ARKANSAS TRAVELER RESPONDED.
Got Back In Rhyme at Missouri Pa
cific'fi General Passenger Agent.
H. C. Townsond. general passenger
nnd ticket agent of the Missouri Pa
cific with hoatlquartcrs nt St. Louis,
sent out n novol holiday greeting to
patrons of tho road and was surprised
to receive a response In rhymo from
n man In Arkansas. Horo is tho greet
ing followed by the answer:
Thl ix the train tlint rutin o fit
Actus the filHlnn to mountain lt;
This )( tho train thiil'a neicr late,
And kreps It ervlco tip to dute.
Till H tho train that runs out West.
Anil liken ou there for work or rrdts
This In the train thut run to tho land
Of woiinUltiB hlph and canons urund;
This Ih n true hotel mi wheel.
Jt (reive to you tho herd of tneali;
Tliln In the trnln llti low Oft rate
Ht I.ouln to tho riolden Onto
If you ahottld wlnh to ko that waj,
Bob H. r. Townsend, O. I A.
This Id what tho Arkansas traveler
wroto In response:
II C Townwml, O. P. A:
1 received votir enrd to-dny,
And I'm wrltliiK now to nay
Tli.it your train' Al-O. K.
I'm a roe'lar passenger
And I'm horo to tell yntt sir
It' n corher sure enough'.
tl'Ie.'ce don't tnko this n n puff
All your tntlnt. are up to Bund
Strictly In It-Juqt the muff!'
Mnkrn mo reMIesx when I rend
of the comfort nnd tho npeed
Willi I to puck mv clothes nnd skip
On that trnln-Ueet W'hut a trlji!
Feed you llhe n mllllonnlrc
Oonh!' JtiHt rend thnt hlll-of-fare
Tender utealm. well don or rnre;
Game nnd thliiKu from cierynlieral
Hnlnd. desert, coffee, rnke
Wowt It inukes my toinuu)i nchet
And tho rntes I'll nwenr to you,
Hnnio an ciiKIiik nniiKhl In iwnf
(Hhnine to take mich nervier cheap-.
Ought to make tin pay u heap)'
fiiie I've unld nhout enough,
(livery word In strulKht no Kff.)
So I'll ulRn m!elf. with euro:
Truly yours, A. PAHHKNJA1HI5.
Of course, ti wise man never maker)
the same mistake twice. If ho mur
lies a second time that's another mis
take. To Cure a Cold tn Ono day.
TnWo Luxntlro lironio Qiilnlno Tablets. All
druggisU rof u nd mouuy 1 f 1 1 fulls to on ro. 2fic
When nn Individual minds his own
business he Is ouu kind of monopllst,
little white lies live long nnc'. pros
per. Doflanco Starch Is put up 1C ounces
In n package, 10 cents. One-third
moro starch for tho same monoy.
Tho world will forglvo a malt al
most anything except failure.
Tenilnto nnd lllllion Dollar Grns.
The two grentest fodder pjants on
earth, one good for 14 tons hay and tho
other 80 tons green fodder per acre,
flrowi everywhere, so does Victoria
Ilape, yielding C0.000 lha. sheep and
swine food per acre.
jfbr sr.;?D 10c in sTAXirs to Tim
John A. fialzer Heed Co., La C'rorse,
WK, and receive In icturn their big
entiling and lots of farm seed samples.
,V, .V, V.)
A woman's Idea of a compliment is
to naitio her baby alter a rich l ela
tion. If you don't get tho blggost and
best It's your own fault. Dofltuico
Starch Is for salo everywhere and
there Is positively nothing to equal
It in quality or quantity.
When looking for faults that need
correction use a mirror, and not a
telescope.
I.'quul to u Ktitto I 'air.
The annual Importation of the Lin
coln, Neb., Importing Horse Co., ar
llvcd about sixty days ago, consisting
of two car loads. They made tho run
ftom New York to Lincoln In forty
four hours landing their horses In
most excellent condition. This im
portation consists of German Coach,
Porcheron, English Shire, French Draft
and Belgians. They now have In tholr
barns fifty head or Imported stallions,
all in excellent condition. They have
been In the business for seventeen
years at this location. Considering the
largo number of horses nnd beautiful
barns It Is almost equal to n State Fair
entertainment to visit their barus.
Head their ad in this paper.
Pride shows many men how to keep
In the otralght path.
