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NORTH PLATTE SEMT-W.FKLY TRimTTE BEST TREATMENT FOR CROP BOUND Thia Muscular Walls of Organ Become Distended and Par tially Paralyzed. lAfiD OR SWEET OIL USEFUL Operation May Become Necessary to Remove Contents of Crop Feed Sparingly on Whole Grains ' Until Wound Heals. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tliu crop of tho chicken sometimes 'becomes overloaded with feed, und Its thin muscul.nr walls become distended nnd partially paralyzed, so that the organ cnmiot he emptied, or the open ing Into the lower esophagus may be come clogged with a feather, a straw, or some other substnnco which the 'bird has swallowed. Tho crop Is greatly distended and the mass of feed Is rather hard and firm. In both cases tho symptoms are the same, and treatment should bo conducted on tho same principles, specialists say. Treatment Outlined. Tor treatment pour one-fourth to ono-hnlf ounce of melted lard or sweet oil down tho throat and mnnlpulnto tho contents of tho crop with the hand In such a way as to tend to brenl: up the mass. Unless tho passage Is closed tho contents of the crop will usually pass, nway within n few hours. For a few days feed should bo limited In quantity. If tho foregoing method Is Ineffec tual and an operation becomes acces sary, clip away the feathers from a part of the crop, and with a very sharp knife, lancet or razor make an Incision about 1, Inches long through the skin nnd the wall of tho crop. Then carefully remove the contents of tho crop with tho finger, the handle of a spoon or some other convenient object and wnsh out tho crop with warm water. Pass the finger, well oiled, Into the esophngus to see that there Is no obstruction. Feed Whole Grains. Sew tip tho wnll of tho crop first, then the outer skin, using white silk or linen thread nnd being careful not to sow the two membranes together. In a few days tho wound will be healed. Feed' sparingly on whole .grains until the wound heals, and do not give any water for 24 hours. GIVING MEDICINE TO SWINE Device Invented by Oklahoma Man Is Particularly Adapted to Doctor. Ing Sick Hogs. Tho Scientific American In Illustrat ing nnd describing an Instrument for dosing hogs, tho Invention of II. C. Klrkendall of Cherokee, Okla., says: Tho Invention relates to devices for administering medicine In n liquid form, and tnoro particularly to Instru ments for dosing hogs, It hns for Its object to provide a device whereby n Showing Use of Invention. hog can be easily-handled nnd the med icine easily and more certainly applied Intcrnnlly. The- device comprises a jaw spreading member, and u lower jaw clamping member, connected with a flexible tube, and funnel to receive tho medicine. ADAPTABILITY IS NECESSARY Success Can Only Be Attained When Right Man Is in Right Place In Raising Chickens. There is such a thing as a natural aptitude for different kinds of busi ness. One farmer will grow poor on n rich farm, while another will grow rich on n poor fnrm. One poultry man will make money In fowls, nnd another will lose It. The one Is ndapt ed to his business, the other Is the right man In the wrong place, or the wrong man In tho right place. Suc cess can bo had only when the right man is In tho right place. SHALLOW CULTIVATION BEST Results of Experiments Conducted at Illinois Station Show Its Advantages. The Illinois stntlon hns conducted experiments that show tho ndvnntnge of shallow cultivation of corn and also show that ordinary cultivation (about four times) gives practically tho same results as frequent cultivation. Follow ing are tho results arrived at, showing the average yield In bushels for live years: Frequent cultivation, 08.0; or dinary cultivation, 08.5; Shallow cul tivation, 71.0; deep cultivation, 05.0. JUNIOR FARMERS ARE MAKING BIG RECORDS They Are Showing Growing Ca pacity for Achievement. Typical of Many Boys and Girls In Different Sections of Country Is Irene Johnson of Minnesota What She Has Done. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriaulturo.) Doys nnd girls club work, club lead ers say, has capitalized ono of the biggest assets of youth ambition. In every neighborhood and county where dub work Is carried on there are boys nnd girls who are tanking records that are significant, for they show a grow ing capacity fof achievement as well as because of the umounts actually Uoys and Girls' Club Work Emphasizes One of the Greatest Assets of Youth Ambition Club Girls Learning to Plant Gardens. produced. Typlcnl of many young folks In nil parts of the country Is Irene Johnson of IJloomlng Prairie, Minn., whose garden club work may Do summarized as follows: 10J0 Won lirst prize In home town garden club. 1917 Garden profits help buy Lib erty bond: club garden chnmplon for southern Minnesota; free trip to Min neapolis. 