Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 38, Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 7, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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THE ELGIN FARMERS CHAMPION.
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nm Joy
of being- able to cat without
any annoying distress must
havcits beginning in a strong
active stomach.
If you suffer from poor
appetite heartburn cramps
biliousness constipation or
malaria JUST TRY
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
63 YEARS A FAMILY MEDICINE
If ITlMPV I a deceptive dlscaiu)
TROTTRI V una d.nl know It. If
you enn make no inlatnKe t.y uelns Ur.
Kilmers Hnuiiip lltxit Hie (treat klilnry
remedy At alrticKlats 111 fitly cent and
dollar alzea. bimjile nlz txittlc by l'ar-
rtl l'osl nlao tmrniil let tulllntf you about
It. AdJnn I)r Kilmer & I'o.. ltlnirhnm-
ton N. V. and enclose ten centa alio
mention tlila fit per.
Tirif s Pills
The drreptlc. the debilitated whether from I
ticaeeolwork ol mind or body drink or ci I
veureln .a. I
MALARIAL REGIONS j
will find Tutt'a lllli the moit (enlal rcitora- I
in a ewrollcrtj the sullcrtnt InvaJIJ. i
Mean Suggestion. I
"Miss Cilailya has bucIi polish."
"Do you nienn In her manners or
her faco enamel!"
Adruco Barbed Wire Liniment
leaves no scar. For cuts and sores on
nan or boast. Saves stock. Iluy It
always good. At druggists. Adv.
The Cynical Inventor.
A young Inventor cxhlb'tcd a ring
to n Jeweler.
"A now typo of engagement ring"
he said "that I'm going to patent.
tt will mako me n fortune."
"Humph" said tho Jeweler. "What
ts tlieru patented about this?''
"It's ndJUBtablc" said tho Inventor.
Taxlcab Driver Senses Danger.
A London taxlcab driver rejected
for tho army on account of dcfocMto
oyeslGht was re-examined recently
tho London (Hobo says.
"How do you manago to drlvo your
cab at night?" tho officer naked.
"It's llko this" ho replied. "If wo
hear n smash wo know wo havo hit
something and If wo don't wo know
It's all right."
Ho was remanded to Scotland Yard
(or further examination.
Child Logic.
Freddlo wanted tils plo first and bo-
Ing the youngest of a family of five
ho got It. "You cat bnckwards" was
his mother's comment as sho placed
It beforo him.
Tho young philosopher fell Into a
brown study from which ho was only
aroused by tho sight of moro plo now
brought In for tho elders.
"Mother" ho said "what's back-
wards? If I put my shoo en wrong Is
that backwards?"
"Yes."
"If I sit this way" and he deliber-
ately turned his back to tho table
"Is that backwards?"
"Yes."
"Well 1 wasn't sitting llko that
when I nlo my pie."
Concentrated
Satisfaction
A great many former users
of tea and codec have learned
that there is a pure food
beverage made from whcnl
which has a delightful flavor.
It never exacts of its user
the tribute of sleeplessness
heart-flutter headache and
other ills often caused by the
drug caffeine in coffee nnd
tea.
Instant
Postum
suggests the snappy flavor of
mild jnvn coffee but is abso-
lutely free from caffeine or
any harmful ingredient. In
stant Pottum is in con-
densed soluble form and
wonderfully convenient for
the home for the picnic
for travel everywhere.
If tea or coffee interferes
with comfort or success as
it does for many users try a
shift to Postum.
"There's a Reuoi"
REDUCING COST OF
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With tlio present high irlce8 of corn
ami other grain foods It Is essential
that wo oxcrclso strict economy In
feeding tlio growing pigs ami also In
maintaining tlio breeding herd during
tlio tlmo thoy nro not In actual scrv-
Ice. A well-planned system of grnBa ami
forago crops will greatly reduco tho
cost of producing n pound of pork as
well cs maintaining tho breeding herd.
Tho hIzo of pastures and tho kind oi
forngo and grass crops depend large-
ly upon tho location of tho grower
and tho numher of nnlmals In tho
herd.
Wo prefer to havo moro acres of
hog pasturo than arc needed to supply
the herd with succulent food so that
we can plow under what Is not eaten
Purebred Sow and Thrifty Litter.
i together with tho drippings from tho
1 hogB thus Improving tho pasturo land
for future crops of grain nnd grass.
