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Show TVtV, RICH rOTTNTV NEWS, RANTOT.PH, UTAH FEEDING IS MOST IMPORTANT IN GETTING PROFITS FROM POULTRY HAD REAL CAUSE FOR GRIEF Small Boys Distress Had a Whole Lot More Than Mere Sympathy as a Basis. m A lad in Washington got a job that him shoveling the snow from the sidewalk in front of his house. There was a good bit of ground to cover. After about two hours toil he began to cry. Whats the matter, son? asked ya sympathetic neighbor, as he came upon the scene. "A tramp came along and stole the shovel from the boy next door, explained the lad between sobs. "Well, son, continued the neighbor, its a fine thing to be sympathetic, but you mustnt worry so over other peoples affairs. It aint that, added the boy, I am crying because he didnt steal my Milwaukee Sentinel. shovel, too. didnt at all please LINKING UP STATE F SYSTEMS to rogressive Step Attributed quirements of Federal-Ai- d Legislation. Re- (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) A recent meeting of New England state highway oflicials and engineers of the bureau of public roads of the Profits Art Greater When Houses (Prepared bjr the ttted states Department of Agriculture.) Next to good breeding and health, 'good feeding is most important in getting profitable yields from the poultry flock. A few simple suggestions on feeds and practices, such as those iu the following paragraphs from the United States Department ot Agriculture, will help build up the erg yield. Principal Grains Used. The principal grains fed to poultry (are corn, wheut, oats and barley. Corn and wheat are the most popular.- Corn Is the best and most economical single feed, but is very fattening and should always be used with some other grain. Wheat is the safest to feed alone. The usual practice of successful poultry-me- n is to feed a part of the daily grain ration ground. This is on the theory that it Is easier to digest. Soft feed, while it is a little more economical, must not be overworked. Too much soft feed may cause digestive troubles. Ways of Feeding. Methods of feeding differ, but a good rule to try to follow is to have empty crops in the morning and never have them quite full until it is time for the chickens to go to roost. , For the first feed, grain scattered in the litter in the morning is best, the sooner after the birds leave the roost the better. This induces them to exercise. of the scratch Feed about mixture in the morning and the other in the afternoon. A light mottling feed keeps the hens hungry and exercising all day. Have the litter from three to six inches deep and dry. It may be of straw, hay, leaves or any other material of this sort. Indicates Health of Fowl. The condition of Jhe droppings is a Indication of the hens health. goo-They should be of enough firmness to hold their shape, but not solid. The - one-thir- d two-thir- MULCHING THE SOIL TO SAVE MOISTURE normal color is dark, shading off Into grayish white. Droppings that are soft or pasty and of a yellowish or brownish color indicate too much fat or a lack of meat. If the droppings are watery and dark with red splashes of mucus in them, too much meat is being fed. A greenish, water diarrhea usually is evidence of insanitary conditions, either in the surroundings, the feed or the water. A ration must necessarily be based on local conditions and prices, but any of those quoted below will be found satisfactory. Ration No. 1? Mash. lbs. corn meal. lbs. meat scrap. lbs. wheat bran. lbs. wheat mid- dlings. 6 6 Scratch Mixture. lbs. cracked corn. 60 lbs. wheat 50 lbs. oats, 60 Ration No. 100 35 lbs corn meal. lbs meat scrap. c 2. . lbs. cracked corn. oats. lbs. . Ration No. 3. 100 lbs. corn or bar- - too lbs. cracked ley meal. corn. 50 lbs. wheat bran. 60 lbs. oats. 60 lbs. wheat mid- - so iba. wheat or dlings. barley. 50 lbs. meat or fish scrap. Ration No. 4. 100 lbs. cracked 1(10 lbs. corn meal. corn. 5u ibs- - middlings. 50 lbs. wheat 60 lbs. bran. 20 lbs. cottonseed or 60 lbs. oats. 60 lbs. barley. gluten meal. 20 lbs. meat scrap. Ration No. 5. 100 lbs. cracked 60 lbs. corn meat corn. 50 lbs. bran. 50 lbs. wheat 35 lbs. meat scrap. 50 lbs. oats. 50 lbs. middlings. 50 lbs. barley. 60 lbs. ground oats. Ration No. 6. 100 lbs. cracked 100 lbs. corn meal. corn. 25 lbs. bran. 50 lbs. wheat 5 lbs. middlings. 60 lbs. oats. 20 lbs. meat scrap. 