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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
PURCHASE ONLY
LABELED SEEDS
Farmers Urged Not to Take Any
Chances With Product of
Poor Quality.
MAKE A TERMINATION TEST
Homemade Device Will Tell Value of
Seeds-cIean Small Grains Be-
fore soWing-Send Sample to
Agricultural College.

The seed trade has voluntarily agreed
to label all field seeds with the per
centage Of pure seed that will grow,
giving the purchaser exact information
as to quality. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture urges all farmers
to buy their seeds only from dealers
who comply with this agreement and
not to run the risk of buying high
priced, unlabeled seed that will not
give a stand in the field.
Make termination Test.
Get your seed early and make a ger
mination test of it before sowing.
Count out 100 seeds put them between
folds of moist paper or cloth between
two dinner plates and keep at room
temperature for four days; then count
the sprouted seeds. If 50 seeds sprout
the seed Is good; If only a small part
of them sprOut the seed is either poor
or the test was not properly made.
If in doubt as to the value of the seed
send a sample to your state agricul-
tural experiment station or to the Seed
Laboratory, United States Department
of Agriculture, Washington, d. c., with
the request that it be tested for quail
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
GOOD
FAME FROM ITS GOOD ROADS
Improved Streets, Smooth and Dust
less Highways Around PhiIsdeI-
Phia AdVertises City.

Good streets and smooth, dustIess
country roads, have been q means OF
advertising and giving added impOr-
tance TO Philadelphia, not only through
out the United States and Canada. but
abroad, according TO William II. Con-
nell, chief Of the bureau OF highways,
Philadelphia Inquirer states.
Highway experts from scores OF
American and European cities. as vel
as engineers representing practically
every state in this country. have
studied the progress made by Philadel-
phia in dealing with one OF the great
est OF municipal problems. that OF road
construction and maintenance, and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

have requested information regarding
the specifications used, the processes
followed and other data pertaining to
the work as carried on In this city,
Chief Cornell 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
herslded 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
10 meet the demands Of the occasion,
he pointed out
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
GET GOOD HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Not Difficult Problem II County o.
Township Is Willing 20 Use
Common Sense.

How to get a good road system IS
not a difficult problem, II county or
township is willing TO be guided by
common sense The first step is I'd en-
ploy a competent highway engineer.
He VIII make a study OF trafhc condi-
tons, ascertain where the main market
lines with type OF surfacing material
that viii be less expensive than that
required on the main market lines. and
yet VIII at the same time meet all traf-
&c requirements on the feeder lines.
The main lines, If built OF concrete. viii
be permanent and cost less TO main
tain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

and much Of the seed is OF poorer quail
ity than in normal years. Therefore,
every farmer before sowing should
know what proportion OF the seed he
buys cannot be expected to grow. IF
one lot contains 90 per cent of seed
that will grow and another lot con-
tains 81 per cent of seed that viii grow
it will take three bushels Of the 81 per
cent seed to sow the same number Of
acres that two bushels OF the % per
cent will SOW.
This is important from the stand
point of cost alone when red clover
seed is selling for $50 or more per
bushel. 1t is much more necessary,
however, to know the quality Of seed
in order that the rate of seeding may
be proportional to the quality, so that
enough live seed will be sowed to In
sure a stand in the field. First know
how much of the seed may grow and
then SOW accordingly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

ity. including percentage OF purity and
termination
Don't take any chances with the
quality Of the red clover seed you SOW
this spring.
High Price Of Seed.
Never before has the price OF red
clover seed been so high as It is at the
present time, and never has the guam
tity Of seed on hand been so small in
proportion to the acreage to be seeded.
In years when the demand for any
kind OF seed exceeds the supply, all
available seed is put on the market
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
MAINTAIN POULTRY ON FARM
Fowls viii Pick Up Ninety Per Cent
of Living From Scattered
and Wasted Grain.

