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Orphans’ Court Proceedings,
Real Estate, Marriage
Licences, Etc.
REAL ESTATE.
Katharine Yoder, to Jacob S. Pick-
ing, Conemaugh twp., $2,000.
Simon F. Spangler to Joseph
Barndt, Stonycreek twp., $225.
Malinda Ream to John O. Ream,
Rockwood, $1,000.
J. G. Newman to Kazmoir Bar-
ton, Somerset twp., $125.
Margaret V. Louther to
Cood, Somerset, $550.
M. R. Walker to Andrew Kissa,
Jenner twp., $700.
Homer W. Ansell to Theodore W.
Scbrock, Somerset, $2,000.
Somerset Electric Light, Heat &
Power Co., to Somerset Electric Co.,
Somerset, $100.
Josiah J. J. Kaufman to Martin
Krasowee, Conemaugh twp., $650.
Jonathan K. Beiler to Jacob S.
Miller, Elk Lick twp., $4,500.
Jacob L. Kendall, to Sallie H.
Rowe, Black twp., $.00. .
Boswell Improvement Co., to
to Michael Kulko, Boswell, $225.
Ira A. Miller, to Howard T. Lam-
bert, Shade twp., $3,500.
Edward L. Sanner to Sadie Miller,
Casselman, $875.
Somerset Trust Co.,
Bittner, Casselman, $100.
John Stoy to D. B. Zimmerman,
Sofnerset twp., $100.
B. B. Zimmerman to Quemahoning
Coal Co., Somerset twp., $100.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., to
Manufacturers Water Co., Cone-
maugh twp., $1.
Edith B. Dill to Wm. Gaghagen,
Shade twp., $500.
David M. Louden’s heirs to Wm.
Gaghagen, Shade and Ogle twp.,
$31,000.
John E. S8trayer to George OC.
Muller, Jenner twp., $1.
Samuel F. Reiman’s heirs to G. 8S.
Reiman, Brothersvalley twp., $87,000,
Curtis K. Bruner to Noah H.
Bruner, Somerset twp., $2,000,
Noah H. Bruner to Curtis K.
Isaiah
to Daniel
© Bruner, Jefferson twp., $2,000.
John H. Altmiller’s trustee to
Connellsville & State Line, R. R.
Meyersdale, $150.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Homer Bowman, of Connellsville,
and Katharine Snyder, Rockwood.
Lewis S. Knepper and Grace H.
Berkley, of Brothersvalley twp.
Robert Cook and Bertha George,
of Meyersdale.
John Parofski and Ellen Urbanoski,
of Ralphton.
Angelo Bernunzio, of Sonth Fork,
and Rosina Latora, of Windber.
Samuel Muha, of Pine Hill, 'and
Agnes Redlinski, of Elk Lick twp.
William G. Fullman, of Pittsburgh
aud Maude Petrina Vogel, of Som-
erset.
Love Molek and Rose Flickner,
both of Conemaugh twp.
Charles Harvey Sherry and Jennie
Lucille Weaver, both of Somerset.
Joseph Widomtki
Golec, both of Acosta.
John Basera and Lena Nidesha, of
Pine Hill.
Ross Weaver and Mayme Horne,
of Scalp Level.
Alexander Forosz and Anastazia
Svida, both of Jerome.
and Margaret
WILLS.
The will of J. William Christner,
late of Somerset, was probated. He
directed that his wife, Bertha M.
Christner, shall have a life interest
in his entire estate, at whose death
the same shall be equally divided
among his children, Ruth, Margaret
and Herbert Ohristner. Attorney J.
A. Berkey is appointed executor.
The will was dated May 14th,
1918, and witnessed by Attorney P.
G. Oober, and Miss Ida B. Shumaker.
Louis Hojeski, late of Windber, left
his estate to his wife, Stanjetaza
Hojecki whom he appoints executrix.
The will was dated April 14, 18183,
and witnessed by Anna Russel and
Attorney John A. Hartman.
ORPHAN’S COURT.
In the estate of George G. Bittner,
late of Somerset twp., Attorney H.
Frank Yost appointed auditor.
Mortgage allowed for payment of
debts, in the estate of Bertha Shaffcr,
late of Somerset twp.
In the . estate of Emma M. Ray-
man late of Stonycreek twp, George
C. Hay appointed guardian of Su
W., garet and Charles Rayman
minors. Bond $1,800.
