Nebraska Newspapers

    THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA,
OWNERSHIP OF
PUBUC UTILITIES
LAND COMMISSIONER WANTS
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE GOOD
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around the
State House
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
After a prolonged discussion tho
house decided to join with tho boh
ate In asking for government owner
ship of railroads and In approving
tho inovomont to havo the govern
ment take over all other public
utilities. Deal's S. F. 07 relates that
the failure of the railroads to fur
nish a sulllcleut number of cars
to movo last year's crops and other
products Is but another evidence that
prlvatoly owned syatom cannot bo
depended upon to givo adequate
sorvlco whon tho pcoplo need It
most. Congress is "earnestly me
morialized" to take immediate steps
leading to government ownorshlp, all
the roads to bo operated under strict
civil service rules "for tho con
venience and accommodation of tho
public rather than for tho conveni
ence and aggrandizement of prlvato
corporations."
Wants Government to Make Good
Land Commissioner G. L. Shumway
Is taking an inventory of lands duo
tho state of Nebraska for government
right of way grants and by reason
of rosurveys.
Several thousand acres aro duo the
state from shortago found by resur
voys running through a period of near
ly thirty-flvo years. This Is tho flrBt
time tho matter has been checked up.
The department of tho interior at
Washington has reserved from entry
lour farms In Grant county pending
tho checking of claims by the United
States department. Indemnity has
been requested by tho state.
The land commissioner Is interested
in getting the government to cede land
from forest reserve for this purpose,
slnco few choice selections remain
outside those acres. Any land ac
quired by tho state will be transferred
to school land.
Land Commissioner Kendall made
tho last selection on November 21,
1S83. Since then the Alt resurvey re
ducing many 640-acre sections to 500
acres, and other survoys have never
boon checked up and no roquest has
boon made for indemnity, and no se
lection of lieu lands has over been
made. No action has over been taken
as to lands occupied by the Union
Pacific right of way prior to survoys.
To Employ Convicts as See Fit
Tho houso staged a warm debato
ovor tho question of what to do with
tho convicts at tho state penitentiary.
Tho matter came boforo it in S. P.
300, Oberllos" bill primarily intended
to -provide for the employment of tho
etato's prisoners on tho roads of tho
various counties, as amended tho
board of control was given power to
do with them as thoy pleased,
i Tho grave point of difference was
whether to prohibit tho men from be
ing placed also on work that brought
them into competition with skilled me
chanics. The farmers generally In
sisted that this restriction be elimi
nated on tho ground that no matter
what they aro put at they como Into
competition with somebody's labor
and the mechanic should not bo picked
out for spoclal exemption from compe
tition. Thoy also insisted that tho
health of the men demanded they bo
employed at something.
Thanks Governor Neville for Support
Presldont Wilson, In spite of the
etross of preparation for actlvo war
faro, has not overlooked the proffers
of support which Governor Neville
inado to him and which was unani
mously approved In resolutions
passed by both houses of the Ne
braska legislature
In a letter to Governor Novillo
tho president says:
"Accept my warmest thanks for
your telegram of April 4. I am
very grateful to you and to tho
mombers of tho Nebraska legisla
ture for this reassuring pledgo of
loyal support.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
"W.OODROW WILSON."
"Obey tho law; keop your mouth
shut," is tho advice of the United
States attorney genoral.
I Tho United Statos district attor
noy's oinco has received tho follow
iug message from tho department:
"No German alien onomy In this
country who has not hitherto boen
Implicated in plots against tho in
tcrests of tho Unltod States, need
havo any fear of action by tho de
partment of justice so long as ho
observes tho following warning:
"Obey tho law; keop your mouth
shut."
