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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09

are hundreds If farmers ready to use
the material II the rate would Justify
DO.
There are a score Of farmers who
are burning lime this year for their
farms on the account Of the high
rate. Wilde, Roundstone. Conway,
Bcrra, Whites Station. Fort Estll
and Brassfeld are in my territory
and need hundreds Of cars each year.
! advocate lime. but the increase for
agricultural purposes is cut by the
l.. & y. rate.
II the rate is cut, the possibility Of
establishing crushers in this section
for road building and rulverizcrs for
agricultural purposes will be lessen.
ed We need better rate. The
farmers need it now.
As County Agricultural Agent, |
want to say that by the use Of
ground limestone and phosphorus
our production is doubled ard tripl-
ed. The acreage and use Of these ma.
terials would be increased much more
il ground limestone could be had at
a less cost Phosphate alone does
not do the work for our falmers-it
takes lime, and by the use Of lime
other business is made for the l. &
y. Company.
We, as farmers and live stock
raisers. feel that the l.. & n. K r.
Company could give us a reduction
in freight rate equal to the reduction
given by j. W. Sparks Company on
the material. which is so cents per
ton. 1t now costs us sl.25 {. o. b.
Mt Vernon. If our freight rate
were so cents. this would make the
total of Sl.75 nnr ton at Berea At
this rate business will move forward
and in a very short time hundreds
of cars of ground limestone will be
unloaded where there is none now.
If you can assist us in getting your
Company TO lower the freight rate,
we, as farmers and stock raisers, will
it very much.
Yours for a closer and better co.
operation between the L. e. n r. r.
Company and the farmers,
Robt. F. Spence,
County Agricultural Agent
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09

The eve should be in good condi.
ton, as furnishing the milk for the
lamb will reduce her flesh very rap
idly. The ewes in poor flesh should
l., separated from the flock and fed
more grain. \ good grain ration is
three parts bran, one part oil meal
and six parts Of corn or barley. Oats
nay be used in place Of bran, re-
duccd one-half A well ncshcd eve
will eat one third Of pound Of grain
and three pounds VI alfalfa or clover
hay. One in poor condition may need
as much as pound and half Of
grain
II you know accurately the time at
which the eve is due to lamb Gas
Gays or five days less than five
months. is the period Of restation),
,r YOU can tell from the appearance.
rs she VIII bc sunkcn in front VI the
lips and over the rump; the grain
ration should be reduced or withheld
entirely and clean hay and succulcnt
feed substituted for few days prior
to lamhinc and two or three days
afterwards Too much use Of grain
nj this time is one of the chief
causes Of milk fever.
Weak lambs, particularly when
born in cold and damp weather, may
become chilled, and unless promptly
cared for. DE. Wrapping the lamb
in hot fanrels will revive IL. The
lamb may be placed in water as hot
as is comfortable to the hand, then
dried and wrapped up in sheepskin
or warm hannels Another method
is to place them in box containing
bran and surrounding them with hot
water bottles This is very good be.
cause the eve Will clean the bran of
the lamb and leave her own scent,
greatly increasing the chances that
she will own the lamb.
The lamb Of a well-fed eve will
have little trouble and should grow
rapidly Some troubles may be ex.
pectcd, however Constipation is in
dicatcd by straining, and distress is
relieved by a teaspoonful Of castor
oil. White scours is caused by indi-
gestion resulting from mistakes in
feeding the eve, and II she is given
clean wholesome feed, there is little
danger Of the lamb having the scours.
As a cure for the lamb one ounce
If sulphate Of magnesia, one-quarter
ounce Of cooking soda and a pinch of
ginger should be given in small
quantity Of flaxseed tea or Cruel
This should be followed with two
ounces Of linseed OIL four hours af-
terward Castor oil is a good cure
for most stages Of indigestion, which
may be recognized by distress and
frothing at the mouth. 4
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
MORE POULTRY. MORE MONEY

