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THE BEAVER HERALD BEAVER OKLAHOMA
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JfoyeUzcd from Eugene Walter's Drama by the. same name
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SYNOPSIS.
Mr. and Mra. Fteynolda movo Into thMr
aw minKHlow-BOO tlown bnlance same
km rontl-on Htatrn Inland. Mn. Collin.
neighbor cnlU betora tho liouaehold
foods are set In order. Spring. Dick
.Meade newspaper man cynic socialist
tokce dinner and spends the night. The
Jleynolds soem comfortable In their home
5wth a llnt of lonellnese. Jane Itey.
jjoiaa goes to a city matinee with Mra.
c.ouina. and by her companlon'a advice
S':2da "Ifclcneaiai to cover her neglect to
provide dinner for Hob. Jane. confeaalnK.
iS..V?rP !en fur "hamming. Dick arrlvca
with delicatessen forage. Dick warns Hob
against John Ilrand Hob's old achool.
ISS 'i now ft member of "the ayatem."
wno la expected to call. Jano confesses
that the money for the butcher's bill haa
gone for a new hat. Bob pleasantly re-
minds her of the "balance same as rent."
uick preaches socialism. Ilrand. the pros-
peroua member of "the syatem." calls
urand. Hudson Cement company presi-
dent offers Dob 40W0 to use his position
aa chemist with the United Construction
company to cheat the specifications for
cement work on the Pecos Hlver dam.
Jane overhearing asks Hob to accept. HI
refusal in tho face of their poverty chllla
CHAPTER VII Continued.
Brand sent tho cur ahead nt a faster
clip. Mrs. Collins seated Jn tho rear
of the. deep tonneau and occupied
chiefly In retaining possession of her
ponderous headpiece had no oppor-
tunity to Join In or oven hear tho con-
versation of tho two In front. The
millionaire glanced back and smiled.
There was a clear stretch of road
Ahead. He turned to Jane.
"Now Mrs. Reynolds" ho began
let's get down to business. You heard
our talk about tho dam and the
money?"
"Every word of it."
"And you bellovo everything I said
because It's true Isn't It?"
"I know It's true."
" "Good. Hero's tho idea. Wo'vo got
to make Bob take this money. Your
part of tho Job is to bring him to his
senses and ray part of It is to hand
over the cash. Now there's no hurry.
It's going to take a long tlmo to build
this dam. You'vo got six weeks be-
tforo wo deliver the first order. If
lyou're as smart as Mrs. Brand and as
sensible as I nilnk you are you'll move
out of that little bungalow back there
beforo tho six weeks aro over. All
you have to do Is to guide him grad-
ually but firmly. And I will help you.
If you say the word we'll form a little
company right hero and as a working
xnombcr of tho company you will bo
entitled to some remuneration. This
is merely a fair business view of It.
-"While my chief motive In coming to
IBob was to help him out of the rut
I'm not trying to conceal the fact that
Ibis gain Is also my company's gain. If
you becomo a party to this plan to
make him listen to reason you are en-
titled to somo reward whether we aro
successful or not and so Mrs. Rey-
nolds I'm going to sort o' put you on
the payroll. We'll give Bob a little
glimpse of a few comforts without let-
ting him know anything about It.
Jano laughed but sho blushed In
plte of herself. Brand's words wero
Tery clear and the prospects they pre-
saged very alluring. Inwardly how-
ever sho had grave doubts about tho
(propriety of accepting money from a
jtnan who was almost a stranger oven
lit it wero for services rondered. But
nhe made no avowal of refusal. The
speeding nuto the immediate exhilara-
tion the thought of gratification of a
i few desires and escape from her Impe-
cunious plight stirred up the bacteria
of self-indulgence that bad awakened
and spread poison throughout the
wholo structuro of her character.
Ulrand watched her; ho read the men-
ital strugglo and ho struck homo.
