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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1910)
'SHE? - Fowls arc obliged to throw off much of tho waBto of tho bod" thro'ugh tho lungs. They do not sweat, but in stend breathe several times faster than sweating animals when heated. To hoop In good health, a hen re quires nearly seven times the amount bf fresh air In proportion ot Us size as does n horse. This Is a fact well to keep In mind when planning tho winter housing ot tho flock. During very cold weather It Is ab solutely necessary that the eggs bo gathered several times n day, for If thoy aro loft In tho nests they are apt to be frozon. Tho ovll habit of egg eating Is very often formed by hens getting their first tasto of eggs from eatlm: n cracked mm which' has frozen In tho nest. Give tho working team a dally grooming when you work them. Give tho shoulders an especially good rub jblng, and If thcro aro any signs of swelling or sores, batho them with (water and carefully wash the skin clear of all dirt and dust. ! Small fruit on the farm Is a source of Joy and satisfaction. You often near peoplo say thoy can buy tno fruit cheaper than thoy can ralso It but thoy don't, and what's moro It nover tastes so good as tho homo grown. In tho winter tlmo, after tho hons pave gone to roost, arrango the litter (change it If necessary) and scatter tho grain into this, so when tho hens coins off tho roost in tho morning thoy can go to work for their broak- fast i There Is no gold mine nor get rich quick scheme In tho poultry yard, but If you will practlco theso four words: cleanliness, punctuality, pcrsovoranco land care you will receive a good prof lit from the poultry. Tho western man knows that when Tils lambs go to market, a carload jfrom a well-bred, thoroflghbred slro wlll go for a, dollar, per head moro than for a scrub. They havo proved It many a time. In buying a brooder tho chief points to bo observed aro: A good lamp, a heating dovlco giving off tho heat from a central drum, and an arrange ment which facilitates easy cleaning. Sclenco says impuro food fed to poultry Is tho causo of many diseases ln man. Then as poultrymen wo should be careful what wo feed our poultry and the care wo glvo It There Is little need of buying oxpon eivo grains for swine, when main tained on farms, or of feeding much grain, except to nursing mothers or In fitting for market A fow sunflower seeds planted around tho henhouso and yards will not only add to tho appearance of tho place, but will furnish good food later In tho season. Brooder-lamps uro often exposed to tho wind, and, If choaply constructed or poorly enclosed, tho result will bo a chilled brood of chicks, or perhaps & flro. i 1 Not every one may hope to own prlzo-wlnnlng herds, but let us do tho best we can by breeding up. Thero Is no wisdom in keeping poor cows. Wo have our cholco of tho breeds and may be enthusiastic about them. .Tho breed you like is the breed with which you will succeed. Thero Is much loss danger ot over watering a bard working horso it bo Is watered often than If allowed to be como very thirsty. Feed is too high to allow unproflta bio animals to consumo it, when pay ing cows can bo obtained for tho samo amount of money. A five-gallon can is tho most favored packago for shipping extracted honey, For packing honey In Bmall tin pack ages, the writer knows of nothing hot ter than tho 5 and 10-pound friction top cans and palls. ' Thoro is room on every farm for at least ono or two brood sows and ithelr young. Never attempt to fatten birds which In successive weighing, show a loss of weight To prevent' tho air from reaching tho silage all silos must havo air tight walls. Tho largo, up-to-dato hoghouso is not only unnecessary but of doubtful benefit. Nover plow furrows up and down tho faco ot a hill it thoy can ns welt bo run across Its faco. In such places thcro is no tear ot water lying so as to do damage, but