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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
FEEDING WILL DOUBLE EGGS
Average Hen in Missouri Lays Sixty
Three Eggs Annually--Scantily
Fed Hen Is Poor Investment.

(By Fl. l.. Kempster. Missouri College
of Agriculture.)
According to the United States CEN
sus, Missouri's 81 100000 hens lay ILL.,
100000 dozen eggs annually. If this
Is true, the average hen lays about SO
eggs year. This is a poor record.
One reason why hens are not more
productive is because usually they are
half fed. 1t is false economy to ex-
the leavings of other stock. Many
farmers admit that they feed their
hens nothing during the summer. In
so doing, they are saving feed but los
ing money.
A productive hen requires from 20
to so pounds of feed year. If she
gets only 40 to so pounds, she will
simply satisfy her body requirements.
She will not lay eggs. The scantily
fed hen is poor investment. 1t is
only the literally fed hen that yields
The profit.
Farmers should keep dry ground
feed, such as mixture Of bran, shorts
and cornmeal, in hoppers before the
hens at all times. Either sour milk or
butter milk should be given as drink.
Crushed limestone or oyster shell
should be before the hens all the time,
and the hens should go to roost with
full crops.
One correspondent wrote that after
feeding according to the directions of
the poultry department Of the Uni
versity of Missouri his hens laid twice
as many eggs. These directions are
given in circular 76, entitled "Feeding
for Egg Production" which is distrib-
uted free.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
MnIhnnr 5lCesG

and it has concrete floor to keep the
tools and machinery up from the
ground and to keep them dry to pre-
vent rusting.
The sides and ends are built in the
usual way by using a light sill and
2-by-4 studding covered with drop sid
ing or clapboards. The roof is eop-
structed by 2-by-4 rafters with matched
roofing boards covered with roll roof
ing. The advantage in using matched
roofing boards is to prevent the wind
from Tapping the roll roofing. Coed
roofing boards Will sometimes double
the lasting qualities of the roof.
5 Some farmers build a regular repair
shop in one end or In the centerl The
shop is provided with blacksmith kit
and all the necessary woodworking
tools to make small repairs on any
farm machine or implement; such
work as replacing lost bolts or broken
braces, or replacing worn parts with
new ones is done in the winter time,
between chore periods. aq
But farmer is helpless without
tools. 1t is not necessary to collect
an expensive outfit of blacksrhitf's,
machinist's or carpenters tools, but a
forge, anvil, wise, drillpress, with a
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

. The Embden when we'll bred, prop.
erly fed and prepared makes a car,
cass that sells well on the market
But 1t is said that many breeders in
this country have not given much at.
tention to fine quality.
piere ARE two varieties of Chinese
geese, brown and white. This breed
has different characteristics from the
others mentioned. The birds stand
more ereetsand have longer and sIen-.
derer neclSs than the others. The
Brown Chinese have at the base Of
the bill a peculiar dark-colored knob.
The Brown Is considered the most
prolific of all the geese. The stand
ard weight Tor the gander is is
pounds, geese ~ pounds. The female
is said to lay from 40 to so eggs, some
times more. A large per cent of the
eggs are generally fertile.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

