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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1911)
1 Dairying means rich land. Transplanting baota Is common. Tho flavor and odor of eggs Is often affocted by tho food. Tho Poland Chinas of today aro as good as thoy ovor were. Tho Duroc-Jcrsoy Is not as refined and compact as tho Poland-Chltfa. Soli doubtless has a good deal to do with tho success of the Ponderosa to mato. . Keep at least one. horso about the . farm that Is easily managod by tho women. There Is something about oat straw that seoms almost poison to tho skin of a hog. The Quality of tho ollago may bo materially bettered by using care In taking It out Tho dandelion has all along been a hard weed to kill on account of Its perennial nature. 1 A young bull not In sorvlco may bo fed sllago liberally, but sparingly when in service. Thoso who have succeeded In get ting a good stand of alfalfa aro en thusiastic over Its -value. Fall pigs, or any other hogs for that matter, should bo kept off tho man mro pllo during tho winter. All reports show that tho demand or butter, milk and cream continues ;to bo greater than tho supply.' "Any time before growth starts In tho spring will bo all right for prun ing such hardy trees as the box elder. Tho practice of removing manuro jfrom tho stable directly to tho field Is la good ono when It can bo carried out. Potato blight alono is estimated to cause damago to tho amount of $3G. ((300,000 every year in the United States. t In locating your plants bo sure that ,you understand their, habits and nre jablo to assign horn to their places (intelligently. i i 1 Tho hen is admitted to bo ono of tho greatest financial factors in the coun try today, and sho is also ono of tho moat overworked. I Dairying need nbt imply abandoning wheat, but moro wheat on less acres. Doth bread and butter should bo pro duced on tho farm. ' Plant, trees only In ground that has jbeen under cultivation for at. least (two or three years and Is In a thor ough state of cultivation. Unless rotten apples aro promptly removed from tho orchard, fruit pests will havo an Ideal placo In which to jhlbcrnato during tho winter months. Cows must bo kept "clean and .healthy, and havo puro air to breathe, land then thoy will return a volumo of rich, nutritious milk In paying quanti ties. ' It Is ' not profltablo to treat fowls suffering from a contagious disease It is a bettor move to at onco dostroy all such cases, or thero may bo an epidemic. In making flower bods It Is not de sirable to olovato thom above tho sur rounding lovel. Raised beds shod ,Taln and In consequenco dry out moro rapidly than level ones. Outdopr grown tomatoes removed from tho vinos In a groon state, when frost threatens, will take on a uinro natural color If placod In tho durk than when exposed to tho light. Tho only way to ralso chickens in largo numbers in a short space of time and havo thom at tho right tlmo to got tho highest prices for thom Is to ubo Incubators and brood ers. After tho wholo system of pork production has beon adjusted to tho moro modern buslnoss-like and sys tematic baslB, wo need not fear an jovoisupply, for wo aro at present within reaching dlstanco of our known power of production. Tho majority of dairymen havo now .learnod by exporlenco tbjf practical valuo of supplying tho wants of tho animals, such as food, water and shelter, but wo must also consldor the importanco of gratifying their wishes und alleviating their distresses. All animals need pure wator. Dairying is tho best kind of farm ing. Corn may bo planted in tho young orchnr.d. Order, puro-bred roosters early, to head your flock. AH tho various breeds of hogs havo tholr nrdont admlrors. Tho selection and caro of tho brood sow Is" most Important, Croat things nro to bo dono with chemical fertilizers In tho future. A combination of high, roosts and hoavy fowls 'seldom proves satisfac tory. Whon chickens are kept In yard throughout tho- year, green food Is necessary. Tho TamwoVths aro good rustlors, very prolific, and tho meat Is of the highest quality. Hogs aro tho cleanest animals on tho farm to bed and tho easiest It glvon