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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
If Your Hens Are Not Laying
Try a Change of Their Food
and Good Results Will Follow

You increase their corn. The wea.
Their turns warmer and they fail tt
clean up. Some of them 90 off feel
altogether, and it takes days to rene.
dy the fault of one day. If you haG
let them satisfy their increased appe.
title with hay they would still have
come sharp to their corn.
1t is more difficult to find illustra-
tions in hen feeding, but we must
ring the changes between the fat
forming food, the fats and the pro-
teins if we r to be successful, or
and there is much in favor of this
method with the light breeds. allow
the fowls to satisfy their own wants
at the hoppers.
In egg production we find that an
egg is composed of fat, albumen and
mineral salts. Sixty-four per cent of
it is fat. This shows that we must
feed a hen sufficient fat-producing
feed to supply the necessary fat to
the body and a surplus to be used in
making the yolk of the egg. In other
words, a hen to produce an egg everv
other day must have surplus fat in
her feed which weighs two-thirds as
much as the yolk Of an egg. This is
a considerable quantity of fat to ex-
tract from ordinary feed, but it is abb
solutely necessary or egg production
is not possible.
Figures on Proper Production.
Then comes the white of the egg.
This is practically pure albumen and
water. 1t contains hardly a trace of
fat and a small quantity Of mineral
salts. Albumen in an egg is the same
as the albumen in lean beef, the al
bumen found in the casein of milk
and in the gluten of grains. Unless a
hen is fed enough of the proteids
which produce albumen, production
of eggs will fall off. All grains
contain albumen. so do milk.
lean meat and green feeds. These
each contain various proportions of
the fats also.
The hen which lays ten dozen eggs
a year will hara produced fifteen
pounds of eggs, composed of the
choicest part of the feed consumed.
This will be from three to five times
her own weight and it will at once be
seen that her vital machinery must
be kept working at high pressure all
the time in order to do the work re-
quired of it.
Like milk COWS the more hens pro-
.uce the o feed they need. They
a wider ration when they are
laying. Corn is n of the best feeds
Tor 1T has 5 to Z carbohydrates to
one part protein. When they are not
laying they need but little fat max
ing food. A breed and strain of chic
suited to hopper feeding with
out the owner having to provide for
many contingencies has much to
recommend it to busy people and far
mers with other stock to feed.
l observed these precautions in
giving my hens a properly balanced
food ration on the Balky Horse
ranch, with results that we're most
gratifying.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
ALL OF THE NORTHWEST
SHOULD BE INTERESTED
IN SEATTLE LAND SHOW

The success from every point of
view OF next years Land Products
Dalry and Stock show to be held in
Seattle, is abundantly assured by the
of it's recently formed or
g%anlzatlon, which includes the presi-
cent OF each of the four large COM
mercial organizations as we'll as the
principal officer in the west of each
railway and steamship t]ransporta-
ton line.
mere is the same relative reason
TOR a Northwest Land Products Dairy
ana stock show exploiting the won
der1ul advantages OF the entire
northwest and Alaska, as there is for
the various state fairs of this sec
ton exploring the advantages of
their respective states. There is
however, this difference, that a north
west Land Products, Dairy and Stock
show should be on a much larger
scale, and the present MANAGEMENT of
the show to be held in Seattle fully
reallzlng this has provided annie
capltal to make the Seattle show the
KIND OF an exposition which it should
pe' under the circumstances. The
oeattle show has the backing finan-
olaily, morally and otherwise, not
[! OF the business interests of Sc
attic, but very largely of the princi-
Pal business interests of the entire
northwest.
The officers of the new COMPANY
are positive in their statement that
every effort will be made to make
the Seattle show the largest show
of it's kind that has ever been held
in the United States.
The immense success with which
the Seattle show met last year as a
first attempt together with the extra
ordinary arrangements which have
been perfected for increasing the
size of the show next year indicates
that one can confidently expect to
see in Seattle in 1917 one of the
best, if not the best, exhibits of it's
that has been held in America.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
(By Pypsy b. Snelson.)

