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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Spring House on Farm
Has Many Advantages
Milk Cans Can Be Kept Cool
by Flowing Water.

ANY farmer who Is so fortunate IN
to have a flowing spring on his place
should be Interesting In the arrange
ments OF the spring house and water
reservoir shown In the photograph.
The interior OF the spring house is pro-
vided with a concrete floor and a
smaller concrete tank In which milk
cans can be partially submerged and
kept cool by the flowing water. Since
impermeability is n OF the Qualifr
cations of a water tank. II Is desir-
able to make the concrete mixture for
the tank rather dense. A 1-1M-S
mixture Of cement, sand and pebbles
or broken stone Is recommended. The
construction of the outdoor reservoir
Is not a difficult matter. The wails
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Methods Used in
Caring for Milk
Bulletin Gives Summary of
Best Known Practice in
Operating Plant.

Prepared By the United ststss Department
Of Agriouiturs-) r
In these days of much discussion
about the price and distribution of
milk, II may be helpful TO compare the
various methods used In taking the
milk from the producer and conveying
Il to the consumer. A bulletin recently
issued by the Department of Agricul-
ture entitled milk Plant Operation"
tells how the work Is done. Previous
bulletins In the same series have told
about construction, arrangement, and
equipment of milk plahts. and this
latest n gives a summary OF the
best-known practice in carrying on the
business.
Skill and Training Needed.
THE operation Of a milk plant re-
quires, besides general ability, con-
siderable technical skill and training"
says department specialists. New milk
plants are constantly being estab-
lished. often by associations of farm
ers who produce the milk, or by asso-
Citations of producers and small deal
ers; and the success Of such plants de-
ponds to a large degree on the man
ager and his methods.
In the bulletin. the various opera
tons are followed through In some
what the same order as in an actual
plant, beginning with prompt removal
from the railroad station and suitable
care on arrival at the plant. Bottling
and Gaping methods are described.
Both these operations are generally
done by machinery: and a comparison
is made Of the various methods and
machines as to speed and cost.
Insure Clean Bottles.
How to wash the bottles and rid
them not only Of dirt or previous milk,
but of bacteria labor expense OF
washing; and how inspection may be
maintained TO insure clean bottles, ne
gone into In detail; also other ele-
ments Of sanitation In plants. bot
ties are a serious consideration" say
department specialists, mot only from
the necessity of careful washing, but
also from their high cost and necessity
frequent replacement" How to
avoid frequent breaking and losing of
and how to enlist the interest
OF milk purchasers In the return of
are taken up. Customers need
to be Informed that the waste Of bot
ties is one of the causes OF a higher
price of milk than would otherwise be
Waste Of milk in handling or by hav-
ing too much sen out on the wagons
are things that must be avoided. The
bulletin tells how careful milk dis
.rfbution prevents leaks OF milk, and
how they can properly utilize what
zones back on the wagons also how
keep track OF the receipts and
'aies; how to pay the drivers 30 they
Will take an interest in the business;
low TO pay the producers; and how
o deal with the problem of surplus
milk.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Peculiar Points to Look
for in Selection of Ram

If good lambs are to be had they
must have the proper breeding and
this cannot be gotten with a ram
picked up anywhere at a small cost.
According to T. G. Stone. sheep ex-
pert with the Iowa State college, many
farmers who are starting in the sheep
business are picking up rams Just be-
cause they are to be had at a smaller
cost, with ancestry unknown, than
those which have a certified pedigree,
but cost q little more.
In selecting a ram here are some OF
the points to look for: See that he
has the masculine stamp. This is in
dicated by a short broad face, large
broad nostrils, short thick neck and
general ruggedness.
See that he has a good constitution
and an ample chest capacity. This is
Indicated by the spring and depth Of
rib, a good fore rib. and a short strong
back. A good condition Of fleece and
skin is. essential and can be observed
by feeling of the fleece. II should be
dense and of good length. The skin
is pink when the animal ia in good
health. Fleece that is dry indicates
unusual conditions.
The ram should be close 10 the
ground and have a quiet disposition.
Much care should be taken in picking
a ram and the results will show very
SOON 1t IL as essential to pick a good
ram as IT is to have a good sire for the
cattle.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Fertilizer Combination
to Produce Large Yield

