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The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Cod Liver Oil Help to
Breeders and Chickens

Experiments at the Kansas and
Wisconsin experiment stations have
demonstrated that cod liver oil is a
valuable feed for both hens and young
chicks that do not have an abundance
of sunshine. This product contains
a vitamin that helps TO take the place
of sunshine. in that it helps the birds
or chicks to make proper use of the
minerals in their rationS.
With hens that are used for breed
ers this helps to develop better shell
on the egg. This seems to cause the
eggs to hatch better, as better lime
content is furnished the chicks and
less evaporation takes place. In adj
dition il makes hens healthier. there
by improving the vitality and vigor
of the flock.
In the northern part of the United
States. it is necessary to hatch some
chickens before il is possible for them
to run outside where they get the
benefit of direct sunshine. The addi-
tion of from l TO per cent of cod
liver oil to the mash will prevent rick
cts and help to keep the chicks in the
best of health.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Each Year People Are
BuYing Chicks Earlier

Practically every hatchery man in
the Middle West that has been in
business for several years reports that
each year people are buying chicks
earlier. An occasional year when the
late winter and early spring are below
normal in temperatures and snow Is
heavier than usual this trend towards
earlier buying is interrupted, but in
general the trend is there.
This is as it should be-if we are
going to make poultry profitable with
the prices that appear to be facing us
during the next few years. Pullets
must be kept laying throughout the
winter. Under Iowa conditions, with
the American breeds being. largely
used, winter eggs from welldeveloped
birds mean early chicks. February and
even late January will be increasingly
important in the hatchery business.
and April and May Increasingly so
within a very few years.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Best Matching Results
From Fowls on Range

Eggs from birds in large pens in
the house hatch best. Birds that
have large yards or free range usu-
ally give better Matching results than
those kept in small pens.
Feeding Is important. Only clean,
wholesome feeds should be used. The
ration should consist of about equal
parts Of grain fed in the litter and
mash not too rich in animal protein.
While good flow of eggs during
the Matching season is desirable. IT is
better to have a smaller number of
strongly fertile eggs than larger
number of less hatchable eggs.
The mash should contain not over
20 per cent of dry milk and meat
scrap together. If one has plenty of
liquid skim milk or buttermlk it is
equivalent approximately to 10 per
cent of dry milk or meat scraps.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Eliminate Possibility
of Engine Oil Freezing

Cold weather brings changed auto
mobile driving conditions. Even sub
zero temperatures, however. are being
combated today by leading automotive
engineers. One of the latest improve
ments. which banishes the bogey OF
extreme cold. has just been announced
by automobile engineers. By means of
a newly oil pump they have
eliminated the possibility of engine
oil freezing" and necessitating plac-
ing the car in warm garage until IL
is thawed out. Engine oil does not ac-
tually freeze, the engineers explain.
What does occur is the freezing of wa
ter vapor contained inside the engine,
and this prevents the oil from flowing.
The possibility of this occurring in the
engine equipped with this new inven-
tion has now been obviated. The new
oil pump has been given very thorough
tests.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

Pete Yanuskus, of Kewanee, H., will
captain Illinois 1881 football team.
Minnesota made 40 changes in its
football lineup during a game with
South Dakota.
Ralph Hewitt, star quarterback from
Lawrence, Mass, will captain the 1881
Columbia football team.
In the seven times they have met
WoffOrd college has never scored
against a Duke university football
team.
The st. Louis Cardinals announced
sale of Carmen Hill, veteran pitcher,
to Rochester, the Cards International
league farm.
Clarence Mum of Minneapolis was
elected captain of the 1881 University
of Minnesota football team.
Hanover's Bertha, three-year-old
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

