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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24
TAJEMNIK POKLADU

Tajemnik pokladu pan Car
ter Glass varuje americkou We
fejnost pred mnohymi podvod
Milky, kupujicimi bondy Svobo
dy "a niZkou cenu neb bezcen
ne akc,e "a ne nabizeiicimi.
Podobni upiri operuji zvlast
We velkych m6stech kde ruzny-
mi oznamkami lakaji lid ku
cdprodeii vIadnich d!uhopisu.
Rondy Svobody mali byt pro-
davany jen, "a krajni nutnosti
lee nikoli lidem nezodpo-
vednym, neznamym a podvod-
nym. Pakli opravdu krajnl nut
most kaze bondy prodat--
necht dotceni obrati Sc ma O.
sv6dcene banky, sporitelny, w
pomocne spolky a podobne in
stituce, lee nikoli ma ppdezrele
;ednotlivce bez financniho po-
zadi zadouciho obchodniho
rekordu.
Treba tudiz uchylovat Sc k
Gstavum jeiichz solidnost je "a
Irucena a prodavati bondy jen
Ia nejvysSi mOznou cenu.
Podobne varovani vydala
Cera mistni ZalOzni vladni
banka.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24
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PATA PUJCKA SVOBODY.

Zdejsi vybory zacnou .iiz V
iiratkosti konati pripravy k no
We pujcce Svobody a ocekava
sc, re kampan bude zahajena
druhy tyden V dubnu a potrva
az do konce mesice. Sekretar
pokladu Carter Glass oznamu
je, ze nova pujcka bude zna-
rsa co pujcka vitezstvi a nepo-
chybne bude posledni, jiz Via
da ucini. Urcty obnos nebyl
dosud ustanoven, ale bude ne
pochybne obnaseti pet neb
Sest bjlionI dollarG. Bude to
pcsledni verejna pnjcka jak-
koliv jest NOME, re dalsi bu-
|dou vypsany, stane Sc tax pro-
|strednictvim bank a obecen-
|stvo nebude primo zadano bon
dy kupovati. Pred casem bylo
mylne tvrzeno, re vlada ma v
rmyslu vypsati dive pdjcky V
lhrnem obnosu IL bilionG dol
,ard. cimz vsak byl min6n 1rad
nj rok, jenz konci dne 80. Ger
vna. V tcmto uradnim roce by
ia jiz vypsana ctvrta ~Hicka
ia sedm b.llionG zbyva tudiz
pouze jedna. ktera bude obna-
seti pet neb seJt billiond dolla-
ri. Jake uroky bude pdjcka
ivitezstvi vynaseti, neni dosud
znamo, avsak nahledem po
'kladnicniho ufadu jest, ze drG
ky must byti zvyseny, ably by
oely obnos V urcenem case u
'psan.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24
81. DEVlSE
VYPLULA,
NEKOLIK CESKYCH VO-
JfNU MEZI VYZNAME-
NANYMI HRDINY.

Zpravy valecneho depart
mentu naznacuii, ze 81. div Sc
2 Francie jiz vyplula a do New
Yorku re pribude asi koncem
tohoto m6sice, neb pocatkem
linora. V divisi nachazi sc t6z
paty pluk byvale milice z Gle
vclanNu.
Dalsi zpravy udavaji, ze a.
81 600 vojinu Cd 81. dsvise by
70 "a chrabrost ma bojisti wy
znamenano. z Cechu vyzna-
rnenani: Karel Milk, jenz po-
2deji ranam svym podlehl a
da'simi jsou rekonvalescenti K.
Smelly, l.. Klimek, Ed. Cichler,
Frantisek Rybak, O. Urban,
Emil Dubsky, Jaroslav Votru-
ba (Bren), Josef Black a JOS.
Kol ha.
81. divise rozpustena bude
" Sherman, pred tim vsak bu-
de defilovati v Columbus pred
guv. Coxem a celym jeho sta
benz. Nome, ze tajemnik va
Ky Baker ku dotcene slavnost.
|El vojenske prehlidce do Co.
lumbus priiede. Podrobnosti {
Inavratu divise budou ozname.
my V nekolika dnech.
WSSl IWSSl
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24

