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k uâ€" Hints for the Poultry Raiser BALANCING THE RATION. By A. P. Marshall. ible protein compounds to the carbo- hydrateB and fats (the fats being multiplied by 2V4 to brinjf them to a We are inclined to think that moat '«^e' °' f»'« carbohydrates, because growers of chickens pet perhaps the «"« P^^^ by weight of fat is on the ,.„>,. average equivalent in heating power of carbohydrates). best results when they supply a very «ve'-aK« equivalent in heating power wide supr,ly of feeds to their birds \° ^Y* P"''*^ , ., , because the flock is able to select Knowing the proportions of these cle- what natural inclination prompts '"^"^s "^ ./he food" available it is them to. If the supply is sufficiently l!l!"_P"=*'^_''^'f ^'^__P*:r';^!?.",l Ztl varied the birds then get practically all that their constitutions demand and therefore they give fairly good re- sults. Perhaps it may be as well un- der those circumstances not to at- tempt to too closely balance the ra- tion for the birds but in m;.ny cases it is jitr.t a matter of a little grain and whatever happens to be handy which titles so as to get the results. Often the use of just one other product will correct the balance to bring real good results, where for lack of something to correct the missing retiuired ele- ments only loss can result. Quantity is also a necessary con- sideration, and if the breeder knows what each fowl should receive he is in itself may not be bad food but very better able to be sure they are receiv- much out of balance for the results ing all that is necessary or getting desired. Quite often the introduction more than they should. This is espe- of one or two articles would so im- cially the case when large numbers prove the nutrient values of the feed are kept. as to more than double the returns a balanced ration can usually be that can be obtained. arrived at for almost any purpose Little does the average pouliryman with the readily available products as realize what immense varieties of a base to work on, adding anything foods fowls gather when they are having the elements in right propor- nble to range at liberty to which they normally respond with an abundant supply of eggs and make rapid growth in consequence. Given ap- NEW FRENCH CHIEF OF STAFF X tiun that can be secured to fill in what is required. Palatableness makes more (ilfTorcnce than some imagine, and although a ration may be balanc- proximately the same conditions when cd fairly well the birds may .not take | confined as in the winter season these to it, and in consfequenc'^ cannot se- i birds, if they are not run down or cure the nu^lent values in sufficient have not been forced to excess, should quantities ro- f^ivc the desired results. , produco. in the same big way and Scmetimes a change becomes neces- 1 continue in vigorous productive health aary merely to vary the monotony of | 80 that they prove also excellent a too similar ration. The action of breeders from which to secure the the flock is probahly the only thing next year's producing stock. Only by that can show that it is tiring of the a regular course of good, sound bal- food being furnished. As a general BRITISH FAMOUS 29TH AT THE FRONT KNOWN AS THE OLDEST STAFF OF THE AR.MY. Correspondent at Dardanelles Gives Due This Famous Division. of charge which gained possession the crest. "It will thus be seen from this brief summary that the brunt of fighting on August 21 again fell on the 29th di\ision, but even the efforts of these heroic troops, ably seconded by the yeomanry, failed to achieve success against an enemy equally brave and determined, who enjoyed the incal- culable advantage of lighting behind intrenchments on commanding hills. But the 29th divi:;ion has only added to its fame by this failure." • . •*. CO.MPULSORY JOY. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, who was the British press representative at the Dardanelles, chronicles in .simple but telling phrases the gallant deeds of one of the commands which played a conspicuous part in the Gallipolo extracts from the German press fighting. In part, he says: German Patriotic Demonstrations Not Spontaneous. Gi;.v. i:i)ur.\Ki> ok ( asiiolx.m', wbom Gen. •loffrc haw a|i|H)lntca lii.s <'liiff of statt. Tliree of the four sons of «:on. Uc Cii-.ti-luaii at tin- front liavi- boon killed. The ^â- /?^'>•' oiKl son to fall wat, bi-ouglK to his fntlier's rainp iciTlbly wounded, and died throe hoiir.