"Why if you think It isn't right for
jyou to accept any rownrd Just regard
it In the nature of an advance. Wo
ore euro to succeed and then when you
'have tho forty thousand you can reim-
burse roo. If you want for the few fa
vors extended now. We'll have that
'understanding."
Forty thousand dollars! Forty thoU'
sand dollars! Forty thousand. Tho
figures ran In wild frolic through her
brnln and danced boforo her eyes. Tho
. iblll boards as they Hashed past were
emblazoned with them. She looked
' inhoad' and rows of figures were
stretched across tho road. Tho car ran
(through them and over them but
everywhere they sprang up and leered
innd beckoned. Forty thousand dol-
lars! And sho hadn't hnd forty Collars
lot her own In six months. Well she
iwasn't going to bo a fool any longer.
Illrand knew the way His way would
bo her way. She turned to him
quickly. I
"I'll do anything that you think best
to make Bob understand" sho said.
"Fine!" he exclaimed. "Now I can
Iseo the battle won."
They rodo on in Bllence for several
"' isilnutea. At length Jano sold:
"But I don't feel entirely comfort-
able about It yet. I'm even worrying
about this auto ride the fact that
(I'm doing something without Bob's
iknowledge. Ho Is so good to me and
iso willing to do everything he can. or
thinks he can that occasionally l reel
that I ought to bo content; content to
ishare whatever he does or has. or
iplans. But then I Just can't that's
oil. If I wasn't sure that I was work-
ling for him helping him where he
jiwon't help himself I would despise
vsaU. But I .xu Wiping htm I
' H jSj
know. Tho end Justifies tho means
and ho can't blamo mo In tho end can
ho?"
"Certainly not" respondod tho mil-
lionaire. Ho leaned over and touched
a lover that sent his big machlno
ahead still faster.
Slow musto and moonlight arc a sub-
conscious old to lovers. Just so tho
quickening spood of a big automobile
thrills accelerates and enhances a
caUBe llko Brand's. He was a practical
man and didn't overlook any of theso
llttlo flno points. Ho heard tho girl at
his sldo draw n deep breath.
"That Is Just It. Mrs. Reynolds" he
argued. "Helping him where ho won't
help himself. Your husband Is capablo
enough and broad enough but ho's on
tho wrong track. Ho Is llko tho big
mogui engine at tho Head of a
through express stalled at n crossing
by a slow-moving freight. Tho power
Is thero tho ability to rush ahead but
tho road Is cloggod by tho ponderous
baggage of IiIb own deluded Ideas; his
foolish standard of morality or what-
ever ho calls It. You must ba the
switchman who clears tho track. You
must show him tho way and then he
will plunge forward.
"Why I tell you at school ho was a
leader. Ho showed the way and wo
followed. It anybody had said: 'In
flvo yoars Reynolds will bo earning
thirteen hundred dollars n year and
Brand fifty thousand' he would havo
bcon lynched or taken up before a
sanity board. What can ho over oc
compltsh If ho sticks to this policy ot
working for his money? Work yes
We all work but we work with our
I'm
Afraid You've Been
Lonesome."
Kind
brains. Twenty-five dollars a week!
Why In two years If bo's lucky he'll
bo getting thlrty-flvo and In flvo years
fifty. And what will you havo? By tho
time you have paid for your home In
this God-forsaken place you'll b'o past
middle age and by tho tlmo you have
saved a few thousand dollars It you
do save It you'll bo old. What good
will It do you then? Tho best part of
your life will be gone. You'll be a nice
respcctablo couplo ablo to buy a lot
In a first-clasB cemotery and finish
your days In the hope that somo of
your children will do a little better
than you did.
"Success In this llfo is so easy If you
only court It. You have to take It by
tho hand and smile and Joke. It's
llko a wiao-awaxe pretty gin. no mat-
ter how much you lovo her If you a
ways greet her with a solemn faco and
doleful talk tho chances are ten to
ono that tho fellow will come along
with a laugh and a gallant speech and
steal her. She's gone beforo you know
It and you can't blamo her tor you had
a chanco."
