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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
Chicken-Raiser Can Make
Big Money From Br0ilers

In raising broilers for profit we strive
V,ainly for quick growth. This helps us
catch the early markets and high prices
and enables us to turn over" a greater
number of matches each season.
We use forcing. methods on market
chicks that we would never think of
using on chicks being raised for breed
ing purposes. The growth of the lat.
ter should be steady rather than stimu-
lated. else vitality dwindles from year
to year.
We start all our chicks on the dry
feed system of seeds and cracked
grains but after two weeks we begin
to give the broiler chicks IA ration con-
ducive to more rapid growth--soft food.
fed three or four times a day. and all
they will clean up at each meal.
After the chicks get good start we
do not consider the question of what
to feed. within reasonable limits. SO i'm
portant as seeing that the chicks get
all they will eat Besides grains and
mashes we feed lots of green food and
animal food.
We have found ground oats, ground
corn and middlings to be the three
great broiler feeds, the first for bone
and muscle, the latter two for flesh
and fat. For green's we have had sat
isfactory results from almost all kinds
of grass or vegetable matter that the
chicks will eat. For animal food We
prefer frcsh-cu bone: after that the
commercial beef scraps or animal meal.
We keep the chicks coops and runs
always clean and sanitary and avoid
! disease. To prevent Iermin from stunt
ing the growth of the chicks we occa :
sionally spray the coops with liquid
lice killer and grease the chicks on top
of head and under wings with a mix
ture of melted lard and Kerosene
Far,s Life.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
Joint Ownership of Sires
Means Better Stock Herds

AS the demand grows stronger for
more and better livestock, land as the
price of good breeding stock goes high
err and higher, we naturally turn to CO.
operative ownership of sires as a means
of solving the problem.
Where conditions are favorable, the
forming of neighborhood organiza
has been proven to have many definite
advantages.
BY such an organization it is possible
for community to have better bred
and stronger individuals for breeding
purposes than could otherwise be had.
A more expensive animal can in this
way be had than would be economical
for the single farmer to own, and at the
same time each one will not have to
invest as much as he would possibly
for a scrub sire.
The animal purchased Jointly can
be kept on the single farm for pc
Rod of one or two years. depending on
the number of farmers in the organiza-
ton. and then passed on to the mex.
man.
This plan can be carried on so long
as the individual is tit for service.
Full value can be realized in this way
from each individual animal during his
whole effective lifetime.-Farm Life.
TWICE-A-DAY WANT ADS BRING
QUICK RESULTS. TRY THEN.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03

The Russian sunflower should make
a valuable addition to the silo n,ants
IN dry regions, but. as with sweet Glow
er, the best method of handling it has
not been fully studied. Experiment has
shown that 1t will give a larger tom
mage than corn when grown under sim
liar conditions. II is rich In protein
and would therefore balance the corn
silage.
The Montana experiment station il
now conducting experiments with sun
flowers for silage. The results thus
far indicate that sunflowers may be
very successfully used for silage for
dairy cows.
In the fall of 1916 silo at the sta
ton farm was partly filled with corn,
then followed with sunfiowers, and the
filling completed with other crops than
sdnfiowers. When the stlage was fed
during the winter no diminution in the
amount of milk was observed while
sunflower silage was being fed. This
led to more elaborate experiment
| during the season of 1917. A silo has
been filled with sunflowers cut In the
early blooming stage. Also corn and
sunflOwers each cut up in tho silage
cutter have been fed respectively to
two groups Of milking cows. there be-
Ing six cows in each group. AT the end
OF one months trial the cows that had
been ted sunflowers had fully kept up
their milk now with the cows that
were fed corn. The cows in each grouE
were fed 50 to 100 rounds OF silage
each, daily. and grazed on summer pas.
ture. however. furnishing very little
feed. The yield OF sunflowers was q
tons an acre as compared with aeve,
or eight tons Of corn on similar land
| Editors Note: "SilOs and Silage" 4
the name of the latest hook issued b,
lthe Northern Pacific railway and con
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
Appetite for Poetry.
Here Is Another Triumph
for Agricultural Woman

