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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
RIGHT CARE OF
BREEDING EWES
Animals Should Be in Thrifty Con-
dition to Produce Most
Profitable Lambs.
LITTLE GRAIN IS NECESSARY
Mixture Of Corn, Oats and Bran 10 Sat
isfactory When Flock Is Rather
Thin In ondltion-Exercise ls
important.

Flockmasters are urged to see that
their breviing ewes are receiving the
proper kind of attention at this time
In order to produce the most profitable
lambs. The ewes should be In good
thrifty condition.
Not Much Grain Needed.
1t Is not necessary to feed large
amount Of grain to breeding ewes
which are receiving good, clean, mixed
clover and timothy hay, clover hay, or
alfalfa. Where bright corn fodder is
available in conjunction with some
Ieguminous feed very good results can
be obtained from feeding what the
ewes will clean up nicely in the mid
die Of the day at one feed. When the
breeding flock Is little thin in con-
dition a grain mixture Of equal parts
of corn. oats and bran by weight, fed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03

the saving which this simpler method
makes possible. At the same time q
lowering Of prices for the Anal prod
uct will be the tendency, since distri-
button costs will be less. The use Of
a local dealer as intermediary he
tween the producer ind the large hide
deaier In some cases Is advisable, since
he Is In position to do needed sort
Ing and classifying.
Either Of these simpler methods sug-
gested for the producer of country
hides--selling direct to the large deal
er or through a local dealer-ap-
proaches more nearly the packers
methods now prevailing.
Obstacles to Overcome.
Such consignment marketing, how
ever, presupposes mutual confidence
and fair dealing by both producer and
dealer and, unfortunately, this does
not always exist. Another obstacle to
the establishment of this method Is the
producers preference for ready cash.
Many producers prefer to accept any
price obtainable from local buyers,
such as general stores, produce deal
ers, junk collectors and travelling hide
buyers rather than consign their prod
ucts to distant car-lot dealers in GEN.
trail markets. The place that travelling
buyers or agents occupy in an i'm
proved system Of distribution is mat
ter on which one can be less specific,
since opinions Of the trade differ as to
the practicability of travelling hide
buyers or agents or large hide dealers.
Already country producers Of hides
are coming to see the saving that re-
suits from the simpler system briefly
indicated here and are making con-
tracts with large dealers in whom they
have confidence and who in turn see
that 1t Is the part Of good business to
respect and foster this confidence.
Farmers and others interested in put
ting this important side line on more
profitable basis are invited to COM
munlcate with the bureau of markets,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, which will supply them with full
information regarding the best meth
DDS of marketing hides, as well as in
struct:ons for proper skinnlng and
curing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
DIFFICULT TASK TO
IMPROVE OLD LAWNS
Reseeding and FertiIizing win
Assist Materially.
Loan or Humus Forms Suitable
Medium for the termination of
the Seeds and Development Ct
the Young Grass Plants.

To improve an old lawn Is frequent
one. 1t is usually impracticable to
attempt the Improvement of turf that
is very poor. Reasonably good turf,
however, can be bettered materially
by reseeding and fertlizing. Reseed-
ing an old lawn should be done at the
same time of the year as new seeding.
South of New York it should be done
in the early autumn. If the lawn is
patchy the small areas should be
scratched with steel rake or similar
implement and dressed with mixture
of good loan, compost, or humus and
the grass seed then sown. The loan or
humus forms suitable medium for
the termination of the seeds and the
development of the young grass plants.
If the turf Is thin over large areas,
seeding can best be accomplished by
a disk seeder, which cuts into the turf
and deposits the seed. If a disk seed
er is not available, some implement
should be used that will loosen the
soil but not tear the turf badly. After
seeding, a dressing of loan or compost
should be given and the area rolled
lightly. -
In the northern tier Of states re-
seeding should be done early in the
spring. At that time the soil is more
open than later In the season and Of
fers better seed bed. Light rolling
after seeding in the spring is usually
beneficial.
Care should be taken when moving
or watering newly patched areas to
avoid disturbing the young grass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
FEEDING STOCK IN TRANSIT
Shippers Who Patronize Roads With
out Proper Facilities Must Mako
Own Arrangements.

