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IT PAYS TO GRIND
GRAIN FOR STEERS
“Grinding feed for my young steers
enables me to cut the feed bill about
25 per cent," writes D. D. Stevens,
Washington county, lowa, In Success
ful Farming. “I usually feed oats and
corn, both of which are ground. In
this shape It Is easily digested and the
usual waste because of cattle bolting
whole corn Is eliminated. Os course
there Is very little hog feed from
steers fed shelled corn, but the ground
corncob makes up a big share of this
loss.
"I usually buy young steers. This
bunch averaged 435 pounds when I
bought them. After almost a year on
ground grain, hay and roughage, they
scaled close to 1.000 pounds. This Is
a very good Increase In less than
twelve months. Usually I buy these
cattle In November and through the
winter give them silage, clover hay and
ground feed. The winter feed of grain
is about two-thirds of what they will
eat when on full feed; and even then
the full feed is only about twenty
pounds of mixed ground grain.
“When my clover and blue grass
pasture is ready along in May, the
cattle are turned out. There Is no set
back at first because I still continue
the hay and grain. After a bit they
will eat but the corn and oats, leaving
the hay. Along In September, when
the corn Is In good shape, I turn the
cattle in the fields for a month with
the hogs. The grain Is ripe but not
thoroughly hardened. This does not
make any difference.
"The reason I feed young cattle is
the initial Investment. It Is not very
large, so that the interest on the in
vestment does not make very much
difference. Then, too, there is the sav
ing in freight rate in sending the stuff
back from the market to my feedlot.
Marketing of roughage Is another ad
vantage which cannot be overlooked,
for the cattle are on the place for
almost a year and consequently noth
ing gets away from them, as is the
cose when a farmer has stock only
parts of the year.”
Work Horses Carefully
on Hot Days in Spring
Horsemen need to be on their guard
against overheating. Most cases of
overheating can he prevented by keep
ing a few simple things in mind.
Give at least a pallful of water to
each horse about ten o’clock and again
at three or four o’clock on a hot day.
Be very careful with a horse that
is a little out of health, If you are
working him on a hot day.
Look out for a horse that after
sweating freely suddenly stops sweat
ing. Put such a horse In the shade
as soon as possible and give a mod
erate drink.
Do not put a horse not in good con
dition for hard work in the center of
a four-horse team in hot weather.
Work carefully on a hot day when
the atmosphere Is moist and heavy.
A horse can hardly get tob hot to
water, but one must regulate the
amount by the temperature of the
water.
In case of an attack of overheating
the horse should be taken to the shade
as soon as possible. A treatment of
the surface of the body, particularly
of the head, with cold water, should
be given until the temperature Is
within a degree or two of normal.
Stimulants, such as brandy,
well diluted, should be given as early
as possible. 0
In most cases it is better to plan to
avoid overheating than to plan to treat
the horse-for it.
Efficient Measures for
Killing Vermin on Hogs
Small, but very costly to swine rais
ers, are the lice that very frequently
make their appearance in great num
bers.* When the animals scratch them
selves continually on posts: wagon
•wheels or other convenient rubbing
places, the attendant should recognize
the danger signal and furnish relief.
The hog louse is a blood-sucking
parasite, which, If not itself visible,
may be detected by the presence of
yellow eggs usually deposited in the
bristles on the back of the neck. Lice
■occasion heavy losses through caus
ing uneasiness among the animals, as
well as actually reducing their vitality.
Many successful breeders use rub
bing posts for the application of crude
oil, which is destructive to both lice
and eggs. One farmer, however, who
owns only a few head of hogs, wraps
burlap about a post and soaks It oc
casionally with the waste oil from his
tractor. The hogs rub against the bur
lap and cover themselves with the oil.
Dipping is sure death to the lice, but
Is said not always to destroy the eggs.
Spraying with kerosene emulsion I?
by some breeders.