"Oh I know It Mr. Brand. I have
thought It all out and ono only has to
look at you and Bob to sco whoso
theory Is right Wo havo got to clear
tho track and onco It Is clear he will
bcq tho way for himself tho same as
we 80 for htm. The grind and drudg-
ery of his llfo and work havo blinded
his vision ot better things; ot tho real
things. I know that once ho Is re-
lieved of hardship and worry over tho
little things he will be ablo to see tho
big ones.
"A ton of coal or a half a ton; round
steak or sirloin; thirty cents a dozen
for eggs or twenty-five. Qb it Is Just
unbearable and nil so useless. Ho
ought to bo able to buy nil tho coal on
Staten Island and sell It again at a
profit. That 1b what I woiild do It I
were a man and that Is what I am go-
ing to havo him do."
Brand leaned over and looked at her.
"I am beginning to think those pre-
dictions of the college 'days will come
true after all." he said. "I believe that
with such a woman as you to help him.
Bob will ba tho teacher ana I tho pu-
pil beforo long. I wish I had you as
a partner a business partner" he
added smilingly. "Why I wouldn't bo
far behind Mr. Rockefeller In a few
yearo. MrB. Brand knows the value
of money how to spend it and the
hopelessness ot those who haven't sot
It but she hasn't oo imagination Uka
- "
saTaBSB&&&&&&BfesB&&&&&S&&&l
yours. Huy nil tho coal on Staten Is-
land and sell It nt a profit!" He
Inughed. "I think wo'll havo to con-
ttnuo this partnership Mrs. Reynolds
even after wo get Bob started"
They wero entering the outskirts of
Tottenvllle and as Brand saw ahead a
big roadhouse with a cinder approach
that afforded a good spot for turning
ho stoned dowu and ran tho machlno
up closo. He turned around to Mrs.
Collins.
"I'm afraid you'vo been kind p" lone-
Bome back there" ho said. Ho pointed
to the hotel and asked: "Will you
havo a llttlo something to warm you'
up?"
Impulsively Jaiic grasped the hand
that was bringing the car to a stop.
"Oh I don't think we'd better" she
Bald. "Please."
"Certainly not If you don't wish it"
Brand answered and shot the car
ahead.
Within tho hostelry a fat and com-
plaisant proprietor had watched this
little tableau and at Its conclusion he
scouted.
"Cold feet" he grumbled to a cus-
tomer at tho bar "and I thought I
Baw gome easy money. Look at them.
One of tho girls queered tho stop."
The customer looked. A glass
poised half-way to his lips dropped to
tho bar with a crnsh.
"Good Lord!" Bald Dick "what's
up?"
CHAPTER VIII.
The Great American Dollar.
Jano always had tho first chanco at
the mall in their homo. Bob left be-
fore 'ho early delivery. Ho would
have Just as readily considered break-
ing into a tetter box as he would
opening anything addressed to her.
So she had no fear on that score It
Brand clioeo to send her any com-
munication concerning their business
affairs sho could rest doubly assured
that her husband would havo no
knowledge ot It. But thero wero other
lotters that It was Just as woll to
keep from Bob. She never let her-
self believe that sho was deceiving
him. It was merely that she did not
want to worry him with the petty de-
tails of the household caros. Trades
men were so exacting and Insistent
about having tho bills paid promptly
and sometimes lu her plan of manage-
ment she found It convenient to let
them wait Jane knew that her hus-
band was opposed to such tactics but
what could a womnn with such a
meager lncomo as hers do? If the
llnanclng of tho homo was to bo left
to h'or and Bob believed that was a
woman's right she was tho one to
Judge. Sub was tho one to decide
about tho "economies" and tho ncces-
sury expediency In meeting debts.
Economy Is a word that most wom-
en define In a very liberal sense.
