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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
URGE COOPERATIVE BULL ASSOCIATIONS

test of bulls real value: but if is
self-evident that this test cannot be ap-
piled until the bull approaches the age
of four years. In ordinary farm prac-
tice bulls are usually disposed of be-
fore their true value can be known.
The cooperative bull association
makes it possible to. obtain several
years service from bulls that transmit
desired qualities and to eliminate all
others.
Cost Divided.
The original cost of the five bulls
and their annual cost of maintenance
are usually divided among the men,
berS of the association according TO
the number of COWS owned by each.
Records on file in the dairy division
of the department show that the MEM
bers of associations now. organized
are getting the services of these high
class purebred bulls at an average cost
considerably less than they formerly
paid for the services of scrub bulls or
registered bulls of doubtful merit.
Many farmers in Maryland, Michigan
and Minnesota, when questioned re
garding the value OF cooperative bull
associations, estimated that the use of
sires belonging to the association in
creased the value of the offspring in
the first generation from 80 to 80 per
cent The average of these estimates
was IS per cent.
The educational work of each asso-
citation makes the members alert to
prevent the Introduction and spread
of disease of any kind. The we'll
managed bull association requires that
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

pens, ?, 3, 4 and 5.33 per cent of soy
bean meal, gluten meal, Hnseed OF,
meal and cOttonseed meal, respective
~, in a dry mash. All pens received
the ordinary grain mixture. 1t was OBJ
served that during the first year the
mortality was high In thespens rece1v-
ing the Oilmeal and the cottonseed
meal. A number of the birds apparent
~ broke down under the strain of the
highly concentrated rations.
Five pens of 90 White Leghorn pull
lets each were fed alike except as to
succulent feeds. Pen 1 received a
commercial product, succulent tab
lets; pen 2, dried beet pulp; pen 3,
mangel beets; pen 4, sprouted oats,
and pen 8, no succulents of any kind
The total egg production for the year
was 4,432, 1910, 5,347, 5,517 and ,239
for the respective lots.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

(From the United States Department OF
AgricuIture-l
A cooperative bull association Is a
farmers organization, the chief pur-
pose OF which is the joint ownership
and use OF high-class, purebred bulls
The association also may encourage
careful selection of cows, obtain better
prices for dairy products, introduce
better methods OF buying and selling
cattle, work for improved sanitary con-
ditions, inteIligently fight contagious
diseases of cattle, and in many other
ways assist the dairy business.
The owners of small herds of grade
cows often feel that they cannot afford
to purchase valuable purebred bulls.
In consequence they buy scrubs, or
breed their cows to a scrub bull or an
inferior purebred bull on some near
by farm. One year a Holstein bull
may be used, the next year a Jersey,
and occasionally bull of no particu-
lar breeding. The work of the cooper
alive bull associations makes it pos
sible for any farmer to own a share In
a purebred bull of high quality.
A bull association in its simplest
Aoim may cOnSlSC Oh Inree farmers VINO
together purchase three good regis
tered bulls of the same breed. Each
farmer keeps one of these bulls for
two years, at the end of which time
the bulls are exchanged to prevent in
breeding. For the same reason a sec
ond exchange is made at the end of
four years. In this way, by paying
the purchase price of only one bull,
each member of the association has
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
FEEDING SWINE OR vERMlN?
coaI-TarI Solution as Dip or Spray
is Recommended for Treatment
Some Other Remedies.

1t has been estimated that q 49,
pound hog has $1,000 drops of blood.
If the hbg is supporting 1000 lice and
each louise takes one drop of blood per
day, what per cent of the hogs blood
will be lEost daily, and who will pay
the bill g.
Using coal-tar solution Il per
cent? All dip or a spray, is recon-
mendedT for treatment, but there
are 9TH mixtures equally effective.
These he: 1, equal parts kerosene and
machinEe oil mixed together and ap-
Piled With an oil can, brush or swab !;
z, crudE e oil (thinned with kerosene if
too thikcSl applied with brush or as
SPIRAL J. Crude oil applied to the
backs I6 the hogs slowly works over
the grfsater part of the hogs body, but
Should Re applied to the ears and both
fanksj
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

