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PAGE TWO OF INTEREST UK W. I . HOW1 Listen! Poultry Kaisers! Why Cull??With feed high price and in many cases diflicul get, it is of great importance to the poultry flock. Culling st two purposes: First, it insures the feed will be consumed by the ter-producing hens, thereby lnc; ing the profit. Second, it mak< possible to save those best suited breeders, both on account of I better production and on accouc their superior strength and vit? qualities so essential to layers if are to stand up under the severe i of heavy laying. Under war c< t'ons it is imperative that the producers be weeded out; the sla hen must go. Weedine out the hens gives those left more and a tor chance. Where trap nestin practiced, culling is a comparati s tuple process. When to cull.?Culling shouh continuous throughout the year, continuous culling should consis weeding out, when discovered, hen which is sick, which is very 0 emaciated, or which shows evi ces of nonproduction. weakness poor vitality. The whole flock should also given a careful and systematic it.4 at some one time. The should lie handled individually gone over carefully with the ol of dividing them into two lots, the better producers and the o the poorer producers. From the t>*r producers it is also desirabl pick out as many of the best as 1 o needed for breeders. Dane otherwise mark these hens so 044s from them only will be s tor hatching. Market those sole as the poor producers. Sav for inn and breeding those selecte< ! hi* l?i?! for nrnHn/?ni*u When a single systematic on is made, the best time to do th in August or September. At time it is easier to form a fairly ? estimate of the relative value hen as an egg producer and to \ out the nonprodueers. liens \v show indications of laying at time are those which 011 the ave have been the better producers rf Lancaster | The Re ' Frosty ?no more barefo ?no more dressi ?no more big fu ?r?r? mnrA aw aaavSAV. lUV^d 4.' Simply roll out your rooms mac by the even da Cole's Orig ?? in mmmBmmmaam BURNS CHEAI AND BRIGHT. If last winter's fu why stand it age the time to stop small fuel bill thi remarkable fu?l today. THE 1 i be one of the lai TO THE FARMERS m'; !:*, 2LL, COUNTY AGENT. valuable and eai production. Hei pletely or almos | too, that the better producers during tjje tj16 , iu the first laying year are those which jate ln the fall It to be the better producers In subse- jate L,ate mnlt? cull quent years Hens showing indlca- ag a rule;early rves tlons of having been good producers Therefore savo i that throughout the year should be re- not ,noitad b bet- tained for the next year regardless ju8t beglnnlng t reas- of their age. but relatively few hens ember Qr Jn Qc( es it will prove to be profitable producers thoge wh,ch hay( t for beyond their second laying year if are wel, JntQ v their of tho ?'?avler breeds, such as the wh, h , , lt ot Plymouth Rock. Rhode IsLeud Red. ility, ^ yandotte. or Orpington, or beyond to 8ave for bree they their third laying year if of the light- has not moUed tain ^ ,breeds such as th? Leghorn. Ad- acterIzed by 8ol, ,ndi. rtit'ona culling during July is also en plumage> wh poor <leu9,ru ^ ? l? ellminato hens dent in the tail , cker w'hich havo ?tarte(1 ^ molt and have molted or moUJl poor 9toppcd ' plumage or g bet. How to cull.?In going over the ing the early n g j3 entire flock Tor the purpose of cull- as they begin tc ively tog there are a number of points or easiest ways to | characteristics which should be given layers. I berpooial attention in selecting the lay- Shanl< color _ This e from the nonlayers. Where the ing yellow ,eR8 tt of (,ifr?re"t characteristics or several or 8,owIy as the , any them in the case of any individual The rapidity and thin aKree as Indicating good production yel!ow co,or ,8 ,c [den. or poor