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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
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PROTECT THE LITTER
By Prof. w B. Krueck

Many poultrymen have a great
deal of difficulty in keeping litter
dry around the drinking fountains in
their poultry houses. The water
which dlips from the birds wattles
or beaks, after they have taken a
drink, has a tendency to drop into
the litter and consequently is soon
distributed through the entire poul-
try house and complexities the prob
lem of keeping dry litters.
A great deal of this trouble can be
avoided without much additional ex-
pense. If an ordinary barrel is
sawed in two, and a platform built
in the bottom Of the barrel upon
which the drinking fountains can be
placed, the birds will use the edge
of the barrel upon which to crawl
when taking their drink, and the
water from the beak and the wattles
will drip into the bottom of the bar
rel. This will catch the waste water
and will keep it out of the litter.
About once a week the fountain can
be removed from the barrel, and the
barrel can be taken outside and
emptied. Thus the litter is protect
ed and the question of eliminating
moisture to some extent is solved.
Such an arrangement would also
be quite desirable where water foun-
tains are placed out in the open
ward. If the soil becomes damp
around the drinking fountain, it acts
as an ideal place for the spread and
development of disease, whereas a
dry soil is usually much more sani-
tary. Feeders who are using this
arrangement like it very much and
find it very economical.
In view of the fact that an egg is
over 65 per cent water, water Is a
very important factor in egg pro-
duction. Many feeders do not sup
ply enough water fountains since
they feel that there is some expense
involved, but with fountain OF this
kind, an ordinary water pail can be
used to very good advantage and the
cost of the watering equipment is
very low. More water fountains
convenience to mash hoppers NEAR
healthier birds and better eggs.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Poor Economy

Some Of the best advice ever given
on the subject of life insurance will
be found in an editorial which recent
ly appeared in the st. Louis Times,
said to be ''home paper" going
among people known both for their
thrift and their ability to buy what
they want. The Times, under the
heading, "No Place For Economy"
said:
Life insurance curtailment is poor
economy. 1t is the last place where
it should be practiced. 1t involves
not the individual but the family and
the home. 1t strikes into the future.
The household management may
pull in a bit if necessary, the motor
car may serve a few months longer
and the luxury bill may be curtailed
/. but never the life insurance.
"The young man who delays taking
his first policy because his salary is
down few dollars is losing year of
rating that may cost him much more
in additional premium costs when he
gets around to considering policy.
The applicant may be in sound health
just now and in a year may be less
fortunate. +.
"Men who are now in the middle or
advanced years look back to the day
when they took policies, perhaps with
reluctance, as one of the luckiest days
of their lives. They may have tried
to wriggle away from persistent sales
men, but now they know that they
were entertaining an angel in dis
guise."
1t is unfortunate that copy of the
Times editorial cannot be framed and
hung in every home, under the eyes of
the entire family.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Reduces Risks In
Turkey Production
Hazards of Business Now Mitigated
By Modern, Tested Methods

Turkey raising may be made prof
liable sideline on many Ohio farms,
according to p. B. Zumbro, extension
specialist for the poultry department
at the Ohio State university, who finds
that much of risk may be taken out OF
what was once considered hazardous
undertaking by following few SIM
pie steps uncovered through tests at
agricultural experiment stations and
the experiences of hundreds of sue
cessful turkey raisers.
For many years, he says, turkey
raising declined in Ohio due to such
troubles as blackhead and coccidiosis.
With slipshod methods, it still Is an
uncertain business. However, the
adoption of tested methods has remov-
ed much of the risk in the business,
and diseases, once considered nat
ural heritage of the turkey, now can
be controlled by definite and compar-
atively simple methods.
The two most important principles
to follow in producing turkeys, he be-
lieves, are to feed all feed in hoppers
during the entire growing period and
to isolate the birds from other poul-
try. 1t is best not to permit them ac-
cess to range used by other poultry.
Previous to the past five years the
common practice was to brood poults
with turkey or chicken hens. The lead
ing turkey raisers, Zumbro points out,
have demonstrated that the most prac-
tical and efficient method of rearing is
by the use of brooder houses and
brooder stoves. This system reduces
the cost of production and cuts losses
from rodents and disease.
Brooder houses suitable for the
brooding of chicks are satisfactory for
poults. Prior to the date of Matching,
the brooder house, feed containers, and
drinking fountains should be cleaned
thoroughly and disinfected. Then the
house should be moved to clean range
which is ground that has been free
of poultry and poultry manure for at
least two years. If such range cam
not be provided, it is advisable to raise
the turkeys in complete confinement,
using a wire sun porch.
A special series of four-page bull
i letins on turkey raising in Ohio is be-
ing issued by the poultry department
and may be obtained by writing to the
college of agriculture at the Ohio
State university, Columbus.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
AID TROOPERS FIGHT FIRE

