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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
DAIR Y
FACTS
cow TESTING ASSOCIATIONS
Where Organized a Decided Improve
ment Has Been Noted In Quality
Of Dairy Herds.

prepared by the Uulted States Department
of Agliculture.)
The pra ctice OF testing cows 10 de-
tertDine their milk and butter-fat pro-
duetion and feed consumption by
means of cow-testing associations has
Become widespread There are now
ASP associations Of this kind In the
United States, besides many In foreign
countries. In most cases each associa-
tion hns one tester and no more cows
than can be well handled, but there
are some very large ones and SOME
iIiGt nre much smaller than the stand
ard. The theoretical number Of mem
bcrs III cow-testing association Is 20,
which makes one member for the test
rr % visit each working day of the
month. A member Of such an associa-
tlon is supposed to have not more
Tan 30 cows as that makes large
days work. II every member had
thai number, there would be $50 cows
IN the association, but few Of them
hive thar many,
There Is no definite relation between
the number of members in an associa-
tion and the number Of cows owned.
III California there Is one association
that tests 4,000 cows and another that
tests 400, and the number of mem
hers are, respectively, AZ and 100. An
other In the same state has SO mem
bers and only 1,439 cows; there are
IL associations In California with over
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30

which are partly black, to occur in
practically all strains Of this variety,
but this is not sign of impure breed
ing. Black spots are also common
occurrences on the shanks particularly
in females, but this does not indicate
impurity. There is a decided tendency
for the males of this variety to come
lighter In color than the females, and
for this reason breeders are usually
obliged to resort to two separate mat
ings, one for the production of males
of standard color and the other for
the production of females of standard
color, The system of double mating,
Of course, complexities the problem Of
producing high-class Barred Plymouth
Rocks
In mating for males of exhibition
color a male of about standard color
Is used with medium dark females, or
those two or three shades darker
than females Of exhibition color, in
which the barring is as distinct and
MS narrow as possible. THIS mating is
known as the cockerel mating because
1t produces a greater percentage of
standard-colored males, while the
females produced are too dark, but
are suitable for continuing this line
Of breeding. In mating for females
Of standard color, females of about the
desired color are used with medium
light male or ore that is two or three
shades lighter than standard and will
good barring, This Is known as the
pullet mating, because it produces a.
greater percentage of females of the
proper color, while the males are tor
light but good for carrying on this line
Of breeding.
Those who produce STANDARD Barred
Plymouth Rocks. therefore, must have
/ what amounts to two separate fiocks
in order to keep their exhibition birds
uniform, Tie average farmer however
| does not usually exhibit or sell breed
ing stock and will still continue to
make a single mating as he has always
| done.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
DOUBLE MATING FOR
EXHIBITION COL0RS
Barred Plymouth Rocks Have
Popularity OF Feathers.
Breeders Producing Standard Bred
Fowls Must Maintain TWO
Separate Fiocks In Order to
Keep Show Birds Uniform.

X Il Y v 4 III + + +.
prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuiture)
The Barred Plymouth Rock, the most
popular breed Of poultry on the farms,
and therefore the most numerous Of
the many now raised In the country,
has a popularity from which arises
special breeding problems. This Is the
plumage marking Of dark and light
bars that has been known for SO long
and which makes 1t almost essential
to make two separate matings to get
standard color in both the males and
the females.
The alternating dark and light bars
give a BLUSH cast or shade to the
general color, which should be even
throughout the surface. 1t is common
for solid black feathers, or feathers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
History as She Is Quoted.

The Woman was shopping in a State
street department store. She wanted
hat. There were two Others at the
counter, shopping, without wanting
anything. The tall, thin one lifted a
brown velvet tricorn shape to the light.
pretty, amt it?" she asked her
portly friend, who carried book IN.
der her arm.
Eyes, very," answered the friend
reminds me of Napoleon"
'Napoleon?" queried the tall one
whose fluffy hair covered a vacuum
'.How and when NapoleOn?
"Oh,e answered she Of the book, with
superior disdain. Don't you know
Napoleon crossing the DelawareF-
Chicago Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
EXPLAINING LACK OF DEriII
Youthful Artist Had ExcelIen, D..
for Leaving Out Characters i ~
Her Illustration.

A primary class in one Of tba o,,,.
schools was asked to illustrate
story that had been read to the llttls
ones by the teacher. The story told
Of three children going to wood IN
a goat wagon, and staying untll tba
sun went down. Most of the picture.
showed the goat with big horns pulling
the wagon containing the children
and a sun going down behind hin
One of the small girls in the class
handed In a picture showing merely
hill and some grass.
'Why, what does your picture
mean?' inquired the teacher. 'Whers
are the goat and the childrenY
"They have all gone home" replied
Opal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
WOULD HAND LORD DOLLAR
But Some People viii Doubt Whether
Such d Man VIII Ever Get
Close Enough.

