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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

and keep them open there will be
small danger from fever. A clinical
thermometer In the barn will help out
Another ration may be used for cows
that are to be put into advanced reg
lister tests when they freshen-thirty
pounds Of ripe corn silage. eight pounds
Of mixed hay. four pounds Of bran, two
pounds of oats, two pounds of distillers'
grains and one pound Of linseed meal.
Animals will take on flesh rapidly
during the dry period II fed this ra
ton. 1t is surprising how much COW
will eat at this time and not fever her
system or impair her usefulness II the
feed is uniformly provided and not
crowded into the last days. In fact,
the last week before calving she should,
like all mothers to be. eat sparingly.
There will be tendency to fever, and
cooling feeds should be fed. l do not
mean that she should be starved, but
the COW herself will have some judy
ment and natures warning should be
observed. She will. however. be thirsty.
and plenty Of water must be given
not less than twice a day and more
frequently II convenient.
do not know that any one has dis.
covered the exact length Of time for
a COW to go dry. It must necessarily
vary. but they should have rest from
the milking period. II they cannot be
dried of and freshen once a year then
breed them to freshen at greater in
tervals-that is, once In fourteen
months or perhaps fifteen or eighteen
months. 1t is the most satisfactory
method that l have found. The prin-
ciple is sound. and the length Of time
can be made to fit each Individual COW.
For short period mixers breed them to
talve once In eleven or twelve months.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
FEEDING WORK HORSES.

Idle Animals Should Not Be Given Too
Much Rouohaoe.
Regular and careful feeding on good
allowance Of clean palatable hay and
just enough wholesome grain feed to
keep them in a thrifty, flesh gaining
condition is all that is required in the
matter Of feeding to keep the horses
in good condition till the arrival Of
spring. says an Illinois farmer In the
Rural New Yorker. believe the great.
est mistake made in feeding horses is
that Of giving too much roughage.
The horse has small stomach and
Is not capable of handling a large
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
AROUND THE DAIRY,

= When cream Is not ripened
= evenly the full amount Of butter
+ is not recovered from It.
= Every community should form
4 cooperative dairy test associa.
+ ton and make start for more
= enthusiasm and success.
4 If separator is used do not
4 let the cream stand around Just
i anywhere to absorb all sorts of
y odors.
i Cream should be kept at uni
4 form temperature and stirred at
4 least twice each day.
= The average calf that Is raised
= for the dairy should be handled
= from her early calfhood to ma
4 turity with the one aim for
4 which she is intended.
q q =, a. q - n n. a n n a, n n. u n u
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

their necks and reach down either side
quickly. ! regard milking them out an
important matter and not to be neglect
ed under any circumstances. In this
regard my reason for being so particu-
lar is that 1t is the best mixer and the
most desirable mother eve that Is most
persistent In milking: consequently
would not have her udder spoiled for
little lack of care at this time
As soon as the milk secretion has
ceased the ewes are turned ON good pas-
ture. They are not fattened. but are
put into plump condition preparatory
to entering the breeding period and the
winter. The lambs. on the other hand.
are pushed rapidly. az quick maturity
Is u matter Of considerable Importance
II the best profit Is to be made from
them. The lambs make better growth
while young at less cost pound. and.
taking all things into consideration. It
Is more desirable to get them OF to
market at the earliest possible moment.
The flock ia provided with plenty Of
pure water all the time. which IL very
essential. rs discouraging outcome Is
apt to be the result II the animals are
compelled to drink unclean water or
made to go without water for a time
during hot weather.
The lambs are fed small quantity
Of oats mixed with bran as an appetiz-
er and are allowed the run Of a fresh
clover pasture. which keeps them grow
Ing nicely. The animals are regularly
supplied with salt. A flock of sheep
sailed regularly do far better. remain
In more thrifty condition and make
greater gain than those which are
supplied with this element at irregular
intervals.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

The embargo placed on the expor-
tation Of horses from France should
work to the advantage Of breeders
Of the Percheron in this country.
There are thousands Of pure bred
Percheron mares in this country
and sufficiency Of stations.
American breeders should profit by
the coming shortage Of horses in
Europe and be ready to supply the
demand. The stallion shown Is a
Percheron.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
The Frosty Bit.

