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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1909)
? ' i f ! CHRISTMAS ON THE POLLY. By FRANK H. SWEET. Copyrlaht. 1909, by Amrrlckn Freta Atioclillon I T was the good ship Polly, and she sailed the wintry sea, For ships must sail though fierce the gale, and a pre clous freight had she. Twas the captain's little daughter stood beside her father's chair And illumined the dingy cabin with the sunshine of her hair. With a yo heave ho and a yo heave ho! For ships must sail Thoutrh fierce the rmlo And loud the tempests blow. The captain's fingers rested on the pretty, curly head. "Tomorrow will be ChristmaB day," the little maiden said. "Do you suppose that Santa Claus will find us on the sea And make believe the stovepipe is a chimney just for me ?" loud laughed the jovial captain and "By my faith," he cried, "If he should come we'll lot him know ho has a friend inside!" And many a rugged sailor cast a loving look that night At the stovepipe where a lonaly lit tle stocking fluttered white. With a yo heave ho and a yo heave ho! For ships must sail Though fierce the gale And loud the tempests blow. "DO YOU SCPl'OSB THAT SANTA efcAIJH WILL FIND VA ON TUB SEA?" On the good ship Polly the Christmas sun shone down And on a smiling little face beneath a golden crown. Xo happier child he saw that day on sea or on the land Than the captain's little daughter with her treasures in her hand. .For never was n stocking so filled with curious things. There were bracelets made of pretty shells and rosy coral strings. An elephant carved deftly from a bit of ivory tusk, A fan, an alligator tooth and a lit tle bag of musk. 3fot a tar aboard the Polly but felt the Christmas cheer, For the captain's little daughter was to every sailor dear. They heard a Christmas carol in the shrieking wintry gust, For a child had touched them by her simple, loving trust. With a yo heave ho and a yo heave ho! For ships must sail Though fierce the gale And loud the tempests blow. The Truth About Santa Claus. I write myself down us one who still believes In Santa Claus. Don't you? Are you one of those very literal folk who hare their doubts whether thev ought to let their children cling to the beautiful old myth? Without Imagination, without dreams, without poetry, this old world of our would be a very wearisome place. ltt road would be steeper thun It Is-much like slelglilug over bare ground would our progress be as compared with deigning over deep, hard packed snow The poetic myth of the old salut. with his reindeer and his JIuglIng bells and his bulging pack of toys and bon ions, has charmed a thousand genera tlous. The stocklug hung by the ehlm ney on Christmas eve. the children staying nwake until sleep pounced on them like a strong man armed, the presents Oiling them from top to toe In the morning, the rush of the bare feet hurrylug fast across the tloor. the merry uproar, the bubbling laughter, the shouts of Joy the whole of this family pagenut belongs to dear Santa Cinus. We owe It to hlni. Gradually, us the golden mists of childhood clear before the sun and the "trailing clouds tt glory" fade, our small men nnd wo men discover that Santa Claus Is uor one. but ten thousand; that he Is better than they knew, being Just the spirit of love, good will and beautiful un selfishness that makes the world n beautiful place to live In now and inkes lit a 'good starting point for t'&lS&gg&i'ty? "tforifroutond me therens uopeitnaftva maj-Uo'ouVduty. In this world lovingly while we keep the child heart nnd believe in Sanra WAVNB HOLT. F ciaiaK Hr Home Course In Live Stock Farming VII. Silos and Silage. By C. V. GREGORY, Aul.ior of "Home Counc In Modern Agriculture," "Maklni Money on the Firm, Etc. Copyright, 1BOO. by American Pre Aatoclatlon. T II 12 It 13 Is no feed on the farm that Is more economical time silage. Ten to thirteen torn of green feed can be produced to the acre. When made Into sllag this Is practically canned and will keep In good condition nil winter. Stock Is In especial need of som succulent feed during the winter. In deed, feed of tills kind Is essentlnl If the greatest possible prolits are to b obtained. Sllnge supplies succulent feed In the cheapest nnd most con venient form. It Is nti especially vnl- PIO. Xlt EtlEOTINO A STAVK StLO. unble feed for dairy cows. Twenty-t) vo to thirty pounds of silage per dny will keep the milk yields up to a point practically us high ns could be reached on puBture. A silo is ludlspensablo on the dairy fartn. It means summer conditions nil