A young man In Missouri was coll
lecting funds for benevolent institu-
tion. He tried hard to get a dollar
from an old gentleman who was noted
for his closeness.
When the young man had stated his
mission and asked for the dollar, the
elderly person asked:
swell, young man, how old are
your
II am twenty-five" said the youth.
'Well,' continued the old gentle
man, II am seyenty-fve years old, and
as you are only twenty-five years, l
think that will get to see the Lord
sooner than you. / Will hand him the
dollar myself Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
DICE LONG KNOWN 70 INA,
Amusement Is Probable i.
Gent Same, According 70 a nss'
OF Old Writer'S 'ss0'ua

The Oldest amusement in =.
is dice-throwing. = 'ne Tast
In some form or another 49,.
existed In every period u wy aaF'
ihey are shown on earlv ~ ms'a1
monuments, and some dno lssptat
Thebes recently are exactly ~. " d
those In use today. Thev 1 ~ y
TONED In laws regulatins - llea'
played In ancient Greece ana s \
and most other countries il EN-. hofle
The Invention of dice i a aal0pe
TO Palamedes, one of the be,a 's.Oolsd
sailed against Troy, about M ss Sl9
l244 y. @, but the use Of enha ~ w. ~
numbered sides for gambline NV. Nl'A
Is probably much earlier p4ip'Sa
Frequent passages In tba wo.,.
ancient writer's and numerous Yi y. y
sensations In marble and na,a NY
show how popular dice.nlagIna l'lls
among them. hu
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30

A Deserves SrSnard Farm ia tae
Northwest--The Owner Failed Be-
cause OF Poor Soil and Lack OF
Irrigation.
not only on cheap roughage, pasture.
market, and securing labor at reason
able rates, but also on the quality of
the animals kept.
Crop land, in itself, Is OF little value
unless 1t Is so situated that 1t can be
made to yield profitable returns
machinery A farm of 160 acres,
valued at 500 an acre, may be much
better purchase If practically all OF
/, the land can be put TO some profitable
use than another farm of 160 acres,
at $50 an acre. of which large areas
are practically useless. owing to
streams. and swamps that cannot be
drained, or rough stony tracts poorly
suited even for pasture.
Another factor is ease of cultivation.
If the land Is very steep or broken Ii
Is not practicable to use improved
machinery ana IL Is OIten ulmcutt 10
harvest the crops and remove them
from the land by the usual methods.
This Is particularly true In loading hay
and grain on steep hills.
The experienced farmer in selecting
farm generally looks first to the
source and dependability Of the water
supply. He knows that farm without
and adequate supply of water Is most
undesirable. Attention should be di.
rected to the quality of the water,
the question Of whether the supply Is
dependable at all seasons Of the year
and to the cost Of obtaining 1t. The
cost of upkeep and supply of water or
a farm is often big item.
AS an aid to persons about to buy
farm land, the Department Of Agri
culture has published Farmers Bul
ietin 1888 entitled, Selecting Farm
Copies of the bulletin may be hat
free by addressing request to tht
] department at Washington. ID. O.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
STERILIZATION is ESSENTIAL
All Pals, stralners, Separator Parts,
Etc, Should Be Steamed for
Five Minutes.

Milk will keep better and make bet
Ter products if all pals. strainers, and
separator parts are sterilized, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
fure. Use live steam for five minutes.
III you cannot get live steam, boil all
utensils for at least five minutes. A
simple steam sterilizer for dairy uten-
sils, y-hieh can be made by a local
tinsmith. is described in Farmers Bull
letin 74S. "A Simple Steam Steriiizer
for Farm Dairy Utensils" The bulle-
tin may be had on application TO the
department.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
Shaw and the Tourist.

George Bernard Shaw recently con-
vulsed an audience by relating story
of a tourist who asked a rustic
whether he was on the right track for
Standardization. The yoEel re-
manned silent. "Come, come" said the
tourist encouragingly, "Stratfofd--
Shakespeare's town-Shakespeare, the
famous poet, you know. Surely you
know shakespeare" "Yus," replied
the rustic, Frightening. BE you he!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY
AS TOLD BY "BAyER'
"Bayer" introduced Aspirin to The
Physicians Over q
Years Ago.

