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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH FORK, UTAH POUCHY MTS- Minim m in mmn HOW TO KEEP H WELL - LIGHT AND FRESH AIR FOR POULTRY DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN Editor of "HEALTH II 1 Utt, 1 1 1 1 HI I II 1 ll, WMltra BED-MAKIN- liens are on a strike. Colds, ronp and frozen combs, the greatest food s bln robbers and profit of the poultrymen are chiefly responsible, say Kansas State Agricultural college poultrymen. ' Comfort for the flock means .dryness more than It means warmth. The hen Is a high speed motor and In breathing throws off a vast amount of moisture. The solution Is to leave at least one-thtr-d of the south side open, with no glass or glass substitute present to Interfere with the free passage of fresh air or the direct sun rays, the college poultrymen advise. "Poultry must have an abundance of fresh air and light One of the simplest and least expensive methods of securing It Is by means of the open-froprinciple," says W. G. Ward, the college extension archi- 1 1 1 1 hwtapr G 1 1 1 1 1 1 Union.) FOR INVALIDS side-tracker- t tect - . "Openings should be provided In the upper part of the south wall, with an h of the floor area equal to space. If the house Is reasonably deep no glass will be needed In these openings but muslin frames should be provided to protect the flock from draft during severe storms. In bouses already built with many windows the upper sash should be replaced with muslin frames which Bliould remain open most of the time. "In buildings Inadequately lighted, the present small windows may be removed and the openings enlarged. Poultry will thrive In relatively low temperatures providing they are dry and free from drafts." The poultry house also must have ' ample space to give best results, Ward says. From three to four square feet of floor area and from seven to ten Inches of roosts should be provided for each hen, the larger figures applying to the heavier breeds. Too pang poultry houses are overcrowded, and. in many cases It will be found profitable to decrease the flock size, if It Is not possible to Increase housing facilities. one-tent- Good Stock Kept Warm Essential in Brooding ' Chicks from stock of good quality, and a warm hover are two essentials f successful brooding, In the opinion of specialists at the New Jersey State High college poultry department feed prices, they contend, can be offset only by heavy layers, and such birds can be produced only from vigorous chicks. Experienced poultry-me- n maintain a hover temperature of 95 to 100 degrees. At this temperature the chicks will arrange themselves around the edge of the hover, perhaps not evenly, but at least In a few groups, and when so located one can feel reasonably sure that his flock Is being properly heated. As the birds become older they can move away from the heat If they so desire. If the heat Is removed from them, however, they will crowd In close to the stove or In the corner In an effort to get warm. In addition to plenty of heat, have a temporary wire fence, of mesh and eighteen Inches high, stretched around the chicks for the first few days. After the third day, gradually open out this fence until the chicks have the run of the house. When entirely opened, however, the fence should still be rounded at the corners and should be three or four Inches from the sides of the house. In case the chicks have a tendency to crowd to one side they will not be crowding against a solid partition. There will be an air space back of the flock, so that no serious results should follow. three-fourths-In- Profit and Los3 Calculate the profit or loss on the past years work with poultry. Outline the program for next year. Make a number of good resolutions to Improve the weak points In the past years program. Foultry will pay good dividends on the Investment In proportion to the careful planning and wise management used In caring for It. Poultry Hints , Firm, smooth eggshells are made with plenty of oyster shell and grit a This Is a good time to repair the ben house and provide comfortable quarters for the flock. The only way ter give them a start, and to Insure a heavy lay. good Is to give them the benefits of a clean house, free from Insects, pests, and free from disease. Clennllness Is one of the most Important problems ' confronting poultry flock owners. . Straw costs money In some parts of the country, but bear In mind the distinction between a hen house and a dairy burn. Clean eggs, packed In bright, new cose will Mug top prices. A short fattening period pays on all fowls to be marketed. A separate pen with moist mashes and grain before them at all times means quick fattening. Blast Destroys Chemical Plant and Rocks Newark , . E VERY ONE, whether sick or well, should have a comfortable bed. Cut Invalids, especially those who have to pass any long period In bet should have their beds made so that they will net only be comfortable and restful for the Invalid, but also so that the- - comfort and convenience of the attendant may be Increased, The bed Itself shbuld be about 20 Inches above the floor. Either too high or too low a bed makes proper care of the Invalid difficult and unnecessarily