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I—Ten million dollar dam near Bradford, Yorkshire, third largest In the world, which Is nearing completion. J—Col Arthur Woods of New York, who Is chairman of the President's emergency committee on relief of unemployment. 3-Mrs. Keith Miller of Australia, veteran avlatrlx, at the completion of her flight from Los Angeles to New York in 21 hours and 47 minutes, a new record for women flyers.

NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Dr. Getulio Varga* Become* the New Preaident of Brazilian Republic. By EDWARD W. PICKARD GREETED everywhere by cheering thronir* »n«i showered with flow-, ers. Dr. Getulio Varga* made a triumphal progress from southern Brasil, through S;to Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, and assumed the presidency of his country. This was the culmination of the revolutionary movement which he had so skilfully ted. The military junta that took over the government In Rio when President Washington Jails. resigned under compulsion speed? fly settled the Impending quarrel among the various leaders of the rebellion and selected Vargas as the new Presi dent. He was a candidate for that office In the last election, In which Julio Prestos was victorious, and his supporters claimed he was defeated by fraudulent count of the votes. Following Vargas up to Rio were thousands of his revolutionary troops mainly gauchos, rough da vain men, unshaven, tanged and clad in khaki and wide brimmed hats. ThE other armies of the movement also gathered in the capital city ami plans were made for a great military parade on November 15. the forty second anniversary of the republic. A proclamation Issuer! early tn the week said in part: _ '■. “The government headed by Doctor Vargas will direct the republic of Brazil without any promises and In accordance with the program of the Liberal alliance. The duration of Doctor Vargas’ government, which will be as constitutional as possible, will be for an undetermined period. until the public life of Brazil has been reconstructed." 4 ,Tbe final hours of the revolution ■ were marked t»y considerable violence am! disorder. In Rio a ■!< taehmenf of troops tried a la ante which was quickly'quelled with bloodshed. There was much rioting in various Cities. especially in B*o Paulo where mobs burned Cambucy prison and liberated all the prisoners and also the gambling places and political clubs. WITH understandable indignation President Hoover denounced a* •■lnfHmous” the oil shale land charges ' made against the Department of the Interior by Ralph S. Kelley who was an employee of the land office, which charges were declared unfounded by the Department of Justice after an Investigation. The President asserted the whole affair was “an attempt to charge odious scandals to this administration,* and he was especially severe on the New York World which published Kelley’s story in serial form. The publication, he said, was’ purposely delayed to be made In the midst of the political campaign, though Kellef negotiated the sale of his story to the World in the summer. "“A* a piece of journalism it may well be that the newspaper Involved was misled/* went on the President. “It certainly doe* not represent the practices of better American journalism. As a piece of politics It Is certainly far below the Ideals of political " partisanship held by substantial men in that party.” In reply the World said: “The articles themselves were replete with apeciflc facto, names, dates, and figures. They raised questions which Deemed to the World at the time and still seem to the World to call for eat* haustive investigation. The only investigation which they have had Is a brief survey Into Secretary Wilbur's department conducted by an agent of one of Secretary Wilbur's colleagues te Mr. Hoover s cabinet. This agent has denied the accuracy of Mr. Kelley's charges. Mr. Kelley, speaking as the former expert of the government and speaking on the basis of his 25 years of honest service to the government, han repeated his charges. “It seem* to us that these charges call for a more thorough Investigation than they have yet received by an agency whose motives are perhaps less partisan. Such an agency IS the public lands committee of the senate. It is quite apparent that the public lands committee will Initiate an investigation as soon as congress meets. It will be time then, we suggest to Mr. Hoover, to determine precisely how I ‘reckless, baseless, and infamous' Mr. Kelley's charge* are.” COINCIDING with the celebration of . Navy day In theUnlted States, the London three-power naval treaty was put into effect with the formal depositing of the ratifications of the «igpetnry powers in th* British foreign

