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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
EGG.EATING HEN IS
DIFFICULT TO CURE
Cut Her Head Off as Habit Is
Practically |ncurab|e.
Providing WeII.BaIanced Ration Is In.
surance Against Development
of Practce-Causes for
Feather Pulling.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
An egg-eating hen Is a bolshevik
that Is liable to corrupt the rest Of
the flock with her uneconOmic notions
regarding rations. She should be re-
moved to a place where her example
will have no effect on her sisters or
she should have her head cut off, for
the habit is practically incurable. Poul-
trymen of the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture say it can be pre-
vented by taking proper precautions.
Eating eggs begins usually when an
egg has broken in the nest, or when
1t has been cracked by freezing and
then thawed out. Keeping the nests
well supplied with straw or other nest
ing material will reduce the danger
Of breakage, and darkening them will
reduce the changes of broken eggs
being found by hens. 1t is a good
Idea to gather the eggs twice day
In cold weather so that none will be
frozen.
Hens that are not properly fed will
nave a ravenous appetite for eggs,
both the shells and the contents, so
that providing a well-balanced ration
is some insurance against the develop
ment Of the habit. In winter there
Is particular danger that some lack
in the feed will develop an abnormal
appetite, so plenty Of animal matter,
such as meat scraps, and lime in the
form of oyster shells or bone, should
)e taken to provide it.
Another bad habit enjoyed by these
1ietetic bolshevists is feather plucking
rom themselves or from other mem.
'ers Of the flock. Improper feeding,
insect pests, and too close confinement
ire the usual causes for starting this
habit. But It Is not so hard to cure
IS egg eating. A plentiful supply of
lnlmal and green feed and good range
n plenty of exercise by feeding in a
|eep litter, and freedom from insect
tests will usually bring the fowls back
0 a normal appetite.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
DO NOT 0vERFEED CHICKENS
Great Secret Is Never to Allow Law.
ing Hens to Got overfat-Fat
Fowl Is Lazy. -

DO not 90 on the supposition that
the more feed you give your hens and
pullets, the more eggs they Will bro.
duce. This is a waste Of words TO tho
average poultry keeper, but there are
thousands Of beginners who are over.
feeding their fowls and wondering
why they are not gathering a plenti.
ful supply Of eggs.
Inc great secret of feeding Is never
TO allow your laying hens to get over.
lat. 1t Is much better to have the
birds 60 away from the trough some
what hungry than to have a portion
left over from the meal. The surpst
way to tell If hen is too fat il 70
lift her, examine the rear Of her bodv
ana you can easily detect If there ia
an excess Of fat by the color Of the
SKIN. A fat hen Is lazy, cares nothing
J Tor work, cannot easily fly and soon
becomes tired when chased.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
CH|MNEY-C0RNER
SCHOOL BIC AID
Latest Information on All Sub.
jects Is Available for I'm.
proving Farm Work.
MANY BULLETINS PUBLISHED
Important That Farmer Should Read
up on Textbooks for Purpose of
Making Better Crops and Raise
Better Stock.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture)
Old pioneer stories tell Of boys who,
after working all summer in the clear
ing, attended school In the winter.
Conditions have changed but little to-
day so far as spare time for study in
the summer is concerned, but winter
still offers its opportunities, and no
matter how old or young the farmer
is he can generally find time at this
season for d few extra ticks at "read-
ing up on some phase of farming
that will come in handy next year.
A School Around Fireplace.
His schoolhouse may we'll be in his
own chimney corner. He has a wide
range of subjects to pick from and is
bound to find something on practical
ly every question of farming with
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
HERDS HEADED BY PuREBREDs
Cow Testing Associations IN w..t
Reach Mark Of 100 Per cent-pi..
grace to Use Scrub

One-two-three! One cow.tost,no
association In Washington, two in Colo.
rado, and three in Idaho have reached
the mark Of 100 per cent Of their
herds headed by purebred bulls,
rms was the count in the spring Of
1921 In the territory Of the western ~.
nee Of the dairy division Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. In
the fall Of this year one-third Of tho 10.
soclatlons in the western states were
loo per cent In their use Of purebred
pulls. In some localities it Is com.
ing to be considered disgrace for
anyone to use a scrub bull.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
PAY|NG0F TAXES
HELDUPB SUIT.
oUACHITA ASSESSMENT ROW
is STILL UNDECIDED
BY THE COURTS
CASE HAS NOT BEEN HEARD
City Taxpayers Have Been Delayed
In Payment OF Taxes Which Has
Caused InnumerabIe
Difficulties

