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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Plaster Covers 80 Pct.
Interior of Residence

Approximately so per cent of the
visible interior of house consists OF
plastered surfaces, In some respects
it is reasonable to say plastering is at
least four times as important as any
other item of interior decoration.
Pleasing appearance is the final con-
sfderation. Good construction, while
Of highest Importance. is only the en-
during background for the beauty
which makes house a home.
One plastering material has stood
this test for thousands of years. Lime
plasterings were used, according to
historical records. in all the ancient
civilizations-in Europe, Asia, Peru,
Mexico, Greece and Rome. Each of
these searched their dominions for
limestone from which smooth and
pure lime mortar could be made.
The cost OF plastering is large
enough item to deserve careful atten-
ton whether fancy work or plain sur
facing is done. If the work is done
correctly, beauty and economy will be
accomplished; on the other hand, If
the job is a slipshod one, cost will
amount up in repairs. Hence. econ
omy, beauty and comfort depends
upon the kind of work the plastering
contractor does.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Little Need to Worry
About Left-Handedness

If you are q twin, chances are one
TO nine that you're left-handed, CON-
pared with one In fifteen with single
born children, experts Of the Univer-
sity of California Institute Of Child
Welfare reported.
If you're a parent, there's no rea-
son for worry.
Data on the likelihood of twins be-
ing left-handed was gathered by Prof.
Harold e. Jones, director of re-
search, and DR.. Paul T. Wilson. As
surance that parents needn't worry
over left-handed children came from
Harriet e. Neall. She urged parents
of left-handed children to dispose of
all prejudice and accept the left
handed child "as he is and give up
all nagging and scolding."
Innately, Miss Neall pointed out,
the eft-handed child is normal. The
only real handicaps he faces are lack
of proper attitude and lack Of proper
training. The child is not doomed to
be awkward and inefficient.
Professor Jones and Doctor Wilson
used the criterion of the throwing
hand as the best test of handedness.
They explained this to be better than
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Second Floor Plan.

into one end of the living room and at
this same end is an open stair lead
ing to the second floor. The stairs end
Gin square hall off which opens the
three bedrooms and the bathroom.
This house might be termed dutch
colonial as it has wide dormer In
the second floor which indicates the
dutch colonial. The multiplicity OF
windows both at the front, at the back
and at both ends of the home give 1t
plenty Of light and ventilation. 1t is Of
frame construction with wide clap
board siding and is set on concrete
foundation which makes basement
Of the same dimensions as the house.
Brick pillars on which are set col
umns which hold the porch roof, and
the brick outside fireplace are fea-
lures which add to the attractiveness
of the exterior of this home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Bronchial TrOubI.,
Need CreOmuI,;;.,

Bronchial troubles NAV Lead IVY
thing serious. You can ston ,hu . SOM
with CreomulsiOn, an emulsife5 s AE
that is pleasant to take. Creomu,et eo.a
new medical discovery with two.sSnsal
tion; it soothes and heals The y; aS
membranes and inhibits germ ,.uaes
OF all known drugs, creoso,s t.OSA
nized by high medical author;,;.s. ie''E
OF the greatest healing agencies a.. s
sistent coughs and colds and o,I..g pa,
OF throat troubles. Creomulsion co. ,olAi
in addition to creosote, other besI;na
ments which soothe and heal The ~ g
membranes and stop the irritat;on , = g
flammation, while the creosots ~n. anol
the stomach, is absorbed into ~ FL ~ my
attacks the seat Of the trouble and nd . IioS
the growth of the germs. ''t
Creomulsion is guaranteedss,;,,..,
In the treatment ofpersistent cop1Ss y
colds, bronchial asthma, broncb;Sa y
other forms of respiratory disss..' y
is excellent for building IN tbs 49,. ~
after colds or flu. Money refusSsS' y
coug hOrcold, no matter Of howlors,,.al
ing, is notrelieved after takinescc"s.';slals
tOdirectiOns. AskyOurdruggist. CGSaS
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Clean Feed Is Important