trotter, went through the past sea-
son without losing a single one of her
seven starts.
In 1897 the O'Rourke brothers re-
fused to report to the Boston Nation
ais because they objected to paying
$40 year for their uniforms.
After finishing l3 times and third
on seven occasions out of 36 starts,
Aziz, a three-year-old filly. scored her
first victory at Pimlico recently.
Chicago's $40 defeat by the North
western football team is the worst the
team has been trampled in 20 years.
In 1900, Wisconsin won $50.
Willie Hoppe, famous billiardist, re-
ceived his greatest thrill while golfing
when his tee shot was measured and
found to be exactly 3O4 yards in
length.
Only once in his IL seasons of big
league play has Babe Ruth taken part
in the full schedule of 154 games, in
juries and suspensions having kept
him out of the lineup frequently.
Wade Woodwork, right guard of
Northwestern university, is promi-
nent outboard motor boat racer and
holds several world speed recordssfor
short distances.
Jack Johnson, 220-pound tackle who
plays for Utah. is rodeo bull-dogging
champion. In seven years of high
school, freshman and varsity compe
tition. he has never played on los
ing team.
Eddie Gerard, new manager of the
New York Americans hockey club.
piloted the Montreal Maroons to the
worlds championship in 1926, his
first year as hockey leader.
For the first time in five years, Yale
will have a back as football captain
next season. Albert j: Booth. Jr., or
Albie. as he's known to football fans,
was elected as 1881 captain.
Nature maintains order by sys-
tenn OF fine checks and balances. In
trying TO avoid crushing turtle. II
/. Syracuse motorist crashed into an
other car. killed the turtle, and then
turned turtle.
Lionel Conacher. who is termed the
greatest athlete ever turned out 10y
Canada, has competed for more than
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
AUTOMOBILE HINTS

The parking problem seems to be
largely matter of subtraction.
A total of 427 ,459 employees in the
American autOmOtive industry were
paid a total of S775.47S.S1O in 1929.
The man who steps in front of an
automobile is now a law-breaker in
Paris. Elsewhere. he's the deceased
If an intake valve is sticking it will
cause back firing sticking exhaust
valve. on the other hand, causes the
engine to miss.
The hit-and-run driver who fails TO
stop when involved in an accident is
an outlaw everywhere in the United
States.
What's the use? you drive reck-
lessly you will dem the front of your
car; if yOu drive carefully somebody
will dent the back of it.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

100 teams in hockey, baseball, lacrosse
and football.
"He has his motor cut off," explained
a young mechanic on the ferry dock
the other evening, while watching a
gull.
Andy Kerr, gridiron director at Col
gate, is one of the few outstanding
coaches who never played college foot
ball himself.
Eddie Roush, thirty-seven years old.
wants to return to baseball next spring
after a years retirement. He belongs
to the Giants.
The longest scoreless game ever
played in the American league took
place on July 16, 1909, when the Tt
gers went Is innings without making
run.
Although Notre Danes football
team is known as the Irish Ram
blers,' Capt. Tom Conley is the only
Irish lad among the actual first string
of varsity players.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
All Spark Plugs and Contact
Points Must Be Very Precise

a spark occurs. 1t is this sparB which
ignites the mixture of gasoline and
air in the combustion chamber of the
cylinder.
difference in the size of the gap
between the two electrodes will affect
the type of spark produced. II IS,
therefore, important that this gap
should b6 inspected at least twice
year and kept adjusted according to
the car instruction book.
In addition to the spark plugs, the
entire ignition system should also be
checked, particular attention being
paid to the distributor timing and to
the condition and spacing of the
breaker contact points.
Proper attention to these simple but
important adjustments will protect the
motorist from ignition trouble-the
source of most motoring ills.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Raising Turkeys While
Confined Is Practical

The Minnesota plan of raising tur-.
keys in confinement consists in match
ing and rearing artificially and rang
ing them on clean soil. One plan is
to build a roosting shelter IN the mid
die of the range, containing four trap
doors, one leading into each fenced
lot The entire fenced area contains
about an acre of land over which no
poultry have ranged for several years.
Each one-quarter acre lot has prov
en- large enough for 200 or 300 young
turkeys when they are turned out Of
a different trap door into different
lot at least once each month. The
plan calls for careful feeding and
keeping the turkeys away from chick
ems at all times.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Salt Poisoning Among
Chickens Not Common

It is a well known fact that the
chicken, like other farm animals, has
need of a certain amount of salt in its
ration. The fact that there have been
reported a great many instances in
years gone by of chickens being killed
by eating feed that contained con-
siderable amount of salt, seems to
have led to a very general belief
among poultrymen that chickens are
very easily poisoned by common table
salt.
Certain experiments have been car
ried out which indicate that under the
right conditions chickens can tolerate
a much larger amount of salt than
has generally been supposed. 1t has
been shown, for example, that chick
ems eight or nine weeks old could be
restricted TO a ration containing as
high as s per cent of common salt
without serious results.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
}1(Q[1lB}Y
TURKEYS RAISED
IN CONFINEMENT
Idea That Large Fields Are
Needed Disproved.

