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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

Grading up''-a breeding prac-
tice which has. been fundamental in
improving dairy herds throughout
the United States--iS just as APP
plicable for the betterment OF poul-
try fIocks, which respond as rapid
ly to the introduction of superior
foreign blood, particularly by the
use of standardized males, as do
dairy cows. Many farmer is de-
TERED from the purchase OF stand
ard-bred fowls at the offset because,
perhaps, his neighbor may tell him
that it is time and money wasted
20 monkey" with standard breeds
when he can secure just as good"
fowls in his immediate neighbor-
hood at half the price.
The Just as good mongrel
fowls never give the results which
come from the use of Well-bred
stock. Sooner or later, to his sor-
row, the poultry man ascertalns
this fact, Then he is DESTROYS of
working With standard breeds, but
he heSitates because he doesn't
like 10 sacrifice the fowls he has
on hand in order to purchase quail
ity birds.
If possible the beginner in poul-
try-keeping should start with we'll
bred foundation stock, but in case
still is an opportunity for him to
improve his stock. BY the use of
carefully selected, standard bred
males, the flock owner may grade
up his flock so that i'll three or
four generations he will have pull
let's and hens of superior egg and
meat producing qualities. Special
emphasis, however, should be laid
on the fact that it is preferable to
purchase the standardized breeding
stock to start with and not to at
tempt grading up under other con-
ditions,
Grading Up Tested 1851.
Specialists OF the United States
Department of Agriculture have OBJ
tanned some. interesting results in
poultry breeding work at the gov
eminent experimental farm, Belts
vile, Md, where they have mated
lnongrel hens of unknown lineage
with standardized males. Up to
the present the particular purpose
of these Investigations have been to
increase the size and weight as well
as to improve the uniformity of
type of the progeny. The study will
doubtless be continued to cover egg
production and the transmission
and Improvement of other hen
characteristics during the near fu-
ture.
standardized white Plymouth
Rock males were crossed with mon
"rel hens which weighed only 433
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

it will last ten years or upwards,
depending on the quality and the
care and skill with which it is put
on.
The box stall should be about 8
by 10 feet. Some would prefer to
make them larger and some smaller,
bus we think this is a fair average
size. To provide ample. stanch1on
W 7oElI m make the structure 40 feet
long. This will give you five box
stalls on the opposite sides.
A structure of this kind will be
found thoroughly sanitary, can be
easily cleaned and kept free from
flies. which annoy cattle so much in
summer, and enable you to produce
milk of the highest sanitary char
acter. We do not think the ceiling
over the cows needs to be more than
say 10 feet high.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

The clover you sent us is apparent
ly Black medic. 1t is not an espe-
cially valuable strain of clover and
is not one we would recommend for
general cultivation on that account.
1t probably has some seasonal value
and would justify us therefore in
recommending the outstanding of it
as much as possible. One should en-
courage it's growth and spread. This
plant, as you doubtless know, is fire.
quentlS confused with hay clover. In
adaptation it does best in the cooler
countries of Europe. 1t has never
been generally cultivated in North
America. 1t has been used largely
to adulterate alfalfa seed. il is
ada pied to about the same soils and
climatic conditions as Red or Alsilzo
clover. 1t does best on friable lime
stone soils, in q cool, moist climate.
1t is, of course, only adapted by re2~
son of it's character of growth for use
is pastures. We would not regard il
as favorably for this purpose of
White clover. It is, however, palata-
BILE and nutritious. 1t is I weak hi
ennial.
With regard to the cowpeas, they
should be seeded Immediately, putting
two tons of crushed lime rock on pre-
vious to their planting. Fertilize
with about 200 to 800 pounds of acid
phosphate. We would seed the peas
in drills 8 to 16 inches apart. Guilt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