1018 Larger garden; half of pro ceeds spent for war snvlngs stamps and half for clothing; club garden champion for southern Minnesota; free trip to Minneapolis. 11)10 Gardened to beat the II. C. of L. Crops Included one bushel of fine seed corn grown In garden, val ued at $7; canned largo quantities of vegetables; first prize on all vegeta bles exhibited at local "achievement" event; prizes at county fair for vege tables and canning; total expense S4.G5, net returns SoS.SS. TRICK OF PAINTER'S TRADE Before Beginning Operations on Wood work Apply Coat of Vaseline to the Hardware. Many farmers do a grent deal of their own painting, Interior nnd ex terior. An amateur painter cannot nvold some paint on the hardware, such as locks, hinges, handles, pulls, etc. This gives the finished Job n botched nppcarance and partly spoils the effect of the new coat of paint Here Is a little trick of the painter's trade that will serve tho omateur painter well. Beforo beginning to pnlnt the woodwork apply n coating of vas eline to the hardware; let the paint dry thoroughly; then wipe the vase line off the metnl parts nnd the paint will come off with It. This Insures n nent. clean job of which the painter may bo proud. CARING FORJTOMATOES The chief advantages of prun ing and stnklng tomntoes are:' 1. A larger number of plants can be set on the given nren. 2. The tomatoes will ripen a little earlier when plants aro pruned and staked. . The fruit Is kept off the ground. Is clean, easy to gather, and less likely to decay. 4. The quality of tho fruit Is usually better on plants that are pruned nnd staked. I. KEEP CHICKEN HOUSE CLEAN Spray Roosts and Floors With Kero sene Oil and Treat Nests With Tobacco Dust. Keep your house and coops clean at all times and spray tho roosts and floors with keroseno oil nnd dust tho nests with tobacco dust to prevent llco and mites Infesting the house and coops and snpplng nil tho profits of the business by pestering tho hens and chickens. WATCH ALL EWES CAREFULLY Precautions Must Be Taken That Ud ders Do Not Cake After Lambs Have Been Weaned. After the lambs have been weaned, the ewes should be put on a dry feed for n day In order to stop tho flow of milk, the udders should be watched carefully and milked when necessary. The future usefulness of tho ewe vwj ho ruined If her udder la allowed to cake. AID NATIONAL FOREST ROADS Secretary Meredith Favors More Lib eral Financial Co-operation In Western States. Speaking beforo highway represent atives for western states, Ktlwln T. Meredith, secretary of agriculture, stated his belief that In the western states, where largo areas of govern ment lands aro located, tho federal government should ndopt a system of flnnnclal co-operation more liberal to tho states than is tho case In the rest of the country. "I think wo must recognize the fact that the existence of these large areas of government lands places theso states In a somewhat different situa tion from the remainder of the coun try," said Mr. Meredith, "and that It would he only equitable for the fed eral government to Increase Its per centage of co-operation over tho present basis. I am also heartily in favor of continuing the appropriations for tho building of national forest roads. Theso forests constitute a great natural rosourt-o, and their preservation and development Is a na tional responsibility which ought to be met In full measure. Mr. Meredith advocated active con tinuation of present federal and state co-operation In connection wlthv state road systems with the systems of ad Joining states In order that tho work ing out of nn adequate highway pro gram for the whole United States may proceed In an orderly manner,. Ho also advocated the continuance of work now going forward' under tho 'federal aid road act. ''As 1021 Is the last year covered by the act," he said, "It would be highly desirable, In my opinion, for congress to make another provision as promptly Improved Highway In Colorado. ns possible for tho continuation of tho work under the present sysfem by an appropriation -of at least $100,000, 000 for each of the four fiscal years beginning with 1022." MAINTENANCE COST OF ROADS Ultimate Economy of Concrete Road Depends on the Small Amount Needed to Keep It Up. Tho