Order of sale awarded in the es-
tate of Emanuel Eash, late of Con-
emaugh twp,, order of sale awarded.
Bond $440.
Specific performance of contract
directed in the estate of Philip H.
Walker, late of Somerset twp
In the estate of Matthias on-|
stead, late of Addison twp., Somer-|
set: Trust Co., discharged as guar-|
dian of Calyin Onstead, a minor, now |
of age.
Order of sale awarded in the es-
tate of Sophia Lohr, late of Quem-
ahoning twp.
In the estate of Sophia Lohr, late
of Quemahoning twp.
In the estate of Frederick Gonder,
late of Jenner twp., rule to inyali-
date widow’s election awarded.
In the estate of Reuben S. Hay.
late of Brothersvalley twp., Somerset
Trust Co., appointed guardian of
Lloyd M., Park R., and Myra A.
Hay, minors. Bond $6,900.
The Coungyy Trust Co., appointed
guardian of Emma Woy, in the es-
tate of Frances Woy, late of Som-
erset twp. Bond $7,500.
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recommend them just as highly to-|
day as I did in October. 1907. I have
not had to take a kidney medicine
during the past several years. I was
severely troubled with kidney and
bladder complaint. The kidney se-
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it often seemed as if my kidneys
were not acting atall. I also suffer-
ed from acute pains in my back.
When Doan’s Kidney Pills were
recommended to me I began using
them. They acted just as repre-
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I had relief. My advice to other
kidney sufferers is to give Doan’s
Kidney Pills a trial.”?
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Harrisburg, Pa., June 21.—Systc-
matic regulation for construction and
maintenance of the towaship roads of
Pennsylvania is proposed in bills
pending in the general assembly and
if enacted will provide Pennsylvania
with laws which will completely cov-
er the whole highway proposition
and enable improvements to go for- |:
ward on a definite, comprehensive
plan. Last session the State’s elabo-
rate main highway system was creat-
ed and a means of financing the work
provided which will go before the
voters this fall in the shape of the
constitutional amendment to permit
the borrowing of $50,000,000. All this
has been done to provide main high-
ways connecting important centers
and market towns. It is now pro-
posed to have the township roads
brought under a system as well.
Under the terms of the township
road bill the smaller divisions of the
State are to be given the advantage
of expert advice from the State Higl.-
way Department in the operations on
their roads, proyision is made for
superyision to obtain best results and
a requirement of bookkeeping and ac-
counting for all expenditures made
by supervisors is laid down. Taken
together the system will be a com-
plement to the main highway act,
and to enable progress to be made
there is also pending a bill to appro-
priate $2,500,000 for the aid of the
townships in their road work. By
the terms of this bill the State will
pay 50 cents for each dollar expended
by a township for road improvement,
the expenditure on the part of the
State being limited to $20 per mile.
The greatest need of the State has
been for system in the township road
work. In many districts the supervi-
sors have been more mindful of local
conditions than of the relation of
roads to the balance of their district,
and complaints have been made of
lack of permanent results. The pre-
posed act will practically bring the
75,060 miles of socalled dirt roads
under systematic management and
supervision.
The State islalso providing $1,000,000
for the payment of the fifty per cent
bonus to the townships which collect
cash road tax, this sum to be avail-
able for distribution this year.
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Johnstown.—The epidemic of rob-
beries in Johnstown during the past
month continues, and no arrests have
been made. The police say they have
no clues. In addition to a number of
business places that have been vis-
ited, a second-story artist entered a
south side home recently and secured
some jewelry and a small sum of
money. This is the first second-story
job that has been pulled off here.
‘Warren.—Milo Park, aged 55, was
almost instantly killed while engaged
with a crew of oil workers in pulling
casing from an oil well,
New Castle—Walter Lindenbrink,
who was shot while talking over the
telephone in his office by Norman
Vandervert, a stenographer whom he
had just discharged, died in the hos-
pital. Vanderwert, who took poison
after the shooting, was said to be in
a critical condigion in the same hos-
2
Philadelphia ~Abrakiin I.. English,
a former director of the department
of public safety of this city, died here
from heart disease.
Erie.—J. Benny, an employe of the
Griffin Manufacturing Co., was severe-
ly burned about the arms and body
when he fell into a tank of hot water.