In this way It Is posslblo to Im-
prove tho fertility of a number of
acres and nt tho samo tlmo wo aro
utilizing tho land for pasturo pur-
poses The pastures and yards should
bo planned so that you aro not de-
pendent upon any ono crop at any
tlmo during tho season or you will
havo an abuudanco at certain times
nnd no green food at other times.
Among tho pasturo and forage crops
that aro best adapted to hog pasturo
nro re clover alfalfa llcld-pens. cow-
peas sweet corn oats millet and
rapo. They may bo sown nt various
GIVE HENS PLENTY OF NESTS
They Should De Conveniently Located
Where Fowls Can Use Them
Cleanliness Is Urged.
A soiled or washed egg decays much
sooner than ono which never has been
dirty nnd for that reason tho chicken
houses nnd yards should bo kept In a
clean and snnltary condition points
out ItosH M. Sherwood of tho Kansas
statu agricultural college.
"Ono nest should bo provided for
every five or bU hens" says Sherwood.
"Thia Is Important because when only
n tow hens havo to Iny In n nest thcro
will be fewer dirty eggs. Tho location
' of tho nestB Ib Important They should
bo whero tho hens will uso thorn nnd
In places whero tho eggs may ho gath-
ered conveniently. When tho nosts
J contain plenty of nesting mnterlal
I there nro fewer broken and dirty eggs
produced."
INCREASE PROFITS ON COTTON
Plant Grazing Crops Raise Hogs
Cattle and Sheep Nation's Meat
BUI Is Enormous.
Try I" rnlso moro pounds of meat
than ever beforo. Tho nation's meat
1 bill Is enormous; many farmers' ba-
con bill Is mnro thnn It should ho.
I IMant grazing crops rnlso hogs calves
I nnd lambs. This Is ono wny to get
I tho better prollts on tho cotton you
j rnUo. Whero meat Is bought some-
body elso guta tho farmer's cottou
prollt.
Cultivation of Corn.
Tho first cultivation of corn Is the
most Important one. Co falily deep
nt this tlmo and get all tho weeds )ou
can closo to the hills. Tho six-shovel
cultivator U the favorlto tool for this
time through.
Work for Strong Llttsr.
If tho breeding Is right a feeder can
do a lot lu bringing a strong llttsr ot
pigs.
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PORK PRODUCTION
Sow Bacon Type.
times during tho growing season so
that somo of them will bo nvallablo
r.t all times when tho weathor Is fa-
vornblu for tho nnlmals to bo out-
side. Tho hog growers should look to thp
legumes nnd Investigate their high
feeding value. They nro highly nitro-
genous food and tuny bo grown with
great benefit to tho land at n low
cost.
When n green forngo crop Is pas-
tured with pigs. It Is often necessary
to plow under a lnrgo portion of tho
green forage which together with tho
droppings of tho pigs whllo they nro
running on tho Hold nnd being fed
supplementary grain foods grentlj
Improves tho land Increasing Up
humus content and milling largo
amounts of nitrogen to tho soil beside
freeing It from noxious weeds. It Is
mi economical method of building up
a run-down field.
A number of writers havo advocated
feeding the pigs nothing but grass and
forago crops but my experience both
lu the nlfnlfa region ami hero In tho
Cast will not bear out theso claims
for forage.
Wo Una that In order to sccuro
fairly good gains wu must feed n llttln
grain food nt all times. Forngo will
make n great saving nnd tho best
posslblo growth nnd thrift nro secuicd
when wheat middlings corn or other
grain foods nro fed In connection with
such grass nnd forngo crops as al-
falfa blue grans clover and cowpens
and tho pigs will reach tho highest do-
clopment they aro capable of mak-
ing. It Is claimed by tho leading pork
producers that n well-managed sys-
tem of forago crops will reduco tho
cost of producing pork from 30 to
10 per cent.
In plnnnlng n system of forago
crops and pastures wo must bo gov-
erned by tho number of plga their
size nnd quality of tho laud that Is
used for growing theso cropB.
