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The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
KEEP FOWLS CONFINED
MoNEY.MAklNG WAY FOR VII
Layers AND sUsURBANITEs.
Birds Do Not Look as Well as When
Given Free Range, but They Keep
on Smelling Out Eegs-Least
Work With Dry Feeding.
By GEORGE Fl. PELLARD3

lBy GEORGE II. PELLARDJ
AS cold-blooded business PROPOSE
tion, probably no plan is better than
that Of keeping the hens shut in all
the time. They should be confined
from the time they reach maturity un-
til marketed as poultry, and fed as
stout ration as they will stand with
out going wrong.
Aside from sentiment and pleasure
in their appearance this is the money
making way for villagers or suburban
ties, who have limited yard room
and need to keep their premises free
from the litter and soiling that are
otherwise nearly inseparable from
poultry keeping.
The fowls DO not look as well as
when on range-their plumage gets
dull and they are less lively, but they
will shell out the eggs and keep on
shelling out, with less labor and less
expense, than under any other system,
unless it is the colony system with
free range.
Even then it is doubtful if the same
number can be more easily cared for,
or the ultimate profit be greater.
In keeping the hens on this plan
they should be separated into focks
of 25 to 35 and allowed from 4 to 6
feet square per bird
Dry feeding entails the least work
and therefore brings the best profit,
as the egg yield is generally better
than where fed on the one-meal-at-a-
time and the quick lunch-systems.
If the feed is properly proportioned
and the supply is always amply, there
will be no trouble in getting eggs, and
lots of them if the hens are in good
health. We doubt if there is so much
difference in the average egg-produc.
ton of hens as is sometimes fancied.
With good feeding, which means the
right kind as well as quantities, most
hens will make good Some will do
better than others, but so far it seems
impracticable to select only the best
in this case.
Trap-nesting is the only positive
way of deciding the question, and
that is a way which is impractical
where large numbers are kept.
Kept housed all the time, the hens
are subject to the most arbitrary feed
ing rules and experience is showing
that they will produce as many, or
more, eggs as when on range.
1t would require a corps Of bell
boys and bookkeepers to release the
hens and tabulate the returns.
Occasionally hen will get to feath-
er pulling or egg eating. In such a
case run Of few days outside will
usually cure the habit; If not, dark
nests or the ak will.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
ls ARMoR COMING BACK,

In devising their implements of kill
ing, the European nations of today
have not hesitated to profit by the de-
vices of ancient and medieval times.
Sometime ago they also began to dis
cover that the old ideas of protective
armor, which were supposed to have
died with the invention of gunpowder
and the development of firearms. were
not so far amiss. Metal helmets have
now come into general use on the
fighting fronts, and have unquestion-
ably reduced the mortality rate. Now
there is developing an insistence that
the protection idea be carried still
further, and that suits of armor be
provided for the fighters. says Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. If metal is useful
as protection of the head, why would
1t not be equally useful to protect the
other vital parts of the human anat-
omy? 1t could be made very light,
and would not interfere with the arms
and legs. 1t would not stop all bull
lets and shell fragments. but it would
conceivably stop some of them. In
England, particularly, there Is a grow
ing demand that the experiments of
coats of mail be tried. Any device to
save life is desirable from a broad and
humane standpoint. But it is also de-
sirable from the. narrow and inhumane
standpoint of war. Dead men are mil
ltary losses. 1t is the practical duty
of the war masters to minimize all
losses.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
HISTORY Of ALFALFA PLANT
Records Show It Was Carried Into
California From Chile in 1854
Spreading Eastward.

Alfalfa is very old plant. 1t was
taken from Persia to Greece by Xerxes
and his army, 500 B. G. Three hun
dred and fifty years later the Romans
carried it from Greece to Rome. Pliny,
the Roman naturalist, who lived the
hrst century after Christ, tells of its
value.
1t was probably taken from Rome
TO Carthage and the surrounding ter
ritory, and from there to Spain about
700 A. D. From Spain it was carried
TO France, to Belgium and England.
1t was esteemed in England when Co
lumbus discovered America. Cortez
Drought it to Mexico, others took it to
Peru and Chile, and to New England.
In 1854, we have n record of it be-
ing carried to California from Chile,
but at that time it had been grown
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
GENTLE ITALIAN BEES
Singing Black and Hybrid Breeds
Have Been Discarded.
Expert Of Oklahoma Experiment Sta.
tion Advises Beginners to Get Mod
ern Fixtures to Keep the
Honey Gatherers In.

