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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
INCUBATION is AID
WHEN GROWING PEAS
Found Especially Beneficial in
Wisconsin on Light, Sandy
and Acid Soils.

That the incubation Of peas espe.
ciaIIy when grown on sandy soil win
greatly increase the yield under ordi-
nary circumstances is the conclusion
reached as the result Of tests carried
on this summer by the college Of agn
culture, University of Wisconsin, in
cooperation with one Of the largest Of
the states canning factories, located
In La Crosse county.
Sharp differences between inoc1lated
and untreated peas were noticeable on
a number Of farms where the artificial
cultures were used. Although no def
mite weights have been taken at this
time, both E. B. Fred and r. e.
Vaughan, who inspected the fields as
representatives OF the college Of agri-
culture, state that the increase caused
by incubation viii In certain cases
average tenfold.
Individual plants from the untreat-
ed portion OF these fields rarely had
more than one pod containing two or
three inferior quality peas each, while
on the inoculated portions OF the fields
the peas had an average OF four or i've
pods, each having from four 70 six
peas Of excellent quality" is the brief
summary OF results secured TO date.
Little or no difference between in
oculated and untreated peas was noted
on the clay soils. The most benefit
from incubation seems to be realized
where the soil IS decidedly light.
sandy and acid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
PIGS BUSINESS TO
DEVELOP BIG FRAME
Good Pasture, Feed, Exercise
and Sanitation Are Import
ant Factors.
F'rom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)

CFrom the United States Department of
Agricultural
Keep the spring pigs growing all
through the summer. It is the pigs
business during this time to develop
a good frame, to grow bone, muscle
and vital organs, and to lay on fat.
Plenty of pasture, some grain, exer-
else, and good sanitary quarters are
all necessary If the spring pig is to be
thrifty and profitable, say specialists
of the United States department of ag-
riculture.
Give the spring pigs plenty of good
pasturage. They should be kept on
pasture as long as possible and gain
the benefit of its cheap nutrients, espe-
cialIy mineral and protein, and its
tonic and digestive qualities. But
pigs on pasturage alone, even alfalfa,
need some grain supplement. The
amount Of grain or other concentrated
feed used would depend on how much
pasturage is available, on the cost
factor of grain or other feeds, on the
age and condition of the pigs, and the
time at which the farmer expects to
market them. To be ready for the
early fall markets, spring pigs must
be fed a heavier grain ration than pigs
intended for the winter market.
Less protein supplement is needed
when pigs are run on leguminOus
pastures. Under most farm conditions
the pigs will gain well on I or 2 per
cent grain ration. The self-feeding
method makes for cheap and rapid
gains. II the grain ration is limited,
the hand-feeding is better. By feed
ing once a day in the early evening,
pigs take greater advantage Of the
pasture and Craze hungrily during the
cool of the morning or afternoon.
Plenty of fresh, clean drinking water
always should be available.
Pigs on pasture usually get enough
exercise. They should have a clean,
dry, well-ventilated shelter to guard
against exposure to storms, and to sup
ply shade. A concrete wallOw viii add
to the pigs comfort, and a layer of
oil on the water will keep down lice,
as will an oiled sack on a rubbing
post, or sprinkling the pigs with crude
oil every two weeks.
To supply mineral matter and ton
ic, the following mineral mixture is
good. It always should be accessible.
Dissolve the copperas in hot water and
sprinkle over the mixture:
Copperas, 2 pounds; sulphur, 4
pounds; slaked lime, 4 pounds; salt,
pounds; wood ashes, L bushel; fine
charcoal, 1 bushel.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
PLENTY OF LABOR IN KANSAS
Fear of Shortage by Farmers Of
State GroundIess, Exemption
Board Reports Show.

