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w --Jt,ivSl5'f5fw't, wagss-f ft wn n h i rt 1 it ll :l! I ft It i! h r. A i o i a uuu ui uiu uduu i fgr (jptslal lt.lormana brHot. UnHol Cuu Dnanarat of Acriteltue.) BHrapL "PfTTTT unus nil i iur Dive Dntil TRV kfPrPrR LbLbLbVT 4.UAa1. TirFrTiii "7 't ! Isssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssb svXaasssssssftTft F'aA tRr.fr.vy i&T&s&m' giN -i aaaaaVassssW Eri1 aaaaVasavw &r.At? JKKm. tBVSf 0 HHHHLHHtHHH I awisysaaarssarw-. - - -r- A Few Properly Selected Hens Will Produce at Many Eggs at Leas Cost Than ' a Greater Number Not Culled. REDUCING FEED BILL OF FLOCK RmuKs of Some Culling Demon ' ttrations Held by Several ( County Agents SOI mPROHTABLE FOWLS Poultry Keeper Are Urged to Dlipoie of AH Nenlaylng Hem Farmers Save Money by Selling en Co-Operative Plan. The advantage of culling tho poul try flock eliminating the unprofitable layer I shown by a number of re ports being received by the Cntted States department ot agriculture from county "scents who have conducted culling demonstration. In many In fences the culled birds were retained and fed for a few weeks In order to demonstrate' to the farmers the advan tage of proper culllntr. Cnlllne driven" supervised by. county agents were con ducted by poultry raisers In many lo calities. In one community In Mis souri the nonproduccrs In more than 800 farm flocks were taken out In one day and sent to market. In making u report to the department- of agricul ture on the culling work In Missouri, IT. E. Cosby, state extension poultry husbandman, says: Saving In drain. "Miss Nelllo Mcuhee, emergency home demonstration agent of Green county, together with County Agent K. A- Cockefeln, report that 10,007 birds were culled out of 40,109 about 40 per cent. These 10,007 were sold, making a saving In grain In the form of $0,040.80." The Interest on the money received for tho sale of the culls would bring the total saving to about $10,000. Mr. Cosby further says "To show the efficiency and accuracy of local leaders the following will suffice: From one flock of 75 chick ens, 25 were culled out. Only one egg was laid In tho culled pen In four days, From another flock of 200 chickens, 00 were culled. The pen of culls pro duced only two eggs In three days. Fifty-two birds woro culled from n flock of 58 hens, leaving only six good ones. In four days only one egg was laid In tho pen of 52 culls." One county agent reports on two flocks. Thcro were 142 hens In tho first flock, 105 of which wero selected to make up tho winter pen of layers, while 87 were put In tho cull pen and fed tho same ration ns tho others for two weeks. During this period tho hens that were selected for winter Iny crs laid 020 eggs, or an averogo of about 0 eggs each, while 15 eggs were produced In tho other pen; less than one egg for every two hens. In tho second flock I hero wero 02 hens, 07 of which were retained and 25 put In the culled class. In ono week tho 07 good birds produced 137 eggs, while In the pen of 25 discarded hens only eight were produced. Co-Operative Marketing. A "cull tho flock" campaign wns held In nlno Mississippi counties this fall, and ns n result 10,702 birds weigh ing 25,000 pounds wero marketed. These birds enmo from 1,310 Hocks. If they hud been retained throughout the winter, they would havo been fed at a loss. Through tho help of county ngenta these birds wero sold by a co operative plan und brought $5,003. If .they had been sold by tho Individual owners they would lmvo brought $4, 144, the extension poultry husband man estimates. The co-operatlvo sell ing plan thus wived tho farmers $1,554. Culling the Flock. With feed high In prlco and In many cases dimcult to get, It Is of greatest Importance to cull the poultry flock, fculllng serves two purposes: First, It Insures that the feed will bo consumed by the better-producing hens, thereby increasing the profit. Second, It makes It possible to save those best suited for breeders, both cu account cf their Letter production and oa account of n a ai aiMsi awaMaaaawMssaeaana their superior strength and vitality, qualities so essential to layers If they are to stand up under the severe strain of heavy laying. Under war conditions It Is Imperative that tho poor produc ers be weeded out; the stacker hco must go. Weeding out the poor hens gives those left more room and a bet ter chance. Where trap nesting Is practiced, culling Is a comparatively simple process. Culling should be continuous throughout the year. This continuous culling should consist of weeding trtit. when discovered, any hen which Is sick, which Is very thin or emaciated, or which shows evidences of nonpro ductlon, weakness, or poor vitality. The whole flock should also be given a careful