The poultry department of the
PENNSYLVANIA State college recently
published some interesting work on
feed consumption and cost of raiSing
turkeys in complete confinement. Ap-
parently the idea that turkeys require
large fields for range has been dis
proved L. NJ Funk. who conducted
this work at the Pennsylvania State
college but who is now with the
poultry department of the Missouri
College of Agriculture. summarizes
the experiment with turkeys as fol-
lows:
l. The average weight of the Bronze
toms al "a weeks was 10 pounds and
the White Holland toms averaged 1874
pounds at the same age.
.. The rate of growth obtained was
greater than that heretofore reported.
3. The mash and grain consumption
per bird for the first "a weeks was
5S05 pounds aid, 56.12 pounds for
the Bronze and White Holland varie-
ties. respectively.
4. The feed cost of producing a
pound of gain was l4.7 cents for the
Bronze and 1873 cents for the White
Holland.
5. AS the birds approached maturi-
ty. the feed required TO produce
pound of gain increased from 2.56 to
IN pounds.
6. The protein intake remained AT
a high level until the eighteenth
week. varying around 20 per cent.
From the eighteenth to the twenty
fourth week the level decreased from
20.2 per cent 10 AS per cent.
Z. More than 93 per cent of all tur-
keys started were raised 10 market
age
s. The loss from blood and feather
dressing for the males was 9.5 per
cent; for the females, 104 per cent.
The full drawn birds showed total
shrinkage of 24.2 and 24.7 per cent
for the males and females. respec-
lively. These differences are due to
size, not to sex.
y. Excellent market birds were pro-
duced in complete confinement.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Sweet Clover Is
Great as Manure
Tests Show Crop of Big
Value in Rotation to Be
PlOWed Under.

Rather astonishing results as to the
value of sweet clover as nitrogen
furnishing manure are announced by
the Ohio agricultural experiment sta
tion. After three years test it was
found that not less than 100 pounds of
nitrogen were contained in an acre of
sweet clover on May 10 in any of the
test years. An application of 300
pounds of any high analysis fertilizer.
such as 3-12-4, would add less than
nine pounds of nitrogen to the soil.
Plow Under Glover.
These figures were developed In
tests to determine the best time of
the year to plow under sweet clover.
1t was discovered that the plants had
the greatest nitrogen content about
the middle of May, May 10 being the
peak accumulation in the experiments.
The white sweet clover was used in
the experiment stations. Since the
value of sweet clover as manure has
been demonstrated seed houses are
handling larger and larger quantities
of the seed. carefully tested for germi-
nation quality and cleaned and re-
cleaned to free 1t from weed seed and
other foreign substances.
Time to Pow Under.
The outstanding practical lesson of
the experiments is that for economic
soil improvement it is best to psow
under the growth of sweet clover from
April Is to May 10, so that the full
growing season may be utilized by the
crop of corn. Sweet clover left to
stand over for the full second year
produced more organic matter, it was
found, but not much more nitrogen
than whel plowed Under May 10.
The experiment demonstrated that
an acre of sweet clover on May 10
contained sufficient nitrogen for the
entire nitrogen requirement of so
bushels of corn and the stalks to pro-
duce it and that the sweet clover was
of extreme value as a rotation crop to
be plowed under in the spring.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Pitcher Jim Lindsey Has
Keen Sense of Eun,o,

Jim Lindsey, whose relief hurting
played a prominent part in the sue
cess of the st. Louis Cardinals rhe
past season, has a sense of humnr
that is as dry as the Sahara desert.
He speaks with a slow drawl, which
is very effective, especially when he
makes remark that is intended to
provoke smile.
During the spring training season
of the Cardinals. particularly toward
the end of the grind, when the days
seemed longer, and the work became
harder. Lindsey asked one of the play
ers how long the squad had been in
Florida.
"Oh, about four weeks" was the
reply.
"Shucks," Lindsey drawled. ut sure
feels as if l had been bawn and
raised here"
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Fire Blight Bacteria

