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"WSfF'ipiPfl *< -I fiff ^ ^-.T*~ T ^ ^ % J nJUHDULX* ^ *- *f£T c *IT** >* *L** * * w-*** /J"j - 4 „. ^ >./ I ^ • *' " V >rtr V" *;- "r-"'.*X\,-"i*i" "••;/f, - *".,>'• PaffeSma GAINSntORffOtlQN *#-vJ5L . : Brig. Gen. Frank 8berwood Cocheu •^who has been promoted to the rank : \ o f m a ^ o r ( t o c r a L - - j SmUmI Eifrtvlaf ""v' ! One of the smallest engraving* ever reported wan the complete "Lord's Prayer" on a matrix half the sire of a pin head. Each letter was only 560 • thousands of an inch high, but the 412 characters and spaces, forming the 62 words, were so elearly\cut that printed copies con Id be taken mm the matrix. President of Haiti EThe. FURTHER PROOF OF VALUE OF CULLING How New York Dairyman Increased Production. Consistent culling, on the basis of dairy record club Vests, has enabled W. C. Hubbard, master farmer of Oswego county, to increase the average production of his herd from 7,000 to 11,000 pounds to the cow in the paat six year8, according to C. Q. Bradt of the New York State College of Agriculture. From the individual records of milk and butterfat each cow gives, Mr. Hubbard has selected the calves from the best cows for replacements in his herd and has sold the poorer milking and poorer testing cows. He has not purchased any replacements, be says. Mr. Hubbard also finds that he-has a better market for surplus stock; for buyers want cows that have satisfactory records. The dairy record cub, or the mail-order testing, which Mr. Hubbard follows, is used by nearly 700 New York State dairymen, Mr. Bradt says. In this association each dairyman weighs the milk from each cow in his -herd and mails the samples and records to a central laboratory where the samples are tested and the records are summarized. The charge is made on the number of samples each dairyman sends, rather than by the herd basis. President Stenlo Vincent of Haiti wared greeting to New Tork from deck of liner Haiti which brought him here Jot discussion df United States mlliwj evacuation of island. 1ND S t f i H t THAT USES L F i S CUFRFNT T H A N O N E O P H i N A R Y L A M P f i ' L S SMI50 Come in aad see the Frigidaire that actually rim I Tnitkt operates oo less current DEUVIUD than one ordinary lamp mtd bulb--that pays tor k- INSTALUD self «> quickly by the savings it makes possible. Here are a few features of tWs FngfaUn '54: Aotomatic defrosting --yoadont hare «d nnilir to tf k oo again after de&uajai Ausoaaabc toe tray ulsast Hit ie* trayf glide firom tbe fteeaer at a ingtf Mth. A Iransn storage compartaaaot. Unasaally large food space, vkh 9x*nm ptwriiioo for tall boalea. lifetime Porcelain interior. Gleaming IMm exterior inish. Thoasands of womau already are boa wing, "Ovrs is a Frigidaire a34.~ / IIEI! TUI III IEST If III TEA! ~ FRIGIDAIRE '34 ^ I MIIICT IF IEIEIU BiTIIS JACOB JUSTEN & SONS Points Good Dairyman Keeps Always in Mind A good dairyman has his ear to the ground; he knows that there is an important relation between quality and consumption and that good consumption helps prices. 1. He has a barn wh$re the milking can be done in a sanitary manner. a. The barn is clean and whitewashed. b. The cows are clean. c. He wiped off the adder and flanks with a clean cloth. d. He uses a sanitary milk pail and wears clean overalls. e. He aaes a sanitary cotton disk strainer. * 2. If he is skimming tbe milk, he cleans the separator twice a day. a. He cools the cream in a cooling tank with water at all times. b. He stirs the cream while cooling, and he does not mix warm and cold cream. 3. Likewise if his milk goes to the plant, he cools it in water in the cooling tank before It leaves the farm. 4. He has a good little milk house where he keeps the milk and cream the year around.--H. T. Sondergaard, la Hoard's Dairyman. Dairying Pointem Supplying replacements from wellbred. well-grown, home-growa heifers is tbe most economical way of maintaining the number ef cows la tbe herd. Teaching a calf te drink Is an la knowing bow, aad having a little patience ta do as well as one knows. ' • Many a ptfaaiMag calf has been stu^eg termoattyi all because of being fed f*»m"ltrty. tfhhy feeding pails. Overfeeding calves does more harm than underfeeding during the first two or three weeks. When calves are about three weeks of age one may gradually substitute sklmmilk. or powdered sklmssllk mixed with water, for whole milk.