half n chanco. . Culling tho pullets may seem a small matter to many, but it adds dol lars to tho year's profits. What Is tho usoi of struggling along -with sugar beets when good old al falfa Is tho bettor crop? Sheep ai-o not subject to diseases such' as hog-chol6ra or tho epidemics so destructive among cattlo. A good tank hcator, or somo othor device should bo used this winter to warm tho wator for tho cows. i Tho Polnnd-Chlna Is considered tho Ideal of tho lard typo of hog. They aro good feeders and early maturers. Scatter dry grain among tho litter on tho floor of tho poultry houses so that tho hens will bo forced to ex ercise. When laying freoly a flock of CO hens will drink from four to olght quarts of wator dally, depondlng upon tho conditions. Winter' feeding Is far moro expen sive than summer feeding, but winter eggs sell for nearly twlco ns much as summer eggs. Successful dairy expansion involves tho Intelligent, systematic grading or building up of a herd, both by selec tion and breeding. Never build a feeding floor adjoin ing tho hog houso or sleoplng cfltar tore or thero will bo everlasting trou bio In keeping It clean. No crop will respond mora quickly or profitably to fertilizers added In tho correct proportions and In tho proper condition than tho tomato. In culling a flock of either chick ens or turkeys, try to chooso and market birds of nearly tho samo slzo nnd weight at tho samo time. A big hen will cat moro than a small ono, but sho will havo enough extra weight at . tho end of tho year to make up for tho extra feed. Lettuce may bo sown any time during January or Fobruary. They should bo picked out of tho seed bed somewhat sooner than cabbage. No farm animal, particularly tho pig, can stand out In zero winds, shivering with tho cold whllo eating his meals, and mako profltablo gains. Tho 'propnrntlon of soil provlous to the planting of an orchard will de pend entirely upon its naturo, its texture and its condition of fertility. There aro several comparatively now varlotles of early cabbago which aro very promising. Woodjs Early and Raco Horso nro among thoso early types. Certain breeds of cows produco yel low buttor twolvo months in tho year, and tho color of butter from all cows Is Influenced by tho character of food they receive. Whon acorna aro fed to pigs, their flesh Is apt to becomo very soft and oily but this difficulty may bo over- como by feeding corn for throo weeks boforo slaughtering. Tho plan of. feeding hons In winter Is tho best that will provldo tho con tent of tho egg In tho most econom ical form, and at tho samo tlmo com pel tho hens to orerclso to get It. When a mare does not foal after protracted efforts, votorlnary nld should bo smnmonod at onco, for do lay often results In tho loss of either tho foal or maro, and many times both. A good sheep breeder contrives to havo somo kind of green crop to wean his lambs to, such as rapo, votches or whatever ho may best bo able to grow, mid keep thom on plowod land as much as posslblo to eBcapo tho worms. According to tho best authorities a standard ration for a 1,000-pound cow should contain 24 pounds of dry mat ter,1 In which thero nro 2.6 pounds of digestible1 protein, and 13.4 pounds of dlgostlblo carbohydrates and fat, which glyos it a nutritive ratio of 1:5.4. WASHINGTON 0 ripples of Potomac's stream, ' , . s Break gently where the tread s lOf thousands press the hallozoed sod ,r Above our greatest dead; Mount Vernon, Freedom's dearest shrine" Guard well thy sacred trust, Locked in thy loyal heart of hearts Ye keep the Patriot's dust -, 1 see him glide among the huts That dot the cheerless gorge-" The Joshua of a struggling band, ' The Man of Valley Forge; Where'er he goes his smile illumes The shades that thickly lie, And ,all who hear his words resolve t With him to do or die. The pilgrim comes from lands enslaved, Beyond the restless sea, To meditate Where sleeps the man Who taught men to be free; The glitter of the sword he drew; Makes bright the world today, And hands unborn will crown its hilt 4 With laural and with bay. He needs no granite shaft to tell Of glorious actions done; His monument? the