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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-07

Mr., c. b. Hosmer, Fiscal Agent for
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, was a pleas
ant caller at The Sun office.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
AUTO is NECESSITY
TO MODERN FARMER
Machine as Time-Saver Be-
coming Indispensable.

The other morning | was down to a
meeting held by the county adviser
The speaker answered questions after
his address for about two hours, until
dinner time, on IA subject of vital in
terest to 95 per cent of the farmers.
Some men who came from Il distance
of eight miles. received aud exchanged
valuable ideas and plans and got home
in time for dinner and a good after
moons work, one OF the notable fea-
lures about the meeting WAS that ev-
cry one of those farmers except one
came In his automobile,
| have heard II said that as soon as
the average farmer purchases a motor
car his usefulness or efficiency as II
farmer is lowered somewhat, AS the
pleasure gained from the car dlstracts
him from his work. Yet AS ! looked
over the men at this meeting and other
meetings, | could not help but notice
how serious interested and progressive
they appeared: men of good purpose.
interested in their welfare and that OF
their country,
| know that some of them would not
have been at those meetings If they
ilHt Iad To Hpkt tlIlh htilAaN lltt ST.
for the day would have boon pretty
well used up by the time they had
driven six or eight miles. The val
liable suggestions gained al the meet
ings Will compensate for part Of the
investment in gasoline and the car.
This Is a day OF rapid revolution in
farm practices and methods, and The
farmer who gets around in his car Is
able tc take note OF them, keep abreast
of the times and use the knowledge
gained TO his profit.
When the farmer loads his car with
tools and drives down to fix the line
fence, runs down town to get a repair
needed in a hurry for the tractor or
binder, takes his family to institute
or churehs in stormy weather or
bitches a trailer on behind and hauis a
calf, pig or garden produce to market
these things show how he has turned
thing of pleasure and luxury to prac-
tieal uses j l.. Justice. in Farm
iLtfe
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Right Kind of Winter Feed
Needed for Breeding Ewes

3.5 pounds OF silage. which was all the
ewes would eat proved superior to a.
ration of 4 of o pound of grain with all
the slower that the ewes would eat.
The important objection to the feed
Ing Of silagc by the average farmer Is
because the small amount that ewes
will eat makes Ii necessary to have
quite a large flock in order to utilize
enough of the silage each day to keep
it from spelling 1t will require about
500 ewes to utilize enough silage fed
from t4-foot silo, If it Is not fed to
other stock also.
The grain fed in all cases was a
mixture of six parts of shelled corn,
three parts of wheat bran, and one
part of linseed oil meal by weight.
The measure of efficiency of the va
! rious rations was weight condition and
thrift of the lambs at birth, and thirty
days after birth. and the condition and
thrift OF the ewes and their ability to
suckle their lambs--Missouri Farm
Station.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
POULTRY BENEFITED
BY CHANGE OF YARD

A change of yard is as beneficial to
hens as n change of climate to folks
Some hen houses are so located that
continued use Of tho onc-yard seems
best, but others remain fixed for lack
of thought until the run gets fowl
SICK" and the owners luck" with
chickens changes. If the chicken
house can be moved, move it to a
new spot and turn the old run into a
garden. II 1t cannot be moved pos
sibly the entrance could be changed,
making the runway AT a different side.
until the old run can grow crop
Enough well built panels of portable
Fencing to inclose run is a great
help to the farm poultry keeper who
wishes to pen mating or to inclose
his broody hens
Portable fencing is convenient
method of fencing the chickens out or
the garden in. The colony houses this
enable us to CLEAN the stubblo fields
clean and profitably. The ingenuity
exercised by campers out may well be
exercised by all of us. There are many
conditions which we might change
for the better once we see the ad-
vantage of changing Necessity has
always been the mother of invention. .
What poultry breeders will do this year
in the line of utilizing hen labor in the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
COWS MUST REST TO
PERFORM BEST WORK

