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Detroiter Devises Economic Diet for His Horse
DETROIT. With the thermometer registering near zero mnrk and nothing
but a coal pllo In the open as a sholterlng and hiding place, Albert Leo
Scott, special ofllcor for tho Highland Park Humane society, waited for five
hours In tho dark to trap a man who
wanted to make his horso a vege
tarian." ,
"I had been watching tho man
and his starved-looklng -''crlttor for
soveral weeks," said Ofllccr Scott,
"but I could not understand why tho
animal was In such poor shape At
last ono of tho man's neighbors told
mo that ho did not bellevo tho horso
was being fed, as iiover had ho seen
hay or oata enter tho barn door.
"I Investigated and, suro enough,
not a sign of hay or oats could bo found inside tho barn. In tho manger a
holo had boon gnawed by tho horso It looked as If tho animal was eating
wood; as a substitute for food. I crept to the barn window and, imagine my
surprise, amusoment, and indignation when I saw Mr. Man open a sack and
draw forth a doughnut, which ho fed to tho half-starved horse. Then came a
fow cookies, raw potatoes, carrots, and sliced turnips. And as tho bag
dropped to tho floor empty an applo camo Into sight and served as tho
dessert.
" 'What do you mean by feeding a working horso on such grub as that?'
I blurted out to the scared and amazed owner, who, from tho look on hl8
face, must have imagined thatl had como up from tho ground.
" 'Why why, I'm making a vegetarian out of Ned, Hko myself,' ho man
aged to Bay.
" 'You seo, I'vo found out that old Ned can work a lot harder and longer
on this diet than any other.'
"I warned him to cut tho diet short, no matter what tho results, and ho
did."
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Manager George Stalllngs of Boston Braves.
Little Chicago Boy Wins a Pet Dog by Petition
CHICAGO. Francis Stiller has a dog, a little fox terrier. Dut it took a long,
persistent campaign of advertising and "follow-up" Iottor writing to break
down tho projudlco and opposition of two persons hla father and mother.
Kov. Jamos Madison Stiller, pas
tor of tho First Baptist church of
Evanston, a suburb, had put his foot
down and uttered an emphatic "no,"
which ho beliovod ended tho argu
ment; Mrs. Stiller explained that her
houso would never bo tidy and noat
with a "pup" running looso in it, pull
ing tho cloth off tho table and sliding
tho rugs into a corner. Hut Francis,
a precocious youth of cloven years,
wanted a dog and went after It in
truo American boy stylo. ' Letters be
gan to appear in all parts of tho house and many unexpected places. Tho
first Iottor, placed in tho family Fllblo, read: "Which would you rather havo
a sad boy and a clean floor or a happy boy and a floor with a few specks
on it?"
Mrs. Stiller smiled and showed tho communication to her husband, but ho
said nothing. Still tho letters camo until ono day tho minister had a birth
day. "What do you want for your birthday?" Francis asked Ms fathor.
"Ono day of rest," was tho reply.
No letters camo that day, but instead a bar of music without notes, but
ono long "rest." Tho letters began again tho next day.
Then one day Francis bpunded Into tho houso bearing a petition signed
by many neighbors and soveral members of Dr. Stlfler's congregation, asking
that tho lad bo permitted to huvo a dog. Tho obdurate fathor capitulated
and tho dog nrrlved very Eoon.
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MKEA DOCTO 5W&
MAKE A BOY &jL
Gcorgo T. Stalllngs, Boston's mlra
clo man and leader of tho Braves, is
ono of tho fow major league man
agers who take nothing for granted.
In tho general opinion tho acquisition
of Sherwood Mageo by tho world's
champions spells repeated success in
1915. Tho big chief might reasonably
share the popular beliof wcro it not for
his Ingrown superstition.
"I think," says Stalllngs, "that I
havo tho best club in tho lcaguo and
that It should win again with an even
break of luck. Mageo is bound to
bolster tho outfield, which showed the
only, weakness last year, and I havo
a number of very promising young
pitchers to sharo tho honors with my
big threo Rudolph, James and Tyler.
WHITNEY RETURNS TO POLO
But, do you know, I have won just an
even- dozen pennants, and I naturally
regard with somo apprehension tho ap
proaching obstacle to a thirteenth vic
tory. "My chances, of course, at present
appear more glowing than a year ago,
for tho aggregation has been molded
Into a competent fighting unit.
