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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

was enjoying the scenery and neg
leeted 4 look at my speedometer."
Fasting Is very tashionabl. in Lon
don now.
Tea rooms are also well patron
lied III this country.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

This morning let US try TO calmly
iscuss the various aspects Of this
y IL per cent health beer the govern.
nent has authorized drug stores to
bell.
The beer contains suspended
malt" according TO the government.
which prevents its use for puelry hi.
arious purposes, because suspended
malt" makes the ultimate consumer
sick.
What a vicious circle!
You 90 TO q drug store to buy
health beer and IL makes you sick so
Fou have to 20 back to the drug store
and buy some more health beer.
That's like smoking cigar
|ettes to allay nervousness.
Someone ought to perfect moon.
shine for eye trouble.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14
CAUSE AN DRESULT

ROME-The
King Of Italy
has launched a
c a m p a i g n
against profan-
ity, which he
declares IL on
the increase.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

r o NJ q
Henry Ford's
branch factory
In Italy is now
I ur ing out
nearly 100 cars
q day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

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Give me the papers or I'll tear up
the child!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

FAMOUS LAST WORDS
Don't be ridiculous! Your wife
and are merely good friends!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14

You say It means, ITO Stuff"
Quite right
That serves my need first rate;
"A chlorine with me supped last night,
And I'll "satiats."
y, II.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14
IMAGINARY CONVEX
SATIONS

Administrations House, who do
you think won the war?
Colonel House--MOdesty prevents
me from replying to that question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Farm Flashes
From Portland
StatiOn-WCSH

Portland, Feb. 1s.-Your new reg
ular features Of Informative or edu.
cational scope are on the log Of Sta
ton WCSH, the Congress Square Ho-
tel, for broadcasting, beginning this
week. Material for these broadcasts
comes, in three Of the features, from
the department Of agriculture at
Washington, while in the fourth case
IT 10 prepared locally.
Fifty farm flashes will be broadcast
for the interest of agricultural men
five days a week, at LOO p. M. on Mon
days, Wednesdays. Thursdays and
Fridays. 1t will also be broadcast at
1.1B M. on Tuesdays. The nifty
farm Aashes consist of q series OF
questions and answers on stock breed
ing and raising, crops and other per-
tinent subjects, with q list of authors
tative references on each.
The Farm News Digest, dealing with
the latest in agricultural development
and trend of the times. will be broad
cast twice a week, on Tuesdays and
Fridays at Sis P. M.
The first forenoon broadcast from
WCSH will be embodied in the House,
wives half hour, a service to treat Of
every day problems of the home, Of re-
cipes and What Shall I Have for
Dinner" This feature will be handled
by q woman speaker, one competent to
discuss the various subjects in IA
miliar manner, and will be broadcast
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.45
A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
XPoultryNotes
Egg Date

All eggs produced BY one hen tend
TO be OF 2 characteristic type IA to
size, shape and color. The heavier
the egs. the heavier the yolk.
with the majority of hens the s;zs
OF the sgg is reduced as the END Of
the laying period is approached. But
there are exceptions where full siz-
ed eggs are laid to the last.
Once an egg shell is cracked. even
SO slightly that the eye cannot see II.
germs and molds find ready entrance
and the eggs contents is spoiled.
washing eggs removes the natural
covering Of the pores of the shell.
which permits evaporation, and.
hence. stale egg.
Newly-laid eggs have q bloom; old
ones look smooth and slick.
EGGS mold when kept in a damp
place. and the favor deteriorates.
Eggs quickly lose quality when ex-
posed to the light.
The germ of life is the germ of
decay. An infertile egg will de-
crease in quality with age. or through
improper handling, but cannot decay.
the average length of a hens egg
is about 2.27 inches; diameter, at the
broad 1.72 inches; weight, about one
eighth of a pound.
An opinion exists that the white
Of the egg laid in spring is of finer
Quality. and will stand up" better
than that of an egg laid in summer.
Ihis may be true. but some are in
elined to believe that external factors
that act upon the egg after it is laid
Is the real cause.
There are some peculiarities that
are apt to exist In eggs at the time
of laying, such as blood clots in
closed within the egg; a broken yolk
or perhaps bacterial contamination,
The so-called "tapeworms" Of eggs
are detached portions Of the lining
membrance. Liver spots" or "meat
spots" are detached folds from the
walls Of the oviduct. Such abnor-
malties are rare and of no CONNER
cial consideration.
A hens digestive capacity Is limit
ed. The number OF eggs produced is
determined by the difference between
body maintenance and digestive ca
pacity. Maintenance is governed
largely by conditions which the
poultryman can control
There would be healthier con-
dition OF the egg market If there were
fewer haymow-g gathered eggs palmed
off as fresh. The country store
keeper deserves a good deal Of SYM
pathy, when he has to take in eggs
and ship them out to a distant mar
ket, and when they reach ths market.
the price is set according to the
average of the lot. and too often that
average Is low because of bad eggs
received from careless producers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

