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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06
ORDER YOUR SEEDS EARLY

Seeds are always bargains. They
are the cheapest things we can buy
and We get more for the money in a
seed packet than in anything else we
can purchase. 1t pays to buy seeds
literally because the hazards of infan-
cy in plant life are greater than in
animals. A cold snap, dash of rain
may wipe out whole crop Of tiny
seedlings carelessly left exposed So
1t is always well to have a reserve
packet to start at once if the first
sowing comes to grief.
There is greater waste in seeds than
IN any other purchased commodity be-
cause of the dangers of loss when the
tiny seedlings are not protected. The
only safe way to secure full crop is
to grow seed under control so far as
moisture and cold are concerned. Cow
cred seed boxes, cold frames and hot
beds are the only reliable ways to be
certain of bringing through full crop
from seed packet.
Buy seeds from reliable firms. Bar
gafn-counter seeds are seldom as good
Cheap seeds represent cheap labor or
the lack Of 1t in their gathering and
preparation. The harvesting and clean
ing of seeds is a matter of elaborate
mechanical effort. but the result in
freedom from weed seed and trueness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06
VassaIboro Grange

yassalboro Grange held their
regular meeting Tuesday evening
with large attendance of about 100
with Is applications for membership.
The first program of the contest was
given and was certainly great
success, a fine variety was given and
every number was thoroughly enjoy
ed by every member. Capt. Massee's
program follows: music. Grange;
music, mixed quartet; original poem,
Josephine Priest; piano solo, Ger
aldine Priest: duet, Wheeler Priest
and Nina Mason; reading. Jennie
Babb; Nellie Durham on Broadway,
Nellie seems the same with fiddle
and snowshoes except since arriving
on Broadway he has started dyeing
his whiskers; negro stump speech,
Dawn Of Freedom" and encore,
Josephine Priest; recitation. Abbie
Davis; recitation. Wheeler Priest;
solo and encore. Rev. L. G. March;
why We never got married, by
several bachelors and maidens;
musical selection (originaD Wheeler
Priest; original poem, Harold Gates;
reading, Alfred Coombs; music. male
quartet.
Delicious refreshments of a great
variety were served after the pro-
gram.
At the next meeting February 16,
Capt. Upham's side will entertain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06
XPoultryNotes
Dry Mash for
Egg Production

One of the most common mistakes
which many poultry keepers make is
to leave dry mash out of the ra-
ton which they feed their laying
hens. The most common mistake of
those who feed a mash is that they
leave animal food out of the mash.
To obtain economical egg produc-.
ton without a we'll balanced mash is
an uphill proposition. The principal
reason for this is that a hen will eat
more feed when a portion of it is fed
in the form of a dry mash. When
mash is fed the hens will hold up in
production longer, as 1t improves
. their physical condition and prevents
early melting, which throws them out
of laying condition. A we'll balanced
mash also helps the hens to mott
quickly when the proper time comes.
A dry mash without animal food,
such as tankage or meat scraps, or
substitute for such food in the form
of skim milk, buttermilk, powdered
milk. evaporated milk, etc, is but lit
tie better than no mash at all. Those
who feed a mash of ground corn and
oats without protein feed might just
about as we'll not feed mash at all.
Some scratch feed however, is also
needed.
For those who have not been using
q dry mash we would suggest that
they try the following simple mix
ture: 100 pounds ground corn, 100
pounds ground oats, 100 pounds wheat
middlings and 100 pounds Of meat
scraps or tankage. If plenty Of skim
milk or buttermilk is available, put
only so pounds of the meat scrap or
tankage in the mixture. For the
scratch feed use a mixture of 200
pounds corn, 100 pounds oats and 100
pounds of wheat. Feed the dry mash
in a hopper from which the hens can
eat at any time. Feed about one-third
of the scratch feed in the morning
and the remainder just before roost-
ing time. Adjust the amount of
scratch feed SO that the hens will eat
at least one and one-half pounds of
the mash to two pounds Of the scratch
feed. If the hens do not take readily
to the dry mash, feed portion of it
at noon in a slightly dampened
crumbly condition A ration of this
kind, supplemented by some succu-
lent food, such as sprouted oats, will
make the birds lay if they are rea-
sonably well bred.
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sun YARD FOR
WINTER LAYERS

