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TEACHER OF PIANO
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Edith M. Swan
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PIANO, HARMONY
and Musical History
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t h o n n U U O '
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ATTORNEY
AT HW,
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NEBRASKA.
EUGENE BURTON
Attorney at Law
Office in rooms formerly occupied by
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Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and
efficient service.
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(Successor to Dr. J. E. Moore)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
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Office Phone 62
Res. Phone, 85
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WITH
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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 nn order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge and skill at your service.
The cost will not be great.
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fiMin
iimiwiMWHiaiaii
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nhkd
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been constructing same in Al
liance more than one year,
and invite the most rigid in
spection of my work. Use
only the best of materials and
make prices as low as can be
done with honest work. Have
had many years experience in
cement construction in vari
ous cities. Remember poor
cement work is dear at the
cheapest price and when you
have had to replace it is mon
ey thrown away.
John Pederson
Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
...WOOD
'Phone
No. 5.
Alliance,
Nebraska.
we are:
FREE FROM UCE.
FOR SALE BY
F. J. Brennan
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In County Court, within and for Itox Untie
County, Nebraska, Dec. 151. WW, In the matter
of the estuto of Nuncy C. Watson, deceased.
To the Creditors of Said Kt:ito:
YouareHureby Notltled.Thui I will sit at the
county court room in Alliance In wild county,
on the 15 duy of July, 11)10, at 10 o'clock In the
forenoon, to receive and examine all claims
against fcaid Kstutu. with a view to their ad
justment and allowance. The time limited
lor the presentation of claims iifuinst said
Estate is 6 months, from the l&th day of Dec.,
A. !-. 1909, und the time limited fur nayraent
of debw is One Year from said 15th day of
Den , iwu.
Witness my hand und the Sul of said Coun
ty Court, thfs Hth day of Dec., 1P09.
L. A. Hi.unv.
seal County Judge.
fp.Do. 16-1-U
"NOTICKTO CKEDITOK.S
InCounty Court, within und for ilo llutie
Count). .Nitbruska, Due. 15. IIWJ, in the matter
of thei"itiitof l'loyd K- Wutsmi.dtieeaMtd.
To the ilredlf irs of Said KiUUe-
You .ire Hereby Notified, l'liat I wlllolt at
tlio County Court ltuotn In Allluiicolu Mild
t'oiimy. on tbu 15th duy ot July, 1010. at W
o'clock in the forenoon, to rclvu and exam
ine all claims against Mild Kslatu, wlUia view
to their adjut!mmt ami iillowunce. The tiinu
rluiltfcil for the urniitHttou of claims against
suld hsluto. Mil uioutlii, frum the Ifrthduy of
Dee., A. D , 1W0. and the lime I tin It wi for i;iy
ment of debw U Ono Your frum suld litli day
of Dw., iMO
Witiiri uiy hw' trd tin So 1' f sa'd Oooti
ty Oourt, UlU 1; -i rt 1 .. it
'HC.u.1 .. . liruur.
fi.Dv- lj-l it County Jud.n.
'm
Home Course
in Live Stock
Farming
VIII. Managing the Dairy
Farm.
By C. V. GREGORY,
Author of "Home Course In Modern
Agriculture," "Making Money on
the form," Etc.
Copyright, 1D00, by American Pret,
Association.
WHEN properly carried on
dairying Is one of the roost
profitable branches of live
stock farming. The work Is
somewhat confining, but that Is not n
serious objection ns long as the profits
keep coming in. As shown in article 3,
dairying removes less fertility from
the farm Minn any other branch of
llvo stock farming. Dairying is adapt
ed to many localities where general
farming ennnot be curried on. Low,
wet land or that too hilly to be culti
vated can be profitably utilized ns
pasture for dairy cows. There Is lit
tle danger of the dairy business being
overdone. As population increases, the
demand for dairy products becomes
greater. The dairy cow produces food
more economically that) any other
class of farm animals.
In starting In the dairy business thq
typo of cow to select will depend
Inrgely on conditions. For the gen
eral farm, where dairying Is more or
(ess of n side Issue, the dual purpose
cows have many advocates. They give
n fair amount of milk and produce
?alves that feed into satisfactory beef
animals. The worst trouble with dual
purpose cows is thnt they cannot bo
bred true to typo with nny degree of
certainty. Once in awhile an extra
F1Q XIV. GOOD TITK OP snoimioitN.
good one will be found, but there is
little certnluty of her heifer calves
being like her. They tend to go either
to the beef or dairy type. A whole
herd of first class dual purpose cows
Is hard to obtain and to keep when
it has been obtained.
