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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
Something New in
Adoption Line
(ST. NICHOLAS)

"Twenty-four children of the Re-
public Club. under the auspices Of
the Grand Rapids d. A. R.. have
adopted a French poultry farm"
This adoption is the children's per-
sOnal offering to France. The
adopted farm means a course of
food supply to many more hungry
French children than these twen-
ty-four Grand Rapids children
could afford to feed.
II twenty-four children in Amer
lea adopt twenty-four children in
France the cost amounts to Sites.
or, If these same twenty-four chill
dren paid half the cost of support
ing an orphan-as many people
have done and the French govern
ment pays the other half--the
price would be 1864. The cost OF q
poultry farm is $500, and its re-
turns run up like compound ter
est. The number of children fed
by one farm in one year is an ex-
cellent problem for the graduating
class to work out.
The farm consists of two wood
en- sheds put up by the French gov
eminent. In each shed the adopt
ed parent of the farm puts two in
cubators. holding 1000 Matching
eggs each. 1t takes an egg twenty
one days to hatch. SO that every
three weeks the incubators are re-
filled, and at the end OF a year the
incubators have had seventeen sets
OF eggs Seventeen times 1000
eggs equals $4,000 eggs. AS the
proportion of chickens Matched
from incubator eggs is far greater
than those Matched by the hens, 1t
is safe to calculate that $4,000
chickens are the outcome of one
poultry farm.
In order to raise the $500 neces-
sary to establish a poultry farm,
chicken buttons are sold at 10c a
piece. II have a chicken in France
is the motto around the button, and
It doesn't take long to sell the but
tons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
HE'S ALL HERE.

l was sitting in the living room
one day when Robert lost his foot
ing at the head Of the stairs and
came tumbling down.
20, my poor dear child" I ex.
claimed. as hurriedly dropped my
sewing and ran to him.
He had already picked himself
up and looking himself over he
said: "We should worry mother.
I'm all here" M. G. II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
TOLD THE TRUTH.

A little boy who was used to see-
ing persons bring homemade bread
or flowers to the sick, answered
the door enc day when his aunt
was Ill and came up to report: "A
lady came and just said: How ia
you aunty today?' and she never
brought flowers or nuthin'."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
Why and How ! Am Going
to Be a Victory Girl

otOiy tAot ehhA "AANANb
l am pleGging to be Victory
Girl. am not writing this story,
either, just to get the money and
spend it foolishly. am doing It
to let people know that have
pledged myself to be Victory
Girl. am not going to be the
kind that asks her parents for five
dollars to be a Victory Girl and
then calls herself one, but the true
and right kind of a Victory Girl or
Boy is the kind that gets to work
some way or other and earns their
own money and gives 1t to the gov
eminent for the boys lover there"
that are fighting for yon and me.
That is the kind of a victory Girl
I am going to be.
Even if this great world war is
ended, we still need the money for
our government intenrs to keep our
boys In France couple more
years. "Why?" you ask. Because
"over there" in France today there
are hundreds Of soldiers that can
not read or write. and our govern
ment is going to establish schools
and teach them. Besides those
boys, there are boys, that when
the United States declared war,
left their colleges and schools to
serve Uncle Sam. Now with the
Victory Boys and Girls money.
those men who so bravely have
fought for us will be surrounded
with the real home" atmosphere
while they are finishing this school
ing.
Teachers for these schools are
being selected now. One of these
men is Mr.. Giles, superintendent
Of our public schools. Although
we, the pupils OF the schools. hate
to see him 60. we are still prouder
to see him 60 and know that he is
going to help our boys across the
sea.
Mr.. Giles, himself, is glad that
he is one of the men to go, al.
though he hates to leave his pupils.
He knows that 1t Is his duty to 60
and that his pupils want him to 60.
Now am going to tell you how
am going to be Victory Girl.
First OF all, II win any of the
prizes offered for this story. It
shall 60 toward this fund. ! am
selling papers to help along too.
The other day as was selling pa
pers. Mr.. Giles bought one of me.
l told him why l was selling pa
pers. and he said. "If that is the
case. I'll give you few extra PEN.
MES" And he did.
That shows how much Mr.. Giles
wants the children of Richmond to
become Victory Girls and Victory
Boys.
Following are the rest of the
things am going to do: Clean
yards, run errands, sell papers,
sell Christmas cards and calen-
dars, busting. cleaning and other
forms Of housework, caring for
children and tutoring backward
pupils from $50 to $3.50 in the
evenings. There are many other
things that | cannot. think of now.
but l will do anything can to
make money.
Let's all back the boys "over
there" by teing Victory Boys and
Girls!
~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
PjTjES THE BIRD,

