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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

More Beans, Peas, Peanuts.

AS important features of its supple
mentary program for feeding the ma
ton, its armies. and the allies, the
United States department of agricul-
ture recommends that great attention
be paid to the production of beans.
peas and peanuts On these subjects
the program states:
1.-THE production OF beans and peas
should be increased in regions to
which they are adapted. because Of
their high food value, keeping quail
ties. and availability for domestic or
export trade.
'Soy beans and peanuts should be
increased in order to supplement beans
and peas as human food, as a source
of much-needed oil, and as animal
feeds.
1.-The production of beans last year
in the six leading states increased
from 10.715,OOO bushels to 1901. 600
bushels, and peanuts from 35,324, 500
bushels to 6O222.O 900 bushels. But
these increases proved to be greatly
needed, and there is every indication
that large increases will be readily alb
sorbed in 1918.
1.-The peanut is especially valuable
because of the oil it contains, for
which the need is great. In the South
especially, soy beans and peanut meal
are proving very satisfactory as par
tial substitutes for wheat Both soy
beans and peanuts are OF great value
as forage crops"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
MAKE BATTLE ON
FOOD PARASITES
Billions of Dollars Damage to
Crops Has Been Prevented.
SPECIALISTS URGE BIG WAR
Assistance to Be Given Farmers to Re.
duce Injury Caused by Insects, Dis
eases, Mice, Rats, Squirrels
and Other Rodents.

Every effort should be made to pre-
vent losses in production, storage, and
transportation of food in these days
when the conservation of every prod
uct contributing to our food supply
means so much, states the United
States department of agriculture in its
1918 campaign just announced.
Billions of dollars are lost every
year, says the statement. from such
preventabIe causes as insects. plant
and animal diseases, careleSsness in
breeding, predatory animals, rats.
mice, ground squirrels and other ro-
dents. These losses are being held
in check by present agencies and can
be further greatly reduced or pre-
vented at a cost which is Insignificant
when compared with the amount of
damage done. Methods of controlling
many of these harmful factors are now
well established and should be more
widely adopted. A large loss on the
farms of the United States results
from the improper care of manure,
and its careless and ineffective use.
In these times of scarcity of fertiliz-
ing materials more attention than ever
should be paid to the conserving of
plant food from this source.
Animal Diseases and Parasites.
It has been estimated that diseases
of animals, such as hog cholera, tuber-
culosis, contagious abortion. dOurine.
Texas or tick fever, and others. cause
annual losses aggregating many mil
lions. Many of these diseases. to a
~ n
or their ravages reduced considerably.
The department has greatly extended
its facilities for dealing with these
matters and will assist farmers in
every feasible way.
The annual losses from insects and
plant diseases are enormous. 1t has
been cOnservatiyely estimated that
smuts of wheat alone cause losses ag-
gregating S6O.OOOOO0 annually. The
staff of specialists in the department
of agriculture, as well as the stats
in the state institutions, has been in
creased, and, in cooperation with the
forces in the various states. they will
be able to render more effective as
sistance to farmers during the coming
season than ever before.
Predatory animals aho hooentS-
The losses from animals injurious to
agriculture and to animal husbandry
are enormous. Native rodents cause
| losses of grain, forage and other agri-
cultural products estimated at more
than S15O,OO0,OO0. House rats and
mice levy a toll of S20O.O00.O0O upon
the nations food supply. On the
western cattle ranges predatory ami
mails alone cause losses of live stock
amounting to s20.OOO.OOO to s3O.OOO.OOC
annually. Methods of eradication have
been developed. especially in the case
| of rodents, which will make it possible
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

MORE CHICKENS ARE WANTED
Farmers Are Urged by Department OF
Agriculture to Stock Their Farms
With More Poultry.

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
The United States department Of ag-
riculture urges as many as possible OF
the farmers who have not raised chick
ems to stock their farms this year with
fowls, enough at least to supply the
needs of their own households. This
will be a big factor in the nationwide
campaign which will endeavOr to dOu-
BILE this year the chicken and egg pro-
duction of the United States. Accord
Ing to the last census, of the 6,371,5 O2
farms in the United States, 1,527,743
reported no egg production. The more
chicken-and-mOre-egg campaign is ex-
pected to displace millions of pounds
Of beef and pork in American menus
and send the released product across
the ocean to our soldiers, the allies.
and the hungry people of the lands
devastated by the Prussian war torch.
The department does not advise that
the general farmer embark in extern
sive raising of poultry, but warns
against such ventures. But it sees
no reason why every farm should not
produce enough chickens and eggs for
its own use, and why there should not
be enough surplus to make chickens
lie at reasonable prices and in such
quantities that there will be markedly
less domestic demand for the meats
that are needed abroad and that car
be transported there.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
CONCRETE ROAD GREAT HELP
Farmer Enabled to Double Size Of
Load to Market and Reduces
Strain on Horses.