100 50 t Road in Red Bank, N. J Before and After Its Completion. An Improved HOW MANY SEEDS IN POUND? United State Department of Agriculture Makes Count of Number in Various Kinds of Grasses. Counts to determine the relation Covering Must Be the Kind That between the number of grass seeds to Will Not Blow Away. the pound and the number of pounds Duet and Straw, Except In Orchards or Berry Patches, Not Satisfactory; Wator Will Evapor-at- o Quickly. (Prepared br the United States Department t Acriculture.) Thirty years of investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture and the much longer experience of practical farmers have demonstrated that about the only way of conserving soU moisture for the use of agricultural plants In the region 01 scanty rainfall la to provide a suitable seed-befor their germination and early growth and to prevent useless weeds that would otherwise compete with them. Theoretically, covering or mulching the soil for the purpose of preventing the loss of soil moisture is very efficient; practically, It has very narrow limitations. There are several things required f a soil covering or mulch besides simply preventing the loss of moisture. Among these may be mentioned the following: It must stay put; that Is to say, It must be of such character that It will not be blown away by the high winds common to all arid reThis rules out all dust and gions. straw mulches, except possibly In orchards or berry patches, and. In them, the straw mulch Is frequently objectionable on account of its harboring rodents, especially field mice. A soil covering must let rain Into the soil. This rules out the dust mulch which Is almost, If not quite, Impervious to ordinary rainfall, as It puddles producing a sheet of paste over the surface that prevents the water from reaching the roots of the crop plants. A straw mutch, If thick enough to prevent the growth of weeds, will absorb most, if not all, of an ordinary The water thus absorbed rainfall. will evaporate very quickly, as soon as the rain ceases and the sun begins to shine on the mulch, never reaching the roots of the crop plants. The heating of the soil by the suns rays and its aeration by exposure to the winds are Important factors in the growth of agricultural crops. Many wild woods and swamp plants thrive without these conditions, but nearly all of our agricultural plants have been developed through long periods of time In soli open to the free access of the sun and the wind, and these conditions seem to have become necessary t their fullest d required per acre to assure a good stand of grass, have been made by the United States Department of Agriculd In general , the ' ture. grasses require fewer pounds of seed to the acre than do the coarse-seedevarieties. The work of the department shows that timothy on the average has 1,200,-00- 0 seeds In a pound. Kentucky blue grass has 2,400,000 and Redtop, 4,000,-00while Sudan grass has only Orchard grass has 500,000; Canada blue grass, 2,700,000; tall meadow grass, 150,000; meadow fescue, 240,-00foxtail millet, 200,000; sheeps fescue, 68XOOO ; red fescue, 500,000 seeds ; Italian rye grass, 280,000; perennial rye grass, 280,000; and Bermuda grass, 1,800,000. Timothy usually Is seeded at the rate of 15 pounds to the acre; Kentucky blue glass, 14 to 18 pounds; Redtop, 10 pounds; and Bermuda grass, 5 pounds. Orchard grass is usually sown at the rate of 25 pounds to the acre; Canada blue grass, 15 pounds; and tall meadow oat grass, 40 pounds. Meadow fescue requires 25 pounds to the acre; foxtail millet, 12 to 25 pounds; sheeps fescue, 28 pounds; and red fescue, 30. pounds. Italian rye grass Is sown at the rate of 30 to 40 pounds per acre; perennial rye grass, 30 pounds; and Sudan grass, 12 to 25 pounds per acre. 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This progressive step, long wished can dye or tint faded, shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coats, sweaters, stockior by all users of the highways, can ings, hangings, draperies, everything like e attributed to the requirements of new. Buy Diamond Dyes no other kind then home dyeing is guaranfederal-ai- d perfect legislation. It is required even if you have never dyed before. hat all federal aid be spent on a con teed, Tell your whether the material lected system of highways designee you wish todruggist dye is wool or silk, or whether o serve the needs of the whole coun-ry- . it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. DiaTentative systems have been sub- mond SoDyes never streak, spot, fade, or easy to use. Advertisement. mitted by all except eight states, ar.d run. now the series of meetings is being Her First Ball Game. h.eld to connect and the a demure little miss of four, Betty, proposed state systems.- who is in Indianapolis from Detroit The bureau of public Toads Intends as the guest of her Aunt Irene, saw to push this work as rapidly as posher first baseball game a few days sible, so as to lay before the people ago and while at the game picked up the plans for what will be by far the a nuralier of the terms and expresgreatest highway system in the world. sions used by the fans. At present only roads certain to be on Sunday, Betty was sent to Sunday the svstem are heine nnnrovpd for school and on her return home was asked by her aunt to relate the story of the lesson. After telling the story, she added : Thats all I can remember, but I believe Ive left out about two innings. Indianapolis News. Are Kept in Sanitary Condition. 