tlioro is groat chance ot a drought lessening the yield. This is especially tho ciibo It furrows up and down tho hill provldo facilities for a quick run-oft in case ot a downpour of mln. Whcro thero aro no such furrows for tho escape ot tho wntor, it will bo much moro likely to soak in.. Corn Is In Ideal condttton for tho silo when It Is In Ideal condition to bo cut for fodder, I. o., when tho kornels aro woll glazed and Just beforo tho follago begins to brown. Corn at this stngo Introduced Into a well-constructed silo and carofully spread and woll tramped haB never fdllod In our ex perience to produco ldcnl sllugo. Hogs mako their most profitable growth in summer, when they aro young, but this will not bo true tin 'ess thoy havo something to cat, "Monty ot pasturo and milk wfth como grain will holp them along nt a tlmo when they aro bcBt nblo to respond and when pork Is made most cheaply. After tho pigs nro two weeks old thoy may bo turned Into a lot. to gether, whero they may bo fed with out being disturbed by tho oows. Tho 'coding lot of tho plg3 should bo con iccted with tho now'B pen by a small oponlng through which thoy may pass back and forth at will. Alfalfa is making good in tho cnBt, and faraorB aro realizing that It Ib comparatively easy to got a Btand, by the uso of lime and plenty of stablo manure. This Is Ideal pasturo for swine and no harm will bo dono the crop it pastured lightly. Thero aro no socrets nbout good dairying. Tho farm JournalB toll all there Is about It over rfud ovor, but tho man who doos not read and apply modern methods romatns In Ignor ance and possesses nn empty pocket- book. Tho averago dairy farmer takes It as a mattor of courso that cows us ually shrink during tho fall and fall away In their flesh condition, and therefore ho makes no plans to re move the causo of the falling away. A good , brood bow of whatever breed must havo a big feeding capa city In order to produco plenty of milk. For this reason It Is novor wise to buy a sow with a short, chunky body set on too short legs, In buying a farm one of the moat Important things to consider is tho matter of water for tho Btock. No animal on tho farm can bo expected to' do its best without free access to good water. Idle horses need, good, Judicious care. Thero are Instances whero val uablo anlmaln havo droppod dead when being taken from tho stablo after a long period of confinement. Economy in saving, and tho appll cation of barnyard manure Is needed on most farms. Manuro Is ono of Its valuablo products, yet It Is npt fully appreciated by most managers. Maybe those old hens will go through anothor winter all right, but you will not got much out of thorn. Lot them go. It Is tho young hen that does tho business. If one waits until husking tlmo to savo tho seed corn tho task will al ways bo dono moro hurriedly and tho chances aro that a poorer quality will bo secured. Benefits can bo dorlvcd from oven a roughly kept register of tho cow's yield and other matters concerning her which othorwlso would bo forgot ton. In a day's time a chlckadco has been known to cat hundreds of Insect oggs and worms that aro very harm ful to our trees and vegetables. DIntilne every fowl Is the surest and Rafoat wav to cot rid of tho body lice and all parasites such as feather mites, scaly leg, acubles, etc. If there is a furnace In the cellar, boots and carrots keep much better If packed In sand. This prevents them from shrivelling so badly. Oats Is one of tho most Important feeds wo can feed to growing chicks, as it Is a musclo and Lono builder and makes fino feathers. "Whero you find filth you find Tor mln. Theso two things causo a host of diseases, and right hero is whero tho Iobbos begin. Encourage tho hired man to be kind to tho horses. A double wall concrete silo Is most nearly frost proof. Every ploasant summer day the bees are up and away at daybreak In search of nectar. Don't forgot that thero aro days when