cost of a road Involves not only first cost hut the cost of keeping It hi continuously usable condition. If this were not so, the cheaply built gravel road would bo entirely suit able for our main traveled thorough fares. Tho ultimate economy of tho concrete road depends upon tho ex tremely small amount of monev re quired to keep It In excellent condl-' tlon. Tho only maintenance needed on a well built concrete road Is that nec essary to keep lllled with tnr tho joints and tho cracks that may develop. The 1910 report of tho state commissioner of highways of Now York gives the average cost, of maintenance for the three years 1015, 1010, and 1917 as fol lows: Macadam, ?970.00 per mile per year for tho maintenance of 2.-108 miles; gravel, $824.00 per mile per year for tho maintenance of 178 miles; flrst-clnss concrete, $124.00 per mile per year for tho maintenance of 201 miles. ROADS AS COMMUNITY ASSET The Better They Are the More Likely They Are to Prove an Invest ment to Farmers. The better the ronds nre, tho more likely they aro to prove an Investment nnd consequently stand as n commu nity asset. Without ronds that can bo used, regardless of weather and sea son, we might as well be living along the trails that our forefathers lined when beasts of burden were literally such and marketing meant almost nothing. BULLETIN IS OF IMPORTANCE Useful Contribution From United States Department of Agricul ture on Weather. Tho highway weather bulletin Is nn Important ami useful contribution from the United States department of agri culture, made doubly so Jiy recognition of the fact that the stale of the roads Is more Important Ihnn tUe weather, and that you needn't worry nbout tho weuther If the roads are paved. POULTRY I FLOCKS J HOW OFTEN TO FEED FLOCK? Much Depends on Whether They Are Confined or on Free Range Good Plan Outlined. Just how frequently chickens should bo fed depends on whether they aro conlhied or ofi tho range. Souio poul tryinen food their flocks twice a day, while others feed them three times a day. The best plnn Is to feed fowls In confinement throe times a day and Plan to Keep Fowls Busy When Con fined. those having free range In summer twice a day. When there Is a very long Interval between feeds It Is if,. cult to keep fowls busy which are kept In conllnement. Idle fowls' often contract had hnhlts, such as feathet pulling and egg eating, besides going out of condition from lack of exercise. in case It Is not convenient to feed three times n day, tho moistened mash tuny bo fed In the morning, and at the same time the noon feed of grain may bo scattered In the litter, which will keep tho fowls busy a grent part of the day. For those who cannot conveniently feed their fowls early In the morning a good plan Is to scntter grain plenti fully In the litter after the birds have gone to roost. This grain will furnish feed for tho early morning, say poul try specialists' In the United States de partment of agriculture. Some poultry keepers can look after their fowls only onco n day. If this Is In the morning, moistened mash may be fed, followed by throwing grain In tho litter to furnish feed for tho re malntler of tho day. If It Is In the evening, before dark, a moistened mash may be given, and cither after the fowls go to roost or In the morning, before daylight, grain may he scat tered In the litter for eating during the day. PLANS FOR BROODING DUCKS Mother Duck or Hen Is Quite Satis factory Where Small Numbers Are Being Reared. Those renrlng ducklings In small numbers usually accept the services of the mother duck or mother hen, ac cording to which Is used to do tho hatching, for the purpose of brooding, and when only a few aro reared this Is a satisfactory method. Where ducks are raised In largo numbers, however, nrtlllclal methods are always employed and the brooding Is done by Individual brooders or by long, hot water pipe systems heated by coal burning boilers. PROVIDE FOWLS PURE WATER No Excuse for Permitting Them to Drink Impurities From Puddles Cause of Diseases. Fowls nro not very discriminating In regard to water, and appear to en Joy drinking from puddles of foul wa ter just as much as from pure ijnd wholesome sources. That Is no ex cuse for permitting them to do so, however, nnd tho Impurities In such wnter often cause serious losses-. Either drain tho stngnnnt pools or 0S)LM Ilntch tho chicks early. I'rovlde plenty of shade. Many people feed baby chicks too much. . I Keop the house clenn nnd well ven tilated. Raise young chicks on clenn ground away from