When the distance is such that a
live stock shipment to destination can
not be made within the time provided
under the federal 2s-hour law, animals
must be unloaded, fed and watered.
The railroads which have the heaviest
long distance shipments provide feed
in-transit stations for this purpose at
intervals along their lines. Railroads
which do small live stock business
often are without feed-in-transit sta
lions, and the shipper patronizing these
lines must make his own arrangements
for feeding and watering.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03

THE BEGINNING
OF A NEW LIFE
Bulgaria and Oriental Europe Pro-
duce sturdlest People.

Do you want to feel from 10 to 30
years younger?
Do you want to know the JOY Of
Perfect Health?
You can get back the spirit Of
youth, your eyes will sparkle with
new life and the rich glow of health
will replace the faded yellow skin.
Bulgarian Blood Tea, used for CEN
turtles In Oriental Europe. is the most
remarkable medicinal family prepara-
ton known In the world today. Com
posed of choice and rare herbs, just
brewed by yourself and taken once or
twice week, will be the beginning
of new life for you. Your blood will
become rich and pure the flame of
life will be rekindled--no more head-)
aches, biliou5ness, constipation, indi-
gestiOn or bOne-racking aches or
pains. Bulgarian Blood Tea Isl guar
nnteed to contain just pure herbs of
marvellous medicinal and curative
power gathered from fields, noun
tains and valleys of Europe, Asia and
Africa. All drug stores now keep
Bulgarian Blood Tea In stock, but
owing to the enormous demand inn
mediate application to your druggist
Is urged on account of the limited
source of supply. Distributors Of Bull
garian Blood Tea are authorized to
return the full purchase price IL 1t
does not materially improve your
health In three weeks time. This evil
dence Of faith In the power of Bull
garian Blood Tea Is the guarantee Of
the Marvel Products Co., Marvel
Building. Pittsburgh, who author
ize this public announcement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
FEED FOR HOGS IN TRANSIT
Minimum Requirements Of Animals
Have Been Determined by Depart
ment Of Agriculture.

The minimum feed requirements of
hogs In transit have been determined
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture as follows:
Not less than two bushels Of shelled
corn or its equivalent In ear corn or
other grain per single deck Of not
more than 1900 pounds weight and
not less than two and one-half bushels
of shelled corn Of its equivalent In ear
corn or other grain per double deck
of not more than q, 900 pounds weight.
Carload lots of hogs In excess Of
these weights should be fed an addi-
tional amount In the same proportion.
Where amounts very greatly In ex-
cess Of those specified are fed 1t Is
quite probable that feed will be
wasted.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
Adequate Winter Protection Is Afford.
ed by inexpensive Open Sheds.

at the rate Of one-fourth to one-half
pound per head daily, will be found
most satisfactory and will increase
the profits, as the ewes will be better
mothers and better mixers when the
lambs come.
Provide Dry Quarters.
1t is not necessary to provide close
quarters for the breeding flock, accord
ing to United States Department of
Agriculture specialists. They should
be kept in a clean, dry place, which Is
dry overhead and .underfoot and free
from drafts. Plenty of exercise Is
very important and the breeding ewes
should be out every clear day. Where
forages are fed and winter pastures
are not available 1t will be found bene-
fetal TO spread the forage over the
ground some distance from the shed,
and as the ewes feed back and forth
over it they will thus gain plenty of
exercise.
The flock which is I'm good thrifty
condition, properly housed and proper
ly fed, and receives adequate exercise,
wiz lamb out much better and viii
cause the shepherd far less difficulty.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
GUARD AGAINST cHINcH BUGS
Pests Exact Toll Of Several Million
Dollars Each Year Through De-
structIon Of Crops.

