Mayes County Republican (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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For Western Canada and the
160-Acre Homesteads.
MIu a war like this, they also serve
and serve effectively who till the fields
and gardens.
“It cannot be repeated too often that
the world needs every ounce of food
It Can produce this year, and that the
growers jf that food are sure of good
prices. When men now of middle age
were casting their first ballot, ‘dollar
wheat' was the farmer's ldeul of pros-
perity. Today, we have two-dollar
wheat, with other grains and meats
and vegetables In proportion; and Indi-
cations that any shift from these
prices Is as likely to be up as down.
“Every acre must work. The farmer
who increases his crops Is performing
a national service, as well as assuring
prosperity for himself. There cannot
be too much, and unless a united and
consistent effort Is made, there will
not be enough."—Chicago Journul.
how that the United States has
Joined with the Allies, the sentiment
of the past has merged Into the per-
sonal Interest of the present. The duty
of the loyal and patriotic citizen Is to
bend every effort to bring the great
World's War to a satisfactory conclu-
sion, to assist In all ways the forces
thut have been fighting at tremendous
odds the giant power of autocracy.
Victory Is now assured; the union of
the great fighting force of the United
States navy, its military, Its financial
co-operation, Its full and complete sym-
pathy, will eventually bring about a
peace that will be solid und lasting.
Canada, just across the border line,
that has no mark of fortification, no
filgns of defense, welcomes the assist-
ance that tlie United States is render-
ing, welcomes this new partner Into the
arena that Is battling for n disruption
of the forces that bfeed nnd beget tyr-
anny and oppression, nnd fighting for
a democratic and free world. What a
sight It will be to see the American
and the Canadian, with the Stars and
Stripes and the Maple Leaf of Cannda
emblazoned In one fold and entwined
In their effort to rid the world of an
Incubus that has disregarded all laws—
human nnd divine.
There Is a necessity for the greatest
effort ever was made, not only on the
battlefields of Europe, not only on the
mined and submarined seas, but In
carrying out on the peaceful fields
of agriculture, the plans so urgently
requested by those at the head of
the departments of resources. The
recent reports by the Government
flhow a great falling off In the amount
of grain that may be expected from the
crop as of recent date, being only a
little over 00 per cent, 10 per cent
less than the average. Every patriotic
American will bend all his effort
towards Increasing this. He may not
shoulder n musket, but he can handle
a hoe, he enn drive a team and man-
age a plow. He will be doing yeoman
service In this way, nnd assist In a
wonderful manner the man who is
fighting In the trenches. If be does
not nowyown a piece of land, by all
means get one—rent It, buy It—get It
There Is lot of vacant land that will
give ample return for his labor.
The desire to possess a home, to Im-
prove It nnd to prosper, Is natural to
every American, nnd today unprece-
dented offers are being made to secure
the residence of the home-hunter. The
war condition Is draining the continent
of Its foodstuffs and economists are
endeavoring to meet the rapid deple-
tion of the nation’s stores of grain and
other farm products. Western Canada
tins proven her claim to being the natu-
ral producer of economically grown
foodstuffs nnd Is endeavoring to over-
come a world’s shortage in necessities
by offering her lands, prncticnlly free,
to anyone who will take them nnd pro-
duce. Labor Is scarce In C'anndn, nnd
Is now being bonused. Good wages are
offered and the time a farm hand is
drawing pay In 1917, Is considered by
the Canadian Government, the same as
residence duties on one of the free 100-
acre farms, that this Government Is
giving away, In order to settle the fer-
tile prairies and bring about within
a few years a half billion annual crop
of wheat.
......STABLE OF
The Easter Contains Features
Not Found in Some Other
Modern Structures.
BEST PROTECTION FOR COWS
Thera Muet Be Freedom From Ineeete,
Good Ventilation and Comfort
in Temperature for 8ura
Milk Production.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr William A Radford wilt answer
lueatlona and give advice FREE OF
JOST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all Inquiries to William A. Rad-
ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Important development of dairy
farming during the last decade Is very
forcefully Indicated by the changes
which huve occurred In the stables
used on such farms. In the lmprove-
ment of sanitary conditions around
such stables, one thing at a time has
been found wanting until the dairy
stable has come strongly into the at-
tention of farm-bulldlng architects,
ventilating experts and equipment en-
gineers causing it to be given a thor-
ough overhauling and redesigning.
