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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1916)
SVC i r 5S- J 1 TEACHING THE FOALS EARLY Youngster Must Be Well Nourished and Given Every Advantago to Be come Strong, Sound Horee. Are you giving that young foal the proper care? To become a strong, sound horse when matured, the foal must be well nourlHhed and given ev . try advantage possible. At this lime of the year mares and colts are allowed to spend at least a part of the time in the pasture. The foal should be taught to eat grain very early. Hy placing the feed box from which the dam eats her grain low, the foal, at about two months of age. will begin nibbling with the mother and will soon acquire a '.ante for the grain. A pen built in one corner of the Held made high enough to keep the mare out and allow the colt to pass under will make It possible to feed the foal grain with very little difficulty. Allow the mare In the inclosure with the foal for a few times, and it will soon learn to go In Itself. Keep a liberal aupply of grain, preferably oats and bran, and perhaps some cracked corn, in the feed box. To Induce the dam to loiter about with the colt, have the pen neai shade tree or the salt box. By weaning time the foal will have become thoroughly accustomed to eat Ing grain and will wean very easily, besides being In better condition as a result of this additional feed. HITCHING HORSE TO WAGON Strap Fastened to Hub of Wheel In stead of Post Animal Will 8top for Further Orders. If a man told you he hitched hit horse to the wagon you would prob ibly think he was trying to chaff you or that his condition required atten tlon. Out an Indiana man has devised l way tn which this may be done. A circular band with short arms pro tecting at opposite sides fits over the hub of one of the wagon wheels. When the horse Is tc stand the hitching . Wheel Holds Horse. trap, Instead of beirg made faat tc tree or post, can be hooked to thi lower arm of the band. If the horse tarts off the wheel revolves and winds up the alack of the strap, pull lng back on It so strongly that unlesi the animal is very determined about It and Is willing to pull the wagon un der these uncomfortable conditions ba will be apt to atop and wait fot further orders. t 7 JAS. C. SMITH HIDE CO., GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA Hides - Furs Wool and Pelts DEALING WITH U3 PAYS To Insure Top Prices After AVOID LUNGWORMS IN SWINE Treatment la Worthless on Account of Inaccessibility of Parasite Pre vention la Best. (By A. R. HAHNER. Idaho Experiment Station.) Lungworms are one of the most common parasites of swine. They are threadlike in appearance, brownish white In color and varying In length from three-fourths to one and one-hall inches. They are found in the finer divisions of the bronchial tubes, mixed with mucus, which la secreted in abundance as a result of their pree ence. Treatment, as a rule, is worthless on account of the inaccessibility of the parasite and the difficult method of application. Prevention is the only ground on which we can expect to control this trouble. As molat yards make a good place for the development of the eggs, the yards should be located on high ground and well drained. Keep all manure heaps and straw stacks out of the bog lota tor the same reasons. If possible, change the pas turage frequently. Occasionally disinfect the sleeping ! quarters with a three per cent solu tion of some coal tar dip. CATTLK HIDES Salt Cured Hides flat (No. l's and No. 2's) 164c Side Brands, over 40 pounds, flat 15c Side Brands, under 40 pounds, flat 14c Bull Hides, flat ... ,.14c Bull Hides, aide branded .i. 12c Qlue Hides loo HORSE HIDES No. 1 Horse Hides, full main and tall 94.00 and 93.00 No. 2 Horse Hides, full main and tall S3.00 and 92.00 Pony Hides and Qlue 91.50 and .70 Oreen Hides 8c less than Cured Hides. PELTS Sheep Pelts, green 91.00 and .25 Dry Pelts, according to wool, a pound 8c and 14c DRY HIDES Dry Flint, butcher, heavy, per pound 20c Dry Flint, fallen, heavy, per pound 25c Salt Hides Immediately Skinning Dry, Flint, under 16 pounds, pet pound 24c Dry Salt, heavy, per pound ; . , ,24c Dry Culls, per pound i4c FURS -Prime Skunk, short stripe .'. 93.50-92.00 Skunk, narrow stripe 92.50-91.25 Skunk, broad stripe 25c-75c Muskrat, fall WATCH LATER ISSUE FOR FUR PRICES 25c to 2c Muskrat, winter 30c to 5c Civets 85c to 10c Raccoon , 93.00 to 91.50 Coyote, cased 94.00 to 91.50 Coyote, opened 93.00 to 75c Mlnk 93.00 to 91.50 Unprime Furs at value. Market steady. Would advise to keep fur shipments coming. if you have any furs not listed write for further prices. Jas. &. Smith Hide Co-Grand IsIandrNebr. 