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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03
Questions and Answers
Conducted in The Missouian Every Week Under the Di-
rection Of H. P Griffin, Formerly Of the Faculty Of
Montana State College.

they can be cut for hay. But hurry it
along.
s Sweet Clover.
Question: Please advise me what
you know about seeding sweet clover
on adobe land. Is It n good hay cut at
any stage? DO you think it advisable
to grow seed for commercial purposes
What ought It to yield for seed and is
there any market for it?
H. b. S., Conrad.
Answer: Sweet clover is one of the
most desirable plants in all those that
grow in Montana for renovating adobe
and gumbo lands. 1t is strong grow
er and will succeed in land that is too
alkaline for other plants to stand. AS
1t dies every two years and has an inn
mense root growth, there is a deal OF
humus left in the land in the shape OF
dead and decaying roots, and this is
the potent factor in renovating the
land. If cut before it becomes too
brushy and woody it makes good hay,
It has been fed by several of the big
sheepmep of the state and they report
gains as satisfactory as those made on
alfalfa. Dairy farmers who have fed 1t
to their cows also report very good
returns. 1t is commonly said that
green sweet clover does not sbloat cat
tie as does alfalfa and hence it, is
widely used as pasture. 1t also makes
excellent hog pasture. Sweet clover
seed Is in demand and the prices are
higher than for alfalfa. There is not
much data available as to the average
seed production. but from three to five
bushels to the acre would be considered
a good crop. There should be no diff,
ficulty found in selling the seed for a
great many farmers. particularly those
on dry land, plant the crop every year.
~. Feather Losses.
Question: Our hens have been lay
ing well until lately when they have
fallen off in their production We no.
ticc that they are all losing the feath-
crs ON top of their heads. What can
we do for this latter ailment and has
1t anything to do with their laying.
Ct. l.. O., DEummond.
Answer: The loss of the feathers
may be due to feather mites, to feather
pulling by the hens or the same by the
male birds. For the first cause dip tho
birds heads in a weak solution of some
animal dip. one part dip to 60 parts of
water. II the hens pull out each others
feathers, feed green cutbone every day
until the habit is cured aud then feed
1t but once n week. We do not know
what will stop the male birds from
pulling these feathers. 1t may well bs,
that the loss of the feathers, or the
discomfort = that accompanies II has
something to do with the birds falling
down I'm egg production. 1t probably
has. and the curing of the one should
remedy the other
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03
Spring Best Time to Push
Young Stock; Extra Ration
Brings Surprising Results

This is the time OF times to make
the best gains With livestock, particu-
larly the young stock that came into
the world this spring. Gains can be
made easier, faster and cheaper when
stock is young than at any other time
during it's existence. Colts, calves,
pigs and lambs will all respond gener-
ously to good feeding at this time and
make gains that will surprise their
owners.
There is a reason for this. The food
that any animal takes is always de-
voted to more than one purpose. With
mature horses, part of it goes to
maintain them in health and strength
and the rest goes to furnish the energy
for their work. With dairy cows there
is also the maintenance ration and the
balance of the food goes or should go
to milk. With young stock there is the
maintenance ration and the balance of
the food goes into growth. Now, when
an animal is small 1t is only possible
for it to use limited amount of it's
food for maintenance. The system
only requires SO much. What there is
left above this goes to growth. AS the
animal grows older and it's size and
weight increase the amount of the food
requires for maintenance likewise in
creases in proportion. In other words
a given amount of food will make more
horseflesh, beef, pork or mutton when
the animal is small than when it is
older and needs more to maintain the
size it has already achieved.
But again there Is more to the propo-
sition than this. Within certain limi-
tntions quick growth is always healthy
growth. Unless the system is crowd
ed beyond its capacity, and this ISL
seldom the case due to n failing Of the
appetite when too much Is fed, the
bare fact that it is making quick and
growth is more than mere
added weight for it bcspeaks of good
constitutions as well. Hence if the
animal attains its growth quickly, at
the same time it develops a constitu-
ton that will aid 1t in resisting ad.
Verse conditions that may come to il !
In the future.
There is a practical value to all |
this. The we'll grown calf Is better
fitted to stand II rigorous winter than
one which did not attain good growth !
and strength during Its First summer.
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ORPHAN fOAL NEEDN'T
.H KILLED; RAISE II.
EsS4* me
Colt Harder to Care for Than
Calf, but Worth Atten-.
tiOn of Owner.
cows MILK WILL DO
Use Animal Recently Calved
and With Milk Low
in Butteffat.