< Inu-r. The Cioiicrul ki.s.-ed lii.s cload son and said: "(io, son, you liave had the liiio.st d(>atli you could |H>s.sibIv wish for. I swtmr lliat our arini<r» will a\eiisu you in aieiiifliig ull fYcneh famUles." The news of the drath of the Genetal's first son was brought to hint while he was in ronfei^ne<' with liN ow.v.r«, iff. road tlio statement. bowed his Uoatl a moment, ur. d said :"tieuUenion, li-t us conllnne." The third .sou, I/leut. Uugurs do Caslelnau, wow killed in October of this year. anced feeding can the breeder be ab- thing cooking food will very much solutely certain that his fowls are help in making it more palatable and COUNTLESS FLOCKS OF SHEEP getting the best for the object desir- perhaps aids digestion, although the ed, although if there is exceptional nutrient values are in no way increas- Baaing Billions on the Steppes of Drunken Chinese Ahtronomers Failed variety it if, more than probable that ed and even perhaps some nutrient , Russia. I the birds will fairly well balance for values may be lost in the cooking. p • , . c . . ' themselves. \ The balance to use depends entire- thf old^woHcfnatrnr^h^r: .s^ are' ' .JZ H "''"""' TT'''''' h^'^ In different sections the staple grain ly whether eggs are required, the concerned In southern Russia where ^'*-^*'^*- H'ray«n>a and Ogura, whose ordinarily used will probably very birds being fattened or for growing ^u i : stennes «« thev «rp •'^search work has added considerably ' _. '. ..:_,.. r-„..i. „i,„.,ij v.„ ,iiff„, ^"^. P'"'"^' °^ steppes, as they aie ^^ ^^^ knowledge of the world, have EARLIEST SOLAR ECLIPSE. to Predict the Event. price, ysirg almost wholly one grain is al- ' gest results. For the most economic mcst bound to bring very uncertain al feeding the fowls should receive results, depending entirely on the the nutrients in quantities and pro- right other elements that may be re- portions which at the time fit the par- <iuired to make up a good balance. I ticular needs of the flock under con- Water, of course, does not enter into sideration. A subject of this kind is the question of feeds. It is, however, a very long one and therefore it is fully as necessary as any feed, and | necessary to confine this article to bal- .should always be on hand cool and ' ancing for eggs. We find as a ration fresh where the birds can get it. The that has proven a good one, furnishes nutritive ration of a food of ration i digestible nutrients per day, per each e.vpresses the proportion of digest- 'â-  100 lbs. live weight as follows: much vary. In one locality it may chicks. Each case should be differ- c„„gj ^^^^^^^ ^^..^^^ \^^^ enormous « „ ,,â-  u i .u ,. r .u • be corn while in another it will be ently balanced to get the best results empire from the outskirts of Hungary ^ ^ ^ Published the results of their wheat, depending largely on the most and using the same foods regardless j^ Mongolia, countless flocks of sheep "''^""P** *° ^^ ^^'^ '^^^â- ^^ °^ "O"*® extensively grown grain and the price. ; of conditions will not bring the big- ^oam One ' man often possesses as **"'^''' ^'^''P^^'* recorded in Chinese many as 500,000 or 600,000 sheep. f "'"7; Ju' earliest is mentioned Th. numb;r of sheep being raised 'XZ U i ^^Vf. .^- .1! "^' „„ fi,„ „»„ „„ „ * 1 . where it is recorded that in the reign on the steppes gets larger every year, , . ,,, „ tt. *i. .t ^i. but this is not because they are care- "J S^"f -^ ""«• ^^« ^Z """""I fully nurtured. They are, in fact, ex- i "' ininl % n,"" ^' ^l TT . posed to the most seve;e weather. «"„'"^''P/?; "\'l^ «"" ""^''l" »""^ "°* and the scorching heat of summer ^^v"" pred.c ed by the astronomers who were alleged to have been drunk and to have neglected their duties. Carbo- Fu.-l Nutri- Dry Aah Proteln hydrates P'ut value tive matter. lb». lbs. IbM. Ibfl. culorles. rutlo. H«-nH. 3-6 IhK.. ...B.60 .SO I. 00 3.76 .sr, 1U.300 1:1.8 ilngiH, 5-tt IIjr.. ...8.110 .20 .