The larger the farm, the larger the
flock, and such a flock should be main
tanned largely from economical rea-
sons. Poultry Will pick up sc per cent
of its living from scattered and wasted
grain. They act as scavengers In con-
suming a large part OF what would
otherwise be lost. Poultry will prove
valuable next summer in eating OBJ
noxious bugs, grasshoppers, worms
and insect pests, that otherwise would
destroy food that is valuable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
SoWS FEED OF IMPORTANCE
Animal Requires Something Besides
MeaI-GfVe Her Roots, Alfalfa or
Red Glover Hay.

As in the case OF the boar, the
SOW requires something besides meal,
and the furnishing OF some such feeds
as roots, alfalfa or red clover hay. is
even more important than IN feeding
the boar. Skim milk is also excellent
when II can be had
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Roosts and Nests Should Be Sprayed
With Disinfectant and Interior
WhiteWashed.

A poultry house should be thorough
IL cleaned and roOsts and nests
sprayed with a good disinfectant or
kerosene, then the interior white
washed. This is a suggestion from a
poultryman who knows.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
EXCITEMENT BAD FOR LAYERS
Attendant Should Handle Hens Gently
to Keep UP Egg Production
Keep Dogs Away.

Hens should be kept in a state of
contentment The attendant should
handle them gently. A fright that
sends the hens to the treetops will
check egg production. The dog should
be kept out of the poultry yard.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
SCREENING SEED MAY PRE-
VENT NEW DISEASE.

Screening out the shriveled
grains from wheat seed before
planting viii remove one cause
OF spreading the new bacterial
disease Of wheat which has been
discovered in many states OF the
middle West. This has been
learned by specialists Of the
United States Department Of Ag-
riculture who, in cooperation
with the experiment stations OF
Kansas and Wisconsin, are
studying the problem Of control
ling this disease. Wheat ker-
nels that are plump do not con-
tain bacterial cavities, but shriv-
eled ones often do.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

Of
Inspector Harry Gessford of the police department
eprobabl win be OF
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shorthand o Ightfngered
eff whistle
a
to the is
o u
that you'll to powder rnOseev every ten minu
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
SALT FOR SHEEP IN WINTER
When Feeding for Lamb Crop II u
Well to Remember That You Are
Feeding for Wool.

Sheep need a little salt winter as
well as IN summer. Remember that
when you are feeding for the lamb
crop you are also feeding for wool.
A weII-fed, weIl-nourfshed eve VIII
shear g heavy fleece.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
GRIT AND LIME NECESSARY
Touob Substances Should Also BE Sup
piled to Enable Hens TO Grind
Hard Grains.

oyster shell does not entirely take
the place OF grit. Shell supplies lime,
needed in the formation of bone and
egg shell. Harder substances should
also be supplied to enable the hex to
grind the hard grains
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
chanolna xix for caIf.

The time to change the calf from
whole milk 10 skim milk depends upon
the development OF the calf. II II Is
healthy II may be changed to skim
milk at the end Of the second week,
but the third week would be better.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

human beings. But not on duty. But
IL you can chum up with the chap in
khaki al an Opportune time, you may
be told some funny things-all about
strange providers seen on the midnight
trick, understanding contrivances
discovered under culverts, officers
whose identity is mistaken and other
things.
4 few nights since half-frozen
sentry before the side gate of a big
military establishment here beheld a
solitary and STOPPING figure creeping
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
PRACTICAL HEN HINTS

