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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-21

the farm was concerned were
over.
In the spring of 1884, the Cal
Iahans again put in a big crop in
the same manner as usual, in
spite of the continuous drv winds
and dust storms. It might rain
later and crop made in spite IF
the bad prospects: it had happen
ed before. They also did the regu-
lar summerfallowing. But the
winds blew hot, such heat as none
had ever experienced before, and
the crops withered away in the
soaring blasts. There was no crop.
there was no hay for the cattle,
no feed for the chickens or hogs.
The failure was complete, but not
for the want of good farming or
hard work on the part of the Cal
lahans: they had done all they
could do. The crops failed every
where because the rain did not
come. Again there was no pay
ment for the Union Life, but the
Union Life did not expect a pay
ment: it was waiting for the mon
ey on the federal loan to deliver
the deed to the farm to the Gala
hans. There was no complaint, no
demands, no hint of cancelling the
contracts.
But along with the crop failures
other misfortune overlook the
Galatians. Early in 1888 the in
evitable thing happened. "Mom"
Callahan's health broke. Years of
incessant toll, and the worry re-
sulting from the repeated crop
failures, and advancing years, fl
nally collected it's toll. Mothers
blood pressure raised, her heart
failed, and she was stricken with
nervous prostration. Hurshel took
her to DIR. Hall at Plentywood. DR..
Hall is a skillful physician. After
the first examination he told the
husband and the children that
"Mom" as the good lady is known
to everybody, would never be able
to do another days work. The
mother must have a complete rest.
The doctor treated the sick woman
for many months, and then he
told Hurshel that he must take
his wife away from the farm for
a time, that he must take her
west on the next trip to a lower
altitude, where she must have a
complete rest and that he must
take all the family along, so that
they would be at all times near
her, so she would not worry as
she fretted when any Of them
were not around. =,
Hurshel, and the sons and
daughters, realized that "Mom"
had worked until she had caved in
wear in and year out, with never
a complaint in order to win for
them all home and comfort, and
security for herself in her old age
and they wanted to bring her back
to passable health at any COST
There was no crop on the farm
not even feed for the cows. 80
they made up their mind to take
''Mom" to Washington to live un-
| til she could come back at leaSi
partially recovered. They cou1o
take the COWS and chickens out to
where there was feed and leave
the farm in the care of nelgnDoi
until spring, when Hurshel ano
the boys would return to P PM !,
| the crop, and maybe MON
conld come back to be near then
during the summer months or un.
til the harvest was gathoreo WI
i &I,a-v c0IIId all Co back to WISH
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-21
SAYS $1,000. 10000 WASTED

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-C. Roy
Keyes, who was sent here by Har~
ry L. Hopkins, federal relief ad-
ministrator, to investigate WPA
expenditures, reported today near
ly $1,000,00O had been wasted by
the WPA officials handling The
renting Of automobiles and trucks
used on projects.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-02-21

FOR SALE-Old newspapers 0t
this office for s cents the bundle.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

agent. O. -s..s .....
BREEDING HERD 80 -,
The breeding herd should have
green pasture the year around. If
oreen feed is not available during
the winter, feed some good leafy
leeume hay in a rack. Alfalfa,
sovbean, and lespedeZa hays are
good. The green feed supply Vita
min A, a. lack of which often
causes lameness, blindness and
fits, Minerals are also, necessary
and a supply should be kept be-
fore the entire herd at all times
4 good mineral mixture may De
made as follows: 10 pounds, 10
per cent acid phosphate; 10
pounds, ground Gmestone; ana
bounds, common salt. This fniX1
tire is easy to make and will
usually cost less than one cent
Rred sows should have good
pasture. In addition, feed about
ia hound Of fish meal per head
every day and enough corn to
keen each SOW gaining about, one
pound 2 day until narrowing time.
The herd board may be fed the
same way but he should not carry
toO much flesh. ..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
Edited Henderson Farm ntadV instructors