Clean feed Is an important part
of the whole scheme of poultry rails
ing. 1t Is not sufficient to mix or
to buy clean feed. The entire ra-
ton must be kept clean until eaten
by the chickens. 1t Is well to have
an absolute rule that no feed of
any kind Is to be thrown In the lit
ter, on the floor. or on the ground
where 1t can be eaten by the chicks.
OF course, II a small number of
chicks Is being raised and ample
range Is available so that the grain
can be thrown on new spot each
time the chickens are fed, there can
be no serious objection to this prac.
tice. Rarely are conditions so IA.
vorable; so, the best practice is to
feed all grain as well as mash In
hoppers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
New Fertilizer to
Use Ammonia, Peat.
u. S. Chemists Say Manu-
featuring Process Simple
and inexpensive.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. )-WNU Service.
Ammoniated peat, new fer
tilizer material, has been devel-
oped In the laboratories Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. 1t seems
to combine many of the good fea-
lures of the two familiar types of
nitrogen-carrying fertilizers. 1t has
not been developed commercially
yet, but chemists of the department
say that the manufacturing proc
ess Is simple and relatively inexpen-
sive and that the commercial pro-
duction of ammoniated peat offers
opportunity for material saving in
freight on fertilizers. Small scale
experiments with plants have given
promising results. ... -.
BY heating ammonia and peat un-
der pressure, about tWo-thirds OF
the reacting ammonia Is changed to
chemical combinations that are not
soluble In water. These forms are
generally similar to the heterogeneous
fertilizer materials in cottonseed
meal and animal tankage. Rough
ly a third of the ammonia remains
In water-soluble FORMS. Depending
on temperature, the peat may be
ammoniated to contain up to 20 per
cent of nitrogen. A 20 per cent
product would thus contain in each
hundred pounds nearly half as
much quick-acting nitrogen as 100
pounds of sodium nitrate and would
at the same time contain about
twice as much slower-acting nitro
gen as 100 pounds of cottonseed
meal. In other words, 100 pounds
Of 20 per cent ammoniated peat
would be roughly equivalent to 200
pounds Of cottonseed meal plus so
pounds of sodium nitrate. The prod
uct could be shipped with notable
savings in freight and with notable
advantage in combining the good
features of both the slOW-act-
ing and the quick-acting nitro
gen carriers. The raw peat is OF
relatively little value as a nutri-
tive Ingredient in fertilizer, but is
recognized as a highly desirable ele-
ment in mixed fertilizers because of
its value as conditioner and be-
cause it supplies to the soil a desir-
able form of organic matter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23


commended for drives In order to take
care of coal and delivery traffic. Con-
crete mixture consisting of one part
portland cement to two parts fine ag-
gregate (sand) and three parts coarse
aggregate (pebbles or crushed rock),
is generally preferred. The surface
should be finished with wood float
in order to provide nonslippery bear
ing.
After the concrete has hardened
sufficiently so that the surface will
not be easily marred, it must be pro-
tected from drying by covering with
damp earth, sand, straw or some other
material, which must be kept moist
for week, sprinkling as often as
necessary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
More Encouragement for
Profit in Poultry Game

According to figures issued by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, the number of hens and
pullets In farm flocks is from 4 to
B per cent greater than one year
ago. 1t is thought that egg produc-
ton may not be larger for some
time to come The reason given for
this estimate is the higher percent
age of late Matched pullets, and
also because it is doubtful whether
this winter will be as mild as that
of year ago.
Aside from this, the storage stu
alton is more favorable. Holdings
of case eggs on September / were
"a per cent below those on the cor
responding date last year. and 81
per cent below the average of the
last five years. With this reduc-
tion In storage supplies, even If cur
rent production should prove larger
than last year, there would still be
considerably smaller supply of
eggs available for consumption dur
ing the next few months.
Egg shipments from the Pacific
coast has been light for some time,
and may decrease still further, be
cause Of Is per cent estimated
decrease Of chicks raised last spring
and summer. The low price of
feed will also be an important fac
tor In bringing profitable returns
from all fiocks which are well bred
and well fed.-Wallace's Farmer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Concrete Is Ideal
for the Home Garage