Monroe.-Ouachita parish and Mon
roe taxpayers are in a chaotic state
because OF the INDUCTION suit filed on
behalf Of the Ouachita Taxpayers
Protective League to prevent the as
SCISSOR Of Ouachita and the Louisiana
Tax Commission from maintaining the
assessed valuation Of the city and par.
ish at the level Of the assessment of
1919. A decision in this suit by
Judge Fred NJ Odom in the Sixth Ju.
dicial District Court is awaited before
taxes can be paid here.
The suit was brought by Guy P.
Stubs as representative Of tax.
payers who claim the 1921 assessment
Is too high. The case has not been
heard. City tax payers have been de.
layed in the payment OF taxes, which
has caused innumerable difficulties,
and the work of Joe Hanna, asses
sor, has been held in check. The tax
roll has not been filed, although the
penalty on state taxes will accrue as
of January /.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12

to keep them from sticking together.
Pour hot water over the noodles lust
before they are fed, to make them
slippery and keep them warm.
The noodles are put into the mouth
one at time, and worked down with
the hand on the outside Of the neck,
II any feed can be felt, no noodles
are given at the next feeding time;
otherwise the bird will go off its feed.
Keep plenty Of water before the
geese Young ganders are used for
this special fattening and any older
GAMERS or geese to be marketed.
'NoodIed' geese average rs to 26
pounds, and individual weights of near.
y ~ pounds have been obtained.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
MILKING THREE TIMES DAILY
Additional Amount Of Milk and Butter
fat May Hardly Pay the
Extra Expense,

Cows MIXED and fed three times
daily will produce more milk and tho
average test will be higher than though
they were MIXED only twice. The rule
Is that milking three times daily is ad.
visable where records are being made
or where COWS are milking so largely
1t Is burdensome for them to carry
their milk-making nutriments for ne
Rods Of twelve hours each Under
practical conditions the question Of
time Is the determining factor. It costs
more to milk three times daily than
only twi' and If extra help must be
hlred the additional amount Of milk
may hardly pay the extra expense.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
TO MAKE PvLLETs LAY EGGS
Dry Mash Composed Of Bran Corn
meal, Oats, Shorts and Meat serap
Is Favored.

rullets VIII satisfy their hunger
through indiscriminate feeding. If left
TO themselves they do not select the
1000 that produces eggs to the best
advantage. Dry mash makes eggs.
Here Is a feed that has been tested nv
experts and found satisfactory:
MIX % pounds bran, Is pounds corn.
meal, 70 pounds ground oats, Is pounds
snorts, 70 pounds meat scraps or a
COCA grade Of tankage, " pounds fine
table salt. If the birds have all tho
sour milk they can consume, only 12h
pounds Of meat scrap or tankage
should be used,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
WHAT PERSHINC THINKS

Ahe appropriations Of the five great
powers for military and naval pur.
poses in the year 1920 alone reached
a total Of s16,442,251, 1O1, "a sum only
about $2,OOo,oo0,OOo more than the
total for the whole fourteen years be-
fore the war. -,
1t all comes down to this 50 far as
you are concerned: -.
Every morning when you 20 n
work, or when you stay at home sick
on q working day, or even If YOU
are out OF a Job, It has been arranged
Tor you to pay your fair share out
OF what you earn or should earn Of
over 100000 a day for the support
OF the army and navy. That is the
estimate for the fiscal year 1922
over 100000 day. have General
pershing's word for it. You will have
TO pay 1t. Five million dollars every
working day is pile of money ia
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
FLY,WHEEL AIDS GRINDs7oNE
Jerky Movement That ls Destructive
to Good Work on Ak or ChiseI
Is Eliminated.