WERE WELCOMED TO
Western
Canada
DURING LAST YEAR.
They are tcttled and selllins on the Grain and
CiiaiuiK Lauds, and era protprrou and fcatisded.
hlr Wilfred Laurier recently said "A new alar
has ri'en on tho horizon, and it It toward it that
every immigrant who leaves the land ot tiU unces
tora to rome nnd seek a home for himself rrow
turns hit caze" Canada. There la
Room for Millions.
PHKK lloiuttatftid rIwii uwuy. Schools,
Churchex, Itallmija, .Market, Climate,
ovurjlhluc to ln doalnnl.
For h descriptive Atlas and other Information,
apply to Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa. Cun
ada, or authorized Canadian Government Aaent
W. V Hennett, 601 Now or Lite Uuildiiis.
Omaha, Neb.
Salzep's
, National Oafs
Oreatest oat of tlio renturr.
Yielded In 1SUJ in Ohio ls7.
In Mich. Ul.tll ltd. 235. and In
N. Dakota 310 bus, per urn- Yon
can beut tbat record lu ICCt I
For 10c and this notice
we mall you free lota of farm aee)
aammea una oar nig catalog, tiu
ingauauouiiuiaottiwonacrauu .
tnouaonas or other aeeua.
J0HNA.SALZERSEE0C0.
LA cratit,
Wit.
50,000
mm
LASTING RELIEF.
J, W. Wnlls, Super.
Intohdent of StreetH
of Lebanon, Ky.,
says:
"My nightly rottt was broken, owing
to Irregularities of tho kidneys. I
suffered intensely from sovero pains
In tho small of my back and through
tho kidneys nnd was annoyed by pain
ful passages of abnormal secretions.
Doctors failed to relievo me. I began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and 1 ex
perienced quick nnd lasting relief.
Doan's Kidney Pills will provo n bless
ing to all sufforers from kidney disor
ders who will give them a fair trial."
Foster-Mllburn Co., UulTalo, N. Y.,
proprietors. For salo by all druggists,
price CO cents per bos.
Would Confiscate the Hats.
Enthusiastic members of London's
Audubon boclety proposo a law to au
thorize the confiscation of all hats dec
orated with the skins of song birds.
10,000 Flauts for IGo.
This Is a remarkable offer the John
A. Sulzer Heed Co., La Crosse, Wis.,
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
enough seed to grow
1,000 fine, solid Cabbages.
2,000 delicious Carrots.
L'.OOO blanching, nutty Celery.
2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1.000 splendid Onions.
1,000 rnre, luscious rtadlshes.
1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer la made In order to
Induce you to try their wnrrnnted seeds
for when yon once plant them you
Will grow no others, and
am, roa hut lOo roTAon,
providing you will return this notice,
and If you will Send them 20c In post
age, they will ndd to the above u pack
ago or the famous Berliner Caullllower.
(W. N. U.)
We sometimes open our mouths be
fore wo -get our minds open.
Hurnod out, but was Insured In tha
STATE FARMER'S MUTUAL INSUR
ANCE CO. of South Omaha, Nobr.,
which means that ho got his money.
Uns Bomo agent tried to enncel your
Mutual Policy'.' Tolling you all sorts
of things, nlmost crying for you. Why?
Because ho needs tho money ho
would mnko out of you, wanted pay for
tho talk ho gave. Don't bo fooled.
Keep your Mutual Insurance, and get
more If you need It. Wrlto to B. It.
Stouffor, Secretary, South Omaha,
Nobr.
Life Is a good deal like a moal In a
cheap restaurant. Tho things you
want fall to show up on tho bills of
fare.
Mother Graj'a Erveot romle.ru for Children,
Successfully used by Mother Gnty.iiiirso
In the Children's Homo In New York, euro
Constipation, FoverUhness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and rcKulato tho
Bowelsnutl DestroyWorms. Over 30,000 tes
timonials At all Druggists. Mc. Sample
FREE. Addre3oA.S. Olmsted, LoRoy.N.Y.
Novor strike a boy smallor than
yourself; ho may grow.
If you wish Itontitlfnl. clear, whlto clothoa
oso Hod Cross Bull Blue. Largo 'J 03.
packugo, 5 cents.
You cannot whitewash yourself by
blackening othors.
Lcft-Handcd People.