Jessie came into the house carry
ing a dead bird in her hand. With
tears In he eyes she said: 20.
mother, see the poorbirdie; there
was a bad boy outside and he
gunned It. M. 0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
A POPULAR TALE.

what are you reading?"
"A tale Of buried treasure"
Wasting your time on fiction ?"
mo. This Is expert advice on
how to plant potatoes" 40 Na
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-16
UNSUCCESSFUL.

How was your house warming.
a s0ccess?"
mot exactly. The steam heat
wouldn't work"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
! I'VE
= Took
COLTS FOR GELDlNG TRADE
excellent Plan to Mouth Them and
Give Them Some Work DURING
Spring and Summer.

Colts for the gelding trade want
taking In hand early, and should be
well grown and well done from their
birth, so that at two years old they
should be big and strong enough to
do some work. It is an excellent plan
to mouth them, and work them q
bit during the spring and summer
that they come two years old. They
do not want working very hard, but
day or two at pillow, harrow, or cul-
t1Vator, and then day or two at rest,
and then at it again for a few days,
and so on, gets them tractable, and it
seems to expand their muscles and in
duce growth.
Then when the harvest time comes
they can be turned Off and run through
the autumn and winter, receiving just
little grain and chaff through the
hard part of the winter to keep them
fit, and they will come up at spring
time, as three-year-Olds, f1t to take
their places in any job that 1t is
thought fit to put them to.
1t must be borne in mind that they
should be taught to go anywhere and
to do anything, SO as to get accuS-
toned to all kinds of work and noises
as well. They must be taught to pull,
and to back, and to stand still If re-
Quired.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

safer crop than wheat, that rye should
have the preference over wheat as
farm crop intended for human food.
Riee.-Rice stands very close to
wheat In food produced per acre. 1t Is
probable that under present condi-
tons a market could be found for q
greatly increased output Of rice. A
considerable saving of valuable food
could be made by marketing rice IN
pol The unpublished is much more
palatable than the polished grain. II
the unpublished rice were generally
available, the American people proba-
bly, would consume considerably larg-
er quantities of this valuable cereal
than at present.
The Soy eean.-Soy beans lead all
other crops in the production OF diges-
tible protein, exceeding corn In this
respect by almost exactly 100 per cent.
This crop deserves more attention In
this country than it has yet received.
There Is no reasonable possibility OK
over-planting 1t. Soy-bean meal. the
residue after the oil Is expressed. can
be mixed with wheat -four to the ex.
tent Of 80 per cent without detriment
to the palatability of the product.
though the effect of such bread on the
digestive tract is not yet known. Dry
soy beans now are being used In con"
siderable quantity as a substitute for
navy beans In cannerieS, with excel
lent results. In addition, the soy
bean Is an excellent forage crop for
cattle and hogs. It's use for this pur-
pose greatly reduces the necessity for
the use Of grain and mill products In
feeding these animals. The soy bean
is a legume recently introduced into
this country. 1t requires incubation
when grown on land new to 1t. Many
farmers have failed in their first at
tempts to grow this crop because they
overlooked this point. It Is only
question Of time and attention to de-
tail when this difficulty will be entire
IL overcome. Soy beans, by using
suitable varieties for seed, can be
grown from southern Michigan to the
Gulf coast The department OF agr1-
culture will furnish free on applica-
ton full instructions concerning the
culture and management Of soy beans.
(Farmers' Bulletin No. 372-)
The Peanut.-Peanuts are important
from the standpoint Of human food
available from an acre for the reason
that, besides being available as
catch crop I'm corn, they are gaining
favor as a staple crop In the sandy
lands of the cotton states. especially
where the cotton-boll weevil is trou-
blesome. In many sections alternate
rows Of corn and peanuts give good
results particularly on semiarid lands.
In the southern states, from Virginia
to Florida. peanuts have iSag been
recognized as one of the cfdef crops
for hOg-raising.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
t OAR II
CALVES WITH WHiTE sCoURs
,.su,+ Of Inflammation OF Lining OF
Fourth Part or True Digestive
Stomach.

