davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
KEEN INTEREST IN POULTRY
Requests for Information From De.
partmsnt Of Agriculture Average
50 to rs Letters paiIy.

Many requests for information on
poultry raising-averaged between 50
and Is letters day since early in the
year-is reported by the bureau Of
animal industry. United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. In addition
the supply Of poultry literature distrib.
uted by the division Of publications
has surpassed the records of all pre-
vlous years.
The departments literature on poul.
try raising IL unusually complete, rang.
ing from discussions Of the principal
breeds Of poultry to Management, hous.
Ing. incubation. brOoding, and culling
The departments poultry publications.
include more than 80 bulletins for gen.
ersi distribution and many others Of
technical character ON special phases
Of poultry work.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
R P()(j[.,lRl'
|WVQxa|
STANDARD. BRED FOWLS BEST
Ras pwduesisn 10 Greatly Increased
BY Using Improved coeksrss
sa Monersi hsn&s

Standardized hens lay more eggs
than mongrels. The ability to lay q
good many eggs is an Inherited qua''
lty. Many standardized poultry
breeders have long realized the ih'
portance Of high egg production ana
have selected their stock for Improve.
ment, One thousand standardized
pullets at the Connecticut egg'laylng
contest produced, on an average, lo2
eggs each, while ut New Jersey the
record was 161 eggs for each pullet.
Flocks Of mongrels usually produce
from about Is to 90 eggs per hen.
The Kansas State Agricultural col
lese completed an Interesting breed
Ing experiment recently. Common
monsrel hens were bred to standard
bred males from good laying STOCK.
The Increase In the production OF
the offspring as compared to that OF
the mothers was phenomenal. The
mongrel hens In one pen produced
1Oa eggs each in a yenr. Their daugh-
tiers, from a standardized Barred
Rock male produced 1874 eggs. Tht
second generation produced 1855 eggs
and the third. 207. With single comf
White Leghorn cockerels and mongrel
hens, the results were even more spec
tacular. The egg production was In
creased from "A to 1893 eggs for each
hen in just three years.
A flock Of uniform size. type. and
color always looks better thnn flock
Of mongrels. Owners take more pride
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
DAIRY
HINTS
CONTESTS IMPROVE QUALITY
Demonstrations In oeush oafsilna
Have Done Much - Prsmets
Dairy Industry.

<'"e.''a y e. e Agessss!:s gss.s:As ss,'' o''''a'''
County and state butter contests. Q
feature OF South Carolina extension
work for women last year. accom-
plIshed much In the way OF Improving
the dairy industry there. South Caro-
lima Is not a dairy state. 1t uses an
uunily about $14.O0O!OO0 worth OF
dairy products shipped in from other
states. Some Of this Importation II
due to the fact that while there is
large amount Of form butter produced
within the stute. no steady demand for
1t has been developed. For the pur.
pose Of creating an Interest In this
carm.,nade butter. and to teach the
women to nuke a better product, con.
tests which were open to home-demon.
stration club members were started
1urIng 1921 In IL counties.
Butter demonstrations were given
In oil the women's clubs, and sll In
terested persons were invited to . dem
onstration by the state specialist at
the county seat. Three hundred and
sixty women and girls enrolled for the
contests, and Of these 100 sent butter
for EVERY judging. Without exception
there was a great Improvement in the
packages brought to market and the
quality Of the butter sold, as the
women learned to what extent the but.
ter u affected by the temperature
Used for ripening and churninR. the
cer ~ ond cleanlineRa in han(1llnQ and
the feeds for the cow.
Contest butter sold very readily at
the various club markets, and those
who did not enter the contest were
obliged to make Improvement In the
quality Of what they offered for sale
or lose the market for their butter. Ex.
tension workers report to the Unitsd
States Department Of Agriculture that
the butter produced In all parts Of the
state has been perceptibly improved Us
n result Of these contests.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
LIMBERNEcK IS lNcuRABLE
No Cure Known for Paralysis Of
Muscles In Nseks Of Fowls
oeeayed Flesh One Cause,