Do not allow laying hens to get
out in snow or mud during winter
months for to do SO sets them back
in their laying. However, do not
keep them confined to the house all
winter. During warm. pleasant days
leave the henhouse doors open and
allow them free range, but fasten the
doors at night. Then, if it turns
cold during the night, do not let
them out the following day.
In time of siege of snow. have
a small yard running the length of
the henhouse and ten feet wide where
the hens can get fresh air and sun
shine. AS soon as showing stops,
If there is indication that it may
stay on for several days, go into
this yard and with shovels clear
away the snow. throwing it over tho
yard fence. The first day of sun
sh1ne-unless it is extremely cold
will dry UP the bare ground since
the yard is on the south side of the
house and then let the hers out DUR
ing the warmest hours of the day.
NO matter how comfortable the house
may be, some outdoor exercise is
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New Englanders
Have Saving Habit

Boston, Feb. 5 (AP)-Saving mon
ey is a habit among New Englanders.
1t is a habit formed by necessity,
which accounts. in a large measure,
for the fact that this section, despite
it's lack of natural resources in the
way of ores or fertile soil for agri-
culture, leads the nation in the aver
age savings bank deposits per person.
Seven per cent of the country's
population lives in the six states and
in their savings banks are 16 per cent
of the total deposits. Fifteen per
cent of the total number of depositors
live here.
The need of the New Englander to
save was with him from the time the
Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock,
said Joseph H. Soliday, president of
the Savings Banks Association of
Massachusetts. The climate of the
Plymouth colony was such that the
Mayfiower's passengers We're i'm
mediately faced with the fact that
they had to make provision for the
winter IL they were to exist. The
very nature of the situation de-
manded that they save
From this need came the habit"
continued Mr.. Soliday. Il know of
hundreds Of Gases where persons
living the simple, lives of their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06

This is the day of specializing in
gardening as in everything else and it
is an excellent idea for the gardener
who mas only a small plot in which to
grow vegetables. He can devote his
entire space to his favorite vegeta-
BILE to much better advantage than he
can in trying to grow, a number of va
rieties in small quantity.
If he has only space 10 feet square
he can put in string beans, planting
half of it at one time and following
two weeks later with the other half.
This will give fresh string beans for
long season. He can utilize this space
for tomatoes and get sufficient to fur
nish the table and supply for can
ming and pickles and chowchows of
various sorts.
The same space can be sown to peas
for a first crop and then put into tur-
nips or carrots or beets for a later
crop. 1t is useless to try to grow
crops such as sweet corn, potatoes or
'cabbages on such small space for the
return would not be sufficient to justi-
fly the work Sweet corn would be the
most desirable of the three, for even
few servings would be available
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Winter Ventilation

Gull out the flock so that the house
will accommodate the birds without
crowding. Nail up the cracks and
knot holes so there will be no direct
drafts. Keep the litter clean. Re-
duce the flock for winter so that
there is not more than one bird for
each three and one half to four
square feet of floor space. For the
smaller breeds, three feet will be suf-
ficient. The profits from the smaller
flock properly cared for are greaterr
than those from the large. over
crowded flocks. 80
One successful poultry man cover
ed his hen-hous with composition
roofing. The boards and the roofing
together formed a dead air space
and not only effectively stopped all
drafts but held in the heat. This
house was of the small type, seven
feet high in front and five feet in the
rear. The upper eighteen inches of
the front was built in with glass, =
lower eighteen inches above the floor
are boarded. This leaves a space of
four feet for windows across the en-
tire front. Muslin curtains are built
on hinges so they may be hung up
against the roof where they are out
of the way. They are used prin-
cipally in the spring and fall. In
winter glass windows are fitted in
this space. They can be opened at
the bottom.
The house Is never stuffy, wall
board covering on the inside of the
rafters above the chickens helps to
hold in the warm air in winter and
in the summertime it forms a fresh
air intake between the rafters. The
2x4's forming the caves in the rear
were not sealed up but this space is
fitted with a tightfitting hinged
board which is kept open only in hot
weather.
: No ventilating system that may be
used is perfect. The number of birds
in the house, the direction of the
wind and the temperature are all
factors that must be considered. The
ventilating system, whatever it may
be, will require care and the exercise
OF common sense.
1t should be remembered that the
smallest draft blowing directly on the
birds In cold weather may cause
colds which are generally the start ,
ing point OF roup, one Of the most
serious OF all winter troubles. In adj
dition to good ventilation. there
should be plenty of light.
In some houses it is impossible to
Keep the scratch litter dry. II this
condition does not come from poor
ventilation, it comes from the floor
or from overcrowding the house. |
In either case, If the flock is to the
maintained thru the winter in a |
healthy, vigorous laying condition, |
the trouble must be remedied,
1t should be remembered that It Is |
not the extremely warm house that |
gives the best results. Frozen combs |
and wattles are much more frequent |
in damp building than in one
which is dry and we'll ventilated, |
even tho the temperature is lower in
the latter. If there is choice be-
tween the two, the cold house, if it is
not drafty, is to be preferred to the
damp, stuffy. poorly ventilated type.
The latter reduces vitality. breeds d.
sease and reduces egg production at
the time of the year when eggs are
highest in prize.
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If You Want A Full Egg Basket