To sharpen tools many people have
to turn the grindstone without as
sistance, using the foot on a treadle
and the hands on the article to be
sharpened. This gives a jerky move
ment to the stone that Is destructive
to good work in putting an edge upon
an ak or chisel. One needs a fy-wheel,
and this can cheaply be found in a
second stone Of cement, and mounted
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Fly'WheeI Steadies Grindstone.

on a frame beside the grindstone, as
shown. Make circle Of stiff paste.
board upon a smooth surface and fill
In with cement, with few old wires
to bind the whole together. Extend
the iron shaft of the grindstone to
enter the cement, with a square sec.
ton made on the shaft, but leaving
the shaft round on either side foy
bearings.-Farm Journal.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12

ment was probably the now extinct
Syrian aurochs; that the 'tares" men.
toned In the New Testament vert
earned grasses, whose seeds are pol
sonous, and that the rose" Of tho
BLDG was probably the narcissus
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12

which he is concerned. During the
year there have been printed q consid.
cradle number Of good textbooks on
farming. The United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture, as we'll as the
various state agricultural colleges.
has embodied in bulletins the results
OF long and patient labor on various
things pertaining to farming, and have
put into type facts that will mean dol
lars to the farmer who learns them
and puts them into practice.
Of course, this chimney.corner
school of agriculture allows its stu.
dents much leeway. The curriculum
Is largely elective. The farmer NAV
study one subject and leave another
alone, as his interests and his bust
hess may dictate.
The Department Of Agriculture has
been publishing bulletins for great
many years. Hundreds of Farmers
Bulletins have been issued and every
one Of them discusses something that
means money or better living to a
large class Of farmers. Many of the
subjects have been supplemented and
localized by state agencies-the agri.
cultural college or the state depart.
ment of agriculture.
There is no reason Why any farmer
may not have all the scientific infor.
nation that exists on all phases Of
agriculture that mean anything in his
particular operations. All he has to
do is to read and study by his own
fireside. If he needs tutoring, there is
the county agent, whom he can consult
when he goes to town on Saturday-or |
he might possibly have the agent out
to supper and session by the fireside
some night.
The Department Of Agriculture has
printed lists Of its various publica.
tons. Any farmer or any city dwell.
er or suburbanite who is interested in
chickens or garden or any of the
things that pertain to farming-can
nave copy merely by writing for it.
Then he can mail this checked list
% the Department of Agriculture. and
he bulletins checked will be sent 10
Tim without charge. There are a few
the supply Of which has be.
'ome exhausted and copies are no
onger given away, but they may be
fought for a few cents each from the
Of documents at Wash.
ngton. The procedure is explained on
he list that is furnished by the de. !
,artment. {
Il Pays to Go to School,
Every farmer owes 1t to himself
nd his family to find a little time to
o to school every winter-to read & |
D or 20 bulletins that will help him to
lake better crops, better live stock, to {
AIRY on his operations with less ex.
austing strain on himself.
1t should be mentioned, too, that this
hlmney-corner college Of agriculture
coeducationa. A large number If /.
he bulletins are devoted to household : :
objects. They contain information ),
lat will enable the farmers wife bet. !.
+ to carry her half Of the .load--to :,
ed the family better with less work :.
realize more for the portion Of the q q
lrm output that comes under her d.. = =
'ction, to have the minimum Of incon. .
'nience in the house and to get the =
aximum Of comfort out ofit-a thou. = =
nd things that will help along In =
aking farm life pleasanter and more y.
10
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Novel Bible Exhibition

AT the South Kensington Natural
history museum, in London, there Is
special exhibit Of the plants, birds
and animals mentioned in the Bible.
says an exchange. From the descrip.
1--WE handbook pertaining to this ex.
mott It appears that the common owl
q not mentioned in the Old Testament
having probably been introduced into
Palestine after tho Roman conquest !.
mat the unicorn Of the Old Tesla.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Saves Time and Labor.

The manure spreader saves time and
labor and every farmer who has much
manure to haul needs one. But It Il
not a great task to load manure with
a manure fork and unload and scat.
ter 1t as It is unloaded.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Anything to Get Her.

suburbanite Gin employment office.
seeking a cOok)--lf you come out and
COOK for us you may use my garage
ana ! will do all the repair work q.
the tires Of your Car and even bal
your gasoline.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Bruises May Spoil Meat.

Rough handling Of the hog before
Killing may cause bruises in the meat
which will lead to spelling. Careful
handling Of animals at butcherine
time is both humane and profitable.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Scientific Query.

"hen we read about monkey stars
getting salaries Of $1,000 week To-
,he movies we wonder whether evolu'
tlon Is what 1t has been cracked up
to be,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Prevent Losses In Enn.

The losses caused both to the pro.
Queer and to the consumer Of eggs can
|! oe eliminated to : large extent by the
improvements In the methods q
handling md buyine
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
And He Had Fallen!