-- Hoard's Dairyman. IRfinter Good Time "to -Make Repairs Farm Machinery Protection Important ; Will Save Time in Spring. Br D. a Weaver. Agrlcaltaral Englmear, . ^ North Carolina State College. WNU Service. Repairs made to farm machinery when there Is plenty of time and when the work may be done systematically will be more satisfactory thtin when attempted during the hurry and rush of spring work. With all field work over, farmers have the opportunity to check their equipment and to make all necessary repairs. Valuable hours next spring may be saved this winter by replacing broken or worn parts, by tightening nuts, screws or clamps, or by painting and greasing exposed metal to preserve it from rust Sometimes, replacement parts may not be secured at the local store. If these parts are ordered now, tlipe will be saved in the spring. Old cylinder oil kept tn a can and applied with a brush makes a good anti-rust coating for all bright metal parts, such as plow bottoms, cultivator shovels and the like. . . Not only do plows need attention but disk harrows may be put in shape. The mowing machine Is always neglected until it is needed, and this ma chine should have a thorough over hauling this winter. The farm wagon stands tp^inend^is abuses, and to prevent edstly brei downs, it should be/examined weak and broken -parts. A coat paint on the wheels as well as the gea and box will be well worth while. Most of these repair Jobs may be done during the cold winter days. A complete list should be made of all repairs needed and parts to be ordered for each machine. When all the material is assembled the repair work can be started. Snow Fences Will Hold Moisture Through Winter The lack of soil moisture very seriously injures the growth and reduces the yield of garden and field crops In many sections. The use of a temporary snow fence or a permanent hedge or tree planting to catch the drifting snow and hold It on garden patches will often greatly Increase the amount of water In the soil. It Is a rather common sight In summer to see much better crops where snow fences stood than on the rest of the field from which the snow was blown. Alfalfa, for Instance, on the leeward side of snow fences may yield two or three times more than the rest of the field. The obvious explanation for this Is the extra amount of water which accumulated from the snowdrift. A good snow fence or hedge In the course of the winter months will often catch as much as five to six feet of snow which is the equivalent of five to six inches of rainfall. This is enough moisture. If properly conserved, to be of a very material benefit to cvopa.--Successful Farming. EXPERTS AT ODDS ON PULLETS, HENS Tests Show Older Birds Are the Best Breeders. There is a vast variety- and difference of opinion as to the use of the more mature pullets as breeders or the use of hens for this purpose. Ohio's experiment station seems to have found a difference in the mortality of pullets from pullet matlngs and pullets from hen matlngs greatly In favor of the latter. These Ohio findings of excessive mortality, running as high as 60 per cent with pullets from pullets, pullet breeders not selected or culled, a promiscuous breeding flock, would not, in the majority of cases, agree with the practices ot poultrymen In general. However, this test did not attempt to prove that there are not flocks throughout the country which have and will produce layers from pulletbred pullets which layers In the first year will show a much lower mortality and will produce eggs in profitable quantities. Many poultrymen hold to the belief that pullets, In perfect health and full/ egg-lay are far more desirable as breeders than hens that are run down from heavy yields and, therefore, more susceptible to disease. On the other hand some poultrymen believe that hens that have successfully passed a year of heavy yielding are more desirable for reproduction purposes. Breeding pens will soon be arranged for spring reproduction purposes and some of these pens will become the tests for proof of success or failure both as to the use of young or old birds. : Twice Told Tales Iteati of Interest Tafcea F«na: the Files of the Plaindealer v-., °f Tears Ago FIFTY YEARS AGO / B- Gilbert has the frame up for one of his new stores near the depot. James B. Perry, Esq., was elected school director on Saturday last in place of A. H. Hanly, whose term of office had expired. A violent snows torpi visited this section on Sunday morning, the ground being covered to the depth of full three inches. Tliie is a little rough for the 20th of April. The" work of putting in the new front to Perry & Owens' store has been commenced. When completed it will