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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
INCREASE IN WESTERN
CANADA ACREAGE
NH Prove a Big Factor in Win
ming the War.

Reports 70 hand indicate that West
ern Canada has q vastly increased
acreage ready for crop this year over
last year. The splendid open fail OF
1917, gave a better opportunity for fan
blowing than for some years. Work
in the fields was almost continuous
until the end OF November. In fact. In
the neighborhood OF Pincher Greek.
Alberta, there was sufficient mild
weather in January OF this year TO
permit farmers TO pillow. and m1ny
took advantage Of It A great many
Americans owning land In Canada
moved up last year. and this has also
helped TO increase the acreage. They
came into possession OF the land at
prices varying from $500 TO 5000
an acre. and with the proven Yields
OF wheat running from twenty and as
high as fifty bushels per acre, with q
set price OF 1921 a bushel. they could
join production and patriotism to-
gether with q big margin OF profit.
The POSt-InteIligencer OF Seattle,
Wash, gives a very conservative state
ment Of the agricultural development
and opportunities In Western Canada.
In its issue OF December Il, 1917, II
says
Since the beginning OF the year
American emigration into Canada has
been greatly stimulated according 20
the reports OF the Dominion authorf-
ties. and has been almost entirely made
up OF farmers attracted by the fertile
and comparatively cheap wheat lands.
whatever may be said OF wheat
culture as a profitable svocation IN
ordinary years since the beginning OF
the war II has offered advantages
quite beyond the usual opportunities.
War has doomed the price OF wheat
until the farmer now receives around
| - for his product at his granary.
Average crops. according 70 the adap-
tation Of soil and climate are from
/ - 10 . bushels TO the acre Even
/ the minimum crop. at 50 per bushel.
/ brings I'm these war times n reasonable
/ profit Before the var wheat culture
was fast being abandoned by farmers
/ who worked inte1ligentIy for results
4 on the right side OF the ledger. II has
been the popular crop for new coun-
| tries, but when the pioneers settled
down TO business II was generally
corn. hogs cattle and diversified farm
| ing that brought the profits. Iowa and
the Dakotas in turn. as their prairfes
became settled. mortgaged the land on
wheat culture and afterwards paid on
/ the mortgages with corn and hogs.
~Nar is thus bringing a temporary
encOurag cement 70 wheat farming.
Many of the ranchers OF Manitoba. Sas-
/ katchewan and Alberta laid away
$4,000 to $4,000 in the banks last fan.
II may be pointed out, however, thar
the growing OF wheat Is not the only
inducement which is leading settle
ment to Canadian lands. Low taxation.
favorable agricultural climate, and
| profitable prices not only for grain but
for hogs, cattle and all forms OF farm
| produce all contribute their share
toward the rapid settlement Of the fer
file lands OF Western Canada. "-Ad-
| vertisement
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Department of Agriculture Issues
Appeal to Farmers for
More Food.
SECRETARY HoUSToN'S VIEWS
Gardeners and Truck Growers Should
Meet Local Demands-lncrease
Commercial Production Wher-
ever Possible.
Gardeners, fall in!

gardeners, TAIL IN
A call for more food from Americas
gardens, both the commercial and the
home plots, is contained in the de-
partment Of agriculture's agricultural
production program for 1918, recently
announced. This is what the program
says to the gardeners:
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.
1t is important to do all that is pos
sible to relieve the strain upon trans
portatiOn facilities.
The planting of home gardens, es-
pecially for family needs and for pre-
serving foods for future use, again
should be emphasized.
The commercial production of per
ishables generally should be increased
above normal wherever it is reason
ably clear that transportation and mar
keting facilities will be favorable.
Last year the production of perish
ables is estimated to have been 80 per
cent greater than normal. Notwith-
standing the large output, the market
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
FARMERS BOUND TO WIN.

