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The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
POSSIBLE TO DOUBLE PHE5ENT
LOW AVERAGE MILK YIELD

It has been estimated that the av-
erage dairy cow in this country pro-
duces yearly about 1000 pounds of
milk containing about 100 pounds of
butter fat. Selection, feeding, and
breeding, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, could double
this low average. Doubling the pre-
sent average production would make
it possible to furnish the present sup
ply of dairy products with fewer cows
and at much less cost
A study of yearly butter fat and in
come records of 1904 cow-testing
association cows for the period 1910 TO
1920 showed that the cows giving 100
pounds of butter fat year produced
an average income for the farmer
above feed cost of about $40; at 20C
pounds of butter fat year the in
come above feed cost averaged about
$42; at 800 pounds year the income
averaged about $72; and at 400 pounds
of butter fat the avsrage income was
about $1o6 a year per cow. While
the cows in the last class averaged
four times as much in production as
those in the first class, they gave an
average income over cost feed that
was more than ten times as great.
A tabulaton Of the records of dairy
cows from those districts where the
product was sold as milk showed sim
liar results. In all cases the high
producing groups were the profitable
producers from the standpoint Of in
come over cost of feed.
The groups of high producing cows
were also the groups that produced
milk and butter fat economically from
the standpoint of feed per pound Of
butter fat or per 100 pounds Of milk.
AS production increased from the low
est reducing to the highest producing
groups, the feed cost per unit Of pro-
duction went down, rapidly at first
but more slowly as production reached
high average. In the economical
production of milk and butter fat, the
largest gains are to be obtained
through the culling out of those cows
that produce less than 1000 pounds
of milk, containing less than 100
pounds Of butter fat.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
AMERICAN HOUSES IN EUROPE
Ex-lmmlgrants Who Return to Their
Native Lands Copy Structures
They Have Seen Here.

In every country we visited the
changes In housing were the most OBJ
vious expressions Of changed stand
ards of returned immigrants.
In Slovakia, next to the ex-immi-
grants old tiny dwelling, stands new
one, built with money he earned In
America. Looking down on an Ital-
ian village, one can pick out from the
roofs the houses Of Americana. In
parts Of southern Italy, one now sees
hillsides dotted with small detached
dwellings, telling the tale Of savings
as well as the liberation from the old
custom of huddling together in towns,
remnant In Italy, as in other coun-
tries. from the days Of brigandage.
Unfortunately, the new American"
houses are often unattractive-too like
the models they copy. Occasionally
however, the reverse Is true. One ce-
ment house, for instance, has proper
tions much like an old New England
colonial farmhouse. And, sure enough,
the owner had patterned 1t after the
dwelling on his employers farm in
Massachusetts.
In Albania, the city of korcha-al-
most the whole adult male popula-
tion Of which had been in the United
States-presented interesting adapta-
tions of American architecture; now
an iron paling instead Of the old walls,
now n garden frnn5,ng on the street.
expressed the f cling of eX-immigrants
that "houses LOOK friendlier without
walls. And low that we're an indie
pendent nation. and the Turks and
Greeks aren't pouncing In on us, we
don't need walls Viola I. Paradise
and Helen Campbell in Harper's Mag
nzine.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
BAR THE FAIR FAKER