present a very handsome appearance. of last week certainly did do things with the dost on our streets. Every business man in town was cumin?. The wind caused petitions for the oiling of the streets of the village to be circulated and we feel safe in saying that sufficient encouragem nt will be extended in this direction, to insure the doing away with the dust proposition at an early date. TEN YEARS AGO Local workmen employed at the Terra Cotta factory have been getting in considerable extra time of late, which evidences the fact that the big plant is a very busy place at this time. According to present plans and unless unforeeen circumstances present, the J. J. Dunnigan Construction company, which has the contract for the building of this section of Route 20, between this city and Volo, will start the pouring of cement next Mpnday morning. 'H, Ground for the basement of a new home, to be erected by Alvin Peterson in the new M. A. Conway subdivision, east of the river, has been broken. Apparently Mr. Peterson and his family will be accorded the dis-| tinction of being the first home owners in this tract. J0HH8BUBQ FiORTY YEARS AGO Nick Justen is building a new barn on his premises, near the pickle factory. John Buch is gnajwgg quite extensive repairs aif"fh§ building north of the iron bridge, purchased by him laqjt season. On Saturday evening last the ladies accompanied by the McHenry band, took carriages to the West Side and serenaded Mrs. George G. Smith, the successful lady candidate for member of the Board of Education. Barbian Bros, have just put in a new line of the finest pipes ever brought to this market Smokers will do well to call and see them. Holstein "Producer* ' Speckled ftegia. a • seven-year-old purebred Holstein cow, owned by tbe Essex County hospital at Cedar Grove, N. J., has completed a yearly record of 90.297.6 pounds of milk and 1,0442 pounds of fat, according to tbe Holsteln- Prleslan Association of America. This Is the first cow to exceed the 90tr 000-pound milk mark in New Jersey, aad she stands third in the state for butterfat yield for tbe breed. DAIRY FACTS Six Iowa cows are among the record producers reported recently by' the Holsteta-Frieaiaa Associativa of America. • • • • In mixing cream from two different skimmings, fresh cream should always be cooled before it Is put In with cold cream. • • • • Objectionable weed Savors la arilk which are so common st this season may be avoided If plenty of good pasture Is provided the cows. The cows will leave the weeds alone when they are 'supplied with an abundance of feed. . * * * Do not tura cows on pasters until the grass gets s good start, Penn State dairy specialists warn. The pasture will be better all summer if the grass is permitted to get a good start la the spring. I* M. Smith, dairyman of Wake county. North Carolina, reduced Ms grain feed by 200 pounds a day and cot out the use of beet pulp when be turned his herd of SO cows on a pasture that was limed, fertilized aad planted last falL POTPOURRI Origin of Barber Polo The sign of the barber--a white pole with red stripes--dates back to the time when barbers were also sturgeons. Not entll the reign of Henry VIII were laws passsd prohibiting barbers from engaging In surgery. The barber-surgeons ased the striped pale which represented a bandage wrapped assaad tbe patient •%rw«aun Marketing Cattle te smrket Rattle is a tueetion fhst possles beef feeders, according to W. H. Paters, chief In animal hnfband- Ty. OnlteisHjr farm. St (M, who says tbe condition etf the cattle lr the best guide. "lf«$lag the cat#? fully finished snd then selllhg tnem will probably *be the most satisfactory plan, Jost ss tt has generally been. In the past" Mr. Peters says, "the feeder who has either saade the saost SMM*y or lost the least has been the man who fed his cattle aatil they were fully fat enough to fulfill the retalresMats of the- market aad- them ssM tbsm? without delay. With the present large sapply of cattle of all kinds tn the country aad the large number being fattened, it is doubtful If s shsrp rise la prices will be possible during the coming early summer." Agricultural Cullings J Good young trees should be given •very opportunity to grow. • • • ft costs an average of 7 cents a mile to operate farm trucks la Illinois. • • • V Area planted to potatoes in Ohio In •scent years has sveraged about 110,- 000 A cord of good Ibasoned hardwood will give about as much heat as a ton of good coal. • • • Thirty per cent of the Income of Ohio farmers burdened by mortgages goes for