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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
HORSE MUST BE WELL FED DURING WINTER

The efficiency of the farm horse
next spring and summer will depend
largely upon the feed and care it re-
ceiveS this winter, asserts DR.. G. w.
McCampbell, associate professor of
animal husbandry in the agricultural
college.
'Despite the fact that feeds are
high in price, the farm horse must be
well fed during the coming winter
months" said Doctor McCampbell. "a
study of market prices reveals the fact
that bran and alfalfa hay are two of
the cheapest feeds available when
feeding value is considered. Both are
well adapted to winter feeding because
of the lighter work of the farm horse
during the winter season, and because
of the cooler weather. This being true,
both should enter largely in the farm
horse ration this winter.
Use Much Roughage.
"At present prices a combination of
6 parts of corn and A parts of
bran is 20 cents a hundredweight
cheaper than corn alone, and has
practically the same feeding value as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

cult nor expensive. Dipping or spray
ing with coal-tar compounds is dan
gerOus in winter, but three other treat
nents are available. There are:
/. Equal parts kerosene and ma
chine oil mixed together and applied
with an oil can, brush or swab.
2. Crude oil (thinned with kerosene,
if too thick), applied with a brush or
as a spray.
3. Powdered staphisagria busted on
the pigs, or STEPPED as tea and ap-
piled with brush or as q spray.
For q small bunch the first treat
ment is the most convenient, but when
one has many hogs the crude oil Is
cheaper. Be sure to apply behind the
ears and in both TANKS. The lice pre-
fer folds of the skin.
Clean the beds and pens thoroughly
also. If these are thoroughly sprayed
with the oil there should be no further
trouble from the lice. If the hogs
sleep in straw sheds one can keep
them free from lice by treating them
every two weeks. Try it!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
STURDY COCKERELS
MAKE BEST CAPONS
Fowls Should Be Good-Sized, Wig
orous and With Large Frame
Keep Them Growing.

The very best cockerels must be Sc
lected for capons. They should be good
sized, vigorous. A large frame Is
necessary if much flesh is to be pnt
upon it, and in breeding for capons one
should select strain that natures as
early as possible.
The capons must be kept growing
every moment and they should have
reasonably large range.
IF confined too closely they are APT
to become droopy and sick. While not
particularly active, they thrive better
if they have reasonably large run
and they seem to take on fat better.
Too many people make the mistake
of waiting until within two weeks of
marketing before fattening their birds.
They should be pushed at least six
weeks to get the very best results.
This will produce a large, fat capon
that will bring a fancy price If packed
in clean, white paper in a clean box.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
IMPORTANT TO SAVE
ALL LIQUID MANURE
Considerable Proportion of Nitro
uen Lost Through Fermenta-
ton and LeaChing.

The fertilizing value of the total ex-
crement from horses is about $50 per
animal per year, and from cattle about
S25, according to the chemistry Sec
ton of the Nebraska experiment sta
ton.
Nearly half of the nitrogen and po-
tassium from farm animals occurs In
the LIQUID excrement. 1t is therefore
important that this be saved through
use of sufficient straw to absorb IL.
Manure stored in the open barnyard
loses O considerable proportion OF It's
nitrogen through fermentation, ana It's
potassium and other mineral elements
through teaching.
This loss may be avoided by hauling
the manure to the field as fast as IL
accunulates. If this is impractlcaDle'
it may be stored in a covered sheu'
where animals run over it, ana so
keep it we'll packed. The greatest
loss of fertility occurs when the ma
nure is stored in loose piles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
1865 VESSELS IN
LAST II MONTHS
This Is the Record Established by
the ShipyardS of the United
States.
SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS seen
Nearly TWo-Thirds of Steel Graf
Were Built at Atlantic and Gulf
Ports-VesseIs Built for Foreign
Countries Not Included.

