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LAND OFFERING
On May 221I 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 S45.00 an acre in ten annual installments, without interest-
320-ACRE MONDELL ACT: Select locations for homesteading in Wyo
mmg near Newcastle, Upton and Moorcroft. Plats on file- Write me.
I conduct an excursion on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Havp your friends back east write me at once about this new tract. The ex
cursion of May 18th or in June will be the time for good selections.
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flARTIN &
AUG TIOITEEES
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LIVE STOCK
Will hold a Sale Saturday, June 12. List
anything that you want sold. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Office at
Palace Livery Barn.
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JIOSPITALtSTAFF Dr. Bellwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copscy
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Alliance, Nebraska.
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Land Seekers Information Bureau,
Omaha, Nebr.
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excellent patronage we enjov. Try us.
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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 to at t ei d lo ll rlisiif cf wk
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 busiuess( and an order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge and skill at your servi:e.
The cost will not be grrat.
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Public Stenographer
Commercial Club Room
Basement Phclan Opera House Blk.
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FOR SALE BY
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jnnw -miiiMv -miim.'iiiiiiiv
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course in
Modern Agriculture
XV. Breeding Live Stock
By C. V. GREGORY,
Agriculturat 7itston. lotva State CcUcffa
Copyrlitht. 1000, by American lrc Anjoclitlon
TIIK science of breeding Is very
complicated, but there nrM
Homo points Hint should be un
derstood and followed by cr
cry farmer. No matter how well Htock
mny be fed niul cured for, If they do
not Imvo the Inherited cnpnclty to
transform their feed economically Into
milk or beef or power they will al
ways bo "scrubs." On the other hand,
poor feeding nud care may make n
scrub out of nn animal which linn tlio
Inherited ability to develop Into some
thing much better. To nttnln the best
results breeding, feeding it ml Intelli
gent cure must go hiiml in hand.
Puro bred stock not only lmvo tho
ability to make much inoro profltnblo
uso of the food given them, but they
also add grcntly to the appearance of
the place. A pasture dotted with well
bred, uniform calves, colts or sheep
marks tho owner its a progressive
farmer. There Is a great denl moro
pleasure, too, In caring for good stock
than there 1m In vainly trying to get
unprofitable nulmnls Into market con
dition. Tho first thing to consider In start
ing In with puro bred stock Is whnt
no. xxrx tiik way a pat beef animal
18 CUT UP.
Koto tho lilglT prices of the back and
loin.
breed to select. Do not mako n hnsty
choice, for nothing will ruin your
chances of success more certainly than
frequent changes from ono breed to
another. Select your breed with enro
and then stick to It. All the lending
breeds have good points, anil tho mat
ter of selection Is more u quest Ion of
Individual preference thnn anything
else.
In beginning with pure bred stock
tho' best plan for the nverngo farmer
to follow Is to purchase n puro bred
malo of the desired breed and proceed
to grade up his herd. There nre two
principles of breeding that should be
kept In mind In this work. Tho first
Is tho old law that "like produces like."
In tho main this Inw holds good, and,
other things being equal, the offspring
will resemble tho parents. The sccont'
Is the lnw of "atavism," or tho tend
ency of the offspring to tnke after
some remote ancestor. This Is whero
the value of the puro bred slro comes
In. Ills ancestors for generations have
been animals of the same typo as him
self, and hence there is little chance
of his progeny differing from this typo
to nny serious extent This long con
tinued breeding nlong a certnln line
gives to the puro bred animal an abil
ity to reproduce his type that tho
grade slro lacks. This ability Is called
prepotency.
Because of his great prepotency a
pure bred bull when mated to grado
cows has much moro Influence over
tins characters of his offspring than
(ho mothers have. This is most striking
ly shown when a polled bull Is muted
to horned cows. Nino out of every
ten of the calves will usually bo polled.
It Is the same with other characteris
ticsthe ability to quickly turn corn
Into high priced beef or to uso tho feed
for profitable milk mid butter produc
tion. Of courso If the cows nre pure bred
also there Is less chance of the calves
resembling some Inferior ancestor ou
their mother's bide, and Improvement
will be more rapid nnd certain. Tho
cost of nn entire herd of pure breds Is
very great, however, and profits will
come moro surely by the grading up
plan. After this has been carried on
for a time, so that the farmer has
some experience In breeding and car
ing for high class stock, a gradual
sturt In puro bred females may be
made by buying a cow and cnlf or a
few yearling heifers. As the offspring
of these Increase the number of pure
breds In tho herd the grades can grad
ually be disposed of until an entire
pure bred herd finally results.