production, selecting is com- slderabIe extent _ paratively accurate. Where thev <i<? or - -- u; laying. inn > not agree judgment must be used in from the scales deciding which should be given the ghanks first and 1 be greatest weight. The following are scaies on the r< ou'l* the main points to consider: range do not los hens ^ j Sickness and lack of vigor.?These quickly or comph ) are usually indicated by listlessness, yards. Some soil inactivity, tendency to stay on or un- the color of the one . .... r der the roost during the day, poor strong or mediuc appetite, dull eye, dark or bluish col- are almost certai or of comb, long toe nails, snaky or occasionally pooi U crow head, and the tendency to go pale or white sh the year. It must be remembered, the Rhode Islnn 1 or to roost early in the evening and to shanks may shoi 'hat .. as yellow, the he aved a a tm m /v i-k i A hhm _ f used with the yi NO MORE R sid<'s of lhe shan 1 ' - x ^ horn color. A si< or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP. con<lltIon ma>' a> r It's a sure rodent killer. Try a Pkg. Beak color.?1 inR and prove it. Rats killed with RAT- low beaks, the si is >s SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs as jn oaSo o this won't touch it. Guaranteed However, the co -lose 2>?c. size (1 cake) enough for Pan- , . , 'try. Kitchen or Cellar. beak more quit | 54M-. size (2 cakes) for Chicken shanks and is a veed House, coops, or small buildings. quickly The 1 hich $1.00 size (."S cakes) enough for all fnster than the this'farm and out-buildings, storage build- . h fh ings, or factory buildings. 'age| Sold and Guaranteed by Lancaster horn or black. fori Drug Co. and W. S. Stewman & Co. t Vent color. 1 ??^? ?? breeds the vello ? ?> immediately aho Mercantile to '-a f or pink vent colo iSTKR, S. ('. j that the hen is li3 ??___????{ vent means that t ing _B Appearance of 8^1 I |* laying hen laying is compa Bin ft W n I n ore puckered, and d W I 1# I I || Comb.?When | a bout to lay her , , full of blood, and ot trips to the basement when ?lylns ng in an icc cold room and shrunken, p; el bills to pay wi,h whi,ish *(nU , ... color usually indi 5 build. , , .u changes in the w are similar to th of bed and dress in not so marked, ie warm and cheerful k''ep in mmd . . . . _ | ot comb of the vji y and night heat of Pftlvic hon?s _ inp there is a t llial Hot Blast ^"r?ih;.r auwnw MBUMMM I of tile ^TCOAtGLEAN USES ANY FUEL. , is ryl laying. th Ios/ l>e\il?le. due el bill was hard to pay j a/oifiuuiated tin t lin this year? Now is distance apart oi waste. Jf you want a is a,so a va,uab,e . _ . ? a , J iM ,nr r>..# - ? you neeu mis Ijl ;'^rnlI''i'hfy"?re -saving heater. Act , U L\,.? nol layinK II 'be roughly mea I purposes by detf ?)!(?. (is 1 fingers can be la it a the spread meas Iff] less, the probab hen is not laying, !?i.oo .I/.- '(ji mi ' buildings, or fact< I Sold and Ouart Drug Co. and W. I LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. ?t to leave the roost<fuller and more distended, and re-' \ | quire more room than when she Is j r a one Of the mn?t not Invltm- nn/f tin* u ' >?n * ?? i.w vaviug ou iiiuvii. ally applied tests of I When laying, the ovary and oviduct is cease laying compare ot greater size and require more it completely duringjroom. To provide this extra room, better producers lay the distance from the" rear end ot t and, therefore molt the keel to the pelvic bones increases * II )rs also molt rapidly with a consequent increase in size molters molt slowly, of the abdomen. A spread of three ' the hens which have,or more fingers in the smaller breeds J August or are only such as the Leghorn and four or more o molt late In Sept- fingers in the larger breeds such as J :ober, and discard the Plymouth Rock indicates that the 4 9 finished molting or hen is in laying condition. A spread " he