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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
FOWLS FOR EGG PRODUCTION
Old Hens May Return Profit, but
Younger Ones Will Give More
PuI!ets Preferred.

Some folks have the right kind OF
fowls, house and feed them properly,
and still don't get eggs early IN the
winter because their hens are too old.
1t seldom pays to keep hens for lay.
ing after they are two and one.half
years old. They may give profit,
but younger fowls will give more.
Many poultrymen who make spe-
cialty Of winter-egg production keep.
only pulIets, disposing Of even the
yearling hens, before 1t Is time to put
them in winter quarters.
Early Matched pullets, If properly
grown, ought to begin laying In Octo-
Der or early November, and continue
to lay right through the winter.
Yearling hens seldom begin laying
much before January /, and older hens
not until later. 1t is the November
and December eggs that bring the high
prices. The laying breeds should be-
gin laying when from five to six
months old, general-purpose breeds at
six to seven, and the meat breeds at
seven or eight months.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
POULTRY
CACKLES
BUILDING HOUSE FOR FOWLS
Structure Should Be as Low as Pos
sibIe Without Danger OF Attend
ants Dumping Heads.

A poultry house should not be so
wide that the sun cannot reach the
back Of the house, say poultry special
lists of the United States Department
of Agriculture, or 1t will be damp.
Eighteen feet is Il convenient width
for large house If there are no al
leyways.
The house should he built as low as
possible without danger of the at
PENDANTS humping their heads against
the ceiling. A low house is more
easily warmed than high one.
For the greatest amount of floor
space for the least cost, a building
should be square for. other things be-
ing equal, the nearer square a house
is the less lumber 1t will take.
The size of the building required
will depend largely on the number OF
fowls TO be kept and on the size OF
the fockS. From - to 100 seems TO
be about as many as is safe and eco
nomical to keep together. With tlocks
Of this size, about four square feet OF
floor space should be allotted to each
bird, which will suffice in most cases
where careful attention IS given to
cleanliness and ventilation. Three to
three and onc-half square feet IS
enough for Leghorns in large tlocks.
If the fowls are kept in smaller tlocks
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
SWINE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH
Gaining Considerable Popularity az
Source Of Feeders for Corn.eelt
Section.

The Southern states, particularly Mis-
sissippi, have gained considerable popu'
larity as a source Of feeder hogs for
the corn.belt states, reports the United
States Department of Agriculture.
We]l-bred boars are now being used
extensively in the hog-producing CEN
tiers Of the South. and satisfactory
feeding shoats are now being produced
In large numbers. In some areas cheap
pork is made by the use of sweet
notato cannery wastes, these materials
having valuable fattening properties.
In large peanut-growing districts good
gains are put on at a comparatively
low cost.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
roo MUCH HAY IS INJURIOUS
"Haybelly" in Work Horse Is Induced
by Prolonged Overlooking on
Bulky Roughage.

"Haybe1ly" in a work horse indl-
Gates inefficiency for labor. 1t Is In
duced by prolonged over-feeding on
bulky roughage. The average farm
horse Is fed too much hay. Expert.
ments have shown that work horse
when fully fed oats requires daily
only a trifle over one pound Of good
hay for each 100 pounds of his body
weight. Feeding more is harmful and
vasteful. Feed most Of 1t at hight,
hut also allow pound or two at noon,
while the horse is cooling IF. Heaves
Is caused by over-feeding hay and i'm
mediately working horse after his
meals.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

Of handling logs at different times OF
the year, however, does influence their
durability.
Timber cut in late fall and winter
seasons more slowly and with less
checking than during the warmer
months, and when proper storage or
handling Is impracticable, winter cut
ting is best. Fungi and insects do not
attack wood out Of doors In cold
weather, and by the time warm wealth.
er arrives the wood IS partly sea.
soned and somewhat less susceptible to
attack. 1t Is for these reasons that
winter cutting is advantageous, and
not on account Of a smaller amount or
moisture or sap in the wood In winter,
as the popular belief has 1t. There IS
practically no difference In moisture
content Of green wood in winter and
summer.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
HELPS GROWING WHEAT CROP
Ohio Experiment Station Favors Win
ter Application Of Manure
Fertility Is Added.