"I do not bellevo such a heart-breaking
llnlsh will bo necessary this year.
Yet McGraw, a real wizard, cannot
bo counted out until tho Hag falls.
Hans Lobert will help his club great
ly, and if his pitching Is as good as it
should bo tho Giants will be mighty
hard to stop. I expect New York, as
usual, to furnish tho liveliest opposition."
Fans Cheered Wildly for Theodore
Roosevelt as New Umpire Strutted
Acroco Field Was Fearful of
Having Eyes Tested.
Charley Itlgler, National lcaguo um
pire, who lives in Cleveland, is chock
full of good baseball stories and is in
great demand ns a speaker nt baso
ball banquets. Charley knows how to
tell a story, too. Here are two sam
ples: "Tho first year I broko into' tho Na
tional league I was assigned to um
pire a gamo between tho Army and
Navy teams. Tho two major leagues
alternated each year in supplying an
umpire for this game.
"I was quite proud of my assign
ment, nnd a fow minutes before gamo
time I walked out of the dressing room
to tho homo plate. I had to walk tho
full length of tho Held and, to my
great surprise and pleasure, every step
I took was marked by tho loudest
cheering I ever heard. My chest
swelled to twice its normal size until
I found Teddy Roosevelt had entered
tho field Just as I had emerged from
tho dressing-room, and that nil tho
cheering was for him.
"About flvo years ago the National
league decreed that all its umpires
must havo their eyes tested. Like
most of tho umps, I worried a bit about
this because I didn't know what kind
of a test It would bo.
"I borrowed one of tho charts used
by optlcinns, and learned every line
of letters on It so that I could rcclto
each, letter for letter, either backward
or forward.
"Ono day I was passing through the
Colonial nrcado In Cleveland with Urn
piro Filly Evans. I called his atten
tlon t' a chart In an optician's win
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Piggy Visited a Basket Ball Game and a Church
KANSAS CITY. Tho pig, with its tall curled up tight and scared to death
in its own piggish way, cropped out first in tho midst of basket ball
gamo on the court of the Llnwood school nt Woodland avonuo on a recent
afternoon. It got in tho way of tho
ball, nnd after tumbling around a bit
It plckod itself up and dashed away.
Away after It went tho basket ball
gamo, everything except tho ball and
tho baskets. Following after went tho
spectators.
Two patrolmen not in uniform,
C. E. Brlckor and C. B. Chiles, saw
the crowd from a dlstanco and scented
a riot. Away thoy wont-after tho
riot. Reaching it, thoy took tho lead
after tho squealing, terrified pig
Brlckor got up closo to hla quarry, thought ho had him, und dove. Flggy,
greased with his own perspiration, slid out of Bricker's hands, leaving tha
patrolman In tho dust.
Threo blockB east on Llnwood, in and out of yards, dodging behind apart
tncnts, through alloys wont Piggy. After him wont tho crowd. Finally liq
doublod back and landed squarely in front of tho Llnwood Presbyterian
church, almost whore ho had started. Tho church door scorned open, and in
wept tho collection of ham, bacon, lard and feet It was a treacherous refuge.
Tho vestibule proved a blind alloy, Tho patrolmen closed in and captured
their prey after a good tussle, with Piggy's squeals raising tho cchoeB.
Then a patrol wagon enmo and took Piggy and patrolmon to the Wood
land avonuo station, whore ho was placed in a coll. IIo weighs fifty pounds
and has a whlto right leg. It is bollcvnd ha escaped from somo passing
wagon carrying him and his relatives to slaughter.
Former Captain of "Big Four" Decides
to Again Take Up Game Has
Many Fine Ponies.
Admirers of polo will be glad to
learn that Harry Payno Whitney, prob
ably tho greatest polo captain that
over guided a team to victory on tho
field, will take more personal Interest
in polo this year than he did last. In
1913 ho was unable to play because ho
had injured a shoulder whllo hunting.
Ho Ib now recovorcd and will take part
in several games thlB season.