''T's' "'''' "N -N'' '''N ~ ~'''->'
In building dairy barn one should
place emphasis first of all on MAX
ing it thoroughly sanitary. TO this
end we advise tnat it have permanent
foundation wall run around it to a
height OF not less than Is inches
above the floor level. In our build
ings here at the college We have
about 40 feet. They make very
tine and stable foundation and one
that IS not subject to injury by such
u"2 F"ldable cfoWdiDg OF animals as
may accur at times even under the
best methods of handling them. We
put heavy footings under all out
walls: AS rule we use bricks and
lay rhem up in cement. of course.
make a concrete foundation if you
have the material with which to
build the forms. Of course, the
forms must be very carefully and
accurately constructed.
My suggestion would be that you
build the stanchions down one side
OF your barn and build box stalls
down through the middle. One can
economic in space by making. the
passages narrow, but you must re-
member that ventilation and light
are two very essential m. tiers.
This barn should have q Saddle
roof on it, that is, one jointed abou1
third of the way up, so as to give
large storage capacity. The floors
above should be tongued and groov
ed so as to prevent dirt and trash
finding a way down to the backs of
the cows. A double floor would be
an advantage with paper laid be-
tween.
We would provide a row OF hing
ed or swiveled windows on each side
of the barn with end doors. Our
thought would be to make the pas
sage through the ends sufficiently
wide to drive a cart or occasionally
a wagon through. if that should be
necessary. 1t is not essential that
you will find it great advantage to
be able to drive right through the
structure. The driveway should. of
course, be of cement. The feeding
troughs and alleyways should De oL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

The following authenticated in
cidents are cited by the United
in it's Better 'Sires-Better Stock"
campaign to show what American
farmers and stockmen may. expect
through improved methods of breed
ing and handling animals:
One Cow Equals Five
A New Jersey boy was influenced
70 buy a high grade COW for $155.
THE cow on freshening gave "a
quarts of milk and kept it up for
a long period. The father owned
5 COWS, the average cows for the
neighborhood. They were fresh in
the spring. Their product did not
equal the product of the cow owned
and five times the feed, in COM
parison with one good COW.
Eigh- Bully Beef
An Oklahoma farmer had reg
istered Shorthorn yearling bulls that
he priced at 500 each for breed
bulls, asked the price. but learned
that they were registered and that
it would take 500 each to buy
them. He bought them, killed them,
and stated that they were the
cheapest cattle he had bought for
better kinds of beef, and more of
Valuable Stock-Va1uab1e Offspring
.. In several counties of North Car
Dina more pure-bred live stock
has been purchased during the past
year at the higher prices which
have prevailed than in any other
year. Hogs were never so high, and
yet hundreds of boys bought pure
bred pigs at high prices with the
expectation of selling their off
spring. Through the county agents
h11n6ro6c of MO hra1 NV q
boys have been sold at good prices
and this is stimulating the extern
sion of pure-bred hogs.
Better Poultry-More Meat
In southern community, fol-
lowing the Introduction of we'll
was noticeable Improvement in the
size of the next generation of the
fowls. The average weight Of the
birds marketed was 25 per cent
greater than previously, according
to the observation of an experienced
poultry buyer.
Better sires-Better Stock
The first organized crusade in
large country to improve all it's
live stock simultaneously will get
underway in the United States Oc-
tober 1.
It's slogan: Better sires-Better
Stock.
It's aim-To hasten the replace
ment of the multitude of scrub
domestic animals with pure-bred
or highs grade stock, and to i'm
prove the quality of pure breds
themselves.
= It's main method-Use of only
good pure-bred sires in breeding.
vate two or three times with a weed
er until they spread sufficiently to
cover the ground. Crushed lime rock
could be scattered broadcast through
crop. 1t would be difficult and I'M
satisfactory thing to do, however,
and in case such as you describe we
would prefer to apply the lime to the
land after the crop Of corn had been
NAMED on the ground could then be
turned under. and in preparing the
soil for planting TO alfalfa we would
then put on the additional two tons
of lime.
'-~---
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

i. D., Central, S. e., writes: I have
about two acres of low bottom land that
oyerflows some, hut part of it is dry,
with no top soil. I want to sow in
grass for pasture. What do you think
Of mixture of equal parts of the
following: Red top, rye grass, meadow
fescue and bronze grass. When is the
best time to sow?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