«5 2.75 .20 G,240 1:4.2 100 Tt will be noted that for heavier ""ce suggested as a standard for lay- ing hens. Suppose we have cracked corn, wheat, corn meal, wheat mid- dlings, buckwheat middlings, animal meal, fresh bone, young green alfalfa, we get the following result by work- ing theiVi about to arrange the nutri- ent values to suit the standard for fowls for 5-8 lb. hens the proportion is less per lb«. than with lighter fowli. The experiment stations will read- ily supply tables showing the nutri- ent values of various foods that may be use<l in feeding poultry, and with this it is possible to make up a ration each 100 lbs. of that will give approximately the bal- , birds: and the freezing blasts of winter are only to be dreaded second to the hur- ricanes which sweep over the plains ^ at times. During the tempests the sheep make I no effort to weather the storm, but i run panic-stricken before the wind, I and are forced by the thousand into I the streams and ravines with which the steppes are intertwined. Were ft not for the intelligent use of goats neither the shepherds nor their dogs could avail much at such times, for Hence the customary rites for deliver- ing the sun, which should have been arranged in advance and superintend- ed by the astronomers, were in the emergency performed by other of- ficials without 'proper preparation. The emperor accordingly ordered the army to punish the astronomers. A later docu:nent makes it impossible to fix the date of this event as October 13. 2127 B.C. (Julian calendar)â€" the the .sheep can scarcely ever be brought ""-"eft .--ecordcd eclipse in the world, to face the terrible winds or to seek Calculation .shows that there actually "The purpose of this article is to do belated justice to the role played by the 29 division in the struggle in the Dardanelles. The renown of this division is world-wide, and its num- ber will ever in future be surrounded by that mixed halo of romance and glory which attached to Caesar's leg- ions and Napoleon's old guard. In fact, the 29th earned for itself the title of 'The Old Guard' of the army. "Unfortunately but few of the orig- inal veterans who landed at Sedd-ul- bahr are left, for nearly all are dead or invalided home. Some, in fact, have been wounded many times. "As the division has played a most prominent role in almost every en- g:agement that has been fought on the I peninsula during the last six months, ' I do not know how many times it ; consumes itself in furious attacks on i the enemy's works, but already I be- ' lieve at least three times the number • of its original strength have passed through the ranks. j "The 29th division landed under the 1 command of Major General Hunter i Weston, and has since been command- I ed by Major Gengral De Lisle. All ! four countries, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, have the honor to be represented in its ranks. I Repulsed Turkish Attacks. ' "On August the division was holding its old position on the left of our line at Helles, across the gully ravine, and on that day the 88th bri- gade delivered a most gallant assault on a section of the enemy's line over ground devoid of cover. "While the landing at Sulva Bay and the great advance from Anzac were taking place, the 29th held its ground and successfully repulsed at- tacks fiom the Turks. "When the attempts of the new divisions to take the Anafarta hills definitely failed by August 19 it was decided to make a final effort to cut the enemy's lines of communication by employing the Old Guard. Secret- ly at night three brigades were brought up in trawlers from Helles to Sulva and landed without the Turks being aware of the movement. "In my accounts which have ap- peared in the press of the events of this memorable August 21 chief cre- dit is being given the newly arrived yeomanry because they were the only corps which the censor allowed to be We have more than once published " " 3s, says the London Daily Telegraph, whtci showed that the flag-waving and oth^_^ patriotic demonstrations which variably take place all over the ^ try when the Gennan staff repc^^ '^1 new "victory" are by no means ^^4 taneous on the part of the publitii^ is, in fact, a standing order in mtV German cities that on such oceasioK every householder must display bum ing, nothing but e.xtreme poverty bl ing accepted as an excuse for omjf sion to do so. But the Prussian ^^ thorities in Als'^ce-Lorraine have^one further than this. It is not' ^nou^ that the inhabitants of Stf-ar-ibufg and other Francophile cities should ke compelled to make a pretenca of r9- .ioicing over German successes. With that characteristic attention to de- tail which naturally extends to their niothod.s of mean persecution, the Prussian authorities have no-.v com- manded that henceforth all tAe churches in Alsace-Lorraine must 'Be decked with German colors on rc-et^t of "victorious news." The Vc-ssi'sclle Zeitung gives the text of this which was conveyed to the Bishop af Metz in