White scours in calves is a form of
.,,orrhea. 1t is the result of an In
aoromation of the lining Of the fourth
.,ort or true digestive stomach, and
- generally caused by changing the
oo1f's milk or giving cold or skim
milk when not used to it. The ma
n,,ro is very thin and Of a yellowish-
,,hite color. The calf has pains,
hrnothes heavily and grOans at times,
arits its teeth and keeps looking
oround at it's sides. Try to discover
the cause of the trouble, and If from
= change of milk or giving it too cold,
,nnIv this treatment:
Give the calf good, warm milk to
drink, following with two ounces of
,,,y lnseed oil, two ounces of lime wa
for one dram of laudanum. Mix and
rive as a drench. If this does not
rive relief follow with one dram Of
Ioudanum and two ounces of lime
water. Mix and give three times a
,ay in little milk as a drench. Keep
~ this treatment and see that the
animal is kept dry and warm until it
Is better.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
Splendid Farm Team.

hard work of early spring. Feeds are
high In price this year and there will
be a tendency to cut down on the ra-
ton of the horse, but such policy Is
poor economy. One should consider
carefully the feeding value of the avail
able grains and rOuglIage.
eft is possible to make consider
able saving in the cost OF feeds by COM
bining the right feeds. In most parts
of Kansas oats and cottOnseed meal in
proportions Of about one to six will be
desirable. One can utilize q large
amount of good, bright, clean straw Ii
a little alfalfa hay is available"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
SOFT CORN MADE PROFITABLE
ope Of Best Uses 10 Feeding to Hogs
and Steers, According to Ne
bras<a Station.

One of the most profitable uses for
soft corn win be I'm feeding hogs and
steers, according to the department OF
animal husbandry Of the University OF
Nebraska. One would be justified In
feeding considerable protein supple
ment fin conjunction.
OH meal and cottonseed meal are
relatively cheap taking into considera-
lion the cost OF good corn Expert
unents have proved that they are worth
more than their OWN weight In corn
for feeding cattle.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
WARM WATER FOR DAIRY cow
Cheaper to Heat Supply Than for
Animals to Do Il Themselves With
Expensive Feeds.

North Dakota Agricultural College Bull
letin.)
A good supply Of clean, fresh water
should always be at hand for dairy
COWS. Much water is needed for the
high-producing mich cow owing to the
nature of her product, about 81 per
cent of which is water. 1t should be
handy at all times, and In the winter,
if the tank is outside. heat should be
applied to take the chill of the water.
Cows will drink more water if warmed
TO so TO 20 degrees Fahrenheit than If
made to drink ice water. A tank heater
can be provided at low cost that will
keep water at proper temperature,
thereby saving feed and energy OF the
animal. 1t is cheaper to warm Ice wa
ter than to allow the cow to warm 1t
with high-priced feed.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
TO prevent STOMACH WORMS
Only Way to Rid Flock OF Sheep OF
Internal Parasites 10 Never
to Have Them.

About the only way to rid a flock
OF sheep of stomach worms and other
internal parasites Is never to have
them, and the only way to never have
them, that we know of, Is to as fire.
auently as possible change pasture.
IL farm is so fenced that the sheep
can have different fields and pastures
In season to range over. and the old
pastures can occasionally be plowed
I'D. not only will big and clean crop
Yields result but the flock is almost
sure to be free from all internal para
sites. healthy and vigorous.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

