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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
MINERAL MATTER is
ESSENTIAL FOR COWS
ordinary Rations Do Not Contain
Sufficient Amount of Mate
rial for Milk.

Dairy cows ordinarily cannot digest
from rations OF the usual character
sufficient mineral matter to meet the
demands made by heavy milk produc-
ton. This conclusion has been reach
ed by nutrition experts at the Ohio ex-
pertinent station after two years in
vestigations with COWS yielding large
quantities of milk.
These specialists also say that even
when the common practical rations
are supplemented with large amounts
of calcium carbonate and bone flour,
the cows still give off more lime than
they can digest from their rations. To
meet this demand for heavy milk pro-
ductiOn the cows must draw upon the
mineral substances of their skeletons.
Further attempt is being made, by
the use of more readily soluble lime
salts, to learn whether a COW can alb
sorb as much lime as she gives off
during heavy milk production.
The results obtained thus far en-
phasize the value of 1eguminous rough
ages in milk production. Without lib
eral allowance of such feeds the loss
Of minerals from the bones becomes
excessive, and predisposes to disorders
of nutrition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
WIND-PRooF STOCK SHELTER
1t Should Be Made Strong Enough to
Withstand Any Wind-Set End
Posts in Cement.

In constructing a stock shelter in
an open field particular care should
be taken to make it substantial
enough to Withstand any wind short
of a tornado. A little foresight in
this regard may save the loss Of valu-
able animals at some later time. To
this end the posts should be firmly
set, preferably in cement, and the
upper framework should be Snugly
bOlted or spiked together.
If the three inclosed sides are COM
posed Of loose boards, set on end at
an angle of 45 degrees and banked in
place with straw, about the worst
heavy wind could accomplish would
be to elbow out" the sides. Little
damage to stock would be likely to
occur in such an event.
A shelter of this kind, with its top
as well as its sides heavily straw-cov-
cred viii for all practical purposes be
as permanent as though its sides had
been nailed firmly in place. With it's
open side toward the south it will
prove weather-proof, warm and quite
adaptable to creature comfort.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
ONE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS
Chamber in Westminster Abbey Which
Was Once Treasury of England
Is Still Closely Guarded.

Few who explore Westminster abbey
are aware that there are many of its
most ancient and interesting parts OF
which they have never had a glimpse.
For instance, in the eastern cloisters
there is Il door so guarded against un-
authorized intrusion that il can only
be opened by seven keys, which are
in the jealous custody OF as many gov
eminent officials. Five OF the keyhoIeS
of this wonderful door, which is Gov
cred with human skins, are concealed
from view by a stout iron bar which
traverses it.
This door gives access to a vaulted
chamber, known as the Chapel of the
Pyx, the walls of which were stand
ing as they stand today before even
the Norman conquest landed in Sus-
sex. The chamber was once the treas
ury of England, to which were brought
the most cherished possessions of the
state" The regalia of the Scottish
kings and the Holy Cross OF HolyroOd
were deposited here, and for many
years IL served as a mint for coming
silver and gold IT was. centuries ago,
the scene of a daring robbery, and to-
day il contains. in addition 10 a stone
altar. some old chests. one OF which
is said TO have held the jewels OF Nor
man kings-Tit-Bits.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
dEFNA1RNE
S1EO0QK
GRINDING FEED FOR HORSES
Improbable That 1t Pays Except Where
Animals Are at Hard Work or
Have Poor Teeth.

Answering the query as to whether
1t pays TO grind oats or corn for horses,
and which would give best results,
Prof. B. z. Carmichael OF the Ohio ex-
pertinent station makes the following
reply:
ct is improbable that grinding
either corn or oats for horses viii pay
excepting in cases where the horses
are at very hard work or have poor
teeth. Even in instances OF this kind
it is not at all certain that profit viii
always result from this rather expen-
Sive operation. Soaking corn that is
exceedingly dry and hard is advisable.
As a general thing it seems that it is
safe to regard ear corn and oats, both
of good quality, approximately equal
in feeding value per pound for horses.
eff there is a tendency to swallow
the feed without thoroughly chewing,
it would be worth while to devise a
method of feeding that would render
it impossible for the feed to be eaten
so rapidly. Mixing small amount of
bran or chaffed hay with the grain
might be of assistance, or the same
result might be accomplished by put
ting large pebbles in the feed box. 1t
is well to determine whether the teeth
are in good condition, whenever there
is evidence that the feed is poorly
masticated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
SPREAD THE MANURE
DIRECT FROM WAGON
Several Good and Substantial
Reasons for Condemning
Practice of PiIing 1t.