Mr. Whitney's return to tho saddle
does not necessarily mean that ho will
again bo a member of tho American
team which will go to England after
tho cup. Even though ho had not met
with tho accidont early last year, ho
would not havo played on tho Big Four
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-Many Germs Ride in the New York Subway Trains
NEW YORK. Tho health department has Issued a warning to tho public
that a scries of tests by four inspectors shows that subway air Is heavily
gorm laddu, and travelers are in greater danger of Infection than of doath or
Injury through short circuits, fireB or
explosives. Dr. William H. Park, di
rector of tho research laboratories,
found tho following germs on tho
slides submitted by tho inspectors:
Haemolyzln streptococcus, which
poisons tho blood; staphlococcus
pyogenes aureus, which causes boils
end skin eruptions; streptococcus
pyogenes, a similar micrococcus;
pneuraococcus lanceolatus, tho pneu
monia germ; micrococcus catarrhalis,
which Inflames tho eyes, and bacillus
cubtilis, which seems to havo no particular mission. Tho method followed
by the inspectors would not havo shown tubcrclo bacilli if thoy existed, but
tho department is satisfied that stneo othor organisms, soveral of which tiro
sproad by coughing, wcro present "it was clearly Indicated that tubercle
bacilli would bo transmitted in crowded trains."
The investigation began at tho Atlantic avonuo station in Brooklyn,
where tho inspectors exposed to tho air in an express train glass dishes con
taining a Jellyllko substanco which attracts germs. Aftor a sufficient interval
tho dlsheB wore covered and tho germs allowed to roproduco and multiply,
forming cultures or colonies
Tboso colonies number millions after tho dishes aro kept at body heat
for a day, and can be seen easily with the mlscroucopo. On one plate ex
posed in a crowded downtown express train in Manhattan at 8:40 a. m.,
68 colonies wero counted, including pneumonia gorras, Thoro wore 113
colonies on a plato uncovered at 5 p. in.
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team. Provlous to tho mlBhap ho had
declnrod that ho would not bo ono of
tho mombers of tho team that would
defend tho cup.
The reason ho advanced was tlmt the
training necessary to perfect his phys
ical condition for the international
polo series was too severe, and ho did
not care to umlorgo the ordeal. But
with Mr. Whitney in tho saddlo again
this year, ho may round Into form
gradually and thus lead up to tho pos
sibility of Ills being one of tho Ameri
can four who may challcngo for tho
cup In 101C. Tho data of tho clmllengo
will depend on tho continuation of tho
war.
Mr. Whitney now has 20 polo ponies
in his training quarters. This is tho
biggest individually owned string In
tho country. Mr. Whitney Is keeping
these lino mounts so that ho will havo
plenty of material to call upon when
ho starts to piny next summer
It is said golf adds CO per cent to
a ball player's efficiency.
Mike Gonzales, tho Reds' Cuban
catchor, won tho pennant thlB winter
Ip tho Cuban league.
Manager Huggins, who has been so
busy getting tho Cardinals In line,
hasn't signed a contract himself.
President Gllmoro of tho FedB has
kept ono promise that the outlaw
champions will remain in Indianapolis
this year.
Tho bill to repeal tho Frawloy law
and abolish the Now York state box
ing commission has been introduced
at Albany.
Iowa Is tho latest stato to boom
boxing, nnd it Is expected tho law
makers will dope out a scheme for a
commission.
A Chattanooga man wants to pray
tho St. Louis Browns Into tho pen
nant. If ho can do that, converting
tho world will bo easy. ,
Pitcher Bill Malarkoy balked on tho
salary offered him by Salt Lake City
and was given his outright release.
Then Oakland signed him.
Capablanca played G4 games of
chess at once; When ho gets so ho
can play 170 at onco tho gamo may
get exciting enough to get applause.
Third baseman Eddie Justice, with.
Peoria Inst year, but mado a free
agent, has signed with Dubuque,
whero ho will bo Hold captain of tho
team.
Joo Birmingham announces that his
Nnps are an excluslvo ball team. They
will either finish first or last, accord
ing to Joe, and no happy mediums aro
looked for.
Branch Rlckoy doclnres that ho
would not trade Bert Shotton for half
of tho Whlto Sox team, to which
Clarence Rowland replies that no ono
Invited him to.
Vivian I. Woodward, perhaps the
most noted nmnteur soccer player In
England, hns taken a commission In
tha footballers' battalion, now being
recruited for Kitchener's army.
, Umplro Rlgler.
dow as we passed When wo baa
walked on about ninety feet, I a3ked
Bill if he could read tho letters on tho
chart. Bill said ho couldn't that ho
could hardly see tho chart.
"When I told him I could, ho offered
to buy the dinner that evening if I
made good. I recited my little pteco
perfectly! and when Bill examined the
chart and found I was correct, he felt
pretty shaky about his eyesight. But
his spirits rose again when I took him
to tho optician's place, turned my back
to the chart nnd spoko my llttlo piece
again."
