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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25
Why Lemon 10 Valuable.

If the testimony Of the Sicilian cit
rus chamber is given due cOnsidera'
ton in determining the status Of a
lemon, itodeserves an important place
in the list of first aids. According to
the authority mentioned the lemon
aids are chiefly medicinal and hygenic
Its juiceiis Of value in treating diph'
iberia and govt. For ordinary colds
1t is great specific. 1t will cure
slight wounds and chilblains. The
juice of several lemons taken eveI7
day will help to cure rheumatism and
prove an antidote for diabetes; small
slices applied to corns will ease the
pain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25
LUXFORD-PRIEST

Saturday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dell Davis, 803 Corunna avenue,
a simple home wedding took place
when Ben L. Priest and Mrs. Marie
Luxford were united in marriage by
Rev. H. A. Waite in the presence of
the immediate families. They were
attended by J. d. Priest and Mrs. Dell
Davis. Mr.. Priest is employed on the
Ann Arbor and is well and favorably
known by a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Priest is a nurse. The bride and
groom will reside in Owosso, and have
the best wishes of their friends.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

Captain u. o. Parker has written
Postmaster 81. K. White that he was
discharged from tho military service
last Saturday. He added that he would
leave Wednesday from Fort Ogelthorpe.
Ga, where he has been in charge of
the X Ray department Of the no, pital.
He will visit his son in-law and daugh.
ter, INF. and Mrs 81. Kirk White in
Chicago for about ten days the letter
says, "and then Home, Sweet Home"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25
CIRCUIT COURT

Mrs. Dianths Buck of Burns, wants
q decree from George W. Buck ON
grounds Of cruelty aud non support.
She asks an injunction to restrain him
from interfering with her She was Ga
years old when she married him ip 1917
Mrs Mary Kirbve asks divorce from
Oliver P. Kirbye on the same grounds.
Both are over so.
Ethel Greeu Of Henderson, is suinp
Frank d. Green, charging non support.
He lie now in thenavy. They have twu
children. 49,
Fl. b. Angel Of Ovid. has begun suit
for an accounting against Fl. N, Scar.
ing, tenant on his farm of 363 acres OF
Middlebury township. he elaine VIC
lation Of contract. !
w. H. Scr'bner O. Antrim. has startled
suit sp'iust Patrick Flood 90 for4clost
on mortgage Of 90 600 which. with
accrued Interest, now amonnts 70 81,
983.64, he claims.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25
LOCAL NEWS

Joe Gurica, an Austrian living in
Durand, was arrested Saturday night
by Deputy Sheriff Herrick on a statu-
tory charge. He will have an exami-
nation on April 20.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-25

FOR RENT-Eleven (l1) acres Of
land ut 623 Sonth Che stunt street. West
uwt $50 Inqnire of w. Marrah. 933
Wenohah avenue. Oak Park. liz
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-24
whom he left her at the church gates
lis old dependency had vanished

