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h &W V HMMMH 4MftMMMtM!t4M&fe ft JAS. GRAHAM'S LiwQProiif Von" I qvtoT m 00(31 y dlMlvJudtlVldl lul m G-roceries, Fresh and Cured Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Candies, and every thing else good to eat Phone 50 N. W. Cor. Box Butte Ave. and Montana St. rH John Pilkington's Vleeit Market V 221 Box Butte Ave. All kinds Fresh Fish, Poultry, and sold in a first-class meat market See me for Potatoes, Hour, Off to Summer Climes No need to bear the discomforts of a northern winter. At a low cost you can enjoy the sunshine, flowers and summer life of Southern California, Cuba, the Bahamas, Florida and the Gulf Country. Take a winter vacation and see the historic Southland. Write me for descriptive literature about our personally conducted excursions to Southern California, about Florida and all the other far-famed winter resorts berths, rates, train service, etc. ISTIGLSOIM FLICXCIIIDTt FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY REPRESENTS THE POLLOWINQ INSURANCE COMPANIES. lUrtlorit Fire lu&urunce Company. North Amurleanof i'hll&dolpblu. Fliixmlx of Ulooklyu. Now York. Continental of Nuw York Olty. NlajcurH Fire Insur.iuco Company. rviimwidiHitt l'lro frimiaereinl Union Assurance Oo IxMidonl'lruumns Fund Iiimji-uuco Co. ntti-mnnla Flro Ins. Co. Itocliufettfr Gormuti Inn. Co. Smtuot Omuhn and Cured Meats, everything else car loads of torn and reed F. L. SKALINDER, AGENT Alliance L. W. WAKELEY, G. P. A., Omaha Boards of ail descriptions for any part of a house or barn. DierksLumbep SCoal Co. Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr. Liverpool. Loudon tmd Globe Ins. Co. (iermau American Ins, Co., Now York. Nuw llutupslilro Columbia Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia Oiulurwrlters. I'lioeuix Jus .Jo.. Hartford, Conn Office ID-Stalrs.l'letclicr lllock. In Live Stock Farming XV. Sheep Raising. By C. V. GREGORY, Author of "Home Course In Modern Agriculture." "Muklnil Money on the rarm." Etc. Copyrleht, 1009. by American Press Aoclntlon. UKDCR favorable conditions this sheep Is ono of the- most protltnblo kinds of llro stock that can be raised. The flrat essential to success In this business Is a liking for it. The second is a proper location. Sheep kept on low pastures become wormy or affected with foot rot and are seldom profitable. Sheep arc able to use large amounts of rough feed that would otherwise go to waste, making economical gains on feed that the other animals of tub farm will not touch. They are espe cially good for cleaning up weedy land. There Is no better method of ridding a weed Infested field of the crop which renders it worthless for agricultural purposes than to turn it over to the tender mercies of a Hock of sheep. It matters little what species of weed has obtained the supremacy; it Is doomed to extinction. The Mutton Type. For producing high class mutton Shropshlros and Southdowns are large ly used. They are the most perfect representatives of the mutton type, but are sometimes .criticised because of their small size and consequent lack jf capacity for rough feed. Where there Is a large amount of roughage to be got away with some one of the large breeds, such ns Cotswold or Ox- Fin. XXVIII.-GOOD SIIHOl'SUIKi: SHEET. fonl. will probably be more satisfac tory. On the ratifies of the west the hardy Merinos are best adapted to the conditions. In getting a start In the sheep busi ness, especially If you have never raised sheep. It Is best to buy three or four ewes of the desired breed. In ue lectins ewes where mutton Is to be the chief consideration considerable atten tion should be paid to the mutton type. This is much the same as the meat type In other animals. They should be broad, deep nnd fairly lonjr. with good spring of rib and broad, well cov ered buck nnd loin. The rump should be long nnd the hind legs well mented both Inside and out. as this, together with the hack and loin. Is the most valuable part of the sheep. The qual ity should be good, as shown In tine head and bone. The constitution should be good, as shown by depth of chest, large nostrils nnd width between the fore legs. ' Good quality of wool Is shown by n close, even crimp. The wool should be dense on nil parts of the body. It should not be hnrsh. and the liber should be strong and not easily broken. There should be no dead hairs In the wool. Sheep are often trimmed sq as to ap pear much wider and hloekler than they really are. The only wny to tell the real form of a trimmed sheep Is by