Sell Unprofitable Stock
Get busy improving your live stock
Get rid of the unprofitable animals on,
your farm. Labor is too high to em
ploy it in milking cows that produce
only 123 to 150 pounds of butter a
year, and corn Is too expensive to feed
to a hog that is brought to a weight of
only 200 pounds at nine months of age.
Improve the breeding as well ns the
method of feeding your stock and
make every pound of grain and every,
hour of labor count as much as pos
Bible.
Knitted Jacquette Effects;
Fashion’s Neckwear.. Story
\ /fILADY of fashion is growing very
T'-*- fastidious in regnrd Jo sweater
modes. Just a mere knitted utility
sweater does not suffice. There must
be certain marks of distinction to ac
cent the chic of her swearer, or knit
ted jacquette, if you please. It is the
pleasure of her capricious ladyship to
pick new and ingenious tyings, fasten
ings, collars, cuffs, bindings.
A model especially appealing to dis
criminating followers of fashion is the
knitted jacquette with a long, graceful
revers collar, which has rounded cor
ners simulating the mannish tuxedo
dinner jacket. The picture illustrates
n charming version of this vogue. The
AN APPEALING MODEL
original jacquette, photographed, ex
ploited the new rust shade, fiber silk
and mohair being interknitted. The ir
regular checked-front is in tones of
canary, rose and black. Its long,
modish collar gives it the prestige of
the last word In style Interpretation.
To the lace and lingerie jabot and
frilled-front underblouse there is
something Irresistibly inviting about
this knitted jacquette, with Its almost
waist-deep collar opening. This is one
of the several reasons why this new
sweater model Is enjoying such wide
spread popularity.
A word about the color of our sweat
ers this season. Never In the annals
of approved fashion has color been
more spirited than now. There’s the
fascination In our sweaters and scarfs
FURS ARE STILL POPULAR
for this summer of flashy gypsy yel
lows, reds and blues, gay Roman
6tripes, handsome plaids and almost
unbelievably bold Intermingling of high
tones. Nor does this suggest that con
servative suit shades and pastels are
not In vogue; Indeed, they are, but
there is undoubtedly an era ushered in
for colors Just as bright ns one has the
courage to wear them.
Illustrative of color vivacity is a slip
on with horizontal stripes traversing it
from neck to hip edge, frankly bizarre
in yellows, greens, reds and blues, cli
maxed with a plain knitted border of
bright orange. The, combination
sounds impossible, but somehow the
artistry of the designer achieves these
effects in a manner thoroughly accept
able to even the hitherto color skeptic.
The idea of bordering fancifully pat
terned and gaily-colored sweaters and
THE LYONS PROGRESS, LYONS, GEORGIA.
frocks, with plain knit in solid shades,
is one that runs throughout the styling
of knitted outerwear this season.
Fashion has written a brief but In
tensely Interesting story of summer
neckwear In which the scarf of figured
silk, georgette, chiffon, silk fiber or
wool has the grand role. But there is
a fine little company with It —novelties
In neckwear and revivals of old fa
vorites In new guise.
Fox fur Is Important and seems to
be established as a part of summer
modes. It appears In the lighter tones
of beige, gray, sand, brown, orange
and In white. The light colors are
worn with tailored suits, also lu light
colors. White scarfs are liked with
btac-k suits and will play their usual
part with light summer dresses. The
full, long ostrich feather boa is a re
vival in neckwear shown in many
beautiful colors and is a new aspirant
for favor. White fox and ermine fur
nish the collars for handsome coats of
black crepe or satin.
Collar and cuff sets find themselves
in demand for wear with one-piece
frocks of silk crepe or wool. They In
clude sets of white organdie with nar
row borders of colored organdie hem
stitched on, lace sets, collar and cuffs
of cream-colored net with picot edges
and bands of heavy lace beading that
carry narrow black ribbon. There are
also collar and bib sets of tucked net
with filet lace insertions, and sets with
bib at the front and very small short
cape at the back. Ecru chiffon,
trimmed with narrow val lace, appears
in collars.
