The Dover News. (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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Farmers' Educational
and Co-Operative
Union of America
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SOLUTION OF FARM PROBLEM I PRODUCTION OF EGGS IN GOLD MONTHS
DEPENDS ON FEED AND CARE GIVEN HENS
Mattm «•' Eipecial M oment to
ti* Procmme Apreolturat
D.versified farming and intensified
thinking go hand in hand
Tak« a good second thought before
accepting a gift from an enemy
Let os cut politic* out for awhile
and give bus:ne*« the right of way
When opportunity knock* on* muat
have push enough to open the door
Retter farming means mere profit-
able farming, more home* and better
living.
Crop rotation i* a sure cure for
plant disease, providing healthy seed
Is nown.
The state's business is the tai pav-
er's business, and it must b* done in
the open!
The day of fre* m*n is coming just
as soon as men show their ability to
remain free
Better give the money to the lum-
berman and feed dealer than to the
cattle doctor
The man who has not learned when
to let go Is apt to do so while cross-
ing a mudhole.
To some men time and a f v#*-cent
buckle or latch are of small value un-
til after the catastrophe.
Teach the boys and girls to read
aloud, and let th*m read something
Interesting aloud every night
When you go away for a day don't
leave the hired man so many chores
to do that he will forget half of them
It isn't what you haul to market
that makes old age easy, it Is the
amount of nickels you carry to the
bank.
Feeding the dog sour corn-bread 1s
sure to make him sick; and feeding
horses moldy or rotten corn will do
likewise.
In the west, the young men and
young women have been educated
away from farm life while now i
seems they are drifting back to farm
life without much education In that
direction
NEED SMALL LAND HOLDERS
Tenancy and Isolation Disappear With
Their Attendant Train cf So-
cial Ailments.
Every agency of rural betterment
becomes possible when Instead of a
small number of large landowners
there is a large number of small land-
owners. who occupy and till the
farms they own. Tenancy and isola-
tion disappear with their attendant
train of social evils. Better farming
followfl. along with better business
and better living on the farm. The
burdens of taxation are widely distri-
buted The few do not feel that their
purses are milked by the tax gatherer
for the benefit of the many. Commu-
nity effort Is easily centered upon bet-
ter roads, better schools and better
churches.
And so, when we are struggling in
our counties with all our might and
main for better home and school con-
ditions. we are saying to the landless
man. "With all thy getting get land
Multiplied home ownership is a bed-
rock of safety for home, for commu-
nity. and country It Is still possible
to get under your own vine and fig
tree. Good land is still cheap in the
south Do not sin away your day of
economic grace "
We are faying to the owner of lare**
estates. "With all thy getting, get at
least the wisdom of Intelligent self- !
Interest Sell small farms to likely (
tenants at reasonable prices. Multl- j
ply the small farmers of your county
and Increase the value of your remain- ,
Ing acre* put money In your purse
meanwhile, if you will; but consider
the poor and lowly and leave a plaeo
In the earth for them. Farm your own j
land Consider the present and ap- '
parently the permanent, high-prires
of farm products Invest liberally in
the means and agencies of community
proer« ss. The return to you is In- j
evitably greater than the outlay.
Pens for Hogs.
flops of all ages and sizes require |
comfortable sleeping places to realize
for thei * owners full benefit of food 1
consumed. This applies morp espe-
cially to their accommcdations from 1
fall until spring Stock of all k!n<ls j
are more sensitive to cold winds and
wet surroundings than many persons
realize. Make them comforable. so
they will not pile one on top of an- j
other for warmth This is unhealthy
The under ones get sweaty ard ccm I
Ing In contact with the cool air will i
develop pneumonia, which is as fata'
as any disease ever found in a herd I
of young pigs. This same condition
ind disease occurs to older swine
sleeping in manure pil^s in barnya-d*
tnd often is erroneously called swine
plague or cholera.
Cotton Seed Industry.
The growth of the cotton seed
crushing Industry In this country Is
shown by the statement that In 1911 j
more than 70 per cent of the total |
production of cotton seed was crush |
ed as compared with per cent ten i
years earlier (1901); 40 per cent In;
IMG: 25 ner cent In 1891, and 12 peri
eent Is 1881. I
To Avoid Centralization of Farming
Business Cooperative Met-
m«nt Muat Prevail.
