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I CARE AND ACCURA IN WEIGHING Accurate Weights Can Be Obtained Oni Working Order and the Load Is in <Pr<?par??d by tlir United Department of Agriculture.) A great <lt\ii ?>i irouble an<! uione(ar.v loss sustained by producers and shippers in marketing hay lias been found by the bureau of markets and -crop estimates. United States Department of Agriculture, to be due to careless weighing. Weighing by the Bale. In several sections of the country it is the custom to weigh hay by the bale at the time for baling and to note the weight upon a tag made of curdhoard or other convenient mutcrinl attached to the bale beneath one of the bale ties. When weighing by this method great care should be taken to weigh the hay accurately. During the rush of haling operations sufficient rime is frequently not allowed for the -scales to come to a balance and there may t>e as much as ten pounds difference between the actual aud the | catch weight. j SnoHiil fnn? should also ho taken in writing tin? correct weight upon the tag. sn.v the bureau's specialists. It is the connnon practice in some secrions to use only numbers ending in t? or u in recording tlie weight, and to give or take from the actual weight , a sufficient amount to make a number with such an ending. For example, the weight of a bale weighing <?7 pounds is written as (!T? pounds and . that of one weighing <5^ pounds as 70 ' pounds. The tendency, however, is i "to take" more frequently than "to j give." so that it is a better practice , io state the actual weight upon the j big. Another practice which is often I charged back to the producer in low*r prices or in weight claims, dispro- ' uortionate to the actual loss, is the ' use at a much later date of tag | weights placed upon the hay at the , time of baling. Unless bay has been thoroughly cured and has been in the mow or stack for a considerable ' time there is likely to lie a loss in weight while liny is in storage after laling. due to additional loss of moisture. Kadi purchaser desires, and lias ? right to obtain. the actual quantity if hay for which he pays If hales ire short of the weight specified upon the tags there are grounds for a etai*:?. either in the form of a price concession or of a weight claim. In either ase the adjustment of the claim is likely to he less economical to the nroducer than the actual reweighing of the hay. The producer or shipper should he prepared to prove that the ( weight of the hay at the thne of side j CAREFULLY CONSIDER \ DIVERS ENTERPRISES! Hasty Conclusions Should Be Cautiously Avoided. 'I - ? ? *? * All Af?*iw. ! WU ncuaun I \J I Hoouminy r*?i ?-tV?< * - i ities of Farm Should Be Devoted to Ore Big Money Crop? Study All Angles. tPrepared by the Unite.l States Ii:moat j of Agriculture.) In making use o?? the results of ;i t year's cost account.-* for the purpose | of perfecting tlio organization of the : fartn. hasty conclusions should not be i drawn. Sometimes a positive decrease I in profits may ensue If an enterprise be dropped, because, taken alone, it i has failed to pay. Cows, for instance, i may not lie showing a net protit. but j if all the cows were sold there might I be no other way of using up the roughage and it would become dead loss. Labor devoted night and nn>rn ing to milking and feeding cows and charged to them would lie entirely lost If the cows were sold and nothing supplied to Jill in the time. The fact that the hogs or the corn crop bring in the most net money dur-1 ing the season Is no reason for assuming that all the activities of the farm in the future should be devoted solely to hogs or corn. It may be that the j keeping of cows Is partly responsible j for making the hogs so profitable, or i that the grow ing of wheat, clover, or j other crops in rotation with corn ! makes the latter crop much more prof- . Itable than It would have been if j zrown alone. Similar conditions will be met with | nn all farms, and. therefore, 110 sud- > den changes should be made on the j basis of what a single year's necounts may Indicate. All angles of the en- | rerprise should be taken into consideration. Objection to Sweet Clover. One great objection to sweet clover as a hay crop is that It must l>e cut j just before the blossoms come out, j and at this time it contains n very i hlsh percentage of water and is hard 1 to cure. Labor-Saving Device. Maybe you haven't thought of a cow-testing association as a labor-saving device but it Is. It frequently shows how to make ten cows do the work 01' fifteen. CY DEMANDED HAY FOR MARKET T~_._ 1 A~>-? ji-. JHjl jp ly If the Wagon Scales Are in Proper Proper Position