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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

Modern art runs largely to bright
red and legs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

Miss Eleanor Passel, of Cincinnati,
O., is the guest of Miss Florence LODI
wick at her home on North Tenth
street. Miss PASSED. is a teacher in
Hughes high school at Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

home Of Mrs L. E. Turner, 104 North
Twenty-first street.
P. J. Hoerner, OF Lewisburg, O., is
a guest of friends here today. Hoer-
ner is an Earlham student.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

West Richmond w. c. T. U. will
meet Monday afternoon in the commu.
nifty house for the election Of officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Harry are the
parents Of a boy born Wednesday a,
their home on South West Second
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

The woman's Foreign Missionary
society Of First Methodist church Will
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

Miss Ruth Overstreet has gone to
Harrison, O., to spend the weekend
with Miss Wilma Ross.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31

Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Shinn Of Lafay-
cite have returned to their home after
a visit with relatives here.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Chickens AN Always Healthier u
Kept on Open Range.

overcrowding. and soil contamination,
but the young stock reared under such
conditions will grow faster and better.
Where 1t Is inconvenient to distribute
large stock as widely as is necessary
to secure permanently the fine sani-
tary condition of land desired, the
same result is obtained in growth by a
rotation which places young birds al
ways on land not used for poultry the
preceding year.
In backyard poultry keeping scru.
pulous cleanliness is essential. The
night droppings should be removed
early in the morning. Those which
fall on the floor of the house and In
the yard should be removed as often
they become finely broken and so
mixed with the litter of the floor or
the soil of the yard that much of such
material must be taken up with them.
Frequent turning of the soil in small
yards Is desirable, but ought not to be
accepted as proper substitute for re-
moval Of droppings there. If these are
simply turned under in soil In which
no vegetation is growing there is tenn
pOrary Improvement, but after short
time conditions become so bad that
renewal of the soil to considerable
depth is necessary. Clay soils should
be frequently and literally treated
with lime.
Good sanitation checks the rapid
multiplication of lice and mites. but
does not destroy them. For this the
appropriate insecticides should be
used. In series Of tests Of insecti-
cides by the bureau Of entomology
sodium fluorid was found most effec-
tive, completely destroying all lice
present ut the time Of application, and
making the birds treated immune to
attacks Of lice for some time. The
methods of using sodium fluorid for
lice and of graduating mites are given
fully In Farmers Bulletin 8O1.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Clean Yards Imperative.

Cleanliness is imperative in back
yard poultry keeping. Poultry In small
back yards leave so much droppings
on the land they occupy that unless
the droppings are frequently removed
the soil soon becomes foul. The back.
yard poultry keeper has to take as
much pains to keep his yard sanitary
as to keep the floor of the poultry
house sanitary. Lack Of thoroughness
In cleaning and disinfecting small
yards is responsible for much more
disease and debility than insanitary In
terror ground spaces.
Measures to prevent lice and mites
should also be followed Systematically
and thoroughly in back yard poultry
keeping. While the neglected farm
poultry house Is often overrun with
lice to the detriment Of the flock, the
hens on farm have SO much better
opportunities than those In the small
back yard to rid themselves Of lice
that little slackness on the part OF
the keeper In measures to prevent lice
is not likely to give the parasites such
a start as the same negligence would
In the case of a back yard flock.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
PLANS OUTLINED
FOR MAKING HAY
Three Men and Two Horses Is
Most Economical Crew for
Gathering Up Crop.
HAULING DONE IN AFTERNOON
Amount That Can Be Handled Tn.
der Conditions Given VIII Be
From 40 to 60 Acres, Much De-
pending Upon the Yield.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment OF Agriculture.)
On many farms haymaking is car
ried on In a more or less haphazard
manner, resulting in a loss of time,
as now and then a part of the crew Is
idle. With small crews there is usual
ly less loss Of time than with larger
crews, where some are moving and
raking, loading and hauling, and 9TH
ers working at the barn all Of the
tine.
The smallest economical crew for
bringing hay from the field and put
ting 1t into the barn is the three-man
and two-horse crew. In the East, the
common practice Is to load the wagon
with hand forks and unload 1t with
the horse fork or sling. This arrange
ment allows two men to pitch on the
load and one man to build the load on
the wagon and drive the team. When
the load Is on, all three men go to the
barn to unload. At the barn one man
works In the NOW, one sticks the hay
fork on the wagon, and the third
Inuu uTlNeS tue tetiu Ou the rope. rNO
time is lost, except that lost by the
two pitchers in travelling between the
barn and the field. In the East the
average distance between these points
Is q quarter Of a mile or less.
Custom In East.
On most average-sized farms In the
East the general custom is to haul
hay in the afternoon only. In the fore
noon, one man mows enough hay in
about four hours, starting after the
dew is almost gone, for half days
hauling. Three to five acres, yielding
Is tons to the acre, Is about all the
ordinary three-man crew can handle.
The second man rakes every morn
Ing, at the beginning of the haying
season, the hay that was moved the
lay before. In the forenoon the third
man does not work at haying at all,
hut Is free to do other farm work,
Mch as blowing corn, etc.
Let US see what the effect will be on
the size of the crew If the hay is not
cut until well past 'full bloom" the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

