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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
SELECTING THE RAM.
Head Of Flock Should Offset Ds6csen-
cies Of The Even.

cies Of The Ewes.
A ram is half the flock. Get a good
ram that will impress lis desirable
qualities on his or ting IS the advice
OF A NJ. Pateisvsi. Ms.S. ant In animal
husbandry N he Kansas State Agri-
cultural college.
The ram must be strong In the points
a which the ewes are deficient. 1t is a
inown fact that like begets like. and II
both the eve and the ram are weak in
the same points these weaknesses will
be intensified in the offspring.
In the first place. select q breed.
Then decide ON the amount that is to
be paid for the ram-from S35 to $40
will buy desirable ram. If 1t is pos
sible visit the breeder and select the
ram; otherwise order from breeder
with reputation for square dealing
and let him know the exact type of
animal desired.
In case the flock is small ram lamb
will be all right. In case there are
more than thirty ewes the ram should
be two years old. The ram selected
win depend upon the type Of ewes In
the flock. II the ewes are small and
light boned get heavy weight and
heavy boned ram. In selecting the ram
special attention should bc paid 10
type. mutton qualities and denseness Of
fleece. Quality OF mutton is the prime
factor in the farm flock and should re-
Give most attention.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
SILAGE GOOD FOR
FATTENING LAMBS

Lambs make cheaper gains when fed
corn or Kaffir with silage and alfalfa
than ON corn and alfalfa alone, nc
cording to A. NJ. Paterson, assistant
In animal husbnndry In the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Three rations are desirable for feed
ing lambs-6rst, corn, alfalfa. silage
and cottonseed meal: second; Kaffir.
alfalfa, silage and cottonseed meal.
and, third, corn OF Kafflr. alfalfa and
cottonseed meal Lambs fed corn.
alfalfa and cottonseed meal win make
slightly greater, but not quite 80 cheap
gains as those fed Kaffir. silage, alfalfa
and cottonseed meal Whole grnin
should be fed to lambs because 1t viii
not gum 30 readily as ground grain.
A tenth Of pound Of grain day
Is plenty to feed at nrst, but this
should be increased gradually. Within
two or three weeks, when the lambs
are on full feed. two or three pounds
Of grain should be fed Never crowd
or push the lambs, because Ii they
once get or feed they lose rapidly In
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01

week The milk mar be fed In two
feeds might and m1-u'ng- but better
results are obtained by feeding three
times day.
The time 10 change the ca1f from
whole milk TO skimmifk depends upon
the development Of the calf II It b
healthy n may be changed to Skim
milk at the end Of the second week,
but ths third week would be better.
This change must be made gradually
by putting q small quantity Of Skim
milk into each feeding. About a week
or ten days "a required In this way
tie calf learns to HIKE inc skimmilk
without noticing the change. 81
The right temperature for the milk
Is 100 dagrees. IT should be fed ct %
nearly this temperature as possible
Feeding cold milk nj one meal and
warm milk at another ppseta The a.
gestive system Of the yo6h9 ceA ~,
It . also Important 70 feed tie milk
sweet. 4 single feed Of sour inilk
might cause serious trouble for the
young calf, Better let It miss feed
@ ven two than give 1t soar milk.
The pals Qqt Of which 4 u Ted must
Be kept clean and sterile. -
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
Winter Shelter For Cow.

Are you prepared to make your COW
comfortable this winter? If not you
cannot expect her to do her best, no
matter how well you feed her. You
should have stall for your cow with
q comfortable tie or stanchion and a
floor that can be kept clean. 1t should
be warm. but must be so arranged as
to provide plenty of fresh air and sun
light. If you have large Holstein
COW plan for stall three and a half
feet wide and five feet long from the
tie to the gutter. For small cows.
like Jerseys, stall three feet wide
and four and half fett long is about
right If you have cement floor use
plenty of bedding. Your COW cannot
be comfortable If compelled to lie
down ON bare cement.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
coLLEcroRs SALE DEC. 10TH,

.exington, ky.--office Of Collector of
Internal Revenue.-Dec, 10. 1915.
Ihe following described property
seized of Harrison and Noah Ross. near
flat Gap. Johnson-co.. Ky, under or
aers issued by w. H. Osborn. Com
missioner Int. Rev, for taking spirits
from an un-tax-p paid package and for
operating their Fruit Distillery during
which the same was under suspension.
win De sold as provided by Section 246o
Revised Statutes at public auction. un
less the same should be claimed ana
condemned to parties other than the
ostensible owners: One copper still. cap.
worm and worm tank; 10 ferrnenters:
cider mill; thresher tank pump;
packages (about SS gallons) 100 proof
brandy. d.ns
c. G. F1anery, Deputy Collector
Internal Rev. 7th Dist. XIV.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
Most eloodthlr.ty Of Inssot..

