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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
INCREASE IN swine
Meat Problem Is Most important
Problem of War.
FOOD ESSENTIAL FOR ARMIES
Breeding Animals Must Reproduce
Themselves So Offspring Will Be
Available for sIaughter-Mar-
ket Grain on Hoof.

prepared by the United States Depart
menr of Agricultural
To raise more hogs, to get more
meat to help win the war, is one of the
important food problems of the coun-
try now. To supply this need, hog
breeding must be increased materially
throughout the country, federal Off
Gals declare, and in certain states an
increase Of % to 80 per cent in the
number of hogs on farms is recon-
mended by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The situation is of great importance.
We must have plenty of meat for our
armies and the armies Of the allies in
the field, and sufficient meat for our
civilian population and the civilian
population of the allies at home.
To have this meat, breeding animals
must reproduce themselves, so the off
spring will be available for slaughter
In the future.
Hogs can be increased quicker than
any other kind of live stock.
Therefore a larger number Of sows
must be bred now, than in recent
years.
Abundance of Feed Crops.
In addition to the fact that there
is an imperative demand for more meat
as a war measure, it should be taken
into consideration that we now have
an abundance of feed crops-corn,
oats and barley-with which TO pro-
duce this necessary increase in the
number Of hogs. The demand for meat
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

Is certain and it win be profitable to
the farmer TO market some Of this
heavy grain supply on the hoof.
The increase In the number OF hogs
for various states. as recommended BY
the department, is as follows: MIS-
souri,. 90 per cent. Alabama. so: Iowa
%; Kansas, %; Indiana, 20; Illinois,
20; Mississippi, 20; Arkansas, %
South Carolina, 10; Ohio, Is; Ken
lucky, Is; Tennessee, Is; Maryland.
10; North Carolina. 10; Michigan. 10:
Nebraska, 10; West Virginia, 5. and
Georgia, 3. The increase needed for
the entire country is Is per cent. and
Is covered by the above schedule. 9th
er states than those named should
breed no fewer sows than last year.
The result of these increases will be
to provide sufficient animals to make
the meat that is absolutely essential
TO the feeding of our armies.
Pork Easy to Transport.
Pork can be transported more read
lily and economically to troops In the
field than can any other meat. Great
supplies of bacon must go to the boys
in khaki at the front. Unless now q
larger number OF sows are bred, the
amount of meat we will require next
year Will not be available
The estimated number Of hogs Is 4
100000 less than 1t was a year ago in
this country; and in the face of this
we need more hogs than ever before.
How can we get them? By breeding
Sows at once.
The expectation of pork products
has increased since the war began and
will continue to increase during the
length Of the war. The foreign coun-
tries are devoting their farming en-
ergieS to food and feed rather than
live stock production, but they must
have meat and they must get a large
part Of this supply from US.
Price Is Doubled.
During the last three months the
price of hogs in the United States has
been, on the ave1lge, more than twice
as much as the average price for the
five years from 1911 to 1915. In view
OF the large crops Of feedstuffs in
sight, however, it believed that farm
ers will see the wisdom Of taking ev-
cry reasonable step to increase the
supply Of hogs and hog products.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
CHAPTER x.
The Cave of the Idol.

A cry OF Amusement burst from his
lips He was breathing affair at the
bottom of the sea!
1t was surcharged with oxygen. It
invigorated him. He felt the thrill
of renewed life in his body. he felt
his shrunken arteries Jingle as his
heart pumped the new. richened blood
through them.
1t seemed unbelievable. At first he
thought that he had died, and that this
was the souls awakening.
Then, with quick fingers, he unfas-
tened Ida's body-piece and tore the
mask from its fastenings. He heard
her sigh.
She sighed and stirred and sat uu
on the ocean bed.
Donald !" she murmured. 81
thought thought you were dead
Where are we:"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
PLANTING OF TREES
SHOULD BE DELAYED
Little or No Root Action Takes
Place Until Surface of Ground
Begins to Freeze.

