American Agriculturist, September 8,1923 
"No secret, but—” 
“Most of my neighbors who 
have trouble with their horses 
don’t use Gombault’s Caus¬ 
tic Balsam. So I figure it’s 
Gombault’s, and not luck, 
that keeps my work stock in 
tip-top condition. 
“I found a bottle of Gombault’s 
in the bam when I bought the place 
thirty years ago, and I’ve never been 
without it since. I haven’t fired a 
horse in all that time. Gombault’s 
does the work a lot better, leaves 
no scars or discolored hair.” 
A reliable and effective remedy for 
Spavin Thorough- Fistula 
Capped pin Sweeney 
Hock Quittor Barb Wire 
Curb Wind Galls Cuts 
Splint Poll Evil Calk 
Ringbone Strained Wounds 
Tendons 
A million successful treatment 
each year. Booklet describing horse 
ailments sent upon request. 
$1.50 per bottle at druggists 
or direct upon receipt of price. 
GOOD FOR HUMANS TOO 
An excellent remedy for sprains, 
bruises, cuts, burns, sore throat, 
muscular and inflamatory rheu¬ 
matism, sciatica and lumbago. 
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Cleveland, Ohio. Sole Distributors 
for the United Stales and Canada 
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to live and produce under adverse con¬ 
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Milk to Start the Layers 
I F you want to start your pullets to 
laying, give them plenty of milk. 
No stock on the farm will pay a better 
profit for the milk they get than the 
hens. I have known several instances 
where flocks have responded promptly 
to a milk diet. 
Milk can be fed sweet or sour. My 
favorite way is to heat it just enough 
to separate the whey and then feed 
the soft curds. There is less waste 
this way, as they can pick up the curd, 
even if it is scattered on the grass. 
Feeding troughs, made by two six-inch 
boards nailed V-shape, serve better 
than anything else I have tried. Nai 
two six-inch boards a foot long on the 
ends so the top edges are even and the 
trough will not upset and will be helc 
up a little so it rests firmly on the 
ends. If you want it higher, you can 
use wider ends. 
I have mixed mashes with milk, too, 
and if the milk is clabbered, and the 
mash is mixed so thick it is crumbly, 
this is an ideal feed, so relished that 
the hens will eat very liberally. 
Ground grains of any kind will answer, 
for the mashes or bran is excellent, 
but unless milk is fed very freely I 
would not feed meal or corn in any 
form except at night. Milk makes 
whites for the eggs, and more of the 
corn goes to yolks than any other 
grain, though all grains furnish more 
than a proportion of yolks, which ex¬ 
plains why milk helps egg laying so 
much. Any surplus yolk material not 
used for yolks is stored on the body 
as fat. If you have pullets too fat, cut 
down on the grain and increase the 
milk and they will lay off some of their 
fat.—L. H. Cobb. 
SELL CLEAN EGGS 
I often wonder if farmers really 
know what loss they sustain from dirty 
eggs. From actual records it has been 
computed that the average loss is four 
cents per dozen on dirties. This, in 
a large measure, is due to careless¬ 
ness on the part of the farmer. For¬ 
merly the farmer washed his eggs, but 
the market has come to discriminate 
against washed eggs, since their keep¬ 
ing qualities are impaired. The nat¬ 
ural bloom which is on the eggs when 
they are laid is removed by washing 
and the pores are opened, thus hasten¬ 
ing evaporation. Generally, the poul- 
tryman markets his dirty eggs now 
without washing. 
Dirty eggs occur in larger volume 
in the spring and fall when the hens 
carry in mud to the laying house. 
These are unavoidable to some extent. 
However, if plenty of clean nests are 
provided for the flock, the number of 
eggs laid on the ground and on the 
floor of the pen will be reduced. One 
nest for six hens will be sufficient. 
Change the nesting material often 
enough so that it is loose and not 
matted together with broken eggs and 
filth. 
Keep broody hens confined. They 
break eggs and disturb the nests. Dur¬ 
ing the spring and early summer the 
broody hens monopolize the nests. They 
destroy the eggs laid there and pre¬ 
vent the layers from entering the 
nests. The number of floor eggs is 
increased appreciably. Broody hens 
should be confined and broken up as 
soon as possible.— A. H. Pulver. 
The Brown Mouse 
(Continued from page 163) 
having known for a long time a 
genius.” 
“Thank you,” said Jennie. And Mrs. 
Brathwayt gave her a glance which 
brought to her cheek another blush; 
but of a different sort from the one 
provoked by the uproar in the Wood¬ 
ruff school. 
There could be no doubt now that 
Jim was thoroughly wonderful—nor 
that she, the county superintendent, 
was quite as thoroughly a little fool. 
She to be put in authority over him! 
It was too absurd for laughter. For¬ 
tunately, she hadn’t hindered him much 
—but who was to be thanked for that? 
Was it owing to any wisdom of hers? 
Well, she had decided in his favor, in 
those first proceedings to revoke his 
certificate. Perhaps that was as good 
a thing to remember as was to be 
found in the record. 
(Concluded next week) 
Nov. 6, 1922 
Ml c-i. A™'*!"’ 11 ■ D. 2, Fenna. 
Michigan Shoemakers: 
Dear Sira— I have been bo well pleased 
with your shoes that I wish you would 
send me your catalogue. I have secured 
for you another purchaser in my father. 
He said that shoes that would stand the 
rough usage that I give them were well 
worth your reasonable price. I must 
say that they are the most comfortable 
shoe, and stand the wear better than 
any shoe I ever wore, bar none. You 
may publish parts or all of this letter. 
Yours truly, 
DQ . f .. WM. HERRMANN 
r .a. A neighbor young man is wearing 
his third pair of shoes since I got rny 
Wolverines and X think bis next pair 
will bo Wolverlnos. 
The Plowboy 
Get this shoe for fall plowing. 
It’s high enough to keep out dirt. 
Fits snug and protects the ankles 
over rough going. And it’s low 
enough for comfort. 
Ask for 
Plowboy 
1,000 Miles of Wear 
Always Dries Out Soft 
Here’s a double-tanned horsehide 
work shoe that will never get stiff or 
hard. Many leathers dry out hard 
after they get wet. But this horse- 
hide, double-tanned by our own 
private process in our own tanneries, 
dries out as soft as velvet. You can 
soak these shoes in mud, water and 
slush. They will always 
dry out soft and pliable. 
We are work shoe 
specialists. Our goal is 
to make the world’s 
strongest shoes. To get 
the best leather we do 
our own tanning. We 
use horsehide exclusive¬ 
ly. For it is the tough¬ 
est leather known. For 
centuries the fine sad¬ 
dles of the hard-riding 
Cossacks were horsehide 
covered. Big league baseballs are 
covered with it too—because it is 
the only leather that withstands 
such hard knocks. 
And our special double tanning 
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buckskin. Note its extra thickness. 
Feel its flexibility. Even after soak¬ 
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get a new idea of foot comfort from 
Wolverine horsehide shoes. 
You’ll also be surprised by their 
long wear. They usually wear at 
least 1,000 miles. But customers 
tell us they wear 3,000 and 4,000 
or more. We are frequently told 
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If you are naturally 
hard on shoes, you’ll 
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ever wore. See how 
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horsehide is —and how 
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For every j ob there’s 
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If your dealer cannot supply 
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T ender feet welcome these 
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like iron. And so light and 
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feet, or where you do not 
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this comfort shoe. 
Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Corp. 
FORMERLY MICHIGAN SHOEMAKERS 
Dept. 100 Rockford, Mich. 
