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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1910)
i Notwithstanding tho largo numbor rf students being graduated each yenr 110111 tho agricultural colleges all over this continent, thcro seems to bo a continuous shortaKO of auallflcd mon for tho work of agricultural teaching, One high school In tho soarch for a teacher of agriculture has gono tho length of sending out mlmeogrnphcd loiters to Uio various agricultural col- leges In tho hopes of securing such a man. One of tho most encouraninc dcvol- opmcnts In tho growing o' garden - i vegetables ia tho lncroaslnK rocoirnl- tlon of tho practical Importanco of using puro and uniform stocks of seed whoso varietal characteristics adapt them to distinct local condi tions and market requirements. Tho abnormally high prices de manded for oil meal during tho past wlntor, owing to tho extromoly high price of flaxseed, has led many farm- ere to Inquire into tho feasibility of raising a small amount of flax to bo fed. instead of dencndlnir unon tho market for their oil meal. v Caro must be exorcised with plant- ings of asparagus to soo that tho summer's growth is mowed nnd hurnnft hfnrn tho seeds rloen and fall, othcrwiso tho parent plantB will soon bo very much dwarfed with a mass of seedlings growing amongst them. If coops are not well ventilated tho growing chicks will be too warm dur lnc tho nlrcht nnd will sweat out more strength during tho hours In which they ought tp rest than they will gain undor tho most favorablo conditions during tho day. When wo understand that It re niilrna twfmtv tnntl nf mnlsturo to Tiro duco a bushel of corn wo will study JLanKmnawMMMMMMMmnmNHMM- to mako Its evaporation as slow as for tho groat numbor nnd nigu quni possible, aB crops suffer more from lty of American breeding establish' lack ot moisture than from any other single thing. If cows conio fresh In tho fall, they produce a good flow of milk during tho winter months and In the spring when they are turned on grass this nets as a second freshening and thus length ens the period of milk production, r It takes somo extra caro to have nest boxes all clean this tlmo of tho year, but It pays. It you can't afford to glvo your hens clean boxo3, they can't afford to lay good eggs worth two or threo cents apiece. . , Those who havo young beef steers on hand or can get them at a reason- able price can do no better than give LUV Ul VMbWO ICUUiU() UUtillg WIV I winter very full and comnlcto consid- nmHnn A green bono cutter will pay for itself in one season. Besides being a vrv linnJthv fno, nn,1 n ffront producer, cut bono Is a cheap food compared to present high prices for grain. ' Vou can start In tho poultry busi ness with a dozen fowls at a cost ofj about live dollars Ior house and yards. A piano box will cost a dollar and tho wire fencing about four dollars more. An Important foature of profitable mutton feeding lies in the breeding of fnodflrn. nnil nil nrnnrlnnparl fomlara Biro itv building up tho mutton Hock. One breeder says that ho can wean his pIks in six or seven weeks If thoy havo good caro and keep them grow ing as flno ns any litter and still havo the next litter six weeks sooner. Don't keop your horse in nn over- heated stable, and then stand him for linnrn In n frnczlncr ntinoHmmrn nnd wonder how ho boenmo paralyzed. enmu mon ilnrt fnr llm ilnrlnp mhnn thoy havo a sick horse. Othors feed well, caro well nnd drive woll. so they never have to go to the doctor. To groom tho horse woll after hnrd work does not only clean tho skin, but It prevents various parasitic dls- eases ot the skin. It Is of supremo Importanco thut the dairy stock should bo liandled gently. Wild and intractable animals are usually tho result ot hard han dling. Fresh green bono Is ot Itself almost a complete' feed, nnd may be used as a special material for egg produc tion. Success In pork production Is lar'go- Good, fresh, puro water is n proflta ly affected 'by tho attention given to bio addition to milk, as milk is largo tho health and comrort ot the brood ly water, but tho cow should do the vnv, i mixing. At (ho Minnesota experiment sta tion It In bcllaved that greater care must be had In preparing stlago for sheep than for cattlo. Snoop require a sweet and dry silage. Thickly plant ed corn cut before- It Is well matured, does not mako Ideal silage for sheep. Corn planted