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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15

Natural incubation is advisable
where only 4 fcw chickens are to he
raised, according 70 =. l.. Harris. su-
per!ntcndtI.t 81 the kansas state Ayrl.
cu!iura! College Poultry Farm.
Less expenses and trouble viii be
incurred II chicks are incuba,ed nat
ura4!y where only hfy or 100 chicks
are 10 be raised" said Sir. Harris al
though there are many argu!nenti
against the hen as L mother there ha :
never been an incubator invented tina:
VIII match as h!Sh 4 percentaSc .. fer
Tile eggs as the hen--provided she can
he Induced 70 stay on the nest duriu:.
the entire period Of incubation.
where only few cnickcns are
raised II is an easy matter TO wn,ct,
the hens and see that they ALWAYS
return 20 their own nests after rett.uy
oil Tor feed or exercise While scyer;,l
hehs are setting "a, the game time, how
ever. II ~ almost Impossible 10 avoid
having TWO or more hens fight for tn,
same nest rms allows part Of the crrs
10 become chilled and large humber
OF them are likely TO become broke,
during the fight over the nests.
IN order 10 avoid The d;ncuI.y
caused by hens shifting from u.s, .,
nest or hshiins with each other. s,o.ll
coops may be provided. which hav. in.
acpchGent runs These runs should Ia
! covered, so as TO prevent any hen I..v
/ ihe hcr own Enclosure afauy valu,ti,
hct'ihES OF cSgs may be saved in ,hj.
| manner" ''iF
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WOULD MOUNT HEAVY
GUNS ON TANK CARRIAGES
Private In Artillery Suggests Pin, >.
quickly Getting Big Pieces
to the Front,


WASHINGTON. October 14.-Au CO..
OF inventions and IDEAS are being en-.
mitted to the committee on war T.,
Vcntions and the board OF M,
nance and Notifications for consider,
ton and demonstration. One of ,bo,o
comes from Frederick NJ. Clouter. ,,,
vate OF Battery d. Third Field Arm
iery. at San Antonio. Texas His lido,
consists OF mounting the heaviest c,t,
Der artillery on carriages built on ~.
british tank principle. He holds ~
sixteen inch gun on Il tank carri,yo
can advance over any ground as no,
the trench lines rs desirable ~
broad chain tires of the proposed TAM,
he says would be as practicnhl.
concrete bed from which 10 fire ,ha
piece. IT could ignore bullets am,
Squclch dangerous shell fire In AL
opinion. battery of such pieces -,
some chosen point would he n powcr
full factor in the offensive OF igtS l.,
which American forces are .xnoc,n,j
TO be engaged. The British forces bn,.nI
had real problem in the neces.it y
of bringing up their heaviest ar.iI.
icry rapidly enough in tho rear oyl
the retreatinE .cncmy TO destroy ,hie
new bases. etc. According to pr;v,tn
cloutcr the big guns on their mobiioI
tank carriages would go nreat ,v,y
toward sowing that problem and nm
doubleday would justify the expense of
their construction.
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ever experienced by the cotton region
SO early In October. Bullish traders
considered the cold snap as marking
tho end OF the growing season. Pri-
vatc reports from the belt told Of much
damage. chiefly TO undeveloped -bolls.
The net change for tho week. which had
only four trading days. owing to holi-
days. was rise of II to 81 points.
Spot prices at their highest were 26.G3
cents pound for middling. n new high
level In that department. and the high
est price In over half IL century. This
week the trade will be chiefly con-
ccrned at first with the Census Bureau
report on American mill consumption.
which will be issued tomorrow. Fol
lowing that. full returns from the belt
as to damage done by cold weather will
be watched. The long side believes the
Official weekly weather and crop ac-
counts. due on Wednesday, will be
about the most bullish of any thus far
this season. Toward the end OF last
week there were signs Of increasing
activity in the spot markets OF the
south, and. If this is carried over into
This week II may eventually be the
Leading factor in the situation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15
THE MECHANISM OF LIQUIDS