Thero are eouio who aro more frugal
than others and who havo an Inher-
ent faculty of mnklng a llttlo money
go a long ways. Jano considered her-
self of this class but In reality her
tastes and Instincts wero ot tho op-
posite order. Sho was not extrava-
gant for that would havo been Im-
possible but her funds wero so lim-
ited that "Baving" from tho household
expenses simply meant postponing
the Inevitable. Reynolds had Just
about enough to make both onds meet
and so usually when Jano "econo-
mized" she robbed Peter to pay Paul.
It was becoming harder and harder
consequently to make tho debit and
tho credit sides ot her account bal-
ance. Tho hat was the first serious
example ot her failure. That horrid
old butcher had Insisted that In ex-
change for bis chops steaks and soup
bones ho was entitled to tho equiva-
lent and something more In regular
American money. It It hadn't been
for his greediness shs told herself
Bob would have been nono tho wiser
and she would havo como out ull right
In the end. Just exactly how Bho did
not attempt to explain.
Well the butcher's underhanded
tactics hadn't dono him any good! He
had his money but he had lost a cus-
tomer and her bill was always bigger
than Mrs. Collins'.
Oh It was Intolerable but It was
nearly over. When bho had helped
Bob up to whero he belonged she
would go around to that pig of a meat
dealer buy a porterhouse and tender
him a llfty-dollar bill. Then while he
was making change she would give
tho steak to Dick fox terrier Dick
and Inquire If ho had n better cut ono
lit for her tabic. She would show
theso common Islanders that Bho
wnBii't born or bred to dabble In pen-
nies or be chased by bills.
Tho visualization of this glorious
revenge relieved her. She called Dick
.took him In her lap and laughingly
told him ot the prospective feast. Dick
had breakfasted on a single batter
cake so no doubt hu found his mis-
tress' plan most commendable
Tho postman's whistle recalled
Jano to realities. She hurried to tho
door. There wore four letters. Two
wore from tradesmen. She recognized
the 'handwriting en the third as that
of a girl friend. Tho fourth was la a
plain but expensive envelope. Tho
address was typewritten and tho let-
ter bore a special delivery stamp. Her
heart beat rapidly as sho broke tho
seal. Sho drew out a folded sheet of
heavy linen stationery and as she
opened It a yellow-back bill dropped
to the floor. With a glad cry sho
stooped and picked It up. It was one
hundred dollars. One hundred real
American dollars all compressod Into
a little bit ot paper; tho first bill of
that denomination she bad ever seen
and it was all hers!
There was no writing on the folded
paper. Not even a letterhead. It
seemed to Jane that this was n bit of
delicacy on Brand's part but If he
had known her thoughts at that mo-
ment one might havs seen another ot
thoso raro and cynical smiles. The
syBtcm haB a way of doing such
things. Good disciples ot tho creed
do not write checks or oven certifi-
cates of deposit unless tho flguies aro
for fabulous sums. And they do not
ask receipts.
Also Brand knuw tho lure ot ready
money. Whtlo ho felt reasonably cer-
tain that tho spider had Stepped bold-
ly Into tho web ho was too good a
business man to not consldor possi-
bilities Ho know that nt heart Jano
was n loyal wife. Her quick revulsion
j when ho had proposed stopping for
rctrcBiunents revealed tins uno
might bo weary ot her irksoino and
humdrum llfo but sho was not weary
of her husband. Nor had she lost ma-
terially ho thought nny of those liner
feelings ot n real woman. That "I
cannot havo you interfero" had
rankled and hurt but tho wound
would hcnl. Thero was always the
chanco that her husband's prosenco
his devotion his Innocent trust would
strlko tho chord of gcnulno sympathy
that existed between them and bring
a penitent confessor to his feet 8ho
was willing to worship nt Mammon's
altar but eventually her husband
must kneel besldo her. Brand know.
Ho knew n pigmy and ho know a
worthy foe. Tho burglar prowling In
tho night knows the watch-dog Is
loyal. He does not try cajolery with
n sou whistle or kind worus. no al-
ters something more substantial a
bono with good gristle and a bit of
meat.