molt. The hens of less than three fingers in the small- * , provided they are er breeds and less than four fingers ( trie, are the best ones in the larger breeds indicates that I )ders. A hen which she is not in laying condition. at this time Is char- Flexibility of abdomon.?'When the j d and worn or brok- hen Is laying, the greater size of the s| ich is especially evl- abdomen, together with the lessened p iriumage, while those tendency to accumulate fat at this y lg show clean, fresh point, results in a sot flexible abdoving feathers. Cull- men, suggesting, when handled, the loiters Just as soon texture of a partly mllked-out udder > molt is one of the of a cow. When laying has ceased, weed out the poor the abdomen grows smaller, fat is deposited there, and it feels, when * In those breeds hav- handled, harder and less flexible, the color fades out *n culling the flock remember that ing season advances. " 's safer to depend upon the agree- v degree to which the hient of a combination of several ei st depends to a con- characteristics rather than to select ni upon the heaviness by niD" one alone. With this in mind. 'a ell v.v color goes out Cul1 these hens.?Sick, weak, lack- n on th3 front of the w finally from the Must Have Hecn Dead at Ijoaat 0 sar. Hens on grass Months llut Didn't Smell." 01 e the shank color as "Saw a big rat in our cellar last a Btely as those in bare Pall." Writes Mrs. Joanny, "and a Is also lend to bleach bought a 25c cake of HAT-SNAP, a legs. Hons showing broke it up into small pieces. Hast pi n yellow shank color wee^ while moving we came across ^ inly poor layers, but dead rat. Must have been dead ? layers may show aix months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP innks. In breeds as wonderful." Three sizes 25c, 50c, d Red where thej*1 Sold and guaranteed by Han- ti v horn color as well|f'nH,or Drug, and W. S. Stewman and ei >rn must not be con-j^0- b< ellow. The rear and _______ k show little or this H ~ :k hen or one in poor so show pale shanks In breeds having yelime principle applies * - s f the yellow shanks. 1 ? lor is lost from the . ' _ kly than from the ,. ** J Iso regained more ower beak bleaches ' * upper, but may he .. upper is obscured by ' < . ' In yellow skinned ' w color or the skin ut the vent is uuick- J^k A inn. and Is quickly 3 tying ceases. White, r generally indicates ^ tying, while a yellow the bird is not layvent.?The vent jf vily is large, expand j B?^^ ile that of a hen not I a_ ratively small, hard W m/ a heu is layiuK or comb is large, waxy. , ^^B I bright red in color. | . the comb is small ale or dull in color. ^ fts. A dark or bluish Icates sickness. The BB attles and oar lobes j oso of the comb but 9 It is necessary to ie difference in size . ' A irious breeds. _ As a hen stops ^B endency for her to his is noticeable in ilvic bones, the two be felt as points on vent. When the j^B I I bones are compara*| flexible. When she! **! ey feel thicker and, H to the fat which has H i e. The spread or ' these pelvic bones j indication of whethn is layinK- When Men fcl wider apart than ^ The .pmnd ran, *?st? ? sured for practical' ? they SH14 trmining how manv r Virginia 1 down the bonea. If * baccos < urea two fingers or lllties are that the, f' in while If the spread * _ DUI Is probably laying. jL best?to s spread the size of , . _ don't fDD ent breeds, with the ? ,4 . ?, i.ural difference In J, it Straight be kept in mind. , ? . pelvic bones to keel - flMOO C ring well is a good Caroline tines are, therefore - SNAP bkolutely prevents' MR ass. One package. |Hg JUKE iT-SNAP comes in ^^K^^KjgF < other te) enough for Pan- AjSJr\Mhu H mSk wish i akes) for Chicken MJu yfl| I buildings. \ ies) enough for all M^BB ^^38^^ buildings, storage :>ry buildings, mteed by Lancaster 3. Stewman & Co. t ft??? . Tt THE MOST DANG No orgrana of tha