| In order 10 understand the power
! problem q the operation Of lifting
water vc must learn right a. the start
that all pulups {: lifts require precisely
lie same amount o! power to lift a
certain quantity OF water 70 a certain
height in Cs".a'u time. There is pos
itively no difference between them ex-
cept in the matter OF friction and Leak
age. II all friction and leakage OF each
and every kind could be eliminated, one
pump or hosting contrivance would
work just as economically as another.
The required power varies simply in
accordance with the amount Of water
to be raised the height to which II is
10 be raised. the time in which It is to
be raised. and the amount OF friction
OF the piston. the rod, the valves, the
gear, and the water in the pipes, and
the amount Of leakage.
These simple facts must be clearly
kept in mind by every one who wants
to understand pumping operations. The
science of Northumberland is. 1.-The me-
chanics of liquids"-states these facts
in four so-callcd theorcms, as follows:
l. The power required to raise n GER
tain quantity of water to certain
height in certain time varies direct
~ with the quantity to be raised
:. The power required 10 raise GER
tain quantity Of water in a certain time
varies directly with the height to which
il is TO be raised.
;. The power required to raise GER
tain height varies inversely with the
time in which it is to be raised.
T. The total amount Of friction Of Il
pumping apparatus consists of the fric-
ton OF all its parts and Of all the fric-
ton OF the water In the pipes; friction
increases as the square of the velocity
of the flow.
A few illustrations will make the
given theorems clear
ta) 1t requires twice as much power
20 raise 200 gallons ten feet in one
minute as il does to raise 100 gallons
TO the same height in ons minute.
OBJ II requires half the power to
raise 100 gallons OF water five feet
in one minute that it does to raise It
ten feet.
Co 1t requires four times the power
TO raise 100 gallons ten feet in one
minute that i; does to raise the same
quantity Of water ten feet in four
minutes.
I'D 1t requires eight times the
amount OF power to raise 200 gallons
twenty feet IN half minute that il
takes to raise 100 gallons ten feet in
one minute.
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Care of SfIo.

The wood stave silo is one part OF
tho farm building equipment which
must have attention at just the proper
time. Dry weather may cause the
slaves to dry out
A great many silos have been either
blown down or wrecked because the
hoops were not frightened and the an
cAors fastened. 1T is Of the utmost
importance that guy wires and anchor
bolts be examined and adjusted and
the hoops frightened. 1t may be noces-
Sary TO perform this operation TWO or
three times during the summer
To keep the walls of staVo silo
from collapsing. wood hoop nailed at
the top Of the Inside walls Is recon-
mcnded. This hoop may be made of
three or more thicknesscs OF one-half
inch by four inch elm or white oak
lumber.
When tho silo Is filled in the fall.
the slaves absorb moisture and swell.
Hoops should then he iooscned to re-
iieve unnecessary strain upon them.
The inside walls of the silo should be
treated with a coat OF linSeed oil or
creosote every year or two. az needed.
This renders The wood more durable.
y coat OF paint on the outside of the
clio every two or three years not only
protects the slaves from decay, but
improves the appearance.
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Some Butter-MnkinE Rules.

The Pennsylvania Agricultural Coll
ieEe Offers the following good rules for
making butter:
!. Cool the hrst batch Of cream TO
about SO degrees when separated; mix
With this the successive patches as
rapidly as separated and cooled. keep
!ns tie cream Geld and sweet until SUI
fc!ea; Is secured for churaiug.
RAISE the temperature O. the cream 10
20 ctg.Ees the evening before chu-c-
lag add about - cent OF starter.
ettatT commercial or natural. OF clean
su;ie-alk from ;ae previous chura-
iHE, aao !e; he mixture stand over
nisa- Ia+ cream should ;hea have q
c-@Aa. sorE aevo. = The morning The
temperatures g.Vea s:= only sugres-
i!ve. Temperature Q. ak age Q. cream
KIM Q: COWS and Other :&c.o!s a.ec:
t2tst 2EE:es !: should be stated that
aatr:a! stare. consists .. clean.
sweet o!.s: which has ueea held IT -
ctg.e-s :c- twelve hours
: Hold TIE arx: bGtcn .. cream :.
temperature % 90 degree. I un,il
sour enough .o- chu-niag. than cool
- % degrees r; XIX Win this N.
successive patches Q: cream as soon
IS SEPARATED aiG cooled % the same
temperature Hold IN g cool place
ABOUT 30 10 81 degrees FL free from
doors, until enough is secured FOR a
Z.
to u. churt.Gg temperature. which.
"!H vary according - the season. Hold
me cream =, his temperature a. least
one hour before chvrning. Do not I'll
'he chU!n more than one-third fun If
iae chCTn!ng takes more than fort.
minutes ssa i:A butter appears as
small s--ot-:.se granules raise tho
chCrn!ng temperature not 10 exceed
l"o degrees al time. On the other
haHo' II me churn!ns comes in less
IMAM twenty-five minutes and the but
ter is too soft. lower the Temperature
about two degrees The right ,ernp.ra-
iure Is indicated when the churnioy
comes IN twenty-five 10 forty minutes
In s!anu!es the size OF wheat or coffee.
having firm. waxy texture AS rui.
lhe churning temperature varies from
90 degrees in winter TO 50 degrees in
summer.
Butter should be washed ,horourhIv
IN clean cold water 10 eliminate m.
buttermilk. II the butter ls 100 enr,
10 "ork. allow II TO stand few
minutes In water Of about 80 degrees
temperature: then add salt and work
II III by cutting the paddle through
the butter-not by stirring or mash
Ing. Work thoroughly untn nil Tho
SAT- is dissolved and does no, appear
us grit In the butter.
The amount o: salt 10 add dcpents
upon the Kind OF salt, and the aInoun,
desired by ones trade. a good ger
eral rule would call for one ounc. Of
salt TO pound Of butter
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DnIV Vegetables.