all cattle belonging to its members
shall be tested for tuberculosis and
takes every known precaution to pre-
vent the introduction of contagious
abortion.
1t is greatly to the advantage of a
cooperative association that it be in
corporated under state laws. This IA
cilitates the transaction of business,
equitably distributes Responsibility,
and gives the organization greater
prestige in the community.
Cooperative bull associations have
been common in Denmark for many
years, but the first associations of the
kind in the United States were organ
lied in 1908 by the Michigan agricul-
tural college. In this country their
growth has not been rapid, but, as a
rule, they have been highly success
full. If skillfulIy managed, they may
be made a great factor in the upbuild-
ing of profitable dairying in this coun-
try.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
FAVOR ALFALFA FOR
HORSES OF ANY KIND
To Be Fed Successfully, Crop
Must Be Cut at Proper Time
Feed as Concentrate.

CBv c. W. WCAMPBELL. Kansas State
Agricultural College.)
If alfalfa hay is properly cured, it
may be fed to any kind of horses.
This applies just as strongly to work
horses as to growing horses. In or
der, however, to be fed successfully,
alfalfa hay must be cut at the proper
time for horse feeding purposes, and
than as roughage.
The trouble which arises from feed
ing alfalfa is due to the method of
feeding, not with the alfalfa hay. 1t
has been said that the proper time to
begin cutting alfalfa hay is when the
field is about one-tenth in bloom. Gut
ting at such q time makes very good
hay for cattle, but such hay is too
'twashy" for horses at hard work. To
make hay suitable for horses at hard
work, the alfalfa must be allowed to
get rather mature before cutting; in
fact, the field should be in full bloom
before the mower is started. The hay
should then be properly cured and
stacked. Special care must be taken
to prevent spelling or molding.
After the hay has been cured the
next consideration is the amount to
be fed. The important cause of so
much trouble with alfalfa hay has
been overlooking. One pound of al
falfa hay contains 30 per cent more
dtgestib1e protein than one pound of
shelled corn-and is fairly rich in car
bohydrates and fat. A person would
not think of feeding a 1,200-pound
work horse bushel Of sheIIed corn in
a day, yet by giving the same horse all
the alfalfa hay he viii eat, as large
or a larger amount of digestible pro-
TEN will be fed. When large amounts
of alfalfa are fed, the horse receives
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
WINTER CARE OF EVE FLOCK
Of Great Importance In insurina Lamb
Crop in Springfield Glover or
Alfalfa Hay.

The winter care of the flock is i'm
portant to insure a lamb crop to be
harvested in the spring. Ewes in good
condition need not be fed grain until
about a month before lambing, when
they should gradually be accustomed
to it. Ewes il thin or poor condition
should receive from one-fourth to one
half pound of grain daily. Corn alone
is not the best grain ration. A ra-
ton of six parts corn, three parts
wheat bran, and one part 1inseed oil
cake, by weight, has proved very salts
factory. a ration of corn, oats, and
bran, equal parts by weight, can also
be recommended
The sheep should receive as much
clover or alfalfa hay as they will eat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
CORN AND LIVE STOCK FARM
ForrneI r Produces More Feed Per Acre
Thar Any Other Crop for Cattle
Except Alfalfa.

Corn and live stock farming go hand
in hatad. The great corn-growing sec
tons Iate also the great live stock sec
tions.i Corn produces more feed per
acre than any other crop except al
falfa.l It should be fed with alfalfa as
these two feeds make a balanced ra-
ton.
Stock relish corn and corn fodder
whether cured in the field or in the
silo. This grain is unequaled in beef
and pork production. The meat pro-
duced from it is of a firm consistency.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Had Quit All That