office. Prime Minister McDonald, Foreign Minister Henderson. American Ambassador Dawes and Japanese Ambassador Matsudaira took part in the ceremony, while the ’•'rench and Italian ambassadors looked on. To mark the event. President Hoover and the prime ministers of Great Britain and Japan exchanged felicitations, which were broadcast to the world by radio. Mr.' Hoover expressed the hope that the limitations effected at London would be followed Soon by further reductions In naval armaments; and both he and Mr. MacDonald urged France and Italy to an agreement so the pact can be made a five-power treaty. FRANCO-ITALIAN relations were not Improved during the week, for Premier Mussolini took advantage of the eighth anniversary of the march of the. Fascist!, on Rome to indulge In another of his provocative attacks on his neighbors. He said Fascist Italy is surrounded by eneintes and that a state of “moral warfare" al ready has been declared against it tn preparation for military war. He displayed a little book in which, he said, “is noted down the day by day military preparations-of 1927. 1928. 1929 and 193 t) against Italy, long before my spec, lies at Leghorn, Florence and Milan. Here Is a complete list of batteries placed, forts constructed , ami armaments created and put in place.” This, of course, referred to the formidable chain of fortresses am! • in;i. I.:!<e g!:’l tu-IS which th* French are constructing bn their eastern frontier. r»a*ently described in dis patches from Paris. In the course of his spee<h the duce clearly revealed the fact that Italy has lined up with the nations that were its enemies in the World war In their demand that Hie peace treaties be revised and the League of Nations covenant be re shaped. Fascists In theTelchs tag met with defeat when the foreign affairs committee rejected their motions demanding that Germany can eel the Versailles treaty and Immedl ately cease all reparations under the Young plan. The committee adopted a motion presented by lbw-tor Daugh. representing the German People's party, requesting the government to take all steps necessary to induce other signatories of the Versailles treaty to fulfill the pledge to disarm. EI'ROPE, arid Britain, was deeply Interested In a conference In Angora participated In by President Kelam Pasha of Turkey Premier Count Bethlen of Hungary and Premier Venlxelo* of Greece. While the parley was looked upon as a good augury for future peace in the near east, it also was thought the thriee nations might be getting ready to Join the concerted action for re ylsion of the pea<-e treaties. Greece and 'Dirkey. It was said, were discussing a treaty of naval limitation and would sign friendship and commercial pacts. ADDIS ABABA, capital of Ethiopia —better known to us as Abyssinia—was the scene of a gorgeous ceremony on November 2. Has Tafari. self styled “Inheritor of the Throne of David. King of Kings and Anointed of Grid,” on that day mounted the throne as Emperor Halle Selassie I. being the S36th sovereign of that empire. A few days previously he had killed a lion, for Ethiopian tradition Is that no man Is fit to rule the state or command warriors until he has performed that feat. • For a week or more deputations from other nations and tourists from many lands had been gathering' and the state and religious officials had been preparing for the great event. Ras Tafari spent *2.000,009 of his own money for crowns, robes, carriages. triumphal arches and other paraphernalia, and the expenditures of the government were as much, ».• there was no lack of splendor or entertainment. Many other rulers sent handsome coronation presents. Presi dent Hoover's gift, in accordance with the American custom, was an auto graphed photograph of himself. Modern Abyss!nlans claim thelr first king was Ori, or Aram, son of Shem and grandson of Noah; and Emperor Selassie traces his descent from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, making hi* dynasty the oldest royal house In the world. IT WAS roughly estimated last week that funds totaling, nearly a billion dollars bad already been mobilised to relieve the unemployment situation by providing work for the jobless. By sections, the pacific coast leads with about $475,000,000, and the Middle West comes next with $285,000,000. For its part the government is pushing ahead many public works project*, ordered the employment of Some 250,000 extra men by the Post Office department during the holiday rash and

