| CEMENT BARN QUITE UNIQUE
in Shape and Contains Not One
Single Plece of Wood.
| shewanna, Ind. is the
{ builder of a unique cement barn,
{ sides drawing up the plans and super
| conveys hay from the mow to any part
| the Popular Mechanics.
The barn itself is remarkable
| shape; as It is a polygon with
in
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Animal Futility of Trying for Its
Own Sweet Way.
Sooner or later domesticated ani
humans.
is kicking the dashboard to bits.
Straps cross the horse's back and
in running loops.
the ropes are fastened to staples In
the horse's stall or to some other sta-
tionary object in front of which he is
tied.
is trussed in if he
up this manner,
To Cure Kicking.
his hind hoof beyond a certain point,
and after making a number of (nef
fectual efforts he becomes discour
aged. If he is a particularly bad kick-
er he can be goaded Into making these
attempts until his spirit is broken in
that respect. |
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in Wool.
A serious defect in the wool may
not be strictly a disease, but it may |
be the result of a condition of
the sheep due to some mistake or
neglect in the management.
Defect
poor
Few foals get too much feed.
It is not practical to take a horse
out of the fleld to give water,
if the dam becomes heated the milk
is injurious to the colt
It is bad policy to select the brood
sows from the feed lot
er is never excessively fat
The demand upon the foal's diges-
great,
worth raising well,
When ten days old, dock your lambs
and castrate those not kept for rams
at about two weeks old.
thing else. I can keep through
out the year or two or three years.
In breeding dalry cattle, the fact
that they are destined for milk produc-
tion must constantly be kept {in mind.
A good ration of cottonseed meal
or linseed meal is three pounds per
day per 1,000 pounds of live weight of
the animal
In fattening hogs to the best advan.
tage they should be graded; that is,
the smaller ones should be in a pen by
themselves
In hunting a sire get one of the
same strain as the mare unless she is
a scrub. There is little to be gained
in crossing.
Do not forgel that hogs are graz
ing animals and that pastures offer
a mighty cheap place to keep them
during the summer,
In starting a lot of pigs it Is easy to
get in the habit of giving a certain
quantity of feed and falling to in-
crease as they grow,
Sanitary Poultry Houses.
ili
Sanitary houses are necessary for
poultry. The house must be cleaned
regularly and sprayed with disinfect.
ants. Kerosine and crude carbolie acid
are good to use in the spray.
Boys on the Farm.
The nation owes a debt to the wom-
en of this country for their efforts in
encouraging their sons to remain
Unique Cement aBrn.
tor to cellars. One of the unusual fea-
| tures of its construction Is that the re-
{ enforcement in the concrete is simply
{old Junk iron, mostly from an old
bridge, but which served as well as
the material made and sold for that
| purpose. This fron was wound with
wire fencing to hold the cement to the
beams and girders.
The roof in this barn is of concrete
as well as the walls, and it conforms
to the shape of the sides, giving the
structure a pleasing appearance, The
ground floor is arranged for cattle and
| houses 30 horses and cows. The sec
{ond floor is a threshing floor and ft
approached by an old highway bridge
used as reenforcement with the ce
ment,
The barn completed cost $1,700,
| sides the work of the farmer and
| horses and hands.
he
his
Directions Given and {Hlustration
Shows How Device Can Be Made
to Prevent Slipping.
Fit up the ordinary horseshoe with
toe and heel, throwing the heels well
out, says the Blacksmith and Wheel
wright. Make the bottom of the marsh
shoe of two thicknesses of one-half
Marsh Land Horseshoes.
inch hard wood, crossing the grain of
the boards to prevent splitting. Slots
A and B are cut for the toe and
alks to rest in. This will prevent
the marsh shoe from slipping around
the horse's foot
Make a staple of threeeighth inch
round {ron and thread each end about
three inches long The width of the
staple will depend on the width of
the shoe. The staple is fastened to
the board by inserting the ends
through holes bored at CC. Bend an-
other plece of three-eighth Inch round
fron E in the shape shown to fit
around the horse's foot about two
inches below the halr. The ends DD
are bent up to fasten Into the staple.
Forge an eye on a bolt to fit over th
rod E and attach to the board at F.
'
heel
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Save by Use of Silo.
The silo does away with the ex
pense of shocking and the succulence
of the silage feeds aids a more com:
plete digestion of the dry feeds.
Tankage for Hogs.
