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25 off on all
Dry Goods, Clothing",
Trunks, Suit Cases, Tel
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Calico, 8 cts, now 0" Ladies' Hose, 15c, now 10
Muslin, 10 cts, now...., .. .7 Men's Hose, 15c, now 10
Damask Towels, 40c pair. . . "".25 Men's Silk Lisle Hose, 50c. .35
Turkish Towels, 50c pair... ,30 Men's Silk Lisle Hose, 35c.. .25
Turkish Towels, 350 pair... .25 Men's Cotton Hose, 10c .. 7
Table Linen, extra wide, $1 Men's White Handkerchiefs
a yard 75 10c, now.. 5
Table Linen, 70c yard 50 Ladies' fine Swiss Handker
Table Linen, 45c yard, now. .30 chiefs, 25c, now 15
Ladies' Hose, 35c, now 25 Ladies' White Linen Hand
Ladies' Hose, 25c, now 15 kerchiefs, 25c, now. 3 for .25
100 Doz. Men's Shirts must go a( 33 per cent off
Men's and Boys' Caps, 65-500, must go at 25c
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Another Good
LAND OFFERING
On May 22d the Government will open its second tract of 12,000 acres of
perfectly irrigated land in the Big Horn Basin, near Garland and Powell,
Wyoming. This irrigation project of the Government is first-class and reliable.
This land is adjacent to and along side of the Burlington road. Powell and
Garland are prosperous towns. The community is absolutely first-class, and
there is not a better place to live in the whole west for climate, sunshine, pro
ductiveness of soil and many other good reasons, than the Big Horn Basin.
This land is $45.00 an acre in ten annual installments-, without interest.
320-ACRE MONDELLACT:-Sdect locations for homesteading in Wyo
ming near Newcastle, Upton and Moorcrdft. Plats on file. Write me.
I conduct an excursion on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Have your friends back east write me at once about this new tract. The ex
cursion of May 1 8th or in June will be the time for good selections.
AND MEATS
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Household goods
moved promptly
and transfer work
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D. CLEM DEAVER,
GENERAL AGENT
Land Seekers Information Bureau,
Omaha, Nebr.
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I Grand Maid Granite
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All kinds of Granite and Marble
Tombstones and Monuments.
Lower prices and less
freight than from firms
farther east
0sooseeeeBe0ai
Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
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Alliance,
Nebraska.
ArcrioNnr.it
ELLSWORTH, NEBR.
Col. New has had 25 years'
experience and is one of the
most successful auctioneers in
the northwest.
Dates made at this office.
When a Plumber is Needed
send for us. We have plenty of time
now 10 att ttd U all rlitm- cl uk
This is not our busy season and it will
pay you to have your
PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING.
etc., attended to now before the rush
of work begins. We are thoroughly
posted in our business and an order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge and skill at your serw:e.
The cost will not be great.
Fred Bren nan
Public Stenographer
Commercial Club Room
Basement Phelan Opera House Blk.
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FOR SALE BY
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Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
XIV. Some Points on Stock Feeding
By C. V. GREGORY,
Agricultural Division. lotua State College
Copyright, 1D01), by American Prest Association
IN order thnt tlia feeds fed to Btock
mny be used to tin best posslblo
advantage It Is necessary thnt
thoy should Ik of the proper
kinds nml fed In the proper amounts.
One of the Important things to tnko
into account In determining tho value
of n feeding stuff Is Its digestibility.
Somo feetln, such ns out straw, nre not
more Until 50 per cent digestible, whllo.