the following letter from the Secretary of State for Alsace-Lor- raine, Count von Roden: ' ' "On one single occasion the ircner^ I commanding the 16th and 21st .Vmy ' Corps induced the ecclesinstical| edi- fices to take part in the general ilag display to commemorate a vietor^It now seems desirable that the wis^Lf the local clergy to give visible ^- pression to their patriotic sentimentt and those of the people should b« complied with. May I, therefore, re- spectfully suggest t<i your grace that an agreement be arrived at between the clergy of the diocese with a view to having churches and parsonages decorated with the national colors on receipt of news of victory." In order to make it clear that this note, in spite of its polite phraseology, is a definite order, the Vossische Zeitting heads it, "A Warning to the Clergy of Alsace-Lorraine,'^ aoi "In view of this note thrdergy been summoned by the bishop to' form to the wishes of the authoritl JAP.\N CANT SEND ARMY. Transports Are Lacking. Declares Premier. While Japan will be unable to >e Fuel Pry <*arbo- Value niatter. A«h. Proli'ln. li.vdrittes. Fftl. calories. Crnckoil <-nr-n. 1 lb. 891 .015 .0714 .6612 .0497 • 1672 1:103 \Vhiut. i III 872 .014 0707 .6191 .4!(94 .0S76 .0263 1161 1108 1:7.1 1:11.7 <%n-i» ir)«*u1. S Jh. . . «3H .010 .0469 \VI»-:il inlildllnRK. i lb. .. 420 .019 .0036 2668 .0170 685 1:4. S Hiukwhiiit iiild'lrii i U). .437 .010- .O&OO ..322.'i .0110 78S 1:7.4 .Vriliiiiil iiD-al. i lb. 462 .021 .1440 .0248 372 1:0.4 Freuli bone, J-3 lb. â- 822 .163 .148.-1 .1110 741 1:1.7 -arech nKuifu, I lb. 213 .021 .0292 .0S4O .0031 224 1:8.1 4.345 .273 .6300 2.;U2II .3305 0661 1:4.9 the shelter of a ravine. But with every hundred sheep three or four goats are kept, and, as these can easily be made to face almost any wind, they are used to lead the way down the rugged descents and the sheep follow blindly. The shepherd of a large flock, or ottara, is called a tschabawn. The tschahawn usually owns a wagon or two, drawn by oxen, in which he car- ries his provisions and cooking uten- sils, together with the skins of such sheep as have died and those of wolves he has killed. The wagon or wagons While the results do not exactly | oats one part, corn meal one part, , , , i. ,v â- < , ^ x. , coincide with the standard set it is ; beef scraps one part, with one fifth I®*" !"''.^."" ^ ."_ , shepherd approximately the same, and the nu- the bulk of cut clover added are all tritive ratio proves to be very close mixed together dry. slightly salted to the requirements. Such a balance and moistened to a crumbly consist- should give very good results and cncy with hot water in cold weather quantities may be increased, keeping and cold water in warm weather, and them in the same proportion to make given the fowls at noon time or to- up any quantity desired to be prepar- ^ wards evening in winter and in the ed for convenience. If one wishes to morning in summer. was a solar eclipse on that date, but probably not in China, though the ele- ments of the motions of the sun and moon are not accurate enough to in- dicate certainly the path of so remote an eclipse. The authors are inclined to think that the information fixing the date of the eclipse is due to Chinese astronomers of a later age, who calculated that an eclipse oc- curred on that date and erroneously supposed that it was visible in China. mounted division of the yeomanry were held in reserve behind Lalla Baba until late in the afternoon, and they only came into action after the repeated efforts of the 86th and 87th Brigades of the 29th mounted division failed to shake the enemy's defense. Yeomanry Deserve Credit. war, she will gladly assist thtfentejitJ Allies as far as she can wnciully^ and lend them the support pf her arsenals, according to Prem ' Count Okuma, who was interview at To- kio by the Paris Matin's cc tspoad- ent. "There was talk last NovP)er Japanese forces fighting in "The yeomanry deserve every credit ^°""* Okuma is reported to for the magnificent manner in which To have done that we sh travels, next he comes, and after him trail the sheep. When he comes to good pasture he does not leave until the grass has been eaten down, and even when on WERE YOU BORN IN DECEMBER? If So, Astrology Says That You Are Lucky. If you are wondering why men who are born in December are fearless and determined and women who own the the march his encampment is seldom j twelfth month for nativity are both more