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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
MOST IMPORTANT
FARM PROBLEM
Modern Buildings Are Essential
to Success.
DAIRY BARN IS PARAMOUNT
only contented Cows viii Turn Out
Good Milk and in ouantIty-Is
Source Of Real In
come.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoap.

MI William A Radford will answsr
SGsssIr and give advice FREE or
ESbiact ~ Al subjects pertaining to the
81 oL building work on the farm. for
me Shae readers Of this paper. On account io ,F
Its Wtde experience as Editor Author ana
bi shesf s31t ne is. without doubt. ths
ADDRESS all inquiries to William 80
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reply. 'hI stamp Tor
Many people like to talk about the
good old days" at sure was great
when"-and so it goes.
You know what we have in mind
the backsliding business man who re-
fuses to recognize progress and goes
along In his old way, berating modern
ideas and longing for the good old
times" Well, he is out of luck, and
some day may awaken to the fact.
And so 1t is with the farmer who puts
his back to improvements and cIfngs
to the old 'red barn" and all that goes
with it. He wonders why his neigh
Dor, who has built a new barn with
all the latest labOr-saving equipment.
gets so much time to spend in the
fields or out in the car, and keeps his
help.
The farm Of today is a big business
that requires big mind to run it sue
ceSSfuIly, just as the building business
requires alert men to make a success
Of it. The two are inevitably linked,
for the building program on the mod
eTn farm is one of its most important
problems.
In this building program the dairy
barn is of paramount Importance.
Therein lies the source of real income,
If handled properly. Only cOntented
COWS will turn out good milk and in
quantity. And to make for content
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
BIG VALUE OF SUDAN
GRASS FOR PASTURES
Results of Experiments Conduct
ed at Kansas Station.
Six HoIstein Cows Pastured on 81
Acre Upland Field Were Unable
to Keep Crop Eaten Down
=rcft SAT Per Acre,

Additional evidence Of the high sum
mer pasture value Of Sudan grass. as
claimed by the United States depart
ment OF agriculture, is seen in the re-
suits Of experiments recently com.
pleted by the Kansas agricultural ex-
pertinent station. 1t is declared that
the grass will prove very important as
a summer pasture grass, especially in
the central West.
In a test carried out on the expert
ment farm at Manhattan, Kan, six
Holstein cows were pastured o.. 8 :"
acre upland field OF Sudan grass rom
July 10 to October IL. The grass
was seeded June 6, and during the
early part of the season cows were
unable TO keep the grass eaten down.
This made it necessary to NOW the
grass in the latter part of July; and
T.S3 tons OF tield-cut hay were OBJ
tanned in addition to the pasturage.
Estimating the value of butter fat
ut 50 cents pound and the skim milk
at so cents per hundred, the six cows
produced $1S3.O9 worth of butter fat
and skim milk above the cost of the
grain fed in experimenting the pas
turage. Crediting the field in addition
with the 7.S3 tons of hay at SO a ton.
gives it a total credit of S256.S9. or
S47.4T an acre. II the milk had been
sold at so cents q gallon the credit
for the pasture would have amounted
to STS.55 above the cost OF the grain,
The results of this definite expert
ment added to a large number Of IN
solicited testimonials OF farmers, It Ts
said. make the value Of Sudan grass
as q summer-pasture grass in favora-
BILE seasons seem beyond dispute.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