Selecting the Cows.
If dairying Is to be made a prominent
feature of the farming operations It
will pay to go into one of the special
ized dairy breeds. These special pur
pose dulry cows ure machines for turn
ing out milk, and the best ones do It
effectively nnd breed true to type.
There Is little choice between breeds.
The Jerseys give very rich milk, but
are small in size und cannot stand un
favorable conditions well. Holsteius
are hurdler, larger und can use more
rough feed to advantage. Their calves
can be turned into ((tilck nnd profitable
veal, und their large milk flow means
more sUluimilU for calves and pigs.
Where milk' Is being sold the small per
centage of fat is a disadvantage.
tJuernseys ure hardier than Jerseys.
They give a little more milk with a lit
tle lower percentage of fat. The milk
is valuable for city trade because of u
high percentage of solids other than
fut.
Far more Important than breed is In
dividuality, There a"re three things to
be taken into consideration in select
ing a dairy cow type, performance
and pedigree. The dairy type is gen
erally recognized ns being wedge shap
ed, wide and deep behind nnd nar
rower In front. The three most Impor
tant points to look for ore quality, con
stitution and capacity. The skin should
be pliable and the horns and hair tine.
A coarse animal is seldom a satisfac
tory milk and butter producer. There
should be no tendency to lay on fat. A
dairy cow Is worked to the limit dur
ing most of her life and must have a
strong constitution to keep up under
the strain. This is Indicated by a
roomy chest and large nostrils.
The capacity of the cow is of two
kinds, digestive and milk producing.
She must have good digestive capr
lty, as shown by a long. deep, root
barrel, in order to be able to handle
the amount of feed necessary to fur
nish material for a large milk yield.
Milk producing capacity Is Indicated
by n large, well balanced udder, ex
tending well forward and well up be
tween the legs behind. The veins
which run forward from the udder
should be large and twisted, as this
is on indication of a large milk flow.
Some cows have a digestive capacity
too large for their milk producing ca
pacity, while some are the other way.
The most economical producer of milk
is obtained when these two are bal
anced. The teats should be long and
well placed for convenience In milk
ing. IU- far the most Important point in
selecting a cow is her performance
record. This shows Just how much
milk and butler she can produce In a
given time. Directions for testing
cowh will be given later.
The pedigree of a dairy cow Is val
uable mainly for the performance rec
ords of her mifextors. .The record of
her grandmother on her jlre's'ide Is
fiHnlly Important, iib a good caw
1 i.i' t-f liable to transmit her iiujlltleu
through her sons than through her
daughters.
Another point that should not be neg
lected, especially If milk or cream is
being sold, is buying cows Biibjcct to
the tuberculin test. It Is detlnltcly
known that tuberculosis am be trans
mitted from cows to man through the
milk. It will pay to keep only cows
thnt nre known to be free from dis
ease. In the hands of no experienced
veterinarian the tuberculin ict can be
relied on to give satisfactory results.
Selecting the Bull.
The selection of a bull to head the
herd Is or fully as great Importance n
the selection of the cows, i'he main
points to look for In a dairy bull ate
quality, constitution ami rimmiuess ot
barrel. Ue should be ot good disposi
tion, but should show plenty of tmtscu
Unity iu a strong head and a thick
crest. A bull that looks like a row
Will not have the ability to reproduce
his good points in his offspring with
any degree of certainty. The bull's
pedigree Is also Importnut. The rec
ords of his mother and other female
ancestors are very good Indications of
the inherent milk producing qualities
thnt he possesses.
In most cases It pays to breed dairy
cows for fall calving. The greatest
milk flow will then come In the winter,
when there Is no field work to do.
Then when gross comes the milk How
is stimulated, and the cow is kept up
to her maximum production for the
longest possible time. When cows thnt
calve in the spring nre put on dry feed
In the fall the milk yield Is reduced
and the total yearly product lessened.
The cow should always be dried up
at least three weeks before calving,
even if she Is still giving a consider
able quantity of milk. She will conic
through the ordeal ofcnlvlng In cuough
better shape to mnke up for the milk
lost. A day or two previous to calv
ing she should be shut up by herself
somewhere nnd given loosening nnd
cooling feeds, such ns bran mashes
with n little ollmenl added. Some
one should always be with the cow
when she calves In order to render any
assistance that may be nccessnry,
though If the cow Is In good health
she will usually have no dllllculty.
