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Meade County news., 1917-08-16
CORN is TOO HIGH FOR FEED
Secretary MohIer Besieged With In.
quiries From Farmers About Dis
posing of Their Pigs.

What will Kansas farmers do with
their pigs?
That is question that is confront
ing hundreds of farmers in the Kan
sas corn belt where this years crops,
unless rains come Immediately, will
be little more than fodder. At best,
only nubbins may be expected on
hundreds of farms.
A score or more farmers have writ
ten to Secretary j. c. Mohler asking
him the question, What will we do
with out pigs? 1t seems great
waste in these times of food conserva-
tion and necessities for farmers to
be compelled to ship their pigs and
small hogs to the Kansas City market
and accept sacrifice price.
Many of the farmers writing to
Secretary Mohler say that is what
they will have to do unless some
plan can be worked out that will tide
them over. And even that possibility
is remote with corn selling at $2.25 a
bushel. At that price it cannot be
purchased and shipped in and fed to
pigs and young hogs at profit.
Secretary Mohler is trying to work
out plan by which many thousand
pigs may be fed and thus aid in in
creasing the general food supply,
Instead of selling pigs to the Kansas
City commission men, he thinks, Mis-
souri, and Iowa farmers, where good
corn crop is promised, may be in
duced to buy this stock of brood sows
and pigs and thus prevent their
slaughter. The packing houses do
not want this kind of stock and ma.
turally the Kansas City commission
men will not pay the farmers its full
value.
Secretary Mohler is trying to con-
meet Missouri farmers who will raise
good corn crop, with the Kansas
farmers who must dispose of their
pigs, to the end that this young stock
may be developed and fattened for
the market next year. One man, Mr..
Mohler said, had written that he had
twelve brood sows and sixty pigs
which he would have to dispose Of
because of the failure of the corn
crop.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

There are many bits of feminine
finery made of ribbon that are joys
TO their pOssessors. Just now, of all
of these, ribbon bags hold first place
in the hearts of those who have beau
tiful things, and they are of all sizes
and shapes and for all sorts of pur-
poses. That badge of patriotism and
usefulness, the knitting bag-ls made
OF wide ribbons. in ample sizes, to
carry the yarns and knitting needles
that are like Mary's lamb. For every
where the lady goes the knitting bag
goes too.
Then there are the wrist bags that
carry handkerchief and coin purse,
powder and powder, puff-and quite
likely a small mrror-or other of the
indispensables Of life for the girls of
today. They are made of wide rib
bons, or narrower widths set together
TO make sufficient width. They are ! i
gay, s0ft colOrs in stripes, and in all
sorts Of lovely brocades and printed
flower patterns.
Some Of the new wrist bags are
made with mountings in gilt or silver,
such as are used for leather bags, but
far greater number are gathered on
narrow ribbons that serve to close and
carry them. The bags on mountings
ASs nearly always lined with plain,
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

plants, such as corn, are to be sprayed,
. pounds of freshly slaked lime should
be added to so gallons of the
mixture, to prevent burning Of the
foliage.
In case the worms are crawling in
a body, surround them with furrow
or ditch and crush them with a log
drag as they fall into 1t. If shallow
post holes are sunk in the bottom OF
the ditch at intervals of about 20 feet,
the worms will crawl along the ditch
bottom and fall into the holes, wherO
they may be destroyed.
Use of Poisoned Bats.
Poisoned bats of varying compo-
sition have long been used as means
Of destroying the many different spe-
cies of cutworms and also the army
worm. An effective bait of this kind
may be prepared as follows: To 90
pounds of wheat bran and 1 pound
of paris green or 2 pounds OF
arsenate of lead add the Juice of one,
half dozen oranges or lemons. Then
bring the mass TO n stiff dough by add
ing low-grade molasses or slrup.
preferably molasses, and scatter the
mixture broadcast In small pieces
throughout the infested field. This
poisoned bait may be used safely In
alfalfa and corn fields where 1t Is
desired, IL possible, to save the crop
FOR form pn nurnosps
In case this poison is used, care
should be exercised In preventing
stock from gaining access to the poi
soned grass or grain and being injured
or killed by eating it. 1t Is far bet
ter to sacrifice a portion of the crop,
If the destruction of the pest can be
accomplished, because If army worms
are not destroyed they will take the
crop anyway and probably devastate
other portions of the farm.
Additional information regarding
the army worm may be obtained from
Farmers Bulletin 731, which will bo
sent free on application to the depart
ment Of agriculture.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
DETAILED STUDY OF
COST OF FARM MILK
Feed Accounts for 0ne-HaIf of
Expense Of Production, Ac-
COrding to Specialists.

