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Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
FAvoRs D. 6. c. CANAL PROJECT

Secretary of Commerce Redfield Ex-
presses Himself FavorabY
Secretary of Commerce William c.
Red6eId passed through the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal Sunday afternoon,
on a government boat, on a trip of
inspection of the canal. While at the
locks at Delaware City the Secretary
expressed the opinion that it would be
only a short time before the govern
ment would take the canal over, real
izing its great advantage. Secretary
Redfield, following his visit to Will
mington and Philadelphia shipyards
on Thursday, made an inspection OF
the Cape Cod canal, coming home by
way of the Raritan canal, and ther
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
CROWDS AT SMYRNA RACES
More Than 1900 People in Attendance
at Matinee on Fourth of July

at Matinee on Fourth OF July
A Fourth of July attraction that
drew many people from the country
around was the Matinee Races at the
Smyrna Driving Park, opposite Bel
mont Hall. 1t is estimated that more
than one thousand five hundred people
were in attendance. The grandstand
was crowded and many cars were
parked in the grounds filled to their
capacity. The track was fast and
the weather conditions were ideal.
DR.. Frank Gardner was starter and
the judges who occupied the stand
were Fred Thomas and Walter F.
Keith. Some of the races were hotly
contested and afforded the crowd some
good afternoons sport. The snm-
mary of the races were as follows:
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10

Carlton 8. Walls Enlists at Navy Yard
Carlton B. Walls, Of Walls Cloth
ing Store, has enlisted in the service
and will be stationed at the League
Island Navy Yard. He win report by
the goth.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
L.I. HANDY FOR U. S. JUDGE

He and Senator Willard Salisbury are
Said to Have buried the Hatchet."
In legal circles in Wilmington there
was a rumor last Saturday that United
States Senator Willard Salisbury and
former Congressman L. Irving Handy
have composed their personal and
political differences and Democratic
lawyers friendly to Senator Salisbury
are recommending Mr.. Handy's ap-
pointment as judge of the United
States District Court for the district
Of Delaware. Senator Salisbury has
proposed Richard S. Rodney FOR judge,
and Senator Josiah 0. Wolcott is sup
porting James H. Hughes, but, Mr..
Handy it is said, might be Senator
Wolcott's second choice. - Every
Evening.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
Impromptu Dance at the Clubhouse

Impromptu Dance at the Clubhouse
AS a closing to the delightful days
of the Country Fair, the young people
of Smyrna and their guests. to the
number of twenty-five or more couples,
enjoyed an impromptu dance at the
Club House Friday evening. A colored
orchestra of three pieces from Mil
ford composed of violin. piano and
drums, furnished music.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
Lawrence Truax EnIists in Service

George Lawrence Truax, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Truax, of Philadel-
phia, formerly Of Smyrna, who re-
rently enlisted in the United States
Navy, is stationed at the Wissahickon
Barracks, Cape May, N. j., 18th
Company.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
Vic Bower and John Palmer Enlist

Victor 2. Boyer, former Rural Mail
Carrier, and John Palmer, local man
ager of the American Stores Co.,
have enlisted in the Naval Reserves
and are awaiting orders to be called
10 they don't know where.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10

Earle Chandler Goes to CarneYs Point
]. Earle Chandler being in the
draft age, has resigned from Ferro &
Co., Inc, Philadelphia. 20 take po-
sition with the duPonts at Carney s
Point, NJ. J.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10
Albert winford Goes into the Navy

Albert WIntord Goes INTO the Navy
Albert Winford, son of Mrs. Will
liam A. Winford, has enlisted in the
U. S. Navy, and is stationed at the
Wissahiclkon Barracks, Cape May, N.
j., 9th Company.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-10

coVrlNU 60 ON EleH II PAGE
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
RIGHT SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS
1t Should Include Everything From
Expensive Concrete to Minor
Dirt Wagon Ways.