1t oftentimes arises that Mares soor
after giving birth to their foals, die
from the effects of the birth. Then
too, there are some mares who fai
J to give milk, or give it in quantities
insufficient to maintain their off
spring. When either Of these instances
Us the case there Is no need Of knock
ing the foal on the head, as is often
done, or Of letting 1t die Of slow star
Walton. A fOal can be raised by hand
not SO readily as a calf or other ami
NAL, vet it can be successfully raised
nevertheless.
The orphan foal can be raised on
cows milk. providing the attendant
works patiently and intelligently.
Choose the milk of COW that has re-
Gently calved, preferably one which
gives milk low in butterfat, for mares
milk, while rich in sugar, Is low in
tat. Sweeten the milk with molasses
ortsugar and dilute with warm water.
Give a little of this prepared milk at
short intervals from a sca1ded nursing
bottle and large rubber nipple. BE
careful to keep the bottle and nipple
scrupulously clean. Add an ounce of
lime water to each pint of the prepared
milk and allow half a cupf,ll once an
hour at first.
As the foal grows gradually incrcasc
the amount of milk fed and lengthcn
the intervals between meals. In a few
days food may be given six times a
day and later four times n day. The
foal will soon learn to drink from a
pail II allowed to suck the attendants
fingers first.
Until the bowels move freely give
rectal injections night and morning,
II the foat scours at any time give two
TO four tabiespoOnfuls of n mixture OF
sweet oil and pure castor oil shaken
ur in milk and stop feeding for two or
three meals, allowing sweetened warn,
water and lime water instead. Let the
foal lick oatmeal as soon as it will
eat and gradually increase the amount
and add wheat bran. In five or six
weeks some sweet, skim milk may
be given and the amount gradually in
creased daily until, in three months or
SO. 1t may be given freely three times
a day In place Of new milk. The foal
at this age will also be eating freely
OF grass, grain and bran.
At all times supply pure cold drink
Ing water. Let the foal run out in a
lot OF grass paddock for exercise. Ac-
custom 1t to being handled daily, Feed
small quantities of nutritious food
OFTEN. taking great care to keep all food
vessels scrupnlously clean II the foal
comes in the fall feed it only of the
hest hay. either straight timothy or
n good grade of mixed hay that is FREE.
from dnSt
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gested and palatablc and is very nour-
ishing. a pound Of cheese has nearly
twice the amount OF food value as a
pound OF heefsteak. Cheese can be
manufactured on the farms and mar
kete1 l0cnlIy at Il good profit. In
strsscti0tia for making cheese on the
farms cHn be obtained from the Mon
tana experiment station. Rozeman
Montana. for the asking.
Great Butter Demand.
The demand for butter this year Is
greater than ever before in the history
of the state. Al the present time il il
selling ut 40 and As cents in most 81
the larger cities IN the state. II the
farmers who milk cows have no cream :
cry available they can profitably make
their buttor Fat into butter aad sell il
either to nearby towns or ship ii to thu
cities. Butter is not as easily KEEP,
as cheese and must be marketed i'm.
mediately, but there is II good profit
in its manufacture.
Farmers all over the state should
boost their dairy production. Test tho
cows and weed out the boarders
Those cows which are not paying ,hei,
way should be fattened during the
summer and sent to the butcher in the
fall. Save the heifers from the best
cows and thus build up your herd, FOL
1t is Well nigh impossible to buy good
cows on amy market. Use only a pure
bred bull In your herd and thus build
1t up. We do not know how long the
war will last, so let us do all we can
to contribute to the food supply
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03

Calf Scours.