Chinch bugs have been especially
active in the corn crop of eastern Mis-
souri, this year. according to crop re-
ports received by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. Ravages
have been extensive also In some por4
lions Of southern Illinois. The de-
partment has several bulletins describ-
ing the chlnch bug and methods Of
DISCRIMINATING II. The hug cxacts a
toll Of several million dollars each
year through the destruction Of coru
and wheat cropa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03

Handling Hides in Large Quantities
Permits Grading and Classifying
Product So That 1t Can Be Sold to
Best Advantage.
and profitably. But even If he should
produce the best quality Of hih>s and
skins. the small producer Is at dis
advantage compared with large pro-
ducers like the packers. for example,
because the latter handle large guam
them according to the demands of
various tanners. The extremely scat
tered sources and the comparatively
small individual production Of country
hides and skins makes 1t impossible
for country producers to sort and
classify their product in marketable
lots.
Nevertheless, many features of the
present methods of marketing country
hides can be improved, since these
methods support expensive nonessen-
tial ofit-absorbing and specializing
Intermediates which operate, possibly
Internationally but inevitably, to sup
press this branch Of the industry and
to discourage the quality of workman
ship displayed.
Distribution Systems.
Three principal methods Of market
ing domestic hides and skins prevail
at present, as shown by studies made
by the bureau of markets. The one in
which the farmer, ranchman and local
butcher usually participates is need
lessly complex and costly. The hides
which any one of these individuals has
to sell are usually disposed Of either
to junk dealer or a local buyer.
These men, In turn, sell to. a travelling
buyer. The latter passes on his goods
to the large hide dealer, and this deal
err sells to broker or tanners buyer,
from whom the collected skins are
finally disposed Of to tannery. Thus
there Is maintained a long, circuitous
distribution system that adds needless
iy to the final cost.
Contrast this system with the direct
methods which the packers are able to
employ. Each packer having large
assortment of hides is able to grade
and classify his output so that he can
dispose Of 1t advantageously to hide
broker or a tanners buyer direct.
From these men the hides go direct to
the tanner. Thus various intermediate
agencies and their profits are elm
mated.
SO simple distribution system Is.
OF course, impossible for the small pro-
Queer. However. experience has shown
that the farmer and ranchmnn and the
local butcher can dispense with the
junk dealef and the travelling buyer,
and In some cases, with the local deal
ers ne Intermediates In the distribq-
tor system. When the producers me-
gotiate directly with the large hide
dealer, the latter sorts and clpssifies
the hides sent In and is IN position
to share with the producer a part Of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
OATS S0WN IN FALL SEASON
More Than 60 Per Cent Of Acreage 10
Planted In Six Of Extreme
Southern States.

Special reports reviewed by the bu-
reau of estimates, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, show that In
the fall-oat area. embracing the states
from Maryland, West Virginia. Ken
lucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma south
ward, about As per cent Of the oats
grown are fall sown. The states In
which more than 90 per cent Of the
acreage is sown In the fall are North
Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
PLACE FOR POTATO STORAGE
Cellars and Pits Should Be Carefully
Cleaned, Opened to Sun and
Disinfected.

Storage places for potatoes or fruit
should be carefully cleaned. Barrels
or boxes, If secondhand, are sure to
be dirty and probably infested with
the germs of decay. Cellars and pits
should be swept clean, opened to sun
and bin disinfected with lime. Also
close all openings and burn formalin
to destroy lice, rats and other vermin,
writes j. Il. Sweet of Colorado in
Farm and Home. Cleanliness is first
principle in storage.
Potatoes will not rot so freely II
stored where live air circulates around
them. Dead air, absence of ventila-
tion, promotes dampness and rot. My
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
All Run Down.
MowFeeIsFine
Eaf0ni0 Ended
His TE.0ubIO0

'Eatonic Is the only thing I have
found to stop my heartburn and I
think 1t has been great help In
nervous SPELLS" writes @. @. johnson.
An upset stomach may cause lots
of suffering all over the body. Eatonic
helps In such cases by removing the
cause Of the misery, because 1t takes
up and carries out the excess acid
and gases and keeps the digestive or
gans In natural working order. A
tablet after meals Is all you need. Big
box costs only a trifie with druggists
guarantee.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
Ventilated Storage for Potatoes.

bins, Fig. /, are built so that sides are
q foot out from the cellar wall, and
the bottom Is raised six inches above
the. floor.
The cellar windows are screened so
mice can't get In, and until cold
weather are left open. This gives
fresh air until the potatoes have cured
or sweated, after which there Is less
danger from rot. Sprinkling with
lime lessons rot.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
11RzfR5S}S1)SR6AF4z
Let's grow more alfalfa.