tiring. beds are best Single or three-quartfor the sick. The bed should be firm and steady and should not sag, wobble or creak. The bed 'slats and springs should be well fitted and firm, so that there Is no danger of the mattress falling down. If possible the bed should be so placed In the room that the nurse has room to get around both sides and the foot A bed shoved Into a corner Is not only harder for the nurse but alBo generally prevents a good circulation of air for the patient Metal bedsteads are better than wooden bedsteads, especially old ones that have cracks and opeu spaces In which bed bugs are apt to breed. An Iron bed can be more easily washed and cleaned. A coat of fresh paint occasionally will keep It fresh and clean. Springs should me firm, so that they will not sag In the middle. The mattress should be firm, smooth and thick. A thin mattress Is uncomfortable, soon mats and wears through and often lets much cold air come through, which keeps the patient uncomfortable. Hair mattresses are good, but some of the present-da- y felt mattresses are Just as good and much less expensive. In making a bed for an Invalid, put a good pad over the mattress, large enough to cover It and to tuck In smooth and tight This may be a quilt or comfort Over this spread a waterproof sheet which should cover at least the middle of the bed. Rubber sheeting, oilcloth or several layers of newspapers can be used. Spread this perfectly smooth, as wrinkles and ridges are apt to be very Irritating to POOR HIGHWAYS CALLED COSTLY Government engineers are trying te dispel three erroneous Ideas about public highways to give the country highly Improved system of motor travel. These Ideas are : ' 1. That' an Improved road is luxury, to be enjoyed only if It can b afforded and not essential to the economic health of the community. 2. That all roads. If Improved, should be hard surfaced to make It worth while. 8. That roads be built for permanency. These thoughts are attacked and broken down In statement of memThis shows all that was left of the Gaskill chemical pluut In Newark, N. J.. after an explosion that bers of the bureau of public roads shattered picture the buildings and rocked the entire city. Only one man was injured, MutlAfatj to the secretary of agriculture. The Idea of good roads being luxuries, say the engineers, "had Its origin In the early days of the automobile when the motor vehicle was thought to be merely a toy qf the wealthy was few, and road Improvement thought to be In the Interest of only this special class. Conditions are different now. Automobiles are necessities to great degree, and roads ere needed to accommodate them If only for transportation purposes. "The fact la," reads the report, we . lose more by not Improving the roads than It costs to Improve them. So we may say that we pay for Improved roads whether we have them or not, and we pay less If we have them than IE , than If we have not" s 1 1! ! ! 5 45 are. not eco. roads L nomical In every case. According to , t. the bureau of public roads, the types of surfaces should be left to the discretion. of those who actually use ' them. "It has been shown that the maxiA general view of the plan of the new veterans hospital for general cases to be erected at Fort Snelllng, mum amount which it Is proper to Ulnn, near Minneapolis, by tbs United States veterans bureau. Tb hospital will coat $1,750,000, and will spend for the Improvement of given road Is the sum of the Individual savings accruing from the Improvement ALMOST PERFECT to the owners of the vehicles driven over it," In the opinion of the government road officials. "What we spend for the improvement of any given road should always be less than the sqm total of savings from the Improvement." I That the road should be made for 1 an as Is looked upon permanency a such absurd Idea. There Isnt thing as a permanent road, say the 'government men. id New Veterans' Hospital to Be Built in Minnesota AX Trrrnfs VrTtTfw tH Hard-surface- $ti d 1 in TT-r-F- k wifelm ; t B . Worlds Highest Dam Will Be Here the patient The under sheet should be stretched tight and tucked In on all four sides. The upper sheet should be tucked In at the foot but left free at the sides Still Large Amount of so that the nurse can have easy access Work to Be Done in West to the patient Bed clothes should be In speaking of the progress being as warm as Is necessary to protect of good the patient bat not so heavy that the made in the construction of Agriculture roads, Secretary Is burdensome. weight after completing a trip through A number of pillows of different said ; sizes are a great comfort to the pa- the western part of the country, has been While progress splendid firm tient Soft ones for the head, Is a In still there made very the past, ones to support the shoulders and to amonnt of work to be accomlarge to the the will keep help support body West Invalid comfortable and hasten his re- plished. In my trip through the I was Impressed with the thought that covery. no matter how fine a system of roads the Coast states may develop, they Jar-din- e, HOW OYSTERS GROW oyster scare of last winter, to the Fish and Oyster Reporter, cost the oyster Industry of this country $30,000,000. So completely