The time to Gull poultry for breed
ing purposes is now on. Eggs for
Matching should not be used from
Just any old hen or flock.
Last Monday, March 6, Mrs. Coon
er, Mrs. Gentry, Hugh TODD of
Speedwell and County Agent Spence
Of Berea visited Waco and College
Hill section and culled and inspected
focks of birds for breeding purposes.
The first place visited was Mrs.
Jas. Wagers at Waco. Mrs. Wagers
certainly has a very fine flock of r.
]. Reds The culling of course cut
her flock down to some extent. No
feather legs and side sprigs left in
the flock after the culling. Mrs.
Wagers is very much interested in
her flock Of birds. She uses self
feed and feeds other things in.
stead Of corn. She gets from to
; dozen of eggs daily.
Inc second place visited was Miss
Likens Miss Likens has some good
Reds, but not large flock. One
good thing about her poultry work
is that she has some old hens now
setting. OF course she can't hope TO
get as many eggs Matched as Mrs.
who now has 100 in incu-
bator.
The third place visited was Mrs
Sherman Shearer. College Hill. Mrs.
Shearer has a good flock of Reds.
After culling she didn't have so
many. She is very enthusiastic
about poultry. She is running an in
which will hatch soon. Mrs
Shearer is going in for the best
She says, Nothing short Of the best
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
Conducted by the Home
SWAT THE FLY

Swat the house Ny! lie is the most
common carrier Of some Of the most
common and most deadly diseases.
lie is more dangerous to human be-
ircs than all the lions. bears and IL
gers combined. He destroys more
lives than all the cobras, asps, puff
addcrs, and rattle snakes in all the
wilderncsscs and on the hills Of the
whole earth
Swat him at every opportunity.
Swat the house dy! Thousands of
babies die every year in the United
States Of summer complaint and sim.
liar troubles, and the chief agent for
scattering these killing diseases
among the helpless, innocent little
ones is the common fly. He carries
on his feet a poison which kills these
babies The little folk are helpless
10 defend themselves against this
poison, so fathers and mothers and
older sisters and brothers must come
to the rescue Of tiny infants and de-
stroy their deadly enemy
Many n sorrowing mother believes
that the Lord wanted her baby TO be
with Him in paradise. and so took 1t
away That is not true The Lord
created that baby TO LIVE; to grow
10 manhood and womarhood and 10 do
its share Of the worlds work; 10 re-
main here on earth % make the world
happier and better until its years
were completed. The cause Of that
haby's going away was probably
dcath-carrying fly.
Swat him on every occasion.
Swat the House Fly. He is respon-
siblc for spreading much of the ty-
phoid that kills $4,000 people in
america annually He ought to be
swatted for this ofcnse. He spreads
the germs Of much Of the dysentery
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
EIGHT POINTS IN RAISING
POULTRY
Cory don Poultryman Says lie Started
With No Equipment But Amb-
ton: Income One Year
Sl.iqiS7


The flock Of standard-bre Whit,
Wyandottes referred to in this talk
is merely a farm flock; il is not large
enough to be called a commercial
flock. and its chief merits consist in
the high egg records and high net
income per hen in the past few
years, said J. T. Wilson. poultry
man Of Corydor.
Seven years ago we had few
scrub chickens and no equipment. but
interest in better poultry had been
stimulated thru reading a good poul.
try paper and getting a few winter
eggs. We gradually added to our
equipment and improved our stock
and in 1920 our flock averaged about
96 hens, paid a gross income Of more
than a thousand dollars, besides the
Increase in stock. In the demonstra-
tion year, ending November 30, 1921,
the gross income was Sl,494.57, and
cur l40 hens laid 24,921 eggs
the flock averages for the two years
being 10 and 1871 eggs per hen.
Study Poultry Management
This is no more than most any
farmers could do with chickens, if he
cared to and pract'ced some of the
principles of poultry management as
taught by the poultry department If
the College Of Agriculture.
The essentials for a profitable
farm flock, as we see and try TO
practice them, are:
81 Early Matched chicks, using
incubators and breeders.
"2. A sufficiently large flock TO
pay for labor, not less than 100 hens
and pullets; this would necessitate
Matching 300 to 500 chicks.
"3. Healthy stock, from a stand.
ard bred, high-producing strain of
dual-purpose breed.
~. A balanced feed, mash as well
GS grain.
IS Cullng of flock to weed out
poor layers, unthrifty and no-stand-
ard birds.
IS. Well planned laying and
brooder houses
81. Clean houses, runs and drink
ing vessels.
IS. High-class products, well ad-
vert sed"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09