and systematic culling ot seme ono time. The hens should be handled Individually and gone over carefully with the object of dividing them Into two lots, one the better pro ducers and the other the poorer pro ducers. From the better producers It Is alio desirable to pick out ns many of the best as will be needed for breeders. Hand or otherwise mark these hens so that eggs from them only will be saved for hatching. Mar ket those selected as the poor pro ducers. Save for laying and breeding those selected as the better producers. When a single systematic culling Is made, the best timo to do' this Is In August or September. At this time It Is easier to form a fairly close esti mate of tho relative value of a hen as an egg producer and to weed out the nonproduccrs. Hens which show Indi cations of laying at this time are those which on the average have been the better producers for the year. It must be remembered, too, that the better producers during tho first laying year are thoto which will be the better pro ducers In subsequent years. liens showing Indications of having been good producers throughout the year should be retained for tho next year regardless of their age, but relatively few hens will prove to be profitable producers beyond their second laying year If of the heavier breeds, such as the Plymouth Hock, Ithodo Island Red, Wyandotte, or Orpington, or beyond their third laying year If of tho lighter breeds such as the Leghorn. Addi tional culling during July Is also de sirable In order to eliminate hens which have started to molt and havo stopped laying. In going over tho entire flock for tho purpose of culling there are a number of points or characteristics which should be given special atten tion In selecting the layers from thu nonlaycrs. AVncre the different char acteristics, or several of them In the caso of nny Individual, agree ns Indi cating good production or poor pro duction, selection Is comparatively ac curate, Whero they do not agree, Judgment must be used In deciding which should be given the greatest weight. The following are the main points to consider: Sickness and lack of vigor arc usually Indicated by llstlessness, Inac tivity, tendency to stay on or under the roost during tho day, poor appe tite, dull eye, dark or bluish color of comb, long toe nails, snaky or crow head, and the tendency to go to roost early In tho evening and to bo ene of tho last to leave the roost In tho morning. .iki!iiii.&,tei)&m.iiiiiimiiim&c-&i&i&i& ;Avt incdc ncna Healthy, strong, vigorous, nlert and nctlvu; good cutcrs; not molting or Just beginning to molt In September or October; with large, moist vents; with large, bright-red combs; thin, pllahlo pelvic bones welj spread apart, wide spread between pelvic hones and renr end of keel, and large, soft, pllnblo abdomen. In breeds with yellow skins and shanks, the hens saved should also show pale or whlto shanks, und palo or whlto beaks nml vents. ...,. ,...,-,. ., wwwxw'fcwtiiitif'mtm'mwi Produce tho Infertile egg. Infertile egps aro produced by hens that havo no innle birds with them. Itcraovlng tho malo bird has no Influence cm the number of eggs laid by the hen. THE BEAVER HERALD. )JfAQm Tick fclm up and put him on the sled here, boys." Mr. SUgg said. "Ill carry Hannah's Cartyn myself." The party. Including the exdted Prince, got back to the docks without fssteg aay time and without further accident. Still the chapel beU was ringing aad somebody said : "We'd have been op a stump for knowing the direction if It hadn't been for that beli." "Me. too." muttered Cbet Gormley. That's what kep me goln', folks the chapel belt It Jort seemed to be caHIa' me home." Joseph .Stagg, carried his niece up to Mrs. Cormier's little house, while one of the men helped Cbet along to the same destination. The seamstress met them at the door, wildly excited. "And what do you think!" she cried. They took Mandy Parlow home In Tim's hack. She was Just done up. they tell me, pullln' that chapel bell. Did you ever bear of such a silly crit terJust because she couldn't tied the sexton I" "Hum! you and I both ttera to be mistaken about what constitutes silli ness, Mrs. Gormley," grumbled the hardware dealer. "I wns for calling your Cliet silly, till I learned what he'd done. And you'd better not call Miss Mandy silly. The sound of the chapel bell gave us all our bearings. Both of 'em, Cbet and Miss Mandy, did their best." Carolyn May was taken home In Tim's hack, too. To her surprise, Tim was ordered to stop at the Parlow house and go la to ask how Miss Amanda was. By this time the story of her pulling of the chapel bell rope was all over Sunrise Cove and tho hack driver was naturally as curious as anybody. So he willingly went Into the Parlow cot tage, bringing