Economy may be effected by drying
vegetables by artificial heat. The
simplicity OF the method and equip
uient and the ease with which the
dried product is kept makes drying !,
very practical substitute for canning.
Miss Addie D. Root, OF the University
OF Missouri College OF Agriculture.
offers few suggestions for drying
vegetables: When drying string beans
or peas good green color may be
preserved BY blanching them befor.
placing them in The dryer. Vegetables
may DC blanched by placing them In
boiling water for few minutes an.
then plungi1g them into cold water.)
Prepare the peas and beans as for
cooking. B!anch from two to I'VE
minutes and Place IN the dryer at :,
temperature OF 40 degrees 10 100 de-
g-=es. Fahrenheit
Greens. such as Swiss chard. ana
duct. Only fresh greens should be
6r:ec Prepare Is. 20. cooking and
place in the dryer. Keep al 4 tenn
peratu-e OF from 40 degrees TO 16o
degrees Fahrenheit.
Corn should be cooked in boiling
water from eight 10 afteen minutes OF
just long enough 70 So, the milk. Il,
j. then cut from the cob with thin
sharp knife and paced in the dryer
at temperature II 40 degrees 70 100
degrees. Fahreahelt
/ Vegetables, SUCH as carrots and
sweet potatoes. may be dried. Vegs-
/ tables of THIS type dry better when CUT
into small pieces.
1t requires about three hours 20
dry vegetables b. artificial heat in a
simple drying pparatus. which ca.
be made at home such a dryc. may
consist o! series Of wooden trays.
:wo !nchss deep. "ith screen wi. e bot
toms. The trays should lie p!acec one
upon the oths! and elevated above the
stove or other source Of heat by u boz
ten inches deep. from which The top
and bottom have been removed, anu
which should rest on four bricks L.
permit AR circulation under the dryer.
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Don't Market Young IIc,.

~ T.. Is. Talcott. poultry husband
man, virginia extension division. saws.
men IL Is necessary to reduce The
SIZE OF The flock on accoun, of tho
shortage OF grain. farmers arc ,,r,,.,
10 practice careful cullius Of the mack
o. poultry. Instead OF the hygter,ca,
marketing OF females. An inspection
OF coops OF live poultry and OF mo
batteries In fa;tennG plants reveals ),
great many early Matched pullets and
young hens. at the same time MANY oil,
hens and surplus roos;ers arc i'm oyi.
dence on The farms. This means Tho
cutting down of cgg production GU,
OF production to the reduction OF IN,
size OF the flock. BY careful cuI,jnr
we can in many cases reduce the size
OF the flock without materially reduc-
ing me egg production. The poultry
department OF the extension division
Will be glad 10 give advice IN f,r,,,nr.
in this connection"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15
NEW YORK VOTERS COUNTED
Total ENROLMENT show, GOG. 500 Per-
SON Eligible TO Cast BnlIota
in Election

NEW YORK, October 1.-THE citys
ton, as shown by the completion Of
the count. Is 69s.s0e. or these. 25o.Os6
enrolled the last day. Tho vote for
New York City candidates will prob
ably be much larger than the registra-
ton figures would Indicate. for there
are about 100000 New Workers. young
men, nearly all OF voting age, serving
in the various training camps or in
France. These will have an opportun-
it, to vote.
This years registration is but 4l.53S
less than in 1915, which was n pres
idcntial year. and 29.lSG more than in
1918. when the last municipal election
took place.
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Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
terestcd In Making Homes
WHAT CONSTITUTES
GOOD-SIZED FARM
ny O. II. JOHNSON,
Missouri Agricultural Experiment SIN
tfon.


