THE SEM1-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA,
SHOWS II DECREASE
NEARLY $1,000,000 LESS THAN IN
JULY
ttema of General Interest Gathered
From Reliable Sources Around
1 the Stat House.
WeaUrn Nwpaoer Union New Strvlca.
State Treasurer George E. Hall's re
port for the month of October shows
that the total balance In the state
treasury Is 51,373,891, a decrease of
nearly $1,000,000 Blnco July. In July
the amount on hand was $2,369,786, or
$995,895 moro than at the prosent
time. Ab there Is little coming Into
the state treasury In the fall It will bo
some time before It will bo known
whether or not the fundB In tho treas
ury will be sufficient to keep state
warrants at par.
Mr. Hall belloves ho can get
through tho year without registering
warrantB for lack of funds with which
to pay. When funds avallablo are not
sufficient to cash warrants they aro
registered and draw 4 per cent Inter
est. Often when there Is not suffi
cient In the general fund to pay war
rants, other state funds, Including edu
cational funds, If there are any on
hand, aro used to purchase warrants
and the Interest on such warrautB
then goes to tho state, being credited
to tho particular fund used to niako
the purchase.
At present there Is $322,936 In tho
genoral fund. Tho amount of cash de
posited In banks Is $1,157,830. The
state treasurer is carrying as cash
$100,000 of university warrants, $60,
000 of state normal school warrants
and $6,900 of state aid bridge funds
warranto. Tho amount of state funds
now Invested in interest bearing
bonds is $9,864,648, which is a llttlo
less than usual.
State Auditor Smith has comploted
a compilation of tho amount of stato
warrants ifesued In October. It shows
that tl6 state spont' $394,399.98., For
the entire ten months of this year tho
expenditures of tho stato aggregated
$4,407,962.67. The expenditures dur
ing tho first ten months last year,
which Incjuded tho cost of a legisla
tive session, was $4,549,105.56.
Scores Railroads for Shortage
In support of his statement before
tho state railway commission that rail
road companies do not Increase the
number of box cars in proportion to
tho increase in tho volume of business
from year to year, J. W. Shorthill of
York, secretary of the Nebraska co
operative grain and llvo stock asso
ciation, has submitted a tabulation
taken from annual reports of railroads
filed with tho Interstate coramerco
commission. He charged that tho pres
ent car shortage is duo to .a great ex
tent to the lack of sufficient box cars
to care for nn increasing business.
The figures ho gave were for tho years
1912 to and including 1915. Only two
reports cited by him Included tho year
1916. Ho said some companies pur
chased a considerable number of now
cars In 1915, but the increase does not
appear to bo governed by any system
atic method, while tho number of cars
retired from service appears to bo
more regular and uniform. Ho alleged
tho tabulations show that the tonnage
capacity of tho roads in most in
stances had actually been diminished.
Dr. Hedlund Goes to Hastings
Dr. Ward W. Hedlund, of Lincoln,
a graduate of the Lincoln medical
collego of the class of '12, has boon
appointed by the state board of con
trol to be third assistant physician
at the hospital for the insane at
Hastings. The position carries a
Balary of $1,000 a year and living
expenses. Dr. Hedlund was recom
mended and endorsed by Superin
tendent Fast. He has boon In gen
eral medical practice In Atlanta,
PhelpB county, Noh., and In Lincoln.
He has also done medical work at
the Nebraska penitentiary. Dr. Hed
lund succeeds Dr. Danlelson, who re
cently resigned to return to his home
In Chicago. The change Is announced
by the board of control.
The dates for the state convention
of county commissioners and clerks,
which "will be held In Alliance this
year, has been set for Decomber 12,
13 and 14. The Commercial club is
making elaborate preparations for en
tertainment, and it 1b anticipated
there will be a large number thoro for
trie affair.
In an address to the 100 membors
of Prof. M. M. Fogg's men's writing
course and to tho Lincoln newspaper
men, Henry J. Allen, editor of the
"Wichita, Kas., Beacon, advocated a
school of journalism for Nebraska uni
versity broad-and thorough training
for tho future newspaper odltor. The
editor la more influential than the
preacher or the teacher, he doclared.
"I am a very groat friend of tho pro
position of collego Journalistic schools
because In my experience as a pub
lisher I have found nothing so badly
needed aa Intelligence."