Concrete masonry is an adaptable
and attractive building material for
the walls Of the garage.
There is scarcely community that
is not within easy hauling or trucking
distance Of a plant where concrete
block or concrete building tile are
produced.
These units laid in portland cement
mortar produce the most durable and
fire-resistive kind of wall. Because OF
the sealed air spaces in concrete mas
onry walls, structures built Of this
material do not conduct results OF
changes In outside temperatures and
in the same way prevent loss Of
such heat as may be supplied to
the interior. Heating should pre-
ferably be done by extending hot wa
ter or steam pipes from the residence
heating plant, although satisfactory
garage heaters are available.
Garage interiors should be well
lighted. Windows should be large and
well distributed placed low in the
wall to admit light near the floor
rather than at too high an elevation.
Electric light furnishes the safest and
most convenient artificial illumination.
Complete fire protection demands
that the roof be Of nonburning con-
struction. Reinforced concrete is
ideal in this respect. However, rea-
sonably firesafe construction can be
obtained with frame roof covered
with cement asbestos single or con-
crete roofing tile, using cement plas-
ter on metal lath for the ceiling.
Over the door of the garage, the
roof should project at least two feet
for protection In bad weather.
Where approach must be made from
the street, the garage is not complete
until d "year round" concrete drive
has been provided.
Several types of drives have been
developed. Where subjected to hard
service, Of use by several cars, pave
ments covering the entire drive area
give the best satisfaction. Narrow,
parallel strips often provide satisfac-
tory approach where the garage is sub
'cct to only occasional use. The dis
.isSantage Of strip pavement arises
<uHa the possibility of running off oc-
c~sionally and cutting up the lawn un-
less the rInways are built with curbs
on the enter edges to provide guide
Tor the Mseels.
Slab thi kness Of six inches is rec
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23

POOR FEEDING CUTS
PROFIT ON POULTRY
Balanced Ration Necessary,
Expert Advises.

Instead Of substituting, there has
been considerable subtracting done
In feeding poultry, and as conse
quence, some poultrymen are fail
Ing to get the income they should
from their f1ocks. 2 -.
Roy s. Dearstyne, head of the
poultry department at North Caro-
lima state college, says considering
Its great Importance, feeds and feed
Ing for poultry is generally less I'M
derstood than any other phase of the
Industry. This lack of information
is shown especially when an at
tempt Is made to substitute certain
feeds on hand at home for those
which should be purchased or ex.
changed. p.
Mr.. Dearstyne declares that poul
try requires q balanced ration con.
tanning protein, carbohydrates, fats,
minerals and vitamins in AN avail.
able form. These should be given
In the quantity and of the quality
to maintain the bodily vigor of the
fowls and permit them to lay ac-
cording to their highest ability. 1t
is important to give the birds plenty
of water, because the fowls body is
b! per cent water and the egg Is
over 65 per cent water.
Animal proteins as supplied by
fish meal, meat meal or milk prod
ucts are also necessary. It is not
enough to rely on the vegetable
proteins supplied in certain of the
grain feeds.
The fats supplied by grain feed
are usually enough for poultry, but
minerals should be supplied by bone
meal. oyster shell, limestone, rock
phosphate and salt. Mineral def.
ciencies in the ration are common.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
FARM
. 1[.ke
FEEDING CORN TO
HOGS PROFITABLE
Safest Investment and One
Way of Making Money.