The record of farmers last year,
made in the face of obstacles, is ground
for confidence on their part that with
equal application and organization
they can overcome the difficulties this
year, according to Secretary Houston.
Unquestionably there will be difficult
ties to surmount-dificulties in re-
spect to labor and III respect to fer
tilizers, both as to price and quantity.
Prices of farm machinery, also, with
other things, have risen. In some re-
spects the farm-labor situation may
not be quite so difficult as last year, al
though it will continue to be especially
acute in certain sections of the coun-
try. The environments have been built
and there will not be a renewal of ur.
gent demands in many sections for
labor for such work. The draft regu-
lations provide for the deferred classi-
fication of skilled farm labor. The
population of the country has in
creased somewhat within the past
year. The secretary of war has asked
congress for power to furlough sol
diers of the National army for agri-
cultural service if necessary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

GIVE BROOD SoWS GOOD CARE
Proper Exercise and Protein Feeds In
Winter Will Aid in Production
of Strong Litters.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
If the sows that are to farrow in
March and April produce good strong,
vigorous filters and . get their pigs
through successfully to weaving time
they must be properly cared for from
now until the day of narrowing. One
of the biggest hindrances to the sows'
narrowing good strong, vigorous filters
is lack of exercise. During the cold
and snowy weather hogs like to lie
around the sleeping quarters and be
comfortable. That, however, is just
what they should not do all the time,
advise the specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The proper exercise for a brood SOW
is that which she will take voluntarily
and not through force. They should
get their corn ration by hustling for it
in the stalk fields and not by getting it
fed around the sleeping quarters on
feeding floors or In troughs. Feed them
ear corn during the winter months and
scatter it out in the stalk fields. The
manure spreader is a good implement
to use in scattering this corn. Don't
be afraid it will be wasted. for it won't
You can readily regulate the amount
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

with its largely increased staff. 1t will
cooperate with all state agencies, es-
pecially the state agricultural col
leges, to bring about the planting of
more war gardens, to see that they are
maintained throughout the season, and
to insure the prompt consumption or
preservation for future use of all per-
ishables produced in these gardens or
otherwise. More effective assistance
also will be rendered in the market
ing of perishable products through the
greatly extended daily market news
service of the bureau of markets and
the weekly reports of truck crop pro-
duction prepared by the bureau Of
crop estimates.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
SPRING CARE OF HIGHWAYS
Go Over Road With Grader to Clean
Out Ditches-FiiI All RUts
With New Material.

Every spring before the ground be
comes too hard the road should be
thoroughly gone over with a grader to
clean out the bitches, so that the water
may have a free outlet. The ruts and
holes should be filed, elevations in the
road and shoulders on the side Of the
road planned on, the grade improved,
and the road put in good condition
Earth roads have a pronounced tend
ency to rut. When ruts begin TO ap-
pear on the surface great care should
be used in selecting new material, with
which they should be filed Immediate
ly. One fundamental principle that is
OF special Importance In the repair
OF any road is that whatever material
is used In the construction OF the sur
face, the same material-and no other
should be used In its repair. A good
road with a surface OF clay should be
repaired by using clay, a gravel road
with gravel and a surface Of limestone
with limestone.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

fed so that 1t will be picked up clean,
and you will find next spring that
there is not a bit of the corn lying
around to go to waste.
Protein feeds in the form of shorts,
tankage, oilmeal or alfalfa hay should
be supplied. Self-feeders can be used
for these feeds, and it is quite success
full to grind the alfalfa hay. Sows will
eat a larger percentage of alfalfa hay
fed in the ground form than when fed
in racks unground. This alfalfa is
generally cheaper on. the corn belt
farms than any of the other protein
feeds and is good balance to the corn
ration.
By following a few of these simple
methods the sOws will be brought to
narrowing time capable of producing
good strong pigs. Every hog grower
knows that if he is going to have pigs
that do their best from the start they
must necessarily be strong and vigOr-
Gus at narrowing time. The proper care
of the brood SOW is not difficult and
should be carefully looked after by
every hog grower.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
ASKS $4,000, 900 TO BUY SEED.