W. c. X, Atlanta, Ga, writes: |
am sending sample of clover called
pigeon clover in this vicinity. 1t grows
abundantly in Muscogee county, and l
would like to know what value it has
for pasture or hay. We also wish to
plant a considerable area i'll cowpeas.
Please tell us when and how to put i'll
and what fertilizer to use. Should lime
be applied before planting the peas?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

geSt food is that the food must be at
body temperature. Now if the food
ready acquired energy to heat it.
This energy the body cannot afford
to expend this way. The energy is
needed for work, and by the addition
of one hot dish to the cold basket
luncheon, this reserve energy is not
called upon
One hot dish may be supplied with
the lunch, either perpared at home
and carried in a small fireles% cooker
or made at school, y convenient
two-pound can with Il closc-fitting
lid and a gallon syrup bucket. This
can be successfully used without the
use of hot plates.
Suggestions as TO making the hot
dish at school:
Make only simple and nourj&hinH
dishes, such as: Spinach soup, CO.
Goa. tomato soup, beans, bean sup,
creamGd meats, potato soup, peas,
peanut soup, creamed vegetables,
cream soup, steWs, vegetable soup.
macaroni and cheese sauce, greens,
etc; Irish potatoes, boiled with salt
pork: pork with cornncGl dUTnpiingS,
hOminy.
The Hot Dish as q Cooking Lesson
The Method of Presentation--Not
over one hour should be given to this
lesson, and it should precede the
dinner hour. Appoint housekeepers
or the week. This orce could consist
of one large boy and girl with two
smaller childre nto assist. The du-
ties of the housekeeperS to be: PLAN
ming the weeks menu; getting to-
gether materials to be used; prepare
ton of menus, Let this work be
given only to those who have good
lessons. Teacher may give recipes to
the children. The housekeeping force
then prepares the product for cook
in Have oQnpr91 6iSpuG sion
SOURCE, preservation, preparation,
manufacture, how it meets theF body's
needs, etc.
Serving the Meal
The BASKETS may be passed to the
children ct their desks. Each child
then arranges his table, using his
desk for this. The hot dish is then
served. AS q special treat for the
the teachers table may be properly
set, flowers Oh the table, paper nap
kins, etc. Appoint host and hostess,
waiter and waitress. This will give
g. fine opportunity for the teacher to
give her children lessons in good ia
bic manners.
County agents and mothers may
help in this work by giving demon
the dishes planned by the teacher
Teach; Accuracy of measure
ments, neatLess, SWiftness.
Utensils needed for preparation Of
meals at school:
Genaral Equipment-Onc home
made firelesS cooker, one homemade
cupboard for dishes, one homemade
cupboard for supplies and utensils.
Utensils-Two dishpans, one two
quart double boiler, one large kettle,
two longhandle spoons, two long
handle dippers, one fork, one large
knife, one tin measuring cup, one Ia
blespoon, two teaspoons, two pairing
knives
Individual! Equiv ment-Each child
should have: one plate, one soup
bowl Cor cup), one cup, one knife,
one fork, one spoon, one drinking
cup. Enamel or tir,wa1e is preferable
to china.
Lunch Basket-Essentials Clean
free from Gust, we'll ventilated A
shelf on TIE outside of the door.
screened if possible, should be made
to hold the baskets
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22
the Apples

MaMuA4Hg tlIs APP4SH
The question is often asked:
"Why does one lot of apples keep
we'll in storage while another lot
Of the same variety will show de-
cay and costly deterioration early
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

On the lowest and Wettest of your
land which is subject to the most
prolonged overflow, red top is likely
to prove the most satisfactory grass
you could plant. Alsike clover might
do fairly we'll on this land. We are
inclined to prefer however, the SOW
ing of white or Dutch clover. In our
experience Bromus and Imermis have
not amounted to much as a pasture,
grass in this section of the country.
English rye ana Meadow FeScue are
of some value. Probably they would
do better on the lower than on the
higehr land. On the high land you
might try red top and Meadow Fes-
cue along with white clover. On
rather thin, dry upland soils prob
ably tall cat grass is the best to
use. On semi-Shaded areas orchard
grass will prove the most satisfac-
tory On low, moist land there is a
grass now coming into use known as
the Dallis grass which promises to
be valuable for grazing purposes.
Louisiana carpet grass is also val
liable for certain sections in the
course, the most valuable for sum-
mer grazing of any of the grasses
we have at the present time. When
seeded with Japan clover it furnishes
a very good sod and will provide
large carrying capacity of animals
for summer conditions.
Of the tame grasses adapted for
general grazing there are none bet
ter than those you have suggested.
We would advise that they be seeded
on the different soils in the manner
indicated, and we would always plant
little clover seed, about five or six
pounds per acre, along with the
grasses mentioned when it is in
tended to use the same for grazing.
The Virtues of Pigeon Glover.
W. c. X, Atlanta, Ga, writes:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
S. 7. FULTON IS DEAD
Former Topekan Was Vice President
of Big Eastern Corporation.