small assortment of cold chiSelS,
punches, hammers, wrenches and tongs,
will enable farmer to do a good deal
of blacksmith tinkering and save many
trips to town during the busy season,
when time is an object.
A few carpenters tools, such as
saws. square, couple of good heavy
hammers, with a brace and bits and a
few wrenehes and half a dozen chisels
will give handy farmer enough tools
to do extensive repairing.
Farm machinery and implements
are made with standard patterns SO
that repairs may be ordered for almost
any implement manufactured. There
are so many different patterns that
mistakes may occur. in Sling an order,
so it is 3 good plan 70 get all such
orders OF tc siae factory long time
5efaes the machines are needed. The
difference between preparing good
seeded in the spring or.doing hur-
ry-up job at the flag end of the seed,
ing season depends more upon manage.
ment in this respect than upon hard
work or extensive seeding outfits.
A good implement shea IS valuable
acquisition to any farm, because II
places a farmer in position to attend
to little things at the proper time to
prevent trouble later.
In building an implement shed 1t Is
a good plan to use plenty of concrete
in the foundation, and if it has con
crete floor the full size of the build,
ing, the machines may be moved about
much easier.
The object of machinery shed is tc
protect farm implements and machines
from the weather. If machines stand
on the ground, moisture comes up from
below sufficient at times to rust every
iron part of a machine that is not GOV.
cred with paint, oil or grease.
A floor for the purpose of preventing
this damage should he made the way
a sidewalk is constructed. The ground
is laid off in. divisions 4 or feet in
width by 2-by-4 that is held in place
by stakes. The top of. the 2-by-4 is
Ieveled so the concrete when filed in
and tamped and properly surfaced with
a layer of cement mortar is struck off
level with the top Of the 2-hy-4 guide.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
lDDY'S EVENING
F { T4LG WAY II
IN e. 81 GRAHAM
((;a9[ y g 90! i !ERJ J
LEAVES AND BROWNIES.

sThere were dozens and dozens of
red apples lying on the ground" said
Daddy, "the other evening. 1t had hap
pened this way.
""The Brownies whispered the
Red Apples to their friends the
Leaves, love to have an apple feast
when Ii is cold and the autumn has
come. So won't you blow and whis-
per 1t to the Wind so that the mes
sage can go to the BrowniesT
"'But If we blow said the little
Leaves, there will be none of us left.
1t is time 70 go anyway, and we were
just hanging on-just hanging on
They shivered miserably.
But said Mr.. Wind, who was lis
tening, you must not feel badly If you
IRE blown off the tree. win tell you
what will do. will call out all my
grandchildren
"'Who are your grandchildren
asked the Leaves, becoming inter-
ested.
"sThey are all the Breezes-the lit
tie Breezes, you know
$50 they are your grandchildren,
are theyT asked the Leaves again.
Wed love to play with them. If we
can have merry chase and race
then, oh then, we don't mind If we
are blown off the tree
"'And you will tell the Brownies
about us? asked the Red Apples. For
you know that you blew abous So, we
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
KILL CHICKENS FOR MARKET
To Prevent Food Remaining in Crop
and lntestines Fowls Should Be ,,oa
Starved "a Hours.

The chickens must be starved "a
hours before killing. This will prevent
the. food remaining in the crop and
which 1decomposes and
spoils the flavor.
Several hours after the last feed al
low the chickens, what water theyiWish
to drink. They should then have "a
complete fast, until they are killed. sln-
I For !, market, PURPOSES the birds
Should be killed by bleeding within the
mouth and piercing the brain ~.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

than the width of single-wheel track,
then gradually increase until desired
width is obtained.
Always drag little earth towards
the center of the road until 1t is raised
from 10 to II inches above the edges
of the Travelled way.
If the drag cuts too much, shorten
the hitch.
The amount of earth that the drag
will carry along can be very consid-
erably controlled by the driver, ac-
cording as he stands near the cutting
end or away from 1t.
When the roads are first dragged
after very muddy spell the wagons
should drive, If possible, to one side
until the roadway has a chance to
freeze partially or dry out.
The best results from dragging are
obtained only by repeated applica-
ton.
Remember that constant attention
Is necessary to maintain an earth road
In it's best condition.-Highway Maya
zine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
NUMBERS or COUNTRY ROADS
Iowa State Highway Commission Sug-
gests That City Plan Be Used
Capital Central Point.

Numbering of country roads and
residences so that every road and
country home may be instantly lo-
Gated, is advocated by the service bull
'tetin Of the Iowa state highway COM
mission, which is just off the press.
The system advocated was originally
suggested last June. o1tk .
4 In the system suggested, the section
upon WHICH the state capitol is located
IS considered the central point and all
roads are numbered north, east, souths
and west from this. Using the hase:
map appearing in the bulletin, one
can easily locate the number Of his
rpadi and house. siol7Vfa M IS
M The system is so arranged that
Practically every road bears the same
designation. across the state. The.
numbering system does not inAaHy
way interfere with the use of the
names of organized tourist t1ntoa
such das Lincoln highway and others,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Farmers Win Find Combined
Horse Barn and Shed a
Great Convenience.
STRUCTURE SHOWN IN DETAIL
In This Building, Designed by Experts,
Arrangements for Every Sort 81
Tool Needed on the Farm May
Be Made With Perfect
Precision.