Many humane drivers use rubber or
leather bits in winter, as frosty bit
Is wicked thing ~ thrust in horses
mouth II 1t must be used 1t should
first be plunged in pail Of cold water
and left there long enough to with.
draw the frost Then dry Immediately
and place II in the horses mouth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
Fitting q Horse For Market.

Hard and fest rules in the stable
concerning the care of the horses are
always money IN the owners pocket
A horse that is offered for sale will
bring better price II he is in good
flesh and is sleek and glossy While
conditioning horse for market It Is
much better and more satisfactory to
give the horse proper exercise. Light
work or short drives. on the road are
q safe and sane way.-Farm Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
THE HERALD'S UP-TO- DATE FARMERS PAGE
Ill cndmapu M ehh~ Agriculture ~Angsm
THE sTockMAN.

3 You are safe to buy an old sire 4
. for the hog herd. but don't get 4
= him very fat. 4
: Plenty Of pure air is neces- Z
3 sity with sheep. They do not re- Z
! quire quarters SO warm as other &
3 farm animals. but there must be 4
: no drafts. Z
= A grain mixture Of oats, corn, Z
D wheat bran and oilmeal Is the Z
+ best grain ration. with some good Z
= bright mixed hay. to put flesh on 4
= horses. 4
= Care must be taken that the {
+ brood SOW is not overfed. This {
= causes a heavy milk fOw. and Z
= securing is generally produced In Z
= the pigs. I
I No animal is thrown of its feed 4
= SO quickly by unclean or tainted Z
= food as sheep. Z
= Two parts oats and one part 4
= wheat bran. with little oilmeal 4
+ added, is a good grain ration for Z
& growing colts. Z
a. n. n a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

Until recently the Holstein COW
K. p. Pontiac Lass, herewith
shown. held the seven day record
for butter fat production. Her rec
ord. made in 1872 was $3.50 pounds
Of milk containing $3.50 pounds
Of butter fat. This record has Just
been beaten by Ormsby Jane segis
Aaggie. also a Holstein, which pro-
duced in seven days TIA pounds of
milk containing 1886 pounds of
butter fat, equal to more than for
ty-four pounds Of commercial but
ter
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

One thing that makes the Shrop-
shire popular with US Is that 1t il
one Of the best breeds known for
mutton. In appearance the sheep is
fine, being well proportional and
built on beautiful lines. AS you
stand and look at one of these
sheep you are at once struck by
its symmetry and the snug. COM
pact form Of the body. The wool
is close and beautiful. being longer
than that Of many other breeds.
The sheep shown Is Shropshire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17
Sweet or Sour Milk For Swine.


There is practically no difference In
the feeding value Of sweet and sour
skimmilk for pigs. Feeding expert
ments have been conducted to deter.
mine the relative value Of the two. and
while In some cases either one or the
other has apparently been slightly
more valuable. yet the consensus Of
opinion is that the two are of equal
value. 1t would. however. seem ad.
visable to feed either one or the other
and not to feed sour milk one day and
sweet milk the next. We see no reason
why the warm separator milk men,
toned will not be valuable food for
pigs providing it is properly supple.
mented by other feeds rich in carbohy
drates.- Hoard's Dairyman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