freest lancf That lies beneath the sun I Today with swelling pride we seek The banquet board once more, And drink to him whose fame is far Beyond Virginia's shore. ' He is not thine, Mount Vernon, though Upon thy sacred breast, " Wrapped in the mantle Glory weaves, In peace he takes his rest; The voice of Liberty proclaims : "He is my honored son." And Fame with lofty pride proclaims: "The World's one Washington." T. C. Harbaush Washington the Man No Nation or people ever had a richer legacy thnn Americans havo in their ideal of Washing ton. Croat as was his real characior and Inestimable as were his serv ices to tho coun try Washington was not a deml-god nor ovon a man of genius. But ho did possess a genius for honesty and patriotism and was tho incarnation of common sonBo. His mother, after reading a letter from him during the Revolutionary war which convoyed good news, said: ''Ceorgo generally carries through anything ho undertakes." Mrs. U. S. Grant onco said, referring to her hus band's determination and perslstanco: "He Is a very obstlnato man." Orant was not a genius any moro than Washington, but both men had the gift of success. It Is well for the American peoplo that they have Idealized Washington, and It is to bo hoped that thoy may never lower nor change their Ideal, and yet ho was very human. As a young man and ovon after his mar rlago ho was very fond of fox hunting. Ho could got very angry on lit occa sions and sometimes swore. Ho drank a gonorouH glass of wlno ovory day at dinner and allowed his negro but ler and cook each a bottlp of bocr n day. Nearly thirty years ago a. friend ly blographor wroto: "Eighty years havo now passed since tho death of Ceorgo Washing ton, and already ho Is hidden from us In somo degree by a haze of eulogy and tradition. Ho has been so uni formly extolled that somo of our young men tell us with a yawn, that they aro tired of hearing Arlstldes called "Tho Just." Ho hus beon edited Into obscurity, like a Greek play. Where the genial and friendly soldier reforred to one of his cher ished friends as "Old Put," a respect able editor, devoid of humor, has sub stituted "General Putnam;" until, at length, a lover of tho man has to de fend him against the chargo of per fection." Washington himself never tirotond. od to bo more than an a vera en mnn. though all his contemporaries knew no was. au mat ho claimed was to bo perfect master of himself and to uso such powors as God had glvon him tho best ho know how. Once as a procession In his honor nnnitfi through tho streots of a city ho heard a mtio uoy exclaim: "Why, father, General Washington la nnlv Ho looked with thoughtful Interest on tho child and patting him' on the head reollod: "That's all. mv llttl follow. that's all." He was ono of tho most dignified men that ever lived, yet ono of the most modest. One finds pleas ing ovldenco of his common human ity In tho fact that whllo qulto young ho fell easily In lovo and wroto versos and sontlmental versos at that. Whon ho was twolvo years old, short ly after tho death of his father, ho was Bent to school nt Fredericksburg after promising his older brother to bo "steady." It was a mixed school of boys and girls nnd ono of his schoolmates, n cousin, said in later Ufo that whllo George was remark ably studious he was also fond of "romping with ono of tho largest girls; this was so unusual that it ex cited no llttlo comment among tho other ladB." It was whllo at this school that George wrote tho follow ing acrostic: From your bright sparkling eyes I was undone Rays you have mora transparent than tho sun, Amidst Jts glory In the rising day, None can you equal In your bright array; Constant in your calm and unspotted mind, Equal to all, but will to none provo kind: So knowing, seldom one so younjj you'll And. Ah, woe's me that I should lovo and con ceal Long have I wished but never daro re veal, Even though severely Ixvo's pain I feel; Xerxes the Great wasn't freo from Cu pid's dart,' And all the greatest horoen felt tho smart. Tho first lottors spell Francos Alexa. Alexa was tho abbreviation of Alexander, and tho acrostic was nddrossed either to a schoolmate of