What we need and in time will have
is a system of highways which will
ramify from the largest cities to the
doorway of the humblest citizen-vil-
lager or farmer. Such a system OF
highways will include trunk lines with
expensive concrete or brick surfaces
for the very heavy traffic, including
trucks and automobiles. Less used but
important roads may be of waterbOund
macadam or gravel Perhaps in Ger
tain regions where stone and gravel
are not at hand oiled roads may prove
most economical and practical. Minor
wagon ways must remain Of native
soil. built and maintained with the
road drag. Meanwhile antagOnism to
road dragging breeds in a lack Of in
formation or a narrowness which fails
to comprehend the facts.-D. Ward
King.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
[ Q1I[IllRY
TO RAISE INCUBATOR CHICKS
How to Induce Old Hen to Take Place
OF Artificial Brooder-Transfer
at Night.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricIlture.)
Hens are often used to raise incu-
Dator-hatched chicks and to take the
place OF the artificial brooder, a prac-
tee that is in operation on many poul-
try farms. A few eggs are put under
the hen four or five days before the
incubator is to hatch. In the evening
following the hatch Of the incubator,
AFTER the chickens are thoroughly dry.
one or two are put under the hen, and
II she is found to mother them proper
~, the next evening as many more are
AIDED as she can brood or care for
properly Hens will successfully
brood 10 to 10 chickens early in the
breeding season, and IS to % in warm
weather, depending upon the size of
the hen. This method of handling
chickens does away with the artificial
brOOder, and where one has only a
small number of chickens to raise it is
a very easy manner in which TO handle
them, and also a good method when
1t is desired to raise separately special
lots of chicks. 1t should be borne in
mind, in adding chickens to a hen
which already has some to brood, that
1t is best to add those of the same
color and age as the ones already with
her, as the hen will often pick the la
ter arrivals if they are of u color diff
ferent from the ones she is already
brOOding
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
TRACTOR AIDS Road MAKING
Successfully Used in New Hampshire
in Conjunction With Regulation
Road Machine.

In Atkinson, y. H, the farm tractor
has been successfully used in making
and preparing roads. doing away with
horses.
A 2O-horse-pOwer tractor, as shown
in the picture, was used in conjunc-
ton with the regulation road machine
for rounding of the surface OF the
road and cleaning out cutters II was
found that the tractor not only easily
does the work of six or eight horses,
but better and in less time. Two men
only are required as compared with
four required with the former system.
Besides, double the ground is covered
When the tractor is used with the
road drag. one man, driving the trac-
tor, can round up and smooth as much
state road in half a day as one man
with a pair of horses in one day and
q half. The tractor hauls four to six
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
cooPS FOR HENS AND CHICKS
Range Is Allowed - Guard
Against Cats and Rats.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture-)
If the mother hen is allowed to
range unrestricted with her chicks
she frequently takes her brood
through wet grass and as a result
some are chilled and die especially
the weaker ones which are likely TO
be left behind. Where this careless
system of management is practiced
the loss of young chicks is large.
When coop is provided for the hen
such losses are largely prevented.
Any style of coop which is dry.
ventilated and can be closed at night
TO protect the brood against cats, rats
and other such animals and which
while combining the hen will allow the
chicks TO pass in and out. freely after
they are a few days old, will be sat
isfactOry. The hen should be con-
fined until the chicks are weaned.
though a small yard may be attached
to the coop. if desired, to allow the
hen to exercise. The fence can be
raised from the ground far enough to
allow the chicks to go in or out, but
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
MENACE TO SHEEP INDUSTRY
Dogs and Coyotes Constitute One Of
Greatest Drawbacks TO Wool and
Mutton Business.

CPrepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Wool and mutton are commanding
higher prices than ever before and sup
plies of wool are being depleted so rap
idly that it will take some time after
peace is declared to restock the wool
trade, says Bulletin 935, ''The Sheep
Killing Dog" issued by the United
States department of agriculture.
The United States is experiencing
the greatest shortage of mutton and
wool in the history of the country. 1t
is the duty of the American farmer TO
increase the supply.
The sheep-killing dog constitutes one
of the greatest Inenaces to the success
of the sheep industry.
The dog not only kills sheep but
keeps out of the sheep business men
who are otherwise inclined TO go into
It.
The most effective method of dealing
with the sheep-Hlling dog is through
efficient legislation.
Notable progress has been made by
several states in enacting good dog
laws, and others are expected to take
similar action.
No law, however well worded it may
be, can be effective unless it is en-.
forced and has the moral support Of
she people who are affected by it.
Uniform state dog laws are desira
Die.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

not high enough for the hen to es-
cape. By using a coop the chicks can
find shelter and warmth under the
hen at any time. and the weaklings
after few days may develop into
strong, healthy chicks.
The brood coop should be cleaned
at least once a week and kept free
from mites If mites are found in
the coop. it should be thoroughly
cleaned and sprayed with kerosene oil
or crude petroleum. From 1 to 2
inches of sand or dry dirt or a thin
layer of straw or fine hay should be
spread on the floor of the coop.
Brood coops should be moved weekly
to fresh ground, preferably where
there is new grass. Shade is very es-
sential in rearing chickens, especially
during warm weather; therefore, the
coops should be placed in the shade
whenever possible. a cOrnfield makes
fine range for young chickens, as Ow-
ing to cultivation of the ground, they
get many bugs and worms and have
fresh soil to run on most of the time
and enjoy abundant shade.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
BENEFIT OF IMPROVED ROADS
Make 1t Possible to Consolidate and
Establish Graded Schools in RU-
raj Districts.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
That improved roads would benefit
our country-school system there would
seem TO be no doubt. Good roads make
It possible to consolidate or centralize
the schools and to establish graded
schools in the rural districts. Such
schools centrally located Will accom-
mOdate all of the children within a
radius of four or five miles In many
communities having the advantage Of
improved roads cOmmOdiOus buildings
have been provided, more competent
teachers employed, and modern facili-
ties for teaching supplied at a mini
mum cost
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
EXPERIMENTS TO BE TRIED
Temporary improvement of Sand
Roads to Be Made by Use Of Straw,
Hay or Wire Grass.