Missouri Agricultural Experiment SIN
ton.
s<'"A profitable farm business must be
Al good-sized business, A good sized
& business does not always mean a large
number Of acres-althouGh il usually
does. BY Eood-sized business is no.;
meant farms of two or three thou
sand acres. a good sized farm in Mis-
souri, need not be more than 400 acres.
Some businesses on much smaller farms
arc big enough for satisfactory profits.
\ man on EoodSized farm can
make profit more easily than man
on small farm. He can employ men.
horses, and tools more efficiently, can
follow good cropping system, more
easily, and can have more lines of
work so that his risk of loss is less.
a more regular supply CT labor and
better distribution of capital is posi-
BILE. These are some OF the reasons for
the better chances OF success with the
larger business.
The number of acres operated is not
the only measure OF size OF business
The man with too heavy capital
investment may think he has a large
business when ia reality il Is very
small The inveStmen, of the average
farm of region is the safest guide for
that community. 4 man with 4 large
number of acres and not enough capt.
tai to operate Them is much worse off
than II he had fewer acres ar:d enough
capital to handle them efficiently.
Every acre must be farmcd enough,
but not too much
Another factor which may limit the
size OF business is the productivity OF
the land. The men on farms of aver:
age productivity and up to one-ffth
more than average are the fortunate
ones. The man with less than average
yields or more !han one-ffth better
than average yields finds II harder 10
make success of his business. With
less than average yields he gets no
pront from crop production; with more
than one-ffth better than average
yields he is usually paying more than
the Increased yield IS worth TO get
that yield.
Another factor OF Importance which
limits size Of business is the system OF
farming which the man is following
in extensive farming regions like mos,
OF missouri man can pu, too much
labor on an acre OF ground or he can
put too little labor on that acre 4
2cN-acre farm may readily be no more
cfhcient than a ioD-aCre farm because
the man on the oo0-acre farm does lot
farm the land. while the man on the
loD acres farms u right.
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ENFORCED LIQUIDATION
REFLECTED IN MARKET
In Every Important I,ranch Securities
Drop to or Under Previous
Low Levels.
tBy Associated PressI

tBy Associated PressI
NEW YORK, October l4.-Prices
clearly DETECTED further enforced Ii
quotation In the four days of last
weeks stock market. in every impor-
tant branch securities falling TO or un-
der previous low levels OF the year.
Tor which various reasons were as
signed. The most logical OF these was
that new capital requirements OF the
government bear most heavily upon in
vcsters and holders of frst-class Sc
curities.
There seemed little reason aside
from this for the heavy offerings Of
Gilt-edSed railroad shares Many
speculative accounts were closed out
during the more urgent selling. which
reached its height In the mid-weck
considerable short covering appearing
later. In the prevailing mood OF the
speculative element. much pcssimistic
talk was heard regarding the future
dividend policy OF railroads and indus
trial corporations. This was heightcn-
ed by the unexpected suspension OF the
dividend on Peoples Gas which ad-
versely affected that stock and allied
utilities some 10 to 20 points Plans
now we'll under way by the railroads
state Commerce Commission for higher
freight rates coincide with the demands
OF Il large proportion OF railway en-
rloyees for increased pay.
Lower money rates and the fiotation
OF the second Liberty loan were fol-
lowed by an expansion or more than
s95.00o,000 in actual clearing house
loans. an increase OF soS.j0o. 900 in re-
serves of the Federal bank for mem
bers' account, an increase of almost
l30,0o0.O00 demand deposits and a
gain OF s1S.5O0.00O in reserves.
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Helps for the Farmer. wife

If milk is used In r,ixing mustard
instead OF water it VIII keep fresh FOR
several days.
lar rubbers. put am
monia In warm water and let them
stand in II for ten or twenty minutes
10 remove grease from silk rub
lump Of wet magnesia over tho spot
allow IT 10 dry and then brush off the
powder.
Don't depend upon extra heat when
you want water TO boil quickly, but
hhd niue salt to tho water and watch
the gratifying results.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15
Dyspepain Puts
Dyspepsia to Rout

No longer il II necessary to suffer the
distressing pangs of indigestion. gas
on stomach. biliousncss. bile and other
ailments of the stomach and digestive
organs. Keep Dyspcpain handy-take
1t as directed and you have no more
fear OF after eating distress. Sold and
recommended in Richmond at the fol-
lowing reliable drug stores. Try bot
tie to-day. Paragon Pharmacy Hord's
ton & Early 1.-TWO storcs), l.. T. Wright
Drug Co, Burnett's Drug store. Allen
Avenue Pharmacy. Tarleys Pharmacy.
Kern's Pharmacy and one store in each
town.-Adv.
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NEW ORLEANS. October 1d.--IIighcr
prices resulted in cotton last week. be-
cause or the unfavorablc weather CON
ni'lona over The belt. hut heavy luuI-
uhtloh met the Improvement and pre-
Vehted sensational upturns. The cold
wave which crossed the belt carlv In
inc week was generally regarded by
the trade as one OF the most severe
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IcOnornIyr Sane.