Prof. Lombroso, as tho result of his
observations on left-handed and left
sided people Hnd3 that among 1,000
soldiers and operatives the proportion
of loft-handed pooplo Ih 4 per cent
among men nnd 5 to 8 per cent among
women. Among criminals, the quota
of left-handed was found to bo moro
thau tripled in men and moro than
quintupled among women.
Cametback Riding.
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum la
credited with the best description of
camelback riding that Is known. Tho
soldier gavo this description at a din
ner party In lotnlon which some
Americans attended. "When wo ask
ed Lord Kttchenor," ono of tho Amer
icans said, "to toll us what It felt like
to rldo a camel, he twisted his mus
tache and said: 'You know tho game
of cup nnd ball? You have a ball
and a cup, and you throw tho ball In
tho air and trv to catch It in tho cup,
then bounce it up and try to catch
It again? Well, when you rido a cam
el, thp brute plays cup and ball with
you, missing vou nearly every time.' "
A Dentist's Advice.
Toledo, Ohio. Jan. 25th. Mr. Harry
I Lewis, Dentist, COT Sumlt street,
thN city, says: "I certainly ndvlso
anyone, no matter how severe they
may have Kidney Trouble to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"1 was troubled with Kidney Dis
ease for several years and Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured me. I had used
many so-called romedlcs without nny
benefit. Four mouths ago, I was flat
on my back with this painful trouble
and must say that I almost gave tip
hones of ever gottlng nny better.
Through a friend's- advice l purchased
six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"At first I could seo but little bene
fit, but after two woeks, I could see
nn Improvement. I had boon getting
! up several times at night and pUns
, in my back were very sovero. When
, l had taken bIx boxes I felt bottor
' than I had for years. Tho pain had
! all gone and I didn't have to get up
duriug the night at all. I continued
i the treatment until I bad uctd several
moro boxes, and now I am glad to
say that I am completely ourtid."
A cold Is ono of the vary fow ail
ments tho modern physician will un
dertake to euro without a surgical op
t eration.
i .
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Hall & Socbor's grocery store of
Erlcson has boon closed by creditors.
Bnpllsts of Beatrice are holding n
series of successful revival meetings.
Otto Bauman, ono of West Point's '
most prominent citlzcnH, died suddenly
last week. I
Whllo Albert Goetschalg was chop
ping in tho timber near Elm creek his
nx slipped ami cloaved his foot, cutting
an artory. i
Tho infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Marsh Horstman, living near Wcbstor,
was badly burned. Tho child's clothes
caught fire.
A rural froo delivery route will bo
established at Panama, Lancaster
county, on Match 1. It Is twenty and
one-half miles long and serves a popu
lation ot 110.
Tho citizens of Holdrogo have voted
$9,000 bond3 for tho purpose of Im
proving their water system, and put
ting down now wells.
Thero woro llfty-two accessions to
tho Christian church during the reviv
al meetings under tho direction of Do
Forrest Austin at Humboldt.
D. E. Thompson, United States min
ister to Brazil, is expected to arrive
in Lincoln "February 8. He sailed from
Rio Janolro on tho steamer Tennyson,
January 8th.
Several carloado of Iron and steol
have been received at Ord for tho
new bridge across tho North Loup. An
oastern contractor has tho contract
and work will begin about February 1.
Tho annual meetings of tho state
conference of charities will bo hold in
Lincoln February 2 and 3. Tho pupils
of tho school for the blind will give
an entertainment on the evening of
February 15.
Harms Huls, a prominent young
Gorman farmer residing In Hanover
township, Gage county, was seriously
Injured In a runaway accident eight
miles northoast of Beatrice Saturday
night. Tho team ran away.
County assessors of tho state met
In Lincoln and discussed tho new rev
cnuo law. J. R. C. Miller of Lancas
ter was elected temporary chairman
nnd J. M. Teegarden of Cass county
was solected for secretary. Organiza
tion was effected and speeches were
made by Governor Mickey and Auditor
Nelson.
At a meeting of the state board of
agriculture Mr. Furnas reported that
tho total resources on hand wcro ?V
ff7.52; that tho receipts for tho year
Including appropriations, were ?4;!,
859.23. Of this sum $14,GG4.CO was ex
pended for premiums and other ex
penses and $21,198.71 for printing,
judges salaries, etc.
Alln Low, a prominent stockman,
was seriously Injured In a runaway' nt
Norfolk and may die. He was driving
homo when Ills team became frighten
ed nnd overturned the carrlugo down
an embankment. Low was dragged
for somo distance and had thrco ribs
broken and torn from tho collarbone
and his lungs were seriously Injured.