Upon the Scales. i> I'uriiri and as indicated upon the tag. Careless weighing on wagon scales causes as much difficulty as careless weighing by any other method. One ot' the principal causes of unsatisfac- I tory weights upon wagon scales is lack of proper care of the scales and of the necessary attention to keep them in repair and in good working order. Accurate weights cannot be obtained on scales that are out of repair. | Wagon scales should he inspected fre- i fluently by a competent Inspector and care should be taken to see that they are in proper adjustment and balance before weighing any lot or load of hay. Care must he taken also to see that the load is in proper position upon the scales. The load should not bind upon the scale box or building, and if the team exerts any effect upon the load it should he unhitched. When obtaining the tare weight the weigher should he certain thut the wagon contains the same equipment as when the gross weight was obtained. A good rule Is to remove everything but the necessary equipment front the load before weighing. Keep Bale Check When Loading. If the producer or shipper loads the hay directly into the cars care Is especially necewary to compute the total weight enrrt'rtly. Loads are frequently distributed in two or more cars because of the variation in the qunl- i It.v of the hay. If the hales are j tagged, a careful record should be j kept of the bales placed In each car. j If not tagged, the part of the load i placed in each car should he weighed | separately. A careful check of the I total number of bales placed in each ear should also be kept so that the shipper mac have ttie proper dnta upon which to base a claim should any loss occur while the hay is moving to market. The following suggestions, if followed. will greatly assist in eliminating some of the troubles caused by i improjier weighing methods: . When using tag weights record the j act M current weight. liaveVagon scales in proper adjust- I uient and balance. See that wagon contains same equip- i uient when weighing both the gross I and tare weight. When loading two or more cars i keep careful record of Iriy loaded In | each cor. Always keep a bale reeoru. together with a weight record, of each car. SODIUM FLUORID POISONOUS Care Should Be Taken That Material Does Not Get Into Drinking Water or Feed. If sodium tluorid is used for killing litv on chickens be careful not to let ir get into the food or water. Don't pour it out where the hens will drink it before it ean soak Into the ground. The material i< rat Iter poisouou* If taken internally. Where some of the sodlutn fluorid in dtt-t form reaches the body of the operator. and is allowed to remain for several hours, local irritation and hiirning may occur on tender parts of the skin. In dusting large flocks it is better to use a table rather than to hold the fowls between the knees. The solution does not Injure the hands, even when dipping Is continued for several hours, except where there are sores, which may become slightly irritated. Don't allow sodium fluorid solution to remain in galvanized vessels a great length of time. It is best not to keep ii overnight in tubs or galvanized con- J miners, as it will injure them. CARS MUST BE WELL COOLED Refrigerator Should Be Allowed to Rest on Siding at Least 24 Hours 8efore Loading. The careful shipper ami packer should ask the rallroud to set the refrigerator car on his siding at least 24 hours before lie expects to load, for no man who works to prevent decay ever loads his poultry into a car having a high temperature. Examine the car to see that when the doors are closed not a r?.v of light enters. See that the drain pipes are in working order; and when the car has been Iced and salted for 24 hours take the temperature about four feet from the floor midway between the doors. If it is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit you may load your chilled birds with safety. Bicarbonate of Soda Useful. Bicarbonate of soda Is of great value when placed in the mash or drinking water. It will cleanse the digestive tract of any sour or decayed suitstances. and keep It in a healthy sweetened condition. No Place for Trees. The chicken yard is generally bare of grass, the soil is beaten down, caked and solid and is not u very [satisfactory place for the average fruit I tree CANAL TOLLS BILL PASSED BY SENATE SENATOR KING OF UTAH OFFERS TWO SUBSTITUTE BILLS, BOTH IN VAIN MEASURE GOES TO HOUSE Vote Is 47 To 37?Debate Disclosed Split In Party Ranks Washington.?The Jlorah bill L'oi tolls exemption of American coastwise vessels passing through the Panama canal was passed by the senate. 