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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-17

Once in a while the gloom of al
editors life is chased away. 1t is {
pleasure, not to be taken lightly, whei
one receives evidence that his effort
to be of public service are appreciated
in a substantial manner. The follow
ing letter is one of the bright spots
and speaks for itself;
Editor Yerington Times-Dear Sir
The Yerington Times, Yerington
Nevada. Gentlemen:
When my subscription to the Yer
ington Times expires, please send m'
your bill for a renewal of my sub
scription. Do not let it lapsesand
oblige,
Very Truly Yours,
EZRA p. WATERHOUSE
\Norcacter Mass Feb H. 1917
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-17

France has developed perfect
army by training men from the ranks
to become officers. This suggestion
does not meet with the approval of the
West Pointers in our small army.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-17

Widows and orphans are ignored in
the Status quo ante peace terms
Wall Street Journal.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-17

An automobile is not a necessary
accompaniment to the leading OF fast
life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
CooPs FOR FATTENING HENS
Object Is to Reduce Exercise and In
crease Consumption of Fat-Pro-
ducing Materials.

Fattening ratiOns are not compli
Gated or need not be To bring fair re-
suits. The principle of fattening is
to reduce the exercise and increase
the consumption of fat-prOducing
food. If the farmer possesses 4 num-
Der of small Shed-rOof brood coops
such as are used for sitting hens with
chicks, these cOOps will be fine for fat
tening hens. Each coop will aecommO-
date about five hens without crOwdinS
and they will have little opportunity
for fighting or scratching. Feed them
three times each day from u pan con-
tanning a sloppy mixture of sour milk
and corn meal and allow the hens to
eat all they will consume. After each
feeding remove the pan SO that any
remaining feed will not become con-
taminated with dirt and cause the
birds TO lose their appetites-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
DETERMINE AGE OF POULTRY
While There Is No Positive Rule to Go
BY There Are Certain Condi-
tons to Guess BY.

Strictly speaking, there is no posi-
tive test for the age of poultry. How
ever, a close guess can be made I'M
der certain conditions. For instance,
the size of spurs generally distin-
cuisines Il twO-year-OId bird; yet the
writer has had young birds develop
spurs that would have done credit
to older birds. On the other hand,
he has had two-year-old birds with
spurs that were as short and rounded
as those of u cOckerel. To some ex-
tent the texture of the leg is u guide,
and so is the delicacy and freshness
of the skin of the face and comb. Yet
there will be occasional hens that have
= youthful appearance to a remarkable
degree.
Probably a better test is the skin
of the body. that of the older fowl
being cOarser and drier in appearance.
A pullet will show rOse-colored veins
on the surface of the skin under the
wings. Long silky hairs will also be
grown there; but after the pullet has
become a year old these hairs and
veins will disappear and the skin will
grow white and YeinleSS.
1t is more difficult to determine the
age of water fowls than it is of other
poultry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
FIRST-CLASS STOCK
Majority of All Breeders Now Use
Purebred Sires, Says Kan
SaS Authority.

A bright future for purebred live
stock is predicted by Edward n.
Wentworth, professor of animal
breeding in the Kansas State AgricuI-
tural college.
''The use Of grade sires is gradually
decreasing" said Professor Went
worth. Seventy per cent OF the horse
breeders, 60 per cent of the sheep
breeders, 60 per cent of the cattle
breeders, and so per cent of the swine
breeders use purebred sires.
''FrOm s to 10 per cent of the hogs
are purebred, approximately 21z per
cent each of beef and dairy cattle, .
per cent of draft horses, 3 per cent of
light horses, and from 1 Il TO per cent
of sheep.
''These proportions may be those
actually required to furnish the bulk
though it is probable that there should
be from to 8 per cent Of purebreds
in order to supply one purebred for
every 50 grade females, to maintain
purebred herds, and to permit rigid
selection of breeding animals
'',The present proportion of pure
breds seems to be sufficient in order to
supply the present users Of purebreds,
but not so rigid a selection can be
practiced as might be desired. The
fact that probably all breeders will
ultimately use purebred sires viii
allow a doubling in the percentage Of
purebred cattle, an increase Of two
thirds in the number of hogs, slightly
more than oue-half in sheep, and one
third in the number of horses, without
increasing the severity of selection.
''Such an expansion will afford a
prosperous future for purebred live
stock even though the standards Of
selection are not raised. Since, how
ever, standards of selection are being
continually raised, an even higher per-
centage OF puFebreds may be ex-
pected-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
COMBINATION OF CORN
PLANT AND ALFALFA
Largest and Most Profitable
Gains Made on Cattle Tested
at Nebraska Station.

