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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20
Careful Culling
Means Money for
Poultry Owners
Eliminates Feeding of Unprofit-
able Birds-Raises Egg Pro-
ductiOn Per Hen

Careful culling enables the
poultryman to increase his income
by eliminating the feeding of un-
profitable birds and by raising the
egg production per hen, says w.
D. Buchanan, extension poultry
man. Cusing that does not in
crease the net profits from the
flock is waste of effort. Many
poultrymen lose money by keep
ing culls until the end of the lay
ing year, while others lose by Gull
ing birds that would be profit
able if given proper care. Culling
must be done intelligently.
Intelligent culling includes a
weekly or monthly culling of birds
that are weak, sickly, or loafing
on the job, and fall culling, the
purpose of which is to make
room for pullets. Culls must be
eliminated Immediately, and med
ium hens identified and marketed,
or held until they have finished
laying. Medium hens include from
80 to so percent of the average
flock and usually lay profitably
during the first year, but will not
make profit if kept the second
or third year. Those that are not
culled Immediately should be
marked with colored legbands and
taken out when they stop laying.
The procedure for culling year.
old hens or pullets that are just
finishing their first laying year,
consists of six distinct steps. These
are as follows: 1. Examine the
eye for evidence Of vigor. The eye
should be bright, bullying, and
alert. If the eye is dull and flat
the hen may be marked as med
ium without further examination.
2. Examine the comb and wat
ties. A hen that is still laying
should have wen-developed comb
that is red in color and wavy in
texture. A dry shrunken comb in
dicates that the bird is out of pro-
duction. However, if her eye is
good, she may still be good hen.
8. Examine the body. The back
of high producing hen should
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20

true that lime sulphur has been
used. In the White Bluffs COM
munity however, several orchards
We're observed where good control
had been secured through the nor
NAL use of oil and liquid spread
err. There were many complaints
that oil had not controlled this
pest for them.
Discussion of various perennial
weeds have drawn much interest
this year. Wherever possible the
various weeds were observed so
that farmers might remember to
identify them. In some cases
where the chlorate treatment has
been applied recently these areas
were looked over. The chlorate
method of control was particular
ly stressed as the most economi-
cal method of control and where
it was properly handled it should
offer no serious difficulty even in
the orchard. .- go. b..
These discussions were particu-
larly well attended in the Rich
land and White Bluffs and Han
ford communities and fairly well
attended in the Kennewick COM
munity. Mr.. j. T. Bregger, extern
sion horticulturist assisted by
the county agent during these two
days on these tours and added
considerable by way Of discussion
of many of the fundamental prob
lens.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20

MacTigRt-I have nothing but
praise for the new minister of our
church
O'Malley-So noticed when the
collection plate was passed
around.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20
WATCH THE ORCHARDS
FOR MICE AT THIS TIME

Reports have come to the county
agent that field mice are rather
prevalent in some orchards in the
White Bluffs Hanford territory.
This rodent for q number Of years
has been much more common in
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20
HORTICULTURAL TOURS

Two days Of the past week
were given to the study Of various
problems relative to horticultural
problems, covering the Richland
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20

planted in the fall. In thi,
innumerable color combination, -
well as other effects can s..'
be created. eaaI5
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-08-20
Facts for Farmers

Under this heading will printed from week week. articles
timely interest to the farmers Of this community selected
Durdle, extension agent for Benton
County cooperating with the u S. Dept of Agriculture and
the Washington State College,
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

ekingese Oriental toy dog Of great antiquity the
regnng favorite with the Pomeranian holding strong
second place.
Settlers retain their time supremacy bird-dogs,
but the merry little Cocker Spaniel very popular and
wel-lked In both urban and rural sections. When
Mr. American Hunter goes after rabbits he whistles for
his Beagle, fayorite among the dozen hound breeds.
Most numerous Of working dogs is the German Shepherd
while the Collie continues the favorte of farm dogs
Some interesting facts brought out by the survey
Purebred dogs decidedly the increase This fact
corroborated by increased registrations the stud
books Of the American Kennel club and American Field
The larger and heavily coated breeds predominant
the rural sections while the smaller breeds and those
having smooth wiry silky coats found largely in
the centers Of population Pug dogs and mastffs. at
the height popularity at the opening Of the present
century, have all but disappeared
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
More Baseball