> prepared by the United States De
, partment of Agricuiture-)
Keep the hens confined to your
own land.
Don't keep a male bird. Hens
Don't overstock your land.
; Purchase well-matured pullets
, rather than hens.
: Don't expect success in hatch
ing and raising chicks unless
you have had some experience
and have a grass plot separate
from the yard for the hens.
Build a cheap house or shelter.
Make the house dry and free
from draft, but allow for ven
tilation. Fowls stand cold better
than dampness.
Keep the house and yard
clean.
Provide roosts and dropping
I boards
Provide a nest for each four
or five hens.
Grow some green crop in the
yard.
I Spade up the yard frequently.
Feed table scraps and kitchen
? waste.
Also feed grain once a day.
; Feed dry mash.
Keep hens free from lice and
Z the house free from mites.
KIN ond cor tho hons IN tho
fall as they begin to mott and
cease to lay.
Preserve the surplus eggs pro-
duced during the spring and
summer for use during the fall
: and winter when eggs are scarce
and high in price.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
zy2EJEEsAfsIERAL
MRMzzNOTES

Raise more food and feed than you
VIII need and keep what you viii need
OF what you raise.
Sol washing by heavy rains prob
ably Is the most important cause OF the
loss OF SCH fertility On rolling upland
farms
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

To leave farm implements to the
tender mercies OF the elements is
nothing short Of criminal negligence.
Fresh green produce is very desir-
able carly in the summer and a pIen-
tiful supply of it helps TO keep down
the high cost OF living.
Corn that was selected wisely in the
field where If grew, that matured nor
maIly and has been preserved properly
IA mouse and insect proof stOrages
win grow and produce satisfactorily.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
RECORD FOR WINTER LAYING
Test at Ontario Experiment Station
Would Tend to Show That Leg
horns Are Best Layers.

The egg record at the Ontario exper-
iment farm is 112 for Plymouth Rock,
120 for Leghorns, 90 for MinOrcas.
The Leghorns laid 81 of their eggs in
December, January, February and
March, when prices were highest.
During the same months the Plymouth
Rocks laid II eggs each and the Mi
nOreas 16. This experience tends to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
How 70 Place cuIvert

Where q eulvert is placed In 3 road
IN a 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 low OF the
steepest grade.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
SEED DEALERS TO FURNISH
INFORMATION WITH
PRODUCT.

According to a plan agreed
upon by Representatives OF the
seed trade and Representatives
Of the United States Department
of Agriculture in conferences
last year, seed dealers will pro-
vide the following information
with all lots OF ten pounds or
over Of f1eld-crop seeds which
they sell:
L. Name Of scotsman.
2. Kind Of seed.
8. Proportion Of pure live seed
present, with month and year Of
termination test.
4. Country or locality OF or
igin in the case Of the following
imported seeds: Beans, soy
beans, Turkestan alfalfa, and
red clover from southern Eu-
rope and Chile.
Since the seed trade confer
ences, practically all the larger
seedSmen have individually
agreed to conduct their bust
ness in accordance with these
suggestions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

AdoI III ACOI "OOAN
her, and this woman, too, set hot
pace In the direction of the afternoon
promenade.
When a woman suddenly yel1s out
on crowded thOrOughfare, "Oh,
there's my darling boy" you sort O.
get interested in the darling one.
When the two women got to F
street they stepped across the side
walk to, the curb. There was an au-
tomobile standing there, with a young
man and dog on the front seat.
The woman in search of her dar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

ng and eng the portal obviously This kept several minutes and
What do
had hated, directed
"suspec
That's Uncle Sans he
NJ not spy
sh my house" tell
gate"
e
eaped
OF
"Whaddye
in niforn.
Il I a
of
/ as not O N. T.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
BOAR In PROPER CONDITION
Good Judgment Is Necessary and tx
tremes Are to BE Avoided
Vigor Is Essential.

It requires good judgment to keep &
boar in the best possible condition
Extremes are to be avoided The
over-fat boar Is not satisfactory, and
a h6If-starved one cannot transmit
vigor and constitution to its young.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

some of the unnecessary conversation.
2-Conserve shoe leather by re-
naming at your desk; remember you
are supposed to be a stenographer, not
q f1Oorwalker.
3-f you're hungry, go out and
get something to eat; don't hang
around chewing the rag.
I've have wheatless and meat
less days; let's have feetless days.
Keep your feet on the floor, not on
VOur desk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
Drainage for Hotbed.