Senator Culbertson of Texas tells 8
story OF how Mrs. Smith and Mrs
Jones, who were schoolday chums
met again after a lapse OF several
years.
I saw in the papers about YOU
marriage, Mary remarked Mrs. Jones
About five years ago, wasn't it?''
Yes" Mrs. Smith replied, sit was
just five years ago on June 20"
''And have been married six years
I unc erstand your husband is quite a
bibliomaniac"
"oh, no, not any more" hastily cor
rected Mrs. Smith. He has been on
the water wagon for nearly three years
now"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

The amount of hay eaten can be cut
down by the use of corn silage Or corn
slower. Two pounds of clean, sweet
corn silage can be used to replace
about one pound of hay. Well cured
corn slower is also relished by the
ewes Ordinarily, there is~1ittle dam
ger of the sheep eating too much of it,
if the hay is fed once a day. The
greatest danger of corn slower comes
from making it the exclusive feed.
Clean salt and water should be kept
before the. flock. Sheep should always
have dry. well bedded floor to lie on.
Ohio State Bulletin.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cutieura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cutfcura Soap, dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch
Ing instantly, clear away pimpies.
Dlackheads, redness and roughness, re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation.
heal red, rough and sore hands as
well as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
FOR SUCCESS WITH POULTRY
Fowls Must Be Kept Comfortable to
Secure Best Resuits-AfTord
Ample Protection.

No success can be obtained vim
poultry unless the fowls are kept COM
Portable. A fowl drenehed with rain
is not comfortable A man caught in a
raInstorm can change his clothing and
thus save catching cold, but a fowl
must allow her clothing to dry on her.
No fowl can stand constant ex-
posure to inelement weather, and the
more we protect them the better win
be the results.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

an excessive amount of highly nitro.
genouS material.
Another effect of overlooking with
alfalfa is sort of clogging of the
whole system, resulting in impaired
nutrition, filing of the legs and hooks,
softness, excessive sweating, and i'm
paired respiration. AS to the amount
to be fed, experience seems to indi.
cate that one and one-ffth pounds to
100 pounds of live weight is about
the maximum amount for work
horses.
Because of its high proportion of di-
gestible protein, alfalfa balances up
very we'll with corn. These two feeds
make the most economical ration the
Kansas farmer can feed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
REMOVE sTUMPs FROM FIELD
They Take Up Valuable Room and
Make Work More Difficult for
Both Man and Animal.

IF you have st1mps in your fields
that you have been blowing around
for years, determine to get them out
of the way this winter. They make
1t harder for man and animal working
in the field, and take up valuable
room.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
HOW TO SELECT THE LAYERS
Good Test Is to Watch Fowls Going to
Roost at Nieht-cuII Those
Having Small Crops.

The ordinary person, who does not
use trap nests and only has few hens,
should notice the hens that go on the
roost first at night They are not the
profitable members of the flock.
Another good test can be made after
the hens are on the roost. Feel Of
their crops. The ones that have large,
well-flIed crops are the producers OF
eggs. Gull out the ones with small
crops.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
SCIENCE IN FEEDING CATTLE
Farmer Who Sells Hah-Grown Feed
ers for Someone Else to "Finish"
Is Losing Money.

Tho cattleman who fattens his ami
mails fsfrom birth to block" has a much
better chance OF satisfactory returns
than he who sells half-grown feeders
for someone else to finish" for mar
keting.
The latter turns over to the stock
yard men, TO feeders and the railroads
very large share of the. profits which
might have been his.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Chill Is disastrous

Cows that are turning q good profit
with udders full of milk are sensitive
and relaxed A chill VIII often result
IN the loss OF 3 part or all of the id
der and often the COW.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
peerease of Animals

The population of the United States
has increased. by 240O0. goo people in
the last 10. years. and the number OF
beef animals has decreased 100000
and sheep 100000. while hogs have
increased only 100000.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

I3fe Losses From Disease
Diseases of animals cause losses OF
$40, 0s0,000 a year in the United
State Much of this loss Is pre-
yentaF le.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
ADVANTAGES.

''Do you think there is really any
good in the proposed two-cent-and-a-
half piece?"
''Cerainly. Then, when you have q
nickel in church, you can go to the
foreign missions fifty-ffty''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Don't NEGLECT the Horse.