Rev. J. Forrest Mnrston of Lincoln
will continue to languish in the Cass
county jail for n time. Ho has boon
there for tho last llvo weeks awaiting
trial for obtaining money under falso
pretenses. Ho has pleaded guilty to
soliciting Insurances without a license
and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50
and costs. Tho money not being forth
coming, ho was remnnded to jail.
Out In Hookor county tho people are
just now making Into nchool districts
that unorganized territory which cov
ers ono end of the county. This was
tlono upon the suggestion of Superin
tendent Fowler, who Is trying to get
that 0,000 square miles of territory
which Is not organized Into school dis
tricts In such a shape that a school
tax may bo levied and the youth of
tho territory mny bo given tho advan
tages of schools that is now denied
them.
Word reached Beatrice that during
a storm Emmett Nuctcr, a farmer re
siding near Steele City, southwest of
Beatrice, lost three head of mules,
tltreo head of horses and thirty head
of hogs, all killed by ono stroke of
lightning. It was sleeting and snow
ing when tho bolt came. Tho barn
was also destroyed.
Tho Stato Firemen's Association In
session at Fremont, olectetj officers. M.
Bauer of Nebraska City was chosor.
president, John McKay of Blair first
vlco president, Charles Koltz of Wahoo
second vlco president. It was decided
tt send an all-Nebraska team to St.
Louis this year, and monoy to defray
this expense was voted. Tho team
will bo picked from all over tho state.
At the stato Irrigation conference
at the Btato farm llonry Lewis of Lin
coln declared that many difficulties at
tended tho Irrigation of land whore
rainfall was partial. No difficulties
wero encountered where farmers do
ponded entirely upon ditches. Prof.
Stout of tho state university describ
ed Nebraska's water supply, W. P.
Wright of Scotts Bluffs told of practi
cal Irrigation in the North Plat to val
ley. F. G. Hamor of Kearney nlso ad
dressed tho meotlng.
Dr. Hugo E. Nelson and Colin M.
Schollold wero married at tho homo
of tho bride In Tildon. Tho groom
sorvetl as captain In tho Third Ne
braska during the Spanish-American
war and nftorwnrd completed a course
at tho Croighton mudlcal collcxo In
Omaha.
Grace Bamos, the fifteen-yoar-ohl
daughtor of Henry Darnei of Starling;.
has been sent to tho roform school for
girls at Gonova. Shu was brought Into
court on tho charge of Incorrigibility.
Tha now torm of tho Fremont nor
mal school commenced with a larger
cttendnnce than for the previou term.
NEBRASKA SWINE BREEDERS.
FoUr Hundred, of Them Gather for
Discussion.
LINCOLN. four hundred members
of the Nebraska Swine Breeders
ngrcoit to forswear patent foods with
tempting labels and put their trust
in the calm, prosaic statements of
science. This took place after Pro
fessor Avery road a paper pronounc
ing most stock foods a delusion and
a snare. Tho chief Ingredient in all
those preparations was either corn
meal or bran, declared the man of
science.
Ho doclarod that he had analyzed
n largo number of tho foods nnd
found them all the same except tho
following exception, where he found
a preparation fearfully nnd wonder
fully made:
"I Imagine It would bo highly in
teresting to have been able to watch
the workings of tho mind that solved
the problem for this medicinal food.
After concocting It ho was evidently
evidently proud of his work, and will
ing that tho people should be ad
mitted to tho mystery of his medi
cine, so ho printed on the cover of the
package tho various things he had
used. The list looked like he had
gone to work much as some of us
would do If we went into a drug store
and asked tho pharmacist to mix up
a llttlo of every drug in the store in
one huge vessel, hoping thereby to
get tho drug which would cure our
ailment, although we should not know
which ono It might be. Tho list of
things which that amateur stock
physician "Used occupied a whole side
of a large package, and I guess he
had almost everything ho could think
of written down there. Of course,
after composing such a mixture ho
considered that he had a medicine
that would cure a vast number of
diseases and Irregularities."
Tho farmers decided after a short
discussion, to rely on science and "cut
out" Taney goods.
SMUGGLING OPIUM TO PRISON
Former Convict Said to Have Affidavit
Imollcatinrj a Guard.
