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GRADUATED NURSES IN ATTENDANCE
HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Bellwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copscy
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Address all communications to
THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL,
Alliance, Nebraska.
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REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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excursion rates during August to important eastern cities, such as Omaha,
Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, also to far eastern Atlantic cities and resorts,
also circuit tour rates, one way to New York or Boston, the other via ocean
steamers through Norfolk and the Virginias.
WESTERH EXCURSIONS: Lowest rates in years for the Pacific coast tours.
Inquire ahout the Cody entrance to the Yellowstone Park and the 1 8-day per
sonally conducted camping tours. Ask for folders.
Many low special rates will he available for an eastern journey this sum
mer and autumn. Ticket agents will be advised from time; consult them.
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and Meat
Jas. Graham
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Wallaces
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Household goods
moved promptly
and transfer work
solicited. Phone i
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Columbia Flro Insurance Company.
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Somewhere
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Alliance
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ELLSWORTH, NEBR.
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the northwest.
Dates made at this office.
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send for us. We have plenty of time
now to attend to all classes of work
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 service.
The cost will not be great.
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Your Printing
It should be a fit representative of your
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tistic kind, That,s the kind we do.
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These represent our facilities for doing
the kind of printing that will please you.
The prices are right, and prompt delivery
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Making Money
On the Farm
VII. Small Grain
Breeding
By C. V. GREGORY,
Author of "Homo Courso In Modern
Aqrlculturo"
Copyrlflhl. 1903, by American Frcaa
AuoeUtlon
SMALL Rraln breeding Is second
only to corn brooding In Impor
tance. Indeed, there Is even
more chance for Improvement
nlong tills line, since so little 1ms been
done nlrcndy. The average yield of
oats In lown In 1008 was only twenty
three bushels to the acre, while many
Holds yielded, three times that much.
This Is only one Instance out of many
thai could be given to show the great
need for Improved seed.
With small grain, as with corn, the
work or Improvement must largely bo
done for each special locality. Each
type of soil and climate affects tho
crops In a different way, and varieties
that yield well In one part of the coun
try may fall utterly under different
conditions. This makes It necessary
for each locality to have Its small
grain breeder. There Is no opening
along the line of special farming that
offers greater opportunities to the am
bltlous young farmer than this. The
work Is a little more particular than
corn breeding perhaps, but the results
ire just as sure and the prollts Just as
great. liven though you may not caro
lo lake up small grain breeding as n
business, It will pay you to carry It on
to a limited extent at least to provide
Improved seed for your own use.
Selection the Basis of Improvement.
The requirements of tho vnrlous
grains vary with the uso to which they
are to bo put, but the yield Is an Im
portant point with nil. Selection Is
tho basis for Improvement In yield as
well as In the other points that will
be taken up later. The tlrst step Is to
select the variety that seems to be
doing best In your locality, and uso
that as the basis of Improvement. Tho
simplest method of breeding Is to se
lect a few of the best heads at harvest
time to start with. A great difference
will bo observed at this time. Some
heads of oats, for instance, will con
tain three times as many berries ns
others not a foot nway. Tho seed
from these large heads, following the
law of "like produces like," give lar
ger yields.
The seed from the selected heads Is
sown mi a plot by Itself tho next
spring. Small grain Is not like corn In
that It Is normally self fertilizing. The
llower Is Inside the hull, so that the
pollen cannot get from one to the
other. The only way cross pollination
can bo accomplished Is by hand. Some.
.Improved varieties have been produc
ed In this way, but the operation Is too
delicate and the results too uncertain
for the beginner. Being self fertilized,
the only way small grain can be mixed.
Is mechanically, by mixing tho seed. It
Is not necessary that tho breeding plot
be a considerable distance away from
the other fields, as In the case of corn.
The produce of this breeding plot
should be thrashed separately and used
for planting a larger Held the next
year. The year after that thcro will
be enough seed for the entire ncreage
of small grain.