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)
4 detailed study of the cost Of pro-
ducing milk on our farms. recently
conducted by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, leads to the
conclusions that on those farms feed
accounts for One-half or more of the
total cost, the remaining charges being
divided about equally between labor
and other items, such as shelter, use Of
equipment, use Of bull, interest, depre-
citation, and overhead. The conclusions
are based upon an exhaustive analysis
of the business of the four farms, each
of which is representative Of type Of
dairying.' While the actual costs on
the farms, as elsewhere, vary from
year to year, the ratio between each
item end the total remained nearly
uniform when the same system of
management was followed. 1t Is be-
lieved, therefore, that milk producers
throughout the country will find valu-
able suggestions on the report Of this
study, just published as Bulletin sol
Of the department Of agriculture, and
entitled "The Cost of Producing MIX
on -Four Dairy Farms Located in Wis
consln, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina" by Morton o. Cooper
md G. NJ. Bennett.
The fact that the cost of feed Is
shown to be at least one-half of the
total cost of producing milk on the
furms is cited as evidence that the
feed item is Of great Importance to the
dairyman who seeks to reduce the cost
Of production. It is pointed out, how
ever, that the greatest economy Of pro-
ductiOn Is not always attained by cut
ting down the feed cost, and that some
times it is necessary to increase the
feed bills in order to increase profits.
The question of feed supply is held
to be rno FOR Individual solution. "Jusl
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
Nainsook Union Suit.

The fact that women are going in so
strong for athletics has brought about
an interesting thing in underwear for
the feminine sex. The strenuous ex.
ercise is hard on fine underwear, and,
therefore, there is being made an ath-
letlc union suit of nainsook. This is
fashioned much on tie same order as
the mems. Striped musllns, dotted
nainsooks in both white and pink are
also favored materials for this new
garment. A narrow edging Of cluny OF
valenelennes trims the top. AT the
waistline at the back there is an insert
of knitted material to give plenty OF
reaching room. The suit buttons down
the entire front anG evtO beyond
the knees.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
INCREASE FERTILITY OF SOIL
All Droppings Of Various Farm AMI.
mails Should Be Saved and Prop
erIy Applied to Land.

Since heavier demands than usual
are being made upon land, manure will
be great need. Those who have
live stock sufficient to produce manure.
save and apply it properly are fortu-
nate. This will be the means Of In
credslng the yield at a time when
prices. are high. Surely such methods
will be highly desirable.
1t will pay generally to save all Of
the an.mal droppings for soil fertility.
TO d. this it is advisable generally
to pen the animals at night where this
Is practical in order that the manure
may be saved. Another way to con-
serve manure is to Craze crops, thus
allowing animals to spread their own
manure.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
A Patriotic Costume.

The girl who would be patriotic yet
exclusive and smart will select one of
the new navy blue velvet sports coats
These are immensely the thing and are
very stunning indeed, double-breasted,
with big white. pearly buttons, and with
patch pockets below the belt at either
side. Worn with a skirt Of white linen
and a sports hat in blue and red, they
produce the gallant red, white and blue
color scheme, and also Il costume past
criticism for correctness and chic eff
fects.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
FuIl-erOwn Larva or Caterpillar.