The secretary of agriculture has
asked congress for an appropriation
of $6,OOO,OOO to enable the department
of agriculture to buy and sell seed to
farmers at cost at a reasonable price.
It is the purpose of the department,
If the sum suggested is made avail
able, to take immediate steps to Sc
cure, test, and store at least a portion
of the supply OF these seeds that will
be needed for this season The seed
will be sold to farmers only for cash
at q reasonable price and it is prOvid-
ed that the fund may be used as re-
volving fund until the secretary OF
agriculture determines that the emer-
gency contemplated by the appropria-
ton no longer exists. Under the cir
cumstances it is believed that it viii
be possible to return to the treasury
the entire amount appropriated or at
least the greater portion OF it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
MADAM WAS ROAD REPAIRER
He Originated Method of Covering Sur
face of Ground With ImPermeable
Crust or Covering.

Just 200 years ago was born ''the
first Of the pioneers who took up the
work OF scientific road building" John
Metcalf showed how TO carry solid
highways across difficult boys, and
Thomas Telford built his roads, topped
with gravel, on a solid foundation OF
stone blocks. But the great reform OF
the art came in with John Louden Nc
Adam, who Travelled 10000 miles over
the English and Scottish roads to study
the conditions and needs for himself.
BestOwing a new word on the Ian
guage, he originated the method OF COW
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Work for Hiahest Ends

All work should be for the highest
ends Making living is merely Incl
dental But I must live" was the
excuse Of a man who preyed upon his
fellows by his sharp practices. And
he deserved the retort OF a listener
Excuse me; do not see the neces-
sity-" We should work for better
standards and purer ideals, for hap
pier homes and better living. The
hUmblest task into which we put 9
high purpose contributes to this end
No day is commonplace in which we
work for that which is nobIest and
best.-GirPs Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
/ Q1lLIllBY
DRINKING WATER FOR FOWL
Sufficient Supply, Frequently Renewed,
Is as Necessary as Proper
Amount of Food.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgTiculture)
If your flock of poultry has not been
doing as well as you think it ought 10.
perhaps 1t Is because you have not
been providing the chickens with
supply of fresh, pure drinking water
OF course, lack of thrift and low egg
yields may be due to a number Of other
certain causes, such as poor stock, poor
feed (bOth quality and quantity, bad
housing conditions, diseases, presence
of lice and mites, and lack Of care
But for some reason many poultry
raisers who give attention to these
items sometimes neglect the water
supply. A supply OF pure drinking wa
ter frequently renewed is as necessary
for poultry as sufficient amounts Of
food.
There are two different types of
drinking vessels for poultry in COM
crooks and the like; and drinking foun-
tains so constructed that dust and dirt
cannot get into the water except by
way of a very small exposed surface.
These quite opposite types of drink
ing vessels are about equally popular
with poultry keepers. Open vessels
catch more dirt and dust, but are more
easily cleaned. Closed fountains may
be used much longer without cleaning,
but if allowed to become foul are hard
er to clean thoroughly.
Placing open drinking vessels on a
shelf foot or more above the floor
prevents the hens from scratching
coarse litter into them, but does not
keep out the dust which floats in the
air and settles in the water.
Thoroughly rinsing open vessels once
a day and scaIding drinking fountains
once or twice week will usually keep
them as clean as necessary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
SHEEP ARE MOST PROFITABLE
Produced More Economically on Farm
Than Any Other Live Stock-Pick
Up Much OF Living.

Sheep, in proportion to the value Of
their productsk are produced more
economically on the farm than any
other live stock; the feed and labor re-
quirements are less. They fit in with
general farming, get much of their
subsistence from forage from grazing
weeds and grass that would not sup
port other stock. They eat little feed
that has a value as human food, and
need less grain than other animals.
They add materially to the farm reve-
nue. but add very little, relatively, to
the farm expense.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Garment Of Praiss

people regard it as a little ornament
which can be put on or left OF as they
please. With others it is part Of their
Sunday attire, or is brought out on spe-
cial occasions. like the last Thursday
In November. But the garment 9f
praise is designed for everyday wear.
It does not become soiled or shabby
from use. You cannot wear it out"
1t loses its beauty only when II is
folded up and packed away for moths
to feed upon--Girl's Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