(PreVared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Because of probable injury by loss
of vitality fall planting of fruit trees
should be delayed until late November
or early December. In sections of the
North where cold weather prohibits
planting at that time it is usually best
TO wait until spring. Apple trees can
be set out with safety in the fall far
Their north than peach trees and other
less hardy kinds.
At the Missouri experiment station
it recently has been shown that little
or no root action takes place with fall
planted trees until the surface of the
ground has begun to freeze, and the
trees planted early in the fall may lose
considerable vitality before they begin
root action.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
CORRECT CARE AND FEEDING
Finest of Fowls With Improper Atten-
ton Will Not Produce Eggs-Wa-
ter Is Needed.

Breeding may be One-haIf Of poul-
try keeping but the other half is sure
~ care and feeding. The finest OF
fowls with improper care will not pro-
duce- The production of an egg needs
an abundance of warm water along
with the necessary food elements, in
winter The main cOmpOnents of
poultry feeds are protein, fats, and
carbohydrates The fats and carbo-
hydrates form the yolk and protein
and water are largely required TO pro-
duce the white OF an egg.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
SODA LYE is NOT A
GOOD WORM REMEDY
Has No Value as Cure or Pre-
VentiVe, According to Gov
eminent Specialists.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
That soda I've has no value either
as a remedy for, or a preventive of,
worms infeSting hogs is the conclusion
Of specialists of the department Of
agriculture based upon investigations
recently made. 1t is also said that
this material is not likely to be OF
value against similar intestinal para
sites in other animals.
In the tests that were made by de-
partment specialists. hogs were fed
daily with the soda I've mixed in their
food in accordance with the directions
printed on a label of a commercial
sample tested.
As a result it was found that the
hogs remained infested throughout the
period Of treatment-21z months-and
that the extent OF infestation was in
creased rather than decreased.
While the efficacy OF soda I've
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Didn't Like the Idea of Christmas.

Didn't Like the Idea of Christmas.
There is a story in WOman'S Home
Companion in which this passage oc-
curs-
'Funr snarled Grandfather Merrf-
vale, though the fire danced frantfcaIIv
and snapped its long fingers in his
face to distract his attention. Grand
father Merrivale had a habit of si1p-
Ing out one word from a speech and
dwelling on ii, and coming out with IL,
sooner or later. and worrying it In his
teeth 'Funl What's the sense in fun?
What's the use OF fun? Here we are
IN hard winter; taxes are high, wood
is high. coal is high, food is high. And
you talk about fun -"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

Il don't know" he answered. in alb
solute bewilderment
At that moment he heard the mel.
low. gonglike sound that they had
heard aboard the F55.
And slowly, as if in answer to the
call. the jellylike medium that sur
rounded them began to drift away. to
be hung up, as if it were 4 curtain.
and before their astOnished gaze there
evolved the strangest stage setting
that could ever have been conceived
First there came into view the sub
marine, occupying, as it were, the CEN
ter OF this stage, her bow sunk in the
Ooze, her stern still lower. They had
been lying within u hundred PAGES Of
her.
Next appeared the sloping edges of
the crater, seen, not through water but
through clear air. with a border of
yellow crinOiCis. ceaSeIessly stirring,
as though breeze ruffled them. Then
there began to be visible, in the TANKS
of the mountain, structures, appar-
emily of hardened mud, taking the
shape of fantastic temples, with pill
lars and fOOrways with low lintelS. q
submerged city of cliff jewellers, and
yet each identical with its neighbors,
so that they seemed to have been fash
Toned with the same unchanging pre-
cision as the cells of the bee.
And the whole crater swdrmed with
the sea-mOnsters. no longer invisible.
but outlined in phosphOrescent fire.
And, standing in front of Donald
and Ida. his features clearly visible
through the glass of his own diving
mask, surveying them with a cool. dis
passionate gaze, was Ira MacBeardI
AS they stared at him, he raised his
hand and struck something suspended
from his neck, giving out the mellow
sound which they had heard before.
Immediately he disappeared from view
in the midst of a swarm of the mon
sters, which. surrounding Donald and
the girl, began to push them toward
the cavern in the mountain side
The push was gradual, and appar-
emily the result of some natural quail
ity not known on land. There was no
sense of muscular movement. It
seemed to be momentum devoid of the
accompanying factor of speed. IRE
sistibly, and yet quietly, the two were
pushed toward the entrance in the
flank of the island.
In vain Donald resisted. In vain he
tried to force a path toward the sub
marine, dashing his fists against the
bodies of the monsters. He made not
the least impression upon those half
spherical forms.
A seaman under water and one in
the air had very different powers of
resistance. He might as well have
fought an army of animated feather
beds.
Slowly, without strain or attack, he
felt himself being forced forward He
was held tightly on every side, except
for the narrow gap that opened in
front of him. He was forced to devote
himself to supporting Ida.
On every side the globular, trans
lucent, phosphorescent forms seemed
to crowd in on him, leaving only a
tiny way in the direction of one of
the mud-pillared entrances. Yet, even
thus, Donald had the impression of
some unconscious force that animated
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
He Picked Up a Living.

