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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
cow TESTER AIDS DAIRYMAN
Wisconsin Farmer Woke Up by Re.
suits Of Expert Obtained in Work
ing With His Cows.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.l
81 just wish to write a few words
to let the farmers in general know
what I thought of contrasting asso-
Citations a year ago and what I think
of them now," writes a Wisconsin
dairyman to field agent of the dairy
division, United States Department of
Agriculture. "About year ago was
approached on the subject, and, after
some talk, / said: Go ahead; if you
can shoot in forty or fifty dollars /
can, too So in April, 1920, we organ
lied; and to top 1t they elected me
secretary Of the association. / did
not think much more about it until
the tester came to my place the first
time, and when I saw him at work
commenced to wake up.
81 had two cows that had freshened
about three weeks before that, and
both of them had heifer calves which
intended to sell for veal: but after
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
lne building is equIpIoeu

1880. ihe building is equipped
IL suction ventilating system, whic
Keeps the air In the stable in circu
lation and is protected with lightning
rods.
From this short description and
from the exterior view of the stable
floor plan, 1t may readily be seen that
this type Of barn is adapted to the
average farm, where considerable
number of horses are maintained. The
barn will provide the animals with a
good home; the work of caring for
the animals may be accomplished with
the least amount of effort, and good,
weather-tight storage is supplied for
the hay and bedding that are needed.
In planning such a barn as this or
any of the other modern farm build
ings-home, corncrib, hcghouse, poul-
try house, etc.-it is best to have
architects plans in advance of the be-
ginning of construction. Working
from carefully drawn plans, the con-
tractor will have no opportunity to
make mistake that will prove ex-
pensiye to rectify, the material dealer
can figure the bill of lumber and
other materials so that there will be
no waste, and when the building is
completed the owner will have mod
ern building, designed and construct
ed at minimum of expense.
1t soon will be spring, when the sea-
SON for building on the farm will open.
During the time. that intervenes,
farmers who need and expect to erect
new buildings this year should have
their plans made, so that operations
may be started when the weather per-
mits. By having the plans ready, the
contract let and the materials Or
dered, there will be no delay. And, 1t
should be remembered, that while the
modern, well-designed farm buildings
cost more than the old-fashioned,
loosely constructed kind did, they are
worth more than the difference in life,
the conservation of the health of the
animals and the protection given both
animals and crops against weather
and other natural destructive cause.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
DAIRY
POINTS
CARE IN MARKETING BUTTER
To Insure Delivery Of Satisfactory
Product to Consumer 1t Should
Be Well Wrapped.

Successful parcel-post marketing of
butter requires that exteme care be
taken to insure the delivery of sat,
isfactory product to the consumers,
say specialists Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture. The fol.
lowing are few of the important
considerations to be observed to mar
ket butter successfully by parcel post:
1t should be properly packed in neat
and attractive packages.
The shipping container used should
amply protect the butter from deterior
alton and damage.
The packages should bear the ad.
dress of the sender and be properly
addressed to the customer.
The most expeditions mail service
from the mailing Office should be used
to insure delivery In the best condi-
ton.
Postal regulations provide that but
ter will be accepted for mailing to all
offices to which, In the ordinary
course of mail, it can be sent without
spelling when suitably wrapped or in.
closed or when packed In crates
boxes, or other suitable containers to
prevent the escape of anything from
the package, and 50 constructed as
to properly protect the contents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
VALUE OF TEST ASSOCIATIONS
information Obtained by Members
Enables Them to Weed Out
Improbable Animals.

There Is plenty of evidence on file
in the United States Department of
Agriculture to convince anyone of the
value of contrasting associations as q
means of developing profitable dairy
herds. In all these associations rec
ords are kept Of the amount of milk
produced and feed consumed by each
COW, and with this information the
members of the association are able
to weed out the poor producers of the
herd to make room for the heifer
calves of the cows that give the larg.
est production Of milk and butterfat
This practice, together with the use
of purebred bulls, is the best and sur
est way of building up the dairy herd,
say dairy specialists of the depart.
ment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
GOOD BARN FuR
FARM WORK STOCK
Small Structure Houses Dozen
Horses and Their Feed.
HAS ATTRACTIVE EXTERIOR
So Constructed That Maximum of
Sunlight Is Admitted--Modern
conveniences Supplied to
Tighten the Work.
BY WILLIAM a. RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on ALI subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers Of this paper, On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiDes to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
So much stress has been laid by
farm building experts on the design
of dairy barns and the necessity of
making provision for the health of the
cows that many farmers overlook the
fact that their work stock-horses
or mules-need and deserve a
healthful home.
On too many farms the stable
wherein the work animals spent the
winter and portion of the "a hours
of the summer days, Is basement
that is poorly lighted, admits practt-
cally no sunlight, and is damp and
foul. Needless to say that such a
stable Is not the best sort Of a place
for the animals.
Herewith is the exterior view of a
practical and economical horse barn.
The building itself is only 40 feet
long and 36 feet wide, but 1t will
house a dozen horses or mules the
number needed on a good-sized farm.
The stable Is light and airy; it is cen
structed so that maximum of sun
light can be admitted; it contains
both single stalls and box stalls, and
after the stalls are in there is room
for feed storage and mixing room,
and compartment for the harness.
The building is of the type known
as "gambreP' roof barn, and is CT
plank frame construction. This means
that tho lumber needed to frame the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