A party of II New Haven, Conn.,,
Boy Scouts and leaders, encamped at
Camp Yawgoog, the camp of the
providence, R. I. Scouts, were given
an opportunity recently to demon
strate their fire fighting abilities.
A state trooper rode into camp
calling for volunteers to fight a
forest fire that was being famed by
a brisk wind toward the nearby
town of Hopkinton. The Scouts
quickly assembled the fire fighting
equipment of the camp and brought
near the scene of the blaze in au-
tomobiles. A mile hike through
swamp and brush brought them in
contact with the flames which they
extinguished after two-hour fight.
The Scouts and their leaders were
highly praised by the state police
and fire departments for assisting in
saving valuable timber land and sew
eral houses in the path of the fire.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Urges Better
Cattle Grades
Plentiful Supplies of Grass Fed Cattle
Depress Prices From August to
November


Plentiful supplies of grass fed cat
tie from the range country from Au-
gust to November suggest that better
prices may be obtained by producing
grades superior to grass cattle, says
l.. P. McCann, extension specialist in
beef cattle for the department of an
imal husbandry at the Ohio State uni
versity.
a light feed of grain on grass will
not make cattle fat enough to put
them in the upper bracket of grades
and even though they get this grain
all through the summer they still will
sell as grass cattle on the market. If
cattle are to sell above grass cattle on
the market, from August to Novem-
ber, he believes, they must be fed in
dry lot or else given all the grain
they will eat on grass.
Cattle receiving a heavy grain ra-
tion during the winter and spring
months and then turned on grass will
lose their bloom and smooth appear
ance of hair coat. And for the first
six weeks or two months after being
on pasture such cattle will develop a
much rougher appearance. Because
of this, cattle on pasture should be
given a very heavy grain ration dur
ing the preceding winter months.
In a recent experiment, McCann
states, steers fattened on bluegrass
pasture made more rapid and efficient
gains than those fattened in the dry
lot, but they shrank more en- route to
market, sold for less money and the
market, and dressed per cent less
However, they returned more profit
than did steers in the dry lot.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Care for Pioneers Graves

Neglected graves of pioneer set
tiers who were buried in the old La
gov cemetery when it was part of
rural community, are being tended
by Boy Scouts of Troop No. 81, Dali
las, Texas. In its growth the City
of Dallas spread around the old
burying ground and the cemetery be-
came a seldom visited plot over
grown with weeds and shrubbery.
Graves are being filled in and mark
ers repaired or replaced and the
weeds and shrubbery are being cut
down. The efforts of the scouts
have been studied by other scout
groups with view to undertaking
similar activities at other old ceme-
teries, a-t
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03

large seeded variety like Manchu will
be the best rate per acre for the high
est yields. Less than this may be
sown, but the best yields of hay will
not be obtained. Smaller seeded va
rieties such as Wilson, Peking and
Virginia should be sown at from to
6 pecks per acre, depending upon the
size of seed.
If the soil is particularly weedy, and
if one wishes to economiZe on seed,
soybeans may be sown in rows and
cultivated with an ordinary corn culti-
vator. For maximum production,
Borst suggests that the rows be less
than feet apart. Sown in this man.
ner, the rate of seeding is one-half
that recommended for the so-called
solid seeding.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Two Native Ohioans
To Be HonOred At
O.S.U. Commencement