100 40 after every meal adds a zest and CROPS Reports Indicate Smaller Yields of the Principal Crops in Eng.. land and Wales. The production of wheat in England and Wales for 1922 is estimated by the British ministry of agriculture to be 63,040,000 bushels from an area of 1.969.000 acres, according to a recent cablegram from the London representative of the United States Department of Agriculture. This estimate 6,736,000 bushels less than the es tlmated production last year. The area sown to barley was reposed as 1,362,000 acres and the yield as 40,720,000 bushels, compared with 42.472.000 bushels last year. The oats area was given as 2,161,000 acres and oats production as 74,320,000 bushels, compared with 80,264,000 bushels last year. Canadas First Railroad. The first railroad in Canada was the one built between Lnprairie and St. Johns, Quebec, and opened for traffic in July, 1836. 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A young writer, not much given to revision, recently sent out a story wherein the following occurred: He called his son a spendthrift, and did not fail, as he had done before, to cast his recently purchased motorcar, a touring machine, In his teeth. Exchnnge. , Always. When do you expect your husband back? When I least expect him. Life. sugar-Jackete- for ontuabt Descendant of Mary's Lamb. Col. Thomas Powell of Columbus, Ohio, veteran of the Civil war and brother of the famous Gen. Eugene Powell, is the proud owner of La unmower, the only living descendant of Marys little lamb. The original Mary Up to the Doctor. was Mary Sawyer of Sterling, Mass., Mrs. Potts husband had been quite who was eight years old at the time 111, but finally there came a changa celebrated by the poem in 1S14. The When the doctor called and had a immortal verses, by the way, were look at his patient he announced ; written by John Roulston. From the He Is a convalescent. Argonaut. Whereupon Mrs. Potts regarded the construction with federal aid; in May more than twenty miles of completed road was added to the system on each working day. It Is estimated that the system will comprise 180,000 miles of highway. physician suspiciously; and her suspicion increased when he made no furURGE STATE ROAD PROGRAM ther comment but prepared to go. Well, youse a doctor, aint yo. she demanded. Aint yo got no .medeiue South Carolina Want to Spend on Improvements in fo dis heali convalescence? ExNext Six Year. change. A proposal to spend $34,000,000 within six years and to complete within that time 4,000 miles of the state system, more than' 600 miles of which would be hard surfaced and the remainder surfaced with sand-clatop soli, or gravel Is to be urged upon the legislature of South Carolina. In order that this proposal should conform to the federal aid acts the state highway officials recently held conferences with representatives of the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. If this greatly expanded program Is carried out, the state will match all of the federal aid money now available and any future appropriation that may become available. Funds will be raised by automobile licenses, by contwo-miproptinuing the state-wid- e motor erty tax, a fuel tax, plus a bond Issue of $10,000,-000- . It gives delight and keeps teeth white. Its a satisfying sweet. Among Spoiled Diamonds. the crown jewels of th Hapsburgs were two large diamond? of ruby tint which were always regarded as especially valuable and whenever the royal jewels were placed on exhibition these stones were under special guard. It was necessary some time ago to dispose of the jewels, and ns they were being prepared for exhibition, prior to being offered for sale, they were put through a wash which unfortunately removed the color of the precious stones and left them perfectHis Natural Inquiry. ly white. Instead of demanding a Land of Goshen, Runt ! ejaculated fabulous price as ruby diamonds, they Mrs. Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. Youre were sold simply as white stones.- Go clean yourself Chicago Journal. a sight on earth up right now. Take plenty of soft Threat Considered a Favor. soap, and wash your face and hands and arms and neck and ears. Jodkins was always a dissatisfied Heck, Maw! Whats coming off? member of the staff. His complaint cried the child in amazement. Is it this time he considered a big one and Kansas City Star. lie told his work mates that he woifld ray birthday? threaten to leave. As We Grow Up. What did the boss say about your g About all the difference between threat to leave? he was asked on seen coming from the chiefs roqm. children and us grownups is that we He didnt take it as a threat, reweigh more and aint so happy. Atchison County (Mo.) Mail. plied Jodkins. he thought I was doing the firm a favor. London i Early Start. A doctor lately married a girl whom H. C. L. he had ushered into the world twenty Do you work for a livHowell I work for it, knl 1 Iowell years ago. Real love at first sight. ing? l)e-in- Ttt-Bit- London Opinion. dont get it. ll HIGHWAY RULES ARE STRICT Vehicles Not Permitted to Carry More Than Fourteen Tons Without Special Permit. In Massachusetts no vehicle may travel over the highway which, with Its load, weighs more than fourteen tons without a special permit and the load must not exceed 800 pounds upon tire Inch of the vehicle. 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