Manure, lime, and rock phosphate
compose the fertilizer combination
that has produced the largest yield of
red clover In the fertilizer experiments
conducted by the Iowa Agricultural
Experiment station at the agronomy
farm at Ames.
The plots which received this treat
ment produced 500 pounds of hay
to the acre. A treatment of manure,
limestone and bone meal produced
400 pounds to the acre and manure,
lime and acid phosphate 5000 pounds
The plots which received manure.
lime and a 2-12-2 complete CONNER
cial fertilizer gave a yield Of 3.700
pounds.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Prominent Duck Growers
Give Fattening RatiOnS

In reply to an inquiry sent out by
| the bureau of animal industry Omitted
States Department Of Agricultural to
prominent duck growers throughout
the country. the following replies
among others were received by the
authorities:
"The last ten days before marketing
we feed about three-ffths cornmeal
with one-ffth -four and one-ffth bran,
with beet scrap and grit"
For market. keep them from swim
ming. Give n part green feed to two
parts grain mixture. Two TO three
weeks before marketing shorten up the
green feed and add more corn. With
too much green feed the flesh does not
stand up 30 well as with more grain.
Two-thirds cornmeal and one-third
bran and middlings given with IL per
cent OF beef scrap makes a good fat
tening ration"
ITO condition ducks for market, a
small dark enclosure with fresh drink
ing water and cornmeal mash hot In
the morning and whole-shelled corn the
rest Of the day. Give all they viii
eat"
AOur market ducks are kept confined
and fed four times daily, by measure,
two parts of bran, one part OF corn
meal, one part of oil meal and beef
scrap and one part OF shorts. Cooked
vegetables are added from time to
time. This ration is dampened with
water until 1t will crumble. Green
feed, grit and water are always before
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Grade or Scrub Bulls
Used in This Country
Low Average Milk Produc-
ton Per Cow Is Result

prepared By the United States Department
OF Agrtouitur@)
Seventy-hve per cent of the dairy
bulls In use In the United States are
either grades or scrubs. They are
bulls from ancestry that has not been
bred generation after generation for
large and economical production OF
milk and butterfat. This fact. says the
United States Department OF Agricui-
ture, accounts for the low average pro-
duction per cow In this country.
In 1921. there were less than $1,000
purebred bull calves registered by the
breed associations. But this probably
does not represent half the purebred
bulls born in 1921. The $1,000 or more
that were not registered were probably
slaughtered because their breeders
were not able TO market them profit
ably. This is because the average
farmer Is not yet convinced of the adj
vantages to be derived from the use of
purebred sires- II every p%urebred bull
calf born In this country were raised, IL
would take a three or four years crop
of calves TO replace the grade n
scrub bulls numbering approximately
e0.000) that are being used In dairy
herds. When Ii is considered that not
all purebred calves are worthy OF be
ing used, eve on grade herds, n
allowance is made for the normal
death rate and other factors that enter
to cut down the number Of purebred
bulls raised. the above estimate OF
three or four years could safely be In
creased to five or six years as the time
that would be required to replace the
scrub bulls.
Only 3 per cent OF our dairy cattle
are purebred, and the supply Of pure
bred bulls would be wholly inadequate
If the farmers Of the country could
only appreciate the benefit II would
be to them TO head their producing
herds with purebred sires of good pro
ducing strains.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Important to ALI Women
Readers of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in a hxaithy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
TO become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, ini-
table and maybe respondent; it makes
any one so.
But hundreds of women claim that DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring health
to the kidneys, proved to be just the
remedy needed to overcome such condi-
tions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver
and bladder medicine, win do for them. BY
enclosing ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co,
Binghamton, N. Y, you may receive sam
pie size bottle by parcel post. . You can
purchase medium and large size bottles at
all drug Observation-Disclosures.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Use of Acid Phosphate
Does Not Injure Soil