Sammy and I started to dig UP
team. Sammy knew more OF the
players than I did. We got together
an aggregation. It consisted OF two
bell hops who were mighty good
amateurs, a couple Of natives who
had developed well, one ex-college
chap who was q hotel clerk, two
bush league lads who might have
been down there for their health
or might have been running q lit
tie bacardi across to Miami. That
didn't matter.
The tourist season had started full
blast by this time and We had q
good crowd out.
Because of the nondescript UNI
forms, or entire lack Of them. we,
called the Natives" wore red
sashes. Wally,s Tourists" wore yell
low sashes. All very colorful.
Some one tossed q big red rose to
me as We came toward the bench.
1t was Bretta Smith, In as perfect a
sports costume as could be found
anywhere. Her little Cuban mother
was scolding her for her "lack Of
modesty." Bretta waved at me.
1t started out as pretty ragged
game through the first innings. Gil
Nichols was causing havoc with
many Of our batSn1en. He was pitch
ing mighty clever ball.
We had put Tommy Larsen In the
box for the first innings. Gil famed
me beautifully.
Then we put Tommy back in the
field and took the bUx. This was
an inning earlier than planned. be-
cause Gil was next at bat
He grinned at me, as got into
position. and let the first. bali come
down without lifting the stick.
The umpire. said Strike"
Gil grinned again, but took q
great big wallop at the next one.
Nothing happened except the
umpireS 1.-TWO strikes"
Gil continued to grin at me.
sent the bssl down without
going into contortions. It sailed
for the middle of the old platter and
Gil drove for it. It was the bowl
drop.
Gli was out.
Cheers from the natives.
In the following inning exerted
myself to fan viii Oliphant. and it
worked. .fs 5I.
Gee" Sammy whispered to me,
a coupla big leaguers and you
famed both Of 'eml"
There was nothing to It. DESPITE
the two really good players, Wally1
Tourists couldn't make the grade
and we mopped them up.
After the game Bretta beckone0
to me.
I went over and greeted her and
ner mother. She introduced me to .
ran5o. nark young man, "senor Car
"Good work. Ben," Bretta said.
I thought the Senor Carrandos
scowled at me. It miSht have been
va why Why NJ not. us senorita," 9ssai he sa,A =
5'retta, Brett quickly. he is but . profas-
Right. Buddy" and I grinned at
him, you are right. am but a pro-
fessional. Tell me. you are but .
Bretta laughed.
II do mot understand" he mutt
What Is your profession?" said
:! am . gentlsmsn. senor." b
~ Thas: saa. : tough profession. TOO.
answered.
This time there was no naistakinl
his scowl, which deepened whef
Bretta laughed at this. Her lnothel
told her In Spanish 10 come al
along. Bretta turned to me ans
spoke In French.
I'VE dine before the dance to.
night. at the Cafe Moro. Please joil
us, Benny. Mother doesn't under
stand French"
I agreed, my college French bein(
sufficient for q few sentences.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
ECONOMIES PROCLAMATION

AOOASONAAA1O = AsONA1AUAx1 AV4Nf
On April 16, 1917, President Wilson
issued his war economies proclama-
ton in which he drew attention to
the fact that the United States will
in the coming year be called upon not
only to feed its own people and army,
but also to make very large contribu-
tions to the feeding of England,
France and Italy. He appealed to all
Americans to help increase produc-
ton.
1T Is evident to every thinking
man." said the president in his pro-
clamation, that our industries, on
the farms, in the. shipyards, in the
mines, in the factories must be made
more prolific and more efficient than
ever, and that they must be more
economically managed and better
adapted to the particular require
mentS Of our task than they have
been; and what 1 want to say is that
the men and women who devote their
thought and their energy to these
things will be serving the country and
conducting the fight for peace and
freedom just as truly and just as ef-
fectively as the men on the battlefield
or in the trenches"
England took extraordinary mea-
sures to meet the food shortage by
night blowing and Sunday farming.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Quotations