In the selection of n sire to begin
grading up a herd It Is Important that
he be of the type which It Is desired to
reproduce In the offspring. The most
Important things to look for In n beef
bull are constitution, form, quality and
thick fleshing. Of these constitution
Is probably the most Important, as a
bull that is stroug In this point will
hae tint ability to slro u large num
ber of rugged, healthy calves. Con
stitution Is Indicated by a deep, wide
chest; large "barrel," giving plenty of
room for the digestive organs; good'
blzod nostrils and n large, clear eye.
A point that must go with constitution
If tho best results are to be obtained
s prepotency. Prepotency means tho
ability of n sire to reproduce his good
points In his offspring. It Is indicated
by a heavy crest and a mnsculluc look
ing head. A bull that has a fine, fern-,
initio appearing head will not bo at all,
certnln of producing good calves, event
though he Is n good individual hlra-'
self.
Constitution and prepotency are of'
little nccotint, however, unless tho
bull has the proper form. Tho back
and hind quarters of a beef animal
nre the purls that produce tho high
priced ment. Great width nil nlong
tho buck, especlnlly over tho loin;
good spring of rib, plenty of depth
mid short legs are points thnt should
bo looked for. Long legged bulls uro
usually tinrrmv mid rangy. Tho legs
nre of little vnluo ns meat, bo tho
shorter they uro the better.
Quality Is shown by fineness of
hair, pliability of hide and not too
much coarseness of shoulder, head
and bone. An animal with good qual
ity will furnish a better grado of
meat, nnd thcro will bo less wasto In
killing.
Thickness of flesh Is ono of tho
most Important points to look for.
By this Is men nt not fnt, but the nat
ural covering of lean meat Fnt can
bo put on during tho feeding period,
but lean meat cannot. At) nntmnl
tbnt Is thickly muscled nt the begin
ning of the feeding period will fur
nish n carcass thnt will be well mar
bled with streaks of fat and lean,
whllo another on tho snino feed will
put most of his fnt on In the form of,
tallow.
Theso snmo points aro tho csscntlnl
ones to look for In tho selection of a
ram or boar. Strong constitution,
wide, deep, blocky form, fine mwHty
nnd (hick fleshing nro Just na impor
tant In theso nulmnls as in tho bull.
Of-course It will bo Impossible to
find nn animal thnt is perfect In all
points. If tho females in your herd
nro badly lacking In nny pnrtlcular
bo sure to select a mnlo that Is espe
cially strong there On the other
hand, a slight weakness on tho part
of the sire In a placo where tho fe
males nro especially strong may bo
overlooked. An animal that has nny
vory serious faults, howovor, should
not bo considered for a moment.
Dairy bulls lack the fleshing and
compactness thnt characterize beef
nnlmnls. Low setrioss and extra
width of bnck nre not so essential.
Constitution, ns shown by n deep
chest, wldo, on the bottom mid a
roomy barrel, is important. A clean
head, smooth shoulder, fino limbs nnd
pliable skin show tho quality that is
so nccessnry In n dairy animal. Tho
most Important point Is prepotency.
A strong chest, mnscullno head and
largo rudimentary teats nro all Indi
cations of this. Tho best way to fore
cast a dairy bull's prepotency, how
ever, Is to look up tho milk nnd butter
producing records of his dam and
grnnd.dnms. A bull out of n high pro
ducing cow will almost certainly be
got heifers that will be high yleldcrs.
The most Important points to look
for In draft horses, which arc tho
most profitable kind to raise ou tho
farm, are power nud-endurance. Pow
er Is Indicated by size, compactness
and heavy muscling, especially In tho
hind quarters. Endurance Is shown
by a strong constitution and fine qual
ity, especially of limbs,
Strict observnnco of these points In
tho selection of a sire of any kind will
give you an animal that will In a few
yenrs bring about a great Improve
ment in your herd. Pedigree Bhould
not be neglected entirely In picking
out a sire. Its chief value Is In show
ing that the animal Is pure bred and
that his ancestors were of the type
which you wish to develop In your
herd. To determine tho latter point,
however, requires a longer study of.
herd books than most farmers lmvo
time for. If you put tho chief Btress
upon the Individuality of the animal
nnd file ' pedigree away iu a drawer
where It cun be referred to when nec
essary you will not go far wrong.