In the case of the corn grain over 00
per cent Is used by tho animal. FeedB
with a high percentage of digestibility,
like the grains, are called concentrates,
while those with it large amount of In
digestible crude flliw are called rough
feeds.
bvery animal must have a certain
amount of roughage; otherwise tho
grain would lie In the stomach In a
heavy, sodden mass, which could hard
ly bo penetrated by tho digestive
juices, and Indigestion would bo sure
to result. The crude liber, whllo In
digestible In Itself, dilutes the mora
concentrated feeds and greatly hastens
the process of digestion. The rumi
nants are able to obtain a large sharo
of their feed from roughage. Horses
use considerable, though owlug to
their smaller Btomach they cannot use
as large quantities ns cattlo do. Swlno
are usually regarded as grain eating
animals, yet they, too, do better for
having some roughage. Mature hogs
wJll maintain themselves on a good
rape or clover pasture without any
grain at nil, and fattening swine will
make greater gain If fed on pasture.
via. xxvii thehi: is no fooii nurriiit
THAN MILK FCIIl YOUNG ANIMALS.
In winter, when pasture Is not availa
ble, hogs will eat considerable amounts
of clover or alfalfa hay if they can
get it and will" bo healthier and mako
better gains for having It.
Another Important quality In a feed
stuff Is Its palatablllty. Stock will
make greater gains on feeds that they
like, even though they contain no
more nutritive material than thoso
that are not so palatable. Closely re
lated to palatablllty Is suceulenco or
juclncss. Cows give a largo How of
mlllc on pasture not so much becauso
of Its high feeding value, but becauso
of Its succulence and palatablllty.
Stock of any kind will not make tho
best ubo of their feed If given noth
ing but dry hay and grain.
The most satisfactory means of pro
viding succulent and palatablo feed
during tho winter Is by tho use of tho
bllo. Silage has a high feeding value
and Is cheap, since from eight to
twelve tons can bo raised on an nere.
It finds Its greatest use as a feed for
dairy cows, but also makes a profita
ble addition to the ration of nearly
all classes of stock. ,
The most important point to consid
er in preparing a ration Is tho rela
tive proportion of tho different con
stituents. Fats and carbohydrates
are Interchangeable and can be con
sidered together, slnco they both go
to furnish heat and energy or to build
up animal fat. Neither of these sub
HtnuccH, however, can take the place
of protein, since neither of them con
tains nitrogen. To build up the mus
cles, organs and other parts of tho
body which require this element con
siderable protein must bo fed. The
ordinary feeds found on the farm
contain too little protein In proportion
to the other substances. To secure
tho best results a balanced ration
that Is, one In which the amount of
protein Is In the proper proportion to
the amounts of fats and carbohy
dratesmust be fed.
It cat) readily be seen that what Is a
balanced ration for one class of stock
mny not bo for another. Young calves,
colts and pigs require more protein
and ash In their food than do mature
animals. A work horse needs largo
amounts of fat and enrbohydrates to
supply him with energy, but he also
needs considerable protein to repair
his muscles, which wear out very
rapidly. A fattening steer needs only
a minimum amount of protein, slnco
he Is neither growing nor using his
muscles. A milk cow needs a great
deal of protein and ash to uso In mak
ing mill;, together with a liberal
amount of the other constituents, to
supply energy and to make Into but
ter fat. A pregnant nn.'iml Is In espe
cial need of protein and nsh to use !n
building up the bones and tlesh of Us
offspring. All animals need larger
quantities of the heat forming ele
ments In the. winter In order to keep
tho body warm.
Another Important point, one that
must not be lost sight of in preparing
rations for nny class of stock, Is tho
cost. It makes no difference how di
gestible, palatable or well balanced a
rntlon may be nor how rapid gains It
will produce, if thoso gains nro put on
at too great an expense tho feeding
operations will result in a loss. For tho
last two years, or Instance, bran nnd
shoits have been bo high In price that
It is doubtful If thoy could bo fed at
a profit. Ilrnn produces a largo mlllc
How when fed to cows, but nllnge and
clover hay are Just as good and cost
only a fraction as much.
The question of how much a farmer
can afford to spend for concentrated
byproduct Is always a perplexing
one. Something Is needed to balance
tho corn, which Is tho principal feed
on most farms. If nothing elso Is fed
with corn It will not bo thoroughly
digested nnd much of the nutriment
which It contains will bo wasted.
