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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
4 KLOHDIKE TO THE
REAL FARMER
A Western Canada Crop EStimat-
ed at $4,000, Makes
$4,000.

Messrs. Harris, formerly Of Audi
bon, Iowa, wrote the Audubon AdvO-
cate" expressing their satisfaction Of
things in Western Canada They 10
Gated at Makepeace, Alberta. They
say there are those who make good,
and those who fail. The former are
those that land agents refer to when
advertising their land. But" contin-
ues the letter, "a great many of the
farmers in this vicinity pay for their
land with their first crop. a man.
near here bought q section of land in
the year 1915 for $23 per acre. He
broke 800 acres of the land during the
summer of 1915. In the fall of 1916
he threshed 10000 bushels of wheat,
which paid for his land, all expenses
and had q balance of $4,000. In the
fall of 1917 he threshed nearly as
much off the other half of the section.
At the present time he would not take
$50 per acre for his land.
1--WE have had five crops in Alberta.
The two dry years (19141917) our
wheat made 20 and 80 bushels to the
acre respectively. In 1916 we raised
so bushels Of wheat to the acre on
summer fallow. The best results are
obtained by blowing or breaking in
the summer, working it down in the
fall so that it will retain the moisture.
Thus farming one-half your ground
each year.
persons owning land here and still
living in the States should, If they
don't feel themselves able to come up
here and finance themselves until they
could get their first crop, get some OF
their land broken and worked down
| In the fall before they come. The
| next spring they could come and put
in the crop, fence and put up their
buildings. This way they have to
wait only one summer for their first
crop.
cit is not advisable for q person to
come here in the spring, break out
land and put it in crop the first year,
because the moisture is not in the
ground and a failure is almost GER
tain unless it is an exceptionally wet
year.
zone Of the boys from that locality
Mr.. Peder NJ. Jensen came to Alberta
last spring. He bought a 5000 Rum
ely Oll-Pul engine on the Sth day OF
June, 1917. After that date he broke
LOO acres of prairie sod for which
he resolved an average Of $500 PEI
acre.
MIR. Hansen from your community
was up here last fall with severa
prospective land buyers from tina
neighborhood. At that time he in
Quired the value of the crop on tn
section we were farming. We toll
him that it would probably make il
the nsighborhood Of $4,000. Thi
same crop when sold brought nearl
$4,000. The most Of it being sol
when prices were low for the year,
Advertisement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
POWDER HENS BY MACHINERY
Discarded churn Makes Application
of Insect Powder Easy and
Quite Effective.
by C. s. ANDERSON. Colorado Agri-

by c. s. ANDERSON, Colorado Agri-
cultural College. Fort Collinsl
A hen may be healthy, well fed, and
well housed, but if she is overrun
with lice and mites she cannot remain
a profitable producer or good mother
for the young chicks.
Under ordinary conditions, lice and
mites can be kept down by frequently
spraying the poultry houses, roOsts,
dropping boards and nests and by pro-
viding a good busting bath for the
birds. When these precautions fail, in
divtdual treatment must be followed
by busting the birds with some good
insect powder. In large flocks this is
very labOriOus. and the following use
of an old discarded churn may help to
solve the problem.
Put a cupful or so of insect powder
in the churn. Next put in the birds
one at time and turn the churn gent
~ for half-dozen revolutions. If the
powder contains carbolic acid or some
other strong irritant, it will be well to
protect the birds eyes by slipping a
small cloth sack over their heads.
The rotation of the churn causes
the bird to relax and the feathers to
open, thus letting the insect powder
get well into the skin.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
DELICIOUS BERRY
THROUGH SUMNER
Long-Season Strawberries Have
Passed Trial Period.
OF REAL VALUE FOR MARKET
Heretofore "EVerbearing" Varieties
Have Been Grown Chiefly by ANA
teurs and Commercial Crow
ers-crop First Season.