II we expect IA COW to freshen once a
ought TO prepare her each year for the
next year: in other words, We ought
to give her sufficient time and rest 70
prepare herself Therefore, the COW
ought to be dried up a short time be-
fore calving. If this is not done, We
may not expect that she will do as
well next year.
II sometimes occurs that the COW is
hard to dry up. She keeps en- giving
too much milk to leave the bag. How
can we now dry up such COW?
II a COW is only producing five to
six pounds of milk. the milking can be
stopped at once. II she is producing
10 to IL pounds, the milk quantity
would cause injury, and We then fol-
low this method: For two or three
DAYS we do not milk the COW dry. Then
We milk her for few days once a
day.
Later. once every second day. and II
necessary, once every third day. Dur
ing this drying off period We put this
COW on a hunger ration. That is. she
gets only a little hay and water, with
out other feed.
II is a matter of course that cows
with such a milk producing capacity
should be fed well again as soon as
they arc dried up. She has to be pre-
pared for the big work again. and II
she is in good flesh condition she is
able to do so.--Farm Life.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

harvest field will doubtless be OF both
interest and Profit in future poultry
operatio
We wouldn't vouch for the truth OF
the following story. but the moral is
good. The story runs that a thrifty
farmer drove to town with one horse
hitched to a spring wagon. hauling a
load of vegetables. When he tied his
horse. he fastened bag of oats where
the animal could eat, then, reaching
under the scat of the wagon. he drew
out Barred Rock hen which he hob
bled to a spoke of the wagon wheel.
to CLEAN the oats dropped by the
horse in eating.
1t is the pull all together on the little
things which will make the big say
ings for the war. The fowl sick yard
means waste, Let us start out with
sweet yards, and cut out loss from
this Wallace's Farmer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

Feeding breeding flocss during the
Many flocks receive little feed other
than that furnished by the blue grass
pastries. the wheat fields and the mea-
dows. until the winter show cuts off
this source Of feed. During the winter
months clover and alfalfa are the
standard rouehages for pregnant ewes.
The high price of these hays in recent
years has caused the use OF other
cheaper rough feeds to replace part of
the more expensive hays. Corn silage
and corn stover are the most common
rough feeds used to replace clover or
alfalfa hay. At the University of Mis-
souri, experiment station, feeding trials
We're conducted to compare the differ
ent roughages FOR breeding ewes
carload of western Colorado ewes was
purchased in the fall and kept on blue
grass pasture until December g. The
middle of September til the first of
December. The ewes we're divided into
eight lots of seventeen owes each. The
various lots were kept as uniform In
size. condition and quality as possible.
y ration of one third of a pound of
grain and two pounds of clover hay,
with ali the corn stover tho ewes
would eat. was compared with "A ration
OF an equal amount of grain and three
pounds of clover hay per head per day
In this case the corn stover was sub
- irI -
the clover hay. However. in the lots
where grain was not fed the substitut-
ing enc third of the clover hay with
corn slower was not successful. The
lambs in tho hay stover lot were not
"a strong. and did not make as good
gains AS those on clover hay alone. 4
ration of corn stoNcr as the only rough
feed, with one half pound of grain per
head per day, was fairly satisfactory,
but not as satisfactory as in lots where
one third OF II pound Of grain and two
pounds of hay were fed However
corn stover proved to be a superior
roughagc 10 timothy hay. when fed
with half "A pound Of grain per head
per day
The feeding Of corn slage is some
times attended with i'll results. In
many instances the trouble with silage
has been attributed to mold, or to the
acid in silage that has not been prop
arly put mp Sheep seem to be more
susceptible to the po.sons of moldy sill
age than do cattle.
In these trials, the slage proved to
he crior 10 the corn stoHer Both
feeds were Ted in combination with
grain and clover hay. In all cases the
sIiage proved 10 be the better feed OF
the two. In trying to reduce the cost
OF replacing part of the clover has
with silage, a ration OF Is pounds OF
corn silage and 1.9 pounds of clover
hay was fed. This ration gave as sat-
isfactory results as clover hay alone.
The average daily amount OF hay per
eve was S.25 sounds. The ration con-
tanning one third of a pound of grain
> pounds of clover hay and is pounds
of silase proved as satisfactory as a
ration of an equal amount of grain and
three pounds of clover hay. Silage In
these lots was substituted for practi-
caliy one-half the clover hay. 1t re-
CURED practically two pounds of silase
to replace one pound of clover hay
However. rating the silage at IS a ton
II is in most cases an economical feed
to use in connection with clover hay
a ration Of 3 of q pound Of grain ans
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
famine Turks IN
LABOR SHORTA
Department of Agriculture
Sees Need of National
Help for Farms.