Who is to blame for seemingly con-
certed and widespread effort in Kan
sas to discredit the draft by represen-
tations that agriculture and laror in
Kansas is in a desperate condition?
The claims are persistent and, seem
ingly, they come from some source ac-
lively at work, that there are not
enough men in Kansas to perform the
work, and that desolation and starva-
ton are near and inevitable if a few
men are held for service in the army.
A member of the First District
Board at Topeka explains that there
is, at all times, and possibly always
will be, dearth Of competent work
ers in all lines. But conditions are
not desperate in Kansas. This is
made clear by the statements of rep
resentatiye men in different parts of
the state.
The Kansas board has been particu-
larly besieged by men who desired to
press some personal claims, or to be
heard individually. The Kansas idea
always is to send some one to To-
peka," and have the situation ironed
OUT by influential friends The board
desires that the widest publicity be
given to the fact that it is forbidden
by the regulations to hear oral state
ments, arguments or explanations in
reference to claims for exemption
The board is composed of F. D. Co
burn, H. P. FarreIly, S. ]. Crumbine,
George W. Blakley, E. E. Brewster.
One member of the board says to
all: "Stay away from Topeka and
from the district board, and thereby
make it possible for the board to con-
duct the work for which it was ap-
pointed"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
SHADE TREES ON RoADsIDES
Nine-Tenths of Highways in New York
Entirely Void OF Vegetation
Plan 10 Improve.

By investigations just completed by
the New York State College OF For
eStry at Syracuse, il has been found
that nine-tenths OF the rOadSides in
the rural districts Of New York state
are entirely void OF shade trees When
this is considered along with the fact
that last year New York state paid out
Of the state treasury about 100000
for the construction and maintenance
Of road beds, it shows that the state
Is not yet awake to the great need
and the great possibilities in rural
roadside Improvement
A preliminary survey has Just been
made by II. r. Francis in charge OF
the landscape extension work OF the
College OF Forestry.
During the survey, studies were
made OF such important features in
rural roadside improvement and beau
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricuIture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Use of city garbage for feeding hogs
will add materially to pork production
and also substitute a more economical
garbage-dispOsal system for the waste
full practice of burying or burning city
waste. To make city waste most avail
able for feeding TO pigs. every house
hold must be required and trained to
separate its household wastes care
fully so that dangerous material, like
broken glass or bits of metal, burnt
matches and wood, and other inedible
material, will not be mixed with food
scraps, vegetable parings and bones
useful for feeding. Cities should en-
force existing ordinances requiring
every household to separate wastes
carefully and to put all feeding mate
rial in one container and all inedible
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

good advantage in controlling disease
and the following directions for their
use are given:
1. Sweep ceilings, side walls, stall
partitions, floors and other surfaces
until free from cobwebs and dust.
2. Remove all accommodations Of filth
by scraping; and if woodwork has be-
come decayed, porous or absorbent, it
should be removed, burned and re-
placed with new material.
8. If the floor is of earth, remove
four inches from the surface; and in
places where it shows staining with
urine, a sufficient depth should be re-
moved to expose fresh earth. All
earth removed should be replaced with
earth from an uncontaminated source,
or new floor OF concrete may be
laid, which is very durable and easily
cleaned.
4. The entire interior Of the stable,
especially the feeding troughs and
drains, as well as milking stools and
all other implements, should be sat
urated with a disinfectant, as cresol
compound or carbolic acid, six ounces
to every gallon of water in each case.
After this has dried, the stalls, walls
and ceilings may be covered with
whitewash Cline wash), to each gallon
of which should be added four ounces
Of chloride OF lime.
5. All refuse and material from sta
BILE and barnyard should be removed
to a place not accessible to cattle or
hogs. The manure should be spread
on fields and turned under. In addi-
ton, the yards should be disinfected
by sprinkling literally with a solution
of copper suIphate, five ounces to a
gallon Of water.
The best method Of applying the dis
infectant and the lime wash is by
means Of a strong spray pump, such
as is used by orchardists-
This method is efficient in disinfec-
ton against most of the contagious
and infectious diseases of animals
and should be applied Immediately
following any outbreak.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
CLOVER SUPERIOR FOR EGGS
FaVorite Food for Fowls, and Each
Year Its Use Is Becoming More
General on Farms