The cattle tick and his family eat
$50 pounds OF meat or blood that would
make that quantity Of meat from each
beef animal raised in the tick infest-
ed territory Of the south, says Farm
and Fireside. Stated In another way.
the average weight Of the beef cattle
raised In the tick infested territory is
only $50 pounds as compared with 1000
pounds. which is the average weight OF
beef cattle In states like Wyoming.
idaho and Montana.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
KENTUCKY BUSINESS COLLEGE

All persons interested are hereby no.
uhed that the Kentucky Business Col
lege, a corporation created and exist
ing under and in virtue of the laws OF
Kentucky, and having its principal Of
fce and place of business in Louisa,
Lawrence county, Kentucky, upon the
written consent of the owners of ma
jority of its capital stock, has been
dissolved and its corporate existence
terminated, this Nov II, 1916. 24-4t
KENTUCKY BUSINESS COLLEGE
BY w. NJ. BYINGToN, President
Attest:-DAISY NJ. RAY, Secretary.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
The WORTHLESS SCRUB.
Only pur. 6r.d Baby 5uiis should ..
n. Ussd a fha hefd, 1.z5rgkN

| - - tx 49, 49,
In buying the pdrs bred sire vs. Buy
more than the Individual we bur
blood OF noted ancestry. says the
Orange Judd Farmer. we must Il
pekt 30 pay more for an dainmfl that
e not only good individudi, but SIso
has the power Of transmitting this
quality % his progeny. The scrub may
be good Individual. but there d no
certainty as TO what he maj. beget.
In the dairy world today It II not
enough that sire be pure bred, but
he must have proof Of performance In
bis lineage. Recently one farmer tank
ing to another remarked, ~What are
those yearling heifers worth, SIS q
headY' why. have had chances tol
sell them for more than 500 each. |
They are from register Of merit cows"
the other replied. There Is the differ
ence between an ordinary heifeT and
one with high producing COW gs the
dam.
II there Is that much difference In
hedfers. what would be the difference /
In sires that are to head herds7 The
sire Is half the herd and then some.
Some men point to one sire that has
made their herds famous. Many 9TH
srs could attribute their failure to
scrub bulls rightly. but they never do
1t. It has taken man many Iifetimes
to build up the pure bred animals we
have. Why not help build the standard
higher by paying little bit more and
getting something good? Many stock
men who have grade herds are finding
ont that the scrub bun is worse than
worthless.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01

have orders from big tanneFs IL the
reason we pay big prices High Svlces
paid for eggs. cans Snow King baleS
ing powder SOC. Bottle of Honey ana
Tar cough syrup for doz. eggs. One
Csc bottle for 6 eggs. Butter zoe Id. We
buy dressed hogs from 100 lbs. UP.
VIII pay l2c h.. head and feet on.
High patent flour. We pay lie ID. for
shoulder all winter at high market. We
buy corn at 75c bu. in ears. s1.S5 blu.
for No. wheat. We pay cash for
eggs, high market. We want 500 buy
ers to sell us your furs in next two
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01

flesh Always feed plenty OF affaifa
o. soGue other kind Of hay along with
silege. A quarter o. pound Of cot.
tonseed meal a day Is enough.
The most Desirable weight foy finish-
ed lambs is between eighty and eighty
nve pounds. A quarter OF pound
gain day rs q eredltable showing for
lambs on full feed. Feeder lambs
should weigh between nfty and fifty
i've pounds. They should have a
strong frame, be rugged. show lots OF
constitution and be uniform in size
and conformation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
BAKERS OF
THE FAMOUS
LoRAco BREAD.
CAKES, PIES
INCORPORATED

louisa 18th,
within
LoBAco BREAD
We 10 not o
cons n a
the price
BY
do
We baking
will
Figurei out
and smaller loaves
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
DAIRY ano
CREAMERY
RAISING DAIRY CALVES.