By H. T. FRENCH. Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins. CoIo.)
A common practice In farming sec
lions is still followed, that of hauling
manure from the yards and stables to
the field, and instead of scattering the
manure, placing it in piles. There are
several reasons why this should not be
done; first, it offers a breeding place
for flies and insects, and a harbor for
mice and other Yermin. Second, and
more important, there is a consider
able loss in the effect of the manure
by teaching and unequal distribution
of it's fertilizing ingredients.
Wherever the piles are made the
ground will receive more than its share
of the fertilizer and other portions will
not get a fair show. It is a mistaken
notion that much of the fertilizing
value will escape in the air If the ma
nure is spread at once. The soil will
catch the valuable constituents from
the melting snow and rain, and even
dew will carry some Of them into the
soil. The third reason is important
also, and that is in the economy Of
spreading the manure direct from the
wagon as soon as hauled to the field,
rather than to handle 1t again In
spreading from the piles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
ECONOMY OF FEEDING GRAIN ON PASTURE

Forage crops make cheap pork, be
cause they permit cutting the grain al
lowance to the minimum. a system
OF management which will furnish for
age through the entire grazing season
should be planned early.
Rye and bluegrass will furnish pas
ture early in the spring, and may be
followed by alfalfa or clover. Hogs
have been turned onto alfalfa at the
Missouri College Of Agriculture as
early as April 10, although it viii usu-
ally be several weeks later before it
is ready. Glover will usually be ready
for pasture during the last half Of
May.
These crops must be seeded the
year previous TO that in which they
are to be grazed. Perhaps the best
spring-sown forage is dwarf essex
rape, or a mixture of rape and oats.
Rape may be seeded for hog pasture
as early as the ground can be worked
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

from one place to another they are apt
not to breed well, and. other conditions
being equal, they breed better the third
season they are in a locality than the
second.
Breeding geese should have consider
able exercise and be kept moderately
thin in flesh through the winter by
light feeding and free range of facili-
ties for swimming. The Emden geese
lay few eggs but make mothers. Geese
are grazers and too much grain is not
good for them. To insure fertile eggs
they should have an abundance of
green food and have access to a pond
or other body of water If this is not
possible q tub OF water set level with
the surface of the ground may be sub
stituted.
Very early Matching is not desirable,
since the goslings do not thrive well
unless they have an abundance of
grass. Tor the first two or three days
they should be given nothing except
grass and water. Later a little feed
of scalded cracked corn should be Civ
en- in addition three times a day. The
goslings are liable to be overcome by
the heat, and should always have some
place of retreat where they may es-
cape the suns rays. The eggs may be
Matched advantageously under hens,
but the gOSlingS should be immedi-
ately taken away from them. They
may be brooded for a short time in
outdoor brooders and after that con-
fined in houses at night
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

half of May or the first OF June, it
should be ready for pasturing in six
70 eight weeks.
Hogs which have been pastured dur
ing the grazing season on crops al
ready mentioned may be finished by
allowing them TO hog down corn and
soy beans. These crops may be grown
together or in separate fields. If
grown in separate fields, they should
be arranged so that the hogs can have
the run Of both fields at the same time,
since the two crops make a better "a
ton than either alone.
Experimental results at the Missouri
agricultural experiment. station show
that, on forage, it required an average
of 3.1S pounds Of grain 20 produce one
pound OF pork, as compared with 5.11
pounds, the average from five dry-lot
feeding trials conducted under similar
conditions. This would mean a saving
of 80 per cent in the amount OF grain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Good Type Of self.Eeeder.

can be protected from the weather, -
said Mr.. Gatewood. Charcoal is best
fed from the hopper or self-feeder, so
as to prevent waste.
cit is a common practice to burn
cobs until the cob is well charred,
and then the fire is smothered and the
hogs are given access to this. Some
people char their cobs in a pit, and
when the fire has gained good head
way, the top OF the pit is covered with
a piece OF sheet metal, and then coy
cred with dirt to keep out the air. The
charcoal can then be used as it is
needed. It is advisable to add salt TO
the charcoal as it makes it more pal
atable. and is also especially good for
the hogs"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
MURDER PROFITS IN PIG PEN
Success Assured Only When Animals
Are Comfortable and Have Lib
eraI Supply Of Feed.

A happy hog is q help TO humanity,
but a pessimiStic porcine is the cpl
tome OF despair. Nelancholia murders
profits in the pig pen and icicIes are
cold comforters.
Pigs and prosperity are synonyms
only when the pigs have congeniaI
temperaments, contented cOuntenances,
warm dry quarters and plenty OF ex-
ercise, including exercise OF the man
dibular muscles and the aiimentary
canal
Fill them up and watch them laugh !;
don't feed 'em on secondhand corn
cobs and barbed wire shayings or
they'll get mad and leave without pay
ing their board.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
TURKEYS LACK IN VITALITY
White Holland Breed as Hardy as Any
Other-AII Fowls Easily Sus-
ceptibIe to Disease.