The fair season is approaching and
it is time to give attention to the
problems that arise in connection with
the educational work that has been
carried on continuously by the Ex-
tension service in the effort to raise
the standard of community and county
fairs. During last falls fairs all
judges sent out by the Extension SER
vice were asked to make note Of mat
ters that needed improvement at the
fairs they visited. This resulted in
the collection of lot of suggestions
which form the basis Of letter re-
Gently sent out to fair managers and
secretaries. These officials are CO.
operating with the Extension service
in making changes that will facilitate
Judging.
There is another phase of fair man
agement which was not touched upon
in the letter, but which is of even
greater Importance, as it affects the
moral welfare of communities. We
are referring to the amusement pro-
gram which, in some cases, still in
eludes immoral sideshows, grating
and gambling. Fortunately the fairs
where these conditions prevail are
now the exception.
Extension workers are using their
influence to aid a national campaign
for a cleanup. The good work was
started last year by The Country Cen
tleman in a series of articles entitled
Confessions of Fair Faker." the
result was that the national organiza.
tion, which handles concessions at the
fairs, got behind the movement, and
pledges are now being exacted from
concessionairies to give the people
clean, wholesome and honest amuse-
ments and bar the faker in every line.
We still hear it asserted by some
fair managers that people will not
patronize clean amusements, or pay
gate money to fairs that are strictly
educational. This is not true. AS an
example that the clean exhibition does
flourish we might mention the Nation
al Western Stock show. The manage
ment of this show never countenances
anything except the highest and best
class of attractions. In fact, there
are no amusement features on the pro-
gram; no sideshows, nothing of the
sort. Attractions there are, but these
are all of a character pertaining to
the livestock industry, such as the
evening horse shows. If big nation
al show can prosper in Colorado with
out the aid of the fair faker our counl-
try fairs may try it without fear of
losing desirable patronage.-The Ex-
tension Record.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
AVOID FOOD THAT SHOWS
SIGNS OF DECOMPOSITION

Avoid any food that shows the
least sign of decomposition. That is
a safe rule any time Of the year but
especially necessary for observance in
summer when decay is hastened by
heat. Food poisoning through the bac-
illus botulinus is avoided when due
care is exercised. The following rec
concentrations are given by DR.. Chas.
Thorn, mycologist, bureau of chemis-
try, Washington:
a. Clean, fresh, sound food will not
cause botulism
b. Food freshly heated to the boil
ing point will not cause botulism.
c.. Recooking is advised whenever
opportunity for microbial activity has
been given, but only before spoilage
becomes evident by appearance, odor
or taste. Food showing signs of de-
composition is potentially dangerous,
hence physical evidence of spoilage
should lead to destruction, not to salv-
aging.
d. Intelligent cooperation of pack
er, dealer, and householder in the ex-
animation of food before it reaches
| the table is essential to the preven-
tion of botulism.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
REoo1lafENDs GRAIN MIXTURES
FOR FEEDING DAIRY CALVES

Dairy calves in Their second week
will begin nibbling at grain, if any
is available, and by the time they are
one month old will often eat half
pound day. Young calves relish
wheat bran, which is often used in
grain mixtures at the start. Corn has
desirable effect upon cattle of all
ages and is available on most farms.
1t helps to make up for the fat re-
moved from. skim milk. Experiments
have shown that cracked corn is bet.
ter than ground corn for young calves.
The United States department of ag-
riculture recommends that bran and
cracked corn be made the basis or the
feed mixture whenever possible.
Ground oats is very good feed, but
oats are not so generally grown as
corn and usually cost more per unit
of feed than corn and bran. The de-
partment recommends any of the fol
lowing mixtures as suitable for young
calves:
l. Three parts cracked corn and 1
part wheat bran.
2. Three parts cracked corn and
part wheat bran, and l part ground
oats.
8. Three parts cracked corn, 1 part
wheat bran, ! part ground oats, and
l part linseed meal.
4. Five parts cracked corn, l part
wheat bran, l part ground oats, and
part blood meal
s. Oats, ground.
Some time during the third month
calves will probably be eating about
8 pounds of grain day. When the
grain is fed with the separated milk
it should never be mixed with the
milk, and it is questionable whether
there is any advantage in soaking or
boiling.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05

hat would make 1t utilitarian and la
'or-saving in every respect.
The gambrel roof gives the greatest
possible hay storing space. AS it
stands, the dimensions of the barn are
80 feet by 100 feet, with arrangements
to care for so cows. The silo, IA
feet in diameter, has capacity in
proportion.
Carrier tracks serve the silage from
the silo along the entire length Of
the center feed alley. Two hay chutes
open from the floor above at handy
intervals, making the filling Of the
hangers an easy task. There are
drinking fountains and regular sup
ply of fresh water always available
Well-placed ducts feed the fresh air
from the inlets into the interior at
regular intervals, and the foul air
shafts, likewise conveniently located.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05