This method Is simple and easily
worked out on any farm. The trouble
with It is that thu Inherited dlffor-
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FIG. XIII ORAIK IN llllKKMNO l'LOT.
ences In tho yielding ability of differ
ent heads Is not fully taken Into ac
count. Tho only way to tell which of
two equal sized heads will yield . tho
most Is by actual test. If tho greatest
Improvement Is to bo mado Individual
head tests will have to bo resorted to.
Individual Head Tests.
These Individual head tests are car
ried on In much the same manner as
tho Individual ear tests with com. The
heads should be carefully selected In
tho fall. In addition to the size of
heads, the stiffness of the straw. Its
height and freedom from rust and
other fungus diseases should be noted.
The rows In the breeding plot should
bo four Inches apart and tho kernels
dropped the samo distance apart in tho
row. The aim throughout should be to
have the conditions as nearly like
thoso of the Held as possible. Tho
number of rows will depend to a con
siderable extent on the time that can
be devoted to the work. Tho larger
tho number the greater tho probabil
ity of producing something good. Fif
ty rows is a good number to start
with.
Increasing the Yields.
In the fall the rows should bo care
fully examined. Some will be lodged
badly. Others will have poorly tilled,
short heads. Still others will bo badly
rusted or smutted. Discard all these
and harvest and welsh the produce of
each good row separately. There will
bo a few that will be considerably bet
ter than tho rest. From theso enough
of the best heads should bo selected to
plant next year's breeding plot. The
rest hhould be thrashed together nnd
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liHod for planting an Increase bed. Tho
Feed from the tncreaso bed Is used to
plant n bigger Held and the seed from
this for tho general fields or for sate.
By selecting tho best heads for each
year's breeding plot Improvement Is
rapid nnd marked. It taken two or
three years after tho improved seed
has boon produced to obtain It In sulll
elent iiuautltles for general use, but
tho results will pay for all tho trouble,
even If you produce seed for your own
uso only. After tho superiority of
your new strain Is onco shown, how
ever, you will bo besieged with re
quests for seed nnd can add consider
ably to your Income by supplying tho
demand thus created. The trado will
continue good, for each year you will
have something a little better to offer.
In addition to the selection for yield,
strong straw and freedom from dis
ease there are a number of other
polntB that should be considered.
Theso depend to a considerable extent
on the use to which the grain Is to be
put.
In selecting oats the per cent of hull
Is one of tho most Important points to
look to. This varies from 20 to GO
per cent of tho entire weight. Since
oat hulls are of little more value than
straw, it Is evident that tho smaller
the percentage of hull tho more valua
ble the oats will be. A mere examina
tion will show tho difference between
a thick and a thin shelled oat. To dc-
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I'M XtV GOOD HKAD OF BEARDED WUKAT,
termlno the differences moro exactly
It Is necessary to weigh a huudrcd
oats or so on a tine balanco such ns
any doctor or druggist possesses, then
press out the hulls nnd weigh them
and calculate tho per cent. The weight
of oats to tho measured bushel varies
from twenty-live to Jlfty pounds, Tho
heavy oats are of course the most
valuable. Nearly all grain elevators
have n small dovleo for testing tho
weight per bushel.
Another point to be considered Is the
tendency to stool. In localities where
the summers are cool and lato varie
ties can bo grown, a tendency to stool
considerably Is desirable, since a thick
stand can be secured with less seed.
AVhere the summers nre hot and early
varieties must be grown, however, the
tendency to stool to any great extent
should be discouraged, since Btoollng
always delays ripening. Often a hull
will be seen partly Inclosing a smaller
oat. These small oats aro known ns
pin oats. They lessen the yield, nnd
a strain which contains many of them
should be discriminated against.
There nre three general types of oats
side oats, bullosa oats and spreading
onts. The hulless varieties do not yield
enough to be of nuy groat vnlue. The
side oats, In which tho berries aro nil
on one side of the head, aro grown In
this country to a limited extent only.
Most of the oats grown nre of the
spreading varieties. There are varie
ties of oats of almoBt every color,
white, yellow, black and green being
tho most common. There is little dif
ference In yield that cau bo ascribed
to color. If they are grown In a com
munity In largo enough quantities so
that they cau be shipped In carload
lots the selling price will not vary
much.
