The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 2, 1915, Page 11

a——— £ 4 x_% (L IR WS OLD HENS THAT HAVE CEASED TO LAY SHOULD BE MARKETED Now that the old hens have ceased to be productive the farmer should be- ‘gin a systematic culling of his poul- try flock. All hens not to be held over for next year should be sold. While the cost of keeping hens is seldom realized, they are eating valuable food. 'This expense with no production is cutting down the profits. - Hens . are rarely profitable producers after they are two years old according to H. L. Kempster of the University of Mis- souri college of agriculture. All old ‘hens, especially those which bag down or “crop” behind, should be sent to the market. This year's young stock 'should be marked with leg bands, toe .marks or otherwise so that next year the age of the hen will be known. Hens. in laying condition will have |- bright red combs and will show their pin bones well spread apart. This test is a sure indication. The pin bones are located just above the vent. If three or four inches apart the hen is probably laying. These -points will assist materially in culling out the un- profitable producers. Roosts and Nest Boxes, Requisites of THE NONPARTISAN LEADER Good Driver Excellent Specimens for Farm Work. ' The first requisites. of a good driver are a cool head and a watchful eye, with ready fingers and the quick un- derstanding of the needs and require- ments of his horse. He must also be ready to detect any object by the roadside which would be The proper height for roosts are | likely to annoy the horse and grasp about two feet from the ground. The | &t a glance the character of the road dropping board platform should be | that lies ahead of him. about six inches below the roosts. It ~ No quick-tempered, loud-voiced man is better to have the nest boxes at an- | can expect to have a quiet, obedient other part of the pen, about a foot | horse; and the undue haste of the or two above ground. Placing them | quick-tempered driver to correct what under the roosts -gives hiding places | Beems to him misbehavior is one of for rats and mice back of the nests, and besides the fowls while scratch- ing throw considerable dirt in the the reasons why so many horses are dangerous to drive. Much of this abuse, however, to nests when the latter are placed on | which the horse is subjected, arises the floor. more from sheer ignorance and care- lessness than from wanton cruelty. MRS. N. DE R. WHITEHOUSE Before starting on a long drive you should examine the horse, the har- ness and the vehicle—the bit should be as easy a one as possible, the har- ness must be comtortable and wellfit- ting. Do not use & check rein if the road is long and hilly, but should one be necessary then loosen the head of the horse before ascending a hill, when going over muddy roads, and also whenever you stop, as it 1s natural for a horse to lower Bis head when he makes an extra exertion, and also to droop it when he is resting. A horse should not only be allowed i|to walk slowly along steep and muddy parts of the road, but also occasionally on level ground; the change from one SOME NONPARTISANISM. They talk of a nonpartisan tariff ' | commission, nongpartisan railroad com- mission? .It would seea that when- times, etc. It would seem that when- ever anything of importance in gov- -ernment is to be done it must be per- formed, from a _nonpartisan basis. | Then why not a complete nonpar- tisan government in the first place :[and at -all times? It is the only way ’| 'the people as'a whole will get a hear- ‘|ing.: The farmers of North Dakota through their Nonpartisan Pohhca] ! | League are pointing the way. Mrs..Norman De R. Whitehouse was one of the leaders In the recent suf- -frage vcampaign: in-New: York.— Not. withstanding ‘the defeat at the .elec- - tion, Mrs. -Whitehouse. expmsn un- bounded-faith in the ultlmate victory. of the cause. Power is no use untll it is organ- ized and USED. Todayfit%mve culfiv:fifi'mf one’s | " farm ‘istlargely intensive ‘édithvation” .of a hardriob with the- ba.nker asa niggardly paymaster, - Vi | Conslgn Your. Live Stock. to. { ° : @ Sris s Chiropractic - (KI-RO-PRAK-TIK) - The Science that. Makes People Well and Happy You Need Not Be Sick i USE of Dissasn INVESTIGATE ADY ATTENDANT J. R. Kirk Commission Co. Inc. South St. Paul, Minn, . Sales. Agency and Autherized. Representative of the ~American Society of Equity : set of muscles to another rests him. When your horse begins to feel fa- tigued he will strike one of his hoofs against the ankle opposite, often bruising and cutting it. As it is generally one of the hind ankles, an ankle boot should be worn during a long drive, even if it 18 un- necessary on other occasions. Two other indispensable articles on & long drive are a wooden scraper for removing foam and a hoof-pick for dis- lodging stones. For one who is often on the road it is also useful to have a few pieces of rope and some brass wire, as with these in his pos- session anyone with ingenuity can quickly repair ordinary damages to the harness or carriage. Horses, when traveling, should have water given to them frequently in reasonable quantities. If you drive slowly for a while after watering your horse, no injurious results will follow, and they may be refreshed by a few mouthfuls of grain, hay or grass. Should you chance to stop where .there is a strong breeze blowing, put a light blanket on your horse, even if the weather is warm. Do not, at any part of a long trip, yield to the temptation of racing with passing vehicles, for the quickening of a horse’s steady “road pace” to a racing gait heats him unnecessarily, and if done frequeatly is very fa- tiguing. . Good horses are in such demand now that it will pay any farmer with good horse sense to sit up and take notice, WHY NOT COOPERATE? If the farmers get but one-third of the price the .consumer pays for his product, why shouldn’t the farmer and, producer cooperate together and both save some of the money whicke the middleman, thke railroad, the banker and-the politician takes-from them? In' the grading of grain you will find ‘one of the negroes in the. ‘wood- pile. - Every farmer should take a good look at him. The big fellows' will be ready to ease off just as soon as we organize and show them we are on. 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This would be equivalent to the interest on $1,625 at 6 per cent. A farm of 80 acres cannot profita- bly use four-horse machinery because three horses should do the work on & farm of this size. In buying ma- chinery too large in proportion to the size of the farm unnecessary expense is added. This comes not only in the increased cost of machinery but zalso in the maintenance of any extra horses required. Practice of Burning Straw, The practice of burning straw is far too common on farms. Many farm- ers do not realize the true value of the straw stack. The fertilizing value of the straw from a ten-acre wheat- field is from $25 to $40. If the straw is used as bedding and the manure used, this value of the straw is saved and in addition thus used will absorb a large amount of liquid manure that might otherwise be wasted. FOLK’'S WAY TO WORLD PEACE. Baltimore, Nov. 28.—Establishment of a federation of the twenty-one American republics to stand back of the Monroe Doctrine was advocated in a speech here tonight by Joseph W. Folk, chief counsel of the Inter- sate Commerce Commission. Such a step, he said, would set a precedent for the formation of a European fed- eration and pave the way for ultimate world peace and disarmament. God, helps those who organize and help themselves. FARGO TANNERY ANDREW MONSON, Prop. Beceives hides and skins for tanning to har- ness leather, robes -and coats. Robes lined, hides bought, leather and robes for sale, send for price list of AUTO AND' BUGGY ROBES, ETC. FARGO TANNERY, FARGO, N. D. HIDES TASNNED Send us your hides, we will tan’ and make them into nice, warm, soft robes, We.guarantee the workmanshlp to.be satisfactory. Our process of tanning leaves the hide soft and pliable ‘and we guarantee it to remain so.. We ‘| make the Oak Harness Leather ard Lace Leather.. Robes Lined. 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