Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' t MAKE MONEY IN . PRODUCING BEEF Herd of Good Cows and Pureared Sire of Prime Importance in Making Start. - SELECT BEST HEIFER CALVES No Method Adapted to All Farm* and Condition* a* Much Depend* on Paaturo Availabl* and Near* nes* of Market. {Prepared by the United H.ate* Department of Agriculture.) We are a nutiou of meat eater*. The average American eat a more than 140 pouixlH of thla concentrated food each year. The Importance of treat, par ticularly beef, la nowhere more em phatically, brought out than at the great.central Ktockyarda, Borne of which cover nearly a atiuare mile of ground. To keep the supply of animals moving through these yards, necessary to feed the millions of people, require* the raising of cattle, hog*, and sheep on hundreds of thousand* of farms and rnnche*. Improve Each Generation. In profitable beef production a herd of good cow* and a good purebred bull are of great Importance. Each OVERFEEDING CAUSES SHRINKAGE OF STOCK Weakness In System of Co-op erative Shipping. 7 s Partly Du* to Disposition of 8omo Shipper* to Overfill Animals B*- V for* Loading—Best Plan It - to Always Play Fair. (Pruparud by th« United Statue Department x . of A*rlcult«ra. )- Report* to the effect that excessive shrinkage on live stock nt central market* Is frequently experienced are sometimes received (from,-members and managers of co-operntlve live-stock Mhlpplng associations by the United States Department of Agriculture. In some cases these reports take ^ the form of complaints, and at times th* shrinkage feature Is pointed to as a weakness In the whole system of co- operntlve shipping. ] - While many things can. and fre quently do, result In excessive shrink age In live stock, Investigations have shown that at times It is at least part ly due to a disposition on the part of some shippers to overfill their-stock before loading. This custom seems to ho a relic from the days bef<4e co-operative shipping came Into vogue and when most small producers sold their stock to country buyers. Under the system of marketing wherein live stock was usually sold on the basis of home weights, or at most, shipping point weights, it was usually to the producer's advantage to obtain a gen- j erous “flll” on his stock before turn ing It over to the country drover. The co-operative system of shipping live stock, however, practically elim inates the Incentive to excessive home or shipping point fill*. Stock that Is fed heavily Just before loading I* not onlv quite likely to sicken and sometime* die while-In transit, hut seldom takes a good fill when It ar rive* at market. Furthermore, where cooperative shipments are graded at the shipping point the man whose stock ha* been given a heavy flll rs- celves more than hi* Just proportion of the rtet return*. Home grading of (*o-o|>eratlve shipment* la. In most In stance*. highly desirable, hut It ran he surceesful only where the Individ ual members “play fair" with each other *>r. In other words, where they really “Ro-opernte. KEEPING CHICKENS IN YARD THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL, 9. C. WOMAN IN LEGION POLITICS •LEGION* (Copy for i uta l>«k»»ruu«ui au^pllod bi tho American L**ton New* Service.) “HOBOED” TO GET POINTERS ) David McCalib, Texas Veteran, Make* “Blind 'Baggage" Trip to Aid Ex-Service Men. Miee Ivy Ann Fuller of Kaneae Did Clever Work at Recent Na tional Convention. The way* of the fair sex In politics ias been a more or less pleasant sur prise to the male electorate -ever since the Nine* { teenth Amend- ment. The Amer ican Legion saw the emancipated voters In full swing during Its recent . national convention. Qiik- A High-Class Beef Breeding Herd. generation of cattle ralM»d should be better than the pnreedlng one. This ran he aCcoatpllshetl by arlertlug the best heifer cglvrs each year to take the piare of barren nh) breeding, and okl row a, and buying a better bull eaeh two or three years. All «dher calve* produced may be sold either a* wean- llnga at six or eight namtha old. aa •forker« or feeder* at one or two tears, flnlebrd as baby beef at sixteen to \ twenty numtha or a* fat ateers at an oldrr age 'Hie system employed depends largely u|>on the pasture and feed aralidble. transportation coot a. and the market price of milk and cattle. The ayatema of handling beef breed Ing herd* which are ia<dff'extensively