Fire blight bacteria live over the
winter on both apple and pear trees
and at one time it was thought they
coulG not live over in limbs less than
one inch in diameter. This theory
has been disproved and the fire blight
as small us Il inch in diameter. Dur
ing the latter part of the summer the
fire blight germs cease active invasion
of new tissues and remain more or
less dormant until spring when they
come forth again.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

tOudy. Anu WlSu
interviewed he looked good for several
more years of championship honors.
Dempsey has had many thrills. When
Carpenter hit him on the chin in
the great battle of the century" he
had stirring moment. Again when
Firpo Unexpectedly rose from the floor
and landed the mighty swing that sent
the champion through the ropes onto
men in the press box, he had another
great moment He had other real
thrills when, these two later went down
into the valley of defeat. But the
greatest thrill?
Get the picture.
In the broling sun, the glare of
which was reflected from the fighting
floor. he stood that memorable July
4. 1919. About him thousands were
packed. The great, the near-great and
the unknown from all over the world
watched. They yelled. They shook
with delerium of emotions. They threw
hats and coats into the air. They
shouted. They milled about. They hit
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
My Greatest Thrill in Sport
An Interview With JACK DEMPSEY
Former Worlds Heavyweight Boxing Champion

one another with hats and coats. They
performed like wild mob.
And yet Dempsey stood with grim
determination so marked that none
could miss. An arm went up and
down; up and down. A count was
being made. On the floor at the feet
of the man whose arms were going
up and down lay champion. A great
man this champion. Big. Oxlike. Broad.
Long arms. Wide chest. Enormous
power. Yet almost helpless.
That man was Jess Willard, holder
of the title. The moment was that
following the third killing punch which
had hit him.
Two blows he had received without
give. Then he went down on the floor
with that third. He got up. But
as the referee counted toward ten, that
one time was the greatest thrill that
Jack Dempsey ever had.
Said the champion:
81 went into that battle with Will
lard confident and sure. But / had
never fought man as big and strong
and l was not certain how he would
take my punches. SO when the bell
changed went for him with all had
Before he knew what was happen.
ing | landed two blows. He didn't
seem to worry over them a bit.
"But | gave him all | had in a third
blow. Down he went and as he lay on
the floor | knew l was to be the next
champion. 1t was my biggest thrill
81 did not win with that blow
that is, Willard came back and we
continued the battle. But knew wheh
that landed that the fight was over"
(CG by Public Ledger Company
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Feed Some Milk

By all meals feed milk in some
form. and include in your ration also
] per cent of cod liver oil In the mash
and per cent of alfalfa leaf meal
or alfalfa or clover leaves from your
hay NOW. Carrots. mangels, small po.
fatoes, rutabagas. cabbage and sproui-
ed oats are all good, but do not feed
more than seven pounds day to 100
hens. Water with the chill off should
be furnished in cold weather and oys-
ter shell and grit provided for best
results.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Baseball Iowa's Best Dual
Pastime for Several Years

Baseball has been the University of
IOwa's most successful sport so far as
the record of dual intercollegiate con-
tests won and lost during the last AZ
years is concerned.
The diamond sport has credited
Iowa with 300 victories and 147 de-
feats for a percentage of .663 Foot
ball ranks second amcng the 10 in
tercollegiate sports, with .615 per-
centage, the result of 1T victories
and III defeats. In third place in
cross country. Hawkeye barriers hav-
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Some Heat Needed

The Ohio experiment station is ad.
vising the use of brOOder stoves in
those laying houses which are subject
to extreme changes in temperature
Poultry raisers, realize the disastrous
consequences of a 40 to SO degree
drop in temperature, and can modify
this change without cutting off the air
necessary to carry off moisture. Shut
ting up the chicken house to the point
where moisture accumulates, weakens
disease
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

gested. A majority seemed to favor
the education of drivers 1t would
appear that there is more highway
illiteracy than any other kind. Cul-
ture in courtesy is recommended as
the best means of prevention. This
is placed high above summons serving.
While this may have its good points,
some drivers appear TO he beyond it.
They need the vigorous application
of club.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Oil Filter Tests Show
Much Abrasive Material

Three interesting oil filter tests by
c. w. Mckinley, research engineer,
showea that the oil filter removed as
much as one teaspoonful of abrasive
material in every 1,5O0 miles of driv-
ing; that wear with unfitered oil was
five times more than with filtered oil.
and that in 10000 miles driving, the
oil filter removed more than two
pounds of dirt, sludge and abrasive
matter from the oil, thus making serv-
mileage
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Get Fertile EGGS

