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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

they may be- brought to the boar's pen
for service. This Is much better plan
than permitting the boar to run with
the herd. because by this method an
accurate record can be kept 10 indi-
cate when the sow will farrOw, or II
she did r.t breed. when she may BE-
expected tu Ly Zoo heat a second time.
II also permits of one boar serving
more sows JOB "a season. for the SOW
can Do removed from the paddock as
soon us bred. by following this prac-
t.. u- many us 50 ur co ~uW- may be
bred tu One mature boar iu one season,
which is o. much larger number than
could De- bred by any other method.
The luU-o 81 time between heat perl
ODDS f. ~ days in th. case Uf the sow.
4 breeding ,r.f. should uu Iu ,lo pad
dock and pu. info use whenever rhcI
sow is "-hy' breeder when thor"
ls much . H.r.u.g Bon .hu size OF '..|
SOW .nU U.r H.u. breeders u-. rlr.
breeding .rH'" '.r every service .tI
really N.. '.. .uU D.. 900 insurance.
Iguu. injury ru .U. SOW.
Th. r..r- ration during u- season.
should U. relatively narrow one Of
abundant quantity IU. only index tu
the um.w. .f feed .- his condition,
aud rhf- should o.. evenly maintained
. n possible throughout the entire
. breeding season. increasing ur decreas-
| ing IN, quantity off feed .e his coud.-
. tiun becomes too tl.u ul .uU TAT. In
/ order To keep him .u health some laNa-
/ tive feed. such as wheat bran should
| constitute part OF the ration. and 10
corn r fed IL shoug be- combined with
some protein concentrate. such as
/ tnnkagc or lusccd-uil meal
Care When Not in Service.
/ The rest of the year the boar should
/ not be- fed So heavily, and should have
| Il wider ration. that is, one containing
| less of the protein concentrates and
relatively more corn. The ration at
[ this time is practically the same as
that fed the brood sow when she is not
producing IA litter 81 pigs. lie should
nave ,nI run "' unc,'g pu ,rt,S a.
an u'I' III al'A W 'UHh''tl'H WIN MS
paddock. Here he can exercise and
obtain much of his feed from the for
age or In the winter when the forage
Is consumed he may be fed on alfalfa
or clover hay Ia connection with the
grain ration. kcep the boar healthy.
give him exercise, plenty Of rough
feeds. and Keep him in condition by
varying his supply Of grain. Under
suc' conditions little trouble wni be
experienced in getting Il normal boar
TO produce large filters Of strong,
healthy pigs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
DICKENS FAMILY PROVISION.

Election Of Henry Fielding Dick
ems. son Of Charles Dickens, the nov
elist. by the aldermen of the city Of
London to the Office Of common SER
geant. which carries with it a salary
Of $4,000 year. will cause gratiG-
cation to many admirers Of his ia
Their in America, says the Richmond
Times-Dispatch. II is true that the
versatile caricaturist made a lot Of
fun Of our institutions when they
were in a crude state, and there was
time when his burlesques of our
boosted business progressiyeness
were not well relished, but he was
master Of a form Of humor which APP
pealed irresistibly to the American
sense of the ludicrous, and so he was
forgiven. OF late years, stories Of
the poverty of his descendants caused
grief in this country, which will be
relieved at the news of his sons good
fortune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
|JB[lC
ROADS
bRAG PREPARES GOOD ROADS
Length and Position Of Hitch, and Pc.
sition OF Driver.Are OF Much
Importance.
by II. L. THOMPSON, Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent Station. stiilwater)