your horso Is out of sorts Just as you are. A little oil of pennyroyal or oil of cloves will drlvo fleas away from tho stable. . A platform scale on tho farm has a beneQdent offect upon, tho town scales. LEOPARD MOTH MANY EASTERN ORCHARDS 'Pernicious Little Caterpillar. Known Jb,nemy 01 nany a roca ana dnruus Description and History. Tho pernicious caterpillar, known as tho leopard moth, with Its yellowish dots and woll-dovoloped, dark brown or noarly black thoracic and anal shields In addition to tho dark brown head, Is a European species, well known as a dnngorous enemy of many trees and shrubs. Somo years ago Dr. E. B. Southwlck, entomologist of Central Park, Now York, found this pest living nt tho expanse .of somo clghty-threo different kinds of trees and shrubs, says Country Gontloman. Thd parent Insect is a rather hoavy, whitish, blue-spotted moth, having a wing spread In tho male ot nearly two Inches and In tho fomnlo of nearly three lnchc3. The latter Is a heavy- .The Wood Leopard . v . . - . . ..I I U, II, UirVUl HUH! ItUUVG UIIU BIUU, UUUMWIUlt H1"VII, I, .UUIU, 11. J-VIIHtlVi 1'. Burrow, showing tendency of full-grown caterpillar to ulrdlo Us plant food. bodied? rathor sluggish moth, which deposits a largo number of eggs, nt loast 300 and possibly ns many ns 1,000. Theso nro placed In crovlces of tho bark, In branches as woll as tho trunk, and It seems probablo that many may bo thrust botwoen tho stom and bud or under a bud scalo. Tho recently-hatched catorplllara aro usu ally found In tho smnllor twlgfl, which lnltor frequently wilt and broak ns a result of tho borer's operations. Theso destructive catorplllars fre quently desort tholr burrows and on tor other portions ot tho treo, tho larger noarly full-grown ones attain ing a length of two Inches or moro and often being found In tho trunk. Borings hanging by threads from cir cular orifices usually Indicate tho presence of these pests. Tho full' grown caterpillars aro voracious feed ers and ojoct largo quantities of bor ings In oval pollets. Badlydnfostod trees aro oaslly recognized at a dls"- TELLS PERCENTAGE OF BUTTER It Is extremely Important for tho former to know tho percentage of fat or buttor in the milk ho gets from the cow. It Ib tho only way to decldo which cows to keep for dairy pur poses. Heretofore, an expensive cen trifugal machine had to bo employed for tho purpose, out of reach for the smnll farmer. A Gorman haB discov ered an extremely simple, cheap and Ingenious method for tho samo pur pose. Ho usch a bicycle, This Is placed on tho floor upsldo down, or hung upon u stool, a Jack or rt barrel, pllowlng tho pedals to swing freely. Tho butyrmoter is filled with milk and placed into ordinary blcyclo boxes, which are fastonod to tho roar INJURES Imported From Europe Well tnnco by tho numerous limbs nn Inch to two Inches In dlamotor which havo broken off somo thrco to live feet from their tips. Tho white, bluo-Bpottcd, rather slug gish females Bhould bo rocognlzed and destroyed wherever possible Trees In localities Infested by this insect Bhould be examined thrco or four times n year and tho wilting twigs or Infested branches cut and burned promptly. Tho latter Is essential, slnco tho catorplllars loavo their bur rows on slight provocation. Limbs broken off by storms should bo col lected and burned, as thoy frequently contain catorplllars. Borers In tho larger branches or the trunks may Moth, Zeuzera Pyrlna; . t ll.U, .1 T.