back word that she was resting comfortably, Doctor Nugent having Just left her. "An she's one brave gal," declared Tim. "Pitcher ot George Washington I pullln' that bell rope ain't' no baby's Job." Carolyn May did not altogether un derstand what Miss Amanda bad done, but she was greatly pleased that Uncle Joe bad so plainly displayed his Interest In the carpenter's daughter. Tho next morning Carolyn May seemed to be in good condition. In deed, she was the only Individual vi tally Interested In the adventure who did not pay for the exposure. Even Prince had. barked his legs being hauled out on tho Ice. Uncle Joe bad caught a bad cold In his head and suf fered from it for some time. Miss Amanda remained in bed for several days. But It was poor Chct Gormley who paid the dearest price for par ticipation In the exciting Incident. Doc tor Nugent had bard work fighting off pneumonia. Mr. Stage surprised himself by the Interest he 'took In Chet. lie closed bis store twice each day to call at the Widow Gormley's house. Mr. Stagg found himself talking with Chet more than he ever had before. The boy was lonely and the man found a spark of Interest In bis heart for him that be had never previously discov ered, lie began to probe Into bis young employee's thoughts, to learn something of his outlook on life; per haps, even, ho got somo Inkling of Chefs ambition. That week the Ico went entirely out of tho cove. Spring was at band, with its muddy roads, bluo skies, sweeter airs, soft rains and a general revivifying feeling. Aunty Hose declared that Carolyn May began nt once to "perk up." Per baps the cold, long winter bad been bard for the child to bear. One day tho little girl had a moro than ordinarily hard school task to perform. Everything did rot como easy to Carolyn May, "by any manner ot means," as Aunty Itoso would have suld. Composition writing 'was her bane and Miss Minnie had Instructed Carolyn May's class to bring In a writ ten exerclso the next morning. Tho little girl wandered over to the church yard with her slato and, pencil and Prince, of course to try to achieve the composition. Tho windows ot tho minister's study overlooked this spot and he wob sit ting at his desk while Carolyn May was laboriously writing the words on her state (having learned to uso a ,Blate), which she expected later to copy Into her composition book. Tho Key. Afton Drlggs watched her puzzled fnco and laboring fingers for somo moments before calling out of his window to her. Several sheets of sermon paper lay before him on the desk and perhaps ho wns having al most as hard n time putting on. the paper what be deilred to say as Car olyn May was having with her writ ing. Finally, he came to tho window and spoke to her. "Carolyn May," be said, "what aro you writing!" "Ob, Mr. Drlggs, Is that yoX aald the little girl, getting up qalckly aad BEAVER. OKLAHOMA BBMOREEWMBTT CGSTMSCZ -1 9 1 a - vr DODD.MZADajo OCK2ft2iT. coming nearer. "Did yoa ever have to write a composition?" "Tea, Carolyn May, I have to write one or two each week." And be sighed. "Oh, yes 1 Bo yoa dor the little girl agreed. Ton have to write sermons. Aad tint ramst be a terribly tedious thing to do, for they have to be longer than my composition a great deal longer." "So It is a composition that Is troub ling you," the young minister re marked. "Tea, sir. I don't know what to write I really don't. Miss Minnie says for us not to try any flights of fancy. I don't Just know what those are. But she says, write what Is In us. Now, that don't seem like a composi tion," added Carolyn May doubtfully. "What doesn't." "Why, writing what Is In us," ex plained the little girl, staring in a "Carolyn May," He Bald, "What An You Wrltlnar puzzled fashion at her slate, on which she had written several lines. Ton see, I have written down all the things that I 'member Is In me." "For pity's sake I let me see It, child," said the minister, quickly reach ing down for the slate. When be brought It to a level with his eyes be was amazed by the following: "In me there Is my heart, my liver, my Jungs, my verform pendicles, my stummlck, two ginger cookies, a piece of pepmlnt candy and my dinner." "For pity's sake!" Mr. Drlggs shut off this explosion by a sudden cough. "I guess It Isn't much ot a compo sition, Mr. Drlggs," Carolyn May said frankly. "But bow can yoa make your Inwards be pleasant reading!" The minister was having no little difficulty In restraining bis mirth. "Go around to the door, Carolyn May, and ask Mrs. Drlggs to let yoa In. Perhaps I can help you in this composition writing." "Oh. will yoa. Mr. Drlggs!" cried the little girt. "That is awful kind of jou." The clcr&Jmnn did not seem to mind neglecting bis task for the pleasure of helping Carolyn May with hers, fie