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GOOD BREEDING HELPS PRODUCTION OF BEEF
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Tho small boy Is not much oecu
I'lcil with thoughts of his clothes, ex
cept Unit ho wants them to look like
those worn by his running mates.
Whether his shirtwaists, trousers or
coats are made at home anil from ma
terials that have seen service before
being bequeathed to him, is no con
cern of his. Occasionally he takes a
proud satisfaction in the knowledge
Hint ho Is wearing clothes that his fa
ther or uncles havo worn before him,
and In view of the mounting cost of
Ills belongings these sources of sup
ply should bo considered.
Very good qualities in percales, ma
dras and silk are used for making
men's shirts, but oven so the wear and
tear of laundering frays out collar
bands and cuffs long before the body
of the shirts show any signs of wear.
The frayed cuffs and collar bands are
Intolerable and the shirts nro discard
ed. The soft-bnsomCd kind aro used
by thrifty mothers to make waists for
their small boys. Silk shirts nro often
made over Into shirtwaists for girls
or grown-u members of the rnmlly as
the small boy Is not outfitted with
silks.
Really good w-ioIjmi materials stand
washing iz we'll as cottons. A suit to
THE DAY OF FINE CLOTHES
Nothing displaces fine and sheer
white goods for the dress-up frocks of
little girls. This year they nro better
thought of than ever, because it Is the
day of sheer cottons fashion Is smil
ing upon them. Hut always pretty cot
ton frocks of fine batiste, organdie,
swiss or net aro among the things that
are counted on for the childrens' party
dresses. They stand unchallenged for
daintiness and for elegance. To match
up with the beauty of these fabrics wo
must select fine, narrow laces, and
fabric and lace aro to be sot together
with fine hand stitching. Then every
thing is ns It should be.
In the picture a little maid of eleven
years or so wears a frock of tine white
imtlsto employing narrow vnl lace and
n little embroidery for Its adornment.
There Is nothing unusual about It; It
Is merely a fine specimen of Its kind
and Is sure to meet with welcome rec
ognition. The frock has a short, baby
waist and a straight skirt. About tho
bottom of the skirt a row of Insertion
Is Joined to ono of edging with a very
narrow band of embroidered swiss and
lengths of Insertion nro lot in tho skirt
as shown In tho picture.
Swiss in short panels Joined with
vnl Inco Insertion makes tho little
sleeveless overbodice finished with a
lace edge, llotli Insertion and edging,
Joined with n narrow band of swiss
embroidery, like that on the skirt, mnko
the neck finish nnd sprays of fine
embroidery nppear on the two panels
at tho center of the front. Every
noif'lowomnn will know that It re
quires nccurate, careful sewing to put
this little frock together In tho right
way. Hut the result pays for tho trou
ble. There is not so much work, but
It must be of first quality. There nro
simpler ways of setting the laco and
iTJTTI -IlHMm.TT.mg.' I in
be made over for the little boy should
be ripped up and the goods In It
washed according to the usual method
of washing woolens. If it shrinks a
little no harm Is done. When It Is
pressed and made up Into a suit for
the youngster the material Is really ns
good as now. In case It has worn
shiny It should be turned, placing the
wrong side out. In boys' suits even
more than in grown-ups two pairs of
pants for one coat is economical. A
suit with two pairs of pants will wear
more than twice as long as a suit with
only one pair. It is not particularly
(lillicult to ihnko hoys' clothes. The
pants, If cut by a reliable pattern, are
easy. When the coat Is undertaken
the lining should be first cut and fitted,
using a simple pattern as a guide.
Discarded shirts of percale and ma
dras are used by many housewives for
making aprons. There. Is a great va
riety of patterns for the smaller
aprons that are needed by every wom
an who busies herself at home with
housework or sowing. The skirts aro
ripped up, washed and the material
pressed. The designers of patterns
have seen to It that a number of prac
tical aprons nro made up of several
sections of cloth and this makes it
easy to cut them from other garments.
batiste together. Some frocks shov
rows of Insertion running around tin
skirt at intervals of six or eight inches.
Tills Is not so dliilcult as It requires
only straight lengths of tho goods with
tho Insertion whipped to tho edges.
Even an amateur may be sure of tho
required accuracy by following this
model.
Very pretty swiss and net frocks
rely upon tucks and frills of tho same
materials for their trimming. Tucks
nt rather wide Intervals above three
Inch hems and frills, finished with nar
row hems at the neck and Mulshing the
short sleeves, emphasize a desired sim
plicity In those frocks, Girdles and
sashes of narrow ribbons seem to bo
long to them. Occasionally the frills
aro edged with very narrow lace.