"Once again." says Woman's Cen
fury, the adaptability and skill of
women have COMPOUNDED the critics
those incredulous critics. the farmers.
They admit that In the recent eff
cheney tests at Maidstone (England) a
very high standard HAS been reached.
In the milking competition more than
one-fourth gained over 80 marks. Two
women thatchers. who had only been
at the work for five years, secured the
highest possible rating. The compe-
titions were arranged by the Kent
woman's Agricultural committee. Mrs.
F. Heron Maxwell. chairman of the or
9anixing committee. said there were
5000 women registered as land WORKERS
In Kent. also 100000 members Of the
'Women's Land Army"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03

temperatures. Nor can the crop be
made to reach that stage of maturity
in all instances which will give 1t
maximum feeding value, and for "a
similar reason. In other localities.
however. the tonnage is all that can
be desired in normal season. The
corn crop also alternates very nicely
with the wheat crop. which Is a staple
crop on dry lands" Corn may be
made to take the place OF summer fall
low, hence light tonnage may be
guarded against by growing large
acreage for which there is, practically,
sunday supplement
always room. The yield will run all
the way from, say, six to ~ tons to
the acre of green feed, where the pre-
cipitation is not less than IL inches in
"A year. Under these conditions as good
crops of wheat may be grown on corn
land as on summer fallow land, as has
been frequently proved by experiment.
But where the precipitation is less than
10 inches annually, the wheat yield
after corn will probably be reduced be-
cause of the low moisture content OF
| the soil. Alternating corn with wheat
in dry areas makes it possible to grow
crop every year. at least for a linn
tied term of years.
Sweet clover may be grown for the
silo where precipitation IL too low to
produce the requisite tonnage for COM
mon clover or alfalfa. Some things
are yet to be learned about the best
methods Of growing sweet clover unde,
the conditions named, but that II may
be grown 80 as to produce q large ton.
mage, relatively, to the acre. has beer
demonstrated. Like the other clover
and alfalfa It is a plant rich in pro
tein and will therefore balance the ra
ton when fed along with corn. Tn,
ABILITY of this plant to grow undeS DR.,
land otherwise hard conditions has COM
ITO be generally recognized.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
SAVE The HENS
IS U. S. SLOGAN
Government Sounds Warning
That Egg Production Must
Be Increased.
BAN ALREADY PLACED
Sale Of Dressed Poultry by
Licensed Dealers Pro-
hiEited by Edict.

AS a rart Of the nation wide drive
! to increase the supply Of poultry and
eggs this year, the United States food
administration will endeavor to reduce
the killing OF hens and pullets and asks
for the co-opera ton of the country
toward this goal Heavy market de-
mands for poultry resulting from meat !.
saving efforts have occasioned attrac-
tive prices In practically all markets.
This, with the shortage OF feed. has
tempted flock owners In many locali-
ties practically to strip their farms of
poultry, even with the heavy egg -lay-
ing season near at hand.
Hens Must Be Saved
The practical certainty OF continued
demand for poultry products and the
necessity OF supplying 1t have led to a
joint poultry campaign by the United
States department of agriculture and
the food administration. Stress will
be placed on saving the hens that now
remain on farms and encouraging a
large increase In the number and size
Of nocks.
Poultry buyers under license by the
food administration have been notified
not to buy live or fresh killed hens or
pullets until after April 80, 1918. The
food administration is also requesting
poultry eaters not to demand hens or
pnllets. except cold storage stock. but
instead to demand ROSTERS. cockerels
and capons.
Let Thorn Live and Lay.
1t is pointed out that the average
yield OF spring eggs according to past
experience will be about so per cent
Of the meat value OF the hens In the
country. Furthermore the cost of eggs
produced in the next three months will
be comparatively low on farms where
poultry Is permitted to forage freely.
Keep even the hen that hasn't paid
for her keep" during the winter
months. Her carcass now will bring
only few cents more than 1t would
last fall; under'sood management even
old hens will produce some eggs and
be useful for setting. Necessity for
meat conservation has thrown an un-
usual responsibility on the poultry in
dustry. Let the hens live and lay.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
BY N. L. CHAPMAN.