touch. Iu going over n sheep with the hands do not dig Into I he wool wllli the fingers, thus tearing It npart and lessening the value of the Ueece. hut feel with the palms of the out stretched hand. In buying ewes be sure lo examine their mouths eurefullv Ewes that nre "down Iu the mouth" that Is. that are so old that ihelr ic"U) are worn down to the gums nre a los lug proposition. Handling Breeding Sheep. When ewes are bought of n breede" they will usually he bred. In raising lambs for market on any considerable scale ewes bought on the general mar ket are a good deal cheaper, nnd very good results can be obtained If mated to u gord. pure bred ram. The same points of form spoken of in connection with the ewe should be looked after In selecting the rnm. In addition, he nNmiN show masculinity In a strong h'i'd. thltk neck and large chest. Ills li-.'s should be strong, especially In the p.'sterns, and he should not be over fat. The rain should be from a strain of profitable producers. Where n ram lamb is used for serv ice fifteen or twenty ewes are as many ns he can well handle. It Is better and more profitable to use n more muture sire. A yearling can serve thirty to forty ewes und an old ram sixty when they are left to run with the (lock all the time, A oetter plan is to turn the rnm iu with the ewes for n short time, only nt morning nnd night, keeping him Iu n pen by himself the rest of the lime. Iu this way the rnm can ervc double the number of ewes. It Is a good plan to smear the rnm's brwist with paint be fore turning him out with the ewes. Then after he I taken out a brief glance will show Just which ewes have been bred. Thus enn I mnrUed with car tags or paint and the dale of serv ice recorded. These ewes should be kept Iu a pen by theinsel es for n few days until the period of heat Is over. Twenty weeks Is the usual time of gestation In ewes. On the general farm the piererahle time to have the lambs come is Just about the time the gross Is starting well. If you aie In the pure bred business It will pay to have the lambs come a little earlier than this, ns the larger lambs bring better prices as breeders In the fall, iu older to have the ewes come in heat as nearly the same time as possible a plan known as "Hushing" Is often used. This consists In takliig them ironi a rather poor pasture and tinning them Into a luxuriant growth ot rap-' '"' some other good forage. A little grain, say one-half pound a day per head, should also be given. Oats and bran, with a little ollmeal added, make one of the best rations for the ram during the breeding season. He should be given all he will clean up when In heavy service. Winter Care. During the winter the ewes should he fed on a ration or oats and brnn, with perhaps a little corn added. Clover hay Is one of the best forms of roughage. A little silage will add sue eulence to the ration, but It should not bo fed In very large quantities. Itoots arc also good for this purpose. Exercise is essential. A winter pas ture over which the ewes can run will provide this, but they should not be mndc to depend on this pnsture for any considerable portion of their feed. Sheep can stand a great deal of cold If their Ueece docs not become wet. A dry. well bedded shed, open on tho south, Is tho best sort of winter pro tection. Just before Inmblug the wool ou the flanks and udders should bo clipped. A little ollmeal should be added to the ration for two or three weeks prior to lambing. Many of the newly born lambs will have to be assisted to stand up and suck, after which they will usually be able to take care of them selves. In cold wenther lambs are liable to wander nwny from their mothers nnd get chilled. The best way to snve a chilled lamb Is to put it In warm water for half au hour. It should bo thoroughly dried before put ting It back Iu the pen. The lambs should be wenned when they are from three to four months old. This Is n critical time In their life, an a check In growth will give parasites a chance to get a start. It Is a good plau to have a lresh pasture of clover or rape to put the lambs iu at this time. Unpe and clover mixed ami sown with oats make excellent fall pasture after the oats are harvested. Another way of getting good fall feed for lambs Is to sow rape In the corn at the last cultlvntlou. The lambs will ent the rape, weeds and lower leaves of the corn, leaving the Held In ex cellent shape for husking without In juring the corn to auy extent. The lambs should be docked and castrated while young. Feeding the Lambs. The lambs should