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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

economical one for certain classes OF
travel. This was the opinion expressed
at the recent meeting of the New York
State association OF County Highway
superintendent by many of those
present.
Practically all the recent roads built
by these men have two courses of
broken stone, and frequently it is pos
sible to build the roads with a lower
course of cheap local stone, using the
more expensive stone from a distance
for the upper course only. This re-
duces the first cost without causing
any reduction in the life and strength
of the road. When they are finished
they are sometimes treated at once
with tar or asphalt, but usually this
treatment is deferred long enough for
travel over the road to reveal any
weak spots, so they can be repaired be-
fore the Oiling is done. 1t is this de-
velOpment of efficient and economical
methods of maintenance with the help
of road oils which has led to the
renaissance of water-bound maeadam
In New York. 1t is one of many recent
indications that where the work of
maintenance is thoroughly done and
cost records of 1t are properly kept
Important light is thrown on the best
types of construction to carry travel
Of different classes and intensities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
SUPERIOR .ToNIcs FOR SWINE
Hogs Are Especially Sensitive to Lack
of Variety in Feed-satisfaetory
Mixture Given.

(By DIR. r. H WILLIAMS, Animal Hus-
bandman, University of Arizona, Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.)
Hogs are omniverous animals and es-
pecially sensitive to a lack of variety
in their feed. Under domestication
they make rapid growth and it is hard
~ possible to supply them with suffi-
cient quantities of all the food nutri-
ents they require to make the most
economical gains. On this account
they often become restless and have a
craving for certain constituents lack
ing in the diet. The following mixture
has given satisfactory results:
Charcoal, 8 pounds; air-slacked
lime, 8 pounds common salt, pounds !;
hardwood ashes, pounds; powdered
sulphur, 4 pounds; powdered blue
stone, 2 pounds.
These should be thoroughly mixed
and kept in stock so that a small SUI
ply may be before the hogs at all
times. A low box makes a useful con-
tainer. Such a mixture is especially
cheap and will return big profits In
the way Of increased gains. 1t should
be mentioned that this preparation is
more OF a tonic to keep the hogs In
good condition rather than to safe
guard them against disease. At the
present time we have no hog food that
viii save pigs from contracting or dy-
ing from hog cholera. This tonic,
however, has beneficial effect In max
ing the animals more vigorous and
maintaining them In better condition to
overcome the attack Of diseases.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
WILL BE SHORT OF DOCTORS
The War Is Draining State OF Most
of Its Best Physicians,
Say Officials.

When the United States gets its
full army over to Europe, Kansas will
De exceedingly shy of good physicians
and surgeons. Most of the first-class
doctors and surgeons will be with the
troops. OF all the professions, the
medical men are showing the most
patriotism They are volunteering by
the hundreds, but still there is
shortage of surgeons in the army.
Next to common soldiers surgeons are
needed in the greatest number.
1t takes private soldiers and sur
geons to win a war. The outcome
doesn't depend entirely upon the stay
at home farmers, as many Of the poll
ticians are now preaching Many of
the big surgeons of the state have not
only volunteered their services but
have offered to equip field hospitals.
Two Topeka surgeons, DR.. McCIintock
and DR.. Bowen, even offered to estab-
l1sh and run base hospital. but the
war department has been compelled
to reject all such patriotic offers.
1t is organizing the hospitals, both
field and base, itself, and will permit
no others to be organized in the fu-
ture. Early in the war game it did
give authority to one or two sets of
surgeons to organize hospitals, but il
has now changed it's policy in that re-
spect. Nearly every surgeon of any
consequence in the state has offered
his services. The surgeons are not
so particular as to what rank they are
given. They are ready to go in most
any capacity, just so they can go and
the threatened exodus of first-class
surgeons to Europe has caused alarm.
One big Topeka hospital may close
during the war on account of losing
its surgeons and nurses engaged in
war work. 1t is barely possible that
the hospitals of the big cities will all
have to form a pool to take care of
the home situation during the war.
Next to medical men perhaps the
newspaper profession is furnishing
the most soldiers-that is, from the
professions. The training camp at
Fort Riley is filled with newspaper
men,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

BUILDING
MOST ECONOMICAL OF ROADS
Macadam is Regainins Favor With
Modern Builders, Who Are Now
Looking at Annual Cost.