Winter application of manure will
aid the growing wheat crop, according
to the Ohio experiment station,
Wooster. Spreading manure over the
wheat ground at the rate Of four to
six tons per acre affords winter pro-
lection and at the same time adds fer
tility that will later aid the wheat.
While no experiments have been
conducted in the topdressing Of wheat,
the residual effect Of manure on wheat
shows that the yield may be increased
from six to eight bushels per acre.
If manure Is not available, nitrate
of soda is sometimes applied in the
spring, but this should be used In con-
nection with or following the fall use
of acid phosphate to get the best re-
suits.
When acid phosphate or steamed
bonemeal has been used at seeding,
nitrate Of soda, which is coarse salt,
may be easily sown by hand. The
most favorable time Is In April, just
as the spring growth Of wheat is be-
ginning.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

protected. About the best that can be
said Of birds of this family is that on
the average they do about as much
good as harm"
Owls Perform Useful Service.
"Owls as a group have long been
prosecuted by man, but never has per-
secution been more unjust" says the
biological survey. More than 80 vari-
cites Of owls feed on a great variety
of rodents and have useful habits, the
booklet continues. In Washington, D.
c., the survey recently determined
what CTS barn owls had for dinner.
Here Is the menu, by variety and num-
Der Of dishes consumed: Meadow
mice, Lilo; house mice, 452; house
rats, 1874; other small mammals, 8 per
owl. And the service done man by the
barn owl, the booklet says, is typical
Of that performed by hawks and owls
in general. An occasional chicken Is
consumed, but this loss is far out
weighed by the destruction Of harmful
rodents.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
RAINEY A HERO.

syNOPS1S.-Loitering on the San
rroncisco water front, John Raj
nov newspaper reporter, is accost-
ID BY a giant blind man, who asks
po,nev to lead him aboard the
ealing schooner Karluk. The blind
non tells Rainey he is an old ship
nate OF Captain Simms. In the
.cob,n they find Captain Simms and
a man named Carlson. Simms rec
oenlzes the blind man. calling him
lin, Lund. Lund accuses simms OF
ABANDONING him, blind. on an ice
aos. and denounces him. Simms
dsr!es the charge. but Lund re-
fuses to be pacIfied. He declares
his intention Of accompanying the
Xarluk on It's expedition north,
where It is going in quest Of a gold
asld which Lund has discovered.
peggy, Slmms' daughter, Is aboard,
and defends her father. Carlson,
Who is a physician, drugs Rainey.
Auaking from his stupor, Rainey
Nnds himself at sea. Carlson in
,onns him he has been kidnapped.
He offers Rainey a share Of the
mid and Rainey Is forced to de-
clare himself satisfied. Lund gives
him a brief account Of a former
expedition of the Karluk, tells him
he dIstrusts Carlson, and suggests
a partnership" Rainey to act as
Innd's "eyes." Rainey Is made
second mate. Captain Simms Is III
and the navigation is entirely In
the hands of Carlson. At the lat
ter's suggestion a shooting match
J a staged between the seal hunt
ers, then Carlson tells them there
d no more ammunition to be found.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

exhaustion, interpreted as one Of real
anxiety:
SLOW is 1t with you, matey! Did
We git lunged up?'
Rainey managed to shake his head
and, with Lund's boughlike arm FOR
support, got to his feet, winde'l,
shaken, aching from his pounding and
the crash against the whale.
Sandy was lying face down, one
hunter kneeling across him, kneading
his ribs to bellows action, lifting his
upper body in time to the pressure,
while another worked his slack arms
up and down.
"That was splendid, Mr.. Rainey
Wonderful! It was brave of you!"
Peggy Simms stood before Rainey,
clinging to the mainstays, a different
girl to the one that he had known.
Her red lips were apart, showing the
clean shine Of her teeth, above her
glowing cheeks her gray eyes sparkled
with friendly admiration, one slender
wet hand was held out eagerly toward
him.
why" said Rainey, in that embar.
rassment that comes when one knows
he has done we'll. yet instlnctively
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
CHECK OFF NEEDED REPAIRS
Good Plan to Make Note Of Defects
When Machinery Is Being Put
Away for Winter.