White Holland turkeys are, as a
rule, as healthy and hardy as any other
variety, but the great trouble with tur-
key raising in the United States has
been the tendency to too close inbreed-
ing. The present stock lacks vitality
and stamina, are easily susceptible to
disease, and hence the losses sustained
by those who breed them Observation
shows that the birds raised by farmers
having free range OF the grain fields
are the profitable birds. Why? They
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
ROAD CONSTRUCTION is SLOW
Estimated That United States Spend
ing About $3.50, ooo, 900 Annually
on improvements.

Road construction is bound to be
slow because Of its great cost. Fig
ures show that the average cost OF
sand-clay roads in the United States
is 500 a mile, of gravel roads $1,000,
Of macadam $1,000 and Of asphalt
macadam $4,000 a mile.
It has been estimated that the states
are spending about $3.50, OO0,0 900 a year
on roads, and the expenditure is in
creasing every year.
Europe has a great advantage over
US, because the old countries have
handed down to them the best kinds
of roads for centuries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Try a Medicine That
Proves It's Value

I wish to tell you of my condition of
about four years ago. l was afflicted with
kidney and bladder troubles and had
constant pain in my back all the time for
about two or three months | did not
have any appetite and could not rest at
night and l was hardly able to do my
housework. l saw DR.. Kilmer's advertise
ment and decided to give Swamp Root a
trial; after taking four bottles of Swamp
Root l was restored to health and have
not been afflicted since / will cheerfuIly
recommend DR.. Kilmer's Swanp-Root to
Others afflicted with kidney and bladder
troubles. Yours truly,
SARAH Prayer.
SOB E. 9Th St., Coffeyville, Kan.
State of Kansas,
Montgomery county-ss:
Be is remembered, that on this 18th day
of April, 1915, before me, w. G. Bowman,
a Notary Public, in and for said County
and State, came Sarah Prayer, who IS
known to me to be the same person who
executed the within statement, and such
person duly acknowledged that execution
of the same to be her free and voluntary
act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed my Notarial
Seal the day and year frs above written.
w. G. BOWMAN
Notary Publio
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Also Economical

She was comedy and widow, and,
moreover, she was Scotch. She
mourned Macintosh, her late hus-
band, for 18 months, and then from
crowd of suitOrs chose honest, home
iy Mackintyre for her second.
I'm no guild enough for ye, dear -
he whispered. "What for did We choose
me DOT o sac mony?"
"Ah, weel, ye see," laughed the
pretty widow, yer names Mackin-
tyre"
Yes, but" began the bewiIdered
sutton.
"An' We KEN" finished the widow,
call my linens marked 'M-a-c-kr"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Not Her Ioh-

He was young subaltern. One eve
ming the sister in the hospital had
just finished making him comfortable
for the night, and before going on
duty asked: is there anything can
do for you before I leaveZ"
- Dear little Two Stars replied:
well. yesl I should like very much
70 be kissed good night"
Sister rustIed TO the door "Just
wait till 1 call the orderly" she said
''He does all the rough work here
London Opinion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
t llLILIIBy
BREEDING GEESE FOR PROFIT
Fowls Should Have Considerable Exer-
else and Be Kept Moderately
Thin During Winter

Old geese lay a greater number and
larger eggs and are more reliable than
young geese Nevertheless. If geese
must be purchased 1t often saves time
TO buy young geese rather than TO at
tempt TO secure any number OF old
ones Young ganders are better for
breeding purposes than young geese.
Young geese Go not lay as many fertile
eggs or produce as many gOslings In
the first breeding season as they do in
the second If geese are often changed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

were practically all that could be de-
sired. In Mississippi, it was found,
there is a state law requiring that
special annual tax of at least one mill
be levied for the upkeep of all roads
constructed by means of bond issues,
the fund to be kept separate from all
other funds to be used for maintenance
only. Instead of deterioration taking
place on the roads of some of the
counties in other states on which ex-
amipatiOns were made, it was found
that in Lauderdale county, Mississippi,
roads built several years ago and
maintained from the special fund have
actually improved since their compile
ton.
The county roads of Franklin county,
New York, it was found, are main
tanned with contribution of so per
cent by the state and under indirect
state supervision. AS result of this
system, the roads have been kept up
to their condition on completion. While
provisions for maintenance were on
the whole not satisfactory in the coun-
ties OF the other states in which stud
les were made, this condition since has
been remedied in Virginia by the pass
age Of state law providing that an an
nua1 tax of not less than three per cent
OF the amount of bonds issued shall
be levied to provide a maintenance
fund for .bond-built roads.
The existence of regulation tend
ing to lessen damage to roads and so
to reduce maintenance costs was re-
vealed by the studies in Spotsylvania
county, Virginia, where the county su-
pervisors had passed an ordinance
placing a relatively low limit on loads
that may be hauled in wagons fitted
with narrow tires and considerably
higher limit on loads for wide-tired
wagons. AS a result, most Of the
wagons using the roads of the county
have been fitted with tires ranging
from three to six inches wide.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get = IS Cent Bottle
of Danderine Right Now-AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-wiH surely
save your hair.
Get a % cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and Iuxuriance
which is so beautiful. It viii become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
anee of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just a
few weeks use, when you viii actual
iy see lot of fine. downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
.;<.S-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Farmers win find the Individual hOghoQ the sketch practical
sids provided writes Frudden of Charles
chancs Magazine
Is with
of
the o
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
ANIMAL FOOD FOR CHECKERS
During Winter Something Must Be
Provided to Take Place Of Grass
hopPers and Other Bugs.