1t has reached the time when II Is
necessary to enlist the aid Of every
citizen in the production OF food. Dur
lies provided vegetables from a small
garden for their own table. besides pro-
ducing small quantities to supply few
neighbors Now comes the necessity
for increasing the meat supply. and
there is no better way for the citizen
to accomplish this purpose than by
keeping a small flock Of fowls In con-
nection with his garden.
A start can be made in poultry rails
ing in many ways, but there is none
better than by Matching chicks with an
incubator. Artificial incubation has
been in practice for centuries. and Of
recent years II has become the keystone
to successful commercial poultry plants.
Evidences are to be found that large
incuhators we're operated centuries ago
in Egypt and China. The natives
brought their eggs to the hatchcries In
much the same manner as is now In
vogue with our commercial hatcheries.
The eggs were either exchanged for
chicks. or the farmers returned Mt a
later date and received the chicks
Matched from their eggs, paying a small
fee for the use Of the incubator.
The large incubators In Egypt were
little more than huts. with heat fluas
built in the walls. thereby heating the
rooms to the desired temperature. The
eggs were placed upon straw or dried
grass scattered over the noer, and as
the chicks Matched they were removed.
and other eggs replaced for incubating.
In China the incubators were con-
structed after the manner of large jars.
which were placed in the sun for the
necessary heat. Their construction re-
sembled our fireless cookers or vacuum
bottles, thereby keeping a uniform tenn
perature.
Today incubators have become indis-
pensable to poultry keepers. They are
perfected to such a degree as to be
rouItryman with Il few hens on up to
the needs of the commercial plants
where thirty or forty thousand eggs are
Matched In one machine. 1t Is due to
the progress made In artificial incuba-
ton that the enormous baby chick in
dustry has developed.
Incubators are generally classed as
mammoth machines or small machines,
according to their capacity. Mammoth
incubators range from 1900 eggs ca
pacity upwards to forty or fifty thou
sand eggs capacity. These mammoth
machines arc usually divided into COM
partments. large enough for two or
three hundred eggs, and each compart-
ment is distinct from the other. One
compartment may contain eggs In the
seventh day of incubation. while the
adjoining compartments arc Matching
chicks The machine is so constructed
that 1t will automatically take care OF
heat, fresh air and the necessary mois-
ture. 1t is so arranged that II Is pos
sible to have hatch coming off every
day, or at any interval desired by the
operator.
Small incubators range from 80 eggs
capacity up TO 500 eggs. The machines
holding over 400 eggs are often termed
semi mammoth or baby mammoth ma.
chimes on account of their construction
which makes 1t possible to hatch smaller
numbers in different parts not prac-
ticable in the smaller machines thai
have all the eggs In a single chamber
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03

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customs, civic life and manners gen.
orally. so that books of French travel
are extremely popular. He is also anx-
Many of these men came into the camp
without any clear ideas on the sub
ject whatever. OF course, at the head
Of the list come the books by President
Wilson, as well as his various ad-
dresses to congress and his speeches on
other occasions, for no clearer presen-
tati6n Of Americas aims and pur-
poses can be found anywhere. In adj
dition to and supplementins these, are
many books dealing with the German
philosophy that might makes right"
and with the Germany army's methods
OF warfare. which are exceedingly val
liable. All of these are read eagerly
and cannot but do good in showing the
men that they are fighting, not for
some European country, not to advance
any other nations dreams of conquest
but for the preservation of the ideals
and principles of their own republic.
Standard Literature Popular.
The demand for standard literature is
also surprisingly large. The men now
have time to read books they have al
ways thought they would read, but
somehow never got to. There Is an inn
preston in some quarters that our
| soldiers have no time to read. Nothing
could be further from the truth. Most
of them have more real leisure than
they ever had before. They are free
practically every evening. and not only
free, but without the distractions most
I Of them had In civil life. There are no
parties, no dnaces, no social engage
mencs, and many of them find that
the most pleasant way to spend an
evening in camp is with book So, in
one camp one man has started to read
Boswelrs Life of Johnson" AnVher
liz wrestling with Bergsons "Cerative
Evolution" Another has started Glib
bon, and is working hard to finish It
before he is sent to France. Still 9TH
ers are beginning courses of reading in
various branches of English literature,
under the direction and guidance OF the
| librarian.
Appetite for Poetry.
| II is also surprising to find how
many of the men read poetry not only
the old favorites. but the new poetry
as well. Anthologies are especially in
demand, as furnishing a pleasant and
stimulating variety. Two consecutive
demands at one of the camp libraries
were for MAN and Superman" and
Heart Throbs." The camp librarian
was proud man to te able to nh both
OF these requests.
/
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
Heat Control.