These sheer frocks aro to be worn
over petticoats of the same fineness, or
over silk slips. Organdies In light col
ors vnry tho choice and are used for
lovely frocks. Only tho first of tho new
offerings In party frocks for spring
havo arrived, but It Is quite safe to uso
them as models to copy. Something
different but nothing prettier will fol.
low them.
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Waists to Match Suits.
Waists in shades to match winter
suits aro especially popular. They
nro most ofTcctlvo when combined
with contrasting colors, either by
uso of nurrow vestces, embroidery
of fioss and beads, or dainty ruflled
collars.
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ALLEN WOULD PROTECT THE PUBLIC
for op nil ion .ii .iiin moling fuel, food, clothing and transportation
when the owners iln-eatett to close It down nnd It can put tho owners or
tiiiinngor.s in Jail. Ii can take over any labor union which conspires to do
eroaso production or to lose an Industry, take Its money, and put lis leaders
and its members in Jail.
The court Is the direct representative of the- public nnd not the repre
sentative of either (lie employer or tho einpiojeo.
WAR MEDALS AS "WADE IN GERMANY"
Representative .lames V. Me
Cllntlc of Oklahonin. told tlie house
tho other day of the war medals is
sued by the German authorities to
keep tho people In a proper frame of
mind, lie described seven.
No. 1 was designed to show that
America was not interested In the war
and If she did enter she would he de
stroyed. No. 2 was designed to show
that America had few ship and that
they would be sunk. No. :i conveyed
the idea t lint America was not neutral
and was selling munitions to the nllics
and not to Germany. No. ! dealt with
the sinking of American ships, Amer
ica threatening and Germany declar
ing unrestricted submarine warfare.
No. 0 was in derision of President
Wilson and his 14 points. No. 0 rep
resented the American rooster crow
ing over the Argonne victory and de
rided America for fighting for the
right of Chinese, Hindus nnd negroes.
No. 7 was tlie famous husitanla medal, which was made several days he
fore the Lusltania was sunk. On one side It pictures a scene In New York
city, showing n great crowd of people sinntfing before the Cunurd line win
dow for the purpose of Inlying tickets. The warning given by the German
nmbnssador not to sail on that ship Is represented by a skeleton standing In
the ticket window. On the other side is the Lusltania submarined, half sunk,
and the German Inscription stating It was sent to the bottom of the sea on the
7th of .May. 1015.
STORM CENTER OF
HrzhcrKor, as well as his enemies, looks to America for financial help.
He s,i,s "We will mnko our Investments attractive In every way for
American-. I will guarantee Hint the only tax on the capital of nonresidents
will be mi income tax not to exceed IK) per cent."
ADMIRAL W. S. SIMS:
Rear Admiral William S. Sims. 17.
S. N., appears to be born to trouble
as the 'sparks fly upward. You see, he
lias the sailor's habit of speaking his
mind. A year or so before the war he
was given an official reprlmnnd for
publicly stating that American and
Hrltlsb battleships would he found
side by sldo in the hour of danger.
Just the same, this same sallormau
not long afterward was In command of
tho American fleet -that went to the
aid of England and' did some admir
able work.
On his return to this country Ad
mirable Sims wrote a series of articles
on the American navy abroad. He
fell foul of the Sinn Folners In ire
land and raised nnother rumpus.
And now Admiral Sims declines
to accept the distinguished service
medal awarded him, and practically
accuses Secretary of the Navy Dnn
lela of gross favoritism in making the
awards. It appears that Secretary
Daniels did not pay much attention to tlie list of 10 naval officers recom
mended for the distinguished service mednl by Admiral Sims. Anjway. Sec
retary Daniels ordered the navy department's board of awards reconvened, to
revise the recommendations. Chairman I'age of the senate committee on
nnvnl affairs requested full Information concerning the recommendations ot
the board of awards nnd the secretary's changes therein.
There may be a congressional Investigation going into tho whole matter.
President Wilson has the final say In the uward of medals and crosses.
Mow Henry ,1. Allen of Kansas
handled the coal strike situation In
tils state In it way that attracted na
tional intention. He ucted on the
prim Iple that the public Interest Is
supreme, seized tho mini's and set
volunteers to work In getting out tlte
coal.
lie now proposes to give per
manency to this emergency policy.
I'ho Kansas court of Industrial rela
tions, planned by (loverr.or Allen nnd
to be submitted to the special session
of the legislature, Is rounded upon tho
Idea of giving the labor unions a direct
legal entity and taking nway the strlko
privilege by giving tho unions and tho
employers something else. This court
can only lie appealed to when efforts
at mediation have failed.