"The most profitable method OF
marketing corn for the next two
years is by feeding it to hogs and
then marketing the hogs" w. w.
Shay, swine extension specialist Of
the North Carolina State college.
says, in speaking of the low price
of corn and the profit to be
made in hogs at the present time.
Feeding corn to hogs is the safest
and the surest way to make a profit
in farming this year"
If the corn is produced at a low
cost per bushel. Mr.. Shay says that
it is always profitable to feed corn
to hogs. Even if the corn is high
In price per bushel or the yield per
acre is low. the feeding Of corn to
hogs will increase its bushel value.
"When the farmer has a big loss
In the cost of corn, due to low pro-
duction per acre, this can be cut
down by feeding to hogs. but not
always eliminated"
The person who cannot produce
at least 80 bushels Of corn or more
to the acre had best stay out OF
the hog raising business.
Self-feeder demonstrations in the
eastern part of the state this past
year showed that corn will increase
enormously in value if fed to hogs.
One demonstration showed a profit
of 4S5 per cent on corn by such
feeding, despite the death of one
hog during the demonstration. The
hogs. in this case, ate 2O9 bushels
of corn, which would have brought
$3.50 If sold as corn. After pay
ing all other charges, and deducting
the value of the hog which died,
1915, the hogs still paid q profit
of $2S5.94 for the corn and left
plant food worth $49.35 on the farm,
whereas $31.35 worth of plant food
would have gone out with the corn,
had 1t been sold. The other two
demonstrations proved the same
thing. In the demonstrations, the
hogs were put on self-feeders half
the time and then turned in on
standing corn, supplemented with
fish meal.
The raising of plenty of corn and
hogs will be a great boost for the
eat Home" movement, Mr.. Shay
believes. He wants many hog feed
ing demonstrations this year, With
accurate records kept.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
May Find Corn That Will
Withstand Heat and Cold

Some strains of yellow dent corn
that are resistant to cold will also
withstand more heat than corn that
is not cold-resistant, the United
States Department of Agriculture
announces. The resistance to both
heat and cold is due to the higher
proportion of bound water in the
corn plant, the department says.
The experiments indicating the
heat-resisting quality of corn were
made in cooperation with the Illi-
nois agricultural experiment sta
ton.
The corn specialists give the wa
ter in the white of an egg as an ex-
ample of bound water, while that in
sponge is free water. Bound wa
ter forms part of the plant. Plants
high in bound water resist heat
damage because the heat cannot
draw so much of the moisture from
the plant and it can thus endure
more heat. In cold weather the cold
cannot so easily freeze the water
In the plant into ice crystals, thus
breaking up the cell structures.
Bound water thus accounts for both
heat and cold resistance.
The experiments showed that
heat-resistant plants increased their
bound water capacity with success
i've heat and drought spells. They
also found that If the heat came on
gradually the corn was hardened to
1t and held more bound water and
wfthstood more heat.
Although the heat-resistance and
cold-resistance studies are several
steps ahead of the general farmer,
the department points out that the
discovery means that eventually inn
proved strains Of corn will be pro-
duced that will tend to resist heat
as well as cold.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Watch Flock Ram

Keep your eye on the flock ram
and don't permit him to become too
Thin In flesh. Where you desire
heavy service separate the ram
from the ewes half of the time and
feed him generously. A roomy stall
with q manger of alfalfa or clover
and some grain and a bucket of
clear water handy will add much to
his comfort and ability to sire Wig.
orous lambs. Also II is quite OBJ.
vious that the eve should be kepr
I'm vigorous health.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Do Not Bruise Cattle
by Proddin0 With Pole


Use of a canvas slapper or an
old inner tube will drive cattle and
hogs just as effectively and will
not injure them as prodding them
with a pole and damaging their
flesh for food. say State Humane
Agents George F. Comings and j.
M. Coyner of the wisconsin live
stock and meat Improvement coun-
Gil.
Many carcasses that come to
market have large parts which
have to be condemned on account
of nail injuries, whip marks and
scorings from fighting. Care In
handling the animals en- route to
market will save large sums now
lost to the producers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Remember Only Medicine Helps A Sore ThrOot

Reduces Infection, Eases Pain
Instantly. Gargling with Bayu
Aspirin will do three things: Relieve
soreness at once. Allay inAamma.
ton. AND-reduce infection; which
is the important thing in fightinga
sore throat.
It requires medicine-like BAY.
Err ASPIRING do these thing
That is why throat specialists
throughout America are presuib.
ing this BAYER gargle in place q
old-time ways. Results are qulx
and amazing.
Be careful, however, that you
get real BAYER Aspirin Tables
Tor this purpose. For they dissolve
completely enough to gargle WIN
out leaving irritating partcl&
Watch this when you buy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Proper Attention Will
Prevent Much Pig Loss