For years clover has been a favor
tie food for fowls, and each year its
use is becoming more general. There
is large percentage of nitrogen and
mineral matter In clover. What is
known as "rowen," the second crop,
is best. In a high nutritive ration
clover equals barley, and almost equals
wheat.
1t should be cut when in full bios
som, l. e.. it should not be cut before
the first blossoms begin to turn
brown.
Being very rich in protein, clover
contains potash, soda. phOsphOric acid
and other ingredients that make it one
Of the best feeds for poultry. In short,
clover contains all the essentials in
well-balanced proportion. In a ton Of
clover there are about 80 pounds Of
nitrogen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

trash into the ash can or the receiver
Utilization OF garbage for feeding
animals viii save the people in the
cities an important sum Of money an
nually and contribute materially &c
the local food supply.
Dwe1lers in small towns, and even in
the suburbs and on the outskirts OF
the large cities, In many instances also
could help meat production. Many
vacant lots provide a suitable site fol-
a hog pen which will annoy no one.
and some of these lots are large
enough to grow green feed to aid In
fattening pigs. While the average fam.
lily will not have enough garbage, to
fatten a pig, several families who
Jointly build a pen and purchase one
or two pigs can fatten them co-opera-
lively at little or no additional ex-
pense.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
LOGGING TRUCKS MAKE ROAD
One Type Of Car Used in Far West
Has Front Tires of Ten Inches and
Rear Ones Of Twenty.

Powerful wide-tired trucks are now
being used in logging regions in Ore
gon and Washington, which virtually
make their own roads as they 90. One
type OF these cars is described in Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. 1t has front
tires 10 inches wide. An expert
enced driver carefully selects his
course as he goes over a route for the
first time and the weight OF his ma
chine makes a road as 1T moves along.
A few trips over the same line OF
travel serves to make a hard. smooth
surface which will Withstand consid-
cradle bad weather. Four-wheeled
traIIers are often used with these
trucks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Uification as good and bad varieties OF
trees found along the highways, views
and vistas obtained from the high
ways, the effects OF the shade trees on
crops in adjacent fields, the pOssibili-
ties Of the covering Of barren embank-
ments and the planting OF some de-
sirabIe sort of vegetation where over
head wires are in large numbers. One
Of the principal features studied was
the condition Of the roadbed as af-
fected by the presence or absence OF
shade trees.
Few people in the state will be able
to visit the wonderful national parks
OF the West, but an increasing number
OF people will own automobiles and
use the highways Of the state. Many,
If not all, Of these highways may
easily become state parkways OF beau
tifuI trees and shrubs. Trees grow
like weeds under the climatic condf-
tons existent in New York and with
varied scenery OF intense interest the
highways Of the state viii eventually
become as beautiful as those of any
other state in the Union.-Green's
Fruit Grower.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
PROTECT FLOCK FROM PESTS
All Kinds Of Poultry Lice Multiply
Rapidly in Summer-Use Plenty
of Vermin Killers.

In the heat of midsummer all kinds
Of poultry lice multiply rapidly, and
poultry keepers should use plenty OF
lice killers to protect the flock against
the torments of these pests, which
often spoil the profit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
DISINFECTANTS TO
CONTROL DISEASES
Explicit Directions Given by De-
partment of Agriculture Well
to File for Reference.

Rrom the United States Department OF
Agficuiture.)
Farmers are constantly advised to
disinfect their stables, henhouses, calf
pens, ETC., but do not know how to pro-
coed to do 1t effectively in all cases.
The following explicit directions by
the United States department OF ag-
riculture VIII be found useful and
might well be fled for future refer
ence.
Chemical disinfectants are used to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
FEED LATE MATCHED CHICKS
Little Ones Should Be Fed Separately
From Older FovEIs-Thorouohly
Disinfect Coops.

It is a mistake TO put the late
Matched chicks in the same yards with
older ones, to allow them to run on
ground which has been more or less
fouled by the earlier broods. or to use
the coops which earlier broods have
used unless these coops have been
thoroughly disinfected. The little ones
must also be fed separate from the
larger ones or the latter will get most
of the feed besides abusing the smaller
ones
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
WORLD SHORTAGE OF STOCK
Speedy Ending of War Would Not
Change Present Basis of Prices
Tax IL Protection.