By ". l. THOMPSON, Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent Station, Stillwater)
The successful handling Of the drag
D the road kepcnds ON two principles.
hese are Bc length and position OF
DC hitch. and the position Of the driv-
IL on the drag.
4 For ordinary work the clevis should
be fastened far enough on the chain
Toward the ditch end OF the blade TO
force the unloaded drag TO follow the
team Mt about an angle Of As degrees.
This will cause the earth TO move
{ emoothly along the face OF the drag
md win make the draft light on the
1cam, provided the driver rides in the
Inc Of draft. II small weeds are to
4 = cut. or II the furrow Of earth In the
ftch Is TO be moved. the hitch should
y attached rather close on the chain
y the ditch end OF the drag. This will
muse the drag 10 move nearly ditch
md foremost. The driver should put
BITS weight on the extreme forward end
[of the front blade. which will make the
|drng swing back TO the proper angle
md make the blade pillow.
For such work the team should be
driven slowly and carefully TO keep the
\ drag from dipping forward. II a wet
I spot Is met, the driver should shift his
weight backward so as not 10 dig too
'deeDly. If the blade becomes clOgged
with straw or weeds II can be made TO
clean itself usually II the driver shifts
| his weight as far as possible from the
ditch end of the blade. II there Is n
low place or a mudhole to be filed the
drag can be made 10 drop its load of
earth II the driver shifts his weight
quickly from the ditch end.
The distance from the drag at which
the team is hitched affects the depth
OF cutting. A long hitch causes the
blade to cut deeper and Is used often
when a rough road is to be smoothed
up. SlT'enlng the chain seems 10 lift
the furrsH blade from the ground and
makes lighter cutting when doing light
Smoothing work.
FFor new road with bumps and
holes the three-blade steel drag Is ex-
cellent, as IL carries considerable earth
and will not drop into the ruts or holes
MS badly as n twO-blade drag. How
ever, IL usually requires four horses.
The team should ride the whole dis
|tance. 'going up one wheel track and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

O'rom the United States Department %
Agricultural
The management Of the boar Is n
very important part in the raising ~
strong. healthy pigs and one which is
sometimes neglected. lie should Doe
the most valuable animal IN The whole
herd. and as such deserves the best Uf
attention. The boar should hy pur-
chased from a breeder of pur.hrDd
hogs when between eight months and
one year " age. Many breeders. how.
ever, purchase a boar when woIuUu-
pig, but 10 be successful iu this choice
requires wide experience and sound
judgment. Aged bears which have
proved their worth cam sometimes be-
purchased M a reasonable price u
Is much safer for 5000 Inexperienced
breeder tD buy an old. active uHHg than
u young uufricd boar. Dr. rH-n the
farmer should visit fH. I. where
.hc boar wHs raised Huf r.r. ... cone
ditiuus under which Doc WAS bred. At
any rate. 20 is always possible tn Hn.
tain from the breeder notes ou tAU
health and the Kind and amount of
feed, used. $50 as tu serve uS 900 index
to his subsequent treatment
Upon arriving ut the farm The boar
should lc m,uadci us soon g~ B. ,>i.
Bile and placed Ia quarantine To- guard
against The Introduction OF disease In.
TO the herd. II hc is lousy IL IS well
a., TENT fI.f. ..ft.IffF.y al .V.. ITis
feed should be- continuation of that
To which he has been accustomed
feeding rather lightly the first few
days until he RECEIVERS from the strain
Of shipping and becomes accustomed
Ia his new surroundings. II Il is moi
feasible to continue feeding as previ
Ously indicated, the change to more
convenient ration should be made very
gradually In order not To disturb IN,
appetite or health Of the animal. As
n rule, pig eight to twelve months
old will be in proper breeding condi.
ton when received unless he has been
very heavily Overfed. In purchasing
an older boar. particularly one which
has been in the show circuit, 1t Is often
necessary To reduce his condition be
fore attempting To breed With some
animals the breeding power is perma-
nently impaired by too high condition
at some time In their life. The boar
should be well fed but not fat, AS "A
too high sonditOH makes him Inactive.
"A slow breeder and rather uncertain
sire.
Management During Breeding Season.
During the breeding season II is well
TO confne the boar to his paddock, see
ing, however, that he has plenty OF
exercise As the sows come into heat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
ELABORATE WAR MEMORIAL.

One Of the finest war memorials in
the world is to be erected in Egypt
by Australian soldiers as a tribute to
their comrades who have fallen in
Egypt and Palestine. Every Aus
tn liam soldier there has subscribed
$1.25. The memorial will consist of
a broken column of great size, to be
placed on the bank of the Slez canal.
New Zealanders will erect a similar
monument at Bir-el-Abd, where
many of their comrades fell during
the Romani battle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
FEEDS FOR DAlRYiKG
High Prices Cause Farmers and
Owners TO Hesitate.
Kahr. sIage and Alfalfa Hay Make
Nearly Balanced Ration for Cows
Grain Needed for Heavy
MIX Producers.