LINCOLN. Tho story or opium be
ing smuggled Into the penitentiary,
as told by an ex-convict nnd publish
ed somo months ago, was again
started, when It was reported to Gov
ernor Mickey that a former convict
has made affidavit to the effect that
prlsonors were getting the drug
through their friends on tho outside,
who worked the smuggling through
somo of tho guards.
At the thno of publication the mat
ter was thoroughly Investigated, and
while it was found that tho convicts
wero getting the opium no evidence
was found that would warrant tho
charge that Warden BCcmer or his
employes were Implicated. Tho war
den discovetcu scleral oleier themes
that wero used by tho prisoners and
their friends on the outside nnd re
ported lo Governor Mickey, who or
dered a strict watch kept and a thor
ough Investigation made. The gov
ernor stated that he believed the
smuggling had all been Btopped and
that the prisoners were not now re
ceiving any drugs.
Bank at McLean is Robbed.
NORFOLK. A special to the Daily
News says that tho bank at McLean,
Nob., was blown up and $500 taken.
The robbers came from tho south
east. No trace of them has been
found.
Dangerously Hurt In a Runaway.
NORFOLK. Alvln Low, ono of the
most prominent stockmen In northern
Nebraska nnd a pioneer settler of
Norfolk, Is in n very critical condi
tion nt hia homo near tho city as the
result of a disastrous runaway.
Building Activity at Ord.
ORD, Something like fifty new
residences were completed In Ord In
1901! ami yet there Is a dearth of
i uses. It is impossible to find vacant
houses in town and present Indications
are that thero will be much building
horo tho coming season. Tlioro are
a. dozen dwellings in courso of con
struction at the present time. Among
the buildings projected for the com
ing season aro a number of brick
blocks on tho square. Thero is de
mand for all tho building done , and
Ord Is experiencing a healthy growth.
State Fair Has Balance.
LINCOLN. A meotlng of tho state
board of agriculture was held here,
nnd tho financial condition of the or
ganization discussed. Mr. Furnus re
ported that tho total resources, in
cluding balance on hand, from last
year's report, were $4,557.42; that tho
receipts for the year, including state
appropriations, amounted to $43,
859.23. From this sum ?14.GC4.C0 had
been expended for premiums and
other expenses, such as Improve
ments on the grounds,, printing.
Judges' salaries, etc., wero $24,198.71.
Tho balance on hand at the present
time bolug $1,995.92,
Farmer In Hard Luck.
NORFOLK. Josoph V-laznoy of this
city has more than his share of hard
luck. Last spring when tho Elkhorn
river ran out of Its banks, It licked
off six aeros of his choicest loam
upon his farm. Tho cttrront also
stole his barn and well. Lator on a
son broke his arm In n 3cufilo In
sohool. Just as this boy got out of
bod another got It with pnoumonla.
A third sun was stricken a little
lator with tho samo disease and then
Mr. Vlainey's father died. Now his
wife has a fractured arm.
POULTRYl
mil w.i i i ii I '. .. U. I"
PPC ylV'fivJ;&
Corn as a Poultry Feed.
While we have for years dono all
In our power to check tho too free
use of corn in tho poultry ration, we
yet regard it as ono of the most im
portant feeds for poultry. Fed for six
months at a tlmo and as a single ra
tion It Is almost always used at a dis
advantage. Corn Is badly over-balanced
on the carbohydrate side, and
Its constant feeding not only Injures
tho internal organs ot the bird re
ceiving it, but it is to a considerable
extent washed, as the fowls can digest
only nbout so much of this kind of
matter anyway. Tho balance must go
through In a partly digested Htate.
This mny bo tho cause of the Intes
tinal disturbances that are sometimes
tho result of its continuous feeding.
The man that feeds corn alono Is put
ting Into each fowl each year a good
deal more monoy than Is necessary.
In some cases this may amount to as
much as 25 cents per bird per year
wasted, and worse. On a flock of 100
fowls this is quite an item. But feed
corn in conjunction with other things
and all will bo well.
Fowls vary greatly in tho effects
upon them of tho corn fed. Tho young
and growing birds, especially those
that exercise a great deal, show less
effects of its use titan the older birds.