Feed all scratch grain in deep lit
ter, summer and winter. Keep the
hens busy.
Keep a good dry mash in open hop
pers every day i'll the year.
Always provide animal protein IN
some form, either milk to drink or
meat or tankage mixed in the mash.
Many flocks that are fed grains free
1y are starved for animal feeds.
Provide succulent feed if the hens
are not on green range.
Never use musty or mouldy grains.
Change wet litter at once. There
is danger in damp. mouldy litter.
Begin gradually any changes in the
ration or the method of feeding.
Watch the appetites of the fowls so
that you will know how much to feed
them.
Give light feelings of scratch grain
in the morning to encourage mash
consumption.
Supply fresh water at least once
daily; from the hens standpoint the
oftener the better.
Keep oyster shell and grit where
the hens can always get them.
Feed the flock regularly. Hens will
soon learn to expect the feeder at "a
certain time each day.
One writer has summed up good
feeding practice by saying, Feed
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HOvers for RefectOrs

Many farmers who do not have
electricity have found that it pays to
use gasoline lanterns in their poultry
houses, usually having one lantern
for each twenty linear feet of house
and putting them out about four
o'clock in the morning. Those who
use gasoline lanterns also use brood
er stoves and the hovers of the
brooder stoves make ideal reflectors
for the gasoline lanterns.
Have the timer fashion piece
Of steel to fit in the top of the hover
with a hook at the apex Of the cone.
The correct height at which to hang
the hover so as to illuminate all the
floor space depends upon it's slant
each make being a matter of indivi-
dual adjustment, One of the biggest
advantages in the use of hovers as
reflectors is that they not only con-
centrate the light on the floor but
almost entirely eliminate the fire
hazard,
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IA, Miriam aged Is and a little son
aged Is months, her father and
mother two brothers and two sis
tiers. There was a short service at
the house Thursday at 10 A. NJ, and
the body was taken to Arson for
burial. Services were held at .
P. NJ. at the home of her parents.
in Arson. Both services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. H. l.. Wass of Scion.
The regular meeting of Keystone
Chapter, 0. E. s., was postponed
from Thursday evening February
to February IS, on account of the
storm and bad roads.
Rev. H. L. Wass came home from
Bangor, Wednesday night, to conduct
funeral services of Mrs. Ralph Lar
rabee.
. Frank Eittum, who has been quite
ill, is repoted slightly improved.
Hilton Past Noble Grand Asso-
citation was entertained by Mrs. Ruby
Cross, Monday afternoon.
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Hinckley GRANGE

Hinckley Grange met in regular
session Tuesday evening with a good
attendance. The third and fourth
degrees were conferred upon a class
of three. The literary program was
as follows: Piano selection, Doris
Jewell; Recitation, Worthy Master
Bickford; reading Lucy Dinsmore;
Solo, Mabel Wentworth with encore;
reading Ivanella Palmer; remarks,
George T. Tibbetts, music by q trio
composed of Florice Hall. Lila Nit
chell and George T. Tibbetts.
harvest supper followed after
which social time was enjoyed. 1t
was voted to hold social Friday
evening February 5, under the aus
pices of the Grange.
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The Lousy Hen