stopped the dropping of employees nt naval stations. The President's emergency committee on unemployment, headed by Col. Arthur Woods, Is hard at work co-ordinating the efforts of all governments and organizations. The size of the Job confronting federal, state and municipal agencies dealing with unemployment was indicated in a forecast by the American Federation of Labor that 5.090,000 persons were threatened by Idleness this winter. On the basis of this estimate the federation said 20.000,000 persons—-one-sixth of the entire population—were threatened with acute fitted during the cold months. I FADING pharmacologists of the world gathered in St. Louis and held a two-day celebration of the tercentenary of the first recognized use of quinine. The bark was used in 1030 to cure the malaria of .Juan Loi « Canizares, a Spanish statesman those attending the meeting was Dr. M. Kerboscb, director of the government cinchona plantation in Java and considered the world's expert on natural sources «f quinine. The speakers ippluded Dr. George Dock of Pasadena, Calif., formerly of the school of medicine of the University of Washington; Dr. Frederick Rosengarten, New York pharmaceutical 'Chemist; Dr. Torald Soilman, professor of pharmacology anfi dean of the medical school of Western Reserve university; Dr. Wilbur.L. Sch«ville, Detroit, Mich.; Dr. Kenneth F. Maxey of the University of Virginia, an expert on malaria, and Dr. E, Kremers of the University of Wisconsin. CAVAGE head hunters who inhabit the mountainous region in the-cen-ter of Formosii have revolted against their Japanese rulers and gone on the warpath. Recent dispatches say they have killed many scores of Japanese arid peaceful natives and destroyed some villages. '('he war office In Tokyo sent large detachments of tnwps to help the island police, but they had a difficult job on their hands, for It was almost impossible to get at the savages in their mountain strongholds. FOREIGN Secretary Henherson, attacked by til* Conservatives concerning the recognition of Soviet Russia, told the house of commons that he had just warned the Russian government that Rs pledge to refrain front propaganda activities In England and other parts Os the empire were being broken and that if the practice was continued the relations of the two countries would be endangered. He said the Russian ambassador replied that his government would do all it could to keep its promise but that it «-ould not control the activities of the Third Internationale; 'Pins moth-eaten excuse of the Soviet rulers was received with jeers. At the opening of parliament King George delivered the speech from the throne, which was prepared by the Labor government and contained no surprises. Prime Minister MacDonald in his statement to the house clearly stated that his government would not stand for a tax on food as proposed by some of the dominions in the imperial conference. Harry payne whitney. one of the best known ami best liked of America’s wealthy sportsmen, died at his home in New York after an illness of several weeks, at the age of fiftyeight years. Mr. Whitney inherited a large fortune from his father, who amalgamated surface railways, am! by assiduous work Increased this to a vast fortune — possibly $200,000,000. He also devoted much time and money to yachting, racing and polo playing. His stable was one of the finest in the country and his horses won many important races. Others who passed away were Mrs. i. R. McKee, daughter of the late President Benjamin Harrison; Dean\V. H. Hutton, of Winchester, England, a noted scholar; Rear Admiral C. VV. Dyson. U. S. N.. famous designer of marine engines, and Edward H- (Snapper) Garrison, once the premier jockey of America. THIRTY men were killed by an explosion. In a coal mine at McAlester. Okla., most of them being entombed beyond hope of recovery. In Germany a similar disaster near Friedrichstahl was fatal to 107 miners. MRS. KEITH MILLER of Australia, an aviatrix of much experience, set a new mark for women flyers to aim at when she flew from Los Angeles to Valley Stream, N. ¥., in 21 hours and 47 minutes. One of this lady's previous flights was from England to Australia. Maj." Philip Watson, a prominent member of the air corps reserve, and Julius Nestor, a student pilot, were, killed when their plane crashed at Mitchel field. Long Island. IM*. W«sUn» K«wsa*a«r Paisa.)

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL*.

DAIRY FACTS

BALANCED RATION NEEDED BY COWS

Animal Must Be Supplied Right Amount of Feed.