HE
Qnestion--Hnw do you cnre+n skin
milk calf of il plain case OF scours?
q. G. D., kalispeil
Answcr.-Scours are an indication
that something is wrong with the di-
gestive apparatus. This may come
from several causes. Perhaps the most
common one is feeding too much skim
milk. When you notice that a calf is
securing cut down the amount of milk
by half for a feed or two and in most
cases the trouble will correct itself
Again scpurs are caused by unsani-
tary conditions, like dirty stables or
utensils. The stable where skim milk
calves are being raised should always
be kept scrupulously clean and the
utensils with which the calves are fed
should be sterlized daily. Feed the
milk warm, as 1t Is then more digesti-
BILE and not SO liable to affect the cor
rect working of the internal organs.
Fertility Of Eggs.
Question: have been having trou-
bic with low fertility in my eggs. How
can l correct this?
D. H. r., Darby
Answer.-The chief cause of infer
tile eggs comes from lack of proper
care and feed of the birds. II birds
are healthy and properly fed their
eggs will be fertile. See to it that
your birds have plenty of exercise,
that the hens are not too fat. They
should receive ample green stuff and
meat food in the ration. These two
things are essential for fertile eggs
Buy some cheap meat and cut it up
for the birds Or give them beef scrap
or animal meal. Enlarge the runs so
they will get all the green stuff they
need. Make them scratch for their
grain in a deep litter of straw. Once
in n while lack of fertility can be laid
at the door of an impotent male bird,
but this is seldom unless the bird Is
several years old. Do not put too
many hens with the cock, eight in
enough of the larger breeds and not
more than a dozen of Leghorns.
Late Cropping.
Question: What will be the best
crop for me to plant on new breaking
that is just now ready for seeding.
+. X. H., Stanford.
Answer: While there are a number
of crops that will do well on new
the lateness or the season
precl,hles some of them. Perhaps flax
is the best thing for you to plant. as it
can be put In as late AS June Is, and
with a favorable fail will produce a
crop However, this is taking a chance.
Oats and barley also mature rapidly,
in far less time than spring wheat, and
il you have the seed these might do
well for you, particularly as If need be
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03
PEACE IN "a HOURS

for tomach sufferers who take Mayra
Wonderful Remedy. Don't neglect yonr
stomach Ailments another minute.
What appears 10 he only minor Stom~
ach disorders may often be symptoms
Of Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach
and Iniestines, Gall Stones, Acute In
digestion. Gastritis, Auto intoxication,
yellow Jaundice. and other dangerous
ailments, Of which the sufferer Is not
aware until too late. An ideal pre-
scription for overcoming quickly
Stomach, Liver and Intestinal Trouhl.
is Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Millions
of people have been restored by it, one
dose will PROVE that il VIII help You.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is for sale
by druggists everywhere .~-Adv.
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TO DEVELOP ENGINEERS.

Golden. Colo, June 1.-The trustees
of the Colorado School of Mines have
authorized the president of the school
to offer free scholarship to each
state OF the Union. These are i'm ad-
dition to the scholarships already of
fered to foreign countries. The sehol =
arships are offered. according TO Of
fieials. i'm an effort to induce a greater
at tho school from the
United States SO that the country will
have n larger number of mining en-
gineers available for development work
after the war is over.
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MATsUKATA SUCCEEDS oYAMA.

Toxic MaraNis Masaoyshi Matsu-
kata, one of the genro or elder states
men. has been appointed lord keeper
Of the privy seal as successor to the
late Prince Dyama. since whose death
the post has been vacant
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03

When you have a lame back or an
attack Of lnmbAgo. dampen a piece Of
flannel with chamberlains I.iniment
and bind 1t onto your back ever the
seat OF pain. J. II. Wood, Chicago,
writes. "s;ome time ago while at Wan
kon. Iowa, l suffered very severe
attack of lumbago and used Chamber
lain,s Ltniment with excellent results"
Adv,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03

pig that reaches 200 pounds by fall are
desirable market commodity. They
are finished. Ready to be sold. Keen
the young stock growing; it means
quicker turning of your money and
enhanced profits. Feed some grain
as well as pasture; you will get good
prices for it in advanced livestock
values,
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eggs EASILY PACKED
81. FOR USE IN WINTER
Farmer May Profit by Pre-
serving Product While
1t Is Cheap.