In the spring hens are sometimes
unusually lousy and the henhouse
is infested with mites. Mix equal
parts of crude Oil and kerosene and
thoroughly apply it to the interior of
the henhouse, working it into all the
cracks and crevices; spread it over
the ceiling, the floor, the roosts and
the nest boxes with a bucket spray
pump. Do this again in about ten
days with a similar spraying. The
kerosene penetrates the lumber and
the crude oil forms a coating over
the surface, making it impossible for
mites to live there.
While on the roosts and about the
building the hens came in contact
with the crude Oil and kerosene mix
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A HenhOuse
WhiteWaSh

The most practical time to fight
flock diseases is before they develop.
This whitewash, which is also a
strong disinfectant, will be help
In keeping the flock Of hens up and
coming.
Slack one and one-half pecks of
rock lime in four gallons of water and
add two pounds of salt. Let the mix
ture stand several hours, stirring It
now and then until a smooth cream of
lime is formed. When ready to spray,
mix in four gallons of lime-sulphur
solution and fill up the barrel with
water. Apply with a spray pump.
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made to pay big profits. is we'll IL
Illustrated in the official cow-testing
association record of Sadie. the
worlds second highest record grade
cow. In one year through the
stomachs of this plebeian daughter
there passed $500 pounds of a pre-
pared dairy ration. TT pounds of
dried beet pulp, 2,133 pounds of mix
ed clover hay and 5.1s2 pounds of
corn silage which were turned into
21,6S9 pounds of milk-enough to
fill over 10000 quart bottles! In
other words. for every pound of grain
entrusted by Sadie to her quartette
of stomachs they repaid with three
bounds of milk in the bucket.
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(Mat Illustration

Az the four stomachs of the dairy
COW must work as a unit if she is TO
produce the most milk year after
year. states the Larrowe Institute of
Animal Economics. The first
stomach serves as a storehouse for
bulky feeds and the second as a
separator room, while the third
stomach acts as wringer to squeeze
out water from the food. leaving it
in mealy condition, ready for the
fourth stomach, where real digestion
begins.
How the four stomachs backed by
plentiful supply of we'll Unbalanced
feed and pure. fresh water. can be
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to type makes it well worth while to
the purchaser to pay the extra few
cents to procure reliable stock.
1t is best to order seed early, par
ucularly of the more popular types, so
that 1t will not be necessary to accept
substitutes because of the selling out
of stock. Later in the season, seed
shopping is as bad as the Christmas
rush. 1t is advisable always to order
by mail early enough in the season to
be prepared with full line of seed
before you start spading the garden.
1t Is then an easy matter to plan the
garden and figure out Just where all
the seed is to go.
1t Is easiest to plant liberal quanti-
ties of seed and thin the rows than
to transplant the tiny seedlings The
plants are likely to make better
growth in the seed boxes under these
conditions and to be sturdier,
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TuberculOus Udders

The milk of any COW affected with
tuberculosis is dangerous for use by
either man or animals. But there is
the gravest danger when the udder
itself is involved in the disease.
fortunately, tuberculosis of the I'D
der is comparatively rare in the cow.
Probably not over to 5 percent of
the cows condemned as tuberculous
have the disease localized in the I'D
ger. But these are a terrible menace,
considering that the milk from an af-
fected udder teens with the bacilli
which cause the malady and, further,
the affected quarter or quarters may
continue to yield milk for some time.
Every dairyman and owner Of a
dairy COW should, therefore, be par
ocular to avoid retaining an affected
animal in the herd lest she prove the
source of tuberculosis for people and
ANIMALS. While all dairy cows should
oe tested with tuberculin, at least
once a, year, one should also keep a
lookout for. the physical symptoms
mat are suggestive of tuberculosis of
the udder.
:, Ihese are gradual hardening Of
tle gland until eventually it may be-
come almost as hard as a stone. In
vtner cases there may be a forma-
uoh CT small nodes, possibly in
eiumps or clusters, which are insen-
sluve when handled. There may al
so De a gradual lessening of the
MIX Yielded by the affected gland
anu tnlckening and yellow color Of
cue milk, but absence Of pus. And
tnnaily, in all cases of the disease at
htectng the udder. enlargement and
h,asartdening of the lymphatic glands
"iEn up in the rear of the udder.
100 LOOK at those glands when con-
sleering the purchase of a dairy COW,
."nether she Is said to have been
ESTE, lss.ed and found free from tubercu-
,Tsis or not, and reject her. If the
SANDS are enlarged. Also reject all
osVod sows that have hardened and
ta".ntarged udders. as they. too, may be
ssaoerculous and, therefore, a sure
source of disease for pigs.
LOCAL NOTICE
~, Native dressed pigs wanted at ]. r.
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wholesome food. feed literally: feed
regularly; feed a variety. After that,
the only secret in feeding Is to feed
activity into the hens"
William WEIGH Of Manchester
thinks he has some rather remark
able White Plymouth Rock pullets.
From one hundred and three pullets
Matched in April he got in January
from sixty-five to eighty-four eggs
day making a total Of 2252 eggs
for the entire month.
A pen of these pullets We're prize
winners at the County Fair at Read
field in September. (He already has
one or more hatchings under way.)
Mr.. Welch is the first reported to
be looking forward to early chickens.
He has one hen setting for that pur-
pose.
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ERlEND REL1EyEs BoY,s suFFERING