1 AMERICAN NATIONAL LIVE STOCK ASS'N Largest Atte. in History of the AKMK'Latloii IvMrted at Kl Pa.so, TexiiM, January 25 to 27 The annual convention of the Am erican National Live Stock Associa tion will be held in El Paso, Texas, January 25, 26 and 27, 1916, and the officers and members of the executive committee of that organization are looking for the largest attendance in the history of . annual conventions of the big national live stock association. Mild Weather Will Attract This la the first time this conven tion has ever been held so far south and it Is believed that the prospect of a week or ten days of the mild weather which prevails in the Texas cities during the winter montha will have. the effect to cause many cattle men and their families, who live in the more northern and therefore colder states, to take advantage of the low rateB which are being made by the railroads for the occasion to visit the city which has figured so prominently in the newspaper die patches for the past four years, be cause of its proximity to Mexico and therefore the news center from which emanated the stories of the battles being fought by the foreign sections of the big southern republic. Preparing Elaborate Program El Paso cattlemen are preparing an elaborate program for the enter talnment of their visitors during the week of the convention. It compris es banquets, balls, afternoons at the Juarez races, bull fights, automobile rides, military drills at Fort Bliss, open air barbecues at Dr. Young's Karakul sheep ranch at Belen, In short Ihere will not.be a nldle min ute from the time the delegates to the convention arrive until they leave the city at its close. El Faso has entertained within the very recent past the annual conven tion or the Texas Cattle Growers As soclation and the Panhandle South west Stockmen's Association, and Is very familiar with the methods to be followed in the entertaining of cat tlemen. Besides, it lies in the cen ter of the greatest cattle producing area in the world and includes in its population many of the leading cat tle breeders, not only in the United States but in Mexico. Secretary Ojiena Kl Pano Ofllce T. W. Tom'llnson of Denver, Colo rado, secretary of the association, has established convention headquar ters temporarily in the Chamber of Commrece building in El Paso and until the close of the convention will direct operations, looking toward at tendance of delegates and arranging for their comforts, from that city. In this he is being given every assistance by the officers and directors of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce as well as by the publicity department of that organization. Invitations have been sent to near ly 10,000 cattlemen, members of the national association, as well as state and local organizations throughout the country, and from responses re ceived thereto it is confidently ex pected that fully sixty per cent of the inyltations will be accepted. An 0en Air Barbecue During the week of the convention Dr. C. C. Young will arrange to take both cattle and sheep men visiting El Pa so to his ranch at Belen, Texas, sixteen miles east of El Paso, where with he will show them his flocks of thoroughbred fur bearing fat tail Karakul sheep, recently Imported from central Asia and through which he aims to revolutionize the sheep growing Industry in the Southwest. While his visitors are at the ranch Dr. Young will serve an open air bar becue with all the necessary concom itants, including Russian music and other forms of Russian' entertainment. SOUTH OMAHA SECOND Report of Nebraska Kali way Com iiiInkIoii Places Xebraska tity as Second J rent Stock Market mission collected in Its search: Cattle Receipts 1915 Chicago 2,657,224 Kansas City . 1,800,893 Omaha 1,203,307 St. Louis .... 994,725 Sioux City . . . 520,54 8 St. Joseph ... 447,325 Denver 425,091 Hog Receipts 1915 Chicago 7,479,623 Omaha 2,545,210 Kansas City . 2,439,385 St. Louis .... 2,529,067 Sioux City . . . 1,644,752 St. Joseph . . . 1,646,614 Denver 326,883 Sheep Receipts 1915 Chicago Omaha . Kansas City St. Louis . . . Sioux City . . St. Joseph . , Denver 3.633.157 3,214.585 1,800,206 637,332 347,246 867,892 784,672 1914 2,639.367 1,959.749 926,6,94 1,202,330 3.r.9.554 350,686 444,432 1914 6.504,621 2,267,384 2.323.683 2,619,046 1,229,983 1,140,539 252,422 1914 5.459.345 3.147,434 2.053,884 782,423 397,984 825,292 684,498 Lincoln, Nebr. South Omaha is the second greatest stock market in the United States which means also in the world according to a detail ed study, the results of which were reported by the Nebraska railway commission today. Of the seven leading markets of the country Chicago leads them all in cattle, hog and sheep receipts. Omaha is third in cattle receipts, and second in hog and sheep receipts. Kansas City trails along third with the second prize in cattle receipts and third prize in both the hog and sheep columns. The following tabulation shows the figures which the railway com- NOTICE There are many reliable farm pa pers issued nowadays that supply farmers and stockmen with cashable and workable Ideas, but the paper best suited to the farmers of this sec tion is Farmer and Breeder. It is issued semi-monthly at Sioux City, la., and is Intensely interesting and practical. It regularly carries veter inary, dairy, poultry, horticulture, home and fashion departments in ad dition to market and live Btock news The special feature stories about suc cessful farmers and breeders give many valuable hints, suggestions and lessons that any intelligent farmer can apply with profit. Subscribe