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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
prepared by the United States Depart

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
There are two classes of farm fowl
those that are parasitic on flock
profits, and those that are profitable.
To bounce the bOarderS from the flock
and encourage the increase and bet
terment Of the profitable biddieS, are
tasks Of basic Importance which con-
front every p0ultryman. With feed
high in price and poultry products
CORRESPONDENCE valuable, it is of
maximum significance to get rid of
the worthless and increase the worthy
birds in every farm flock, declare
United States department of agricuI-
ture specialists.
Culling serves three purposes. 1t
insures that the feed will be consumed
by the prOtit-prOducing hens. 1t makes
it possible to save those best suited
for breeders, both because of their bet
ter production and their superior
strength and vitality, which enable
them to stand up under the severe
strain of heavy laying. 1t provides
more room by thinning out the Stacker
hens.
CuIIing Regular, Continuous.
Culllng should be continuous through
out the year. 1t should consist of
wedding out, when discovered, any
hen which is sick, very thin or ema-
Ciated, or which shows evidence of
weakness or poor vi
tality. The entire flock should be given
a careful and systematic inspection
and culling once a year and prefer
ably several times. The hens should
be handled individually and gone over
with the object of separating
the workers from the shirkerS. From
the class Of better producers it is de-
sirabe to pick out as many of the best
rs will be needed for subsequent breed |
ing. These hens should be banded or
otherwise marked so that their eggs
may be saved for Matching purposes. |
The inferior fowls should be marketed |
As soon as possible.
When a single systematic culling is
made, the best time for such work
$ in August or September. Then it
S easier to form a close estimate of
he value of the hen as an egg pro-
lucer, as we'll as to weed out the I'M
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Best Eqqs for Market

Hens that do not run with the roos
ter will produce infertile eggs-whicl
keep best and market best.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
dear
And I'll be true to YOU,
For I'm going far away, dear,
TDOn the waters blue 80

upon llle waters DIut-
Randy" She held her hands
against her breast the tears binding
her. as she stumbled out of The pines
to face him, and Randy covered the
last lap on the homeStretch in quicker
time than he ever had any march
abroad.
Thought I'd get here in time" he
said finally, releasing her and holding
her away so he could see her face
Dad wrote me you were going to
marry Tuck. and the blame letter fol.
lowed me around till it hit me finally
just as we were leaving the last hos.
pital."
why did he tell me you We're
dead?"
Maybe he thought So" Randy
grinned happily. Il found out how tC
play 'pOssum good many years aga
tell him."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Fresh Litter for Nests

Fresh litter should be placed in the
egg nests at frequent intervals during
the summer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

profitable birds. Hens which show in
dicatiOns Of laying at this time are
those which on the average have been
the better producers for the year. It
must be remembered also, that the bet
ter producers during the first laying
year are those which will be the SUI
perior yielders in subsequent years.
Hens showing indications of having
been good producers throughout the
year should be retained for the next
year regardless Of their age, but rela-
lively few hens will prove to be profit
able producers beyond their second
laying year if they are of the heavier
breeds, such as the Plymouth Rock,
Rhode Island Red, Wyandotte, or
OrpingtOn; or beyond their third lay
ing year if they are of the lighter
breeds, such as the LeghOrn. Additional
cuIltng during July is also desirable in
order to eliminate hens which have
started to mott and have stopped lay
ing.
Fowls to Gull.
In culling the flock remember that
it Is safer to depend upon the agree
ment of combination CT several char
acteristics than to select by any one
alone. With this in mind, Gull hens
that are sick, weak, lacking in vigor.
inactive, poor eaters, molted or mott
ing; those with small, shriveled. hard.
duII-colOred combs; with small, puck
cred, hard, dry ventsS with thick or
coarse. stiff pelvic bones, pelvic bones
close together, small spread between
pelvic bones and rear end of keel. and
full, hard, small abdomen. In breeds
with yellow skin and shanks, the dis
carried hens should also show yellow
or medium yellow shanks and yellow
beaks.
Save hens that are healthy, strong,
vigorous, alert, and active; good eat
erS; not melting or just beginning to
mott IN September or October: with
large, moist vents; with large, bright
red combs; thin, pliabe pelvic bones
well spread apart, wide spread be-
tween pelvic bones and rear end of
keel, and large, soft pliable abdomen.
In breeds with yellow skins and
Shanks, the hens saved should also
show pale or white shanks and pale
Or white beaks and vents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Prepare for the worst
best and take what CONF

Constipation generally nav
stomach, liver and DOVES ,sssgfI
Vegetable Pills ressVle
gripping. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
HENS FOR SMALL BACK YARDS
Llsht.coIored Birds Should Be Avoid.
ed as Their Plumage Shows
Dirt Too Readily.
prepared by the United States Danart :
n,ank 81 II