NxdU napFed a nikdy Dzddu
Broadway a E. S.. ul.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24
RADNi VYBOR VYSETRUJE POME.-
RY u POLICEJNlCH SOUDU.
yYsLECH JEST TAJNY, CfMz VEREJNOsTl Sc
NEPOSLOUzf

diktoval nekolika lety zalaf
Gilligan byl liz pred tim pro.
cesovan pro luricstvi. vvpata'
nj kasv. vrazednou stra,bu atd
Ia kaznice vratil Sc pred TO.
KEN. Byl ma parole" a kradl
T repadaval dale. Je to nedu
zivy mladik. jenz po SVEN osi
|ienf nastoupil drahu zlocinnol
a ienz V kaznici svOu karier,
isnad dOkOpci.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-01-24
sTRANA sEyTK.

Peticlenny radni vybor, usta
ncveny nedavno k vysetfovanl
pomer6 Il pol. soudf jakoz i
pficin zavinivs!ch tax Zvanou
"vlnu zloGin6" v nasem meste.
zasedal vcera ma radnici prvne
verejnost k vyslechu nebyla
pr'pustena. Vyslech byl tudiz
tainy a trval cd dvou do 5 no.
din odpoledne. Az dosud po-
drobeni vyslechu ctyri svedci
- okresni zalobce Doerfler,
vrchni municipalni soudce Me-
Cannon, pfedsedajici soudce
Pearson okr. klerk Haserodt.
Zadnv 2 ucastnikG vcereisi-
no taineho sezenl nechce Wy
7radit Gem urcite Sc rokova-
70. Znamo jen, lie podepisova-
nj zaruk bylo hlavnim cislem
vysetruiiciho programu pro
slycha Sc. re sud- Pearson roz
hodne odsuzuje nyneisi zaru-
hovy system. ktery We skutec-
nosti pomaha professionalism
zlosynim. Zaruky nemaly by
btt pravniky podepisovany,
a kazdv rucitel mel by doka-
zat sve majetkove pomery.
Kdo by mel "a $4,000 majet-
ku. smel by ruciti jen v castce
$4,000.
Okresni klerk Haserodt Jest
pro energicke soudnl vvstupo-
vani vnci znamym lupicdm a
notorickym prestupnikGm zako
ma. Az dosud vGci podobnvm
lidem .vvstupuje Sc u soudu lik
nave, bez dostatecne raznosti
a bezohlednosti.
We vVslechu "a .Zavrenymi
dvermi bude pokracovano dnes
a iakmile radni vybor vysetro-
vAni sve skonci, poskytne pry
cele rad6 dotGene protokoly ia
koz odporuceni iakyT zpuso
bem mGsto m6lo by pol. soudy
a podobne uradv zreformovat
ably "zlocinna v|na" do Cleve-
iandu Sc vic nevratila. Mluv.
6im vyboru rade bude prav.
nix Caldwell, jehoz prirucim
"a vyslechu je radnf Calm
Pouze ieden demokrat. radni
Rolf je tlenem onoho vyboru
!ini radni, jako McGinty, Mi.
chell a Meyers, sIibuii v pri-
stim zasedani cele rady prote.
'stovat proti nvnejsimu tajne.
rnu vysetrovani 2 nehoz verej
lost nema zadny prospech.
Pravi Sc, lie statni navladni
Price bude prec vysetfovat po.
merv V zdejSich soudnich kru
Zich. Price studuie pritomnt
Zakony. podobnemu statnimu
"ysetrovani priznive a zdejsi.
rnu svemu pfirucimu Whiteov
nakaza', aby sledoval vyvin vf
ci u clevelandskych soudG. Pa
XII statni setfeni skutecne bu.
de zavedeno, politika ma do
tsene vySetrovani nebude NIT
zadny vliv.
Mezi tim co nektera legsla.
tivni t6lesa jiz vySetfuii a adj
vOkatni komora rovnez neza
hall. vsech clevelandskycl
soudG panuje neobycejny rucf
j neobycejna pffsnost vGci OBJ
Zalovanym. Tri krajsti soudco
vt zabyvaji Sc trestnimi pri
padv a tri municipalni soudco
We chi totez. V pripadech kdy
obzalovany k vyslechu Sc bez
dostatecne omluvy nedostavf
Zaruka jeho hned "a propa
dlou je prohlaSena.
Vcera municipalni soudcovt
vys'echli celkem 200 pfipadd ;
z tech toliko devet obvinenycl
bylo propuSt9no - vsichni zby
vaiici byli bud pokutovan
neb do vazby odstehovani; /,
l1raiskeho trestniho soudu 35(
,x.,xI~tx,E
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
C. ABOUT COAL
Anhncas. Seni-Anha,che. Semi Bauminou, Birmi~m. Sui. Biuuui,ua and l;ua.
Produced in United States