No extensive road Improvement In
any community can be carried on with
out more money than can usually De
raised by direct taxation extending
through a short term. It is unjust to
expect the taxpayers of today to as
sumo the total cost of an improvement
which is TO last into the next genera
ton, so bonds are usually issued to
finance the building of roads that VIII
permanently cut down maintenance ex-
pense and reduce hauling costs. These
bonds are sold and thus converted In
to money. Interest on the bonds Is
paid and the bonds retired by funds
obtained from current road taxes
When the bonds have been paid the
community still has its concrete roads
in excellent condition
No community can afford to spend
its money with less caution than pri-
yate individual would display. The
community should do likewise. When
you are asked to vote for bond issue
to build concrete roads you are not
raising public money to spend it, but to
invest it. As concrete road mileage
in q community is increased, the bur-
den of road maintenance decreases,
and the saving thus resulting will not
only pay interest on the bonds, but
provide funds to retire them as they
fall due. In this way borrowing is
made profitable.
Touring possibilities at all seasons
OF the year and every day in the year
60 hand-in-hand with the concrete
road Safety first is realized as the
result of the nOn-skid surface. Con-
crete boulevards through the open
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
INTRODUCTION OF A NEW sow
Give Her WeII-Protected Quarters by
Herself for Few Days-LittIe Ex-
ira Care Will Pay.

The newly purchased SOW should
be given good, well-protected WELL
bedded quarters by herself. Feed her
away from the balance of the herd.
Keep her away from the rest of the
hogs for few days and after she be-
comes fairly settled in her new quar-
tiers she may be let out with the bal
ance. Watch her however, to see that
she gets back to her sleeping quarters
at night and that she gets her feed
and water regularly. Just little ex-
ira care along this line may be the
means of saving the litter
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
WINTER CARE OF THE SHEEP
Smaller Amount of Grain Needed Than
for Other Live Stock-AII Depends
on Hay Used.

Sheep can be wintered with a small
er use of grain than is needed for 9TH
er live stock. All depends upon the
kind of hay or other roughage used.
Coarse-stemmed hays like timothy, red
top and bluegrass have very few
leaves and therefore are poor sheep
feeds. Timothy is unpaIatable, causes
constipation, and the dry timothy
heads work into the wool, causing ir-
ritation to the skin, lessening the value
of the clip and making shearing diff
cult. When timothy or other coarse
stemmed hay is fed to sheep in winter
quarters, supplementary protein feed
is needed. From one-quarter to one
half pound of linseed meal per eve
daily should be used, depending upon
the size and condition Of the animal
and the other feed used.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
euperior type of Concrete Road.

Superior type or Concrete Road.
country make riding pleasurable by do
ing away with the jar, dust in dry
weather and mud in wet weather. A
smooth surface makes steering easy,
reduces tire cost, lessons fuel con-
sumption. These are some OF the ways
in which a concrete road benefits the
mOtOriSt.
Reduced to simple terms, a concrete
road helps the farmer haul two loads
at one trip instead of one load at two
trips; or, it doubles the size of the
load and cuts in two the tractive pow
er necessary to transport farm pro-
duce. With less capital tied up in
horses there is more cash TO put into
equipment to produce more cash. The
concrete road reduces the strain on
horses and lengthens their lives. It
reduces wear on wagons and harness.
Where motortrucks are used il les
sens tire and fuel expense 1t puts the
farmer in a state of preparedness to
reach markets quickly when prices are
best, and he can take his profits and
get home with more cash than he could
by slow hauling on q bad road. It
adds to the acreage value of a farm
because it increases its earning posi-
bilities. A concrete road makes all OF
these advantages permanent, bringing
its toll of profit to the farmer daily
in the form Of time, money and effort
saved.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOWLS EAT WASTE MATERIAL
On Some Farms Chickens Pay for
Themselves by Destruction of In
furious insects.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Chickens as a by-product of general
farming find much of their feed In the
waste materials that otherwise would
serve no useful purpose. The atten-
ton and labor they require can be CIV
en- largely even by children, and should
not require the employment OF addi-
tional hired workers. On some farms
the chickens practically pay for them
selves by their destruction of orchard
and vegetable insects. On others they
help to pay for themselves by their
production of manure, which when
properly used largely increases the
value of the land. Fifty fowls will an
nually produce at least a ton of ma
nure that can be made as valuable as
commercial fertilizer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
SAVING OF BREEDING STOCK
Movement of Hogs Back to Farms In
dicative of Results of Campaign
OF Government.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
One of the good signs of the times,
In view Of the fact that wartime cOndi-
tons demand an increase in the pro-
duction of meat on both farm and
range, is the fact that there was large
Increase in the number of hogs shipped
to farms and ranches for breeding and
feeding last fall, instead of being sold
as unfinished stock for slaughter. This
movement of "stOckers and feeders"
from the laSge markets of the country
was four times as heavy during Octo-
Der, 1917, as during the same month
the previous year, and for September
and October combined the movement
was three times heavier in 1917 than in
1916. These hogs that have gone back
to farms and ranches instead of being
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
LIMBER NECK IN CHICKENS
Affliction Caused by Ptomaine Poison
ing From Eating Decaying Flesh
Try to Prevent.