amount of coarse feed like COW or a
steer. Where ten or fifteen pounds Of
roughage are required by the average
work horse. many are fed all they can
be induced to eat. Their digestion be-
comes weakened, their intestines clog
ged and their general appearance slug
gish. In many cases sick and out of
condition horses may be cured by mere
ly cutting down on their roughage.
In my own practice I feed my work
horses two feeds Of cut hay mixed
with grain morning and noon and at
night liberal feeding Of bright. clean
hay. feed about three pounds Of cut
hay with the grain ration. which is
varied to meet the needs of the horses
that are being fed. From six to eight
pounds should be sufficient for q horse
that is not doing hard work.
A mixture Of corn and oats makes
one Of the best grain rations l have
ever used. If the corn and oats are
crushed and mixed with cut hay the
danger of impaction is greatly reduced
because the food must be consumed
more slowly. If plenty of roughage
is thoroughly mixed with the grain
the danger Of deranging the digestive
system of the animal is reduced to the
lowest possible degree. Alfalfa and
clover are excellent feeds to cut and
feed with grain. and the danger of
dust is eliminated II the mixture is
sprinkled with little lime water at
feeding time. When feeding cut clover
and alfalfa with the grain ration it
gives wider variety to feed timothy
or mixed hay at night
Few there are who think it necessary
to have a sieve for cleaning the grain
and especially oats which are fed to
horses. Yet 1t may safely be said that
this is one Of the most important Of
the minor implements of the stable.
The use of the sieve saves horses from
the annoyance Of swallowing bits of
wire and other trash. quite common
in these days Of automatic binders,
and saves the teeth Of the animal from
being broken on gravel or other hard
substances in the grain.
OF course the supply Of water must
be pure and wholesome. The watering
pals or troughs should he kept clean
at all times. About an hour before
feeding I give my horses all the water
they will drink The water passes
through the stomach rapidly Water.
ing should not be done directly after
the horses have been fed. because the
water will carry out Of the stomach
portion Of undigested feed. which is
wasted. Salt Is a necessity. and this
keep in reach Of the horses at all
times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
JEWISH CONVENTION
 AT TEMPLE THIS WEEK
Representatives From All Over the
 United States Will Be Present

The second annual convention of the Jewish Religious and Educational as- sociation will convene here Wednesday,. The convention will be in session until Saturday.
 The convention is composed of some of the highest educated and most in- teresting philosophers and social work CTS .The body comprises representa- tives from all over the United States. The sessions will be held at the Tenn pie Emanu-El and the general public is invited to attend. Numerous inter- esting and educational addresses have been prepared by the speakers who will be present.
 pr. Morris Newfeld of the Temple Emanu-El heads the entertainment committed Expensive preparations have been made by the committee for the entertainment of the delegates. All the points of interest will be shown the members of the association. visit to the steel plants at Ensley is among the most interesting trips arranged for the visitors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
H|BERN|ANS GIVE
 ORPHANS A TREAT. Children of Orphanage En- tertained at Big Christ
 mas Tree Yesterday

The children of the East Lake Orphan age were entertained yesterday after noon by the Birmingham Division No. 3. Ancient Order of Hibernians, in their hall at 20211s Third avenue with a large Christmas tree, which was beautifully decorated. In addition each child was given individual presents. An unusually large crowd was in attendance.
 The children rendered an excellent pro- gramme prior to the presentation of the gifts ''Hark, the Merry Bells" was sung by a chorus (Which One Was Kept?" was beautifully ren 9ered by Miss L. Will Hams, while 'Whispering Hope" by the seniors of the orphanage, concluded the musical end of the entertainment.
 "The Real Santa Claus" was presented in two acts, children of the orphanage taking part in the play exclusively The programme spoke exceedinly well for the children and was thoroughly appre- ciated by the large audience.
 More than 125 children attended Ev- cry boy was given a toy wagon and horn, while the girls were given doll. A tox of candy and fruit was also gwen to each child. The large tree presented beautiful sight, being well illumined and forming a wonderful sight for the kiddies. Children of all denominations were included in the hospitality of the Hibernans, who plan to make the Christ mas tree an annual event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY IS
 QUIETLY CELEBRATED