This is largely because tho fowls in
exercising burn up more of tho carbon
contained in tho food by means of the
chemical action going on in their
lungs. The old hens are less active
and cannot use the carbon in such
great quantities. Tho result Is that
they lay up unnecessary fat and In
time get too fat to lay well. This is e.
condition hard to euro. Tho -writer
onco bought a dozen Plymouth Rocks
to add to his flock. To his surprise
they did not lay an egg till the winter
was about half over. He surmised
that tho birds had been fed on noth
ing but corn for a long tlmo before tho
purchase was made. Ho asked the
former owner about it and found that
this was true. These hens wcto all
old birds; that is, more than IS months
old each.
When a fowl Is to be fattened for
market for tho American market, at
least corn Is the proper food for her.
If kept somewhat closely confined she
will put on weight very rapidly. Such
a bird might not do for tho foreign
market, where they want flesh rather
than fat. But tho American buyer Is
not particular. He says that a very
fat bird is a tender bird, so ho buys
the bird that Is fat and throws the
surplus fat away. The fat bird sells
tho best, and the city retailer never
complains if the birds are fat. The
country producer therefore has no al
ternative but to make all the birds ho
polls as fat as the market demands,
and corn Is his great ally in doing
this.
When corn is to be extensively fed
wo beliovo It Is better to feed much
of it In the form of corn meal and
made Into a pudding at that. The
moisture content of such a mess Is
worth considering. It takes a great
ileal of water to carry the food
through tho intestines, and when dry
corn Is fed, it must frequently lie tho
case that not enough water Is taken
to properly do this work. If the fowl
fills up on corn before going to roost
there is no opportunity to drink be
foro morning. This must frequently
result in a disarrangement of the
digestive organs. This view of it
would rather favor the position of
those poultrymen that say that tho
soft mash should be fed at night nnd
tho whole corn In the morning. The
matter is certainly worth thought and
investigation.
Cost of Feeding Hens.
From the Farmers' Review; During
tho last week In January of tho year
now drawing to a closo I weighed nil
the grain and other kinds of feed my
llock of 205 chickens consumed and
estimated Its value at what might
have been obtained for It In tho local
market. Although tho aggregate sum
amounted to moro than ono who had
never Investigated tho subject might
have expected, yet for each individual
It was surprisingly small. I selected
this particular tlmo becauso I was
then feeding only mature stock and
bocnuse there was then nothing to be
obtained from outside sources. For
these reasons I expected to be able to
make a fair estimate of what It cost
mo to keep my poultry during the
winter. The results quite agreed with
those obtained from former estimates
based upon similar Investigations, and
I folt justified In computing the en
tire year's cost therefrom. Of ryo I
fed 30 pounds, which was then worth
45 cents per bushel; ot oats 70 pounds
at 25 cents per bushel; wheat, 20
pounds at CO cents per bushel; soft
corn, ono bushel worth 35 cents, and
ground feed, 20 pounds, nt $1.00 per
100 pounds. I also fed a generous
quantity of ground bono and chopped
vegetables, besides what skimmed
milk they would drink every day,
which I estimated at 10 cents per 100
pounds.
Altogether tho total cost for tho
week was about $1.C5 for tho 205
chickens, or nbout 4-5 of ono cont for
each Individual or a little less than
4 cents a month, which, at tho samo
rato would amount to somothlng near
45 cents for an ontlro yoar. This cstl
mate seems lncrodlbly small, but In
reality It Is still too largo; for during
tho summer months tho flock obtained
onough from tho rango to materially
losson tho coat of tholr maintenance;
yet, as little as It cost for ono, It must
have cost mo for tho 205 at least
$80 for the salablo grain they con
sumed. Besides this, they probably
obtained nbout tho stock yards and
horse stables a considerable amount
of scattered grain, but since this was
not salnblo and much of it would oth
erwise have "gono to waste," It need
not bo reckoned here.
During the week specified I gath
ered nine nnd ono-half dozens ot
eggs, which I sold for $1.71, or C cents
moro than tho value of what the llock
consumed. Although this was quite a
falling off from tho number of eggs
usually produced (owing, no doubt, to
a protracted cold spell for a tlmo
previous) It was still In excess of
what It cost to maintain tho flock for
tho same time. From the above In
vestigations and consequent estimates
I have drawn this conclusion: That
from twelve to fifteen eggs dally tho
year round will maintain a farm llock
of from 150 to 200 hens; all above this
should represent tho profit obtained.
Actually, I believed that the averago
farmer's family consumes eggs and
poultry enough to compensato for tho
cost of keeping their flock, and that
all that Is sold usually represents no
moro than the real profit nccrulng
from tho investment.