When corn Is chenp this does not mat
ter ho much, but when the price goes
up to 50 or 00 cents a bushel It be
comes nn lmportnnt consideration.
This applies not only lo corn, but to
othor grains ns well, since all contain
nn excess of carbohydrates and fat
Oats como the nenrest to being n bal
anced ration of any farm grain, but
thoy nro usually too expenslvo to bo
fed exclusively. Mixing oats with com
does not make a balanced ration, slnco
tho oats have scarcely enough protein
to balance their own carbohydrates
and fats. Another factor which must
bo taken Into consideration is tho
health of the animals. This will surely
suffer If they are compelled to llvo
long on a single kind of feed, especial
ly one that Is ns low In protein ns corn
is.
When grain Is high in prleo tho sav
ing effected by tho purehaso of some
supplementary feed rich In protein
will usually much more than pay tbo
cost. In buying feed to balance corn
or other grain tho chief consideration
should bo the amount of dlgeBtlblc
protein which It contains. Ash Is nlso
Important, especially If it Is to bo fed
with corn, which Is low In ash. By
dividing the price per ton of a feed by
the number of pounds of dlgestlblo
protein In a ton tho price per pound
of protein Is easily determined. ThUB
the comparative cost of protein in tho
different byproducts can be figured
out nnd tho one used which will fur
nish It In the cheapest form.
For hogs thore Is probably no better
or cheapor sourco of protein than tank
age or meat meal. A ration Jf ono
part of this to ten parts of corn Is an
Ideal one for fattening hogs. For
growing pigs the amount of tnnkngo
should bo doubled and some sklmmllk
ndded If It can be obtained. Milk is
nn almost perfect food for nil young
stock, nnd the farmer who has a largo
supply of It has a big part of his feed
ing problem solved.
Another feed that Is Invaluable for
young pigs nnd cnlves Is dried blood
or blood flour. Nothing elso will stop
scours so quickly uor do so much to
ward starting nlong an unthrifty pig
or calf. A heaping tcavpoouful to a
feed Is enough for n young calf, with
proportionate amounts for the pigs.
Tho reason that these packing house
byproducts nro especially valuable for
young animals Is because of tho largo
amount of nsh which they contain.
Tho use of such feeds Insures strong
bones nnd healthy, vigorous animals.
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FIO, XXVIII -CLOYKU l'ABTl'MJ IS AN EX
CKLLKNT FOOD FOU bliEEI'.
A lack of ash is tho chief fault that
can bo found with the corn byprod
ucts, such as germ oil meal and gluten
feed. For this reason these feeds are
not so valuable for milk cows and
young stock, although they are all
right for fattening animals. Oil and
cottonseed meals contain more nsh
than the corn products, but not so
much ns tankage. They are usually
a cheap sourco of protein. Oilmen! Is
especially valuable for keeping tho
system In tone, the bowels loose and
tho coat sleek and glossy. Cottonseed
meal should never bo fed to hogs, as
they often die from entug It.
There is nothing better than clover
pasture to balance the ration of fat
tening swine. Clover pasture, with
perhaps a small allowance of grnln, Is
an Ideal feed for milk cows, calves
and colts. Tho little pigs will lonrn to
cat It also, but will need considerable
grain and bkltiiiullk In addition If
they are to mako rapid gains. Clover
hay aud corn Is a ration for fattening
cattlo aud sheep that cannot be beat
en. Clover hay and silage with n Jlt
tlo corn and oilmeal added Is a first
class winter feed for dairy cattle.
Even for horses clover hay, If not
dusty, is the best of roughage. Its
liberal uso for nil classes of stock
will reduce the cost of feeding and
add to tho profits. So It Is evident that
the wise former will not neglect to
provide a clover pasture that is ample.
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TEACHER OF PIANO
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DR. O. L. "WEBER
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Scientific Refraction
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Res. Phone, 85
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OFFICE THONE 498
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NEBRASKA.
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Office in rooms formerly occupied by
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Office Phone 139.
Residence Phone 142.