Flies Bill for Expenses
Woodruff Hall of Valentine, Nob.,
chairman of tho temporary Btatts for
oetatlon commission for tho last two
years, has filed a claim with Stato
Auditor Smith for $94.32, which will
be allowed. It Is for expenses In con
noctlon with his trip to tho capltol,
whoro ho spont ten days March 19
to 29 In lobbying in tho legislature
for his bills to create tho commission
nnd raako tho temporary one pcrraa
nont.
REQUESTS ENLISTMENT
Governor Urges Young Men to Offer
Services
Young men of Nebraska aro urged
by Governor Novillo, In a proclama
tion just issued to enlist for service
In tho war with Germany, in responso
to President Wilson's call. The gov
ernor also calls attention of the pco
plo gonorally to tho need of practic
ing ocouomlus and guarding against
waste, so that all the rcsourcos of
tho nation may bo conserved for tho
impending conflict at arms. Ho says:
"Congress has declared that a state
of war oxlsta bctweon our country
and the imperial Gorman government.
"Tho membors of the legislature of
the stato of Nebraska havo ronowed
alleglauco to country and president,
and havo pledged Nebraska's man
hood and resources to tho end that
the nation's honor may bo main
tained and its prcstlgo undiminished.
"Untold sacrifices may bo demand
ed of our pcoplo for, having ontored
tho great struggle, we can bo assured
that no stqno will bo loft unturned,
and regardless of what our previous
lows may havo beon, to bring tho war
o a successful conclusion must, from
his day, bo the single purpose of a
united people.
"All men of military ago, plhysl-
cally qualified, who can bo spared
Irom the industrial and business life
of tho nation, and upon whom others
aro not dopendent for subsistence
.ml support, are urged to respond at
once to the call to tho colors. Thero
can ho no place for slackers In Ne
braska, if the traditions and honor of
our stato and pcoplo are to bo main
tained.
"It may bo some timo boforo tho
effects of our participation will be
felt, but Immedlato stops must bo
taken to meet every possible contin
gency. Wasto of every description
must bo reduced to the minimum,
wealth must bo conserved and tho pro
duction of foodstuffs must b increased
to tho highest degree. Every acre
of tillable land should bo placed un
der cultivation; every avallablo plot
of ground in tho cities and towns
should be utilized for garden purposes.
"With absolute confidence In tho pa
triotism of tho people of Nebraska, I
urge that thoy givo their undivided
support to tho president in this emer
gency." KEITH NEVILLE,
Governor.
New State Banks Chartered
Tho stato banking board granted
charters to six now stato banks in
one day last week, making a total
f 891 stato banks now In existence In
Nebraska. Since February 21, when
tho supremo court of Nebraska ro-
fusod to sustain tho stato board In
Its attempt to limit tho number of
banks the board hns granted permis
sion to thirty-eight new stato banks to
go into business. This is moro than
ono now bank a day, oxcludlng Sun
days and holidays. As two newly
chartered banks at Sutherland morgod
into ono institution, and as ono now
bank at Thurston did not start In
business but bought out a bank al
ready In business, tho number of stato
banks authorized to do buslnoss since
tho supreme court gave its opinion
is exactly ono daily for tho past thirty
eight working days.
Capital National Bank Again.
Five of the six mombers of tho Joint
sonato and houso committee appointed
to Investigate tho possibilities of col
lecting $194,502.02, tho sum the stato
lost in tho failure of tho Capital Na
tional bank In Lincoln in 1893, aro In
favor of pressing the matter further
with tho view of collecting tho loss
from the directors of the bank. These
flvo aro asking tho legislature to ap
propriate ?5,000, of which $1,000 they
ask to bo sot aside for further Investi
gation of the possibilities of making
tho collection.
New Man on Hotel Commission
Governor Novillo has appointed J.
B. Meyer, a Lincoln traveling man,
as assistant deputy stato hotol com
missioner. This is a new office created
by tho consolidation of tho hotel com
mission with tho state puro food de
partment, which became offectlvo Fri
day, In carrying out tho provisions of
a legislative bill which Just passed
with an emergency clause.