Interest • • • A sweet potato, weighing four pounds and one Ounce, was raised on a farm near Louisa, Va. * • • Ohio's tobacco crop is estimated at 83,000,000 pounds, as compared to 65,- 000,000 pounds s y£ar ago. • • • WJscqimMi. predict* per cent ofr the nation's cheese. Last year's Wisconsin production amounted to 296,- 911,000 pounds. • • • The application of SO to 00 pounds sf nitrogen per acre has doubled arid sometimes tripled the yield ef .grass en Wiscoasla pastures. * * * Daring the marketing season of Ml-82 there were 8,200 carloads of citrous fruits shipped out of Texaa There are 112JM2 acres to the sUte la citrous fruits. Usually, the nost effective time to make good resolutions Is at five o'dsck la the after* aeon wbea ope*s spirits sag; alas the best tlaie to tad exactly hew Bw rsaoludoas are wsrth. Depreciation, Labor and Mortality, Cost of Eggs The three big items in the cost of producing the $12,000,000 worth or more of eggs that Illinois farmers sell every year are feed, depreciation, which Includes mortality, and labor, according to records whhch twenty poultrymen kept during the past year in co-operation with the extension service of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Any flock owner who cuts down on these Items therefore will be going a long way toward getting a wider margin of net return out of the cash that be receives for his eggs, it is pointed out by H. H. Alp. poultry extension specialist of the college. "Probably the best opportunity to reduce feed cost Is to Improve the average egg production of each hen In the flock, aa the good layers eat but little more feed than the mediocre layers. Too many flocks carry about 20 per cent defaulters--hens that start laying and then quit--and tt Is this class ef birds which runs up the feed • cost of a dosea eggs." Fresh Eggs Are Best Needless to say, eggs latended for hatching should be set as ssen ss possible after they are laid. Not slons because the new-lsld egg hatches earlier vthaa the egg which Is kept a esqpls sf weeks, bat becsusc tht b«|*r ss egg is held the a»ore ovap» orattea takes place, which subtracts Its vitality, rurthermors. In holding sggs there Is slwsys ths danger of onfavorsble tafluencea. For Instance, If the eggs ars stored la too low a temperaturs the chilling Is likely to lajure them, if they ate stored where It Is toe warm, the development of the germ lo:apt to-staH-aad Interfile,, A temperature of froa 00 to 85 de> grsss has bosa found te be tbe beet should not be held ever two weeks; TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Butter has declined to 26 cents. The quotation committee of the board of trade Monday declared the market firm at the decline. It is time for gardening and if you want to keep on good terms with your neighbors you must shut your chickens onto your own property. The Spring Grove Journal is no more, the last issue appearing last Saturday. The subscription list and good will of the paper have been purchased by the Richmond Gazette. The date has expired for fishing with any other device than a hook and line in any of the streams in Hlinois. TWENTY YEARS AGO Butter was declared firm at 23% cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. Bullhead fishing has been qaite good during the past two week®. While the gas gang has put our streets in anything but a neat condition a year hence they will again be in their natural state and every residence in MeHcnry will be more than pleased with the improvement which is now being given us. The wind on Friday and Ssturday „ Ifoisture in Henhouse ; Moisture in the henhouse Is not la' Itself a bad thing, for It appears that poultry can be as comfortable tn a damp as la a dry stmosphere, provided the temperature Is uniform and comfortable for the birds. Nevertheless, no one likes s damp poultry house, because the temper ture, under practical conditions, usually varies considerably, and a low temperature with a dsmp atmosphere Is s poor combination.