y Coumbus. - When Ohio State uni
versity holds its 55th annual COM
mefNcement June Is it will confer hon.
orary degrees upon two alumni who
have distinguished themselves in
science. They are Charles F. Marvin,
'83, chief of the U. S. Weather bureau,
and Prof. Walter C. O'Kane, '96, ento-
mologist, University of New Hamp-
shire,-both native Ohioans.
Graduated here IN mechanical engi-
neering 49 years ago, Prof. Marvin
has been identified with the u. S.
weather service since 1884. He has
been chief of the weather bureau since
1913. He is internationally known as
an authority on weather.
More than any other man, Prof.
O'Kane is credited with the speedy
eradication of the Mediterranean fruit
fly which invaded Florida in 1929.
Loaned to the federal government for
the purpose, his work there in diff
cult situation was so outstanding as to
win the commendation of Secretary OF
Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde, of Gov
ernor Doyle E. Carlton, of Florida.
and others.
Prof. O'Kane is considered as one
of Americas outstanding entomolo-
gists. He went to the New Hampshire
experimental station in 1909, has been
deputy New Hampshire commissioner
of agriculture since 1913, and profess
sor of economic entomology at the
University of New Hampshire since
1911.
In 1890 he was elected chairman of
the National Plant Board and is chair
man of the board of governors of the
Crop Protection Institute. He is the
author of six books and of scores of
bulletins and articles appearing in
scientific and other publications.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Advocates Increase
maSoybean Yields
Specialist Lists Steps To Follow in
Profitable Soybean Production

Soybeans, a crop grown in the or
lent for more than 1000 years, is be-
ing planted widely in Ohio this spring
according to H. L. Borst, specialist in
farm crops at the Ohio State univers-
ity, who believes that the bean has
much to offer to farmers who want
either the seed or roughage.
! Fortunately, he says, the soybean
will grow on most Ohio soils. And al
though it responds we'll to fertile soils,
it will also make good on poor soils.
1t is one of the few legumes which
will grow on acid land. This charac-
teristic makes it particularly valuable
in eastern Ohio, where much of the
soil is acid.
In preparing the seed-bed for soy
beans, two things should be kept in
mind. First, the soil is best worked
down until it is fairly firm underneath
with 2 or 3 inch layer of loose but
not dusty soil on the surface. The Sec
ond essential of a good seedbed fol-
soybeans is to have it as free as pos
sible from weeds. Soybeans, Borst
points out, grow rather slowly at first
and for this reason it is difficult for
the young plant to compete successful
ly with weeds. On especially weeds
ground it may be necessary to delay
plowing until two crops of weeds have
been killed by discing.
Soybeans, which should be inoculat.
ed, he says, may be planted in any To-
cality when conditions are right fol-
planting corn. They usually are plant.
ed after corn,( however, because corn
is the more important crop and be-
cause of the necessity of not planting
the crop until weeds have started ano
have been killed.
The rate of sowing soybeans varies
with the variety, the use of the crop
whether for seed or hay, and with the
method of sowing. The general prac.
tice in Ohio is to sow the beans solid
with grain drill. Sown in this wa,
for hay production, two bushels of Q
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
George Washington Elected President OF
I'M. Constitutional Convention May 25, 1887

gether to make possible our Constitu-
tion.
AS every student Of American his
tory knows, the Constitutional Con-
vention was beset with difficulties.
Sectional rivalries cropped up; differ
ent theories of government were ar
IDENTIFY sponsored; debates became
heated, and personalities clashed. But
George Washington was always there
to help iron out these difficulties. Who
can tell? Without the aid of George
Washington, the Constitution as we
know it might never have been
evolved.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Auto Fees Gain

State automobile license fees col
lected in the first three months OF
1882 were more than $3,5OO,O00 great
er than for the entire year of 1929,
despite the fact that half million
fewer cars were licensed, Col. Chal-
mers r. Wilson, registrar, has report
ed to Secretary of State Clarence j.
Brown.
Licenses were issued to 1871, ,595
automobiles for a total of $16,003, ,253
during the first quarter of this year,
as compared with 1,835,923 cars Ii
censes during the entire year of 1929
for $12,328,515.
This is the first year that the in
creased fees have been in force.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03