New YOrk.-A bulletin issued by the
New York chamber of commerce
shows that during the first clever
months of the calendar year there
were constructed in the shipyards o.
this country 1,066 vessels, with g
gross tonnage of 4SS.446 tons.
This means that for every working
day in the year more than three YES
sells of more than 1000 tons were add
ed to the fleet that sails under the
Stars and Stripes. The compilation
does not include sc wooden vessels
and Ii steel vessels built for foreign
ers.
Of the 4SS, 446 tons built for do
nestle demand, wooden construction
included only 1926 tons, or 26OJ
per cent, while steel construction COM
prised 361, 40 tons or 1894 per cent
Nearly two-thirds of the steel con-
struction was built at yards on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts and approx
mately one-third on the Great Lakes,
with about one-half as much on the
Pacific coast as at the lake shipyards.
List Shows Growth.
The chamber of commerce has COM
piled this table showing the upbuild-
ing of our merchant marine, the list in
Guiding vessels of 1000 tons and over ::
Fiscal Built on Built on Total of 900
L LIB p-n md
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

first IS months and especially the first
winter determines to a great extent
the size of the colt at maturity" said
Doctor McCampbell. "The size of a
horse determines very largely it's
value
''Good breeding gives wonderful pos
sibilities, but it takes feeding if these
possibilities are to be fully realized.
The best bred colt will be no better
than scrub If fed upon a starvation
ration.
"a draft colt makes one-half of it's
development by the time it is one year
old, hence the Importance of a good
start. The colt should be taught to
eat grain before it is weaned, and aft
er being weaned should be allowed a
liberal ration of alfalfa or clover hay
with other available roughages, such
as corn fodder, kafir butts, cane hay,
and straw. The colt should be fed Suf-
ficient grain to keep it in a good grow
ing and thrifty condition.
Colts Need Exercise.
"One should never be able to see Il
colts ribs. A ration of from six TO
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

societys building little in
the diplomats
the distinguished guests
a charming affair.
of
Them of nothing blu works.
the his half
the struck
The Stars Banner"
middle the until it
was all over
continue until there is
which should attend the arrival of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

More than 20 per cent of the ex-
ports of Jamaica come to the United
States.
In ten years the wheat yield of west
ern Australia has increased from no.
600 to more than 100000 bushels,
Glasgow provides its policemen with
warm food and tea when on duty at
night by the use of electrically heated
plates in signal boxes.
Agriculturists have succeeded in
raising a brown cotton In Egypt that
is stronger than any heretofore pro-
duced there.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Sent From Distance of Forty
Miles, 1t Is Heard All Over
the House.
DOUBLE AMpLIFiERS ARE USED
Inventions of Doctor Armstrong OF
Columbia University and Lee de
Forest Make Experiment at
Morristown, NJ. j., Success.

New YOrk.-What was declared to
he the worlds first wireless dance was
held recently at MOrristOwn, N. j., at
the home of Theodore e. Gaty. His
two SOnS-JOhn 2. and Theodore Il.
Gaty, Jr., the latter home from Cornell
for the holidays-got up dance and
throughout the evening the seven or
eight couples who had been invited
danced to music that was played on a
monograph in Highbridge, at the
northern end of Manhattan, about ~
miles away from Morristown by air
line.
Mr. Gaty and his sons are enthusiasts
tic amateurs in the science OF radio
telephony and telegraph. A friend, +.
f. Cooley of Montclair, who is a radio
engineer, made use Of the Lee de For
est audiOn detectOr and the sound
amplifier invented by DR.. Edwin III.
Armstrong of Columbia, the inven-
tons which made tranScOntinental tel
ephony possible, as well as Il wire
less telephone message to Honolulu.
Mr. Cooley, who is only tWenty-seVen
years old, adapted the two devices to
amateur use and attached them to a
photograph horn in the Gaty home.
Taken by Amateur Receiver.
The monograph that furnished the
dance music was played in the High
bridge plant of the De Forrest Radio
Telephone and Telegraph company,
and the musical sound waves were re-
ceived by the amateur receiver over
Mr.. Gaty's house.
When the faint sounds, which, COM
ing from the receiver, could scarcely
be detected by the ear, passed through
the combined sound amplihers ana
then through the megaphOne they
could be heard all over the house.
To show how clearly the sound was
transmitted, Mr.. Gaty telephoned to
the De Forest company's office at High
bridge and the operator of the phono-
graph listened to the ground wire tele-
phone. The music when it got back to
him by this route, he said, was even
louder than the original sounds from
the monograph. "A NEW AOIA All0S
reporter called up Mr.. Gaty's house
and the megaphone was placed near
the receiver at that end. The music,
transmitted about 40 miles through air
and then nearly the same distance by
ground wires, could be heard distinct
ly. The monograph was telling how
she could "yacki hack wicki wacki
WOO" in Honolulu.
Mr.. Gaty was enthusiastic. He said
that the operator in the De Forest
building announced the number OF
each record, it's name, and so forth
when he was about to put it on the
photograph, and that the spoken an
nouncement could be heard in every
corner of the Gaty house. Mr.. Cooley,
at his home in Montclair, had not
taken the trouble to ask if the expert
ment was successful. He took it as
matter of fact that it should be.
All Very Simple.
Its very simple" Mr.. Cooley said
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Fiscal Built on Built on Total of /, 900
Years Seahoard. CT. Lakes. &c. and over.