A combination of alfalfa hay and
corn plant gave the largest and most
profitable gains on cattle tested at
the University of Nebraska. Corn was
fed both in the form Of siIage and stO-
yer, and of these, Silage was superior.
The cattle were fed in groups Of
eight steer calves, each for 20 weeks
Each animal of one group received
~ pounds Of corn, four pounds al
falfa and 81 pounds shredded corn
slower daily. The other group were
fed six pounds corn, 311A pounds alfalfa
and 10 pounds silage.
The silage-fed calves averaged Is
pounds gain daily per head, or about
one-third of a pound more than the
stOver-fed steers. They required only
"a pounds grain per 100 pounds OF
gain made instead of five pounds, as
in the case of the stoYer-fed animals.
VaIuing corn at As cents a bushel,
alfalfa at 50 a ton, shredded stOver
and silage at So ton each. the silage
ration made 100 pounds gain at cost
Of $4.66, the profit per steer during the
20 weeks being S5.SS. With the sto-
yer ration, 100 pounds gain cost S5.4S,
the profit being only S1-31 per steer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
DESTROY WEEDS WITHOUT COST TO FARMER

moved and a dry ewes placed in the
Enclosure the first week in July. In
two weeks time the sheep had eaten
almost every leaf OF paintbrush in
sight They seemed to prefer the paint
brush leaves TO anything else; at any
rate, they would search out isolated
plants in the grass. and the patches
which were covered with paintbruSh
are now almost bare. The cleanest
field in the Morgan horse farm is the
one which has been used as q sheep
pasture for several years, and which,
when the farm was bought, was as
badly infested with weeds as any.
Pay for Their Keep.
This experience indicates that even
if wool and meat only meet expenses,
a flock of sheep can be kept for the
labor saved in keeping the farm clear
OF weeds. 1t is doubtful, says the de-
partment, whether any other farm ami
NAL has so wide a field Of usefulness
as the sheep when intelligently
handled Sheep produce meat at a
less cost OF grain than any other ami
NAL. They pay their way with the
wool they yield and they exterminate
weeds practically without cost.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

%SsvO4;Gs5So%
Marking System.

of the left carat the base I, the next
,, near the point 3. point 4; then over
10 the point OF the right ear, 3, then
CTS A notch in each ear is 9. a
notch at the base inside the left ear Is
10, the next 20 and 80. Inside near the
point OF the right ear is 20. then 50
and 60; in this way you number up to
GO 1 label these nOtches with q label
punch.
Then you can cut V-shaped notches
with Il knife. I commence at 30 and
go on up to 129 (see ilIustration)
which would be high enough for most
herds or hOcks. If any one should
want TO go higher il would be an easy
matter to make a different kind OF
notch to do this.
At breeding time I mark my breed
ing ewes on the back with a figure TO
show which ram they are bred to.
Then when they lamb I have all that
is required to write out a pedigree.
This 1 put in a small note book that
carry with me or leave in the barn
Also if a lamb should become sep
arated from its mother / can easily
find her. 1 transfer these notes TO an
other book from time to time so in
case either should be lost I would still
have a record. Ny note book gives
the following information Date Of
birth, number OF eve. sire, ram or eve
lamb, ear mark, remarks
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