Aside from the details involved I'm
the building Of walls and roof, of
which the plank frame Is quite popu-
Tar, the floor Is the most important fea-
ture NJ the modern dairy barn. But
II might he we'll az this point to men,
ZION the placing Of tie barn with ref
erence 10 wind and sun. Because the
barn runs from the warm south TO the
cold northwest. construction should be
arranged to meet conditions and the
successful builder knows that dead air
spaces will keep out cold air. But,
as was suggested, the big problem is
the floor. In the first place, to be sanI-
tary, 1t should be as near waterproof
as possible. Furthermore, II must be
easy to clean, durable and easy for
the cow.
For all-around service concrete has
been found very efficient for all except
the stall. The COW cannot stand on
concrete very long without getting
tired, nor can she very well lie on it
without risk to health. For that rea-
son cork brick and creosoted block
are used as flooring in the stall.
With the construction details fairly
under way. the big consideration is
equipment. The progressive builder
and farmer consider only the most eff
ficient labor-saving equipment. Why?
Because they want to get the maxi
mum production with the help avail
able. And the fact that 1t is mighty
scarce is no secret. The farmer who
owns that 'Old red barn" is continual
~ fretting about getting hired help.
They're all going to the city" is his
plant. But the same complaint is not
heard on the modern farm-because
the help find something has been done
to make work a pleasure. They do
not break their backs shoveIing litter
into wheelbarrow and carting it from
the dairy barn. All they have to do
is load it into the litter carrier and
il is whisked away to the waiting ma
nure spreader outside the barn. And
likewise with the feed. 1t is carried
by feed carriers which can be stopped
in front Of each stall.
Any equipment which causes a re-
duction in labor expense is an asset
TO the farm. Overhead carrier equip
ment takes care of that. Liberal track
age increases the general comfort and
convenience and insures the satisfac-
ton Of help which today is one of the
most important problems of the farm
erS.
The purpose of any COW stall is to
provide Il secure yet convenient means
Of tying the animal, which will at
the same time afford the comfort and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Hard to Believe

A workman in a factory on the West
side received a bad cut on the face.
Before they could get him to the doe
tors office he tainted. The first thing
the doctor did was to pour a large
drink of bottled-in-bond down him.
The doctor then dressed his wound
and the man went his way. But in
about half hour the man was back
at the office with his wife, and as he
came in he said:
"She won't believe me-"
Won't believe what?" exclaimed
the doctor.
With that the wife cried out: "Tve
lived with this man too long not to
know when he's drunk and been fight
n'."-IndianapoliS News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
CAUSE OF MUCH
WASTE OF FOOD
Large Losses of Farm Products
Due to improper Handling
After Maturity.
PHOTOGRAPHS GIVE REASONS
Problem Of Proper Care Of PerishabIs
Fruits and Vegetables Appears Com
pick and Confusing Because
Of Details.

In the Photographic files of the bu-
reau of markets, United States depart
ment Of agriculture, are many sets Of
pictures which tell d story of blasted
hopes-a story of unnumbered growers
of fruits and vegetables who have
tOiled early and late through the rains
Of the spring and the heat of the sum-
mer, only to meet with disappointment
at the end of their Iabors, because,
after doing all else well, they failed in
one great essentfal-the method Of
handling their product after it ma
tured. The photographs in those files.
taken at numerous railway terminals,
show quantities of celery, onions, po-
tatoes, lettuce, apples, peaches, egg
plant, and many other perishabIe prod
ucts, mutilated or decayed because
somebody failed to do his job of pick
ing, packing, loading, or refrigerating
properly.
The lesson is all very plain when
one looks aSthese photographs and it
is not difficult to picture the disap-
pointment and loss of the growers and
shippers represented. But it is by no
means a simple lesson. Until one be-
comes familiar with his own special
line the problem Of proper handling of
perishable fruits and vegetables ap-
pears very complex and confusing, so
many are the details to be learned.
Nowadays much of the growers pro-
duce is shipped long distances, and if
a full reward for the seasons work is
TO be reaped he must learn the special
requirements for his particular prod
uct on the particular journey that it
is to take. Each item in the whole list
of products has its pecuIiarities which
must be reckoned with %Ehen it comes
to marketing. The manner OF picking,
the size and shape of the crate or 9th
er container to be used, the fullness
of the pack. the amount of preceding.
if any. the kind of freight car to be
used, how many tiers can be loaded in
the car-these and numerous other
items have to be determined.
Useless Sacrifices of Food.
The bureau of markets photographs
and the reports froSAthe bureau food
inspectors at various8mportant termi-
mails indicate that a large number of
shippers who have been in the game"
for years persist in practices that are
costing them dearly. 4 few seasons
ago careless loading of western apples
caused an average breakage of 80 box
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