of the sky Another investigator on
the summit of Mount Etna noticed
clouds of insects whose presence af-
fected the transparency of the sky.
Still another man of science, who
assembled last summer the Pichaco
de Veleta, the huge snow-pointed
mountain in the Sierra Nevada, 1880
feet high, which looks down upon
Granada on one side and upon the
Mediterranean on the other, was sur
prised to see, scattered over the rocks
and snow about the summit, great
numbers of coccinella beetles, or lady
bugs" He caught a fine specimen on
the topmost erag and put it in peck
ct postage stamp case.
He was not less surprised when,
upon opening his lunch basket, he was
assailed by swarm of flies, which,
If they were not on a mOuntain-ex-
ploring expedition, had certainly
chosen a strangely lofty and barren
dwelling place.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

barn is of stock sizes, procurable at
any retail lumber yard. The struc-
ture is set on a concrete foundation
and has a concrete floor in the stable.
The construction permits a great
amount Of NOW space on the second
door, which is unobstructed by posts,
the roof being supported by the trusses
Of the frame.
The reproduction of the stable floor
plan shows the arrangement of the
stalls and the location Of the feed
and harness rooms. 1t will be noted
that the single stalls, of which there
are ten, face center alley, the plan
that is followed in the best dairy
barns. This permits the horses to
face In, so that the sunlight will not
be in their eyes, and at the same time
allows the bacteria killing sunshine to
fall on the litter alley and gutter at
the rear of the stalls. The feed alley
through the center cf the building is
wide enough for wagon to go
through. This arrangement is good
for the reason that 1t may be neces-
sary to haul away some of the hay
stored in the loft of the barn.
Over beth the feed alley and the
litter alley there Is a carrier track, on
which the carrier may be run, either
from the feed room to distribute the
feed to the hangers or to carry away
the litter to the manure shed. which,
as shown In the picture, Is near the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
Buying Feed for Boarder Cows is Like
Pouring Water Down Rat Hole.

the test was made saw that those
two cows were making more butterfat
for the month than any of my other
cows. I decided to keep the calves,
and further took interest enough to
weigh the milk from each COW in my
herd; and now those two cows are
at the top of the list for the whole
association.
"You may ask, what about those
two calves? Well, if you have $500
you might get them; but not for less
than that, even IL they are grades.
Does testing pay? Well, will say
yes; and IL can keep the association
going next year, you bet will"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

very slack this year and am home part
of the time. I do not like to take any
chances, so consulted my friends, and
one lady said, Take Lydia Pinkham's
medicine, so did. / have felt better
rightalong and am in good enoughhealth
to go to work. recommend your Veg
etable Compound and Sanative Wash to
all. Mrs. MARY EERIco, 459 N. Car
penter St., Chicago, Illinois.
Often the mother is obliged to support
her children and good health is neces-
sary. Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is just the medicine you can
depend upon. It Is medicine for wo-
well by taking Lydia q. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
webster,s Work on Dictionary

Noah Webster began his prepara-
ton for his American dictionary of the
English language in 1907 and pub
lished it in 1928. Previous to 1907 he
had published speller and "a Com
pendious Dictionary both of which
were probably helpful in the new un-
dertaking. The American dictionary
contained 1900 more words and
about 10000 more definitions than had
appeared in any Englisn dictionary
puhlished before bis,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
UTAH METAL WORKS, Mrg,s Type Metals.
Aluminium

Aluminium is the most abundant me-
tallic element in existence. Although
1t is more abundant than iron, it has
not been used until the last 20 years,
for it is found locked up so tight with
oxygen that only the electric furnace
cam easily separate the two elements.
II is an essential constituent of nearly
all rocks except limestone and sand
stone.-Dearborn Independent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
soapstone

