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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1911)
NOTES eS&am.. ME&DCWBROOK fj2 , FARM Put "grounds" In wlro fences. Tho open-front bouse Is good for plus. The. Shropshire Bhcop nro prolino .breeders. , For dressing nt all ages the whlto color ling an advantage. Ilia gcstntlon period of cowi Is nine months, or 280 days. Cockerels should ho cnponlznd when thoy wolgh nbout two pounds each. Henllze tho profit from your cnpltal Invested In hoof ns soon as possible. A nandy soli Is ono of tho most difficult ones on which to grow blue grM. Tli ore secmn to bo no limit to wlmt tho tractor cnglno enn bo made to do or tho farm. For potntocs only well-drained ground should bo used, whom no stag nant water fltntKla. Tho best Bhcop for any state nro those that will bring tlio producer tho most monoy for his labor. no sure to keep drinking vessels In a cool, uhndy spot; keep them clean and well filled with clean, frosh wntr.r. All animals produco stronger young when both nlro and dnm.hav6 n rcn sonablo amount of uxcrolsa each day. Look after tho horse's tcetli. They require attention when thoy got along in, yearn. Tho ragged tooth should bo filed off. Tbii milker should wear clean outer garments, used only when milking, and kept In a clean placo at other time, A good mlxturo to feed calves la eattftl' Harts of bran. Krouud corn, and whole oats, with plenty of nlfulfa or clover bay; 1 1 Yeung mares sometimes refuse to allow the colt to' nursir bocuuso of chapped teats, sensitive udder, or nervousness. Change your sheep to fresh pastures as often aa possible; oven If, after a rest of say two weeks, you go'bnck to the aid pastures. Kind and gontlo handling brings its reward In tho Increased docility of tho herd and In shortening tho time re- . . I .! m 1 1 1. 1 ' It Is well to have gunny-sucks hung la the doorwuy; so that, as tho cow forct-H her way through, the files will he brushed .oft her back. There ts no more use of allowing bee to pester with useless swarming than there la of allowing your cows e pasture on wheat, or corn. Cive the getting hen & thorough dust lag with Insect powder two or three ttM during Incubation. This may, aava your uuie chicks ironi nee ana tpltee. A baby beef li a calt'not more than eighteen or tweRty months old 'and weighing net-mere than 1,300 pounds. It jausLhare flUHUIty and be In. prime eoBdltloH. The ideal condition tor the mother, receding the birth of a foal, is to have eeeMfte a pasture where she may be watched daily during the latter part C gustation. If IIohHelna are selected do not expect them to thrive on closely cropped, scanty pastures where thoy are compelled to rustle all day to gather sufficient food, Where eggs are not to bo used for hatching It wjll be well to removo the male from the node Don't keop eggs Ir too warm a place, llelow 50 de gree la better than above It. With good milking cows, well fed and well kept, milk can be produced at a coot of 65 cents per hundred and butter fat for 18 cents a pound. This la an average for the year round. Thoee who desire to establish a! falfa in their poultry, yards can buc eeed la this way by plowing or apading under alfalfa crowns that have been freekly plowed but front somu flold near by. , The fact that dairymen have do voted more attention to other phnsoH of their dairying than to tho breeding and development of the cow is ono of the reaaona why e many of our dairy Herds are not capablo of returning a preAt from their food and cont of at Cull your chicken Hooka often. Alfalfa is tho best soiling crop known. It does not pay to bo careless with farm machinery. Thoro Is nothing equal to mother's milk for a young foal. The honey boa Is necessary In the pollonlzatloh of fruit trees; Whitewash Is a cheap aid to the keeping of n sweet and sanitary stable. This In tbo time of year when It Is necessary to keep the cultivator going overtime - After cooling, milk should In all cases bo hold at (ho lowest available temperature. Cood ventilation Is absolutely MnnHfll lif if Artittm trtitat hn itravntil aA in mo lamuing snoa. The best wny to get rid of mos- qultos, llko tho balance of our troubles. Is not to ralso 'em. Tho Guernsey, whon It comes to butter fat, holds a distinguished placo as a record breaker. Tho cost of 100 tioundii' irnln In calves Is nbout $4.10, while-It Is nenrly 16.60 for two-year-olds. Tho cultivation of boons should bo jtlong tho some lines as of corn, and If posslblo tnoro Intensive. Sprny tho first tlmo for