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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
any mutton breed. but as rule she
will not raise we'll more than one lamb

any mutton breed. but as rule she
will not raise we'll more than one lamb.
At Landing time care for the ewes
and the lambs. II any eve loses her
lamb get her to adopt twin from
some other eve. which can usually he
done by putting the hide Of the dead
lamb on the living one for awhile and
sometimes by combining eye and lamb
and seeing that the lamb suckles. Cas-
trate the buck lambs. Keep the lambs
growing until ready for market by see
ing that the ewes have enough to make
milk and by feeding the lambs. too,
when they need more than the moth
er's milk. Market them when they are
fat, no matter when that is.
Always remember that IL sheep will
not eat or drink anything that is not
fresh and clean Breeding ewes must
have fresh air and exercise. Never
shut them in warm barn or deprive
them Of exercise Don't let them
crowd through narrow doorways. Feed
clover or alfalfa hay. Then mix
ture Of corn and oats is all right for
grain A little oilmeal helps 1t If the
feed is all dry. Don't try.tO carry too
big Il flock: small one will give be-
ginner something to do and think
about too. This is Il crude outline.
but trial of it may make shepherd
out of a beginner and a profit out Of
his flock
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
KEEPING A LINE ON
DAIRY PRODUCTION

Records Of each COW in the dairy is
rapidly becoming a slogan in all Amer
lea where cows are MIXED, writes II.
E. Mccartney in the Iowa Homestead.
This is a sign Of progressivenessa and
mark of the establishment of good
business practice Cows are uncertain
until they have been tried. Some are
heavy producers. Some are very poor
producers. Some make profit for the
owner. Some lose money. Records
yearly records, show exactly what each
COW has done in the herd.
The growth of the COW testing asso-
citation movement speaks well for the
value Of testing. and it speaks equally
we'll for the progressive American
farmers and dairymen who are SO rap
idly placing their herds under the de-
tective eye Of the association tester.
Not many years have elapsed since the
first testing association was established
in Michigan. This was central lOca-
ton. as we may see by looking at a
map of America. Now associations are
located at very frequent intervals from
the Pacific ON the west to the Atlantic
on the east.
Everywhere individual herds are be-
ing tested. Young men who have at
tended an agricultural college who de
sire to put into practice the best the
college has given are testing their
herds regularly and carefully. Men who
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

have never been to college but who be
lieve in applying business methods to
their farms and barns are testing just
as carefully. Without having been to
college the latter may not know as
much about the chemistry of the proc
ess. However. they do know from
yearly records just which cows are
profitable and which are not. This Is
the main object of keeping records.
Records OH dairy cows give us ideals.
The average production of herds has
been doubled Once the herd that
would average 400 pounds of butter
fat per year was thought impossible.
Now leading dairymen are striving for
an average far in excess of that. The
phenomenal record cows of the world
are ideals for us. We can never hope
to have herds that will average the
enormous production OF the latter day
champions, but every time we read OF
new world record we raise our hopes
and ideals just little higher. The
keeping of dairy records is to be com
mended. 1t is good business.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
Nph<haInoia In Aorees.

Periodic ophthalmia (moon blindness'
is incurable when established 1t
causes blindness of one or both eyes
after repeated attacks which come on
at intervals of a month or thereabout
Battle the eyes with a 10 per cent solu-
ton Of boric acid twice daily. AT
time of attack keep the eyes covered
with soft cloth to be kept wet with
a lotion composed Of half dram each
of sulphate Of zinc and fluid extract
Of belladonna leaves and ten drops Of
carbolic acid in quart Of cold water.
If the eyeballs remain clouded after
the Inflammation subsidies paint them
once daily with a solution OF two
grains of nitrate Of silver in an ounce
Of distilled water to he kept in blue
glass bottle. Slightly darken the sta
ble.-Farm Journal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

Every chick that starts on the winter
campaign Is entitled to good start.
says the Kansas Farmer. To have a
good start it should be free from lice.
AT times the chicken can keep itself
free from lice when it has the proper
environs and the right kind of busting
material. At other times 1t must be
helped by the owner to get rid Of these
pests This can be done by busting the
chicken with insect powder After the
chicken Is In proper condition the
building where 1t is to pass the winter
should be in proper condition before II
occupies 1t. The house should be clean
and sanitary. free from lice and mites.
well protected from cold weather and
especially free from all drafts With
the chickens and the house in good con.
dftien to start with. there should be
comparatively little work to keep them
IN the same condition all winter. This
would mean lots of eggs ut the time
that eggs are worth the most money.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
HINTS FOR BEGINNER
IN SHEEP RAISING