Bsst Results Follow When rcsssstsrs
Are Weansd ct Birth.
II the young calf must be taken
early from its mother take It at birth,
a. teaching II to drink from tho pan
win then be made easier, according to
J. B. Fitch. associate professor Of dai-
~ husbandry in the Kansas State A.
ricultural college.
The calf should By I'll means Anvs
the whole mix for at least the ant
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
rns srockMAn.

, Sheep that get lazy ana DON'T
; want to go around are apt to be
; sick. Make them exeectse, II only
; to 60 a half mile to ct q drink
, Better for them every why.
3 Buckwheat cakes and sausage
D gravy are among the things that
, make the hog 50 popular.
3 ALI intelligent farmers are So
B lecting hres and dams to bring
, the type Of colt that the market
, demands Don't cross types. or
, you will surely get misft-
B Regularity and close attention
, count most largely In the profit
3 able raising OF sheep.
, There Is profit In the fall lit
, tiers II they are properly cared
, for; II neglected they can be
3 worse than a dead loss.
, Don't let the breeding mare run
B down on short feed. It Is bad for
, her and bad for the colt.
-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
Rounhans Eor Dairy Gavin.

Under most circumstances the cow
should be fed all the roughage that she
will eat up clean. adjusting the grain
ration to the milk production Only
when the COW tends to become overfat
should tho quantity OF roughase be re-
Ftricted.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
RAW FuRs. HIDES
,..,.,.4.4 AT HIGH MARKET.

We give any trapper hunter or ship
per IS per cent more than they get by
shipping in bunch lots. 325 or more.
Bring your price list. We buy from II
n Il only four grades. three grades on
muskrats. four on opossum, green beer
hide high. Cash price SO lbs, We give
ala. We have orders for veal calf
hides 20 lac ID. Horse hide No. ex-
ira 1925: No. 2. $3.50. No. 3, $50. We
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01

months, Write US for pr,ces. Send by
parcel post. We pay postage and send
money same day. When you get good
man stick to him and you will never be
head astray. We are the leading grocery
store at Blaine. KY. Established In
1908.
BIG etAINE PRODUCE COMPANY.
n. J. PACK, Mgr.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01

Charley Peters. who has been as
sessing the two Louisa precincts, re-
turned the lists to Adam Hartman, the
bookkeeper, last week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
Eunenie,s Irish Blood.

The oldest person in Europe who
ever sat upon a throne is Eugenie
the widow of Napoleon III, the ex.
empress of France, who since 1870
has made her home in England. One
thing not generally known is that the
e1-empress has Irish blood in her
veins. She was the second daughter
of the count of Montijo, captain gen
eral of the province of Old CASTLE
who married Marie-Manuela Kirkpat
rick of Closeburn, who claimed de
scent from the first kings of Ireland
Eugenie's education began at Madrid
was continued at Toulouse Bristol
London, Belfast, and concluded at
Brussels. where she lived with her
mother in 1915 in a house in the Place
de la Monnaie which is still standing.
She was married to Emperor Napoleon
III on the Goth of January. 1853.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
TO GROW DAHLIAS