The geological survey of the United States government gives to coal
six cassifcahons.
They are: Anthracite, semianthrache, semibituminous, bituminous,
United States.
Most OF the anthracite coal is mined in eastern PENNSYLVANIA. Small
areas In the West are placed in the anthracite classification, but ire not
identical with the Pennsylvania anthracite.
There is very little semianthracte in this country, hence it is but a
small. factor in the trade.
Semibituminous is of higher rank than btuminous. 1t has a high
percentage of fixed carbon, which makes it almost smokeless 1t is re-
garded as the best coal for steamships, and is used almost exclusively by
the navy.
Bituminous coal is produced in a number of grades, but generally
speaking, it describes a rank of coal having about equal proportions of
volatile matter and fixed carbon. 1t is only slightly affected chemically
by weather, unless it is exposed for several years.
Sub-bituminous is used to designate a rank of coal more generally
known as black Ignite 1t is a clean, domestic coal and ignites readily
1t is produced generally in the western states.
Ignite is a product of North Dakota and Texas.
The United States and Alaska have beneath their surfaces more more
than one-half of the unmined coal reserve of the world.
The total unmined coal reserve throughout the world is officially
estimated at S,154,OOO 100000 tons. Of this 548,00OO0OOOO tons is
anthracite, 4,3O2, O%OO,OOO,OOO is bituminous and 1904, 0OO,O $1,000 tons is
sub-bituminous and Ignite.
The unmined reserve of the United States and Alaska is 1921
600 600 600 tons, Of which 22,O00,000O00 is anthracite, 2,155,-
600 600 900 tons is bituminous and 2,054,000O0O,O0 tons is Ignite and
sub-bituminous.
The ST. Louis district is the center of the bituminous area, and most
Of the bimminous coal produced in this country comes from the central
group of states in and adjacent to the ST. Louis coalproducing district.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Olive Tree introduced in
Golden State by Priests;
Mission Variety Popular

The ancient scrap between Minerva,
who gave the olive, and Apollo, who
bestowed the horse upon mankind, was
decided, as will be remembered, in
favor of the lady-the dispute being
as to which of the two gifts was the
more valuable.
To understand the reason for this
decision, one ought to live in the
Mediterranean region, where the olive
is a vital factor in the lives of the peo-
pie. They could much more easily
spare the equine q%uadruped.
Olive culture has already assumed
great Importance in u w country.
In 1916 (the latest year for which fig
ures are available) there were in Cali
fornia S34,938 olive trees in bearing,
and 515,221 not yet old enough to yield
fruit. The states production in that
year was 100000 gallons of olive oil
and 100000 gallons Of picked olives.
The olive tree was introduced in
California by Spanish priests, the first
grove being planted in San Diego in
1860. From those trees is descended
what is today the most popular variety,
the so-called Mission olive.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
"N0 More New buds Until
Prices Go Down." Popular
Slogan With Englishmer