| you always viii you have me, Ida 2"
/ She raised her lips to his for answer.
/ And in the happiness of that mo-
ment. which atoned for all that they
/ had endured Donald perceived that
the boat had begun to move again
! The respite had been OF brief duration.
! Incredibly pertinacIous, and cruel
] beyond belief, the monsters had once
more taken up the chase But in the
unhuman forms were minds as shrewd
as his. organizing them for one SUI
preme purpose, the elemental one Of
food.
/ They were swimming beside the
/ boat. Donald could see the agitated
churnings of the water. We're they
pushing or pulling? Taking the oar
in his hand, Donald went TO the bow
and drove it down into the sea. But
he struck only the jellylike medium in
which the boat was travelling
| He went TO the stern, stepping over
the body of the girl, who had re-
/ lapsed into Inconsistencies. This
time, as he thrust, there was a scurry
among the waves, and he felt the
| yielding, blubbery form, and the same
sensation of a burst balloon The boat
/ stopped. Donald thrust out furiOusly.
! feeling always the contact with slip
perry flesh.
The monsters were pushing the
boat, not pulling it.
And gradually there followed the
same stupendous incarnation into Wis
ible being. the shadowy shape that
grew and rvCtaII;zod into tho TniILv
Opalescent body. He heard the school
| precipitate themselves upon their
prey, and saw it rent and dismem-
bered before his eyes
Through the increasing darkness
their pupils glared as the monsters
strOve together.
Donald went back to where Ida lay
and placed her in the bottom of the
boat her head against a thwart- They
were moving swiftly.
Suddenly the boat began to tilt up
ward at the bow. Donald heard the
scraping of the fiippers against the
stern. Then, as if a heavy dog had
scrambled in, the boat tipped high into
the air and righted itself Another of
the monsters had gained entrance.
Donald seized the oar and brought
it down upon the beasts head. The
oar splintered; he heard the cracking
of bone, and a splash followed.
The edge of the boat was dragged
beneath the waves. 1t filled and over
turned Donald found himself strug-
Cling to save Ida in the sea of jelly
that sucked him down. Somehow he
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
PROPER FEED FOR DRY COWS
Roughage Supplemented by Daily Al
IoVXance of Bran and Oats Is
Recommended as Good.

During the eight or ten weeks that
cows go dry, their food should be
chiefly roughage. q daily allowance
Of two pounds OF bran or oats, or q
mixture Of two parts each OF bran
and oats and one part Of linseed meal
or corn-ofI meal makes n proper. feed
for a COW near calving- Some roots,
cabbage, pumpkins, or squashes are
also very good Highly carbOnaeeOus
roughage, such as straw and corn
stalks. is not good at this particular
time. Such feeds. with cold water.
cold drafts, or lying out at night on
damp or frozen ground. are the chief
eauses of eaked udder or garget-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
TREATMENT FOR AILING PIGS
Breaking Out of Body Caused by Mar
row Ration High in Protein
Can Be Remedied.

When pigs are fed on q very mar
row ration with & high content OF pro
TEN and a limited amount Of energy
and fat-forming material, they are
subject to a breaking out OF the body
which causes considerable irritation
This has been noticed when pigs are
turned on a pasture very rich in pro
TEN, especially when the pigs had
previously been on q feed that was
lacking in this content These pigs
will unquestionably improve if you
VIII feed a mixture Of u parts OF
cOrnmeaI, two parts Of shorts and
one part of oil meal along with the
separated milk Spray these pigs
again with light crude oil and apply
over the worst spots Of the body a
mixture OF three parts Of unsalted
lard and one part OF flowers OF sui
phur.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

and pulverized to the depth Indicated
as necessary by the kind Of soil and
the crop TO be grown; and the stubble
and rubbish are completely turned IN
der where it will be out of the way
and quickly decomposed- For most
crops, deep. rather than shallow plow-
ing, is the best practice.
To do good work with a minimum of
power, plOws must be equipped with
properly shaped and sharpened shares.
A good share allows a pillow to run
true and little or no effort is neces-
Sary to hold it in place.
To turn under all rubbish a good
jOinter properly adjusted is necessary.
No Stubble or weeds are left sticking
up between the burrows where a good
jOinter is used.
Keep the pIowshare property shaped
and Sharpened. Use a jOinter so that
all rubbish is turned under completely.
Increase the depth of blowing an inch
or two each year for several seasons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