It can act upon its own Initiative
when the public welfare Is endangered.
It can take over the openitlon of an
essential Industry it- provides only
GERMAN FINANCE
Mutliins Krzberger. vice president
nnd'ministor of finance of tho German
republic, is apparently the storm cen
ter of tlie German financial problem.
He Is apparently Germany's strongest
public figure, with the possible excep
tion of Gustavo Noske. Anyway, ho
Is probably the most discussed man
if not the most execrated In Ger
many today.
There Is a widespread belief
among financiers, bankers and finan
cial writers In Germany, that if two
of Erzborgor's plans are put Into ef
fect Germany will face actual ruin.
The most Important of these two
measures is tho emergency levy on
property which they assert will reduce
Industrial fortunes of 10,000,000 marks
to less than :t,(X)0,0(K) .In a decade.
The second measure is the Incomo
tax, which will "beggar every modest
fortune as well as every great for
tune." BORN TO TROUBLE
Beef Cows, the Product
IPreimrctl by tho ITuItcit States Depart-
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TEN RULES OF BEEF
PRODUCTION
First. Plenty of pasture and
feed.
Second. Tho right kind of
cows those that will produce
good calves regularly
Third, A good, jhirebred regis
tered bull one that will sirt
good calves persistently.
Fourth. A large calf crop.
This means that all cows shall
drop calves, and that the calves
shail be properly cured for at
birth.
Fifth. Proper care of the
breeding herd and tho calves
Sixth. Selection of good heifer
calves to replace old or Inferior
cows.
Seventh. Prevention of disease
among the breeding herd and
tho younger stock.
Eighth. Shelter sufficient to
protect the cattle from both se
vere cold and extremely hot
weather.
Ninth. A practical knowledge
of fattening cattle for market.
Tenth. Marketing to advan
tage. I.
Tho uso of more nnd better pure
bred sires Is a dependable method of
decreasing the costs of rib roasts and
beefsteak, because cattle of hotter
blood make more economical and rapid
gains than do their scruli-nncestored
rivals. Buying a good herd bull Is the
first step In growing better ealvv-s at
much less cost per pound. In common
or native cow herds, calves sired by
purebred hulls weigh on an average
about 125 pounds a head more when
one year old than youngsters of the
same age shod by tho average run of
scrub bulls, and ,thoy will sell -forj
nbout two cents a pound more as
stockers and feeders. Two-year-old
Bteers sired by good purebred bulls
weigh on an average about 200 pounds
a head moro than steers parentcd by
scrub bulls, and sell for about four
cc-TitH a pound moro as stockers and
feeders. This difference In price of
the two classes of calves and steers
nppiles not simply to tho difference In
weight, but to the total weight. For
instnncc, In tho case of yearlings,
scrubs weSgli about t!00 pounds nnd
soil for about 0 cents a pound, while
grades at the same ago weigh nbout
'I2.r pounds and will sell fo? 11 cents
n pound. Two-year-old scrubs weigh
about 52."! pounds a head and, valued
at 8 cents a pound, will bring $12
fif.ieN wiille grades of equal ago
weigh nbovt 72r pounds and, nt 12
cents a pound ns stockers and feed
ers, bring $87.
Good Care far Bull.
Tlie bull should he tho best-cared-for
individual In tho herd. Not only
should he havo the proper feed, but
ho should ho kept in n separate pad
dock or lot and should not havo tho
freedom of the herd except during lim
ited seasons of tho year. Unless n
special lot can bo provided some
means of giving the hull exercise
should be devised.
Next to the bull, iho cows merit
careful attention. Rreedlng cowr of
large, roomy, vigorous typo, possessing
strong constitution as indicated by
n wide, deep conformation, with n
good chest or heart capacity, strong.
clean-cut IUU7.7.! e, bright eye, nnd
alert but gentle disposition should be
chosen ns foundation stock. Cows of
good quality, that prosper on limited
feer rations, as Indicated by (heir uni
form Meshing, loose, pliable skin,
glossy coat of hair, and, In general,
animals which aro not coarse or rough
In any respect, shosild selected for
breeding purposes. Such cows usu
ally produco sufficient milk to nourish
their calves properly. It should he tho
aim of every beef owner to select cow,
for the breeding herd which will grad
ually and consistently Improve tho
nvorage of the progeny. At least
these aro tho recommendations of tho
Cnlted Stales department of agricul
ture, as set forth In Farmers' Rullotln
No. 107a, "Growing Reef on tho Farm,"
which has Just been Issued.
