Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Farmers Champion
Successor to Indiahotna Champion
ELGIN OKLAHOMA THURSDAY JANUARY 9 1913
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THE BABY'S SMILE
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Oh there's something mighty knowin' in a little baby's
smile
And there's something mighty grippin' in it. too;
An' unless your soul is stunted with the vicious and
the vile
It is bound to make a better man of you.
When the little lips start partin' into signs of gladness
real
An' the little eyes light up an' sparkle glee
You forget the day's misfortunes an' the weight o'
care you feel
An' you're sure that you are as happy as can be.
You may be the glummest fellow ever shrouded in
despair
You may wonder if the battle is worthwhile
But your hart will start to beatu) just as though it
had no care
If the baby only greets you with a smile.
If you look across the table to the high chair where he
stays
An' his bright eyes look into yours an' then
Blaze into joy as only a bright little baby's eyes can
blaze
You forget the petty ignominy of men.
You forget that you are troubled; you forget that you
are cad;
You arc lifted for the moment from despair
An' you thank the God who made you and who let you
be the dad
Of the baby who sits smiling in his chair.
And if came Dame Fortune to you with here sweetest
smile an' said:
"T hnvn hnnrrlpri tho wnfM'a mnn.. i :i
Just give up that little baby an' it's yours;" you
iiHKU your nuuu
And reply: "I'm richer with that baby's smile
Ma
ted
Winter lonilis on the Farm
How to
Improve
Them
Poultry Breeding
How lo Chooie a Breed Mils ind Rett
Fowlt Thm Will Care Ltrgit Net Retutoi
By PROF. J. G. HALPIN
Wlmmln Colltf af Jit rleallan
CoiunUlit 1010 by V'Uru Nawipapcr Union
Tho universal question of tbo far-
mer Interested In poultry Is "What
breed will provo most profltablo (or
general farm purposes?" Ho Inces-
santly besieges tho poultry fancier
the editors of poultry Journals and
similar authorities on chickens with
this query. It Is Impossible to answer
thin question In tho way the farmor
donlros. Ho expects n pnrtlculnr
breed to bo named outright and char-
acterized an tho premier money-ma-Iter
of all varieties.
Duo to tiio great similarity extsUng
between the breeds oxtremo varia-
tions In local conditions exist. As a
result of Individual peculiarities and
preferences of tho owners of tho
flocks no one broed can bo named as
tho most profltablo for all farm pur-
poses. In general the dunl-purposo breeds
capablo of both meat and egg produc-
tion are host adapted to farm condi-
tions. Specialised varieties are Im-
practical for the general farm as they
requlro too much attention and care.
The farmor needs n bird with much
In some brush pile neit wherein the
chicks aro hatched. Another hen will
produco 160 eggs annually under the
proper conditions of housing and
care. From which of theso setting!
of eggs should ono select the stock
with which to replenish the breeding
pensf Too often tbo choice is tuado
of tho Inferior brush pile-reared
roughers concerning whose egg-produ-clng
qualities nnd prolificacy the farm-
er knows tittle.
Always breed from the bens which
lay thU best In tho fall as they best
serve this purposo. Never save eggs
for setting from a sluggish hen that
hangs around tho roost "droopy" and
sleepy and displays an inactive lazy
disposition. The habits of the hen
can be studied best In the winter and
this Benson is tho propor time to se-
lect breeding stock.
Accurate and rigid (election of
brooding stock should commence
early. Study the flock carefully espe-
cially aa regards tho laying heus
which have the reddest combs and
which hover around the nests. Those
A poultry house well adapted to the average farmer. It haa four MM. each
connecting with a lot In the rear.
PHYSICS OF THE SOIL WATEri
Finer the Soil Particles Greater tha
Number of Pore Spaoee and (treat-
r Amount of Moisture
As soil Is composed of email places
of rofli It Is evident that the eoll par-
ticles do not occupy all of the space
in tho volume. Into the pore spncea
left between the toll grains the water
finds Its way and the amount of wi
ter tho soil will contain depends upon
tho number of pore spaces left be-
tween the soil grains writes H. H4
Stonor of Hydo County 8. D. In thai
American Agriculturist. The finer thai
soil particles the greater the numbed
of pore spaces and the greater amount!
of water it will hold.
Pore spaces In the average western
soil represent from 80 to SO per cent
of Its volume. This means that the;
soil v.111 hold 80 to 60 per cent of lta
volume of water. In a. dry soil thai
pore spneos are filled with air and tha
application of water drives out tha atri
and fills tho spaces with water. When
the poro spacoe are full the soil Is sat-
urated. Saturated soil oannot drain
ItsoU dry. There will be left behlnfl!
around overy soil particle a thin film
of water which the power of gravita-
tion cannot remove. This Is known aa
hydroscopic water. Upon this mols-.
turn the roots of plants depond for
food and water
Capillary water Is removed in two
ways: First by the action of plant!
roots; second by means of evapora-
tion As the capillary water from thai
soil U evaporated the surface tension
of the water tends -to approximate tha
eoll particles until by the time all ol
the capillary water la removed the aoQ
particles have been brought wlthta
ooheMvo relationship. Thla oausaa thai
soil to shrink la volume and tha par
tides being now brought within clos
relationship with each the power
cohesion acts between thorn. Wat
readily pathos from one soil (rain ti
another. This has bean Incorrectly)
called capillarity. '
It Is not because capillary tubal are)
formedln a crushed soil that water
is lost ny capillarity. Tho soil grains
during tha drying process hare beon
bo closely approximated to each other
that tho dry soil grains steal the wa-
ter from the moist ones below and
carry It in a stream from one soil
particlo to another until It finally!
reaches the uppermost ono. Then itl
Is carried off Into the air by evapora-
(ton If a soil that has been subjected!
to the drying and contracting process;
be stirred with any Implement the1
soil particles will be separated so far
apart that they will He beyond coi
boslve ranges of each other. In such
a soil It Is almost impossible for wa-j
ter to travol from one soil grain to!
anothor for tho power of the dustj
mulch. In this caao the water rises
by capillarity from the moist eoll be-!
low until It comes In contact wtthj
tho dry looso and separated pr.rticlea
of the mulch whoro It is diverted fronaj
lta upward courso.
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DAIRY NOTKS.
Qeod cowa make dairying Interest
lng.
The best feed for the dairy cow la
bran and aborts.
Pure water Is essential for the cow'a
health and for the purity of the milk.
The growth of tho dairy buslneea
has bei a phenomenal in the last few
years.
If you want your oream to stay
aweet long cool it down promptly and
keep It cool.
Tho averago cow mllka well until
she Is olght years old or about six
producing years.
The feed of a dairy cow Is a very
Important matter and cowa like men
relish a variety of foods.
The community cow testing asiocla-
tlon la a good thing but It la not aaj
good aa the farmer doing hla own test-
ing. The bull Is half the herd and more
Milk is easiest separated aoon after
milking before It haa had a chance ta
cool.
The dairy cow will produce many
tlmea her own weight In rnllk eaoh
year and bring a return of 100 pen
cent on her cost annually In very)
jnany cases.
If a farmor haa a fine cow ho will
take as much pleasure in milking and;
caring for her as he does la feeding
ana. grooming a good horse.
Thay Never Ceme lack
"four things come not back to a
man or woman: the aped arrow; the"
spoken word: the past lite; and tfao'
neglected opportunity;" "Taa Oralf""
Aaiulet" 1)7 Maud Utvqr.
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Soule, J. S. Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1913, newspaper, January 9, 1913; Elgin, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc69484/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.