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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Change Food Slowly.

There should be no sudden changes
in the food OF flock OF chickens. II
a change must be made, make il grad
ualIy, even though the change Is for
the better. II there is any question as
to the quality of the grain led, better
sell enough chickens to pay for sound
grain, and not try to economize on the
food. Musty grain produces disease
OF the respiratory organs, and even
form of poisoning. Chickens will eat
almost anything il hungry, but this Is
not a profitable way OF keeping them:
Count sound chicken feed as one OF
the essentials in making the stock
budget and then feed as carefully as
possible, that there may be no vast
Ing OF grain. Grain is wasted when it
Is fed in Improbable quantities;
chickens will not cat as freely OF
new ration as of an old standby; get
them accustomed to it by increasing
the quantity given until the limit Is
reached, and there will be no diminu-
ton in the egg yield and no iiiysteri-
GUS attacks OF diarrhea.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Bumblefoot.

In all hocks viii be found hens suf-
fering from an apparent corn or en-
iargement OF the foot, commonly
called "bumblefoot.' This is kind
OF corn and is brought about in many
different ways pus forms back OF the
core, and the pressure gives the bird
considerable pain and causes 1t TO
limp. An examination OF the foot
shows scab on the bottom, which,
when removed, is the core OF the corn.
Underneath this will be found large
quantity OF pus, which should be thor
ously cleaned out, In advanced stages
OF this trouble the pus dries up and
becomes hard or cheeselike, In few
cases the knife is necessary TO open
the foot sufficiently to remove all OF
the decomposed matter, This should
be done, however, and after little
disinfec,ng with 5 per cent solution
of carbolic acid the foot should be
bound tightly and left until healed a
deep litter Of straw on the floor Will
serve to some extent to prevent bum
bleloot,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
A Duty Poultry Raisers Que to
The World in the Face of War

Because necessity demands the very
best efforts OF America to furnish the
people of this country with a supply
of foodstutfs while supplying Eng
land, France, Russia and Italy, and
to some extent, acknowledgement coun-
tries, and since farm labor for cereal
crops, truck and other commodities
is going obe scarce to serious de-
gree, poultry and its products will
command high place in the markets
of the world.
1t is matter OF more or less mi
plicity to increase the poultry prouc-
ton OF America--on farms, in subur-
man settlements and in cities, City re-
strictins against housing and rearing
poultry must be lessened to meet the
exigencies of the case. Unusual con-
ditions result from war and the mag
nitude of the present affair imposes
upon the people additional conditions
which must be met with such a de-
gree OF liberality that all resources
of production may be available.
Labor for poultry production,
especially on farms, does not play
such an important part as soil tillage
and harvesting, the junior children
and women, assisted by the setting
hen, can increase the poultry, meat
and egg supply MANIFOLD without ap.
probable effort. Especially is this
true, because the season Of poultry
rearing is at Its height about the
time school sessions end, like situ-
alton obtaining in suburban districts
and cities,
Since the demand for poultry is
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

brought about by the scarcity OF meat
in this country and the ban on ex-
ports OF all foodstuHs from the Ar
gentine, our chief sources OF import
supply, the supply in this country will
be more heavily drawn upon from
every direction, domestic and foreign,
With these facts in mind, the poul-
try raising population OF this country
has before it an opportunity which
should be taken advantage Of in no
half-hearted manner, $780,.
II goes without saying that prices
for poultry and eggs will be higher
than in times OF peace; that grain
prices will not be permitted to reach
prohibitiye figures, On farms poultry
can be raised cheaper than Oh highly
intensive plants, a part Of the chicken
food supply on farms coming from
natural sources,
Every one owning poultry to any
extent should, not only for home use,
but as an added source OF income,
raise as many times their present
unit as forced facilities will permit.
Backyard poultry is decidedly
profitable, table waste can be made,
with the addition Of cornmeal, bran
and a partial whole garin ration, to
support some fowls. the number de-
pending on the amount Of waste from
a givcn-sized family. Table waste is
not ineome-producing under our
present economic system, except
where used for poultry or hogs,
Simply increase the present flock
size by whatever multiplieations pos
sible, the urgent moment is in the
present season of natural. reproduc-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