! WA0AA AAG WV AOA 81 s+lN 1900 d.
lis old dependency had vanished.
EIacley d!ned with the opulent yes
tryman, as he had promised, but be-
fore nightfsll he had sought out the
ubode OF the fruit and vegetable man
Etth whom Anna made her home He
bad toys OF various sorts for the chill
dren and a ooinsettia for Anna-he
had taken II from the chancel decora-
itions OF the church and fen no sacrf-
lege in doing it.
"And to think that would never
have known you" he said to Anna as
he Left the crowded fiat that afternoon
with only Anna seeing him to the door
AZ would never have known you II you
had not been listening to the music
there at the church"
Sure was listening to the music.
But"
But tina. was no place for you. You
should have come in. The church Is
yours as much as it is any ones. I'm
going to show these vestrymen." And
away went Bradley filled with his new
enthusiasm
So Bradey's friendship for the 1T
tie blue-eyed Anna ripened into love,
and when he told the vestry he had
chosen one OF the girls who constitut-
81 the toi''ng class within the shadow
of st. Pauls there was CONSERVATION
at first, and then-well, at least it was
picturesque and Anna looked very de-
yout with her blue eyes fixed on Brad
lev as she sat on Sundays now to lis
ten to him preach.
Then the engagement was announC-
ed, and wben Bradley asked from the
ves5ry instead of an increase in salt-
~ permission to carry out his plans
for establishing an institutional church
of course they granted it.
And even after they were married
what before he had never let her tell
Anna never finished telling Bradley
that the day when she crouChed
thAre by the church window she had
not thought concerning the beautiful
music. She was trying to see where
her Bttle gray kittie went when he
stole away at dusk--Church mice, of
course lured him. She was trying to
sec il she could catch him when he
came out. But she didn't tell Bradley.
Bradley wanted to think It was because
her starved little soul craved the bean
ty Of music the inspiration Of old st.
Paul's. And Anna, being a tactful
daughter Of Eve, let him think on.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
CHOOSING BEST
Breed OF HOGS
Whichever One the Farmer De-
cides Upon He Should Develop
to Highest Standard.
Lard TYPE MOST POPULAR
At Present Time Animals Weighing
From 175 to ESQ Pounds Command
Highest Prices-5acon Hog Is
Not Raised Extensively.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
There Is no best breed Of swine.
Some breeds are superior to others In
certain respects and one breed may
be better adapted than another to GER
tain local conditions. The essential
point Is that after the farmer has once
decided upon the kind Of hog to raise
he should stick to this decision and
develop the chosen breed to it's highest
possible standard. 1t Is not feasible
for one individual to raise several diff
ferent breeds and bring them to per-
lection. In making his choice, too, the
farmer should be guided by the kind
of breeds already established In his
locality. If he selects one of these
he is not likely to make mistake.
Two Types Of Swine.
There are two distinct types of
swine, namely, the lard and the bacon
types. Swine of the lard type far out
number those Of the bacon type in the
United States. The lard type Is pre-
ferred by the people Of this country
consequently the majority Of feeders
produce rapid-fattening, heavy
fleshed lard type. The bacon type Is
not raised extensively in the United
States. The production of choice ba'
con is more general in those sections
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