Slate Corn Crop Is Short
Although Nebraska farmers this
year raised 250,000 acres less corn
than a year ago, tho value of tho
crop Is as great as a year ago, $114,
042,269, according to crop report by
W. R. Mollor, secretary of tho stato
board of agriculture. This year's
acreago was 6,720,803 which produced
190.070,449 bushels. Approximately
38,000,000 bushels more were raised
In 1915. Tho yield per acre this
year averaged 28.2 bushels compared
with 32.6 bushels for 1915,
SILAS R, BARTON SUCCUMBS
Republican Concessional Nominee a
Victim of Acute Pneumonia.
Grand iBland, Nob. Silas R. Barton,
member of tho Sixty-third congress
representing tho Fifth Nobraska dis
trict and the republican candidate for
election to the samo offico at this
timo, in competition with Congress
man Ashton C. Shallenbergor, demo
cratic Incumbent, died suddenly nt
11:30 Tuesday morning of acute pneu
monia. Mr. Barton closed his campaign in
his homo city Monday night with an
open air meeting. Intimato friends
were awaro that tho severities of tho
campaign had previously affected hlfl
health and during the past five weeks
had, upon sevoral occasions, compelled
Silas R. Barton, Republican Congres
sional Nominee In 5th District Who
died at his home In Grand Island
11:30 Election Morning.
him to remain in ' his homo for ro
cupor.atlon. Tho exposure at his last
speaking date, the night before, Is be
lieved to have brought the fatal end,
as ho delivered his address with bared
head.
Ho leaves a wife, the. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Motcalfo, of Omaha,
and one son, Silas R. Barton, Jr. Ills
brother, John Barton, rosldcs at Lin
coln. Mr. Barton was born In Iowa, reared
on a Hamilton county, Nobraska, farm,
graduated from tho Aurora, Neb., high
school and tho Peril, Neb., normal, be
came a teacher, then grand recorder
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men, auditor of state for two terms,
and then congressman.
In the congressional session of
which ho was a member ho hold the
record of the most continuous attend
ance and neglected his campaign, at
the tlma because he did not wish to
leave his duties. He has often at
tributed his defeat of 1014 to leaving
his campaign more or less without
Shallenborger received tho news of
his organizing efforts. Mr. Barton was
in his forty-fifth year.
Opponent Tenders Condolence.
. Alma, Neb. Congressman A. C.
tho death of his opponent in the con
gressional raco, while at his homo hero.
He Immediately sent tho following tele
gram of condolence to Mrs. Barton at
Grand Island:
"I have Just learned with profound
sorrow of tho death of your distin
guished husband, Silas R. Barton. Ne
braska has lost a very usoful and
honored citizen. My wife and I Join In
extending to you our deepest sympathy
In your great sorrow."
Tho campaign between Messrs.
Shallenbergor and Barton has been
entirely friendly all tho way through.
Two years ago they wore rival candi
dates for congress and Mr. Shallen
berger won. This year, Mr. Barton
had hoped to reverse things and oust
his opponent, but tho rivalry remained
friendly between them all th6 while.
Lincoln Food Commissioner Har
man belloves his constitutional
amendment was defeated, not for
lack of a majority, but for lack of
sufficient majority to make up 35
per cent of the total vote cast at the
election. Tho amendment would, If
adopted, make tho pure food depart
ment Independent of tho governor's
control.
Now York. Henry Morgonthau,
chairman of the finance commltteo of
the democratic national commltteo,
said Wednesday that tho campaign
had cost tho party $1,860,000,
Soldiers Did Not Vote.
Lincoln. The Nobraska soldiers
wero deprived of tho chance to vote,
like soldlors from many other states,
becauso of the lack of a stato law au
thorizing them to vote. The statos
and not tho general government have
power to say who shall be voters
within their respective borders. Tho
Nebraska legislature having failed to
authorize the etatq troops to voto
when away from homo and tho voting
by mail law applying only to persona
within tho borders of Nebraska.
Republicans Regain Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, which
cast Its electoral vote for Theodore
Roosevelt four years ago has swung
back into the republican presidential
column by giving Charles E. Hughes
a plurality, as Indicated by returns, of
about 200,000. Virtually all counties
that wore normally In tho republican
column prior to 1912 returned republi
can pluralities. Philadelphia early re
turns Indicated a plurality in the ctty
of at least 75,000 for Hughes and Pitts
burgh showed a substantial plurality
for tho republican national ticket.
CONDENSED NEWS
OP INTEREST TO ALL.
DATE 3 FOR COMING EVENTS.