(By c. F. EANBORN, Oklahoma Expert
ment Station.)
A great many people fear the sting
of bees, but it is just as the Western
country was years ago, where there
were large herds ofscattle. Very little
butter was made because the cows
were so wild and kicked so much that
only one or two per family were
MIXED. Now, however, with the i'm
proved breeds, nearly every farmer
has butter and cream the year round,
and often receives nice income from
the sale of these products.
The same applies to bees. The sting
Ing black and hybrid bees have given
place to gentle Italians. I often han
die my bees throughout year with
out being stung.
In the first place, don't fool with
black bees any more than you would
attempt to milk Texas cows. Get pure
Italians. In the second place, don't
monkey with boxes or gums to keep
them in, but get modern fixtures.
Don't try to produce comb honey in
pound boxes. An expert beekeeper is
required to make it success any
where. Don't imagine that you can
get rich at the business just because
you take off, say. 200 or 300 pounds
of honey some years.
If you can buy from neighbor more
cheaply than from Il dealer, do so; but
bear in mind that when you sell
cow, you don't always sell your best
one. but more likely one with a pc
culiarity that you don't like. Likewise
with bees, for which reason it is often
better to buy from dealer. He will
be inclined to sell you something good
because he has reputation to sustain
The colonies of Italian bees in Il COM
plete one-and-one-half-sto hive will
cost about $50. Two empty hives
(ready to put new swarms in). sup
piled with full sheets of foundation in
the brood chamber. and starters in the
upper stories or supers, will cost $3.50.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
GOOD ROADS ASSIST FARMER
Striking Example Shown In spottsyI-
vanfa County, Virginia Big In
crease Made in Shipments.

The value Of good roads to the
farmer is strikingly shown in the ex-
perience of Spottsylvania county, Vir-
ginia, from an investment of 100000
to improve 40 miles of road. Two
years after completing this road the
railroad shipped from Fredericksburg,
the county seat, during a period of -
months, 1000 tons of products of the
soil, hauled over the improved highway
TO that town. Before the Improvement
had been made the total was only %
900 tons annually.
Results equally startling were shown
in the quantity of dairy products. In
1909 these amounted to 114,S15 pounds;
in 1911 they had risen to 25302S
pounds-an increase of practically 14O
per cent in two years.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
AXLE GREASE is NEGLECTED.
Oversight Means Wear and Rapid De-
terioration Of Farm Equipment
Keep Grease Handy.

OF all the sins of neglect committed
against farm equipment that of fail
ing to grease" the farm wagon is per-
haps the worst. The farm manager
gets in hurry, bitches up the team
and drives off to haul n heavy load
when the "spindles" of the wagon may
be SO ''dry" as to be bright from the
friction Of the wheels.
Such use means heavy wear and
rapid deterioration. 1t takes but a
very few minutes to grease" the wag-
on when everything needed is handy.
When axle grease Is used often the
load draws ensier and the wear is re-
duced considerably.
Keep your wrench, axle grease and
axle rest handy so you will not forget
to lubricate the wagon.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

In the first months Of the war q man
was commonly buried close to the
place where he fell. Wherever there
has been hard fighting there are many
low crosses sticking out Of the ground
in the fields. in cottage gardens, in
corners Of farmyards and orchards,
even on roadside strips of grass, says
Edinburgh Scotsman. Where the
ground has changed hands good deal
you may see, quite close, the gabled
cross of the Germans, with "Hier ruht
in Gott," ("Here rests in CODY, and
the beaded wire wreath of the French
with Mort pour la France" ("Died for
France'), and the plain-lined cross of
the English "in loving memory" of one
or more officers and snen.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The temperature of human blood is
about 9S degrees Fahrenheit, and in
healthy persons varies very little. If
your blood heat is very much below the
normal something serious is wrong
with your health. A very hot or an
extra cold day affects the temperature
of the blood very little. That part of
the skin where the sensation of heat
and cold is located reflects the temper
ature of the surroundings, according
to the habits of different individuals.
so that Arctic explorers would feel the
heat of a stokehold terribly, while u
Stoker would be unable to bear eX-
posure to wind and snow. When you
are afraid you become feverish. says
Columbia Is. c. Record. The blood
rushes to the surface of the skin, Civ
ing off a great deal of heat. Tie
glow of warmth" felt by those who
drink not wisely but too well, who be-
lieve they are hot, is a dangerous sign,
for it shows that the blood heat must
be below the normal.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