-....t1f m T MM.'n bo cut out or destroyed by tho use of a floxlblo wlro. Injection of carbon blsulphldo with nn ordinary oil can, and then plugging tho holo with fresh soap or putty Is also an offoctlvo method ot checking this pest. Why Hogs Wero Called Unclean. By somo of tho ancient nntlonB tho hog was considered a sacred animal. Ily others It was regarded as unclean, nnd prohibited ns food. This prohlbt tlon nmong tho Jows was regarded by Tacitus nnd othors os having been bo causo of n feeling that pork was often unfit to ent In 1arm cltmatos, nnd apt to encourage tho spread of leprosy Moses Is thought to havo forbidden tho eating of pork bccatiBO It wni liable to give tho Israelites diseases thus making thorn unable to endure long marches out of Egypt. In thost" dayn, when cooking was crudely dono thero was no doubt much reason t( fear trichina. wheel. Tho wheel Is sot spinning and after about throo minutes tho, fa! has boon separated from tho milk. A soon as tho wheel haH stopnod the butyrmoter Is carofully withdrawn, paying attention to tho fact that tho point must bo hold forwnrd. The In dicator on tho butyrmoter shows tho percentage of fat. Experiments carried on this simplo dovlco on n largo farm In Gormany, provou mat ono cow gavo milk con taining 3.02 per cent, of fat, and thoro- foro yielded enough buttor to pay a hundsomo profit, whllo tho milk of an- 'othor cow contained only 3.39 por cont fat and tho quantity of buttor dorlved from It did not pay for Us keep. LEARNING ART OF COUNTING African Savages Have Interesting Method of Calculating Uso Both Feet and Hands. Do you romombor learning to count? ' I daro sny not. But I nm pretty suro you learned to count on your lingers, or perhaps you woro glvon brlgnl counters or aholls to uso instead. Savages learn to count In Just tho samo wnys; most ot thorn uso tholr fingors, and eo thoy loam to count by tons ns wo do, and somo of thorn glvo their numbers very tunny nnmcB. Tho Indians on tho Orinoco call flvo "ono hnnd" nnd ton "two handB." But thoy uso tholr foot as woll and call flfteon "wholo foot," sixteen "one to tho other foot," and twenty "ono man." This plan bocomos vory com plicated with hlghor figures, for twen- ty-ono Is "ono to tho hand of tho noxt man." Tho African savages count In much tho samo way. Tho Zulu for six Is "tntlBltupa." which means "taking tho thumb," thnt Is. tho man who la counting has used tho flvo fingors of ono hand, nnd Is beginning to uso tho second hand, starting nt tho thumb. Somo races uso tho Joints of tho fingor lnstcnd of tho flngors thorn- Eclvca, nnd thoy aro very badly off. for thoy can only count up to throo. Somo AuBtrallnn trlbos count thus ono, two, two-ono, two-two, nnd can go no further. Other racos havo only thrco words, "ono," "two," "a groat many." But savages sometimes uao other things for counting than lingers or Joints. Our own word "calculate moans "working with pobblos." Ono African trlbo calls forty "ogodzo," which means "string," bocauso thoy uso cowrlo shells strung together by fortlos for counting. Their nnmo for hundred Is "yha," which means "heap" -that Is, a heap of cowrlos. BUILDING HOT-AIR BALLOON Instructions Given by A. Leo Stevens, Aeronaut, for Benefit of Boys Carries Weight, Any boy who will follow tho In structions of A. Lcq Stevens, tho aeronaut, can built a hot-air balloon with a lifting capacity ot thrco poundfl. Somo tlmo ngo Mr. Btovons constructed a mlnlaturo aircraft ot this typo for tho amu3omont ot somo Making a Hot-Air Balloon. boys nt Chautauqua Inko which soared to an altltudo ot 1,000 foot and drift ed a mile across tho swamps, finally landing In tho branches ot n treo. A balloon of this typo when In- flntod stands 11 feet high, but In reality Ib 18 foot long, tho dlfferonco bolng explained by tho curve. Tho bag is cut In 14 parts, oach part lo 18 feet in length, two foot In width at tho wldost point and tapers to a point. Whittling. They lined to ,say a whistling girl Wan lllio a crowing lion, Thnt whistling wns us out of placo As pottlcoats on man. aivo mo tho cheery llttlo girl Thnt plnys nnd sings nnd shouts. A whistling glr Is better far Than ono that scolds and pouts. A Shipload of Toys Hundreds of tons of toys, dolls' and railroad cars, Jumping Jacks and auto mobiles nnd (lying machines, camo Into Philadelphia tho other day on tho stoamor Dortmund. Tho stoamor ennio from Hamburg, Gormany, and carrlod no freight oxcopt