N6v. 21-23 Farmers' Cooperative
Stato Grain and Llvo Stock Ship
Ping ass'n vonventlon at Omaha.
Novembor 25 Stato Federation of
Musical Clubs conforenco at Lincoln.
Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 Annual Poultry
Show at Omaha.
Dec. 4 to 9 Annual Poultry and Pot
Llvo Stock Show at Beatrice
Doc. 6-7-8 Stato Irrigation associa
tion annual convention nt Bridge
port Doc. 12 to 14. Stato Convontlon of
County Commissioners and Clorka
at Alliance.
Doc. 12-14 Nebraska Farmers Con
gress at Omaha.
Dccembor 20-21 National Farmers'
Equity Convention at Omaha.
January 1 to C State Poultry Show at
Kearney.
January-15-20 Stato Improved Llvo
Stock association meeting at Lin
coln. January 10-17-18 Annual convontlon
of Nebraska Volunteor Flremon at
Auburn. '
January 16-19 Winter Apple, Floral
and Potato Show at Lincoln.
A number of farmers In Gago coun
ty have finished gathering their corn
crop nnd In most casos the yields aro
bottor than expected. Alpha Graf, a
farmor living northeast of Beatrlco,
says that his corn averaged about fif
ty bushels to the aero.
Fort Omaha has been designated as
tho location for tho U. S. army ba
loon school. Estimates aro that about
250 officers and men will bo attached
to tho post. It will bo tho instruction
station of tho United States aviation
corps.
A, Jamlcson, an old resident of
Beatrice, has received word to tho
effect that his cousin, P. G. Clark
Duff, who enlisted In a company
from Toronto, Canada, had been kill
ed In action In a heavy battlo on tho
Sommo front;
A homo talent play waB staged at
tho Paddock opera house, Beatrlco, to
a large audience, tho proceeds of
which will bo usod In preparing a din
ner for Company C of that place,
which Is now on the border, on
Thanksgiving day.
Manslll Davis, pioneer homesteader
in tho Loup Valley, died of apoplexy
at his farm home noar North Loup,
while doing tho chores. Ho was tho
father of Horaco M. Davis, pastmas
ter and editor of tho Ord Journal.
Walter, tho 12year-old son of Mr,
and Mrs. Umbert Cechln, who resides
northeast of Fromont, died from an at
tack of lockjaw after Buffering for
sevoral days. The boy stopped on a
nail and tetanus developed.
Jerry Kcan, a farmor living noar
Stella, lost six homes within a week,
death being due, it is bolleved, to
poison from forage. All of his horses
wero afflicted with tho disease, and
only one recovered.
Burglars entered tho hardwaro
store of F. W. Scholz at Duncan nnd
carried away merchnndlso amounting
to moro than $100. This Is tho second
tlmo within two weeks that tho store
has been entered.
Charles W. Burrows, 23 years old,
domocrat, who won over G. W. Stein
meyor as representative from Gage
county, will undoubtedly be tho
youngest member of tho Nebraska
legislature at the session this winter.
The annual torn and poultry exhibit
of tho Beatrlco Poultry and Pet
Stock association, will bo held tho
(second week In Docember and pros
pects point to a big exhibit
Work Is to commence about Janu
ary 1-on a now drainage ditch In dls.
trlct No. 3 Nemaha county, which will
run from near Auburn south east to
tho county lino.
Hon. Silas R. Barton, a member of
the Sixty-third congress, representing
tho Fifth Nebraska district, and tho
republican candidate for election to
the samo office in competition with
Congressman Ashton C. Shallenbergor,
died suddenly at Grand Island of
heart trouble, eloctlon day.
Beforo tho now asphalt paved
streets at Superior wore turned over
to traffic a municipal dance on the
thoroughfares was given, attended Jy
a large crowd. Tho Suporlor band
furnished tho music and tho proceeds
wero donated to charity.
Tho Aurora Y. M.. C. A. has ar
ranged for an eight-number winter
lecturo course to commence December
1. Tho first and third Fridays of tho
flvo winter months will bo given over
to tho lectures. Tho university au
thoritles are to co-operato In tho
movement
Tho Nebraska-Iowa Fruit Jobbers'
association has been pormlttod by tho
Interstato commerco commission to
lntorveno In tho case of tho Nobraska
stato grange agalnBt tho Union Pa
clfle, Involving tho right of producors
to Boll food stuffs from open car,
An animal, claimed by naturalists
to bo a Canadian lynx, was killed by
Fred Leaffler near Lindsay several
days ago, and the peoplo 'in tho com
munity are at a loss as to whoro it
camo from, as no othor similar ono has
ever been seen In this part of tho
country.