reason that the heavier breeds are
more dependable than the Mediter-
ranean varieties, The younger fowls
are naturally more high-strung, tenn
peramentally, and more unsophist-
Gated; they are unaccustomed to the
trials and tribulations OF bringing up
family, not to mention the priva-
tons OF three weeks or more on the
nest,
Be Sure Of Characteristics.
Do not be misled into thinking that
all hens found on the nests after
nghtfall are really and truly sitters,
They may be hroody, in the sense
that they have temporarily stopped
laying, and they may even "cluck'
and ruiile up their feathers at your
approach, aud still not qualify as sit
tiers, In short, this pretense at want
ing to sit may be nothing more than
rest period between the laying OF
two clutches or series of eggs.
Contrary, perhaps, to the opinions
OF many, egg production is not a Sc
quence of certain quantities OF nutri-
ments taken into the body daily, d.
gested, assimilated and then convert
ed into a regular supply Of eggs--a
continuous operation, as it were, UNI
interrupted so long as the hens
health and vigor are maintained, The
egg cells, scarcely visible to the naked
eye, of which there are many hundred
in the well-bred normal fowl, are
stimulated and developed in series or
clusters, frequently called clutches"
or "litters.' Each series is ripened
or held dormant in accordance with
the fowls general health and her ca
pacity to consume sufficient quanti-
ties OF food essential to the stimula-
ton of the egg ptoducing organs.
The number OF cells in each series
varies widely with different breeds
and with different specimens, more
especially the latter, and there seems
to be no basis for an approximation.
There may be dozen cells in litter,
or FIVE dozen. In rare cases, such as
the hens that have attained wonder
full records at the egg-laying contests,
fowls will lay almost without cessa-
ton and continue 10 do so for a cou-
pie Of years.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

Kennel, 6617 N. 24th. Coifax ISL.
Fresh Air and Sunshine.
Chickens must have fresh air and
sunshine if the best results are ex-
-pected. Dampness and darkness re.
tard the growth and impair the health
of the chickens. The damp, dark
chicken house is a perfect breeding
place for disease germs, and lice and
mites. The eggs of lice and mites
are laid in the flthiest corners and
crevices of the chicken house, and
where dampness and darkness abound
they hatch rapidly. Where there is
sufficient sunlight, lice and mites do
not multiply and disease germs can
not live. ...
Fowls dispose of surplus moisture
in their bodies by breathing. For
this reason the air in a poorly ven-
tilated house soon becomes very
damp, and the chickens must breathe
again the damp, stale ar. This causes
depression and decreases their vital
ity.
Even when the rainy weather in
the spring causes much dampness in
the chicken house. the well lighted
and ventilated house dries out quickly
when the sun shines again, making
conditions as nearly ideal as posi-
bic. The chicken house should face
the south and the windows should be
long enough to admit sunlight to
as much OF the house as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Providing a Practical Nest.

A, nest fourteen inches square is
plenty large enough, which should
be carefully lined with chopped straw
Or hay, or some other nesting mate
rial, and first sprinkled with a good
insect powder. Place some clean
earth or sand--bettcr still, a piece Of
sod--in the bottom of the nest abor'
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

two inches deep, nicely followed to
receive the litter and finally the eggs.
Avoid having any corners into which
the eggs can be rolled and left to
chill; yet do not have the nest so
much like a hole that there is a
tendency for the eggs to pile on top
Of each other.
The number Of eggs to allow hen
will depend upon the birds ability to
cover them, and the season OF the
year. Never put so many eggs under
hen that they are even slightly Wis
ible from under her plumage. From
ten to fifteen eggs is the correct num-
Der. Before setting hen be sure
there are no lice or other parasites on
her body or in her plumage. Dust
her thoroughly with a lice powder
at the beginning of the hatch and
again before the eggs are expected
to pip. - -.
1t hardly seems necessary to add
that sitting hens should be we'll fed
and watered. Grain and fresh water
should be kept before them at all
times. Disturb them as little as pos
sible; quietness and contentment are
essential to the successful hatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Your Life Hangs by a Thread
Of transportation.

OF transportation.
Il Millions of tons of food move thousands Of miles
to reach the American people conferred in ctes--and
millions of tons more rot the ground for lack OF cars
to carry them.
WAR, STRIKES and FLOODS menace this threat
upon which the food supply Of nation depends.
HOW LONG COULD YOU STAND THE SIEGE
Of hunger if shipments Of food cut Oft from your
city? How much could you produce on the soil you
own? How much have you stored in the cellar?
The American people have long been the most i'm
provdent folks on earth because they have been the
richest. They are just beginning to feel the pinch OF
hunger after generations Of waste.
TT IS YOUR DUTY TO THE NATION AND TO
YOURSELF to be PREPARED for an emergency-to
be INDEPENDENT of railways that may at any moment
be needed FOR YOUR DEFENSE
This means that you must learn to produce food and
to save foodto cultivate the ground and store the har
vest Perhaps you can do much, perhaps only little,
but whatever you do is worth while as an example
of thrift and preparedness.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