was the bottom knocked out of the business that some of the older men said the oyster Industry would not recover In ten years. But, as often happens, the excitement and discussion that resulted was a blessing In disguise and the oyster business today Is In a healthier and more promising condition than it ever has been. For one thing, the widespread Investigation of the methods heretofore used In handling oysters, stimulated Interest In the old problem of the artificial propagation of oysters. At a recent dinner of the National Association of Fisheries Commissioners held at Washington, artificially grown oysters were served for the first time at a banquet In 1879, Professor Brooks of Johns Hopkins tried to rulse oysters artificially, but was never able to keep the eggs alive for more than five days. Others have had the same experience. Mr. Wells has been working on this problem for five years and has at last succeeded In growing food oysters under purely artificial conditions. Oysters, says Mr. Wells, are suffering from the encroachment of civilization. In early days, they were found In quantities all along the Atlantic coast Pollution of the sea water from towns along the coast and the Increased demand for them has so reduced the supply that the beds are now In some places exhausted. If Mr. Wells can work out methods by which they can he grown In large quantities, we can have not only better oysters but cheaper oysters. The possibilities for growing oysters are .unlimited. In the warm summer months the lady oyster lays from six to ten million eggs, but, alas, most of them ore eaten by fishes or other or die through failure to find something to cling to. Others are smothered by seaweeds or killed by freshets from the rivers or by sea storms. Those which survive cling together In clusters, develop a shell and must grow for four years before they re fit for food. Artificial methods by wlhch the oyster can be protected from Its many enemies will greatly Increase the supply of this delicious food. TIIE mol-lus- will still be dependent upon connection with the central and eastern sections of the country, upon highways which lead through long stretches of sparsely settled areas In which the federal government still holds title rto a large percentage of the lands which these roads cross. High mountain passes and desert stretches must be crossed with adequate highways before we shall have that tie between the different sections of our country that will lead to a greater unity of purpose and broader understanding which are In themselves worthy objectives of the federal aid highway system." Weedless Roadsides Can Be Achieved by Farmers The magic of a practically weedless roadside can be achieved on most farms by the simple process of mowing during early June and again during early August. Under this treatment the weeds are gradually replaced by bluegrass, which grows naturally In every county In Indiana, According to A. A. Ilansen of Purdue university. By mowing twice Instead of once every season few weeds go to seed, and without seed they cannot comwith Ordinarily bluegrass. pete three years of June and August mowing Is sufficient to change a rondslde weed patch Into clean bluegrass sod, thereby not only Improving the appearance of the farm but In addition cutting down losses due to plant disease and insects harbored in the weeds. The seeds of many roadside weeds are also carried Into neighboring fields by the wind and In mud that adheres to shoes, wagon wheels and other moving objects. i ! found the most perthe Lower Boulder canyon on the Colorado river that will be senior, has been Lombard at coed fect college, Galesdam of any the site of the highest dam In the world, nearly twice the height t of water, many times larger burg, Ilk After carefully examining la Amerlcp. A reservoir of 20,000,000 camthan any present artificially made body of water, will be formed. The hydro- and measuring every girl onInthe anthroof class members the pus, and power electric plant will generate one million horse power to supply light In Los Angeles and southern California. A large tract of nearly arid land pometry found that Miss Page was the most perfect" with n rating of will be made fcrtllfe. 90 per cent , View of acre-fee- Are John and Florence Engaged? CROW IS HER PET Magnet Picks Up Nails The state highway department of Ohio Is spending money to minimize the danger of tire puncture on the state roads. Several trucks are fitted out with an electro magnet, attached to the rear and close to the ground These trucks are run over the high ways and they pick up all the stray nails, seraft Iron, etc. In trip one of the trucks picked up 150 pounds of nails and Iron aid collected 003 pounds In the course of a day. five-mil- e There Is a report current that John Coolldgo, son of the President, may be engaged to marry Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter cf the governor of Connecticut, at whose home he was u recent visitor. Above sr recent portraits of the young people. Mrs. It. 8. Simmons of Washington, D. O., with her pet crow, which sha carries about in n specially mads hand bag. The crow walked Into ho home one day last summer and alnca then has been n constant companion. |