The claim that any proprietary feed is a scientifically balanced ration is absurd. A balanced ration is one which supplies the animal with exactly the right amount of food and In which the different classes of nutrients are supplied in the proportions in which they are needed by the animal. Before a grain mixture can Intelligently he prescribed which will supply even an approximation of a 4 balanced ration to a dairy cow, the amount and character of the available roughage (hay, pasture, stover, silage, etc.) must be known; also the approximate production of the animal. A grain mixture balanced for feeding with clover or alfalfa hay and silage , would no longer be balanced if the legnrm hay were replaced by timothy, i or if the silage were discontinued. ' When it is realized that a LOOW-pound ’ cow ppmiucing 2 ' pounds of average J milk requires three times as much j protein and twice as much total food material as she would need when dry j or that when producing 40 pounds, her I requirement would be five times as , much protein and three times as much total food; or that when producing GO pounds of average milk, her requirement would be seven times as much protein and four times as much ] total food as she would need when ■ dry, the importance of production as a factor in balancing rations can be readily understood. The preceding brief statement will also serve to show that the heavy producing cow must have a much higher proportion of pro- | tein in her fooA than the lighter producer. A ration which is balanced for the light producer would be entirely inadequate and out of balance for file heavy producer, while one that was balanced for the latter would be out of balance and wasteful, especially of protein if fed even in reduced amount j to a light producer or a dry cow. Overfeeding Dairy Cows May Bring on Sterility • There is a tendency on some dairy farms to fowl too much high protein grain to dairy cows, with the result that they have to be sent to the butcher within two or three years because, of udder trouble or failure to breed. If such practices meant Increased profits, dairymen would be justified in following them; but such is not the cas*. There is too much money spent for grain, too little attention paid to the raising of the right kind of hay. and too® heavy depreciation on the cows. The average lifetime of the cows, in ‘ a herd should be five years, or five milking periods. When cows are fed properly they will calf every year, If there Is no abortion in the herd, and produce well year after year. In other words, we will get the most milk from i a herd of cows over a period of five years when the amount of grain fed is not too heavy, and when the grain ration tits the roughage fed. If wh want a cow to stay in our herd any length of time, we must be careful not to overfeed her. Strippings Are Richer Than Entire Milking it is known that the strippings from a cow are richer than the entire milking. The difference is found to be in the fat only, the remainder of the milk remains the same. Seven cows tested by the writer averaged 1.8 fat in the first milk and &2 per cent In the last draw. < ** The variation from the first to the last is more with the heavily milking cow than one producing but a small amount. The practical value of these facts is to make clear the Importance of getting the strippings in order to have the highest testing milk. The last pint is equal to the first two quarts in fat content. —C. H. Eckles. Pasture Required for Dairy Cow During Year Under the method of pasture management still In general use, It requires two to two and one-half acres of pasture .for each dairy cow or fattening steer, and even then tn the case of dairy cows the pasture must be heavily supplemented by mill feeds and concentrates. During the past few years many experiments were conducted with a view; to finding-a remedy for thia condition, and now a system has been evolved which offers great advantages to the dairyman as well as to the farmer who specializes in beef cattle and sheep. Shelter for Calves Calves should have a warm shed to “keep the hump out of their backs this winter, according to C- W. McDonald of lowa state college at Ames. Such care will prevent colds, lung fever and kcours. A well bedded open south shed will provide the protection at a minimum of cost. A ration of grain and good legume roughage will furnish the necessary feed for growth and put the calf into condition for spring pasture or for the feedlot as the case may be. Feed Grain on Pasture Os course, when cows are on satisfactory pasture and giving a reasonable amount of milk, ihey generally need but a small amount of grain; If producing more than one pound of butter fat each, per day, tLe grain may be omitted entirely, assuming, of course, that -ae pasture is a real good one. In case the production is Jiigher, some grain should .be fed and it should contain in the neighborhood of .14 per cent protein. Any high producing *ow should have grain in late summer.

Combinations of Materials Add to Attractiveness of Exterior

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This brick and frame home will just suit those who want to build this type of house and want to do it Economically. It has straight walls, which mean construction cost. At the same time the entrance door and the windows, together with the root make it very attractive. As will be seen by the floor plan, the home contains six rooms, there beiag three bedrooms and bath on the second floor.

By W. A< RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give tadvice FREE OF COST on all , subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn street, Chicago, 111, and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Architects are using combinations of materials more and more when designing modern suutU homes. The contrast secured through the use of brick and lumber or brick and stucco adds to the attractiveness of the exterior appearance of the house and gives it a distinctiveness, which is not generally secured through the use of a single material. . Shown in the illustration is the exterior view of a combination of brick

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and lumber. The walls of the first floor of this home are brick; above, the architectural design is that of a Dutch colonial house. The overhang of the roof at the first floor,’the sharp