Tho state university can be of
service In war timo, Chancellor Avory
believes, by speeding up tho ma
chinery and turning out export work
men as rapidly as possible. War,
tho chancellor says, will mean that
nil must mako sacrifices and ono of
tho sacrifices will be self Imposed
restriction on social affairs. Tho
chancellor says ho bolloves many
unlvorslty men, anxious to bo of
service, can do moro good by Join
ing tho ranks of the producers than
by taking up training for military
sorvlco.
Nebraska Second In Automobiles
Approximately 300 moro automobllo
licenses wero Issued during the first
two and a half months of 1917 than
were Issued during 1916 altogether,
according to tho records of Secretary
of Stato Charlos W. Pool.
The number In 191G, which was 100,
531, has already beon increased to
100,800, In round numbors, and ap
plications aro still pouring In at tho
rato of 200 to 300 a day. In January
ns many as 7,000 applications wero
received In a day.
MINOR NOTES FROM ALL
PARTS Jtf NEBRASKA
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
April 121-22 Missouri Valley Chiro
practors' Association Meeting at
Omaha.
April 2J1-25 Annual Meeting Stuto
Aerie of Eagles at Nebraska City.
April 20-27 Nebraska Association of
Elks Annual Convention at Lincoln.
Mny 1-2 Modern Woodman State
Camp at Norfolk.
May 4 Group No. 2 Nebraska Hank
ers' Association Convention nt Co
lumbus. May S Rlonnlnl Session A. O. U. W.
Grand Lodge at Omaha.
May 8-0 Knights of Columbus Stnte
.Meeting at Alliance.
Mny 12 Stato High School Track
mid Field Meet at Lincoln.
May 10-17-18 Annual Encampment
Nebraska G. A. It., Ladles of the .
A. H Women's Relief Corps ; Span
ish War Veterans and Sons of Vet
erans at Columbus.
May 22-25 Nebraska Sportsmen's As-
soclntion Annual Tournament at
Fremont.
One carload of hogs from Covert,
Scottsbluft county, brought $10.15 a
hundredweight on tho Denver stock
market a few days ngo. There were
eighty-three head In the carlbad and
they averaged 2I17 pounds.
The Aurora Commercial club, tho
Y. M. O. A. nnd tho Nineteenth Cen
tury club have united their forces for
tho purposes of bringing a lyceuin
course to Aurora during tho coming
winter.
Fred Knoor and William Goercke,
house movers of Heaver Crossing,
with tho families of small children,
wero Instantly killed when their light
automobllo skidded nnd turned turtle
six miles north of Staplehurst.
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed
almost entirely the Westover iron
foundry of Lincoln. The plant was one
in" the few In Lincoln where many
kinds of wnr material could bo manu
factured. Following a rousing meeting nt Au
rora forty-two young men or the
vicinity enlisted In tho now company
11 of the Fifth regiment, Nebraska
National Guard.
Charles, the 1.1-yonr-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. .lames Mills, residing half
a mile south of Mullen, accidentally
shot the top of his head ort while
hunting a coyote.
The Hankers Realty Investment
company of Omaha Is soon to erect a
$1015,000 hotel at Kearney. Tho new
hostelry will bo six stories high and
will contain 100 rooms.
Fremont Is to hnvc a tractor meet
again this year, the only demonstra
tion of Its kind In the United States
during 1017, the date being fixed for
August 0 to 18.
Fourteen hundred tons of nlfalfa
were dstroyed In a fire west of Elm
creok just recently. Tho nlfalfa
was to bo milled and bnled by P. Pcr
rlnc, owner of a largo portable mill.
Loss estimated nt $25,000 Is entailed
In a gigantic prairie fire that swept a
strip of territory east of O'Neill ten
miles long and six miles wide.
Munlclpnl nffalrs of Kearney arc
now being looked after by a commis
sion of three men. K. R. Andrews Is
noting ns mayor of the city.