The temperature In an incubator il
regulated by the aid OF a thermostat
which Is located in the egg chamber.
the thermostat Is so constructed that
when the temperature rises too high, II
lifts valve leaving out some OF the
warm air IN the egg chamber, and when
the temperature lowers the thermostat
closes the valves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
History and Principles
Of Artificial incubation,
Machines Are Made to Meet Requirements Of Every Poul
tryman-Merts Of Hot Air and Hot Water Radiation and
Heat Control.

Small machines are usually cIaSScd as
hot water" or hot air" types. which
terms refer to the manner In which the
egg chamber is heated. The hot
water" incubators depend upon prin-
ciple OF radiation which Is somewhat
similar to hot water heating systems
in dwellings. metal tank or pipe sys-
tern, usually made Of copper. Is filled
attached to the machine.
In the hot air. type Of incubator
there are variations In the principle Of
heating. In some makes the warm air
Is conveyed to the egg chamber and diff
fused over the egg trays. In others the
heat Is radiated and distributed over
the eggs in the same manner rs from
the radiators of a hot water machine.
There are several combina tons OF the
hot air" and hot water machines,
but they all depend upon radiators
them for heat in our homes.
oil-surnins Machines.
The source OF heat for small incuba
tors Is usually an old burning lamp at
tached to the machine. Some of the
lamps are fitted with water Jackets
surrounding the burners. to keep the
oil cool. Others have specially built air
passages to insure perfect burning. and
to keep the burners from over heating
Some incubators are operated by means
OF electric lamps. the heat from the
electric lamps being diffused over the
eggs.
Various methods are employed in ar
ranging the lamps on the incubator.
Some attach the lamp anu Heater on
the side of the machine. some locate 1t
under the machine near one end, and
others place it in the center beneath
the egg chamber.
Where Illuminating gas is available,
It Is a very handy method ofwupplying
heat for incubator. A small Bunsen
the oilburning lamp.
Shape and Construction.
There are several distinct STYLES re-
gardlng the shape of machines. Some
are square. others are round and Others
oblong. II matters little about shape,
SO long as the temperature can be kept
steady Some machines are all wood.
others all metal. while some are made
from compounds, wood pulp pressed
into the shape OF boards something like
the plaster boards used for building
purposes. Some machines are lined
With asbestos, others use paper or raw
cotton. but it matters little which ma :
terial Is used, so long az the body OF the
machine will hold the heat In the egg
chamber at nm even temperature.
Most incnbators are completely as
sembled before leaving the factory,
others are shipped knock down. g
ready for the purchaser to put together
Plans for small ineubators may be pur-
chased from dealers. and ii is not a
difficult matter for a handy person to
erect his own machine All reliable
makes of machines are good hatchers
! and easy to operate.
Heat Control
The temperature In an incubator is
| regulated by the aid OF a thermostat.
/ which Is located in the egg chamber
the thermostat Is so constructed that
| Wnen the temperature rises too high. II
hits a valve leaving out some OF the
warm air in the egg chamber. and when
the temperature lowers the thermostat
closes the valves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
Huckleberry Finn Fav0rite
of Sammees, Is Discovered

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03

Editors Note: '.Silos and Silase" il
the name OF the latest hook Issued by
the Northern Pacific railway and con-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03

OF all the fodder crops grown. corn
Il Internationally without peer in it's
suitability for being preserved in the
eilO. This Is true OF the corn plant
In the northwestern states as well as
- other parts Of the corn belt. But
~ some parts Of the northwest it 10
mi always feasible to grow the requi-
TN tonnage because OF low summer
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-03
A SHORT BUT STRONG STATE.
MENT.