DJ INC UHIIed states Depart
ment of Agricultural
In choosing pullets for small back
yards very Iight-colored and white
birds should be avoided as their plum
age shows dirt too readily. Where the
soil of the yard is clayey, pullets with
feathers on the legs and those with
more than four toes on each foot
should be rejected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Bonds Liver Ne|
Will Set You

Are you bilious, constp.
vous? Do you have trsepS
headache and indigestIoa.., n
Then, go to your druggIn,,, ~
a Csc bottle OF Bonds I w Y =
know what 1t means "
those Ills. N
Bonds Liver Pills are -
right to the spot am M
trouble without CAUSING
comfort. Sold by all gO0s
25c bottles.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

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with bor rotbpr in the sunny little
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&C old Miss Carter mt if.
"Got q look in her eyes never was
IN lond or Goa Rat two cents to
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Rondv vot"
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26
Location.

L0caIIVH II
as he a parlor soelal =,
"No. He never got
He's a saloon socialist
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-26

Make MilkhOuse Sanitary.
The mllkhOuse need not be expen.
siye. but must be sanitary.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
WOMAN HAD NEAR
FATAL EXPERIENCE
Mrs. AL Pike, of Fairfax, S. D.,
Fell Into Cistern, But Was
Rescued From Her
Cold Bath.

Fairfax, s. D., Feb. l9.--Mrs. Ay Pike
had an experience a day or w ago
which she will not soon forget, as it
CANT near costing her life. She had
been doing chores at the barn. her
husband being at the home of a neigh
Dor assisting with work because Of i'll
ness in the family. AS she was re-
turning to the house she slipped and
fell on h covering of the cistern. The
covering being weak she was precipi-
tated into the c~istern, which is IL feet
deep and had considerable water In 1t,
but she was able to stand and keep
her head above water.
Other members of the family were
attracted to the cistern by her cries
n Mr.. Pike and neighbors were sum-
moned. After some delay Mrs. Pike
was removed from the cistern, and,
aside from the shock and a few bruises,
appeared little worse for her expert
ence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
DECISIONS BY SOUTH
DAKOTA SUPREME COURT

Pierre. S. D., Feb. 14.-The supreme
court has handed down decisions in tbs
following cases:
Peter Paul VS.. Teresa Paul, appellant,
trial court of Lawrence county, af-
f1rmed and modified.
Farmers State Bank OF Parker VS..
Tri-State Mutual Grain Dealers Insur
ance Company, appellant, Turner coun-
ty; trial court affirmed.
Title Amundson VS.. Knudt Severson,
appellant, Clay county; trial court re-
versed. .
Henry Bunkers, appellant, VS.. 0. E.
Guernsey, Minnehaha county; trial
court affirmed.
Herman Wordshoff. appellant, VS.. P.
]. Nepper and Julia Nepper, Gregory
county; trial court affirmed.
South Dakota vs.. Harry Goodnow.
appellant, Sanborn county; trial court
reversed.
Frederick B. Kremer, ct al. VS.. Pub
lie Drug Co., appellant, Hughes coun-
ty; trial Jul affirmed.
Harry Gartner VS.. John j. Mohar,
appellant, Charles Mix county; trial
court affirmed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
PUBLIC BUILDING
BILL OF INTEREST
Numerous Iowa, Nebraska and
South Dakota Gowns Will
Be Benefited.

Washington, Feb, 1s.-In h public
building bill reported to the House
100000 is allowed for the ~postoYicc
and other government offices at Sioux
City. OF this not over 100000 is al
lowed fer additional land. Provision Il
made to increase the cost of the Des
Moines U house, and public build
ings at Cherokee and Carroll, as rec
commended by the treasury depart.
ment. Appropriations for public build
ings are provided for at Iowa CITY.
Shenandoah. Fairfield, Marengo, New,
ton, oelwein, Usage, Corning, Eagle
Grove, Harlan, Knoxville, Indiano.a
and Waverly.
Among the Nebraska projects IA
vored is a $4,000 building at Scott's
Bluffs. Increased appropriations are
allowed at Belle Fourche and Cham.
berlain. S. D, and buildings authorized
at Vermilion, Canton and Aberdeen.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
WHAT CHURCH PEOPLE
PROPOSE AS TO MOVIES