Strawberries from your garden
throughout summer and autumn are
now a possibility as the result of the
perfection of "everbearing' varieties
of this delicate berry. Everbearing
strawberries are not a brand new dis
covery, but heretofore they have been
grown chiefly by amateurs and COM
mercial growers who have tested them
In comparison with ordinary sorts. In
a recent publication of the United
States department Of agriculture an
nouncement is made that q sufficient
number of trials of these varieties now
have been completed to indicate their
real value for home use and for mar
ket in certain sections of the country.
Primarily Northern Type.
The regions where it is known that
everbearing varieties can be grown
extend as far south as the northern
parts Of Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas
and Kansas. South of these limits
there are probably points where they
may be grown with some degree of
success, but they are not definitely
known to succeed there.
The two leading varieties of this
type of strawberry, the Progressive
and the Superb, are notable not only
because they produce fruit from tie
time Of the usual crop until late sum-
mer or autumn, but also because they
are exceptionally resistant to leaf
spot diseases. They are also very
hardy. The Progressive has been found
to withstand the winters of the middle
West better than any other variety ex-
cept the Dunlap, one of its parents.
The Superb also is harder than most
varieties of strawberries. Another re-
markable characteristic of these varie-
ties is that if their blooms are killed
by frost they soon flower again. There
fore in many sections subject to late
spring frosts, which often destroy the
crop, these varieties are particularly
valuable.
Small Crop First Season.
If plants of the everbearing type are
set early in the spring, a small crop
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
WAR RATIoNS FOR CHICKENS
Corn is Probably Most Important Food
for Poultry and Should Not
Be Overlooked.

In spite of the high cost of feeds a
flock of good fowls will continue to re
turn a handsome profit, because Of
the great advance in price Of eggs and
poultry. There is no cheap ration,
because all grains and feeds have ad-
vanced. Corn is probably the most
important food for poultry and should
not be left out Of the ration.
Cracked corn and oats may well
constitute the bulk Of the hard grain,
using equal quantities by weight Of
each. A little barley, say 20 to % per
cent, will add variety, but wheat is
out Of the question. Low grades and
screenings that do not contain too
many weed seeds may also be used.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been a household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is a most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming up of food, paIpita-
ton of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses Of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t is a
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist.
Sold In all civilized countries-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
TURKEYS ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Because of Constant Decrease in Num-
Der Of Fowls There Is Increased
Profits in Them.
CBy ANDREW wEINANT.)

Because the number of turkeys In
the United States has constantly de
demand has perhaps increased, a
more profitable side line than turkey
raising for those favorably situated
for the work could hardly be found.
Given plenty or range. turkeys will
readily find grasshoppers and other
insects, green vegetation, the seeds of
weeds and grasses, waste grains. and
acorns and nuts of various kinds. In
this way the cost of raising them is
small and the profits large. Grain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

then a period Of comparative rest
when little fruit is produced, followed
by long period when a fairly uniform
amount of fruit is borne.
Weather conditions play an impor-
tant part in the amount Of fruit pro-
duced during the summer and autumn.
Only when the moisture supply and
other climatic conditions are favorable
can the yield be constant. For this
reason the results obtained from the
everbearing varieties have varied
greatly in the different sections of the
country, and in different years. If
long drought occurs while the plants
are fruiting, the berries become small
and the plants finally cease to bear.
Therefore they are not well adapted
to sections having long droughts ex-
cept when irrigation can be supplied.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

can be had the first season. Plants
which have been set for a year give
a fair yield at the time the usual
strawberry crop is borne. For the
period Immediately after this early
summer crop the amount of fruit Sc
cured is small. In August, September
and October it becomes larger and I'M
der favorable conditions the late sum-
mer or autumn crop from certain vari-
cites may equal or exceed the early
summer crop. Thus instead of a con-
slant supply throughout the season
there is a distinct early summer crop,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
KINDS OF EVERBEARERS
AVAILABLE TO GROWERS

Thirteen varieties of "ever-
bearing strawberries are in the
trade at present. They are: Adj
vance, Americas, Autumn, For
ward, Francis, Iowa, Onward,
Pan American, Peerless, Produc-
tive, Progressive, Standpat and
Superb. In addition, variety
known as the Minnesota No.
1017, distributed by the Mime
sofa State Horticultural society
and the Minnesota agricultural
experiment station, has been in
trOduced. Only two of the va
rieties introduced, the Progress
sive and the Superb, have been
widely grown as yet. The Amer
icus is grown to a slight extent
and the others very little. The
Minnesota No. 1O17 has been
widely tested in Minnesota and
is grown to a slight extent In
surrounding states. Farmers
Bulletin COL of the United
States department of agricul-
ture describes these varieties in
detail and discusses their suit
ability to different sections.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
MAKING SELECTION OF A RAM
Animal Should Be Vigorous, Active and
Show Strong Masculine Character
In Makeup.

In selecting the ram, special atten-
ton should be paid to type, mutton
qualities, and denseness of fleece. Quail
ity of mutton is the prime factor in the
farm flock, and should receive the most
attention. The fleece should not be for
gotten, for not only will the fleece be
a source of income, but a good fleece
will give higher market value to the
sheep.
The ram should be strong, active and
show strong masculine character.
These points are important, for on
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
DAMAGED FEED FOR POULTRY
Before Buying Low-Grade Grain Make
Sure That Ii Has Sufficient
Amount of Nutriment.