explained quite clearly Just what Miss Mlnnlo meant by "writing what is in you." "Ohl It's what yoa think about a thing yourself not what other folks think," cried Carolyn May. "Why, 1 can do that I thought It was some thing like those physcrology lessons. Then I enn write about anything 1 want to, can't I!" "I think so," replied the minister. Tm awfully obliged to yoa, Mr. Drlggs." the little girl said. "I wish I might do something for you In re turn." "Help me with my sermon, per haps?" ho asked, smiling. "I would If I could, Mr. Driggs." Carolyn May wes very earnest. "Well, now, Carolyn Mny, how would you go about writing a sermon If yoa h&d one to write?" "Oh, Mr. Drlggs 1" exclaimed the little girl, clasping her bands. "I know Just how I'd do It" "You do? Tell mo how, then, my dear,'' he returned, smiling. "Perhaps you have an Inspiration for writing sermons that I have never yet found." "Why, Mr. Drlggs, I'd try to wrlto every vford so's to make folks that heard It happier. That's what I'd do. I'd mako 'em look up and see the sun- smne ana me sity and the moun tains) 'way off yonder eo they'd see nothing but bright things and breathe only good air and hear birds slug Oh, dear me, that that la the way I'd write a' sermon." The clergyman's face had grown grave an be listened te her, bat be kissed her warmly as he thanked bar and bade her gool-by. Wbea see had gone from the study b read agaia the text writto at tbe top t the Cr sheet e serssca japer. It was taiei frees tie tax of the prophet Jere- "To Tite every word so's to make fetks that beard It bsppler.' " he mur sared as be crespied the sheet of pa per la bis ba&d sxd dropped It la the waste-basket CHAPTER XV. The Awakening. With the opaln? of spring and the dose ot the sleddicc season, work bad stopped at Adams' camp. Rather, the entire rfant bad beea shipped twenty miles deeper Into the forest mill, baakhosse. cook shed and sach corru-gated-lroa shacks as were worth cart- lag away. Ail that was left oa the site ot the busy camp were huge heaps of saw dust piles of slabs, discarded Umbers aad the half-burned bricks Into which had been built the portable bolter and engiae. - Aad old Judy Mason. Sac was not considered worth moving to the new site of the camp. She was bedrlddea with rheumatism. This was the report Tim. the backman. had brought la. The old woman's husband bad gone with the outfit to the new camp, for be could not afford to give up his work. Jndy had not been so bad when the camp was broken up, but when Tim went over for a load of slabs for summer firewood, be discovered her quite helpless In her bunk and almost starving. The rheumatic attack had become serious. Amanda Parlow had at once ridden over with Doctor Nugent "Iiow brave and helpful It Is of Miss Amanda P Carolyn May Tied. "Dear me. when I grow up I hope I can be a gradjerate nurse Uke Miss Mandy." "I reckon that's some spell ahead," chuckled Mr. Parlow, to whom she said this when be picked her up for a drive after taking his daughter to the camp. "Mr Parlow," the girl ventured after a time, "don't you think now that Miss Amanda ought to be happy!" "Happy I" exclaimed the carpenter, startled, "What about child?" "Why, about everything. Ion know, once 1 asked you about ber being hap py, and and' you didn't seem fa v'rable. Xou said 'Bahl'" The old man made no reply for a minute and Carolyn May had the pa tience to wait for her suggestion to "sink in." Finally he said: "I dunno but yotfre right Carlyn May. Not that It matters much, I gues, whether a body's happy or not In this world," be added grudgingly. "Oh, yes. It does, Mr. Parlow 1 It matters a great deal, I am sure to us and to other people. It we're not happy Inside of us, bow can we be cheerful outside, and so make other people happy? And that Is what I mean about Miss Amanda." "What about Mandy?" "She Isn't happy," sighed Carolju May. "Not really. She's Just as good as good can be. She Is always doing for folks and helping. But she cant be real happy." "Why not?" growled Mr. Parlow, his face turned away. "Why 'cause Well, you know, Mr. Parlow, she cant be happy aa long as she and my Uncle Joe are mad at each other." Mi. Parlow uttered another grunt but the child went bravely on. Tom know very well thaf a bo. And I don't know what to do about It It Just seems too awful that they should hardly speak, and yet be so fond ot each other deep down." "How d'yoa know they're so toad ot each other deep down?" Mr. Parlow demanded. "I know my Uncle Joe likes Miss 'Mandy, 'cause he always speaks so so respectful of her. And I can see she likes him, in her eyes," replied tie "I Know My Uncle Joe Amanda." tikes MIm observant Carolyn May. "Oh, yes, Mr. Parlow, they ought' to be happy aga'n, and we ought to mako 'cm so." "Huh I Who ought to?" "You and me., We ought to find soue way of doing It I'm sure we can, it we Just think hiird about It." "Hunt" grunted the carpenter again, turning Cherry into the dooryar.