the yenr round. The value of silage for beef steer has not been fully demonstrated at yet. although a great ninny feeders ara using It with satisfaction. Dsed in moderate quantities, it cheapens tin? cost of gain and keeps the animals healthy. Kor calves and stock cattle silage Is an excellent feed, keeping them thrifty nifd making cheaper gains than Could be produced In any other way. Alt kinds of sheep do well on sllnge. It Is a good feed for hogs If fed In moderation, and chickens are very fond of It. The main consideration In locating the silo is to have It convenient. Since most ot the silage will probably be fed to dairy cows, the best place for the silo will he at the end of the cow bum. I'Vedlng bunks can be arranged close to the silo for feeding sllnge to young stock. Wooden Silos. There are several types of silos. Many of the lirst silos put up were built of lumber double walled and sided on the outside. This made n very good silo, but oue that was alto gether too expensive. A later and more popular type Is the stave silo. This is tunde much the same as a wooden tank. It consists of loug staves held in place by hoops, with a row of doors on one hide. Stave silos are used more extensively at present than any other type. They are cheap, easy to erect and fairly durable. This latter point depends largely upon the kind of wood used. White pine and redwood are the best materials for staves. They will last twenty years or more. C.v press. Oregon tir. larch and hard pine nre all durable woods for silo construction. Whatever kind of lumber Is used it should be of the best quality, straight grained, sound and free from loose knots. A stave silo should be kept well painted mi the outside. It must be anchored solidly with guy wires, as It will blow over easny wnen empty, The hoops will need to lie tightened in the summer time when the lumber shrinks and loosened again when the silo Is tilled Cement and Tile Silos. Concrete is used to a considerable extent In silo construction. If proper ly put up a concrete silo Is practically Indestructible SIIoh must be well re enforced with steel wire and must be put up by some one who understands the business If they are to be satisfac tory. Silage fringes worse In n cement than in a stave silo. A double walled cement silo does away with this ob jection, although It increases the cost considerably. With the recent high prices of lumber, however, a good dou ble walled concrete sllo does not great ly exceed n good stave sllo of the same sl.e tn cost. Stone, brick nnd cement blocks are nil ued for silos with good results. The main thing is to get them laid ac curately and properly reenfoned. A sllo made of hollow building tile is giving good satisfaction at the Iowa experiment station. These tiles are Sfin I...... - , . . tl'n lit" ii mi I'll Ml '' M III 111 ' l)i I--' ii , I ' io ! ui ii v ah-t vi 's,i i,,r as :t iaiu in ee.nieni being put t opt ner edge wlse, liU.jrdvuUi.lrH,n, lsvej7,n:f;nMvenMJtPULlagfrr'?mF double walled concrete slh coats less, nnd there Is less risk of failure duo to Improper erection. Details of Construction. While the bIIo should be located as close to the bnrn as possible. It Is not advisable to put It Inside tbo bnrn. It takes up room tlint Is needed more for other purposes, is unhandy to All, nnd the odor of the sllnge is objection able. There will be some odor any way, but not so much when the sllo Is locnted outside the bam. A handy method of construction Is to connect the sllo wltli the feedway ot the barn by a narrow chute which extends tile full height of the sllo. The sllnge can be thrown down this chute nnd carried Into the burn There should be doors at freipieut Interruls the entire length of the chute. A frequent mistake In making silo doors Is in constructing them too small, thus making It unhandy to get out and In Great enre must be taken to see that the doors nt snugly, ns the sio must be absolutely air tight If the silage Is to keep well. A sllo is really a big can. nnd sllnge Is nothing more or less than canned corn. The crevices about the door mny be tilled with wet clay before the silage Is put lu, or tarred paper may be placed over, the doors. Another point to look to Is to see that the Inner walls nre ns smooth as possible, so that the silage will settle evenly. Uneven settling means ulr spaces and decay. Some expense can bo saved in bulld lug n bIIo by having It extend four or five feet below the surface nf tim ground. If deeper thnn this it will bo too much work to get the silage out. Either cement, hard burued brick or