Til ALLIANCE HERALD, AUGUST 8, 1918
Ineffective Surface Drainage
KXCWTIONAIi MACHINKKY IHH
PLAYH AT THH HTATK KAIIl.
GENERALLY IS DUE TO FAILURE TO KEEP DITCHES
AND CULVERTS OPEN THAN IT IS TO LACK OF
DITCHES AND CULVERTS, Says Good Roads.
The success of all road work, whether construction or mainten
ance, depends in so small measure upon the efficiency of the drainage.
Getting water off the road surface and getting and keeping it out
of and away from the roadbed are essential.
While then is nothing new in thews principles, nor in the manner
of statin them tlir whole ntbjeel of 'nl drainage is one that needs
in be kept constantly before Urate who bnlld roads or keep them in
repair. Pew of tip essential of highway engineering have been sin
gled out for emphesis in textbooks. In articles, in papers and in ai
1ivns s oflenef than lias tliis one. Ind y't it remains one of the most
neglected in practice.
Ineffective surface drainage is probably due to the failure to
keep ditches ami culverts open ol'tcncr than it is to a lack of ditches
and culverts, though for design and improper const ruct ion arc all loo
Common, Ditches tilled wfth leaves, small stones and other debris
from the road itself or from the adjacent land are common in most
parts of the country. Culverts choked with mud or with ends hidden
and obstructed by heavy growths of ratw, weeds and bushes ;u.
equally common.
Another prevailing fault in the drainage provisions on country
roads is the absence of outlet to carry the water away from the right
of way. It is of little advantage to get the water off the surface of the
road if it is to he allowed to soak into the roadbed from the side
ditches. Surface drainage, as has been Naid so often, consists of Ket
tiiiR the water off, out of, and way from the road, and no scheme of
drainage can be successful unless it takes caro of all these.
Until the time when all roads can be provided with hard surfaces,
there will be a period between winter and summer during which
travel will be impossible or difficult. The length of that period can
be reduced to the. minimum by the installation of adequate drainage
and by its careful maintenace. Clood Koads.
It Is announced by the Nebraska
Mate hoard Af aurirultur that ov r
100 per rent more flrmi maniifart ,ir
Irtfc aKrftiiltural machinery have se
cured space for exhibiting at the
191K atate fair than waa true at tin
,mie last yerf. This will be of RTMl
iBtetSSt to the f irmera of the BLAtC
v im more and more are being com
pelled to replare ahortened man pow
er with machinery.
The state fair, which openR Sep
tembsf 1st, is this year dedicated to
a policy of "helping win the war by
products more food." It Is very
much in keeping that an unusual ex
hibit of agricultural machinery
should be shown. If ever there were
seed of Improved and efficient ms
(hinety with which to do the work
of the boys who have been tattSB
from the fields It is this ye;ir BOd it
should be the duty of every farmer
wherever possible to see the State
fair machinery exhibit, talk with the
rcprescnattives and secure full infor
mation regarding the possibilities of
the various kinds of machines and
implements. There ure further drafts
to come and lator will ttp even
shorter than at present. The wise
farmer will be looking ahead and
planning to BMOl th estuation. He
should by no means fall to not only
see, but study carefully the exhibits
to be found on the machinery
grounds at the state fair. To do so
will be an education in itself.
FARM
ANIMALS
PREVENT DISEASES OF HOGS
Most Important Way to Conserve and
Increase Pork Production Elim
inate Mud Holes.
(Preparrd hv the fnltnd ftnten Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In the problem of (unserving and
Increasing pork production. It must be
remembered thnt one of the chief fac
tors la the prevention of disease.
Swine, particularly younj? animals, are
Hundreds of people ue THE HERALD'S want an columns to sell or buy
something, to find something that may have been lout. Intact some people have
been known to secure a faithful, hardworking wlf by advertising In want ad
columns.
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Daily Thought
We reap what we bow; but nature
oas love over und ahove thut Justice,
tnd gives us aliadow and blossom and
I 'rult that spring from no pluntiug of
i ours. George Eliot.
A3AX
Shoulders of Strength
built into Ajax Tires support , the entire width of the
tread brace against sudden shocks give "more tread on
the road." Brute bulwarks of battle add strength where
needed where strain is greatest.
A3AX ROAD KING
"More Tread on th Road"
Here's the matchless mile-makerdesigned, built and guar
anteed for service and endurance under maximum road stress,
on any road AJAX ROAD KING will prove ita superiority.