A GOOD self-feeder will pay
pat tie corn and the. protein sup
pIement in separate compartments
and allow the pig to select ms
feed cafeteria style. He will bal
ance his own ration. Keep a con-
slant supply Of fresh water With
in.10 feet of the self-feeder' be-
cause a pig like sto dr. nix ire
ouently and yo do not want HIM
TO spend too much time going att
e.. water. PUT dry feed in the
feeder and it will not spoiE. Keep
water close by and the pig will
wet the feed himself. 1t does not
nav to grind corn for a pig. By
the use of a self-fecder;'the grow
en- eliminates the cost Of grinding
together with the labor required
to mix the slop. The extension
service at State college has blue
prints that may be used as guides
in building self-feeder. These
prints are easy to follow and on
each copy will be found an exact
list OF the materials needed, such
as lumber, nails and roofing
Blue Print No. PIT is designed to
accommodate from ! to 7 pigs
while number 81 is designed for
/ to 90 pigs. Ask the county
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
All Tourists Are
Called To Form
Club Next Week
Floridians) Decide Not to
Form Single State
Club Here sd

Floridians at Boyd park last
night, meeting for the purpose of
organizing a State Tourist club,
although enthusiastic over the
purposes and what they, thought
might be accomplished by such an
organization, decided that it
would be more appropriate to or
ganize tourist club and not linn
it it to any one state.
In order to further this idea,
the Chamber of Commerce has
called a general meeting of tour
lists from all states to meet at
the Skyland hotel ball room next
Tuesday night for the purpose of
perfecting such an organization.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
News,
Features,
Pictures
aren't for one of these plans.
MUCH TRUTH IN ADAGE

There is an old saying II you
let a pig see his first birthday he
will cost you more than he is
worth for pork. There is much
truth in this statement. 1t IS
recommended that pigs be put on
full feed as soon as they will eat
and never let them get hungry
again until they are ready for the
butcher.
Before the hogs are ready Tor
the market, get in touch with your
county agent and ask him to ar
range for a carload shipment. II
YOU and several others will ship
together, you can make UP a car
and thus reduce the cost OF sell
ing.
Many pigs were lost this year
because adequate shelter was not
provided at narrowing time. Three
Or four pigs will pay for a good
colony, house. Ask your county
agent for blue prin number l6o
ard build a good portable house
for each SOW before narrowing
time. This house is so arranged
that it can be closed tightly to
protect the pigs from the cold asd
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

on if desired; the product of
course is not so fine.
PEARS-Peel, core, slice and
dry the same as recommended for
peaches.
APPLES-Peel, core, quarter OF
slice and dry the same as recon-
mended for peaches.
CORN-Corn is delicious when
dried. Take tender roasting ears;
steam until nearly done; cut from
the cob with sharp knife; spread
thinklv upon boards Or dishes
nut in the sun to dry. If the tops
of the grains are shaved off and
the pulp scraped out, leaving most
of the husk on the cob, it makes a
much finer product. In cooking,
it should be soaked for an hour
Or two in cold water before the
final cooking. -.
OKRA-Steam until two-thlrds
done; split in quarters the thick
est pods, and dry the same as
corn.
STRING BEANS-Select very
tender beans, wash and cut off
both the stem and blossom ends.
Cut into one-ineh lengths, steam
until about one-fourth done or
until they lose their grass green
appearance. Spread on trays and
dry as any other fruit OF Vege-
table. Soak for several hours In
cold water before cooking. ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20:

. WEDNESDAY,, JULY 20:
500 p. m.-Services at most Of
churches in city.
$3.50 p. Girls bid dance at
city gymnasium, Louis Jones and
orchestra.
THURSDAY, JULY 30:
500 p. m.-Second annu |
dance festival presented by Cham
Der Of Commerce at high school
auditorium.
$3.50 p. m.-Jack Denny and his
famous orchestra play postponed
dance at city gymnasium.
FRIDAY, JULY 81:
$50 p. m.-College scri p t
dance at city gymnasium, Bucca-
. neers' orchestra.
SATURDAY,, AUGUST l:
$50 p. m.-Cabaret dance at
Skvland hotel.
$3.50 p. m.-Dance at Osceola
Lake clubhouse.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2:
(Morning and EVENING" Sunday
school and church services. (COn-
suit church directory in Satur-
days Times-News.)
TUESDAY,, AUGUST a:
$50 p. m.--Meeting of tour
lists in ball room of Skyland hotel
to organize tourist club. All visit
ors interested are invited. ..' 70.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
By Fl. w. TAYLOR
Swine Extension Specialist N. C..
State College

