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Miss M. Ruth Taylor
TEACHER OF PIANO
324 West Idaho. Phone 205
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and Musical History
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AT LtW,
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Attorney at Law
Office in rooms formerly occupied by
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Phone 8o. ALLIANCE. NEB.
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courts and as Register and Receiver U. S.
Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and
efficient service.
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Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
(Successors to Drs. Frey & Ualfe)
Over Norton's Store
Office Phone 43, Residence 20
DR. O. L. WEBER
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Scientific Refraction
GEO. J. HAND,
II O M E O P A T II I C
PHYSICIAN AND SUKOEON
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pital University of Iowa.
Phone SSI. Office over Alliance Shoe Utort
Residence Pbona 231.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
(Successor to Dr. J. K. Moore)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
Office hours U-12a, m. 2-4 p.tn. 7;S0-9 p, m.
Office Phone 62
Res. Phone, 85
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Physician and Surgeon
Phone 300
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WITH
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Paid to Eye Work
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First National Bank Bldg. Rooms 4-56
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most careful manner
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Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr.
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OFFICE PHONE 498
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RESIDENCE PHONES 207 and 510
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AT ALLIANCE SHOE STORE
irenoans
drugstore
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discriminating
buyers
The one place in
town where you
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When a Plumber is Needed
send for us. We have plenty of time
now lo attend to nil classes of work
This is not our busy season and it will
pay you to have your
PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING,
etc., attended to now before the rush
of work begins. We are thoroughly
posted in our business and an order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge and skill at your service.
The cost will not be great.
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FRANK REISTLE
ENGRAVER and ELECTROTYPER
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raimmra
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Cement Walks
I make a specialty of ce
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been constructing- same in Al
liance more than one year,
and invite the most rigid in
spection of my work. Use
only the best of materials and
make prices as low as can be
done with honest work. Have
had many years experience in
cement construction in vari
ous cities. Remember poor
cement work is dear at the
cheapest price and when you
have had to replace it is mon
ey thrown away.
John Pederson
Win. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
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No. 5. Nebraska.
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Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
IX. Care and Feed of (he
Dairy Cow.
By C. V. GREGORY,
Author of "Home Course In Modern
Agriculture," "Makintf Money on
the Farm," Etc.
Copyright. 1009, by American l'ro,
Annotation.
THE dairy burn mny be cither
part of tbe general farui burn
or n separate building. In the
former case the part of the
bam whore the cows are kept should
I c partitioned off from the rest to keep
n dirt and odors. There should be
pit ' ty ot light. An occasional coat of
ui.i ..wash will make the barn lighter
.11 il it-mer. Where there are two par
ui.i lows of cows they should face
outward. In this way the manure will
be kept at the center of the barn In
stead ot being splashed along tbe
VIO. XVI -UAKIHQ CKMHST MANOUIIS
sides. The cows can be run In and out
handler and be milked more conven
iently. The manure can be easily
cleaned out with a wheelbarrow or an
overhead litter carrier. J'he lloors
should preferably be made of cement,
with fairly deep, wide gutters ot the
same material. Plenty or bedding
should be used to soak up the liquid
inn u 11 re.
Ventilation.
Provision for some sort of ventila
tion should be made. The plan ot hav
ing tbe windows placed high anil so
arranged that they suing In 111 the top
prov Ides good ventilation, especially If
there are windows on both sides. Tri
angular pieces of board at the sides of
tbe windows prevent drafts and cause
the air to be forced upward inward the
celling, where it Is distributed all over
tin-room. The'Klug system ot ventila
tion works well where the barn Is
tight. Flues for Impure air open at
the floors utid extend up to cupulas In
the roof. The pure air Hues open near
the ground outside and ut the lop or
the room Inside. This secures a con
stant circulation of air without drafts.
In a frame barn these Hues can be
made by boxing In the space between
1 wo studding.
Iron swing stanchluus cost very little
more than the old fashioned wooden
ones and are a great deal more con
venient and durable. The mangers
may be made or cement. In which case
they may be used lor watering the
cows In extremely cold weather. If
the farm Is provided with some sort of
water system 11 pipe can lie laid to
one end ot tbe manger, so that water
will be loustautly on lap either for
tlushliiK out the mangel- or watering
the cows. With a short piece ot bose
the Moors and gutters can be Hooded
occasionally and thus kept clean and
free I ruin bad odors. Both the floor
ami '-Millers should have siilticlent slope
to 1 airy the water off.
Where the cows are watered from a
tank, as they will lie most of the time,
some means of heating the water
should be provided. If the cow has to
heat 1 1 herself It is with coin as fuel.
Instead of with cob. as where a tank
heater Is used. If ihe tank Is banked
and covered, a little lire every morning
will keep the water at a comfortable
temperature.
The dairy cows should receive salt
regularly. It Is necessary to the proc
ess of dlgi'Stlou and causes an In
creased milk flow. A self feed covered
Nail box somewhere in die yard will
provide a constant supply of salt with
out waste Care should be taken not
to let 1 Ik box get empty, and If It
should happen so the cows should bo
gradually accustomed to salt again be
fore they are given all they will eat.
ricgu'nrity In Milking and Feeding.
Regularity In milking and feeding Is
essential Irregular milking always
reduces the yield. Me sure lo milk
thoroughly, manipulating the udder to
he sure that all the milk Is withdrawn.
Nothing will caiie a cow lo dry up
more ijuickly iliau leaving a little milk
In the udder each time, Tin udder
should be wiped with a damp chub
before uillkiug l, remove dust and
dirt. Kacl- particle of dust carries
thousands of bacteria. Ch'anllness Is
ihe tlrt essential In producing lilu-h
class dairy products. The feeding
should be done Immediately after
1 .i"g. especially If silage, turnips or
iiu-i strung smelling leeds are used,
if fed at this time there Is little dan
get of tainting the milk.