uBy A. e. BAER pepar. meut Of Dairy
ing. Oklahoma a. and ~ Col'cge. sum
watsrl
Farmers and owners of dairy cows
are lamcuting over the high price of
feeds. and are wondering n there b.
any profit In dairyiug under these CON
ditiunS. The farmer cannot do any
thing more patriotic than to Eoep the
cows. The nation aud thn state need
dairy prOduris-the best ot AN foods
Cows can be probably kept even at
present high prices of feeds. Kanr.
silago md alfalfa hay make nearly a
balanced ration for dairy cows. one
TN of alfalfa hay per COW. along with
good sIlage. should keep her In milk
GOV until the pastures are again avail
abr.
Many dairymen are grinding up al.
faifa hay and feeding Il instead OF
bran.
Heavy milk producers should hnye
soHs grain. but cows can be fed less
grain II some form Of legume hay Is
HovI<hDd-
NstkanAl necessity requires that milk
pnsssetSon msst b. maintained or the
neeessasy food for our nation viii not
30 svunAAeL
TIE pxbses received by farmers for
bufseTfnt and MIN are comparatively
rs haEh ms tine price Of feed and dairy
Ing Is almost as profitable AS n ever
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
FIX CHICKENS FOR MARKETS
Best to Dry Pick Where Shipment 10
Long Distanee-Sell SeaIded
Fowls Near Home.

Dressed poultry for long-distan .
shipments had best Dee dry picked.
for nearby markets or home cunsu
tlon scalding II perfectly proper la
fact, scaldod birds sell best 10 hou.
trade.
The water must be- as near the .,.
Ing point as possible, without b,
Care must be taken I'm scalCkng. IrH
legs should first be dry-picked, SO ri. .
II will be necessary 90 immcrse d.. .
Ia hot water, which would change
color and cause them To loSe t... .
brightness. Neither the head nor .'H.
feet should touch water. II the head.
is allowed 10 get In hot water It VII,
present slckly appearance.
The market generally accepts Tow :.
that are either scalded or dry-plckcI.
with the exception OF bFoilers; with
the latter, dry-p4cklng alone IN ahoW-
able. ScalChng also Increases ne tend
ency 10 decay. II IL claimed uhHt seald-
ed fat fowls do not cook 80 wen rs lf
dry-plcked.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

Every pullet and young hen sold
for food this winter means a reduc-
ton Of from five to twelve dozen
eggs in the potential egg supply Of
next spring and simmer. Hun
dreds Of thousands Of farmers who
have not raised poultry will do so
next spring and summer respond
ing to the demand for more chickens
and eggs so that beef and pork will
be released to help Win the War.
They will need young hens.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture urges the saving of
fowls Of producing qualities, so that
they may be used for stock in the
early spring.
More chickens and more eggs will
release more meat for cur armies
and the allies. They ran not get our
chickens and our eggs we can, and
like to eat them.
Poultry can be increased more
rapidly and more economically than
any Of the meat animals.
Chickens will live largely, grow
and prosper. on waste that never
otherwise would be Of use. and will
eat the bugs. particularly orchard
pests, before they have had oppor-
tunity to do great harm,
Chickens require a minimum Of at
tenuon. Most of it can be given by
women and children. No heavy la
Dor is required
Chickens will help Win the War.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
Road Drag Is Not Costly.

back the other. II Is u mistake 10 try
10 improve too wide a strip at one
time. The best work can be done by
the drag Hhen the soil is moist, hut
not sticky. 50 the earth will move free
~ along the face OF the blades. II
the roadway is very badly rutted IL
may be well 10 drag IL when the earth
Is wet. This Is particularly true just
before a Spell OF cold weather In win
t. n II is possible to have n road
~ n smooth.
a.. latter considerable drag
glng frequently become too high In the
center. This can be corrected by drag
ging the earth away from the center
once and toward the center twice. The
road drag IL only good In clay or sim
liar soils. as It's effectiveness depends
on the smearing action which II has
and by means of which II can make a
water-tight coat. The sand road will
be injured by browning II toward the
center and dragging because the sand
road needs all the moisture II can hold.
and crown viii drain this moisture
away.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
Children CRY
FOR FlETcHER'S
6 q 9 TO RIA
Hot Water Drinking.