Plant them, If there is no danger
OF frost, outdoors about three feet
apart each way, not in too rich
ground; then when they commence to
grow get a good stick, broom-handle
is good, and tie them up with either
cotton cloth or rafiia.
1t is best to raise them with single
stem; take half the branches off, so
the air and light will circulate well
around the plants, as they take time
to make large plants.
Place some sticks over them and
attack a piece Of canvas sheet or
blanket to protect them from the first
frost The plants thus protected last
four weeks longer, and it pays for the
labor, because you get the finest flow
ers and lots of them. The tuber gets
ripe better, too
When the dahlias are killed by frost,
cut out the tops; do not dip them too
early; wait until the hard frost comes.
They can stand until November 10.
They also get more nouTishment from
the ground. When you dig them be
careful not to bruise tSem. Let them
stay in the sun to dry, then put them
in their winter quarters; a cellar that
is frost-proof is a good place. Cover
them with sand, but if your cellar has
concrete floors or is too cold, they
will get mildew and die. Put some
boards on the bottom.
One should SOW some dahlia seed;
they grow much stronger than either
tubers or cuttings, and one is well
repaid. The seeds sown in early spring
will flower from the middle of July
until frost; those that do not suit can
be thrown away, and the best ones
can be kept over for another season.
If the season is a dry one some of
the plants in the garden will have to
be watered if you want flowers from
them. This is especially true of the
dahlia.
Use enough water to penetrate all
the soil in which their roots grow, and
see that it is kept moist.
Watering today and neglecting for
a week to come isn't the proper thing.
Save the suds from wash-day for this
purpose. The soap in the water will
benefit the plants.
Be sure to supply substantial sup
port for your dahlias If this is not
done you will be likely to find them
broken some morning after a sudden
wind or hard rain-stOrm.
The stakes should be at least four
feet tall-allow an extra foot and
half for insertion in the ground-and
they should be at least an inch through
and of good sound wood.
Paint them duh green and they
will not be unpleasantly obtrusive.
Tie the stalks to them with broad
strips of cloth instead, Of strings. The
latter will cut into the tender branches
when they are whipped by the wind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
EARLY WORK IN BULB GARDEN
BY JuLlE ADAMS POWELL.


With the first warm days the bulb
ous plants spring up, and many be
ginner has tried in vain to push them
back until warm weather.
AS a rule it is best to let nature be
dictator. Hardy bulbs will endure lots
of cold and if they do sometimes get
helplessly nipped of flower buds by
undue haste, there is more frequently
damage done to the roots by trying
to curb the growth.
Do not be in hurry to remove tho
leaves which should have been their
winter coverlet. Loosen them up grad
ually, taking care that the plants are
not smothering. If the weather con
tinues fine, work the loose leaves a
little more into the soil every day,
thus gradually making the change.
There lis less drain upon the bulbs
if the blossoms are picked as soon 81
they commence to wither
Look to it that the bitches and
drains are in good order.
Some cut the tops from hyacinths as
soon as the leaves turn yellow, remove
them, and plant ANIMALS. This is a
very neat way of getting rid OF the
bulbs-and most effectually, as a rule
But if you wish hyacinths another
year, there is better way, unless you
can afford to purchase new bulbs.
Those discolored leaves are a neces.
sity to the plant while ripening the
bulbs, and if they cannot be tolerated
a permissible compromise is to trans.
plant the bulbs to some out-ofthe-way
corner of the yard, where they can
ripen in peace. They may then be
dried and packed away for autumn
planting.
1t is better to replant the hardy
bulbs at least once in two or three
years, else they become too thickly
matted. Besides the soil needs re-
newal of fertilizer; and this can never
be so well done as when the bed is
empty.
There is often complaint that the
old-fashioned white narcissus poeti.
Gus blasts in the bud. This is usually
remedied by resetting the bulbs which
have become matted together.
If you have a number of varieties
of tulips and more time and patience
than money to buy new varieties,
there is often much pleasure in grow
ing tulips from seed Some of the
soft shades of old-rose have been
in our own garden evolved from the
cross-feTtilization of standard forms
There is a pleasure, too, in watching
the unfolding of the unknown. New
varieties purchased of seedsmen are
always announced and their beauties
described; but these seedlings are
positively new, and some of them are
strikingly beautiful.
If in planting your tulips, carmine
and scarlet are in painful contrast,
mark the one for removal at the prop
er season. Some flowers show only
harmony in varietal colors, but the
tulip cannot be classed among these.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21

made OF enameled iron or iapanned
iron, so that the water will not have
any effect on them,
Two sllos are included In the plan
for this barn, In many instances the
owner may decide that IL would be
better 10 build one large silo, but very
often Il Is cheaper to build two small.
er ones. Tlh higher the silo goes the
more II costs per foot TO build IL, ana
very often Il is much cheaper, II care
fully figured out, 10 build two silos
that do not go very far above the
ground. The feeding Is generally very
easy IN either case.
One of the details Of a barn that IL
very important is the type OF hanger
that Ia to be used on the sliding doors
In a large barn such as this one there
are quite IA few sliding doors, and the
best quality OF material should be
used. or they will be a nuisance The
kind that is chosen should have a
cover over the track 30 as to protect
II from the action OF the weather and
also keep the birds out OF IT, II
should be strong enough so that there
will be no tendency to sag or break
Little things like this are often con
sidered unlmportant but If farmer
had a door break down during very
cold weather and had to nail II in po
sition to keep his stock warm until
he could fix II, he would be much more
likely to consider such little things OF
Importance afterward.
The floor plan shows all the equip
ment that is necessary TO do all the
work I'm the stable. For instance
hydrants are placed in the stable tc
handle the cleaning. This is a good
plan. because the stable will be warm
enough so that there will be very little
danger of the hydrants freezing, as
they might If they we're on the out
side.
The study OF this plan will be worth
while to any man that is interested in
the best modern practice in the ar
rangement Of dairy stables for the
maximum amount of convenience,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
PLANT CATALPA TREES
BY BETTY PAkE.