AS the law requires that all ships
sailing under the American flag have
American officers, the problem now
arises as to where these are to be
obtained for the new constructions.
The state nautical scholarships fur
nish the chief supply, but there were
only Al to be graduated from the New
York state schoOlship this year, num-
Der barely sufficient for the needs OF
ten of the new vessels.
The monthly bulletin of the cham
Der of commerce calls attention to the
needs of domestic commerce. In this
connection it says:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
HOG LICE QUESTION
IS VERY IMPORTANT
Pests Take Advantage of CondI-
tions in Cold Weather and
Breed Quite Rapidly.
(Rv r. C. ASHLY. Minnesota Experiment
~ C4ofiOn

nv r. c. ASHLY. Minnesota Experiment
- Station)
1t has been estimated that a 80
nound hog has $4,000 drops Of blood.
Suppose he is supporting 1000 lice and
each takes one drop of blood per day.
What per cent of his blood will be lost
daily, and who will pay the bill?
The question is Important right now,
for lice are worse in winter than in
summer. The hogs pile up closely and
spend much time in their beds. The
lice take advantage of the situation
and breed rapidly.
To remove the lice Is neither dill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
WOULD MOVE UP
CLOCK ONE HOUR

Washington, D. C.-The ma
tional movement for the saving
of daylight received impetus
here with the introduction of a
bill in the house by Representa-
tive Boreland of Missouri to
make the daylight saving scheme
national and legal.
1t is proposed to move all the
clocks in the United States for
ward one hour, according to the
same plan that has been adopted
in some of the belligerent ma
tons in Europe. Thus the office
slave, instead of getting to work
at eight o'clock, would get there
really at seven. Also he would
get off at four instead of five.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

an equal weight of oats. Ten to II
pounds of alfalfa hay day in place
of prairie hay will enable one to re-
duce the grain ration approximately
20 per cent.
Large amounts of roughage, such
as corn fodder, cane, and straw, which
might otherwise be wasted, may be
utilized when alfalfa hay is fed, for
the richness of the alfalfa causes
craving for other roughageS."
The size of the draft horse will de-
pend largely upon the feed and care
that the weanling receives during the
first winter, asserts Doctor McCamp-
bell.
'In developing the colt, it must be
remembered that the feed 1t gets the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
BOYS Guido THEIR FATHERS
Show That They Are Better CORA
Raisers Than Are Their
Sires.

Memphis, Tenn.-Boys of six corG
clubs of Shelby county, Tenn, have
demonstrated they are better corn
raisers than their fathers. The aver
age yield of corn per acre in the coun-
ty is 21.5 Bushels. The 165 boys or
the clubs have an average of 90 BUSH
els to the acre; S9.67 bushels being
produced on one acre.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
SCRAPS

A mouse can bore Il passage through
an inch board in three hours.
Printing was practiced generally in
China about the sixth century.
The empress of Russia is said to
be the finest royal singer in the world.
One machine has a capacity of cut
ting a thousand celluloid combs day
A new heading device for harvesting
wheat is designed so 1t can be at
tached directly TO the front of trac'
tor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

per account of an accident in which
Catherine Cashier, a child, was killed
by an automobile, and wrote to the
father of the child, Samuel j. Cashier,
a Philadelphia photographer
A close examination disclosed on
the jewelry the word Tennessee.
Mr.. Cashier told of relatives resld-
ing in that state, and Mr.. Impink cor
responded with Mrs. Catherine cast
ner of Tennessee, who is spending the
winter in Winston-Salem, y. Z. She
Identified the jewelry as some stolen
from her, and it was sent to her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
STOLEN GEMS ARE DUG UP
JeweIry and SiIverware Turned Up in
Excavation for House in Suburb
of Reading, Pa.