prepared BY the Uifited States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Tr-seys. where there Is plenty OF
range are profitable side line upon
the general farm. for the cost Of rails.
Ing them is small and the profits large.
The number raised in the United
States is gradually decreasing, how
ever This Is due to number Of
causes. serious one being the high
mortality among the young poults.
Careful management will greatly re-
duce this loss. according to the United
States department Of agriculture poul'
try specialists.
First Week Dangerous.
The average number Of poults
raised under ordinary conditions Is
about 40 per cent Of those Matched
out, or about 7 poults for every turkey
hen. by far the greater part Of the
loss occurs when the poults are under
u week old. Seldom are any lost aft.
er they are month old unlecs there
is an outbreak of disease. The high
mortality among young p0ults Is main
ly caused by exposure to dampness
and cold, improper feeding, close con
fnemcnt, lice, predatory animals, or
inherent weakness. The last-named
cause Is the result OF carelessness
In selection of parent stock.
As soon as the hatch Is completed
aud the pOults begin 10 run ar0Ind
outside the nest the hen and brood
are ready 10 be removed To the coop
provided for them. The coop should
be built 10 keep out rain; II should
be well ventilated, capable Of easy
movement, and be sufficiently roOmy
for n turkey hen 10 stand erect and
walk about There should be sep
arate coop for each hen and brood,
and the coops should be scattered
about the farm In such places ms are
easily drained and where natural feed.
such AS tender, green vegetation
tgrass, clover, alfalfa, and other green
feed. and insects. particularly grass
hOppers, can be found. by moving the
coop every day the ground will be
kept clean and opportunity will be
given the mother hen and poults to
pick up fresh, green feed inside the
coop.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
HOME DEPARTMENT
,me Economics Department, Of Berea College

and other similar diseases that in
capaciatc and kill other thousands Of
Americas citizens. lie ought 10 be
swattcd to death for this. He looks
harmless, but be is far more danger
Gus than poisonous serpent. He
goes outdoors and indoors carrying
the deadly germs whose presence is
unknown till member Of the family
becomes III.
Swat him at all times
Swat the House Fly. lie is born
and raised in the manure on the
floors Of the horse stables and COW
stalls. This manure should be clean
cd out every few days. thrown into
a heap and covered with lime. Lime
should be scattered over the stable
floors, and straw should be- put in
for bedding.
He is also born and raised in the
NTH at surface privics The best
thing To do with surface privy is
to dynamite it and build a good SAM.
tary toilet in its place. IL will cost
a few dollars, but il is cheaper than
a coffin these days The very best
place TO swat the fly is in the manure
or filth nest whcrr he is hatchcd and
raised TO maturity Swat him before
he becomes "A fly.
S"ate the House Fly, Begin with
the hrst fly that appears in the
spring and do not let up so long as
one live fly remains. II you do not
swat him, he may swat you or your
baby.
Swat him because he is an enemy.
Swat him because he is filthy.
Swat him because he carries poison.
Swat him because he scattcrs seeds
Of disease.
swat him because he spreads death.
Begin Now TO Swat the Fly,
John +. Smith.
state SANITARY Inspector
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
SHEEP
The Care of the Eve and Lambs

More attention must be given the
flock at Landing time than any other
season of the year. This is to the
flock what the first two weeks is to
the corn crop. If the lambs come
strong and are not set back because
IF poor care, the prospects for profit
are great.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
Southern Agriculturist
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
The Speakership Contest
(By the State SUPERINTENDENT