Tho sixty-third wedding anniversary
of their marrlago was celebrated by
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Corless of Hooper
last week.
The Masonic lodgo at Auburn 1b
contemplating the erecting of a new
Duuasng ror it members.
Tho Union Pacific Railroad Co.
filed suit in fodoral court at Omaha
to tost tho constitutionality of tho
eight-hour law, rocontly passed by
congross, and known ns tho Adamsnn
law. Thomas S. Alton, United Status
district nttornoy, and four Union
Pacific trainmen, representing tho
dlfforent railroad brotherhoods, aro
made partlos dofondant. Tho bill of
complaint alleges that tho law Is un
constitutional bocause It Is not n
propor regulation of lntorstato com
merco, becauso It violates tho guar
antees of tho Fifth amendment to tho
fedoral constitution, and because It la
unworkable as applied to oxlatlng con
ditions undor which tho trainmen aro
operating. Tho bill of complaint Is
n prlntod document of consldorablo
size and contains copies of all tho
schedules undor which tho trainmen
work.
With tho oponlng of tho oxtonBlon
to rural routo No. 2 In Lincoln county,
that routo waB noarly doubled In
length and dally mall servlco Is glvon
to tho Inland town of Bignell, eleven
mllos oast of North Platto, and to sov
onty families in tho surrounding terri
tory. The routo, which was formorly
thirty-eight miles long, Is now fifty
two miles In length. Bignell formorly
had a three-tlmos a week mall service
from Maxwell, whllo tho farmers of
tho neighborhood wero not served at
all.
Mrs. S. Aldrlch ot Elmwood, who
wrltos undor tho namo of Margaret
Dean Stovons, has for some tlmo been
a contributor to tho leading eastern
magazines, and somo of her stories
have been highly commended by some
of tho best Judges of food Utornturo.
Ono of her short stories, "Tho Llghl
of Day," appears in tho Novembor
Woman's Homo Compnnlon, nnd In
tho Octobor Delineator appears anoth
or ono, "Tho Cat Is On tho Mat."
A commltteo Imb boon named by
tho Commercial club of Suporlor to
ralso tho sum of $30,000 for tho pur
poso of building a now hotol for tho
town. A Now York financier hns of.
fored $20,000 towards tho project
which is expected to cost, whon com
ploted, nbout $50,000. Ton thousand
dollars has already boon sub3crlbo?
by Suporlor citizens.
Flro destroyed a barn containing
four tons of hay, and a corn crib with
three hundred bushels of corn, be
longing to Ed Stono, who lives two
and one-half mllos south wcBt" of York.
John Jones has been appointed chief
of police of North Platto, filling tho va
cancy causod by tho death of H. L.
Baker. Jones was formorly night pa
trolman. Announcement has boon made by
tho Seventh Day AdventlBts from tho
hoadquarters at Washington, D, C,
that members of tho church contribu
ted $3,407,298.17 for evangelistic pur
posos during, tho last year. Tho Ad
ventlstB havo a largo contor In Col
lege View, near Lincoln, whore tho
leading educational Institution In tho
world 1b located.
Many suggestions aro bolng offered
as to what Hastings will do with her
brewery after May 1 noxt year, when
stato-wldo prohibition becomes offect
lvo. Tho Commorclal club suggests a
condensory or cold storage plant,
whllo somo of tho dry boosters think
tho beer factory would mako a good
flour mill.
How tho University of Ncbrasca can
co- porato with tho Nebraska manu
facturers, and bo of material assist
ance to them, will bo explained to tho
Nebraska association by Chancellor
Avory at the annual convontlon In
Omaha Novomber 21 and 22.
Prospects look vory favorable for a
now fedoral building at O'Nolll. Con
gressman IClnkald, who resides in tho
town, has sent word that an appro
priation has been mado to buy tho
site.
A monster mass mooting was held
at Columbus last week to arrango for
bringing n canning factory to that
city, located nt another point, nnd
financing It on a larger scale.
Gago county's mortgago record for
tho month of Octobor Ib as follows:
Number of farm mortgages filed, 19;
amount, $69,976; number of farm
mortgages released, 2ff; amount,
$79,150; number of city mortgages
filed, 35; amount, $37,670.80; number
of city mortgages released, 25;
amount, $18,841.57.