That was Brand's bait tho bone
tho gristle and not too much meat.
Not enough to surfeit; Just enough to
gnaw on and leave tho taste for more.
Mnybe later when tho taste had
grown when tho bone seemed an un-
necessary adjunct to the meat well
time would tell.
With her hundred dollars tucked
away In a safe place Jano sat down
with pencil and paper to enumerate
and dilate upon Its purchasing power.
Thero were so many thngs that she
wanted nnd actually needed yet she
knew sho must bo guarded Inhor so-
lections. Everything she bought
would havo to bo accounted for as hav-
ing been obtained through savlnga
from her weekly allowance. And this
would prccluda tho purchase of any-
thing elaborate; anything that to the
layman's eye would reveal Its costll-
nesB. She must Bprcnd tho money
around hero nnd thero lu compara-
tively small amounts.
But thero must bo a dross. That
alio would not bo denied. Sho would
havo one made; her first tailored suit.
It would toko two or three weeks to
get It and this would give her time to
prepare for Its arrival. Hob v. as no
connoisseur on women's clothes nnd
besides he never presBeil her lor de-
tails about her expenditures. He know
that sho had wonderful taste and
Judgment though sho had small oppor-
tunity for exercising It. '
Sho took up tho morning paper and
Bcanncd tho ndB. Lingerie. Thut was
ono solution. Men nevor could under
stand the cost ot such bits ot llnery
and how often sho had longed for
somo of It. Ono ot the Btores too was
advertising a special Bale of broad-
cloth motoring coats with silk molro
lining. Wouldn't that be grand for
her business Jaunts with Brand? But
the price sixty-eight fifty. That would
never do. Sho would have to hldo It
as she had the hat and It Bob over
discovered it oven his Innocent credul-
ity would bo tasked to Imagine that It
was the fruit of household economy.
There wore bandsomo silver purses
with vanity cases. One of the kind
she had wanted for a year. That
would do for one thing. It was small
and to a man would moan very llttlo
oven If It was reduced from llfteen
dollars to thirteen ninety-eight Somo
tan sucdo ties to go with tho now
dress. Yes they would bo Just the
thing for tho suit was going to be
brown. Sho had worn that llttlo old
blue serge rellned It changed tho col-
lar and altered It generally until sho
hntcd It and. never wanted to see a
piece ot blue cloth again. Tho ties
wero bIx dollars but she would have
them anyway. Bob wouldn't know
whether thoy cost six or two. They
wero Just what sho wanted too.. Sho
hated high shoes although for Staten
Island and with winter coming they
were far more practical.
(TO 11 D CONTINUED.)
Pier Pile His Sepulcher?
A weird explanation of the disap-
pearance of a workman while tho Gar-
den pier at Atlantic City was In
courso of erection moro than a year
ago Is given much credence. It was
believed that tho workman fell Info
the surf and was drowned but the
present rumor Is to tho effect that ho
fell Into a calsBon In which n monster
concreto piling was being molded and
Is solidly Imbedded In this piling
Color Is lent to this theory by the fact
that no trace of tho workman's body
has been discovered and other work-
men expressed doubt at that time
that ho fell Into the orean.
One of tho workmen stated that an
automatic contrlvanco discharged a
ton or moro ot concreto Into the cals-
Bon a moment after the workman fell
as It was believed. Into the surf li
Is his thoory that tho man's body was
deluged with the concrete and that
tho piling was comploted as a grave
for tho man.
How to Correct the Mistake.
It you misdirect a letter and think
of your error Just after you have
dropped the letter Into a box don't
waste tlmo watting for tho postman
and asking him for It to let you cor-
rect your mistake. He won't do It;
the law does not permit him. You
must call at tho station to which the
letter Is going and explain the mattor
to the clerk In charge. He will redl
rect the letter for you if you give him
the correct address In writing.