Christmas Day was celebrated in Bir- mingham without the attendant noise and horn blowing generally prevelant on this occasion.
 It was calm, peaceful Christmas Day. An edict was issed by Commis- sioner Ward several weeks ago pro- hibiting fireworks While the order doubtlessly saved the maimed bodies of numerous little tots who wished to try to fire off giant frecrackers, the fact nevertheless remains that the fire works and screams of joy emitting from the mouths of playful youngsters made the day sombre proposition.
 The streets were thronged with pleasure seekers. The theatres did a land office business. The busy white
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
TURKEY DEMAND IS BELOW AVERAGE Hundreds of Birds Left on Hands of Produce Mer-
 chants

Though there was no boycott or propa- ganda against the purchase of Christmas turkeys-which sold at 30 cents a pound Birmingham produce men have hundreds of birds left on their hands, it is stated, and these will be sent to the cold storage to be preserved for consumption later
 The influx of turkeys was normal, but the prices were higher. In fact, it was estimated yesterday that the Christmas dinner of the Birmingham resident cost one-third more than it did in 1915.
 The wholesale figures on turkey are rather interesting. In 1913 turkeys alive brought 19 cents. In 1914 it fell to 16. In 1915 the advance scared to 20 and last week the gobblers afoot cost 25 cents.
 With meat of the holiday bird retailing at figures lowering above the 90-cent mark, the Birmingham purchasers went on a strike and refused to buy the taste ful morsels at such prices.
 It is said that several thousand pounds of turkey will be sent to the cold storage today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
HOLIDAY TRADE SURPASSED ALL
 PREVIOUS YEARS, STATE MERCHANTS
CENTERED ON
 IMPORTANT TEST OF NEW OIL FIELD ATCORDOVA

Interest of numbers of oil experts and investors will be focused this morning on the rude derrick and drill that will be brought into action again by Mort Mccain at Cordova.
 For the past few days, oil experts and prospectors have been attracted to this district and have been marking time awaiting developments Whether or not there is oil in commercial quan- titles in the Cordova fields may be shown during the day, when the drill will bore it's way down further than S10 feet into the oil sands that have been named the Finchonion.
 If the drillers fail to cause a strong CT yield of oil by their activities at that depth, it is not improbable that the well will be shot by nitroglycer- inc. This will loosen the oil from it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
MAJOR CORNELL ANSWERS LAST CALL Pioneer Citizen and PrOmi- nent Business Man
 Died Yesterday

Mai John w. Mcconnell, aged SS years. died at 3:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the family residence, 1110 North Thirtieth street Norwood. after ! an illness of several weeks. Funeral Arrangements will be announced later by the Johns Undertaking company.
 He is survived by two sons Rosco Mcconnell of Birmingham, Herbert L. Mcconnell of Mobile; two daughters, Miss Stella M Mcconnell of Birming- ham, Miss Grace E. Mcconnell of New York city; three grandchildren, J. w. Mcconnell, Jr.. of Bessemer. Mrs Rosco of Savannah, Ga, and Harry Campbell of New York city.
 Mr. Mcconnell was born and reared in Tuscaloosa county, near Tuscaloosa During the civil war he conducted a cotton factory in Bibb county and aft CT the war he was engaged In the mercantile business in Bibb county. A few years after the war he was d Benator in the state senate from Bibb county.
 In 1884 he came to this district and was engaged in the real estate busi- ness for several years, and later re- tired from active business.
 He graduated from the University of Alabama a few years prior to the civil war. He was a classmate of , Bishop K. R. Hargroye of the Meth adist church. He received an A. B. degree and other high honors from the University of Alabama.
 The deceased became a member of the Methodist church when young boy and was an active church work CT. He leaves a wide circle of friends throughout the entire state and was loved by all who knew him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26

jaclSeted soda boys at the numerous fountains throughout the city "jerked'' soda until their arms were tired. The weather man promised cold weather, but fortunately his prediction did not pan out" The day was as balmy as the beginning of spring.
 It looked as if the pleasure seekers would be drenched by furious rain for most of the day. The threatening clouds merely looked belligerent and occasionally the sun would smile down between them and discourage their ap- parent object to dampen the spirits of the citizenry with their water capacity.
 There were no fatalaties. Few ar rests and little if any, disorder. Every one went their way rejoicing. The most frequent remark made was, Gee, don't this feel like Sunday to you?" But it was Christmas Day, and very joyous one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
LURE OF GOLD MAY
 STUMP THE ULTRA
Vision of Big Ben" Destroy Pleasure
 of Related Dances