how near the specialized dairyman
should come to growing all the feed
required by his dairy herd is ques-
tion Of Individual business manage
ment. One man may find 1t more prof
liable to grow all the feed required.
while another may increase his profits
by supplementlng the income from
cows with crop sales and purchase
part of the feed. In few localities in
the United States crops may be select
ed that will not only yield product
for which there is ready sale at good
prices but which also leave on the farm
much feedable material. Sweet corn
is an example Of this type"
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Upon the discovery of army worms
In their younger stages depends very
largely the possibility of stamping out
lnfestations before serious injury to
crops has occurred. They are the
young of certain moths or millers that
fly only at night. The eggs from
which they hatch are commonly laid
on grasses or grasslike grains and the
tiny caterpillars, upon Matching, feed
for several days near the ground, hid
den by overhanglng grasses or grains.
They may escape notice until nearly
full grown, by which time they have
become widely distributed over the in
tested fields.
Examine Meadows often.
Meadows should be examined fre-
Quently during the spring and early
summer months, particularly those
planted to timothy, bluegrass, wheat,
and especially millet. One should not
be satisfied with looking merely at the
surface Of the stand; the thicker and
longer the growth, the greater the dan
ger from the army worm. The grain
or grass should be parted with the
hands in various parts of the field and
the lower portions Of the growth ex-
amlned closely, in ord r that the pres
ence of the small, Rreenish caterpil-
lars may be discovered. If these be
found in any number the area covered
by the infestation should be deter
mined and vigorous action taken at
once to destroy the worms before they
become largo Cccugh to begin their
Journey to other portions OF the farm.
II the infested spot be small, the
grass or grain can be moved Off and
straw scattered over the spot and
burned, thus destroying the worms.
If the caterpillars have become dis
tributed over considerable area, this
can be marked Off by stakes and the
crop sprayed heavily with a mixture
Of paris green at the rate Of 1 pound
to 80 gallons Of water. If tender
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
ALFALFA PASTURE FOR PIGS
Sweet Clover Is Another Early Crop
on Which Young Animals Thrive
Rape Also Favored.

Alfalfa is one of the best pastures
for growing pigs. Sweet clover Is one
Of the earliest pasture crops on which
pigs thrive almost as well as on alfal-
fa. Rape is good forage crop which
is ready six weeks after planting. II
can be sowed in the corn vt the time
of the last cultivation.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
Hats Trimmed with Noar.Aigretteo.

Hats covered with aigrettes which
stand out like quiils upon the back OF
the fretful porcupine are worn by ex-
tremely well-dressed women. They
are not always the veritable aigrettes.
Their importation is still forbidden by
law. But peacock and like plumes are
burnt till nothing but the fine stems
remain. An almost perfect imitation
is the result, and it is difficult to tell
the difference at short distance.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Many summer suits bear the Impress
of styles in sports clothes, much to the
satisfaction of the busy, up-to-date
woman. A single days program would
require her to be something of
lightning change artist" If she were
to attempt a different dress for every
one OF her occupations. Thanks be, it
isn't done. Leaving out of the reckon
ing the ordinary business Of living
each day, which has to be attended to,
there may easily be morning of golf,
an afternoon of bridge and a dinner
dance all scheduled for one date. Or
morning of Red Cross work, AN af-
ternoon of shopping and an evening
concert. The woman of today man
ages by making small changes in the
details Of her dress. Her capaclOus
sweater bag" carries a change of
hose and slippers, an extra blouse, or
whatever she may elect according to
the order Of the day. Wool or silk
Jersey in skirt and coat will see her
through.
An attractive suit of silk jersey, in
contrasting cOlors of the same ma
terial, is shown in the picture. The
skirt is plain and only moderately full,
and with the right blouse and foot
wear it answers the demands of sports
wear. The coat is quite another mat
ter. 1t is plated and elaborated with
a cape and shawl collar. These and
the cuffs, belt and pockets employ a
contrasting color in the silk jersey and
1t is dressy enough for formal wear.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
STATE NEEDS MORE FUNDS
Last Legislature Failed to Appropriate
Enough Money for State lnstitu-
tions-Extra Session Likely.

