Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 63, Number 29, Jasper, Dubois County, 10 December 1920 — Page 6

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fur fflntljrr attb &tslrr By A KEELY HALL Copyrtsbt by A Nely HalL The Sammy spool holder In Fl. 1 will be a !rllght to mother or sister, not only because of Its uniqueness us nn ornament, but o!so because of Ita handlnss In the sewUi room. Cuttins out the Usurc of Sanmy Is simple nraifict-suu work. iiasswood ; Inch thick Is best. The patterns shown In Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are about one-half the rieht size. To simplify the work of enlarging these patterns, I have marked them off cherker-board fashion. When you cut. Raw n trifle outside of the outlines, to allow for trimming the edcs with chisel and sandpaper. The upper portion of the body Is connected to th lower portion by means of the round stick shown in Fig. 3. Glue the upper end of the stick; make the lower end flt loosely, so It can bo removed to slip the spool oft. Sammy' feet are made larse to form a base. Cut n slot to glue the leg ends In. A needle forms Sammy's bayonet, and n small hole Is made In the gun to stick It Into. The clock-shelf In Fig. 0 Is handy for kitchen or bedroom. It requires two pieces of wood (A and K, Fig. 7) s Inch thick by the other dimensions shown. Fasten bracket H to top A at the exact center of the length, with llnlshing-nails and glue. A eigar-box cover and bottom provide excellent material for small picture frames (Tigs. S and 9). Trim one piece about Inch narrower and shorter than the other piece, so when the smaller piece is centered upon the larger pleee. there will be a 3-10 Inch margin all around (Flg. 0). Cut the picture opening In the larger piece so there will be equal margins at the top and sides, and a trifle wider margin at the bottom. Cut the opening in the smaller frame inch larger each way, to form a U-inch rabbet for the glass, picture and backing (Fig. 0). (iive the wood a coat of boiled llnseed-oll, screw a pair of small screw-eyes Into the back for hangers, and get glass to lit the back opening. The string-box In Flg. 10 is a convenience which should bo In every household. Use cigar-box wood, or wood not over i Inch thick. Cut the pieces of the right size to make a cubical shaped box measuring 3 Inches Inside. Cut the hanger strip A (Fig. 11) 1 Inch wide and long enough to project 12 Inches above and below the box, round Its ends, and höre Uincb holes for hanger hooks. Hinge top H to hanger strip A for a lid. Bore Ii hole through the box bottom to pu! Ihe string through.