GOLF IS GAINING CONVERTS
Sport Now Reaches Into All Types
and Ages of Men for Its Follow- N
ers John McGraw Is Latest.
Without a doubt the gamo of golf
Is gaining converts, perhaps more rap
idly than any other sport. Onco
looked upon as distinctly tho sport
of tho men of somo ago and avoir
dupois, it reaches now into all ages
and types of men for its followers.
Wide press agentlng, one golf expert
declares, is responsible for the ad
vanco in golfing. "Word that sturdy
athletes Hko Christy Mathewson and
other great ballplayers had turned to
chasing tho little white ball across tho
green brought many followers to the
game. They even report that John
J. McGraw of tho Giants Is about to
tako up tho pastime of John D. Rocke
feller and other notables.
The report, however, seems to bo
based on nothing more tangible than
tho fact that "Jawn" was presented
with a fine assortment of golf sticks.
, Tho army of fanatics who play tho
gamo In this country was Increased
last year by moro than 50,000, accord
ing to representatives of golf supply
houses.
For tho first time In a score of
years no ono has had tho nervo to
pick tho Pirates as pennant wlr.nors.
Which Indicates that tho Pirates have
Popularity.
Popularity, in tho lowost and most
common sense, Js not worth having
Do your duty to tho best of your pow
er, win the approbation of your own
conscience, and popularity, in Its best
and highest sense, la euro to follow.
Sir John Partington.
All the Doctor's Fault.
Doctor "You have nervous dys
pepsia, same as Brown had. His was
caused by worrying over his butch
er's bill. I directed him to stop
worrying." Stranger "Yes, aijd now
Iiq'b cured, and I've got It. I'm lU.i
butcher."
Fed Salaries Total $600,000.
It Is freely admitted by tjto Kod Pr
aia that players who havo signed
with thom slnco Inst season will ro- the best chanco In years of winning,
coivo big increases in salary. DnI
ton, Fischer and Allen of tho Brook
lyn team havo takon tho leap; also
Mngeo and Perrltt of the Cardinals,
Ed Konotchy of tho Pirates, Charley
Deal and Leslie Mann of tho Braves,
Borghammcr of tho Rods. Mnrslinll
of the Phillies, Bonder and Plank of
tho Athletics, Hngcrman of the In
dians, and Bcdlent nnd Yerkes of tho
Red Sox. The total salaries in tho
Federal league this year will oxceod
$000,000, it is said. This means 2,400.
00 25-ccnt admtsslonB nn averago of
100,000 for each club at home.
John G. Anderson Is out with ' n
boost for tho organization of a golf
professionals' association. Tho main
object seems to be to ellmlnnto tho
unskilled pro who works for a small
salary.
Kid Herman, who used to make
things hum In the bantamweight di
vision, Is now a blossoming light
weight. Fair, fat and out of condi
tion, Herman tiigbs 145 pounds no,
but Intends to train and clmllengo all
tho lightweights.
Harvard Bars the Tango.
Thoro will be no modern dancing for
Harvard's track athletes If Coaches
Donovan and Powers know of it. Tho
CrlmBon coaches havo no place on
their teams for tango dancers, al
though both admit that tho dances
nro all right in their place. Athletes,
however, get enough exerclso as it is
in training. They hold tho chances
for sprains In dancing nro many, and
overlndulgonco In exerclso might
bring on a breakdown, tho coaches
r.ver.
Will Bid for Golf Title.
England will bid actively for Just
ono athletic title this year, nccordlng
to best word rolayed here from Lon
don. Participation In practically all
sport branches is knocked out by tho
wnr, but Harry Vardon will try to
grab tho national open golf champion
ship, and only Francis Oulmet and
Chick Evans are conceded chances of
beating tho Englishman. If Vardon
carries oft tho honors, ho will glvo
England a batting average of 1.000 In
tho International contest series. There
will bo no international polo nnd no
rowing contests this yonr, nnd It Is
not at all certain that tennis enthus
iasts will seo comoctitlon for the
Davis cup.
(Prepared by tho United Stntei Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Aftor biiow hns disappeared in the
early spring an Investigation among
the leaves near a fence or In a thicket
will often disclose the little bird
known as tho towhee, chewlnk, or
ground robin, scratching for his dinner
Hko a hen. This dinner will consist
of beetles and larvae of Insects harm
ful to crops, which have been spend
ing tho winter under old leaves.