Let's grow more alfalfa.
Cooperation is big factor In sue
cess.
FAN is the best time to plant those
trees and shrubs a
A well-fertillzed farm Is like n high
bred horse--a Joy to work with for II
accomplishes Its task so readily.
A general movement to do away
with the unslghtly billboard woud
improve the country landscape.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
To Raise House Plants From slips.

TO NdIsc NtUusc FEdHts F'Un oIIps-
To grow house plant from a slip,
take a half-ripe branch and cut slip
three inches long. After taking of all
leaves except the upper two, plant 1t
in wet sand, exposing only half of the
slip. The sand should be kept moist.
When the roots begin to grow, trans
plant the slip into pot with ordinary
soil. Plants such as oleander and ivy
will root In water.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
Shave With cutieura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug. no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste. no
Irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for oil uses-shaving.
bathing and shampooing.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
WAY TO MARKET
COUNTRY HIDES
Producer Under Unnecessary
Handicap Due to Roundabout
Distribution Methods.
STUDY GRADES and CLASSES
Practice Of Farmer, Ranchman and
Local Butcher Usually Needlessiy
Complex and costIy-omit I'm
mediate Agencies.

There is no magic formula for sim
plifying distribution. Improvement In
methods can only come from careful
study Of the routes followed by each
kind or class of commodity In its "long,
long trails from producer to consumer
This fact Is recognized by every stu
dent of present economic processes
and likewise has been taken into ac-
count in the studies Of marketing prob
lens carried on by the bureau of mar
kets, United States Department of Ag-
riculture, One Of these specific prob
lens which the departments special
lists have studied and regarding which
they offer definite recommendations
that involve real saving to consumer
and producer, has to do with the mar
keting of hides, by-product from
which almost every farmer can derive
profit If he will give it proper atten-
ton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
RECORDS AID TO EFFICIENCY
To Achieve Success Farmer Must Be
Business Man as Well az
Grower Of Crops.

Adequate records are necessary to
the efficient management Of any busi-
ness. The farmer. to be successful,
must be business man as well as
grower Of. crops and producer Of live
stock. Az a business man he should
have suitable business records.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
Cafarrh

Catarrh is q local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions.
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature to
do fts work.
An Druggists. Circulars free.
It. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo, Ohio
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
IE MOTHERS ONLY KNEW

During thsss days hov many children srs con
Eryubles ana Irregular bexsis II nosSsn cliy inv
what Mc,ssr drsys Sweet PoEders would AZ ~
them. These powden are % easy ana pleasant -
take hnd 90 Elective in thsir action that motAeH
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
Worse Than. OUTRIGHT lie.

Many man who would shrink from
a false statement will give false
color-which is still more unfair. be-
cause more difficult TO correct.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03
knowledge Of Grades Needed.

The first need in the present sltua-
ton is familiarity on the part of the
producer Of country hides with the
recognized grades and classes of hides
and skins. Such an understanding will
enable him to prepare and dispose Of
his products much more intellisently
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-03

w.N. u, MILWAUKEE,. NO. 4s--isac-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-01
-Four Of 20 Builders
Escaped Indictment
Said TO Hare Been Absea rom
Meeting WhenN Was decided
to Destroy alleged Evidence