no longer young, but how old 1t does
not tell. And in the case Of the vel
low-Ieg hen, the white OF pale leg
may indicate age, or the pale coior
may be due to heavy egg production.
as authorities on culling would have
us believe.
We do know that with pullets the
scales of the legs are smooth. shiny,
fine. hardly visible, very soft to the
touch and hugging closely and firm
ly to the leg. But each year these
scales become wider and longer. and
rise little by little. until finally they
become hard and tough. Yet while
by these scales we can distinguish
the hen from the pullet, we have no
guide to show us the years old of the
hen.
A Canadian writer tells US to look
at the skin. If the flank feathers of
a young hen are pushed apart. he
says. a silky. long, light, extremely
thin down will be seen growing fairly
regular between the other feathers
which cover all parts OF the body.
He says the skin is Of a uniform It's
sue. fine and pink. covered with a
network of very fine. blush veins.
When the hen is over year old the
down and veins have disappeared,
and the skin is Of dull white color.
dry, not so smooth Or elastic. and
somewhat mealy.
Here is a method which appeared
in print some years ago. which
sounds good: A six-months- old pull
let. and even until it is IA months
old, will have the first secondary
feather In it's wing, near the axle
feathers. shorter than the rest. and
the quill will be more central. bend
ing in a short point. slightly promi-
nent.
There is but one secondary feather
on each wing presenting these char
acteristics until the next mott. after
which the second feather Is also
shorter than the others.
In other words, after the fall mott,
when the fowl is one and one-half
years old (by which time the feath-
ers are fully developed), there will be
found two secondary feathers having
the characteristic markings. al
though the bird completes it's second
year only the following spring.
After the second molt--that Is:
when three or coming three years
old-there are three shorter feathers
in each wing. After each succeeding
mott one more feather comes in
shorter.
What Is your method for determin-
ing fowls age?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
H. P. SWEETSIR SAYS
SUCCESS APPLE INDUSTRY
DEPENDS ON YOUNG TREES

Herman P. Sweetsir, Cumberland
Center. who has visited all fruit
meetings in Maine in years past. in
his official capacity, as professor of
horticultural at the U. of NJ, was
visitor at the Maine Fruit Growers
meeting in Auburn. Friday. He
came as a fruit grower and not as
professor" as he commenced work
on the old homestead in Cumberland
some months ago. His summary
of the experience and observation
or the past season is as. follows:
The market has been poor for the
most part and an analysis will show
that surplus of low grade apples
has not only made the market slug.
gfsh but has actuelly had a depress-
ing influence on the buying public
or consumers. No doubt the market
system Is partly at fault but IL the
growers are to get q good price for
their best apples some IL not all Of
the low grade fruit should be kept
away from the usual market chan
nels.
The second point Of interest Is
that many Of these low grade ap.
pies come from trees over 40 years
old. OF course some come from
younger trees which are neglected
by their owners but even the most
careful producer has his difficulties
with old trees to produce size, color
and quality.
II then we put two and two to-
gether it is simple to see that the
removal OF those trees which have
passed their best performance perl
cd will decrease the quantity of poor
fruit available for the market and
increase the price Of high quality
apples.
A campaign to bring this condi-
ton to an actually will necessitate
a survey by each orchardist of his
older trees, followed by rigorous
chopping out those trees where
he has difficulty producing high
quality apples.
I am convinced that the future
success of orcharding in this State
depends upon young trees and that
many of the old trees must be elm
mated to assure a satisfactory
market for the product Of his young
orchards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS
IN KENNEBEC COUNTY :,
(PrIces PAID friday