Bermny was pulled from the tank by
fellow employes and removed to Ha-
mot hospital. He had been walking
alongside the tank, as he was accus-
tomed to every day, when he lost his
balance and fell into the boiling wa-
ter.
Gettysburg,
Fa. — Thirty army
| bakers who are able to turn out 50;
000 loaves of bread a day in the field
have arrived here to set up ovens for
the great crowd of veterans of the
Blue and the Gray who will celebrate
the semi-centennial of the battle of
Gettysburg.
Philadelphia—The annual camp of
the Third Regiment, N. G. P., has
been thrown into uneasiness by the
state order that every member shall
be inoculated with anti-typhoid vac-
cine before the war problems are
tackled.
Franklin —Samuel Crowther, aged
45, superintendemt of the Dick Sand
Co., was shot aad killed in a shanty
at the plant, 10 miles west of Frank-
lin. Edward Bartholomew, an em-
ploye of the plant, is said to have
done the shooting.
Rochester. — The morals efficien-
cy committee of city council has
placed the ban on fishnet stockings,
slit skirts and peek-a-boo waists. Sev-
eral young women have been gent
home to get more elothes.
Columbia.—Fifty-six civic organiza-
tions in this bereugh are actimg in
joint movement for the celebration of
the one hundred and twenty-fifth an-
niversary of the founding of the town,
which will be ebserved in an Old
Home Week jubilatiom in September.
In a contest for a slogan Harry
Hohnadle was awarded a $2.50 gold
piece for suggesting one that met the
approval of the committee. ‘“Colum-
bia Onward!, Why Not?” was the
theme chosen. .
Philadelphia, — Dr. Wingo Will-
jams of Fort Worth, Texas, who
graduated from the University of
Texas but three weeks ago, died
Wednesday of scarlet fever which he
contracted in the Municipal hospital
five days ago. He was taking a short
post graduate course. The young in-
.terne with Dr. Frank O’Neil, also of
Texas was a martyr to duty having
contracted scarlet fever while attend-
ing to his duties.
Dillsburg.—The large barn on Wil-
liam Brough’s farm in Latimore town-
ship was entirely destroyed by fire.
Some hay, straw and’ grain was
burned. All the stock was saved. Mr.
Brough’s loss will be more than $1,000
and is only partially covered by insur-
ance. The fire is supposed to have
been started by some children who
were playing in the barn.
Reading. — The gituation at the
Reading Railway car shops here was
regarded with some apprehension be-
cause of the threat of the men to tie
up the company’s plant here because
of some discharges at Rutherford.
The officials report that but 88 out ef
nearly 800 men remained from work.
The locomotive shops were not af-
fected. Im all the company’s shops,
including Rutherford, about 750 men
are out.
Lewistown. — Vegetation is late in
this section. The frosts im the early
part of May wrought much havoe, es-
pecially among tomatoes and beans.
At many points in the Juniata Valley
vegetables are doing fine from the
first planting, The frosts of this
month did not seem to do as much
damage as first reported, many farm-
ers claiming that they had mothing
injured by the unusual cold June
weather, Wheat and grass in the
Juniata Valley are looking fine and
both give promise of large crops. The
corn crop, however, has not done so
well. At many points the corn looks
bad and the crop will be very late.
Apples and peaches will not be more
than half a crop. Cherries are a fair-
iy good crop. Berries will be short.
Washington.—The town of Houston,
near here, is in an uproar as the re-
sult of the shooting of Burgess L. E.
‘Welch of that place and Miss Helen
Hemphill, a guest at the Welch home,
APPROPRIATION
as the two sat talking with Mrs. |
Welch on the porch,
One bullet |
struck the burgess a glancing blow on |
his temple and a second shot hit Miss |
Hemphill in the leg. Neither Inf
is expected to prove fatal. An edic
issued by the burgess against Magi
liquor selling is thought by some to |
be behind the shooting. No trace of |
the man who used the gun has been
found,
BILL IS PASSED
House, After All-Day . Fight,
Finds Ameunt Increased
ITEMS FOR $69,1C0 DROPPED |
Reductier More Than Offset by In-
sertion of $208,000 Clause—Cuts In
Special Counsel and Contingent
Funds for Economy.
(Special Harrisburg Correspondence.)
