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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06
GRATIFYING RECORD
Since June There Have Been Busy
Times at Office

Until the cyclone swept across
Michigan on June 6, the officials of
the Windstorm Co. had had no idea of
lcvying an assessment this year, as
they had a good sized cash balance on
hand. That storm not only melted
this surplus like frost disappears on
a sunny morning, but the losses soon
mounted to figures that required an
assessment. So on June Goth the di-
rectors Of the company met here and
ordered an assessment of 20 cents on
the 500 Since June 6, the company
has booked S12,000,00O of new insur-
ance. After the assessment was or
,dered, Secretary Rogers had to pre-
pare notices to each of the $4,000 pol
icy-holders Of the company, with re-
turn envelopes enclosed. Meantime,
too, the volume of correspondence
had increased to unheard of proper
tions.
Secretary Rogers. upon whom rest
ed the responsibility Of caring for
this deluge of business, showed that
he was equal to the requirements.
VII august ,, the ldSl ol lne V',VVV
notices of assessment were mailed TO
policy holders; the policies for the
$12, 100000 Of new insurance have
been written and mailed to their
owners; the correspondence has been
promptly answered. All this volume
Of business has been cared for by the
secretary and his assistants, making
"A record that must be very gratifying
to that official and to the company
And il has all been done with that
absence of fussiness which shows a
smooth-running organization.-From
Hastings Banner, Aug. Is, 1917. ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

Here is a pointed paragraph taken
from THE American Issue" that
should make US good citizens think
twice about. Sometime next year
we are going to say: "If our army
only had 10 per cent. more shells
10 per cent. more aeroplanes; If we
only had 10 per cent. more ships and
10 per cent. more food. we would be
near victory And that 10 per cent.
will be reposing in the cash register
Of the saloons, unless we act now.
il will be too late then.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06
TO MOVE SOON

The Alma post Office will be moved
from its present location to the new
Marshall Dallas block about the first
of October, it is now expected. There
is still considerable work to be done
on the new building before it will be
ready for the post office, and it is
expected that it will take the greater
part of this month to get the place
in readiness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

The matter of these improvements
was taken up at the council meeting
Tuesday night, and the council de-
cidcd to do everything possible to
rush the work, get the bonds sold and
DO some o. the work this fail. if pos
sible.
1t is the intention Of the council to
get the paving propositions under
way first. as couple OF the streets,
which are to be paved are in very bad
condition and might have to be closed,
if the paving cannot be done until
spring. This is particularly true of
Michigan avenue east Of the Republic
Motor Truck Company's main plant.
The council also hopes to get part
OF the work done with the water main,
extensions, before winter sets in, if
possible, but there is little expecta-
tion of getting work done on the sew
er extensions before next spring, ow-
ing to the amount of preliminary
work which the special assessors will
have on their hands.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06
TAX NOTICE.

will be at the city hal. to receive.
taxes from September 1st to Septem-
bcr 18th. inclusive If you have
bought or sold this year, better see
il the taxes are paid
2006-tf-c G. Y. Wright
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

Local school children to see French
children at work during war times.
Matinee Of Mothers of France" will
be of tremendous educational value
10 children. Genesta theatre Satur-
day and Sunday, September Is and
16.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

You will find the best bread in
Butter-cup wrappers. 07-lt-c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

what would you do if you only had
IL days to live-see THE Fatal Ring
ldlehour soon.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-06

All mothers clubs of city should
sec vital Mothers of France" Gen
esta theatre will show film conveying
message from mothers of France to
mothers of America Saturday and
Sunday, September Is and l6.-Adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
BEEF CATTLE IN WINTER.
Animals Should Have Dry Bedding and
Protection From Storms.