ment, one must provide ventilation that
will furnish fresh air and carry away
the foul, poisonous air that hangs like
a heavy mist about the animal; cheer
full, germ-killing sunlight from win
dows so placed as to give the maxi
mum benefits at all hours and not just
during certain periods; comfortable,
clean stalls and stanChions and drink
ing bowls next TO the stalls, where the
cow can drink at will. The new fairy
barn should be built as a workshop,
not merely a stable.
II is here that the building cOntrac-
tor and farmer can get their heads
together and plan barn that will be
mutually satisfactory and certainly the
proper place for the herd. Certain es-
sential features should be incOrpOrat-
ed In these plans to achieve what the
farmer wants--production; and what
the builder hopes to give-Service. In
the construction Of the barn. cleanh-
ness, cow comfort and health, convent
ence and economy are factors to be
considered.
Naturally. the site is important. 1t
should be located on a sunny. we'll
drained slope, where surface water
win run away from the barn.
Next. the size is to be considered.
Owing to the development Of standard
measurements In stalls, cutters and al
leys, this can be easily figured out.
Those most frequently used are SO
feet In width, This provides plenty OF
room TO place the cows in tive rows,
facing In or out. The two-row ar.
range,nent permits better lighting aud
,..,,,fYNatfnn
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

and nervous, could not eat and was
dizzy. After took the Vegetable Com
pound / could work and eat. Now I
am strong and recommend your medi-
cine tony friends. - Mrs. ANNA SLEyA.
rs East 18th Street, Bayonne, N. ].
Women who recover their health, nat
urally tell others what helped them.
Some write and allow their names and
photographs to be published with testi-
monials. Many more tell their friends.
If you need medicine for women's
ailments, try that well known and
successful remedy Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Write
Lydia 2. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fidentiaD for anything you need to
know about these troubles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
wnman,s heartIessness.

ST hear tell that Gabe Gawkey is
figgering on getting divorce from
his wife" said neighbOr. whats
the matter with her, anyhow"
"She's plumb heartleSs! :" replied
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. HE
talked about some spring medicine
and she up and told him that the
best kind to suit his case was a buck,
saw and an axe. That there Internal
lady amt got no more feelings than
n swapping turtle l"-Kansas City
Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

5ERMIN0TES

The main objects Of cream ripen,nS
are 70 increase the churnabilfty OF
cream and to develop desirable fiayors,
1t is impossible to produce clean
milk and cream unless the cows,
stable, milk utensils and separator are
clean.
Remember that plants roat ShaH0S
anJi that the roots run deep. Duen
blowing and shallow calSTstiag shit
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
up to Her Old Tricks

Skeptical WidOwer-Mary, Is ii
really you?
Spirit Of Dead Wife-Yes. dear
yOn don't doubt me, do you?
(WhereupOn the excited man puts
his lighted cigarette in his pocket
whore the matches are. A strong sui
phurOuS smell iavades the room. Vio-
lent heat in the region of his pocket.)
WidOwer-It's you, all right, Mary,
hut you've got your hand in the
wrong pocket. My moneys in my
overcOat.-Yale Record.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Where is Relief From
Blazing Skin Diseases?

will cleanse the blood thoroughly
and kill the germs that cause the
trouble. And for this purpose no
remedy ever made can approach
the record of S. S. S. which
cleanses the blood of the disease
germs, at the same time building
up the general health.
For valuable literature write to
Chief Medical Adviser, 100 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" Is germ.
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbrokeu
bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache, Tooth
acne Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of 12
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
IS trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacldester Of Salicyllcacid.-AdV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
AN ARKANSAS FARM.

100 acre farm, so acres in cultivation. 5
acres acres bearing apples, Is acres pasture.
Four-room frame house, fine water. On
county road, half mile to school and
church. Daily rural mail. Price s., 900.
Write for free list of other bargains to
OZARK FRUIT & STOCK REALTY
COMPANY, Leslie, Ark.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Must | Endure Forever tn,
TOrturouS Itching?

