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TJtE PLAN FOR CONVENIENT BARN jfio Better Way to Keep Young Ani I mais Than to Provide Pens in Which They Can Run Loose. ?By C. C. HAYDEN, Ohio Experiment Station.) ? There is no better way to keep ?calves or yearlings than to provide .pens in which they can nm loose in ;small groups. Mangers and stanchions ishould be provided along one side of I the pens, in which the calves can be 'fastened while eating. The accompanying sketch shows a simple yet convenient plan. The di mensions are 30 by 40 feet. A space ilO feet wide is taken across one end ?to be used as a feed room. The re mainder is divided into four pens, two ion either side, each 12 by 14 feet, A 'feed alley 5 feet wide runs through the manger with sis stanchions to a ?pen. . >. ? The stanchions as shown are two ?feet apart which is sufficient for even jjjj yearling if fastened only while eat Convenlent Barn Plan. ling. The width of the manger, the spacing of the stanchions and height cf the stanchions can be varied in dif ferent pens to suit sizes of calves. The partitions between the pens ishould be about four feet high and a ?gate provided so that both pens can ?be thrown together. Gates can be placed at each end of the mangers, (giving easy access to all pens from ?the feed alley. The stanchions, parti jtions and gates may be made of 1 by 4 v.Uws:a wini /mana. I "Roughage should be fed to tie limit ?of the dairy cow's capacity," says iProf. C. C. Hayden of the Ohio experi ment station. "Relatively, the rough jages, like hay and corn and stover, are ?much cheaper than grains and hay [is of unusually good quality. Rough jage, of course, should not be fed exelu fslvely. as such feeding might lead to (compaction and death even in dry cows land heifers. Some grain is needed in ?every dairy ration." This dairy specialist also declares: ^Choice alfalfa hay at $20 a ton is ?cheaper than bran at $30. Onr ex periments show that soy bean hay is ?In the same class as alfalfa, and clo ver is tiiird. With corn at $1 a bush fel, clover hay should be worth about $20 a ton, or $5 more than it is now Iflnoted." Timothy hay Is recommended for milking cows only in small quantities [to replace such grains as corn and [hominy. Leguminous roughages have jproved far superior in numerous ex periments to timothy for cows in (SILO OF GREAT IMPORTANCE [Hugo Receptacle Means Saving of From 8 to 10 Cents in Cost of j Producing Butterfat Practical dairymen who are Bllo Osers say that the silo on the farm means a saving of from eight to ten Cents a pound in the cost of producing butterfat. Beef feeders say that ensi lage saves from $1 to $1.50 per hun dred pounds in producing beef. Feeding experiments bear ont these '?statements. On this basis ensilage un ?r normal conditions is worth $4 a in. W?tfi an increase of 50 per cent (tn feed prices it ?B worth $6 per ton. Reports from farmers show an av erage cost of $2.75 a ton for corn en silage, Including all factors incident to its production. The inadvisability ?of doing without a silo seems to be (more important than the question of jwhether to build one. SAUSE OF BULL'S UGLINESS {Confinement in Small, Dark Stall ?Makes Animal Unruly-Give Kim Daiiy Run in Yard. I No wonder a bull gets ngly when he ba shut up all the time in a small, dark kan. Give him a daily run In a good-sized lyard, and you will have a bull that ls kind and gentle and a sure stock getter for many years. ^ It is foolish to sell a bull after a toe&con's use unless hq is a poor one, How to Encourage Bible Reading By REV*. HOWARD W. POPE Moody Bible Institut?, Chicago TEXT-Preach the preaching that I bid thee.-Jonah 3:12. Early in his ministry th?? writer was led to begin preaching on the books of the Bible. It came about in this way : Our Sunday school for many years had been giving a con cert each month, consisting of the usual readings, recitations and singing by the school, and clos ing with a short address by the pastor. I decided to substitute for the pastor's ad dress ff brief study of th? books of the Bible, beginning with Genesis. I tried to give each book a character istic name, for instance, Geqesis is the book of beginning, because it eje? scribes' the beginning of the^ universe, the beginning of this world, the be ginning of man, the beginning of lan guage, the beginning of the Sabbath, the beginning of sin and the beginning of grace. ' Without going into the subject in an exhaustive way, I tried to tell the story of creation in a popular style and at the same time to show how the pic ture accounts compared with the facts of modern science. The temptation and fall of man opened up the subject of origin of sin, and the story shows the effect of sin, not only upon our first parents, but upon tlie race as a whole, and there fore It has a practical application to