The article the Tribune November 10th shows that the
vets going elect Speaker the next Legislature
Mr. Phillips AntSaloon League has entered
combination with his ntimation that such will
be done OF his moonshne The Saloon League
its Superintendent has spoken member of the Assem-
bly, Speakershp neither has the factions said anything
about the Speakersp The that the AntSaoon
League joined with any false and Mr. Phillips knows
it false Neither years time has the Anti
Saloon League Joined with the Small Thompson Brundage
Dcneen, any for the election OF Speaker
The forcing legislative session
make necessary safeguard the Prohibition by
a Speaker We will take the
ud this that have taken all former where
there Speakership which folowswe will choose
candidate AnSaoon League candidate; will tie up
with faction party will oppose all candidates and give
dry candidate regardless of party faction endorsement
In will participate the choice OF Speaker only
to such degree the makes in order
safeguard the of the AnSaloon against the
nipuatons We will expect fair deal Commit
and procedure and this only be by the election
OF Speaker who dominated by the wet interests
In the last dry elected who O. KID by the
AntSaloon League Three other dys prominently mentioned for
the position o. KID, any of whom would have
satisfactory every nqung member of the Leg
that these satisfactory One candidate
prominently Mr. Scanlon of LaSa
ty We opposed his candidacy. We defeated him in this election
with Hon. Ole Benson Independent prominent dry We never
have tied up with any faction and this attitude OF the
AntSaloon League followed for at least will be main
tanned in the future the past
This article in the Tribune whose editors shows that
this paper elect Speaker We will fight that move
The House dry and should be presided by al
dry Speaker If the Trbuns faction will support dry they will
have trouble with the AnSaoon League but if they
will be compelled fight. We have forgotten the
Speakers We will do best that them days
gone forever
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
The Continuing Fight
What next !?

OF ALL organization legislative and Congress
elections 1t early mobilize dry
support 1924 be elected protect Pro-
hibiton long that 1924 has been the time
plan capture Congress- They did hope
majority this time and have been working for victory in 1924
Forward for enforcement
That be the slogan everywhere Every community
be organized and support local officials who and
Prohibition There be effective and
onwde organization back the demand of the dry that fed
personal politics. Men
be appointed by president of the Senators
will voatos instead of max
ing their job round for political faction
chine
Finally public sentiment will win
Prohibition will be a failure depending how
public opinion formed question The astonishing gno
the truth and the terrifying that has been made by
propaganda of the should be deepest
to every Eighteenth Amendment Preachers school
teachers and editors hold the destiny of Prohibition in
their hands.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
What if the Drys Had Fought and Won?

Suppose dry disregaded Fundamental principle of
American involved and fight the beer
and proposal Suppose had Would that have settled
anything? Certainly would have nothing
The Eighteenth submitted by than
thirds Congress- and ratified by all but of the
This victory after quarter of constant fighting
the 1t the result of countless dry
villages cities and Did the accept the verdict OF
They Illinois get the beer and
question ballot If the drys had foohy accepted
this challenge and majority would the VETS have accepted
The verdict Foolish question Having refused the result
of overwhelming dry victory which placed Prohibition into the
federal constitution itself they would have paid attention what
referendum absolutely without legal effect Wet eg
who consider themselves bound by
solemn oath the federal constitution the most sacred and
binding obligation would certainly consider
themselves bound by which places obligation them
whatsoever.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
The Beer and Wine Ballot
(By the State Superintendent

