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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
GOOD
BUILDING OF BETTER ROADS
Highway Educational Work Extending
its Scope in Various Sections of
the Country.

The extent to which the people Of
the United States are committing
themselves to definite policy Of high
way development is shown by reports
reaching the federal highway council
from all sections of the country.
In the face of high cost for both ma
terials and labor. and the fact that in
some states construction programs
must be altered somewhat to meet ex-
listing labor and material conditions,
there is no tendency upon the part of
the people to slow down in their plans
to place the nations highways upon
higher plane in the cOuntry's transpOr-
tation system Tersely stated, they
are sold to the heels on the PROPOSE
ton to construct highways that will
release rather than restrict traffic. and
they are dismissing labor and material
problems with curt instructions to
their official servants that it is up to
them to deliver the roads
A curious fact in connection with
construction problems at the present
moment is that the building of roads is
seriously hindered by the same evil
which they are designed TO remove
lack of transportation. According to
authoritative information, production
is halted to a greater degree by made
quate transportation facilities than by
labor shortage. At least this is true. it
is claimed, in the production of ma
terials for road building.
Highway officials-state and county
as well as national-are facing their
duties with patience and tact. and out
of a maze of trying situations con-
structiOn is going ahead at fairly sat
isfactory rate. But as Paul D. Sar-
gent. state highway engineer of W"'ne
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Club Boy Watching His Pigs While at
Pasture.

filling his contract with his bank he
viii return two pigs from the first lit
ter produced by his sow. in discharge
Of his mote" due the bank. The SOW,
the remaining pigs of her first litter
and all the pigs Of future litters be
come the property OF the boy.
Economists argue that there is no
good bargain-that one party or the
other is always the lOser-but it is
hard to find that fault in the pig club
boys bargain. The banks get two pigs
for one; the boys get a purebred SOW
and all her potential filters in return
for the care and food given the pig,
and the county of Upton is richer in
one short year by two or three hun
dred purebred pigs. Uncle Sam and
the county agent, who Jointly form a
sort of third party to the transaction,
have the satisfaction of knowing that
so farm boys have been given a
financial interest in agriculture and a
primary business education which viii
mean success in later years
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Farm
Live Stock
AID BOYS TO oWN.PUREBREDs
Eighty Hampshire Gifts Distributes
Among Club Members OF Upton
County, Tennessee.

"a pig in a poke" generally slgns-
heS bad bargain, but not to the mem
bers Of the boys club Of Upton couD-
ty, Tennessee. These young business
men are quite satisfied with the pigs
they drew by lot one day last June at
COvington, Tenn. Through the initia-
tive Of County Agent G. S. Holdings
worth, who has been untiring in his
efforts to perfect the pig-cIub work,
and with the assistance Of the Ameri-
can Hampshire Breeders association,
each Of the eight banks in Upton
county imported ten purebred Hamp-
shire gifts from Illinois. Then the boy
members of the pig club gathered in
COvingtOn to draw lots for their pigs.
The process is simple, but its effect
upon impressiOnabIe boys is whole
some and far-reaching. The boy aetu-
ally establishes a regular credit at
his bank, a real business proposition
wherein pigs replace the customary
notes. IN this case each member Of
the club vas given a number which
entitled him TO the pig with the cor
responding number among the so in
the pen. Reports indicate that every
boy seemed absolutely sure that he
had drawn the one best Hampshire in
the lot, though a neutral person who
examined the so pigs asserted that
there was really very little difference
among all the animals All weighed
about 90 pounds, and all were pure
bred Hampshire gifts. beautifully
marked in black and white and OF ex.
cellent build and conformation.
Each boy agreed to follow certain
approved Instructions in feeding and
caring for the gilt and promised TO
exhibit his selection at a contest to be
given in the county next fall. In full
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

from the breeding pens. The house
should be kept dry, clean, we'll venti-
lated, and free from drafts. Have the
floor covered with 1 inch Of fine gravel
and rake of frequently the manure
which collects on the top. Keep the
yards clean either by scraping the
surface and adding fresh sand or
gravel or by digging over the land
and, If possible. planting it to grain.
The nests, nest boxes, and pens
should be kept clean, but it is not ad-
visable to disturb more than necessary
the nests that contain eggs or squads.
Spray the pens frequently with white
wash containing a little crude carbOl-
ic acid, or with a cOal-tar disinfectant;
examine the birds for feather lice,
which are troublesome, especially in
hot weather. Birds having many lice
should be treated with sodium 1uOrid,
either busting by the pinch method
or dipping in a solution, the latter
method being preferable. The nests or
nest pans should be cleaned out and
the nesting material removed when
ever dirty, care being taken not to
disturb the squads any more than is
absolutely necessary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
EXERCISE QUITE IMPORTANT
Months Is Not Conducive to
Profitable Results.