Reading, Pa.-Jewelry and silver
worth $500 was found buried in a field
at Wyomissing, suburb, last Octo-
Der, while excavations were being
made for house. Irwin F. Impink of
Wyomissing started investigation.
The name Cashier was on the jew
elry. Mr.. Impink noticed a newspa-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

eight pounds of grain a day should be
fed for each 1000 pounds Of live
weight. Oats is an excellent feed but
at present the price is so high that II
is not practical. A good substitute is
corn, 20 per cent; bran, 20 per cent;
and oil meal, 5 per cent by weight"
Colts should not be housed too close
ly during the winter, pointed out Doc
tor McCampbell. In this climate shed
opening to the south will furnish sufii-
cient shelter for winter.
Colts should have access to a pas
ture or large lot 50 as to have plenty
of exercise. Where winter pasture,
such as wheat or rye is available, the
feed bill may be cut down consider
ably.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
HELPS MANAGE BIG ESTATE
Daughter of Late Millionaire Hotel
Owner Will Share Management
With Brother.

New York.-The management of the
estate of her father, George G. Boldt.
including actual supervision of the
Waldorf-Astoria and the Bellevue
Stratford hotels, is to devOlve to a
great extent upon Mrs. Alfred III.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

Graham Miles. who, before her mar
riage, was Miss Louise Glover Boldt.
Mrs. Miles and her brother, George u
Boldt. Jr., inherited the entire Tor
tune of their father, variously estimat-
ed at from S1O,OOO,OO0 to $2O'OOO'OOo.
They are TO share equally the direction
of the estate.
Named vice president Of the Wal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

duty to mankind. III us IuIer eIIUTlS
toward the improvement of the USE
full tuber, it has called in the assis-
lance of a woman that she may bring
her womans knowledge Of home
economics to bear upon the study OF
the vegetable.
It is the province of Miss Marga-
ret Connor, scientific assistant in po-
mology, the youngest woman scientist
in the government employ, to put the
potatoes through their PAGES from the
StandpOint of the home economist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Keen Implements in Shape.

Good tools pay! With good TOOLS
and a little repair shop on the farm
you can do all the repairing that you
will have to do and keep your inple-
ulents in good shape at all times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

pTeSIUtHI pTtStHCt dUUS IHIIHtiISHI-
ably to the interest of the function.
Usually his arrival with the la
dies of his party is marked by some
degree of pomp and ceremony, and,
what is more important, by some GER
taiDty on the part of his hosts. as to
the proper form of procedure.
But after the greetings are over
there are many awkward moments for
all concerned, and usually the presi-
dents retreat is almost in the nature
of q rnut Take for instance. the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Celery Stored In Boxes.

Celery keeps well stored in boxes in
a cool cellar. Put enough sand or dirt
in the box to cover the roots well. 1t
is a good plan to water this soil once
in a while. Do not put water on the
foliage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

g
territories their personal attend meeting to be
Washington probably March
buildings will
building which
will represented by where its exhibits
be determine
advocated the
launching the undertaking
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

cational exhibit in Washington during
the week of February % to March 4.
This announcement was made by
Charles S. Shreve, president of the
federation, who declared that exhibit
week, which is to be arranged pri-
marily for the entertainment and in
struction of pre-inaugural visitors, will
be utilized as the first step toward the
carrying out of the larger proposition.
The plan, Mr.. Shreve said, is to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Clean Fave Trouqhs.

Fave troughs should be cleaned to
permit drainage, thus preventing dam.
age from heavy icicles during the wiz,
ter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Awkward Moments When the President Is Present

of his predecessors have been
and semi
invited and certainly the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Oil From Sow Beam.

A ton Of soy beans will yield about
forty gallons Of oil useful In various
ways.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Woman Scientist Puts Potato Through Its PAGES

OR number of agriculture
breeding
highest standard OF efficiency in It's
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Domestic Trade q Feature.