Limberneck, which IL symptom,
rather than disease, is a PARALYSIS
OF the muscles In the necks Of the
BIRDS which often results from eating
decayed nesh. 1t is form Of poison.
Ing that also may be caused by eat.
ing arsenate Of lead and other polsons
round on the farm. No cure is known
for the trouble, the chief control of
u oeing prevention. Special care
should be taken to see that all dead
chicks and animals are buried or
burned to prevent the spread Of the
trouble.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

]. A. McCrumb returned home
from Leaven worth. Kansas. the
latter part of last week whittier
he was called on account Of the
illness of his aged father. AT
the time of Macs departure for
home he states that his father
was getting much better and
soon would be able to be around
again.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
PREPARE FOWLS FOR MARKET
sirss shsu'd Be Psnnsd In Small En-.
closure and Not Permitted to
Have Free Range,

Fowls intended for market should
be penned IN small enclosures and M,
allowed to have free range, as they
Will run on practically as much fesl
as the ration supplies them. 1t is alsu
unwise to feed fowls being fattened
Tor market green food at any time.
Commercial feeders generally place
tnem IN crates and keep them there
azeuxhsst the fattsuips pspesss
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
DESTROYING LARVAE OF FLY
Caution Must Be Used In Applying
Chemicals to Manure Piles to
Conserve Value.

There are many ways Of combat.
ing the fly nuisance. On farms, the
manure piles are probably the chief
sources Of fly Infection. The use Of
chemicals in destroying the larvae Of
the fly In manure piles Is one of the
important ways Of keeping this insect
under subjection. However. one must
be cautious inasmuch as q too liberal
use Of some of the chemicals will de-
stroy the fertilizing value Of the ma.
nure,
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
FACTORS IN DAIRY FARMING
Utensils Be Clean to Add to
Creamery Check.

Good clean barns. clean milking
practices, and clean dairy utensils are
three essential factors in dairy farm.
ing, whether for the man who Is max.
ing 1t his sole business, or the farmer
who uses five to ten cows to add the
creamery check to his income for the
month, along with other farming work.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
A Special Fiytrap. the Invention Of q
Kansas Farmer, erushss Files From
Cows and imprlsons Them In Trap
at the Top es the contrivanes.

free Of fiies, has invented an odd fly.
trap for that particular purpose. The
COW enters and walks through the
cage. and the flies are brushed of
by brushes that protrude from each
side. The dies, or most Of them, In
their attempt to escape. are caught In
a specially designed trap on the top
of the inclosure.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

The Ladies Aid will meet on
next Thursday. October 10Th. al
the M. E. church Mrs. Salade.
Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Hamilton
will entertain.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

o. Compiler returned to Chey.
enne Wells the first Of the week
after having spent several weeks
on the outside.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
TRAP KEEPS cow conTENTED
Kansas Farmer Dssigns Odd Con.
traption 70 Keep Files From
Milk Producers.

Along with keeping his hired help
contented the farmer must also keep
his cows COMMENTED" II they are TO
give their maximum production Of
milk. A Kansas farmer. who believes
that bovine contentinent depends
largely upon keeping the animals
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

The price Of gasoline has drop
ped to two bits in this mans town
turing the week.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
slIo Inereasss Profits.

Business farmers and experiment
stations have found that q silo not
only increases tie yearly profits Of
the farm, but eliminates many uncer.
tainties Of live stock raising.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

Miss Elizabeth Spencer return
ed home last Sunday from Min
nesota whittier she has been for
several weeks on q visit with
relatives and friends.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

In another column of this issue
will be found an advertisement
of the C. o. D. Co.. read it over
and see what this firm has to
offer you.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

A. w. Jones, instructor in the
manual training department of
the Cheyenne County high school
was suddenly stricken with paral-
ysis while he was engaged with
his work at the school building
last Tuesday evening. Mr.. Jones
was about to enter the manual
training room when the attack
came on. and he fell to the floor
striking his head in such a man.
ner as to cut a very ugly cash.
DR.. Kaufman was huridly called
and removed MIR. Jones to the
hospital where his wounds were
dressed and at this time is rest
ing quite comfortably.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

Work has been started on the
new Luthern church building to
be erected in the west part Of
the city.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