47 to 37. It is expected it will he the subject of indefinite delay in the house, at least until after the conference of limitation of armament. Defore proceeding to a final vote the senate rejected without a roll call two substitutes offered by Senator Kir.?t Democrat of Utah, to authorize the president to negotiate for arbitration of the tolls question and to appropriate $2,000,000 as a subsidy for American vessels using the canal. Debate on the proposal disclosed a Bpli tin the party ranks, opponents declaring the bill was inopportune, while Sonator Borah. Republican of Idaho, declared he had talked with President Harding and Secretary Hughes, and they did not share such views. Twelve Democrats voted for the bill on the roll call, while 17 Republicans voted in opposition, so that the Democratic support was regarded as the determining factor. Democrats who gave their support to the bill were Ashurst of Arizona. Kroussard of Louisiana, Harrison of Mississippi, Kendrick of Wyoming. Ransdell of Louisiana. Reed of Missouri, Robinson of Arkansas. Shields of Tennessee. Stanley of Kentucky, Underwood vof Alabama. Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Montana. Republicans voting in opposition were Brandegee of Connecticut. Colt of Rhode Island, Dillingham of Vermont, Ernst of Kentucky. Hale of Maine. Kenyon of Iowa, Keyes of New Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts, McCormick of Illinois. McKinlev of Illinois, McCumber of North Dakota. Nelson of Minnesota. New of Indiana, Spencer of Missouri. Sterling of South Dakota, Wadsworth of New York and Warren of Wyoming. Two othe rltepublicans?Dupont of Delaware and McLean of Connecticut ?were paired against the bill. Jn referring to the armament conference. Senator Borah said he did not understand that this conference will involve the United States bartering away any substantial right. "I have talked with those most responsible for and concerned in the conference." he added. "I have had a full understanding and discussion. The fears expressed are not shared by them." Goes To Death Protesting Innocence Raleigh, N. C.?Leaving a letter with his spiritual adviser, captioned "an unjust sentence," together with a copy of a letter from a physician at Madison. N. ('.. declaring that Mrs. Henderson Was a sufferer from "apticthalicu goiter." Frank Henderson paid the extreme penalty in the electric chair at the state prison here for the'alleged murder of his wife. "Goodbye. Mr. Warden; I have absolutely no hard feelings toward you." were Mr. Henderson's last words, as he was led to the chair. Withdraws Offer On Nitrate Plant Washington.?George R. Benton of Birmingham. Ala., has withdrawn the offer he made for the private operation of tli? private operation of the nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals. Ala. In announcing the withdrawal. Secretary Weeks said Mr. Benton had not given any reasons for the action other than to explain that his Idea in making the proposal originally was to "protect the public." Florida Officers Jail Georgia Man Jacksonville. Fla.?J. S. Goodbred, 40, it resident of the Maxwell district of this county, is held in jail here at the request of the authorities of Drunswiek. Ga.. In connection with the robbery of a bank there about two years ago. Goodbred has resided in this county several months. Walls Collapse; 5 Killed; 2 Hurt Lynchburg. Va.?Five men, all white, were killed and two others were injured here when a brick wall of a building at Fifth and Church streets coliapsed. The building was being torn down by the city. orandstand Falls; Forty-Five Hurt Decatur. 111.?Forty - five persons were injured, five seriously, when fc:i sections of the grandstand seats erected for the American Legion parade. ! collapsed, just before the parade passed. There wero no fatalities. Held "Royal Flush;" Dropped Dead ; New York.?Medical Examiner Namtliat Philin Rronnpr I sixty-seven, a retired tailor, had died 1 of a cerebral hemorrhage, superiwluc| ad by a royal flush. Huge Diamond Found In Ark. Mine Little Rock, Ark?The largest dia! mond yet mined in Arkansas field in i Pike county was found recently, offi1 rials of the mining company announce. The stone weighs "0.25 carats in the ' rough aud is estimated to be worth ; $10,000. 