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EGO PRODUCER Most Profitabe Hens Possess Certain Characteristics Difficult to Hide. PLAN OF MISSOURI COLLEGE Fowl Must Be Strong, Active, Healthy, Gentle and Contented and Should Not Molf Before the First Day of October. Would you know n good laying hen If you should meet one? Hundreds of farmers would. They have found out that the best producing liens have certain characteristics dilllcult to hide. If they doubt general appearances It Is a simple matter to catch the bird and by a few movements either confirm or dispel the doubt. There's no getting away from the fact a good hen can't hide her good qualities from well-Informed poultry raisers. Some not so well informed had to go through the "show-me" stage, and the extension service of the University of Missouri college of agriculture, acting through specialists and county agents proceeded to do the showing. These agents last year held 2,203 culling demonstrations. Out of the 200,000 birds handled, 81,000 were culls. The doubters were Instructed to retain the culls and report the number of eggs received. In no ease have the culls been found prolltable. Characteristics of Hen. tYlint are these characteristics by wiiich a laying hen can be picked out? Circular No. 70 Issued by the extension service groups them under five heads: Vigor, molt, pigmentation, quality, and laying condition. They are further defined. The hens must 'he :::x:::::.-;;::.::;::;:'-?xkV-' Quality and Utility Are Combined in This White Plymouth Rock Hen of the Flock on the Government Faim at Beltsville Though of a Family of Prize Winning Show Birds, She Made a Good Record as a Layer From January 25 to September 11 of Her Pullet Year She Laid 176 Eggs. strong, active, healthy, gentle and contented. They should not molt before October 1. Pigmentation refers to color shanks and beak pale, ear lobes showing no yellow. In seeking quality, observe that the skin is soft, fine and velvety: breast bone thin; bones straight and flexible. To be In laying condition, the abdomen Is soft and flexible. Vent moist and expanded. Hody depth four inches or more. Width of pin bones, at least three fingers. Pick Out Best Layers. No difficulty should be met in picking out the best laying or the poorest laying hens In the farm flock. With some birds, however, the distinguishing marks are not so distinct and may sometimes be rather contradictory. Tims one hen may le an early molter and yet show good body depth. Another bird may molt late and at the same time show poor quality. Birds of this type are usually medium producers and the owner must decide whether they should be kept or sold. If the birds are Indng culled very closely with the idea of keeping only the highest producers then all those in the doubtful class should be disposed of. If only the unusually poor birds are to be sold then those showing uncertain characteristics should be kept. Any person who will examine a few hensf keeping in mind the characteristics of the good producer as opposed to those of the poor producer, should be able to cull satisfactorily FARM WAGON UNDER SHELTER Average Life of Vehicle Is Six Years When It Should Be Twenty With Hard Vork. The average life of a farm wngon is six years, when It ought er.slly to be thirty tvith good care, or twenty with hard work. The thing Is to keep it under a shed when not In use. Wash off the mud when It Is stored. Give It a coat of paint once a year. This treatment will double Its life. COLLAR BOILS HURT HORSES Beet and About Only Cure for Trouble Is Veterinarian's Knife Pressure Is Cause. If one of your horses Is trouhled with collar bolls the best (and about the only) cure is the knife of a veterinarian. The cause of the trouble remains In the form of n more-or-less riried-up cyst, and will recur whenever there Is continued collar pressure.

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SLIDING FARM GATE IS EASILY OPERATED Must Be Suspended Between Two Strong Posts. Equilibrium Is Maintained by Principle of Cantilever Rollers Are Made of Hard Wood, Bored to Hold Gas Pipe. A sliding farm gate which rides on rollers Is easily opened and closed, and 'such gates would be commouer If It were not for certain dlllicultics of construction. The gute must be suspended, as the earth It too soft to support the rollers, and If it hangs from a track, barn-door fashion, the passage through the gateway will be obstructed. This dilllculty can be overcome by furnishing the gate with n

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4k OCTAIU C-fOCLLAS By Means of a Long Top Rail a Faxm Gate Is Made .to Ride Smoothly on Wooden Rollers. long top rail which projects several feet beyond the rest of the structure, as shown in the sketch. The projecting part bears against a roller placed above it, so that equilibrium Is maintained by the principle of the cantilever. There Is less strain upon the posts than In the case of a hinged gate, but It Is necessary to plant them firmly, as the gate will not ride easily if they are bent from the vertical. Each pair of posts should be bolted together before being set in position, and should be set 3 feet deep, with n coat of creosote on the lower part, to prevent rotting, and with wooden blocks spiked around them, to keep them steady. The rollers are made of hard wood, bored to hold a bushing of 4-lnch gas pipe, which should be made a tight fit. They are then placed between centers, or on a mandrel, and turned true, after which they should he boiled in linseed oil to inake them weatherproof. II. A. Shearer, Wllllts, California. GOOD BROAD CONCRETE WALK One of the Greatest Time and Work Savers About the Farm Prevents Tracking Up the House. One of the greatest time and work savers about the farm Is a good broad concrete walk from the barn to the house. When there Is nothing but a dirt walk It Is almost Impossible to r.void "trackln In" mud and barn litter, but with a concrete walk raised a couple of Inches above the yard level, and with base enough to permit of driving over it where necessary, a lot of the work of the housewife is done away with. DRILL CUPS ARE NEGLECTED More or Less Wear Causes Partial Closing or Widening of the Grain Spaces. One of the too-often neglected jobs about the farm Is the tuning up of the cups In the grain drill. After the first few years there is sure to be more or less wear, and this not Infrequently results In the partial closing or else the widening of the space through which the grain moves into the spouts. Wher this happens, even seeding becomes Im possible. And often just a little attention will set matters right, and will greatly prolong the life of the drill. CONCRETE FLOORS FOR BARN Provision Should Be Made for Sufficient Slope So That It Can Easily Be Flushed. In laying the concrete lloor for the row barn, see that it slopes enough so that It can be easily flushed with a hose. Even if you haven't the water at his time, the day is coming when you will have water pressure, and will do the bulk of your cleaning by means of it. SUN IS BEST DISINFECTANT Hard to Beat Plenty of Good Stronrj Sunshine and Ought to Be Kept at Work. You can pay out a lot of money for disinfectants, but It's pretty hard to beat pbinty of good strong sunshine. Not that the disinfectant may not be needed too, but that sunshine ought to be kept steadily at work. TRUCK FOR AVERAGE FARMER Vehicle of One to Two Tons Capacity With Trailers Is Plenty Larye Enough. For the average fanner's use n truck of one to two tons capacity and one or two trailers of equal capacity is preferable find less expensive to buy and operate than a three or five too truck aloae.