Selecting Wheat and Barley Heads.
In selecting wheat heads those that
do not shell too readily should bo given
the preference, since much wheat Is
lost by shelling durlug harvest. The.
grains should be plump, smooth and
blight. The seed coat should bo tough
and not crncked. Where tho bran Is
brittle and cracks easily It Is dlfOcult
to separato It from the Hour. Tho
kernels should be hard. Hard wheat
makes bettor tlour owing to tho great
er percentage of glutei), nnd millers
will pay more for It. Beardless wheat
Is more easily handled, but It does not
yield ns well ns tho bearded varieties.
In barley the hull adheres to the
kernel in thrashing. The grains should
bo bright, as the quality of brewing
barley depends largely upon the color.
The best barley for brewing purposes
Is that which contains tho most starch.
This enn be determined by cutting
through the grain nnd noting tho per
centage of starch to horny parts. For
feeding purposes a smaller porcentngo
of starch Is desired.
Beardless barley Is a little less hardy
nnd yields a llttlo less than tho beard
rd sorts, but tho convenience of han
dling more than makes up for this.
There aro two types of barley, the two
rowed and the six rowed. The six
rowed varieties have given tho best
satisfaction In this vountry.
Miss M. Ruth Taylor
TEACHER OF PIANO
324 West Idaho. Phone 205
GEO. W.MILLER
GRADUATE
PIANO TUNER
Repairing- a Specialty
Phone 605 307 Sweetwater Ave.
RUTH OHLSON
Trained Nurse
Phone - 321
WILLI A(Vi MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY
AT HW.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
EUGENE BURTON
Attorney at Law
Office in rooms formerly occupied by
R. C. Noleman, First Nal'l Bank blk
Phono t8o. ALLIANCE, NEB.
H. M. BULLOCK.
Attorney at Law,
iIlI..TfOI, NIDB.
WILCOX & BROOME
LAW AND LAND ATTOtfNEYS.
Long experience in state and federal
courts and as Register and Receiver U, 8.
Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and
efficient service
Offlco in Land Offlco llulldlnff.
ALUANCK NEBRASKA.
DR. G. W. MITCHELL,
Physician nno Burgeon Day aud ntguictU
Ofilcoovcr HoKuoHtoro. Phono 150.
Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
(Successors to Drs. Froy St Holfo)
Over Norton's Store
Office Phono 43, Residence ao
DR. O. L. WEBER
DISEASES OF
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Scientific Refraction
GEO. J. HAND,
II O M V. O P A T II I C
PHYSICIAN AND SI) JIG HON
formerly Intcrno Homeopathic IIos-
orly
pit
till University of Jowu.
fliono 251. Ofllce ovnr Alliance. Shoe Store
Residence Phono 231.
DR. C. H. CHURCHILL
PHYSICIAN AND SIHGKON
(Successor to l)r. J. K. Mooro)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
Oltlco hours 11-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7s3(A0 p.m.
Office Phone 62
Res. Phone, 85
H. A. COPSEY, M. D.
Physician nnd Surgeon
Phone 300
CiUIh answered promptly day and night frosa
o ill Ice. Otllcrx: Alliance National Hunk
lintldlntf over the. PostOIIlco.
RTcrTASrTsaGLr
WITH
DR. BELLWOOD
Special Attention
Paid to Eye Work
Drs. Bowman & Weber
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
First National Bank Bldg. Rooms 4-5-6
Office hours, 10 to 12 a. in.,
1:30 to 4, 7 to 8 p. m.
Office Phone 65 Res. Phone 16 & 184
Dr. H. R. Belville
All first-class up-to-date work done in
roost careful manner
PHONE 167
Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr.
T, J. THRELKELD,
Undertaker and Embalmer
OFFICE PHONE 498
RES. PHONE 207
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
THE GADSBY STORE
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
FUNERAL SUPPLIES
OFFICE PHONE 498
RESIDENCE PHONES 207 and 510
LLOYD O. THOMAS
Notary Public
Public Stenographer in Office
405 Box Butte Ave.