the nneclnl purpose or, filling every blossom on tho treo with tbo poison usod, flrcnklng broody hens Is not n hnrd task. A llltlo care in tho reeding and housing 1b nil that Is required. Tho United 8 talon nroritifnn nnn. firth of tho wheat and throo-fourthn Jf all tho corn grown in tho world. Do not wnlt until tho broodv fover hon becomes chronic, hut discourage r.er nn soon ns buo chows signs of It. Alfnlfa Is ono Of tbo hnst nlnnln In furnish green food for chickens, but ordlnnrlly It sbon kills out if over pas tured. Shorn sheop soil nt a discount bo- causo tho wool cannot bo pullod until It has n growth of threc-qunrtora of on Inch. Urush tho udder and surroundtna pnrts Just before milking, and wipo them with n clean damp cloth or sponge, Keep smnll turkey poults out of the long, wot grass In tho morning and seo that thoy nra under .cover- during heavy showers. Iluttcr rrom fresh nnd proporly ripened cream not over onq day old keeps better than docs butter made from sweet cream. An Important feature In tho suc cessful management of tho sow and Utter Is to got tho little pigs to feed nn early ns posslblo. It in found that success In dnlrvlni; depends ua much on tho kind of enro nnu management bestowed on tho herd, as upon tho breed. When you weed and thin out the family garden don't forgot tho poul try; thoy will relish tho garden waste and put It to a good use. Plan to ralso a fine flock' of gonernl purpose utnndard-brcd birds this sea son. They will yield much moro satis faction nnd profit than a mixed flock. If a mail has Jerseys, give them Isle of Jersey enro and feed, for thoy can not Bucced on scrub faro nnd fodder. They were not Intended for that pup pouc. Dy two or three plantings of sweet corn two weeks or so apart, one can have tender juicy corn on the table three-times as long as ono pjantlng can give mem. Cooked fish makes good summer ani mal food. Doef scraps are loss liable to cause Indigestion and diarrhoea in hot weather If well scalded nnd mixed with ground grains. Tho butter fat from very fresh cream la apparently In a more stable condi tion than la tho fat In tho sour cream over ono day old, and not so predis posed to decomposition. If shod, tho shoos should bo re moved nt frequent Intervals, because tho hoof of the horso Keeps continu ally growing, if the horso gooa un shod trim tho feet occasionally. Have spraying outfit enough to cover tho orchard within sovon to ten days, it posslblo, or boforo tho earliest bloaoms close enough to pre vent getting the spray Into the calyx. Mnny formors use a boar of dlfforont breed of that of tholr sows to produce a rrng RnmnttmnH this Is enod nr&c. tlce for the first cross, but tho sows from such a cross should never he bred. Htttch guinea fowls' egga undor com- mnn hnn and let tho hen ralso thorn. When bo reared thoy will bo very tame and will stick to tho lion inotner, mucn to her displeasure, aftor thoy aro well grown. Aa they llvo chiefly on weed ueed, grass and Insect, it costB little POSSIBILITIES AMONG CACTI TOO LITTLE APPRECIATED There Are Several Different Types of tho Plant the Phylle cactus Being Among tho Most Popular These Produce Some of the Most Magnificent ' Flowers Known to the Tribe. ' (Uy DE83IE U TUTNAM.) Thcro aro possibilities among tho cacti too little appreciated. Blos soms among them aro unexcelled In. color, form nnd richness of effect, while tho peculiar growth of many 1b a subject of Interest to nil plant lov ers. It is the popular supposition that they must not bo watered freely. In fact thcro nro certain seasons whon this holds trut during tho dormant period; but when a plant shows Indi cation of now growth it should then have an abundance of water. Thoro aro several different types of cacti, tho phyllocactus, or leafy stemmed variety belng among tho most popular. Theso f6rm handsome plants nt nil seasons and produco soma of the most magnificent floworo known to the trlbo. Thoso with Inrgn scarlet flowers are moat frequently Been, though there la a pink ono with trumpet-shaped bios' Boms which Is, If possible, oven inoro beautiful. Tho Queen cactus, ono of this group, Is often called the night bloom ing corous, though tho flowers nro smaller than tho truo ccreus, pink tinted nnd with a delightful odor. It blooms nt night and cortnlnly de serves tho largo crowds which flock to soe It open. Tho phyllocactus group Cactus Garden In all llko a richer soli than that ac corded to most of tho tribo, and may, In fact, bo treated as a geranium, fer tilizing when tho plant Is growing