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
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