HOGS TO MAKE OUR
SausV SlffiVSBwalVBjlVHBKa UsvaHbaF0WiLlfiBt3uQiHpV
Pork Made In Cattle
CPrepared by the United Stati-s Depart-
ment of Asr'cuHurc.)
Tho present margin of profit In fat-
tening cnttlo for market is so nut row
that many authorities assert that it Ib
lnadvtsablo to toed Btccrs without fol-
lowing them with hogs. If the steers
sell for enough to pay for expenses
tho nogs that follow will ordinarily re-
turn a. sufficient profit to pay tho farm-
er for his labor.
Interesting figures on this subject
havo been obtained by tho United
Stntcs department of agrlcultura from
24 Iowa farms. Theso farms wero nil
managed by men of undoubted experi-
ence In rnUlng cattlo. A careful ac-
counting system was adopted and rig-
Idly followed.
Tho experiments began with tho
feeding year beginning In tho fall of
1909. Prices nt this tlmo wero very
satisfactory and tho 9C1 cattlo raised
mado an avorago profit ot 2.05 per
liond. Theso steers wero followed by I
1.G04 hogs which wero given extra
grain. Tho hogs wero sold in tho
spring of 1910 nt an average profit
of SG.67 per hog. If this profit Is
credited to tho steers each steer
shows a profit ot $12.49. In tho fol-
lowing feeding year howevor 1910 to
1911 Uio outcomo was . different.
Prices wero unsatisfactory end tho
1138 cattlo wero fed at an avorago
loss for tho year ot 78 cents a head.
Nevertheless tho 1.C4C hogs following
tho steers turned this loss Into a
profit. The hogs netted an avorago
profit of $3333. Crediting this to tho
steers wo havo a net profit per steer
of $4 04.
Opinions differ on tho number ot
hogs that It is well to havo follow tho
steers. When corn in cheap mnny
farmers feed the steers moro corn
than they can eat and run extra hogs
which consumo tho wasto. With high-1
P""
SUCCESS WITH'Tril
FARM LIVE STOCKS
Animals Used for Breeding Pur-
poses Should Possess In-
dividual Merit.
(Ily E. VAN UENTHUYSEN.)
Regularity In feeding nnd work
makes long-lived horses.
A scrub may yield a profit but If
so a good animal would give a great-
er profit
Focdlng nn Inferior quality of food
Is not consistent with tho most profit-
able stock feeding.
Tho young sow proves her ability
by tho way sho handles her first lit-
or. No young animal will return as good
results as tho ones liberally fed.
To bo too fiery Is a fault in a horse
drawing heavy loads on an unoven
road.
Good stock must have good faro and
attention nnd then thoy will mako
most liberal returns.
Tho food of support Is moro than
tho food of gnin under tho most fa-
vorablo conditions.
Tho fault In overstocking Is not al
together In hnvlng too much stock but
In not having enough feed.
No animal however well bred
should bo used for breeding purposes
unless it has Individual merit
Make It a rulo to save everything
the saving of which doesn't cost moro
than It Is worth.
In breeding defects aro peculiarly
persistent nnd nre moro easily
stamped upon tho next generation
than good qualities.
Mixed grasses mako a bettor and
surer pasttiro than a slnglo variety
though It bo tho very best ot all.
Scant feeding 'of the young animal
produces that which Is nil but impos-
sible to overcomo by liberal feeding
afterward.
Thero Is no surer destruction to a
herd however good than that of
breeding to a bull that is an inferior
elre
Other things being equal tho most
profitable animal Is tho ono kept every
day at tho maximum gain consistent
with health.
It Is not tho magnltudo ot one's
business that gives htm good results
but the manner In which it is con'
ducted.
It thero is ono time moro than an-
other when deep plowing Is beneficial
It is when a growth of clover la be-
ing turned under.
Ther? li no royal road to success
tt.d If a man succeeds he must work
out his own tank and oxecute It with
a will.
Sllarje Doesn't Taint Milk.