NdhC4 n6I u6du-
Mr.. Polar Bear was asleep, half
scratching his face with paws as he
slept. Suddenly he got up. did a little
dance and then took a bath.
% asked you q question: said Mrs
Polar Bear.
I was sleeping my dear. What was
the question:
=" said that 1t felt like spring, and
asked you If you didn't think so, too
think so, indeed said Mr.. Polar
Bear. My bath water is quite mild I
envy now our cousins up north going
in the icy water. How they all do love
I it. Even the cubs when they are only
ten days old are allowed to have an
| icy bath
To be sure they are said Mrs.
Polar Bear. The mothers always see
to that
"Feels like spring. Missed the
snakes to each other.
:" How about your new suit, Mrs
| Snake? asked her neighbOr.
I'm getting rid Of my old one in a
very short time. I can't see very well
now. How is your eyesightF
| TWretched,' said Mrs. Snake.
What about a smart spring suit
for you, Mr.. Shaker asked Mr.. Garter
! Snake.
I'm being fitted for it now,' said
Mr.. Snake, who always puts on many
airs.
"As matter Of fact he was getting
his new suit just as the others were,
and for that matter they were all
! getting suits to tit them-or rather
new skins, which were growing under
the old ones.
"SOOn it would be time to pull OF
the old ones with their noses, and then
the scales would fall of their eyes.
Snakes are almost blind when they
are getting their new suits To be
sure they shed their skins at other
times, but they think more OF their
spring suits than any others.
''They like to call them spring suits,
though 70 be really correct they should
say their spring skins
almost time for clipping called
one pony TO the other, and the other
neighed and said:
almost
"Tm just about ready TO come of
IN spots said the zebra. Z feel as
| though I would shed my coat in a
very short time
"'Just the way feel said the other
zebra. For all the animals shed a
good deal in the spring. The snakes
of course, are the ones who get com
! pletely new skins, but all the rest like
to do quite q bit Of shedding.
1.-THE ponies are always clipped and
the goats and sheep are sheared. They
all felt it was just about time for it.
But the keeper knew that colder
days were coming and that it was not
quite time yet.
Pretty soon he would begin the
| spring treatment. He would mix oil
in their meals to soften their skins,
and he would make them feel all fine
and new for the warm spring and sum-
mer days.
1.-THE animals kept on talking all
through the day, gossiping about how
fine their new suits would be, how spic
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
KEEP UP BIG POTATO CROP
ADVISE U. S. SPECIALISTS

The normal acreage of Irish
and sweet potatoes should be
maintained in 1913 notwithstand-
ing the large crops in 1917, the
department OF agriculture be-
Heves. This is especially true
In view Of the necessity of re-
leasing more wheat for export.
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet,
are the most popular and most
generally used of the perishable
stable crops. The department,
through it's extension and publ
cation activities, is encouraging
their greater use, especially the
use of the Irish potato, as a par
tial substitute for wheat in
bread-making.
The yield per acre can be
made more certain by greater
attention to the selection Of dis
ease-free potatoes of good vari-
cites, by treatment of seed pota-
toes Immediately before plant
ing, and by the use of sprays to
prevent loss from blight.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
NEW BULLETINS ON GAR
DENING.

Three new publications of the
department of agriculture are
intended to help the war garden
er. They are 1.-The Farm Gar
den in the North" Farmers Bull
letin 937; 'HOme Gardening in
the South" Farmers Bulletin
934; and 1.-The City and Subur-
ban Vegetable Garden" Farm
ers' Bulletin 936. Other publica-
lions of the department, each
describing the culture Of an i'm
portant garden crop, are of spe-
cial interest to truck growers.
Write the department of agricul-
ture for the publication you
need.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
RIGHT QUALITIES OF MALES
They Should Be Gallant, but Not Too
Generous, and Thus Deprive Him.
seIf-Study Nature Of Bird.