Tho students of Donno college nt
Crete are pushing a movement to
form a coinpnny for drill nnd Instruc
tion In mllltnry tnetles.
Further plans havo been made for
the Joint celebration of Nebraska's
Roml-oentcnnlnl nnd tho Fourth of
Julv nt Hebron.
The Fremont Woman's club 1ms ta
ken up Red Cross work. Alllnnco also
has formed a chapter.
Mitchell suffered two disastrous
fires Inst week, entnlllng n combined
loss of $20,000.
Nebraskn has about 80,000 men be
tween the ages of 19 and 24, of whom
nbout 13,000 are mnrrled, leaving
07.000 to answer tho first call to arms
should congress pnss the selective
draft measure. It Is estlmnted there
nro something less thnn 5.000.0m un
married men In tho United States be
tween 10 and 25, on whom the princi
pal burden of tho draft must fall.
A statement mndo by tho United
States Agricultural department In a
recent bulletin, places Nebraskn
fourth In nvernge crop production out
of forty-eight states.
Eight stolon automobiles wero lo
cated near Long IMno few dny ago
by flvo Nebraska sheriffs. The engine
numbers hnd been chnnged on thf cars
nnd It Is believed they wero stolen
and then sold to the farmers as scc-
oud-hand cars.
The Union Pacific railroad company
has begun work on tho rebuilding of
the depot at Ilordvlllo, Hamilton
county, which burned down recently,
It will be larger and more convenient
and modern thnn tho ono that was de
stroyed.
Pnlrbury will not have tho now
$100,000 hotel this yenr, as the re
suit of Its promoters having purehas
od the Mary-Eta hotel. The new own
ers expect to add nnother story to tho
hostelry, mnklng four In all.
A bachelor's degree from nn nc
credited college will bo required of
anyone Booking to tench In the senior
or junior classes of the York lilgh
school.
A recruiting stntlon has been open
cd nt York for the purpose of filling
Coinpnny M, N. N. O., to fighting
strength of 100.
Plans nro bolng porfoctod by tho
Union Pacific for u "preparedness," or
"conservation" spcclnl to bo sent out
over the stnte next month, starting
nt Columbus on the 8th and ending at
Stapleton on tho 14th. A number of
farm experts nnd successful and prac
tical farmers whose farms aro along
tho lines of the rond will givo lectures
nt nil points visited. The special will
take In branch lino points north of
Columbus, Grand Islnnd nnd Kearney.
The Idea of running this train Is In ac
cordance with tho urgent necessities
pointed out by tho Nutlonal Council of
Defense and follows directly upon the
heels of tho report of the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
which It was pointed out that tho esti
mate of the wheat crop for 1017 Is
some 50,000.000 bushels under that of
last yenr. The urgent demand of the
National Council of Defense Is that
every possible ncro In the great crop
producing states be put under cultiva
tion.
Inexperience In driving Is thought
to have been responsible for the death
of five women near Gibbon, when nn
nutoinoblle In which they were riding
was struck by n Union Pacific train.
Phe enr was being drlvon by Miss
Helen Sloss of North Rend. She was
unused to driving, It Is said, and prob
ably inlscnlculated tho speed of the
approaching train and attempted to
cross tho track nhead of It. The dead
are: Mrs. Lnura A. Thatcher. Gibbon.
Miss Ruth Thatcher, her daughter,
principal of Gibbon schools; Miss Sa
die Thatcher, daughter; Miss Norma
Gordon, Kenrney, t earlier In Gibbon
schools; Miss Helen Sloss, North
Rond. The nutomoblle was hurled sev
eral hundred foot nnd demolished. .
Joe Sterker of Dodge, since losing
tho title of world's champion wrestler
to Earl Caddock of Anlln, In., at
Oniaha, announces ho will retire from
the game temporarily nnd has can
rolled all engagements. Steelier lost
the match nt Omnlia by default, hav
ing failed to appear on the mat after
winning nnd losing a fall. Caddock,
the new champion, Is the only man
who over pinned Stecher's shoulders
to the mnt In n championship bout.