IN artlnClai lnCuDatiOn ana DrOpulnB
the hen will continue to be the means
OF Matching and rearing chickens for
large number OF poultry raiscrs,
especially those who have small
focks. On the general farms, where
chickens are raised merely as a side
line, Mistress Biddy still holds her
place of importance.
Unfortunately for the farmer,
Matching time comes at a season
when the regular farm work-plow-
ing and planting--is most pressing.
The farmer feels that he cannot de-
vote sufficient time to an incubator
to secure good results, and rather
than neglect it, perhaps, he prefers
to leave the responsibility for next
seasons layers to the hen.
Biddy is fully competent TO take
charge of a Matching, and in most
cases she will live UP to your expec-
tations; nevertheless, there are few
points to consider which are fire.
quently overlooked and which will
add to the convenience and well-be-
ing OF all concerned. .s.
Pullets Seldom Dependable.
In the first place, remember that
there is individuality in hens. How
ever much this may tax your cred
ulity, it is true that chickens have
certain amount Of intelligence, con-
sequently some hens are better quail
flied to assume their maternal OBJ
legations than others. You have no.
ticed, no doubt, that some hens are
quiet and docile, and that in spite Of
everything you do to them, they will
remain on the nest with the greatest
fortitude and determination. Others
are wild and nervous, and will take
flight at the approach Of the attend
ant. These rattle-brained hens are
not to be intrusted with eggs. They
will make poor work OF Matching,
and later they will be found incom-
petent to manage a brood OF chicks.
All poultrymen agree that the gen.
eral-purpose breeds, such as the
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and
Rhode Island Reds, make the best
sitters. The lighter breeds, such as
the Leghorns, Campines and Ham
burghs, which are in reality known
and classified as nonsitting varieties,
are too nervous and Eighty for hatch
ing purposes, and are seldom used on
that account.
Furthermore, they are so small,
and so closely feathcred as compared
to Plymouth Rock, Orpington or
Brahma, that they are incapable of
covering large setting OF eggs or
to brood large Aock OF chicks.
1t is economy TO set large hens, be-
cause they can cover more eggs than
small one, but this point must not
be carried to the extreme of using
clumsy hens. Clumsy fowls are apt
to trample and kill the chicks before
the little fellows are strong enough
to get out OF the way; or the heavy
footed hens arc likely TO smash the
eggs while moving about on the nest.
The hen that is observed to leave and
return to her nest with the greatest
care and precision and to step lightly
is the bird to select for setting.
Older fowls usually make better
sitters than nnlIets for the same
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Get This Free Garden Book.

Afiftypage illustrated booklet on the planting and
care of the home vegetable garden will be sent free to
any reader of The Bee This book is official pubca
ton of the United States 1t covers the gar
den from artichokes to tunips 1t tells you what to
plant and how to plant it. gives cultural hints and
planting table for more than fifty of the most important
vegetables for the home garden tells you all about the
proper tools, fertilizers, etc. etc. Contains diagrams
showing how to lay out your garden You need this
more food.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
CITES FOLLY OF WORRYING
Retired Business Man Offers Some
Good, Homsly Philosophy Based
90 Long Experience.

4 retired business man now living
In soldiers home writes the follow
Ing letter to friend In the dry goods
market, and Its homely philosophy and
confidence will be found refreshing:
"Since ! saw you / have entered on
my seventy-seventh year. My expert.
ence has taught me the folly Of wor-
rying over events I cannot control.
have much reason for gratitude, as ]
have been allowed TO live long. Ny
lines are cast In pleasant places, and
that is more than many a millionaire
can truly say. / have little sympathy
for people who mourn their former
prosperity, just making themselves
miserable and their hearers uncomfort-
able.
NY five months captivity In rebel
prison showed me how little, after ALL
a person requires to be perfectly hap
py and contented One good square
meal to the prisoners would have con-
verted the prison yard into a picnic
grove. Even II you may meet
with ingratitude. your kind deed is re-
corded somewhere, and will be remem-
bered. / must stop pressing, perhaps
you will think am getting into my
dotage."-New York Journal Of Com
marce and Commercial Bulletin.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
EVERY STATE HAS ITS STAR
Arrangement Of Field Of Blue on Flag
10 Definitely Regulated by Law
and Executive Order.