Washington, Feb. 23.-~Shortage of
food, which may mean famine fer the
United States and the world This fact
has come home to authorities in Wash
ington with tremendous force.
The farm labor problem. as part of
thee big labor problem through the
country, is engaging the attention of
the president. the secretary of agricul
ture. and members of congress who
specialize on labor and farm subjects
The draft has taken a large number
of farm boys and an additional mum
Der have been lured by higher wages
into munitions Industries and other oc-
cupations.
There is less floating labor" than
ever before in history.
WIN the women have to turn out?
Can boys Of high school age be or
ganized and got on the job in time ?
What is there tn do about it,
In reply To these questions, Secretary
of Agriculture David +, Houston set
down the following as his department
answer;
If we put our minds to the task
there are many things which can bs
done to help furnish relief. The most
promising hhtS ana the ones Which
cover what We nave undertaken are as
follows;
First, "A systematic survey OF thc
farm labor situation in order to as
certain the possible needs of farmers
and TO determine ways of meeting
them, Tho department, bcfor. the
beginning "f the next crop season
through its agents stationed in the va
ri"us states and in cooperation with
tn" department OF labor and the state
council OF defense, will make such q
survey.
"Spco,t. the promntfun of futile,
co-oneration I'm the utilization of labor
among farmers in The sam, commun-
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24

marily for consideration by state and
municipal authorities.
The largest possible production and
fullest use of farm labor saving ma
chinery is essential. The department is
securing priority for raw materials
used in manufacture Of farm imple-
mcnts. facilities for moving materials
to manufacturers and completed prod.
ucts to distributors and farmers.
ANY constructive suggestion will re-
ceiec careful consideration
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Consumption for Next Five
Months in American Homes
Must Increase.
SORTING NECESSARY
Farmers Will Receive Better
Price if Poor Stock Is
Discarded.

During the next five months potatoes
homes than ever before unless the ma
tion, with its heavy burden of respon-
sibility for food saving. becomes
guilty of blamable waste. Unfortu-
nately last years large potato crop
was OF very poor quality, as taken from
the fields. Early frosts killed the
vines and left only small, immature,
watery tubers in large areas, and hard
freezes before harvesting severely in
Jured tens of thousands Of bushels.
Added to this condition is the fact
that the potato eaters changed their
food habits last spring when these
tubers became Injuries. and only the
earnest and cuntiuuous corporation
of producers and distributors will re-
store the potato to its rightful place on
the table of every household.
Sort and Grade on the Farm.
CONVINCED that potato grading will
ultimately benefit all, the food admin
istration is using every effort t. secure
proper sorting and grading OF potatoes
practices. At the price consumers are
now charged for potatoes. or at any
price that will give the producers and
handlers living profits. the public will
not buy freely such assortments as
some growers are now bringing to
market Much OF the stock Is scabby,
cut. insect -chewed. frost sweetened and
even rotting. with considerable pro-
portion Of nut and marble sizes, Trash
and dirt.
The shipper will sort and grade
where the farmer does not and will
make the farmer pay for this work 1t
is consequently the part of wisdom TO
do this work at home-in your cellars
or beside your storage pits. At home
the small potatoes -those with sna II
scab spots, with cuts or with other in
jured areas--can be used on the table.
| Potatoes too small or too badly in
jured for human use are still valuable
as hog feed, better IL boiled, in the
form of pork they will bring good
money. But in the shippers dump
pile they are a total loss.
Help Relieve Car Shortage.
Shippers have the support of Uncle
Sam In adopting the two grades rec
commended by the department of ag-
ricnlture and the Iood administration
At present the use OF these grades is
not compulsory, but Is urged to elmi-
nate waste stock at its source and
thus assist in improving transporta-
tion conditions. The food administra-
tion already prohibits licensed han
dlerS from shining or selling for food
purposes from points of production, po-
tatoes which are not practically free
from frost injury, and decay and en-
tirely free from specified injuries anG
diseases, dirt and foreign matter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-24
Indigestion.