Upon their arraignment yesterday Y
before Judge Mulqueen sixteen Of the
twenty members Of the Employing
Metallic Furring and Lathing. Assoc
citation were held in 1000 bail each on
charges Of wilfully destroying the min
utes of special meeting which con-
stituted evidence needed by the Lock
wood Legislative Committee. All en-
tered pleas of not guilty with the privi-
lege of changing their pAeas later.
The. indictment against the men was
handed up by the November additional
grand jury Investigating evidence un-
earthed by the Lockwood committee.
The indictment alleges that the mem
bers met at the Hellemc cier- Gest
Studios on October % and destroyed
the minutes of a meeting of the or
ganization held April I'd.
cial call for the October meeting for
the purpose of destroying those
records which are wanted by the com
mittee, it is understood, as evidence
Of price fixing move.
"hnowirg certain papers, records
and instruments in writing were ma
terial and pertinent to the subject mat
ter being inquired into by the Lock
wood committee the Indictment
charges, "the defendants met and de-
stroyed the instrument, which was the
minutes Of the special meeting of the
association on or about April "a, 1920"
The Indictment continues: The
defendants destroyed the minutes will
fully and unlawfllly With intent there
BY to prevent same being produced be-
fore said committee'
These are the members who were
indicted and arraigned yesterday:
Arthur Greenfield, president Of the as
New-York tribune., 1920-12-01

first testified, and it also will disprove
that he gave it to two men" as he
testified later. describing them only as
looking like "Mutt" and JEFF The
perjury charge is based upon the con.
flcting statements.
Mr.. Buckner quoted Racker as hav,
ing testified at the hearing:
"Brindell is friend of mine and III
protect him if cam
1t is expected the prosecution vii
attempt to prove through witnesses
that the contractor paid the bsibe tc
Brindell direct to put an end TO the
strike Of concrete workers On the
building being erected by Levy il
Seventh Avenue, between Tlirtiett
and Thirty first streets.
Paid in Two Inst ailments
Levy, who lives at 2 West Seventy
second Street, appeared on the stand
and testified to paying the money to
Backer in two installments, the first
on May II, in Backer's Office, and the
second. in his own Office, on July IA.
His Office manager, Henry Stoehr,
identified the check he cashed 10 get
the money for the second insta lnent Of
$4,000, and said he personally handed
it to Backer after seeing Levy count
IL ana place lt IN an cnVeIOpt'
Senator Charles c. Lockwood was
called as witness to establish that the
committee had been authorized by the
Legislature to conduct its inquiry and
subpoena witnesses for that purpose
He also testified that Baclcrs testi-
mony was pertinent and material to the
investigation.
Senator Lockwood was called because
the defense had stated that it would
be necessary for the state to show that
the alleged misstatements were rele-
want to the inquiry before Backer could
be prosecuted for perjury.
Edmund L. Mooney, chief counsel for
Backer, cross-examined all Of the wit
nesses put on the stand by the state
in manner that indicated part of the
defense will be that Backer was joking
when he related to the Lockwood COM
mittee two contradictory ways in which
he said ne disposed Of the brihe money.
Counsel Mooney sought to establish
through interrogating Senator Lock
wood that just before he made those
s statements che was telling a funny
story about the races Senator Lock-
wood could not recall that such was
the spirit Of Backcr's testimony.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-01
Backer Accused
AS CO-BetWeen
In $4,000 OLevy
State Seeks to Prove That
Wealthy Builder Paid
Lcvy's Bribc Money
Direct to p + ind G | |
Other Stories Doubted
Prosecution Discrediis Tale
That ''Mutt' and Jeff"
Handled Building Craft

The state yesterday opened its case
against George S. backer. millionaire
builder, at his trial in General Sessions
on the indictment charging perjury
during his testimony before the Lock-
wood legislative committee. The trial
got under way yesterday morning after
three days had been spent in selecting
a jury.
Several witnesses were examined by
the state in an attempt to show that
The builder disposed of the $4,000
bribc he admitted receiving otherwise
than he first testified to the committee.
Backcr's Testimony Attacked
Emory r. Buckner, Special Assistant
District Attorney, who presented the
case, said the state Will prove that
Backer directed his secretsr ry to make
an appointment with Robert p. Brindell
half hour after the time he received
$4,000, the first installment OF the
bribe, from Ephraim b. Levy, at 1880
noon. May II, and that neither OF
Backers conflicting versions of his
disposal OF the money as told the com
mittec is true.
According to Mr.. Buckner the prose
cution will show that Backer did not
lose tfs" money at racctrack, as he at