consideration. An excellent Idea In
connection with the matter Of con.
serving fertilizer would be to have a
concrete manure pit at the proper dis
tance from the end Of the barn.
Assuming that so COWS are sheltered
In this barn, a concrete manure pit
1O8 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet would
serve as conservhtor Of this fer
tilizer, and could be emptied at three
month periods. A recent authority
states that a conservative estimate
Of the fertilizer value saved by this
no-waste method is in the neighbor-
hood OF So per ton, at least.
There are structural problems con-
nected with the erection of a building
of this nature which suggest securing
the services of reliable architect or
builder specializing In this field. There
are economies possible through the
intelligent choice and use of timber
and planking in varying dimensions
and proportions, and many other de-
tails which could serve to make the
dairy barn most profitable in every
way.
For instance, in place of a cement
foored stall, some Of the cork brick or
other block now popular could be laid
down, adding greatly to the comfort
of the cows. Again, in localities
where boulders are plentiful the first
floor wall construction could be of this
type Of masonry with the undeniablt
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
THE FLOWER BOX

Out on the east porch, astride the
railing, is that bit of merry cheer
known as the flower box 1t is filled
on the inside with highly fertile dirt
and fragile flowerlets and on the out
side with green paint.
The flower box is always a child of
the wife's brain, so to speak. 1t is
a symbol of a husbands submission
and worthy forbearance. Outside of
requiring a little more water than an
elephant, it demands no attention ex-
cept for an occasional oogle and a
semi annual trip up or down the cellar
stairs.
Once there was a woman who ac-
cumulated nine flower boxes before
her husband died.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
Didn't Know ANY Better.

In an eastern city a fine arts COM
mittee passes on municipal improve
ments. The board of trade had raised
the money for statue of the towns
first mayor, but when the work was
finished the fine arts committee re-
mayor sent for some leading citizens
and proceeded to put questions:
whats the matter with the sculp-
tori" the mayor persisted.
"That's the trouble. There was no
sculptor. Seems 1t was made by Il
marble cutter and he didn't know any
better than to get a likeness"
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
tAKRUWrML ..uUSE FOR SUWS
Construction Need Not Be Elaborate,
but Sufficient to Give Needed
Protection.

Some time before farrowing the
gifts should have access to farrow.
ing house or narrowing pen. The con
struction need not be elaborate; ii
may be very cheap and simple. II
should however, afford shelter and
protection from winds and the sides
should be so constructed as to pre-
vent the SOW or gilt from lying on the
pigs. Usually the A-shaped house or
pen is advisable, since this type has
such an angle with the floor that the
pigs are protected from the sow's
weight when she lies down.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05

advantage OF not only securing very
sound sub-structure, but a very warm
dairy barn.
One little touch, unimportant in it.
self, but pleasing, nevertheless, is the
way by which break in the monotony
Of the appearance Of the tiled silo
has been accomplished through the
use Of tile of a different color.
Properly erected and given ordinary
care, there is no reason why dairy
barn like this should not only be high
ly profitable, but show place and an
inspiration to others In the locality
to go and build likewise.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
MODERN DAIRY
I. BARN AND S|L0
[.
Building Planned to Insure Con-
tented and Profitable Cows.
HAS LABoR-sAvINa DEVICES
No Details Overlooked That Would
Make This Structure UtIIItarIan
and Labor-saving In
Every Respect.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all 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. Ad-
dress all inquiries to William A. Radford,
No. 1897 Prairie avenue. Chicago. ILL.,, and
only inclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Here is a thoroughly well-laid-out
and constructed dairy barn and silo In
which no detail has been overlooked
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
IL Dsss Form,

There Il more real charity in getting
one man a Job than in feeding four
In idleness-Boston Transcript.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
Exercise for Horse.

Work provides exercise for the
horse and insures keeping him In Wig
orous. healthy condition. 1t also ac-
customs him to being handled by a
man, an important factor in the devel-
opment Of stations.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
Bread Many c.nturlee Old,

An Assyrian loaf more than 2,4OO
years old has been discovered by a
French explorer. 1t is supposed to
have been baked in 500 b. c., and
was In excellent condition when found.
The loaf is bun-shaped and WAS
wrapped In cloth In tight sealed
sarcophagus.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
auttermllk for Pias.