Timber neck in chickens is caused by
ptomaine poisoning from eating de-
caying flesh. Where fowls run at
large they frequently pick up dead
rats, mice or other animals and in
this way become affected with the
germs, which quickly cause death.
Whole flOcks are sometimes wiped out
in the course of a few weeks.
Prevention is the best remedy. If
you are losing chickens from this
cause shut up the flock and feed them
on sound, sweet grain and feed. A
simple effective treatment is to use
permanganate of potash. Put an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Those Technical Motor Terms.

Charley is simply wonderful" ex-
claimed young Mrs. TorkinS. Il never
dreamed that anyone could run a mo-
torcar the way he CAM
"What has happened2"
''We took 4 ride yesterday and went
along beautifully in spite of the fact
that he had forgotten some Of the ma
chinery."
Running without machinery"
''Yes. We had gone at least eleven
miles before Charley discovered that
his engine was missing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
SHEEP ARE DAINTY FEEDERS
They Will Refuse IlI-SmeIiing or Un-
clean Food and Water-AnimaIs
Are Very Finici<y.

The sheep has the most delicate
sense of smell of any domestic ami
NAL, and the racks and troughs from
which they will eat will offend more
or less if not kept perfectly clean.
They will not eat ill-smelling or IN
clean food nor drink unclean water,
unless compelled by hunger and thirst
to do so.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Some 1913 Garden Needs

Market gardens near large cOnsum-
ing centers should be increased so as
to meet, as nearly as possible. the
needs Of the community, and in order
to Obviate the necessity Of transport
ing such products from distant points
The planting Of home gardens, espe-
cialIy for family needs and for pre-
serving food for future use. again
should be emphasized.
The commercial production of per
ishables generally should be increased
above normal wherever 1t is reasona
bly, clear that transportation and mar
keting facilities will be available.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

slaughtered will. of course. increase
the pig crop next year. The movement
is considered a definite indication of
some of the results of the campaigns
of the United States department of
agriculture, state colleges and other
agencies, waged in all the leading hog
producing states with the object of
bringing about the saving of breeding
stock.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

nv health so can do all my work and
am so grateful that am recommend
ing it to my friends. ~ Mrs d. II.
ALTERS, r. r. 4, Oregon, Ill:
Oniywomen who have suffered the tor:
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
Compound, brought TO Mrs. Alters
Women everywhere In Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation, and II there are any COM
plicstions write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result Of their 40 years experience
Is at your service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
WHY HATCH EARLY.

prepared by the United States De-
partment of AgricultureO
Chickens Matched early in the
spring are large in the summer,
mature early in the fall, and lay
eggs in the winter. They will
sit early the following spring,
produce earlier chickens
the process will be repeated by
the offspring.
But the chickens Matched late
in the spring will not mature I'M
til late in the fall-so late that
they will not lay in the winter.
They will not sit until late in
the following spring again
the process will be repeated.
The jury finds that the argu-
ment is all in favor of early
Matching especially this year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
BEST MANAGEMENT OF HORSE
One of Limiting Factors in Present
Food Production Campaign-Is Do
Doing Much Work.

The horse is one of the limiting fac
tors in the present food production
campaign. He is being called upon
to perform more work in less time
and at shorter notice than ever before,
consequently his management is
most important subject.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Equal to the Emergency.

Mrs. Flatbush-I met Mrs. Gabb at
the funeral today
Mr.. FIatbush-Oh, that talkative
woman7
yes; and she kept talking all the
time, and 1 was afraid she would dis
turb the service"
''Why didn't you tell her to keep
stin?"
81 did. but she said it wasn't her
funeral"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
ATTENTION NEEDED BY SHEEP
Animals May Be Made Source of Profit
as They Require Much Less Care
Than the Cow.