To get quick relief follow carefully
the safe and proper directions in each
unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin" This package is plainly
stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross"
The "Bayer Cross" means the gen.
uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed
by physicians for over twenty-one
years.-Advertisem
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
ESSENTIAL FEED FOR SHEEP
Clean Glover Hay or Corn Slower
Makes Good Winter Roughage--
Alfalfa 10 Fattenina.

Feed the sheep properly. An over
fed flock pays but little better than
an underfed one. Clean corn slower
or clover hay makes good roughage
for winter feed. Alfalfa is also good,
but must be fed sparingiy, as IT is too
fattening for in-lamb ewes II fed In
large amounts.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30

Man is a miniature universe; all
things exist in him tinged with the
manners of his soul.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
cnaed If Glaciers.

Speed of Glaciers. 80
Studying Alaskan glaciers, ffoi' W..
S. Cooper finds that Muir glacier nus
reeeded 60 miles in the last 121 years.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30

Living by ones wits has been rec
commended as an antifat remedy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
Crosses ocean 1so Tlnea

w. P. Willis, business man Of
New York, has crossed the Atlantic
$50 times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
Women in Sculpture Society.

Ten American women scuiptors
have been honored with Membership
in the National Sculpture society," ~
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-30

Leon Cohen, secretary of Halle,
aerie No. 634, r. 0. E., was place.
Under arrest, being charger with felon,
ser the alleged embezzlernent of fund
rom the aerie. The total shortage i
stlmated at about $1,000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
Prohibition that prohibits might be
termed glass stopper.
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
Its sold by all druggists on It's merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has SO many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, NJ Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
CHAPTER THREE

Which Tells of the Complaining Coin
and the Man Who Lost His Self.
There was certain gold coin in a
little bureau drawer In Bingville which
began to form a habit Of complaining
to its master.
"How cold ami" 1t seemed to say
to rhe boy. 81 was cold when you put
me In here and have been cold ever
since. Br-r-rl I'm freezing"
Bon Moran took out the little draw
er and gave 1t shaking as he looked
down at the gold piece.
t"DOn't get ratified" said the re
doubtable Mr.. Bloggs. who had great
contempt for cOwards.
II was just after the Shepherd of
the Birds had heard Of a poor widow
who was the mother of two small
children and who had fallen sick of
the influenza with no fuel in her
hcuse.
II am ccid. tool" said the Shepherd
'Why. Of course you are" the coin
answered. That's the reason I'm
cold. A coin Is never any warmer
than the heart of Its owner. Why
don't you take me out Of here and
give me chance 90 move aroundYa
Things that would not say a word
to other boys often spoke to the Shep.
herd.
'Let him Co." said Mr.. Bloggs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
Birth Rate Of France Increases.

Vital statistics show that the birth
rate increased in France in 1920. At
Marseilles, for the first time in years,
the number of births greatly exceed
ed the number of deaths. At Chalon-
sur-Soane total of births for the year
was $50 and that of deaths $40 only,
whereas the figures for 1919 had been :
Births, 420, and deaths, ST.. In Tou-
Ion the number of births exceeded by
118 that of deaths, something that has
not happened in 80 years. From Or
leans satisfactory figures have also
been communicated, and at Dieppe the
number of births exceeded by 80 per
cent the number of deaths.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29

was within one sip of decision to let
go.
Mrs. Blng was admirably cool. In
her manner there was little to indi-
cate that she had seen the unusual
and highly festive accessories. She
sat down beside then and said: my
dear, was very lonely and thought I
would come and look you up. Is your
luncheon finished?"
EYES," said Phyllis.
"Then let us go and get into the
car. Wen drop Mr.. King at his home"
When at last they were seated in
the limousine, the angry lady lifted
the brakes in way of speaking.
II am astonished that you would go
to luncheon with this, young man who
has insulted YOU" she said.
Phyllis began to cry.
Turning to young Gordon King, the
indignant lady added: II think you
are a disreputable boy. You must
never come to my house again
never"
He made no answer and left the car
without a word at the door of the
King residence.
There were miles and miles of
weeping on the way home. Phyllis
had recovered her composure but be-
gan again when her mother remarked,
II wonder where you learned to drink
champagne and cognac and smoke
cigarettes" as If her own home had
not been a perfect academy Of dissi-
patton. The girl sat in corner, her
eyes covered with her handkerchief
and the only words she uttered on the
way home were these: Don't tell
| fatherw
While this was happening, Mr.. Ba-
ker confided his troubles to Judge
Croker In the latter's Office. The
Judge heard him through and then
delivered another notable opinion, to
wit: "There are many subjects on
which the judgment of the average
man is of little value, but in the mat
ter Of bringing up daughter 1t is apt
to be sound. Also there are many
subjects ON which the judgment of the
average woman may be trusted, but
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
= Am Cold, Too" Said the shepherd.