Women with backache. rheumatic
pains. sore muscles, stiff jc.nls or
other symptoms Of kidney trouble
should read this statement from Mrs.
s. c. Small. Clayton. n. NJ: Foley
Kidney Pulls have done me more good
than all other medicines" They
strengthen weak kidneys and Danish
s. eep disturbing bladder ailments.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

Mrs. E. Clements entertained a
few young folks at her home Tues
day evening in Klingsville.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
A Resolution.

The following resolution was
adopted at mass meeting Of the cit
liens of Caldwell parish Tuesday
night: Be it resolved by the citizens
Of Caldwell in mass meeting assem-
bled, that we hereby condemn Sena-
tor J. Harper II Winfield, as trait
or to his country, and wholly unwor-
thy to occupy seat in the Senate OF
the State of Louisiana-that he is
nothing more nor less than a politi-
cal tramp seeking to profit from the
spoils and misfortunes of stricken
people, whom he would misguide and
betray; and that for the preserva-
ton Of her political and patriotic
honor, he should be expelled from
the Senate of the State of Louisiana
and to that end we demand Of the
members of that body that charges
be preferred against him and that al
ter trial, he be expelled: Be it fur
Their resolved that the newspapers OF
the 23rd Senatorial District be re-
quested to publish this resolution
Caldwell Waterman.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
Look Before You Speak.

From the New Iberia Enterprise it
is learned that stranger was arrest
ed in that city charged with making
what was then supposed to be insi-
duous remarks about the Government.
The accused, who claimed as his res
idence, Albany, New York, was in
due time hailed before Judge Powers
Court. The lawyer appointed by the
Court to represent the defendant,
read kilograms from the American
Bar Association of New York and
prominent citizen Of his city, express
sing their belief that a bad mistake
had been made At the time of the
trial the prisoner was completely uns-
trung and denied most positively
that he had uttered seditions words.
The Enterprise states that despite
evident innocent appearances, evil
dence introduced on the. other side
YVES so strong, Judge Power was COM
PEELED to find the prisoner guilty and
fined him 500. The next day the
former prisoners lawyer received a
telegram from the Sheriff of Albany
stating that the accused and his entire
family were staunch and loyal citi-
zens. Which all goes to prove that
the spirit of loyalty and patriotism is
rampant over the face of the land
and it is far from healthy for any,
man, be his motives good or bad, to
utter an expression which might be
construed as detrimental to a success
full conclusion of the primary aims of
every patriot today.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
"EIRTH OF A NATION" TO-DAY
AT OPERA HOUSE

D. w. Griffith's The Birth of a
Nation" will open an engagement to-
day at the Opera House. The first
class metropolitan production is
guaranteed to be the one shown here.
Many circumstances have conspired
to make "The Birth of Nation" the
most widely discussed picture in the
world Suggested by Thomas Dixon's
Southern novels, it embraces a far
wider scope than "The Clansman"
play. Mr.. Griffith's new art covers
$50 years of history and pictoralizes
the greatest events of the War be-
tween the States as well as those of
:. see s+~~r+ior. Lincoln, Lee and
~'----.: thc ce-'~ crlories of the Con-
federacy; the devastation Of General
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10

Sherman's march to the sea; the aw-
ful siege Of Petersburg; the signing
of peace at Appomattox; the assass-
nation of the President in Ford's
Theatre, and the succeeding orgy of
hate and oppression of the South
these norsonages and incidents pass
rapidly before the enthralled specta-
tor and lead up to the terrific elm
axes of Part II, which is devoted to
what has been styled "the second
struggle between the North and the
South" a struggle caused by the at
tempt to impose carpetbagger rule
upon the conquered States. The wild
adventures and achievements of the
Ku Klux dominate the final scenes,
which yield 4 happy ending Of a dou-
bic romance of Southern and North
ern sweethearts.