Harrishurg.—The House passed the
general appropriation bill on’ third
reading, after an all day fight to elim-
inate some of the alleged excessive
requests for meney by the depart-
ments. Items cut eut of the bill to-
talled $69,100, 'while a single item
added ameunted to $200,000, so that
the bill is $130,000 larger than it was.
The items stricken out were:—At-
torney General's Department, $30,000
contingent fund; $25,000 special coun-
sel fund; Forestry Department, $6,000
for examination of titles; Adjutant
General's Department, $2, 500, classify-
ing records of Civil War veterans,
and $5,600 for the fire companies of
Harrisburg. The $200,000 item in-
serted was offered by Representative
Humes to enable the State to get
$100,000 from the Fedéral Govern-
ment for the purpose of road build-
ing. The appropriation for the fire
companies of Harrisburg was cut out
by an amendment offered by Repre-
sentative John R. K. Scott, who said
there was ne censtitutienal reason for
the appropriation being im this bill.
The appropriation has been made for
many years. The amendment carried
70 te 61.
No Salery Decreases.
- John R. K. Scott had 33 amend-
ments affecting increases of 383 em-
pPloyes of the Health Department. He
introduced one of these, cutting the
salary imcrease of the associate chief
from. $7,000 to $6,000, and it was de-
feated. Mr. Scott ammouneed that it
was useless to take wp the time of
the Mouse offering his other amend-
ments on the same lime. Ameother of
his amendments, stetking ew an ap-
prepriation of $1,508 for clerieal hire
for a beard te examine letters patent
relative to undergreud railways and
elevated roads, was also defeated. The
unpaid biils of the Catdm Commission,
and a suspicion that the eentingent
fund in the Attorney General's appro-
priation kad been swelled te take sare
of the expemses of the eommission,
are responsible for the relduetien of
the contingent {tem to the extent of
$30,000. The House also agreed to
cut. sut the. $85,000 item for special
counsel in the Attorney General's de-
partment. The attack was made by
Representative W. H. Wilson, of Phil-
adelphia, who declared that thé con-
tingent item was loaded so as to pay
the expenses of the commission,
whese ‘chief work in Philadelphia
was to attack William 8. Vare, then
& Mayoralty candidate.
Attack on Commission.
“That commission was concelved in
iniquity and came to Philadelphia for
the sole purpose of blackening the
character and reputation of honest
men who were candidates for high
office at the hands of the citizens of
Philadelphia,” said Representative
Wilson.
“I say that im justice to the citizens
of Philadelphia we should not permit
the stamp of approval te be placed
upon the expenditure of money of this
Commonwealth or te vete the sinews
vf war fer a mere factional political
fight in any ene part of the Common-
wealth,”
There is a stenographers’ bill of
$2,500 amd ether bills amounting to
$2,000 owed by the commission,” said
Attorney General Bell.
“There was no intention to pay
these expenses out of the contingent
fund. If there had been it could have
been done long age, previded it were
legal, but it is not. These bills should
be paid, but through a general appro-
priation. I had no intention at any
time to pay these expenses. Thomas
Raeburn White, as counsel for the
commission, was paid $2,500.
Bell Quotes Law.
“The action of the House In strik-
ing out the appropriation to the At-
torney Ueneral’s Department for the
payment of special attorneys was
made in forgetfulness of the law and
the facts.
“The Attorney General is empower-
ed by the act of April 17, 1861, when-
ever in his opinion, the interests of
the Commonwealth require it, to em-
ploy the services of residential at-
torneys to assist in the prosecution
and trial of causes and the prosecu
tions of claims.
“The general comtingent fund was
too small last year. When the bill was
fatroduced, which is mow pending in
the Legislature, for the employment
eof all attorneys for the several de-
Providence Hospital Approved.
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The Senate finally passed, 37 to 2, |
the bill appropriating $20,000 to the
proposed Providence Gemeral Hospit-
al, In Germantown,
or Senator Mcilhenny, of
town, opposed the bill.
pald he had introduced it by request,
Put was epposed to it beeause he did
not believe as a general proposition
partments by the Attermey Gemeral,
an increase was asked in the gemepul
esntingemt fund frem $30,000 So #59, -
000, and ia the fund for the ampley-
meat of ceunsel frem $20,000 te @85,- |
| 000,
| sum ef $20,000 would in all probability
be sufficient.