Mr.; William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford. No. 1897 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
Most farmers do not care to allow
the money they spend in farm ma
chinery tosbe wasted by the rapid dete-
rioration of this machinery from ex-
posture to the elements. Quite often
1t is possible to give up a portion of
one of the barns to the implement
storage space. The combined horse
barn and implement shed is common
and useful structure. There are adj
vantages in building an entirely sep
arate structure fo1 housing the farm
implements. AS a rule there are
enough duties to. be performed in con-
nection with the maintenance of farm
machinery to warrant the construc-
ton of a separate building. A farm
workshop is necessary thing and the
implement shed furnishes an excellent
location for it. ~
The type of structure will depend
to a certain extent upon the farm up
on which it is located, but there are a
few things which should be included
In such structure, no matter what it's
surroundings. The floor construction
and the arrangement and size of doors
should be given considerable attention
The design illustrated here suggests a
structure which is well adapted to the
purpose, and the cost of its erection
is not excessive.
1t is "a feet in width by so feet in
length. There is 16-foot door in each
end for the easy entrance of the larger
farm implements, and there is a small
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

request was granted.
About noon the next day the same
man again entered the store and asked
to use the telephone a second time.
Sure" said Keller. by the way,
how is your little girl?"
'Oh, she's all right the visitor re-
piled. "The doctor came and left a
prescription and she's getting along
fine"
''Where did you get the prescription
filled?"
why, down at the next corner. ]
didn't like to wake you up again, so
went down there"
"Just to square yourself now," Kel-
Ter concluded, you go down to the
other corner to call the doctor the next
time, and come up to me to get the
prescription filed" - Indianapolis
News.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
BIiqht-KiIIed Wood Valuable.

The department of agriculture has
periments conducted by the forest serv-
ice of the department to determine the
value of chestnut wood that has been
blight-killed, show that it is just as
durable as healthy timber. Posts, poles
and ties made from infected timber
show that, after three years use, they
are as sound as timber not infected.
Blight-killed timber, which had sea-
soned on the stump for several years,
and which had lost it's bark, resisted
decay better than healthy wood from
which the bark was not removed 81 g
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
.yEOR7)
BEg|]ER
ROADS
e
RULES FOR DRAGGING ROADS
Dry Highway Should Never Be
Worked--constant Attention Nee
essary-Drag Towards Center.

By Z. B. HOUSE. Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins)
Use light drag.
Haul it over the road at an angle
so that a small amount of earth is
pushed to the center of the road.
Drive the team at walk.
Ride on the drag; do not walk.
Begin at one side of the road, re.
turning up the opposite side.
Drag the road as soon after every
rain as possible, but not when the
mud is in such a condition as to stick
to the drag.
Do not drag dry road.
Drag whenever possible at all sea.
sons of the year.
The width of travelled way to be
maintained by the drag should be from
IS to 20 feet; first drag little more
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
That's Gratitude.

Conrad Keller, justice of the peace,
was for 80 years druggist in Indian
apolis, and many years ago, Keller
says, when he was a single man, he
slept in room in the rear of his drug
store.
Late one night, after he had gone to
bed, he heard knock at the front
door, and arose and opened it. A man
living in the neighborhood entered and
asked whether he might use the tele-
phone to call the doctor for his little
daughter, who was seriously i'll. The
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
-FATTEN POULTRY M C RATES
Special Ration of cornmeaI, Middlinss,
Bran and ButtermiIkI Adds 1
.sYt 4s,,as Weight and Flavor,

To fatten poultry put them into
crate, keep them for day without
food, then give them special ration of
seven parts cornmeal, three parts mid.
dlings and one part bran, with butter
milk enoughIto make a mixture about
as thin as pancake batter en,3 ER4
During the! 10 or. IA days they are
fed this ration they gain from 10 to
% per cent in weight and muci more
than that IN flavor. 80 ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Quiz Colleges for Munition Shops.