Before buying low-grade or damaged
grain to feed the poultry, make sure
that it has enough nutriment in 1t to
be worth the price you pay for 1t.
Grains that are simply shrunken, If
bought cheap enough, are sometimes
profitable to feed; but those which are
damaged in some other ways frequent
Iy are almost useless and are eXpen-
sfve at any price. When possible, 1t is
well to send samples of this kind Of
grain to your state experiment station
for examination.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Com Is champIon Eood crop.

Corn, on a given area, will produce
more human food than any other crop
commonly grown on American farms.
This crop heads the list in units of
energy produced per acre and is ahead
OF all other crops except navy beans
and soy beans in tissue-building ma
terial. In the latter element, soy
beans far Outclass all other crops,
showing twice as much protein per
acre as navy beans, which rank sec
ond in this regard
The dairy cow is the most efficient
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
SET Strawberries EARLY
TO GET FRUIT FIRST YEAR

Early spring-as soon as you
can get into the gardens the
time to set "everbearing" straw
berries, or, in fact, any straw
berries. With such an early
start q larger crop of fruit can
be obtained the first year. The
plants also have opportunity to
become established and to de-
velop better root systems before
beginning to fruit. The mark
eddy different behavior of the
1ong-season varieties has led to
the development of cultural
practices differing in special de-
tails from those followed in the
production Of standard sorts.
Directions for the culture of the
everbearing types, in so far as
the methods differ from ordi-
nary practices with strawber-
ries, are given in Farmers Bull
letin 901 Of the q. S. depart
ment of agriculture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR

To half pint of water add l o. Bay
Rum, a small box Of Barbo Compound,
and Il o. OF glyeerine- Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix It at home at
very little cost Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box Of BarbO
Compound It viii gradually darker
streaked, faded gray hair, and make 1t soft
and glossy. It VIII not color the scalp. Is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub OF. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
EXCELLENT FOOD FOR DUCKS
Mash of cornmeaI and Wheat Bran
Every Morning and Every Other
Evening Is Favored.

A good feed for the ducks. both
Young and old, is a mash OF one part
cornmeaI and two parts wheat bran
every morning and every other eve
ming. and on the alternate evening
good feed of cracked corn, shrunken
wheat or oats. If they can be allowed
free range they viii pick up consider
able food around the place.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
GOOD PROTECTION FOR COLTS
Gold Winds Pierce Their Tender Bod
les and Cause Them to Lose
Flesh Quite Rapidly.

Colts need the protection of a good
warm stable every night, as well as
much OF the time during the days, for
cold winds pierce their tender bodies
and cause them to lose flesh rapidly
when left outdoors for long periods
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
WORMS SPREAD HOG CHOLERA
Where There Are Indications of Inter
nal Parasites Feed Concentrated
Lye Mixed in Stop.

One Of the things that causes and
spreads hog cholera is worms. No one
has ever seen a cholera hog that was
free from worms. If there are signs
of worms feed concentrated I've, one
half teaspoonful to each animal well
mixed in slOp or soft feed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
SHEEP FLOCK DURING WINTER
Requisites Necessary to Bring Flock
Through Cold Weather Are Feed
and Proper Shelter.

Shelter, proper feed and good man
agement are the requisites in bringing
sheep successfully through the winter
season. While some shelter is neces-
sary, close housing is not advisable,
especially with ewes in lamb. Large,
dry yards in which the sheep have
plenty Of room for exercise are the
first requirement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Splendid Mutton Type.

them will depend to large extent the
number Of lambs produced, also their
health and vigor. The ram should
stand up well on his feet, and his pas
terms should be strong. The back
should be strong and the ribs well
sprung to give plenty of room for the
heart and lungs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
SUCCESS WITH LIVE STOCK
Industry Has Greater Influence Upon
Husbandman Than Would Appear
at First.

Live stock raising has a greater In
fuence upon the husbandman than
would at first appear. Animals re-
quire responsibility for their care.
They require regular feeding, punctual-
ity, personal interest and sympathy.
These are some of the qualifications
for moral character and successful
husbandry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
SELECTING A LAYING PULLET
Not Easy for Average Farmer or Poui.
tryEnan to Pick Out Layers by
Fowls Appearance.

Not every poultryman can select a
having hen by her appearance. It IS
true students of poultry husbandry are
generally able to do this, but few
farmers and poultrymen are unless
they have given the subject some at
seation-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

OF farm animals in the production of
human food (miIk) and the hog is the
most efficient In the conversion OF
grain into meat, producing five times
as much per acre Of crops as does any
other animal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Benefits OF snreader.