During the spring season fowls hav-
ing free range get abundant exercise,
but during the cold months many hens
suffer from lack of exercise. Close
confinement without exercise is not
conducive to getting the best results
from a flock, although the feed pro-
vided may be the best, for idle hens
soon grow too fat to lay. 1t is al
most impossible TO give laying hens
that are confined too much exercise.
The fowls may be encouraged to ex-
ercise in various ways, such as sus-
pending cabbage heads, beets, etc, so
that the birds have to jump for them,
and scattering grain in the litter. The
litter should be from four to eight
inches deep and may consist of straw
(either cut or WhOle), hay, leaves,
buckwheat hullS, shredded corn fodder,
or any like convenient material. The
hens should be kept hungry enough
so that they will work diligently all
day for the corn scattered in this lit
ter, say poultry specialists Of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. Whenever the litter becomes
damp or soiled it must be removed
and fresh put in.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
WHAT GOOD HIGHWAYS MEAN
Enable Farmers TO Get Their Differ
emit Crops to Market at Least
Possible Expense.

Farmers are business men and in
order to conduct their farms in a
businesslike way and cope with other
business men in the state they must
devise ways and means of reducing
the expenses of operation" said L E.
BirdsaIl in submitting resolution to
the Illinois Agricultural association.
He added: "In no way can the ex-
pense of farming be reduced as COM
pletely as by securing good roads run
ming by the farms which will enable
the delivery Of crops to market with
the least possible expense"
That is good sound sense and COM
ing from a practical farmer It shows
that farmers are keenly alive to the
need and value Of improved roads.
Mr.. BirdsalI lays further emphasis on
the need OF selecting the most COM
petent men for highway officials so
that the best talent may be available
for road building and repairing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
"Be it ever so humble"
(To BE CONTINUED
MAKE THE MOST OF TODAY
All That Has Gone Before is Past and
the Future Is cIouded With
Uncertainty.

Today Is what you have. 1t is also
what you are. And again. Today is
what you do. And if you haven't any
thing, and aren't anybody. and do
nothing-why. then, for you there is
no Today.
For Today is music. Today is art.
Today is literature. Today is joy. To
day is work. Today is play. Today is
life.
Yesterday is no problem-for it is
past. Tomorrow is no problem-for IT
isn't here. Today is supremacy. To
day is the world. Today is-Oppor-
tunityi
Crowd in upon it then. Today-take
hold upon its faintest chance. Spread
your smiles-Today. Be game-To-
day. Be glad and great-Today.
Today is the day-your day.
Today is Time and Change doing Its
Job. Are you a vital part Of the play
Today you may start out all anew. To
day you may put TO use what you
learned day ago. The center OF your
entire life may revolve about-Today
But. above ali things. do not fear
Today. And let all worry slide. An
things that do not count-Iet them go,
too. Work and help and Iove-To-
day
For this Today win never dawn
again George. Matthew Adams in
Good Housekeeping.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

lying at the badger holes. Down in
the ravine, where they had been shell
tered from fire, were red willows,
choke cherry bushes, and few little
poplars and birches; a winding pond
marked the course of the stream,
which was running in considerable vol
ume Even as they stood on the bank
a great cracking was heard, and huge
blocks of ice rose TO the surface of
the pond. Some OF these as they rose
turned partly on their edge. showing
two smooth sides.
"GGodi" exclaimed McCrae. There's
some depth of water there. That pond
hasn't frozen solid, or the ice wouldn't
come up like that. That means water
ali winter for stock, independent Of
your well-a mighty important consid-
Grafton, which a lot of these land
grabberS don't seem to reckon on.
Now there's q good quarter, Jack. This
coulee viii give shelter for your stock
in raw weather, an there's a bench
looks as though it was put there for
your little house. There's light tim
Der to the north. fit for fuel an build
ing, within 10 miles, an there1l be
uStRIlDOIS DGlOIC l4tS
over. or I'm no prophet What do you
say?'
''The quarter suits me-" said Har-
ris. "And the adjoining quarter is
good stuff, too. / can take pre-emp-
ton right on that. But there's Just
one thing I'm in doubt about. How
I'm going to square it with you for the
service you have given Ny cash is
getting low. and
.sDon't VERY about that. 1 gener-
ally size up my customer an bin him
accordingly If he has lots OF money.
an seems likely 10 part with st fool
sshIy, I put as much OF it as can in
safe keeping But there isn't any
money fee as far as you're Concerned.
Fact is. I kinda figure on trading this
bin out With goa. expect 70 be rev
Ine this country. east an west. for
some years 70 come. an Pvs 4 little
toEley q estabI ishlag depets here an
taerenlaees zzl1ere can treE Il Tor
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

