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The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
FARM
ANIMALS
GIVE BROOD SoWs GOOD CARE
Proper Exercise and Protein Feeds In
Winter Will Aid In Production
Of Strong Litters.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
If the sows that are to farrow in
March and April produce good strong,
vigorous litters and get their pigs
through successfully to weaving time
they must be properly cared for from
now until the day of farrowing. One
of the biggest hindrances to the sOws'
narrowing good strong, vigorous litters
is lack of exercise. During the cold
and snowy weather hogs like to lie
around the sleeping quarters and be
comfortable. That, however, is just
what they should not do all the time,
advise the specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The proper exercise for brood SOW
is that which she will take voluntarily
and not through force. They should
get their corn ration by hustling for it
in the stalk fields and not by getting it
fed around the sleeping quarters on
feeding floors or in troughs. Feed them
ear corn during the winter months and
scatter it out in the stalk fields. The
manure spreader is good implement
to use in scattering this corn. Don't
be afraid it will be wasted, for it won't.
You can readily regulate the amount
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23

fed so that it will be picked up clean,
and you will find next spring that
there is not bit Of the corn lying
around to go to waste.
Protein feeds IN the form of shorts,
tankage, oilmeal or alfalfa hay should
be supplied. Self-feeders can be used
for these feeds, and 1t is quite success
full to grind the alfalfa hay. Sows will
eat a larger percentage Of alfalfa hay
fed in the ground form than when fed
in racks unground. This alfalfa is
generally cheaper on the corn belt
farms than any Of the other protein
feeds and is good balance to the corn
ration.
By following a few Of these simple
methods the sows will be brought to
narrowing time capable of producing
good strong pigs. Every hog grower
knows that If he is going to have pigs
that do their best from the start they
must necessarily be strong and vigor-
GUS at narrowing time. The proper care
Of the brood SOW is not difficult and
should be carefully looked after by
every hog grower.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
GROWTH OF IMPROVED ROADS
Inventions, Discoveries and Public I'M
provements Come When There
Is Strong Demand.

The history Of good roads affords
striking example of the fact that in
ventions, discoveries and public i'm
provements take place only when
there is an insistent demand for them.
In early times, when each family lived
largely to itself, there was little COM
merce in the articles produced on the
farm and consequently little need for
transportation. AS large cities devel-
oped the demand for roads on which
products might be easily transported
grew.
Two Of the most recent causes for
the improvement of roads have been
pleasure vehicles. Twenty-Five years
ago the bicycle began to come into
common use and the cyclists made
vigorous demand for roads on which
they might ride. Unfortunately, how
ever, paths for bicycles were construct
ed In many places In lieu of improved
roads. The invention Of the automo-
bile, however, has meant real step
toward better roads.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
eRUBs INJURIOUS 10 STOCK
Pests Found on Backs Of Cattle De-
velop Into Heel Flies ard Do Great
Harm to Anima1s.

The Characteristic Jumps or swell
ings which may be found under the
skin on the backs Of many cattle from
January to April contain grubs. If
these grubs are allowed to remain,
they will complete their growth, drop
to the ground and transform to heel
flies, which may reinfest the cattle
during the spring and summer. The
grubs weaken the cattle, cause them
to fall off in flesh and milk, and de-
crease the value of the hide. The beef
in the immediate vicinity of grub be-
comes Shiny and of a greenlsh color
and is known to the butcher as clicked
beef" On an average the damage to
the hides is placed at one-third their
value and the loss Of beef to each in
tested animal ranges from $500 to
$500.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
CROPS TO GROW IN ORCHARD
Ideal Method Is Not to Grow Any Gull
tivated Crop Between Trees
Some Can Be Grown.