Not infrequently the fear is ex-
pressed that the continued use of acid
phosphate on land will increase the
of the soil. Experimental
evidence, however, shows that this
fear is unfounded. In fact, there is
evidence to show that 1t has a slight
tendency to reduce the acidity. A
number of experiments have been
conducted In which heavy applications
of acid phosphate were made on GER
tain plots for a long period Of years.
The results show that these plots are
not as sour as plots receiving no treat
ment-
The term "acid phosphate" is pri-
marily a trade name; derived from
the fact that 1t Is made by treating
raw phosphate with sulphuic acid.
This name has been largely respon-
sfble for the opinion There
is nothing In the material which VIII
injure the soil. It's use may confidently
be expected to produce entirely bene-
fetal results.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Young Turkeys Require
Proper Kind of Feeds

A good first feed for poults is ground
dry bread mixed with hard-boiled egg.
After the first week they need fine
chick scratch grain. Turkeys are
seed~eating birds and do not thrive on
mashes alone. Plenty of sour milk
helps to prevent digestive disorders
snd3s14smlntssxaufd growth Young
turkeys sometimes die because OF low
vitality, due to a weakness In the
breeding stock Some have blackhead
and others die of various digestive dis
orders due TO THE feed Young tur
keys must NOT be oyerfed and the
feed and feeding places must be a.
clean ~ possible Perform q post
mortsm on amp turkeys that dis and
Bo4s the csmdt&ton Of The liver ard
stksS sreanA
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Low Egg Production Is
Caused by Broody Hens

One cause for low egg production In
the average. flock during the summei
months is the fact that the broody hen
Is not quickly broken up" or gotten
back to laying.
According to G. A. Schmidt Of the
Colorado Agricultural college, careful
records have shown that the average
broody hen. II placed In a broody coop
the first day she goes broody. will lay
again In ten days.
II she is allowed to stay broody ten
days and then put In q broody coop,
II will be % days before she will COM
mence laying. If allowed to stay
broody q days. 1t will be 30 days be-
fore she will lay.
1t is therefore essential to "break
up" the broody hen the first day she
shows symptoms OF b~roodiness.
The most efficient way to break
up" ~broodiness Is to put the hens In a
goody broody coop. A broody coop
Ia nothing but a slatIike coop made out
of lath In such n way that a space
equal to the width of a lath is left
between the laths on the four sides
and bottom.
This coop should be raised several
feet from the ground and placed In a
shady place where the broody hens
see the rest Of the flock.
Feed and water the brocdy hens and
four days release them. Cen
orally this treatment Is sufficient. II.
however, any hen wants to set again,
put her back In the coop for two more
This treatment will not retard the
formation Of eggs and everywhere has
proved most satisfactory.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

ak bottles, and BY taking It / am not
troubled as / was. / am gaining strength
and getting Aeshy. Ny female troubles
have vanished and l have w felt so
well The Liver Pills are the best / eve
took IL you think my letter win en-
courage other sufferers you hAve my
permission to use 1t as an advertise
rrent MRS. SARAH BLArsE, Box IN,
KeesevilIe, NJ. Y.
Doing the houBework for the average
American family Is some txsk, and many
women lose their health in 90 doing. IL
you. as a housewife, ars trogb}sd with
backache, irregularities, are easily tired
cut and irritable, a. have Other dr.
agreeable ailments caused by some
wsxknsmt gfve Lydia e. Pinkkam's Veg
stable Cxnppund . trial Let Il hap yea
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

are cast monolIthic In form. the foot.
ing having been provided at d depth of
III feet below the bottom of the tank.
The walls are made approximately IL
inches thick at the bottom tapering to
8 or 10 inches at the top. After the
walls are finished the floor Of the tank
is laid this is made about four inches
thick and the mixture Is the same as
for the walls.
In order to provide a waterproof
Joint between the floor and the walls
a narrow opening Is left between the
two surfaces which Is filled with melt
ed asphalt.
In the construction of any kind of
tank II il usually necessary to incor-
porate a certain amount of reinforce
ment In the concrete. especially at the
corners; three-elghths to one-half inch
round or square bars serve this pur-
pose admirably.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Concentrates Necessary
to Insure Thrifty Sows