Stale buttermilk. II kept Clean
gives just as good results as fresh but
termilk in pig feeding. The trouble
when trouble occurs, is generally due
to lack Of cleanliness, which causra Dr.
gestive disturbances.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05

combine to insure clean, well-ven-
tllated interior.
Steel stanchions divide the stall plat
forms from each other. and Mt the
back of the stalls the manure drains,
cleaned from the litter alley. are wide
enough to permit the easy slide Of
the cleaning scoop shovel.
Two COW pens, with corner managers.
simplify the problem Of caring for and
treating pregnant animals, sick anil
mails, weaving, disinfecting. etc.
The arrangements made for proper
drainage and the carrier tracks that
serve the litter alley are worthy Of
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-05
Forssss Turned Into Auto..

More thth SBh.ONUUOU feet Of Ium-
ber hns been used In a single year in
the manufacture Of automobiles and
'ruc's In tho T'n""' c'n."s
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
Important to All 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 bd
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy 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, irri.
table and maybe despondent; it makes
any one 90.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
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 sample bottle to see
what Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver
and bladder medicine, will do for them. By
enclosing ten cents to Dr.. Kilmer l. Co.,
Binghamton. N. Y, you may receive sam.
pie size bottle by parcel post. You can
purchase medium and large size bottles at
al drug Observation-Disclosures
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02

centive and add to the comfort, joy
and health-giving qualities derived
from water sports, sea bathing and
beach recreation.
One Of the first objects of careful
selection by dotlng mother for her
growing girl is the bathing suit. At
tractive appearance is not its only coz.
sideration, but 1t must measure up to
standard In the more practical quail.
ties as well. The manufacture of the
knitted bathing suit has especially
been brought to a fine point.
In purchasing knitted bathing suit
(and most everyone prefers the knitted
kind) there are Gel tain features which
distinguish 1t from the ordinary gar
ment. For instance, according to the
standard of par excellence a quality
bathing suit must be knitted of high.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
H2N)HhNN g
@ OU1MNNC

Medicine stains may often be re-
moved by soaking in alcohol.
Swiss chard and onions is good
mixturei SO is cabbage and potatoes.
-
Stored linen will remain white for
a long time II wrapped In blue tissue
paper.
Keep lettuce and celery in the ice
box until served. 1t must be cold and
crisp to be appetizing.
Aluminium pots may be had In sets.
They are easily kept cleon and hold
heat longer than the enamel.
To clean all kinds Of lacquer work,
first rub with resh lemon juice, then
with clean clctn ALL quite dry and pol.
ishad.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02

ordinary stove the piece Of sheet iron
may be removed.
In case the drier Is to be made with
out the iron rods. the end braces are
nailed in place, two at each end, fit
ting with the braces on the sides. In
that case holes are drilled, as when
the drier is to be taken apart, inches
from each end in the two lower side
braces. A piece of heavy wire is put
through each pair Of holes and on
these the sheet iron is placed when
used over flame.
Around the bottom of each of the
four uprights place piece Of sheet tin
to prevent scorching the wood when
the drier is placed on top Of an ordi.
nary stove or over a furnace. An eight.
penny nall driven halfway into the
lower end of each of the uprights can
take the place of the tin as support for
the drier.
The canvas is next put on SO is 1t
about 2 inches from the lower end Of
the uprights. Tack the one end of
the canvas to the front side of one Of
the uprights and tack along the sides.
It Is important to tack 1t once or twice
on each Of the shelf cheats in order to
keep the canvas close to the sides so
as to prevent the loss of heat which
will take place If space Is left be-
tween the canvas and the cleats. The
extra width of canvas Is allowed to
overlap top. The canvas is fastened
on both sides, and holes are cut for
the iron rods to pass through II the
drier " made to fold. The extra
length of canvas is put around the
front end and fastened with pin or
with small clasps.
Extra Width Of Canvas.
The extra width Of canvas extend
ing over the top part of drier can be
folded, stretched tightly in the cor
ners, and fastened with pins, clasps or
buttons SO as to hold the canvas tight
and prevent 1t from dropping down on
the upper tray, and still leaving an
opening In the center for the passage
of the heated-air current. II preferred,
and for the type of drier that is not to
be taken down, single piece Of cam
vas can be nailed over the top and a
square hole cut in the center about II
by 8 inches. This opening may be
covered with coarse mosquito netting
to keep out insects.
The trays are nailed together so that
/, they are 10 inches wide, inside meas
ure. All edges Of the pieces of the
wire screen are bent over one-fourth
inch and hammered fiat, SO the edges
will not be rough. The screen is then
tackled to the bottom Of the trays. The
trays are placed on the shelves or
cleats in such way that they may
be either pushed to. the back Of the
drler or left at the front.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Commercial inquiries answered and
Information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
DENVER BUREAU TO FIGHT MIS-.
LEADING ADVERTISING.