pra<-th**d nre "Iteef. ’ “haby l*evf."' and **dnal purjM«*e. * In the first two sys tem* calves run wltp their dams un til weaned, the tows not l»elng milked They differ In that cows Intended for priHlming calves for baby beef gen erally re*-etvc better rare because their calves are to be fattened ^diortly •aftet weaning, which make* It necessary to give them a good *t:»rt on milk The straight l**ef system Is primarily adapted to the range country of the West and South, which Is too rough I dry, or sandy for cultivation. Where the climate permits, pasture Is de- i pende<^ on the v«*ar round. Some cot- ! ton sod cake may he Used during un usually had weather or periods of feed shortage. Where snow covers the range n part of the year, hay Is put up for winter feeding. Little grain Is fed, except where grain sorghums can he grown. From southern rn.nges the cattle nre usually sold as stockers at every age from weaning time to ma turity. Recently many fnt calves have been going to the slaughterhouses From the North and West a large part of the cattle go to market grass fat as three-year-oM* Baby-beef production is n highly specialised business and Is adapted to regions where there is a plentiful sup ply of fattening feeds together with good pasture for the summer main- I tenanee of the breeding herd and nurs ing calves. The corn belt is the best place for this system, but it is prac ticed to some extent in other places. When to Finish Baby Beef,. , ,i If spring calves are t(» he finished as baby beeves, they should be taught to eat grain before they are weaned. They should go into the dry lot at the end of the pasture season and he ready for market by .Pine or July. If possible, they should have good pasture for a couple of weeks after weaning. Fall- born calve* should he kept on grain when they are turned on pasture in the npring. The quantity of grain snould be gradually Increased throughout tlie summer and fall so that they will b** finished for market in December or January. When the pasture.fulls, hay and silage should he supplied. Stocker calves require some meal or grain during their first winter to keep them thr.fty and growing. They can utilize to advxc.'ctfe much more rough •ge. such a* stalk fields.- meadows.' silage and straw than baby beeves As yearlings and two-year-old* they nay he wintered on roughage clone Hover or clfalfa hay being given K aviulaU*. 1 Two Foot Slats Nailsd to Root* Will Rrov# Effoctivo—Fowl* Ar* Thrown Back. Chickens can he kept In IhHr pen by nailing |w«vf«mt slats at an angle I to the |MWta and stringing a number of strands of thin wire through them as showp in the drawing The chick ens do not see these wires and when Jobless and penniless, hundreds of •x-servlce men in the West are "riding the rods” from place to place is search of employ ment. While others talked about doing something for them, David McCalib, young war veteran* oi Dallas, Tex., made a long trip as a “hobo” to get first-hand infor mation about the men to devise meahs of helping them that would be ■cceptable to all. “I rode the blinds and side-door pull- mans for 800 miles over the M. K. & T. t Sante Fe find Texas and Pacific railroads,” McCalib reported to the American Legion authorities of Texas handling the unemployment problem. “I noted three outstanding things In the six-day trip. First, the real, old- time hobo of the back door variety has almost disappeared. Second, there were a large number of young men who were too young to have entered the army. The majority of the men riding the rods were of this class. Third, there was a comparatively small number of ex-OervIce men on the rods. They werp.-ooftceably untrained In the ways of hoboing.” WAS ONLY COMIC OPERA WAR American* Experienced Odd Rre visions When Joining Spanish Legion Against Moors. It was Ju*t a comic opera war any how, according to S3 young Americans who have returned to New York from whence they sailed two months ago ! to J«»tn the Spanish Foreign Legion for service against Moor*. The i would tw Foreign legionnaires were ! represented In numbers among ex-eenr- j Ice men applying to the American Le gion employment bureau for any kind j of work. After enlistment In New Yor|^*t!;e recruits, almost all of whom had i served oversea* with the American | army.