Despite the flood OF inventions,
there still are innumerable important
problems awaiting Solution.-Charles
Edison, son of Thomas Edison.
X y X
It is too often true that it Is not
politically expedient to deal with a
public question in candid and di-
rect fashion.-Senator William E.
Borah.
Thinkers and leaders are more sub
ject to diseases than are other classes.
DIR. George w. Grille.
X X X l.
I'm the worlds biggest hick. Every
time leave my farm get into trou-
ble.-Sinciair Lewis.
X X X
When things get so bad that they
can't get any worse, they're just
bound to get better-Morris Gest,
theatrical producer.
* y \ .
There will be a saloon again on
every corner. but it will not be the
damp, furtive dive Of yesteryear. It
will have dignity, It will have beauty,
1t will have tone, and in it a free peo-
pie will be happy.-H. L. Mencken.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Oats Recommended as
Pasture Substitute

Close-cropping Of hay crops last
year and excessive drouth, combined
with an open, though mild winter,
probably have damaged many hay
and pasture stands in North Dakota,
consequently numerous farmers may
have to depend on some emergency
crop to provide sufficient hay or pas
ture.
"Oats is the best emergency hay
crop for North Dakota" according to
T. E.. Stoa, agronomist of the Agri-
cultural college, land is also good for
pasture use.''
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
BARBS


Men who speak their minds, says
the office sage, rarely say much.
* y X
II cops are the. rum runners they're
suspected Of being, how about MAX
ing that old, expression read: "Al
policemen have big fleets?
X X *
Primo Camera was fined by the
Italian Boxing Commission for fight
ing In Florida recently. That's q
good name for it.
\ y X
Her voice may be high pitched, but
the girl who struck out Babe Ruth
apparently doesn't pitch that way.
X X \
A young man doesn't begin to
realize his failings until he flunks a
few courses at college.
X X *
Dorothy calls necking a petty" Of
fense. +
Copyright. 1881, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
'KFYR
FRIDAY, APRIL II
S5O ki1Opve1ea-EA NRo<~r

FRIDAY, APRIL II
$50 kflOcycles-54J.1 Meters
7:00--Farm Flashes-Weather Re-
port.
7:15--Morning Devotions.
7:30-Cheerio.
7:45-Farm Reporter in Washington
Old Time Music.
S:00-The Early Birds.
S:15-U. S. Army Band.
S:30-Radio Floor Walker.
/, 9:00-Sunshine Hour
9;25-World Bookman.
y:30-Adam and Eve.
9:5b-Opening Markets and Weather
Report.
1o:oo-Music Appreciation.
11:O0-Markets.
l!:o5-Grace Duryee Morris, organist.
educational Farm and Home Hour.
p M.
.I2:so-Music.
2:QO-Edna Wallace Hopper.
1:15-Markets, High, Low and Close
News. Weather, Livestock
2;30-Siesta Hour.
2:45-Magazine Hour.
S:O0-Dance Program.
4:00-Lady Next Door.
4:30-Program.
|4:45-ClaSsicS.
Weather. anu o's--Se"s-
6:00-Grace Duryee Morris, Organist.
6:3O-PrOgram.
6:45-American Legion AUXILIARY.
7:I5-Barn Dance.
7:30-Program. :.
7:45-VOcal Music.
S:O0-Program.
S:3O-Barn Dance Program.
9:O0-Nord Entertainers.
9:15-Studio.
9:30-Variety Program.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
HARDENING OF THE arteries

HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
In the healthy human being the
arteries can stand q great deal of
strain, and even If the blood pressure
Is raised to high degree through
some unusual condition, the arteries
do not rupture.
Whenever high blood pressure ex-
lists over q number Of years. it Is
quite common to find that the ar
teries have become hardened, al
though in some cases the patient may
have hardened arteries without hav-
ing high blood pressure.
Arteriosclerosis usually occurs as a
thickening and rigidity Of the middle
muscular coat Of the arteries. This
is especially likely to occur when the
blood is toxic, and Is frequently found
in gout, SYPHILIS, lead poisoning and
alcoholism. The symptoms are us
ually of a general nature, such as
weakness. loss Of appetite, dizziness,
poor circulation, headaches, wasting
flesh and failure Of the mental proc
eSSes.
As the arteries become hardened all
acute diseases become more danger
Gus, and there is a decided danger Of
death from apoplexy or Brignt's dis
ease.
A disorder very similar to srterio-
sclerosis is atheroma, which involves
the inner coat of the arteries, pro-
dycing small nodes o. swellings.
When this occurs In the smaller ar
terdes 1t may produce q partial stop
page Of the artery. II it occurs in
the large vessels it may produce
aneurism. The most dangerous place
for these nodes to appear is in the
brain, where this trouble may produce
apoplexy or aphasia.
AS a complication Of atheroma one
often finds plates of lime forming in
the inner walls of the arteries caus-
ing them to become like brittle tubes.
Something that is hard to understand
is that this deposit Of lime is not
caused by an excess Of lime IN the
food, but it is really deposited in the
lining of the arteries to protect them
from toxic substances in the blood
which would ortherwise irritate the
delicate lining Of the arteries.
The hardening of the arteries can
at least be partially cured by adher-
ing to a rigid dietetic regimen. The
principal caution to take is to avoid
inharrN5nious food combinations
which tend to produce acidosis and
toxemia.
am sure that many doctors have
failed to correct hardening of the ar
teries and consider 1t incurable be-
cause they have not made a thorough
enough study Of food combinations.
It is true that an excessive amount of
cereals, which contain lime. is one of
the principal causes Of the hardened
arteries, but this is not because of the
presence of lime In the cereals. but is
because the excessive amount of
starch, taken In wrong combination.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
The Tie that Binds

some idea OF the forces which bind Canada and the
United States togeter and make them alike than
1 the with any other two nations under separate
governments is given by incident which occurred re-
Gently In Utah.
L is the quaint custom in that state to execute muir
deyers by shooting and for time It looked as though
II. o. P9ailon Canadian veteran, would have to
face the firing squad for murder which he never cora-
mtted Only the cooperation OF the Canadian Legion
and the American Legion. each national servicemans
organization, saved him.
Back in 1922, 1t seems, man was killed in Utah but
no one was arrested The slayer said to have fled
the country.
In 1928 Philiou visiting In Los Angeles when .
Utah visitor saw him and identified him as the man
wanted Tor the old staying Philion, it is known now,
never had been In Utah before Yet he was taken there
to stand trial for his life.
The Staying Of which he accused seemed to have
stirred the community pretty deeply for there was con-
adorable anmosty toward the accused man. In addi-
tion he penni]ess.
In these desperate straits Philion appealed to the
Canadian Legion and It, in turn appealed to the British
and American governments. the American Legion and
the Northwest Mounted police Tor help All responded
and the man who had been frieudless had powerful
friends.
Proof was adduced as to Phious whereabouts at the
time Of the murder and finally definitely cleared
Now the Utah legislature has awarded him $1,000 as
partial compensation for the time lost and the mental
agony which he suffered while his fate hung in the
balance.
Philion doubtless will kindly feelings toward
Utah but bodies Of war veterans both sides OF the
border will feel closer hnship the result Of such
incidents.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Don't See Her Aqain"