Green Is Mos. Popular Color for the Kitohen Our favorites in colors change from time to time just as our favorites in movie actresses and breakfast foods vary. A person who preferred purpl* five years ago may now think there is no color as lovely as yellow. A preference for tan may switch suddenly to emerald or rose. Our color tastes change as we notice new colors or see too much of "favorite" shades. Not long ago it was generally agreed that blue was the most popular color for both men and women and that red, in tints and shades from pale pink to dark maroon, was the second choice of most women. But since the beginning of the present color vogue there are indications that other colors are supplanting the popular blue and red. According to a recent Investigation, the colors most popular for American kitchens have changed. When color flrat invaded the kitchen, blue held first-place. However, we are told that the most popular kitchen color now is green with yellow ranking as second and blue as third. White is the fourth most popular kitchen color. The green is a light blue-green. The yellow s described as butter or rich golden. And the blue is azure. Thg white that is favored most is tinged with cream. A model kitchen decorated in these four most popular culinary colors proves a constant joy both to the woman of the house and her cook. Members of the family Insist that meals prepared in the newly decorated room are more appetizing. The ceiling is painted white with a suggestion of cream —a color obtained by mixing a small quantity of raw sienna with whlte-lead paint. The upper walls down to the top of the cupboards are colored with white lead tinted rich golden yellow. Blue-green Type of Fence Means Much to Home Beauty Many a rear lawn and even some of the front yards are now hemmed In with fences,' but they are not merely installed as something useful without regard to the ornamental side, not these modern frnces. The home owner picks his fence as = carefullly as he does his light fixtures and wall decorations. He calls in an experienced fence “architect” to build the proper type. “Custom-built fences are now a commodity that are called for frequently. There seems to be as many styles in fences as In frocks nowadays, for various fashions in gardens must be matched in fencing. Gardens are no longer simple or nondescript, however, but demand many accessories -aside from fences, pergolas. trellises, birdhouses that must match the fence, if there be one. A popular type fence is of ornamental woven wire with red cedar posts. A chain link lawn fence also is in demand for certain type yards pr gardens, with the attractive and ornamental wooden fences painted

gables, and the wide dormers on the second floor, all are features, which, when added to the balcony over the sun room, make tips a very distinctive architectural Resign for » home. The floor plans show that this home contains six rooms together Ivith the sun room and a breakfast room at the

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Second Floor Plan. back. The arrangement is very convenient. . The entrance door at the corner leads into a ball out of which run the stairs to the second floor. At the right is the living room. 12 feet by 14 feet, with the sun room opening off of it. Back of the living room through a cased opening is the dining room, at the left of which is Hi? kitchen and breakfast room. A right angle turn in the stairs leading to the second floor opens into a central hall off of which are the three bedrooms and the bath. This home will accommodate a good-sized family, as all of its roonis are comparatively large and are arranged so that there is easy access to all of them. The good feature is tfie size of the basement for the accommodation of the heating-plant, fuel storage and other storage.

was added to white lead for the lower part of the walls and the cupboards ant) tables. A band of azure divides' the yellow from the green. Azure and yellow were .used generously to brighten cupboard handles and door panels. The tio<lr is painted a dark green with the four other colors of the room spattered over it. The final flpbr coat of white lead and the spatter colors in lead were mixed with linseed oil, turpentine, floor varnish and a small quantity of drier. This gave a surface that wears-well and washes easily. At the windows of this model kitchen are hung gingham curtains in green and yellow check. Draw Building Contract With Standard Paper Get a standard form of agreement between contractor and home builder from your stationer and fill it out with yoOr contractor. Write into the proper place the total amount of money to be paid. Then write in a paragraph providing for partial payments as the work proceeds; that is to say, at 30-day intervals. Provide for the payment of all bills for labor done and materials delivered on the job. Pay the contractor no n oney until he can show you receiptbills. . Get a mechanic's lien release for every item. Hold out 15 per cent until 30 days after the work Is turned over to you completed. Get an architect to help you draw the papers. Worth Remembering A bit of advice to the houseladder is never to allow the doors. Interior trim, built-in furniture and stairs to become neglected or run down in appearance for need of a new coat ot paint, or varnish. This also applies' to the kitchen and bathroom walls If those rooms have walls that are painted. , white in trellis effect, or in qualftt picket fashion, with graceful gates or archways that gleam enticingly through vines and tall shrubbery, where gardens are luxuriant in the summer. The old-fashioned type of ornamental miniature wire fence inclosure for flower bed* also is back, in fashion again, and the formal .garden takes ’on an added “antique” note with fenced-in flower pots.