'Bandit' Describes Trade 'Moonshiner' Toledo, Ohio.?After receiving a tip i that a member of the Detroit postal i robber gang was passing through Toledo, city detectives and postal inspectors rushed to the union station tc capture the supposed bandit. When they arrived they found the suspect, luggage and all, perched peacefully on the haggage platform, the proud pos sessor of a capacity jag. (living hitname as "Rob" Cunningham, Detroit,' he gave his trade as ' moonshiner.' small coins and one dollar hills drop ping on the floor as he spoke I World'e Debt to Marco Polo^, Marco Polo was the first man t< trace a route ucross the whole Ion , gltude of Asia. He gave the firs accurate information on Thibet, Ja pan. China and the Orient generally He hastened the adoption by Kuropt of the use of gunpowder and indus trial processes which the East hat produced. He was an innovator ai a military architect and as a brklgi builder. He opened the eyes of th< business men of Europe and througl them of the world as we know It to day, to the possibilities of trade witl the Orient. He knew at least threi of the important languages of th< East, and stimulated the West to t study of them. He described aecur ately valuable regions with whlcl Europe did not really get in toucl until the Nineteenth century, and thii in spite of the fact that his explora tions came In the last part of th< Thirteenth century. "Coffee Tree." The Kentucky coffee tree would hi nn unusually good lawn tree excep for the fact that it is very slow it getting its leaves in the spring. When that failing is not allowed to scori against it, it Is distinctly worth get ting acquainted with, for it Is un usually free from Insect pests or fun ? on/1 malroo a r?l Ofl n Qf All gUS HUUUIC.i, BMU luunio a v>v.u, growth. Tlie tree will ultimately grow a hundred feet high In good soil and has long greenish-white flowers li large panicles at the ends of th< branches. Following the flowers com< pods which resemble those of beans and which often stick to tlie tre< through the winter, giving It a very peculiar aspect. In Revolutionary times the seeds In these pods weri used for making coffee, which account for the name the tree now bears.? Exchange. Find Many Uses for Borax. Borax as a solvent for shellac find extensive application In the hat trade In tanning, both borax and boric act are used for cleaning the hides an< dressing the leather. In the textile In dustry borax assists In dyeing, and li some parts of the world boric acid li still employed in the preservation o foods. It is permitted In the snltinj of fish because such foods are soake< in water before cooking and most o the bbric acid is employed for 61 temal washes and it finds a place ii cosmetics. It is used as a larvacid where it Is recommended for the de struction of fly larvae in manures ?o | It destroys the larvae without affecl I Ing the bacteria which increases th I fertilizer value of the manure. Final | ly, borax is a well-known flux usci In metal working. I I v i i I The Sour is not Ah YOU do not loc gasoline tank cause of engine I you might find it Automobile moto good, steady diet gasoline. If the di - ?* Vtnoniica UUl TU1 ico vuvuucvi qualities of the cn which it is refinec line is one-sided, field produces pel in certain properti ing in others. The Standard O; (New Jersey) has numerous motor 1 much gasoline wa STAN! ' ? . I_ ? It took yEARSan^ to develoi \ CAMEL Q % We worked on Camels for y< on the market. Years of test \ | menting with the world's choice | , And now, EVERY DAY, al ing experience and lifelong kn are concentrated on making C \! that can he produced. * 1 nni_??j_ it.: _i /i, 8 J iflcrc s iiuiiiiiig eise iikc vj 1}, there's nothing else like Camel* * fine tobacco flavor and FRE \ RETTY AFTERTASTE. ' 3 ! That's why Camel popularity ever. ' A better cig; I THIS ?NE 1 | MF/ JI 7^H^Btr'/jt^S^ffk IJBB^^^^W'% II P? ce of Motor Troubl vays Under the Hoo ?k into your veloping a motor fuel which h to find the not only properly balanced. roubles, but but is the same day after da) there. _jbc ]ag^ ounce?whercvei i rs require a and whenever you buy it. Il of balanced starts the motor in a hurry, istilled prod- burns up cleanly, and delivers of changing exceptional pulling power, adc oil from I, your gaso- have never claimed merits Everv oil for our products which you troleum rich could not prove for yourself, ies, but lack- We recommend that you get a tankful of "Standard" Motor il Company Gasoline and give it a thorough j eliminated trial. You will quickly note the troubles and advantages of a completely stage by de- balanced gasoline. SARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey^) - v ; - ,, \ * . t ,Vi if'/EARS UALlty jars before we put them ;ing?blending?experi 3st tobaccos. .! 1 our skill, manufacturowledge of fine tobaccos lamel the best cigarette 4.} * I * l' < imel QUALITY. And 3 wonderful smoothness, EDOM FROM CIGAr is growing faster than - ! arettecannot be made. e utmost quality into BRAND. imel VI .' 3S TOBACCO CO., WiwUa-Stlca, H. C Ml i . * r le d