Several types have been established,
all of which aim to accomplish prac-
tically the same thing. Primarily, the
animals must be furnished the best
possible conditions in which to live
and, secondarily, the building must be
easy to keep clean.
This Is an Easter cow stable. It has
some features which are different from
other good stables, some of which are
well liked by everyone who has tried
them out.
Where the winters are cold, as they
are where dairying has been conducted
to the best advantage, a stable really
should be built for warmth In winter
and clean, airy coolness In summer.
This design sometimes Is fitted with
ti#nlr duct to Bdmlt frarti «!r. Ov«
this air duct U placed a wooden walk,
built of 2 by 4 cross pieces, with the
boards nailed on lengthwise. Thla
leaves an opening between the 2 by 4
cross pieces for the entrance of air
Into the stable directly in front of the
cows' noses.
According to the principle of warm-
air circulation, this arrangement Is
theoretically correct. Air Is admitted
In the center of the room that la prop-
erty proportioned and close enough
built to prevent the Influence of out-
side air currents. The cold air from
outside Is heated by the lungs and the
body warmth of the cows. Warm air
will rise to the celling and spread In
every direction. As It loads up with
Impurities, and as Its temperature is
reduced, the air becomes heavier. As
It reaches the outer walls It descends
and Is drawn through the outlet flues
from near the floor behind the cows.
Practical stable ventilation must be
studied for each building separately.
What will work out In one stable
would be useless In another, because
of some peculiarity In the structure.
This center horizontal air duct Is
worth a trial. Being made of con-
crete, It may be kept perfectly clean,
and, being open, It Is less of a harbor
for rats and mice than some of the
wall air ducts that are placed In sta-
bles. This center walk Is made In
sections, so tt may be lifted up and
rested against the front of the manger
while the stable Is being swept with a
broom or cleaned with a hose.
Any system of stable ventilation re-
quires a temperature above 50 de-
grees F. to keep air in circulation. A
temperature above 50 may be main-
tained In a good stable In zero weather
by packing the cows close enough to-
gether. This is, of course, likely to
lead to the old argument about the
nmount of air space required for ani-
mals, and this is a subject that has
never been settled to the satisfaction
of dairymen, But good cowmen like
to have the air changed whether there
Is much or little to change. These
men make their stable celling low and
are particular to have a good-sized
cow In each stall.
In building these stables tn the
Enst, dairymen are particular not to
leave any ledges to hold dust. They
uje Inside celling without beading and
thev paint the celling In such a way as
to fill the cracks so far as possible, so
the celling Is smooth and airtight. For
the same reason there are no window
stools. There are no unnecessary pro-
The most conclusive evidence Is
available to any Inquirer, that Western
Cnnnda farm lands will produce more
wheat of a better quality nnd at a
lower cost of production per acre than
hns heretofore been known In grain-
growing countries. It Is no idle state-
ment to say. thnt yields of fifty bushels
<o the acre of wheat are grown In Can-
ada; the statement Is made In all serl-
' nusnras and Is backed up by the let-
ters nnd nflidnvlts of reliable farmers
(n Western Canada. These farmers
are enjoying the same home comforts
thnt their neighbors to the south par-
ticipate; they have the same good
houses, the same good horses nnd
cattle, the same good roads nnd com-
munication, ns well as the same good
social conditions, and, best of all, they
own their land nnd what they earn
they own for themselves, being a foun-
dation for greater wealth and Inde-
pendence.—Advertisement.
PROTECTING COTTONWOODS AND WILLOWS
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Injury to cottonwood and willow
shade tree* by the cottonwood borer
?un be prevented by placing a cone
of wire screen, one foot high, about
the base of the tree and extending an
Inch Into the ground. This screen
prevents the beetles from laying eggs
In the tree at or Just below the ground
and thus prevents the development of
larvae which cut the bark and Inter-
fere with sap flow and later tunnel
the wood and weaken the tree against
wind.
How Cona I* Made.