A few years ago road builders
Joined in a universal requiem for the
old-fashiOned Water-bound macadam
road in New York state. It served its
purpose when vehicles were all horse
drawn, it was acknowledged, but with
the advent of motor vehicles il was
laid aside with the muzz1e leaders,
crinolines and other prides of depart
ed days. But recently the macadam
road has come back again into
favor. This is because road Of
ficiaIs are now judging the cost
OF a road by its total annual expense,
including maintenance and sinking
fund. On this basis it has been dis
covered that a macadam road is an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
TIMELY POINTS FOR
BREEDERS OF SWINE
Of Much Benefit to Get Pigs OH
Observation-Disclosures Helps
Solve Labor Problem.

BY J. W. WUICHET, Ohio College Of
Agricuiture.)
Get the pigs out on pasture as soon
as possible. 1t will benefit both the
pigs and the pasture, provided the
pigs are taken of during wet weather.
A busheI OF corn fed on some good
pasture is worth two fed in a dry lot.
Red clover, alfalfa, rape, soy beans
and bluegrass all make excellent pas
ture for pigs. For efficiency they
rank in the order given. Provide
some shade in the pasture and some
shelter from bad weather. The pigs
will show their appreciation in in
creased returns.
The use of a self-feeder Will help
in the labor problem, but a self-feeder
needs replenishing just the same as
the feed bin. Shell the corn for the
self-feeder and have a separate COM
partment for tankage. If the pigs are
pretty small, it will be advisable to
provide the middIings In addition.
With the pigs on some legume pasture,
little tankage or middlings is neces-
sary.
Do not let the pigs wean them
selves. Take the SOW away from the
pigs when they are about ten or
twelve weeks old and give her next
litter a fair start in life. Take the SOW
away from the pigs and not the pigs
from the SOW. In this way the pigs
will be left in their accustomed lot
and will be less likely to notice the
change in their living conditions. Keep
the pigs growing, for each day passed
without some gain In weight is q loss
to the feeder.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
QUESTION OF BETTER ROADS
Poor Policy for Farmer to Refuse to
Listen to Arguments for Improve
ment Of Highways.

It wouldn't do any of US any harm
to look thoroughly into the question
Of better roads. Don't be narrow
enough to take one side OF the question
and refuse to listen to any facts or
opinions advanced on the other side.
A man told Us the other day that he
had been trying to talk to another
man who had an entirely erroneous
opinion in regard to the federal aid
proposition. HE literally wouldn't
listen to me-" he said. His head was
so full of the wrong idea that no sound
seemed able to penetrate it" To
listen is not necessarily to be con-
WINGED, and to refuse to listen Is to
refuse to be broad minded enough to
hear both sides and form q real Opin-
i0n.-Twentieth Century Farmer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
Mother Hen in Coop.

which, while combining the hen, viii
allow the chicks to pass In and out
freely after they are a few days old.
will be satisfactory. The hen should
be confined until the chicks are
weaned, though a small yard may be
attached TO the coop. If desired. to al
low the hen to exercise. The fence
can be raised from the ground far
enough to allow the chicks to 60 in
or out, but not high enough for the
hen to escape. By using q coop the
chicks can find shelter and warmth
under the hen at any time and the
weaklings, after few days. may de-
velop into strong, healthy chicks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