Animals Should Have Dry Bedding and
Protection From Storms.
A we'll ventilated and we'll lighted,
dry shed is essential for the protection
of beef cattle in winter, according to
A. NJ. Paterson, assistant in animal
husbandry in the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college.
The shed should be located so as to
protect the cattle from the driving
winds and rains. The land should
have a natural southern slope and if
possible be near grove.
Where a natural southern slope is not
available the place should be supplied
with drains, so as to keep it dry, and
dry lots are essential for the best re
suits. In cases where it is low and
has tendency to be muddy a cement
floor should be provided.
Much attention should be paid to the
economy of construction. A shed
which opens to the south and is closed
on the east. west and north is all that
is necessary. The main value of shed
is to protect the cattle from hard rains
and SHOWS.
The amount Of shed roof depends
upon the age and size of the animals.
Between forty and fifty square feet is
sufficient for large two-year-Old steer.
The feed hunks should be convenient
ly arranged, so as to make feeding as
easy as possible. From two and one
half to three and one-half of feeding
space for each steer is sufficient, but
this depends upon the size Of the ami
NAL.
The size of the feed lot depends upon
conditions Where there is no natural
slope to the ground and it is necessary
to use drains or cement floors yards
the size of the shed floor are sufficient
ly large for cattle on full feed. Where
natural conditions exist the lots may be
larger. AZ
Good, clean fresh water should be
kept before the cattle at all times. In
places where there is danger of freez-
ing a heater placed in the tank will
prevent the freezing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

Cottonseed meal, distillers' grains.
brewers grains and linseed meal are
the cheapest sources of protein. A
mixture of corn and cOttOnseed meal
alone would not be a good ration, as it
is too heavy-that is, it forms a sticky
mass in the stomach. which the digest
i've juices cannot penetrate easily.
Bran, dried beet pulp or brewers
grains are the best feeds we have to
tighten ration. For this reason one
of these is nearly always included in
the ration fed heavy milking COWS re
quiring liberal grain feeding.
The most difficult question to decide
this winter is how literally one can
afford to feed dairy COWS. AS a gen
eral rule, feeding a COW to near her
capacity is the most economical. If the
farmer goes to the expense of main-
tanning the cow it is not economy to
fail to make use of her productive ca
pacity. A good rule for practical feed
ing is to give the COW as much rough
age, silage and legume hay as she will
eat clean, then feed in addition one
pound of grain to each three pounds
of milk for a Jersey and one pound of
grain for each four pounds of milk
from HOlstein.
A dairy cow should be in good condi-
ton at time of caIving. The amount of
milk she gives when fresh usually
shows her capacity. She should then
be fed enough to support this milk
production. A cow that does not have
the inheritance to give more than
twenty pounds Of milk daily cannot be
made to give forty by liberal grain
feeding. However, the cow that starts
giving forty pounds will not continue
to do so long unless sufficient feed is
given to furnish the raw material for
this much product
1t is not economy to feed all cows
the same amount of grain. They
should be fed in accordance with their
production. A heavy grain ration
given a light milking COW fattens her
but does not increase her milk beyond
her ordinary limit.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
KILLING DAT SMUT.
Method Recommended to Prevent This
Serious Farm Pest.

Method Recommended to Prevent This
Serious Farm Pest.
From one-fiftieth to One-twentieth of
the oat crop is destroyed by smut every
year, says the Farm and Ffreside. The
smut is on the seed, and the Tornado
hyde treatment will kill it. Here are
the condensed rules of the Iowa expert
ment station for killing smut:
First.-Spread out forty bushels of
oats, five or six inches deep, on a clean
floor.
Second.-Mix one pound of Tornado
hyde 40 per cent? with forty gallons of
water in a barrel and stir well.
Third.-Sprinkle the oats with the
formaldehyde mixture until they are
saturated. A good plan is for one man
to shovel the oats into pile while an
other sprinkles the mixture over them.
They are not exposed to the air for SO
long a time, and less gas is lost. Be
sure the pile is well soaked.
Fourth.-Cover the pile with blan-
kets or sacks to keep the gas In.
Fifth.-Leave the pile covered over
night, then remove the coverings and
shovel the oats out thin to dry. Shovel
them over from time to time. The
oats may be sOwn as soon as dry
enough to run through the drill, but
make allowance for the swollen condi-
ton of the seed when setting the drill.
1t is a good plan to treat the oats late
In the afternoon. Then they can be
left overnight without danger Of heat
ing.
If you have more seed than you need
you can safely feed the surplus after
all the gas has escaped. This takes
about two days.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Join the Pay un Crowd.