An acre of ground will produce
three to four thousand fence posts
and such posts are now worth about
twenty-five cents each. Fifteen years
later they will probably bring twice
as much, as timber is becoming scare.
er every year
Catalpa trees grow into telephone
poles and fence posts in about fifteen
years,
One-year-old trees are the best to
plant Be sure they are all healthy
and come not too far from home. You
will have to pay about twelve dollars
per 1000 for good trees.
The ground should be plowed and
put in good condition, as for corn.
The rows ought to be about eight feet
apart and perfectly straight. Use a
corn marker to get them just right.
After they get good start cut them
back nearly to the ground. Don't be
afraid to cut, as they will be all the
stronger for the pruning. On good
soil, where trees are not too much
crowded, they will grow from five t.
seven feet the first year
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21

Three different kinds of material are
used in the construction of the large
and well-equipped dairy barn that is
shown here. The foundations are Of
concrete, the walls up to the floor OF
the haymow are of structural tile,
and the upper part of the baru is
framed.
Concrete is used almost universally
for foundations now, no matter how
the rest of the building is built. Struc-
tural tile makes a most satisfactory
wall for several reasons. Walls made
of this material are very quickly built
and the air space in the tile forms an
effective insulation against tempera-
ture changes. Because of the nonab-
sorbent surface of vitrified tile the
walls can be readily washed down and
kept clean Tile is not subject to de-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
PROSPERITY IN
WESTERN CANADA
900 Million Dollars in New Wealth
Added in 1915.

Canada as a whole has enjoyed won
derful prosperity in 1915, from the
products of the farm, the orchard and
the centres of industry. No country
wrote a brighter page Of history in
agricultural and Industrial develop
ment during 1915 than Canada. Nearly
a billion bushels of grain produced.
Taxes in Western Canada average $24
and will not exceed $35 per quarter
section, which includes all taxes. No
taxes on improvements.
When Western Canada was faced
with her enormous harvest last fall
the military authorities decided that
soldiers in Canada could give the EN-
pire no better service for the time
being than to assist in harvesting the
crops For that reason leave Of abb
sence was given to soldiers who
wished to work in the harvest fields,
and their labor was an important fac
tor in harvesting the big crops success
fully.
The necessity for increasing the ag-
ricultural production is commanding
even more attention in 1916, and 1t is
now announced that soldiers in Can
ada may obtain leave Of absence from
their military duties in the spring for
2 certain length Of time to enable
them to plant the seed for the crops
in every Province of the Dominion.
The fact that the Government rec
ognizes the seeding and harvesting of
Canada's crops as being of the first
Importance is perhaps the best evil
ldence that conscription or any in
screase Of taxes which would reduce
The agricultural activity Of Canada
will never be considered by the author
tiles.
q Owing to the number who have en-
listed for overseas service it has been
found necessary to secure farm labor
~ the United States. It is hoped that
fifty thousand can be secured.-Adver-
tisement
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
FROM GIRLHOOD TO OLD
AGE WOMEN ARE HELPED

At the first symptoms OF any de-
rangement OF the feminine organism
at any period of life the one safe, really
helpful remedy is DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for every conceivable all
ment and disease of a womanly nature.
1t is a woman's temperance medicine
and its ingredients are published ON
wrapper.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a true friend to women in times of
trial and at times of pain when the
organs are not performing their func-
tions. For headache, backache. hot
flashes, catarrhal conditions, bearing
down sensations, mental depression,
dizziness, fainting spells, women
should never fail to take this tried and
true women's medicine,