The co-operative movement mail
prevail If we are to avoid the c*n-
-raliiation of the farming business in
the hands of large land omners, and
the introduction of tenantry farming
Farming cannot escape the action of
the natural law* of businees that have
compelled the formation of the so call
ed trusts " The time may be far off
when farming will be highly central-
ized. but the current set* in that di-
| rection. and the only alternative to
the big farm privately owned and run
by tenant* or h:red men i* the big
farm owned by men in common, put-
1 ling into operation the same effec-
j tive labor-saving method*. *aya the
! Farm. Stock and Home The time to
•et up the counter-current that will
j enable the small farmer to maintain
j his independence under the increasing
value of land and co*t of production
; is now rather than after that inde-
pendence has once be*-n lost as h-s
been the case in Iienmark and Ireland
j Cooperation offer* efficiency ar.d
t larger net return* in exchange for a
fancied personal Independence. This
; is well illustrated by the case of the
creameries vs the home butter mak-
er A neighborhood can join together
and make a product of even quality,
j can market that product with larger
profit, and can gain in other ways by
giving up something of its individual
rights And wherever this can be
done, wherever the neighborhood unit
| I* more effective than the family unit
| cooperation has a field of usefulness,
and should be entered into a* a mat-
! ter of business sense.
The field for such effective organi-
; xation is large It covers all the
i ranges of production, including both
grain and live stock. Seed testing as-
i sociations, improvement societies,
shippers' associations all have their
1 place, and a highly profitable one of
I the business is handled in a pr per
; manner. In all probability we shall
in future expand the sphere of co
operative effort within the neighbor-
] hood circle to include many other
i things still held jealously in the
home, though not with good business
j reason, such as baking, washing, and
j the like. It is not likely that we shall
; find it profitable to go outside the
| lines of farming, and as farmers try
to run stores, and banks, and lumber
j yards. Isolated cases of success may
j be cited, but when the farmer leaves
i his direct line of business. even
j though he may succeed, he is not ad
vancing the Interests of agriculture,
j The place where cooperation seems
j most likely to fail is in not recognix-
i ing this limitation, and in trying to
| accomplish an industrial monopoly be-
! fore it has mastered the possibilities
Pof the agricultural field Such at-
j tempts, having as their immediate ob-
ject the ousting from business of
some man in the community, are un-
I worthy the name they bear, and be-
j ing based on prejudice and revenge
i rather than upon the underlying pria
I ciples of business and social need that
makes real co-operation possible, they
are bound to fail, sooner or later.
In order to make the best use of the
; co-operative movement we should
study its purpose, and carefully at-
! tempt only those things that may be
! done without injury to other men.
I Nor will it profit one organization to
I attempt several things at the same
time. The old adag^ about too many
irons in the fire applies to the co-op-
erative organization as well as tne in-
j dividual Do one thing and do it well
I If another thing need doing better
than the Individuals in the neighbor-
hood can accomplish It, acting alone,
let those interested organize and do
that thing co-operative^ Keep the
closest possible working union be-
tween the various co-operative bodies,
and let them act if possible under a
general organization, but do not at-
tempt to carry dead weight in the
form of men not interested in the
movement
Co-operation will solve our business
and social troubles to the extent that
we accept It as a new way of doing
things and give over to it our old in-
dividual outworn ways Its failure or
its success to accomplish for us bet-
ter things than we have accomplished
for ourselves depends upon us as far-
mers Properly used it will profit us
in more ways than the financial An4
by starting the co-operative neighbor-
hood in our time we are laying, deep
and solid and secure, the foundation
upon which our children mty build
institutions of social democracy that
the passing of tim* and the coming
of new forces into the business and
agricultural world will leave un-
shaken.
Asparagus Rust.
No spray material has been found
of great value In the control of aspar-
agus rust The only practical means
that has yet been found effective i*
to cut the tops in the fall, after the
roots are well developed, and before
many of the brownish leaves have
dropped. Although the tops may be '
hauled to the barnyard unless the j
manure is to be used on the as para j
gus, the safer practice is ic. bum
them. It is exceedingly important
that this matter be attended to in j
order to avoid Increased loss from
rust
For Laying Hens.