“To appropriate mothing fer the pay-
ment of special ceumsel would cleg
| the machinery of the government. It
has long beer settled that the various
departments eannot pay fer ceunsel
| fees out of their general contimgent
funds, but the same must be paid eut
| of funds specially apprepriated for at-
tormeys’ fees.
“If this appropriatien is not re-
stored, the various departments of
the State Government will be serious
ly crippled in their work and viola-
tions of laws of the Commonwealth
may be carried em with impunity.”
The general appropriation bill was
under fire. Leading in the attack om
the measure, which in its present
shape provides more than $42,000,000
to govern the State for the next two
years, were John R. K. Scott, William
H. Wilson and BE. K. Bleloch, all of
Philadelphia, and George W. Allen, of
Allegheny.
Humes, of Crawford, was successful
in having an item of $200,000 inserted
for aid te the Federal Government in
securing better roads on rural free
delivery routes. This is in line with a
suggestion made by Postmaster Gen-
eral Burleson to Governor Tener a
few days ago.
The House, after a long debate, re-
fused to accept Repres:ntative Ble-
loch’s amendment reducing the sal-
ary item for forest rangers from $150,-
000 to $125,000. Baldwin, of Delaware,
told the House that rangers are paid
but $45 a month and must care for
their own horses.
Baldwin, after the Bleloch amend-
ment was voted down, surprised the
House with an amendment reducing
the item of $704,000 for the pay of
the Judges of Philadelphia and Alle-
gheny counties to $489,000.
“They have been anxious to oppose
the salaries suggested for the forest
rangers; now, let's see what they will
do with this amendment,” said Bald-
win.
“That's a joke,” came from the Phil-
adelphia seetien.
Reuney, of Philadelphia, said that he
figured ' hat Baldwin introduced the
amendment “te teach wus 2 lesson,”
and that ® wowld be best to vote
own the ameadment. Baldwin
agreed, iasisted on a roll call and
voted agaimst Ris amendment.
The House refused to decrease an
item of $10,000 in the forestry appro-
priation to $1,000. Jt was for the
searching of titles to lands purchased
by the department. An item of $10,-
000 for the examination of titles to
lands takem over em motion of Allen,
was reduced te $4,080,
Allen Jed the attack on the appro-
priations fer the State’ Highway De-
partment, but all his amendments
were voted ‘down. He wanted $50,
000 lopped off from the item of $150,
000 for read superintendents’ salaries;
$40,000 taken from the $60,000 for in-
vestigations, experimental work and
tests; urged that the general item of
$4,000,000 for road building be divided
into $3,500,000 for road construction,
$450,000 for State aid and $50,000 for
salaries; and, lastly, he pleaded to so
amend the bill as to make it possible
for the Highway Commissioner to let
contracts arbitrarily and that the
State exact from the builder of each
road a guarantee that the highway
be kept in repair for five years. On
the last amendment the vote was 41
to 104.
Representative Forster, of Philadel-
phia, succeeded in killing a section
appropriating $2,500 to the Adjutant
General's Department for publishing
historical matter relating to the Civil
War, filed in the Adjutant Generals
office between 1861 and 1865. His at-
tempt to have an apprepriation of $6,-
000 for the payment to National Guard
organizations of amounts recovered
on account of delinquent officers ef
the National Guard failed.
The effort of Representative Dunn
to raise the appropriation for fish
wardens from $40,000 to $80,000 by
doubling the number from 40 to 80
was defeated. Representative S. B.
Scott then offered an amendment to
cut the counsel fees for the Fisheries
Department from $5,000 to $1,500, and
this was defeated by a viva voce vote.
Another of S. B. 8cott’s amendments
contemplated the slicing of the $16,-
000 appropriation for field work In the
Fisheries Department in half.
Representative Bleloch made an-
other attack om the appropriations for
the advertisement of the constitution-
al amendments in newspapers. The
bill appropriates $150,000, and Bleloch
attempted to have it cut to $100,000,
but lost.
An amendment was offered by Rep-
resentative Forster so cut down the
appropriation for the wages and in-
eidental expenses of the State Rall-
road - Commission from $106,000 to
$60,000. It lost, 48 to 98.
John R. K. Scott followed this with
an amendment to cut in half the $200,
0800 appropriation for the medical in-
spection of public school pupils, but
was unsuccessful.
Laundries Exempted.
The amendment offered by Senator
| Wasbers, of York, permitting lsua-
Philadelphia, aft-|
German- |
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The Senater |
| that it was wise for the State te aid |
| the establishmemt of mew hospitals.