everyone. Genesis. As the first two chapters of Genesis deal with generation, the third chapter takes up the subject of degeneration, and the remainder of the Bible, as someone has said, is devoted to the subject of regeneration. The story of the flood opens up a new theme of exceeding interest, and Noah's deliverance is a splendid type cf salvation. Babel with its confu sion of tongues, suggests Pentecost, From them we can learn three prac tical lessons. From Adam we can learn to obey God; from Noah to talk to God; from Abraham to trust God. At the close of the service I gave to each person In the audience a four page folder, containing a brief outline of my address, including the principal facts, dates and outline, together with the Sunday school lessons drawn from the study of the book. I asked the people to read the book of Genesis through, and at our next meeting to come prepared to pass an examination upon the outline I had given. At the next service I would spend ten or fifteen minutes in ques tioning the congregation upon the book of Genesis, briefly reviewing what we had gone over before. Then I took up the book of Exodus and gave an ad dress on that. The Results. At once there was a perceptible In crease in the size of the congregation, and In a short time the attendance on the night of the book study was the largest during the whole month. Peo ple began to read their Bible more, and to talk about it more, not only dur ing my social calls, but in the mid week service, and young people's meeting. The young folks especially were eager to get the monthly fold er containing the outline Bible study, and If obliged to be absent they were sure to send by someone else to secure a copy. These they stitched together as the months went on, making them Into a little book. Fruit of Bible Reading Habit The habit of reading the Bible con- . 8tantly, however, proved of great ! value. It kept me full of texts and themes and Scriptural illustrations. I had no trouble In finding topics for sermons. My greatest difficulty was to find opportunity to use the wealth of 1 material which was constantly accu- ' mulatlng. Moreover in a few months God gave us a season of spiritual re- . freshing which Increased the church membership about 50 per cent. Moving to another church later, I ; began the same method of giving a book study once a month, asking the ' congregation to read it In advance. I began this time with the New Testa ment, and found the results to be prac tically the same as before. And again In a few months there followed a re vival which transformed the church, and added greatly to its usefulness and power. Doubtless I have made as many mistakes and blunders as the average pastor, but as I look back over a long and happy ministry I can see that my highest enjoyment and what little serv ice I have been able to render to the cause of Christ, is largely due to the book studies which I began in my early ministry. BUILDING GOOD ROADS NOW IMPORTANT Transportation of Raw Material and Finished Products of Far reaching Importance. Highway authorities are facing a new public demand which must re ceive at once the most careful study. Every resource of the country must be utilized to the utmost and all unpro ductive expenditures of money and en ergy must be stopped. The efficiency of the American army and navy will be fostered by greater efficiency among those called upon to bear the financial strain on our resources and to furnish the labor and material needed to sup ply our armed forces. The products of the forest, mine, farm and factory must be supplied to both nation and private consumer at the lowest reasonable cost in order that ?Jj[ ina? ??n^lbnte their" stm?st, Good Road Near Chicago. . whether it be small or large, to the national .defense. The transportation of raw materials and finished products becomes far more important than ever before, for transportation charges-form I quired an importance as agencies lu national preparedness which calls for a mobilization of our road -builders for the greatest efficiency in the broad transportation problems of the coun try. TO REBUILD COUNTRY ROADS Present Rural System Laid Out Hun dred Years Ago-Vast Change in Traffic Conditions. The nation's rural road system needs replanning, Prof. Frank A. Waugh of the Massachusetts Agricul tural college, Amherst, Mass., today told the delegates to the convention of the American Civic association. "Our present rural road system was planned years ago and In some sec tions they were laid out a hundred years ago," he said. "Traffic condi tions were vastly different then, the automobile had not been invented and a large portion of the crops produced on each farm were consumed or man ufactured at home. "Up to the present time major Im provements have been confined to di- ! rect trunk lines connecting large cen tera of population. Such roads, there- j fore, are especially valuable for the 1 movement of heavy freight and are now being used extensively by auto- j mobile trucks," DRAG IS FUNDAMENTAL TOOL i lt ls Simplest and Cheapest of AU !n> N, plements-Not Difficult of Tf^p^ Operation. . ....