If your hens are not laying. try a
change of feed. All the component
elements that make an egg must be
provided or there will be no eggs.
If ever %decently fed, the hens will
look and feel we'll. Nature provides
for that first-the hen and then the
eggs. Perhaps you are already feed
ing a scientifically compounded ra-
ton. If it does not bring the eggs it
fails to accomplish the object of
acknowledgements. We know what
it takes to make an egg, but not what
a particular hen or bunch of hens
need for this result. This is no doubt
in large part due to the fact that hens
are kept not under one set of condi-
tions, but under all sorts.
l suppose that everyone has some
time failed to induce hens to lay. I
know l have, and also to induce cat
tie to fatten or horses to exhibit en-
ergy for food consumed. A change
of feed may be beneficial simply be-
cause it is better relished or be-
cause it is compounded better to meet
the animals need. Lacking exact
knowledge, We must cast about like
the huntsman or fisherman at fault
until we find the solution. The more
experience We have, the more likely
We are to cast in the right direction
and to apprecis te the surroundings.
One would not cast up wind for a
fox O for a trout on top of the
waters on a snowy day, for if he
feeds at all he feeds under water. So
with a flock of Leghorns or Plymouth
Rocks that are receiving an ample
egg ration and yet fail to lay. We
must seek the cause in different d.
rections.
Food May Be Adding Fat
If both flocks are receiving a ra-
ton sufficient for the production of
egg every other day, and not lay
it, the food is accomplishing some
other purpose. With the heavy breeds
1t is very likely producing much fat
and torpid livers and day by day an
increasing disinclination to exercise.
The lighter feathered breeds may be
to increased activity by
cold. They can always be bet
ter trusted not to overeat themselves
The egg thai is not laid may about re-
present the increased amount of feed
'ou have failed to provide for in
creased body heat to offset extreme
cold. No n can ever teach all
.hese things, and no rigid feeding sys-
EN- provides for them, you can lay
o that.
II a feeder of any kind of stock is
lot interested and observant enough
% realize that he makes lots of mis-
he will never mount to much.
n a matter so complicated by likes.
1lsllkes and such a variety of circum-
stances it is only part of the time
hat our prescience will prove suffi-
'ient. knowledge after the fact is
lot enough. For instance, you are
'eeding a bunch of lambs. There is
sharp drop in temperature. Their
Ippetites are Immediately increased.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
PIANOS AND AUTOS
FOR THE FARMERS
OFTHENORTHLAND

Joe MILESTONE Of Glentana
says there actually are farm
houses in the Glentana country
which do not contain a piano,
farm garages which house only
Fords, and there are some
homesteaders in that section
who have fried chicken and
fresh eggs only once a day.
MILESTONE tells of the ex-
erience Of William Niehoff,. a
G~lentanan, who rented several
hundred acres of land last
spring and seeded it to wheat.
His profit for his seasons work
Is about $4,000. Niehoff hauled
his grain so miles tv the nearest
elevator.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
Will Exhibit d

Frank A. Hazelbaker, secretary
and managing director of the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition commission for
Montana, has arranged to make a
permanent exhibit Of all the medals
won by the state at the exposition.
In addition to taking the grand prize
for cereals and apples, Montana won
many individual prizes, both at San
Francisco and San Diego, and was
given the highest award for the best
general showing.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

Names Is Names.
Charles COughenhOur lives at Hun
tingtOn, w. Va.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
NEW HOMESTEAD
LAW IS ASSURED
ALL DISPUTED POINTS ARE
SMOOTHED OUT BY CON.
FERENCE COMMITTEES.
OF Particular Interest to Farmer
Stockmen; Requires Three Years
Residence With improvement, But
No Money Payment Except Filing
Fees.

All the disputed points in the Fer.
ris bill to provide $40 acre home
steads, principally for grazing pur.
poses, have been smoothed out in
conferences between house and SEN
ate, and it is expected that the meas.
ure will soon be placed. The bill has
been supported by the interior de-
partment and western congressman
as a measure for further opening the
public domain, and is of particular
interest to Montanans.
Opens Millions of Acres.
Many millions of acres of non-agri-
cultural, nOn-mineral, nOn-irrigable
land would be opened to stock rails
ing homestead settlement under the
bill, and it is regarded as one of the
most important affecting the public
domain passed in years. Under it
the lands will be open to any one
upon entry and three years residence
n improvement, without any money
payment whatever except ordinary
filing fees.
Means Thousands of Filings.
representative Ferris, author of
the measure, predicted ten thousand
persons are likely to go from each of
a number of middle western states to
take up homesteads.
A section to which administration
officials objected authorizing those
already holding homesteads to pur-
chase not exceeding 800 acres of con-
t1guous stock raising land at 1925 an
acre, was stricken out, in order to
prevent speculation.
The agreement provides that where
an applicant for stock raising home
stead entry applies for entry before
the character of the land has been Of
flclally designated he will acquire n O
rights against the government. al
though his rights will be good against
later entrymen. The purpose of this
was to prevent tying up lands by en-
trymen attempting to stop the gov
eminent from making another CLASH
flcatlon and requiring it to institute
0lspossession proceedings.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
Farmers Apply for Loans.