To help forward meeting fthe feyer.
increasing demand fore mqnitIon sof
war numerous groups Of young stu,
dents belonging, to more than 200 Ital.
ian state universities have signified
their willingness to- quit the lecture
halls for the workshops. In encourage
ment Of this movement the Italian
government has decided to grant e0
ceptional concessions in the matter OF
studies, exemptions sand degrees, Sc
that their patriotism may not prove q
handicap to the volunteers in their flu,
ture professional career. s
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
May Be an Exodus

Boxes, Of food are to be- placed IN
the north woods sor tie use of hunt
ers who get lost. Happy thought
maybe there win be an exodus Of
hoboes to the north woods. Clevelard
Plain Dealer. 8 sE@esS " Z. < =, ~ ~ y
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
ENCOURAGE HENS 10 cAcKLE
See That Fowls Are Given Proper
Food and Water and They viii
increase Egg Production.

Do the hens caekle? Eggs are
worth 40 cents a dozen, or 1-3 cents
q cackle. s.
You had plenty OF cackles when the
hens could catch bugs and worms
{meat) and had green grass to eat and
plenty Of water. 99d
4 See that, they get the egg-producing
leeds and they win cackle.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Brownies Sat and Ate.

fell to the ground We didn't mind
that, so now will you whisper our mes
sage?'
almost before the Leaves had sent
their whispers sailing on the wings Of
Mr.. Winds grandchildren, the Breezes,
the Brownies arrived.
"They wore red suits and red hats,
and looked quite rosy and red them
/ selves. 'Ah, such a good, crisp, cold
surprised If the leaves all fell tonight
Eyes said another Brownie, just
see how they are blowing
"'We will come down. whispered
the Leaves, but the Brownies didn't
hear. Instead the grandchildren of
Mr. Wind heard and they came back
to play with the leaves.
"Oh, how they tossed and chased
each other. The Leaves dropped from
the trees and SKINNED along the
ground. And then they would fly up
little way again and the Breezes
would catch theml
'For long time they played, while
UclOW Tic Olu upplc llcc Tic oIoWAiSo
sat and ate the red apples.
Gwen have a bonfire and roast
some Of the apples said Billie
Brownie.
Hurrah = shouted the other Brown
les.
'And they set to work. First
they got sticks and twigs, and they
began to set up a fine fire.
1.-THE BreeZes were so interested that
they stopped playing, and the Leaves
dropped about. Let's watch the bon
fire. said the Breezes. aflt
"But what will become of usY
asked the Leaves. ~
r"tMaybe the Brownies will put you
in the bonfire, and you can blaze too
and hear what the merry little flames
have to tell you $780,
".'AlI right said the Leaves. But
you must help us little, Breezes.'
/ $50 the Breezes blew ever so little
and the Brownies began to notice that
the wind was dying down.
/ "'We might use some of these
leaves for the bonfire suggested one
OF, the Brownies. They don't seem to
he blowing about any more
"IFine idea shouted another
Brownie. And. to work they all went
!nieking up all the eaves they could
gather I'M their chubby little arms.
con the D ondfe weht the leaves, and
the merry little flames rushed up to
' sFs ss, m ssbslw, Iss,., ma Flames.
M ". I, hep az. Fesss hs ssd apples
A}XttjjssIa sDaHtsg las s Ba.s sa san as
| H fFas tasm assgaaaulfEIIahsau leaves
Fbnfps' said the, Brswnlesf yap9 as the
! leaves grew dull and turned up at the
edges they smiled to fifeniselars in an
other little flash Of light.v
EesNfWhat would sWe5do without leaves
and apnles and the wind. apdaall such
| wonderful thingsr said Istliie Brownie.
And anyone could have toldepim that
| they. helped make us joyous and glad
to be alive!" e. SSAs osgVAg
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
! EederaI-Aid Road Act.