Take u Few dcses of Chamberlain's
Tablets as directed for indigestion, and
you viii soon forget about your st pm
ach troubles. Try it.--Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
RAILS EXTEND
GAINS IN TRADE
Large Initial Advances Made
in Wall Street,

NEW YORK Aug. l3.-Raus gave
promise at the opening OF today's stock
market Of extending their recent gains.
transcontInentals and grangcrs showing
pronounced strength Initial advances I'm
those divisions ranged from large frac-
tons to a point, Union Pacific leading
Coalers also made further substantial
improvement on "A moderate inquiry for
Reading Rnl Norfolk a. Western Ia.
dustrials were uncertain, e. s. steel. re-
cording nominal loss but soon rallying
with CruClble Steel and Pressed steel
Car, Sumatra Tobacco was strongest OF
the specialties gaining points
Trading slackened perceptlby during
the intermediate period, but the market
fully maintained its strength and breadth
OF the morning United States Steel
approached its recent maximum. Union
Pacific nnd other rails also moved 10
higher levels and American Telephone
hardened
SpeClalties, notably tobaccos and mo-
tors, superseded rails and equipmcnts
In the last hour The closing was strong
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
SINN FEM STRIKERS
GO BACK TO EATING

DUBLlN.-The Sim Fein prisoner,
in Dundalk and Belfast have gone on
strike because they were not satisfied
with the prison food BY a concession
these prisoners had been permitted 10
receive food from outside and their
friends in the country kept them well
supplied Professor Edward De Valera.
who is interncd in Lincoln Jail Eng
land, sent out word to his follower,
that they were not thus TO relieve the
government Of the necessity for pro-
vIding food, and this direction being
obeycd the prisoners had to fall back
on the ordinary prison fare.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
Hot Weather and Drouth Are
Chief Incentives,
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Active buying
forced a material advance today in the
corn market Continued hot weather and
scantiness OF moisture formed the chief
incentive to purchase. Opening prices
which ranged from &c off to lc up,
with September, l.G2 to 81 62M, and Oc-
tobcr. {l.63at to 81 64L, were followed by
decided gains In both OF these months
The August delivery was relatively weak
Subsequently reports uf scattered rains
In Nebraska and Kansas. together with
word that Buffalo was shipping corn
back to Chicago and Peoria because OF
high prices in the west, led TO reac-
tlon. The close wns weak. at the same
as yesterdays finish to NC lower, with
September, Sl62 to Sl62A and october
81 63L to Sl63A.
Oats were mainly Influenced by the
strength OF corn. After opening un-
changed 20 ssc higher with September,
6Hc to G94c, the market reacted some
what. hut then took a fresh upward
swing
Provisions showed but little lie.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
Plans to Save
Potash Which
Went to Waste

JEFFERSONVILLE Ind-A by-
product plant Tor saving potash. which
has hitherto gone to waste at the Speed
Portland cement plant Of the Louisville
Cement company. ten miles north Of
this city. will be in operation soon
The plants are being watched with in
terest because they are said to embody
an untried method Of saving potash.
Waste heat from the rotary kilns i,
used at the Speed plant to raise steam
and for this reason the usual methods
OF obtaining the potash proved unavall-
able and the chemical force worked out
another plan. 1t is thought that from
fifteen to twenty-five tons of potash
may be saved each week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
go OO@29 IS

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ia good de
mnnd was In evidence on the opening
carried prices up 22 to 81 points War
news and dry weather in the weSern
belt stimulated the buying. Realizing by
longs met the Improvement and at the
end Of the first half hour OF trading
prices were 2 points lower to points
higher than the close OF yesterday.
The downward movement was CON
tlnued until prices were to IT points
under yesterdays last quotations Pri-
vRte bureau condition reports were con
aldercd bullish and fresh buying deyel
opcd which put prices Mt noon 81 to n
points over yesterdays close on the most
active months.
Spot cotton. steady 2J points up Sales
on the spot 4Si bales to arrive. none,
! low middling, 25.75C, mlddlinH, % zoe;
| good middhng, 3l5Oc. Receipts lji,
| stock. 2i7,9Sl
Less strength was displayed In tho
| afternoon and at / o'clock prices were
at net advance OF ~ to 45 points.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
ST LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, Aug 1S-HOGs: Receipts
10000; DC TO zoe lower; lights. tls55u
butchers. $40 l5Gl975 good heavy, $40 4,
"le 70. bulk Sl9.iOg1965. CATTLE: Re
cei"'e G0o &c TO 10c higher: native
bee eteers $il5OmlS25; yearlng steers
lnd hetfcrs, S9.50Wl55o; COWS. $75OGf
l2.bo stockers and feeders SS5Oq12 90,
.air TO prime southern beef steers, SO 90
GlG10; beef cows and hefers, S7bON
lh5O native calves t775G152 25. SHEEP
Receipts, 2S0t; steady to strong lambs,
IA o0ml 1900 ewes, t.0OTl2.o0; can
ners and choppers t6.OOd9O0.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
MISSOURI GOVERNOR
NOW W00DCH0PPER