State Register of Lands Sidney
Miller is sending out application
blanks to farmers of the state seek
ing farm loans under the law which
was recently interpreted by the state
supreme court.
10 date there have been about so
applications by Montana farmers
who are seeking loans on their land
under the provision of the law,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
Keep the Feet of Your Hens
Dry If You Would Have EGGS

Each year more and more farmers
are coming to appreciate the fact that
the freedom of the farm which makes
the hens lay in summer is not de-
slrable in winter. In winter on the
farms where egg cases are c%onspicu-
u mems are not seen wandering
ABOUT IN snowy or muddy feed lots,
Egg laying is not a natural winter &C.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29
Does the Vampire Know?

Wont you help a fellow out for
MS dear old mothers sake?" pleaded
Fred Richards of Detroit to a passer-
by.
The picture Richards showed as
his mother" was that of Theda
Bara.
The justice suspended sentence.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-29

lent Ray Lyman Wilbur of the uni
versity has disavowed the act of the
organization of Encina hall, the
mems dormitory, in refusing admis-
sion to j. w. Lum, a Chinese student,
The men of Encina hall are no
longer representative of Stanford
university" President Wilbur de-
clared, 'although up to his time
they have been considered so, Such
an attitude is a menace to the re-
public"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
MUST HAVE BEEN FILLED UP
And Yet Receptacle Was Just an Or
binary Handbag Same as They
All Garry.

you say that you left your small
the polite young man at the counter
in the department of the railroad sta
ton in which articles left on trains
were to be found. If found at all, writes
Morris Wade in Judge. will you
please describe the bag and it's con-
tents?"
We'll, it was a small handbag Of
black glazed leather about seven or
eight inches long and five or six
inches wide. l am not sure that / can
describe all of the contents, but l know
that there was in the bag a handker-
chief with a narrow lace edge, a couple
of matinee tickets, three samples of
ribbon, a sample of taffeta silk, pale
blue; a door key and two little keys; a
laundry list, a pair of white kid gloves,
a receipt for a skirt / had left to be
dyed, two spools of thread, a card of
hooks and eyes, a newspaper recipe
for a fruit salad, a little newspaper
poem | had taken a fancy to, a small
ball of darning cotton, a yard and a
half of Hamburg insertion, a manicure
brush, a hat pin, 20 trading stamps, a
card of tiny pearl buttons, a shoe but
tonhook, a little bottle of smelling
salts and a bottle of camphor tablets.
Yes, and a little pearl and gold vanity
box and a short lead pencil and a shop
ping list and a little silver glove but.
toner and a part of a paper of pins
and a calendar printed on a little cell
luloid card and-it seems to me that
a about all. AS l say, it was a very
small bag and l think l have named
the greater part Of its contents"
The greater part of it's contents
said the clerk as he went to look up
the bag. "Gee-whizz! If she could put
all that into a five by seven-inch hand
bag, she could put the contents of a
seven-room fiat into a suitcase"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
sHANNoNDALE, MO.

Mrs. Edna Jackson returned after
a long visit to her father g. Luther
Lewis of Glasgow was a pleasant visit
or of MI. Dudd Hayes the first of the
week. . Miss Julia aPge returned
home Saturday from Keytesville.
where she attended her mothers fu'
neral, Mrs. Bell Page. Several from
here attended the concert at Forest
Green Saturday night, and all report
IL a grand affair Lucy Brown spent
the weekend visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. lobe Brown. =.
Little Maria Carson, who has been on
the sick list, is better and will soon
be in school. 80. Rev. Davis made a
pleasant visit to the school here, Wed
nesday. He found the teacher and
pupils all at their post, He reports
the school being under good manage
ment with good attendance School
closes April 20. The teacher is pre-
pairing for a concert. There will be
several speakers of the day on the
program. Don't fail to see the drama
entitled 1.-THE Trick Dollar" e. M.
Parish will talk on Agriculture" Rev.
Davis will make an interesting lee
ture also.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Kizer. An interesting paper was read
by Mrs. McElroy. Subject, Job"
LINCOLN, NE q.
BY W. w. MOSELY.