the month is wearing on. Nothing but
horseback for it now. an they do say
the settlers are crOwding up some
thing wonderful. The best lands go
ing fast. Most of them will hold up
now, with the roads breaking, but by
slipping out on our horses we can 10
cate an file before the real spring
rush opens. You should get some
kind of shelter up before the frost Is
out of the ground. SOS to lose no time
from blowing once the spring opens"
Harris needed no urging, and in the
early morning the two men. with bIan-
kets and provisions, started out OH
horseback for the still farther west
Harris soon found that more judgment
was required in the selection of a
prairie farm than he had supposed
and he congratulated himself upon
having fallen in with so experienced a
plainsman as McCrae.
'This is good enough for me-" said
Harris at length. as their horses crest
ed little elevation from which the
prairie stretched away in all direc-
lions. smooth as a table. "Isn't it mag
nificent! And all free for the TAX
mgr
ITS pretty TO look at" said Nc.
Craze, but 1 guess you didn't come
west for scenery, did yOu?"
well, what's the matter with it
Look at that grass. If the soil wasn't
all right it wouldn't grow native crops
ike that, would it?"
'@The soils all right" answered Me.
Craze. Nothing better anywhere, an
you can pIow $50 acres to every quar-.
ter section. But this is in the frost
belt. They get it every August-some-
times July. We've got to get further
west yet, INTO the higher land of the
Turtle mountain slopes. l know there's
good stuff there that hasn't been TAX
en-
And so they pressed on. until. in
the bright sunshine, the blue line of
the Turtle mountain lay like a lake
on the western horizon.
Many times in their explorations
they passed over sections that Harris
would have accepted, but McCrae OBJ
jected, finding always some flaw not
apparent to the unframed eye AT
length they rode over a quarter where
McCrae turned his horse and rode
back again. Forward and back, for
ward and back. they rode the 16O acres
their scrutiny. On the southeast cor
ner a stream. in a ravine of some
depth, cut off q triangle of a few
acres extent. Otherwise il was prai-
rie sod, almost level, with yellow clay
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
FARM
POULTRY
SUCCESSFUL SQUAD RAISING.
Birds Must Be Kept Fres From
Disease and Insect Parasitic
Keep House Clean.

There is very little chance Of max
ing money from squads, unless the
pigeons can be kept comparatively free
from disease and insect parasites.
pigeon specialists Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture point out
IF healthy breeding stock is obtained,
the houses and yards kept clean. and
careful attention given to the birds,
diseases and parasites should not be
a troublesome factor in squad rails
ing.
The stock should be carefully
watched and any sick birds removed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
DUCKS GOOD EGG PRODUCERS
Begin Laying When Six or Seven
Months Old and When Weather
Is Extremely Cold.

There seems to be a question in the
minds of some people as to whether
ducks will lay in winter and how
young they can be induced to start
laying.
A breeder Of considerable expert
ence writes, 81 have a flock Of young
ducks, from six to seven months old.
that have been laying for three weeks.
each duck laying every day, beating
nv White Leghorn hens Another
correspondent writes to say that Run
ner ducks laying in winter is no nov
city. They will lay when the weather
is cold enough to make the hens quit, =
he says
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
GREEN FEEDS FOR CHICKENS
sprouted Oats, Alfalfa Meal, Chopped
Alfalfa, Clover Hay and 5eets
Are Recommended.

Good kinds Of green feeds for hens
I'm winter, recommended by the uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture,
are sprouted oats, alfalfa meal,
chouped alfalfa and clover hay, cab
hayes and mangeI beets. Cabbages
may be hung up In the poultry house
the beets are usually split and stuck
on a nail on the side wall Of the pen
about a foot above the floor to keep
the feed clean Keep oyster shells,
grit. charcoal, and plenty OF clean
drinking water before the hens all the
tine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
ALEC mcRAE.