The male should be gallant. ever
ready to share his meals with the
hens; but ne must not be too gener-
Gus and thus deprive himself, or he
will be underfed, become nervous. and
not prove to be a good breeder. The
glutton male is equally bad. He be-
comes overfat while the hens do not
get their share, and the consequence
is poor fertility. The nature of every
male bird should be studied.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

Every bushel of small grain sown
should be famed.
It is usually quite difficult to get
clover started on sandy soils.
Alsike clover is a legume, and Is
Just as beneficial "a building up run
down soils as any other Iegume.
Many persons have failed to grow
brussels sprouts simply because they
did not allow time enough for the veg
etable to fully ns8use.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

ing difficulties were relatively less
than in former years because of the
effective efforts OF the people through
out the country, assisted by federal
and state agencies, to conserve these
products for future use by canning,
preserving, picking and drying. The
department again will actively assist
in the conservation of perishables, as
it did last summer, and will be able
to render more effective assistance
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
BEST FEED FOR YOUNG PIGS
lent Just After WeanIng-Feed
Four Times 4 Day.

Skim milk and middlings make about
the best feed for young pigs after
weaving. When first weaned they
should be fed four times a day, Civ.
ing only a small quantity each time.
When well started, three feeds a day
are enough.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
Poultry In Orchard.

expense for cultivation. but the saw
ing is partly Offset by the cost of build
ing and maintaining poultry fences
and division yards and by injury to
fruit caused by the presence OF the
poultry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
ON GUARD

At this time OF the year people feel
weak, tired, Hstless. their blood is thin.
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended ali their mental and bodily
energy and they want TO know how TO
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backaches, have
clear eyes, a smooth, rudy skin, and
feel the exhilaration OF real good health
dnglIng thru their body. Good, pure,
rieh.s red blood Is the best insurance
against ills OF all kinds. Almost all
diseases come from impure and impOE-
eriShed blood II is to be noticed In the
pale or pimpiy face. the tired. haggard
appearance or the HStleSs manner.
Drink hot water q half hour before
meals, and for q vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such q
fine reputation for fifty years. Ii con-
tains no alcohol or narcotics. 1t Is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queens root.
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly-
ceFine and made into tablets and liquid
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores
In order to insure pure blood and to
build up the system try this tonic
known as Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Get = nowi
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
OUTDOOR EXERCISE FOR PIGS
Animals Should BE Protected From
Cold Winds or Hot Sun-Limit
Range for So"s.

Outdoor exercise is beneficial, but
pigs should be protected from cold
winds or from very hot sun. IF the
sow is turned out with her pigs, do
not give her a very large range at
first, as she is likely to travel too far
and unduly tire the young.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
VARIATION IN BARRED ROCKS
Pains Must Be Taken to Keep Fowls
Typical of the Variety They
Represent.

To see the many focks of chickens
over the country, varying in size,
shape and color, yet all dubbed pure
bred Plymouth Rocks, or Reds, or Wy
andOttes, as the case may be, leads
one to wonder If breeders, aside from
those who breed for the showroom,
know what the type of their breed is.
The variation in a Barred Rock, or
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
BRAN AND CLOVER FOR SHEEP
Nothing Better for Ewes With Lambs
During Winter Season-SuppIy
Best of Hay.

Feed straw. fodder and stubbIe
grasses during the winter, but to-
ward spring ewes with lamb should
have the best of first-crop clover hay,
say, one feed per day. Nothing is bet
ter for them than bran and clover
hoy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28

.RM2N0rES

Probably more alfalfa failures have
been due to an acid soil than to any
other one cause.
It has been estimated that the Amer
lean farmer allows fully one-third Of
his stock manure to get away from
him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
SOWING Slow seeds

In sowing seeds that start slowly,
As parsnips, celery, etc. 1t is well TO
SOW with them a few strong, quick
terminating seeds to break the crust
and mark the rows so that cultivation
may begin early.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
She Didn't Give It

"WhatI'' exclaimed the summer
bOarder, did that cow give all that
milky pointing TO the Old farmers
pail
Give that milk. nawthin' :" grOwled
the old farmer ''Sa-ay, I tuck il from
er with a crOwbar Farm Life.