1t appears now that the drouth
will cause a smaller crop in the
corn belt than would have been
harvested lad the season been
normal. Since corn constitutes
the main part of the ration ted
to hogs, it is reasonable to assume
that the national supply OF pork
will not show much OF an increase
this fall and winter. Therefore,
those who have surplus of corn
and hogs will probably find 1t
profitable 20 feed the corn to the
hogs and sell the animals when
they reach a weight of 200 to 225
pounds each. This is the most de-
sirable market weight.
1t is always desirable for each
farm to produce enough pork for
it's own needs. This is particularly
true this year, because tobacco
and cotton yields will be smaller
than last year, and the. farmer
who makes his home supply of
bacon will not have to buy it. The
office of swine extension is just
as interested in helping the farm
Ell with one or two hogs for home
use as it is to aid the man who
feeds a carload twice year. Ii
it is good business for those who
grow market hogs to use the most
efficient and economical produc-
ton methods, it alsi is good bust
ness for those who grow only
enough for home use to follow the
same methods. Just because a
farmer intends to use pork at
home is no reason why it should
cost him more to produce 1t than
if he were ging to sell it to the
butcher.
RATIONS To FEED
Corn should constitute the ma
jor part Of hog ration, but corn
alone is not & good ration. IL
should be balanced with a good
protein supplement like fish meal
or tankage. When corn alone is
used, about 10 bushels will be re-
quired to produce 100 pounds OF
gain. When fed properly bal
anced ration of corn and fish
meal, good average pigs will con-
sumo about 30 pounds Of fish
meal or tankage may be mixed
with protein feeds to good advan,
tage. A mixture of cottonseed
meal and fish meal, in equal parts,
will cheaper the cost of grains
when the price of cottOnseed meal
is less than three-fifths the cost
of fish meal. Soybean oil meal
and peanut oil meal are good pro-
TEN supplements but they give
better results when mixed with
fish meal or tankage.
Fish meal, cottonseed meal, and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

COLLEGE STATION RAJ
LEIGH, July 29.-When hen
LAYS 1000 eggs. poultrymen sit
I'D and take notice.
But when two l.O3C-egg hens
are found in the same flock, poui-
trymen really have something to
talk about, said Roy s. DcarstEne,
head Of the poultry department at
State college.
The two birds pictured above,
queens Of the demonstration poul-
try Clock at the college. have each
laid more than 1000 eggs and are
still going strong, Dearstyne stat
cd.
The top bird, known as A73,
was Matched on March 20, 1881,
and started laying on September
II Of that year. She laid her
l,OO0th egg on June 30, 1896.
During her FIRST laying year,
she produced 266 eggs. Her eggs
are of good size, Dearstyne point
GU Jul, GHtidSliS ~ NNAiN~S VI
more to the dozen.
The bird shown in the lower
part of the picture, known as
A32, was Matched on March II,
1881, and started laying on Aug.
ust - of that year. She Ii ~ I
1.OOOth egg on April II, Ii.
During her first laying year she
produced 2S2 eggs, q record for
any poultryman to shoot at. Her
eggs are also OF good size, aver
aging about the same as those Of
A73.
Although the two birds were
Matched at different times, they
are considered sisters inaSmuch
as the eggs from which they were
Matched were laid by the same
hen.
Both have been given the same
type Of care ana management
that the extension poultry de-
partment recommends all poultry
men give to their flOckS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
Singing Class Is
Well Patronized

The Oxford orphanage singing
class, which rendered a delightful
program at the First Methodist
church last night, will give a pro-
gram tonight at the school audi
forum at East Flat Rock.
The program last night was we'll
attended and the benefit collec-
ton amounted to $38.
The tours are made annually
over the state under the auspices
of the Masonic orphanage at Ok
ford. Fourteen children, we'll
trained for their parts, rendered
a very interesting program of
about an hour and a. half.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
SHORT CORN CROP MEANS
HIGHER HOG PRICES FOR U.s.,
RAISING SEEN ASPROFITABL,EE2

scvbean oil meal. in equal parts.
niaEa good protein supplement.
Peanut oil meal may he substitute
cd for the soybcan oil meal. These
oil meals arc bv-pr0ducts from the
manufacture Of neanut oils and
may he fed without danger of
producing soft pork.
Trade your soybeans for soy
hoap oil neal or sell the beans
and buy the meal Peanut meal Is
avaiIable ut several rlaccs III this
state and Eastern Virginia. De-
mand peanut or soyhean oil meal
that analyses more than 40 per
cent protein Fccdin" experiments
in which these feeds were used
have been conducted at the Black
land Experiment Station at Won
ona. An analysis of the results
may be had from the county farm
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