that name or to somo fair Francos liv ing In Alexandria, whore tho boy was well acquainted. Thero 1b reason to bellevo that young Washington was as susceptible as tho average young man of tho present day, Whon about seventeen years old ho fell in lovo with a young lady, whom ho refers to in a letter to a frionds as "your Lowland beauty," and sayH going Into company Blmply revives his former passion for her. Ho adds: "Were I to live moro rotlred from young women, I might alleviate In somo measuro my sorrowB by bury ing that chaste and troublesome pas sion in tho gravo of oblivion or eter nal forgetfulnens, for as I am vory well assured that Is tho only untldoto or remedy that I ever Bhall bo re Uovod by or only recess that can ad minister any euro or help to me, as I am well convinced, wore I over to attempt anything, I should only get a denial, which would bo only adding grief to uneasiness." Intelligent Dog. The descriptive reporter of a cer tain dally paper In describing tho turning of a dog out of court by order of tho bench recently detailed tho oo currenco as follows: "The ejected canine as ho was lgnomlnlously drag god from the room cast a glance at the Judge for tho purposo of being able to identify him at somo future time." IMPORTANCE OF Southern States Need More and Better Live Stock Lxirjger Dairy Industry Objects be Promoted i by Destroying Pest. Tho eradication of tho cattlo tick from tho southern states Is a problom of prime Importanco to tho agricul tural lnterosta of that section. Moro over, tho good that would result from tho ollmlntitlon of tho tick would not bo cntlroly conflnod to tho region di rectly coucornod, nnd thus tho mattor assumos to a certain degree a national Importance. Tho south needs moro and bettor live stock and a larger dairy Industry, and theso objects would bo greatly promoted by tho destruction of tho tick. Tho lncroa3od production of Hvo stock by reason of It Important bear ing In maintaining and Improving tho fertility of tho soil, would bo of dis tinct benefit in ineronolng tho yield of flold crops. An Incldontnl though Im portant ndvantngo of stock raising nnd dairying would bo found In tho distri bution of tho farmer's lncomo through out tho year, enabling him to live on a cash basis. It can thus bo scon-that tho benefits which would accruo to Bouthom agriculture from tho exterm ination of tho cattlo tick would bo vory groat und far-roachlng. Thoro nro sovoral spoclos of cattlo ticks, but tho chlot ono Is commonly callod tho "cattlo" or "Texas fovor" tick. It Is tho ono most frequently found on cattlo and Is much moro abundant than tho other species. Whon tho , losses occasioned by this parastto aro onco thoroughly under stood by farmers nnd stockmon thoro will bo llttlo nood for arguments in favor of tick eradication. Somo of tho losses aro not directly nottcoabla and consoquontly mako llttlo impression, ,whllo othor loosos properly chargo ablo to tho tick aro frequently nttrlb utod to othor causes. Various writers havo estimated tho annual loss duo to tho lick at from $40,000,00 to $100,000,000. Thoso flg uros should bo nmplo argument, ovon to tho most comprohonslvo, for tho eradication of tho pest. ti getting rid of tho tick, It mny bo atthekod on tho pasture nnd on tho cattlo, In froolng pastures tho mothod fol lowed may bo olthor n direct or au Indirect ono. Tho former consists In excluding all cattlo, horsoB and mutoB from pas tures until nil tho ticks havo' died from Pall Spraying Pump. starvation. Tho lattor consists in per mitting tho. cattlo and othor animals to contlnuo on tho infoutod pasturo and treating them at rogular Inter vals with oils or other agents destruc tive to ticks and thus preventing on gorged females from dropping and roi Infesting tho pasturo. Tho larvae on tho pasturo, or tboso which hatch from eggs laid by females already thoro, will nil eventually moot death. Such of theso as got upon tbj cattlo from tlmo to timo will bo dostroyod by tho treatmont, whllo thoso which fall to find a host will dlo In tho pasturo from starvation. Animals may bo freed of ticks in two ways. Thoy may bo troatod with nn agent that will