toys. This is tho first of many such cargoes that will bo brought across tho ocean be foro Christmas for tho boys and girls oC America. Grandma Was Better. "Don't you think you havo n good mnmnm, to spread such a nlco, big sllco of br.oad with Jam for you?" ask ed tho visitor, "Oh, yes," replied llttlo Loin, "but my grandma Is gooder; shu lots mo spread tho Jam myself," A Stitch In Time. Dorothy was visiting hor grandpar ents In tho country for tho first tlmo, Seeing a quantity of feathers scat tered about tho honynrd sho shook hor head In disapproval. "Grandpa," oho said gravely, "you roally ought to do something to kcop 51 GALLOON A your chickens from wearing out bo." THE REASON WHY. Snltl tho llttlo dog Willi tho lone, idng tall, "why Is your tall so short?" Said tho llttlo dog with tho short, short tall. "IUiilo questions nro wrong. 1'vo been caught. "If you'll wnlt long enough, you'll suroly nnd nut Whatever was meant you should know." So down In tho rood tho- two doggies sat To wnlt just theso two In a row. An nutomobllo camo dashing along Ilunnltig ovor noor uoeay's tall. "1'vo found out all that I wonted to know!" Said tho curious dorr with a wall. V ODD LITTLE ANIMAL FOR PET West Virginia Miss Makes Plaything of Woodchuck or Groundhog Tame and Loving. This is a picture of a Wost Vir ginia girl and her pot woodchuck or groundhog as thoy aro gonorally called. Sho says that woodchucks aro vory interesting pots. This ono Boon got vory tamo and oven affoc tlonato toward his mistress, Ho al- An Odd Pet. ways sits In the position shown In tho plcturo when taking his food. Ho is dainty in his habit. 'lie la fond ot applos, pears, candy and cakos. Ho wont nwnv onr.n nnd staved flvo wooks, finally camo back and Is now as gontlo and aftectlonato as beforo. GAME IS VERY INTERESTING Two of Company Agree on Certain Word and Person Guessing It 8e)ects a Partner. To play this gamo successfully, two o. tho company must privately agrou upon a word that has sovoral mean ings. Tho two thon ontor Into a con versation, which is obliged to bo about tho word thoy havo chosen, whilst tha remainder of tho compnny llston. Whon a member of tho compnny imagines that ho has guessed tho word, ho may Join in tho conversation, but if ho finds ho is mistaken ho must Immedlntoly rotlro. To glvo un Illustration: Supposing tho two pluyors who Btnrt tho conver sation decldo upon tho word box Thoy might tnlk about tho peoplo thoy had soon at tho theater and tho par ticular part of tho houso In which thoy woro Bitting. Thoy thoy might say how nlco it looked In a garden, and ono might montlon that it grow Into big trees. Perhaps ono of tho com pany might Imagine that ho had gueos od tho word correctly and Join in whon tho conversation would bo -im mediately changod, nnd tho twa would bogln to converse ubout a hugo enso in which a vory groat numbor ot things woro pnekod away. By this tlmo possibly tho porson who Joined In tho convocation will loavo off, completely mystlflod, If, howovor, tho word should ba corroctly guossod, tho porson guosslng It chooses a partnor and thoy together soloct a word and tho gamo begins again. LET THE BOYS ANSWER. How many tooth havo you got? Which part of tho body goes to sloop first? Which is tho most restful position In bed? Why can a dog soo better In tho dark than a boy? How Is a tourniquot applied? What should bo doqo whon you got a llshbono In your throat? What Bhould you do whon you stop on a rusty nail? "What is tho proper way to tako r cindor out of tho oyo? What Is tho best remedy for a bruise? Origin of Sealing Wax. Master Who can toll mo what use ful artlclo .wo get from tho whale? Johnny Whnlobono. Mastor Right Now, what llttlo boy or girl knows what wo got from tho seal? Tommy Sealing wax. Cows' Overcoats. Ono day llttlo Mnrglo saw a 'dray loaded with hides passing tho house. "Oh, mamma," alio exclalmod, "thoro boob a man with a wholo stack of cows' ovorcoat8l" . ..si,