

The King apple is said to be the
best seller and brings a good price.
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Mnnev.Makinn sohemA.

Money Making Scheme.
"You say you'd like to own a bat
tleshfpT
EYES,"
"That's a curious wish. What would
you do with ltT'
"Td anchor it of Newport and lease
1t to fashionable folk for dances"
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birds Need mcreens.'

Don't omit fresh vegetables and
green stuff from the fowls diet
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Experts consider that enc great
qualification woman munition workers
possess is patience