about llko field corn, harvested and put Into tho silo when It begins to dent, has proven vory healthful to sheep, and they havo dono well upon. If clover hay is fed in conjunction with this silugc, cheap and satisfactory gains may bo made In sheep fattening. Investigations which havo been car ried on for severnl years In Rhode Island show that tho disease known na "black head" in turkeys is spread' Inir to nil partB of tho country and thnt chickens as well as turkoys may bocomo victims. No certain euro hns yet been discovered for this dlscaso which has so ravaged the turkey-pro- duclng states of tho East, Much has been said and written about tho importance of keeping dairy utensils porfectly clean, but not bo much about the churn, and If proper care is not exercised . In keeping tho churn sweet and clean, tho butter will bo tainted, no matter now wen tho milk has been cared for beforo Doing roauy ior uio ciiurn. It la well to remember thnt tno pigs must bo kept growing from mo . start if results aro to bo sausiaciory, and if tho sows and pigs nro fed an Intufllclont or unsuitable rntion uniu tho work is out of tho way bo there wir bo tlmo to devote moro attention lo thorn, a valuable opportunity will bo lost to tho owner, A distinct flavor of tho soil has been noticed in butter by French ox- ports. Normandy cowb taken to a now locality yielded buttor percept- ibly changed, but not wholly iiko that of tho nutlvo cowb. In winter. with concentrated food, tho character istic soil flavor disappears. With tho sheep on the rann uio problem of fresh meat for family uso In nnrtlv solved. Mutton DUlCH- orcd on tho farm can nearly always bo used to advuntago and then you wilt know whether you aro eating spring lamb or something else. Sheen and other nervous nnlmnl3 which nro being fnttoned for market should bo kept us quiet as possible or their feed will not do them tho most good. Tho moro you handle an uio live stock In a gentlo and confiding way the better they will do. Wo need no longer go to foreign countries for new and better blood, mentB give ninplo scopo ior mo nvoldanco of tho pernicious lnflucnco of Inbreeding. In the nast. and even at tho present time, most of tho domestic onions that supply tho markets of the large cities of thU country, are grown on what Is known as muck soil, in most cases land reclaimed by draining swamps, if In nnt always the best plan to illsnoao of boef cattlo aB yearlings. but In many lnstancos In tho corn bolt area it has como to bo a common practice, and is rouowea ay u tuuniu- crablo number of cattlo raisers. ,, , , ... The orchard Is unquestionably tho - 111 x A ' needed snaue is proviuuu, " will take caro of the waste fruit ana if properly mnnagea more neeu oo no damage to the trees. """ . .. . . If tho cream 18 ChUmed WUU0 BWCet, conslderublo quantities of butter will ho lost In the buttermilk, and the flu- lshod product win do voiu ui mo proper flavor, regardless oi uio ruwuu fed to tho cows. After tho pigs havo been put Into the fattening pen In tho fall they should bo fed nil that thoy will eat with a relish for as a rule tho shorter tho fattening period tho larger tho profits Tho average annual cost of main tainiiiK a farm work horso Is npprox' lmately $80, and for this cost of main- tenance gives a return in work about ireo hours per day throughout tho 'eor There should not bo a wldo discrep ancy between tho valuo of the hog house and Its occupant. It Is ns wrong to nut a $100 sow In a $10 house as It to put a $10 sow m a ?iuu nouso. A pullet that has had all tho bono It will eat will mature a raonui iiuick- (ir than OI10 that haB had llOnO. It may be fresh bono or tmrnt uone any kind or Done jusi bo u uu.iu, In purchoslng now male birds. o- cure those that havo something back of them In tho lino of good ancestors, Tho males are worth considering, for thoy are half tho flock. Tho droppings from the lambs uro rich in fertilizing valuo, and It has been found that spring wheat does better after lambs havo run Jn tho corn. Sorghum, knfllr corn nnd Johnson grass aro oitcn poisonous, wuen grown without sufficient wnter and fed green The Mtfnwht Carnival KM At midnight, when Uio house I dark, Tho dictionary has a lark; It turns nn tli6 library helt And slowly oucns by Itself Then all tho word In all tho world corn romping trom Its pages, Sesquipedalian words thut oft have puz zled solumn age. And