Most of the eggs are fertile within
five days after male bird is placed
with the females, but it is better to
mate the pens two to four weeks be-
fore one wishes 10 save eggs, so that
the birds may become accustomed TO
their new quarters and to each other
In case another male has been with
the flock before putting a new male
In, one cannot be sure the eggs
will all be fertilized by the new male
until at least three weeks have
elapsed.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
CANNY

Scotsman approached an attend
ant of a bowling green and quietly
handed him twOpence
whats this for?" asked the attend
ant.
"a game o. bowls, laddie," replied
the Scot.
"Yes, but the fee is sixpence. Reaa
that board"
81 hae done, laddie," nodded tie
Scot with a wink. 1T says fees for
the green, sixpence a game, but I'm
nae green"
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
War on tuberculosis

The United States Department of
Agriculture has developed means by
which the location of the tissues and
organs of COW, hog, or chicken
affected with tuberculosis may be Wis
ualized as also the tubercular LESSONS
themselves. These are pictured in
their natural color. The means by
which this is done is by an ingenious
mechanical outfit, the chief feature os
which is control of electric lights.
1t is designed to be used as an exhibit
or display at public gatherings.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

IN the modern automobile engine of
today, the Importance of having the
spark plugs in first-class condition can
not be over-emphasized. Efficient en-
sine operation is dependent upon good
ignation.
The spark plugs are equipped with
two electrodes, or poles, set in such
a manner that the electric current
must jump across small gap from
one to the other. In making this jump,
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
For a Practical Test

The President-YOu told your class
that a family on tour could live well
on Sis year. Are you sure of that?
The Professor of Domestic Economy
Absolutely Reliable statistics prove
it.
The President-Im glad to hear it
because we are cutting your salary 40
per cent for the coming year.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

ing a 600 average for their dual meet
competition.
For all sports, the percentage rank
ing of Hawkeye teams since inter-
collegiate competition was begun in
1889 is .5T7 Least successful of the
Iowa athletic endeavors has been golf
Hawkeye Iinksmen having only .32l
average in dual meets since they be
gan intercollegiate competition in 1924.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Money in Racing

Illinois race tracks distributed So
376,l45 to purse winners during the
1890 season. new record sum since
the return of the sport. The most
valuable stake was the Arlington
Classic. which paid Gallant Fox's
owner a gross of S64,750.
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
So Sudden!

Dearest, love you. Since the
dawn of creation. since the birth of
this world, since the beginning of
time, l have known and loved you.
Darling, will you be mine?"
"Oh, Tom, this is so sudden."-Path-
finder asaZine
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Clothes Rack Attached
to Top of Automobile

When quite bit of luggage is car
ried along. as is usually the case on
camping trip, the illustrated rack
will be found highly convenient for
keeping the clothes. as it utilizes space
not otherwise needed. II consists of
two sidepieces with thin Stats screwed
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
Sweet Forbearance

Sambo-Look heah, woman, yOt
know you'all done marry me JUS for
nah guy'ment insurance!
Lila-Ah knows dat, honey, but amt
been willin' to let you die natural
death?-San Diego Naval Air Station
Trouble Shooter.
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Zip

Mistress interviewing coOk)-Sup-
posing | wanted you to cook an elab-
crate dinner for about fifteen people,
would you be lost?
COok-You bet! That's just, 'ow the
last folks lost me.-HumOrist.
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Well Trained

Coach-You say you can play foot
ball. Have you had any practice?
Football Prospect-Yes, sir. used
to be fioorwalker at the bargain sale
counters in a department store.
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ID e mp S e y. b a s
stepped G t y.
Not yet has their
toll begun TO show
on him, In so far
as the average
man can see. A
few experts may
discern a slowing
up and setting in
of slight decay,
but as yet Demp-
sey is the greatest
fighter in the world
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In the Discard

Mr.. Justwed-She was really my
first love. But you won't be Jealous.
will you, Sdear?
His Wife-Oh, I'll never be jealous
of your first love. It's the later ones
that I'll have to watch. b
The Ely miner., 1930-12-26
An Effort at Politeness

Miss Peachblow-I hope you won't
feel hurt because | refused you.
Mr.. Breaker-Not at all! Not at
all / assure you l feel honored, pos
itively honored. I'd rather be reject
ed by you than anyone l know.
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For His Own Good

"YOu must serve on the jury. Mr..
Big Business"
But, judge, l am rushed to DEATH"
81 know it. You need a rest
Louisville COurier-JOurnal.