^r Economy In road building tails tot consideration of tools, consideration of ! operation, and comparison of results. . On all these points the split-log drag scores a bull's-eye. It ls the simplest and cheapest of all road tools. And it Is the cheapest and easiest to operate. And, when assisted by farm imple ments, it can be made to do anything that needs to be done in building the average earth road; with results that lt ls difficult to obtain with any other tool, no matter how expensive it may be. Conducive to Happiness. Good roads are more conducive to ' human happiness than good diges- I tlon. You can coddle your digestion j with malted milk, but there is noth- | lng more certain to conyert a cow path into a hard-surfaced highway I than brains, pius money, plus con- 5 crete. Patience Rewarded. Patient work with the drag when ever necessary during the season will mean more for our roads than will trying for bond issues. The Prudential Life Insurance Co. writes more Life Insurance than any company in America except one. They have lowest rates with dividends and free disability clause of all companies in the United States. E. J. NORRIS, Agt. The Hartford Fire Insurance Co. is one hundred and seven (107) years old. Writes more Fire In surance than any fire insurance company in America. You will be perfectly safe with a Hartford F'ire Policy. E. J. NORRIS, Agt. About the cheapest thing In the world ls happiness, but lots of rich, people can't afford to buy lt. MORE ABOUT OMELETS. The white of the eggs if beaten until dry will make a less tender omelet than one In which the eggs are beat en until light then carefully mixed with the yolks. Adding a table spoonful of water (cold) for each eec is nlcn on t~? with a tablespoonful of butter, when thoroughly' hot pour in a three-egg omelet, season and cook as usual* Peach juice may be substituted for water and peaches served in and around the omelet. Serve with hot peach sauce. Orange Omelet-Beat the yolks of three eggs with three tablespoonfuls of sugar and the grated rind of an orange with three tablespoonfuls of the juice. Add the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and pour into a hot buttered pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and when well cooked on the bottom set in the oven to cook on top. Mushroom Omelet-Fry a few thin ly sliced mushrooms in butter and spread them over a plain omelet just before folding it. Serve a few mush rooms finely chopped and cooked in butter in a white sauce to accompany the omelet Asparagus Omelet-Break three eggs in a bowl, add a little white pep per and salt and beat them slightly, iadd two tablespoonfuls of cream, thick and sweet, and pour the mixture into a frying pan 'containing hot butter. With a spatula rapidly stir the egg, from all parts of the pan, letting the uncooked portion run down to be cooked in its turn. As soon as the mass begins to set it is ready to fold. Have a few spoonfuls of tender tips of asparagus cooked and hot well sea soned with butter and salt Spread this over the omelet fold and serve at once. Any vegetable or fruit may be served with an omelet, choosing the Und most enjoyed. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines. Boilers, Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts md Pipes, WOOD SAWS ind SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA, GA. Southern Railway System An Ambition and a Record "THE needs of the South are identical with the needs of tbc Southern Railway: tht erowtb and success of one means the upbuildin; of thc other. The Southern Railway asks no favors-no special privilere not accorded to others. ' The ambition of the Southern Railway Company is to see that unity of Interest that ls born of co-operation between the public and the railroads; to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage ment of railroads which invites the confidence of eovemmental aeendes; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable lt to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and enlarred halides madest to the demand for Increased and better sen-ice; and. finally To take Its niche In the body politic of the South alonpide bf other tjreat Industries, with no more, but with equal liberties, equal s and equal opportunities. ? " The Southern Serves the South." Crossett Oxfords Have you purchased a pair of the celebrated Crossett Oxfords yet? If not, come in and see our new spring stock in all of the pop ular leathers and lasts. We also sell the Selz-Schwab shoes. Nothing better for the money. DORN & MIMS