I ms @npsunf ~ c~pncrnfrmte neces-
ssry to- insure = thrifty SOW and 8
thrifty litter In small And only In
are Eases win II b. necessary to buy
supplements On dairy farms no bet
ter protein feed can be given than the
skim milk. II milk Ia not available,
sffslfa, clover, soy bean or ccwpea
hay WIN b. sstisfAefory. This hay
should b. fed IN low racks and may
b. placed Ia the lots to b. consumed
at VIM.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Ii Sounded We'll.

G. H.. Manley, a Kansas pioneer
tells this story of homestead days
One OF his neighbors, who could Meth
er read nor write. asked him to write
a letter back TO the old folks In Yer
mont. Mr.. Manley got the ink and q
homemade quill pen ready, and sat
waiting. His neighbor made no move.
What do ven want to tell them7T
queried the &@rlbe at length.
WELL" drawled the old man, mot
Withstanding is a pretty good word.
Put that down."
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Milk Is Valuable Feed
to Keep Chicks Healthy

MIX is a valuable feed for young
chicks, as IL not only stimulates the
many forces required for normal
growth but aids In the prevention OF
diseases. Sour milk or buttermilk In
many cases actually proves a remedy
for c~Dccfdiosas, the most Dreaded OF
all chick diseases
AS long as the chicks can be kept
growing rapidly they are 9 suscep-
fibIe TO disease OF any kind but ~
peciaIly to coccidiosis and IT Is largely
on account Of its aid In wsrding on
this disease that many poultry raisers
have come to coasder mix ~ being
essentisi for ch1<3s during the nrss
skghs wsaEx
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Attention Required by
Sow Before She Farrows

-Four or i've days before a SOW ia
due to farrow always keep a record
Fl date of breeding) separate her from
the rest OF the herd, put her In the
narrowing pen 70 that she viii become
accustomed TO II before narrowing 7;
allow her <rercsss daily. and be sure
that the bowels ara in q laxntive con-
d1ttoo- Sons bran and oil meal Ia .
sisp ~ psrt II her rstioa VIII aid
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

oreskhks.
Gen. Arbuthnot B. Garrett said IT
a Los Angeles luncheon:
1.-THE way the Greeks ran away frcen
the Turks reminds me Of Wash WhitA
Wash. you know. ran away from The
Helnies' bullets % fast one day that
he caught up with them only Z few
minutes after they had passed him By.
Another day while Wash Wa with
drawing In this manner his colonel
held him up.
Washington the colonel shouted,
are you running awayY
"sNo. kunnel. ah sutny amt pant
ed Wash, but abs Jest passed a heap
o. nigRahs what is"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

paAtd Wv hAkAy III
the good it has done
me- l was 20 much
troubled with female
weakness / could
hardly do any work.
l sawyour advertise
lnent in the paper,
and read it to my
husband. He said,
You had better try
<. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
round 30 1 bought
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Lady Of Distinction

rs recognized by the delicate. fascinat
ing influence of the perfume she . Q
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear.
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Both Together.

We'll. that's FUNNY CALCULATED the
landlord of the tavern at Wayover-
behind.
"Eh?" returned a guest who wae
l%ounging on the veranda.
why, there goes our local pride
liar arm In arm with our climate liar.
Usually they don't hunt in pairs.
There must be a bunch of juicy scan
dial that one knows and the other
hasn't heard about before."-Kansas
City Star.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

up m the Air.