obsolete oxpii'sslous that urn nevci heard of now Their rusty Joints give rusty creaks n stately they bow: Tho little nlry. fairy words bo dancing hero and lucre. While wicked words ono must not know lust stand about and swear. But O. It dors them lots nt good to leav their strained positions And have nn hour of exercise without their definitions. Ono night I chanced to take, a nap, Tho dictionary In my lap, And Just at midnight by tho clock I hud a most Impressive shock, For silently nnd stealthily the words, li) twos nnd single. . Cnmo popping from tho bulky book and all began to mingle. I'lio funny words wcra frolicking, tin weepy words wero sad, Tho gentlo words wero vory good, tin slangy words wero bad: Dut It wan very odd to see them all Just fairly pour Out of the dictionary nnd go racing roun tho tloor. Such bobtallod words as thoy nppearcd- noiins, verbs and propositions, And nil the other parts of speech, without their ueuniuons. And now when I go by tho shelf I never let on to myself That I know how when midnight comei The dictionary haws and hums And yawns with drowsiness, until A down to Kyxomma Tho words nil scamper for each page, without a dnsh or comma. And elambor over all tho chairs and turn bio from the shelves. And sometimes. Just to have a change. they will misspell themselves Tho dictionary looks at me, and often times I think That knowingly It lifts Its top as thougr about to wink. nut on thnt night T mado n vow and I'l Keep Its condlt ons J will not tell upon tho words thnt lcav f .1 n A I ll . inrif ucitiituunif. Laws and Locks. Thero was onco a man who wai afraid burglars might enter his home by way of tho front tloor. So he had doublo locks put on It Then he had bolts at tho top and bot tom. Later ho had n complicated night latch and a spring lock attached. Titer he affixed a heavy bar ncrosa the con tor of the door. And ns a last adorn mont ho equipped tho door with r strong steel chain. Now, all this was nil right, but the odd part of it !b that ho never turned on the night Intch, the spring lock wns always left open, none of the boltB was ever shot, tho bar was ul wnys off Kb place and tho chain wn never In use. Ilut it isn't so odd when wo reflect thnt he wns a legislator who was a! ways hoiplng to pass lawB that were never enforced. Supporting tho Theory. "Yes, I nm a twin," says the mat with tho molo on his ear. "Woll, pardon mo if my question if personal," saya tho mnn with tho tin decided eyebrows, "but I have rend that twins always experienced th same sensations of pleasure or pain Is that true?" "My experlonco Is thnt it Is prao tically true, In youth," says tho twin "In youth? Then ns you grow old er this characteristic leaves?" "One might sny so. I romembci mat wnon iny urotner and I were small boys the pleasure ot stealing Jam was simultaneous with us, but the pnln of mother h slipper was not- depended on which one hIio caught first." Disappointing. "My htiBband didn't get homo until two o'clock tills morning," remarks the lady with tho weary eyes. "Indeed!" exclaims tho other lady "delightedly anticipating tho nnrratlon of n family tiff. "And what did ho say In explanation? "Nothing. I came home with him Wo had beon to tho theator nnd to a into supper aftcrwnrd." Too Expensive. "Five dollars n minute?" said tin youth who had asked the long distance telephone rnto botwoen him and the town whoro rosldod tho Indy fair. "Yes, sir," asserted tho telephone clerk. "I guoss I am not on speaking torrni with hor," sighed the youth, Bndij counting out ? I CO which was In hit purse. V i ... r TMM.i. V i MANY ADVANTAGES WITH CONCRETE FEEDING FLOOR Presents Feed From Bolngr Trampled Into Mud end Con tributes to Health of Animals by Lessening Cliunccs of Infection. Slnco tho advent ' ot high-priced corn and hogs, feeding floors ot a moro pormanent nature than thoso mndo of wood 'aro receiving n good deal of attention, writes L. E. Trocgor of Iowa In Ornngo Judd, Farmer. Tho ndvantnges ot a floor of some kind ot material like brick or cement over" plank lined not be nrgilcd. There are n good many foedlng floors mndo of tho first named material to bo found throughout tho corn bolt, nnd without exception they are proving n good In vestment. In short, tho main points In favor of a feeding floor of permanent na ture la that it Is a feed-saver, as It prevents feed from bolng tramped in to tho mud; It provides a solid