are present, however, It may be ad-
visable to go over the ground with a
disk harrow, pillow shallow and disk
again. q
If wheat Is to follow cotton, the
stalks should be plowed under as soon
as picking can be finished and the
blowing should be deep enough to bury
the stalks completely-that by way Of
destroying the boil weevil. Disking or
narrowing is not advisable, as 1t I'M
earths the buried stalks. The land
should be firmed with a roller and the
wheat sown with disk drill.
Late Flowing Should Be Shallow.
There are said to be exceptions to all
general rules, and there may be one or
two exceptions to this rule Of early
blowing for wheat. If 1t rains great
deal during July and early August, ear
ly blowing can not be done. But, for
tunately, the exception appears to
come in just there. Early blowing Is
not so essential in wet seasons. But 1t
may be well to observe this caution !:
If you have to pillow late, pillow shallow
where there Is danger of winter killing.
Shallow blowing makes the firming Of
the seed bed an easier matter and Is a
measure of insurance against winter
killing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
GRAIN CONSUMPTION
VARIES DURING YEAR
Feeding Of Oats Is More Uniform
Than That Of Corn.
Barley, Wheat and Rye Approach
Monthly Uniformity In Degree Less
Than Oats-siIage Reaches
High Point In February.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Whether the suppos.tion Is that the
farms in the United States varies
little from month to month, or that
The summer consumption Is relatively
small, the fact, as ascertained by the
bureau of crop estimates, United
States department of agriculture, Is
that during the six months from May
to October nearly three-eighths Of the
years corn ration Is eaten, and from
November to April five-elghths. The
warm-weather fraction will seem large
or small according u the size of the
guess. Oats, more than corn, Is the
feed from April to September, and the
monthly consumption of oats is more
uniform throughout the year than that
Of corn. Barley, wheat and rye APP
proaeh monthly uniformity in degree
less than that of oats throughout the
year and q concentration of consump-
ton in the colder months is found in
hay, silage and mill feed, as in the
case of corn.
OF the years entire consumption of
corn by live stock on farms the high
est consumption In one month is LID
per cent in December, and the lowest
46 per cent In August. For oats the
highest is 0.S per cent in April and the
lowest 6.S per cent in December; bar
ley, highest 1919 per cent in November
and lowest 6 per cent in June and also
In July; rye. highest 1913 per cent in
October and lowest IL per cent in
July; wheat, highest ia per cent in
November and lowest 5.S per cent in
July.
Mil feed consumption says to IS
per cent in July and rises to 11.5 per
cent in February and again in March.
More unequal yet is hay consumption,
with its range from the highest, 142
per cent in February and also in
March to 80 per cent in August; AMI
another degree is reached by silal>.
the consumption Of which rises to &c.
per cent of the years total in Febru-
airy and falls to 1 per cent in July aud
again in August.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
STICK-TIGHT FLEAS
QUITE TROUBLESOME
Inject Also Attacks Dogs, Cats
and Some Wild Animals.
Young Fowls When Heavily Infested
often Die ouickIy-Necessary to
Treat Both Birds and Their
Sleeping Quarters.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
In the southern and southwestern
states poultry are frequently infested
by species Of flea known as the
chicken or stlck-tight flea, from Its
habit Of remaining attached to one
place. This form also attacks dogs,
cats and some wild animals. On poul-
try the fleas are usually found In clus-
ters on the comb, wattles and around
the eyes; on dogs they are found on
the ears. Young fowls when heavily
infested often die quickly. Older
birds, while more resistant, have been
known to succumb to heavy infesta-
tions, and even mild infestations will
reduce egg laying and retard the
growth Of the fowls. a
AS a preliminary step in the treat
ment for fleas all dogs and cats should
be kept away from the chickens and
should never be allowed to lie on the
ground in the chicken yards. As rats
frequently harbor large numbers of
these fieas and may therefore keep up
the infestation, they should be de-
stroyed by trapping, not only on &C
count of the fieas they may carry but
because they are themselves serious
pest to poultry. Chicken feas breed
In the cracks Of the hen houses, and 1t
Is accordingly necessary to treat both
the birds and their quarters. The
combs and wattles of the birds may be
anointed with carboIated Vnseline. or
sulphur ointment. Great care should
be taken, however. not to get any Of
the ointment In the eyes. as It may pro-
duce blindness.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
In the same degree that fine feath-
ers make fine birds" and "clothes make
the man." proper exhibition coops as
sist markedly in improving the condi-
ton and appearance Of show-rlng fowl
when they stand "at attention" before
the critical judges. Here are the plans
for practical coop adopted as trav-
cling van for fowl which are carried
to the show in wagon, automobile,
or other vehicle, and not shipped by
railroad.
1t can be made from dry goods box
or almost any other available material |;
the floor to be solid and the frame
work Of wooden strips 2 inches wide
and ~ inches thick. The top, back
and sides may be covered with lath,
wire netting, or any kind OF thin,
strong cloth. The front should be of
pinch wire netting. If impossible to
obtain netting, however, lath may be
used, but should be placed about pa
inches apart so as to afford as much
opportunity as possible to see the
birds. The coop Is made feet wide,
feet deep and feet high and will
accommodate one mature bird or n
pair Of chickens. II more than this
are to be exhibited together, the coop
should be made larger in proportion
to the number Of fowls 1t Is to accom-
modate.
Birds at Better Advantage.
Every poultry owner who intends to
exhibit birds should have one or more
exhibition coops Of this nature. depend
ing upon the number of specimens he
intends to exhibit. Birds can be train
ed and conditioned In these coops pre-
vious TO the exhibition, and In becom-
ing accustomed to them they will ap-
pear to better advantage when being
judged and are more likely to win n
prize. Furthermore, when your birds
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
FOWLS DRESSED FOR
COMMERCIAL PACKING
Jugular Vein Is Cut With Slender,
Straight-Edged Knife.
Brain Tissue Which Controls Muscles
Holding Feathers In Place 10 Next
Destroyed-Proper Bleeding
Is Essential.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
In commercial plants men kill poul-
try by cutting the jugular vein with a
slender straight-edged knife, especial
~ constructed for the purpose. Then
that portion Of the brain tissue which
controls the muscles holding the feath-
ers In place Is destroyed by thrust Of
the same knife, and the feathers are
so loosened that they are easily pulled
out. The cutting Of the blood vessels
In the proper way permits the blood to
drain out Of the carcass until 1t Is
practically blood free. This is essen
tial. II the bird IL to keep well, and
Is part of the process Of dressing that
Is too often faulty. In order to accom-
plish this bleeding the vessels must
not only be cut properly, but the bird
must be held head down while remov-
ing the feathers.
A scheme used In the killing room
prevents the feathers from being con-
taminated with blood and enables the
killer to handle the bird very quickly,
less than two minutes being required
for killing and the removal of all ex-
cept the fine down and pin feathers.
When the feathers have been removed.
the bird, still hung hy the feet, Is TAX
en- by women and pinned" or tipped"
as the western phrase goes; that is. the
fine down and the close-growlng feath-
ers are picked or one by one.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
SHIP EGGS BY PARCEL POST
Weight Of Single Dozen Of Eggs viii
Run From 2 to 8 Pounds, De-
pending on Packing.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Average hens eggs will weigh about
~ pounds to the dozen, or 2 ounces
apiece. The weight of a single dozen
Of eggs in a carton properly packed
and wrapped for mailing will run from
2 to 3 pounds, depending on the nature
Of the particular container, the size Of
the eggs, and the packing and wrap
ping used. If the container be very
light one and the eggs small, the par
eel may fall within the 2-pound limit.
and the postage, therefore, within the
first and second zones, or 150-mile lin
1t, would be 9 cents. Most parcels con-
taining dozen eggs will exceed 2
pounds but will not reach 3; therefore
the postage on them will be z cents
within the first and second zones. A
parcel containing 2 dozen eggs will
add perhaps cents to the postage,
though sometimes only cent, depend
ing on the nature Of the container and
the packing and wrapping.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