Farmers In tho territory north of
tho North Platto river aro circulating
potltlons asking tho establishing of a
rural route into that district to ba
thirty-two miles long and to servo
ninety families.
Holdrego has been mado a transfor
point on tho Burlington for high Una
frolght, which moans that all freight
Intended for tho high line will bo re
worked thoro by a night gang, thereby
saving much time on switching and
economizing on operating expense by
increasing the load.
Burlington railroad officials havo
ordored removod a blockade ot two
boxcars plaotd In such a way as to
prevent tho Union Pacific from double-tracking
across tho former's right-of-way
In Hastings. Tho blockade
was placed In August, 1912.
Flro originating from oil beneath an
automobile undergoing repairs, caused
tho destruction of a barn owned by
Ray Nyo at Fremont, entailing a loss
estimated at $15,000, with insuranco
of $5,000.
A Gypslo tribe passed through Stol
la a few .days ago with no signs of
tho covered wagon. They wore equip
pod with threo six-cylinder automo
biles and wero heading for California.
Tho Leonard's church at Madison,
ono of tho finest In Nebraska, recent
ly dedicated it's splendid now plpo
orga.
GRADING AND SHIPPING EGGS TO MARKET
CARTON FOR SELLINQ
It Is necessary to excrclso care In
gathering, grading, nnd shipping cggB
to market In order to obtain the top
market price. Where tho production
Is large, It Is sometimes preferable to
sell tho selected eggs, nnd those uc In
ferior quality (making two grades)
through n commission house In New
York city. The prlco obtained In this
way nfter deducting tho cost of tho
case, fillers, express nnd commission
Is generally higher than tho local price,
PREPARE FOWLS FOR MARKET
Attractive Appearance of Bird Makes
It Sell Well Fattening Ration
of Nebraska Station;
A llttlo time nud feed spent In put
ting extra weight on the fowls to bo
marketed not only means that many
moro pounds to bo sold, but It ndds to
tho quality nnd snhiblcncss of tho
fowls. Watch a customer In n meat
mnrket selecting n fowl for tho Sunday
dinner nnd tho fact will bo demon
strnted. A plump, well-rounded bird
may havo too much fat on Its carcass
thnt Is, moro than tho nverngo house
wife enrcs to hnvo on tho fowl In pre
paring It for tho table but n certain
amount of grenso Is wanted, nnd this
fact, together with tho more attrnctlvo
nppenranco of tho fowl, makes that
particular bird sell first, oven though
tho prlco mny bo considerably higher
than thnt of Its bony neighbor.
For quick fattening just prior to
marketing tho poultrymon nt the Ne
braska Agricultural collego recommend
a ration of CO per cent cornmenl, 20
per cent low-grndo flour and 20 per
cent middling. This Is mixed with
skim milk to tho consistency of a bat
ter nnd fed morning nnd night.
It is n good plan to starve tho birds
for 12 hours beforo giving them tho
first of this feed. Thls will shnrpen
their appetites nnd give them n good
start "They should bo fattened for
about two weeks In n smnll pen or
crate until rendy for market or for
killing.
RAPE FOR WINTER PASTURES
Farmer Who Expects to Carry Over
Few Hogs Should Have Patch
Do Not Buy Feed.
A circular from tho extension depart
ment of tho college of agriculture of
the University of Arkansas says nbout
rape:
Every farmer who expects to carry
over a fow pigs for tho winter should
plnnt a patch of rapo for winter pas
ture. "Do not buy feed when It can
bo grown," should bo tho motto of ev
ery farmer. Arkansas buys too much
pork when we can grow pork cheaper
hero than can tho farmers of any of
the northern states.
CULL CHICKEN FLOCK CLOSE
Retain Nothing but Well-Matured Pul
lets and Husky Males Fatten
and Market Surplus.
Chill your flocks, nnd cull, closely.
A chicken that has not commenced
to lay nt present had better bo dis
posed of rather than kept over through
tho long winter months.
You cannot cull too closely. Keep
nothing but well-matured pullets nnd
husky, well-matured males. Send nil
elso to market at once.
Pen them up In closely constructed
coops nnd fatten, giving them tho fin
ishing touches for market, sumo ns a
steer or a hog.
CABBAGE GOOD FOR POULTRY
One of Most Easily Provided of Green
Feeder Rig lip a Rack for
8proutlng Oata.