A hotbed should be placed in a well
drained position, sheltered from cold
north and west winds by a hill, hedge
or building.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
FEEDING Hay to Sheen

The best way to feed hay to sheep
Is TO cut it into chaf By horsepower.
1t is little trouble to feed and there ts
little or no waste.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

this winter and others were caught ny
hawks because they were Improperly
nourished and unable to protect them
selves.
There was a time when the Fish
and Game Protective association
looked after the birds, but that organ
ization no longer is in existence. DR..
W. s. Harlan, who~served as an officer
of that association for many years.
recently contributed SO toward the
n,,rchase of feed for the birds, and
lSeeo-,+l- food was purchased at the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
New Rules for Stenographers in One War Office

one
efficiency followed
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start vecetsbIes IN Boxes.

Many Of our vegetable seeds do wei
when transplanted. and these may be
started IN boxes in the house or under
glass or in nursery row.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
ImpoverIsbed AorlevIture-

Live stock raising is the best insur-
Ance against an impoverished agricuI-
tue
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rictest"H Hoover
bu
oo-+ provided
htn are made
kandgZ
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
Tax Doos and Not Sheen

There would be more sheep were
there fewer dogs Why not q Ear ts1
ca the dogs and no taxes On sheep7
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
SAVING the Districts 1900 Quail From Starving

HERF are Columbia
be
purchase haved
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

e4CIuoIFt CIICItS OF WdSnIngtOa, was
one of the first converts to the conser-
Walton of food, and one of the most
ardent. A prominent Washington
woman remarked soon after the
Hoover household was established in
the national capital:
You needn't tell me the Hoovers
save food. I know the cook, and she
couldn't be induced to economize."
Nevertheless, after a time of sor-
row and of stress of wounded profess
Sional pride the cook became under
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21


Via Inc of a 10 S he asked the
he a a
hound"
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show that Leghorns are best winter
layers, as well as best year-round lay
ers. The trial, however, is hardly con-
elusive because the total egg record
was not high one, which seems to in
dictate that none of the breeds were so
cared for as to lay to their utmost
capacity. A general impression pre-
walls among poultry keepers that the
medium-sized breeds are the best win
ter layers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
ASHINGTONE Il
SIDFLIGHTS =
Washington Sentries Have Many Amusing Encounters

general belief the senies guarding Wash
~ bridges
talk laugh like
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

Watch PuIIets and Hens
Weigh puIlets and hens from tine t.
time to know how they are doing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
Her Darling Boy Was Only Mexican Fish Hound

EEnH.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21
Mrs. HOOver's Cook Becomes an Ardent HoOverizer

of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-31
PATRIOTISM UNDER COMPULsION

In the trial of the Socialists in Chicago, in which a
with violation of. the espionage law, the business mana
ger of Victor Bcrsers paper, the Milwaukee Leader, tes-
titled that not until charges Of disloyalty began to be cur
rent against the paper did the Leader publish a single
advertisement Of Liberty Bonds, Savings Stamps, or any
of the other funds being raised to aid in the prosecution
of the war. When it became evident that public opinion
was becoming aroused. the paper ran advertising on
these funds Quite literally.
That is a fair sample of the course pursued all over
the country by disloyalists who wished to hinder and op-
struct the government in its war work as much as possi-
BILE, up to the limit where their own skins would be in
danger. The course of the Milwaukee paper, which was
without question a pro-German publication, and which
was doing all that it could for the German cause, was
paralleled by speakers, some of whom campaigned in this
state, who, in the early stages Of the war, both directly
and by inuendo. opposed the government in its war ef-
forts, but who, later on, when there was evidence OF
popular indignation, reversed themselves, and went
through the form of talking patriotism.
AS between these people and those who, without
evasion or reserve, performed real physical acts of trea-
SON., one is inclined to accord greater respect to the lat
ter. At least they finished their job, and took whatever
personal risk that entailed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-31