than two or three miles from passionate and chaste, cease wonder- they behaved when in action for the *'*'' *° "*'"<* 400,000.men, exj ing to first time. They advanced two miles '°^® IJOO.OOO of them and rep ! them under a hail of shrapnel over ground ""*** "-^OO.OOO more. We ha\ Bt the 1 which afforded not so much as a blade "eces.sary transports, for w ihould i of grass as cover before they reach- ^^'â- '^ wanted 2.000,000 tons ed the dead ground at the foot of the P'"«^' ""'* °"'' con^mercial fle 1 enemy's works. Ka'^" ""'y 1.000,000. In th j "It was the 2d brigade, under the ^*'*'"' figurea Great Bri_ Earl of Longford, consisting of Bucks, f"'"a"ce understand the imj|i)ilits Berks and Dorsets, which made the "^ ^^^ operation, final glorious charge in conjunction "^"'" sympathies being as ftg as with the 87th brigade and obtained ®^'^'"' ^^'^ ^''^'^"'^ ^'^'' ^° Bivlanc* of irope," e said, have ship* ggre- ce of and , where ho started at sunrise. fatten any stock, it is then only a i Cracked corn, wheat or oats are matter of increasing the proportion fed in litter of straw or leaves for the of carbohydrates and fat to that of other meals of the day. Many are protein, bringing the proportion up to the methods of feeding, some giving 1:8 which with a limited amount of | results fairly uniform, others giving exerci.sc will be found to put on flesh 1 temporary good results, but the best quite rapidly. | results can only be had whore the Of course grain feeds should be fed needs of the flock are considered care- in deep litter for the layers to pro- ' fully, the foods balanced to bring up mote exercise and the mash can bo | condition, reduce fat, or promote egg supplicil either as a dry mash or j laying as the case requires, and the moistened with milk or water. A ! balance corrected as condition of the plan of feeding that has been found ; birds indicates it to be advisable. A very satisfactory for the American ' closer study of this subject will add From five to six hundred ewes are ing. Astrology has the answer. Such humans are born beneath temporary possesjuon of Hill 70, our financial support, at Itl and which had subsequently to be aban- "*"**• Pe^haps, hasten the encl \^ in the ottara, and the tschabawn j Sngitarius. The sign of the thigh is draws the milk from them and places responsible. It makes men handsome, it in huge shallow wooden bowls to j physically strong and of commanding be exposed to the sun and made into ; personality. Women it inspires to in- a kind of cheese, known as "brinse," very popular in Russia and East Ger- many. During the severe winter months the sheep are sheltered, but in spring, summer and autumn they are pastur- ed on the plains. When the evening meal is over the shepherds and their dogs sit about a ure, wheat bran three parts, ground 1 poultry growers. breeds is the following: Hy bulk mean- ' many dollars to the profits of many I ^'V^ J'V •;«cJ« and grass for an hour .. â-  . . I .r r V. .vo ui luany ^j. ^^^ Afterward the arrangements for the night are made. Each man throws his fura, that serve for mattress and coverlet, on the spot the tschabawn has assigned to him, and between every two beds of the dogs and men the same inter- vals occur. THE lINSTABLIi MOON. Nof Yel AmcnabI" to Asfronomem' MalhcnaticN. The celebratc'l observatory at Grecn^v'ich, England, the place from which we reckon longitude, was found- ed b} Charles II. in 1(175, mainly for the purpose of investigating the movements of the moon in the inter- ests of navigation. Although in the I intervening two and a half centuries I astronomers have worked at the prob- , l<^m, the moon has not yot become on- 1 tircly amenable to their mathematics. The astronomer-royal of Great Bri- 1 tain, in his report of the work at | Greenwich during the past year, calls attention to the increasiiig deviation I l>«>tweeTi the calculated position of the | (ireat men arc ordinary people with moon in thu aky and its real position their understandings polished. as shown by the Greenwich observa- tions. The deviation has lately been growing in a serious manner. The error last year was more than twelve times as largo as the error twentjf years ago, and the average annual increase during the two decades has amounted to half a second of arc in longitude. The reason that astrono- mers have failed in getting exact re- sults from calculations based on the dynamical laws of gravitation is pos- sibly the existence of some