Louis Kamernd, who lost his life
while resisting nrrest nt tho hands of
n posse near Arcadia, was nn Inmate
of the Kearney Industrial school a few
years ago. Of a class of thirty-six
boys of which Kainerad wns a mem
ber, sixteen linve already served
terms In the penitentiary nt Lincoln.
A movement has been stnrtrd In
tho stnte to mobilize nil high srhool
and university students for farm work
flaring the coining summer vacation.
Phis Is suggested by tho shortage of
farm labor and the nppnrent need for
nil who enn to carry on tho farming
operations.
Ono of the Dlggest land rtcnls In
Greeley county for years was complet
ed when AV. E. Reed of Greeley Cen
ter sold n tract containing 0S9 ncres
to P. J. Rooney for $25 an acre. The
land Is unimproved.
Ford Jackson and Robert Rezac,
two members of the Fremont signal
corps, rhargrd with making wrongful
use of nn automobile, were sentenced
to three months ench In the county
Jnll.
Emll Foth of Ord, J. F. Rowers of
dishing. Albert Englehart of Hnn
rroft nnd George Russell of Fullerton
had hog shipments on the South
Omnhn mnrket last week that
brought $15.70 per hundredweight.
The Teknmnh board of edurntlon
hns dlrerted that hereafter the teach
ing of German be omitted In the pub
lic schools of the town.
Twenty head of Hereford rnttle. av
eraging 1.409 pounds brought $1.1.05
per hundred pounds on the South
Omnhn mnrket tho other day.
Spring wheat Is being sown quite
extensively by the fnrmors of Jeffer
son county.
Cody Honl. grnndpon of the Into
Colonel William F. Cody. Is organiz
ing n rnvnlry troop at North Platte.
The population of North Plntto Is
estimated at 7,050.
Following a patriotic demonstration
nt Alliance the company being organ
ized by J. H. Miller to fill tho vn
rancy In tho organization of the
Fourth Nebraskn regiment filled rap
idly until It was nnnounced more thnn
the required number were rendy to bo
mustered In. Accordingly two officers
of the Fourth regiment, mustered In
seventy men, who now wnlt the neces
sary equipment and call to Join their
regiment.
.Tnmes Peters, an old army man, Is
organizing n coinpnny of rookies at
Harrison.
A quarter of n million dollnrs Is to
be spont nt nnstlngs by the Hastings
& Northwestern, tho Union Pacific
Short Line, this yenr In the develop
ment of a terminal. Trackage will be
laid for 700 cars and n lnrgo round
bouse will be built. The coming of
the new terminal practically doubles
Hastings railroad facilities.
Hoys of Oakdnlo aro building bird
houses under direction of the Worn
nn's club. Prizes will bo nwnrded
for tho best designs nnd workmnn-
shlp.
Wllllnm Gray of Lincoln hns In
vented nn nlrshlp which ho claims
will stand still In midair for liours at
a time. Mr. Gray Is considering
plnclng his Invention nt tho disposal
of tho government.
Much nrnlse for Senntor Hitchcock
nnd considerable criticism for Senntor
Norrls nnd Congressman Slonn wns
henrd nt n patriotic meeting nt Au
rora.
Ah tho result of an Injury nt Ran
dolph two yours ngo, G. W. Coo of
Spalding Is nuolng tho Nebraskn Tol
cphono company for $15,000.
j PEDIGREE SYSTEM OF POULTRY RAISING
(Ity C 2. FATTI3IISON.)
Owing to tho many questions nsked
concerning the keeping of pedigree
records, wo bollevo an explanation of
our pedigree system will be of Interest
to all who Intend to keep records of
their breeding yards In the future.