founda tion for troughs, prevents mudholcs around troughs, and undoubtedly con tributes to tho health of tho pigs by lessening tho chancos ot Infection by Crib and Qranary With intestinal parasites. It Is a practice with somo men to clean off tho floor with a shovol ovcry dny when tho floor Is used for growing pigs, which removes thousands of worm eggs when tho herd Is wormy, and there aro few that aro not to n certain ex tent. Tho accompanying Illustration shows tho mnln points in n feeding floor that combines nil tho best fea tures with cheapness. This Is con structed as follows: Solect a well- drnlnod spot In tho hog lot, rcmovo all rubbish and litter till n solid earth surface Is secured. Level tho surfaco, and If thero aro any soft spots fill with clay If obtainable, and tramp firm. On this Burface spread an inch of sand and smooth tho samo FARMERS CURE THEIR MEATS TIi to May Bo Sono Rattier Easily and Flavor of Product Mucli Finer Dcltctoiin at Cer tain Times. (Hy 8. C. MILLER.) . In these days of salt-peter, bonzoato of soda, formate and other dopo used by tho big manufacturers In tho curing of nearly everything wo eat, I wonder why more of our farmeru do not presorvo their own foods, particularly meats. It seems to mo thore la moro danger In tho uso of preservatives in tho uso of meats than anything olso, and pickling ot meats on tho farm is such a otmplo matter that evory man who kills his own pigs should In addition to hams and bacon put down a barrel ot meat pickled. Properly cared for, it 1b delicious at certain seasons of tho yoar. On the old farm in Virginia tho following method wns always used. No better meats were over put on tho former's tablo: For each 100 pounds of meat take two pounds of sugar and four pounds of salt. Mix well nnd when tho moat Is first cut rub It well with puro salt on tho flesh sldo. Let It lie a day or two and then drain out any blood that may bo left. Dlvldo tho sugar and salt mixture In throe equal parts. Uso ono part on tho meat. and pnek In ':crmC?ib Bf GftirftFiY NOTED WHITE-FACED HEREFORD Columbus Dusybody, n white-faced Hereford, waB Imported from England by Mr. Rockofollor. Its mother, Busy body, was purchased from Quoen Vic for tho brick.. If considerable dirt has to bo removed to secure a solid surfneo it may bo noccssnry to fill In i wltli ashen beforo tho sand Is spread. In this enqo tho nBhcs should bo rolled If possible, at least, mado as solid as can bo with tho means nt hand, in the moantliuu tho retaining wall should be put In. This should bo made of concrete six Inches wldo nnd ten or twclvo Inches high, so that tho bnso will rest on firm soil. The cor ners may be reinforced with otd iron rods or wire If such material Is at hand, Tho bricks ' 'should now bo laid, breaking Joints, nnd when nil down a half Inch ot flno sand should bo spread over tho surfaco of tho snmo to fill tho crevices. If a firm founda tion Is provided' for tho brick thcro will bo no danger ot tho brick heav ing or working out. Tho troughs Feeding Floor. should not bo set lu tho floor, as slop will sour undor them In warm weather nnd rats mny burrow beneath. It It is desired to feed pigs nway from tho sows tho floor can bo fenced In and doors mndo lu tho fenco thnt will keop nil but tho pigs out. A floor that Ib 10 feot wldo and 30 feet long will furnish spaco for about 100 pigs or a car load ot fnttonlng hogs, nnd will cost for materials only around $35 to $40. Foedlng enn ho mndo vory convenient by building n combination corn crib and grannry adjoining tho floor. In tho granary part a variety of foods can be kept, also n teed cooker and othor adjuncts. This is a vory good nrrongement for u small farm. a barrel. It should then bo allowed to He three or four days 'when it should bo rubbed with another portion of tho mixture and three or four days lator ropoat. tho oporatlon with tho remnlndcr. It should thon bo packed tightly in a barrel. After lying threo or four days It is ready to hang up. It must bo kept In n collar or somo placo where It will not freeze whllo tho curing process Is going on. Whan applying tho salt and sugar mixture It Is more convenient If ono has two barrels to uso at tho samo tlmo. A great many pcoplo do not seem to understand that smoking moat docs not cure it except aB tho warmth from tho flro causcfl tho moisture lo ovapo rato. Thoro is no particular vlrtuo in tho sraoko itself and