The cone Is made of galvanized net-
ting, with one-quarter to one-half-inch
mesh. The netting |g cut into strips
slightly over one foot wide and long
enough to go completely aronnd the
tree at such a distance from the bark
that the beetle cannot deposit eggs
through the screen. Silts four to six
to four Inches apart so as to permit
the bending of the screen at the top
to fit closely around the trunk of the
tree. The screen Is then bent around
the tree and the lap fastened at the
lower edge by means of a nail. The
lower edge Is sunk Into the ground
about an Inch and the soil packed
closely. The flaps made by the silts
are then pinned over one another so
as to fit very closely around the tree
and finally the top edges are bound
dose to the tree 1if a piece of twine.
It Is Important to have the edges
against the tree and all the laps flt so
closely that no beetles can get into the
screening.
Before placing the cone aronnd the
tree it would be well to examine the
tree and exterminate any larvae that
are discovered In the bark. Blsulphld
of carbon may be Injected Into the
old tunnels, but It is doubtful if this
is worth while, as the larvae, when
Getting Old Too Fast?
Lite in lifo tho body ihow* sign* of
wc«r tad often the kidney* weaken
first. The beck is lame, bent and aehy,
and the kidney action diatreaeing. Thie
make* people feel older than they are.
Don’t suit for dropey, gravel, harden-
ing of the arterie* or Bright’* dim**.
Uae a mild kidney etimulant. Try
Doan'* Kidney Pilla. Thousand* o! el-
derly folk* recommend them.
An Oklahoma Cam
Mre. O. U Hopktna,
110 N. Penn St, Bar-
tleevllle, Okla.. says:
"I was severely trou-
bled with a dull,
ateadr ache In my
back and hip*. Morn-
ings, I was all worn
out. My head ached
terribly and 1 felt dla-
ay and tired. Doan’a
Kidney Pilla fixed me
up In fine shape. I
believe I would have
died, If It were not for
them.”
Get Deaafs at Aar State, Mo a las
DOAN’S VfJLV
fOSTEJUHLBURN CO, BUFFALO, N. Y.
PERFECT HEALTH."
Tutt's PIUs keep the system la perfect ardaft
They regulate the bowels and produce
A VIGOROUS BODY. J
Remedy for sick headache, constipation.
Tuff’s Pills
Different
Mrs. Sklnn—Tell the gentleman m
not receiving today, Mary.
Mary—He ain’t deliverin’, ma'am |
he’s collectin’.”
COTTONWOOD BORER, MALE BEETLE—ENLARGED.
Modern Sanitary Dairy Stable for Twenty-Eight Cows.
‘MANUjE ALLEY-
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MflNCfR
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M ft PUL
•FEED ALLEY*
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‘MANURE ALLEY*
Floor Plan.
Japan's efforts to Increase the pro-
duction of cotton in Formosa so far
have been failures.
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i MovIm MutHib Is for Tired Ejes.l
§ IHOYIBB luj tree-Sore EyA-3
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j Tn»tm*nt for By** that Wl dry and *to»rt 2
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2 1st Hsrlst Its least) Ce, CSKses. (W Ns lest i
outside blinds, painted dark green.
This is for the purpose of shutting it
up dark after the cows are milked In
the morning in summer. When the
blinds are shut the stable, is so dark
that flies will not stay in It. Dairymen
have taken lessons from good house-
keepers In this respect. Flies will
crawl out of a very small crack to get
from darkness to light. You can’t
shut files out of a cow stable, that Is,
you enn’t shut them all out; but It is
possible to shut up a stable like this
so dark that they will all leave It be-
tween morning and evening milking
hours.
Of course, the cows will carry flies
In with them when they are stabled In
the afternoon, and this cannot bo
avoided very well. However, some
New York dnlrymen have dark pas-
sageways lending to the stables, where
a good many flies are brushed off by
the attendant as the cows pass In. One
dairyman experimented with station-
ary brushes In a dark passageway,
which Is an automatic way of brush-
ing the flies off the cows as they enter
the stable.
Easter dnlrymen usually are well
supplied with small hills or banks on
which to arrange their stables, barn-
yards, etc. For this plan, a gently
sloping bank, falling away towards the
smith or southeast. Is preferable. The
north Is usually protected by a group
of trees or high board fence.