remain the fixing Of the relation between the new sys-
tenn and the regular army, for a regular army we must
have.
For the present, and perhaps for all time, our regu-
lar army will be made up Of volunteers. In this there is
nothing inconsistent with the principle Of universal train
ing or that Of universal service. Every citizen may be
required in an emergency to perform police duty. But
our regular police force is made up Of volunteers. So
with the army. -
Just as a speculation one may imagine a state of at
fairs in which all our youth would receive military train
ing, and with it training to fit them for civil duties; in
which we would have a small and select regular army
membership in which would be esteemed a privilege to
be- awarded to those who had shown character and pro-
ficiency in their training work. and in this way, its ranks
would be kept full. In the meantime, we must provide
for recruiting by voluntary enlistment. No other plan
can be got into operation quickly enough.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-31
AN UNREASONABLE OBJECTION

The complete and certain abolition of war is I'm
possible. Therefore there ought to be no league Of ma
tons"
Stated in various forms, that is the substance of the
chief objection to the creation of a league of nations
Could anything be more unreasonable and inconclusive :?
Because the ultimate object cannot be attained in its
fulless' no steps whatever must be taken in the desired
direction, and the whole matter must be abandoned.
The cave man defended himself and made his attacks
on others by the strength of his own hands. Always he
went armed, and always he was on the watch. Or, if for
a time he neglected his precautions, he paid the penalty
with his life. Presently two influences came into his
life to modify his practices. There dawnedr upon him a
dim consciousness of the difference between right and
wrong; and his intelligence pointed out the unpleasant
ness and unprofitableness of a costant state of war.
Little by little the institution of government was
evolved. 1t became possible for men to spend less time
lighting and to devote more attention to the industries
OF peace. We have now reached a stage, in our civilized
nations, in which the use of force, on almost all occa-
sions, is forbidden to the individual and restricted to the
state.
Nevertheless, men still fight. They fight where the
surroundings are the most advanced, and where the state
OF society is the most progressive. According to the ar
sument used against the league of nations we should
abandon all attempt at government BECAUSE occasionally,
two quarrelsome individuals get into a fight. =
There will be occasional outbursts of violence be-
tween individuals, but the existence of orderly govern
ment does much to make society better and safer, and
the world a pleasanter place to live in. Perhaps there
will always be the possibility of armed conflict between
nations, though, as a matter Of fact, international vio-
lence seems likely, after all, to be the easier to suppress,
because it cannot be begun without elaboration and
preparation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-31
AN AMERICAN HERO
IN BELGIUM
Philadelphia Bulletin

Sixteen years ago a reporter on a
Chicago newspaper, otherwise un-
known to fame, published a novel en-
titled THE Thirteenth District
which was then and is now the most
notable political work of fiction this
country had produced. Returning to
his original home in Toledo, he began
writing on civics and was elected
mayor in a contest which is yet re-
membered in the middlewest.
That some reporter, who has not
yet seen fifty winters, was a few days
ago applauded with unrestrained en-
thusiasm in the Cathedral Of Brus-
sells, where he had gone to witness the
king and queen give thanks for their
repatriation. Technically viewed, the
demonstration seemed out c. place,
but it was the spontaneous tribute Of
a people who knew how much they
owed to the services of the man who
for years had represented their only
chance Of material salvation.
Mr.. Hoover7was at the head of the
collection of supplies for the starving
Belgians. but he was in London most
Of the time, where he was thinking
oply In terms Of quantities and trans
portation. Upon Minister Whitlock
between the Belgian people and the
German brutes in military uniform.
Much he was unable to prevent, but
time and often he managed to stop
outrages already determined upon.
Although at times ignored, according
as the military situation ebbed and
flowed, he remained undaunted the
champion. Of humanity as against kul-
tur. -LG -