are shown in coops Of this kind that
are uniform in size and style, they not
only improve the appearance Of the
show room, but add considerably to
the attractNeness Of your exhibit.
Exhibitors who wish to ship their
fowls and have them arrive by express
In the best possible manner will want
a special shipment coop like that
shown above. They are solid. substan-
tial, and will last for long time.
Such coop may be made from boards
taken from dry goods boxes or almost
any other half-inch material. Boards
more than one-haf inch thick should
not be used, as 1t makes the coop too
heavy. The coop may be put together
with nails, with the exception Of the
Stats on the top, which should he put
on with screws so they may be easily
removed. The following dimensions
should be used in constructing same:
For one hen or cock, IL inches wide,
1s inches long, and "a inches high.
For two hens or hen and cock, IL
inches wide, "a inches long, and "a
inches high.
For n trio or two hens and one
cock, 10 inches wide, "a inches long.
and "a inches high.
For an exhibition pen Of four hens
and cock, "a inches wide "a inches
long, and "a inches high.
To Absorb Moisture.
In preparing for shipment a small
quantity of hay, straw, or dry shaw
ings should be placed in the bottom Of
the coop to absorb the moisture, and
II cup or can provided for both feed
and water. The cans should be nailed
securely about half way to the, top Of
the coop. A tag or card plainly mark
ed. showing destination Of the
shipment as well az your return adj
dress. must be tackled or pasted on the
outside where 1t can be plainly seen.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
TRACTOR USEFUL FOR
FLOWING WHEAT LAND
Larger Number of Farmers Using
Machines This Year.
Main objects Sought Are High DUAL.
ity Of Work and Economy Of Time
Greater Thought In Laying
Out Plans Needed.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The tractor will be used for blowing
wheat land this year by larger num-
Der of farmers than ever before per-
haps. The farmer who is using a
tractor for the first time will have to
solve a great many problems. And
many farmers who have used tractors
for one or more years have not yet
found the best way of avoiding all
the difficulties Of tractor blowing.
The two main things to be consid-
cred in tractor blowing, as in any other
kind of blowing, are high quality Of
work and economy of time. They are
somewhat harder to attain with the
tractor than with horse plows, or. to
put 1t more accurately, greater care
in planning Is necessary to attain
them.
The initial problem is to lay out the
field in such way as to attain a two
fold result-a high-class job Of plow-
ing over the entire field with as little
use as possible OF horse-drawn plows
in starting and finishing, and to con-
sumo as little time as possible in turn
ing and in running with the plows out
Of the ground.
To lay out a field exactly right for
tractor blowing is something OF an en-
cheering feat, BID the United States
department Of agriculture has under
taken to simplify 1t as much as posi-
BILE. Bulletin 1045, Laying Out Fields
for Tractor Flowing, contains dia-
grams of 10 ways of laying out fields.
Nine of these are methods In which
the plows are lifted at the ends. The
other four are methods in which the
plows are left in the ground In going
across the ends. They are designed
for both rectangular and irregular
fields, and one or another Of them will
be found adapted to practically any
niece of ground that is to be plowed.
The bulletin is free.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
Purebred Poland. China sarrows.