"And 1 am not to see Miss Smith
Iagain. Is that it?. / asked.
If you are wise you will never see
lher again." this bird with the bushy
eyebrows and bartender's flowing
black mustachioS declared.
We'll, I'm not wise. I'm probably
Ia d fool, but I'll see the lady
whenever she is good enough to per-
NIT me to do So" ] laughed at the
man as I said this.
"Fool!" the second man said.
Start something" / suggested.
II had INDUCED in another bacardi
! believe I would have bumped their
heads together.
You are warned" the big guy de-
clared.
You are gooley!" yelled at him.
bat he wasn't there.
The two of them disappeared in
the shadow. peered around.
There was a narrow path through
thick foliage. It seemed safer out
in the moonlight on the white coral
road. I wasn't dumb enough to
venture in there.
I was tempted to tell Sammy
Waters about 1t. but decided to keep
the matter to myself. Despite my
attempt to jolly those two birds, !
was considerably worried.
Bretta wouldn't pull anything as
silly as to frame that stunt.
Next day we were On the private
latticed-in back veranda Of wing
of the hotel that Mrs. Arson, Sam
myS sister, kept as her private rest
ing place in her hotel.
"You were making a big hit with
the wealthy Bretta last night"
Sammy said to me as We were hav-
| ing luncheon, and you were the
baseball down here interested you,
but that you had no interest what
ever in brunettes."
I'll have to ask Brctta about It,"
I declared; 'she may tell me what
fate is in store and when to ex-
pect it"
Sammy and / went out after the
| "Bretta is one sweet little lady;
| she is different from your native
senoritas." l turned 10 Mrs. An
son. "About when is this curse
thing supposed to start?"
| ut depends on how attentive
you get to her." Mrs. Anson said,
adding, "From the way vnu
avoided her eagle-eyed mamma
last night and got into cory
will sfart soon. ~ ~
Jaw that's hunk i" Sammy laughed
| and turned to me "Has sis been
handing you that guff about hard
luck coming to any chap who flirts
with the wealthy Miss Smith?"
Il understand she has some sort
Of curse aside from the very. happy
curse OF beauty. In just what form,
Mrs. Anson, did this curse attack
the young men who smiled on herr"
Its native talk mostly, Mr.. Rid
ley" she said. Shut one CHAP dis
appeared and one Wnom ! know was
cripped oy an a., attaG6 .,d.nsn one nignt ~:
midst Of q season."
heat q the day and looked after
some details Of tho ball team: we
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
:-:PTTCHING FOOL ::

SYNOPSIS: Home-Rrn Harry
his nrothsr Bert win take ot the wealth that
hGRto be pon. big eagger like his brother He quits
LITTLE else In the winter he to with friend and meets
curse Two stop Bert the "en Ridley and
him that it will be death the girl again.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(HOilr.( (S1asa Cfnvoo rh\

Question: G. G. A. asks: What are
the symptoms of an hour-glass stom-
ach? What sort Of diet do you pre-
scribe for an hour-glass stomach?
What causes the condition and how
can 1t be cured?"
Answer: An hour glass stomach is
not an especially serious condition. as
many patients have this. It simply
means that the stomach is divided in
to two parts by construction in the
center. This is usually a muscular
construction. However, If the stom-
ach ulcers have been present for a
long time, then the scar tissue from
the ulcers might assist in the closure.
II no other symptoms are present.
then all that you need to do is to fol-
low q well balanced diet similar to
that given in my health column every
Friday in this paper.
Brushing Teeth With Soda
Question: w. j. asks: Would
brushing the teeth daily with bicar-
Donate of soda injure them or the
fillings?"
Answer: Brushing the teeth daily
With bicarbonate of soda would not
injure them in any way. This treat
ment often neutralizes acid accumu-
lations around the teeth.
Secretion From Baby's Eye
Question: w. A. w. writes: my
baby five and q. half months old has
a secretion in her right eye practical
ly since birth. The doctor says that
the tear duct has not opened and
will have to be probed If it does not
improve. would like your opinion"
Answer: Sometimes tear duct
becomes closed by inflammation. If
the duct is not entirely obstructed
you might be able to lessen the in
flammation by the use of cold COM
presses applied for twenty minutes
twice daily. If this does not produce
an improvement it might be good
plan to have the opening probed, as
your doctor suggests.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
And More Trouble
Senor Carrandos seemed to

Senor Carrandos seemed to get
furious ct that. He said sharply IN
Spanish to Bretta,s mother. "What
IS this going on, before our eyes?"
BE still. It IS nothing" the old
lady warned him.
My Spanish was better than nv
French, so I assured him in Spanish
that we were discussing the weather.
Bretta howled at this.
When they left Gil Nichols came
over.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

over a.period Of years under the right
treatment, and certain cure nav
ne expected If one will learn to avoid
INCOMPATIBLE food combinations.
In the next article I AM going to
tell you something abut apoplexy. the
usual result of the combination of
high blood pressure and arterial
hardening.