Sir John Kirk, who recently cele-
brated his fiftieth anniversary of work
in connection with the Ragged School
union, tells an amusing anecdote of
how he once questioned a London waif
whom he had befriended as to his
method Of earning a living.
The young fellows reply was typical
of the London street arab.
''WelI, guv'nor," he said, Its Ike
this. I picks strawberries in the sum-
mer, I picks ops in the autumn. In
the winter 1 picks pockets, and, as a
rule, I'm pickin' oakum for the rest of
the year"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
GULL SURPLUS YOUNG STOCK
DON'T Hold Poultry Until Christmas
Thinking Higher Prices Can
Be Obtained.

Now is the time TO dispose OF sur
plus young stock. Don't be fooled into
waiting until Christmas and then get
about the same price for a six-pOund
bird as you can now get for a four
pound fry. Hold only the promising
breeders OF the males and sell the re-
mainder. Pullets showing low vitality
by maturing slowly never make winter
layers and usually are first to contract
disease Gull the old flock to half and
I'LL their places with the best Of the
pullets- Determine the number OF
birds your house will hold by allowing
four square feet Of floor space for each
hen
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
MAKE WINTER LAYERS WORK
Best Accomplished by Scattering Part
Of Their Grain in Litter-Exer-
else Is Desired.

You should make every winter layer
work for part of her living, which may
be best accomplished by scattering a
part Of her feed in litter. The exer-
else they get from scratching for the
grain is very important. The exercise
serves to keep up the bodily health.
stimulates the organs of digestion and
reproduction and inyigOrateS the en-
tire system Feeding is one OF the
most important items in winter egg
production.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