come exceedingly abundant and de-
structive. Rats migrate from places
where food Is scarce to places where
II Is plentiful. Abundant food In tho
new locality causes abnormal repro
duction, the effect of which in a short
time is that of sudden invasion by
u vast horde of rats.
Other movements Of rats are local
and seasonal In occurrence. An exo-
dus takes place every spring from
cities and villages to river banks and
farmsteads In the surrounding coun-
try, and Is followed by u return NIL
grafton I'm the autumn. This phenom-
cnon. which has beer observed almost
everywhere, explains why rats are
more abundant In towns during the
cold season and In larger numbers in
the country during the summer.
That all rodent destruction is prop
erly the business of the community.
and that this must be recognized be-
fore substantial progress is made, Is
asserted by the department investiga-
tors.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
MACHINERY AIDS
LABOR SHORTAGE
Use of Modern Implements Is
One Way to Increase Crops
in Time of Emergency.
AIDS EFFICIENCY OF WORKER
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture Recommends That Farmers
Cooperate in Purchase of Va
rious Farm Outfits.

Work which Is generally done In
some part of the country with the aid
Of machines that greatly Increase the
efficiency of the man employed is still
largely done by hand in other parts.
Machinery for the most OF the work in
connection with preparing and filling
The soil Is available in many sizes, and
frequently two or more outfits, each
requiring the time of one man, are
seen working In the same field on OPP
rrations for which implements of two
Or three times the size of those used
could be employed with just as salts
factory results. There are few farm
horses which driver of ordinary in
telligencc cannot train to work In
large teams in few days time, and
most of the larger implements are lit
tie If any more complicated or diff
cult to handle than the small ones for
the same work.
Machinery Profitable.
Where the farm is large, and 1t Is
not possible to procure sufficient labor,
specialists of the United States de-
pnrtment Of agriculture say 1t is more
profitable, MS well as patriotic, to in
stall machinery which will enable the
operator to plant, cultivate, and har-
vest q full acreage of the crops best
suited to his land and the needs Of
his country, than to let some Of the
land lie idle, or, at best, have 1t pre-
pared and worked poorly, and the
crops out of season.
In Farmers Bulletin $50, "Better
Use of Man Labor on the Farm" just
issued by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, photographs Of
actual farm scenes are printed to
show that In many cases work can be
doubled by the use of larger imple-
ments and greater motive power, and
sometimes the gain Is considerably
more than that. If the nature of the
work and the machinery for doing It
are such that the best implements
will increase the efficiency of the
worker by only 80 or 20 per cent their
use may make possible an increase In
least will enable the farmer to do
his work in less time and allow him to
take better advantage of good wealth
or II the season Is unfavornble
Combining to Purchase Machinery.
Can all farmers afford TO buy extra
horses and larger implements to save
man labor? OF course those whose
farms require but one or two horses
to do the ordinary work seldom can
afford to do so. But they can secure
this additional help by combining to
purchase larger machinery. and doub-
ling up their teams to operate 1t; or
one, usually more skilled in operating
machinery, or better able to purchase
II, may own the larger implements.
md do the work for several neIghbor
farmers, besides his owp.-to the adj
vintage of all concerned. Roth these
methods have been tried \olt In many
localities with mowers, harvesters,
tractors, thrashing machines, and
other farm machinery.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
INVESTING IN MACHINERY

If two men, driving one horse
each, can combine the two
horses into one team which one
man can drive, and this team
can do as much or more work
than the two did singly, isn't II
wise to combine them and save
one mans time?
And If the farm Is large and
conditions warrant, isn't 1t wise
tn combine two of these two
horse teams into one, and save
another mans time?
But before making these extra
investments 1t Is wise for the
farmer to consider well the cost
and the probable gain. If extra
horses and implements cost
more than they will produce, OF
course 1t would be unwise to
make the investment. Wa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
CAREFUL SANITATION
TO PREVENT DISEASE
Poultry coops and Houses Should
Be Thoroughly Ventilated
Observance Of Simple Rules VIII Pro
vent Trouble by overcrowdIno and
Soil nation-Turn
Soil In Yards.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
With all classes of poultry breeders
there should be more careful effort
than ever before to secure thorough
sanitation and thus to prevent dis
ease.
On farms correct sanitation is Sc
cured in houses and coops by good
ventilation at all times and the re-
moval of the night droppings as often
as necessary to avoid bad odor. On
the land the desired result is obtained
by distributing the stock so that all
droppings are taken up as fertilizer
by the vegetation growing on 1t so
quickly that there is no soil pollution.
Observance Of these simple rules will
not only prevent all diseases caused by
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Maple Sugar Value Grows.