County Agent A. Day starts
today series of agricultural
meetings that will reach 23
communities and more than 1000
farmers in Kennebec county. At
these gatherings Mr.. Day will discuss
tive subjects, better livestock and
the growing of alfalfa. At four Of
them Fred C. Sturtevant Of the
State Department of Agriculture will
give a hay grading demonstration in
addition to Mr.. Days talk.
The meetings will be held as fol-
lows: Friday. February 10. China,
Grange Hall; Wednesday, February
"a. Albion, at w. H. McLaughlin's;
Thursday, February rs. South China,
Library; Friday. February rs. Wind
sor Grange Hall; Tuesday. March 2.
Wayne. Grange Hall: Wednesday,
March 8, Readfield, Grange Hall;
Thursday. March 4, Mt. Vernon,
Masonic Hall; Friday, March 5, Fay
cite, Grange Hall; Tuesday, March 9.
Benton Grange Hall; Wednesday,
March 10, Sidney, Grange Hall;
Thursday, March II. Yassalboro.
Baptist vestry; Friday. March IL.
Pittston; Tuesday, March 16. West
Gardiner, Grange Hall: Wednesday,
March II, West Augusta, North Au-
gusta Grange Hall: Thursday. March
Is, Belgrade, Grange Hall; Friday.
March 10. Riverside. Cushnoc Grange
Hall; Tuesday, March %; Oakland,
Manchester, Grange Hall: Thursday,
Friday, March 26. North Belgrade,
Grange all; Saturday. March 27,
Monmouth, Grange Hall: Wednesday.
April z, Litchfield, Grange Hall;
Thursday. April s. Winslow Con-
gregational church parlors; Friday,
April 9. Farmingdale. Town Hall.
Mr.. Sturtevant will grade hay at
Albion South China. Windsor and
Wayne. Last year he conducted this
demonstration in the other towns OF
the county. Each man brings bag
Of hay and after the demonstration
and explanation bv Mr.. Sturtevant
each man grades the hay. In discus
sing better livestock in the county
Mr.. Day will emphasize the Better
Bull campaign. now being conducted
bv the Extension Service. He viii
tell of the ORIGIN of the LEADING breeds
Of cattle. explaining how and where
they started and then will point out
whv thew ere better than ordinary
cattle. He further will discuss pedi-
erees and the valve Of having anil
mails re~istered: outline the mans for
the PettAr Pn'l campaign, telling OF
tNe results oF the ro,'rtv survev. and
other work dora in the campaign.
Rera~din~ s,fa1fa he viii discuss
the methods Of crowir". te'lin" the
stems thnt mrst ia t",-en tn get
e,,ncoesF,1 cro-. Mr.. Dav will STRESS
the foot that dnirvmon ard nou'trv-
NOR IN Tho ca,t-,ty ave r",ir~ as hf~h
a~ eco = ton Fo~ sifalfn leaf meal
wi,e., ~ oor ne ~-nwn RIGHT at home
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hettA~ 1'ves4noiy while a snt ~ low
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Feed Cows Milk
To Orphan Lambs

In feeding orphan lambs many
think that cows milk should be
diluted with water, but since the
analyses of ewes milk shows it to
10 richer in fat than cows milk this
practice Is entirely unnecessary. For
the first week the orphan should
have SOME ewes milk. II possible. A
good way to get it Is to take the
lamb to the ewes whose lambs are
not yet old enough to take all the
milk.
The orphan should be fed milk
often, but 1t should not be given q
large amount at one time until it is
two or three weeks old.
Upon the first day of it's life an
ounce 1.-TWO tablespoonfuls) is a lib
eral feeding and 1t is safer to feed
only half that amount. but it should
be fed at least every two hours.
1t is most convenient to feed the
milk from a bottle to which Is at
tached q medium sized nipple Of the
swan-bill type. The bottle should
be kept thoroughly clean and the
milk should be fresh and at a natural
temperature: that Is 100 degrees. In
order to maintain the temperature,
the bottle containing the milk should
be kept in q vessel partly filled with
water heated to 100 degrees or slight
ly above.
After the lamb is two or three
weeks old. it is not necessary to feed
it more than two or three times a
day. Sometimes an eve has two
lambs and only enough milk for one.
In such case 1t is usually possible
to bring the lambs along nicely by
supplementing, her supply with cows
milk. As they learn to eat grain and
hay. the milk feeding can be eradu-
ally diminished and finally discon-
tinued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
How Do You Tell
The Age of Your Hens?