A beginner. young man who has
never handled any sheep. wants to
know how he should start in the bust
ness Of raising lambs, says the Ma
tional StOckman. Ii his farm and its
owner are not adapted to sheep. If the
locality is overrun with dogs. better
not start ut all. Successful sheep hus.
bandry requires farm not too low or
wet and man who is quiet and gen.
tie among his animals.
Perhaps the best way this young
man can start now is to buy bunch
Of good. straight. fine wool ewes bred
to mutton buck. If he can locate such
flock. These are suggested because
they are hardy and require less atten-
ton or expert care than the mutton
breeds. They should be kept through
the winter in good, healthy condition.
They should be allowed to raise one
lamb apiece and no more. The fine
wool eve is good mutton lamb raiser
when crossed with ram Of almost
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

diarrhea and extreme debility. In very
acute cases death may ensue within
few days after the bird Is observed to
be sick. Usually the bad cases linger
for q week or more and show progress
sively increasing symptoms. The Sc
cretions instead OF remaining fluid. as
in simple catarrh. become thick, puru.
lent or cheesy. and may obstruct the
nasal passages. causing the mouth to
be kept open to facilitate breathing.
The Inflammation may extend to the
eye. and the resulting secretion accu
mulates. Obstructing vision and Occa-
sionally forcing the eyeball from its
socket. The fowl becomes emaciated.
sleepy and unconscious. strength Is
soon exhausted. and death follows
Milder cases may assume more
chronic form. symptoms being appar
ent UP to six weeks or longer, when
recovery may follow, or fowls may be
more or less sick for several years.
acute attacks developing when the vi
tally is lowered as result Of cold
and dampness or other unfavorable
con. ,itions 1t Is these chronic cases
that serve as carriers of infection and
furnish the source of new outbreaks.
Roup spreads rapidly through a
flock. affecting large percentage of
the birds and causing the. death of
vnria BILE proportion, according to the
virulence of the cOntagion. Young
birds are especially susceptible. the
mortality reaching 81 per cent at
times. Adult birds frequently recover
Medical treatment may be under
taken with good chant es OF success
One of the best methods is to plunge
the fowls head into Il vessel containing
a . per cent solution of permanganate
of potash and hold it there for half
minute. BY this method the lining
membrane of the nostris and mouth
Is thoroughly bathed by the solution.
Previous to the above treatment. any
secretions which have dried over the
nasal openings should he removed. AT
fected eyes will respond rapidly to
argyroi in 10 per cent solution. one
or two drops should be placed in each
eye twice daily. At the beginning or
an outbreak the entire flock should he
given epson salts IN the proportion OF
a third teaspoonful to each adult bird.
A convenient way of administration
is to dissolve the salts in water and
use the solution In mixing mash
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
FIaxseed For Calves.

1t is very often desirable to use a
little ground faXSeed in skimmilk when
the calves are changed from whole
man. The ground llaXseed is rich In
oil. while oilmeal is rich in protein,
and so Is skimmilk. \ teaspOOnful Of
ground fiaxseed is often added at the
beginning to each mess of milk fed to
the calves. 1t may be gradually in.
creased until tablespoonful is fed
1t is the practice OF some to cook the
ground faXseed the same as oatmeal
and feed 1t in this way. but expert
nents have shown that there is no ad
tantage in cooking 1t. and unless care
is taken there is likely to be disad
vantage. as the cooked ground fiaxseed
Is likely to sour. II sour feed is fed 1t
will carSe scOurs.
Beaver Tales.
The Indians say that If a beaver sent
out from the parents lodge fails to
find a mate he is set to repair the
dam. If he fails q second time he is
banished.
An Arab writer has the same story.
He tells us that those who buy beaver
skins can distinguish between the
skins of masters and slaves. The lat
ter have the hair Of the head rubbed
of because they have to pound the
wood for their masters food and do it
with their heads.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
POULTRY
ana EGGS
CATARRH OF FOWLS.
Medical Treatment For the Contagious
Form Of Roup.

Medical Treatment For the Contagious
Form Of Roup.
The affections of fowls that give the
poultry raiser most concern. especially
during the fall and winter. are those
showing catarrhal manifestations IN
the head. Two kinds Of catarrh may be
recognized-the simple form or COM
mon cold and the contagious form, also
known as roup. The latter is distin-
guished from another disease some
times called roup. but more properly
designated diphtheria because Of its
characteristic membranous exudate In
the mouth.
Contagious catarrh, or roup. is an In.
fectious disease of great economic i'm.
portance because of it's wide distribu-
ton and the usual severity of its at
tack. Briefly stated. its symptoms are
a sudden and severe cold. with increas-
ed temperature Of the head. generally
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
FEEDING BREEDING Ewes.