There is a considerable loss of
pigs at the time Of birth and with
in a very short time afterwards.
Many pigs are born dead. and many
more are so weak that they live
only a short time. Much of this
loss can be avoided by proper feed
ing of brood sows and by providing
suitable quarters for narrowing. OF
course, attention at narrowing time
will save many pigs, but unless sows
have been fed q ration that con-
tains sufficient protein and mineral
matter. 1t is a fdregone conclusion
that there will be some dead pigs at
birth. and many of those that are
born alive will be too weak to live
long.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Use for Dairy By-Products

The new method of manufacture
ing casein that originated in the bu-
reau of dairy industry has been
adopted by seven New England fac
tories, according to the report by
Chief Reed to the secretary of agri-
culture. Two of the factories using
the new grain-curd method of max
ing casein received liz cents more
per pound than factories using the
older and more common method Of
making sulphuric casein. Through
cooperation with other agencies the
bureau of dairy industry has found
two new possible outlets for lactose,
or milk sugar. One is in the manu-
facture of certain types of confec-
tionery; the other in the manufac
ture Of explosives.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Feed Hens Freely

If your poultry flock is not pro-
ducing as efficiently as you know it
should be, check up on the available
feeding and watering space. See
that there Is plenty of room for
all the birds to eat freely and see
further that they are given a good
balanced ration which will stimu.
late and maintain egg production
Poorly-fed birds will not be good
producers. Hens will pay better
price for feed than any other kind
of animal produced on the farm
Prairie Farmer. .'..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Oats for Pigs

In Ohio feeding tests with hogs.
whole oats fed with ground corn
produced more rapid and economical
gains than ground oats with corn
when oats constituted the entire
grain ration. the ground oats pro-
duced the greater gains but not
sufficient TO pay for the cost OF
grinding. Oats did not prove an
economical substitute for corn. but
a limited amount Of whole oats in
q ration of corn. tankage. ground
alfalfa. and minerals increased the
rate and economy of gains.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
500 Tons Produce

Final figures on the industrial
cooperative garden of the B. F.
Goodrich company, near Akron, Ohio,
disclose that approximately 1,O1O,-
600 pounds, or more than 800 tons
of produce were grown on the 80
acre tract by part-time and former
employees and distributed to them.
Believed to be the largest project
of its kind in the country, the gar
den engaged nearly LOCO men In
planting, cultivating and harvesting
the crops in 1932.-Indiana Farmer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Feeding Wheat to Live
Stock Is Big Problem

Some feeders who are using
wheat in place Of corn for faften-
ing cattle are not obtaining as
good results as they expected. One
objection frequently made to wheat
Is that the cattle will not finish for
market as rapidly as when fed on
corn. This likely is to he the case
IL wheat is the only grain fed. APP
parently wheat is not as well liked
by cattle as corn. and as conse-
auence OF this difference in palata-
bilitly, cattle will not consume as
much. The difference In the amount
of wheat feed consumed will he
greater after the cattle have beer
on feed for some time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Culling Is Essential

The art of culling has made it
possible to select the highest-pro.
ducing hens in the flock. These
should be mated with males from
hens of high egg records when pos
sibIe. It is not practical for farm
ers or most commercial poultrymen
to trapnest or pedigree their poul.
try. but they can purchase pedi-
greed cockerels from bred-to-lay
stock. and when these are mated
with carefully culled hens. improve
ment will follow, and this is the de
sized end
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23
Random Ashlar

In random ashlar construction the
pieces of stone are "laid up" just as
brick is laid up in the wall. No pre-
else plan is followed but simply q
rough Joining scheme" indicates when
a large piece and when small piece
shall be used.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-23

% feet deep, yet it contains six rooms
and bath. 1t has living room which
extends the entire width of the house
at the front; dining room IL feet
by IA feet inches which is connected
with the living room by double cased
opening and kitchen 9 feet by IA
feet 6 inches. The entrance door leads