that they are better acquainted and
have formed q sort OF entente cor
dale the two have utmost respect for
each other and carry on at the front
with complete understanding and ef-
feetiyeness"
One Mule Equals Six Horses
The mule had his supreme test on
this front in the battles Of the Somme.
There were days and nights Of I'M
ceasing labor, short rations and little
or no attention. The strain was con-
slant and terrific. In exact ratio to
the number employed, six horses have
succumbed where a single mule gave
way.
The horse, Of course, is an animal
Of finer fiber and is far more sensi-
tive. If he stumbIes into a shell hole
filed with water he III strive and
struggle to get out until he actually
dies Of a broken heart. Not so the
mule He has no imagination and not
much Of an outlook on life. He calm
ly and philosophically lies in the shell
hole until someone comes along and
digs him out.
The mule, some suggestions TO the
contrary Notwithstanding. is vulner-
able at times to shot and she'll Many
OF them have been killed in action
along with the horses, and others have
died Of wounds. But modern veterin-
airy skill is working wonders for the
animals OF war and one must be badly
hurt indeed to be abandoned. The
thick skin Of the mule saves him from
many of the troubles that beset the
horse. It wards of mud blisters and
the affections that come from the Wet
and damp and long exposure
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
CAUSE OF ScoURS IN LAMBS
Very Often an Examination Of Water
Supply VIII Reveal Trouble
With Young Animals.

One of the causes OF scours in lambs
IS filthy water. We generally look for
the cause in the feed, but quite often it
is due to impure water. Everybody is
familiar with the disturbance in the
human family which follows the use
OF bad water. The stomach Of the
lamb and even the sheep, is quite as
susceptible to danger from this source
as is that of the shepherd. We often
see focks on fairly good pastures, that
ought to do well so far as feed is
concerned, showing lack of thrift and
a general duIlness for which there
seems to be, at first thought, no ap-
parent reason. Very often an exam
lnatiOn of the water supply viii reveal
the cause.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Two years and a half Of the grim
NEST war in history have wrought the
triumph of at least one American in
stitutiOn-the army mule, according to
a report in New York Sun by g writer
with the British armies in France.
He has been weighed anew IN the
scales Of battle, proved on the fire
swept fields Of France and Flanders,
and not found wanting. In warm win
ter coat and with long, inquisitiYe ears
Hopping back and forth in the breeze,
he marches up among the roaring guns
with steady nonchaiance that lends
confidence and faith to the fighting
men who depend so much upon him.
From Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Texas and other stock
farms in the South he has journeyed
TO the war and come into his own.
The much maligned, supposedly stub
born, balky and generally pestiferous
mule has won q place In the heart of
the British army from which he can
never be dislodged. He was quite an
asset in the South African campaign,
but now is a real aristocrat of the
transport service.
"a most magnificent creature" re-
piled a British brigadier when asked
for an opinion of the lowly American
mule. "And he has a much better
character than generally is given to
him. He is something like q camel
in that respect. Most people cry down
and berate the poor old camel, but
once you get to know him he is much
to be admired. 1t is just the same
with the mule. He has some ways
with him which the British Tommy
didn't quite appreciate at first, but now
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
Ef6cient Erth Roada

The main work to be done to obtain
Efficient earth roads is to drain them
well and then to maintain them. There
Is no road material so easily at
fected by improper drainage as earth.
When dry, it viii carry the heaviest
loads imposed by traffic, but when
thoroughly saturated with water It win
not support the Hghtest load
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

on a number Of farms where there
YVES but one or no main source Of in
come was but 1927. Where there were
two main sources Of income, the
labor income vas 1851; where there
were three, It was $Ee1, and where
there were four or more, it was 81 .029.
The labor income Is what the farm
furnishes the operator for his labor
and management after paying an farm
expenses and after deducttng 8 per
cent On capital invested. In addition,
the family has whst the farm contrib
utes toward the living
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE
As Soon a. Fowl Is Killed Dip IL In
Hot Water Three Timee, Then
Wrap In Blanket

Much OF the trouble experiences
when picking geese may be EvoIded &c
the goose. as soon as dead, Is dipped
In water almost at the boiling point
three times and then wrapped tightly
In blanket or other material which
VIII hold the steam. This Win thor
Oughly steam the feathers AMI down.
30 that It VIII come OF easily. Don't
allow the goose to remain wrapped M
more than q full minute.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
DIVERSIFIED FARM IS BEST
According to Recent Demonstrations Of
Ohio Agricultural College Il IL
Most Profitable.