AU ,tho green stuff t?io chickens get
you will havo to furnish them. Cab
bage Is ono of tho most easily provid
ed foods In this lino, You can, If you
aro handy, mako a little placo for
sprouting oats, nnd these nro fine,
Thcro nro rcgulai sprouting racks, but
they nro not necessary. If you onco
seo ono you can rift up n rack thnt
will answer every purpose.
CHEAP FEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE
Low-Priced Grain Possess Very Lit
tle Food Value Better Give
First-Class Grains.
Cheap foods und spoiled grain nro
often sold as poultry food nt compara
tively low prices, but tho food valuo Is
so low In most of theso that they are
actually moro expensive to feed than
nro first-class grains.
SELECT MARKET EGG8.
unless you nro shipping to a nearby
city trade. There Is no object in ship
ping eggs to Now York In tho attrnc
tlvo pastcbourd enrtona holding ono
I dozen eggs each. Thcsu are to bo used
for supplying local druggists (for soda
fountains) grocers nnd retail trade, and
It requires only n short tlmo to estab
lish u reputation In your cartoned eggs
and obtain u premium of several cunts
per dozen nbovo tho local price of
storo eggs. Clemson College Bulletin.
REMEDY FOR STUNTED FOWLS
Ax la Best Thing, as They Are Abso
lutely Worthless Only Cure Is
That of Prevention.
Questions nro often received asking
what can bo done with stunted chicks,
nnd what Is tho reason for their be
ing stunted.
Stunted chicks nro almost invariably
tho result of poor enro on tho part of
the owner. Sometimes tho fnult can
bo traced directly to tho parent stock
being low In vitality, but It Is usunlly
caused by tho attendant being lax In
his euro ot the stock.
Tho reason why Into hatched chicks
nro often stunted nnd good for noth
ing Is that tho owners fall to glvo
thorn tho necessary slmdo nnd protec
tion from lice. Budly ventilated sleep
ing quarters nro a very productive
source ot stunted chicks.
There enn be no remedy for stunted
fowls, unless It bo tho nr. They nrq
absolutely worthless. Tho only euro
Is thnt of prevention. Glvo tho fowls
plenty of the right kind of nourish
ing food, pure water, abundant shade
nnd ufford tho menus of sufficient ex
orcise. Occasionally n chick becomes stunt
ed becauso It Is placed In a brooder
or run with lnrger chicks which tram
plo It so much that It Is given a se
rious BOtback. Never mix broods of
chicks of different uges.
Good strong breeding stock and
propor enro will eliminate stunted
chicks from any flock.
COLD DOESN'T DESTROY LICE
Parasites Come Out of Cracka and
Crevices In Winter and Take
Nourishment From Hens.
Remember that cold docs not kill
llce. They Ho dormant If -away from
tho fowls, but they can be active If
warmed up on tho roost They como
out of cracks nnd crovlces oven in
winter nnd tnko their share of nourish
ment from tho hens, especially If boxes
of nBhes or earth aro not furnished for
them.
Tho big llco nro always extremely
active in winter. Wntch tho fluffs of
tho fowls for these and fill them thick
with a good Insect powder. Nothtng
finishes off the big blood nnd oil suck
ers so quickly as a good insect pow
der. Get them killed off beforo chicle
hatching time.
SOLUTION FOR KILLING LICE
Alr-8laked Lime, Carbollo Acid and
Finely Ground Tobacco Will
Make Efficient Killer.
A vory strong lice killer Is made by
taking ono pint of air-slaked Unto, ono
ounce of carbolic acid, and threo
pounds of finely ground tobacco or to
Imqco dust
Common soil, If very dry nnd clean,
mixed with carbolic acid, will mako
nn efficient llco powder. Tho secret of
killing mites or lice Is to keep ever
lastingly nt It
YOUNG CHICKS RELISH MILK
Hao Most Favorable Influence on
Growth and Tends to Greatly
Reduce Death Rate.
The feeding of milk toyoung chicks
has n most favorable influence on tho
growth nnd on lessening tho mortal
ity. It tends to prevent mortality from
nil causes, and If fed soon enough nnd
for a sufllclently long period greatly
reduces tho death rate caused by bacll
Inry whlto diarrhea.
VALUE OF OVERGROWN FOWLS
No Better In Any Particular Than
Those of Normal Size Better to
Develop Laying Qualities.
Overgrown fowls are no better In
any particular than those of normal
size. The breeding,' enro nnd selec
tion designed for increasing size, nnd
better be devoted to tho development
of laying qualities nnd table quality
instead of quant' ty.