The ideal method of handling the
young orchard is not to grow any cul-
tivated crops between the trees at all.
This will allow them to be cultivated
both ways all during summer, which
is very desirable. Carefully done,
however, some of the hoed crops, like
potatoes, strawberries, cabbage, etc.,
can be grown without injuring the trees
to any great extent. These crops more
than pay for the expense Of cultivat-
ing the trees. Not more than three
rows should be placed between two
peach rows. When the trees begin to
bear fruit, these crops should be left
off entirely, except possibly two or
three rows of peas between the peach
rows.
In no case should the trees be stunt
ed or neglected in any way by growing
crops in the orchard. Such crops as
corn and grain should be left off en-
tirely as they draw heavily on the soil
and rob the trees of both food and
moisture.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
GET GOOD HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Not Difficult Problem II County or
: Township Is Willing to Use
~ Common Sense.

How to get q good road system is
not a difficult problem, If county or
township is willing to be guided by
common sense. The first step is to en-
ploy competent highway engineer.
He will make study of traffic condi-
&ions, ascertain where the main market
lines with q type Of surfacing material
that will be less expensive than that
REQUIRED on the main market lines, and
vet will at the same time meet all traf
&c requirements on the feeder lines.
The main lines, If built of concrete, will
be permanent and cost less to main
tain
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
GOOD
ROADS
FAME FROM ITS GOOD ROADS
Improved Streets, Smooth and Dust.
less Highways Around Phlladel.
phi4 Advertises City.

Good streets and smooth, dustless
country roads, have been a means of
advertising and giving added impor-
tance to Philadelphia, not only through
out the United States and Canada, but
abroad, according to William H. Con-
nell, chief of the bureau Of highways,
Philadelphia Inquirer states.
Highway experts from scores of
American and European cities, as we'll
as engineers representing practically
every state in this country, have
studied the progress made by Philndel-
phia in dealing with one of the great
est of municipal problems, that of road
construction and maintenance, and
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
CULTIVATE ALL FRUIT TREES
While Young They Should Be Given
as Much Attention as Any Other
Crop on the Farm.

Fruit trees respond as readily and
definitely to cultivation as do garden
vegetables and grain crops, and, while
young, they should be cultivated with
as much care as any other crop. Ex-
periments by agricultural scientists
have shown that fruits breathe, and
that cold storage delays their ripening
by causing them to breathe more slow
ly than when warm. If an orchard is
given as much care as grain and other
crops-lf It be carefully prHnea and
sprayed aad the gFaHRd properly Gull
tivatRd, especially the first year, there
will be no disappointment as to yield,
both In quantity and quality.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
SHEEP ARE MOST PROFITABLE
Produced More Economically on Farm
Than Any Other Live Stock-Piek
Up Much Of Living.

Sheep, in proportion to the value of
their products, are produced more
economically on the farm than any
other live stock; the feed and labor re-
quirements are less. They fit in with
general farming, get much Of their
subsistence from forage from grazing
weeds and grass that would not sup
port other stock. They eat little feed
that has a value as human food, and
need less grain than other animals.
They add materially to the farm reve-
nue. but add very little, relatively, to
the farm expense.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
ARRANGING RATION FOR COWS
Three Things Should Be Borne in Mind
Protein, Little FAT and to
Supply SucculenGe.

The ration for the dry COW should
be formulated with three things in
mind, namely, to furnish q sufficient
AMOUNT Of protein to deyelop the fetus
property and allQW a surplus for the
needs of the body of the COW; to sun
ply enough carbohydrates that the COW
may lay on little fat' and to sunnly
sueeulenee. Some kind of green feed
is very essential In the ration for the
COW at all times, 1T serves the pur-
pose of maintaining the bowels In a
loose condition, which Is necessary to
good digestion and assimilation of
food.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23

have requested information regarding
the specifications used, the processes
followed and other data pertaining to
the work as carried on In this city,
Chief Connell said.
Within the limits Of the city, motor
lists, most critical Of road users, can
travel for more than $50 miles by d.
verse routes, without experiencing the
slightest difficulty because of poor
roads or dusty ones, the head Of the
highway bureau asserted. Visiting
tourists, impressed by this fact, have
heralded the reputation Of Philadel-
phia as the city of good roads through
out the country, he said. The improve
ment, in many instances, has been
made at comparatively little expense
by means Of surface treatments, varied
to meet the demands of the occasion,
he pointed out.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
SOME COMMON LADY BEETLES
Bugs Are Among Best Friends Of Plant
Grower as They Feed Upon Vari-
GUS Noxious Insects.