The worst trouble to which highly
bred dairy cows are subject Is milk
fever, which Is described lu nrtlcle 5.
The calf should be given the Hrst
milk, as this will start its digestive
system to working. The milk will be
nil right to use In four or live days
if the cow Is not sick. Until that tlmo
the calf may be allowed to suck.
Disposing of the Calves.
The question of what to do with the
calves Is nn important one on the dairy
farm. The heifers should generally be
saved, as some of them will be needed
to replnco some of the cows In the
herd, and the others can ho readily sold
at good prices. Probably the best way
to dispose of the bull calves Is to veal
them. After they are from ten days to
two weeks old they should be changed
to skimmilk gradually, inking two or
three days to make the complete
change. It will not be long nrter this
until they will begin to eat n little
cornmeul. If It is given after they have
had their milk and nre looking tor
something to surk. The meal may be
Increased In amount slowly, itelng care
ful uot to teed more than they will eat
up clean.
The care and feed of the heifer
calves which are to be kept for cows
should be much the same it" mtvlsril
for sleer calves In 11 preceding mil
cle. except that the grain ration hlmiiKI
couslst of oats or bran instead ot corn
The heifers should be kept growing
well, but should uot be given fattening
feeds or feed of any Mivi In large
enough quantities to cause them to he
come fnt. if the tendency to lay oc
fat is developed in a heifer she Is lia
ble to coutlnuc to fatten after she Is
grown.
In case the calves get to scouring, e
little blood meal put In the milk will
stop It. The amount of milk should
never be more than eight to ten quarts
a day. Most of the failures in raislnn
skimmilk calves are caused by feed
lug too much milk or by putting grain
into the milk. Plenty of clover hay
should be kept where the calves can
get nt It. Fed lu this wny. they will
make profitable veal at from eight to
ten weeks of age.
Iu older to tell Just which cows art
the most protltuble It pays to keep
record of them. The most practicablo
way to do this Is to weigh the milk
for bis consecutive mllklngs once n
month nt the same time each month.
Multiplying the average of these sis
weights by the number of days In thr
montb gives the amount of milk prr
VIQ. XV 00Ot TYPE OK DAIRY OOW
duced during the month To detc
mine the amount of fnt In the milk
sample should be taken from cut h f
the six milking. ISofore taking the
samples the milk should be well iiiI.mhI
by pouring from one dish to another
several times. The samples should be
proportional to the lzc of the milking
In warm weather a formaldehyde ta
let should he put in the milk to keep
It from Hpolllug until It cnu lie tested
Most creumerymen are glad lo do test
ing for their patrons, or you mil da it
yourself with a small hand tester. A
four bottle tester, with uqulpinent for
testing, can bo bought for about $5.
Directions for testing will be glveu In
tsr!l.!e 10.
1 ' VjHsmjtfesfl
m ilfCL TPT
IT ALWAYS PAYS
TO BUY
17
CHRISTMAS
Groceries, Fruits, Etc.
from a Reliable House
I.
We have the BEST of everything good to eat
Our Prices are Right
WtT Santa Clans'
C4. D. Rodgers
Acheson Bros.
Acorn Hard Coal Base Burners
King Bee Hot Biast Stoves
Majestic Ranges
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
Good Things to Eat
j p; I Deschs
On the corner west of P. O.
EVERYTHING FRESH AND CLEAN
On SATURDA Y,
we will receive by express a fine line of
PEES ZE3I IF1 IE3 TIT I T
SSL -r
It'sSummertime all the Time
(i Mexico Land
Cold, biting- winds, snow, sleet and zero weather are
unknown.
You can purchase winter tourist tickets, with long limit,
at low cost, and escape all the discomforts of a northern
winter.
Better write or talk to me about trains and fares.
ALLIANCE. HOSPITAL
Graduate Nurses in Attendance
HOSPITAL STArF Dr. Bellwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand. Dr. Copsey
Open to All Reputable Physicians.
Address all communications to
THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL,
Alliance, Nebraska.
YOUR
Headquarters
AT
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I'lllJIll!
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Boards
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for any part of a
house or barn.
Dicrks Lumber & Coal Co.
Phono 22 D. Waters, Mgr.
F. L. SKALINDER, AGENT
Alliance
L. W. WAKELEY, G. P. A., Omaha
P. S. There will also be some spscial round
trip rates to Denver, January 8, 9 and 10, for
the Western Stock Show.