May 25, is a date often neglected
in recounting the important events of
our history, but is one of great sig
nificance. On May 25, 1887, we are
informed by the United States George
Washington Bicentennial Commission,
George Washington was elected presi-
dent of the Constitutional convention.
This Convention had been called for
the purpose of amending the Articles
of Confederation under which the
country had been governed since 1881,
and which had proved Intellectual. In
stead, however, the delegates assem-
bled at Philadelphia threw the Articles
overheard and adopted new Consti-
tuition which has since been our in
strument of government.
On the very first day of the conven-
ton, George Washington was "called
up to the chair as president of the
body" The man who had led the
Continental Army to victory, earning
the title of First in War;" was now
given this signal honor and was soon
to add to that title, First in Peace"
The fact that the foremost men of
the country were gathered on this oc-
casion and the fact that this conven-
tion was probably the most important
assembly ever held on this continent,
further attests to the esteem in which
George Washington was held by his
fellow countrymen.
We know from source records that
Washington made only one suggestion
to the convention in session. We also
know, however, from the records of
his contemporaries, that he was one of
the most influential delegates to the
convention. His was not the role of
an impassioned orator, but mediator
"a conciliator who, by his glorious
character, by his clear thinking, and
by his patriotism, was able to bring
the discontented human elements to-
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
MEMORIAL
Service to be Held Sunday at
Big Plain Methodist Church
Legion to Take Part


The annual memorial service at
the Big Plain Methodist church will
be held next Sunday morning, June
5, at 1890 o'clock with the address
of the day to be delivered by Rev.
E. S. Wilson, of Lilly Chapel, pastor
of the church.
Members of Madison Post No. 105,
American Legion, London, will take
part in the services and all war vet
Grams and the public are invited to
be present.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
PAIR FINED FOR
PARKING WRONG
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Max friedman, of Circleville, and
NJ. M. White, near Williamsport, each
paid fine of 81 for illegal parking
in the business district Friday. The
tags were put out by Officer William
McCrady.
Several other summonses were put
in cars but the owners have not yet
appeared.-Circleyille Herald.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
BECOMES SCOUT IN HOSPITAL

John Heffenan, of Amsterdam,
N. Y, was very anxious to become a
Scout on his twelfth birthday. So
great was this desire that he studied
the Scout Oath and Law, practised
the Tenderfoot knots and other re-
quirements f0r Tenderfoot Scout
rank following his eleventh birthday.
As his twelfth birthday neared an
acute attack of appendicitis devel-
oped and he went to a hospital.
On his birthday he was recuperat-
ing from an operation and because
his condition was rapidly improving,
Scoutmaster Nelson Green of Troop
No. 3 visited him and the happy boy
was sworn in as a scout while his
parents and others looked on.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
He'll Need Them All

Handwriting Expert - This speci-
men indicates patience, indulgence,
kindness.
Client-That's fine. It's the hand
writing of the tailor | have selected
to make my new suit.-Passing
Show.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
A HORSE ON HER

"If you didn't take so much inter-
est in horses you would be better
off," snapped Mrs. Mark. 4You have
had horses on the brain all your
life"
II suppose that's why | happened
to marry a nag" replied her hus-
band.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Test of Patriotism

"What would you call the perfect
citizen?"
"rhe man who feels like singing
the National Anthem when making
out his income tax return!"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
Grim Outlook

In the last analysis what is to be-
come of law if the lawless are en-
trusted with the job of executing the
law ?-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
FRIDAY. June 8, 1882

one is in the eight-hour category IS
taking entirely unjustifiable chances,
which inevitably will lead to a debil-
itated constitutional worse.
The only safe rule to follow is to
pet the rest which the individual body
needs, each night, and this, irrespec-
tive of the other mans habits or the
so-called demands on the individuals
time. The question of long and healthy
life will be determined, to consider
able degree, upon a. rational attitude
toward sleep-Ohio Health News.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03
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THE MAN FOR THE JOB

A soldier asked for exemption
from church parade on the ground
that he was an agnostic. The SER
geant-major assumed an expression
of innocent interest. "Don't you be-
lieve in the rule about keeping the
Sabbath ?"
"No, sir"
The sergeant-major smiled: "Ah,
well, you are the very man I've been
looking for to scrub out the can
teen!"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-03