- were sent to Outa. Africa. I There they were Informed for the first time that out of their pay of 4H pose's* a day (about 60 cents) they i must buy their own uniform, food. : even anus and ammunition. “I( was the funniest war you ever spw.* declared tieorge Dlniond of I Brooklyn. whoBxplalned that the hard- ! er you fought the more It would coat V you for ammunition. If a man fought vm~y hard he would soon he deeply In debt to the Spanish government. If. I on the other hand, he conserved am munition and tried to save money, he stood excellent chances of lieltig picked off by a M«N*r. Besides all ■ that, the American*, who thought they were to l*e officer*, were n*syre<l that they were welcomed only a* privates. MEDAL OF HONOR MAN DUPED Wires Stretched ss Shown Hers Will Effectively Prevent Chickens From Wandering Into the Neighbors' Yard. they attempt to fly over the feme, they strike the wires and fall back in to their yard. After a number of futile attempts, they will not try to tly over ag’tin.—K. Rude, In Popular Science Monthly. GRAINS RELISHED BY FOWLS Seed of K^fir and Rolled Oats Found T 7: to Be Efficacious in Recent Expsriments. The set'd of kafir, one of the grain sorghums, lias been used as a substitute for com lu the scratch mixture used by the poultry husbandry division of the I’nited States Department of Agricul ture with good results, which indicate about 1 similar feeding value for* these two products. Rolled pats were found preferable to ground oats for use in a poultry mash, and resulted In suffi ciently greater t-gg production to Justi fy the additional expense associated with using this costlier feed. The hens ate the,mash more freelyund, al though they consumed more feedt their egg yield was enough laager to produce greater profit. \ SPROUTED OATS FAVOR EGGS Without Succulent Sprouts All Other Aids in Increasing Wintsr Pro- duction Would Fail. T'rohahly the greatest single discov ery for the production of eggs during the winter months was that Introduced to the Industry by the sprouting of grain,' particularly oats, and feeding the tender and succulent sprouts to (he heps. Without sprmjted oftta, prac tically all of our other aids In Increas ing winter egg production would fall hy the way aide; at least, ths result* they would obtain would he consider ably lews than In pnwibte where sprouted uau ar* used In the rmUuu. FREE LEGAL AID FOR WEEDY Loy J. Mollumby, Commander of'Mon tana Post, First to Sue in Be- ^aW of Wounded. The first man In the l^nittvl States to tile suit against the government in behalf of wound- t*d soldiers 'was Loy J. Mollumby, young attorney of tirent Falls, Mont. He \vqifc. his case, vhieh was to ob- nin hospital ireatmpnt and •ompensatlon for a service man who became Insane as a result of his war experience. A second suit against the government bus been filed by Mollumby In favor of Chris Tubs, service man, who died of tuberculosis. This action seeks to secure payment of war risk Insurance to the young rmrn’s needy dependents. The govern ment claims that the disease w'as ijon- tracted after Tuss’ discharge and af ter his insurance had lapsed. Mf>l- Jumby coptends that he contracted tu berculosis while In the army/ Mollumby, cominnncfer ©f his AmerL, ran Legion post''in Great Fails, has, set up a free legal aW bureau for all sick find wounded ex-service men. ^’Want* More Land Opened. FOr every government farm avail able today there'ure I(fi) fervlce men standing In line, according to Secre tary of the Interior Fall, who ha* In formed the American Legion that the government la unable In any degree to satisfy the “back-to-tbe-fann” crav ing of former soldiers and sailors with out additional legislation. . The La glon la endeavoring ' to have n»'»r» land opened to aettiemant fur service John J. Ksily of Chicago Badly Ad vised In Signing Petition for Rslsass »f Prisoners. That Id* Modal of Honor brother. John J. Kelly. Chicago^ had !»*en “duped** Into algn- li\g a |tetltlon to Fred dent Hard ing for tli^rolcnie of Eugene V. In-ha and 143 “politic*! 