Pick Colors Carefully for Exterior of Home When selecting paint for exterior work it is well to remember that some colors are less enduring than others. They will either darken gradually under the blaze of the sun, or fade out more or less quickly. Bines, pinks and delicate tints are intended solely for interior work, and should never be exposed to the sun. Greens of the yellowish cast are more fugitive than the darker greens; the former will grow lighter, white the latter are permanent

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HEALTHY HEN IS EGG ESSENTIAL Feed Must Furnish Fuel to Keep Fowls Warm. \ Hens have more work to do In or* der to lay eggs in winter than any other time ,of year. For one thing, feed must furnish fuel for keeping them warm. To manufacture whites, yolks and shells of eggs requires a i healthy body supplied with certain ! food elements which hens naturally j pick up in the spring and summer. I A number of important food elements have been found to be contained in buttermilk. Lactic acid, milk proteins, .vitamins and similar food eleI ments are easy to supply in I Ing mash by the addition of 10 cent or more of dried buttermilk. A J ration consisting of 25 pounds of wheat / bran, 25 pounds of standard middlings; ' 30 pounds of cornmeal. 5 pounds bonemeal and 15 pounds of dried butteri milk has given fine results. In feeding, the laying mash should , be kept before the flock all the time and should, be supplemented by feeding scratch grain twice a day. By including the dried buttertnilk with the dry mash poultry raisers overcome the bother of freezing as well as the trouble of keeping that is encountered when liquid buttermilk is fed. Buttermilk is easy to keep and easy to feed, yet it supplies the very food elements needed for hens to lay in cold weather. Many poultry raisers who have provided warm houses and have been disappointed by no increase in egg production will be surprised by the results given from feeding a good egglaying mash. Straw Loft Gives Good Ventilation in Houses A cheap and very satisfactory cold weather ventilation for poultry housa seems to be the straw loft. A loft covered with woven wire fencing or even with light poles put across about six and one-half or seven feet above the floor and Is covered with twelve to fifteen inches of loose straw. The moist air works tip through the straw and out through gratings or baffles in the ends just below the roof. Fresh air is admitted by opening the south windows a little at the top. This method has given excellent results li» z experimental work at several agricultural colleges and is used quite Extensively by many commercial poultrymen. The point in favor of the straw loft seems to be that It lets out the moisture fast Enough to keep the house reasonably dry and at the same time retains much-of the animal heat. , When to Market Fowls From Turkey Flock ! Ninety-five per cent of the turkeys are killed, dressed and marketed during November and December. About 75 per cent of all the turkeys consumed are sold for the Thanksgiving and Christmas trade. A comparatively small quantity marketed at Christmas time is stored. The Thanksgiving turkeys are usually not full grown or fat. The extra month's feed gives them a much better finish. They can then be successfully frozen, and thaw out bright and clear. This freezer stock is used almost exclusively by the hotel trade, some of the larger hotels having turkey on their menu the year around. Breeding Fowls Need Plenty of Exercise Breeding stock, especially In the Interior. need plenty of exercise during the winter. Where snow and <rost abound, the birds, on suitable days, should be allowed out for a few minutes. After shoveling a small piece of yard clear of snow, a small quantity of litter should be spread for the fowl* to scratch in. This exercise out-of-doors is of untold advantage to shut-in breeding stock. Worms Take Profits It Is estimated that two-thirds of the poultry sent to the Illinois experiment station for diagnosis Is Infected , with worms. Doubtless about the same i condition is true tn other states. This is ordinarily caused by overstocking the poultry lots and houses and by keeping the poultry on the same gronfid year after year. Worm medicines are not wholly effective because they do not destroy the eggs of the parasites. A clean range is better than any medicine. Fodder for Litter No poultry flock that does its duty does it without litter. It is an India- ' pensable article In every poultry house, especially where winter eggs are dei sired, as well as healthy and contented j fowls. Some farmers complain that it is a waste to use good wheat or oats I straw to permit the hens to scratch I In. It never is a waste, but where the straw is not plenty, shredded corn fodder, or even the cut corn fodder makes a mighty fine article for the Utter. Feed and Water Quite frequently poultry owners attempt to go through the winter with insuflicient feeding and watering equipment in the poultry house. Weeks of had weather during the winter make it hard to care for the flock adequately unless attention has been given <e feeding needs earlier in the season. With the advent of mash feeding, flocks being fed in many instances on a mash ration alone, mash hoppers in the winter house become practically a necessity. a