Huron, S. D., Feb. 19.-Dr. Fl. p.
Carson, a leader in religious circles OF
South Dakota, made public the follow
Ing statement regarding h bill intro
duced in the legislature making all
motion picture films subject to censor
ship and the closing picture houses on
Sunday:
The legislative committee repre-
senting the church f%ereration Of South
Dakota heartily believes in the useful
ness and desirability Of the moving pic
ture shows when the exhibit only moral
and proper pictures and at a proper
time.
The bill establishing a board Of re-
view for motion pictures was intro
duced because the legislative committee
was urged to do SO by thoughtful peo-
pie Of the cities a. well as in the rural
districts OF our state who realize the
danger from lack OF such censorship.
A careful study OF the bill will show
its provisions include an inspector or
inspectors wherever needed to promote
censoring and approval and SO 1t will
facilitate and elevate the moving pic
u business in the state.
After any film has been once ex-
amined and approved and so labeled it
will be lawful to exhibit snch a film as
many times as desired In the state by
moving picture establishments and as
long as the film remains unchanged.
Just such a law as this is now in force
in Kansas. Ohio and Illinois each have
a similar law.
The bill pertaining to Sunday closing
OF picture houses only purposes tc
amend a flaw in the law as it is now
In the adopted code Of 1919 and hat
law forbids but one thing and that one
thing forbidden is commercializing
Sunday. Such a law Is now in force
in the state Of New York.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
STAMPEDE To OIL
FIELD OF. STATE
Edgemont, S. D., and Territory
Running Over With Prospec-
tors and Men TAX
ing Claims.

Edkemont. S. D., Feb. 14.-This city
Is under an oil excitement, the fond
dreams of which, if realized. will make
the town q city before fall. About IL
miles northwest of here In the Moss
Agate basin, new exploiting work is
under full Roadway. Large oil compa-
MES like the Midwest, Ohio, Standard,
United and many others, have oil rigs
either on the grounds or en- route there.
Dozens OF large auto trucks are being
unloaded from the rains daily and sent
to the oil fields, loaded with fuel. lun-
Der and other material. A genuine oil
boom is at its fever height. Claims
are being staked out in the new field
by the hundred, and In some cases
three filings have been made o. one
claim. Jumping claims seems to be a
common sport, and h shotgun policy
has had to be adopted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Packing house
employees were given a 10 per cent ad-
vance by the decision of the Arbitrator,
Judge Alschuler, who announced the
award today.
Time and a half is given for over
time, with double time In certain In
stances. Overtime begins after eight
hours, and there is compensation also
for men who are required to be at
work before s o'clock in the morning.
The overtime scale becomes effective
March 2. The award applies to the
plants of Armour & Co., Swift g. Co..
Morris & Co., Wilson & Co, and the
Cudahy Packing Co. throughout the
country.
The advance is based o the advance
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20

There is a hideous reptile. known rs
the fishing frog, which angles for its
game as expertly n with as great
success as the most adroit fly fisher.
He Is q clumsy, awkward swimmer, but
nature has compensated him with an
equivalent for q rod and line, with bait
always ready for use. Two elongated
tentacles spring from his nose, which
taper away liko actual fishing rods.
To the end OF them Is attached, by a
slender filament, which serves the pur-
pose Of a line, q bait In the form of a
shiny bit of membrane. The hooks are
set In the mouth OF h fisherman be-
low, and In order to induce the fish to
venture within reach of them, the an
gler stirs up The mud at the bottom
with his fms and tail. This attracts
the Ash and conceals him from their
observation. He then plies his rod: the
glittering bait glows in the water like
q living insect. The dazed fish are
taken in great numbers, perfectly cir
c%u1nvented by the trick of the crafty
angler.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
U. S. PLEDGED,
TAFT DECLARES
Asserts Country Must Not AL.
low Senate to Refuse to Ap-
prove Constitution of
League of Nations.
BY United Press,