A splendid mixture for laying h*ns
Is ej)ual parts of cracked corn. wh^-at i
and oats which should b*1 scatt*>r*>d
In the litter so that the birds will be j
compeled to take exercise by scratch I
in* for it
Three Fascinating Frocks Designed
for the Really Smart Dresser
Houses Should Be in Good Shape ard Brds in Good Health—Keep
Them Busy Working Through Deep Litter for Their Morning
MeaJ to Instill Vigor—Dust Bath Is Essential.
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Interior of Well Furnished Poultry House.
As the winter months are on
and the eggs are soaring high in
price, it means that good care should
be taken of the fowls. See that the
houses are in good shape and the
birds are in good health. Now is the
time to give a little condition powder
in the mash to regulate their systems
if they are sluggish after the moult
as it will liven them up for their
work
I>uring the cold days, writes C L.
Parkhurst. in Feathers, get a good,
deep litter to make them work for
their morning feed, as it will give
thera vigor Don't feed too much, so
that they will fill up and sit around
and get in the corner and mope. Give
them a small allowance in the early
morning, so that by ten o'clock they
will be ready for a little green food
that will liven thera up again and keep
the ball rolling About one o'clock
they will relish a small feed of mash
or ground bone.
That will keep them busy until their
night feed, which should be of hardy
grain and warm, so their organs will
have some work to do overnight In
this way they will welcome you every
time you go in the house with their
song and cheer that means health and
vigor. It won t be many weeks before
the eegs will begin to corne your way,
and you will get a good return for
your work. A good many think if you
feed a hen in the morning and give
a little Ice water to drink that is all
you should do. Hut the more we work
with our hens the better the returns
we will get.
Every time you go in your house, if
it is ten times a day. pick the litter up
in a pile and put in a handful of
wheat, ancl see what enjoyment the
birds will have kicking it around and
singing as they do it. This shows joy
and happiness. If you keep this up
ail winter, you will not have any sick
and puny birds. When breeding sea-
son comes your stock will be full
of vigor, and the result will be fer-
tile eggs, strong and vigorous chicks,
that if properly hatched and brooded
will grow up to good and healthy
stock that will be a pleasure for you
I to see and the neighbors to enjoy
The dust bath is just as essential in
winter in keeping the fowls free from
i lice as It is in summer. Lice multi-
ply in winter as well as in summer;
not so rapidly, of course, yet fast
1 enough in the average poultry house
, to mtke life a" torture to the hens if
nothing is done to keep the pests in
check. The dust bath will help in the
| fight against the pests as much as any-
thing else.
The dust must be dry when put
| out for the fowls' use. Chickens *111
j not dust in damp earth in cold weath
! er. The dust should be fine also. A?
it is collected, sift it. so as to discard
all the stones and lumps. The sap
j ply of dust in the poultry house ought
' to be renewed at frequent intervals.
Hence the importance of collecting
j a considerable amount of it
In two or three weeks the dust
| boxes will become fouled, and they
should be emptied then and refilled
I with a fresh supply. On very cold
j days it is a good idea to slightly warn.
I the dust before 'aking it to the chick
| en's quarters. Wjere the flock is ny
j large, and only a small amount-of dust
I is required, it can be warmed in the
| house w ithout much trouble. Then
: when it is taken to the poultry quar
ters. place it in the sunshine or the
. light of the windows
Another important essential for the
poultry flock is a plentiful supply o j
; grit. This probably is a more import
ant essential than the dust bath. A :
hen may get a long without the dust !
1 bath, but she cannot get along without j
' grit Grit is the hen's teeth. The giz <
j zard of a fowl requires it, and wher
! this organ does not contain grit the
j food consumed by the fowl cannot be 1
digested, and consequently it it I
' wasted.
The birds that are not equipped tc '
digest their food properly are not go !
j ing to lay many eggs, even if they !
; keep in good health; but the chances :
j are that they will net keep in gooc |
health. Bowel trouble in the flock j
j can be often traced to an insufficient 1
I supply of grit, and a large numbei I
I of the hens may die from this cause |
n
Nam ■,
T The new tunic in blue Liberty satin with panels of brocade, skirt
edged with black fox. 2 A harmony in black velvet and white tulle, edged
here and there with white fox. 3. A graceful frock In biscuit cloth with
collar, sleeve revers and Bash in ermine. A email red tie supplies the
inevitable bright touch.