By W. E. BRITToN, Connecticut State
Entomologist.)
The beetles commonly known as lady
beetles, "lady birds" 'lady bugs" or
plant-louse beetles are among the best
friends of the farmer or plant grower,
because they feed in both farval and
adult stages upon plant lice, scale in
sects and the small larva and eggs of
other and larger noxious insects. With
the exception of one species, Epi-
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
BEST FEED FOR YOUNG PIGS
Skim Milk and Middiings Are Excel.
lent Just After Weanins-Feed
Four Times a Day.

Skim milk and middlings make about
the best feed for young pigs after
weaving. When first weaned they
should be fed four times a day, CIV
ing only small quantity each time.
When we'll started, three feeds a day
are enough.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
BRAN AND CLOVER FOR SHEEP
Nothing Better for Ewes With Lambs
During Winter season-suppIy
Best Of Hay.

Feed straw, fodder and stubble
grasses during the winter, but to-
ward spring ewes with lamb should
have the best of first-crop clover hay,
say, one feed peFsday. Nothing is bet
ter for them than bran and clover
hoy.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
OUTDOOR EXERCISE FOR PIGS
Animals Should Be Protected From
I Cold Winds or Hot Sun-Limit
! Range for SoWs.

} Outdoor exercise is beneficial, but
pigs should be protected from cold
winds or from very hot sun. If the
SOW is turned ogt with her pigs, do
not give her q very large range at
first, as she is likely to travel too far
and unduly tire the young.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
MusKRAT FOR GOOD

The enormous numbers of
carcaSseS Of muSkratS Which are
thrown away after the pelts
have been removed issA waste
of food. The muskrati is an ami
NAL of most cleanly habits, Is
most discriminating inEchoice of
food, and is a very acceptable
addition to the table.
The writer can speak from
personal experience to the ef-
feet that when cooked as rab-
bits are cooked the m6at of the
muskrat is extremely 3alatable.
As a matter Of fact muskrats
are sold for food in some of the
eastern markets and siime hunt
ing clubs in the East have ami
NAL banquets in Which the
muskrat forms the chi9f dish. In
some places this animal Is
known as the ''marsh rabbit."
It is to be hoped that this
means of reducing the cost Of
living, although slighE may not
be overlooked.-F. L.Fashburn,
Minnesota Experimenf Station.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
Chanaina Milk for Calf,

The time to change the calf f7om
syhole milk to skim milk depends upon
the development Of the calf. If it is
healthy it may be changed to skim
rnilk at the end of the second week.
but the third week would be better.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
COMPOST HEAP Is ESSENTIAL
Leaves, Ashes and Other Hefus. Mat
ter Should Be Accumulated for
Garden Soil.

With the existing high cost CT far.
tilizers CT ali kinds it is important +
that every farmer have s ccraoct
heap where leaves, ashes and other
refuse matter about the place can ba
accumulated for use or the garden
soil,
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
SOME SPRAYING 'DONTS.'
Don't forget to spray.

Don't spray just for the sake
Of doing something! At best
spraying is only precautionary
and must be applied in advance
of the expected attack Of pests.
Don't Neglect the fertility of
the soil. Plants must "eat" to
live.
Don't expect the plants and
trees to take care Of themselves;
cultivate, prune and spray.
Trees and plants are easily
grown. and will make life
brighter.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
Anw TO Place CuIyert,

Where a culvert is placed in q road
on hillside to take care of the drain
age collected in an uphill ditch, it
should be placed across the road point
Ing in the direction of the flow of the
steepest grade.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23
RAISING MORE BEEf CATTLE
Thousands Of New BreedIag Herds Be.
ing Established All oxsr Country
With Better Sfbek.