When the farm machinery is being
put away for the winter the owner
can pro6tably check off the repairs
that will be necessary before each ma.
chine can 60 out again next season.
A five.cent pad Of paper nailed to the
door Of the implement shed Is sug-
gested by the agricultural engineers at
the Missouri College Of Agriculture as
a mighty handy means Of jottlng
down what is needed on each machine.
Then on a rainy day or in the slack
season the work can be done. System
on farms may not yield as big profits
as It does in factories, but 1t pays
nevertheless.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Don't Build Poultry House Too Wide
or Too High.

a little more floor space per bird will
be needed. Where the climate is 50
mild that it is unnecessary to keep the
fowls confined, except for few days
at a time, and especially If the fowls
are kept in small colony houses, less
space per bird will be sufficient. The
smaller breeds, being more active and
restless, require about as much room
as the larger breeds.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
A Man To His Mate
&. By J. ALLEN DUNN
COPYRIGHT BoBBs MERRILL co,

lost Immediately in the crash of spIin-
tering glass as the bottle, hit fairly
in the torn label broke in half.
How much left?" asked Lund
Half? fetch 1t up"
Again he fired and again the bullet
found the mark, leaving only the neck
Of the bottle still hanging. Lund
grinned.
"Thet's ALL" he said. Jest wanted
to show We what blind man cali do,
If he's put to It,"
There was little applause. Carlson
took his gun In silence and moved for
ward with the hunters and the on
lockers, disappearing below.
Given 'em something to talk
about" chuckled Lund. Garrison
wanted to show off his fancy shootin'
Wal, I've shown 'em l amt entirely
wrecked, If amt carryin' lights. An
l slipped mOre'n one over on Carlson
at that"
Rainey did not catch his entire
meaning and said nothing.
did you get wise to the play about
the shells?" asked Lund. "a smart
trick, though Deming almost tumbled
Carlson got those dumb fools Of hunt
ers to fire away every shell they hap
pened to have forard. If the maya
zines empty, I'll bet Carlson knows
where they's plenty more shells, II we
ever needed 'em bad. But now those
rifles an shotguns amt no more use
than SO many clubs-not to the hunt
ers. An he's found oft they amt got
emmy pistols. He's got one, an shows
'em how straight he shoots, jest in case
there should be emmy trouble between
EN-. Plays both ends to the middle,
does Carlson. Slick! But he amt
won the pot. They's a joker in this
game. Mebbe he holds 1t, mebbe not
He nodded mysteriously, well
pleased with himself.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
BUYING OF BULLETS IN FALL
Practice 10 Preferable to HatchinQ
Chicks In Spring on Account Of o
Small Space.

The buying Of pullets In the fall ID
preferable in most cases to buying
day.old chicks or to Matching chicks In
the spring, says the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. Usually lit
tie space is available for raising chicks,
and. moreover, few city jewellers have
had experience enough to warrant the
undertaking. Matching and raising
chicks requires broody hens, or the
buying Of incubators and brooders, and
such an investment is too large for
the average small flock.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
CHAPTER ".
The BoWhead,

Captain Simms appeared again In
the cabin and on deck, but he was not
the same man. His illness seemed to
have robbed him permanently Of what
was left him Of the spring Of man
hood. It was as If his Juices had been
sucked from his veins and arteries
and tissues, leaving him fabby, IT.
resolute, compared to his former self
Even as Lund Swallowed Rainey, SC
Simms Swallowed Carlson.
Sometimes the girl would come uE
on deck in her own waterproofs and
stand against the rail. And presently
Carlson would come from below o.
forward and stand to talk with hel
until she was tired of.the deck.
They did not seem much like lovers
Rainey fancied. They lacked the little
intimacies that he, though he made
himself somewhat Of an autOmatOn al
the wheel, could not have failed tc
see. If the girl slipped, Carlsen's
hand would catch and steady her by
the arm; never 90 about her waist
And there was no especial look OF
welcome in her face when the doctor
came to her.
Carlson seldom took over the wheel
Rainey did more than his share from
sheer love Of feeling the control. But
one day, at q word from the girl, Carl
sen and she came up to Rainey as nc
handled the sp0kes.
"Pll take the wheel a while
Rainey," said the doctor.
Rainey gave 1t up and went amid
ships. Out Of the tail Of his eye re
could see that the girl was pleading
to handle the ship, and that Carlser
was going to let her do SO.
Rainey shrugged his shoulders. II
was Carlsen's risk. 1t was no child's
play in that weather to steer prop
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Sandy forecasts a long pro-
gram of trouble.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
osMIRIDIvM ONE OF HARDEST
Metal 10 Employed in Tipping OF Foun.
tain Pens and for Delicate
Machinery Bearings.