Tho good which tho towheo does In
this way can hardly bo overestimated,
sinco the death of a single Insect nt
this time, before It has had an oppor
tunity to deposit Its eggs, Is equiva
lent to the destruction of a host Inter
In tho yenr. The towhee has also
been credited with visiting potato
fields and feeding upon tho potato
beetle. Its vegotable food consists of
seeds and smnll wild fruits, but no
complaint on this score is known to
have been mado. So far as observa
tion goes, tho bird never touches either
cultivated fruit or grain; in fact, it
Is too shy and retiring even to stay
about gardens for any length of time.
Tho towhee breeds from tho middle
states northward and winters In the
southern half of tho country. Natural
ly associated with catbird and brown
thraBher, it lives in much tho same
plnces, though it is more given to
hnuntlng hedgerows along roads and
fences.
"Some Common Birds Useful to tho
Farmer" Is the title of Farmers' Bulle
tin No. G30 of the United States de
partment of agriculture, which de
scribes other useful birds. The pnmph
let may bo had by applying to the de
partment.'
Management of the Sow During Preg
nancy. The breeding season for spring lit
ters lias Just passed nnd the time for
tho sow to give birth to her young Is
at hand.
During pregnancy two facts must be
borne In mind. Tho first is that the
sow Is doing double duty. Not only
is she keeping up her own bodily func
tions, but tho development of tho litter
is an increasing drain on her system.
Feeding nt this time should be liberal,
although It need not bo so heavy as
after tho pigs are farrowed. The
bow's condition should bo "good" nei
ther too fat nor too lean. A very fat
sow Is apt to bo clumsy with her pigs,
and some times her pigs are lacking
in vitality. Tho very thin sow will
either not do Justice to her pigs, or
will become a mere wreck herself dur
ing the time she Is nursing her 'litter
and the chances are that both these
things' will happen. The necessity of
exerclso must not under any circum
stances bo overlooked. This may be
provided by a large lot or even driving
the hogs slowly for a short dlstanco
each day.
In tho second place, the main de
mands upon tho sow aro those for the
building of new tissue. Therefore, the
kind of feed is important. The nitro
genous or protein bearing feeds are
needed at this time. These are bran,
oil meal, peas, beans, oats and ba'ley
The clovers, alfalfa, peas, benns,
vetches etc., are also of much value
to the brood sow. Special emphisls
should be laid on the condition of the
bowels during pregnancy, and particu
larly at farrowing, the special darner
to bo avoided being constipation. Tho
grain ration should be given as Elop
and toward tho close of tho period of
gestation, oil meal, or a small amornt
of flax meal should bo Introduced Into
tho ration.
Corn should not be fed in large
amounts to breeding stock, because it
does not furnish enough bone-and-muscle-formlng
constituents to prop
erly develop the unborn pigs. It pos
sible, corn should not bo fed at all to
any but fattening animals.
Hog Craves Green Feed.
During tho winter moro care will bo
needed to keep the sow in good condi
tion on account of tho absence of pas
ture. Not only does tho hog's system
cravo green feed, but moro or less
bulk is demanded. To offset tho lnck
of green feed, nothing surpasses roots
These may be sliced or pulped and
mixed with tho grain or may be given
whole as a noon feed. Caro must be
used in feeding roots, as they aro laxa
tive in effect, and if fed in excessive
amounts, may bring about profuse ac
tion of tho bowels. Some eastern
farmors recommend tho uso of silage,
clover, alfalfa, hay, sheaf oats or corn
fodder to supply tho bulky require
ment of tho ration. Charcoal, ashes,
llmo, and salt should bo accessible at
all times. These act as a vermifuge
and preventive of disease and meet
tho hog's craving for mineral matter
In tho feed. During the entire period
caro should bo taken to keop the sys
tem well toned. Tho sow should bo
como accustomed to being handled nnd
should look upon her attendant as a
friend.
Tho brood sows may run together
up to within two weokB of farrowing
time; then It Is well to separate them,
placing each sow by herself In n yard
with a small house, whjch should bo
dry, airy, and clean. A great deal of
exercise will not now be necessary.
Tho feed should be reduced somowhat
and If thero Is any tendency to consti
pation, a slight change of feed may bo
necessnry.