A stom' h cleansing treatment Is
often just u important as rest for
the Organ. says VIM. Eastman in Ply
steal Culture. The best ordinary meth
cd Of stol. Ach cleansing Is the drink
Ing Of considerable amount Of hot
water. Not too hot. Just hot enough
so that you can drink IL with fair ra-
pldity ana take considerable amount
into the stomach In short time. II
you will drink cup Of hot water ev-
cry five minutes until two quarts or
more have been consumed. the result
will be unfaillng.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
THE THRICE-A-WEEK
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
IN 1917
IN 1917

Practically a Daily at the price of a
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low a
price.
The value and need of newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. We have
been forced to enter the great world
war, end large army of ours is al
ready in France. You will want to
have all the news from our troops on
European battle-felds, and 1918
promises to be the most momentous
year in the history of the universe.
No other newspaper at so small a
price will furnish such prompt and
accurate news OF these Notwithstanding
events. II is not necessary to say
more.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $l.OO
per year, and this pays for l56 papers,
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCklAN
(Tri-weekly)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

ible at present prices Of feed is not
BASED on fact.
Dairy farmers should prepare 10
grow ,hoir own COW feeds. Plant al
.alfu or cOwpeas or soy beans. Build
A silo and fill II with corn or kafr and
he feeding problem II solved. High
priced grains need not be fed in large
Quantities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
Follow Test Directions.

One reason why people do not get
better results from testing Is that they
10 not follow directions. They try to
GRke short cut 10 save time. but sac
rIiAce thereby accuracy in the test.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
Straw as Food.

Both wheat and barley straw were
used by the ancient Hebrews, chiefly
as fodder for the horses, cattle and
camels Genesis "a :25; Kings 4 :2S;
Isaiah IL Il; 60 ;25). There is no inti.
nation that straw was used for litter
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

"What do you think Of man who
would spend his evening with his arm
around the back Of a girls chairr
Looks Ike wasting the girls time. To
let him spend the evening with thu
chair. Courier-Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
AND PANes OF INDIGESTION.

The tendency to abandon public
dinners in the interests Of food econ
omy will be gratefully welcomed by
those who have long suffered the
pangs of after-dinner oratory.-
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
WARM WATER BENEFITS COWS
un1ess She nsinks Water Abs~utantIy
Mia Flow 10 Retarded-tser
vltalfty 10 saved

Warn water Cor the dairy sleek viii
saye feed and also eeseliA M milk
hoA u p>es feed because q sses not
drpv - the y,fality Of tho COW. as
does cod wsseE IL seseats, the milk
now becnuse Q Gov win - roach her
maximum production unless she drinks
water ahundantly. This she VIII cot
A, AZ 4, 49, -. la
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

The call for dairy cattle Is more mon
ey making than the demand for beef
cattle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

water ahundantly.
do " Il "a .,V cold
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
THE PRESIDENT REPLIES TO
CERMANY'S NOTE. SHOWS
LACK OF GOOD INTENTION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-After having duly considered
Germany questions propounded last week basis
for negotiations the Presidents reply given
ing, in parts follow:
at be clearly understood that the process
thereto must be left to the judgment and advices of military adj
vsers of the of the United States and the allied
ernments And the President feels it his duty say that
be accepted by the of the United
States that does provide absolutely satisfactory safeguards
and guarantees of the maintenance of the present military
of the armies Of the United States and the Allies At
this point the President calls attention the brutates
which still continuing saying cat the the German
approaches the United States with proposals
its submarines engaged in sinking ships at and
not only ships but the boats in which their passengers
and seek make their safety And
enforced withdrawal from Flanders France German
of destruction which
been regarded direct violation of all the rules
of civilized warfare Cities and villages not destroyed are
being stripped of all they contain but often their inhabitants
The nations associated against Germany expected
accept cessation of while such nhumanty
polation and desoan being continued which they justly
look upon with horror and with breaking hearts"
The President further informed Germany that the only con-
don which arme be granted atrocities on
land and must He also notice that autocracy
must before final When the consider
armistice the President said military advisers of the
United States and the Allies shall be consulted military ad
vantage of the armies fighting the lost
Meanwhile the statement made the WhehOuse today that
the government will continue to 100000 men with their
supplies every MONTH and there shall be relaxation any
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
DOC" AWAITING
INDUCTION ORDERS
FROM WASHINGTON