JEWEL CASE AND PINCUSHION BEST SCENTS FOR THE BATH
Double Convenience for the Wcman I Much Choice Is Possible, and a Wo-
Who Is Required to Do Consider- j man May Use Any Particular Per-
able Traveling. fume Which She May Prefer.
EXPERIMENTS IN j PAYING HENS ARE
USING SKIMMILK FROM BEST STRAINS
Found Best at South Dakota Profitable Birds are Delight to
Station to Stick to One
Kind tor Good Pork.
In a report of a recent test at the
South Dakota Experiment Station to
determine the comparative value of
sweet skimmilk. sour skimmilk and
buttermilk with corn for pork produc-
tion, the following statement is
found
'Each bushel of corn fed without
milk yielded an average of 119
pounds of pork Each bushel of
shelled corn fed with 154 pounds of
sweet skimmilk yielded an average of
17 9 pounds of pork Each bushel of
shelled com fed with 153 pounds of
tour skimmilk yielded an average of
17.6 pounds of pork. Each bushel of
shelled corn fed with 153 pounds of
buttermilk yielded an average of 17.7
pounds of pork The records shows
that an average of 153 pound? of milk
and one bushel of com yielded an
avera;e of 17.7 pounds of pork."
Prom which two lessons may be
drawn. First. what is generally-
known that milk added to ccrn makes
a much more economical ration than
ccrn alone And second that the hog
makes as efficient use of any one of
th* forms of milk as of either of the
others
So from a practical standpoint it
doesn't matter whether we feed sweet
skimmilk. sour skimmilk or butter-
milk It no doubt is best, however,
to stick to one kind. As to payabil-
ity. individual taste, that probably
varies in hogs as it do^s in people—
some like the milk best in one form
and some in another, and we can t
please all
the Eye and Help to Fill
Pooketbook.
The paying hen is usually hatched
from a paying strain The paying hen
that comes out of a flock of good-for-
nothing birds 13 seldom met and is
not worth hunting for. It takes time,
it takes money and It takes born hen
sense to produce a flock of paying
hens It takes a very little neglect to
send this flock back to the class of
the nonpaying birds.
Paying b:rds are a delight to the
eye. You show them to your friends
| and linger in your description of
| what they are and what they have
done for you. This class of birds.
b^caus#1 they pay. receive thought and
i attention from you. You will gladly
I tak* care of them; you are willing to
properly mate and fepd them, and
! you look for fresh blood to Improve
them.
Paying birds never make up a laree
part of your flcck when you sell the
cream of the choice chicks every year
Money-making flocks are made up of
the best you raise, always letting the
| second quality go to market.
Paying birds live in houses free
j frorn vermin and supplied with pure
air and water They get food that is
• needed to bring the profit to the
' proper point. Cheap food because it is
■ cheap never helped to produce the
; paying hen and keep her running to
the nest
Hens that pay splendid profits are
what the world is asking for. is look
I ing for and is demanding Are you
going to be among the breeders who
will fill the orders for this kind of
: birds?
One of the most convenient little
accessories to the toilet for the wo-
man who travels about a great deal
is a small jewel case and pincushion
combined.
It is made of a pi^ce of fancy rib-
bon or plain satin twelve inches long
and six inches wide. The materia! is
sewed together lengthwise, then
divided into three parts, four inches
in each, either by stitching it on the
machine or with very close cross-
stitch or featherstitching.
Do this stitching four inches from
one Eide first, then fill the center with
wool to form the cushion in which to
stick the pins, then stitch it across
four inches from the other end.
Thero you have a solid center with
hollow* end. and these ends ar^ turned
in to form a hem one inch wide. In
these a small casing is run. with nar-
row ribbon placed through that so as
to pull it up like a little bag on each
end.
This makes a flat cushion in the
center, having baglike ends in which
the jewelry is kept, brooches, brace-
lets, rings, chains and the watch, when
it is not in use. The cushion can be
decorated with some pretty design
done in cross-stitch or an embroidered
initial or a small spray of flowers.