Fashionable London tailors are said
to be somewhat perturbed e. the re-
ported popularity Of a clothes cOnser-
walton movement" hailing from the
United States which is being enthusi-
astically acclaimed by EngliShmen
wearied of long continued high cloth
ing costs.
Over there, the movement" has
manifested itself in the organization
Of "old clothes leagues'-societies
with the single-pledge slogan-"no
more new clothes until prices go
down."
Those who assume this pledge are
expected to regard patches on trous.
ers, shiny coatsleeves and sewn-up
splits in boots and shoes as badges of
honor. The turning of old suits, sew.
ing in of new Innings and other neces'
sary alterations which make an ole
trousers, coat and vest serve the pur
pose Of a new suit at one-third the
cost is another part of the practical
application Of the 'league" p%recepts.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Word Nothing" Defined
as Meaning Something

Words, says an authority, have an
elastic meaning, according to the sense
in which they are employed much also
depending on how nothing" is de-
fined. AS sometimes used, nothing"
means something very insignificant,
but still something that really exists.
For instance, you pick up an empty
bottle and say: There is nothing in
it"-but there is air in 1t. When a
person is taken i'll he may say: ut
is nothing :" but ii may turn out to be
something that will result In his death.
Then again the expression, "He began
life with nothing" means that he be-
gan with very little. II have done
nothing all day" means that I have
accomplished little, not that / have
actually done nothing, for that would
be impossible. Such uses of words
are proper, according to common sense
as well as authority. Dryden wrote
""Tis nothing, says the fool but, says
the friend, this nothing, sir, will bring
you to your end"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Primitive Race of Head
Hunters Displayed Art
in Preserving Trophies

A very primitive ace are the Jivaros
Indians of Ecuador. They and the
Mundrucus tribe of northern central
Brazil have long been known as mod
ern head hunters. Although the prac-
tice is now forbidden by their govern
ments, it is said that it still persists.
The Ecuador Indians counted human
heads among their war trophies, and
to win the heart of q maiden of the
tribe it was necessary for the sutton
70 prove his skill for war bringing to
the father of his favorite maiden n
or more enemy heads.
The Jivaros have a process of TAX
ing such n head and shrinking it until
it is no larger than an average dolls
head. 1t is then mounted on a short
stick and carried in triumph by the
warrior. The head with part Of the
neck is severed from the body. A cut
is made from the base of the skull
down through the skin of the neck.
The bones are carefully removed and
the shrinking process begins. A num-
Der of hot stones are put into the skin,
which is constantly turned to bring
them in contact with all parts of it.
1t is said that the process sometimes
continues two weeks before the head
is reduced to the desired size.
In some places a single stone, nearly
the size of the head, is first used, then
q smaller one and so on until the
work is completed. Cords are gen.
orally attached to the lips, and n is
run through the top of the head TO sus
pend it by. The cut in the back Of
the neck is sewed up and the trophy is
complete.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
HOW
YOUNG
Noted Physician and Writer Says We
Should Live From 90 10 i05
Years Of Age

DR.. Josiah Oldfield of London, known
internationally a S a physician and a
writer, has published q prescription for
keeping old age at bay.
According to him, it is not a ques-
ton of an operation, but a daily diet,
which includes dandelion leaves, fowls
eggs, grapes, lettuce, cows milk, water
cress, honey and salads (uncooked).
"Old age" he says, lis largely
caused by deposit in the blood YES
sells and cells Of the body of waste
matter. So by adopting a part fruitar-
ian diet a man, however old, may be-
come young again, because every cell
In the body will be replaced by new
young cells"
Doctor Oldfeld argues that normal
persons, rightly fed, should live from
ninety to one hundred and five years
of age.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Brazil's Richest Mineral
Zone in Heart of Republic
in State of MinaS GeraeS

The richest mineral zone of Brazil
lies in the heart of the republic, in the
state of Minas Geraes. But through
out the central and northwestern prov
inces there abounds a wealth Of gold,
silver, iron, manganese, diamonds and
other precious stones, says the Scien-
tifc American. At the present time,
however, only a small portion of the
valuable beds Of mineral is being
worked. Doubtless existing unsatis-
factory mining laws, as we'll as lack Of
fuel and transportation facilities, are
responsible for this condition. Prac-
tically the only deposits being exploit
ed at the present time r those OF
manganese situated near the railroads.
The largest of these is the Nina do
Moro, which played a prominent part
in American life during the war, large
quantities of this mineral being re-
quired in the manufacture Of steel.
Over a road ballasted with the valu-
able manganese ore, the train bearing
the visitor climbs to the top of a noun
tain Of manganese, where the actual
process of mining is carried out in the
open air. This appears to consist of
literally nothing else than the digging
or dynamiting off of a hillside and the
carting away Of the fragments.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Mummies Found in Steam
Heated Cave; Vault Kept
Warm by Volcanic Fires

