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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. WASHINGTON NAVY YARD GATES CLOSED TO VISITORS SETTING UP AND OPERATING INCUBATOR Mm INCUBATOR CHICKS RUNNING OUT IN SPRING. (Prepared by thu United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) February, March and April uro the Sest months to hatch chickens, de pending somewhat upon the Individual, 13 well ns the climatic conditions. Set up tho Incubator according to tho uunufucturer's directions, and see :lmt the machine Is perfectly level. If a spirit level Is not available, n ong shallow pan of water set on top it the Incubator can be used as a level to assist In setting up the machine, lie sure that all parts of the Incubator are In their proper positions and that the emulator works freely. Do not plane fT tho door of the Incubator, If it Ulcks, until the machine has been aeated up and thoroughly dried. Run the machine at about 102 degrees Fahrenheit for a day before putting In the eggs. It takes several hours for tho mnchlne to como back to Its cor rect temperature after the eggs arc 3rst put In; therefore the regulator 3hould not be touched during that time. See to the regulation of the temperature of tho Incubator before opening tho door of the machine to at tend to the eggs. Look to the care Df the Incubator carefully and regular ly, but do not change tho regulator any more than Is absolutely neces sary. When the bulb of tho thermometer rests directly on tho eggs the tem perature Is usually held at 101 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit the first week, 102 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit tho sec 3nd week, and 103 degrees Fahren heit tho third week; while a hanging thermometer Is opernted at about 102 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit tho first two weeks and 103 degrees Fahren heit tho Inst week. At hatching time the machine will frequently run up to 10-1 or 105 degrees Fahrenheit wlth 3 tit any Injury to tho chickens. If the temiernturo hns been right up to the hatching time, It is usually better not to change tho regulator at that time, provided the temperature does not run above 103 degrees Fahrenheit. While tho eggs will hatch just as well if the temperature Is run slightly higher than noted above, throughout the hatch, the chickens are npt to bo weak and hard to raise. In n good hatch tho eggs will start to pip on tho evening of the nine teenth day, and most of the chickens will bo out of tho shell on the morning Df tho twenty-first day. If the hatch Is much earlier or later than this It in dicates that tho conditions during Incu bation have not been right. A high temperature may hatch eggs too quick ly and produce weak chickens, while a continuous low temperature through nut tho hatch will delay it for several hours. Use good oil. Clean and fill tho Inmp onco dally, trimming tho wick by scraping tho charred portion off with a knife or square-edged nnll, or by cutting tho wick with scissors. Care of Machine at Hatching Time. After tho eggs begin to hatch, Jeave the machlno nlono until the hatch Is well over. Do not open the door to see how the eggs are hatching, as It allows tho moisture to escape, which Is very essentlnl at this time. Keep tho Incu bator dark at hatching time by cover ing tho glass In ttie door with a cloth or burlap sack, so that tho chicks will not be attracted to the front of tho machine by the light and become rest less. When tho chicks are all hatched, remove the egg tray and open tho ven tllntors, nccordlng to the manufactur er's directions, nnd keep them In tho Incubator from 24 to 30 hours after the hatch Is over before removing them to tho brooders. If they are to bo shipped a lig distance away, so that they will lib on tho road two or three days, It Is better to ship them as soon as the hatch is over and tho chicks aro thoroughly dry. ChickH which pip, but arc unnblc to get out of the shell by their own efforts, rare ly amount to much if helped out, al though, if desired, when most of the eggs aro hatched and the chicks dried off so that they will not be Injured by opening tho Incubator door, any which have pipped may be helped out by cracking the shell nnd placing them back on the egg tray. Turning and Cooling the Eggs. Eggs should he turned and cooled nccordlng to tho directions furnished with the Incubator. The eggs nre usu ally turned for the first time at the end of the second dny of Incubation and twice dally through the eighteenth nnd nineteenth day, or until the chicks commence to pip. After turn ing the eggs, reverse the egg trays end for end, and from ono side of tho machine to thu other in two-tray Incu bators. Kbe? the incubator door closed whilo turning tho eggs, unless the directions state that It should bo left open. The length of time to cool -ggs depends upon the temperature of the Incubator room. A good general rule Is to leave the eggs out of the in cubator until they feel slightly cool to the hand, face, or eyelid. Cool onco dally aiter the seventh und