meat could bo as woll cured by any kind of slow gentlo heat ovon if no smoke came from it. However, tho heat from clean, fresh hickory chips can never bo Improved upon and if people bo Uovo that tho quality of tho meat la Improvod by tho sweet odor from this form certainly no harm will ho done. Tho main thing Is' to keop. tho. heat regular and nt n low pojnt in or der thnt tho moisture may do drawn out from tho moat ovonly. Plant of Wheat. A slnglo plant of wheat grown on tho ranch of J. C. Yengor, near tho Dells, Ore., contnlncd over 100 heads all ot which woro fairly well filled. Tho plant had 135 branches. toria's royal herd. Columbus weighs 2,300 pounds and Is vnluod at $7,600. Ha hao been fed no grain for three yours. MM PRACTICAL HOUSE FOR HENS Should De Warm Well Lighted and Free From All Drauohts-yehi-illation Is Necessary;" (Dy II. M. COTTntSLL. Colorado Agri cultural College.) A linnnn fnr nmlllrv nlmulll warm, wnll llchtrd. drv and woll vol t latcd without drntichts. Oooiltdl- ' " ' ' . ; mcnslons aro four nnd ono-hnlf feet i. I 1- . .-. L 1. 1 1.' I.. IHKH III HID uaci., BO V Oil 1UUI 11 front, and fourteen to sixteen fcol . wide, with n shed roof. It la not heal ' to koop over fifty hens In n house, 1' nnd thirty to forty hens will glyt I bolter returns. Tho length ot the houso will vnrj with tho number ot liens kept in it. 1 If two roost b nro used, allow 11 vo' Inchon In length ot houso for cncli hen. If threo roosts nro used, allow threo and ono-hnlf Inches 'In length of- houso per hen. Under this rule n houeo for forty hens should bo about, 6 feot In length if two rooott nrei tiBcd, nnd 12 feot when thero' nre Ihrco roostH, . ' All rooets should bo on tho tamef lovol and should not bo over tjilrty Inched from tho floor. The , roosts should ho about two Inches wide and flat on top with rounded edges. ISighl Inchon below tho roosts should ho n tight dropping board to catch ( the droppings' nnd thoy should bo raked off each day Into rt basket and taken nway from the houso. Tho dropping board enn bo mndo cheaply from drj goods boxes, Tho Important thing is to secure thorough ventilation in tho poultry houso without draughts. A draught on a hen la sure to cut down tho egg yiold, nnd usunlly brings disease. To prevent draught, huvo'tho houso fnco tho south. Mako tho north Bldo, roof, and oast and west cndB without openings or cracks of any' Practical Hen House. , kinds. Uso heavy muslin in placo of 'glass for wlndowor. Tho air will clr-, culate through tho cloth without any draught and light will pass through a well. .Arrange the. neats so'tthaty when the hens are on them, they will' bo In the dark. Keep the eggs in a cool, dryr dark placo. A description ot a houso to accom modate forty hens follows: Fourteen feet wide, 1G feot long, Yj feet high nt tho back and 7 feot high In front. No window openings, except In front. Window ffamos cov ered with cloth nnd hlngod nt top so that they may bo pushed out nt tho bottom, on warm days, A small slldo door at tho bottom and center ot tho largo door pormlts tho hens to pass In nnd out. Itoosts and dropping board with acsts underneath. Tho hens enter tho nests nt tho back and when on tho nests aro In darkness. Tho top over tho nests is sloping so that the hens cannot. roost on It nnd is hlngod so thnt the eggs may bo easily reached; FEEDING HOPPER IS HANDY One Made Out of Discarded Bugar 01 Dried Apple Barrel dimple and Easily Constructed . On more than ono occasion in the past wo havo given sketches and plans for cheap and serviceable feed' hoppers, says Los Angeloa Times, Usually theso havo beon from designs' on tho "square" order, tho basic ma--torlnl being n cracker or soap box. 7H glvo variety, wo herewith glvo an 'il lustration of ono mndo out of a dis carded sugar or drlod applo barrel, by A Handy Feeding Hopper. simply sawing out overy othor stave, nnd using tho head for tho lid or covor, It Is so simple that every ono having a few hens can come Into pos oouslon of ono for tho small Bum ot 2D cents and nn hour's labor. r Change of Temperature Bad. Turning tho honB out of a warm houso of a blttor cold day cheeky egg production about as quick ns any blunder n poultry keeper can make. Don't bo such a stickler for outdoor cxorclao but glvo your fowls samalh'tng to ncrntch nt indoors whore thoy will bo subjected to no sudden changes of temperature and you will gather more eggs.