A this time of the year when the
Matching season is well nigh over
most farmers in the state are getting
a good many eggs from their hens.
While egg prices are good this year,
higher than is usual, they promise, to
be a great deal higher yet this fall and
it behooves those who would he saving
to pack their eggs in water glass or
some other prcservative against the
time when eggs will be scarce. While
Il great many farmers are expecting Ia
get eggs all winter, still for their own
use these packed eggs are hardly any
different from fresh eggs, and by pack
ing and using eggs laid now, the fresh
eggs can all be disposed of at IA tim.
when the prices will be high. -
Not Difficult Operation.
Preserving eggs for winter use is not
a difficult operation. nor does il require
any great outlay for materials, either
personalities or containers Care must
be taken to pack only fresh eggs that
are washed before being packed will
not keep well. Neither will cracked or
weak shelled eggs prove a success as a
packing proposition, and for these rea-
sons it is well to candle all eggs before
they are packed. As it Is necessary
to have clean eggs for packing. furnish
the hens with clean nests and plenty of
them, so that they may not break or
soil their product. Eggs for packing
should be gathered at least once a day
and Immediately packed.
Eggs can be packed in stone lars,
tin buckets or cans or wooden pals,
though whore the latter are used care
should be taken that there Is no odor
arising from the wood. All containers
should be provided with cover. While
sterile eggs keep better than those
which have been fortified. stll 1t is
not absolutely necessary to produce
sterile eggs for packing
Perhaps the most common material
used for packing eggs is water glass
Sodium silicate), using one part by
volume of the water glass to ten parts
water. The water should be boiled and
allowed to cool before it is used and
there should be at least one inch of
the solution above the top layer of
eggs. Eggs may also be successfully
packed in lime solution, which is cheap
and easily prepared. Place two or
three pounds of lime in five gallons
Of water which has been boiled and al
lowed to cool. After adding lime let
the mixture set two or three days to
allow the excess lime to settle. Pack
he eggs in the container and pour the
clear lime water over them, covering
1t least two inches over the top layer.
When il Is desired to use tho eggs
rom either mixture. rinse them in cold
water and use at once.
There are also certain commercial
mixtures on the market which have 4
,een successfully used
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-03
DAIRY PRODUCTS FIELD
RIPE FOR THIS STATE
Expectation of Butter and
Cheese Since War Makes
Big Opportunity.

Among the other food products
Whose expectation has grown in VOL
| ume since the opening OF the war are
both cheese and butter. There were
| over three times as much butter ex-
ported the first ten days of May this
year as IL year ago. While not much, If
any, of this exported butter comes
from Montana, at the same times its
expectation diyerts some cheese and
butter from being brought into the
state and thus raises the demand for
the home grown article. Montana
does not nearly supply her own mar
ket In these products and in the past
immense quantities have been shipped
Into the state. Because of the diver
sion of part of this supply high prices
are bound to obtain on dairy products
within the state as long as the war
lasts.
Turn Milk to Cheese.
One OF the most economical ways
of con serving the food supply of this
country Is to convert the surplus milk
into cheese. Every 100 pounds of milk.
II properly treated. can b. mannfac-
tured into from 10 to IL pounds OF
cheese. Cheese can be held in storage
FOR long time without decreasing its
food value. 1t u healthful. easily d.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
HIGH COST OF LIVING
HAS FOE IN co. FAIR
Conservation Will Be Keynote
of Activities During Sep
tember 10-14.

AZ meeting OF the members OF the
Tulsa Free County fair board yes
terday. It was decided that special at
tention should be paid during the
next fair TO the exhibits OF canning
and other means OF food conservation.
1t was announced that the premium
list had been approved. and that the
purse Of $500 had been distributed
over the several classes which are
open for competition.
Plans are under way for the imme-
diate repainting OF the buildings Of
the free county fairgrounds. and a
large number OF posters and other
billboard advertising matter was con-
tracted for in order that this material
might be received and given wide dis
ribu,ion before the opening Of the
fair.
Food conservation" declared one
Of the board members. is n be the
keynote Of our energies. We are OF
the opinion that this will be the great
est benefit to the people who are in
terested in the fair. And az our work
Is 10 assist, educate and ehlighten.
we will pay special attention 10 the
conservation work which is ex-
hihited"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
TULSA Is O. X, BUT IT TAKES TOWNS LIKE
CUSHING, OKLA, TO STAGE A REAL "0PRY'