Soapstone is rock composed es-
sentially OF the hydro-magnesian min
eral tale, but never chemically pure,
owing to the presence Df varying
quantities of other minerals, such as
mica, chlorite amphibole, pyroxene,
etc. Soapstone is massive rock, OF
bluish-gray- green color, and soft
enough to be readily cut with knife.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
starch in human Foods

Starch is the only food that ia
changed in any chemical way in the
mouth. Starch is gradually changed
into sugar in the alimentary canal,
the first process taking place in the
mouth. Cher foods are merely ground
up and softened. in preparation for
action by other juices.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Pocatello - An exceptionally fine
showing has been made by the state
game department during the past sea-
son in the planting of fish and birds,
and Fish Commissioner George Isaac
Is highly gratified with the pioneer
work OF his department, more partieu-
laraly in the planting Of greyling, perch
and trout. He has just ascertained
that greyling planted in the upper
Snake river three years ago have made
their way over the falls and are now
entering Warm river and other streams,
thus establishing that the fish are seek
ing localities not hitherto regarded as
favorable.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
aoo-Pound Cow Best.

1t Is much cheaper to milk and care
for one COW giving 800 pounds of but,
terfat in year than it is to milk and
care for three cows giving 100 pounds
of butterfat each. and the 300-pound
COW win not eat as much as the three
1OO-pound cows.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
INSECTS IN HIGH ATTITUDES
Explorers Of Mountainous Places
Have Found Swarms Seemingly
Very Much Out of Place.

When scientist was engaged In
making experiments in photographing
the sun from the top Of Pixies peak
some time ago he noticed swarms of
insects flying high above the noun
tain, and so numerous that the re-
Election Of light from their bodies
added considerably to the brightness
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

serious trouble. i
had tried doctors and
all said the samoan
operation. At first I
only felt the pain ON
my left side butlater
I seemed to feel it on
both sides. / am q
power sewing ma
chine operator and
have a little girl to
support. / work in a
tailor shop and that
line of work has been
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
shsIter for Dairy coms.

It isn't difficult to put barn or
shed In condition for dairy cows. The
main essential is to provide tight
roof. dry floor. and to admit fresh
air and sunlight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
Accommodating.

did you tell the landlord that this
house is about to fall down on our
heads?"
Eyes, ! told him right in his teeth"
And what did he dor
"He said insurance was only side
line with him, but he would be glad to
write an accident policy for you aad
me and the dog"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
The Natural Course

young man." said her father, lyon
have been monopolizing my daughters
time now for year. What are your
intentions? Are you going to propose
to her or not?"
Il can't tell yet. I'm waiting to find
out whether anybody else wants her"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
A REMINDER

Ready Reference Directory of Lead
ing Salt Lake Business Houses
When you come to Salt Lake bring
this list with you.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
What Started II

Daddy. I'm afraid to go to bed"
Whats the matter, child?"
THE neighbors said you had a skele-
ton in your closet and, daddy, Tn
afraid of it.''-New York Sun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
BEAUTY PARLORS


CURLS, SWITCHES. Transformations from
$1.9s up. Only human hair used. Fast prepaid
mail service. Walkers (Dept) Beauty Parlor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
WORKS FOR CHILD
MUST keep WELL
Mothers i'm a Like Situation
Should Read This Letter
from Mrs. Enrico

Chicago, Illinois. ~ Il took Lydia Z.
Pinkham,s Vegetable Compound for q.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
DEPARTMENT STORES

SEND TO WALKERS, SALT LAKE CITY.
Utah, for anything you cannot get in your
home stores.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

Boise-Disabled World war veterans
of Idaho unable to connect their in
Juries or illnesses with war service are
to be assisted by the United States
veterans bureau to gain entrance into
the national home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers at Los Angeles, 1t was an
nounced by @. S. Crumbling, in charge
OF the Boise office of the veterans
bureau. 1--WE want to take care es-
pecially of those unfortunate soIuiers
who cannot trace their disabilities d.
rectly to war service but who are In
dire need of help" declared George w.
Wood, president of the board of man.
ayers of the National Soldiers home.
Boise-Potato shipments from Ida.
no showed a substantial increase last
week, according to the report of the
market bureau of the United States
department of agriculture. Sixty-four
carloads were shipped from the state,
40 of which were from the Idaho Falls
district, on February %. February "a
the Gem state sent out 40 carloads.
Bofse.--The Radio club of the Boise
high school talked few days ago with
the operator at Bozeman, Mont, over
the wireless telephone. The city is 800
miles distant by air line over the Rock
les, and yet the Boise operator said he
could hear distinctly. He has been
talking to the Vancouver signal corps
operator regularly lately, and has been
In communication with operators as far
south as PABLO Alto, Cal.
Rigby-President Harding will do
anything and everything In his power
to relieve the plight of the western
| farmers and stockmen, he told John
| W. Hart, Republican national commit
teeman from Idaho, who has Just re-
turned to his home at Rtgby, after serv-
ing on the national assay commission
to weigh and count the nations money.
| Pocatello.-~When Mrs. Joseph Bell of
Lava returned from a shopping expedi-
tion recently she found q package of
mutton chops IN her sleigh and con-
Guided her son had made the purchase,
SO proceeded to cook them. At the
table all members of the family noted
that the chops tasted very bitter and
they were discarded. One of the chops
thrown into the yard caused the death
of pet dog il ten minutes. Examina-
ton proved that the chops had been
heavily loaded with stryctnine. Their
presence in Mrs. Bells sleigh is still
unaccounted for.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