The results OF the beer and wine Prohibition in Illinois shows
that the neighborhood of 100000 for this popo
ion An analysis these would show that probably 100000
of them for the of the saloon The other 100000
made of classes of folk Those who have been dsgusted with
the lack of enforcement the of the federal and local
consequently have the false impression way
enforce Prohibition permit the sale of beer and light wines
The other part Of this second made Of those who think
is possible TO beer and light wine trade without the
It would be the of the oldme quor political
dominate National and State liquor politics. IT it meant
would be the of the odtme liquor political
methods and the return of the odme saloons there at least
100000 those who Tuesday would have voted
yes that proposition The proposition promised something that
the cannot fulfill in that promised beer that would be
Intoxicating and all this without violating the provisions of the
Constitution and in addition this asked for these for home
consumption and not a liquor traffic.
Already from the vets declarations results of this cleo
on is found they do stop short of campaign
overthrow Prohibition but the had such thing
that in mind
years ago we're more than two
Illinois There three million the
The vets made campaign OF misrepresentation with big posters
bill boards newspaper advertising personal letters and postal
cards the entire and the best they could do rally
100000 the The fact that there large
against this proposition the surprise of the election Every church
the state nearly minister Sunday school superintendent
dry organization and of the Womans Christian Tenn
Union the AnSaoon League the Church Temperance
Societies asking the dys participate this proposition
the very ground that proposed impossible proposition The
not mandate and the surprise that
drys voted mo- shows however, determination their
stay in the fight
The result Ohio ought settle this proposition Ohio
ed Prohibition by about rs 900 voted l8 900 majority against
the beer and wine amendment The all participated in the
Ohio election and made fight after the pattern they had used
the elections for in efsrendums with the liquor people The
kind of fight in npis, after organization work similar
Ohio DONE would give similar results Ohios
thing like 100000 When you compare the size of the it would
that the results would far different The that
participated Ohio victory for the would
have amended the Ohio Constitution In Illinois the referendum
meant nothing
The encouraging Illinois that Is have been
elected Congress- favored by the AnSaoon League which will
give large Congressional support have yet had
any proposition.
The chief value of the vote the information gives
how either favorable deceived by the vets nuca
ton program This of great value the drys it be
the We need only have task outlined order get
the cooperation of the dry element doing what de-
fend the Eighteenth Amendment against its enemies.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
Republican Caucus Overwhelmingly Dry

When the House Republican the speaker usually chosen
the OF 1915 when
Shannahan chosen by the wet bipartisan combination with Lee
ONei Brown throwing the Democrats Shannahan.
analysis the newly elected house will show that there
90 dry Why choose
a wet Speaker for dry House
opponents administration choose dry they will
have trouble with the dys OF the state But if they support
of the Prohibition laws
Anti Saloon League will favor dry and that likewise will be
oura tti toward all factions.
dry Speaker for dry House slogan with no favors to
dry candidate, faction, party
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
Too Funny For Anything
eminent

AS side splitting farce the beer and wine ballot huge
Like children riding hobby horses the tried make be-
ve that they settling something They rocked down
got amusing thing
the newspapers reported the results They did their
best make had real fight Very soemny
they told of how stomed stronghod
ing victories Their descriptions realistic But
sham battle Prohibition the constitution before the
beer and Wine and Prohibition still i'll the constitution the
United States The only sad thing about the affair the cruelty
making wishe for beer believe that they
going get grieved
they will be when find the beer ballot
only joke played them by the with the hepof the
newspapers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
The legislature and Congress

the Election show that the drys have than
held their Congress far the Illinois concerned
candidates endorsed by the AntSaoon
League have before district
Democratic landslide defeated the Republican dry
also dry Both Congessmen-atarge Yates
and Ratbone overwhelmingly elected the state by
10000 defeating the the open beer and cand
dates
The fight will in the Legislature The have
announced the determination repeal the Illinois Prohibition Act
The elected House about the
Under the cumulative voting system the Lower House
necessarily be close Full show that the dys have
clear majority We have had large margin and
this voting system obtains The
least 80 dys against less than 20 the hope
for.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-11-17
newspapers

An effort has been made give that the beet
and Illinois binding members OF Congress this
and upon legislature This The has
legal effect whatsoever Even question under
the public policy does provide that Legislative
action be taken conformity with the result In of the
beer and ballot perfectly clear that the result nothing
The question proposed the Constitution which
awmaker takes oath support And from the standpoint
practical politics Legislator will be foolish
assumption meaningless ballot
indicates sentiment the liquor question any district