The success of nny Institution de
pends to a great extent upon the sys
tem of operation and system of rec
ords. The two most Important points
to be considered aro accuracy and sim
plicity. It Is necessary for all poultry breed
ers who do accurate breeding to adopt
BREEDING PEN AT
some method or system of keeping rec
ords and tho less complication, the
greater the value of tho system.
The Missouri stnto poultry experi
ment stntlon Is nil under one system
of bund numbers, which Is ns fol
lows: All pens aro numbered, tho
unlo in each pen bears tho same nun.
5er ns tho pen, nnd ench hen bears
die same number nnd In addition her
.ndlvldual number to tho right. To
.llustrate, pen No. 147 contains mule
No. 117, nnd femnles from 1470 to 147U
.ncluslve, there being ten femnles In
inch breeding pen, nnd whero hens
EGG TESTER IS HANDY
Examination Should Be Made
Twice During Incubation.
Useful Device Can EaBlly Be Made
From Double Thickness of Heavy
Paper Fertile Eggs Will
Have Dark Spot. '
(Clomson College Dultotln.)
All eggs that nre Incubating should
Do examined twice during the hutch
ing period. An egg tester can bo
oindo from a mulling tube. Pre
pare n double thickness of heavy
arown paper, four Inches square, placo
)nc end of the tube nt tho center
and double the edges of tho pnper
aver It to form u paper cap. Fasten
:ho cap with threo wrappings of cord.
Cut n hole one Inch In diameter In the
lop of tho cap.
Tho free end of tho tubo Is plnced
it the eye and the egg to bo examined
s pressed lengthwise ngnlnst tho hole
.n tho cap. Point the tester and egg
to tho sun or a bright light nnd you
:an plainly sco tho contents of tho
Tho eggs nro first tested at the end
jf the first week. Tho fertile eggs
with llvo embryos In them havo a
lark spot (tho embryo or young
hick) in tho upper part of tho egg,
with numerous veins radiating from
.t. Theso eggs nre to bo returned to
Jio hen or lncubntor. Clear eggs (In
lertlle), eggs with a ring of blood (an
mbryo thnt grew a few hours nnd
Jled), nnd clouded eggs nro to be dc
itroyed. However, tho clear, Infertile
ggs can be k;pt and boiled hard for
:lilck food.
The eggs are again tested nt the end
tho second week. At this stugp of
incubation a live embryo darkens nil
tho egg except tho air cell In tho lnrgo
nd. Eggs appearing otherwise nro
rejected.
Two or threo hens should bo set
it tho snmo time. Hy testing the eggs
it tho end of tho first week, It Is
asunlly posslblo to remove sufficient
?ggs to release ono hen. Another sit
ting of eggs can bo plnced under her
it onco nnd you aro relieved of tho
work of caring for her two weeks for
no result. Testing gets rid of eggo
which will become rotten nnd create a
Btench, nnd results In u more success
ful hatch.
POULTRY MANURE IS USEFUL
Mixed With Sifted Wood's Earth It
May Be Profitably Used for Corn
and Garden Crops.
Poultry mnnure, from hens fed upon
mixed gruln, 1)01)6 nnd meat meal, clo
ver or ulfalfn meal, mixed with wheat
bran nnd flaxseed meal, Is very rich
In plantfood. This manure should bo
mixed with sifted wood's earth, or
rich earth and kept dry. This mix
ture mny bo profltnbly used for corn
nnd truck crops.
Fine manure from cattle and sheep
pens and scrapings from the barnyard
on most farms, will be enough to for
tlllzo several ncros. Tho great diffi
culty in using bulky manures Is the
labor nnd time It takes to apply thorn.
These methods nre well suited to the
fi.nnor having family help, but not for
tho ono employing dny bauds ut; high
prices.
and pullets nre used In tho same pen,
the first flvo nro hetm nnd the last flvo
are pullets. Hide the right-hand figure
of n hen's number nnd you havo Uio
pen number, also the male's number In
that pen. One yard mny contain n
number of pens, but this does not
break tho numbering system. If nny
bird gets out of the pen, the number
tolls whero It belongs.