The value of the national produc-
ton Of maple sugar and maple strip
has grown from S2,600,O00 In 1899.
when the census first ascertained II,
to $12.OO0.0OO for 1913. according to
the bureau of crop estimates, United
States department Of agriculture.
The maple sugar and strip Of 1913
were worth five times the cranberry
crop Of 1917, one and one-third
times the hop crop. three-ffths OF
the sorghum strip made, one-half OF
the buckwheat or flaxseed or onion
crop, one-third of the oranges, and
one-quarter Of the sugar beets. ~
The principal region Of production
extends from northwestern Ohio
through New York to Vermont and In
cludes parts Of Maine. New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
vania, Outside of this region there Is
production of Importance In the noun
tain country beginning with the south
ern counties Of Pennsylvania and ex-
tending through western Maryland
into scattered localities In West Vir-
ginia, and also In parts Of Michigan.
Wisconsin and Indiana.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Determining Chickens Ages.

A common way Of testing the nge Of
dressed poultry. as described by home
economies specialists Of the United
States department Of agriculture, Is to
take between thumb and finger the end
Of the breastbone, farthest from the
head, and attempt to bend 1t to one
side. In very young bird, such as Q
"broiler" chicken or a green goose, It
will be easily bent, like the cartilage
In the human ear; in bird a year or
so old It win be brittle. and In an old
bird, tough and hard to bend or break.
Tricky dealers have been known to
break the end Of the breastbone be-
fore showing the bird. thus rendering
the test useless.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
PREVENT DISEASE on FARMS
DlsInfectlon Of Seed, Location and
Care Of Seed Bed and Crop Rota-
~. ton Are Important.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricuIture.)
The first aim Of the farmer should
be to prevent, II possible, the introduce
ton and distribution Of destructive DIS
eases on his farm. In order to accom-
plish this. several precautions should
be observed, Of which the more impor-
tant are ~ the disinfe>'tion Of seed,
(2) the location and care Of the seed
bed. and (S) crop rotation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

The size Of the flock which can be
most efficiently kept viii depend first
upon the space available and second
upon the amount of table scraps or
other waste which is available for feed.
It Is a mistake to try to overstock the
available SPACE. Better results Will be
obtained from few hens In small
yard than from a larger number. The
backyard poultry flock rarely will con-
sIst OF over 20 or Is hens and In many
cases OF no smops than eight or ten, or
occasionally of only three or four.
For flock OF 20 to % hens a space OF
not less than 25 by 30 feet should be
available for yard. Where less space
Ia available, the size Of the flock should
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

stage of maturity at which hay (tim-
othy, for example) must be cut If
choice or tea green" hay is to be Sc
cured.
Hay cut when past full bloom cures
quite rapidly If the weather Is favor
able, and hay moved in the forenoon
can be put into the barn in the af-
ternoon. This arrangement requires
an extra man and two extra horses to
rake the hay. To facilitate matters,
the ,side-delivery rake should be used.
so that loading can b started as soon
as the rake has made one round. The
fourth man will usually finish rakins
by three or four o'clock in the after
noon, and can help load during the re-
mainder of the day. However, three
men pitching onto one wagon Is not
ordinarily a very economical arrange
ment.
Moving In the Afternoon.
Now let us suppose that 1t Is decid-
ed to do the moving in the afternoon
as well as the raking. and see how this
arrangement affects the size of the
crew. Such method requires anoth-
er additional man or team, making a
crew of five men working In the hay
field In the afternoon only. There will
be one man moving, one raking the
hay moved the day before, and three
men bringing hay from the field and
putting 1t into the barn. Two more
horses will also be required with this
method, making a total Of six, yet
this larger crew will handle no more
hay per day than the three-man crew
above described.
The amount Of hay that can be
handled under these conditions will
be from 40 to 60 acres, depending upon
the yield. II the hay loader Is used,
more hay can be handled per day. The
two pitchers work on the wagon build
Ing the load, and the third man drives
the team.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
PURCHASE FOWLS
IN FALL SEASON
Autumn Is Time for City Man to
Begin Preparations for 0p-
Grating Hen Yard.
GOOD. PULLETs ARE FAVORED
Advice Of Experienced Poultry Raiser
viii Greatly Assist Amateur-one
Of General-Purpose Breeds Is
Preferable.