caught her and dragged himself to the
keel. He shouted. and the brutes sour
ried away, leaping and falling with re-
sounding splashes. like sharks at
play.
Donald felt Ida's arms seek his neck.
She turned to him instinctively, not as
her rescuer alone. but as her lover.
He filed his lungs and shouted.
To his amazement he heard an an
swering shout. He strained his eyes
through the darkness. Surely that
was human cry! He shouted again.
and the answer came once more; and
there was no longer any doubt
The coming tower of the F55 came
drifting out of the night. She ran
awash, with matches off, and Davies
was standing on the deck among a
group of sailors.
Where are you?" he shouted
"Here!' Donald cried. Reverse
engines, DaviesI Coming aboard"
The engines stopped and the sub
marine grazed the sides of the over
turned boat. Donald grasped Ida in
his arms and clambered to the deck
And Donald found himself shaking
mans hand as if he were his brother.
instead of merely Sam Clouts, able sea
man in the navy, trying to keep his
hands from straying toward his
mouth organ.
1--WE were trying to make Fair
island when we spotted you, sir" said
Davies. Il thought we'd pick you up
| in the morning when the fog cleared.
| It's been hard work making anywhere.
There's something the matter with the
sea-
How. Daviesf''
Were only able to make a knot
and half, sir 1t isn't the engines.
At least there doesn't seem to be any
thing the matter with them. It's as
if the sea's-well, turned to jelly, or
molasses, sir. Perhaps you noticed it.
I've never seen anything like it In
my experience" continued the little
MILDLY, whose experience of the high
seas was limited to a couple Of short
cruises on training ship, and one
on a transport.
"Ciap on the matches and make full
speed for Fair island" ordered Don
aid
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
EARLY FALL FLOWING
BEST IN NORTHWEST
Result in Productive Soils Is Ae-
emulation of Plant FoOd
for Next Season.
CBy A. c. ARMY, University Farm, St
Paul, Mimi

(By A. Q. ARMY, University Farm, St
Paul, Mimi
The chief reason for blowing is to
put the soil in shape to produce good
crops. For the best results the plow-
ing must he done at the right time.
Grain crops in particular need gener-
Gus supplies OF readily available plant
food early in the season Therefore,
in the Northwest early fall blowing
for grain crops is to be preferred.
This allows the needed changes that
take place ia loosened soil TO get
started early and to continue until the
ground is frozen. The result in pro
ductfve soils is the accumulation
throughout the cool fail months Of
plant food and this is easily taken up
by the grain plants the following
spring.
For corn, black loan soils should
be plowed in the fall. On the heavier
clay soils spring blowing for corn is
often preferable.
Good blowing means more than
making the field appear black 1t
means more than making straight fur
rows However, a good plowman
usually makes straight burrows In
g weIl-plowed field the soil is stirred
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
FEEDING RoUGHAGE TO EWES
Animals Consume Large Quantities ef
Bulky Feed and Need Compare
lively Little Grain.

Breeding ewes consume Compare
lively large quantities Of rOughage and
need but little grain. OF this rough
age corn stoEer and cat straw may
well form an important and eeoaOmi-
cal part, but they should be supple
nented by other feeds containing more
protein Sheep will eat about . to
80 per cent Of the total weight OF the
slower, leaving the stalks. Wheat
straw is not so valuable for sheep
feeding as cat straw, while re straw
has practically no value in sheep IA
tions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
From the United States D

from the United States Department OF
Agrfculture.)
Sheep will pay for their keep as
weed destroyers alone, says the United
States department OF agriculture,
which just announces the result OF a
study lately completed in New Eng
land.
One of the fields of the Morgan
Horse farm IN Vermont, maintained
by the bureau of animal industry OF
the department, largely for the pur-
pose of keeping up a supply of good
horses for the army, was infested with
the weed known as paintbrush, or dew
IFS paintbruSh. This weed has recent
ly come into northern Vermont, and it
is said that some farms have been ru-
ined by If. It is now common through
out the Northeast. 1t throws up 4
tail, slender stalk, but the damage is
done by the leaves, which are spread
from the crown and form a dense mat
on the surface of the ground, eventu-
ally killing out all other vegetation.
DeVour PaintbrUsh.
On the Morgan horse farm an area
of about two acres was fenced OF. This
area had some bad patches of paint
brush The grass and weeds were
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
AFTER A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
Make Liberal Application Of white
wash and Disinfectants About
Hog House and Yards.