Rev. A. w. Talbot returned from
the annual conference last week, hav-
ing been appointed to serve another
year in Lincoln. Mr.. Horace Colley
has returned to the city. go. Mrs. L. R.
Bailey recently fro Mos Angeles,
Cal, Joined her husband here last Sun.
day. Rev. H. Hillmann of Mt. Zion
Baptist church is so much improved
in health that the doctor has expressed
an idea that he will be able to take
up his pastorate DC" The members
and friends are rejoicing and says
surely the Lord is with us" in rails
ing the pastor from his sick bed. .
Amaranth chapter No. "a, o. E. s.,
will celebrate Palm Sunday at the Ma
sonic hall next Sunday afternoon.
The several Sunday schools are pre-
pairing excellent programs for Easter
Sunday. ... Tuesday, April IS, will be
primary election day. We hope our
race will do their duty toward our
young man, Clinton Ross. Father
Corneal has been confined to his home
with illness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
TROY, KANSAS.
MRS. NELLIE HOWARD.

Mrs. Pearl Sportsman visited in St.
Joseph Saturday and Sunday and was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Annie
Pruitt. . Rev. Hancock and Marion
Butcher of Wathena were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles butcher Sun
Mr.. and Mrs Lemuel Hughes and
Miss Lightle were shopping in st, Jo-
seph Saturday. =. q. Miss Rosa Snoddy
and Mr.. Stanley Snoddy have been
quite %indisposed but are somewhat bet
ter at this writing -. Mr.. Ed Pennel
spent Saturday evening in st. Joseph
I'M. Will Wilkinson is quite indis.
posed this week with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. w. Webster and chill
dren of st. Joseph were visiting at
the home of their parents, Mr.. n
Mrs. Charles Schumache, Saturday
and Sunday. Mr.. Robert Swinney of
Hiawatha was buying stock in Troy
Tuesday. ... Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mar
tin were t~ransacting business in St.
Joseph Saturday Master Clyde Tay-
lor met with a very painful accident
Tuesday morning while cutting wood
and had to have several stitches taken
in his face. We trust it will not
prove serious and he will be able be
able to attend school 500 .Presid-
ing Elder Owens returned to Troy
Monday evening to hold his third quar-
terly conference. The A. NJ. Z. Sun
day school convention district con-
ference of this district meets in this
city in June under the supervision OF
Rev. Owens, and we anticipate a pleas
ant time. The Junior Stewardesses
will give an entertainment at the A.
NJ. E. church Saturday evening.
The Senior Stewardesses met at the
home Of Mrs. Kate Lightle Wednes-
day afternoon. The Ladies' Aid was
entertained at the country home of
Mr.. Isaac Turner Thursday night and
a delightful time was had. Mr.. Tru-
ner is a bachelor and seevral young
ladies attended in order to see what
kind of a housekeeper Mr.. Truner
would make, and found everything in
apple pie order. We are very CRATE
full to him having us com into
his home and Wi be glad to call again.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
MO 3 RLY, MO.
BY MRS. w. H. DAVIS.


Sunday services at Pilgrim Rest Bap.
fist church were well attended. The
pastor, Rev. j. S. Swancy, delivered
an excellent sermon on Regeneration
and It's Evidence" Covenant 2:30 p.
m. Baptizing. Twelve candidates
were immersed. At 1880 p. m. the
pastor delivered another glorious ser.
mon after which fellowshipping of can.
didates and communion. The collec-
ton was $26. The Mission Circle
met at the residence of Mrs. Belle
Crop Mr.. canon Allen of Dalton,
Mo-, was the guest of his sister, Mrs.
j. S. Swancy. Mrs. Carrie Newly
has returned home from visiting in
Fayette, Mo. Mrs. Nettie Newly is
visiting in Omaha, Neb.. Sister AIDE.
line Brown is conva' escing at this
writing. The infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is reported somewhat better
at this writing. The F. C. and B.
club was pleasantly entertained at the
residence of Mrs. Rosa White and the
dLlCAhOOh Mao spent III ldhSy WI n
A delicious luncheon was served. Next
meeting the club will meet with Mrs.
Rosa Brown .... Sunday services at
Grand chapel were we'll attended
Rev. J. NJ. Curtis filled the pulpit
morning and evening at the Second
aBptist church. Rev. C. B. Johnson
a also present Sunday. Mrs. West
is the guest of her son, Mr.. G. w.
West. -. Mr.. H. Ball returned home
from attending conference in st. Louis
and reports a pleasant trip. Mrs.
Fannie White and Nellie Kitchen re-
main on the sick list. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Finney of Carrolton, Mo, are the
guests of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Spencer Johnson. ..Tennie Hurley
has about recovered from burns re-
ceived a few weeks ako. The w. w
Calendar club met with Mrs. Oracle
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