To have strong. healthy lambs the
ewes before lambing should have all
the exercise they can be induced to
take. and 1t is important that they
should be fed literally with bran. The
feed should be carefully regulated both
before and after the lambs come. 1t
should consist Of fine early cut hay.
roots, clover and bran. They should
be fed only what they will eat clean.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25


of
NEW RENEWAL SUBSCRIBERS tell
sand sbeoret s too
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
For Better Horses,

To produce better horses. first OF all.
use better sires. There Is scarcity OF
really high class stations. Pure bred
stations Of good breeding and individ-
ual excellence should lie used. There
is no place in a modern. scientific plan
Of breeding Of any kind OF live stock
for a grade or scrub sire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
DAIRY WISDOM.

Don't sacrifice a fall calf from
. choice dairy COW. Give 1t good
) care, and It will be ready to 60 to
pasture in the spring. not far be-
) bind the earlier calves in growth.
Provide some shelter in the fall
) pasture for the cows to reach
; when they naturally need II.
) Prepare a stable for the calves
) and yeariings in the sunniest cor
; ner Of the barn.
, Get the silo filled before the
; corn Is frost bitten.
; In dairying there Is no excuse
; for the man who goes at it blind.
; ly to blame luck and weather for
) his failure.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25
AA1H A0
THE sTocKMAN.

o The horse that wins Is the I
o horse that holds out.
o Be careful that the boar cleans I
8 up all the grain fed him. and (
o give him a chance to stretch his (
o limbs all he wants to.
o Never let the sheep run in the I
@ yard with cattle.
o Horses may be made hard Bit I
o ted by the treatment given them I
8 when colts.
o A man robs himself when he I
o keeps hogs or pigs in wet pens. I
o Feed corn sparingly to sheep I
o that are with lamb.
4 4
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

The Ayrshire COW ia very intelli-
gent, quick to learn and OF a re-
tentive memory. easily taught to
take the same place in the stable
and. II required to change. will in
a few days readily take the new
place. She is quiet and pleasant to
milk, not easily disturbed. and will,
as rule. yield her milk as readily
to one mixer as to another and
does not seem disturbed by any
amount of noise In the stable. The
bull pictured is an Ayrshire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

introduced to America direct from
it's home in Italy about the middle
of the last century, the Brown Leg
horn soon became most popular and
is still the idol of a great host of
breeders The plumage color Is a
mixture of glossy back, red and
brown, a combination which is rich
and beautiful. The Brown Leghorn
is also profitable in a commercial
way, as the females are great pro-
ducers Of large white eggs. The
cock pictured is a Brown Leghorn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-25

The Lincoln sheep originated In
England and Is large in size. 1t Is
not as heavy as formerly. either In
carcass or fleece, but its quality has
been improved by the refinement
1t has undergone through many
years Of careful breeding. making
1t desirable sheep for mutton and
wool and for the Improvement Of
the common focks. The sheep pic
tured are LincolnS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
CITY of Memories.

The most interesting spot In Cracow
Is little besides a mass of memories OF
that past-the old church With Its
tombs and monuments to dead kings
and dead heroes. Here lies the great
King Casimir, whom the Poles idol
lied because he was a fighting mon
arch and led a fighting race to victory.
Here lies Kosciusko, whose monument
5roods over West Point on the Hud-
son, and whose memory has been pre-
served in bronze and stone In a dozen
other places in the United States,
Here is the monument to King John
who saved Europe and Christianity
from the Moslem when he took his
army of 10000 Poles and beat back the
Asiatic horde that had driven the Aus
:rians from their capital. 1t must be
/ melancholy pleasure to the Pole o.
.oday to walk among those memories
q the past.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07

They lost their way in their new ex-
oensive car.
There's a sign, dear" she said to
aer husband, who got out of the car
IND flashed his fashlight on the board.
"Are we on the right road?" she
lsked.
He read: ITO the ~poorhouse."
Eyes" he answered. Were on the
light road and we didn't know it,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
Bella 70 Erluhten Wolves.

One of the most serious problems In
the cattle business OF the open range
arises from the depredations of wild
animals. Wolves destroy many hun
bred thousand dollars worth Of stock
annually and their attacks on young
calves are particularly frequent. One
progressive cattleman finds that the
wolf is frightened by the jingle of a
cowbell and he Is putting bells on all
his young calves soon after birth. This
season he used more than 2,0O0 bells
| with good results.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
MA . Ag N

Yellow Jack, less than one-twentieth Of our former
rate, because, In addition to Havana, we have
been cleaning up one seaport after another all
through the sweep of the Caribbean and Central
and South America, often at the special request Of
the states and countries concerned. Modern sani-
tary science is the real angel OF civilization. lifting
the burdens and taking Off the handicaps of the
ackward races and peoples.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
Where He Goes Lame.

omar-Bright is a man who usually
knows what he is talking about.
Heiny-Yes; but there Is one draw
back.
Omar-What's thatf
Heiny-He never knows when to
quit talking about It.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
MAKING RELIGION EASY.