Kansas is reaping the harvest of
parsimony, the seed Of which was
sown ten years ago in the Kansas
legislature, and which has been nur-
tured by every legislature since. 1t
may be necessary to call the legisla-
ture into special session before the
end of the present fiscal year to pro-
vide funds to maintain the Kansas
charitable and penal institutions and
to relieve a terrific strain put upon
the educational institutions.
James A. Kimball, the new state
manager, and members of the board
of administration already are worry
ing about funds and they have been
in office only month.
For years the Kansas legislatures,
sweating over an alleged bugbear Of
taxes and animated strictly by the po-
litical futures of the members, have
made appropriations for the state in
stitutions on the, basis Of the least
they could. get along on, instead Of
what they needed. Each year the in
sttutions have had to fight to ex-
haGstion to get enough money to pay
expenses and meet pressing needs.
There never was money left for inn
proYement Every penny had to go
for actual necessities.
Not single dollar was appropri.
ated to the state institutions for an
emergency rise in prices of any"ar-
ticles, for the possibility of dry
weather. in the summer of 1917 or any
other year. The appropriations were
barely sufficient to buy supplies IL
prices were the same in 1917 as in
the spring of 1916
X X X
Found Sack of Jewelry.-Forty-
eight pounds of jewelry in a white
grain sack was dug out of the sand
on the Big Arkansas river south Of
Wichita recently by two boys named
Hyde. The collection consisted OF
rings. watch fobs, bracelets and other
small jewelry worth several hundred
dollars. The boys turned their find
over to the police.
X X X
Bather Drowned at Winfeld.-Ro-
maine r. Miller was drowned in the
Walnut river at Winfield while bath.
ing. He was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Miller of Cherryvale.
X X
w. r. C. Worker Dead.-Mrs. Mary
Sparkling, Is years old, is dead at her
home in Arkansas City. She was a
prominent worker in the womans re-
lief corps.
Accepts Red Cross PIace.-Sheffield
ingalls, has accepted the appointment
as field director Of the Red Cross and
has been assigned to have the COM
plete charge of the Red Cross actlvi-
tics at the army cantonment at Des
Moines, la.
X X X
Editor Joins the Army. w. u
Woodhouse, editor of the Valley City
Independent. chairman Of the county
exemption board and a member of the
last Kansas legislature, has sold his
paper to L. B. Greenbank, son of a
Little River, Kan, editor, and will go
into the officers reserve corps.
X X
Drowned at Wichita.-John 3eai, =,
Santa Fe employe at Wichita, was
drowned at the Little Arkansas river
bathing beach recently. He had tried
to swim across. He was 25 years old
and leaves a widow and baby.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

A suit of this kind will serve for many
occasions.
Jersey cloth in wool or silk, may be
said to have arrived" 1t has made
an important place for itself as a
fabric of definite character; the liking
for it grows with acquaintance, so that
it bids fair to become an old, tried
friend, like serge.>
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

closed and suspended by narrow rib
bons are often unlined. Three Of
these pretty ~luxuries are shown in
the picture. 1t takes little ribbon to
make any one of them and they are
so simple that every woman can ADD
them to her belongings.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16
The State Agricultural College to
Teach Big Class in Science
of Engineering.
TO take THE PLACES OF MEN
Will Be Able to Do the Work With
a Minimum of Energy, Says
Professor Reid.

Women engineers will be trained by
the Kansas State Agricultural college
the coming school year. An enroll
ment of $50 women students in cleo
trical engineering is the goal set by
the engineering division. Because of
the war, men are already lacking for
many engineering positions and the
supply will be smaller before long.
women are being employed as
power plant operators in the largest
central stations of Europe" says c. E.
Reid, professor of electrical engineer
ing, land are found entirely satisfac-
tory. None of the machinery in these
stations is operated by hand, but is all
controlled by various forms of elec-
trio motors, set into operation by the
touch of button, by electromagnetic
or air pressure, controlled in the same
manner, so that physical strength is
not at all necessary. Work of this
sort is less firing and less confining
that many forms of work in which
women are now engaged"
In the United States telephone man.
dfacturers and other employers of en-
gineers are urging that women take
up this field of activity. Desirable
qualifications for entering upon the
engineering study comprise ability in
mathematics and interest in scientific
study, it is said
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Honor Murdered Son.-Coler B. Sim,
wealthy man of Wichita, has decided
157 acres of land to Wichita, Just west
of Riverside Park, for park purposes.
1t is given in memory Of his son, Ar
thur B. Sim, who was murdered on
the Intercity Viaduct in Kansas City
last December.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Taft III in Clay centew.-Former
President William II. Taft was taken
severely ill early the other morning in
a Clay Center hotel, after making a
Chautauqua address to a large crowd
the night before. Intestinal infection
was the diagnosis of the physicians,
who think immediate danger is
passed.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