dostroy all tho ticks present, or thoy mny bo rotatod at propor lntorvals on tlck-froo fields un til all tho ticks havo droppod. Spraying is probably tho most con SLIDING PARTITION IN STALL Tho sliding partition shown In tho a safo way to approach tho head of a imwiUBB. n uuoo uwuy wiin ino necessity or entering tho stall from bohlnd and tho risk of bolng kicked. Tho partition roaches n6 far as tho mangor, and tho entire framowork and' boards nro carrlod on two rollors attaohed to a Joist abovo. Small motal clips aro fastoncyl to tho floor on each aide of tho partition to keep tho bottom In placo and guldo It la sliding back. ERADICATING INJURIOUS CATTLE TICK and venient and practical way of treating! cattlo on tho majority of farihs. A) good stylo of pall spray pump will be; BtiAlclent for treating small hordsJ, About 1G foot of 3-3 inch hlgh-proBSure hoso is required nnd a typo of nozile furnishing a conoshaped spray will bo found satisfactory. A nozzlo with) two small nn nporturo should nbt bo' used. JJvory portion of tho body should bo thoroughly treated, special attention bolnr glveti to tho head, dewlap, brisket, lnstdo of elbows, thighs and flanks, the tall and tho depressions at tho baso of tho tall, . Crudo oil alono may bo used, but in gonoral a 20 to 25 per cont, emulsion will bo bettor. All tho cattlo Bhould bo sprayed ovory two weeks and tho trontmont should not bo discontinued simply bo causo tho ticks havo bocomo scarco or soom to havo disappeared. In localities whero ticks commonly occur on cattlo In consldornblnum burs during tho winter tlmo It will be advlBablo to contlnuo spraying. In lo calities whero ticks disappear or are prosont in very small numbors during tho wlntor, tho cattlo should bo in spected carefully each week to romovo nnd dostroy any ticks that may bo prosont. When warm woathor coraos,' it will bo woll In all cases in which, spraying has been discontinued duty ing tho winter to bogln spraying and) contlnuo until it can bo dotorralncdj with cortnlnty that eradication has been accomplished. Tho spraying: should not be dolayod until ticks showi again In consldornblo numbors. Ona tick: dostroyod In tho early spring wlt snvo tho troublo of destroying thou sands n fow months lator. MEXICAN STYLE OF FARMING Mont Primitive Mothodn of Asjri culturo Aro Still Carrlod on In Many Parts at tlie Old Ho public. A. (By VICIS-CONBUL. ft. M. BTADDEN.) Tho most primltlvo mothod of farming Is still carrlod on In many parts of Moxlco. Tho plowing Is dono by tho old-tlmo bull tongud, whloh is a crooked stick with tho point cov ered with an Iron shoo, wjilch only scratches tho soil. Corn is planted by hand, a man folj lowing tho plow, dropping tho sood and covorlng It, with hln foot. It is cultivated with tho samo plow, which gives vory poor results in destroying tho weeds Tho fodder is gathered by pulling tho leaves or blados from tho stock, which nro mado into bun. dlos and carrlod from tho fields by pack muloB. Rico Is planted, aftor tho native plow has scratched ovor tho land, by bolng thrown broadcast, and covered by haullngt a bunch of brush over the land. When the rice is about one foot or 18 Inches high it is cut down with grass hooks; nbt oven a scythe is usod for this work, This cutting back Is Bald to make tho rice grow, moro bunchy and enables the rice plant to get tho bout of the weeds, whoroau, if the land bad been proper-, ly plowed boforo planting, there would bo no woods and this cutting back would not bo necessary. Some olght or ton days before cutting or, harvesting time tho water is shut off from the rico fields to allow the rlco to rlpon, whon it Is cut with tho name grass hooks. It Is then piled up for, three days, whon It is threshed by bo lng hand beaten on a rock, by which process flvo to ton per cant, of tho grain romalns on tho straw. During tho eight or ton days tho Held is dry ing out a loss of about 40 por cent of grain occurs from various causes. This Btylo of farming, without farm Implements, could bo -contlnuod through tho long list of crops that are raised in that country, accompanying Illustration provides kicking horso to food It or put on the ,