the general flock. Cull the flock. A good feed for little chicks is or dinary Johnnyenko baked hard, crum bled and fed dry. If milk Is nvnllable, chicks should have all they can consume from the time of tho first feeding until mature. Where there Is u tendency to boy cott tho porch and occupy tho lower regions, the young birds should be taught to roost. The owner of a small flock of ducks will find It prolltable to force the growth of his duckling for placing on tho murkct at the age of two months. DAIRY FACTS COOL MILK IN HOT WEATHER Essential to Pips Spring Water Dairy Hous ihere It Should Flow into Tank. to City regulations now require that milk he cooled artificially as soon ns it Is drawn from the cow. According to specialists In the United States de partment of agriculture, the most sim ple and elllclent method of handling this iimttor Is to harness natural re sources on farms having permanent springs that (low throughout the year and do not dry up In the summer. It Is essential to pipe the spring wn ter to the dairy house where lb should flow Into n concrete tank of slzo ade quate to provide ample space for cool ing the maximum production of milk on that farm. Tho tank should also be provided with an outlet or overflow' so that n constant stream of water passes through It. Ingenious farmers mny bo nble to devise some other use for this flow of water during the time when the tank Is not needed for cooling milk. Ordinarily the temperature of tho spring water In the tank does not got lower than o." degrees F. On dairy farms whore springs aro not available It Is customary to uko concrete cooling tanks which nre In sulated with cork and provided with a hinged top, so that Ice can he used to decrease the temperature of tho water In which the milk cans aro placed. Generally these tanks are made In two divisions, so that when most of tho cows are dry the smaller compartment can be used for cooling tho dairy prod ucts, as Its use necessitates smaller Concrete Tank for Cooling Milk, drain on the Ice supply nnd eliminates tho cooling of a largo amount of wa ter. When tho herd flow Is at a maxi mum both chambers of the cooling tank nro used. Uqcoolcd milk and cream usually re sult In the production of dairy prod nets of low quality and often of sour milk und cream as well ns products of high hactehtl content. The Invest ment In cooling tanks, equipped either with spring water or Ice cooled, pays heavy Interest U'u J'p'tr around and is prolltable on every dairy farm. Milk of high bacterial content will remain sweet for 12 hours at 100 degrees F. ; 80 hours at 75 degrees ; 80 hours at C5 degrees, and 180 hours at 40 degrees, according to experiments of the United States department of agriculture; while milk of low. bacterial content kept sweet for 30 hours at 100 degrees F.; 00 hours at 70 degrees; ISO hours at 55 degrees, and iiOO hours ut 40 do grees. FUTURE USEFULNESS OF COW Great Deal Depends on How Calf Is Brought Up First Year Give Plenty of Roughage. The future usefulness of the cow de ponds a great deal upon how tho calf is brought up during the first year. It should have plenty of water and salt presented In clean vessels, sudden changes of diet avoided and regularity of feeding practiced. Warm, dry qunrters are necessury If tho weather is damp. Plenty of roughage should be fed and not too much grain, for then large capacity for handling food, so desirable In .dairy animals, will bo do veloped. When six mouths old milk should ho omitted from the calf's ra tlon, and a full rougliugo and grain diet substituted. DAIRY NOTES Scrub bulls mnke scrub farmers. Use only purebred hulls. Several neighbors cun buy a bull together. Tho sale of dairy products furnishes a steady income throughout tho year, Give every cow a chance to do her host. Mnny dairy farmers do not feed cows enough. Cutting poor hay and feeding It to a poor cow will make both lund and owner poorer. Most times It is tho calf that lias been roughly handled that develops Into tho kicking cow. Calves should also have freo access to good hay. Upland wild hay and clover hay aro excellent. Tho per cent of butterfut In a cow's milk Is not a suro index to her cupaclty us u butter maker. German City BONDS Leipzig Berlin 4. Frankfurt 4h; Munchen AM, Vienna nnd othc cities are good investment now, when conditions aro slowly returning to normaL Tho temporary low rates of foreign exchange make it possible to put chase sound, interest-bearing securities at especially attractive prices. Foreign Exchange and Currencies at