A New Plaster Case.-A package of
courtplaster has been turned over to
physician at Columbus by woman
who says she purchased it few days
ago from a woman, cripple, who
talked in broken English. The pack
age will be sent to experts at Law
renee for examination.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Strike Closes r. |. shops-The Rock
Island railroad shops at Horton are
closed because of strike of $50 la
borers in the power plant, which has
thrown eight hundred men out Of
work. The laborers asked for an in
crease from seventeen to twenty-seven
cents an hour.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Drowned at Wichita.-John Zeal, :.
Santa Fe eniploye at Wichita, was
drowned at the Little Arkansas river
bathing beach recently. He had tried
to swim across. He was 25 years old
and leaves widow and baby.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Editor Joins the Army. w. u
Woodhouse, editor of the Valley City
Independent. chairman Of the county
exemption board and a member of the
last Kansas legislature, has sold his
paper to L. B. Greenbank, son of
Little River, Kan, editor, and will 60
into the officers reserve corps.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Accepts Red Cross PIace.-Sheffield
ingalls, has accepted the appointment
as field director Of the Red Cross and
has been assigned to have the COM
plete charge of the Red Cross activi-
tics at the army cantonment at Des
Moines, la.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Cattle Under Quarantine.-Four
huHdred head of cattle on the Chey-
eEne bottoms near Great Bend have
been quarantined for hemorrhagic
septicemia, disease which affects
principally the throat of the stock,
but also produces fever and chills.
Meade County news., 1917-08-16

Lightning Destroys church.-A new
Catholic church at Homewood, ten
miles from Ottawa was destroyed by
fire the other night when struck by
lightning 1t cost $4,000. Farm build
lngs and stock also we're damaged and
killed by lightning in the storm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
Building Overlands One
Inspection After Another

r. G.. Field, who has won the
annual trip to the Overland fac
tory as a reward for sales of
Overland cars, says:
"A visitor to the immense To-
ledo factory OF The Willys-Over-
land Company had just finished
his tour. lie was a mechanical
expert with more than a smatter-
Ing of motor knowledge-one who
had visited scores OF automobile
factories In this country and In
Europe.
He had been impressed with
the giant cranes and presses; the
mountain piles OF material wait
ing their turn to be forged or
turned into required shapes: the
vast conveyor systems which light
ened the toll of the workingman
at the same time multiplied the
output.
Inspection Makes Hit
But what was 1t that Impress
ed you-what operation or what
machine will you remember long
est after you leave here?" he was
asked.
Your inspection" came the
quick reply.
81 have seen the manufacturing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
WINS A SUIT
OF CLOTHES

f. s. Robinson, manager of the
Used car department of Little 4
Kennedy Co., has AZ used cars to
his credit--and a brand new suit
of clothes.
The suit of clothes was prom
ised as a reward If Bob sold 4b
during July.
1.-TWO over this morning and
the suit is mine-made to order
and the best in town at the ex-
pense of Big Bert Kennedy. Now
for August" says Bob. Another
record is my object and who
knows? Maybe another suit of
clothes. Possibly Tom Little,
Kennedy's partner, will hang out
another suit as a reward"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
Describes What Makes
Ford Light and Strong

Harry Marley, president of the
Nanley-Thompson Co., says the
Ford car is made light in weight
by being scientifically designed
and built of Ford heat-treated
Vanadium steel.
"Vanadium steel is steel that
has been treated with Vanadium-
4 semi-rare mineral, which washes
the molten steel of its impurities,
bringing the molecules closer to-
gether, giving them greater ad-
hesiveness and making the result
tant product infinitely tougher
and stronger.
Although Vanadium is the
highest-priced steel used in auto
mobile construction, it does not
Increase the cost of the Ford car
material, because on account of
~ extreme strength we use pro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-01
OFF FOR CAL.

c. w. Landers, the man who pat
ented the Landers' brake band and
Ford transmission band, will leave
for San Francisco Thursday.
where he will establish a service
station on Market st.
He will Install similar stations
in all the principal cities of the
coast just as soon as arrangements
can be made. The Tacoma service
station is located at 2509 9th av.