Mr.. C. R. Frater who is in charge
Of the Walker Drug during the alb
sence of N R. Walker and Mrs Wal
ker received letter from doc" on
the last mail in which he says:
Mrs. Walker arrived Sunday and
will be here until l leave, when she
will return to Ketchikan with her
sister. My papers arrived from Ket-
chikan and l am now awaiting orders
from Washington, D. c., which will be
here about the time you receive this
letter. l viii wire you when I have
been indicted into the Tank Corps
TEL any Of the boys that are think
ing of going into this service that a
personal interview with the recruiting
office is imperative and not to bother
sending wires and letters. Further
more, it is necessary for them to have
1 serial number, order number and
transfer to this board
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
SPANISH INFLUENZA
STRIKES KETCH!KAN
BOY FATALLY
Harry Shelton Dies At Camp
DODGE Says Message To
Father Yesterday

Spanish Influenza has taken its
first Ketchikan victim, Harry Shell
ton, sen of Mr. an(, Mrs D. w. Shelton
one OF the first drafted contingent, to
leave here last May, died of the mala-
dy at Camp Dodge, Iowa, according
to message received yesterday by
his father, which gave very meager
details.
Mr. Shelton has taken passage on
the Jefferson and plans to go south
TO get more news about the circum-
stances of his sons death.
Before being drafted Harry Shell
ton was employed as fireman aboard
the Ella Rholffs, and at the Carstens
Meat Market. He has one brother,
James Shelton, Captain on the Ella
Rholffs and is said to have several
sisters living south with their mother.
Harry Shelton is the second of Ket-
chikan's boys to die while in the ser
vice, Thurlow Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. NJ H. Smith. and brother OF
James Smith and M. H. Smith, was
the first to make the supreme sacri-
fee for his country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
FOTNS FAMILY IN
NEW YORK CITY

George Beck, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Beck, late of Kake, Alaska, who has
attended school in Ketchikan for the
1ast three years, and making his
ZONE with DR. and Mrs. B. L. Myers
'ere. left for New York City last ev-
ming to join mis- mother and sister,
Who are located there now
Rev. and Mrs. Beck and daughter
passed thru last spring on their way
aast. and Rev. Beck has since been ac-
cepted as Chaplain in the army and
s now stationed en- board one of the
arge transports crossing the Atlantic.
Just before leaving, George, who,
as been working for the Citizens
Light Power and Water Company, af-
Ter school hours, took shift at the
Power House while awaiting word
from the east. In losing him, Ketchi-
Kan loses one Of the manifest, and
Courteous boys in town and his many
friends and acquaintances, a staunch
and loyal friend
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
TRAINING 5000 SOLDIERS

Nearly 5000 returned soldiers, so
much disabled that they could not re-
turn 10 their pre-war vocations, have
been offered courses in industrial re-
education by the Department of Sol
1iers' Civil ablishment, of Can
ada, the experience of which organ1-
cation has guided the United States
War and Labor departments and the
Federal Vocational Board in similar
work.
The largest number of men to grad
uate from courses in any one month
was 2S6, last June. The total num-
Der of graduates at that time had
reached 767
Only 3O2 soldiers have refused to
take the courses offered them, and
only 4i2 have failed to complete them
Of the 442, many were released tenn
porarily, to allow them to engage in
summer work on farms.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
SENATOR ASHURST
CONFERS WITH WILSON

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Early last
evening Senator Ashurst, after confer
ing with the President said: "The
president will take no action that will
weaken in the smallest degree the
successes of the allied armies in the
field On the contrary, whatever he
may do shall rather strengthen the
military situation"
This is the first statement by any
body who has talked with the presi-
dent since the German reply was re-
cevied. The senator added that the
country should not worry. Before the
president took this course, he knew
the views of Premier Clemenceau and
Lloyd George, and was prepared to
take proper steps in accord with the
Allies.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-10-15
WILL RELEASE MINERS
FROM ARMY

So important is the mining indus
try to the success of the war that, &C.
cordins to word which has reached
the Department Of Labor, the British
government plans to return 10000
miners TO their work, releasing them
from 'ile army. These men entered
the military service Voluntarily or
under the conscription act, but be-
cause of the urgent need of their ser
vices 1T home they will be sent back
to the mines.
Great Britain, according to some in
dications. is in danger of coal short
age. and efforts are being made gen.
orally to speed ur production. The
output per man in England is not.
from figures at present available, so
good as in this country, where more
coal has been mined than ever before
despite depletion OF labor power thru
enlistment and the draft.