attractive force that they have not yet discov- ered, although the result may also bo affected by the true shape of the earth, which still awaits accuiato de- tormiiintion. Hh Pays Tribute to Russians. An enthusiastic tribute to the Rus- sian soldier and his leaders is paid by (Jon. Arz, the Hungarian military leader who for live months was Field Marshal Mackenscn's chief lieutenant in the Russian campaign. Gen. Arz says: "The Russian military leader- ship is energetic, determined and up to date. The Russian infantry soldier is active, brave, determined and not afraid of death. Those stories which assert that their officers drive them into battle with machine guns are nursery tales. His individual merits are indisputable." tensity of love, sacrifice and chastity. It is a great month to be born in â€" December. The men are executives of Business and of enterprise, the wo- men are executrix of the home. The men are free and easy of address, open of heart, honorable and decisive. The women are deeply religious, no- ble of purpose and devoted to their families. As mothers they are deeply affectionate, but more Just and given to adoration of abstract justice than are women of other signs. They are ready to send their sons into battle for their countries In times of war, even though it means heartbreak and death for all concerned. They are generally conceited and desire to be the major actor in all ventures in which they are concerned, but never so much for their own sel- fish gain as for tho satisfaction which their active natures demand. war. Japan is not a great f/^icial !es. We have just covered twice kft i Government loan of 30,000,()i yej $15,000,000), and that piably' would make the issue of a sect Jloan difficult; but to prove our ayr^thy Changed Cirenmatances. "Before Kate married Mr. Icigh she used to walk in her "What does she do now- automobile?" Rich- sleep. -rido in Men who copsider themselves to be of very great importance ftequuntly treat their wives and child:en as if they were of no importance. doned in the night. The losses of the brigade were very heavy, the Bucks regiments losing almost all their of- ficers and men. "The arrival of the 29th division on tho battlefield stimulated the whole army and showed how seriously our leaders regarded the task ahead. The ^'"" France we should be happyl of«. division was ranged along a line *"'" **"*â-  '*'^' however modest. I , stretching from Hill 70 to Hill 112. '"^^^ impossibility of sending F â€" The 87th Brigade was ordered to at- westward does not prevent us bom tack Hill 70 and tho 8»'.th Will n2. ff'^ing the Allies naval and mf The South Wales Borderers acted as ''"PPort- Our arsenals are molke'd a connecting link between the two. "^-^ '" ^''"^ "^ ^ar. We play al;ih% The 88th Brigade, which had suffer- •"^'^ °^ sentinel in the Far Eastl-e.* venting our enemies from fomcing« revolt among the warlike Mussilpa.< people, who might be tempted to§o- fit from your difficulties. "We are also doing everythin; cessary to guard against damagfto y ed very heavy losses at Helles on August 6, was held in reserve. Whole Army Watching Them. "The men of tho 29 th rested quietly in their trenches during the morning. They realize<l that every eye of the thr Trans-Siberi"arRaii"way7wh whole army was watching them and „„, supplies reach Russia. The that a signal, if dangerous honor had ^iple back of all Japanese activ been conferred on them. Throughout that while our allies are flghtin, the afternoon the 88th Brigade made ,hall not allow them to be atta repeated efforts to advance on Hill frj,f„ behind " 112, suffering heavy losses, hut could | ' make no progress in the face of the enemy's determined resistance. "When the final effort was made to capture Hill 70 late in the afternoon, the South Wales Borderers who had been held in reserve, were brought up. This regiment advanced against the south face and dug themselves in lis d One ia Plenty. * Mrs. Pcnheque â€" Don't you dare \p leave the house this evening, Henrt- Mr. Penheque â€" I fully intended to remain indoors, my dear. "Huh! What fort" "To study a problem that has been beneath the crest before the 2d yeo- 1 in my mind for some time." manry brigade, under Lord Longford,! "W'hat problem?" came up from behind Lalla Baba. ! "For weeks I have been trying to There they remained until it was al- fijfure out what on earth the Mor» most dark, taking part in the final mons can see in polygamy." i V .i£...