John D. Rockefeller often referred
proudly to the fact that when he was
making $25 month he made it point
to pay all his bills promptly. He also
managed to save a little money that
later became the foundation of his
great fortune. When you pay your
bills promptly you know just where
you are at. Pay up is becoming a ma
t1onal slogan. Cities and states have
inaugurated pay up days and pay up
weeks. The man who pays his bills
when they are due feels better for it.
There is no doubt that he makes the
man he owes feel better. Do your part
in the pay up campaign. Pay now.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Garment Maxine In New York,

The garment making industry in
New York, much before the public
nowadays by reason Of the efforts Of
the save New York committee to move
it's base from tie retail shopping dis
trict in the Fifth avenue section, is
really one of the biggest assets the
city has. Some 10000 factories are op-
Grated I'd tailoring, millinery, laun-
dering and other branches of work
upon garments, employing more than
100000 persons. Their output exceeds
goods valued at $5OOOOO,OOO annually,
aiding materially in making New York
the leading manufacturing center of
this country, Chicago, Philadelphia, st.
Louis, Boston and Cleveland following
in the order named.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
RECORD COAL LOADING.
Uncle Sans Plant at CristobaI Is the
Fastest In the World.

The good work of the CristObal coal
loading plant at the isthmus of Pana-
ma is the subject Of a report receiv-
ed at the war department from one
of it's boards, whose conclusions are
that the plant fully meets the plans of
the engineers and is probably the most
efficient loading plant in the world. 1t
was found that the minimum perform
ance during the test was 1850 tons an
hour and the maximum 2,486 tons. The
minimum occurred when one of the
four diggers was temporarily out of
commission, due to a defective bucket.
At 2,400 tons an hour the plant far
exceeds the work of any other known
plant for loading steamships or even
of railroad loading plants. The canal
collier Ulysses was loaded at the rate
Of 1850 tons an hour, and $1,000 tons
were put on her in eight hours. Mer
chant ships cannot be loaded at this
rapid rate, as their matches are too
small and their bunkers are not ar
ranged to admit of such work. This
is feature in shipbuilding that is be-
ing carefully taken care of nowadays
in constructing ships that are to pass
through the canal. All new United
States naval Golfers are so built that
they can be loaded at high speed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
sILAGE FOR DAIRY cows.
Feeding Test Proves lite Value a. q
Milk and Butter Producer.

Feeding u est Proves lite Value aS
Milk and Butter Producer.
Cows fed a ration composed largely
Of silage produced II per cent more
milk and % per cent more butter fat
than those given a ration consisting
mainly Of grain in a feeding test con-
Quoted for 121 days at the Ohio ex-
pertinent station. The silage ration
was also cheaper for milk production.
The cows gained nearly per cent
in milk yield when put on the silage
ration. 1They produced butter fat at a
cost of - cents pound, while the
cost of a pound from the cows fed
mainly grain was % cents. There was
little difference in the gains in live
weight between the two lots.
In addition to fifty-eight pounds Of
silage and 6S pounds Of hay, the one
lot received only four pounds Of grain
consisting of oilmeal and bran. The
grain fed lot received only twelve
pounds of corn stover and hay, but
1876 pounds of grain mixture Of OIL
meal; cornmeal and bran.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Modern
Farming
CARE OF TURKEY FLOCK.
Success Largely Depends on Providing
Good Breeding Stock.

Success Largely Depends on Providing
Good Breeding Stock.
The fall and early winter is the best
time to make start with turkeys, for
at these seasons there is a greater
number of birds from which to make a
selection, and they are generally offer
ed at better prices, says a correspond.
ent of the American Agrieulturist.
Furthermore, stock bought at this time
will become accustomed to each other
and to their new quarters before the
breeding season commences; conse-
quently better results are likely to be
secured.
There is a tendency for beginners in
turkey breeding to buy understood hens
and toms because these are cheaper
than large ones. Here is where a big
mistake is made. Understood hens will
not begin laying early enough to pro-
duce early turkeys. and late turkeys
cannot be made into heavy fall fowls.
Then, again, they have not the vitality
and vigor to produce strong turks and
the death rate is consequently large.
The biggest and healthiest turkeys are
the ones to be chosen for breeders, and
those which have been proved good
mothers should be kept for many years
Last year my turkey hens averaged
twenty-five eggs each. Altogether 100
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Hens Need Exercise.

