Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1918, Page 6

TURKEYS ARE EASILY RAISED - ; Bird s Especially" Adapted to Grain and Stock Farms Where There Is Ample Range. (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) ,/No one is in a better position to re- spond to the present campaign for the increased. production of poultry on the farm than the turkey raiser. The tur- b key:is:a farm bird, first and last, and . 5 | 3 ‘ Good Nests for. Turkeys. ~ag™s-left-in-the fields after harvest, < . and nuts‘of such_ varieties as beech- \nuts, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts and acorns. On such a farm, the present i i ‘prices of grain affect the turkey rais- | er but little, for with the exception of | what is used at fattening ¢ime, the feed would otherwise be wasted. « General Principle of: Practical 2 ~Qualityand Value: : ‘(Prepared by the United ‘States Depart- ..~ -~<ment of ‘Agriculture.) . % To the novice in poultry keeping it! often™appears that’'there’ is mo real necessity for so many breeds and va- rieties as have been standardized in ‘Amerien. . Further acquaintance with them, however, shows that although = cglor differences: are ‘in_most cases made merely; to- please "the eyes of - perpons having different preferences for.color, the differences in shape and size which make breed character have been:developed with a view ta adapting edch to particular uses’or: particular) ' condijtions. 5 ; ”" Leaying _out. of consideration the, breeds kept as novelties, most of which originated before. industrial progress| created a large demand for poulfry products, . all the standard American bréeeds of fowls have been made and developed on’ the general principle of ractical quality, the foundation of sree,d, character and value, "~ In harmony-with this principle the dommon-: classification: of . breeds...ac: cording_to. their ‘place in_the general scheme . of “poultry *production glvides ! them into three principal clagses, name- | 1y, Jaying breeds, meat breeds-that are not_as_ready .and. persistent egg pro- | ducers as the laying breeds, and not as i meaty and as easy to fatten as the meat breeds, yet combine in on¢ indi- vidual fowl very good laying capacity b with very good table. quality. 2 The Leghorn, Minorea, -Andalusian. ‘Ancona and Campine are well-known breeds of the laying class; the Brah- ma, Dorking, and Cornish of the meal class; the Plymouth Rock, ‘Wyandotte. Rhode Island Red and Orpington of the general purpose class. v i 2 —— —— ‘Want Ads, back page: )| solely for the production of markel i roup may often be traced to a drafi {| of air striking the fowls while roost | consumed is largely of such a kind as| | EACH BREED HAS {TS PLACE| | . AlHave Been Made and Developed on * e T CONTENTED FOWLS ARE BEST|iVAR TOUCHES IN. FASHION Easler to Keep Hens Healthy and to| Conservation of Wool Noted In New - Reproduce Stock Under Colony French Chiffon Blouses; Some House System. -~ G Still Show Woolen Trimmings. (P'“”’“d;,‘,’é'm“z‘} H;-{-tlgglt&%?)e! Depard Some of the new French chiffon A contented hen is a profitable pos:| blouses show embroidery with .colored session, and contentment with the hen| string. The idea is to save the wool— is ‘commensurate with the comfort of| we had actually become used to the her home. -Hence henhouse building | combination of heavy wool embroid- should receive more than passing no-| ery on the flimsiest of chiffon—and tice - from one who would profitably | Instead of going about it with a kill- produce poultry. joy manner, as we are apt to go ahead Hens do.not do wellgin apartments;| with our own_effects to, economize in even semidetached houses are not de:| dressing, the French have . achieved sirable; separated (colony) houses,|a distinct triumph in this string em- each with its own yard, give best all- broidery, states a fashion writer. around satisfaction. - Some blouses still . show woolen ‘Tt Is easler, to keep the birds healthy | trimming.” Knitted collars and cuffs and to reproduce the stock under. thé|'on chiffon blouses for some reason’ ac- colony system if the birds are allowed | quired a distinct vog je, and they are free rgnge. Breeding stock, and espe-| still in favor and will be in 8pité ot ‘clally - growing' chickens, should ‘have| warmer days to come. 'They werefirst an ‘abundant range, while hens used|seen in'expensive .imported' blouses, eggs may be kept on a very small area Drafts Cause Trouble. ' The presence of a cold or incipient ing at night. Hehs Eat Tainted Food. Because hens will eat tainted foo¢ is a good reason for keeping it away from them. - Late Hatched Chicks. Late hatched chicks rarely, if ever attain the size of those hatched early A RESEMBLANCE Ned“The “‘célitnry plant -only blossoms once in 100 years. ! Nétfie;Must" -something like the peas I planted in my garden vou need .and - GOOD_USE FOR BATS. . e STATES 1 ‘gee’ they have' just sent'{* BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER | |in the sales goes to them. dressmaker 1o fashion the Dblouse for them at considerable saving of cost. And this wool collar and cuff set need not be unpatriotic—it need not use wool that might be used for soldiers =for there is in almost every wom- an’s knitting bag enough dainty wool left over from a swenter with which to make these colorful accessories. ‘Who ever heard of wooden lava- lieres? But if we. can wear beads made from sealing wax and feel our- selves as well dressed as though we had emeralds and diamonds, why not Jewelry of wood? Some of it is made by wounded French and English sol- diers—whose taste in such matters is extremely good—and part of the profit So we are, In -a measure, patriotic, besides, un- doubtedly, in fashion when we wear thf:se trifles of wooden jewelry.” < ' Concealed Beauty, run‘tl_lrough embrofdered eyelets. in the | thflon enters into’, the - trimming faste zmmznfi. FOODR fpmd [is the great war- time. sweetmeat. « = —the benefit, the 1 pleasure, the economy of a 5c package of WRIGLEY'S: : —has made It the fa- vorite “sweet ration” of the Allied armies. —send it tovour friend at the front: —it’s the bhandiest, longest - lasting re-. freshment he can ' carry. CHEW IT AFTER EVERY MEAL JUICY FRUIT CHEWING. GL P TP over: 144,000 baseball bats to.the boys in the trénches. J Greene—QGoing < to - make the Boches make, some home runs, prob- ably. M BT S STORY - : ~ SURPRISES BEMIDJ1 The tollov’ving has surprised Be- midji: A business man’s wife suf- fered from dyspepsia and constipa- tion for years. Although she dieted she was so bloated her clothes would not fit. ONE SPOONUFL buckthorn lycerine, etc., as mixed in Ad- a.relieved her .INSTANTLY. Because Adler-i-ka empties BOTH large 'and small intestine it relieves ANY CASE constipation,. gour stom- ach or gas and prevents appendicitis: It-has QUICKEST action of ‘anything’ wg ever sold. City Drug Store.— Adv. SICK WIFE’ ENTERPRISE AUTO C0- Auto Livery and Taxi-Service Day and Night Service Office Remore Hotel, Cor. || 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. Office Phone 1 . Residence Phone 10 WM. M’CUAIG, Manager Take your Co Pioneer 0 ffice. Take advantage of the liberal offer of THE PIONEER and get one of these flags 4- FEET WIDE by 6-FEET LONG at a cost so ridiculously small that it amounts to practically nothing compared with the actual value of the flag. Given for six consecutive coupons clipped from this paper and 98c. Bring the coupons here or take them together with 98c to O’Leary-Bowser’s Store and get your flag. They're going fast and if you want one better save the coupons. g_emhidjik_Pionee!' Pub. Co. 'NEW LOT FLAGS " ARRIVED TODAY upons and 98c to O’Leary-Bowser’s or the | | i | 1