ötattöarb for tlj (ElfrtsitttaB Qlr B, DOROTHY PERKINS (Copyright by A. Neely 1111. Don't let the preparation of a stand ard for the Christmas tree go until the last minute. In the Illustrations are shown three good schemes for standards. The cross standard In Fig. 1 re quires two pieces of 2 by 4. 18 or 20 'A 5 7. - r:2it J ( inches long (A and 15. Fig. 2). To cross these pieces with tops even as shown. It Is necessary to halve them, that Is, cut from the center of eacli a piece equal to the width of. and onehalf the thickness of, the other piece, as shown In Fig. 3. Then they will fit Into one another. Saw along the sides of the notches, then split out the wood between the saw cuts with a chisel. The hole for the tree should be at . least 2 Inches in diameter. If you haven'tan expansion-bit that can be set to cut a hole of this diameter. bor, a ring of small holes, and trim up to the 2-lnch diameter with a chisel. To the under side of A and Ii, at the ends, nail the shoe-blocks C. It Is not necessary to nail A to 15, if you make them fit snugly. One advantage the standard In Fig. 4 has over that in Flg. 1 is that it Is , Tin .HrfMfr. O not necessary to bore a hole for the tree trunk. Also, It Is more pleasing In appearance. The plan view (Fig. 5) shows how the four arms A are fastened so as to enclose a pocket for the tree trunk. You will notice that each piece is fastened with nails driven through Its face into the end of the adjoining member. A pattern for arms A Is shown In Fig. G. Hoards Inch or Inch thick should be used. The center shoe B (Fig. 5), and the shoes C, should be cut of the right size to make projections of about inch. A Christmas tree will not dry out hnd drop Its needles as quickly if stood In water, 'and Fig. 7 shows a scheme which I have found successful. For a water receptacle, get a wooden or Iron scrub-pall (A, Fig. 8). Cut a square block to fit In the pall bottom (15), and through the center of this cut a round hole to receive the end of the tree trunk. Make a box of Just the right size for the pall to fit in (C, Fig. 9). r er haps you can find a box of the right size or one which will require but little alteration. Make a cover for the box out of two pieces of board of equal width, as shown at D (Fig. 10), and notch the center of the Inner edge of each, so that the pieces will fit around" the tree trunk. Provide screws or hooks-and-eyes for fastening the cover boards to the box top. After setting the pail into the box. fill the square corners with sand to make the standard more solid. ' There will be no need of painting the standards in Figs. 1 and 7. If you dress them with crepe paper.

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