chautauqua S. tho big event Of the
year. IL brings breath u the out
side world. whore people have tho
leisure and fhe inclination 20 culil-
rti" rho less util.tarlan side of their
natures
50 "Iin1fore' came 20 Cushing on
n day that found tn town sWeiter!ng
in tho glare % a midsummer sun. II
was % dag and 90 town 100 which there
Was Io escape from tine heat. The
hotel WAS Ike large brick oven.
Hot white dust coated everybodys
shoes. At one end Of The street the
big tau-ColDred tent trimmed in red.
slrgcd without breath Of air 20 stir
as penu1nts
In the afternoon there was n CON
cert given hy the chorus ~ tho COM
pany The chorusers of "Pinlforc"
are not professional chorus girls and
chorus men They are boys and girls
who are saving money 20 continue
their vocal training % New ork and
other eastern cities Consequently
they are able 20 step ont Of the ranks
and double on the concert platform
ln the Afternoon. Altho the chaut1u-
Qua lodges anything Theatrical. Il
has taken one cue from the CONNER
cial stage i employs pretty girls.
The hardness of feature that ch1rac-
terizc tho professional chorus girl was
absent from the "PInafore" chorus.
but the girls we're und -niably pretty.
n fact that may have htd. In addition
10 their vocal accomplishments. some
thing to DO with their engagement
Mere chance alone could not have
assembled as many good-looking girls
IN one company.
Fresh Frocks Despite Travel.
So they aVVw and 10 Aag r1frp- n N y
10 hear them. and to see Them In
their dainty clean dresses which. by
some miracle were kept az fresh and
modish MS the frocks IN any shop In
Pcttic)Ht Lane How they do II, on
q series OF one night stands thru
such sand-swept territory where
every train leaves every town at 2
a m" will ever be n mystery 10 the
uninitiated SUll they appear withou,
a trace OF fatigue or streak OF travel
Vrime. and sang their full throated
melodies with such sweetness that one
forgot the heat that was outside and
inside the tent The songs were sim
Dle and attuncd to common ears, old
songs and new songs with pronounced
tunes" that all might appreciate.
At night the tent was filled. The
afternoon crowd had been rather
light 1t was the first time for the
chautauqua In Cushing. Next year
the attendance will be much larger
If Gushing runs true to the form
shown by other towns.
Rut at night there was turnout
They came afoOt and in motor cars
and the motorists took the seat cush-
Ions out Of their cars and carried
them into the tent 10 make the plank
benches more comfortable. The nam,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22

of "Pn1fore" meant little 10 them.
The long hcraldei coming OF a big
company OF musiclans-as the per
formers are termed IN the chau'au-
quu yeruaCular-m meant something eN-
ceptional All performers are called
talent" but this company. In the
printed matter. rose above the com
monplace designation that describes
the harpist or lecturer. Stated In
homciy language forty folks on the
platform the announcement was
fraught with importance.
The people came IN droyes. II was
the first time for many OF them at
"Pinafore". Even tho the opera was
the rage In America thirty years ago
the newer generation knows nothing
Of it--and oklahoma abounds with
the newer generation.
Most Of the modern comic operas,
few as they are-use II as a model,
and u II said that Gilbert and Sul.i-
van reyolutonized the light operate
stage with IT, Lately the phOno-
graph companies have been selling a
large number of Gilbert and Sullivan
records. and "Pinafore'. happily Is
among tho best sellers.
In Gushing. however. there was no
reputation previously won 10 mako
the path Of the troupers easy They
were pioneering in fresh territory but
their vehicle was tried and true. u
had made good with millions in its
day. and was out 20 make name
for itself all over again.
The curtain went up. The audience
had been tanning itself with palm
leaf and straw hats until the gentle
cracking sounded like rain falling on
the tent. And II was hot
"rinafore" Is "Pinafore". and II
viii always be. The stage was crowd
Cd with hearty young sailors In clean
white duck and they were singing
The old-tlmers will remember Il:
We sail tho ocean blue.
And our saucy ships a beauty;
We're sober men and true.
And attentive to our duty.
When the balls whistle free over the
bright blue sea.
We stand by our guns all day;
when at anchor we ride on the
Portsmouth tide.
We have plenty OF time for play.
Newspaper type cannot convey the
swing OF the opening line: I'VE sail
the ocean blue" one has to hear II
from sta,wart masculine chorus "a
appreciate II.
when a thing on the stage gct'
across the audience. in some subtle
way. indicates II. Applause Is not
necessary, but they were stirred
nevertheless. Eenter Little Butter
cup.
For I'm called little Buttercup-deGI
little Ruttercup,
Tho | could never tell why.
But still I'm called Buttercup-poor
little Buttercup.
Sweet little Buttercup, I.
They laughed at Buttcrcup. exactly
l as audiences always laugh at tn