Farmers all know the result OF neg
Iect and poor feeding is to reduce the
size and stamina Of the horse and
that the best care with good feed viii
increase the size and improve the ap-
pearance to sell better.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Why Keen Live stoek7

Because live stock can be improved
along more definite lines than any 9th
er kind OF farm products. Pedigrees
and registry books made possible def
mite lines along which to work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Nothing to It.

t'rm going to smash that dude" de
clared the bad man Of the camp.
''Whaffor?" demanded the sheriff.
Hes looking for trouble
''G'wanI Quit trying to pick fight
A feller never looks for trouble with &
nonocle."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Work for Hired Man.

The hired man who is worth any
thing prefers to work where the bust
ness is well planned and definitely
worked out.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Methods in pisrenute.

Slipshod, haphazard, general farm
ing is in disrepute and the day of sci
entific and specialized effort has
come to stay
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Green Zoo and Meaa

When the chickens are taken from
the range and penned up, supply them
with green food and beef scrap TO take
the place Of grass and insects.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Fish Meal for Hena

The United States government has
found by experiment that fish meal is
almost as good as beef scraps in q
mash for laying hens.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

Wastes at fish canneries can be
turned into a valuable fish meal for
feeding cattle and poultry, according
to the department of agriculture
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
TEST WITH WHITE LEGHoRNS
In Experiment at Pennsylvania Station
Five Pens of PuiIets Fed Alike
Except as to Protein.

In test by the Pennsylvania sta
ton five pens of White Leghorn pull
lets were fed alike except as to the
protein feeds allowed. Pen I received
meat scrap, or animal protein, and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Bran Good for Sheep

What bran is fine for a change OF
diet Eith sheep. Makes the bowels
reguldr and gives growth to the COM
ing lstnbs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
sunnIx Eresh Water

Be sure to keep plenty OF fresh wa
ter before the hens. a great amount
OF water is used to form the egg.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
one Great obstacIe

Ihe greatest obstacle in the path of
Improvements along agricultural lines
Is the habit of not thinking.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

It is surprising how many Eiendi
a man has until he needs one.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
spendina SEQ. ooo. COO.
Valuable Meal for Feed.

The 4S states are now spending
$3.50, 100000 a year On good roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Lavinu Hens in Prims

Laying hens are in their prime dur
Ing t4eIr first and second seasons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Lord Roseherx,s Hat

Lord Rosebery once went into 8
large London establishment to pur-
chase new hat. As he stood bare
headed, waiting to be fitted, a bishop
entered on the same errand, and mis-
took the earl for one OF the shops as
Sistants.
tHave you hat like this?'' he asked,
showing his own headgear.
Lord Rosebery took it from him and
examined it critically. NO" he at
length replied, 81 haven't a hat like
that, and if had shouldn't wear it. ~
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect, Laxative
BForno Quinine be taken By anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing IN the head There
is only one "Bromo Quinine." =. W. GROVHrS
signature Is on each box. sc.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORLA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that Il
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

Suitable Title.
81 call my yacht the Mi1kmaid."
81 suppose that is because she skins
the waves
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Doubts Heredit

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue An grocers. ADV.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
STAYS DEPEND
ON KERENSKY
Vote OF Confidence Follows His Re-
turn TO Cabinet.
ALI PARTIES ARE NOW UNITED
Russian Premier Again Takes III
Colossal Task of Restoring Or
der In Country Menaced
by Defeat.
ALL PARTIES ARE NOW UNITED