1 prisoners'* 1* a charge made In u letter, to national heailquiirtcr* of the American le gion at Indianap olis from Michne' J. Kelley, also of Chicago. The Congressional' Medal''man. a former marine who wears several for eign decorations In addition to the highest award at the disposal of the ArU^rlcaii government, has Informed President Harding by letter, according to his brother, that “I allowed myself to be badly advised. I now realize that I should have had confidence In my President and Ids administration of the government of the country for which I 'fought and should have re frained from interference In the mat ter.” Ths Post's Business. / The duty of th« poet la like unto { that of «he naturallM; it Is to pursue and capture thobe rare specimens of thought that have hitherto escaped Ihe hunter’s net;* Ihofrse In crystal-clear diction these captive beauties of na ture; and offer thqfn, ’mid the wlld- flowerv of their native haunts. Jor the admiration, reverence and love of all mankind. NAME “BAYER” IS ON GENUINE ASPIRIN 1 1 ""■* . f Taka Tablets Without Feat* If You Bee the Safety “Bayer _ „_£i»aaJ?— — -—- standing i among them was Miss Ivy Ann Fuller of Kansas. One of the most bitterly waged fights of the convention centered over the election of a national chaplain for 1922. The East, West, North and South had candidates Intlife field with strong backing. Kansas put forth the name of a “fighting parson” and Miss Fuller, In speeches, caucuses and lin ing up of delegates, put him across by a narrow margin. Miss Fuller, a “movie” actress lu New York before the war, trained In a Vassar college unit for nurses and then entered a Fifth avenue hospital and lat$r the Walter Reed Institution at Washing ton. IN BEHALF OF INSANE MEN Text Suit Filed In Providence, R. I., May Affect Numerous ' 4! Other Cases. h Are former soldiers whose minds were wrecked by shell-shock, wounds and gns. temporarily or permanently Insane? The question Is to he derided in a suit against the government to compel payment of war-risk Insurance, filed In Providence. R. I., by James B. Littlefield, attorney for the American Legion. The action has been taken In behalf .of three soldiers. Adam Mlklllwlcz. Oulsseppe Vltullo and James Mrftee. It Is alleged hy the Legion attorney that the three are totally disabled as a result of Insanity. The government Insurance bureau. Mr. Littlefield charge*, has refused to pay the In surance of the men on the ground that they may recover. * Their minds dwarfed from shell shock, several thousand ex-service men are cmittned In Insane asylum* and private and government hospitals. The derision sought la that the men are permanently disabled and as such are entitled to the full money allow ance a wanted hy the government In stead of a small temporary compensa tion. The result of the suit filed In Provldeuce will affect similar c** i es about to be filed in all parts of the country. If you want the true, world-famous Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians for over twenty-ode years, you must afk for “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin.” The “Bayer Croea" ia stamped on each tablet and appears on each pack age for your protection against Imita tions.—Advertisement. ~ — Honest Par la A black satchel containing $55,000 In cash was found on the sent of a Paris omnibus one morning recently, w-rltes a correspondent. It had been forgotten by a bank messenger, who was greatly relieved to find that the conductor of the omnibus had duly de livered It to the lost property office, where It lay among umbrellas and odd gloves awaiting reclamation. GIRL HKD PAINFUL TIMES ^ — Mother.-R**l ™k 1 ?* tar f pm! Statement Which v Follows Portland, Indiana.-’“I “wma troubled^ , with - niitimiwuimmii ^ becajia# of pains. One Sunday my aunt was visiting us and aha said her girls took LyfiaE. | pinkham a Vege table Compound and got well, so mother ■aid she guessed she would let me try it It ia doing me good and I praise it highly. You are welcome to Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTOR I A. that famous old remedy for infanta and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of In Uae for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’* Castoria Easy Jp *ee th.ough—the people who make spectacle* of themselves. Cuticura Comforts Baby's Skin When red. rough aod Itching, by hot baths of Cuticura Soap and touches of Cutlcurm Olntnent. Also make ufce now and then of that exquisitely scented dusting powder. Cut'cura Talcum, one of the Indlspennnhle Cuticura ToTot Trio.—Advertisement. . w this totter aa a teathno^aL^- Stblla Newton, R. R. 8, . Portland, ^Mothers—You should carefully guard your daughter's health. Advise berof the danger which cornea from standing around with cold or wet feeL from Uftinf heavy articles, or overworking. Dom* back or tower limbs, or if you notice a ■lowness of thought, nwwousnesa orto- ritability on the part of your daughter, erfre her careful attention. 