Does sllago ted to tho dairy cows
alnt the milk? No but the odor of
bo silage If allowed to get into the
Bilk in open palls will talut It
CATTLE PROFITABLE
Feeding Lots.
priced grain however this can hard
ly bo recommended. A convenient
rulo according to tho department ot
ngrlculturc is to figure on ono shoat
por steor when shollcd corn Is fed
nnd two when car corn. In nny cir-
cumstances thero should ba cnqugU
hogs provided to clean up all the
wnsto corn.
Another convenient basis of calcu-
lation Is to ostlmnto that when one-
third ot a bushel ot com Is fed n
steor approximately three-fourths ot
n pound of pork will bo obtained.
With car corn tho gains aro greater
but on tho other hand corn meal or
corn and cob meat ylolds very llttlo
pork sltico It Is much better utilized
by tho steor. It Booms lndood to bo
proved that tho diet which Is most
ofllclcnt for steers Is tho less so for
hogs nnd vice versa.
It is customary to feed tho hojs
corn in addition to that which they
obtain from tho droppings. Wbwt
this Is dono tho hogs should always
bo fed Boparntely nnd preferably be-
foro tho steers In order not to nnnuy
the latter.
Farmers' bulletin 688 "Economical
Cattlo Feeding In tho Corn nelt." In
which theso questions aro dlscuascd
omphaslzos tho desirability of paving
feed lots when hogs aro following cat-
tle. It has been definitely shown say
tho government specialists that hogs
mako nearly otio pound mora of poik
on paved lots for each bushel of coin
fed tho steers. With pork at six
cents a pound this ltom nlono will
amount to about I1.R0 a steer. In ad-
dition tho risk of lmmedlato loss must
bo taken Into consideration. Thin
sometlmcB compels tho farmer to ship
his cattlo boforo thoy nro read) and
tho loss ho Incurs In ono year may
well bo moro than tho cost of paring
tho lot.
GET THE POULTRY
IN WINTER HOUSES
Much Depends Upon Pullets Get-
ting Used to Quarters Be-
fore Starting Work.
(Dy MICHAEL K. BOYEIt.)
It is not yet too lato to whltowash
tho Interior ot tho hen houBes; to re-
pair leaky roofs; to patch up tho
cracks in tho waits; to clean up tho
outsldo runs; and to glvo tho promises
a general overhauling.
Aro tho fowls roosting out on tho
trocs? Gat them accustomed to roost-
ing in tho houso.
Placo tho pullets In their winter
qunrters If not already dono. Remem-
ber that much depends upon tho pul-
lets fooling at homo boforo thoy get
down to real work.
Pick out what stock Is Intended to
keep over winter and market the rest
Good culling is tho great factor In
poultry success.
Clean up tho Incubators and brooders-
and test them to sco thnt thoy
aro ready nnd in proper condition for
work.
If It Is intended to run tho incuba-
tors during January for market stock
the breeding pens should bo mado up
now.
Tho road dust for baths nnd tho
leaves for the scratching sheds Bhould
have boen gathered last month but
it is not too lato to do bo.
LAMB AND MUTTON
DIFFER GREATLY
Animal at Eight Weeks Old Brings
the Highest Price Ever
Attainable.
There Is ns much difference be-
tween lamb and mutton as thero Is be-
tween spring chickens and a three-year-old
rooster.
Thero Is a limited period In tho Ufa
of well-fed animals for growth. Every
factor in tho problom o! producing
mutton points to early maturity. It's
tho early lamb that gets the coin.
At eight weoks old It in a condition
and seasonablo to meet tho very se
lect trado tho lamb brings tho high-
est price ever attainable per pound.
A very narrow limit at this time and
tho tide ot prices fades away and It
will be necessary to keep him until
another tlmo or season thnt calls for
a lamb throe to flvo months old but
at a price considerably loas per pound.
Tho lambs marketed at four month'j
of age do not as a rulo bring as much
per head as thoso sold at eight weeks
of age. Tho longer they are kort th
lower class of market they satisfy
and bo on until they aro full grow
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