-t "Huh I" This was aot a very encouraging re sponse Yet be did think of tt. The little girl had started a train at thought la Mr. Partow'a salad that be could art sidetrack. to coNTPnjgD.) It doesn't take' orach to coaviaoa a a saaa that aa aseds raft. Jk wraTv9sTr3sV9c. CANADA '5 NEW DEVELOPMENT After the War a Period of -Prosperity. It Is evident that the Government of the Dominion In Its programme of re construction and development la un dertaking a work of tremendous Im portance. There will be available the labor for work that has been silent since 1914, and the rehabilitation of this labor will entail the thought and energy of most capable heads. The transition period from war to peace will be rapid and thorough, and, in stead of Canada sinking Into a state of lethargy, there will be a continued period of wakefulness that .will give employment to the unemployed, audi render to the capitalist and producer ample return for bis money, effort aid enterprise. The agricultural potentialities of the great Canadian West possess Illim itable acres of the best of soil, capable of producing millions ot bushels of the best ef grain. The cost of grow ing this Is lower than any place on the continent There will be a greater detnand than ever for these lands, the consequent production will be heavier and the profits attractive. Cattle Industry will be one of the chief de velopments, and the encouragement of It will He In the continued high prices that beef products will bring. Euro pean countries have been depicted of cattle, and the demand for beef, cattle end dairy products will tax the effort of the producer for years to come. Western Canada offers unequnlcd! opportunities for development In this Une. In the Canadian West plans are be ing laid for the development of elec trical power which can be produced' cheaply. There Is an abundance or coal nnd wntcr power that could be used In developing this useful energy. What cheap power produced In thls way will mean to the fanner nnd de velopment of Industrial 'enterprises' cannot be estimated In figures. More extensive development of the water power at Niagara, on the St Lawrence and at waterfalls all over the country. Is ready to be launched. Peace will see new mine fields opened up, and It Is equally certain that shipbuilding, railway equipment, steel production, and many of the. In dustries will go forward with a bound. Canadian Industries will be required: In the reconstruction ot Europe, and already the Canadian Government has sent across the seas a commission for the purpose of securing orders. Can ada took an early and prominent part In the war, and In the days of pence will be found equally active. She feels that by the valor and loyalty of her people she has earned c large share of the business nnd prosperity that will follow the war period, nnd she proposes to get It. Advertisement The View of It "Do you believe In heredity?" "Not at nil, Neither of my parent Is eitlier smart or good-looking." UDNEY TROUBLE NOT ' EASILY RECOGNIZED AppUcaats for Insurance Of tea Rejected An examining physician for on of thi Srominent life insurance companies, in aa iterview of the subject, made the as toaiahing statement that one reason why so many applicants for insurance are re jected is because kidney trouble is so com mon to the American people, and the large majority of those whose applications are declined do not even suspect that they have the disease. Judging from reports from druggists who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is soon realised. It stands the highest for its remarkable record of success. We find that Swamp-Root is strictly an herbal compound and we would ad vise our readers who feel in need of such a remedy to give it a trial. It is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two slsef, medium and large. However, If you wish first to teat this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. The Time. "Pop, when nro people's salad days?" "When they need dressing down, son." Cutlcura for Sore Hands. Soak hands on retiring In tho hot suds of Cutlcura Soap, dry nnd rub in Cu tlcura Ointment Remove surplus Ointment with soft tlssuo paper. For free samples address, "Cutlcura, Dept X, Boston." At druggists and by malt Soap 25, Ointment 05 and 50. Adr. It takes n political orator to sny things that sound well nnd mean noth ing. A stubborn fountain pen has wreck ed many n man'a train of thought. T i nir MrtiMaa tad MM MB tlSHUrlnlBaf. ? A aeea.Soreataa.Graaulfr to las73M sur ires iHU SSsf 113 attartats my aUaasdy Co., CtUaaar