of Big Eastern Corporation.
Word has been received in Topeka
that Samuel T. Fulton, formerly of
Topeka. died at his home in New York
City Friday morning He was born
near Topeka in 1867, and moved to
town with his parents while a small
boy and lived here until 1890. He
went to Cincinnati as private secretary
to Edward S. Washburn. then traffic
manager of the Big Four Prior to
that, he had been with the Union Pa
cific, the Western Union Telegraph
Co., and the Santa Fe. having served
as secretary to George Hackney, su-
perintendent of machinery for the
Santa Fe.
At the time of his death he was
vice president of fhe Railway Steel
Springs corporation. He is survived
by his wife and one son. brother. J.
c. Fulton and a sister, Mrs. Anna
Glib, both of Topeka. Mrs. Fulton
is sister of Mrs. w. r. Faulkner of
TOneka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
KANSAS PIONEER is DEAD
John Hanna, Clay Center Banker,
Took Homestead in 1870 There.

Clay Center Kan, March 29.-John
Hanna, Clay Center. Kan, died 1890
a. m. March %. He was born near
Annoy, County Antrim, Ireland,
March "a, 1885. Came to America
November IS, 1856. Came to Marissa,
Ill.,, in 1857. Came to Leavenworth,
Kan, by boat from St. Louis in 1859.
Returned to Randolph county. Hi
nois, where in 1860 he married Jen-
ME Wood. To this union were born
six sons and two daughters. Those
who survive are George w, cashier
Farmers State bank; James A, David
J., Jessie A. McClurkin, Raymond E.,
and Earl r., all of whom are living in
Clay county except David j., who lives
in Salina.
Mr. Hanna came to Clay county in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29

the fall of 1870. Homesteaded in
Blaine township. hauling the lumber
for his first home from Junction City,
where he lived until six years ago,
when he moved to Clay Center. Since
the death of his wife in California
December. 1916, he has made his
home with his daughter. Mrs. c. c.
McClurkin, at whose home he died.
Mr.. Hanna was vice president of the
Farmers State bank, in which he was
active. attending the last annual meet
ing January 1. but has been confined
to his room ever since. His end was
that of one dying with ripe old age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
AT THE
THEATERS
Coming to the Grand.

Tonight-Aliied War Veterans
Band.
Monday-Ai G. Field
Tuesday matinee and Night
Marys Ankle.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
The White Elephant (Elks' Benefit)
Saturday-Uncle Toms Cabin
April 12-Mikado (Washburn Col
legeJ.
April 15-Margaret Anglin.
April 17-Frederic Bowers.
April 19-Friendly Enemies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29

"Mary's Ankle" the brilliant New
York success by May Tully, will be
presented at the Grand theater Tues
day, matinee and night, April 1. 1t
was the first of the seasons New
York successes and is the first metro
politan hit to be seen on tour. The
play is strikingly original in plot,
abounds in amusing situations and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
AIG. Fields MinstreIs.