- Am Gold, Too" Said the Shepherd.
in the matter of bringing up a daugh-
ter 1t is apt to be unsound. say
this, after some forty years of observa-
ton"
"What is the reason2" Mr.. Baker
asked.
swell, daughter has to be pre-
pared to deal with men," the Judge
went on. s.The masculine tempera-
ment Is involved In all the critical
problems of her life. Naturally the
average man Is pretty well informed
on the subject OF men. You have
prospered these late years. You have
been so busy getting rich that you
have Just used your home to eat and
sleep in. You can't do a home any
good by eating and snoring and read
ing paper in It."
'.My wife would have her own way
there" said Baker.
'.That doesn't alter the fact that you
have neglected your home. You have
LET things slide. You wore yourself
out in this matter OF money-getting.
You were tired when you got home
at night--all In, as they say. The
bank was the main thing with you.
repeat that you let things slide at
home and the longer they slide the
faster they slide when they're going
down hill. You can always count on
that In a case Of sliding.
.4The young have taste for velocity
and often 1t comes so unaccountably
fast that they don't know what to dc
with 1t, SO they're apt to get their
necks broken unless there's some one
to put on the brakes"
Mr.. Emmanuel Baker arose and be-
gan to stride up and down the room.
"Upon my word. judgel don't
know what to do" he exclaimed.
'There's only one thing to do. Go
and find the young people and give
them your blessing. If you can dis.
cover spark Of manhood 10 the Eel.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
GORDON KIMo.

Synopsis.--I the village OF Bing-
Vile thirteen-year-old Robert En-
NETT Moran. crippled son of q poor
widow, Is known as the Shepherd
of the Birds. His world Is his
mother and friends, his little room,
the flower garden of Judge Croker.
and every flying thing he sees from
his window. The painting OF pic
lures is his enjoyment, and little
Pauline Baker, small daughter of
@ neighbor, the object OF his boyish
affection. To him, J. Patterson
Bing, the first citizen of Bingville,
Is the ideal of a really great man.
The village becomes money mad,
rejecting the great world In its
state of unrest. The Bing family
is a leader in the change. To them
the village has become ''provin-
cial." The butcher and baker and
candlestick-m all raise their
prices. Even Hiram Blenkinsop,
the town drunkard, works hard for
a month. The Old Spirit OF Bing-
vile is summarily fired. The first
citizen builds an addition to his
mansion and goes in for entertain
ing. Pauline Baker, victim of her
surroundings. elopes with a stran-
ger.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
FARM JOURNAL SAYS:

A good song is none the worse for
being sung twice.
Leave your son a good reputation
and employment.
Sassafras bark in the drugstore
window is a sure sign of approaching
spring.
A man may be deprived of life, but
a good name cannot be taken away
from him.
A miser grows rich by seeming poor |;
an extrayagant man grows poor by
seeming rich.
We may not all become President,
but a little paint enables us all to
live in the white house.
The new version Of the law of sup
ply and demand is that the consumers
supply what the pro6teers demand.
What's become of the old-fashioned
girl who let winds paint her cheeks
and didn't depend on the cosmetic
box2
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
An AirpIane Brake.

The newest idea for airplane wheels
is to mount upon the periphery of each
wheel number Of little wheels.
This arrangement, says the Popular
Science Monthly, helps to retard the
forward motion of the flying machine
on making landing. The little
wheels, brought sucessively into po-
sition by the force Of impact, tend
to check the plane and bring it to
a quick and smooth stop.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
STATISTICAL NOTES

For % years no bread has been
baked in Norway on Sunday.
More than 400 commercial airplanes
are in use in England, and they have
carried more than 10000 passengers
in six months.
More than 100 tons of wood are
consumed daily in the form Of
matches.
An American typewriter using the
native characters and with the car
rage working from left to right has
been perfected for use in the Malay
peninsula.
During his so years as pastor of the
Congregational church in Winchester,
Conn, DIR. Arthur Goodenough has
preached 5000 sermons, performed 1855
marriages and conducted SAL funerals.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29

When everybody says It, nobody
knows 1t for certain.
The one sure way not to fall Is to
determine to succeed.
If YOU will go the contrary way you
must 90 over 1t twice.
II is better to have loved and LOST
"a short girl) than never to have loved
a-tall.