A wen-diversihed business pays best
for the man operating a general farm
In Ohio. according to recent demon
STATIONS Of the agricultural college
extension service. It wiz pay better
during a long period to have several
main sources OF income rather Shan
lust che. ne average Iaber incone
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
eradinn and praInaoe.

The first step in the making Of good
roads is grading and draining. The
next is dragging, and the next step. in
most localities, as long as the cost of
a good grade of asphaltic road oil re-
mains below 6 cents a gallon, VIII be
Oiiinq
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
Increase Of Trunk Roads.

The aid now rendered by the fed
ePal government to the states viii rap
trunk roads This cooperation is al.
ready under way in many states.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
sort Pics as 60 Sic

Pigs should be sorted as to size and
each lot kept by itself. This is not
much trouble and win enable the lit
tie fellows to stand q better show at
the feeding-trough.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
Keep AiI coopa oIe.n

An brood and roosting cOops should
be kept very clean and d1sinfected ire
quentIy 80 that the chicks may have
every chance % grow into strong.
healthy fowls
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

The disposition OF horse depends
b a great extent upon the manner IN
which he Is trained.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04
Gun Solve. pea Problem.

A lOng-range gun is one means OF
solving the dog problem and making
sheep-raising more profitable
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

InfernIs eggs keep much better than
hose that are fertile. The male bird
has no influence on the number of en-
laId
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Good looks In horses do not count
when 1t comes 60 & hard pinch.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

New Pos4masters.-The President
has nominated the following postmas-
tiers N Kansas: Mary z. Shaffer,
Fulton; Cora h. Waters, Bird City;
Lottie R. Boulls. Jennings; Ida J. But
Ter. MOreiand; Caroline DoerschlaE,
Ransom
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Wheat s1o4 An Acre.Eslightly more
than forty-seven bushels of wheat to
the acre was threshed by Robert Roth
on iorty-four acres in Chase county.
The crop. 1850 bushels, sold for s.. 90
bashel. yielding s1oz an acre.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Kansas Store Patriotic.-When en-
p1oyes of a Manhattan store answer
the first call for troops it will give to
the government one major, one cap
misunderstanding, one sergeant of
the national guard, one private in the
same organization and one man in the
draft.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Refuses 200 for Apple Crop
J. c. Killerney of Atchison has lust re-
fused cash offer Of $22, 500 for his
apple crop on his ranch near Parker.
His orchard there includes 400 acres
Of bearing trees, and he figures the
eron ar 30 00n barrels
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Gave $4,000 For 400 Acres.-The
highest price for large tract of land
In the Smoky Hill River Valley was
paid recently by J. H. Bengsten of
Longmont, Col, when he gave $500
for four hundred acres near Linds-
borg to Alfred Hawkinson. The price
was $40 an acre. The land is i'm
proved.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Beat Kansas Farmer.-Karl Frede-
richs, a wealthy farmer near Attica,
may die from head wounds received
in a dispute with an I. W. w. recently.
The 1. W. w. was atop a load of hay
and knocked Frederichs down with a
pitchfork when the latter tried to
climb I'D to him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Lansing Merchant Dead.-John C.
Brown, merchant, So years old, died
OF heart disease at Lansing recently.
Mr.. Brown had been clerk of the Kan
sas penitentiary for eight years pre-
vious to engaging in the mercantile
business.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

K. U. Vacancy FiIIed.-The vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR..
James Nainsmith, head of the depart
ment of physical education, has been
filled by the employment of Edward
Maurice Briggs, assistant professor OF
German in the university.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Wheat and Oats Good.-The first
car of wheat was loaded out of Buoy
rus recently and tested sixty-three
pounds to the busheI. Wheat there
is averaging from eighteen to thirty
bushels an acre and oats forty to sew,
enty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Dead Near Junction City-The
body of Bert Rouse, missing for sew
eral days, was found in a thicket
along the Republican River near juno
ton City. Acute indigestion was Civ
en- as the probable cause OF death.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