For some reason Or other poultry
writer's steer clear of the subject Of
determining the age of fowls. They
may not know Of a method, or they
may be afraid Of advancing their pet
theories.
1t may be that there is no way:
but why shouldn't there be? II we
can tell q horses age by his teeth.
why not the hens by some outstand-
ing mark?
First, there are the spurs. For
years folks relied on the size of the
spurs. But 1t has been found that
that does not always hold good; be-
sides, it is seldom We find a hen with
spurs, and we are more concerned
with the hens age than we are with
the cocks.
In looking over some old English
writings, it has been found that the
old English Game hens sported spurs
just like the males, and some of the
Ave -toed breeds of hens found in
Kent, Sussex and Surrey had spurs,
and even do today. This spur bust
ness applies to the male sex. and in
exceptional cases to the female sex.
The spur. like the horn Of an
animal. rests on a bony part-the
core-and is covered by 9. bony
sheath which increases more or less
in length every year. But the growth
Of the spur can be fastened. or 1t
can be checked or retarded by some
accident. SO there is no telling the
age by the spurs in these birds.
Ordinarily, however. cockerel
that Is not over five months old
seldom has any spur. but If we look
closely we find q scale that Is some"
what larger than the others. at q
point where the spur is to grow. In
time this scale rises, and a knob is
formed, at the center OF which there
is clearly defined point.
When a cockerel is seven months
old this spur may be one-eiehth OF
an inch long and four months later
1t will be about fiSe-eights OF an inch
in length, generally straight. with
rounded end,
At two years of age. this spur may
measure from one inch to one and
one eighth inches. with curve up
wards or downwards. A year later
It may be from one and three
Fights to one and one-half inches,
and have a curve, the end usually
turning upward.
The growth of the spur continues
all through life. but the quickest ad-
vance is made during the latter part
of the cockerel age. After the third
year the growth is very slow. but the
spur becomes harder and thinner.
I have had cock birds which. when
four years old. had very long spurs.
and in some cases these spurs curved
or rolled upon themselves. So while
spurs may be our best guess in de-
termining age. there still is no alb
solute guarantee.
The next clue is the color of the
leg. This is supposed to vary with
area black leg becoming blush.
yellow leg becoming pink or white.
gray or mottled leg becoming blue,
and a pink leg turning red. ire
turkey leg Is black when the fowls
are young. but it reddens con-
spicuously as the bird grows older.
The red color shows that the bird is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
PROFIT IN EARLY CABBAGE

Early cabbage is one of the most
profitable crops grown, but like early
tomatoes, sweet corn and potatoes,
the money In it depends almost en-
tirely upon getting in on an early
market. Unless soil and other
facilities are available to get the
crop off early, cabbage growing
should not be attempted.
The most desirable soil is one of
rich. sandy loan, which works
up early, is loose, and thus easily
prepared. Fertilization with manure
at the rate of fifteen loads to the
acre is desirable. Where possible,
manure should be applied in the
fall, and the ground plowed and left
in the rough. This makes earlier
preparation Of the plant bed possible
Where the ground is already plowed
up top dressing Of the manure
may be made, allowing the thoro
incorporation Of the manure in the
early spring by repeated discing.
In addition to manure the use Of
zoo pounds of nitrate of soda per
acre applied just after the plants
have become established in the field
gives profitable increases. The
nitrate should be spread by hand
around the plants. taking care that
none Of the nitrate touches the
young cabbage, but is evenly dis
tributed.
Only the highest grade of seed
stock should be used. 1t is essen
tial that the seed be fresh, vigorous,
of pure strain and true to type,
thus securing early maturing and
even heading of the crop. For the
earliest crop Early Jersey Wake
field is one Of the best but for second
early or mid-season Copenhagen
Market, All Seasons, or Succession
may be used.
Plants should be started In a rich
prepared soil in manure
heated hotbed so that the plants will
be of good size, well-rooted, and
properly hardened by planting time.
The young plants when properly
hardened should be set In rows 80
inches apart, 16 to IS inches apart
in the row. Level. shallow cultiva-
ton should be practiced turnout the
growing season. Frequent cu1tiva-
tons are important for the best
development of the crop.
Larry CABBAGE is not usually
troubled with any insects except
cabbage worms. which are easily
controlled with calcium or lead
arsenate and lime, using one part
Of the arsenate and ten parts of tho
lime, spraying with arsenate spray.
using two pounds of dry lead
arsenate to fifty gallons Of water to
which has been added cake of ordi-
nary laundry soap.
In marketing, 1t is important to
harvest the early crop as soon as
heads are sufficiently mature to use.
as the early market breaks quickly
after cabbage begins to move. Where
good seed, good soil and good cul-
ture are given, and the crop is set
so that it develops rapidly and is
early, early cabbage will be found
very profitable crop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Farm Bureau Notes