Corn heads the list of crops COM
monty grown In this country In food
value per acre Of production. A 30
bushel crop of this cereal produces
nearly $50 pounds of protein, or flesh
building material, and more than g.
100000 units of energy. Wherever the
conditions are favorable for extending
the acreage OF this crop 1t Is evident
that considerable addition can be
made to the supply Of human food
by doing so. Millers should give spe-
cial attention to the preparation OF
cOrnmeal OF good quality. and house
wives should use increased quantities
OF. this nutritious and palatable prod
uct as a. substitute for other bread
cereals. II Is more practicable to In
crease the use Of cOrnmeal In this
country than 1t Is abroad, for our peO-
pie are familiar with corn as food.
while most European peoples are not.
We know how TO prepare appetizing
dishes from It. while they do not.
The Sweet Potato.-Sweet potatoes
stand second In energy production.
but are low In protein produced per
acre. The sweet potato Is a southern
crop, easily produced. but unfortu-
nately a large percentage Of the crop
Is not properly stored and as con-
sequence large quantities Of potatoes
are lost every year. However, by
building storage houses and handling
the potatoes as recommended In Farm
1rs' Bulletin No. 548. the loss can be
largely prevented. Growers who have
toes throughout the winter for home
use or for market. Our southern
states should grow an abundance OF
this crop, the consumption Of which
may be made to reduce the demand
for bread cereals. Where facilities
for canning sweet potatoes are avail
able a portion Of the crop preserved In
this manner may be made available
to parts of the country where the tenn
perature drops 80 low as to make
the shipping of fresh sweet potatoes
a precariOus undertaking. and the sea-
son Of their use thus may be extended
throughout the year.
The Irish Potato.-The third crop
on the list Is the common Irish. or
white, potato. This crop can be
grown In all parts OF the country. 1tS
Importance does not need emphasis
here. During the continuance Of the
present emergency special effort
should be made to produce all the po-
tatces that are needed.
Rye.-Rye stands next to corn In
the list of cereal grains, being slightly
more nutritious than wheat, but bread
made from rye flour Is not 80 accepta-
BILE 10 the American palate as bread
made from wheat -four. 1t Is only on
sandy lands. which are better adapt
ed TO rye than wheat. and In other sit
nations where rye Is known to be q
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
REMEDY FOR CHAPPED TEATS
Carefully Wash With Warm, Soft Wa
ter Containing Disinfeetant-
Dry and Apply SaiVe.

Chapped and sore teats Of any kind
should be carefully washed with warm
soft water containing little disinfec-
tant Dry them carefully and apply
q little salve. The salve may be just
ordinary yaseline it may be any OF the
carbolic acid saIves purchased I'm the
drug store, or 1T may be made mp OF
three parts Of lard and one part OF tur-
pentine.
This sa1ve protects the teat during
the time between mflkings. 1t excludes
air and keeps the teats from drying
ana cracking and the surface OF the
teats become smooth and soft In
stead Of being uneasy during milking
the cow will stand quietly and show NO
discomfort Of any kind from tnls
source.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

time is had for the thorough prepare
ton of the soil. time Is saved. trees
will become well established before the
growing season and the conserved
moisture lessons the percentage Of dead
trees.
Cheap trees usually prove to be very
dear. therefore deal directly with some
reliable nursery rather than through
the tree agent and insist on having
varieties that are adapted to and rec
commended for your section.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
ADD succULENcE TO RATION
Where Corn silaae 10 Not Available
Feeding Small Potatoes VIII I'D"
crease Milk Flow.

Potatoes add suceuleDce TO the DAIRY
ration. Where corn sfIage fs not avail
able and there are plenty Of small po-
tatOes, a peck day viii give . ma1ke0
increase In milk flow. They should De
Introduced into the ration graduAhy'
md should be run through root cnI-
ter to avoid the possibility Of choking
the animal.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
HORSE FEED AND PROTECTION
Two important Winter Considerations.
Says DR.. Mccampbell OF Kansas
Agricultural College.

Feed and protection are the two i'm
portant considerations in caring for
work horses in winter, In the opinion
Of DR.. C. W. McCampbell, associate
professor of animal husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
"HThe work horse must be fed and
protected in such a manner" said Doc
tor McCampbell, ''that he will be in the
best possible condition to stand the
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FEEDS
Full Corn Cribs and Smokehouses
Mean Much to FaFmers-0rouohS
Reduces Crops.