After q recent storm had laid low
a number OF fences and rec and up
set things generally, Bobbie. four.
was viewing the ~wreckage. Turning
to his mother. he said:
TITS a good thing l wasn't out last
night or that wind would have blown
me up In heavens lap"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
BABIES CRY
FOR "cAs7ORIA'


Motheri Fetcher's Castoria has
been In use for over 80 years ~ Z
pleasant. harmless substitute for Os-
tor OIL, Paregoric. TeethIng Drops and
Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot-
ics. Proven directions are on each
package. Physicians recommend II.
The genuine bears signature Of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
HIs s~upposItlon.

"well, what's the idy7' demanded
Gap johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "What
have you got your face smeared with
that laundering stun fort"
Il was eating elderberries, and
replied his son, Runt.
"Aw, eating emf lowed you wal
Just wearing 'em."--Kansas City Star.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

The prices of cotton and linen have
been doubled by the war. Lensthen
their service by using Red Gross Ball
Blue In the laundry. All grocsrS-Ad-
rertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

The use of soft coal will make laun
dry work heavier this winter. Red
Cross Ball Blue will help to remove
that grimy look. AT all grocers-Ad
vertisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
Aspirin
Say Ba and Insist

Unless you see the name "Bayer" on
package or on tablets you are not get
ting the genuine Bayer product pre-
scribed by physicians over twenty-five
years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets OF Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package contains
proper directions Handy boxes OF
twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell bottles of "a and 100.
Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Observation-Disclosures of
Observation-Disclosures.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

Only an oculist can make some peo-
pie open their eyes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02
COULD HARDLY
Do ANY WORK
Since Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound This
Woman Feels So Wen

Keeseville, N. Y.-"I cannot praise
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

II a nan tells a woman she's all the
world TO him. she can forgive him for
wanting the earth.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

When a loses her temper
she shows her age.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-30

wise and necessary, but it would seem
that peaceful measures should take
precedence. Wouldn't it be better,
now that unionism has reached an
acknowledged status, if the cause had
few more shrewd diplomats and
not quite so many rough-workers
We have been impressed with the
fact that vituperation and denuncia-
tion are rather overdone in the aver
age labor paper. Maybe the labor
cause would have more friends to help
at critical times if it threw fewer
poisoned arrows at those it is likely
to need some day, just because they
do not happen to fall in with every
item of it's detailed program.
Union labor has needlessly made a
lot of enemies because, on occasion,
it was over-sensitive and touchy. 1t
needs friends and it might just as
we'll have them as not without COM
promising its principles or betray-
ing its cause. This is good time for
it to get wise and put on some new
plans and processes. The old ones
have, many of them, been overworked
and some of them are sadly out OF
date.
Victory for the cause at any legiti-
| mate cost, of course, but let's save
some of the needless personal cost il
possible, by finding peaceful and con
ciliatory methods-Cincinnati Chron
| in1a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-30
STATE CONTROL OF
WORKERS DEFEATED

Albany, N. Y-By vote of so to
nothing the state senate buried the
bill which would empower the state
to regulate trade unions.
The bill was proposed and urged by
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
Lockwood committee, which has been
investigating the housing and relat-
ed questions.
Organized labor throughout the
state made an aggressive and intel
ligent campaign against the proposal
and the defeat of the bill is of impor-
tance to the entire trade-union move
ment. It's acceptance by the state leg
islature would mean wave of legis-
lation based on the theory that there
is no difference between corporation
and a group of human beings who are
endeavoring to increase their living
standards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-30
"a m M m p
A WARNING

Regarding the claim of the cheaI
labor advocates that there is labor
shortage and that immigration shoule
be unrestricted in order to meet the
situation, Henry Ford's Dearborn In
dependent says:
"You as a newspaper reader do not
know, frequently the editor of the
newspaper which you read does not
know, that much of the stuff he
prints and you read is often prepar-
ed-not in the newspaper office, but
in distant propaganda headquarters
to mislead you. The purpose is to
plant certain ideas in your mind
which will enable far-seeing and sell
fish interests to perform certain acts
without exciting your suspicion or dis
No newspaper staff knows
enough about the subjects which it's
columns discuss to judge whether the
public is being deceived or not. There