Last Friday evening Cheyenne
Wells enjoyed a social call from
several of the Republican candi.
dates on the state ticket among
them being Benz. Griffith, candi.
date for Governor; Carl s. Milli-
ken, for Secretary Of State;
Harry E. Mulnix. for Treasurer
and W. B. Gordon for Atty
General. The boys gave a little
talk at the court house in the
evening which was enjoyed very
much by those present.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12
CHEYENNE WELLS RECORD
r. J. GoLOSWoRrttV. PuDusHER
suescRlproM $3.50 THE yEAR
AoveR T,siho RATES MADE UPON Al
pucATioM ron SANE

Quite a change in the weather
this mofnins.@
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

Feed Calves Separately.
Tie the calves up 80 they can be fed
separately.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

cews atandins Highest.
The cows that stand highest In test.
ing association records are fed grain
Ngslsz'y to suPRlsmsnt pastures
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

A little fire these mornings is
might, comfortable.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-12

In good looking birds and give tn IN
better care. The hens respond quic6ly
to good care and produce greater
profits.
Eggs and market poultry produced
by flock Of standardized chickens
are uniform In size. shape, color and
quality and are consequently worth
more on the market.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
MILKING THREE TIMES DAILY
fat May Hardly Pay the
Extra Expense.

Cows MIXED and fed three times
daily will produce more milk and the
average test viii be higher than though
they were MIXED only twice. The rule
is that milking three times daily Is ad-
yisable where records are being made.
or where cows are milking so largely
II is burdensome for them to carry
their mllk-making nutriments for pc
riods OF twelve hours each Under
practical conditions the question OF
time is the determining factor. 1t costs
more to milk three times daily than
only twice and II extra help must be
hired the additional amount of milk
may hardly pay the extra expense.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
EGG-EATING HEN IS
DIFFICULT TO CURE
Cut Her Head Off as Habit Is
Practically lncurable.
Providing WeiLBsIaneed Ration 10 In
surance Against oeveIopn .snt
OF Praetiee-causes for
Feather Pulling.

prepared BY the United states Department
OF Agriculture
An egg-eatlng hen Is a bolshevik
that is liable TO corrupt the rest OF
the flock with her u1economlc notions
regarding rations. She should be re-
moved TO place where her example
will have no effect on her sisters, or
she should have her head cut or. for
the habit Is practically lncurable. Poul-
trymen OF the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture say II can be pre-
vented by taking proper precautions.
Eating eggs begins usually when an
egg has broken In the nest. or when
II 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
reduce the chances OF broken eggs
being found by hens. II Is good
idea To gather the eggs twice a day
In cold weather so that none will be
frozen.
Hens that are not properly fed will
hhNt IOI fEkNs
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
be taken to provide Ii.
Another bad habit enjoyed by these
dletetic bolshevlsts Is feather pluckina
from themselves or from other men,
bers of the flock. Improper feeding
Insect pests, and too close confinement
are the usual causes for starting this
habit But 1t Is not so hard to cure
as egg eating. plentiful supply OF
animal and green feed and good range
or plenty Of exercise by feeding In o
deep litter, and freedom from insect
pests will usually bring the fowls back
to normal appetite.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

TT HE pretty vogue for artificial
flowers. as decorations for the
home. seems TO have come to
stay. The shops are showing them In
many varieties and often remarkably
true to life, made by those who have
become expert In manufacturing mil
llnery flowers These same blossoms.
yurnlshed and stiffened with clear
shellac, have the appearance of con-
ventional "chlna" flowers. and they
are Immensely admired. But neither
OF these varieties exceeds In beauty
those made Mt home of crepe paper
especially the well-loved garden fow-
ers-as roses, popples, hOllyhocks
cosmos. chrysanthemums, that turn
out most successfully In crepe paper.
They are used just as natural flowers
nre, In vases or baskets. Sometimes
these receptacles are made at home
also, of paper rope. Two sprays of hol-
lyhocks and a cluster OF cosmos bios
SONS have been selected for ilustra-
ton because they are startllngly life
like.
1t Is an old established custom to
use baskets or plates of artificial
fruits as "A finishing touch to the fur
nlshings OF the dining or living room.
and marvellous reproductions of them
are offered in the stores. They are
usually somewhat expensive imports.
A few of these fruits can be made
at home also. of such everyday, COM
monplace materials as cotton and seal
Ing wax.
These fruits have cotton balls as
foundation attached to short pieces OF
wire for stems. The cotton Is covered
with wax, heated to the point where
II will run. and shaped by turning
and modelling with the fingers while
Il cools. Several colors may be blend.
ed together in this way. After the
fruit Is shaped and cooled, II Is heated
agaln-not TO the melting point, but
enough to give II Il glossy finish, and
cooled by dipping II In cold water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
SOUND The OCEAN
Scientific Investigation Is Now
Going On.
Strong Probability That the Wonders
Of the Deep viii Be Revealed
Very Shortly.