An interesting history attaches to q
small packet about two and halt
inches square which recently arrived in
London. 1t weighed two and q half
pounds and was eagerly bought BY an
American firm for about $4,000. The
packet contained osmindium (osmium
and its alloy, Iridium, used for the
tipping Of fountain pen points and for
delicate bearings Of fine machinery.
The discovery Of osmiridium, which
Is a member Of the platinum group OF
metals, constitutes an interesting 70
nance, the Detroit News states. 10.
ward the end Of the last year a small
group of prospectors were washing Tor
gold in one Of the river beds In Papua'
British New Guinea: In their eager
ness to find the precious, metal they
threw away from their pans BLUSH
gray, flaxy substance as worthless
This was osmiridlum, and 1t Is eight
times more valuable than gold ana
worth at the present time about WV
an ounce.
When the men got back to the SET
tlemeul they mentioned the occurrence
to a mining engineer. who Immediately
asked them what they did with the
substance. They replied that they
left It on the river bank, and the en-
gineer exclaimed, 1T must be osmirid'
ium."
The next morning the whole party
started for the spot, only to find on
their arrived that the tropical rains
and the swollen river had washed
away most of the precious stun. What
remained was carefully raked together
refined and dispatched to London
where it arrived safely a short wnlie
aeo, having been heavily insured 1os
the voyage.
Osmiridium is one Of the hardes'
metals known and prospectors are
eagerly searching for It in Papua.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
BUILDING IN SASKATCHEWAN
Ahout 200 Miles Of Road in Course Of
Construction to Cost at Least
100000.

Road work totaling about 200 miles
md costing at least 100000, Is now
in course Of construction, or about
TO be commenced, in Saskatchewan
AZ part of the federal aid scheme.
Some Of the work is being done un'
der contracts awarded by the Saskat'
chewan department Of highways,
while other sections are being con-
structed by departmental day labor
gangs.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Time TO DOCTOR FOWL

The time to doctor a fowl Is
before II gets sick, and the way
to do this Is to keep 1t free from
lice, feed judiclously, keep the
quarters clean and well venti-
lated, supply good, clean water
and plenty Of sharp grit or gray.
ell: avoid drafts and use only
the most vigorous and healthy
birds in the breeding pens.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

seeks TO disclaim honors, ANY one
would have done that. happened to
be the only one to see It,"
"1'm not so sure Of that replied the
girl, and Rainey thought her lip
curled contemptuously as she glanced
toward Carlson at the wheel. Yet Carl
sen, he fancied, had full excuse for
not having made the attempt, busted
as he had been adding needed strength
to the wheel.
"Oh, 1t was not what he did, OF
failed to do" said the girl, and this
time there was no mistaking the fact
that she emphasized her voice with
contempt and made sure that 1t would
carry to Carlson. HE said 1t wasn't
worth while" .
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