BY the use of hydroplanes three enterprising
Yale undergraduates have found 1t possible to
spend most of Sunday on Long Island without
cutting chapel, which is compulsory In New Haven.
What would the plous founders OF the college have
said If they had known that the sky route was to
be used to make reliaion easier I-Roston Globe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
LOSSES CAUSED nY YELLOW FEyER.

our losses from yellow fever outbreaks IN our
southern states during the nineteenth century are
estimated at at least $1,000 lives, an average Oh
500 lives a year. In the twenty-odd years since
the discovery Of the yellow fever mosquito and
the cleaning up Of our chief port Of supply
Hayana-we have had less than 400 deaths from
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07
Rare Case.

"why is 1t that you have never
Joined any of the reform movements
hereaboutsT
SIN too modest"
"Oh. nonsense"
"It's o fact. / spend so much time
blushing for my own sins that Tn
afraid l wouldn't have enough colorinl
left to blush for all my neighbors."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07

Announcement is made by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coster Emmett OF the
engagement of their daughter, Miss JEANNE Emmett to William Barton French
son of the late Seth Barton French and Mrs. Mary Walker Fearn French, who
served as a Red Cross nurse in the Serbian war. Mr.. French is a grandson or
Walker Fearn.n 10 dead, who wns American minister to Greece n Serbia"
He recently became of age and inherited the greater part of his fathers money
The first thing he did with his money was to purchase the French estate a
White Sulphur Springs, Va, for 100000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07

FV-@AICTORY may come and victory
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jIsSESI#S5H may go, but no future triumphs
.1kGWNNtdkh@M or defeats can ever soften for
.lkTNMkNXT III Europe the memory of this dark
EGNM1S MI Christmas of 1916, the saddest
MAMyWW@GyT she has ever known. Pride in
lAA1aMzIE the present and faith in the flu
" f,1ro c,1ctoin = of the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07

Scan Miss Oldgirl read fine print
without using ~glassesT"
Eyes. she can--but she don't"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-07

Omar-There goes an ex-pueilist.
HeIny-Doesn't he fight any moref
omar-Oh, moi be was beaten at bic
own game.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-06
MELLOW-SWEET
is TASTE OF
I"SPEAR HEAD
Most RiChly-FIayGred Chew
That Was Ever Pressed
Into Plugs
FAVORTE FOR A GENERATION

Red-blooded men with real tobacco
hunger find that they can satisfy it only
by chewing, and the most wholesome
and satisfying tobacco to chew is that
made in plug form.
The limit Of luxury in tobacco chew
ing IS the rich, sweet, juicy favor that
triclIles through your system when you
chew Spear Head.
No other chewing tobacco is 50 mel
low, so luscious and so satisfying. No
other equals Spear Head for putting a
keen edge on your appetite.
Spear Head is made Of the worlds
best tobacco leaf-the choicest OF red
Kentucky Burley. This leaf is selected
for its full, juicy richness with the
most painstaking care, is stemmed by
hand, is pressed into Spear Head plugs
so slowly that not drop of the rich,
natural juice escapes.
Your first chew of Spear Head will
open your eyes to the genuine enjoy
ment there is in chewing.
Chew the rich and mellow tobacco
that has been the favorite for a third
Of century--thats Spear Head In
l0c cuts, wrapped in wax paper.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-06
SawmiIIS Receive
Big Railroad Order

Eugene, Orc, March 6.--Tbe Booth
Kelly Lumber company last night
closed contract which is said
to he the largest obtained by vii
lamette valley mill in several years,
entering into an agreement to supply
the Ralston steel Car company with
100000 feet Of lumber to be used in
the manufacture Of cars for the South
ern Pacific Railroad company.
The order is the second Of this ma
ture booked by the Booth Kelly Lum-
Der company within the past few
weeks, according to A. G. Dixon, man
ager.
The lumber in the contract closed last
night is to be used in the manufacture
Of 1000 freight, flat and other ears.
The contract was awarded at meet
ing held in Cincinnati, where a large
number Of bidders representing lumber
companies in all parts of the United
States were present The lumber will
be supplied at intervals extending
throughout the summer
As soon as weather conditions per-
nit the mills at Vending and Spring
field will resume operations, with pros
poets Of good summer S business, pro-
vided the ear situation does not inter
fere.