The heifers should be milked for ns
long 11 time us possible during their
first milking period. If they arc al
lowed to go dry after five months or
so they will never prove profitable
dairy animals. It Is the cow that
keeps up a good in. Ik tlow ten or
eleven months of the year that adds
to the dulryiutiu's profits.
Kindness Is an essential point tn
handling dairy cows. Any unneces
sary roughness causes the cow to hold
up her milk and reduces the profits.
Feeding.
For three days before and three days
after calving there Is no better ratlou
for the dairy cow than n uiash or two
pounds of bran and one pound of oil
weal, fed twice a day. Do not bo in
too big a hurry to get the cows on
full fowl after calving. The rnUon
should be Increased gradually and
slowly from live to six pounds dally
to all the cows can profitably use. An
Increase of half a pound every alter
nate day Is sutllelent. This Increase
should be kept up ns long ns the milk
flow continues to get larger. When
the point Is reached where Increases In
feed do not produce corresponding In
creases In milk How the fowl should
be gradually decreased again. The
first few pounds decrease will not af
fect the milk How. When the point
Is reached where a further decrease In
feed causes a lessened milk How the
most profitable ration for that partic
ular cow has been determined. It
tnkes a little extra work to do this
weighing, but nfter tuo best sized ra
tion for each cow has been determined
the approximately correct amount can
be measured out each time with little
trouble. It pays to feed the cow all
she can use profitably. It costs Just so
much to keep her anyway, and all
the feed that she can use to ad
vantage over that amount ndds to the
profits.
During the summer the feeding prob
lem Is a simple one. With plenty of
good pasture, supplemented in dry
times by some forage crop and somo
sort of protection from Hies, the milk
How will be kept up to a profitable
standard. In the absence of forage
crops silage can be pro lit ably substi
tuted.
It is In winter that the highest prices
for dairy products ure secured, and If
the cows freshen In the fall the main
part of the year's product will come at
this season. The problem of winter
feeding Is one of the most Important
with which the dairyman has to deal.
If you have plenty of good clover or
alfalfa hay and silage the problem is
tnoro than half solved. From thirty to
forty-five pounds of silage and ten to
twenty pounds of clover hay u day
will make up the bulk of the roughage
needed A rack In the yard filled with
com fodder or oat straw will ndd vari
ety to the ration. Where silage can
not be obtained n plentiful supply ot
pumpkins, squashes, turnips or man
gels should be at hand to supply the
succulent part of the rntlou. Without
some such feed the cows will not do
their best.
Mixing the Rations.
Although dairy cows can handle
large amounts of rough feed, they
need considerable grain in addition
during the winter. Corn, because ot
Its cheapness and high feeding vnlue.
will generally form the basis of the
grain rations. lSci-tuisc of Its high
percentage of carbohydrates and fat
some feed rich In protein should be
fed wllh Ihe com Oats ure good, but
they have only enough protein to
wu linn !; ' MM -u
immnfmv v'7,T":i-mt
i ttF jaaBWlMMk taw A '&
WjmWmm A m
FIU XVII A HOr.STKIN CALF
make a balanced ration hi themselves,
and in addition they are generally too
expensive n be fed In large amounts.
Rrnu is one of the best of supple
mentary feeds when li can be obtain
jtf at fair prices. A little olllueal. not
over two pounds a day. has .. laxative
tendency and lends to keep the cows
healthy. Cottonseed meal Is used con
Iderably In the south, it not only
. hum's the corn, but also gives hard-
10 the butter, so that It will not
icl mi easily. (Jlutcu feed is usually
a cheap source of protein, but Is con
stipating If fed In large (iiiautltles.
The following are u few sample ra
tions that will serve as u guide In
mixing feeds:
Pounds.
Clover or alfalfa hay it
JSluten feed 3
illaee ZU
3run ,, 0
Clover or nlfulfa hoy
Straw or fodder
Mangels or squashes ,
.'ora ,
tiran
Jllmeal ,.
15
16
24
0
3
1
i
40
III
Alfalfa or clover hay
.'ottnnseed inunl
.'orriineul ,.
Jluten feed
Jltace , ,,
Mfalfa nay ,..,
orn ..'..... ,
Jlulen feed ,.., ,,.. 2
.otionstsM) mufti J
mage ..-...,....,., ..,,v4.,,t. ..... 40
.'lover nay ; ,,.. 1MW.,.MM w
Jhreddod fpddw ,....f,tf.... 10
orn Mt..t.iiMtiitifji,'M
?n ..-......,;.,.; i
.HI 111 tilp I 4)t-Rria)p Z
)&X9 ....,.,,, ',. MfM ,., Z
I I
happy New Year
Newberry's
Acheson Bros.
Acorn Hard Coal Base Burners
King Bee Hot Blast Stoves
Majestic Ranges
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
Good Things to Eat
Phone I - '
0 : LJCSCfl s I 10
aS On the corner west of P. O. ?eS
EVERYTHING FRESH AND CLEAN
On SATURDAY,
we will receive by express a fine line of
PEESH PI3XJIT
It'sSummertime all theTime
III
Cold, biting1 winds, snow, sleet and zero weather are
unknown.
You can purchase winter tourist tickets, with long limit,
at low cost, and escape all the discomforts of a northern
winter.
Better write or talk to me about trains and fares.'
iffniM
ALLIANCE HOSPITAL
Graduate Nurses in Attendance
HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Bellwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copsey
Open to All Reputable Physicians.
Address all communications to
THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL,
Alliance, Nebraska.
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P. S. There will also be some spscial round
trip rates to Denver, January 8, 9 and 10, for
the Western Stock Show.