During the last ten years stables
hnve grown In size nnd dimensions.
Little cellar windows of meager sizes
In lonesome connection have been dis-
placed by two sash windows, as care-
fully made nnd adjusted as the win-
dows In the house. The system of
ventilntlor. in this stable is a combina-
tion system, with the celling openings
that permit the ventilators to carry
off the warm air from the top of the
stable In summer.
There may be built—In the concrete
Boor in the feed passageway—a oen-
Jections anywhere on the inside of the
stable. The same Idea Is followed In
the stall partitions.
In this particular stnble the only
support to the ceiling Is from the par-
tition uprights between the cows,
which are cemented In the floor and
fastened to the celling by screws
through threaded plates. A loft over a
stable like this Is not used for any
purpose except as an air space, and
the air Is changed by having a window
In each gable. The silos are placed
between the stable and storage barn,
with room for a feed carrier to pass
through; this carrier track extends the
whole length of the cow stable, and
runs far enough Into the storage barn
to load the litter carrier.
The value of this arrangement may
be better understood by the study of
one fact—that north of the forty-sec-
ond parallel of latitude there is an
average of only six weeks of good pas-
ture. There are droughts sandwiched
In between lute spring and early fall
frost, so that dnlrymen are obliged to
supply manger feed for ten or eleveh
months. In fact, some of the best
dairymen don’t depend on pasture, ex-
cept to have a run for the cows for
exercise, fresh air and general health.
Of course, they want cows to get some
picking, and this Is necessary to In-
duce the cows to travel about. But
when It comes to actual feeding, the
stable Is depended upon in summer as
well ns wiuter. The storage of sllnge
and the growing of ulfalfa have brought
nbout this change.
The old plnn of growing soiling
crops Is not carried on to any great
extent; labor Is too expensive. Silage
and ulfalfa are better and cheaper. At
th« same time, good cows appreciate
a feed onee a day of green stuff. It
mav be clover, oats, succotash, alfalfa,
or any other good forage crops, but
this feed Is given as an appetizer more
than for the actual return* in milk do
rived frstn It
Diagram showing method of protecting
trunk of cottonwood against attack
by the cottonwood borer. At left,
section of screen; at right, cotton-
wood trunk showing screen in posi-
tion. Reduced.
Inches deep are cut In the top edge
of the strip at a distance from three
they have reached the tunneling stage,
commonly have done all the damage
of which they are capable.
These cones, If made large enough
at first, last several years, but It may
be necessary each summer to loosen
them, lest they bind the tree too tight-
ly. All holes should be repaired and
care should be taken to see that th»
cones are In perfect shape before sum-
mer, as the beetles commonly lay their
eggs during July and August
Coloring of Beetles.
The beetle which lays the eggs
which later develop Into boring larvae
is shining black, overlaid by stripes
and patches of cream-colored scales.
It is one of the largest beetles found
In Kansas. The larvae are white, with
black mouth parts, and much wrinkled.
The extent to which these borers Infest
groves of shade trees was shown by
an examination at Garden City, Kan
where ten trees disclosed two eggs'
78 small larvae, four large larvae and
20 tunnels.
The recommendations given above
are taken from United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture Professional Bul-
letin No. 424, “The Cottonwood Bor-
er,” by F. B. Mililken, scientific assist-
ant of the bureau of entomology.
PAIN? NOT A BIT!
LIFT YOUR CORNS
OR CALLUSES OFF
No humbug! Apply few drops
then Just lift tham away
with Angara.
—w. .................-
CAUSES OF TROUBLE
WITH MILK SUPPLY
Among Most Frequent Inquiries
Received by Veterinarians at
Many Stations.
Among the more frequent inquiries
received by the veterinary departments
of the experiment stations are those
relating to trpubles of one kind or
another with milk. These alterations
may exist in the milk when It is drawn
from the udder, or may develop when
the milk Is ullowed to stand for sev-
eral hours. The alterations may be
recognized by the following modifica-
tions; In consistency, ofteu observed
only when churning (the change of
consistency may be one of many kinds,
such as thin and watery, lumpy or
granular, slimy, difficult to churn,
etc.); In color, as blue, red, yellow;
in odor, and in taste.