The best way for the city poultry
Keeper to procure hens is to purchase
them in the fall. An effort should be
made to obtain pullets rather than
older hens, and the pullets selected
should be well matured, so that they
will begin to lay before cold weather.
Evidences of the maturity of pullets
are the development and red color OF
the comb and a size and growth which
are good for the breed or variety. Hens
will lay little or no eggs during the
fall and early winter while they are
molting. Well-matured pullets, how
ever, should lay fairly well during this
period, so that an immediate return is
realized from the investment.
Advice Helps inexperienced.
When pullets are to be purchased,
1t Is well If possible to go to some farm
er or poultryman who may be known
to the prospective purchaser. In some
cases 1t may pay to make arrangements
with the farmer to raise the desired
number Of pullets at an agreed price.
Where the householder does not have
an opportunity to go into the country
for his pullets, he can often pick them
out among the live poultry shipped into
the city to be marketed.
The advice Of someone who knows
poultry should be sought to make sure
that pullets or young hens are obtained
and that the stock is healthy. Often
local poultry associations are glad to
help the prospective poultry keeper to
get stock by putting him in commune
cation with some of its members hav-
ing stock for sale. Sometimes boards
of trade or chambers Of commerce are
glad to help bring together the pro-
spective purchaser and the poultry
raiser.
Kind Of Fowls to Keep.
Householders usually desire not only
eggs for the table and for cooking, but
also an occasional chicken to eat. For
this reason one of the general-purpose
breeds, such as the Plymouth Rock,
Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, or
Orpington, is preferable to the smaller
egg breeds, such as the Leghorns. Not
only do the mature fowls of these
breeds, because Of their larger size,
make better table fowls than the Leg
horns, but the young chickens for the
same reason make better friers and
roasters, whereas chickens Of the egg
breeds are only suitable for the small
er broilers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

busting peaches through the season
for brown rot and scab Is fully as eff
fective and much quicker than spray
ing. Two applications are necessary
In . dry season; three II rainy. The
last application should be made about
three weeks before picking.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
HOW FARMERS GET HELP

prepared by the United States
Department Of Agriculture.)
In every agricultural district
there are farmers who have sue
ceeded In holding their en-
ployees in spite Of all the attrac-
lions offered by other industries.
These farmers have usually en-
ployed married men and have
furnished them with a small but
comfortable house. Moreover,
the laborers have enjoyed the
privilege Of raising small gar
den and few pigs and chickens.
Clarence Ousley, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

MIgrations Of rats from one local
ity to another probably are due chiefly
to food conditions. say investigators
Of the United States department Of
agriculture. After years In which the
pests are comparatively scarce In q
rural nsighborhood they suddenly BE-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Helping Village and Town.


Duty does not stop with the
raising Of poultry products suf-
ficient to feed the home folks
on the farm. Many village peo-
pie will have to look to the near
by farm for poultry or probably
go without. Many people In
town have not even back yard
and cannot maintain a laying
flock. These folks look to the
farm for fresh eggs and chick
ems for the table. Dozens of ?
people in nearby villages and
towns would gladly have a back
yard flock If it could be pro-
cured near home. The farmer
should rear extra pullets to help
fill this call from the village and
town.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Weeds Never Rest.

The weed fight Is one of the stand
ard routine operations on the farm.
and It represents large proportion Of
the labor necessary to produce crops
No other single feature of farming re-
qulres such universal and unceasing
attention as do the weeds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

be reduced, allowing on the average 20
to 80 square feet per bird.
A few hens are sometimes kept sue
cessfully with smaller yard allow
ance than this, but If the space is avail
able yard of the size indicated should
be used.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
Poultry Paragraphs.

Don't keep a male bird after
the Matching season. Hens lay
just as well without male.
Don't overstock your land.
Purchase well-matured pullets
rather than hens.
Make the poultry house dry
and free from drafts, but allow
for ventilation.
Keep the house and yard
clean.
Grow some green crop in the
yard.
Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
waste. ~
Keep hens free from lice and
the house free from mites.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03
ResuIts Erom rhInnlno.

Do not let the vegetables remain too
thick IN the row. Too many beets to
the foot In the row is Just as bad as
weeds Get the maximum results from
your ground by thinning and good care.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

Early this season plans should be-
made and executed In the building OF
suitable farm storage houses or col
lars. This usually can be done at rel
atively low cost II undertaken In tina.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-03

For honey comb and cellar wintsr-
Ing an eight-frame hive = comznon1y
preferred.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-05
IGNORANT ALIEN |S
 LANDED IN PR|SON

Proclaiming in a loud voice and broken English that it was just a scheme to get the poor mans money. John Carretto. who says he came from Italy, berated girls selling thrift stamps last evening at the corner of Washington street and Central avenue because they asked him to buy. the police record shows
 City Detectives Bush Anderson and Culp arrested Carretto. He is held Tor investigation by the department of Justice. Carretto told the police that ne did not know whether the money was going to help the soldiers or not. ana showed total ignorance of the tnrltt stamp plan and the policy of. the government to accept no charity whatever in it's fight against Germany