Petrograd. Aug. 6.-The all-night
political conference at the Winter
palace. which ended this morning
with passage Of a resolution of con-
fidence in Premier Kerensky, by
each Of the five parties represented
and in which he was invited to form
his own cabinet was conducted in
strict order. but with intense emo
ton All participants were obvious
ly convinced that the decision which
was to be reached meant either Rus
sia's regeneration OF her ruin.
The debate resolved itself into a
series of paneeyrics of the absent Ke-
rensky. who was acclaimed tae only
man invested with the QuaHfs ueces-
-arv to restore order while reserr-
ing liberty. Foreign Minister Terest-
chenko declared peace W mcon-
aeivable. that Russia must pare 10
fight thrnout the winter ard that
Premier Kereusky alone 20 yes the
confidence OF the nation
A counter-revolution exists and Is
growing day By day Therefore, the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09

restoration of a strong government,
he declared, must be immediate. The
only matter on which there is not I'M
animity in the councils Of the lead
ers is the satus of the councils of
deputies. A representative of the
bureau of the council Of workmen S
and soldiers delegates gave notice
that in his opinion, the proposed ex-
clusion of the councils from influence
over the government would prove the
contamination of the existing an
archy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
INSTRUCTION IN TELEGRAPHY
GIVEN TO FILL VACANCIES

Topeka, Aug. S.-The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad is adyer-
Using for women to study telegrapby
ard take the places Of men called in
to the government service. A. w.
Sine, assistant superintendent of tele-
graph. is recruiting for the telegraph
schools chiefly in the rural districts.
The Santa Fe has doubled the en-
rollment in the telegraph schools the
company maintains for training men
and women for dispatching positions.
Dozens Of telegraphers have entered
military service and their positions
must be filled
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
REVOLT LEADERS
WERE CAPTURED
Sent Word by Women That They
We're Ready TO Quit
THREE LEADERS YET AT LARGE
Trailing Of Small Groups Of RevOIu-
tionists Was Made Easy for
Posses by Aid OF Full
Blood Indians.

Oklahoma City, Aug g. Captures
Of the anti-draft revolutionists, mem
bers Of the so-called Working Glass
Union, the Jones Family and 9TH
or organizations OF kindred beliefs,
have numbered 1873, according to the
best count available at Sasakwa eOun-
IT, the base Of operations of the
various posses. OF this number thir-
~ were taken today, the large part
Of them sending i'm word generally
by a woman. that they We're ready
% surrender. Small detachments
then would bring them in A band
of twenty-six of the outlaws were
supposed to be camped on salt creek,
eight miles northwest of here, and
another smaller bunch was reported
lodged about ten miles east.
AT least three of the leaders. ac-
.ording to prisoners statements. still
are at large. The trailing Of the
small groups of revoiutlouists was
made easy for the posses in numerous
asses by the aid of fun blood Indians
seminoles for the most part-who
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
OUT OF AIR BATTLE UNsCATHED
Four American AviatOrs Had Fight
With Twelve German Planes.

Paris. Aug. S-A patrol of Lafay-
cite escadrille composed of Adjutant
Lufbery, Lowell. Willis and Parsons
engaged six German ayiators SIX
miles within the German lines in Bel
GUM on Sunday. The air battle was
progressing favorably for the Amer
leans when six other German aviators
ioined in. forcing the Americans to
withdraw before the superiority Of
numbers. Although they had been
fighting for some little time, the
Quartet got away without receiving a
bullet hole.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
&1eEliloffifaE

YOU NEED NOT BE A JUDGE
OF VALUES TO BUY SAFELY AT
THIS STORE.
Very often woman asks another
why she trades at a certain store.
She will most often say, 1T is be-
cause ! have CONFIDENCE in that
store" Very few people are expert
judges of merchandise.
In the same way that we buy from
houses that WE can DEPEND on
houses that are RELIABLE, in the
same way YOU buy from store that
you know is RELIABLE
Those of our customers who do all
their shopping here have had no diff
ficulty in combating higher costs.
You are assured of dependable quail
ity merchandise when you buy at this
store, and know that the price asked,
is as low as the goods can be sold
for CASES
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-09
TO SHOOT THOSE WHO RE
SIST sELECTINE DRAFT LAW

Washington. Aug Registered
men. who resist the selective draft
law. face military court-martial for
desertion and a possibility Of exc
cutiou for desertion in time OF war.
The whole military asd civil power
of tie federal government and the
civil powers Of tue state. cities. or
counties VIII be employed.