My little boy has had trouble with his
bronchial tubes since he was three. We
tried all kinds of cough syrups and medi-'
cines without any relief. For ten weeks he
was down, didn't get nights sleep due
to his cough. A friend gave me bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar and that night,
after taking Foley's Honey and Tar. he
slept all night, writes Mrs. Ruth Willard,
1924 kappes Street indianapolis, Ind.
satisfaction Eucraflteed.-Adv.
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SOLON
Mrs. Ida Norton Larrabee

Mrs. Ida Norton Larrabee u
Mrs. Ida Norton Larrabee, wife OF
Ralph Larrabee, died at her home
on North Main street. Tuesday
morning, after a weeks illness with
pneumonia. Mrs. I.arrabee was Al
years old and leaves. besides her
husband, three children. CLAYTON aged
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The new compound which is said to
convert leaves and straw into stable
manure in three months has reached
the American market. 1t was invented
by the great English experiment sta
ton at Rothamstead and is worth q
trial.
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|& manC&n !
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Don't neglect pot labels to mark
your seed rows.
Save broomsticks for stakes. You
will never have too many of them.
You can start the hardest seeds
in the cold frame on the first warm
thawing day.
Pick out a few novelties In both
flowers and vegetables but let the
proved varieties be your main crops.
Begin to hoard seed boxes. Ask
your grocer to set aside the shallow
strong boxes for fats. You can al
ways store them in the basement
against time Of neeS.
Start mixing poultry droppings
with gypsum. an excellent fertilizer
and a convenient way Of handling 1t.
It Is none too early to look round
for a supply Of bean poles. They are
always hard to locate when you need
them.
Look over the sash and put In
orders for glass and make a leisurely
job of 1t. Some Of the new glass sub
stitutes are excellent, nonbreakable
and light.
Sow grass seed on the snow. Sc
lect a fresh fall that is still unsullied
by SCOT. You can SOW the seed more
evenly than on the bare ground as 1t
shows plainly on the snow. The
melting snow carries it down and
lodges it in the soil
Begin to accumulate small garden
tools while you think about it. Make
a rack in the garage or barn into
which they can be slipped and then
you will know where they are when
wanted.
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] News from the.
Oranges.
Pomona Grange Dates
Observation-Disclosures

Pomona Grange Dates
Please notify US If dates are not
correct.
Feb. 6-West Penobscot.
Feb. 9-Lincoln.
Feb. s-Somerset, Madison.
Feb. 9.-Cumberland & Androscoggin
Union.
Feb. 10-Green Mt. Bayside.
Feb. 10-kennebec, Capital Grange,
Augusta.
Feb 10-New Century, Buckf1eld.
Feb. 10--North Waldo.
Feb. 11-EXcelsior, North Jay.
Feb. 11-York.
FEB. IS -Cumberland.
Feb. 17-Aroostook & Penobscot
Union.
Feb. 1S-No. Franklin.
Feb. 1S-East Piscataquis.
FEB. 23-East Kennebec.
Feb. 2s-Somerset, Norridgewock.
Feb. 24-Sagadahoc. Richmond.
Feb, a4-Hancock, Massapaqua, So.
Bluehill.
Feb. 27-Penobscot.
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ture. This will rid them of lice and
save the work Of handling each hen
separately.