and beaks of the better layers
will be we'll bleached, or faded.
Often we see them so faded after
a year of laying that we find no
color at all present. Hens which
have produced only a few eggs
will have practically all of their
color. The lower part of the beak
loses color faster than the upper
part. In the case of Rhode Island
Reds and other breeds with col
ored beaks this lower part is very
important. .....
The yellow color around the
vent is the first color to disappear
after laying starts. The vent re-
gains its color very soon after
laying stops. This makes it pos
sible to determine when a hen has
laid awhile and then stopped. A
good hen has large moist white,
or pink vent while on the other
hand the poor layer has a small
dry yellow one. -
The pelvic, or lay bones are To-
Gated on either. side of the vent,
and are very good indicators of
whether the hen is laying. They
should be thin and flexible. The
distance between the lay bones
should be equal to three fingers
width. In the non-laying bird the
pelvic bones may be stiff and so
close together that only one finger
can be placed between them.
If the hen is to lay well she
must consume lots of feed. To
consume large amounts of feed
the abdomen must be large. When
hen is laying, the distance from
the lay bones to the breast bone
should be three to four fingers
breadth deep. The abdomen
should be full, pliable and soft.
The skin on the abdomen will be
smooth and soft. Hens not in lay
or with little ability to lay will
have small abdomens with only
one or two fingers span from the
lay bones to the breast bone. The.
abdomen will be hard, with hard
dry skin.
A hen with nice red comb and
wattles is usually laying. A poor
layer or hen not laying will have
small shrunken comb, frequent
ly covered with whitish scales.
A heavy fat-faced coarse hen
does not usually lay very well.
They have flat dull eye which
is not usually associated with the
highest production. The ring
around the eye is another indica-
ton of whether or not the hen is
laying. The eye ring and ear
lo6es of hen that has laid num-
Der of eggs will be faded out so
that no yellow color remains.
Only strong healthy birds will
produce a large number of eggs.
When the bird has used her vital
ity she is no longer a profitable
bird in the flock and should be
eliminated. The lack OF. health is
indicated by a rough unkept APP
pearance of the feathers, light
body weight, dizziness of the eye,
lack of appetite and energy. A
dark colored comb is sure sign
of. sickness of some kind.
Bv 5culling all early molters, fat
headed birds, dull flat eyes and
those with yellow beaks, shankS,
and eve rings the poultryman can
increase his profits.
b.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
Orchard, Garden
Products May Be
DriedB By Grower
inexpensive Way to Keep
Them When Cans and
Jars Are Scarce
By CORNELIA c. MORRIS
Extension Economist in Food Con
seryation and Marketing


When cans and jars are scarce,
drying is a simple method of pre-
serving products from orchard
and garden.
Fruits and vegetables may be
dried satisfactorily by cleaning,
slicing and exposing to the sun or
to the air outdoors, or the process
NAV be fastened by placing in
trays Zone placed on top of the
other) over a stove so that the
warm air will pass upward thru
them. Drying may also be done
by use of the oven.
When drying products in the
sun they should be covered with
wire netting to keep insects away.
If drying is done too rapidly
lease hardening" will result, that
is. the outer walls of the vege-
tables will harden before the mois-
ture evaporates from the inside
and the product will mold.
When drying in the sun 1t is adj
visable to start the process IN the
shade in a strong draft Of air Tor
an hour before exposing the prod
uct to the direct rays of the hot
sun. When finished the products
should be dry and brittle.
After drying the fruits and
vegetables should be condition
ed by turning frequently OF
pouring from one container into
o~ofLnr TIL. ,,,r,,,,+. ,,,Oro oOpo-
plete drying and an even distribu-
.tion of moisture. Store dried
products in paper bags, boxes, tin
cans or glass jars. &.
PEACHES Take ripe, firm
peaches, peel, cut from the seed
if clingStones, break open if free
stone. Quarter or cut in slices
spread in the sun or dry IN the
oven. The peelings may be left
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

it may be opened to proyid. :,
tilation in hot weather. + ist'% W.
on runners or skids and can
moved readily. Vt
1t should be kept in mind d.
the office of swine ry,cnx; Va.
State college keeps the co" u
fam agent informed Of. ,b ou. ~
ton. If person grows rno o'4i
or a carload, the agent can b Js
him to produce his pork aeIp
economically. The droutb IN ,". y:
corn belt will undoubtedly ro. SSe
in a smaller corn cror this I W,
and a smaller suppl Of 1 1cs.
should cause good prices "a p o,
tinue for some time. WI
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
WOMEN FELONS SET RFcoo,