WhItewash and disinfectants must
be used freely about the hog house
and yards after an outbreak OF chOl-
era. If the cleaning and disinfecting
is carefully done We may be able 20
stock up again within a few weeks
after the hogs have stopped dying
and suffer no further loss but il is
usually best to wait two or three
months before we do this, or depend
on the hogs that have survived for =
fresh sCart.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
RETAIN LATE NOTING HENS
Contrary to Opinion of Few Years Ago,
They Are Best Layers-Fatten
Early McIters-

ter layers than the early mOlting hens.
Fatten the early mOlters and put them
on the market. Keep the late mOlters.
The hen that mOIts in October and
November. as a rule. is a better layer
than the one that mOlts in July and
August. This is contrary TO the opin-
ion of some years ago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
EGGS OF ANY DESIRED SIZE
Expert of United States Department
of Agriculture Has Adopted
Gauge for Farmers.

Mr. Franz G. Hare in his work for
the United States department of agri-
culture among the South Carolina
farmers, has adopted the accompany
ing egg gauge so that the farmers can
select eggs of the desired size. An egg
that will not enter the hole crosswise
is standard sized egg and will weigh
two ounces or more. An egg whose
smaller dimensions is less than one
and five-eighths inches, the distance
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS SWEETHEART, PAGET EN-
COUNTERS A NOISOME HORDE.

Donald Paget, just given command OF
distinguished though
species
family
recital is interrupted by the arrival of
MacI5eard the
of
The girl escapes & small boat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
PUREBREDS MUST BE MARKED
Breeder Must Be Absolutely Certain
or Pedierees. as Uncertainty
Makes Them Worthless.

The purebred breeders newcomers
must be marked in some way, as any
uncertainty viii make their pedigrees
worthless as purebredS. The breeder
must be absolutely certain in the pedi-
grees he writes. Many Of the sys-
TENS for marking seem complicated
and hard to remember. have been
using a system that has proven very
satisfactory to me, writes c. A. Steele
OF Clarke county, Ohio, In Ohio
Farmer.
stand behind the animal and make
four nOtches on the outside of each
ear. The count is made from the base
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Examlne udder of Ewes

Ewes shoaId have their udders ex-
amined after lambs are fully Eeaned.
and II their udders are full and ten
der, they should be MIXED out, and
creased if infaned- Yaselins and
sweet oil well mixed is the best oInt-
ment to use.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
FANCY PRICE FOR BRoILERS
Around Holiday Season There Is Al
ways Big Demand for Chickens
Matched in Fall

Chickens Matched in early fan
should bring fancy prices as broilers
or fryers near the holiday season.
There is generally a great demand for
fryers or brOIlers at that season and
those who have them usually are for
fr,nnfo
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
CHEAP RATION is PULLING
Difficult to Provide Formula Which
Contains a Sufficient Amount
Of Protein.

In the maintenance OF farm poultry
much difficulty is often experienced in
providing a cheap and economic ration.
and especially in providing formula
which contains a sufficient amount of
protein
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Poultry Food Control.

The feeding Of wheat and other
cereals TT for human consumption is
prohibited in Great Britain Poultry
men are compelled to rely upon waste
food or damaged grains, and as con-
sequence they are hard pressed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
NenfiIatinn Henhouse

Poultry houses should be well ven
tilated In summer. Every glass win
dow, cloth curtain and board door
should be left open night and day, or
removed until cold weather.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Paint Up fer Winter.

Now Is a good time to paint up for
the winter. Paint is cheaper than
wood and iron
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
keen an Side onen.

During warm weather 1t does not
matter which side OF the house Is open
1T would be better If all sides were
out.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Clean Up.

Clean up the garden and burn all
weeds and trash. You viii destroy
and make homeless many insects that
had figured on eating your next years
crop.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Pasture Sow and Litter.

Pasturiag the brood sow and her IT.
ter keeps them ali in good health.
the pigs win make satisfactory gains,
and there VIII be decided saving OF
grain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Come Handy No.x.

The wasted cornstalks and burned
stFawstacks OF other years would
come In very handy this winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
clean and Fresh water.

= Let the ever-present watchWord OF
the pouitryman be. -C1ean and fresh
water at all times.H
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
The F55 is invaded by the
weird monsters and Paget has
a terrible struggle to save him
self and Ida Il is described in
the next iastaiInnent.
CTo BE CONTINUED
Not the RIoht Kind

Safety first is no good said Uncle
Eben, when man lodges his share O.
the risk an puts it I'D to some other
Teller"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
An Egg Gauge.

between the two points of the gauge.
is rejected for sending to market. 1t
might be we'll to fashion one for your
own use.