and watering vory sparingly during tho period of rest. iiio uumnung oiru or lODSicr cactus Irt another plant which should bo in ovary collection. The entire plant, which Is leafy, Is beautiful at all tlmos, nnd in Into autumn or early 'wlntor tho load of pink Inula depend ing from tho enda of tho leaves sug gest the common name, nnd It re quires llttlo strength of tho Imagina tion to think them winged visitors, tho poloo imitating that of the hum ming bird almost perfectly. Tho opened hlosaom Is an exqulslto shad ing of white aud roso and tho plant GOOD STORAGE Tho early cabbage which Is grown by tho markot gardener Is cut, care fully trimmed, and marketed from his wagon or stall. Tho lator crop which in harvested In the fall may not bo marketed Immediately, but may bo stored temporarily in a cool, woll-ventllated building In which case tho heads aro usually cut from the stalks, carefully trimmed, and stored In small bins or on shelves. If such facilities are not available an area on a well-drained portion of tho flold is prepared for the storage of tho cabbago, Tho preparation usually consists In leveling an area wldo enough to allow about five hoods of BADLY DESIGNED FARM DWELLING Apponranco of Homo Can Be Im- provod on by Covering? of Vinos Pormunont Plants Are Beat. (Uy WAI.TICR . I.EUTJ5.) Hndly designed farm houses can always bo Improved In appcarnnco by B) covering of vinos. It Is n matter of regret that the work of tho turning latho and fret uaw still holds its placo In many American houses; but as long ns wo contlnuo to decornto our dwellings with Jigamarlgs and porch posts turned and carved into ugly fantastic shopoB, those who can discern their ugllnoss must content themselves by hiding it with tho leaves and (lowers of clinging vines. Tho Moon vino 1b not Indorstcod as It should bo. A single vino la of not much ubo but In largo numbers trained to cover a sldo of a house or remains In bloom for weeks If not exposed to too much heat. The ccreus types, which require a moro sandy soli, nre readily recog nized by their slender, half-climbing habits. Tho rat-tall Is one of the best spring bloomers, sultablo for tho hanging basket. As soon aa these appear water free ly and give all tho available sunshine. Liquid manuro applied once a week Is, during tho growing Benson, na bene ficial to this and to all other cacti ns to tho geranium. Tho floworfl nro of a, rich magenta nnd borne In profusion, Th genuine night blooming ccreus' Is a snaky looking plant, but from tho tlmo tho buds nppcar In the early spring, looking llko tiny tufts of cot. ton, until the wondrous blossoms nno perfected tho plant Is always an ob ject of Interest. Tho opening of a corous blossom can never bo appreciated until Been. Thcro is tho quivering of the petals, the gradual disclosing or tho crcntny Interiors, within which is n mont marvelous mechanism of stamens sur mounted by tho Btnr-llko pistil. Only the whlto pond Illy gives nny suggen tlon of tho wondrous purity nnd even this tho ccreus far transcends. Yet It Is easily grown. If insects attack, spray or wash off with kerosene emulsion, a wing being Southern California. I excellent for cleaning this plant. The Bcnlo and aphis nro its chief enemies. Somo plants aro slow In attaining blooming size, yet when this Is once reached thoy aro faithful each year Tho humming bird and rat-tnl) are notnblo for exceptions, blooming nice ly when from a few months to a year old. Wants Pure Buttermilk. f A St. Louis woman Is advertising for puro buttermilk. Sho recites that no dairyman need apply because sho has tried all the dairies In. St. Louis and has been half around tho world In a vain search for buttermilk of-tho old fashioned kind, churned In tho old way with little pieces of butter float ing around In It. FOR CABBAGE cabbage to be placed, roots up, In a continuous row or belt, aa suggested in tho illustration. Tho outer leaves are all preserved nnd carefully wrapped around the hoods as they are placed, after which the whote Is covered with a layer of straw or marsh hay, and, as tho weather In creases In severity, with a slight lay er of earth. In tho milder portions of the country this protection is em ployed for tho whole winter. Farther north tho soil layor roust be in creased, and where winters are se vere storage houses should be used rather than this primitive method of storing. high porch It is most slightly with Its mass of whlto llowcra which, how ever, unfortunately, oppeo.