The Ralston Independent (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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RALSTON. OKLA.. INDEPENDENT
RAISING EARLY LAMBS
Animals Must Have Good Quality
to Be Plump and Fat.
CHOOSE BIRDS FOR BREEDING
First Essential of 8uccess Is That
Sheep Have Suitable Quarters and
Be Kept Dry and Clean—Dor-
sets Are Favored.
(By W. M. KELLY.)
In no other time of feeding can
greater profits be secured on the
amount of feed consumed than in
raising and feeding early lambs. The
people who eat this class of mutton
are the wealthy, who are willing to
pay the highest price if the quality
is right. The best early lambs must
have good quality to be plump and
fat and have a good development of
lean meat and muscle and be tender
and Juicy. Study and observation
will give a man a general idea of the
business, but there are many points
that must be learned from actual ex-
perience before a man can have a
fair assurance of success.
The first essential of success is that
the sheep have good, warm quarters
and that they be kept dry and clean.
The Dorsets are the best breed for
early lambs for the reason that they
will breed any time that it is desired
to have the lambs drop, but for the
common farmer who is going to start
In the business on a small scale, I
think that a flock of first-class Merino
ewes mated with a Dorset ram will
soon grade up and make a very effi-
cient flock of ewes for the desired
purpose.
With all breeds there is a certain
percentage of ewes that will not breed
at a time when the lambs will come
at the right time for the early lambs
and these ewe lambs may be so im-
proved by the use of Dorset rams that
they will make excellent ewes to re-
tain for breeding purposes.
In this way in a few years a flock
of grade Dorsets will be ready to re-
Breed Type Is First Thing to Look
For—Constitutional Vigor la of
Much Importance.
It might be well to point out a few
of the Important things to be looked
for when choosing the birds for the
breeding pen. Let us first take it for
granted that the breeder is keeping
a pure breed. Then the first thing to
look for in his breeding birds, both
males and females, is breed type. A
bird that has breed type is one that
is of correct size; has the correct
comb shape; the correct body shape;
NEW MILLINERY MODES IN white and green
OUTLINE OF HATS FOLLOW8
OUTLINES OF SKIRTS.
Sheep on Pasture in Virginia.
place the Merinos that were used in
the beginning. Of course if it were
possible for a man to secure a flock
of grade Dorsets at a reasonable
price it might prove more economical
but it is almost out of the question
at the present time as very few men
have this class of ewes for sale.
Single Comb Black Orpington.
and the correct color for the partlcu
lar breed to which the individual be
longs. The next characteristic to look
for, and one that is of paramount im-
portance. is constitutional vigor. The
reason that our pure breeds have not
reached a higher general average from
a utility standpoint is because they
have been selected largely for fancy
feathers and body shape, sacrificing
the important utility characteristics of
Bize, . and especially constitutional
vigor.
Constitutional vigor is of Importance
first, because it determines to a large
extent the productive and disease re-
sisting capacity of the individual hen
or male bird, and, because it deter-
mines largely to what extent that
capacity will be transmitted to the off-
spring. Constitutional vigor is indi-
cated by a broad, short, deep head; a
full, red comb; a short, broad, well-
curved beak; a large, bright, dark col-
ored eye; a deep, broad chest; a long
body, well supported in the abdomen;
a broad back, with a well sprung rib;
short, stout, straight legs; a good,
heavy, glossy coat of feathers; and an
active disposition.—State College of
Agriculture, Brookings, S. D.
PROPER AGE TO WORK COLTS
Smart Toques of Last Seaton Are No
Longer Seen—Latest Ideas 8een
In Paris Are in the Smart-
est of Styles.
Everyone has been wondering what
kind of hats or toques we are going
to wear with the new dresses with the
full skirts which measure from six
to eight yards round the hem and the
picturesque coatees which recall the
styles of olden times, writes Idalla
de Villers in the Boston Globe.
It was of course evident that the
ultra-smart toques of last season
would be quite out of place in these
altered circumstances. The outline of
last summer, and indeed of last au-
tumn too, was distinctly saucy. The
underdresses were so short, and nar-
row and the tunics so long and wide.
With these costumes velvet forage
caps, and high toques which looked
rather like inverted Jam pots, looked
quite the right thing. We have to
look for a change of outline where
our hats are concealed since the out-
line of our skirts has been changed
so completely.