Portland, Ore, Feb. s18. - Former
President VIM. H. Taft today, in a
speech, predicted that the Senate
would ratify the great covenant Of
Paris" He characterized the objec-
tons of some of its opponents as "re-
dictionary"
,"On the whole we should thank God
that such a great advance towards the
suppression Of war and the promotion
Of permanent a has been taken as
in the agreement on his constitution
he declared.
Taft addressed the northwestern.
congress for a league Of nations. It
was his first complete statement on
the league Of antions constitution.
Regarding the objection of Senator
~Poindexter that the constitution mini
mixes the sovereignty of the United
States, Taft said:
That is a r~eactionary doctrine tina
belongs to the German view Of the
state. 1t leads directly to The pro-
posal that might makes right"
Taft said in part:
"When President Wilson returns to
present the result of his visit to Europe
it must be h a the American people
will welcome him with approval and
congratulations upon the success of the
congress in which he has taken so
prominent a part.
The nation is thus pledged to the
idea of a league Of nations to render
peace permanent. Good faith requires
that what other nations are willing to
undergo to secure the peace Of the
world, we should ourselves b. willing
to ssune. Only now after the war,
after the reaction that the ending of
war brings n after. impationce at the
delays in reaching peace conditions, DO
we hear on the floor Of the Senate the
criticisms Of a league of nations.
mo reasonable and patriotic and
properly self-respecting citizen of the
United States can claim that our SOW
ereignty should be more than a right
to freedom Of action within the limita-
ions OF International law, international
morality, and a due regard for ths
rights Of other nations. The only SOW
eretgnty which we ought to claim is
sovereignty regulated by these lini-
tations.
Now the league does not propose in
any way further to restrict that soy
ereignty but only through the joint
Iconpulsion Of all nations to keep 81
would-be outlaw nation within the
proper and existing limitation. The
League Is not a super-sovereignty. II
is only a partnership. Its power is in
Joint 2g~reement-not in the establish
E1ent OF a government"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
SIOUX FALLS sPoRTsMEN
PERFECT ORGANIZATION

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. ia rep
resentative body of local hunters and
fishermen me- at the Commercial Club
rooms and created a local organization
which has for its purpose the forma-
ton Of a statewide game n fish
league in an effort to better the hunt
ing and fishing conditions in South Da-
kota. Officers We're elected to serve
the temporary organization, and an ex-
ecutive committee OF seven named to
appoint an advisory committee from
over the entire county to assist in fur
thering the objects Of the association.
II Is proposed that this executive
committee will assist in the formation
OF q Ike temporary organization in
each county in the state and that
delegate from each county organization
Wlll meet to establish a permanent
South Dakota Game and Fish League,
which is the name suggested for the
permanent body.
Inc annual dues in the temporary
organization are placed at 800 and
upon the formation OF a permanent
league the membership and dues aid
are 10 pc transferred to the league.
a officers and committee named
are: g. M. Buchanan, president; J. G.
seals. secretary; James Lambertson,
treasurer; =. w. Fiske. M. T. Broyan.
a. q. fairbanks, Walter Neil.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
SOUTH DAKOTA LEADS
IN MATTER OF CROPS

Sioux Falls. S. D, Feb. 17.-South
Dakota surpassed every other state in
the union in the condition OF all crops
on September / according to figures
recently prepared by the bureau OF
crop estimates of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. This report
is based on the quality. weight, and
relative Importance of the crops in each
state for the last 10 years with 100 per
cent representing the average condi-
ton.
On September /, South Dakota was
1872 per cent perfect and on October l
had increased to 1892 per cent. Mime
sofa was second with ISL per cent and
North Dakota third with NOS per cent.
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas were
at the bottom Of the list with percent
ages varying from IS to 60. Best con-
ditions existed in South Dakota. Min
nesota, North Dakota, Indiana, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming. In both Montana
and western Texas last year was the
third consecutive year OF poor crops.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMEN TO
ATTEND ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE

Bookings, S. D., Feb. II. - Three
South Dakota women will attend the
national Smith Hughes vocational con-
ference at st. Louis next week, to con-
slider plans for carrying on vocational
work in public schools as provided by
the Smtth-Hughes act Of congress.
They are Miss Eva r. Robinson, pro-
fessor of home economics at the state
university; Miss Ethel Cline, instructor
in the teaching of home economics at
state college, and Mrs. II. A. Miller,
teacher of home economics under the
Smith-Hughes provision in the Fulton
high school
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20

Manila's Anglo-Chinese school. es-
tablished by the Philippine Chinese
Educational Association in April, 1917
for the benefit OF Chinese youth in Ma
nila, Is in Furnishing condition. 1t Is
under the supervision OF the bureau OF
education and is meeting the stand
ards set for schools throughout the
islands. Recently there We're 365 stu
dents enrolled In the day school n
a25 In the night school. A primary
school has been opened In conjunction
with the original Anglo Chinese
school. and attendance Ia growing very
last,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-20
BAKERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
PLAN ANNUAL MEET

Huron. s. D., Feb. 19.-south Dakota
bakers IN session here elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year.:
William Owsley, Of Aberdeen, presi-
dent +. r. Drew, Of Chamberlain, vice
president; G. w. Anthony, OF sioux
rams. secretary and treasurer; George
Mills, Canton; G. H. BELL, Huron, and
sld Drew. Sioux Falls. executive com
mittee,
o. matter OF taking back stale
spread n standardizing the weight OF
Dread was discussed and a motion
MADE n carried that the convention
go on record as favoring the standard
weight loaf and disapprove taking back
stale bread.