For the first time an experiment in
temporary improvement of deep sand
roads by use of q carpet Of straw, hay.
or wire grass, spr:nkled with tar or
bituminOus produce, will be tried on
Wisconsin highways in the vicinity Of
Ria, Columbia county. It is hoped to
devise methods which will fit the road
for travel at small expense, and it is
predicted that this straw carpet will
last three years where traffic is not
heavy. Other experiments in resur-
facing highways are to be tried on
the BarabOO-KilbOurn road Thirty
four hundred sections have been
staked out. and treatment OF each
will be different.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

made a boast that you couldn't back
up, did you?
If your town falls down on this
matter, the country will suffer-a lit
tie. 1t will not suffer a great deal,
because most of the towns are not
going to fall down on it. But if your
town falls down on this matter, your
town will suffer more than a little.
You know what happens to trade
when the farmers all around are
short on crops and have barely
enough money to scrimp by with.
Commercial Clubs Should Act.
Take the matter up at the next
meeting of the commercial club or
board of trade. Or, better still, call a
special meeting. You have influence
enough to do it or have it done. Here
is what Clarence OusIey, assistant
secretary of agriculture of the United
States, says about it:
''TO render this assistance to the
farmer and to the nation, the local
commercial club or business mems
association should appoint labor rep
resentative or a small and active COM
AA1IllSS Ou 1dIIu ldDOIs IDlS 1dDOI
representative or committee should
make a canvass of the business men,
clerks and others in the town who
have had farm experience and who
are willing to close or leave their
places of business on certain days or
afternoons, or for long periods. and
go out on the neighbOring farms to
help. This labor representative or
committee should either get in touch
with the farmers themselves or with
an agent representing the farmers,
such as the master of the Grange, the
president of the union, the manager
of the cooperative creamery or store,
or the county agricultural agent, and
ascertain just how many men each
farmer can use to advantage during
good weather and particularly during
certain rush periods in planting, cul-
tivating, or harvesting. With this in
formation on the farm labor needs
and the number of workers available,
the committee can assign the men
who have volunteered to help in this
emergency to the various farms in
the neighbOrhOod."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
One Way of Preventing Worms in Pigs
Is to Provide Good, Sanitary Quar-
ters

cOrd1ng to temperature and other con-
ditiOns. the egg contains tiny embry
OniS worm, and is ready for further de-
VefOpment when swallowed by a pig
Yhe eggs are highly resistant and may
retain their vitality for years. It is
therefore evident that in course of time
the ground in yards where pigs are
kept may become very heavily laden
with the eggs of the worms
When the eggs are swallowed the
young worms hatch out, but do not i'm
mediately settle down in the intestine
They get into the circulation and are
carried to various organs of the body,
including the lungs. Meanwhile they
increase somewhat in size and undergo
certain changes of structure. In a
week or ten days they can be found in
infected pigs examined post-mortem
crawling up the windpipe into the
mouth and down the esophagus into
the stomach. In the normal course of
events they finally reach the intestine
again, where they develop slowly to
maturity. Small pigs If their lungs are
invaded by large numbers of the young
Intestinal worms are liable to develop
pneumonia, which may prove fatal. It
Is not improbable that many cases of
lung trouble among young pigs are
caused by these worms.
The question of preventing losses
among young pigs by worms, judging
from the results of the Investigations
carried on in the geological division of
the bureau of animal industry, largely
resolves itself into question of pro-
viding good sanitary conditions for the
pigs, particularly during the sucking
period. The sows before narrowing
should be kept in clean, dry places
away from mud walIows, and until the
pigs are several weeks old they should
de kept preferably in buildings and
pens with floors which can be easily
cleaned and which are kept clean.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
FARM AND CITY MAN

Spend five minutes thinking
over what you owe to the farm.
Very likely it gave you the
stamina and strength of charac-
ter that has made you a success
in the business world. Certain
ly, it has given those things to
some of the men upon whom you
rely for maintaining that sue
cess.
In one way or another, direct
~ or indirectly, it gives you a
large part, probably the bulk, OF
your business.
Without its contribution OF
food, neither your home nor
your business house could con-
tinue in existence.
That is what the farm means
and has meant to most city
men. You will know best just
what it means to you.
Now, having thought it over,
remember that the farm is in
such dire need of labor as it
has never known before.
And get ready to do what you
can toward repaying the debt
you owe the farm-nOt repaying
it so much to the farm, either,
as paying it to your country in
a genuinely patriotic service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