This is a typical Field production
with a great deal of the spectacular.
So much is crowded into the program
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29

The New York Telegraph:
Purity is in every
way a satisfying pic
ture. The acting Is of
the best. while the
photography. superior
Mt all points. Is at times
amazing In its beauty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-29
Billy Beard. With Al G. Fields Min
strcIs. mt the Grand Monday,
March 81.

that the good things fairly hum about
in rapid succession. 1t will be at the
Grand Monday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13

earth on top of the tile; this puts
loose, porous earth next the tile that
allows the water to soak in freely.
then we use the walking plow to fill
the ditch
The drained land improves in quail
ity for several years, but l have not
found it satisfactory for winter
wheat. though for spring grain |
consider it equal if not superior, to
hill land, and | think it will hold its
fertility better than the hills. Some
speakers here have referred to the
hills washing and as rule that soil
goes down the bitches and is lost,
but where it is drained it is held in
the flats and builds up their fer
tility.
In addition to retaining the
ground through drainage l find it a
great benefit in securing an abund-
ance of stock water in the fields,
had a field where, even though it
was drained, l was short of water.
That field was in peas in 1917, and
to secure water for the hogs when
cleaning up the field, l asked of my
neighbor, Mr. Hall, who had a wet
slough adjoining the privilege of
cutting an open ditch into some
marshy land he had, to secure water.
He said go ahead, but | would a
whole lot rather you would put in
tile and do a good job. This past
season | did so. / already had tile
laid to the line fence and at an eX-
penditure of $40 for tile and labor
| procured supply of water that
ran down an open ditch for a quar-
ter Of a mile during the driest part
OF the season In another place.
where | had to cross the county road
to get an outlet for the drain. | put
small catch basin in the drain and
put a metal pipe in that, at a lower
level than the drain tile and by using
about 100 feet of metal pipe I raised
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13

lland-what is called second bottom
the best land we can have. Under
present conditions we either leave
them until too late in the season for
good yield or to seed the dry
nlaces right we mud in the bal
auce. Neither method pays, but by
drainage we can work it all at the
right season for often it is cheaper
and easier to cultivate this land than
to drive around it. In previous years
when could get tile at S35 a thou
sand feet | estimated the cost of dig
cling at about one and one-half cents
a foot then boarding the man and
the cost of hauling would bring it up
to six cents a foot, or about 81 rod
In 1917 | bought 5000 feet of three
inch clay tile made at Uniontown
and laid it down in Pullman at $50
thousand, but / prefer four-inch
tile, when it is obtainable. This last
spring i GOT CdTIUdu vi FAtellSH'
tile from Mica, Wash, which cost me
$40 f. o. b. Mica, and the freight add
Ell made the cost here about $3.50.
Then wages went up, so of course
draining cost me more this past sea-
son.
In opening the drains ] like to put
four horses on a 16-inch sulky pillow,
make two or three rounds and leave
a deep dead-furrow where the drain
is to be. 1t is even a good plan to
make a round or two up the bottom
OF the dead-furroW. For hand tools
we use a shovel and a spade with a
blade six inches wide, and what is
known as a drain-cleaner 1t is a
scoop with a half-round blade and q
long handle and is used to leave a
groove or channel in the bottom OF
the drain in which to lay the tile. 1t
may be obtained through any hard
ware store. When we come to fill
the drains we use the shovel and put
about four inches of black surface
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13

the water into trough. Th,.
done only where there is ,a, ,aa b
fall in the drain. Dick Gwinr ''''eai
a farm north of here. 7. DOusa
sidered a dry ranch, for A., 80 Con-
summer stock often had 10 'ns
to the neighbors to water ''Sea
fall of 1917 he got the man -, - 'A'
done a lot of ditching for mo aat
an expense of $35 for tile ~ au a
he secured an abundant snn ''OOf
running water, which he ninns ' y
a string Of troughs. Now le
bring in a combine team Of % Na
water them all at one time a., s's'
plenty left. To say this woto 4a'e
ply improved his place SIS an u. IVY
value would be a conservat,r. =
mate. V's
w. C. JARRoN
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13
Order your coal now.

FOR SALE--Seven-room bo,..
modern. on Kamiaken ST. sr,,.,'
for rooming or boarding house ~.
n. A. Francis, R. F. D. / pov =
W oiiiio' JIG may23jmI,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13
INSURE WITH McCLAsKEY,

Water rentals due June 5th D.,
atty $3.50 if water is turned M
c. NJ. HOOPER,
jn6tf Water r..
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13

WANTED-A china closet pho,.
or call on j. c. Clarke, 14Os 81,
i'o"'e' junS.l,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-06-13

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