in some of the valleys of southern Cal
ifornia for a hundred years. Just
when or how it spread over the West
is not clearly established, but it gained
foothod in Utah, Montana, Idaho,
Colorado and the semiarid states, and
from there is spreading eastward.
Some farms in the Carolinas, New
York and Pennsylvania have grown it
ever since these sections were settled,
and its value is known there, so that
1t is strange its cultivation has not
become more general, but there is very
little grown in the eastern states.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The report from Hood river that
nearly two million boxes of apples in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana have been rendered unfit for
shipment us a result of injury by frost
would seem to indicate careless stor-
age. OF course the figure named is
only an estimate and estimates made
under such circumstances usually are
exaggerated. But undoubtedly there
has been great damage due to
the cold wave, and also without doubt
precautions will be taken to prevent
the freezing of stored fruit in the fu-
ture.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
PSYCHOLOGY O JOY.

. A very learned professor has very
recently written treatise on the
Psychology Of Joy. 1t is very for
midable book and abounds with for
midable words of five and even six
syllables. A reading of it shows that
the entire nerve system has to do with
the manufacture of that supposed eff
fervescent feeling called Joy, says Phil
adelphia Press. But there is such
thing as being too intensive, and
definition, we will call deep thinking
into anything, seems to be wasted on
Joy. Our forefathers-they who lived
among US a heritage of clean blood
had very simple recipe for Joy. 1t
was "Fear the Lord and keep your
stomach in good condition" And that
when we had used the encyclopedia
sufficiently and had carried u forehead
furrowed like washboard for days
and days, in our effort to give the
Psychology of Joy conscientious
Do the best you can with what you
have is another way of saying it. Do
that and you can be joyful. Joy II
not the product of great emotions or
achievements. 1t comes simply from
meeting the little old duty, that grins
at you or frowns at you-this In ae-
cordance with the way you ended the
day before-sQuarely in the morning.
when you awake.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
AVOID LIFTING HEAVY LOADS
Weighty Implements on Wagon
by One or Two Men.

When putting a heavy hay rack.
water or grain tank, wagonbox or ma
nure spreader, etc., on wagon, it can
easily be put on without any heavy
lifting If the two wheels are taken Off
on one side where the tank, or what
ever 1t might be, is to be lifted on.
After the wheels are off the tank
can be lifted on and the axles can be
raised up with u long pole Zone Mt
time) and the wheels put on. Where
there are only one or two men 1t can
easily be taken off in the same way.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
MILK AT BEST TEMPERATURE
Reasons-Bacteria Won't Multiply
IIf& So Readily.

1t is desirable, where possible, to
cool the milk Immediately after milk
ing. A temperature of so degrees Is
desirable for several reasons. The
bacteria present in the milk will not
multiply SO readily as in high temper
ature, and an increase in bacterial
number will sour the milk rapidly.
We can readily see that quick cooling
and the maintaining of low tempera-
ture VIII prevent or at least delay
souring for a considerable time.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The Copenhagen National Tidende
says that as a result Of negotiations
between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
iron money is shortly to be issued in
place of copper coin. In two and five
ore pieces. These coins hitherto have
been made from copper plates import
ed from England, but the export Of
these was recently stopped, owing. 1t
is stated, to the British belief that large
quantities of the copper had found
their way into Germany.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The American farmer holds the
worlds gecord, producing three or
four times as much, per man, as the
farmers of other lands. American pro-
duction per acre Is n different matter
and when the individual efficiency of
the American Is coupled with the acre
efficiency of Europe, the high cost of
living will receive something of bump.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
Flexible Egg Carrier.

compartment, between upper and low
er pyramids, giving eight points of
contact. These compartments. being
flexible, accommodate themselves to
eggs Of various sizes, and when the
box is tightly tied the eggs do not roll
or rattle. The eggs are thus held
apart from each other and away from
the sides of the box, SO that the box
will stand not too rough handling.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
FOUR ESSENTIALS IN BUYING
Simplicity, Reliability, Durability and
Accessibility Should Be Kept
Well in Mind.