Some of the new millinery models
are very charming. I visited Caroline
Reboux' beautiful show-rooms in the
Rue de la Paix and I was delighted
with the models exhibited there. Re-
boux has always been noted for her
elegant styles. She has never gone in
for eccentricities, or toques which look
like the birettas worn by priests, only
that they are very low. These quaint
models are trimmed with very long
pheasant or vulture feathers which
stick out at the back in an aggres-
sive way. When these toques are cor-
rectly worn, pressed down over the
hair, they are immensely smart; they
look particularly well with the new
short, full skirts and sack coatees.
The Reboux toque sketched was I This Charming Toilette of White Taf*
Baked
WitiK
You never tasted
daintier, lighter, fluffier
biscuits than thoseA
baked with Calumet
They'* re always
good —delicious.
For Calumet in«. J
aures perfect
baking.
RECEIVED
HIGHEST AWARDS
World’* Par. Food
Eapoaitiaa. Chico jo,
UliDok.
far’82*
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composed of raven’s wing-blue velvet
and trimmed with a trail of mixed
flowers. Some of the blossoms were
in petunia and dull blue silk; others j
were la oxidized silver and gold
gauze.
A little later on we shall find float-1
ing ribbons in velvet and satin ap-
plied to Tuscan and Leghorn hats.
SILO PROVIDES CHEAP FEED
Best Results Secured From Silage
When Used With Leguminous Crop
—Most Excellent for Cattle,
The silo is one of the best means
we have of providing cheap feed and
Increasing the stock carrying capacity
of the farm. It converts cheap fodder,
30 to 40 per cent of which generally
is wasted, into a palatable, Bucculent
feed, all of which 1b utilized.
Silage always should be fed with a
dry roughage and when used with cot-
tonseed meal it makes the utilization
of other coarse feeds such as straw
possible.
The best results from silage, how-
ever, will be obtained when it is used
with a leguminous hay.
Three-Year-Old Can Do Much Work,
but Care Must Be Exercised That
Animal la Not Strained.
Colts of the heavy draft breeds are
put into hard work oftentimes too soon
merely because they are large and
have the appearance of strength. The
heavy bone is soft and the muscles are
not closely knit.
The three-year-old can do a lot of
work without injury, but it must be
work that demands no severe strain-
ing. It is with even more difficulty
that the four-year-old is kept in good
condition when worked continuously.
Light work demanding no strain is
all that can be done safely by the
heavy, loose-jointed horse until it is
five years old. If It pays its way dur-
ing these two years it does enough
and the profit will come from having
a sound draft animal when it begins tc
reach maturity.
FORAGE CROPS FOR THE PIGS
Rape Found Superior to Oats for Hogs,
Both as to Gains Made and In
Feed Produced.
In several trials at the North Dakota
experiment station, oats seeded alone
as a forage crop for growing pigs dur-
ing the summer months made it pos-
sible to materially reduce the amount
of grain required to produce a pound
of gain as compared to the amount
required In dry lot feeding.
Where dry lot feeding required 4.3
pounds of grain to produce one pound
of gain, 3.2 pounds of grain were suf-
ficient to produce a pound of gain
with pigs foraging on oats. This
would make a saving of about 1.1
cents per pound in the cost of produc-
tion.
In all comparative trials at this sta-
tion. however, rape has been superior
to oats as a forage for hogs both as
to gains made by the pigs and the
amount of feed produced per acre.
Plant radish, sptuach, lettuce and
salon sets early.
Prepare Lamb for Market.
The time of marketing and the man-
ner of preparing the lambs for ship-
ment is a controlling factor in the
amount that they will bring on the
markets. Success in the business de-
pends in a way as much upon the
marketing as upon the raising and
feeding.
8upply of Celery.
To have a nice supply of celery in
the home garden successlonal sow-
ings should be made so as to have
plants of different sixes in the gar-
den for blanching at different times.
Golden Self Blanching is among the
best, and should be blanched by us-
ing boards against the plants when
the plants are from 12 to 14 Inches
high. Keep the plants growing stead-
ily and give ample water and fertiliza-
tion for the best stalks.
Vegetables for Garden.
There are quite a number of vege-
tables that are not grown very largely
commercially that should find a place
in the home garden; for instance,
Swiss chard, kohl rabi, Scotch kale for
winter use, peppers for fall use, egg-
plants, sprouts, etc. All of these are
readily grown and once grown will
always be wanted.
Neat Packages Aid Valus.
There Is always a difference of
from one to three cents per pound in
the way butter is put up. Neat pack-
ages, with evidences of extreme
cleanliness, always add to the value.
New Toque by Reboux of Raven’a
Wing-Blue Velvet With a Spray of
Oxidized 8ilver, Gold, Petunia and
Dull Blue Flowers.