The skin is fed from the blood,
and upon the condition of the
blood depends whether or not
your skin will be healthy and free
from boils, pimples, scaly irrita-
tons, red eruptions and other dis
hgurlng and unsightly disorders.
The sensible treatment that will
show real results is a remedy that
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

c al pains. i had
pains In my side and
back and also head
aches, and got so
weak | could not do
anything. / took
Lydia e. Pinkham's
" ge t able Com
pound and soon felt
better. Now / am
married and have
two little boys. Be-
fore the first one
came / was weak
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Old Fashioned.

"Codger is an old fashioned cusS'
isn't he?" remarked Blinks.
HE sure is" agreed Binks. why,
he still refers to woman as the weaker
sex"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
cutieura seothes Itching Scalp

OutICuTd oUUITIcs TNNIIIT9 SNHIP
On retiring gently rub spots of dan
druff and itching with Cuticura ONT
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have clear skin and soft, white
hnndS.-NdY.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

doubt, or finds that his produce is not
reaching its destination in good condi-
ton, he should write for information.
stating his case clearly. Inquiries
should be addressed to the Bureau Of
Markets. United States Department OF
Agriculture. Washington, D. C.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Honor to Whom II Is Due

The army mule has been cited Off
clalIy for helping to win the war. By
the time wheelbarrows, picks and
ShoNels, barbed wire and a few other
invaluable odds and ends have been
duly praised, the encomiums will all
nave been passed around. About
everything animate which took part
IN the conflict except the lowly
.cootie" has been recognized.-Phila.
delphta Evening Bulletin.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

A scrap of information often ends
in war of words.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

Men do not hold women dear who
cheaper themselves.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
Ugly Cut.

Customer see that the barber
across the street has slashed his
prices.
Barber-Yea, and if he'd only con-
fine his sIashlng to prices his custom
ers wouldn't holler.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
NOW FREE
FROM PAIN
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Frees Another
Woman From Suffering.

Bayonne, N. j." Before was mar
Tied suffered a great deal with periodi-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23

Some of the other ancients were
pretty swift but Samson was the first
to get gate on him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-23
SAY DIAMOND DYES"

Don't streak or ruin your material in Q
poor dye. Insist on Diamond Dye1."
Easy directions in package.
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

Nature takes the trouble to lift it up for and change
into Clouds carries the country and drops it in
rain It stored in the Great Lakes goes waste back
the through the great rivers We haven't the
ergy or the will to store it, keep it, and it. That is
INDIFFERENCE.
1t is shock to read of the high percentage of abso
lutely literate Americans enrolled in the army man
unable to read represents lost opportunity.
1t is greater shock to realize how many human beings
START their education in public and other schools then at
fourteen years of age little older consider themselves
educated when in reality they have only learned HOW
TO LEARN and from that moment they gradually discard
the little beginnings of knowledge and join the ranks of the
really IGNORANT.
They read and write, add multiply, and subtract
This makes them useful clerks and other machines of
and industry 1t does not make them useful
thinking citizens.
Men have the ballot and do not it to protect them
elves-IGNoRANCE.
Men have science and could wipe disc se, practi-
caly, in a century. They do not do it-IGN0RANCE,
INDIFFERENCE.
This nation has wealth unlimited ten times more than
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

enough for everybody But its intelligence is devoted to
getting too much for a FEW The great crowd does not
how organize Government and human beings so as
to get enough for ALL
Ninety per of Americans inhabitants of the richest
country the world spend their lives in anxiety and their
old age in worry less dependent the young
IGNORANCE
This nation has the ballot free government socalled
Human beings for thousands of years have fought and died
to get that ballot
And with hundred million people possessing the bal
lot little group of decide what they want and ar
to have the ballots cast accordingly not for the hun
dred millions, but for the few-IGNoRANCE.
Ignorance is the giant the danger the killer the
enemy of progress. Ignorance Is really THE ONLY
ENEMY With the death of ignorance, ordinary, common
nexcusable CoNQUERABLE IGNORANCE, majority Of
human ills will vanish.
Do what YOU can, individual within yourself,
and as citizen within the nation to fight IGNORANCE
the enemy of ALL including those that gnorany exploit
ignorance thinking they helping themselves when they
njure others
The Washington times., 1920-04-25
e wAsHNeToN