up to tho nineteenth dny. Place tho trays of eggs on the top of tho mnchlno or on a table In such a position that they are not In a draft, and so" that the tray does not project over tho edge of Its support, thereby allowing pnrt of tho eggs to cool much quicker than tho rest. Moisture is used extensively In hatching In the South, In high alti tudes, and In places where the Incuba tor Is run In a dry room. Muny meth ods aro used to supply moisture in Incubators, such as sprinkling the eggs with warm water at about TOO degrees Fahrenheit, or placing a pan of water, n receptacle containing moist snnd, or a wet sponge below tho egg tray. Another common method of sup plying moisture Is to sprinkle or soak tho floor of the Incubator or to place a pall of water under tho lamp. The eggs are tested with tho largo end up, so thnt the size of the air cell may be seen as well as tho condition of tho embryo. The testing should tnko place In a dark room. Tho Infer tile egg when held before the small hole with tho lamp lighted Inside the box will look perfectly clear, tho same as n fresh one, while a fertile egg will show a dark spot, known as the em bryo, with a ninss of little blood veins extending In all directions, If tho em bryo is living ; If dead, and the egg has been Incubated for at least 40 hours, the blood settles away from tho em bryo toward tho edges of the yolk, forming In somo cases an Irregular cir cle of blood, known as a blood ring. Eggs vary In this respect, some show ing only a streak of blood. All In fertile eggs should bo removed ut tho first test. The eggs containing strong, living embryos are durk and well tilled up to tho fourteenth day, and show a clear, sharp, distinct lino of demarca tion between tho air cell and the grow ing embryo, while dead germs show only partial development, and lack this clear, distinct outline. Follow Directions. Follow the manufacturers' direc tions in settiug up nnd opening an incubator. See that the Incubator Is running steadily at tho desired temperature before filling with eggs. Do not add fresh eggs to a tray containing eggs which aro undergoing Incubation. Turn the eggs twice dally after the second and until tho nineteenth day. Cool tho eggs onco dally, according to tho weather, from tho seventh to tho nineteenth day. Turn tho eggs before caring for thu lumps. Attend, to tho imvhlne carefully at regular hours. Keep the lamp nnd wick clean. Test tho eggs on tho seventh and fourteenth days. Do not open tho machine after the ' eighteenth dny until tho chickens aro hatched. RATION FOR EGG PRODUCTION Good Combination Made of Grains and Ground Feed Supplement With Milk or Beef Scrap. A good ration for egg production can be made with a combination of equal parts by weight of wheat and corn, or In tho winter time twice as much corn as wheat may bo used. For ground feed, a mixture of equal parts of bran, shorts, and cornmenl may bo used. Efficient egg production requires al so that this ration be supplemented with cither sour mill; all thnt tho birds will drink or In case sour milk Is not available, commercial beet scrap. One-fourth of the ground feed should consist of beef scrap in case this is used. FOWLS FOR BREEDING FL0C& Among Necessary Characteristics Are Short Heads, Stubby Beak, Broad Back and Strong Legs. Select birds with a short head, stub by benk, prominent eyes, long broad back, strong legs, set well apart, smooth and glossy plumage und u iiery red and well-developed comb. The male bird thnt proves the best tighter and can crow the loudest and longest, If ho possesses tho other necessary breed characteristics, may bo placed ut the head of the breeding Hock. SLUSH AND A DREAM. "It was pouring," said Daddy, "and the Gnomes were delighted. " 'There is nothing so nice,' said IV tor Gnome, 'as a nice slushy day. We can all put on our high rubber boot? and hnve n good oltl walk.' "'Fine,' shouted tho rest of the Gnomes. 'Let's go u-calllng on Mr Giant.' " 'All right,' said Peter Gnome. They all put on their high rubber boots and off they started. Tho rain kept pour Ing down nnd the snow was moltlnp .fast. '"I hope,' said ono of tho Gnomes 'that all tho Snow won't go.' '"If it does,' whispered a little Snow Flake, Just before it was melted by somo of tho Italndrops, 'our old Snow King will see to It that wo come again. Winter has only Just begun really, and we shall havo lots and lots of good times yet.' " 'That's rood, said tho little Gnome. 'I lovo tho Snow.' " 'Wo all do,' said Peter Gnome, 'but today wo are going to enjoy the slush.' "Th6y started off on their walk to Mr. Giant's Cave. They splashed through the melting snow-drifts and had a very Jolly walk. "Soon thojs, arrived at Mr. Giant's Cave. They knocked three times, and a deep voice said, 'Come In I Enter 1' "In walked all tho Gnomes, and how Mr. Giant did laugh when ho saw their high rubber boots. "'Well, you're not afraid of a bad day,' said Mr. Giant. " 'It's not such a bad day,' said Pe ter Gnome. 