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:ISt >N. GUINEA FOWLS Prices at pastern Mhrkets Should, In crease Popularity 'of This' fdowl Among Farmers. Guinea fowls, which have suffered unpopulatity with farmers beckyse .of pronounced, propensities for )gjQse making during the sleeping hours of. humans, are likely to rise above this objectiorp in view of a st'eadily in creasing demand for their delicious flesh, In the opinion of a poultry specialist of the United States De partment of Agriculture. With east ern markets offering 75 cents to $1.50 a pair for these fowls, - guinea-fowl raising now is a profitable side line on eastern farms, and may. offer op portunities to' the commercial poul-' tryman in a few cases. In Farmers' Bulletin 858, "The Guinea Fowl," the specialist discusses the -guinea busi ness from the starting, a flock to marketing. the produ6e, which is largely' the meat. - Demand is Increasing. The increashlg demand for guinea . fowls, the specialist says, conies from hotels and restaurants in the large cities, which are always eager to buy prime young stock. These they par ticularly like to use as a delicacy in banqysets and club dinners, guineas being a good substitute for - game birds such as grduse, partridge, quail, and pheasant. The present supply comes largely from small farm flocks of 10 to 25 fowls. Such flocks require little care and expense to raise; con sequently the marketing price is largely profit. And as for that undesirable cry of the guinea fowl, the department spec ialist admits that this is a rather ob jectionable habit, but declares that it might often be listed as an asset. It gives wvarning of marauders in the poultry yard and also, backed by a pugnacious disposition, constitutes an effective show of fight against hawks and other enemies. In fact, says the poultryman, some farmers raise a few guinea fowls with their turkeys and allow them to roost together so that a warning will be given if any theft is attempted during the night. Guinea fowl raiders who are near the large eastern markets or who have developed a trade among - pri The Mail 01 All " Wool With Us Meatis All - Wool F REE Sen for O After you onlce examil wvili surely agree with i equal value for a cent wviii apprieciate that w~ simplly wvonderfiul value Above al l Lthings~ remember ( our clothes~ you can feel certa i' inhe smarteL~st adlvance style: ougly w ~ell drededQ(. that you with allI the reqju iremen~fts of tt ing, thait they breathe the at anid hlass. Scnd for FREE CA' GOLDST Bargain L Exci MANNING, vate custoe. are hoW recevng priced. that 'mnke this industri very I profitable.: ne poultryman near a I NevEngland ,stsmnor resort has ?ais- 1 ed as many :as 400 guinea fowls, . one season, selling them in August' i when they' weighed about 1 pound , each at $1.25 a pai-. - Wholesale i prices in Now York, usually range I from .76 0optl to $1- a pair for dress ed guineas weighing 2 pounds to the . r ir, and from $1.25 to $1.50 a pair for thoso weighing 8 to 4 pounds to the pair. Old guinea fowls are not 1 wanted aid seldom bring more' than 60. or 60 cents a pair.' Varieties of Guinea Fowls. Of the three varieties of guinea fowls-pearl, white, and lavender 'pearl is by far the most popular. It has a purplish gray plumage regu- 1 'larly dotted or "pearled" with white knd is so handsome that frequently the feathers are used for ornamental purposes. Breeding stock of the va rions varieties usually sells for $2 to $3.50 a pair, or from $3 to $5 a trio. Eggs from pure-bred birds for hatch ing can be obtained for 75 cents to $1 for 15. During the last fe.w years a limited market for guinea eggs has developed among commercial hatch eries which have an outlet for a few day-old guinea. chicks along with their ol:dinary chicks, ducklings, gos lings, and turkey poults. While guineas can be kept in the best con dition upon free Lange, they can be confined if necessary and satisfactory results obtained. Marketing Guinea Fowls. The marketing season for gqinea fowls is during the latter part of the summer and throughout the f.ill. At this time the demand in the city Ipar ket is for 'young birds weighing from 1 to 2 pounds each. At about 2 1-2 months of age guineas weigh from 1 to 1 1-2 pounds, and at this size they begin reaching the markets in August. As the season advances the demand is for heavier birds. The usual practice in marketin', game birds is to place them on the market unplucked, and in most mar kets guinea fowls are sold in this way. They are more attractive with the feathers on and- sell more readily. When dressed the small size and dark color of the guinea are likely to prejudice the prospective customer, 'der House Doesn' ,an Duplicate Thi Wonderful Guaranteed $2&, Wade To Your Exact ( Measurements For Only Catalog of Strictly AII-W uiremenit Blanks, Fashhuin ie the gelluina all-wool