Mr. McCay here shows you King Herod, killer
of children, on retail scale, offering his crown to
ignorance the real champion.
This powerful picture IS based on statement
made by Government department. to the effect that
King Herod who ordered the killing of the children yaS
mere amateur in killing compared with IGNORANCE.
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

Here you see the Enemy, standing triumphant in
the graveyard, HIS graveyard where children are
buried in millions Mr.. McCay shows the spirits Of the
children in great cloud flying upward. So many
unnecessary deaths represent the greatest waste and
greatest crime Of all the waste and crime of this planet
The Washington times., 1920-04-25

OF
land
PROCLAIM LIBERTYr
Let those noble and solemn words be alike watch
word, platform, and our policy.
'PROCLAIM LIBERTYp'
Bazon that the standards Of the party and let
all march together shoulder to shoulder to battle for the ns
tons and the life of our free and dear America
PROCLAIM LIBERTYP'
Form a Liberty Party
aside differences Of opinion this that policy
First of all, let highly resolve and then by action
decvey determine that and intend to be- and for
free people, sovereign own free land governed by
our and consent and calling master, whether
President, legislator judge.
PROCLAIM LIBERTY!
Never questions and issues of lesser import
matter how important they may be in themselves.
will them when get control Of the machinery
of government and legislation
First re-estabh government of the people, for the people,
by the people.
But freedom first!
PROCLAIM LIBERTYP'
old liberty, rightu liberty ancient and well
beloved Constitutional American liberty left by fathers
"PROCLAIM LIBERTY 't'ROUGHOUT THE LAND AND
TO ALL THE INHABTEANIS THEREOF"
(Sisned) JUNUS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-24
SAVOLAINEN
STORE ROBBED.
BURGLARS BREAK PLATE GLASS
WINDOW AND GET ABOUT
$500 WORTH OF GOODS.

At about o'clock Saturday morn
ing, Officer Pete Mattson on the beat
on Chapman Street heard sharp
noise like the firing of muffled shot
on Sheridan Street. He rushed over
to the First State Bank, the noise
having indicated that about the loca-
ton of the disturbance. Nothing was
found there and in fact the street
was deserted. A few minutes later
it was discovered that hole had
been smashed into the plate glass
window of the Savolainen Jewelry
Store large enough to admit of a
mans hand and arm through which a
quantity of jewelry and fountain
pens had been extracted. Mr.. Sayo-
lainen estimates his loss at about
$500. A careful watch has been
maintained and efforts have been
made to apprehend the thieves but
50 far without success. About a
year ago the Duluth store of the
Savolainen company suffered SINH
lar robbery, goods to the amount of
$1,000 having been secured in this
haul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-24
e kEspospE:D EiosfY.

The people Of Ely made a noble
response to the call in the.Miner last
week of Miss Leskinen, county nurse,
for Christmas aid for several needy
families in her district. The merch-
ants gave fine lot Of clothing, caps.
mittens, shoes, and good things to
eat and citizens in general came to
the front with toys, candies and fruits
Miss Leskinen is bringing the holi-
day cheer to several. families in actual
need. Several Of these families are
headed by widows. One of the needy
families has twelve children, another
eight and others six and four. Sick
ness of the head of the house is res
ponsible for several cases Of, while
not destitution, nevertheless, actual
want. Through her efforts Santa
Claus will be at these homes and the
the thanks are due the liberal people
Of this city.
The Ely Mothers Club is also pre-
pairing necessaries for several needy
families. Several donations Of cash
have been made to the organization
by citizens to be used in furnishing
aid to worthy families. ~