The vogue of tailored suits has
brought in neckwear for wear with
them and much attention Is given to
collar and vestee pieces to be woru un
der the coat Instead of a blouse. These
are shown In pongee or cotton broad
cloth, with collars of colored linen In
colors. Collars and jabots of lace at
tached to sleeveless waists of net are
used for the same purpose. Strictly
tailored blouses are mostly provided
with round plain collars, but there are
some models with high turnover col
lars. Four-in-hand and scarf ties come
in the wake of these collars and even
the stock collar finds some admirers
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JUDGE’S TACT ENDS
FAT WOMEN’S ROW
Neighbors Use All Terms
Except Pleasingly Plump.
Chicago, 111. —Judge Peter Schwaba
recently made Solomon look like
wooden money when he decided a row
between two women as to which was
the fatter.
"She called me a fat hussy I”
screamed Mrs. Carrie Nugent,
"I did not call the fat hussy a ‘fat
hussy,’ ” yelled Mrs. Anna Kuhnert.
"She was hogging the three wash
tubs in our apartment when she was
entitled to but one. I may have
made some Inquiry as to who was
making her circus tents, but she got
so excited she backed against the
laundry stove and the fat was in the
fire.”
"She called me a fat hussy—can
you imagine a fat slob like that call
ing anybody a fat hussy?” insisted
Mrs. Nugent.
Husky bailiffs crowded In between
the women. Judge Schwaba sighed
heavily and< then a great Inspiration
came to him.
“I'll put the more slender of these
two ladles under SI,OOO bonds to keep
tlie peace.” he decided, and both of
them broke the furniture to sign the
bonds.
p lain Girls Win Over
Pretty Ones in Vienna
Berlin.—. The plain girls win.
At least they won in a symposium
of answers to the following question
raised by Dr. Edwin Stranlk in the
Vienna News Journal: “Is it better to
marry a beautiful or a plain woman?”
Doctor Stranik and most of his
readers took up the cudgels for the
plain girl and agreed that the plain
girl is to be preferred to the pretty
girl for these reasons:
The pretty girl, being the object of
general admiration, is likely to be
spoiled, vain and capricious.
The plain girl, escaping this ad
miration, is more likely to be simple,
natural and genuine.
The pretty woman, desired of all
men, is exposed to many temptations,
and the husband is inevitably in con
stant competition with all other men.
The plain woman, having found a
husband, is more likely to stick to
him and to be a real helpmeet.
The pretty woman is likely to love
fn her husband merely the admirer of
her beauty.
Tiie plain girl Is much more likely
to feel true devotion toward her hus
band.
The following must be noted, how
ever, about those who answered:
Most of those defending the plain
girls, were either men who merely
reasoned and did not mention that
they were actually In love with a plain
girl, or men who did not deny that
they were plain themselves.
C ops Capture Driverless
Auto After Long Chase
Washington, D. C. —A driverless au
tomobile, whirling around in circles on
a vacant lot in the rear of 321 Fif
teenth street northeast at night, pro
vided Lieut. Guy E. Burlingame and
Sergt. Job Gray, of the Ninth precinct,
with one of the most exciting experi
ences in their careers.
The officers chased the car for fully
ten minutes before they got into it
and applied the brakes. Both were
thrown from the machine several
times.
When the machine was taken to the
police station, it was discovered it had
been stolen from William Johnson, 221
0 street southwest. Lieutenant Bur
lingame thinks the man who stole it
drove it to the lot and then jumped
out. unconsciously leaving the steering
wheel fixed In such away that the
machine would move in a continuous
circle.
Man V/rites to Relatives
27 Years After “Death”
Moberly, Mo. —After having been
egally dead for 27 years, Tom Gaines,
a former resident of Madison, a small
town east of Moberly, has written to
relatives that he is in North Carolina.
Thirty-seven years ago Gaines left
Madison and nothing had been heard
from him for twenty-seven years until
a few days ago. The estate left by
the parents has long since been ad
ministered upon and, though diligent
inquiry was made at that time, no
trace of the missing heir could be
obtained.
He has a brother and two sisters liv
ing near Madison.