There is every reason to believe that
the present level Of prices for live
stock will continue for some time. Be
cause there is a world shortage OF
stock, a speedy ending of the present
war should not change the basis of
prices until a normal supply of stock
is raised. The 10 per cent import
duty on stock, meats, hides and wool
will serve as protection against ship
ments from other countries where la
Dor is cheaper.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
FIT DUcKLINGS FOR MARKET
when Eight or Ten Weeks Old Young
Fowls Should Be Patterned
Keep Only Breeders.

The early Matching ducklings. If they
are eight or ten weeks old, should be
fattened now and sent to market, ex-
cept those which are to be kept over
for breeding purposes. and they should
not be fattened, but should remain on
free range If possible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
ENGLAND's cAsT-IRoN SHEEP
Herdwieks Are Noted for Their Nut.
ton and WooI-AbIe to Stand Ex-
posure and Hardships.

A writer In The Shepherds Journal
refers to the Herdwick as England's
cast-Iron sheep. The Herdwieks are
famed for their mutton and thick, soft
heeces. They stand the hardships
and exposures Of an inclement climate
better than most other breeds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Eco Turning Device.

deal of shaking up the eggs which is
not good Now along comes a Mime
sofa man and hooks up some cog
wheels, q chain and a couple of rollers
to his incubator, and within a few sec
onds you can roll over all the eggs in
the incubator instead Of doing it one
at a time. Take one look at the &C
companying drawing and you win see
at a glance just how the thing works.
Farming Business.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
EGGS ARE TURNED TOGETHER
Device Arranged by Minnesota Man
Facilitates Work oreatIy-Heat
Evenly Distributed

Every so often the man or woman
who is Matching chickens in an incu-
bator must turn the eggs over so that
the heat will be propOTtionately dis
tribusd. To do so by hand is a slow
process and involves quite a great
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
GOOD ROADS ARE ATTRACTIVE
Thousands of Farmers Making Direct
Profits by Catering to Pass
ing Automobiles.

The use Of the automobile by farm
ers has completely changed the ru-
raj attitude toward motoring, and
tens of thousands OF men are making
direct profits by catering to the pass
ing motorist. In order to attract him
there must be q good road. and thus
the lump of rural conservation Is Ieay-
ened to a surprising degree
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
PROTECTION FOR YOUNG PIGS
Fender Arranged Around Sides OF Far
rowing Pens Prevents Sow From
Crushing Little Ones.

This type of fender is used by hum
dreds of hog raisers in the corn belt,
and gives excellent results in a ma
jor1ty of cases. 1t consists OF a two
by four placed about eight inches from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Plan for Wesninc Lambs.

In weaving lambs put the ewes on
snort pasture, and put the lambs in
q distant pasture lot, out OF hearing
of the ewes At night the lambs may
be let In with the eyes, and thus grad
uaIIy Weaned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Poor Combination.

Lime or wood ashes and manure
should not be used In combination, be-
cause line releases the ammonia (ni-
trogen) in manure. allowing il to
escape In the air.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Timothy Hay for Cali.

Give the young calf timothy hay un-
til 1t is two or three months old be-
cause it gets plenty OF protein IN skim
milk. Afterwards alfalfa or clover hay
IE better.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
neereaes In Sheen.

One reason the sheep industry has
shown decrease in the last few years
is that wool buyers have paid no more
for q good fleece than a poor one
There should be q premium on good
wool
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

II you haven't e0w2ea seed, buy
1t. As a food and feed crop, the
eowpea should have q big place on
nearly every farm.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

the floor, or just high enough so that
in case q sow lies down while her
young are between her and the wall
they can slip under the fender and
avoid being crushed by the weight OF
the sow.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Cream GRADING.

Cream grading viii be required In
the near future. Why not start now
&c improve quaIity7 It VIII pay IN the
long run.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

A lot Of salt or some paint pals Iy-
ing around wiz sometimes furnish ma
teriaI for poisoning flock OF fowls OF
chicks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Plan for alfalfa a year ahead A
crop OF potatoes puts the land in sx-
eeIleat condition for alfalfa
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
Unhaoov Hens.