That a colored man living in the
suburbs of this city married a large
brunette named Lucinda. Three weeks
later he appeared at the office of a
lawyer, looking as if he might have
been denied wit. flatirons and bumped
into by a road roller.
Cant stand it nc longer, boss" he
sadly remarked to the legal one. Il
wants a divawce from dat Lucinda.
Las ting she chucked at me was de
stove. Tomorrer it will be de chin
bley."
That's all right, Sam" soothingly
returned the lawyer, seeking to effect
a reconciliation. Everything will
come out all right. Besides, you know
you took Lucinda for better or for
worse"
Yes, sah," admitted Sambo. CSC
I did, sab; but she is a whole lot
wuss dan l took her for"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Bethel A. NJ. e. Church, gath and Flora.
st. stephens Baptist Church, 604 Char
Centennial NJ. E. Church. 18th and
Second Baptist Church, 10th and Char
lotte.
Kansas Ave. Baptist Church. 10th and
Kansas.
Ebenezer A. NJ. E. Church, 18th and
St, Augustine's P. E. Church. 18th and
Woodland.
Blue Valley Baptist Church. 1920 Crys-
st Johns A. NJ. E. Church, 174S Belle
view.
Seventh Day Adventist, 2sd n Wood
land.
81 Monica's Catholic, 18th and Lydia.
Vine st. Baptist Church, 1926 Vine st.
Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, 18th and
Troost.
Morning Star Baptist Church, 2S11 Vine.
Highland Avenue Baptist Church, I'LL
C~entropolis A. NJ. E. Church. Centrop-
St. James A. NJ. E. Zion Church. 1923
Woodland Ave.
Third Baptist Church. Roundtop.
Peoples Mission, Goth and Genesee.
st. Pauls Baptist Church, 18th and
Highland.
Friendship Baptist Church, 18th and
Tracy Avenue.
Pilgrim Baptist Church, GA Charlotte
st.
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, indie
pendence Avenue and Tracy.
Calvary Baptist Church, 18th and
ASkew.
Bigeiow A. NJ. E. Mission. 9Th and
Lydia.
Progressive Baptist Church, 29th and
Summit.
c. NJ. E. Church. 1917 Flora Ave.
st. James Baptist Church, 4039 Mill st.
st. Luke's A. NJ. E. Church, Ard and
Prospect Place.
A. NJ. E. Mission, SIS Grand Ave.
CLARK CHAPEL NJ. E. CHURCH,
1864 Madison Ave.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Glare of Light Painful to Many.

Persons who shrink from the glare
of light, as distinguished from those
who shrink from light itself, suffer
from what DIR. Ernest Clarke calls
photoaugiophobia. 1t is due to de.
fciency in the pigment of the retina
and is especially marked in albinos.
Sir William Crookes has recently in,
vented a glass that cuts OFF the mira,
red as we'll as the ultraviolet rays
which cause the trouble. The Medical
Record says that anyone with a ten.
dency to shrink from the glare should
be careful to shade his eyes with a
suitable cap, should work or read with
well shaded lights; his desk should
face a window and his apart.
ments should be decorated in cool
neutral tints, dull sage-green being the
best.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

EAhLt -. u.
The following are some forceful and
helpful scripture lessons which I
would be pleased to have my many
friends read while thinking of me.
Psalms 81: 1-2-9-17-24-37.-Rey. Sister
Pearl.
Did you give her a lift? She ia n
sister OF man and bearing about all
the burden she can. Did you give her
a smile? She was downcast and bIue
and a smile would have helped her TO
battle it through.
Did you give her a hand? She
was slipping down hill and the world
SO fancied was using her i'll. Did Won
give her a word? Did you show her
the road? Or did you just let her go
on with her load?
Do you know what it means to he
losing the fight, when a lift in time
might set everything right? Do YOU
know what it means Just a CLASH of a
hand, when a woman's borne about all
a woman ought to stand?
Do you ask what it was. why The
quivering lips, why the half suppressed
sob and the scalding tears drip. were
O sister of her when the time came
OF need? Do you offer to help her or
didn't you heed?