TO PREVENT WORMS IN PIGS
Especially Important TO Protect Newly
narrowed Animals From Intestinal
Parasites.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
Recent investigations have shown
the Importance of taking special pre-
cautions with newly narrowed pigs to
prevent their becoming infested with
Intestinal worms. Intestinal worms are
very common parasites among pigs.
and cause a great deal of damage to
the young animals. 1t appears that as
they become older pigs become less
susceptible to infection. Accordingly,
If pigs can be protected from infection
during the first few weeks of life they
are less likely afterwards to be serious
1y injured by intestinal worms of the
common variety.
The worms are spread by means OF
eggs of microscopic size which are de-
posted by the adult worms in the in
testines of infested pigs, and which
pass out of the body in the feces. After
a period of incubation which varies &C
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Farm labor Problem.

The farm labor problem is one that
affects not the farmer alone.
1t is a problem that affects the city
man and in the solution of which the
city man must help.
Study the problem as it applies to
the farming communities on which
you and your business depend for the
largest measure of success.
Write to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, d. c., for a copy
Of '9The Farm Labor Problem-Man-
power Sufficient If Properly Modified
by Cooperation ana Community Ac-
tion.'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
2oEMlalERAL
.KRM7NOrBS

The manure check is as certain as
the cream cheek-proyiding a man Will
cash it with a spreader.
Keeping a machine or vehicle In
good repair and well oiled not only in
creases its efficiency but lessons the
power required In using ii.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
PRODUCTIVE FLOCK OF HENS
Fowls Whose Best Laying Days Are
over and Poorly Developed Chick
ems Should Be Sold.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuiture)
If efforts were made to dispose of all
hens when their best laying days were
over, a large quantity of poultry meat
would be placed on the market AID
poorly developed chickens should be
culled out and sold for meat, also. This
would allow the poultry keeper to
make the best use of his grain by feed
ing it to younger and more productive
fowls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

Beans require warm, we1l-drained
soil, plenty of moisture.
The ideal soil for potatoes appears
to be a rich. deep, friable. warm
sandy loan with good natural drain
age, and well supplied with decayed
or decaying vegetable matter.
Potatoes succeed admirably on new
land providing 1t is well drained and
not too stiff, as the soil is filed with
decayed vegetable matter and humus
which help to make it loose.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Important Turkex steps

One Of the most important steps
toward success in turkey raising is
the proper selection Of breeding stock.
Birds for breeding should be selected
for gigor, size. shape, strong bone,
early maturity. and color OF pIumage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Road Posts in Ohio.

Main roads and cross roads in Ohio
will be marked with cast iron posts
carrying enameled signs The designs
for these posts have been approved.
County commissioners will be asked
TO send a list OF all the signs needed
In their country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
MANY ERRORS OF BEGINNERS
Difficult Problems Will Be Presented
Before Success in Any Large
Decree Is Attained.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Beginners in the poultry business
will probably make many mistakes and
difficult problems will be presented for
solution before success IN any large
measure will be attained. As soon as
fl is found to be a paying investment.
more capital may be put into the plant.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
s.iII Want Good Roads.

The day when the airplane shall sue
coed the automobile as a means OF 10
comotiOn probably viii ind many com
munities still talking about building
hard surface roads
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Efficient Aid in Road Repairing

carloads of gravel in the same time
that a two-horSe team requires for one
load. Figured in dollars and cents,
the tractor could easily do S24 worth
of work at a cost of only So, with an
additional saving of from % to 80 per
cent in time.-PopuIar Science Month
IL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
ceneraI-Purpose Breeda.

The general-purpOse breeds Of pOul-
try are best for the backyard flock.
They will supply both eggs and meats.
They are usually good sitters and good
mothers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Feed Is Assured.

The silo located near the feed
manager is an assurance of having feed
near at hand in stormy as well as
fair weather.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
createst Prof;; with Hona.

To obtain the greatest profit in rails
ing hogs. whether few or many are
grown. good pasture is absolutely nee
essary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Ration for Brood Sow.

A good ration for sow just previous
to narrowing is equal parts of corn,
ground oats, and wheat middlings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20

Parsnips do well on land that last
year produced potatoes. celery OF
Ieeks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
More Liant and sunshine-

We're the poultry house windows
kept clean there would be more light
and sunshine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Most successuI Sheen Men.

The most successful sheep men OF
khe country are awakening fast to the
great value of silage as a sheep feed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
No Virtue in Numbers

Mary had a little lamb.
Probably more famous than the
presidents sixteen sheep" she cried
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
At the Opera.

what a powerful voice that tenor
hasI' YES; can't hear myself talk
when he's singing"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
Use Plenty Of Manure.

Use plenty OF weIi-rotted manure IN
the garden THIS year.