When you have found an nnlmal of
tho desired typo do not hesltnto too
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FIO. XXX A T VICAJt UKA1T HOUSE.
long over the price. A hundred and
fifty dollit.'d may lodk like a big price
to pay for n bull, but an Increase of $2
a head In the value of tbo mlf crop t
will pay for him lu two or three years. '
Iu many caso yuu may lo ablo to i
Jjoln with two or three of your neur
est neighbors In the purchase of i
bull, thus not only saving money, but
also obtaining a better aulmal than
you would be able to secure otherwise.
This applies with still moro force to
the purchase of a stallion. Iu jnuny
'communities It Is Impossible to securo
'tho services of n first class horso of
any breed. Iu such a caso If fifteen
,or twenty farmers will agree upon a
breed and subscribe ?J00 each a bona
can be prasured that will almost: pay'
tor himself In the Increased value ef
his first crop of colts.
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Figures
In Army
And Navy
TUB grand mar
shal of tho
Taft Inaugural
parade, General
.1 u in 0 s Franklin
Hell, made a hand
some and striking
figure, and he Is by
no menus a tin sol
dier. General Bell
was grndunted from
West Pqlnt In 1878
nud spent much of
J. F. DELL.
IN twenty years be-
foro the Spanish wnr on tho plnlns,
In 1803 ho wns n Hcutennnt of env
nlry and snw vnlunblo service In tho
Philippines. 1I became chief of staff
of the army lu 1000. The policy uow
Is for n continuous administrative pol
Icy In tho nrmy, nnd General Boll rep
resents progrcsqlvcncss In military or
ganization. Ho is no politician, isln
dustrlous nnd llkablo nnd enjoys much
popularity with both ofilccrs and rank
and file.
It Is unusual for a nnvnl officer of
commnnder's rank only to be placed In
ehnrge of a battleship, and tho desig
nation of Commander William S. Sims
to the cnmmnud of tho Minnesota, buc
ceedlng Cnptnln Ilubbnrd, wns In rec
ognition of his fino record ns naval
nld at tho White IIouso slncd 1002.
Captain Ilubbnrd, who took tho Min
nesota around the world .under Ad
mlrnlSpejTy,jjoes.pn thpjencrnl naval
bonrd. Commander Sims was with
tho president on tho Mayflower when
tho chief magistrate said goodby to
tho fleet in December, 1007. Ho has.
been a conspicuous figure In Wash
ington affairs for some years, and Inst
year ho gave testimony before tho
Bcnntc commltteo on nnvnl affairs
which excited considerable comment
Bnavnibtir X viai-don r
WILLIAM V. SlUg.
at the time ou account of his free
criticism of certain construction pol
icies of tho past. He entered the tinvy
in 187(1 from Pennsylvania nud as In
spector of target practl-e In recent
yeurs has rendered service especially
valuable ou account of the attention
being paid to the development of the
personnel of the navy along this line.
On almost every ship of war there Is
some animal who serves lu the capaci
ty of mascot. Beans, u warlike bull
dog, who no doubt came from Bos
tou, was the mascot of the Yauktou
on the cmlso of the American tlleet
around the world. The buapshot shows
Beans mid his shipmate. The two aro
great friends, aud tho sailor was ablo
to get Bcaus to pose for his picture
Just ns well ns If he had boon an olll
cer of the dock. The crew of the
Yankton Is proud of Beans, mid Beans
beyond doubt Is proud of the crew.
The Yankton, which Is a supply ship,
was the first vessel lu Admiral Sper
ry's command to reach homo.
From the' moment of the departure
of the sixteen world circling battle
ships on Dec, 1G, 100", tiie Yankton
BBAX3 AND HIS SHIPMATE.
hardly kuew a moment's rest. With
a displacement of only 975 tons as
against the 10,000 of the Conneqtlcut
and her class, tho little vessel was
hammered and pounded by glnut teas.
She performed errands of mercy In
connection with the earthquake at
Messlua. It was also the Yankton
which went In search of tho sailor
Jeffs, who was supposed to have per
ished on Galapagos Island.
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