in which the sea monsters had evil
IDENTIFY been at work. for the interior
was coated with mud, hardened in
some peculiar manner to resist the
water. And yet Donald had the same
impression of a beehive. There was
something of samenesS everywhere.
the same sense of automatism.
1t was quite bare, except at one
end, where arose mud mound, deco
rated with seashelis, and upon this
was what looked like the upright
skeleton of a small mammal.
Look ~ exclaimed Donald
ut came from-from behind the
curtain!' said Davies in awe. Don
aid, the air was thicker . some
thing keeps rolling back ?"
They looked at each other. still IN
convinced that they were awake and
alive. Then they went toward the OBJ
ject at the end.
Sam CIouts, who had preceded
them, fell back with an exclamation
of horror.
Eyes, CloutS?'' said Donald.
81 beg your pardon, sir, but don't
you see that it's meant to be a per-
son. sir?'
He spoke the truth. The figure was
a rough pile Of bones. but high above
them. a grinning human face. made of
the same plastered mud, looked down.
It was the first sign Of conscious
process among the monsters, and
some devil craftsman had contrived
to catch, not so much the form as the
humanneSS IF it.
1t was upon a larger scale, precisely
such a figure as a child or a savage
might huve made in it's first efforts TO
reproduce the human figure. There
were even the dawnings of art in the
shape of whales ear-bOnes, strung.
braceletwise, across the breast.
The mound beneath the figure con-
sisted of innumerable bones, u sort of
kitchen hidden such as Neolithic man
left behind him as a testimony to his
oyster feasts.
Davies picked up one of the bones
and looked at it intentIy.
Donald ~ he said softly, not to at
tract the attention of Ida. who, seated
on the floor against the mound, seemed
on the point of falling asleep from
"CoAAACSSs A1S IISIu OuI
Both looked at it. 1t was the bone
of a f1ipper heel. The monsters were
cannibal, beyond any doubt.
''DavieSi :" cried Donald, a moment
later. Don't you see what that figure
is? It's an idol. And the bones are
those Of creatures of their own spe-
cies, and others, sacrificed to it by the
monsters in their abominable feasts.
It's the first dawnings of self-con-
igiOus perceptions ~
There could be no other interpre-
tation. They looked at each other in
horror and something of awe
The thing had been fashioned, per-
haps, after an ideal never seen, or per
chance some forgotten ancestor, cast
up on an inhabited shore, had seen
man and returned, to embody him in
his remembered guise.
So these half-blind and voiceless
devils Of the sea were cropping slowly
upward, as our ancestors had done
many a hundred thousand years ago,
toward hope and endeavor. The Spirit
of God stirred in the dull souls OF
these cannibaI monsters, as every
where.
Donald felt somehow immensely
eIated at the thought. Even here they
were not cut off from the sheltering
hand Of Providence.
Look, sir!" Clouts exclaimed sud.
denly.
CTO BE CONTINUED
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

against worms parasitic in other ami
mails was not tested, it is probable,
says the department, that it has no
value. The digestive tract of sheep is
much more complex than that OF hogs,
and it is probable that a drug having
no apparent effect on worms in the
comparatively simple digestive tract of
hogs would be equally unsatisfactory
in the case of sheep and other rum
inants.
Manufacturers OF soda I've are
warned to remove labels on which are
printed unwarranted claims that the
product has remedial or preventive
powers against worms, or render them,
selves liable under the provisions Of
the inseeticide act of 1910.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
BRONZE TURKEY BEST KNOWN
Male Bird Sometimes Reaches Enor-
nous Proportions-SmaIIer Fowls
More in Demand.

The largest and perhaps the best
known OF the domesticated turkey is
the bronze, sometimes called the NAM
moth bronze. The male bird of this
breed reaches an enormous size some
times. The standard weight for the
tom is SO pounds and for the hen 20
pounds.
Generally the heavier weights are
found among the breeding birds, and
Gre not for sale. AS a matter Of ex-
perience breeders find that the great
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Argentina Gum in Demand.

Among the Argentine industries
which have benefited because of the
suspended importation resulting from
the European war. that of pitch gum is
found to be Of Importance. The pitch
gum of Argentina is sold under the
name of Arabic gum and is used in
the manufacture of candies. This
product is now being used extensively
instead of the imported article and eff
forts are being made to exploit its
cultivation and production.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

i don't see how you can read that
trashy novel" declared mother. do
you see any merit in il at aIIT'
why, yes" answered father. cit is
intensely realistic
What do you mean2 Why. the con-
versatiOn between the lovers is utterly
silly slush. and their actions are idi-
Otically absurd
''Yes-that's what I mean" agreed
father, mildly
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Trench Humor.

A soldier in a Scottish regiment tells
a good story about a German soldier
who threw n jam-tin into the British
trenches one day On examining IL
they found the following message:
Dear JOcks-I have a wife In Fal-
kirk; what would happen TO me II
came over tOnight2'
The reply went promptly: There
would be another widow in FaIkIrk to-
nightI'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
ManifoId uses for cetten.

In calling attention to the manifold
uses for cotton, cotton seed and cotton
seed oil. the Boston Herald mentions
the following products: Photographic
films, automobile windows, buttons,
ivory" artificial silk, combs, knife
handles, trunks. book bindings, shoes,
furniture, headwear, handbags, lard,
soap. butterine. paints. rubber. guncot-
ton and smokeless powder used In ex-
ploSives
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
A BULBS Worth.