A monarch in quality, a democrat in service.
97 Owner' (Choice
Tbls tremendous percentage of Ajax production is singled oat bjr
motorists to take the ;lce of other tires that came with their cars.
An over whelming endorsement of Ajax quality. Cutse in lot's talk Ajax.
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Including; the famous
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and the celebrated
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De Laval Cream Separators Farm Trucks
Gas Engines Dayton Airless Tires
Lubricating Auto Oils and Greases
The Farmers' Union
Alliance, Nebraska
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Terms Strictly Cash
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CORNER SECOND AND LARAMIE, ALLIANCE
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Healthy Pigs Kept Under Sanitary
Conditions Are Better Able to With
stand Diseases.
susceptible or subject to allmenta
which. If not remedied, checked, or pre
vented, will result In the curtullmcnt
of production, despite all efforts thut
may be made.
Diseases of swine mnv be classed
in two groups: (a) Ailments which
are not highly destructive and can be
treated ns a rule by the fanner; (b)
highly destructive diseases particu
larly of Infections origin, which spread
rapidly and kill quickly, and to handle
them properly requires the co-operation
of not only the fanners and stock
rolSSrS, but federal and state officials.
In the first group which is not high
ly destructive may be mentioned such
ailments and Conditions as parasites.
both internal and external (worms and
lice) ; BBUBge and other skin diseases;
tumors and abscesses; poisoning by
agents ns caustic potash and mold in
garbage, cockleburr, cottonseed, etc.;
pneumonia; thumps, or other dlgestlv
disorders. These ailments as a rule
can be readily treated by efforts of
the farmer himself, and the applica
tion of home remedies Often proves ef
fective in their core. Preventive meas
ures at till rimes 'should be observed,
such as proper ' housing and feeding,
sanitary conditions of yards and shel
ter, good clean drinking water, and
aiov ail the elimination of filtliy
mudhotes.
FEEDING THE SUCKLING PIG'
3
Shelled Corn Is Particularly Good
When They Benin to Nose
Around for Food.
(From the United Stutes Department of
Afrrlculture.)
When the pigs are about three weeks
old, sometimes less, they will begin to
nose around for something to eat. If
they nr.- owing to do as they should thl
something must be supplied. One of
the best feeds nt this particular time
Is shelled corn. It should be in a self
feeder In a pen where the pigs Can go
to It and will not be bothered by any
of the rest of the hogs. This can be
arranged by a creep Just large enough
to admit the plirs handily. Don't forget
thnt these little fellows jrrow quite
rapidly and from time to time the
creep must be mnde larger. After the
pigs are 4 or 5 weeks old, especially If
they do not have good trass pasture,
the addition of some shorts, tankage,
or oil meal Is advisnble. Nothing
WOOld be better, however, thnn skim
milk. The self-feeder In which Is
kept corn and other feeds should be
maintained right along up until wean
ing time, and after that if the pig Is
Intended for market purposes. IMgs
to be used foe breeding purposes may
be kept on n self-feeder all the time
with splendid results, but in some
eases they get too fat and logy and do
not take the proper exercise. The mirst
profitable pig Is the one that ucver
quits growltvg from farrowing time
until be Is driven over the scales.
PRODUCTION OF LIVE STOCK
Good Permanent Pastures, Leguminous
Crops, Silo and Purebreds
Are Essential.
(From the United States Department of ,
Agriculture.)
Where live stock is a factor on the 1
farm, make every field hog-tight and 1
sheep-tight ; have thoroughly good per- i
manent pastures; grow leguminous1
crops; build a silo; and keep only pure-
bred males. These five things are ah- I
solutely essential In the economical
production of live stock. Of course,
this program calls for some lubor and
expense, but the permanent conultlon
of prosperity in the sections devoted
to live stock production Is proof of the
good profit derived therefrom.
ATTENTION GIVEN BABY BEEF
Industry Increasing In Importance on
Account of the Scarcity of
Feeder Cattle.
With the growing scarcity of feed
er cattle und the -advance In value of
farm lauds, the baby-bee' industry
is of increasing lnnTortunce and is
receiving the attention of fan !
In all live stock sectlous of the ....-try.
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The constant strain of
factory work very often
results in Headaches,
Backaches and other
Aches, and also weak
ens the Nerves.
DR. MILES
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will quickly relieve the
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is very helpful when
the Heart is overtaxed.
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LKU'18 J. CUTTER,
Marietta, Ohio.