Did you know that every star in our
American flag has Its own individual
and particular state which 1t repre-
sents and that Its placement on the
square Of blue is carefully and def
nitely regulated by law and executive
erderf
In 1872, on October %, the last ex-
ecutive order concerning the flag was
made. and 1t provided for the specific
arrangement Of the stars, says the De
troit Free Press. They We're to be
arranged In six horizontal rows OF
eight stars each. Starting in the
right upper left-hand corner and plae-
ing each row from left to right. the
star corresponding to each state Is
named In the order of the states ratl-
fication Of the constitution.
Thus star No. l. in the upper left
hand corner. is for Delaware. Star
No. 4s, In the lower right hand cor
ner, Is for Arizona.
The following list will show you
at a glance exactly which star Is
yours:
First row-No..1. Delaware; 2, Penn.
sylvania; 3. New Jersey; 4, Georgia;
6, Connecticut; 0, Massachusetts,, Z,
Maryland; 8, South Carolina.
Second row--.No. 8, New Hampshire:
10, Virginia; II, New York; Il. North
Carolina; 10. Rhode Island; IA, YER
mont; Is, Kentucky; 16, Tennessee.
Third row-No. II, Ohio; is. Louis
lana; 10, Indiana; 20. Mississippi; Il.
Illinois: %. Alabama; %, Maine, "a,
Missouri.
Fourth Row-No rs, Arkansas; 20.
Michigan; q, Florida; %, Texas; 20.
Iowa: 80. Wisconsin; 81. California;
81, Minnesota.
Fifth row-No 33, Oregon; "a, Kan
sas; IS, West Virginia; 80, Nevada;
81. Nebraska; 8S. Colorado; 80, South
Dakota; 40, North Dakota.
Sixth row-No. Al, Montana; 42,
Washington; 43, Idaho; A. Wyoming /;
40, Utah; 40. Oklahoma; AZ, New Mex
leo; 49, Arizona.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
Would Tunnel English Channel.

A machine for tunnellng the English
Channel In 50 days has been brought
to the attention Of the British govern.
ment by Mr.. John X. Hencken, civil
engineer Of New York, who states that
he has official approval of HIS scheme.
The scheme contemplates boring four
tunnels by means Of eight machines
that will cut through earth and rock
at the rate Of 100 feet per hour. and
provides not only for a trackway in
each tunnel. but driveway, along
with motor-lorries could be driven
from England to the supply bases in
France. Mr.. Hencken asserts that he
can have the tunnels complete and
ready for operation within a few
months time, and declares that, should
the scheme be carried through, II
would release most of the shipping
now used between England and
France.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
Jane Austen,

Andrew Lang's rhyme on the Life
and Letters" plague would not apply
to Jane Austen, the centenary of
whose death we celebrated recently,
says the London Chronicle. Sixty
years passed away before any hiog-
raphy Of her appeared. Once the ball
was set rolling however, 1t soon gath
cred force, and the number of Lives"
sf that most modest of authoresses
which have appeared since have amply
made up for the previous neglect. So
little did Miss Austen like publicity
that Mr.. Austen-Lelgh has told US that
during her lifetime "few Of her read
ers knew even her name, and none
knew more than her NAME" and on
her death In 1917 there was no men
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13

against the government this time with clean hands and
its loyalty American people will have nothing to do with 1t
Not only should the Non Partisan League show that its purpose not
harmful but incumbent upon to show that can do some need
full thing better than organizations already xstance
This nation facing ocis may feel that not properly fitted
for the but the question better the chances for success
by trading the old and tried and faulty p for untred
and thing Lincoln advised that wise horses
while crossing stream.
to that just what the Non Partisan League urging
do at the best construction that be given its claim for
recognition.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

KEI4 lPUBIISHEKJ UIS4JO
U. s. Land Office at SterliiR Colorado,
Department ofo the Interior
Nov IL. 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Edward Lin
ney. OF New Raymer, Colorado. who. on Jan.
18th. 1913. made Homestead Entry. No, 0ls490.
for 81 syyh, SWA SEA. Sec. II 81 SEA.
and Ell SWIi, Section is. Township N,
Range IS W., 9Th Principal Meridian. has FL
ed notice OF intention to make Final Three
Year Proof. to establish claim to the land
above deser ibed. before Clyde l.. Stanley. u.
s. Commissions at New Raymer. Colorado,
on the sth day OF January. 1918.
Claimant names rs witnesses
Henry s. Fouts, Morrell Nickerson, George
Mclaughlin and Christopher Zortman, all Of
New Rayme err. Colorado. ll-22 1927
A. F. BROWNS. Register.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(PUBLISHERl O2o654-s2l0l2
ne,,rtmeut of the Interior