Sheep may be made a source OF prof
it-they require much less attention
than cows. Small focks are the most
profitable. High dry land is best for
sheep. It costs no more to keep a flock
of well-bred sheep than a lot of poor
ones that return no profit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
HELPING MILL WORKERS
TO GROW FOOD GARDENS

eff the South neg1ects this
year to provide her own food
and feed she is likely to suffer
serious privation and she will be
a burden upon the nation which
may prolong the war and even
imperil our victory"
Acting promptly on this state
ment from the department of ag-
riculture, the superintendent of
a mill at Calhoun Falls, S. c.,
issued a poster quoting this
statement and advising en-
ployees to "Get Busy With Your
Spring Garden" Free garden
seeds will be furnished by the
mill as usual, the poster said.
and five cash prizes for the best
garden. with three special prizes
were offered. Further, the COM
pany agreed to pillow gardens
where it was desired and to fur
nish meal and acid fertilizer at
a nominal price.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

k61llC IEOGDlG HL1CA
pulled me down un-
till could not putmy
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as / live
on q small farm and
raise six hundred
chickens every year
lit made it very hard
for me.
"I saw the Com
pound advertised In
our paper, and tried
it 1t has restored
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
BUILDING ROADS IN FORESTS
Cooperative Projects Carried On With
Funds From Forest Service and
Local Communities.

In 1917 nearly $4,000 was avail
able for roads and trails within the
national forest boundaries from the
ten per cent fund derived from re-
ceipts. AS in previous years COOP
erative projects were carried on with
funds contributed by the forest serY-
ice and by local communities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
loo Valuable.

THAT prima donna didn't seem at all
angry"
How did you get that impression?"
inquired the weary manager.
"She never once raised her voice"
"WeIl, you don't think she'd waste
q high note on me, do your
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
ATTENTION TO BREEDING PEN
If Fowls Cannot Be Kept in Good
Health Give Range - Improve
Quality by Cullina.

If yarded breeding pen cannot be
kept in vigorous health, then it is bet
ter to give fowls range, and depend on
Improvement in quality by careful Gull
ing and grading up with the best pos
sible males.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

ounce of the crystals in quart bot
tie and fill it with water. Add enough
of this to the drinking water to give
1t a rich purple color, and allow the
fowls no other water to drink. Fowls
which show symptoms of the disease
should be given a dose night and morn
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
HoUsa This ,

We offer $1,000 for any case Of catarh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tax
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price &c Testimonials free.
2. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
When to Use nran

Drag the road as soon after every
rain as possible, but never when the
mud is IN such condition as to stick to
the drag or when it balls up into pasty
ridges when released by the drag to-
wards the center of the road.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Soldiers to Learn Cooking.

Mrs. William Jay, Mrs. Iselin. Mrs.
Alfred Arson and Mrs. c. B. Mitchell
of New York city announce that there
is q great need for cooks for the navy
and army and that fund OF 100000 is
necessary. The New York cooking
school, OF which these women are Off
GERS, aims to teach the men how to
cook with variety, cleanliness and
thrift.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Error is its own refutation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

to reduce the losses at a relatively
small expense. The department will
vigorously prosecute its activities in
this field and will assist farmers in
every feasible way, in cooperation
with the extension forces of the states.
to control or eliminate these pests
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Small Pics in Rane

Small pigs can be turned into the
rape when the plants are about eight
inches high, but larger hogs should
not be turned in until the plants are a
foot and q half high.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
The Way to Do.

81 am certainly having trouble viii
my gas arrangements
''Oh, make light of such troubles"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Unless a girl has unlimited faith in
her complexion she will not tolerate
q kiss on her cheek.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The eight-hour system is in vogue
on many farms-eight hours before
dinner and eight hours after.
The sooner strawberry plants are
planted after the ground is dry
enough in the spring, the better.
The right treatment for crop and
soil diseases and for crop insects lies
in careful attention to a system Of
rotation Where crops are rotated
neither fungus nor insects gain head
way on the farm.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Warm stabIlna Is Best.

All classes of stock will eat less,
will keep in better condition when
given warm stabling and plenty OF
straw or leaves for bedding.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Action Of conerete Roads.

Concrete roads expand most in win
ter and contract most In summer, &C
cording 10 the United States bureau Of
standards, because Of increases or
decreases in the moisture they con-
tain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops

Work in Joint Effort the Soil Of the United States
IN MAHPo
The Food Controllers Of the United
food production of
able be the allies before the
the United
Every Available Tabs Acre Must Contribute; Every Available
Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
Canada
Short and appeal to the United States allies for
Canadas Wheat Production Last Year 900
Demand From Canada Alone fer 1918 400 Bushels
To this she have
United
effectively help do farm work this land United
developed
Eew WANT to direct him
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to nweo
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MISSOURI
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

If q man dresses well and hasn't
very much sense, he is usually dubbed
as a ladies man. by others
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Mixed flour containing less than 80
per cent of wheat flour may be sold
without accompanying substitutes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Little f1eas have smaller feas to bite
them. Don't imagine you have all
the trouble there is.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
CHILDREN WHO ARE SIcKLY

Mothers who value
the health of their chill
dren should never be
without MOTHER GRAY
SWEET POWDERS f0R
CHILDREN, for use when
needed They tend to
Break up Colds. Relieve
Feverishness. Worms,
Constip alton, Head
ache. Teething disorders
and Stomach Troubles