Man Proves He Is Alive
Steubenville, Oldo. —After viewing
remains of a young man killed by a
Pennsylvania train here recently. Car!
Stiles, Fainnount, W. Va„ assured tin
ruthorities here he was not the victim
Colonial and Bungalow Styles
Combined In This Pretty Home
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By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to tlie
subject of building, for the readers of
this paper. On account of-his wide
experience as F.ditor, Author and
Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt,
the highest authority on all these sub
jects. Address all inquiries to William
A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue.
Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent
stamp for reply.
Colonial architecture came to Amer
ica first on the shores of the Atlantic
with the Pilgrim Fathers of New Eng
land and the Cavaliers of Virginia.
The bungalow first was seen In this
country on the Facifie coast, where Its
origin Is ascribed to India. .The for
tunate combination of these two types
Is shown In the home Illustrated here.
This attractive and Inviting five
room home looks especially inviting In
Its immaculate white paint. The
curve of the roof over the entrant
forms an interesting contrast with the
straight lines of the pergola-type
porch, and tlie roof lines ivfe broken
'‘Don’ts” Home Builder
Should Bear in Mind
Don’t kick about the cost of “extras”
if you order them.-
Don’t assume that the lowest bidder
Is always the most satisfactory.
Don’t take anyone's word about'
“lump-sum”, prices—investigate before
you build.
Don’t change your mind after the
house Is half built. Changes cost
money.
Don’t expect solid gold door knobs
when the allowance for all the hard
ware is only SSO.
Don’t think because your neighbor
built his house before the war at a
cost of $5,000 that you can duplicate
it today at that price. Labor and ma
terials have gone up since then.
Don’t expect your architect to do
his work for nothing. He must be
paid for the work he does. lie prob
ably knows more about building
houses than you do. Trust him and
don’t deceive him as to what you
really can afford to spend.
Don’t expect that your house won’t
settle, the celling crack and the doors
sag. if your house Is not properly
braced, framed and nailed.
Don’t forget that four nails are
more than twice as good as two, and
are better insurance against sagging
doors, cracked ceilings, warping wood
work.
Don’t forget that your local dealers,
contractors and supply men are
equipped to give you very great help
and a lot of valuable Information.
to relieve the appearance of monotony.
¥lie long living room, with its fire
place, is of such size and proportions
that it will naturally be a gathering
place for the family, and just wliat
its name implies. The lighting is ex
cellent ami at the same time uninter
rupted wall space is provided which
will care for the grouping of furni
ture.
The dining room, entered from the
living room, is of adequate size and
its efficiency Is increased by a bay
which will care for the buffet and
keep that bulky piece of furniture
from using any of the floor space. The
breakfast nook is a feature which is
growing in popularity very rapidly.
Here it is well placed on a short hall
between the dining room and the
kitchen. The latter room is of a size
designed to serve best a home of this
size with economy of labor.
The bedroom group is reached
through the short hall. Both of these
rooms are provided with closets.
Their reputations are at stake. Most
of these men consider Their reputa
tions far more important than the ma
terial they save.
Don’t make the mistake of building
from sketchy plans, or no plans at all.
Nothing is more expensive than rule
of-thumb planning, or hit and miss
building. Railroads cannot operate
trains without time tables. There is
no quicker way to wreck your purse
than building without an accurate
buying and building schedule. This
means carefully prepared plans, that
are complete In every respect.
Majority Own Homes
on Income of $2,000
“More than one-half the homes in
the United States are owned by then
who make less than $2,000 a year,”
according to W. D. Carter, retiring
president of the New York State
League of Savings and Loan Associa
tions. “It Is estimated that approxi
mately 90 per cent of those who build
or buy a home do not pay for it out
right at the start. Habits of thrift,
economy and self-denial established
and practiced In saving to meet the
monthly payments by which the home
Is paid for are among the greatest ben
efits of owning a home.”
Fence Posts
Fence posts rot at the point when
they enter the ground, a condition
which can be reduced by placing con
crete to a depth of about six tnche*
L-elow the surface around the nost»