suitii s that no( mail order houise c; less than $25. If you are ell, made custom tailored suit s at $15. tm~t when you'( wearI ;, that you are' thor' r clothes are miadep ste aind good tamilor miO~sphere of quaixlity PALOG Today i E IN'S louse, - usive Dealers for I WOOLEli MILLS - who, my be unfamiliar with. the Bird's excellent eating ,qualities. For Motel and restaurant trade, however, ruinea fowls should be dressed in the same way as common fowls. Before ;hipping iny birds to a market it is advisable to inquire of the dealer to vhom they are to be shipped Whether he feathers, should be removed. If the guinea fowls are to be mar oted with the feathers on, all that hould be dqne 'i to bleed them by evering the vein in the roof of the nouth, allowing them to hang head lownward until bleeding is complete. :f the feathers are to be removed, his should be done by dry picking. 'he vein in the roof of the mouti is ;evered first, to insure thorough aleeding, and the knife then thrust ;hrough the groove in the roof of the rain is pierced the feathers are .oosened by a convulsive movement of the muscles and can be removed aasily. OIL TO BE KING IN FUTURE Necessity, for Petroleum Products Shown in War as Well as in in dustrial and Domestic Life. The European war is without a doubt doing more to direct general at tention to the claims ofoil and ith mul titudiness products than any amount of advertising in normal times could have accomplished, says a writer in the Petroleum Review. The great clash of arms on the con tinent has from its commencement shown that the necessity for the prod ucts of petroleum in up-to-date war fare is no less than in either the indus trial circles or in domestic life. We are today as much dependent upon the refined products of crude oil as we are upon wheat and other necessities of life, and as time goes on, and the uses which are constantly being found for petroleum multiply, our dependency upon oil becomes the greater. It is no surprise, therefore, to find that not only are petroleum products generally commanding greater atten tion than they ever before did, but that a particular y healthy atmosphere permeates those enterprises which have laid themselves out-and suc cessfully so-to engage in the produc tion, the refining, the transport or the distribution of petroleum products. There is, in short, no mistaking the fact that in the future oil will be king. t Exist That S Offer! 00 Suitings Any mem ber of your fami!y can ~0take:our correct measurements by floing orsimple in Lstructions, and we guar antee to fit you exactly. look. Etc. F E igs in oul: (catalog, you mLf dupIliCatLe <juality of t judge of fabrics you s of these m)aterials ar'e SECOND CA R MULR M1 Ui L E S'; HAS ARRIVED TODAY. We have just received 24 Mules and 3 Horses today. Come around and.look them over. We have the price and terms to suit every man. 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L ed after a big hit tle and( the cleansinag Five or ten 1nlies behind the fighting U nc1e S m a ui been'i oargianizred toa deal wvith alR ilte pefelsothat tea i ilekeail upf Cl t1i.es f n by3 th trthr errs l ive s attieqta.i te rca ntnient wvitini a very shoi rt pliiui f) 50 betds, foar ailulinalaa ~fO M I f enss, hch aire the vaiost uragentt.T1E iU~ILL t OD hm Irnli the io das suchl woundais, h ecituse of the dety in-foart they coulad hec treait edi an cal eianed, wer'e genail~ly contsid tiondait ions, by wvhleh a aiana s) hilt ie plaiced ini ant ii itulante anad sait oftf. FEA 'I ~E II itnidtiate ly, if' n~cessiary, wvithlott wvailing faor otheir woaiiudt ble pliaced in wvithi lan, thei thiingeonas delay is overeornaae, iiand thae woundiii ktlrt at.septic The' World on Wheels. Acrordinag to ai repoart 1by thle oflice of publiaic roads, wviihih takis at 1ee of suachi iaat ters, there were 3.512.'!p0 aau-Towlla1(f VIi1)Vki w iiA s toiiles nirual rnot Or trucks i aid 250,. 820 tinutorcyeles ritereda'i la the o ii Unaited Staites in 191l0(. TIus is i an in (*rtease oaf 43 pter cent over the registry of ciiis ainti trucks for the t pre vious Soutern tate; iwer ist aed i80 per een i. On the Wethavetpleasedeotre -r ('nt ulaion iv there is now an aut omao- le bile for every 29) people in the United w t i~ ~ C o h s States. On the bais of cornfiortablae seating enipatelty, this itkts rioomi foir L5p .JL. onie-sixth tof the inhablitanits, says ruT~has I'. Loa In Leslie's, or, in other words, if piroperily aipport ioaned, every sixth or sevenith faiaiy would hi' found suplieitd. The total license aeve nuao deirivedl from this source for 111 wap $25,865,870, whuich rtepresenats an in S'eiase of $7,09,059 over the rectiptsD y~ o a o of the same chdracter for the year The Quinine That Does Not Affect the ifeed 'fr~lY n*ROM QU InuI itivter (t oiaiita uaia ati dosa to' t atase nervianes nl~ lookfortheaof Clotohes fromOJI.30C