During the winter months exercise
can best be managed by feeding all
the whole grain in a litter ten to
twelve inches deep. This will not in
volve a waste, for If hens are left a
little hungry they will scratch long
after the last kernel has been found.
Exercise can be further encouraged by
suspending head Of. cabbage or a
few roots above the reach of the hens.
At butchering time part of the Of
fal or a raw bone hung in a similar
way will keep hungry hens on the
jump most of the time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
DAIRY AND
CREAMERY
GOOD DAIRY RATIONs.
Cows Should Be Fed In Accordance
With Their Milk Production.

Cows Should Be Fed In Accordance
With Their Milk Production.
Professor C. II. Eckles of the Mis-
souri, station is a wise counselor on
matters pertaining to dairying. He
has made a close study of the question
of compromising dairy rations. and his
advice is we'll worth needing. In a re-
cent press bulletin he points out that
good and economical dairy rations are
based upon corn silage and some leg
ume hay. such as clover, alfalfa or
cowpea. If these are plentiful the feed
ing problem is much simpliied. A good
grain ration to go with these is corn,
four parts; bran, one part. and cotton
seed or linseed, one part.
Corn, even at the present high price.
is the cheapest source Of digestible food.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Very Polite,

AS Robert Patton Gibbs, the actor,
WIS strolling down Broadway in New
York he met an acquaintance who
wGasned to be somewhat the worse for
an, encounter with the cup that cheers
Lend me a dollar, will your" he In
qufred. II need it."
'SFOr a drink, 1 supposeT Mr.. Gibbs
MRnired.
81 might as well tell the truth. That
- what it is for"
'.But I thought you were on the wa,
tsE wagon"
II was, but 1 gave my seat to a
@Ay."-Exchange
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
FOR WOMEN MOTORISTS.
Some Things a Good Driver Should
and Should Not Do.

Some Things a Good Driver Should
and Should Not Do.
The good driver of a motorcar never
applies brakes swiftly except in an
emergency. When drawing up at a
street side she cuts off ignition early
and allows momentum to carry the
car to the stopping place, using the
service brake gradually. The good
driver thus saves gasoline and wear
upon brakes, cOasting to a stop with
the smoothness of operation of an easy
start.
A good driver never uses the emer-
gency brake, because she never has
emergencies. She sees and avoids the
emergency before it arrives. The poor
driver rushes into trouble and depends
upon quickness in grabbing the emer-
gency lever to save life. More than
one accident has followed futile at
tempt to find the seldom used emer-
gency lever in a hurry.
The good driver rounds sharp cor
ners to the right and goes over ex-
tremely rough stretches of road or hits
unexpected "thank you ma'ams" with
clutch disengaged, to save the rear
axle mechanism.
The good driver uses the wheel with
the least possible motion. She does
not drag it suddenly from side to side,
but turns it so gradually that passen-
gers are unconscious of the fact. In
rounding a corner she commences to
straighten the car up before it is half
way around. - Woman's Home Com
panion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
PAYS His Men Each DAY.

Contractors in central Pennsylvania
have solved the problem of keeping la
Dor on the job. The force of one con-
tractor who began paying his men off
every day instead Of at the end Of the
week was so pleased with the arrange
ment that it stuck by him, and other
contractors have adopted the same
plan. According to reports, the plan
has met with success wherever tried
Engineering Record.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