In my own experlcnco I havo found
no better method of Improving tho
soil than to ralso hogs nnd practice
a system of growing green forago
crops and feeding them n rensonnhlo
nmount of grain food In connection
with tho pasturo and forngo crops.
To Becuro tho best growth and do-
volopment tho liogs must havo somo
grain food In connection with their
pasture and forago crops or thero will
bo a tendency to promote an abnor-
mal development of their stomach
nnd Intestines
CATCH THE CHICKEN SNAKES
Unique Method Employed by Texas
Poultry Breeders Eggs Make.
Most Effective Trap.
In BOino locnlltles poultry breeders
nro greatly annoyed by snakes steal-
ing tho Rinnll chickens and eggs. Hern
Is tho method In Texas to catch theso
culprits:
Simply shut up Uz coop nil but
ono door lleforo this door stand n
board with a holo bored through It.
I'laco an egg on each stdo of tho board
on tho Moor.
Ills Biinkeshlp will swallow thtf out-
sldo egg stick his head through tho
holo lu tho hoard nnd swallow egg
No. 2 when ho wilt bo nblo to move
only so fnr ns tho eggs' situation will
permit.
USING CLOVER IN ROTATION
Increase In Yield Resulting From
Plowing Under This Legume nt
Least 50 Per Cent.
At tho North Carollnn experiment
station It hns been found on poor lnnd
UBlng crimson clover lu tho rotntlon
with corn and cotton that tho Increneo
In yields resulting from plowing under
this legume hns been at least 60 per
cent within four or flvo years
Don't Plow Wet Soli.
You havo heard folks say that If thoy
don't plow their land whon It Is wet
they will never plow It. All right; bet-
ter not. No surer way to spoil and
mako yourself trouble than to plow It
when It's undor wntcr or when the wa-
ter runs In tho furrow.
Most Valuable Feed
It Is positively proved thnt cnsllngo
Is u moat valuablo food material when
properly fed for all of our domestic
animals.
Value of Farm Garden
A good farm garden will afford s
wholesome supply at food all the yew
round.
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Demand for Canadian
After the War.
Cattle
The opportunities that Western Can-
ada offers to tho farmer havo tlmo and
ngnln been pluccd before tho public
through theso columns. Tho cheap
price at which tho very best hinds can
bo purchased and tho advantage that
Is to be had in securing ono of tho freo
homesteads of ICO acres hns appealed
to a great many and thoy havo em-
braced them. Many In fact mofct of
those who havo dono so aro today glv- I
lug testimony to the good fortune unil
thn timely forethought thnt led them
to go to Western Canada nnd embark
In an eiu of farming that hns placed
them awny beyond the pinch of want
nnd given theni reason to look Into the
futuro with n hopefulness thnt they
had not had the courage In the jrjst to
foreenst.
Not only havo they been nblo to se-
cure gooil lauds nt low prices and on
eaB.v terms but if the) desire they
have been able to add to this ICO nens
of land free on conditions that nro
easy. A resident In the Lloydmlnster
district In Saskatchewan who had
been fnrming lu tho Stutes for some
time took up n homestead In 1910 and I
commenced breaking with 4 own. '
Two years ago ho bought an adjoin-j
Ing quarter section nnd now hns over
100 acres under cultivation. He sas i
"As my circumstances Improved I told
tho oven and now have six head of
horses twelve head of cattle and have
always a buucb ot hogs on hand.
"On an average I havo had yields of
1!3 bushels of wheat C5 bushels of oats
and 40 bushels of barley to tho aero
and last season from n Held of 2S'
acres I threshed 1040 bushels of
wheat. I havo made a success of
mixed farming nnd would havo no hesi-
tation lu advising all who contemplate
making a new homo to coino to thin
district. 1 sell cream to tho Govern-
ment Creamery hero nnd Unit at nil
times a good market for Ho stock ami
other produce."
This U but a modest statement of
what a modest man can do in Western
Canada and could bo repeated of hun
dreds of others.
Scores of cases could bo reclteo.
whero much more has been accom-
plished and It Is believed thnt with
moderate Investment nt tho present
time tho enttlo Industry of Western
Canada will pay largo Interest.