human body are ao mportant to health and long life as the q ildneya. When they alow up and coh?oence to lag In their duties, look ourt, P Find out what tho trouble la?without' c< . TT liciiowr / VU * OCI IIVI 'VU?t wv rwk, dtxxy. suffer from slosplessness. M * hare pains In the back?woke h X ence. Tour kidneys need help. Tip c ire sl*ne to warn you that your *>d- k eye are not performing their Tunc- p lent properly. They are opfy half H kelna their work and are *tWwln* In- a nirltise to accumulate and *> convert- y >d Into uric add and ether poisons, tl rhich are ?auslrie you (Kstress and will k lestroy yr>u unless fney are drleea k Tern year system. / h ig rigor, poor eaters, molted or e tarted to molt, with small, pucker- c d, hard, dry vents; with small, shrleled, hard, dull-colored combs; with hick or coarse stiff pelvic bones, elvlc bones close together, small pread between pelvic bones and rear ? nd of keel, and full, hard, small ^ bdomen. In breeds with yellow eaks and vents. tl Save these hens.?Healthy, strong. e igorous, alert, and active; good eatrs; not molting or just beginning to lolt in September or October; with irge. moist vents; with large, brightid combs; thin, pliable pelvic bones ell spread apart, wide spread beveen pelvic bones and rear end of r keel, and large, soft, pliable abdo- ^ ten. In breeds with yellow skins t; nd KhanlcQ Ihn bona anviul ahnnlil . t Iso show pale or white shanks. an?l ? ale or white beaks and vents. MKIUCANS MAY STAY IN SIBERIA UNTIL JANUARY U Washington, Sept. 29.?Expeeta- * on of the war department that Am- ^ rican troops will be retained In Sieria until January. 1920, if not long- ? moke Virginia-Carolina SO mil muds irgiii laroli bacco noked st yea] ave always liked tha^crl Virginia -Carolina tobicc oked more than five (3)A\ Carolina as all the for^ combined* i really enjoy Virginia-( get the full flavor out o loke with other to a I i It In a Piedmont* the atre i cigarette. ^ The Virginia - Caroli JESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1919. EROU^DISEASEB Get aonie jA >L.D MKDAL HurUm oil apsulcs^at once. They are an old. tried reparjrtibn uacd all over the world fer H; sniffle*. They contain only old-faah- ^E' Wfed, aoothlna olla combined with freiiBth-Kivlnir and eyatem-cleanstnc HR* hrbe. well known and ueed by phye|. Bt lApa In their daily practice. GOUJ f ICuAL. Haarlem OU Capeules are Ita- ML orted direct from the laboratories In It lollahd. They are convenient to take. KV nd w\JI either clve prompt relief or Ifit ' our m\ney will be refunded. Aek for !&$ hetn at>ny dru? etore. but be sure to K? et tho\ original Imported <K)U> H ; IKtkAL. brand. Accept no swbetltutea f t rt sealed WktfM T*ree staoa. U r. was Indicated ofllcially, when Soretary Baker requested" the seven H* (filiated welfare association to con- Vj inue tholr work among these troops Kjj for a period of three or four months, Bp r until such time as the army is in Bv position to undertake this responsl- Ei Illty." Mr. Baker has said, in reply I? ? --j in v,?jnnre88, pi tiat the withdrawal of the Siberian I xpedttion was awaiting the decesion ?if] f President Wilson. /] RATS DIE r o do mice, once they eat RAT-SNAP. I ,nd they leave no odor behind. Don't | ake our word for it?try a package. E ats and dogs won't touch it. Rats K ass up all food to get RAT-SNAP. I 'hree sizes. E 25c. size (1 cake) enough for Pan- I -y. Kitchen or Cellar. R 50c. size (2 rakes) for Chicken I louse, coops, or small buildings. t t.OO siae (5 cakes) enough for all r irm and out-buildings, storage buildngs, or factory buildings. 5 Sold and Guaranteed by Lancaster I >rug Co. and W. S. Stewman &. Co. t K j ?M?> ft Straight" I lion J of iana r lsp, appetizing x>. Last year Imes as much ltfn-drown to>arollna at its I *very puff? baCcos??moha tilfht Virginia-, \ ( \ na Cigarette \ ) Jj l