The sources of trouble causing these
alterations may have existed In the
condition of the body; general and
specific diseases of the udder; and
bacteria within the milk ducts of the
teat and udder which do not produce
disease. The usual sources of con-
tamination from without the body are.
from the milk pails; from the surface
of the udder; from the body and the
tall of the cow at the time of milk-
ing; from the air of stable or milk-
bouse; from the cover of the milk ves-
sel ; the ceiling, or the air of the place
in which ruilk is stored, and from
files.
ATTENTION TO SHEEP
IN SPRING SEASON
Not Good or Profitable Practice
to Turn Animals on
Grass Too Early.
Turning out on grass too soon in the
spring is not a good or profitable prac-
, . •- . - .. . , 7-----Iticfc 11 Is best to bring the sheep
body or outside the body of the cow. gradually onto green grass. Feed some
The causes for the alterations from J hay in the racks at nights
sources without the body are Invaria- What salt the sheep get at this sea-
bly those of bacteria or other small | son of the year could most profitably
organisms. Many of the causes from i be given as brine on the hnv \ little
within the body are likewise bacterial, | salt will induce animals to'fill* up on
directly or Indirectly. On the other I hay when otherwise they would not
hand, milk may often be grossly con- j eat It. The first green grass is usually
laminated with germs, ever, with those too soft for the breeding ewes, especial-
which are seriously detrimental to , iy those suckling lambs and yet nn-
human health without producing shorn
noticeable abnormal alterations In the I i* not forget to start the Iambs on
• ground feed as soon us they incline to
If the alterations in the milk are ( be inquisitive and commence to nose
observed at the time when it Is drawn : about the troughs nnd mangers A ten-
the cause must have existed within day-old lamb will commence to eat
the cow. If such alterations are only | shorts, bran, eornmenl and the fine par-
to be recognized after the milk has . tides of the alfalfa hay. Put all lambs
stood for several hours, then the cause , of this age in possession of all this
Is more liable to be from con-, kind of feed they can take. No dan-
tnmlnnilons of the milk after Its j ger of foundering or overfeeding lambs
Of this This, with fhttlr niAthoNi*
This new drag Is an ether compound
discovered by a Ctndnnatl chemist It
Is called freezone, and can
now be obtained In tiny
bottles as here shown at
very little cost from any
drag store. Just ask tot
freezone. Apply a drop or
two directly upon a tender
corn or callus and Instant-
ly the soreness disappear*.
Shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose that
you can lift it off, root
and all, with the fingers.
Not a twinge of pain,
soreness or Irritation; not
even the slightest smart-
ing, either when applying
freezone or afterwards.
This drug doesn't eat up
the corn or callus, bm
shrivels them so they loos-
en and come right out It
is no humbug I It worka
like a charm. For a few’
cents you can get rid of ev-
ery hard corn, soft corn 01
corn between the toes, as well as pain-
ful calluses on bottom of your feet It
never disappoints and never bunut
bites or inflames. If your druggist
hasn’t any freezone yet tell him to
get a little bottle for yon from hit
wholesale house.—adv.
Twelve-hour, twenty-four-hour and
ship time can be told simultaneously
by a new clock dial
X. A
fella. Doea not grip* or dutorti (UimaclL |fc
Some men have courage only when
they lose their tempers.
withdrawal.
Some of the sources of trouble from
within the animal’s body are as fol-
low*: The feed, general disease or
of this age. This, with their mothers'
milk, will start them to growing faster
and better than any other system of
care.
Don *t Be Yellow
You want to see your clothes
on wash day, a beautiful,
clear, dazzling white—not
yellow—don’t you? Then use
Red + Gross
Ball Blue
and watch the result Don’t
take chances—get the best
bluing—that’s Red Cross.
All good Grocert sell it.
Large Package 5 cents.
Five Minute Safety
Vulcanizer
All yon need Is a match and five min-
ute* time. Anyone can operate. The
clamp and on* dozen pre- r r\
pared patches. Pries vi,dU
If ywtr Sealer doe* not bull* them we win
«en« prepxia upon receipt of one dollar and
wuTrefuJi ytafSSS* FU>utMd * **
SOUTHERN UMITEO SALES CO.
101 vast DM tint «Mmcnj,Ma
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