When buying a new machine keep
in mind these four words. Simplicity,
reliability, durability and accessibility.
Then If the machine is given proper
care, long life, and greater profits are
insured. Use plenty Of oil and grease.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

A British private who went out and
single-handed captured 1O2 of the en-
emy, has just been decorated with the
Victoria cross. The decoration hardly
met the needs Of such an exceptional
moment. he should have been present
ed with an armored tank as his private
motor car with major general for his
chauffeur. ,.., ..If...,.t DE-.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
TO PRESERVE SOIL MOISTURE
Description and Illustration Of Useful
Implement Given Herewith-lt
Is Easy to Make.

This drag is designed for fining and
packing soil for the better preserva-
ton of moisture. 1t is 31a feet wide,
made of 2-by-S-inch lumber and put
together with 4-inch spikes. The han
dies, which may be taken from cast
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
DEVICE FOR CARRYING EGGS
Flexible Carrier, When Tightly Tied,
Prevents All Breakage by Roll
ing and Rattling.

Soft-boiled eggs that are "just laid"
are possible now that the parcel post
Is supplemented by a device which is
claimed to really carry eggs in the
mails without breakage." In a recent
invention, pasteboard box folds in
such way as to truss the box giving
it unusual strength, says Popular
Mechanics. The illustration shows
each egg suspended in an individual
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
Color Of Skin and Eggs.

Fowls laying brown or dark brown
eggs as a rule have yellow skin and
orange-yellow legs-waile those lay
ing light colored eggs have whitish
skin and light Qemon) colored legs
By selecting the dark eggs to hatch
from and for breeding from the yell
low-skinned and yellow-legged birds,
the quality of the dressed fowls will
be greatly improved
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

Government figures put tuberculosis
second in the list of fatal maladles.
with "heart disease" first. But tuber-
culosis is a well-defined infection, con-
querable by rational measures, while
"henrt disease" is a vague term for
large field of disabilities.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
Mt9mated Eowls,

Never mate a long-legged cock
erel with short-legged hens to improve
the shape Of the progeny" writes q
poultry expert. You only make mat
ters worse" Just how is not made
clear SO the reader is left to conclude
that the chicks will have mismated
legs.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
MAKING TOOLS RusT-PRooF
Solution Of Benxine and Paraffln OIL
viii Prove Quite EffieaoIous on
@ rir Steel APtleiSe, ..F

Make solution Of zoo parts Of ben
zine and one part Of parafin oil. Dip
the article in the solution and allow to
dry in heated air or In a dry room 30
that the bensinel may evapofate. Any
steel articles may be made rust-prpof
In this manner = :.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The outdoor page Of an eastern pa
per contains story to the effect that
George Washington liked to fish. This
is another prop knocked from under
that story about his lifelong truthful
ness.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

A woman campaigner says she be-
lieves men are carried away by or
atory which does not affect women,
as men are more emotional. This is
carrying the war into Africa with a
vengeance.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

The doughnut also has Joined the
high cost of living. It had reached the
stage where 1t was not possible to
make the hole any larger without en-
larging the doughnut.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
RatIons for chlcka.

Rations for chickens should include
q small portion Of meat but, as rule,
It is quite expensive Commercially 1t
Is sold in such forms as beef scrap,
animal meal, blood meal, and fish
scrap. Sour skim milk AZ q substitute
for meat has given splendid results.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

On account of the scarcity and higA
price Of potatoes, 50 runs a current 70
port, . man who had carried q potato
In his pocket for le months A. co..
for rheumatism cooked and ate it.
Well, II potatoes are cure for rhep-
matism, why shouldn't they be eficaea-
ous taken intssnallyf0 a6lq iliS ,Sl
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
PASTURE is VALUABLE CROP
onawsd.on, weed.Infestsd Field With
Fence Around II 10 Not What 10
Meant by Expression.