Mh'fe land is limited. cucurnbcrs
80 'Ui'"'"cs may be grown on stakes
or trclliscs. Chicken wir. 4. o,n To-
TINS. or tomatoes may be tied 10 .,,lto.
u''Nci IN the ground at each pI,nt
ana then all but two or three branchc.
Kept CUT off. and tying those LEFT 10
'he STAKE as they grow: this result,
IN littic less fruit per plant hu,
more plants may be planted on The
same amount OF space Three fee,
apart each way Is enourh
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Not Affected b, Hish-prieed G,.,n,

~.
Geese can be raised in small nocks
on general farms, on pasture or nom
productive land, and do not require
any material amount of grain. Low,
rough pasture land. used for past,lr-
ing other stock. and containing a
natural supply OF water. offers the
best conditions. Many geese are kept
In the South TO kill weeds, especially
In the cotton fields. and their use
could well be greatly increased for
this purpose. They are good Crazers
and Will do we'll on grass and forage
crops alone. except during the winter
months. when they may be fed largely
on available roughage such as clover.
alfalfa hay, silage. cabbage. mangeI-
wurZeis or any waste vegetables. II
the grass or forage is limited K may
be supplemented by light foods Of COM
mon or homegrown grains.
Geese do not need shelter except
during cold winter weather when
open sheds may be provided. Goslings
are not usually Matched until good pas
ture Is available. and need additional
feed only for a few weeks. The range
of pasture used either for goslinEs or
for geese should be large enough so
that the grass will remain clean, or
the stock should be moved frequently
to fresh land. Coops. barrels or some
other dry shelter should be provided
for the young goslings. Geese are
very hardy and free from diseases and
insect pests.
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Slovv-Feed Manager.

The discharge OF feed from a storage
reservoir into the manger proper II
PROVIDES Il manager having a main bowl
ana storage compartment. together
with means operablc by the animal for
!nSurinE q proper feed from the stor-
age compartment 10 the bowl"
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CLEANING. THE SEPARATOR

One OF the cream separator manu-
featuring companies has added 10 it's
list of handy things washing ma
chine which will in a few minutes
clean the separator bowl. You stick
the washer into the separator after
you are through with II. turn 4 crank
and quickly find the bowl is clean.
1t is much simpler and easier than
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An Enormnu. I.n.u

me loss from bad cggs comes about
'ecausc single broken or spoil.d cor,
- not considered Il great io.s In to,
!. so small that it is hardly noticed
ne average farm. bnt ii is the total
c.,.ns o'ohch and bad cgEs which
Whcn eggs arc selling AT "a nn,,
dozen. "' cch'a a
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A USEFUL INVENTION

The Scientific American, in illustrat-
ing and describing a slow-feed mancer
Invented by j. /. Brown, Of Shippan
Po!r'' stamford, Conn, says:
This invention relates to managers
and particularly 20 what may be
termed scni-automatic feed manger
and provides means which Will insure
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TO Cure Colds.

AS good prcVent!ve OF colds In
p"H!'ry. uae copper BuIphate one ounce
!" ten gallons Of water or enough po-
'"ssluh permansanate 10 turn the
water blue. Good ventilation and
plenty Of fresh air are essential in
me hen house. but one should guard
against excessive drafts
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Tobacco Duaf.

This IL the best remedy W. have
ever tried, TO keep of the striped mol
on bugs. We refer TO the pesky little
striped beetles that seem TO come from
nowhere and swnop down on your
melon. SQUASH am cucumber vines. and
" not checked will usuali.- nearly ruin
them in few hours time.
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4 Few Draining. surr..,,o

]. Have your dead burrows extend
in the line Of greatest slope on INC
fatter lands.
2. Plow in narrow lands not oyor
iour rods wide so that there will be q
oead furrow or back furrow every
two rods.
3. Plow twice IN the dead rurrou.
where II crosses ridge. In long l.v.,
burrows, plow twice near the ou,l4, n
create fan toward the surface-run
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orchards may he renewed by cult
Vatioh, but deep blowing IL. orchards
~ dinaatrous. owing 10 the disturbances
OF many me feeding roofs that may not
be noticeable TO the DIOwman. Then
hcrape the trees and apray them