Synopsis. Dissatisfied because of
the seemingly barren outlook of his
position as school teacher in a
Canadian town, John Harris deter
: names TO leave Is take up land In
Manitoba and become a home
steader. Mary. the girl whom he
loves. declares she will accompany
n1En They are married and set out ;
for the unknown country. Alec Nc
Crae. pioneer settler and adviser of
newcomers. proves an invaluable
friend Leaving his vile with the
family Of fellow settler, Fred Ar
thurs, Harris and McCrae Journey
over the prairie and select a home
: stead Mary insists on accompanying
: aim when he takes possession.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
ASPIRIN
Name aBaYer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only IS told in each
package OF genuine Bayer Tablets OF
Aspirin Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during p years. and
proved safe By millions. Take N
chances with substitutes II yen see
the Bayer Gross On tablets. you eaz
take them without fear for Cof5z.
Headache, Neuralgia. Rheunadsm.
Earache. Toothache. LGEbago and
fer Pain. Handy ti1 boxes Of twelve.
tablets cost few cents Druggists ais
sell larger packages. Aspirin i -
trade mark OF Beyer Ba1ufzcfzre q
observation-disclosures CT SaHcyIiczcid.-
Ar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
HoIes in PIastsr.

Holes in painted or tinted walls can
be filed with plaster Of paris, but the
contrast is often worse than the hole
The coloEing used in washing waists
can be used in mixing the plaster OF
paris until the wall color is reached.
and there viii be no strong contrast
to call attention to the spot-AEe
Calls
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
ROAD DRAINING AND GRADING
| Highways Out of Commission but Few
Days in Year When Cared for
by Good PatroImzn.

The first step in road Improvement
Is TO grade and drain the dirt roads
thoroughly. It is surprising. after
driving over some OF our neglected
earth roads. to see what a splendid
road can be made by draining and
grading alone, and how few days dur
ing the year It is out Of commission
when cared for by a good patrolman.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
SKUNK HIDES ARE VALUABLE
Circular Gives Suggestions for Making
This Supposed Pest into PrOdt-
able Friend.

skunks yielded 100000 worth Of
hides to New York state farmers and
trappers in one year. The United
States Department OF Agriculture, In q
new circular on the fur industry, gives
suggestions for making this supposed
pest into a profitable friend Of the
farmer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

Experiments and carefully kept
feeding records OF scientific feeding Of
hogs in All sections Of the United
States prove that hogs can be fed At
handsome profit, If fed properly,
even when feeds are high in price.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
All Demand Better Roads.

The business man, the farmer, the
truck driver. the pleasure seeker. are
all asking ana demanding better
roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

In All henn0uses there should be a
thick Hitter OF straw. has. Aaves O
something OF that kind into which the
graia can be put to compel ez9cise.
When the fowls ara co1fnsd % The
hozze, or ths ho1ss ana Tazd. they
ned ekezcies 70 keep II Eocd esth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Good Roads Enable Farmer to Market
His Crops With Least Possible Ex-
pense.

and president of the American Assocl-
alton of Highway Officials. pointed out
in a meeting at Philadelphia recently.
when the people finally decide to au-
thOrize the development of any particu-
lar road project, they are prone to ex-
pect the work done almost overnight
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
aenahta a nranninn

A road dragged shortly after rain
VIII harden and -cake" and become
very firm and smooth. while frequent
use Of the drag VIII eventually make
Il shed water effectively.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
His Method

''Why do you encourage your boy TO
send his verses TO the magazineS1 Do
you want him to be a pOetT'
No; merely want him to get the
conceit knocked out OF him."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

has been estimated chat the Eng
fish fangaaee possesses 1900 more
words than The French German ana
spanish lang15ses. eoE5s5nea.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Not Otherwise.

Some say we ought to have an ex-
ira month in the year. Are you foE
it?"
'f it is a vacation month"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
eraIn MIth Rlue erzs..

Plenty Of grain fed to pigs on blue
grass pasture win bring more dollars
and require less labor in the end
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
War DESTROYED Hiehwsye.

More than $4,000 miles OF highways
were destroyed in France during the
World war
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
MaItInn RnIIatn

PuIlets Matched before the first Of
the xesr generally mOlt the following
taH
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Cash ter Lincoln Highway.

An allotment of 100000 has
been made for improvements to the
Lincoln highway.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

Il takes Congress to settle strike, bat
an unruIy stomach is subdued by SGsrfsld
Ta=AdE
The Washington times., 1921-10-22
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