Under the federal-aid road act, with
In the next five years $3.50, 100000 wfll
be spent by federal and state govern
ments in improving rural roads.cDDk
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Cost Of Country Roads.

The amount of money spent ION
country roads in the United States
increased from $2s per mile in 1904 to-
500 in 1915. aE =
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
MAKING Yourself,

i "Mpkipg something out of himself
Is ID good phrase. A boy Gun make
what he pleases ont of ht;rsclf, II he
! sets ebet,f VI ipg TIE, figbs IwsF.
ase'sasS ossss9ah -Z
T VI biaatrn,iF arv1og q 43s,a2
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

noH s'vsIldea of Good Roads, ~
10 Another idea of good roads is to
have them without ragweed boftess q
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-10
CATHEDRAL PLASTER FALLS.

Rheims, France, tby ~maiD-Frost, thaw
and then rain, have caused the plaster to
become loose from the arches OF the ia
was badly damaged by fire from German
shells. Large pieces fall constantly and
are strewn about the stone floor. p~articu-
larry in the side aisles. In the nave there.
of fine arts of the French government is
being requested to hasten work of pro-
lection and repairing certain portions OF
the cathedral.
Cardinal Lucon remains as Rheims,
much of his work being devoted to aiding
people whose homes have been destroyed
by the German Commandment and distr!b.
!lt.ng supplies sent by the American clear
Ing house. Many packages and cases for
the poor come directly from the United
ea1dinat is kept busy acknowledging these
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-10
COSTS IN cALORIEs.

Specifically this is a recommendation
Tor one method of reducing the high
cost of living. Let the health depart
ments Of large cities publish-in their
; weekly bulletin the number of calories
that 81 will buy in a LIST of ordinary
toodStuffs-at the market prices then
prevailing. The ordinary foods could be
covered in not tosexceed four bulletins,
which, when the bulletins were issued
weekly. would mean a new list once a
month. This would be frequent enough
to take care of changes in prices.
The calorie basis for judging the
value of foods is all right in most par
ticulars. It's most striking shortcoming
Is that 1t does not properly measure the
value OF food as a repairer of waste.
For instance, lard Is high in calorie
value. but if a man tried to live on lard
ne would waste away since in lard
there are no food elements that can be
used to repair the wear in muscle and
In other tissues.
There should be another list which
would give the cost per unit of this It's
sue repairing element. Still another ta-
BILE In such a bulletin should give the
proportion of different foods ordinarily
lost in trimming and cooking.
In case the department of health does
not maintain a weekly bulletin, the
newspapers would. be glad to publish
such weekly lists.
In 1916 Dr.. Rose wrote a book in
which such information is given. For
instance, in DR.. Roses tables / cent
bought 80 Galleries of baked apple and
cream, so Galleries of beef stew, S. call
ores OF mashed potato and lamb cro-
quets. seven calories of tomato soup
with rice, or two calories of cantaloupe.
One cent bought PAT calories Of rolled
oats. 232 Galleries OF cracked wheat. 1T
calories of rice. 1O8 Galleries of corn
flakes, or 10 Galleries of puffed rice.
A quart Of milk costing 8 cents has as
many calories as one pound of lean
round steak at 20 cents and nine eggs
costing is cents. 1t is plain to any one
that prices nave risen since DIR. Rose
wrote her book.
The waste repairer unit of DR.. Rose is
protein calories. One hundred protein
calories in dried navy beans costs 10
cents; oatmeal, 2 cents; white bread, 3.8
cents; cheese. SD cents; macaroni, So
cents; leg of mutton, SO cents lean
rump beef, 60 cents; milk 60 cents a
quartz, 7.3 cents; lean round beef, 7.3
cents; eggs GA cents q dozen) ~ cents;
halbut, s cents; porterhouse steak, 81
cents.
These figures are given merely for
the purpose Of stimulating interest.
They are not of particular value in view
OF the Uneven increase in the priceeof
foods during the last IL months.
Health departments proceeding along
upon the prices obtained in the local
markets, which lists would prove of
great assistance to persons trying to
beat the high cost Of living. The high
cost of living increases death and sick
ness rates.