Many a great sire has never ap-
peared in the show ring. A bulls value
should be estimated by his usefulness
as a sire. To be sure an animal may
be OF real value for show purposes.
but that Is Of a temporal nature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Litter for the Hens

Cover the floor with cut straw or
dry leaves to a depth of six or eight
inches for the hens to scratch In for
their food during the winter. They
must have plenty OF exercise If You
want eggs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
FEEDING FOWLS FRESH MEAT
Rabbits, Horses and Other Animals
Are Safely Used for This Pur-
pose on Many Farms.

It IS common practice on many
farms to feed fowls fresh meat
throughout the winter. Rabbits. horses
and farm animals of one kind or an
other are safely used for this purpose
during freezing weather. There is
great danger from ptOmaine poisoning
occurring where this practice is con-
tinued under careless methods and
the meat allowed to rot.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Separate the sexes

Separate the sexes a. >zrnn as pos
SibIe and do not wait until the cock
ereIs become troublesome. The cock
ereIs grow faster and crowd the put
lets if they are left together.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Decline in Hens Fertility.

There is a steady and progressive
decline in the fertility of hens and
roOsters after the first breeding sea
SON. This is proven by the careful
work OF Raymond Pearl at the Maine
station.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Expediencv

a wise man may change his mind"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum
But a man sometimes gets credit for
changing his mind when caution has
caused him to shift his line of talk"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
All Kind. nf stock.

No farmer should raise one kind OF
stock exclusively. Cattle. horses. hogs
proportion regardless OF the size Of
the place.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
oeveIoo Good Stomach.

We not only need to develop a good
working stomach on a calf, but a good
acting heart This cannot be done
without pure air, sunlight and plenty
OF exercise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
The Tzroet

Does your wife break many dishesfH
Not any more. I'm learning to
catch them."-Judge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

DR.. PIerce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach One little Pellet
for laxative, three for q cathartic. Ad.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
Their Snecies-

Some men merely vegetate."
4 suppose they are the kind classed
as beats"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

To Cure q Cold In one D~
IzEe LAXATIVE BROAO QUININE Eabistz,
DTnEzists refund money II Il falls 20 cure. Il ".
GtsOfA ) signature IS on each box Sc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16
BLACK PANTHER DIVIDENDS.

Black Panther Oil Co. stock has paid
the following dividends:
In 1915, 80 per cent.
In 1916, 200 per cent
First nine months 1917, 21O per cent.
Average so far for 1917, 23 1-3 per
cent per month or at the rate Of $50
per cent per annum. 1t paid IS per cent
last month.
| expect to keep part of my stock.
but to carry through a contract | have
made, will sell portion at $1,000 per
share (par value $1.OO per share).
| will also sell portion of my Deep
Pool Oil Co. stock which is paying a 3
per cent dividend the first day Of each
month will take s235 per share for
Deep Pool (par value $1OO per share)
If were not putting a large amount
of money into the investment above re-
ferred to, ] would not sell either stock,
as they are paying big dividends on the
investments at the prices named.
This ad will run today only. If YOU
want the stock in large or small
amounts, send your order by mail or
wire to w. j. MILBURN, sos Hersko-
witz Bldgp Oklahoma City,-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16

The firm of Brown y Bridgman has
moved into the new Bridgman building
on corner OF Main and c streets. $ w.
and is now prepared to give the public
better funeral service than ever before
The arrangement OF rooms and fixtures
was planned 10 make this establishment
the most up-to.date of any undertaking
establishment in the state II is fitted
with a nice chapel, laying.out rooms for
ladies' and gentlemen. show room. work
room. stock room, bed room. morgue
room, bath and toilet room. and nice OF.
flee in front They also have one OF the
finest auto hearses In the state. and auto
casket and delivery wagon. Their line
of picture mouldings is complete. hay.
Ing Just received a beautiful line OF new
and nobby mouldings, and can frame
your pictures to a queens taste. Carl
and inspect the new Arrangement and
YOU win appreciate the enterprise Of
this firm.-Adv