It is fact that there are thousands
of new breeding herds being estab-
lished all over the countig. 1t is also
a fact that farmers am small ranch
men are using more caEin selecting
the heifers and cows III these new
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23

herds and the additions they are max
ing to the herds they already have on
their farms. Better quality has been
preached from every hilltop in the
land.
The live stock journals and agricul-
tural papers have not let up In their
advocacy Of pure-bred cattle for the
beef herds, and the voice has been
needed.
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1918-05-23

lachna borealis Fabr., known as the
squash lady beetle, oil lady beetles Oc-
curing in Connecticut are carnivorous
and predatory, feeding on the smaller
insects many Of which are pests of cul-
tivated plants. Hence we call them
beneficial. DR.. S. A. Forbes exam
ined the stomach contents of 80 speci-
mems, and found that one-fourth of
their food was composed Of plant lice;
though they ate some vegetable foed
such as pollen and spores Of fungi,
greater portion of their food consisted
of insects.
Though many persons are more or
less familiar with lady beetles, some
are not acquainted with their habits
or life histories, and do not, therefore,
recognize them as friends.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
OUR NEW ALLIES.

Recognition of the CzechoSlovaks as CO., belligerent nation by the President, through Sec retary Lansing, takes formal note of situation which into being months ago. This country i3 already cooperating with the Czecho-Slovaks is fighting with them in Siberia and has, through repeated declarations by the President upheld thelI right to freedom and self-government.
 The formal recognition commits this country definitely to their liberation, and, therefore com mts the nation deeply than ever to policy of peace only after victory. Our allies the Czecho Sovaks will have fought in vain if they do not succeed in setting up for themselves a country o1 their own. The United States cannot accept theil help without approving their war aims and sup porting them in the attainment of those aims.
 Austria will not consent to any form of gov ernment for Bohemia any of the other countries inhabited by the Czechs unless forced to acknowl edge defeat, more than Germany will give uI Alsace-Lorraine until forced to let go.
 That the liberation of all the oppressed races under Austrian rule logical object of the has been admitted from the first by the great ma jority of those who support the It is neces- sary object, if the is to work out that democ- ratiZation of the world which the United States ed as of it's purposes. It is specifically the duty of the United States to fight for the de- struction of Austrian tyranny.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

the truth.
 Ever notice how hard 1t is for . man to pay you back dollar he owes you without acting as if he were conferring a great favor? z
 Even though he doesn't do blame , thing to help her, woman can't help loving husband who Is d. ways telling her that she works too hard. 4- .. s..,s ,af A shiftless man thinks he has q good argument when he says that if everybody saved their money, how would anybody get any to save. You may have noticed that when there are five or six kids in the fam. lily Father doesn't wear much jew elry.
 Every man has a sore spot. and if you talk to him long enough you'll find what it is.
 And a fall doesn't hurt girl so much when she knows that she has the kind of legs that go well with bathing suit.
 When a busy man gets a letter from his wife he first turns to the P. s. to find out why she wrote him. We do not care who he Is or how long he has been married. no hus- band wants his wife to know every thing he knows about himself.
 The man who praises you is brainy fellow and student of hu- man nature. But the man who prais- es your enemy Is a common, ordin- ary liar.
 Why is it that not one woman in hundred shakes hands as if she meant it?
 The fellow who was going around
 last January saying: 'I can stand hot weather. But I hate to freeze"
 is now going around saying: "I can stand cold weather. But I hate to roast to death" .s THE EMPIRES classifeds pay. \.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
The New Star Among Nations.
Louisville Courier-Journal. ]

Louisville Courier -Journal)
 Following the example of Great Britain, France and England the United States has formally recognized the Czecho Slovaks de-facto belligerent Power and declared it's readnes to enter into relations with it for the purpose of prosecuting the against Germany and Austria-H Hungary.
 This action has been expected for some time and could not have been consistently withheld. We have already been cooperating with the Czecho-Sovaks beligerent allies, and the formal recognition of their nationality is emnently their due.
 There nearly ten millions of these gallant people. When they were driven from the Carpathans more more than twelve centuries ago they carried with them the spirit of freemen which to be in digenous in mountaineers, and in all the vcis studes of oppression which they have suffered at stronger hands has that spirit been quenched. There people deeper rooted in their love of liberty braver and better soldiers, and certainly none who in proportion to their man-power have done better work in fighting the arch enemies of liberty They thoroughly qualified for self-government the Peace of Potsdam will their aspirations fully realized
 Their record in Russia the sole militant nu- ceus of resistance of tho forces of disintegration usurpation and anarchy is noble epic. The Re public of Washington is proud to have as an ally ir the battle for the freedom of man the Republic of Masaryk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
SOMEBODY LIED.
est. Louis Republic. )