Fifteen community meetings Will
be attended in kennebec County by
Miss Grace l.. Pennock. Home
Demonstration Agent, at which the
women will be given instruction In
selecting becoming clothes. These
will be all day meetings. starting at
10:36 A. NJ, and dinner being serv-
ed at noon. All women in the diff
ferent communities are invited to at
tend. Arrangements for these meet
ings are being made by the local
Farm Bureau.
The series will be held as follows:
Albion, Wednesday. February "a. at
Mrs. w. H. McLaughlin's: South
China. Thursday, February 25. at the
Library: Readfield. wednesday,
March s. at the Grange Hall: Mt.
Vernon, Thursday. March 4. at Ma
sonic Hall: Friday. March S at
Vienna; Benton. Tuesday. March 9
at Grange Hall: Vassalboro. Thurs
day. March II at Baptist Church
Vestry; Tuesday. March 16. West
Gardiner Grange Hall; Wednesday.
March IT,. West Augusta, Grange
Hall: Belgrade, Thursday. March ID,
Grange Hall; Weber Pond. Friday,
March 10 Cushnoc Grange Hall;
Oakland, Tuesday, March 23. grange
Hall; Manchester Wednesday.
March "a, Grange Hall: Winthrop.
Thursday. March Is, Grange Hall;
Friday, March rs. No. Belgrade.
Grange Hall.
The following women will be In
charge Of the different meetings.:
Mrs. Annie Davis, Albion: Mrs.
Albert Jones. South China: Mrs.
Mabel Gordon. Readfeld: Mrs. Fred
Hammond. Mt. Vernon: Mrs. Thomas
Hall, Vienna: Mrs. Mabel Went
worth. Benton: Mrs. Everett Brann,
Nassalboro: Mrs Amy Forester,
Weat Gardiner: Mrs. CAlix Blouia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Trapnests. Because

They tell us which hens Law small
eggs and which lay large onSs, also
the layers OF badly formed eggs. and
those which turn cut the regular
egg shaped product.
We can distinguish the browns
egg layers from those which lay
white helled eggs.
We know which hens eggs are
fertile, and which hens give us In
fertile eggs.
We know how many times a hen
becomes broody In q season, and can
pick cat those that do not become
broody at all.
We know which hens are the most
reliable sitters, and just what Kind Of
mothers they are.
We know the age our pullets begin
laying, and whether or not they are
steady producers.
We know when hen stops laying,
due to melting or some other cause.
We know our winter layers as well
as our summer layers,
Handling our hens several times
week. as we do in using trap
nests, we readily notice their con-
dition. They may be too fat, or they
may be too lean-either extreme cafll
for treatment.
The trapnest, too, gives US q
chance to arrest the esq eater. We
catch her in the act. To a certain
extent, it also prevents the egg
eating habit, which very often IL
due to hens crewding on the nest
and breaking eggs. The trap admits
but one hen at time.
We are now able to secure 20
per cent more eggs from rs per
cent fewer hens, by breeding only
from the cream of our focks.
.Trapnests tame hens, on account
of frequent handling. and this itself
has a tendency to Increase egg pro-
duction.
If nest is allowed for every three
hens in the pen, 1t Is not necessary to
look after the nests oftener than
four times Il day.
Trapnests do away with guess
work. Trapnesting Is the only
method by which an actual report
can be had of each individual hen.