May Have New Hotel.-R. H. Dean,
Kansas City hotel man, is expected
at Eldorado to consult with the local
committee in regard to the hotel FL
dorado is projecting. The plans call
for S125,0O0 hotel.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Trolley Line to Oil Fieids.-The in
terurban road to the Butler County oil
nelds is assured. Charles Galligan.
promoter. said twenty-five miles Of
the right of way from Wichita to-
wards Augusta has been bought. This
closes the gap. The road win be built
at once.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

Stabbed Harvest Hand.-W. Som
mers of West Plains. Mo-, a harvest
hand, was probably fatally stabbed by
an /. w. W. in Mcpherson county. He
was brought to Mcpherson by DR.. L.
n OuautiuS q
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-04

One Crop Pays for Land.-It is sci
dom that $50 or $50 land pays for it.
self with one crop, but the high price
OF wheat this year is making this pos
sible in many instances. DR.. c. 0.
Pingrey Of Neodesha reports q yield
of 4, 402 bushels of wheat on 100 acres
south of this city, which, at prevail
ing prices will sell approximately for
$500. This is $500 more than the
farm cost him.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
preseo,.psy Dancer.

In these quickly-moving days OF
stress and hurry we are faced by the
danger of attempting too much and
excelllng In nothing.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01

Corn club boys have been. called the
community builders of Tennessee.
This picture shows a group Of them
gathered at the University of Tennes'
see experiment station farm at Knox
Vile. The experiment farm at jack
son is likewise used by the boys for
their meetings when it is possible for
them to get there. These boys are
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR COLD

Neglected colds get worse, ms'es'
of better. A stuffed head, ugh'
chest must be relieved t onace. Dr
Bells Honey is Nature'
remedy. Honey and glycerine hea
the irritated membrane, antiseptic'
tar loosens the phlegm, you breath'
easier and your cold is broken up
Pleasant to take, DR.. Bells Pine-Tar'
Honey is an ideal remedy for chill
dren as well as grown-ups. At youl
Druggist, Csc.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
cannht the audience.

Patience-Did the rendition OF "Ju.
Illus Caesar" meet with the approval OF
the audience? Patrice--Oh. yes: you
know they killed Julius in the nrss
act!-Yonkers Statesman.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
SUPREME COURT ORDERS
LIABILITY LAW REHEARINC

Washington, Nov. 13.-Reargument
was ordered today by the Supreme
court of cases testing the constitu-
tionality of the Washington, New
York. New Jersey and Iowa work
mans compensation laws. No date
was set for rehearing. No reason
was given by the court for the re-
hearing. The court also directed re-
argument of an Ohio case involving
Interpretation of the Ohio employers
liability law.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
BAPTIST DELEGATES ARE
ARRIVING AT COLUMBUS

Columbus, Miss, Nov. 14.-Whlle
the Baptist State convention does not
begin until wednesday, delegates be-
gan to arrive Monday, and the city is
rapidly filling up with men of eclesi-
astical appearance who are to attend
the deliberations of the great religi-
Gus body, which represents 1,704
churches with attotal membership of
more than 100000.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
OF Course They Worried.

whats the charge against this
MANI" asked the Judge. I'VE desire,
your honor" replied the lawyer In the
cause, ito have him tried for insanity
His family Is greatly worried about
him." What has he done?" "He has
sold his automobile for the purpose oil
raising money with which to pay an
honest bt"--Chiosgo Record-Herald
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-01
Same People

The trouble with some people 10 that
they want to draw compound interest
for life on the little charitable DEEDS
they do just for the purpose OF keep,
ing the world from suspecting tnat
they are cold hearted and stingy.