The manure spreader not only eHmi-
mates the hard, disagreeable work OF
spreading manure with a fork, but it
does the work better and In about one
fourth the time
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Thouaht Up in 4 Hurry.

Little Carl, aged three and one half
years, came out of the pantry with
little jelly on his face. His mother,
noticing the jelly, asked how it had
gotten there.
Don't know" he answered. at
must have felled on by mistake
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Close Attention to Sow.

The sow requires very close atten-
ton until the pigs are at least six
weeks old-the more so If she has a
large litter, for the growth OF the pigs
depends on the treatment the sow IL
given.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Knowledge of Farmer.

The studious farmer who knows a
lot more about farming than he did
ten years ago may feel that he knows
less. There is so much more to be
known now than there was ten years
ago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels Ad.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

and stock farms are particularly well
adapted to turkey raising, and it is in
such places that most of the turkeys
are found. Little has ever been done
in the way of raising turkeys in con-
finement, and when, it has been tried
the results have been discouraging.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

When lovely woman stoops TO folly
1t is time for mere man to take to the
tall timber.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

There's no use in rocking the cradle
while you pinch the baby.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

Man prides himself on his superior
but who ever heard OF a
woman buying a gold brick2
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
niherent WiIds

dad, I'm wild about Percy Goofe."
YES; that's the way feel every
time 1 see him."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

Sometimes a man is like a brook
that makes its greatest noise wher0
it falls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

Not al men are philosophers Some
would rather lie awake all night than
climb up and Oil the windmill
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

A shrewd financier is q man who can
extract dividends from the theories.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

If plants of the everbearing type ar
set early in the spring, a small crol
Arizona republican., 1918-06-22
FLY FROM BERLIN
 FEAR CONDITIONS
Republican A. p. Leased WIrel

COPENHAGEN, June 21.-Four res idents of Berlin, escaped from Ger many Thursday in two airplanes and succeeded in landing safely in Den mark. The occupants of the airplanes declared they fled from Berlin because of copditions there.
 The two machines, which are of the AlbSross type, left Berlin early Thurs day morning. Their flight was ob- served and guardships along the coast were warned When the machines reached the Baltic. the guardships opened fire and it was at first erron- eousiy reported that one of the oir- planes had been brought down.
 Denounced Prussianism
 One of the two occupants of the first Albatross was Dr. G. F. Nicolai. for merly professor Q physiology at the Berlin university. He is the author of 6 book that denounced Prussian mili- tarism and had been punished with i'm prisonment because of it's publication.
 The second Albatross landed in the neighborhood of Rudkoebing with it's two German deserters. This machine had been delayed by making a landing on an island to repair slight defect in the engine.
 The Rudkoebing correspondent of the National Tidende quotes the crew of the second Albatross as saying they had been at the battle front and were expected to return there. They de- clared they preferred death rather than to % back The two men wore infan- try uniforms and one of them had the Iron Cross.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-22
FEARS PROHIBITION
 MIGHT HURT CAUSE
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WASHINGTON, June 21.-Fearing absolute prohibition might so affect the labor of the country as to interfere with prosecution of the war. the senate agricultural committee today decided to reopen hearings on the Jones prohi- bition amendment to the S11,0o0, 900 emergency agricultural appropriation bill The hearings were to have been resumed tomorrow but owing to the inability of representatives of the shipping board and others to be pres ent, they were postponed until Tues day.
 In reaching the agreement to con- tinue the hearings, the committee called upon Secretary Daniels, Post master General Burleson, Chairman Hurley and Bainbridge Colby of the shipping board, Director General Schwab of the emergency fleet corpo- ration and heads of a number of in dustrial plants employing large mum bers of men to appear as witnesses.
 Decision to hold further hearings re- suited from testimony given this week before the committee by MT. Colby. He said the taking of beer from shipyard employees would lessen their efficiency and reduce the tonnage output about I25 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-22
HUSBAND ADMITS HE
 MURDERED HIS WIFE
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 21-While the police of several cities were search ing tonight for the slayer of a woman whose partly clad body was found be- side the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad tracks near Shelbina, Mo, last Monday, J. R. Jackson, cashier of a local motion picture film concern, was in the police station here making a written statement in which the po- lice said, he admitted having killed the woman, who was his wife.
 In his statement according to the police, Jackson said he killed her in the stateroom of a sleeping car on which they were passengers, because she would not promise to cease receiv- ing the attentions of a sailor. Discov- ering she was dead he declared, he threw the body from the window and later threw out her clothing.
 Jackson was taken into custody late this evening. According to the police, at first he denied knowledge of the killing but later admitted it and asked for a typewriter and proceeded to write his statement. He declined, they said. to go into the details of the manner in which he killed his wife. There is one son, two years old.