Difficulties encountered In deep-sea
sounding are disclosed by marine
engineer writing In the London eng
land) Daily Mail.
Deep-sea sounding Of late years. he
says. has become very exact science.
When ship Is thousands OF miles
from land the real work begins. To
sink lead to a quite shallow depth
Is the easiest thing In the world. But
when It comes to working In miles,
sailors are brought up against a very
different problem.
Even today nobody knows exactly
wnere the greatest depth exists, for
the simple reason that no instrument
at present Invented can reach the bot
tom In the deepest parts. A theory
accredited by scientists Is that below
a certain depth solid matter refuses to
sink. because the pressure Of the water
Is so great that specific gravity Is over
come.
II Is widely held that when ships
sink In the deepest parts OF the ocean
they never reach bottom. but float
about suspended In the water at a
depth below which their weight Is
not sufficient to take them. The
greatest depth which has been sounded
up to the present Is just over five
miles. But II Is thought that parts Of
the ocean are perhaps four times as
deep.
In this branch OF nautical service
rf,I Inc 2
tached to the leads OF the saunders,
which weigh seventy pounds and are
suspended on piano wire. are specially
constructed cups, which close auto
matically and bring up samples OF
the oceans bed. They are provided
with dial, upon which the depth
touched by the leads is at once rec
orded, and are In use In all ocean
going cable ships, which must OF
necessity determine OF what the ocean
bed consists.
Time after time ships working In far
seas have seen no record Of solid
matter reached by reading the sounder
dial, because the leads are not suf-
aciently heavy to reach bottom.
All records may very soon be broken
by the Shackleton expedition to the
Antarctic. The grab-sinker which they
will use can be employed at depth
of seven miles. What will be found
nobody can say. All existing theories
may be exploded, but 1t Is certain that
some interesting data will be forth
coming.
Naturally, deep-sea sounding is es-
sentlal from many points. Fog Is the
seaman's enemy. Soundlngs must be
taken to avoid disaster. Formerly the
leads used were smeared with tallow.
Many interesting specimens were
brought to the surface, but nothing Is
known Of the fora and the fauna that
exists at great depths. Hence the
constant attempts to discover better
sounding apparatus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
2'RFxssaSa!yGsa
Fairy y! Tale ( :.,-.
~ ~ hTT <nnIAM BANNED
THE SUN
WWARY GRAHAl1 BONNER

III behave much better in the winter
than do In the summer" laughed Mr..
Sun.
WELL" said Madame Snow. "you are
very well liked In the summer time,
I've heard. OF course l only go by
what I hear. / don't know anything
about you in the summer time"
Madame Snow laughed a cold, cold
laugh.
"Yes," said Mr.. Snow. 81 am very
welcome In the summer time, though
now and again / am complained or
because | am not hot. Yes, they do
complain of me now and again.
But when ] disappear for few
days there is a fussl oh. how they
do complain them
"They say that II doesn't seem like
the summer time when the sun isn't
out and they say other things like
that.
"They are glad, can tell you, when
I come out after I have been taking
long rest.
"When week goes by In the sum-
mer, as sometimes happens, and l
have let the King Of the Clouds and
the Army OF Raindrops, or old King
Thunder and old Queen Thunder have
their way about things, then when l
appear again the people are just so
pleased to see me thot they smile all
over their faces"
"How can they do that?" asked
Madame Snow. "Don't they smile the
same way at all times with their
mouths and perhaps with their eyesr
YES" said Mr.. Snow. "they smile
with their lips or mouths and their
eyes twinkle, but when l say that
they smile all over their faces-well,
they dol
"They give such wonderful smiles,
such happy. happy smiles.
"Then l feel rather sorry I've left
them for so long, but still / must give
the others a chance.
."Then, too, there must be rain to
keep the country in good condition.
''There must be plenty of rain, and
sometimes, l will admit, haven't al
ways gone away when I should have
done SO.
"There have been times when things
have become very. very dry and yet
have stayed about.
Sometimes. you see, can't always
arrange time that would suit the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
Use for Forest Waste.