- only nt night. Growing of temporary vlncn In only to bo tolerated when permanent vines will follow. Thoy uhould se planted together In order that during the two or threo years, required to bring the permanont plantB up tho temporary vinos may serve as n substitute and thon bo dropped without much loss of beauty. Big Apple Crop. Berkley county, West Virginia, pro duced 100,000 barrels of apples last year and tbo entire crop was sold In tho orchard to buyors at from threo to llvo dollars per barrel. Tobacco In England. Tobacco waa introduced Into 13ng land from America by Ilnlelgh- In 1C8G and wheat, barley and oata ware introduced Into the United States In 1G07. PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF COMFORTABLE HOG BUILDINGS Floor Problem Is Still an Unsettled Question Concrete Is Satlsfatory If Covered With Plank Overlays or . False Floors -Ventilation Is Important Factor Often Overlooked. (By n. O. WRATIIEIISTONB.) Tho hog house floor Is nn unsettled question. A good floor Is tho ground with woven wire stretched jm top to prevent tho hogs from rooting. Elec trically welded corncrlb wlro Is very latlsfactory. This makes a floor which Is easy on the hogs, almost free from rats, und, If properly beddod, worm and dry. It is, howovor, moro difficult to keop free from dust than somo other floors. Many concrete floors nro used, but they are cold, tlabio to be wot, and nro hard on tho hogs' feet Often almost nn ontlro pig crop nnd many sows arc loot by taking cold on concreto floors. Concreto floors are, however, vory satisfactory whon cov ered with plank overlays, or false floors, which should be raised from tho concreto about an Inch by nailing rlcatn on tho undor aide. Tho wood portion of this floor consists or 2 by A Inch tlmbern laid about ono-fourth Inch apart to allow drainage. - Hoard floors aro expensive, short lived, cold If up off tho ground, nnd mako tho worst kind of rat harbors. Tho writer onco visited an old hog house with wood floor in which tho owner said tho rata had gotton over half the pigs. Several men report that rats may bo kpt out by packing sand or cinders to tho top of tho JolstB bororo laying tho floor, but thoso materials aro often too expensive to bo usod ror this purpose. In making tho Inaldo partitions, caro should ulwayu bo taken to liavo them perfectly tight nt tho floor nnd for about 10 to 12 Inches nbo.v, so that young )lgs cannot crawl through, ana su sows In tho adjoining pons cannot get hold or them nnd pull them through. A sow will often pull n newly born pig tbrough under n partition and eat It, whon, ir the pig was In tho pen with her. It would be perfectly safe. Abovo tho first 10 or 12 Inches It Ib better to hnvo tho partitions open enough so tho hogs can boo out, other wise nt ovory sound tho sowb will bo up on tho partitions to seo what is going on. Pig rails or guard rolls should be placed on tho inalde of tho pon, from C to 10 Inches from tho floor, accord- Feedlno Floor. IllC to 'he Size of tho row. anil alinnM stand out i or S inches to prevent tho sow from numbing tho pigs ngalnBt tho wnll. It will be found "anvnii(nt tr hnvn the alloy gates romovnble by lifting out. It Is sometimes helpful, also to bnve mirt or nil of thn nnrtltlnu fences removable All partitions should no 30 to ;:u inches hlKli. Six by 8 feet Is generally found tn Im a very satisfactory size for pens, but ir feeding is to bo done- Insldo. tho pons will need to bo longer In order to glvo room to feed and water without got tine tho bed befouled. Vorv 1 sowb, such nB ore sometimes kept by . . . . ureouers, may neea moro room, but tho producer of pork will not need a larger pen. small sows do not need thlB much room, nnd It might bo good economy to make half of tho pens I feet wide. FIvo by 7 feet will accom modate a small sow vory well. IlOW doors should bo 22 to 22 Iriflint. wide and 30 to 31 Inches high In tho clear. In cold wonther n ploco of burlap or dunking hutiK at tho ton of tho hog door, with a BtlcK a little shortor than tho width of tho door nailed across the bottom to prevent tho wind from blowing it back, will lioip materially to keop the pigs warm Tho plgB will soon learn to lift tho cur tain whon they want to go through the board doora In cots would not thon need to be closed except In vory bad weather,, or whllo tbo pigs ore vory small. In most casos either ventilation Is lacking or tho house is drnfty. In well-ventilated, double-walled build tug, little mol3turo will gather on the walla even In very cold weather, whii In a poorly ventilated one thick coats of frost will