Certainly ono is not justified In bas
ing the estimate of an cntiro year's
rations upon tho amount consumed In
any one week, yet the results obtain
ed in this instance were not far
wrong, which fact I have ascertained
In other ways for this and other
years. Therefore tho conclusions
drawn therefrom are undoubtedly cor
rect. Nelllo Honakcr, Vernon Coun
ty, Wisconsin. ,
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Destruction of Weeds.
Much Interest has, been shown at a
number of tho agricultural experiment
stations In tho possibility of weed de
struction by means of chemicals. As
long ago as 1895 It was found at the
Vermont Station that the orange
hnwkwecd, a serious pest In pasture
and meadows, could bo destroyed
without Injury to tho grass by sowing
salt over tho land at tho rate of 3,000
pounds per aero. Many experiment?
have since boon conducted nt the
same station with other chemicals for
the eradication of weeds In walks,
drives, com Is, etc. Among the chemi
cals tested were salt, copper sulphate,
kerosene, llvcr-of-sulphur, carbolic
acid, arsenic and salsoda, arsenate of
soda, and two commercial wood kill
ers, the active principle of which ap
parently was arsenic. Tho weeds
which it was sought to destroy wero
plantains, dandelion, chicory, rag
weed, knotwecd and various grasses.
All tho chemicals, wero applied in so
lution excopt the salt. As In the enso
of tho hnwkwecd experiments, salt
was found efficient in destroying all
the weeds v.-lien applied dry and In
large quantity. When salt Is used for
this purpose adjacent lawns should lie
protccetd against washing, or they
mny be injured. Crude carbolic acid,
1 pint in 4 pints or water, applied at
tho rate of 8 gallons per square rod,
was very efficient. The various ar
senical preparations proved valuablo
as weed destroyers, and cholco be
tween them was largely a matter of
expense. All things considered, the
arsenate of soda and the carbolic acid
solutions proved the most valuable
chemicals for weed destruction under
tho conditions of these experiments.
Swine at Ontario Station.
A report of tho Ontario station
says: Our swlno comprise ropresenta-,
tlves ot the Yorkshire, Tamworth and
Berkshiro breeds. This is quite as
many breeds as we can handle to ad
vantage. Representatives of tho
Chester While, Duroc Jersey and Po
land China breeds have been fed in
the experimental piggery.
Feeding Swine. Brooding sows aro
fed sparingly on n mixed meal ration
consisting generally of ground oats,
barley and peas, tho oats constituting
about half tho mixture. In addition,
they receive a fairly liberal ailowanco
of pulped roots, which is decreased as
farrowing time approaches. Beforo
feeding, they arc given a drink of wa
ter, and then tho meal 'is fed on top of
tho pulped roots. Sometimes tho meal
and pulped roots aro mixed a day in
ndvanco of feeding, but cither plan
seems to work well. Growing pigs,
four months old and over, receive the
same meal mlxturo ns tho sows, bui
In tho place of roots, they are fed tho
refuse from tho collcgo kitchen. Tho
meal is fed dry to these also. Small
pfgs are fed about equal parts of fine
ly ground oats and middlings, together
with skim milk when such Is avail
able. In this case tho moal Is niois
toned with tho milk. They aro also
accustomed to eating roots, mangels
preferred. Our sows aro turned Into n
Inrge shod adjoining tho piggery for
a few hours every nfternoon. A very
little whole grain of some sort Is scat
tered broadcast over tho floor of tho
shed to Induco tho sows to take exercise.
Lime as Acid Neutralizes
Tho use of Hmo on land has not
been largely encouraged by scientists
In the past, though it has been used to
n considerable extent In isolated Iocall
ties. It was at first considered from
tho standpoint of plant food, and as
such ot course could not receive a
very enthusiastic support from men
that had found out by various tests
that there was already in tho soil moro
lime than the plants could use. But
when tho soils of tho various states
camo to bo examined for acid It was
found that many of them wero so
strongly ndd that somo of our most
Important plants would not g:oy on
them satisfactorily. In tho soil sur
voys carried on during tho past threo
yoars In Illinois it has boon found that
one-third of tho soils of tho stato are
so strongly acid that they will not
grow red clovor and othor logumes
successfully until treatod with lime
Ot tho othor two-thirds of tho state'
somo of tho soils are slightly acid and'
would bo Improved by an agjllcation
of Hmo.
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