Tho farrowing pen should bo pro
vided with fenders around at least
three sides about six to eight Inches
from the floor and six to eight lncheB
from tho wall. These should be stions
enough to support the weight of tho
sow should she Ho on them. They aro
constructed to protect the plga from
being lnin upon during tho first few
days of their lives. This will go far
to prevent a very fruitful cnuso of
loss among young plgB for tho llttlo
fellows will soon learn to creep under
these fenders when the sow lies down.
COMFORT FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Essential Requirements Are Normal
Heat, Clean Quarters, Fresh Air
and Proper Exercise.
The care of tho young chick, from
tho time It is hatched until It is sold,
Ib bound up in the one word "com
fort." The normal amount of heat,
clean quarters, good, fresh air with
plenty of robm nnd exercise these
are the essential requirements, and
thoy must be supplied. Good breeding
has more to do with healthy chicks
and normal growth than good Incuba
tion. Mnny .persons can hatch largo
numbers of, chicks, but comparatively
few can raise them successfully. The
experienced breeder begins long beforo
tho hatching season to prepare for
the management of hlB growing stock,
by tho careful selection of breeders.
Labor and feed will avail little or
nothing if the chicks do not inherit a
strong, vigorous constitution. This
quality Is entirely dependent upon the
age and condition of tho breeding
stock. Discouragement and failuto are
sure to follow where Immature pul
lets, diseased liens, or hens of low vi
tality are used as breeders. Only
strong, vigorous hens which have
passed their llrst year as layers should
go Into the breeding pens. The eggs
from such hens which have been
mated to large, healthy cockerels,
should be gathered carefully and kept
In a temperature of not more than 00
degrees, and 50 will not do any harm.
The sooner the eggs are Incubated
after being laid tho better.
CLOVER UPON WINTER WHEAT
Practice Found to Have Number
Advantages Firm, Compact
Seed Bed Is Required.
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(By K. G. WEATHEItSTONE )
Many farmers make a practice ot
sowing their clover seed upon the
winter wheat early in the spring,
depending upon the alternate freezing
and thawing of the ground to work
the seed down into the crevices.
I have made it a practice to sow my
clover seed on winter wheat In the.
spring for a number of years and find
that It has a number of advantages.
Grass and clover seed require a firm,
compact seed bed.
In my own practlco I prefer to de
lay tho sowing of the clover seed until
the ground Is dry enough to harrow
and apply tho seed with a wheelbar
row seeder and give the wheat n har
rowing with a light smoothing harrow '
with tho teeth set well aslant. This
covers tho clover seeds and proves
very beneficial to tho wheat crop, es
pecially during the dry seasons.
Either method is preferable to sowing
seed with spring grain crops.
SUPERIOR RATIONS FOR COW
Combinations Worked Out by Nebras
ka Agricultural College Alfalfa
Forms Big Part.
Tho best rations for tho dairy cow,
according to tho most recent investi
gations of the Nebraska Colloge of
Agriculture, are as follows for a 1,200
pound dairy cow of tho proper sort
and producing 30 pounds of milk
dally:
Ration No. 1 Twelvo pounds nt'
alfalfa, 3G pounds of corn sllago, 4
pounds of ground corn and 3 pounila
of bran.
Ration No. 2 Where silngo Is not
available. Fifteen pounds of alfalfa,
G pounds of ground corn, 8 pounds of
corn stover and 2 pounds of gluten
meal.
Ration No. 3 Where neither sihge
nor airaira are available. Twelvo
pounds of millet, 12 pounds of sor
ghum hay, 2 pounds of ground corn
and 3 pounds of oil meal.
SEED AN IMPORTANT MATTER
Article of Highest Quality Means Sev
eral Dollars More to the Acre
In Net Returns.
(Hy I.E ROY CADY, Associate Horticul
turist. Minnesota Experiment Station.)
Good seed Is an important matter
with tho gardener as well as the farm
er. It never pays to buy cheap seed.
Experiments were carried on a year
or two ago by tho Pennsylvania ex
periment station with somo ten or
moro stralus of cabbage seed of the
samo varieties from dllloront flrmB.
They found variations of yield from
5 to 10 or 15 tons an aero, according
to the strain of seed.
Tho seed of tho highest quality
meant several dollars moro to tho
ncre In net returns, even If It did cost
a few cents moro a pound.
Wasted Energy.
It takes a lot of tho hen's energy
to wnrm ud Ice-cold feed. .
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