The mummified remains of IS Aleu-
tianS were found in a steam-heated
cave on Raganil island recently, and
IL of them have been taken to the Ma
tional museum at Washington. The
cavern that served as a burial vault
was kept warm by volcanic fires. The
mummies were wrapped in skins and
nets, and were completely dried up. II
Is supposed that the ancestors of the
present island natives mummified
their dead because they did not wish
TO part from them, and not for any
religious reason. Their method was
to wrap the bodies in the skins and
intestinal membranes Of sea mammals
place them in a squatting attitude on
wooden trays. and hang them up In
dry caves. Many of them found are
undoubtedly very ancient, but Of the
origin and history of the race little is
known. The Aleutians spoke the Rus
sian language when the islands passed
into the possession of the United
States, along with Alaska, in 1867,
Then until 1884 they were left to gov.
ern themselves. They have now for.
gotten the Russian tongue, and are be
coming AmericaniZed. Most Of them
live in clean wooden houses and wear
American clothes. The women weave
wonderful fabrics Of grass, so finely
plated that they resemble silk.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
AS THE DAY BREAKS

/ pray you what is asleep?
The lily pads, and rifles and the reeds;
No longer inward do the waters creep.
No longer outwardly their force recedes.
The Widowed Night, In blackness wide
and deep.
Resumes her weeds.
i pray you, what's awake?
A host Of stars, the long. long milky
way
That stretches out, a glistening silver
fake,
All glorious beneath the moons cold
ray,
And myriad reflections on the lake
Where star-gleams lay.
/ pray you, what's astir?
Why, naught but rustling leaves. dry,
sere and brown;
The East's broad gates are yet a dusky
blur,
And star-gems twinkle in fair Luna's
crown.
And minor chords Of wailing winds that
were
Die slowly down.
I pray you what's o'clock?
Nay, who shall answer that but gray.
stoled dawn?
See how from out the shadows looms yor
rock,
Like some great figure on a canvas
And heard you not the Growing Of the
cock?
The night Is gone
Ernest McGafrey.
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N.1. ML44wslo
Gulf Stream Increases in
Volume of Heat En- Route

The gulf stream would be little felt
on the coast of Europe did it not re-
ceive a great addition to it's volume
of heat when en- route. This is by
means of a gentle flow from the
northeast trade wind current that
passes outside the Caribbean islands
and the Bahamas. The surface tenn
perature of this outside current Is
about the same In its passage along
the West Indian islands as the gulf
stream in the Straits of Florida, but
It is less violent in it's movements and
there Is less intermingling of it's up
per and lower waters, SO that it Ar
rives Off Cape Hatteras with a much
higher temperature than that Of the
more turbulent gulf stream.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
"H0me, Sweet HON. -
Never Been Translates
Into Foreign LAM -.age

"HOme, Sweet Home" one OF most
heart-touchiuG and popular songs rel
written; one witch, 1t would seem,
would make an appeal to all mankind.
has never been satisfactorily trans
lated into any foreign language, for
the simple reason that in no other lan-
guage is there a word expressing the
ideas and associations which are
aroused by the simple English word
home"
The Italian and Spanish "casa," the
German 'haus' and the Russian
donna" all refer to a building of some
kind, and have none Of the associaA
tons which cluster round the precious
English word. The German "heim" is
too general to have any particular
value.
A Frenchman once translated the
hymn Lead, Kindly Light" and in
his hands the beautiful line 'The night
is dark, and l am far from home be-
came LA mutt est sombre, ct je suiS
loin de mon foyer" ne having been
obliged to use for home" the French
word which describes the greenToom OF
q theater.
Just where "hone" Is has often BEEN
the subject for legal dispute, and Ii
has been generally held that it de-
Ponds entirely upon the circumstances
under which the word was ISer--it
may be a country, Il region, a city or %
house.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
Food for Young chiIdre''