BOISE, Ida. IUPD-Mr< F.
l.. Eckersley, former treasurer ' :.
Lewis county made the tenth ~ !"
man prisoner in the Idaho No.. w
tertiary. bringing it female /.
mates to the largest number ,i,s =
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29

The best way to retain mos
the nutrients Of the potato il,
cook it in its jacket.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-29
TIME TO GULL
POOR LAYERS
NOW NEARING
Pouitrymen Should Be Con-
sidering Process and Act
In Next Two Months
By E. T. FRlSBIE
Vocational Agriculture Instructor

At this time pOultrymen should
be considering the culling of their
flocks. During August and Sep
TENDER are the best months of the
year to pick out and discard poor
layers. At this time of year it is
easier to tell which hens have
been good layers and and which
ones have not been profitable.
If a hen has been a poor layer
last year she is sure to be the
same the next year. The first
year of. a hens life is usually her
bes5 year. Hens that have laid
we'll through one year will 60 on
through a second year of profit
able production, but after that
there are only very few hens that
will pay their keep.
There are certain definite re-
lationships between the body of
bird and her ability to lay large
number of eggs. The enterpris
ing farmer or poultryman can
easily learn the things and with
practice can pick out hens which
will be profitable.
When birds have been properly
fed and managed they should not
90 into a mott, or shed their feath-
ers until fall, during September
or October. Hens Of poorer lay
ing ability usually mott much ear
lier. When hens begin to mott in
July or August they lose their
feathers very slowly and will not
have a new coat of feathers and
be back in production before late
winter or spring. This type hen
is Improbable. Late molters are
the better type hens; they cast
their feathers very rapidly and
get back in production without
such great loss of time as COM
pared to the early molters-
Good hens will be noticed now
by their dirty well-worn feathers
while the poorer producers may
be seen with new coats or are
shedding their old coats.
Hens cannot be culled on the
basis of mott only, but several
other factors should be consider
ed. The shanks or legs and the
beak are good indicators of what
bird has done. Asa hen lays the
coloring matter in her body. is
used to 90 into the eggs. The legs
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-07-16

it around the plant. To become I'M
mediately available, the fertilizer
must come in contact with moisture.
Removing Runners
Runners, allowed to grow on
plants in the hill system, tage con-
siderable strength from the plants
that would otherwise strengthen
the plants. It has been found that
plants from which the runners were
removed before they We're 8 inches
long were more productive than
plants on which runners were al
lowed to remain longer. The addl-
tional production derived by re-
moving the runners early would pay
for the additional cost Of going over
the patch, Mr.. Snyder says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-07-16
Fauorite Summer
Salad Dressings

BY Jeanette HI. Crum, Nutrition1st,
Washington State Dairy Council
Salad dressings which otter
change from naayonnaise are IN IA
vor for the simple green salads
common to the summer season.
French Dressing
x cup sugar Il cup salad OIL
X cup lemon juice X cup water
u cup vinegar Juice grated onion
4 cup custard teaspoon SAT-
teaspoon celery salt
teaspoon dry mustard
Cayenne, few grains
Boil the sugar and water to A
soft ball, add seasonings, then the
salad oil and vinegar alternately.
Beat vigorously with a dover egg
beaten.
This dressing is delicious served
on endive, asparagus tips or on a
combinational shredded cabbage,
onion and cucumber.
Cream Dressing No.
2 eggs Il cup cream
VI cup vinegar / tbs. butter
n teaspoon salt 2 tbs. sugar
/ tsp dry mustard II tsp. pepper
Place the eggs and sugar IN a
saucepan and beat with a fork to
combine thoroughly Add the sea-
sonings which have been mixed to-
gether. Stir we'll and add vinegar
and butter. Place saucepan over a
slow fire and stir constantly until
the mixture thickens. Remove from
the stove and chill When cold, add
the cream.
Cream dressing combines nicely
with shredded cabbage to which
finely sliced green pepper has been
added
Cream Dressing No. 2
| IL cup vinegar
u cup brown sugar
IL teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons thick sweet or sour
cream
Boil the vinegar and brown sugar
to syrup, add the salt and cool,
When cool add the cream. Either
sweet or sour cream is equally de-
| licious.
Cream dressing Mo- 2 may be used
to advantage over shredded lettuce
to which finely sliced green onions
have bee added.