Tho Minister of Agriculture of Sas-
katchewan lu n recent addrcsB ven-
turer; tho prediction that the Sas-
katchewan farmer who developed his
land along tho lines of general stock
breeding would make much moro mon-
ey nnd Hud a far bigger return for his
efforts In ten years' time than tho
mun who devoted his energies purely
and primarily to grnln raising. This
was tho coming golden ngo of oppor
tunity for tho stockman nnd It was up
t r tli.. Unntintnliiiii'nn m n . mil I '
iu iiiv uuDnuikiiuniiii imui lu fti:i ill
on tho ground floor nm' prepare him-
Belf for tho coming demand.
The close of tho war would undoubt-
edly sen n great demand for llvo stock
In Kuropc and It was only reasonable
to supposo that this demand would
have to bo filled almost wholly by
American fctoekmen both In Canada
and the United Stutes. Kuropo was
slowly draining Its rural districts not
only of Its beef nnd dairy nnlmals but
was also using tho finer breeding nnl-
mnls and tho end of tho wnr would
see n condition of affairs which would
render necessary almost tho r popula-
tion of tho domestic animal kingdom
In that continent.
The opportunity of WeBtcni Cana-
dian stockmen therefore lay In being
prepared for this demand when It
arose. In vlow of theso facts which
must bo patent to every student of
economic conditions as related to tho
Btock Industry ho hoped to see within
tho next thrco yenrs tho stock raising '
Industry In Saskatchewan given an lm- i
mouse Impetus forward which would
put It In tho forefront of tho producing
provinces of tho Dominion. Advertise-
ment. It Isn't because ho wears his hair
short that woman wishes sho wcro a
man.
For galls use Hanford's Halsam.
Adv.
Unless a man Is worthless the
chnuccs urc that ho will never becomo
an export whlttler.
YOU MAY LOOK YOUNG
By Keeping Your Complexion Young
With Cutlcura. Trill Freo.
Tho Soap to clcauso and purify the
Ointment to sootho nnd heal. These
super-creamy emollients do much to
keep tho skin clear fresh and youthful
as woll as to koep tho hair lu a llvo
healthy condition and tho hands soft
and white.
Freo sntnplo each by mall with Uook.
Address poutcard Cutlcura Dopt. L
liostou. Bold everywhere. Adv.
He laughs best who hns tho laugh
on tho other fellow.
Wounds on man or beast should bo
healed by Hanford's Balsam. Adr.
It doesn't tako a smart baby long to
outgrow Its smartness.
FARMER'S
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MATERIALS FOR FARM ROADS
Should Be Located With Reference to
Efficiency of Farm Plant-
Good Drainage Needed.
Tho prlvnto roads on the fnrm differ
In general from the public roads only
In tho nmount nnd kind of trnlllc which
they carry. Tho fundamental princi-
ples Involved In their construction nnd
maintenance nro tho same. Hut no
tho farm road Is called on to bear far
less trnfllc tho ordlnnry methods of
construction and maintenance nro so
modified nnd tho uso of materials so
adapted as to meet tho special re-
quirements nnd reduco tho cost To
build the farm roads In the same malt-
Gravel Road on English Farm.
tier aa public thoroughfares which
carry much greater tri-fllc. In general
would bo n useless wasto of money.
Tiho first consideration Is the loca-
tion of tho ronds and paths about tho
farm. Tho roads nnd paths aro a
part of tho permanent farm plant.
Consequently they should bo so lo-
cated as tc best serve tho purpose for
which thoy aro Intended should lit In
with the general scheme of tho farm
and nt tho same tlmo should avoid as
much as possible places which would
requlro difficult and expensive con-
struction or maintenance. Tho main
consideration however must bo to
secure tho highest degree of efficiency
from tho farm plant na n whole.
Tho earth road Is tho most common
typo of fnrm rond and will probably so
remain. When properly crowned
drained and maintained with the split-
log drag or other similar device tho
earth road on nil but n few excep-
tional soils or lu n few place-) Imme-
diately around tho farm lots and build-
ings can bo mndo to nnswer tho re-
quirements fairly well. A Ilttlo grad-
ing will In general glvo tho earth road
n crown Binning from tho center to
wnrd tho sldo ditches nt n rata ot
about ono Inch to tho foot and sldo
ditches of sufficient slzo to enrry away
tho storm water can usually ho con-
structed without dltficulty. If the
ground Is springy tho side ditches may
bo mado deeper or tho ground water
may bo carried away by tlio drains.