6 r p. Pinkhntn * Vefl for pound is an excellent daugh le f or your daughter to take, aa it is especially adopted to relieve just such aymptotaa. Remember it contains nothing that e * n HI nre andean be taken in safety. There’s no use In running not on the right mod. It you-ty cures enun ~ la grippe im 2+/foura t* J —CASOUM&JHJININ CTAXI>A*n O kwrtat Mr. *«-• pwln* m* i At AM DnmMt—tA Ctmn W. N *111. COMP AMY, KTIOrr It’s queer how unxloua people are to lend you nuxiey when you don't need lu 'A Full ifearteWeer In Every Pwlr of QI^jExcellI * - SUSPENDEtS Thn*e who know a great deal ran be depended on to be amiable enough to led IL »«• Now Is the time to do thing*; by and bv I* the time to do nothing. *7X* I CyStTm Ask Your Dealer ] » >h* **M*tt>W*l fc*JW*<* iw»fc»wr^»0» Acc*0i no S .oott^w Ade.on, Take Yeast Yitamon Tablets To Clear . The Skin Build Firm “StBy-ThBru” Flash—Increase Energy. Needs New Pejl-Tax Law. ^ In passing an amended bill exempt ing ex-service men of Alabama from the payment of poll tax. the‘legisla ture of that state has unwittingly dis franchised the men It sought tq bene fit. The amendment was held uncon stitutional and the only ex-service men permitted to 'vote in recent elections were those,who became disabled from wounds or sickness during the war, provided they did not own $500 worth of property. George Lewis Balles, commander of the Birmingham popt of the American Legion. 4s drafting an amendment as a substitute for the one declared unconstitutional. It Will be submitted to the legislature at an extra session called by Governor Kilby. Totally IndlffsranL i The rush hour crowd was gathered waiting for cars. A middle-aged, red- faced woman dug her elbows Into con venient ribs, regardless of owners. “Say,*’ she bellowed at s stout gentle man. after a particularly vicious Jab; “doe* it ntakH any difference which of- these . ar* I take to get to GreeffWowd- raomtery?** > ' "Not to me. nta sm.” be replied. -Upp nx through an opening in the tirowd.—Aiuericsa Legion Weekly. ^ If you west to quickly rim a your skin sad mspUzioa. put i Beth os your boom. tacresM your serve force sad power • -d 'ook sad feet per eeat. better, amply try uktag two of Mastin'* with *sch meal sad watch the results. M *.Un'* YITAMON T*t4eta eon tain highlyroooce ous ted yeast-vitamines as well aa the two other *1111 more impor tant ritamia-w < Fat aoiubla A sad Water toluol# C) sod ar* now being used by thousands. They posiuvely will not upect the •tomach or cause gas, but, on the contrary, are a great atd to digestion, to overcome con*ti ps Uon end a* a general condi tioner of the aboie ayatem. Pim ple*, boijj and akin eruptions seem to vanish like magic, the complexion become* fresh and dear, the cheeks glow with ruddy health, the flesh become* firm, the eye* bright. Mastin'* VITA- MON Tablet* are positively guaranteed to give you new health, energy aal ambition and* improve your appearance. Do I not accept imitation* or auhati- I tutes. You can get Mastin'* I VITAMON TaUsts from any ■ good druggist. # | -SAMASTIN5. Of whst use are 6ns features with an urtv, •nettled akin, flabby flash, aunkeu rh.abe. pouchee undar the eye. er a careworn, Uckly- looklnp face? Let Viteaaee •enditiena. 1 m VITAMON VHt ORIGINAL AND fitNUINt VtAST Are Poflitrvely Guaranteed to Pot On Finn Fleshy Clear the Skin and Increase Energy When Taken With Every Meal or Money Back VICTIMS RESCUED Kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles are most dangerous be cause of their insidious attacks. Heed the first warning they give that they nee J attention by taking G0LDMEDAL The world'* standard remedy for disorders will often ward off these din. eases, and strengthen th* body against farther attacks. Three sizes, aU druggists. W ths' —. 0*M M*d*l *e every kea end eesept ne imitetioa Nl$bt and Morwlad. //on* Strong. Hialtky Ey—. If they Tire.Itch, Smart or Bum. if Sore, Irritated,'Inflamed ar Granulated, use Murine often. Nootkns. Befreakee. Safe for , Infant or Adult At «M Drugnsts Wntefor \V^ can always see whaf constitutes a square deal when our iiiteresta ate not ’involved. - ' r >< luguep.«.orr. PETROLEUM JELLY for sores, broken bfisterS'btpna, cuts and all skin irri tations. Also ionunaerakls toilet uses. ■ «