Denver. Better Business Bureau
has been tentatively organized by a
number of Denver business firms. The
object of this organization Is to COM
bat untruthful and misleading state
ments In advertising. Nine represen-
tatives were at the meeting and de-
cided that such movement Is needed
in Denver. Similar bureaus have been
launched In nearly fifty other large
American cities. Among these are New
York, San Francisco, Chicago, Des
Moines, Baltimore, Boston, Tacoma,
Spokane, Seattle and Portland.
The promoters of the plan in Dem
yer are G. e. Collision, secreta ! Of
the Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Civic and Commercial Association;
Walter w. Winnie, president of the
Colorado Life Underwriters Associa-
ton; G. NJ. Skinker Of the jobbers' bu-
reau l.. II. Bach and s. 7. McCullum,
representing the auto accessory deal
ers Il. NJ Houston of the Real Estate
Bureau; F. d. Zimmerman of the Ad-
vertsing Clubs; w. d. Downs, repre-
senting the Retail Merchants Bureau;
James G. Burger of the Denver Clear
ing House Association, and Frank M.
Vaughn, representing the Investment
Bankers Association.
Mr.. Burger was elected chairman
and Mr.. Collision, acting secretary Of
ap organization committee TO extend
the plans and to arrange for affilia-
ton with the national vigilance COM
mlttee' of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World. The organization
will be divided into financial and,
mercantile branch, the former making
investigation Of fraudulent stock deal
Ing schemes, while the mercantile de-
partment will censor all mercantile ad-
vertising, according to Mr.. Collision.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
kiplinq is BALDWIN,. Cousin.


The rise Of the prime minister, Mr..
Baldwin, has caused to be told once
more the story of the four daughters
Of a Wesleyan Methodist minister.
Rev. G. B. Macdonald, one Of whom
became the mother Of the new prime
minister. Another married Mr.. Lock
wood Klpling and became the mother
of Mr.. Rudyard Kipling. A third mar.
ried Sir Edward Poynter. the late
president of the Royal academy. and
the fourth married that great artist,
Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Their broth
er, Rev. #. w. Macdonald, won In
his time the honor of being president
Of the Wesleyan Methodist conference.
Mr.. Baldwin, therefore. has had some
distinguished uncles and cousins
London correspondence In the Chris
tian Century.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
Union Row Cause. U. s. Protest

San Francisco.-The situation which
prompted Attorney General Daugherty
to participate in the action here to re-
strain certain building contractors
from lndulging in practices alleged to
be in contravention of the Sherman
antitrust law had its inception ap-
proximately two years ago, when q
strike of building mechanics was called
in protest against what they termed
the "inequltable findings of n special
wage board" The strike was partial
ly broken with the introduction of the
open shop" which was characterized
by the employers as the american
plan"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-02
"Antedlluvian" seas. seares Tourists

Hay Springs. Kan.-Rumors Of a
strange animal reminiscent of the pre-
historic dinosaur in Alkali Lake, near
here, were declared by authorities to
be hot weather hooch dreams" The
reports have been current for years
and Alkali Lake has become almost as
much thing to be Stunned as a
haunted" house." Although police and
the sheriff's office have received re-
ports from frightened tourists at reg
ular intervals that something chased
them, none have ever seen the beast
and admitted 1t may have been peev-
ish bull.