BOULDER, Colo.-Herbcrt S Had
ley, former governor of Missouri. now
professor OF law at the University OF
Colorado. is boss woodchopper As evi-
dence Of his prowess with the axe he
has piled M on a siding near a rail
road fifty cords of pitch wood read,
for consumers About fifteen univcr
sity students helped in the chopping. all
paid by Professor Hadley. who is head
Of the Patriotic League Of the Univcr
sity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13

less win be levied on soda fountains
Near beer and similar fermented bev-
eragcs would pay 10 cents per GALLON.
The committee expects to raise from,
this source approximately SlOQmO 900.
James Veazey of Roach and Vcazey
said last night that he had been expect
ing the tax for some time, especially
since the end of the Scent cigar
came.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. l3.-HOGS. Re
ceipts 5000 strong to l5c higher; bulk.
flS.26ml9.25; heavy, sl900dl94O; light.
SIS 00gi9lj; pigs, SIG 75ul7.75. CAT
Tile Receipts $1,000. Including 1900
southrrns; strong prime fed steers.
81 25T 1850 dressed beef steers, $500
tllOI. southern steers S. 50H +. 90.
COVE. SorOWll5o. hciftrs. s75ouI3.Gu,
to.k.r., Ht5uul65O; caves {GOOGll2 40.
5liEEl' Receipts 400 steady. lamb.
{l5DOulIT,. yrarlings, 81 O0dl5 Ou,
Nethers. $lOO0tili 80, ewes, {SOUdl3. 90,
stuCksTs XGUUU1N 90
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
LIVE RPooL

LIVERPOOL, Aug IL - COTTON
Spot fair demand; prices easy good
middllng 22 95d; mlddins 20 32d; low
middling 2lS0d. good ordinary, 90 sod
ordinary, 20 Esd, Sales, 1000 bales, IN,
Cluding 1900 American. Receipts. 900
MI American. Futures closed Irregular
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
SOFT DRINKS WILL BE
TAXED | TO 2 CENTS

The end of the Scent drink has
come, According to a proposal by the
house ways and means committee, a tax
of 2 cents on 10 cent drinks and OF
cent on all 2 cent sales or
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Aug l3.-HOGs: Receipts
5000. steady TO lower: butchers SO O0
fl9.So. light tl9.35m20 90; packing, Sl7 90
TlSst rough. tl75GT17 90: bulk Of sales.
9l5@ ~ Is uirs EpOd and choice SIS M
h'R 90 tATTLEA Recein's, 10000
strong, colvcs. 25c hlVhCn SHEEP. Re,
lu0s $4,000 fat lamM Toe TO DC
Hfwl.r
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug l3-BUTTER: I'm
changed EGGS. Receipts. 1852 cases,
unchanged. POTATOES; Higher. re-
ccipts. 30 cars Virginia barrels. s. 80;
Minnesota Ohos. bulk. t23On235. dtto,
sacks. f2i5h2.5O; New Jersey bulk. cob
blcrs s. 9UT300; Kentucky Cobblors
s. SOu290; Illinois early Ohios s. 'jn
. 80. POT LTEl. Alive. unsettled; fowls
NO; sprInEs. 2NMaAl.n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. i3-RHEAT.
No. ,, S215m2I6; No / red. s. iSG2iSl5
No 2. 81 l5m215A CORN Steady: No.
2 mixed. Sl.SlMIS2; No 2 white, Sl976f
1876; No yellow, 1S3Gl.s5 OATS
SteadS No ? white. 714C No. ? mixed,
7lG 72c RYE s165a166.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13

Official figures on the present war
show that, in proportion TO the num-
bers used, fewer horses die in battle
than in commerce.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
Higher Un

why are you leaving US, Bridget
Something private"
mo, mum-sergeant The Lamb.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13

Americas first woman bank presi-
dent was Mrs. Annie Mclean Fowler.
for more than twenty years president
of~a national bank at Mount Pleasant.
Texas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-13
ST. LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Aug. 13-CORN Lower.
No q tl7O. No ? white, 81 coal o.
OATS. Steady; No. 2 61iaa6sc. No. 3
white, 69Lc