Tho fundnmental requirement of nn
enrth road Is always j-ool drainage.
This Involves first tho removal of tho
wntcr which reaches the surface of
tho read from precipitation or other-
wise; nnd second In certain plnces tho
removal of nny ground wntcr which
reaches tho road from underground
secrago. Surfaco dralnngo Is accom-
plished by securing n reasonably firm
crowned roadway nnd providing
ditches of sufficient slzo nnd with nm-
plo grndo nnd frequent outlets. Sub
drnlnago to remove tho water from
beneath tho road surfaco or to pro-
vent Its pnssngo Into tho roadbed Is
usually acompllsheil most effectively
by so-enlleil blind drains or by means
of properly loented tlio drains.
REPAIR BAD SPOTS IN ROADS
Mudholes Should Be First Drained and
Soft Dirt Removed Don't Be
Afraid of Dragging.
Don't try to fill n mudholo without
first draining out tho wnter and ro-
moving tho soft mud. Don't try to fill
It with lnrgo stones becnuso If this Is
dono thero will soon bo two mudholes
Instead of one. Don't try to fill a
mudholo with sods or similar material
which absorb water readily.
On nn earth or gravel road ruts aro
best treated with the drag. Don't bo
nfrald of dragging too often during
a rainy spell. It a thin cont ot Band
or gravel bo spread over tho rood sur-
faco when It has been softened by
rain and then worked In by trnlllc
nnd a liberal uso of tho drag a poor
earth road can bo much Improved nnd
mndo to carry a surprlBlngly heavy
traffic for n short time.
Keep to tho crown of tho rond. If
everybody does that nnd keeps JUBt
out of tho rut thcro cannot bo nny
ruts. Let tho water have a chance to
run off. It cannot It you rut tho sides.
Reasonable Proposition.
A good road between every farm
and market Is a reasonable and worth
whllo proposition.
Look for Bad Spots.
It ycu must haul over ten miles ot
good road .and one-half mile of bad
road you must load for tho bad.
HELP FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keen on Until
I Tk... Al.t "... Uau
Mrs. Conley Got Help
Hero Is a letter from a woman who
had to work but was tco weak and suf
fered too much to contlnuo. How sho
regained Health :
Frankfort Ky. "I Buffered so much
with female weakness thut I could not
do my own work.
had to hire It done.
1 henrd so much
about LydluE. Fink-
ham's Vegctabla
Compound that I
tried It. I took three
bottles and I found
it tOjbo all you
claim. Now I feel ns
well ns over I did and
am able to do all my
own work ngaln. I
recommend It to nny woman suffering;
from fcmnlo weakness. You may pub-
lish my letter If you wish. ".Mrs. James
Conlcy.DIC SL Cln!rSLFratikfortKy.
No woman suffering from any form of
femalo troubles should lo? o hope until
she has given Lydin E. l'inkhum's Veg-
etable Compound n fair trial.
This fnmous remedy tho medicinal
Ingredients of which are derived from
nativo roots nnd herbs has for forty
yenrs proved to boa most valuable tonic
and invigorutorof the female organism.
1 AH women nro Invited to Avrllo
to tlio Lydla K. lMtiklinm Medl-
' cfno Co. Lynn Mass. for special
Bdvlco It will bo confidential.
DO YOU"
HAVE SICK
HEADACHE
Who of us does not suffer at times
from this awful painT Allnro sub-
ject to it a disordered stomach
inactive liver constipation are
causes. Dut headaches aro mere
warnings of something more se-
rious. Heed tho warning take
Dr. THACHER'S
Liver and Blood
Syrup
and head off tho mora serious ail-
ments. This preparation positive-
ly relieves all perils of constipa-
tion and its kindred disorders and
restores tho system to Its normal
condition gently but thoroughly.
Get a botlte today. Two sizes 50c
and $1. All dealers.
The Net Result.
"Did you raise anything on your
promlBo to pay?"
"Oh yes; 1 raised a smile."
Kill All Flies! JV:?'
PI&mJ nwhr f)l Vlii It Ml a u.t. &.J Lm..tt
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