Good tankage contains 60 per cent.
protein and some of our stations have
{ found it be the cheapest protein
It usually costa $40
| per ton. Wheat bran costs from $25
| to $30 per ton, and contains only 12
i per cent, protein, then if it is protein
we want tankage is what we should
| buy. It should be fed with cornmeal
| or some other ground feed. However,
| 1 have fed It alone with good results.
{I feed from one to two pounds per
| day, according to the size of the hog
Feed for Calves.
Corn silage of good quality is one of
to
says a writer in an exchange
own are wintering on silage,
wheat middlings and mixed hay.
buck:
dally and what hay they will eat.
Protection for Horse,
A blanket or heavy cloth fly cover
is positive torture to a nervous and
thin-skinned horse. The old-fashion-
ed leather or cord nets are better.
FANANTIC
upon the farms and engage in poultry
keeping. Many women have made
sacrifices for the sake of Interesting
their children in this pursuit. Wom:
en have taught the boys the science of
poultry raising and thelr boys grew to
men who achieved success in that self
same business. “Honor to whom hon
or is due.” Give the mother credit
for what she does for you.
Don't sallow the chicks to become
crowded in thelr coops these hot
nights, Bad results will surely follow
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get
PR
Chance, McGraw, Jennings and Mack
Have Been Particularly Fortu.
nate in Getting Winners.
Manager Frank Chance.
with which to make strengthening
deals they become targets for abuse
from impatient fans and heartless
critics, Nobody seems to realize that
it requires time to build up a win
ning ball club, and for that reason au
unsuccessful team handler is a phe
nomenon if he can survive the fusil-
inde of adverse comment that inevi
tably comes his way.
John McOraw, Frank Chance, Hugh
Jennings and Connie Mack do not
know the meaning of the word abuse,
"
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procu
be denied that Mac)
and Chance possess
¢ & & A o%
manageriai a
»
Tennings
CNNILE
lity that
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leaders are unable to b
and
that their winning teams devel
al +11 oy 5 A
oped by real skill and soun figment
But 1t 1s also true that ti SCORE
fi
lucky
the
have beon
getting what are
of the breaks”
smile
extremely
as
iva
from old
known
th
best the eq
lent of a constant
Dame Fortune
Joe Tinker has turned into a
Playing Brilliantly.
Stanley Robison’s Fondest Dreams of
Winning Club Finally Realized,
but Too Late for Him to
Enjoy Pleasure.
There is a bit of tragedy
wonderful showing the Bt
the
Car-
in
Louis
dinals are making in the thrilling race
in the National league. For the man
who would have taken the keenest de-
| light in wonderful sprint and
{ who would have found more enjoy-
| ment than any other the
the Car-
lips of fans the
and robbed of
writes Bill
American.
those peculiar
which abound in this
thelr
man in
these when
in
are
{ world
{ dinals
days
upon the
country
{ the
dead
ambition of his
: ABO
i Just another {
| freaks of fate
game of baseball
For Robison, game
y ck when his
the Car
over, is
tifa
ile,
all the
friends
Stanley
drop
his ambition
first division
Bresnahan came and Robigon
the
“this
race
8 just
cer
Star Centerfielder Compels
Ath!
11841
to the local fans
game of the double-he:
coming along
Wheat, the Brookiya outfielder,
indian, and hails
Will Lajole and Cobb battle
American
One of the Pittsburg papers is still
calling on the Pirates for more gin:
ger in their play.
Poor Fred Tenney is having about
as unpleasant a season of it as he
ever had in his career.
Connie Mack sees nothing but easy
galling ahead of the champions from
now on to the end of the season,
Mathewson has not had any the best
of the Cubs this season. His old
time hoodoo is not working on them,
this year,
Scoops Carey and Tommy Leach
are playing great games for the Pi
rates, and it is a toss-up which one is
the best,
Roger Bresnahan, Cardinal leader, is
in a hospital suffering injuries to his
left ankle received when he was
struck by a foul tip,
rl
Ty Cobb.
leaped over the right field ropes and |
pulled down a long drive of Murphy's.
After the catch it was thought that
Cobb had spiked some person in the
bleachers.
Two innings later Tyrus went to
the same spot in the bleachers and
from the press box it looked as If he
was having an argument. Instead,
Tyrus was handing $5 to the man
whose hat he had spiked when he
jumped over the ropes
Ty had taken a good look at the
tiatless fan and while the Athletics
were having thelr turn at bat sneaked
off to the club house and his locker
and dug up a $5 bil On his second
visit to the bleachers he forced the
five on the surprised fan,
GOOD IDEA,
Reggy—1 wish | knew what chan
acter to assume at the masquerade
party tomorrow night
Cholly—Put a display head on your
self and go as a soclety column,
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