There aro three general systems of
handling beef-lireedlng herds, In re
spect to whether beef, baby beef, or
diial-purposo operations nro Uio oik i
sought. Tho straight beef system Is
primarily adapted to regions where
pasture Is plentiful nnd cheap, this sys
tem being more widely followed In tho
United States than either of tho other
two. Tho baby-beef B.vstem Is a high
ly specialized lino nnd Is peculiarly
adapted to regions whero u plentiful
supply of fattening feeds Is grown,
together with sufficient pasture for
tho summer mnlntennnco of tho breed
of Proper Breeding.
ing herd and nursing calves. At (ha
present time the com belt Is the re
gion best adapted to this system, al
though It Is practiced in a limited wny
In other sections. The dual-purpose
system Is followed extensively In
many seinl dalry districts. According
to this plan all the cows aro milked
and the calves are raised on skim
milk and supplemental feeds. Often
tho dunl-purposo Idea resolves Itself
Into trying to make dairy anlmnls out
of a strictly beef breed. Dunl-purposo
calves, as a rule, do not possess
the beer-type characteristics of strictly
hoof-hrod calves, hut when they are
"grown out" and fattened properly
they make very satisfactory beef.
Cut Feed Costs to Limit
When feeds are high In price tho
uso of cheap rations Is especially de
sirable for the maintenance of tho
breeding herd. Cows raised for tho
production of cnlvos only can be fed
very cheaply on silage and dry rough
nges, combined with n small quantity
of protolt)-rlch concentrates, although
by the substitution of leguminous buys
the costly concentrates may lie omitted.
Dunl-purposo cows kept for dairy
products as well as calves should re
ceive feeds nearly Identical with thoso
provided for dairy cows. As far ns
possible, home-grown feeds should
be utilized, although It Is almost cs
sential that considerable amounts o
purchased concentrates be provided.
Cows that are milked should receive
I pound of concentrate for every 3 to
I pounds of milk produced, depend
ing upon tho fat content of the milk.
In the South, where" velvet beans
may bo grown, this crop whon plnntott
wilh corn nfTords excellent pasturago
for breeding cows after tho (corn has
been gathered. Throughout tho drought
exposed areas of tho West It Is un
usual to save emergency supplies of
feed, and as a result during tho
drought many cattlo owners nro
obliged to utilize tlie native rango
-phuttp such as sonpwocd, sotol, bear
grass, nnd prickly penr. These plnntH,
ground up, servo to sustain the llfo
of cattle whore eacli nmturo animal re
ceives from 20 to 25 pounds n day.
When from 1 to 2 pounds of cottonseed
cake is supplied m r supplement to
tho chopped feed u fairly good ration
Is provided.
In the somlnrhl region of tho South
west, sorghum plants provide excel
lent silage, while In tho range sec
tions of tho middle West It Is essen
tial to set aside considerable hay ns
emergency feed. During severe win
ters animals that aro especially thin
and weak should lie separated from
the rest of tho herd nnd sheltered and
fed. Cheap shelter not only saves feed
but may save ninny cattlo thnt would
die If left exiiosed to wintry storms.
How to Feed Beef.
The fanners' bulletin mentioned ills
cusses In detail the proper methods
of feeding cnltlo In the vurlous boof
produclng sections In tho United
States, and also presents a wide va
riety of balanced rations suitable for
uso In each of these beefsteak produc
ing sections. It describes nt soma
length the popular methods of handling
yearling stockers. while It nlso cinphn
sizes tho value as scavengers of hogs,
yard mates of fattening cnttie. Tho
number of hogs to uso depends upon
tho kind of cattle and the character
and quality of the grain ration which
Is fed. Ordlnnrlly one pig weighing
70 to 80 pounds to oncli three steers
is required. When (Supplemental feed
Is provided the porkers, n few mora
may Just as well bo added, the chleC
consideration being to utllizo nil wnirta
feed and to convert It Into pork.
Cut down tho horses' rations almost
a half if they arc to be idle during tho
winter.
Damp quarters rheumatic hogs;
rheumatic hogs unhealthy animals
and unprofitable production.
Timothy hay, however, bright on
sweet, Is not good sheep feed at any1
time dining the feeding season.
More Hum ever before, tho sheep In
dustry has grown to u great extent,,
especially since tho year of 1015.
Ewes near weaning must bo wntcli
ed and placed In clean, dry pens, giv
en a thick bod of lino cut straw.
Tho grentcst hnndlcnp to tho horsw
Industry at prewmt Is tho Inrge num
ber of nondescript, Inferior horses.
Shredded cc;a stovor mnkes, very
good feed as a winter rougliago'lf tho
stalks are not too wet when put lu thu
burn.
LIVE SFOCK