--- Wallaces' Farmer. Moist Mash Treat for Hens Hens appreciate an occasional treat In the form of moist mash and it IS probable that the Judicious use of a moist crumbly mash once a day will result in a slightly higher egg yield: than can be obtained by an entirely dry mash system of feeding. The best practice In the use of the moist mash seems to be moisten the regular dry-mash mixture with water or milk, giving about what the hens will clean up In 20 minutes. Soaked or germinated oats may be Included with this. : Half-Pound Feed Per Egg A hen requires about one-hslf poua# ef feed to produce an egg, according to New York State college poultrymen. They found that hens of six breeds la an egg-laying contest produced an average of 190.4 eggs snd used 84.4 peonds of feed. Tbe rations fed the bens consisted of corn meal, wheat middlings, bran, oats, alfalfa meal, dried milk, meat scraps, and a small amount ef cod liver oil and sslt Wbea wet mash was fed It consisted of one part of water and fed on dry mash. POTPOURRI Basnrar Dams The beaver builds its dams for home sites, and genuine engineering is employed. They often cut down trees two feet In diameter to secure material. The trunk is then cut Into lengths, snd limbs aad twigs are utilised. 8tones and earth help complete tbe feb. Young beavers live with their parents two years before embarking "oa their <1 fcy WeUf Mwuhim WM. For a Rainy Day watt A colorful plaid coat of rubberised fruit of the loom fabric. A Joy note for a rainy spring day. Father fays: People perpetually •cold about bad government, bat It Is only once la years that they havs a chance to effectively vote against tt; and then they generally do. Mr. and Mrs. Math Lay of Spring Grove spent Sunday with Mrs. Ste- : phen Schmitt Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Baer and family called at the home of Mr; and Mrs. Joe King Thursday. Mrs. Mary Thelen of Spring Grove spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John, M. Schmitt and family. Mrs. Joe P. Miller was a caller at McHenry Saturday. * Mr. and Mrs. George Oeffling and , Mr. and Airs. Albert Huff and daughter, Cheryl, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Huff at Spring Grove Sunday afternoon. Miss Gertrude Williams of McHenry spent Sunday afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huff of Woodstock attended the funeral of Frank Smith here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. .Jacob Steffes of Me-; Henry spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huemann are the parents of a daughter, bom Saturday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller of Rich- \ mond visited with Mr. and Mrs. JDe- King Sunday afternoon. Mr. and' Mrs. Anthony Fremtd and Henry W. Hettermann and daughter, . Martha, visited at Fort Sheridan Soit-.i ' day. Mrs. Steve King called at the home - ^ of Mr. and Mrs. John King at Mc- ' - Henry Thursday afternoon. Visitors in the home of John H. Freund Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John Rauen, Mir. and Mrs. Math Rauen of Spring Grove and Miss Emma Freund of McHenry and Miss Jean-* ette Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. George Oeffling and Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Oeffling motored to Chicago Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tonyan from McHenry spent Sunday with Mrs. Elizabeth Tonyan. M!rs. Richard Guyser and Mrs. Joe J^Gurzardo motored to Chicago Sunday. Caroline Freund of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Freund. ( Mrs. Math Mullenbach of Iowa * spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra Fred Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thelen spent. * Saturday afternoon at MlcBenry. Miss Katherine Pitzen of Chicago and Mrs. Henry Stoffel of Yolo and . Mrs. George Miller of Grayslake spent , a few days with John Pitzen. „ Mies Olivia Hettermann of Woodstock spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Hettermann. Mrs. John S. Freund and son, Donald, motored to Waukegan Saturday * afternoon. Mrs. Joe King and daughter, Sally Mae, and Mrs. Steve May and daughter, Joan, were Woodstock callers Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Mike Freund of Spring Grove visited in the home of John H. Freundt Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Skillman and family of „ McHlerrv visited with Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Miller Thursday. -> Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schaefer of Fox Lake wore callers here Wednesday evening. Mr. and 1ft* Joe Klein spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs, George Wirfi at McHenry. .V. •?: • '-"V .V' •VU'v ' :: '• ' i:.-" \ General Electric gives FOR ONLY $] A YEAR Tbe standard 1 yeqr warranty.. PLUS 4 years additional protection on th§ seaied-in-steel mechanism for only $yl Unparalleled performance of the famous General Electric Monitor Top scalcd'in-steel mechanism makes it possible for General Electric to protect you 3 full vears against any possible replacement cost for only *7 a year. 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