for The Nebraska Stock man 25c a year. Breeding Purebred Hogs. - Hog breeding for a purebred mar ket Is a ticklish job and requires a great deal of experience. The average farmer will do better to stick to the pork grades. Give Colt a Companion If you have only on colt to wean, don't put It In a dark out-of-the-way stable. Give It some companionship, a calf, or some live thing, and go to It often with some dainty. Keep Pigs Comfortable. Don't make the pigs sleep outdoors during the cold nights. Make the she! ters comfortable, or let them run tn the hog house to sleeo. mm. h W -1 Wholesale and Retail Attention, Farmers and Stockmen Firs We carry the largest line of made up FURS in the CITY. Also, MEN'S FUR OVERCOATS. All kinds of REPAIR WORK done promptly and neatly. OLD FURS made over into new styles at very reasonable prices. All kinds of Fur Trimmings by the yard. We absolutely guarantee our work to be first-class in every respect. Give us a trial and be convinced. Write us for prices. Omaha Mercantile & Fur Co, 1515 Howard St. OMAHA, NEBRASKA CARING FOR THE BROOD SOWS Give the Animals Good, Hearty R tion, Strong in Protein and Not Rich In Fat Making Foods. People will tell you that a brood tow should not be too fat at farrow ing time. That's true; but that doesn't mean that she should be starved to a shadow. She should be fed a good, hearty ration, strong in protein, and not rich in the fat-making foods. She should have plenty of exercise. She should be in that thrifty condition which makes her as strong as a bull- but not fat. There's no danger of her having too much bone and muscle. The heavier she is the better provided that too much of her weight is not fat. An all-corn ration robs her of the strength she will need at the time of her trial, and fills the cavities of the body with fat. Then she will be fat and lazy and will kill her pigs by lying on them Or she may never be able to bring them forth. Or her appetite for bone and muscle-forming foods may be sc abnormal that she may eat them up. But If she Is kept from being too fat by the simple method of starvation, she will not give the litter the proper amount of milk. If the sow becomes constipated be fore farrowing, as some sows do, ep- som salts may be given in the slop foi three or four feedings Just enough so that the taste will not repel the sow and keep her from eating. At farrowing time occur the most ol the pig losses. Some of them come from the absence of the owner when the pigs arrive, and some from hia presence. The sow should be carefully watched, but she should not be dis turbed. In other words, no dogs should be allowed anywhere near, and ' she should not become aware of the pres ence of those who watch her. A good brood sow stealing her nest In the grove or fields will on the average bring to the teed trough a better litter than the one which is fussed over by a solicitous owner. Yet she' sometimes needs help. Combine the merits of the two methods. EXPENSE OF KEEPING HORSE Cost Is Much More Than Many Per. sons Usually Believe Estimate Placed at $75 Yearly. The cost of keeping a horse for a year on a farm is much more tnan many persons usually suppose. In an estimate of such cost It was found that a horse weighing 1,200 pounds and kept at moderately hard work costs $75 a year for board. Foods, of course, are usually higher In some places than others, where it would not cost so much. Taking one horse with another, as kept on our farms, and allowing for the period of idleness in the winter Beason, the cost to keep would sot be more than $50. Larger horses would, however, cost relatively more than those of lighter weight. PARTITIONS IN HOG TROUGH Device Prevents Young and 8mall Ani mals From Being Crowded Out v of Their Allowanoe. Partitions in a hog trough will save the owner much trouble In feeding. Where there Is nothing to prevent the young and small pigs are often crowd ed out of their rightful allowance by the older and bigger animals. The trough shown in the Illustration is partitioned off to save this trouble. The bottom of the one I made was a 1-Inch board 11 inches wide. The Side and End View. ' sides were 4 Inches high, partitions 6 inches wide. For the V sides on top I used 1 by 8, and at the lower edge of these nailed strips of 1 by 4 to keep the slop from wasting, writes Odom Tyson of Lee's Summit, Mo., in Missouri Valley Farmer. The parti tions were spaced 10 inches apart. They were cut sloping across the top, and from the bottom of. slope to bot tom of trough is 8 Inches. ERADICATE LICE ON CATTLE Frequently Serious Pest in Winter Any of Various Dips Will Prove Quite Satisfactory. Lice on cattle and young stock are frequently a serious pest In winter. Any of the various dips advertised or sold for this purpose are effective. They can be put on with a sponge or brush and worked In thoroughly to the skin, but it Is not always safe to wet an animal all over In cold weather. Kerosene and lard rubbed In from horns to the tall is a safe. and sure remedy. An even better one is to use powdered sulphur. Kub it in well with the hand and repeat in two weeks. There Is no danger from using this-