Many of the new sailor shapes are
finished off with similar ribbons, for
merely sensational fashions. A “Re-
fetas Glace Hat a Loosely-Fitting
Skirt With an Applied Flounce of
Graceful Lines Forming a Deep
Point In Front—The Simple Coreage
Has a Wide Medici Collar of Lace-
Two Large Medallions Embroidered
In Shades of Green Decorate the
Waist, Giving a Delightful Touch of
Color Which Is Repeated on the
Hat.
SHAMPOO FQR SMALL CHILD
Proper Materials and Efficient Meth-
od Are the Vital Points to
Be Considered.
Many an overburdened mother has
gladly turned over the task of sham-
pooing the youngsters to the elder
sister, who really deserves the title of
the family beauty doctor. Not only is
this a relief to the mother, but it is
an excellent thing for the children, as
few mothers have either the knowl-
edge or the time properly to shampoo
two or three bobbing little heads.
Great harm is done the hair by slov-
enly or too strenuous shampooing. In
the one case, harsh alkalis or unclean-
ly soaps remain in the hair, and in
the other too drastic substances are
employed for cleansing the hair of
oil and dust.
The beauty doctor takes the rebel-
lious little patient to the bathroom,
throws a combing cape of Turkish
toweling over the bare shoulders, and
folds another small Turkish towel on
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«£**CAOO
ikt’tim
r tk* tm
boux hat" has always a cachet of its,
own. It is distinctly Parisian in out-1 «»• edge_ of"tatlonary *aahstand
for the patient to rest her chin on.
In a bowl close at hand she has
line as well as detail. Many of the
Wing blue faille, sat n • w n many | ^ egg wm remove dandruff and
cut the excessive oil in the hair.
Rosemary leaves behind a pleasant
rich colors and in many other mate-
rials
The small hat reigns supreme che*
Reboux; the small hat in preference perfume. Dipping both hands Into the
to the smart toque. One model, com- shampoo mixture, she works it Into
posed of ivory white faille, was of an tlm scalp, rubbing thoroughly with the
old-world shape; the brim was flat Anger tips, when the scalp is satur-
and it dipped at the front and back, ated and the dandruff Is loosened.
It was not a large hat and the soft ■t»® *»as th® Pat*®nt J®8* h®r ch,n °n
silk crown was circled by a wreath the folded towel, and the rinsing be-
of dull pink carnations and maiden-
hair fern. Here and there some feath-
Slns. The hair la not washed its full
length, but the shampoo, as it Is
ery grasses, quite black, gave a note washed down, cleanses the hair.
of somber color.
A rubber tube, which can be ad-
justed to any pipe, and which has a
Smart Llnan Waists. I perforated spray nozsle, is useful for
Very smart, indeed, are the semi- rinsing, and w-ann, not hot nor cold,
tailored models of fine quality linen, water should be used. The right hand
aaya the Dry Goods Economist While directs the flow of the water, and the
these waists follow the lines of the
tailored styles they are often made in
designs which are a compromise be-1
tween the tailored and the dressy
styles. In most cases the sleeves of
the linen models are long, while the
collars are semlhlgh and slightly up-
standing in the back and low in front
Popular Gray-
Gray Is one of the moat popular
shades of the spring. It is cool and
when It is becoming la really charm-
ing. But there are many types of
face dnd color that cannot stand
gray; and It should be worn, espe-
cially In the paler shade*, only after
careful thought
left Is held at the base of the brain
or on the forehead to prevent the wa-
ter from’ running down the back or
Into the eyes.
Soft, warm towels are used for pat-
ting the hair dry. It should never be
nibbed violently. Then It Is fanned.
Drying in the sun makes the h&lr
lighter In tint, but this often Induces
headache.
The beauty doctor understands
scalp massage, and knows that the
mere rotary movement of the finger
tips over the acalp is not sufficient,
but the scalp must be loosened from
the skull, because If the scalp (its too
tightly to the skull the hair cannot
grow.
| f ,f j» far »»*fWf to *—i aUh »*4 —4*.
Absence of soft water is no excuse
tor drinking hard.
Beautiful, dear white clothes delight*
the laundress who u*es Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers. Adv.
It’s no credit to a man to keep hi*
word because no one will take 1L
■i _ __> pern
There’s no form of
tobacco more pleasing
than the highest class
cigarette — FATIMA.
While it's mild, it ia yet s*
tstitfyiag that three out of
feu# smokers won't have any
ether lSe cigarette.
Ask yoor dealer for PetlM>,
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