often gathor, and the whole nouso will be damp whon the frost melts. It Is not easy to secure good nupply of fresh air and prevent an draftB rrom striking tho pigs Thero aro, bowovcr, several quite Bat CONSTRUCTING Tho tank Is made of galvnulzed Iron and la sot near the well with u pipe connecting from well to tank at tho top of tho cream house. In ono side of the tank mako a nolo for a pleco of gaB pipe using a couplo of locknnts, one on tho Insldo, tho other on the outstdo to keep from leaking. On the inner end of this outlet which con Isfnctory methods of ventilation In uso. Tho commonest ono Is to. mako some of tho windows so they will cither alldd or awing on hlngoa. Tho cloth curtain window also does good work. Whitewashing tho Insldo of tho houso Is an excellent practice. Ilc sldca going a long way toward disin fecting, It Increases tho light mate rially. When tho sunshine strikes n whitewashed wall, much of It is re- x fleeted to tbo floor and does a great deal of good. Dark houses which must bo used will bo much Improved by whitewashing. f- BENEFITS OF FARM WINDMILL Zn Some Respects It Serves as Hired Man Affords Fresh Water for the Live Stock. Day.and Night. ny V. IL 1IATLET, Kentucky.) 1 uso my windmill to a great ad vantage on my farm. In somo rcspocts it servos ns a hired hand. When I purchased my windmill 1 secured two pieces of timber, nlno feot long, flvo Inches thick and eight inches wldb. I placed tho legs of tho windmill on tho two pieces ok timber which has a bovcl on tho bottom llko a Bled run ner. I firmly screwed tho legs to tho timbers and nailed braces across from one to tho other making it steady. Then it was ready to movo from place to placo by means of a pair of horses. In tho summer montliB when It, Is hot nnd dry I hook onto my windmill and tako It to tho pasture and con nect It with tho pump, kooplng fresh water for tho stock day and night I save tho labor of doing tho pumping myself which before, took mo about two hours twlco a day. and ray stock enjoyed tvo good drinks a day. Now thoy enjoy cool, fresh drink at all times through tho day. I linvo a ppn around my windmill and pump to keep my Btock from dam aging either. My watorlng trough ib made from gum lumber 18 feot long nnd 14 Inches wide, lVi Inches thick nnd Is 18 feet long, 28 Inches wldo and 14 inches deep. I havo a rubber hoso to fit ovor tho mouth of tho pump which is flvo foot fong and leads to the trough nnd nt tho end of my trough I havo an Inch and three-quarters Iron plpo that Inter sects It about ono Inch from tho top. It comes straight down to the .ground with nn elbow allowing It to go ulong on tho ground to a ditch. My plpo Is three Inches under tho ground from being mashed by tho larger animals. When tho summer Is over nnd it begins to rain I hook up to my wind mill and bring it to tho houso, which requires but u short whllo, connect it to my pump at tho houso to uso In pumping wnter for my stock after I bring .them Into winter quarters and also for tho use of watering tho house. I havo u rubber hose 14 feet long which I uso in washing off my buggy and wagon. I also uso It for washing my horses' feet and legs us tho wind mill forces a powerful and effective stream. Dy means of the patent self-locking and unlocking method I can stand on tho ground nnd stop or start my wind mill by pulling tho cord which hangs down besldo tho frame. My windmill cost mo $54 but a good mill can be purchased for $27.50 and up. Counting tho throe months that I keep my stock In the pasture and three hours' work per day at 10 conts per hour which la tho minimum wages for farm hands, the windmill will save $27 half tho price of tho mill, whllo it would cost mo that amount if I did not havo It for a hand to pump water for tho stock. Thoro are several other advatages that tho windmill. Is to tho farm.. It can. bo attached to tho grindstone, the c-eam separator, churn, etc., making i. one of tho most useful implements on the farm. Boys' and Girls' Clubs. Clubs for farm boys and girls, to stimulate intorcBt In improved mcth-t oda of agrlculturo and better living conditions on the farm now havo a total momborahlp of 144,000 In the United Btntos. MILK COOLER nects with tho water tank for cnttle. use an elbow with n pleco of gas pipe ubout sixteen Inches long turned down so that tho circulation Is good In this tank, tho wnter going In at the top and out at tho bottom. All tho wator for cattle must pasa around the cream whero the cream can la sot aa soon as separated. teadRee. to grow them.