stone mny be used for building the foundation. The foundation up to the surface of the ground should be eight to ten inches thick, with a bearing sur face about four lpches wider. Tho foundation should be flush with the walls of the silo on the inside, so as not to Interfere with the settling of the sllnge. If the soil Is of bard. Imper vious ciny no floor will be needed. In looser soils a cement floor four to six Inches thick, mode as described In arti cle 2, will be necessary. Size of the Silo. The she of the silo will depend upon the amount of stock to which sllnge Is to be fed. It is better to get size from depth rather than from diameter, as the pressure due to additional depth causes tho silage to keep better. This greater compactness nlso lucieiir.es the capacity of the silo. If fresh silage Is to be had nt ull times the sllo should be of such a size that nt least two inches hi depth will be fed eiu h day. if fed slower than this It will spoil on top and the value will be reduced. The ordinary size for n quarter section Is sixteen feet lu diameter nnd thirty feet In dcptli. If more capacity is wanted ten to twenty feet mny be added to tho depth. The following table, coudeused from bulletin 100 of the Iowa experi ment station, gives the capacity of silos of various sizes: Pounds that" Acreage must required be fed to till, perday Inside 14 14 It It 14 10 lli It! 10 15 IS lit US so j) i-0 Cnpnc lty. HelKht. tons. 20 Ul UK) 109 ia 133 1S1 113 IK. ISO 1S1 1UG "IS) Jss 1S7 243 SSI 3J2 0.1 6.7 ?.2 K.-0 0.2 8.1 D.b 10.3 . 12 10 13.2 15.2 lii.8 U'.b 1G.2 18.8 20A . a.' . 31 , as , 40 , 31 , 31 , 3'i . 10 , 32 . 35 . -to 4'J , 30 , , 40 , 60 Tho following tnblo from th( sam liullt'tlu gives Uii'npproxImtHentnonnt.s of sllnge needed per day by the varl ous elnsses of nnlnmls: Kind ot mods. Pounds lievt calllu- ot sllnge t-'nlves , la., l-'uttenltiK cattle lu.yc Dairy cattle so-oC Hlietsp , j-t Com is the principal sllnge crop because or its yield and feeding value It should be cut for silage Just as the ears are well dented. If cut too early sour silage will result. If left longer It will be too dry to pack well. This no. mil - a riLts bii.i. can be helpH) h luniilug ,iur linn the iln us ii Is iieing IIIIihJ. A uind elevainr Is by tar Hie une. wiiisia.-. tor means ot gelling the silage imui the 1 niter to the lop of the silo. A loug cumin tube eleii(tliig down iuto the silo keeps 1 lie slmge well uilved. Trnnipiug the silage thoroughly as u is put In Is one of the secrets itf Inn ing II keep well. It should be qspe -Sfeii'HHl around the.eUges, WTOrW'Wt5f-ba t,vS. "AIIMIWIllAUIIft, In lill.ul .1 ...., '..'.l.r. T.C.. II wii. spnmi. toruiitig an air tlgUt cover, Iiil'. which will been nil but tho ton ... - r it 1 ( h Inches of silage from spoiling. 3 i t When a Plumber is Needed 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 llinrtmnl.k. posted in our business and an order from you will promptly put all our knowledge and skill at vour service. The cost will not be great. , Fred Bren nan P. J. CLATTERBUCK Farms and Ranches IIO.V lll'TTK AXIMUWUS COCNTII'S For GOOD INVESTMENTS WRITE ME MAHSI.AM). m:iiI, ZEJinitra, EirLe Shoe Repairing PROnPTLV DONE All Work Strictly First-Class IT D. Nichols BOX BUTTE AVENUE AT ALLIANCE SHOE STORE Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & ...WOOD 'Phone V6. 5. i.KK, 'HfisnBII ' bdkS HB- -flHBt s3fv b HI 1 M H i.oi , RBSHH QMS BB Ki mte If lW VI M M ' sssal M WajnHHMHllMHWl W I II Mi 'BllBBHBllM Mi im&m.'MamnmmmBS2nmamnmmi Best Equipped, Most UptoDate Exclusive Meat Market in Western Nebraska Shop open from 6:30 open till 9 p. m.; Prompt Attention to Phone Orders We, purchase good dressed beef and pork in at cur ihop before seijing i Good Things to Eat Phone n , , io i Desch s M. ' s ,. tin tne corner EVERYTHING FRESH AND CLEAN On SATURDA Y, we will receive by express a fine line of if1 3Ee :e3 s ies: zstxd VEo BUY A Gem City Cook Stove i (Sold in Alliance 18 years) It has a very large Oven. Is a splendid baker, and has the lat est Patented Grate, that will not warp or get out of order. NEWBERRY'S Hardware Company Alliance, ymWWl'A' Nebraska. RWglM' r x. n ... . , a. m. to 7 p. m.; Saturday and pay days, not open on Sunday during winter I Phone ? west of P. O. ; PEXJIT - Eir - A - BXuEs ARKET I. W. Herman, Prop. Rose C. Herman Cashier and Bookkeeper ios Skala. . Meat Cutter- IdKe H. Merman Stock Buyer Louis Skala ) Sansapfinnlro oliu Hetman ( nnd llntxin. U'ni. C. Heitnan Delivery Boy Phone 131 Residence Phone, 375 the- carcasq Call K . tifc'vtA vV - is ?J U t