Full smOkehOuses and corn cribs
mean more to farmers now than ever
before. While drought sometimes re-
duces crops and turns bright pros
meets into burned pastures and poor
yield of crops 1t is our privilege TO
do our best to have plenty Of meat and
bread with an abundance OF feed for
our stock.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
BROOD SOW WINTER RATl0NS
Corn. TanIage, Middlings and Ground
Oats Recommended by Indiana
Experiment Station.

Corn 90 parts and tankage 10 parts;
corn 10 parts, mfddlings or ground oats
20 Darts: corn part, middlings part
and ground oats one part; corn 6f
carts. bran 30 parts and oil meal II
ARTS. All Of these are excellent IA
ions for breeding animals, especiali-
1yr brood sOVs I'm wfnter-1ndiana "a
oeTfment Station.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

Give the eC~s ali the fOdder-cOrn OF
second-crop clover hay they WIZ eat
= night, and Let them run On the pA%
tlrec 81 long AZ they can get o. gooo
bite, and DO not pOaeh the soft gr0uno
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

and jersey. The male calves are the
heaviest, running as an average ~
pounds for the HOlsteins, u pounds
for Ayrshire, 20 pounds for the Guern-
sey and 62h pounds for the Jersey
while the heifer calves average 81,
71b, 60 and GOT pounds.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
LEADING CLASSES OF cows
Jersey Produces Lightest Calves and
HoIsteins Heaviest - Average
WEIGHT OF Animals.

Taking the leading classes Of dairy
COWS, the Ayrshire, Jersey, Holstein
and Guernsey, we ind the Jersey pro-
tluces the highest calves and the Hol-
stein the heaviest. They rank about as
follows:- Holstein. Ayrshire, Guernsey
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
Time to ApplY Manure.

The best time to apply manure L. al
soon as 1t L. made Every day 1t iS
kept IL loses something, however wen
&C may be preserved
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

Size Is an important asset I'm teams
Do handle heavy machinery and big
loads, for power is more economically
applied IN large units than In small
ones.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17

Produce Manure for Garden.
Procure all the manure possible now
for next summers garden 70: can't
grow good vegetables IL they are
starved.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-17
ORCHARD FOR FRUIT SUPPLY
One Acre of Carefully Selected Varie-
ties Will Be Found Sufficient
Plan in Winter.
Cclemson College Buletin-l


home orchard of one acre OF care
-ufIx selected fruits and varieties L.
lSuaIIy sufficient to furnish a gen
rous supply Of fruit throughout the
sason, and a canning surplus for win
sR.
BY planting I'm fall and winter more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
BELGIAN SENATOR ASKS
AID FOR NATIONS ARMY
Stricken Country's Remaining
Fighters Grateful to America,
Says La Fontaine's Appeal

American aid to encourage the remnant
of the Belgian army was invoked today by
Senator Henri La Fontaine, of Belgium,
president of the executive committee in Amer
lea Of gifts for Belgian soldiers, for which
the Guaranty Trust Company is the de-
postary of funds.
Senator La Fontaine authorized the fol-
lowing appeal:
THE great conflict now wagng in France
is every day adding to the work we must do
for our men at the front. l wish therefore
to make an especial appeal to the American
public at this time to help us to sustain
the courage Of our remaining soldiers who
have been fighting the German invaders ever
since the war opened nearly four years ago.
IAN the Allied countries have more than
they can do, and only the assistance OF
our friends i'm America has enabled our
men to keep on fighting. Their gratitude
knows bounds. The following from
letter just received from a Belgian boy at
the front, who only seventeen years
old when the war opened, is typical of many
we have received:
81 was delighted to learn that your call
for help has met with such generous re-
SpOnsc in America and the comforts we get
from gifts for Belgian soldiers are certainly
a great relief and encouragement, for the
vast majority OF my comrades have no other
help or moral support, their friends and
families being in the hands of the enemy. :"
Contributions will be received for Gifts
for. Belgian Soldiers at 80 Broad street, New
York.