where the feed of the hog is more
varied and where corn Is not relied
upon as the principal grain for hogs.
The principal breeds of the lard
type are the Poland China, Berkshire,
Chester White, DurOc-Jersey and
Hampshire. The lard type of hog is
low set and compact, with very
wide and deep body. The shoulders
should be full although not coarse,
with full hind quarters and hams car
ried out straight to the tail and thick
ly fleshed down to the hook. The flesh
should be thick and evenly distributed
throughout the body.
The size and weight are largely de-
termined by market conditions. AT
present pigs weighing from IT'S to 25C
pounds ordinarily command the high.
est prices.
Best Bacon Types.
The principal breeds of the bacon
type are the Tamworth and large
Yorkshire, both of British origin. The
bacon type is very different from the
lard type, being longer in leg and
body, with less width Of back and
lighter in the shoulders and neck. The
first impression that this type conveys
is one of leanness and lankiness
Much emphasis is laid on the develop.
ment Of side, because It is the side OF
the hog that Is used for the produc.
ton of bacon. On the other hand
large, heavy hams are not desirable on
a bacon hog.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
|9B sfRn'K2S4ss

Grow alfalfa and provide an album
dance of silage.
Sand vetch is valuable crop to I'M
prove thin, sandy soil.
Weeds and water are two very Inn
portant factors in the cornfield.
"a The best land on the farm should
be used for the first trial Of alfalfa.
-. :. = ..r.s,f ~, = . -, s.s,.s
!, There are two ways to can corn
One is in cans and the other IL In the
silo.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
HOW TO INTRODUCE QUEENS
II Is Necessary to Remove Old and Do.
fectIve Ones and Replace Them
With Younger Stock.

Every beekeeper who is really cais
ing for his bees should know how to
introduce queens, because 1t is neces-
sary to remove old and defective
queens and replace them by young
vigorous ones.
Queens may be introduced in cells
or after they have emerged from cells,
while still unfertilized, or after they
have begun to lay. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
PQIRQYAYGzS!

It requires four weeks for guinea
eggs to hatch. NJ
Alfalfa furnishes a lot OF fine green
feed for hens. tR
Summer sanitation in the poultry
house Is important.
Give the fowls both young and olds
all the skim milk they will drink
Every individual in the home poultry
flock should show vigor and strsngth1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
TROUBLE IN FIGHTING WEEDS
Sheep and Goats VIII Be Found En-
client In Eradication Of Many
NoxIous Plants.

Some Of the trouble and expense or.
dinarily experienced in fighting weeds
might be dispensed with by keeping
sheep and goats to Craze the noxious
plants. At present prices for wool,
mohair and mutton these animals
ought to be profitable. -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
Community Ownership Of Lime
Spreader Is Practical and Feasible.

to be rotated among the members.
Nonmembers may also use 1t by pay.
ing 25 cents an acre. In the early
stages Of the use os lime In com
nunity, espec in small way,
spreaders are ofeH rot available be-
cause single LAM owners hesitate to
purchase them. Even after the use
Of lime Is established single machine
will often meet the needs of several
farmers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
COMMUNITY LIME SPREADE2
Farmers Of otsego County, N. ~
Solve Problem of Spreading Lime
at Proper Time.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Members OF the farm bureau In one
Of the communities of Otsego county,
New York, have combined and pur-
chased a lime spreader, and have thus
taken long step in solving their
problem of applying lime at the proper
time of the year and In sufficient guam
titles to get results. The spreader is
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
PRODUCING PERIOD or HENS
Unless Fowl 10 an Especially Good
Breeder Dispose Of Her When
Two Years Old.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.) q a y,
The hens greatest proht-producing
period Is the first and second years,
afp unless a hen Is an especially good
breeder she should be disposed Of at
the end Of her second laying season
end before starting to molt.