And II He Had Fallen!
Reaching the record height Of ST.
wv 1eet In an airplane, a F'renchman
SAD ne seemed to be flying through
a rose-colored atmosphere when at
that altitude. I
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Improve Thin Sail.

Those who have thin soils should be.
gin this winter to turn under vegetable
matter, Or apply vegetable matter to
increase the humus content Of sueh
1ollS.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
PREVENT FROZEN COMBS

~
Combs usually become frozen
at night when the fowls are on
the roosts. It happens more
frequently when there is a draft
from q crack or a broken win.
dow light than when the birds
are exposed to a large flow Of
ar. The prevention is to keep
lne houses tight and dry at
night and provide windbreaks
OF some kind during the day in
very severe weather.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
crowdino 10 harn,,,

Inc egg harvest is one that brings
good returns If we get the eggs. Those
VINO crowd the egg producers into mar.
row quarters will not get a bountlfn,
egg harvest.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Meat Scrap Help. En-.

=, "eat Scrap Helps Eggs.
Meat scrap fed hens at the Ken.
lucky experiment station increased
the egg yield five times.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12
Where Your Taxes Ga.
How Uncle Sam Spends Your Mon..
in Conducting Your Business 4
Bv EDWARD G.LOWRY

washington CloseUps Banks and Financial Systems
Articles Leading Periodicals W;, Thh
Authority the National Governments Business Methods Seeni
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-12

Lake Charles.-Mrs. F. D. Mead was
injured severely when she was thrown
from her car in a collision with a car
driven by Mrs. J. H. HoHoman. NJ
Martin carried the woman to her ros,.
dence and announced that she will 70.
cover.
Rayville.-The home Of Chafre spen.
GER well known farmer living sir
miles west Of this place, was DESTROY.
ed by fire. The loss was partially
covered by insurance.
Rayville.-The hardwood mill a. r
Mipsle and Brother Company has
resumed operations here after having
been closed for several months. II
many men.
'"' 'AAo' lhe CaSS Amusement ca
las acquired the management Of N.
'uie Grand Theater here.
Shreveport.-Cupid was not as busy
q Caddo parish during 1921 as dur.
ns the preceding year, as shown Nv
ae records in the marriage license
lerk's Office. During 1921 there were |
got got licenses issued, compared with
2S6 in 1920.
Crowley The Trade Extension Ri.
'au Of the Chamber Of Commerce
g tuesday night to plan for thu
- activities Of the organization. 4
altogether supper was served II the
lOerty Cafe before the bushes. saa.
On.
<5t43}ls
The New York herald., 1922-11-30

BARPYN-Diamond. consisting OF . large dis-
monds only, between Nov e5 and 81. LIB
eral reward: no questions asked. Circle
The New York herald., 1922-11-30
Miss CasweH Ends
Engagement With
E. d. Morgan's Son
Romance, Announced in Sep
tember, Was of Wide In
terest to Society.

3pscsd! Dispatch TO THE NEW YoRK HExILp.
BOSTON, Nov. 29.-Society here was
surprised to learn to-day that the en-
gagement OF Miss Elizabeth Robbins
Casweli. daughter OF Mrs. John Caswell
OF this city and ,Prides Crossing, to Mr..
Jasper Morgan, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Edwin ID. Morgan Of Westbury. L. l..
and for many years summer residents OF
Newport, had been broken. Mrs. Cas-
we'll declined to discuss the reasons for
severing the romance aside from saying
that the engagement had been broken
by mutual agreement
Mrs. Caswell and her daughter will
sail for Europe on Sunday from this
port by the Arabic with the intention Of
'a~sing two mo-ths in italy.
The engagement, made known by Mrs.
Caswell last September at tea In the
Essex Country Club. Manchester. was
of Wide inter est to society. At the time
It was said no plans had been made for
the wedding as Mr.. Morgan, who had
Just recovered from a long and serious
illness, would resume his engineering
studies at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute In Troy, N. Y. He is a great
grandson Of New York's war Governor.
Miss Casweli was introduced to So
ciety at ball given at Huntington. L.
J.. June 25. 1918. by her aunt. Mrs. AL
bert G. Milbank. and she has been a
prominent participant in social events at
Bar Harbor and the North Shore Dur
ing the war she served with the Red
Cross and was 'farmerette" at the
Pickmar es.a q. r. eve She
is member OF the North Shore Garden
Club, and the products of her handiworls
were sent TO the Beverly Hospital.
The New York herald., 1922-11-30