Many persons at one time or an
other have been struck with the waste
of material that Is permitted in Amer
lean forests as compared with the
care of Europeans. as a rule, to make
use of every last twig that falls. Worth
noting, therefore. is the news item
from the Pacific coast which shows
that fallen timber In some of the for
ests out that way Is to be used ex-
tenslvely In the manufacture Of grape
stakes for California vineyards. One
order for these stakes will require. we
are told, 100 freight cars for its trans
portation, but the best thing about II
Is that II will reclaim cedar trunks
that have been on the ground for
years. The difficulty about such
reclamation In general Is not no much
In finding down stuff'' that Is sound
enough to be useful as II Is In dis
covering a use that will make recov-
cry profitable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
CHIMNEY-CORNER
SCHOOL BIG 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
Makins Better Crops and Raise
Better Stock.

prepared By the United states Department
Of AgTcuture.D
Old pioneer stories tell OF boys who,
sitter 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 few extra llcks at read
Ing up on some phase Of farming
that will come In handy next year.
A School Around Fireplace.
His schoolhouse may well be In his
own chimney corner. He has Wide
range Of subjects to pick from and Is
bound to find something on practical
ly every question OF farming with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
New Popularity for Dickens.

Since the war there has been wide
spread revival In England and else
where of the need for Dickens. Thrill
Ing adventure, wild dangers, hair
breadth escapes, the roar of guns and
all the pharaphernalia of battle are
no longer welcome-people want to
read of happiness in their homes of
bittery memory. The British papers
for year past have seldom been with
out a quotation from the masters
works-there Is always In them q SEN
tence or two that illuminatingly
touches the occurrence of the hour.
Apt quotations from Dickens are ex-
tremely common In the mouths of the
high court judges Of England, no less
than In those of the magistrates OF
minor courts. There was smile of
delight when case was called In the
court of kings bench not long ago,
Dombey K Sons VS.. Smith. and Mr.. Ii.
f. Dickens, X. O.. announced himself
as representing Dombey & Sons (Lon-
don tailors). The judge naturally
commented: II congratulate you, Mr..
Dickens, that the old firm still -four
lshes."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

The baskets and vases OF paper ropc
will require some instruction 1t can
be had where the materials are sold
and without expense.
Every woman knows that some
where Is TO be found sweates
that will do wonders for her II
the matter of becomingness. When
the time comes-as II does much more
frequently than II used to-to go out
in pursuit Of one, the excur zion
Is likely to be exhllarating; II Is like
the quest of a new hat; for we know
In advance that the right model awaits
us somewhere.
There are so many versions Of the
sweater and so many variations Of
each version. that displays seem. at
first glance, bewildering. In reality
there are not, and do not need to be.
many different styles: the variations
lie In details Of making and decora-
tion. Wool, silk and fiber silk are
used, alone or in combination. and
In an endless manipulation Of stitches.
for knitting these garments that serve
so many purposes.
The most popular and most practi-
cal sweaters are those made In the
tuxedo and slip-over styles like those
pictured here. The handsome tuxedo
model reveals a striped pattern In
dark blue and, like nearly all silk
sweaters, is closely woven. 1t has a
checked pattern In white and blue
as a border and a plated girdle with
tasseled ends.
Fiber silk sweaters are usually de.
veloped In fancy weaves. Much use
is made of drop-stltch stripes. cross
bar patterns and loose, open stitches
In them. The story of fancy stitches
has no end-it goes on forever.
A plain, substantial and neat slip.
over of wool. shown In the picture.
Is closely woven and worn with de-
tachable collar and cuffs. II fastens
on the shoulder to avoid stretching the
neck opening. But there are many