In the summer when the hens lay
well they have bugs, worms. grass
hoppers and other insects. In the win
ter they need something to take the
place OF this kind OF food. Cut fresh
bone is very good Half an ounce daily
per hen supplies all she needs Of this
food. High-grade beef scrap is good
and is in a very convenient form for
feeding = North Dakota Experiment
Station
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
White Holland Turkeys.

get exercise, uncontaminated ground,
usually rOost in trees and get their
drinking water at some branch or near
by stream. All the causatiTe agents
are avoided The present effort 70 cor
rect the tendency TO weakness in tur-
keys, because OF inbreeding. through
the Introduction of wild blood, is meet
ing with some success.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
More to the Purpose.

Register gloom!' beloved the
movie director. You look as if you
were going on a picnic"
ST don't understand your meaning"
answered the screen star, haughtily.
"Hang it, Try to look the way peO-
pie do when they are coming back
from picnic"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
FEEDING SALT AND CHARCOAL
Needed Mineral Matter Is Supplied by
This Practice-SeIf-Feede
Prevents Waste.

Salt and charcoal should be pro-
vided to furnish hogs with mineral mat
ter, according to Ray Gatewood, in
structor in animal husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
''Sa1t should be available at all times,
preferably in an open shed where it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Stick to one Variety.

Where a quantity OF any vegetable
or flower is to be grown year after
year. it is wei to find a strain OF the
seed that does the best under the local
conditions and tie to it until q better
Is found.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Comfort for soONs.

What about the brood sows7 Are
they eomfortable7 If so, then are
they thrifty and IN good condition for
producing a large. sturdy litter cf
pigs?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Hen Comfort

When the hens lack OF summer per-
quisites must be provided for them in
winter, viz, warmth and sunshine, anil
NAL and green food, in addition to
their grain ration.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
cases Of Garuet

Care should be exercised In han.
ding cases of garget not only to save
the udder OF the affected animal, but
to prevent the spread OF the trouble.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Important 30 Enothere
Probably an Idle Rumor

Probably an Idle Rumor.
''What effect will this shortage of
dyes have?"
''I don't know"
"But what do you hear?"
"Some say it's going to throw lot
of brunettes back on the matrimonial
market"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Have xou Manx Hnnsa

Are you making provision for car
rying through the winter all the live
stock you can handler Many a man
can testify as 20 the proftableness OF
this winter cog
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Transfer swarms and comb from
bee trees TO movable frame hives on
warm days early In May.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

To prevent mice and rabbits bark
ing trees take soft axle grease or lard
with q little tar mixed with it and
apply with a paint brush.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Prove What Swamp-ROOt Win Do For 70,

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot,
tie 1t will convince anyone You will
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation; telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-eent and one
dollar size bottles for sale aC all drug
Atores.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Cold Frames

Grow vegetables out of season by
constructing a cold frame and hotbed.
Il judiciously used the returns VIII be
ten-foId the first season
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
- For AiIino Sheen

When a sheep is seen to be OF feed
It shcuId be taken TO the hospital pen
at once, and nursed-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Teet Thermometers

Test the thermometers before start
ing the ineuhators. for 8 poor one vii
ruin the hatch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

liable ia the poultry house as in the
hog house
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
RoadsIdes

Has any effort been made to plant
the roadsides in your vicinity with
trees or shrubs?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Hieh-Priced Grain

Hgh-priced grain ziI help pouItr-
men TO breed and keep better layers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

No possible increase IN milk prsca
can make q poor COW pay q profit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Thumn In %.

Lack OF eWzeise and too much 1ai
- the cauae Of thumps IN pigs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
An Equivalent

What is the English equivalent OF
'raeonteur2'
Bore"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Money for Good Roads.

The IS states are now spending
$3.50. 100000 q year on good roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

I've SHISe IN Tubes Csc. For Beck 81 the Eye
fREE ask Murine Eye Remedy Co.. chsesse
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

at the rate of six pounds per acre.
When the season is favorable, it will
be ready for pasture during the last
half of June.
Sorghum will furnish a considerable
amount of forage during the hot, dry
time of summer when other crops are
not growing well. If sown the latter