'In fact, It's quite a good day. I don't consider a day naughty that gives us as much fun as this one does.' " 'I never heard before of a day be ing called naughty,' said. Mr. Giant. "'Well,' said Peter Gnome, 'you said it was a bad day, 'and a bad day means u naughty day, doesn't It?' "'Perhaps,' agreed Mr. Giant. 'Hut It's not usunlly called naughty. That's all.' " 'Wo'ro never usual,' said Peter Gnome. " 'True, true,' said Mr. Giant. " 'Will you come and take a walk with us? asked Peter Gnome. " 'Delighted to, I'm sure,' said Mr. Giant. 'Let mo got my boots.' "From a high part of tho Cave he reached for his tall boots. "They only mndo him look more enormous thnn over and tho Gnomes looked very tiny ns they walked about him while ho wus puttlug on his great boots. "'Where nre we going?' asked Mr. Giant. "'We're going,' said Peter Gnome, 'to call on n little Boy who has been 111. Ho hasn't been ablo to play In tho Snow all this winter. And when ho sees a day like this ho will be so dis couraged, lie will feel that he Is never going to get out to play. Hut wo shall wait until ho is in bed and asleep and then we'll give him n phiy-tlmo Off They Went. with us. A real dream of slush and fun. He'll thjnlr lie Is falling down and getting soaked, and that It doesn't hurt him at all. You must stand out side tho window for you can reach from tho ground floor up to his win dow, and you'll whisper suggestions for us. " 'Thou I must put on my thinking cap that Witty Witch gave me,' said Mr. Giant. And he reached in another part of tho Cave for tho thinking cap which ho put on his head, and which made him look very, very tall. "'I'm ready,' said Mr. Giant. Off they went. My tho time they reached tho House they were going to visit it was quite dark. "Such wonderful play dreams an they gave the HU'o sick Moy and tho next morning when lie woke up ho was no longer discouraged. Ho knew ho i would get well soon und bo able to play in the slush and havo a good old l time Just ns every Hoy could have." The Bo; Knew. "If I cut a beefsteak In two," asked tho toucher, "am? then cut tho halves In two, what do 1 get?" "Quarters," answered tho boy. "Good. And then again?" "Eighths." "Correct. Again?" "Sixteenths." "Exactly. And what then?" "Thirty-seconds." "And onco moiv?" "nnmburg," cried the hoy Uently. Impa- Best Buolness Boys. Muslness men are looking for hoys ,-ho work well when tho boss Is not looking. The gates of the Washington navy .surd win re til th guns for the l nlted States navy aro assembled, aro closed and guarded for the tirst time In tho history of the yard. Work Is being rushed to the limit. At tho right of tho Illus tration Is Hear Admiral J. II. Glenuon, commandant of the yard and superintendent of tho gun factory. SITE FOR I'hls is Hunters Point, near San Francisco, selected as tho site of a new HURRYING THE OCEAN MAILS ASHORE a Haste Is Hie watchword of the I'nlted States post olllce department, and nowhere is this more clearly emphasized than on tho arrival of a mall steamer from Europe. This photograph shows how mail sacks are rushed directly from a liner to a mallhoat In New York harbor. VICTIMS OF THE 'f" Z ...:....Jt4m!' . .. Om ' film. renin t I - n.-.m 1 1: i u I thin iiIIh n n iinrj swumpeil muull boat slowl. sinking into the water, and men dotting tin sea Mrlving their utmost to keep alloat. Those struggling men an- Hrltlshei'M who. when their tram-port, the Iverulu, was sunk by a torpedo, took to the boats and dropped Into the seething waters of the Mediterranean, Tho heavy seas running swamped the boat. NEW NAVAL BASE ON THE PACIFIC 1 ' v. . istf il- ! U-BOAT WARFARE ;c n lm base for tho United Stntes nnvy. hero of the Dardanelles, Mark Alexander of Itonnoko, Va., nn American, who was with! stride of death during n battle nt the Dardanelles, Ho was lighting In a trench with six other men, nnd was Just ready lo hurl a trench-bomb which ho had fixed so ns to bo ready for explosion when n bullet from tho Turks hit his hand, causing the bomb to explode. Ho lost both his hands and his left eye, and his clothes wero stripped from hi, body by tho explo sion. Ho had the presence of mind to bend over nnd stop tho concussion of tho shell, thus preventing his com rades from being mortally wounded. Ho Is thirty years old and left for Eng land In 1015. Ho was in n hospital 11 months recovering from his wounds. Alexander hns been decorated with a medal of honor by King George nnd also been recommended for tho Vic torian cross. Offended. "I can't understand why Miss Lnng syno Is angry with me. Sho told mo yesterday that It was her twenty-ilfth birthday, and when I wished her many happy returns of tho day sho said I was a horrid old thl 111?, nnd hnoti't spoken to ine since." "I don't bin mo her. You see, yes terday was about tho fifteenth re turn of her twcnty-flfth birthday, and she's getting a bit senslllvo about Helpful Person. "Do you believe that truth crushed to earth will rise again?" asked tho moralist. "Oh, yes," answered tho cynical man. "Thero aro nlwnys a number of people in every community who want to get at tho truth because they think It's going to hurt somebody."