Lowest Prevailing Market Rates For further Information and particular write to GOLDBERGER & GOODMAN BANKERS Authorized by tho State. Dnnklng Dept. Established 1890 136 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. Appraising tho Leading Woman. Leading Lady That now comoulnn Is Just too Impudent. Manager What's lie been tip to now ? Leading Ludv As ho sane "Let Va Clink Again Our Sparkling Glasses," ho looked straight at riiy diamond. London Answers. f You Need a Medicine You Should Have iiie Best Ilavo you ever stopped to reason why it io that so many products (that are ex tensively advertised, nil at once drop out of sight and nre soon forgotten? Tho reason is plain tho article did not fulfill the promises of the manufacturer. This applies moro particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curat ivo value almost sells itself, as like on endless chain system tho remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited, to those who arc in need of it. A prominent druggist says t'Tako for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a preparation I havo sold for many years and never hesitate to recommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent re sults, as many of my customers testify. No other kidney remedy has so large' a sale." According to sworn statements and verified testimony of. thousands who havo used tho preparation, tho success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is duo to tho fact, so many pcopio claim, that it fulfills al most every wisli in overcoming kidney, liver nnd bladder nilments; corrects uri nary troubles and neutralizes tho urio acid which causes rheumatism. You inav receive a samnlo bottle of Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address and cncloso ten cents; also mention this mper. iargo ana medium bizq uohioi or salo at nil urug stores. auv. Menu, Please. Housewife 1 never glvo alms nt ths. door, but If you wish you may havo a little dinner. rramp Madam, would It lie consid ered immodest to Inquire vhat the dim ner bill Is today? USTOMS FIFTY YEARS AGO. Who among us would sav to-dny, "I never uko a Dentifrice; 1 never have to?" Yet Fifty years ngo. odd ns it may seem, not one person in 1,000 used a Dentifrice or oven a tooth brunh. So to-day. nfter more than 30 years of persistent publicity of Allen's FootEnse, tho Antircntlo Powder for the rect, not many well-turned-out people care to con- less, "You know I never havo to use Powder for the Feet!" Moro than One Million five hundred thousand pounds of Powder for the Feet were used by our Army and Wavy during tho war. ' The reason is this: Confining the feet in Leather or Canvas Shoes is bound to create friction more or less, Allen's Foot Kase removes the friction from the shoes. It is. this friction which causes callouses. corns nnd bunions. You know what fric tion does to your motor-car axle. Why !l l I U- nut remove it irum yuur luuiwcoi u Shaking into your Shoes to-day, Allen's Foot" Base, the cleanly, wholesome, heal ing. Antisontia powder? Get the habit. as millions now have it, who inhabit our, as yet, imperfect world. Adv. $ An Indecision. "My boy Josh lias been readln' n lot o' books nbout agriculture," said Farmer Corntossol. "Then he's going to settle down nnd help run tho place?" "I d'no yet. I'm afraid he's about concludln' tiiat farmln' lsVretty hnrd work except when it'a took up us a literary pursuit." FRECKLES Now Is the Time to Get Rid of Theio Ugly Spots. There'a no tonRer the slightest need of feellnic ashamed of your freckles, as Othlne double strength is guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of Othlne double strength from your druggist, and apply a little of tt night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that more than one ounce Is needed to com. pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. lie sure to ask for the double strength Othlne, ae this Is sold under guarantee of money back If It falls to remove freckles. Planets Without Moons. Tho' only planets that havo no moons nro those nearest tho sun. namely Mercury and Venus. Counting our own moon, tho system of planets possesses no fower tlinn 27 moons. Economy Is n brnnd of vvcnlth that no ono cares to Inherit. VymimiNP Nldht and Morning. In U tils' & Havo Strong. Healthy II rf. H theyTIre, Itch, on'rotfiJ Smart or Burn, if Sore, VrirC Irritated, Inflamed or YOUR LYto Granulated, use Murine) often. Soothes. RiErahM. Safe for Infant or Adult. At all Druggists. Write for Free Eye Book. Murhu Eyi Rtmtdy Co., Odcif