Such a case can be made of any
material you may choose, brocaded
satin is always pretty; plain satin cov-
ered with lace or coarse linen that can
be laundered will be found a satis-
factory substitute for other more ex-
pensive fabrics.
One side of the cushion may bo
used for jewels and the other for
sewing materials—cotton, scissors,
needles, etc.—or for a soft ball of
darning cotton, that is always handy
to have when traveling.
This combination cushion and case
will make a splendid gift for the
young girl who is attending boarding
school or for one away from home.
FEATHER-TRIMMED CHAPEAU.
! The commonest form of the bath
I as a beautifler is the bran bath. This
j particular bath has the advantage of
being% inexpensive and efficipnt at the
same time. The bran should be sewn
into a neat little square sack of
• cheesecloth covering, and dropped into
the bath when the water is run in.
j The water must not be too hot, or the
j bran wiil be cooked and thus rendered
j useless, but if warm water is poured
on it a creamy mass is formed, which
will render the Fkin delightfully soft.
I For those who wish to be a little more
j elaborate there are told at chemists
j and stores little sacks of bran mixed
| with various perfumed herbs, accord-
j ir.g to taste, such as violets, orris root
| and sunflower seed.
The milk bath is not unusual, and
j is is claimed that it has no rival in
beautifying the skin. One well known
| beauty in Paris is understood to use
j milK for her bath always, and the skin
j of her throat and shoulders is as
• creamy a white as the liquid she is
supposed to bathe them with. Of
• course, one would cot actually get
I right into a milk bath as one doec.
i with water. The milk is applied on
j wads of antiseptic cotton. Then, to
, prevent any stickiness, it is rubbed
[ gently with eau de cologne.
French women are also very partial
to the use of alcohol in the bath.
It is perfumed in some way with such
scents as lavender or violet, and those
who indulge in these baths or the
bran ones use soap only once or twice
a week.
Sea bathing is probably the most
bracing and the best form for the
robust, but in a climate such as ours
it cannot be recommended except in
the hot months, unless the bather is
very strong Those who are unfor-
tunate enough to possess very irrita-
j ble skins will do well to eschew sea
baths altogether
For ordinary bathing purposes most
people use ammonia or borax, which
not only softens the water, but is inval-
uable for cleaning the skin. It is nec-
essary. however, to exercise caution
in the use of these two articles, for an
overdose In the bath, instead of mak-
ing the skin soft and supple, will
harden it and make it much too dry.
This hat is composed of violet vel-
vet. the brim being deeper over the
back of the neck, and is trimmed
with a plume of ostrich feathers
drooping over the left side.
Dark Furs Becoming.
I Tt seems odd that so few should
I realize that dark furs are much more
becoming than light, that is. to the
j average woman. Sable, mink, black
i fox. make her complexion look at its
I very best, whereas ermine, white fox.
miniver and squirrel have exactly the
contrary effect.
The newest way of wearing the
stole is to put the middle of it on in
front, pass the ends over the shoul-
ders. crossing them at the back and
bringing them forward under the
arms. Even fur capes with their
rounded or pointed back are worn
in this fashion, certainly very warm
and comfortable, though slightly un-
orthodox.
Comfort for Pigs.
Feed nB Value of Alfalfa. ; non't forget the pigs on
Alfalfa leaves contain most of the I nights, but give them a good
vidua of the alfalfa plant ,
eola
warm
Silk Lace Scarfs.
Silk Spanish lace scans, dyed to
match the gown, are in favor for eve-
ning use. Some of the handsomest
scarfs at present are made of a fine
repe de chine with insets of em-
broidered voile in the border design. I
Jne very lovely one shown by a Chest-
iut street importer is of a beautiful |
-ose colcr. handsomely embroidered, j
A'ith exquisite roses also embroidered 1
>n the large voile insets. In all the j
iecoration the finest graduations of j
ose color melting Into white were j
tsed
Tray Tables.
The Tripoli tray table is a thing of
parts—three in number. There is a
large top tray, a small tray (which
fits on supports a third way up the
legs of the stand) and the folding
stand When not in use this four-
legged stand may be folded and
stowed away in a small space. The
trays are made of bamboo, and are
strong yet light in weight, nnd can
be easily washed This table would
be very ornamental for a tea or re-
freshment table in a bachelor maid s
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