nolds. Elizabeth Reed, Sally Rupert.
and Cynthia Robinson. Among the
young men at the dance were Messrs.
Arthur Bingham. Bayard Schieffelin.
John Barrett, Sidney and Warren
Brewster. John Snowden. Hunt Dickin.
son. Reginald Rose, II. Edward Man
vile, Jr., John Ewing, Franklin Field,
Ronald Freedlander, Godfrey Mcdonald.
Purdy and Thomas Hall, Donald Nc
Vickar, Prentice Howe. Charles Hurd,
Kenneth Ives, Sherman Jenny, Leslie
Kountze, Herbert King, Robert McKini,
Lawrence Mott and Clifford Miller
Mrs. II. Edward Manville gavo a
luncheon yesterday at 1875 East Seventy
second street for Miss Louise Yandell
Barber and Miss Marie Brooke. Other
guests were Misses Betty Condor.
Renee Baruch, Julia Chanler, Betty
Hammill. Peggy Keogh. Barbara Kellogg.
Cornelia Livingston, Adele Kelley and
Nancy Potter. After luncheon Mrs. Man
Vile took her guests to the Little
Theater to see spite Corner"
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Albert
sterner gave a reception at Parge House,
130h East Sixty-fifth street. to intro
duce her daughter. Miss Olivia Sterner.
whose father Is one Of the best known
portrait painters Of this city. Parge
House. which is the new home of Mr..
Frederick Sterner, is a Tudor house and
one of the recent additions to that sec-
ton. which now has some Of the most
artistic houses in New York. Theirs
was dancing. Receiving with Mrs
Sterner and her daughter were Miss
Sterner. aunt Of the debutante. Misses
Mary Moore. Margaret Sloane Manson
Sally Peters. Virginia Quackenbush ane
Elizabeth Strong.
The New York herald., 1922-11-30
SEVENTH REGIMENT MEN
FROLIC AT 'SHEIK'S BALL
Soldiers and Guests Are East
ern Royalties for Night.

Members Of Company NJ, Seventh Reg
iment. opened the social season In the
regiment last night with colorful as
sembly called q "Sheik's Ball" The
Machine Gun Company had given It's
spare time for the better part OF a
month working out the details.
This bit OF regimental Orientalism
was staged In the veterans room, done
over to suggest what the machine gun
ners called "a snug Sheik's den." Dec
orations on the walls Of the corridors
were placed there TO suggest "the walls
and gate Of an ancient Arabian city
ard three Nubian slaves" served re-
freehments in Arabian tents. The music
by the orchestra of the regimental band.
under Lieut.. Francis Sutherland. was as
Oriental as II could be made to meet
the requirements Of modern dances
Not an evening suit, nor uniform
was se, In the assembly. Every one
was either a Sheik or an Arabian prin-
cess, and some among the disguised were
Col. Wade Hampton Hayes, command
ing the regiment; Mrs. Hayes, Col
Howard Grail, Col. and Mrs. Stewart.
Major and Mrs. e. Mex Fremont. Major
and Mrs. Ralph Buell., Capt. and Mrs.
Sam Mead and Major c. II. Floyd.
The New York herald., 1922-11-30
City Symphony
Starts Another
Concert Series
Elena Gerhart soloist With
Orchestra at Town
Hall.

The City Symphony Orchestra, Dirk
Foch conductor. has such a large
number Of concerts on it's schedule
for the winter that dates enough could
not be obtained in any one hall. Con-
sequently the organization has one
series in Carnegie Hall, one In Town
Hall and one begun in the Manhattan
Opera House. but to be continued in
the Century Theater. The first of the
Town Hall series took place yesterday
afternoon.
Military March" and fragments from
his "Rosamunde" ballet music. Nah
Jer's cycle Of songs called "Kinderto-
tenlieder" and the c minor symphony
Of Brahms. The singer OF the songs
was Miss Elena Gerhardt. The Pc
culiar appropriateness Of these melan-
choly reflections Of the poet Ruckert
caused by the deaths of his two chill
dren could only be explained that on
the eve of Thanksgiving the audic:ice
was invited to the words % an ancient
philosopher to "call no man happy till
he IL dead"
Mime. Gerhardt sang the songs with
her usual intelligence. The other mu-
sic on the program suggested nd spe-
cial comment. The symphony had
been performed by the orchestra at its
Monday night concert in Carnegie
Hall.