turkeys Matched. The Matching was
nearly all done by the turkeys in Sc
cluded boxes and hidden nests. The
birds were very tame and not easily
frightened. This tends to show that
the natural instinct Of turkey pre-
dominates even in domestic life. Each
turkey covered fifteen eggs. The re-
mainder of the eggs were placed under
hens.
AS soon as Matching was over all
Of the little turkeys were given to the
turkey hens. 1t has been found by
repeated experiences on this farm that
a hen cannot rear a healthy flock of
turkeys. Undoubtedly this is due to
the fact that a hen stays about the
buildings, while turkey hen goes to
the fields for insects and seeds. It is
natural for the turkey to wander at
will, and the greatest success Is OBJ
tanned by seemingly allowing full free
dom even while coaxing with kindness
and food to remain near home.
The little turkeys were fed four
times a day on hard boiled eggs, Oat-
meal and bread and milk in which a
little wheat was mixed. This food
was given for the first two weeks,
when gradually cornmeal dampened
with milk and sour milk cheese was
substituted.
During the summer months the
young fowls, being forced to run alone,
obtain sufficient food in the field to
keep them growing. They are great
insect foragers. At night a little grain
was sometimes thrown in the yard to
bring them home and keep them tame.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
TO GET FERTILE EGGS.

i ..t -, .-.-..".... i
\ There can be no success in !
\ poultry growing unless the !
+ breeding pens produce strongly !
\ fertile eggs. In order to insure i
X fertile eggs observe the follow i
\ ing points: 49, i
= Select on the basis of vigor, !
i size and production. !
\ Use only mature stock. !
\ Use males of the large, vigor- !
X Gus type. showing well, devel- i
+ oped breast, strength of bone, !
!. good sized comb and wattles i
4 and bright eyes. !
+ Remember the male is half the !
+ flock. /
4 1t is not necessary to buy new i
+ blood every year. j
+ A desirable male should be !
+ used for two or three years for j
!" best results. i
!. Use the winter laying henSand !
+ pullets. i
i. Overfat, nonproducing hens are E!
i. undesirable. i
4 ::
j. j. 4 ++.E++ +!*+I-I. + j
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
SiIaee For Dairy Bulls.

There has been some disagreement
among dairymen relative to the effect
of feeding silage to bulls in service. 1t
is generally agreed, however, that feed
ing large quantities Of silage does have
a detrimental effect in making the bull
sluggish and lowering his worth as a
breeder. We advise therefore that not
more than ten to fifteen pounds be fed
per day.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
DAIRY WISDOM.

q Too much cannot be said about
o. the way in which cows should be
@ treated in the stable. D..
o Be generous and kind to the
. heifers. They will repay you as
@ soon as they become cows.
o When unpedigreed cows sell
o for $12O at public sale the wis
O dom of saving the heifer calf be-
o comes self evident.
q If possible water should be
o supplied to cows in the stable.
Q The increase in yield from a
O herd of cows would quickly re-
o pay the expense of covered
q barnyard. where the herd can
q rest and take some exercise
. through the day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

After testing his seventeen cows
through a COW testing association a
Nebraska farmer sold seven and re-
ceived more profit from the ten re-
naming animals than he had received
formerly from the whole herd
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Temperature Of MIX For caIvos,

Under natural conditions milk con-
sumed by the young calf has a tenn
perature of approximately 100 degrees.
It has been found by experience that a
slight variation from this temperature
may cause indigestion. Especially is
this true with calves under two months
Of age. The chief point is uniformity
in the temperature of the milk at all
times.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

Coney Island was called COneyn or
Rabbit island by the Dutch as early
as 1893. Henry Hudson landed on
Coney Island on the voyage in which
he discovered the Hudson river, on
Sept. 2 or 3, 1909.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

Burglars broke into Browns house
the other night"
did they get anythingT'
Nothing buc some jewelry. They
overlooked a steak and a dozen fresh
eggs that were in the icebox."-Detroit
Free Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Disk or MoIdhoard PIoM.

On certain types of sticky soil the
ordinary moldbOard pillow will, not
scOur. and a disk plow in such In
stances will give much better results.
On ordinary loans and in sandy loans
common custom favors the use Of the
mOldboard plOw, although the disk
plOw L. said to be Of lighter draft. .
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23

The COW herewith pictured, Irene's
Cherry 2S5S28, has earned the title of
worlds champion senior twO-year-
old Jersey. She went on test at two
years and eleven months of age and
in 365 days produced 12,567.7 pounds
of milk, containing 1887 pounds of
fat. This exceeds the record which
was made by Lads Lady Riotress
Irene, the former champion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-23
Why Shouldn't Her

He says he loves his wife better
every year."
"And l believe him. That woman
has received three inheritances since
he married her."-Exchange