est. Louis Republic)
 One of the favorite excuses of the German mlli- tary critics for the defeats which the German Army is suffering is that the German command miscalcu- lated the number of Foch's reserves. and some O! them say plainly that the High Command under estimated the extent of the American contribution to that
 In this country it has been the theory all along that the German Army headquarters knew all about the Americans and had them counted to the man The stories they told the German people about the insignifcance of American intervention were set down deliberate falsehoods designed to keep uI the spirit of the nation.
 Is it really true that Hindenburg and Luden- dorff deceived and that they did not believe the United States could land had landed an army in France?
 If so. then who has been lying to Hindenburg and Ludendorff?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

The Grown Prince when England entered the war Germany could only hope for draw. That is why the Huns hate England so intensely But since Americans entered the war;, Germans hope for nothing but peace defeat If they do get peace soon. the Huns will hate Americans worse than they do the English. .. .5
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Luke McLuke Says

Luke Mcluke Says
 If man hasn't made fool of himself by the time he is 30 he has found some woman to do it for him.
 Funny that a man never talks about the blessings of poverty until he has so much money that he doesn't know what to do with it.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned woman who used to say that a home devil?
 The surest way to find happiness is to make others happy. Try it once and you will find that this is
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Ho. Hum!

Ho, Huml
 The gasolineless Sunday never worried the old-fashioned farm boy who used to hitch the ploy horse up to the $10 Louis Cook buggy, drive over to an adjoining farm, call for the farmers daughter and drive
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Yes, Kaiser. we heard what you said, but did it ever occur to that Gen. Pershing asking your permission to take his through Alsace- raine or any other place. and that they usually by whenever they ready to move whether your given consent or not,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Gen. Allenby has started early and will no doubt nave Turkey properly picked and singed before Thanksgiving Day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

tempt befuddle the people in the hope that they might profit politically from the confusion.
 But Judge Wickersham and the Dispatch will discover that the people of Alaska not fools
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Oh ,lov

I'd like to be in France today,
 Beneath the smiling sun; And watch the Allies kick the hay
 Out of the filthy Hun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

The Germans have apparently found it easier to remove the people ad the property out of Metz than to move the American artillery out of the way.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

The Kaiser has graduated from the goose step to the Turkey trot. The real dance will start
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

If the Crown Prince of Bavaria has been shelly ed and the Crown Prince of Germany has been re- tired to Potsdam, the German General Staff must have begun to realize that this is amateur Pittsburg Dispatch
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Strong

There is more strength in eggs than there is in meat" remarked the Shabby stranger in the Greasy Spoon Restaurant, as he stirred his soft boiled hen fruit
 That's right" agreed the Ham Actor who sat on the other side of the table. "I have known eggs to be strong enough to force an entire company off the stage
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
The Wisa Fool

Revenge is sweet" observed the Sage.
 "Yes," agreed the Fool, land 1t is just as sweet to the other fellow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

Turks and Bulgarans could justly lay charge of Austrian favoritism against Germany. She promised the Austrians systematic from the Western front
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

If there is efficacy in reprisals Secretary Lan- sings note should stop the Germans. We have many German hostages for every American prisoner in that country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

her to church. The buggy top was always up, and old Bob always had to take rest beneath the shade of the old elm tree on the way back from Church. Them was happy days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01

From the eagerness with which they sur rendering, am afraid, I'll have to revise my opinion that all Germans are stupid.-News York Telegraph.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Located

The other day Luke asked what had become of the O. f. drugstore that had the sign: "Deutsche Opo-
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-01
Names Is Names

Will America Fite lives in Grant ford, Mich. We'll say she will;