Penator Kline, of Allegheny,
man of the Senate Appropriation Com: |
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dries tc work overtime during weeks
in, which holidays occur was adopted,
17 to 11, Synder supported this
amendmeni while Vare opposed #®.
Wasbers alse offered the amendment
specifically exempting canning indus-
tries, and it was passed, 14 to 18.
Senators Sneats, Philadelphia
while Senators Vare and Jarrett, of
Mercer, opposed it. Senator Knapp,
| mittee, said the committee favored it. | of Warren, offered the amendment
If this BiH should nei pass the
GOOD CARE OF DUCKS
rman.
Fowl Cannet Eat Gummw Feod
Without Wasting It.
¢
Plenty of Grit Must Be Available at{
All Times, but It Must Not Be
Mixed With Food — Green |
Stuff Is Also Essential.
(By A. GALLIGHER.)
A ration that is all right for Sucks)
may be all wrong for chickens, and|
vice versa. For instance: Whole grain
is not as good for ducks as a ict
of ground grains and cooked vegetar|
bles.
‘Whole corn may be fed occasionally,
but it should be soaked for sever
hours before feeding.
Dry oats aad wheat make very poor
duck feed, but both are good when
cooked and mixed with corn meal or}
boiled potatoes and bran.
It hardly pays to feed wheat tol
ducks unless it is unsalable. Sinc
thorough cooking renders must
grain harmless it may be fed to ducks
with good results. When cooked po-|
tatoes are used they should not bal
mixed with the ground grain until
after the latter has been thoroughly
moistened with either milk or water.
If the dry meal is added to th
mashed potatoes a tough, sticky mas
Don’t make th
{
will be the result.
Indian Runner Duck.
feed sloppy; just moist enough toi
cling together without being gummy.
A duck cammot eat gummy feed with,
out wasting it.
Other vegetables, such as turnips,
beets, rutabagas, etc, are sometimes,
used instead of potatoes. Pumpkins,
when thoroughly cooked, make a very!
good basis for the mash. The seeds
should always be removed.
When no vegetables are to be hadi
we use equal parts of boiled oats,
corn meal, wheat bran, and middlings,
or second flour with a little powdered
charcoal added. Some people (who
ought to know better) put sand and
oyster shell in their duck feed. When
this is done the ducks are often forced
to consume more grit than they re-
quire.
Of course ducks must have plenty
of grit at all tire, but it should not
be mixed with the food. We place;
shallow boxes of grit close to the feed
troughs. Oyster shell and coal cinders
in some of the boxes, and clean, coarse
sand in others.
Ducks will eat grit after every meal
if it is within reach.
They usually drink and rinse their
beaks while eating, therefore water
should be placed near the fed
troughs. Also green food is necessary:
the year round. Some sort of green
stuff should be given at least once a
day in winter.
If cabbage is plentiful, a little may
be added to the mash each time. T
should be chopped raw. As bulk is
one of the important elements in a
duck’s ration, it is a good plan t
provide an abundance of green stuff
for winter use. We usually sow a
patch of rye early in the fall for win-
ter and eary spring use.
If it gets.a good start in the fall it
will stay green all winter, if protected
with a little straw or other covering.
The grain of rye is unfit for poultry
feed. Unless ducks are well fed in the
winter they will not begin laying very
early in the spring, and when they do
begin their eggs will not be as large,
zor as fertile as they otherwise wouldd
There is usually some shed or build.
ing that can be converted into a duck
house at small expense.
If the roof is good the rest is easy.
If the weather boarding is not suffi-
ctemtly close to keep out draughts in
eold weather cover the outside with
tarred paper or strip with lath. !
A board floor is better than an earth:
floor, because the ducks often stir
up the ground in a very disagreeable
manner where there is the least sign
of moisture.
In cold weather ducks should bay
kept in the house, because their feet
are go tender that when they come in,
oontact with the ground they suffer
greatly, and hobble along as though,
their backs were broken.
Provide plenty of clean bedding, and
change it frequently. Straw or litter
should be kept on the floors all the
time. If bedd material is plentiful
pat it on several inches thick. It will
help to keep the ducks comfortable,
and also keep the floors clean, thus
serving a double purpose. Never pick
ducks in cold weather, nor during the
laying season.
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