Ench hen Is caught In n trnpnest
when she goes on to the nest to lay,
and upon being released, her band
number Is plnced on the egg. It will
bo seen that an egg marked In 1172 Is
MISSOURI STATION
from hen 2 In pen 147 nnd fertilize!
by male 147, while 1470 is from pullei
0 In pen 147 and fertilized by mnlo
147.
When tho egg Is incubated and tho
chick hatched In pcdlgreo tray, tho
number on tho egg Is placed on tho
chick's leg band and ns soon as tho
band needs loosening becauso of tho
chick's leg growing, tho band Is
placed In the chick's wing whero It
remains' permanently. Thus the pedi
gree band Is In tho wing, which will
prevent confusing tho pullet with tho
hen which has her band on the leg.
EIGHT CAPITAL EGG POINTS
Essentials for Successful Poultry Reed
ing Given by Expert of Mis
souri College.
II. L. Kcmpste'r of the Missouri Col
lege of Agrlculturo gives tho following
essentials for successful poultry feed
ing: 1. Gruln (scratch feed) nnd ground
feed (mnsh).
2. Animal feed, such as beef scrap
or. sour skim milk.
51. Grit and oyster shell.
4. Green food.
5. Clenn, fresh wntcr.
0. Liberal feeding.
7. Plenty of exercise.
8. Regular attention.
Hens cnt from flvo to eight pounds
of feed n month, or sixty to eighty
pounds In n year. Tho dally feed cntcn
by a hen Is from threo to four ounces.
Tho dally ration for 100 hens Is from
nineteen to twenty-flvo pounds.
Hens drink about six pounds of milk
n month. Ono hundred hens drink. 2
gallons of milk dally.
On limited rnngo n laying hen cats
two pounds of grit nnd three pounds
of oyster shell In a year.
PLACE FOR SPROUTING OATS
Warm Cellar or Furnace Room Is Ex.
cellent Sprinkling With Water
Aids Growth.
A wnrm cellar or n furnaco room
makes good plnces In which to Bprout
oats. Light Is not essential, though If
tho oats are sprouted In tho dark they
will not havo a green color. Ono dny'a
exposure to light will turn tllo sprouts
green, however. Sprinkling tho oats
twlco n dny with wnter ns wnrm ns the
hand enn stnnd, will greatly hasten
growth, hut sprinkling with cold wntcr
will result In n much slower growth,
writes T. Z. Itlchoy In Farm and llome.
Tho box or trny In which tho oats
nro sprouted should provide good
dralnnge. If the wnter stands In the
trays the oats will mold nnd bo unsafo
for feeding. A block of oats a foot
square makes a good feed for CO liens.
CONSTRUCTION OF HENHOUSE
Shape of BUildlng Should Be Taken
Into Consideration Square Struc
ture Is Cheapest.
In constructing n poultry houso the
shnpo of the building should bo taken
Into consideration. Four squnro feet
of floor space should bo nllowed each
bird. A continuous house, such as 10
feet deep nnd 40 feet long, contains
400 square feet. It has n perimeter of
100 feet and holds 100 birds. A square
houso of 20 by 20 feet contains tho
snmo number of square feet, holds the
samo number of birds nnd contains 20
feet less of wall In perimeter measure
ment. A square houso is tho cheapest
typo of poultry houso to build.
CLEANLINESS IN HENHOUSE
Watch Details and Take Nothing for
Granted Overlooked Decayed
Food May Be Costly.
In every detail of work with poultry
you cannot bo ovcfclcnn. An oven
looked pan holding decayed food may
cost you dollurs.
Tuko nothing for granted. If you
do not sec for yourself that corners
nro clenn then they nro probably dirty.