. BOise-Idaho is the home of wild
horses and they may be found in this
state in herds of hundreds in the south
ern part, especially along the Snake
river in the riore isolated and arid sec
tons. These animals have no owners.
They are as wild as the most reckless
cowboy would desire. Many of the
animals have neved known the touch
of the human hand nor are they
familiar with the sound of a human
voice. The horses have greatly multi
piled in number during the last five
range and traEe in large numbers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

Boise. - Slxty-nlne signers, repre-.
senting 997.1s acres of land, flied
petition in district court for the or.
ganization of Ada county drainage dis
trict No. 8. proposed to include approx
mately 1000 agres acres located in 10
sections of lar:1 described as Glow, wet,
aat and Doggy, highly cultivated land,
with an excefs of alkali." The petit
ton was accompanied b. a bond OF
500
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
SEE YOUR PUBLISHER

~~~~~~~~~~-~~o~~~~~e~O~
See your printer for Binding, Ruling and Loose
Leaf Devices. *a.-#.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10
PLEATING 6 BUTTo,


Accordian, Side, Box PIeating, Hemstitching.
Buttons, Buttonholes. Kid Corset Parlor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

Nampa.-Op@ hundred : tnirty-seven
various sized BOTTLES containing seeds
are on display In the Nampa Chamber
Of Commerce rooms. They are ar
ranged on step table. Included in
the lot are FIVE different varieties of
wheat and three of barley.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-10

Moere.-A farmer near this place
has lost ten hogs to date with rabies,
two, the value of which would be
hard to estimate, number of other
farmers have lost cattle and hogs re-
Gently. Rabbi dogs rowing the valley
Is the source of their infection.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-27
Baphsts Report
Big Growth in
Year in Montana

Helena. June 26.-tBy The Associ-
ated Press AT the convention of the
Montana Baptists assembly at the
Brosdwater Monday the annual report
of TIE board of managers was read.
Outstanding features of the report
we're:
That the largest activities in Mon
tana in single year were carried on
last year.
There were new churches established
at Hardin. Crow Agency. knowlton,
and Brockway and regional church IN
western Garfield county
The benevolent offerings for the year
were six per cent more per capita than
the average for the denomination in
the United States.
There are only four churches in the
state not supplied with regular pastors.
In the adjusted budget a larger pro-
vision was made for Montana than for
any state in the Rocky Mountain or
Pacific coast section.
The program of the assembly was
opened with Young peoples devotional
in charge Of DIR. n. T. Hagen Of
Seattle.
The evening program began with the
vesper service by DR.. M. d. Eubank,
of China.
Following this service. DR.. Ambrose
Bailey Of the First Baptist church OF
Seattle. gave an address on the subject:
"A working program for ioc@
Baptist church"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-27
VOTE
APPROVES WALKOUT
Of TWO RAIL GRAF IS
Big Majority FavOrs Strike If
Other Unions Join
in Action.

Detroit, June 26-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. )-Early returns on the
strike vote taken by the United Bro
therhood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployes and railway shop laborers fol-
lowing the recent wage cut ordered
by the United States railroad labor
board, indicate an Overwhelming
majority" in favor of walkout. con
ditional, however, upon similar action
by other crafts affected by board re-
ductions. it was announced here Mon
day night at the general headquarters
of the maintenance men.
Tsbulation of the ballots started
Monday morning and it was said about
40. 900 had been checked. 1t was added
the vote was considered fairly re-
preventative
Exact figures were withheld under
instructions from f. F. Cradle, grand
president, now In Chicago comforting
with the leaders of other unions whose
membership has been affected by wage
cuts and who. it was said. would con-
slider taking some joint action in pro-
test.
Some Of the membership. according
to officials, favors striking irrespec-
tive of the action taken by other
unions. but the greater percentage, 1t
was emphasized, favors a strike only
in the event other workers partici-
pate.