A little child who Is carefully fed,
receives each day at least m food
from each Of the following groups:
Milk, or dishes made Of milk; fish.
poultry, and eggs.
Bread and other cereal foods. But
ter and other wholesome fats. Veg
etables and fruits. Simple sweets.
Milk, the natural food for the child,
is the most important. A quart Of milk
a day is the usual required allowance.
The greater part of this is given as a
drink or on cereals, or with Bread
as bread and milk.
Milk is served on fruits that are
mildly acid, such as pears, baked APP
| pies and berries. Milk Is used I'm
soups, custards, junkets and in the
| place of water for gruels and cereals.
Compared with other foods milk
| contains much lime but little iron. For
| this reason egg yOlk Is always a much
needed food to supply the iron. Spin
ach is also rich in iron.
Milk, besides it's other good prop
| critics, contains a substance which pro-
| IIlOltS SIOWui. llLCIC 10 dDDdlChtiy AO
food which can serve so we'll as a
basis for the diet Of the healthy child.
Bread and milk may well be the
chief, If not the only dish, in the sup
| per for little children. If the milk Is
not rich, spread the bread with butter.
Bread should be at least twenty-four
hours old. Toast or crackers may be
served occasionally.
Cereals well cooked to soften the
fiber, make especially good breakfast
dishes as well as desserts. Cereals
may be cooked In skim milk, thus CIV
ing the child the additional nourish-
ment Of the milk which is as good as
whole milk if a bit of butter is
added.
Rice baked In a slow over will alb
| sOrb six times its volume Of skim milk
| With a few raisins and a bit of sugar
| this makes an ideal dessert.
Other than fresh milk, such as con.
densed, evaporated or powdered milk
should never be used for children when
it Is possible to get the fresh milk.
Another way to serve milk to chill.
dren is I'm milk soups. The following
is a good recipe which may be varied
with any thoroughly cooked and riced
vegetable: Take two cupfuls OF milk.
one tablespoonful each of flour and
butter well mixed, a little salt and
two-thirds Of a cupful Of mashed
vegetable. Cook until smooth and not
too thick. 1t may be thinned If a
starchy vegetable Is used
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-19
HINTS FOR The
POULTRY GROWER

When culling a flock of hens at the
end Of the laying season, there are al
WAYS q few individuals that may be
classed as doubtful. Very often the
owner of the birds allows sympathy
to interfere with good business. Ac-
cording to G. w. Hervey of the Uni
versity of Missouri college Of agricul-
ture, it is better to Gull q bird n a
may lay five or six more eggs only this
fall than to keep her all winter as an
absolute expense.
A hen may show the characteristic
body depth of three or more fingers
and yet ma have but q one-fnger
spread between the pelvic bones. This
means that the bird has stopped lay
ing but her period Of non-production
hasn't been long enough for the body
depth to close up also. She has just
reached the point where she will be
kept at q loss.
Sometimes a bird may exhibit the
desired characteristics Of both good
body depth and Widespread pelvic
bones, vet her skin under the fluff
may feel tough and leathery. Such a
hen will invariably have coarse pelvic
bones and a coarse breast bone. She
may have had a period Of production
during the summer, but her total for
the year would not justify retaining
her another season.
In culling the American breeds, the
Wyandotte, Plymouth Rock and Rhode
Island Red, one is apt to be confused
by the shank color test. The test is
not so reliable with these heavier
breeds as 1t is with Leghorns, for the
reason that when they become broody
q certain amount Of pigment Is likely
to return to the shank. One must make
due allowance for this, and If n bird
is favorable in appearance otherwise,
It nay be profitable to keep her over
as a breeder for the spring season.
In general, then, the poultry keeper
when culling must not be Influenced
by n single factor, but must o n
slider all Of them. The more rigid the
culling the more capable is the flock
management. 1t is usually safe to
market at least half of the total num-
Der Of hens at the end of the laying
season, replacing them with pullets.