"For the time being it looks as If
the more important subject of domes-
tic trade had been allowed to take it's
own course. Fewer statistics are pub
lished now of domestic trade move
ments than formerly. The govern
ment might direct it's attention to the
solution of some of our domestic prob
lens which are woefully behind the
progress for instance of manufacture
ing.
"These are not altogether taken in
hand by the interstate commerce COM
mission, which deals almost wholly
with railway rates." says the report.
cit is suggested in some quarters that
the office of markets in the department
of agriculture and the bureau of for
eign domestic commerce in the depart
ment of commerce might do well to
cooperate and in tackling some OF the
more vital questions involved in the
loss of great crops for want of distrl-
button facilities and the arrest of sup
ply in foodstuffs.
"This latter condition has become
so acute that the department of JUS
tice was finally obliged to take up the
subject and investigate it as the result
of popular demand. Here is a field IN
which three departments of the gov
eminent have each hand and none OF
them as yet has worked out anything
that is sufficiently satisfactory to call
it a solution. Our internal commerce
is worth many times our foreign trade
in any given year."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Permanent Exposition of States in the Capital

Washington
Associations conjunction with its
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

dorf-Astoria Hotel company at a recent
meeting of the company, Mrs. Miles
has established an office on the th1r-
teenth floor of the hotel. Her brother
was named as president to succeed his
father, and Francis S. Hutchins, for
fourteen years personal counsel to the
elder Mr. BOldt, was continued as Sec
rotary. For twenty years treasurer or
the company, Frank Alstrom was re-.
elected to that office.
Investments and real estate, includ-
ing properties in Fifth avenue, are en-
braced in the estate which the younger
Mr.. Boldt and his sister are to manage.
Their father, besides owning an extern
sive estate in Florence island, where
he lived in the summer, had eight
other fine houses in the Thousand
islands section, which he rented. But
there are other interests, too numerous
to mention, that will come under the
Joint management of Mrs. Miles and
her brother.
In her fathers lifetime Mrs. Miles
made many suggestions as to the dl-
rectiOn of this side of the business, and
in this she will now broaden her field,
because her brother, in his attention ia
detail, will be too absorbed.
Mrs. Miles has one Child. Though
she has paid close attention to her
fathers business for many years, she
found time to win hOnOrs at tennis
ard INCORPORATING.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

in Potoac
select Profess Lowe
made but
toWed down
a
it. Being mpracc
souvenirs
of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

contributed by the women Of Rich
mOnd during the siege of that city.
This relic was found among the
effects of the late Prof. &. S. c.. Lowe,
who was aeronaut of the Army of the
Potomac during the Civil war. 1T was
given to the war department by his
son, Leon z. Lowe of San Francisco
Professor Lowe was the first
aeronaut to take up Count Zeppelin
and the first to take up a United
States officer, General Hefntzman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

Legumes and Prosperity.
Legumes and prosperity usually %
together.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Remnant OF Only Confederate Balloon Discovered

VIZ AsHNGTON-The has just
the
Confederate which made out OF SILK dresses
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

Its very simple" Mr.. Cooley sale
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05
CONSOLIDATION MILLER'S CREEK COAL

the sCreekFi O. Kentucky
Middle becoming increasingly
LOW n ASH. in
An excellent fuel for domestic and general steam purposes
farda
Does not kndes readily and burns freely soft white ASH
i'm other Consolidation Goals
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05
CONSOLIDATION SOMERSET COAL

From the Somerset Region of Pennsylvania
ree-b urning coala for a.
TO and
It's smoke quality and freedom from cne make especially valuable
We'll adapted for general smithng
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05
CONSOLIDATION FAIRMONT COAL

Of
Of the illuminating producer and for
by-producs
Many railroads have this coal with results produces
Used largely the manufacture of Portland Cement.
Prepared screened to slack
An aund fuel for
domestic fuel
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05
A Coal To Fit Any Need

f. W. wiltshire Gen ro Sales ar Gen Mgr of Sales
Trust ding
W r. C. GnlpeM j. e. Parsons
A.
Land
NJ
CLhago e Bds T. Richardson,
G Dvi.Mg London T. LM,