Pasture can be made a valuable
crop which requires little labor. But
gnawed-off, weed-infested field with
fence around 1t Is not what is meant
by pasture In this case. Well set
grass, not over-graxed, is pasture.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
Preparing pamp Ma,hee.

Preparing Damp MAehes.
When damp mashes are fed. they
should be mixed SO that they are dry
enough to be crumbly, yet moist
enough 30 that the particles bf ground
grain. etc., will hold together.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

An army expert says military train
ing viii help detectives. Possibly, pos+
sibly, but what win detectives d for
ths militsSy1
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
Homemade Drag.

away implement, are 2h feet long.
The chains are attached through
auger holes. In making the. notched
cuts to give the required pitch. for the
drag boards take out 3 inches. The
boards are 21a feet long.-Southern
Agriculturist. EY
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

'o,d s.p.,. 'f''' fsr a. 4 ii. ea,...
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
WHY NOT TRY9
POPHAM'S
ASTHMA REMEDY

Gives prompt and positive relief IN
every case. Sold by druggists. Price
$l.0n. Trial package by mail, l0c
Williams Mfg. Co., PROPRIETOR
Cleveland, Ohio
For sale by W. 8. PaIAison, drug.
r'st and apothecary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-09
duplication No. 4520)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
2lst day of July. 1917, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 140, of the
Statutes of 1913. Craven Copper Com
pany, a corporation. of McGill, COUNTY
of White Pine. and State of Nevad:
made application to the State Engi-
neer of Nevada for permission TO ap
propriate the public waters of IN.
State of Nevada. Such appropriation
is to be made from Unnamed SPRINGS.
at a point 1853 feet west from the
NV. Cor. Sec. 3, t. 81 ~, X. 81 e.
NJ. ID. b. & NJ. unsurveyed land, by
means of a dam. and one cubic foot
per second is to be conveyed to q
point approximately 5000 feet south
from the point OF diversion, unsuf-
veyed land. by means OF a pipe iine
and tanks. and there Used for mining
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milling and domestic purposes. Water
not to be returned to stream.
(Signed)
MR.. w. A. BROWN,
WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA.

JIG. SCRUGHAM.
State Engineer.
Date of first publication July "a, 1917.
Date of last publication Aug. 20, 1917
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Greek, at a point in the NWASWA,
Sec. z, T. so n, R. 40 E., NJ. d. i. &
NJ. by means of cuts and develop
ment, and 800 cubic feet per second
is to be conveyed to NWA Sec. 10, and
NEA. Sec. IA, I. 80 ~, r. 40 E., M. ID,
b. & NJ, by means of ditch, and there
used for irrigation. domestic and
stock purposes. from March 18th unt.l
September 30th of each year. Water
not to be returned to stream.
(Signed) J. C. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, July 10, 1917
Date of last publication Aug. is, 1917.
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Use Silver State want ads-get results
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Cd Cd Cd I'D
M MfSN W Al eG1T NEVADA.
There are many good things
about a Nevada pig. One of them
is you can kill him first and cure
him afterWard.
Another is that he is sweeter
after he's cured than he was be-
fore. His 9runt Of satisfaction
after a hearty application of the
feed-ba9 is no more expressive
than the pleasure you get eating
a slice of broiled MAYROSE
HAM.
Presumably there's some sort
of medicine to be gotten out OF
every herb that crows, if you
know how to extract it. The
knowing HOW is the important
thing.
It's the same way with every
thing Nevada produces--there's
something in it of value to the
State--the question is how to get
it out. For instance, Nevada will
reap a profit every time you buy
MAYROSE HAM or side of
bacOn--lets work together for the
benefit of our State.
Yours for Nevada,
Nevada Packing Company
RENO
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From The Daily Silver State
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-09
duplication No. 4492)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THF PVRLIC WATERS OF THE,
STATE OF NEVADA

Notice is hereby given that on the
It'll day of July, 1917, in accordance
with Section 50, Chapter l4O, OF the
Statutes of 1913, one Margaret Eyhe-
ralde, of Winnemucca, County OF
Humboldt. and State of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from underground waters OF
springs in Jim Greek and OF Jim
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HIGH HEARTS

High hearts are never long without
hearing some new call, some distant
clarion of God; and soon they are
observed to break up the camp CT
ease and start on some fresh march
of faithful service.-IJames Marti-
neau.