Can Birmin eham dances he start cd promptly.
 That Is the question that will be answered tonight at the COun- try club. Among one of the To- cal peculiarities of Birmingham is the penchant to start dances at n time when the more sensible feel 1t Is fitting to stop. It is fact that some of the Christmas dances have been started as late as II o'clock, and when the round of gaieties was holding sway the stragglers, dubbed the ultra, had not yet come.
 If the lure of gold will bring punctuaIity the Community club dance tonight will start promptly at Q o'clock. A $5 gold piece is to he awarded by lot to one of the ladies who arrives at the Country club before S,45, and thus qualify.
 "Have your nose powdered and your slippers on early!' is the watchward of the younger set, number of whom have visions of Big Bens sounding early in the morning after the night before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26

lrecesses in the porous sandstone and will tend to make it flow into greater pocket.
 l The fate of the well may be deter mined. But if the tests at this depth are not satisfactory, it is likely that
 the drillers will continue until the
 derrick forces the drill into the other levels, where oil is thought to be se- creted
 1 It is not known what instructions Charles N. Haskell, who is directing the operations, has sent to Mort Me- l Cain.
 James H. Gardner, geologist of the Oklahoma interests, and J. E. Head, 1 from Tulsa, have left Birmingham. MT. Gardner departed yesterday for New York, while MT. Head has been gone since Sunday. However, they have in- structed one of their party, MT. Brush, to remain in Birmingham and keep in touch with the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
CORDOVA CITIZEN
 DIES SUDDENLY
Death Comes Suddenly to w. I. Smith
 While in City

w. I. Smith, aged 60 years, of Cor dova, died suddenly of heart failure at 1O.45 o'clock yesterday morning at Twenty sixth street and Seventh ave- nue, north, while walking with c. S.. Choinski, 2725 Twenty second avenue, North Birmingham, who he was visit ing. The body was turned over to the Shaw Undertaking company, where it is being held pending funeral arrange ments.
 Coroner Charles L. Spain was noti- fled of the death, and he held an in vestigation yesterday afternoon. Cor oner Spain stated death was due to heart failure.
 The deceased is survived by his widow, who resides in Hoxie. Ark. Mrs. Smith was notified of her husbands death and she will arrive here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
INCREASED COST . OF LIVING SHOWN
 BY QUOTATIONS
Dollar Today Has Compara- lively B Per Cent Less Purchasing Power Than
 That of 2 Years Ago

It does not take a sociological board of inquiry with a number of social workers with lot of letters back of their names to find out why the aver age worker on a salary is asking for more pay.
 Those citizens who smile and wink their eye at the recent raise in salary of the city employees cannot belong to the class of people whose means are limited and families large. During the past few weeks the great corporations and many of the ordinary business concerns throughout the United States have raised the pay of their employees without having been importuned for more wages, Doubtless these firms realized that the dollar of today Is about 33 cents off compared to what it would purchase less than two years ago.
 Following is list of market quo tations (wholesale) taken from the files of The Age Herald for the month of December, 1913, 1914. 1915, 1916;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Two Injured When
 Street Cars Collide

Charles w. Worrell, auditor of the Johns Undertaking company, who was a passenger on the South Bessemer street car Sunday afternoon when an emergency street car collided with the rear end of the Bessemer car, is rest ing comfortably at his home, 1918 Cot ton avenue, West End. He is expected to be able to be out in the next few days.
 MT. Worrell sustained a severe cut over the left eye, and suffered internal injuries. was was attended by Dr. Charles Whelan.
 Mrs J. w. Kemp of F'airview, an- other passenger on the Bessemer car who was painfully injured, was re- ported resting as well as could be ex- pected. Mrs. Kemp was injured about her back, according to the ambulance men that removed her to her home.