Classified Ads are Result Gettersl
The Washington times., 1932-10-31
NEW ENGLAND
CROWDS HAIL
ROOSEVELT.
Children Join in Reception.
As Democratic Nominee
InVadeS Northeast

LOWELL, Mass, Oct. 81
(LN.S. Gov. Franklin d.
Roosevelt, the first presi-
Dental candidate to visit the
Merrimack Valley mill centers
since Theodore Roosevelt, was
given a rousing reception to-
day by thousands lining the
streets. The high school band
played as the motor cavalcade
moved across the city to
Lawrence.
The Governor reached Lowell at
8:45 to find the Main Street
jammed with cheering crowds.
At the intersection of the main
business streets, the crowd was SO
dense that the Governors car
was forced to come to stop.
Crowd YeIIS for Speech
Make him speak, yelled the
crowd as men and women started
jumping on the running board of
his car.
Governor, you're a fine man"
said an elderly woman as she
leaned over and tried to kiss
the nominee.
Hundreds of children on their
way to school stopped to wave a
CHEEKY greeting to the governor
and he waved his hat in return.
The governor laughed when
one youngster, who appeared to
be about 8 years old, called out:
"Hurrah for Hoover"
When the governor kept wav-
ing his hat, a middle-aged woman
yelled:
Put your hat on Governor,
you'll catch cold"
The nominee smiled and took
her advice.
Greeted By White
On the outskirts of Methuen,
Governor Roosevelt was greeted
by Mayor William P. White, the
Republican mayor of Lawrence,
and Peter Carr, the Democratic
city chairman. Wearing a silk
hat, Mayor White got into the
governors car and rode with him
through the city.
Governor Roosevelt was met at
the New Hampshire State line at
10:15 by Representative William
N. Rogers and Democratic State
Chairman Robert C. Merchie.
The first to greet the nominee
after he entered New Hampshire
was a group of children in front
of a little red school house. They
waved small American flags and
CONTINUED on Page Fl, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1932-10-31
{, D. P. LINKED
To DRY TALK

Keen interest was aroused here
today in a radio announcement to
the effect that speech of DR..
Daniel A. Polling, chairman of the
allied forces of prohibition, had
been broadcast under auspices of
the Republican National Commit
tee.
The speech of Polling was broad
cast from Omaha, where he
stopped on his countrywide cam
paign for reelection of President
Hoover.
The dry organization appar-
emily has been campaigning "on
its own" and the statement of the
radio announcer was the first to
the effect that the Republican Ma
tional Committee had Joined hands
with it.
Officials at Republican national
headquarters branch here said
they did not know whether the
announcement was correct or er-
roneous.
The Washington times., 1932-10-31
MATE
! TOHOSP|TAL
HERE
Couple Asleep in Cab When
Thug AWakens Them
And Fires

Shot by a man on the Wash
Sngton Baltimore Boulevard
early today, Kenneth Smith,
%, Baltimore taxicab driver,
is in a serious condition at
Emergency Hospital from bull
9et wounds in his back and
leg.
Smith, with his wife, had
visited friends in Washington
sast night. While driving back to
Baltimore, according to Mrs.
Smith, they became sleepy and
decided to park their car and
take a nap.
Are Awakened
She said they parked some
where between Hyattsville and
L.aurel. She does not know how
long they had been there, when
O man awakened them.
The woman said that after tax
ing some money from her hus.
bands pockets, the amount OF
which she does not know, the
thug shot Smith.
She said she then tainted and
when she recovered consciousness,
she drove her husband to Wash
ington and to the hospital.
Mrs. Smith. after being treated
for hysteria and shock. was per,
mitted TO leave the hospital.
Woman Loses Purse
At Emergency Hospital it was
said that one of the bullets that
hit Smith is near his heart.
Detective j. j. Tolson, investi-
eating the case, said that moth
ing had been taken from the
mans pockets but. that the wom'
ans purse, containing 80 cents,
was missing, possibly lost at the
scene of the shooting.