Lice by day and mites by night fur
nIsh the unhappy condition Of pOuI-
try kept under insanitary surround
Ings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

This I resolved on-to run when
can; TO go, when cannot run; ana
to creep when cannot go.-Johz
BwYsn-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
inc More EeonomIeaI.

Feeding More Economical.
The hen that consumes plenty Of
greens VIII utilize other and more ex-
pensive feeds TO better advantage, 50
that It makes her feeding more eco
nomicsI.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Develop sIEk-GEvins Quality.
The milk-givfng quality can b de-
Veloped only when it Is inherited.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

4 cIoudIess day Is the artists ideal
4 GODDESS Geld shO1ld be the farmers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Bond Issue fer Ohio
Ohio is talking OF $5OO.OO0sOOO
highway bond issue
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Careful Handling Of Trees.
quirs careful handling
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22
No Fruit VFithout Beea.

Without the honey bee thsre Woald
be little fruit
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Frozen cream win not make the best
butter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

K y. Enrolment Laree-With the
opening Of Kansas university for its
fall term. on September II, less than
two weeks away, Registrar George o.
Foster predicts an enrolment of close
to normal in spite Of the war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Bankers wife oead.-Mrs. R. C.
Wilson is dead at her home In Wa
keeney after being i'll several months.
She is the wife Of the president OF ths
Wakeeney State Bank and had lived
there since 1885.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Two Die at Crossing.-Two we're
killed and three seriously injured
when a Santa Fe express train struck
a motor driven by Will Fox, a farm
er, on a grade crossing fifteen miles
east of Hutchinson recently. Fox,
his wife and three daughters were in
the machine. Mrs. Fox and daughter,
Gertrude, 9, were almost instantly
killed. Mr.. Fox, Gladys, 6, and Goldie,
4, were picked up badly injured.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Injury Fatal to Boy.-Wilbur Moore,
11-year-old son of the Rev. and Mrs.
w. e. Moore of Arkansas City, is dead
as the result of injuries received
while playing N the Newman build
ing He endeavored to jump on a
moving elevator. His left leg Yas
crushed and had to be amputated.
The boy died from the shock.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Mine Brings $3.50, GOETHE SeQueah
mine, three miles southwest OF Baxter
Springs, was sold to the Haines Min
ing Company OF Commerce, Ok, re-
Gently. The consideration was $780,
coo for the first lease and the mine
outright, with Is per cent OF the orig
inal royalty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Winona to Fight for Road.-At a
meeting in Winona, attended by near
ly every taxpayer of the town, meas
ures were taken to employ the best
legal talent available to contest the
effort of the Colorado, Kansas & Ok
lahoma Railroad TO obtain permission
from the state utilities board to tear
up its tracks between Russell Springs,
the county seat of Logan county, and
Winona.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Kansas Repudiates Pickets.-Mrs
c. H Brooks, president of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage Association, has is
sued a statement in conjunction with
a declaration from the national organ
ization, regulating and condemning
the action of the Woman's party in
picketing the White House.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

First Greeley Settler Desd.-Mrs.
Kate Sutton, 80 years old, is dead at
Greeley. She came here in 1854 and
was tie first settler in the county.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Burned to Death BY Gasoline
James Sutton, farmer, near Smith
Center was burned to death, following
the ignition of gasoline as he was fill
ing his motor car tank. AS he fought
the flames a storage tank nearby ex-
ploded. covering him with burning OIL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

K. u Professor Resigns.-J. Vain
wright Evans. associate professor in
the department of journalism at the
University OF Kansas, has resigned to
accept position on the staff of The
Nations Business. the publication OF
the United States Chamber of Com
merce at Washington.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-22

Well Causes Typhoid.-One well in
Atchison is blamed for seven cases of
typhoid fever. four Of which include
an entire family. The parents and
two children were taken to a local
hospital. The well was condemned by
the local health officer.