U. s. Land Office at Sterling, Colorado,
Nov G, 1877.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Thomas ].
Headtey. Of Stoneham. Colorado. who. on
April 3rd and June LIST, 1914. made original
and Additional Homestead Enetries. Nos.
c2065f, 02l0l2, for Eis SWA, Sec. II. El4
NWA and SWA, Section 10. Township n,
Range s. W. 9th Principal Meridian. has
flied notice OF intention TO make final Three
Year Proof. to establish claim to the land
above described. before Register and Receiver.
u. s. Land Office, at Sterling. Colorado, on
the 18th day OF December. 1917.
Claim ant names as witnesses:
Albert Hues. Edgar Moiratt. George Malisch
and Frtink Ware, all of Stoneham, Colorado
lis 1918 A. F. BROWNS, Register.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
NOTICE .EOR PUBLICATION
pCSISHEB) OF

Ut'pnftmeHt 10 the IuttTI0 eg.4
u. s. Land Office at Sterling. Colorss{s
September II. 1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that Meredith w.
Bailey. of New Raymer. Colorado. who. on
August 18th, 1914, made Homestead Entry
No. O2i3is. for Lot 8. sH NWA. and SWA.
Section 2. Township North. Range IS West.
9Th p. Meridian. has filed notice Of intention
to make Three Year Proof to establish claim
to the land above described, BEFORE u. S.
Commissioner, Clyde l.. Stanley. Mt New Ray
mer. Colorado. on the 9th day Of December
1917
Claimant names rs witnesses
David s. Thurman, Of New Raymer. Colo.
Morris Seldin of New Raymer, Colo.
Homer b. Mcclellan. of New Raymer. Colo.
Hutson +. Moler. of New Raymer, Colo.
A. +. BROWNS. Register
1l-22 2-20
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS
1UITnV yHxrEDa

KEL IPUBLlSHEKI WINS
Department cfo inc Interior
u. 5. Land Office at Sterliny. Colorado.
Nov. .. 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Emma kaohu,
of buckingham, Colorado. who. on Aug. 18th.
lela. made Homestead Entry. No. 02i37s. foor
NEh. Section p. Township 8 N. Range 50
of intention to make Final Three Year Proof.
to establish claim too the land above describe
ed. before Clyde L. Stanley. U. s. Commits
sioner. at Keota, Colorado. on the eth day II
December. 1917.
Claimant names rs witnesses
Arthur Rupp. Emma Rupp. Frank r. Gray
and Mrs. Frank +. Gray. all Of Buckingham,
Colorado. 1i-22 1920
=. A. y. BROWNS. Register.
Evening journal., 1917-07-24

board 10 tue new system of dividing
the schools into three districts. in
stead OF awarding coal contracts for
the ontire school system. as hereto.
ufrq. and that this division would
enable the smaller dealers 10 bid for
the contracts. as well as the larger
firms
Boslus and smodley offered to
provide coal 90 tho prevailing whole.
sale price. plus $3.50 per 1000 pound
ton
A proposition from Edward r.
Puscy Company carried various
prices for coal OF different sizes TO
The schools IN any one Nhool dis
trlcs .hui conditioned on immediate
deliveries only This was not In ac-
cordanco with the specifications. Both
were referred TO the free commit
tee.
Another proposition from the puscy
Company contemplated immediate de-.
liVerles IN ono district only. This
called for pea coal. Sc per 2 900 pound
ton, nut $3.50; osg. S710; buck
wheat. S525; and biWminous s635.
Similar figures were ou0ted by Henry
snyder AN these propositions were
referred TO the fuel committee.
Elwood Souder. chairman OF the
new building committee reported
that Should there be no further serious
delays the Hieh school Buildings
would be ready for occupancy about
the latter part OF October. It also
developed that there was an absence
of working plans and drawings in
SOME details
Estimates were received for necos-
sary changes IN piping and similar
matters in the laboratory and do
nestle science rooms. SS3i new sinks
at aquarium. $50; from A. s Reed
and Broihcri changes In electric
equipment S10S and S27 so. from Z.
~ Higgins and Company
A. S Reed and Bro Company Of
fcrcd 90 change tho stairway for
$3.50, 90 install the vent registers for
1926 and to install the railing around
she running track for $40 The con-
tract was awarded to that company