erly, It took not only strength out
watchfulness and experience to hola
the course In the weller Of cross'seas'
Lund and Rainey stood together oy
tho weather-rail. 1t was still Ralneys
deck watch, and at any moment Carl
sen might relinquish the wheel back
70 him as soon as the girl got tired.
suddenly shouts sounded from fer
ward. a medley Of them, lndistlnct
against the quartering wind. Sandy,
the roustabout, came dashing aft
along the sloping deck, catching
c1nmsily at rail and rope to steady
himself, flushed with excitement, al,
most hysterical with his news.
"A bowhead, sir" he cried when ne
saw Rainey. "And killers after him
Blown dead ahead!'
Beyond the bows Rainey could re
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
| BIRDS ARE HELP
TO AGRICULTURE
Pesky English Sparrow Is Usually
Nuisance and Often In.
furious to Crops.
CROWS AND BLACKB|RDS BAD
Owls Have Long Been Prosecuted, but
Never Has Persecution Been More
Unjust-Feed on Rats, Mice
and Other Mammals.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
The sparrow is q beneficial bird,
says the biological survey, United
States Department of Agriculture,
and should not be regarded as pest.
The single exception to the depart
ment's Endorsement is the pesky Eng
lish sparrow Of that species, usually
q nuisance and often injurious,' and,
says the department in a booklet,
Farm Help From the Birds, ut must
be remembered that the introduced
English sparrow is but one member
of the large family of sparrOWS and
its habits are by no means character
istic of the native species"
Few Birds CIassed as Injurious.
They are essentially seed eaters, the
sparrOws, but they consume also a
fair proportion Of insects, the depart
ment finds, and in general must be re-
garded as beneficial. Separating the
sheep from the goats in the feathered
kingdom of common knowledge to the
farmer, the department places among
the bad birds the jays, crows ravens
and blackbirds, a corporal's guard with
the army Of good birds, Of aid to the
farmer, placed in the other classified
ton. Even the bad denizens Of the air
have some good in them, says the de-
partment, and the damage they do the
farmer is largely because of overpop-
ulatiOn in the feathered ranks. OF
that class, the department says:
1T would seem a good policy to &C
cord them the same treatment long
given the common crow. The crow is
not specially prosecuted; neither is It
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
plow Under Straw.

Don't burn straw or trash. Plow II
under II it's full Of weed seed OF
insects pests, pile 1t up in a square
sided, fat-topped compost stack and
when It is properly fermented,.sp
Il on the garden or truck patch.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
DURABILITY OF WOOD
CUT IN COLD MONTHS
Method Of Handling Logs Has
Greatest Influence.
Fungi and Insects Are Conspicuous BY
Their Absence in Winter Season.
There Is No Difference In
Moisture Content.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
Many Of the theories advanced re-
garding the durability of wood at
tribute too much importance to the
time of cutting, say specialists of the
forest products laboratory, forest Serv.
ice, United States Department of Ag'
riculture. AS a matter fact, the time
of cutting has very little effect upon
the durability or other properties if
the timber Is properly cut. The method
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Cleanliness Is important.

Cleanliness is an important factor
In winter egg production, and nine
cases out Of ten where the quarters
are filthy the fowls are lousy, and lousy
hens do not produce eggs. All their
energy Is constantly being Slapped by
the lice.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Salt Essential for Sheep.

Salt tends to keep the sheep in good
state Of health and they are better
ahle TO ward off attacks Of disease or
internal parasites. Furthermore, sheep
fed plenty Of salt shear a better quail.
,tv and heavier fleece than do those
receiving no salt.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
lnsects 40 Human Food.

Several kinds Of insects were eaten
BY the ancient Hebrews, Greeks ana
Romans. Fabre, the French entomol'
ogist, once tried a dish Of cooked
cicadaA but found them unpalatabaG
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Store Broodino Coops.

The brooders and roostlng coops
that YOU used during the past sum-
mer should be thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected and stored away indoors
for use again NEXT season.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15
Buying That Sire.

When you buy a purebred sire buy
one TO meet your requirements. Any
animal that does not do SO Is dear at
any nrlce.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-15

Get More Winter Eggs.
Many people would doubtless get
more winter eggs II they fed their hens
earlier on winter afternoons
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-10-13
WIFE CEASES TO LOVE HIM.
And Anderson Man Puts Bullet
# through His Brain.

Anderson Oct. 19.-Because his
wife, from whom he had been sepa-
rated; told him that she had ceased
to care for him, James Shockley, %
years of age, whipped his pistol from
his pocket and fred a bullet through
his brain, instantly ending his life.
The tragedy took place near Pendle-
ton Sunday morning. Shockley, who
was the son of the Oconee county SUI
pervisor, had been employed tor
some weeks in Charleston. Sunday
he went to visit his wife at her par
ents' home. He asked her to return
with him to Charleston Sunday night
and when she refused he asked her
il she had ceased to love him. When
she replied that she had, with out a
moments hesitation the young man
committed the rash act.