be taught to cat before weaning, and a small ration of grain should be Ted rrom that time on. There Is no hotter feed for lnmbs than oats. When the lnmbs are on clorer pasture half the grain ration may be made of corn. As n general rule It Is better to nvold the holiday rush and market the lambs Inter In the season with a belter finish. As soon as they nre off pasture the grain shnild be In creased until they tire getting nil they will ent. Corn and clover hay make one of the best rations Tor fattening sheep. Hefore putting the In ml)"' Into the feed lot u few of the best ewes hhnuld be sorted out to replenish the liock. AU unprofitable ewes or those that are getting old should be shut up and fattened ns soon ns the lambs are weaned. Plenty of salt should be pro vided for the sheep during the fatten lug period as well usnt all other times of year. Rait Is more necessary to Rhei'l) than to any other class of stock Sheep are not very heavy drinker., but they do need some water, and a supply should be provided nt all times. Many feeders make a practice of buying western lambs on the mnrkct and feeding them through the winter. If god stuff can be bought at right FlO. XXIX. DHINQ1NC1 HOME THE SIIHEl. prices and feed Is not too high there Is considerable profit In this system. In the eastern states considerable profit Is made on "hothouse lnmbs." Dorsets nre the best breed from which to produce this class of lumbs, ns they will breed out of seasou. The ewes nre bred In May and the lambs fitted for the Kaster market. The sheep grower Is not compelled to depend upon mutton alone for his profit. The wool is also a considerable Item, usually amounting to enough to nt least pay for the feed. Where a large numbur of sheep are to be shear I'd the work can he done more rapidly with n machine than by hand. There Is also h saving In wpol, ns the ma chine clips elofcor. Payment on Subscription Tho following named porsotiB havo recently paid on subscription to The Herald, nil but two having paid since Christmas: Mis. C, II. McClcar, liurm, Nub. Isanc Rickclt, Hcmiugford, Neb. O. A, Sundcrmnn, Madison, Neb. Clias. Mclfrccht, Springfield, Mo. Jrs. Watson, Mnrplc, Nob. Clias. Uaucr, Alliance, Neb, James Dougherty, Lakeside, Nob. V. E. Lotspeicli, Alliance, Neb. E, C. McClucr, Alliance, Nob. W. J. Kccfo, Clinton, la. Mrs. Jno. O'Kcefe, Alliance, Nob. Wm. U. Parker, " " Thos. GilBhannnon, " " Mrs. Nellie Richards, Portland, Ore, Mrs. M. E. Bernhardt, Alliance, Neb, Jus. Kimc, Strcator, 111. L. J, Scliill, Alliance, Neb- A, J. Gaghagcu, Alliance, Nob. John Hoguo, Chuycnue, Wyo. 13. I Jodcr, Alliance, Neb. Polo Watson, Curley, Neb. F, Myers, Alliance, Neb. A. C. H ashman, H ashman, Neb. Frank Potmcsil, Blackfoot, Idaho L T. Poole, Marslaud, Neb. A. S Kccd, Alliance, Neb, I. S. Reed, New Berlin, N. Y, A. Gregory, Alliance, Neb. Win. Brcckucr, Alliance, Nob. (Crowded out last week) Mr. nnd Mtb. J. T. Nabb were visit ing with P. J. Kuapp nnd family on Snturday. Mr. and Mrs. N G. Lcishman wcr Sunday visitors at A. J. Gaghageu's. Mr. and Mrs, Pcto Kccgcn and Clias. Sisloy wcro Suuday visitors at P. J. Knapp's, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nabb were visit ing with Mr. uid Mrs. W. A. Springer of Alliance last Monday. Henry Hopkins of Alliance was a Monday visitor at A. J. Gaghagcn's. J, Barkhurst was a caller at A, J. Gaghageu's Monday. Rev. I. E. Nolte and Missionary Bundy were Sunday evening visitors at P. J. Knapp's. Mrs. J. T. Nabb was on tho sick list a few days recently, Buffering with rheumatism. A. Nabb waB helping A. J. Gaglmgcn fan wheat for market this week. J. Barkhurst, J. T. Nabb and P. J. Knapp were clearing the roads of snow to Berca recently, getting ready to haul grain, which is to be loaded there within a few days. Mrs. P. J. Kuapp has a very painful case of rheumatism in her right arm, The snow lias been going very fast the past few days. This is a very busy little neighbor hood. Miss Elsie Nabb was a very pleasant caller ou Miss Rose Knapp lust Satur day evening- Guy Nabb was assisting P. J. Kuapp haul straw several days last week. Jos. Barkhurst was a pleasant Sun day visitor at A. J. Gaghageu's. Not man Lcishman unit wife were Monday evening cullers nt Conrad Sterkel's. Jake Rorhbuuck helped his brother, Criss, haul wheat to Bereu this wee).. John Mabiu of Berca helped August Majer haul bis grain to Burea this week. John Weiuel of H ashman was a pleasant caller at P. J. Knapp's last Monday evening. 1 P. J. Kuapp capped tho climax for the largest load of grain by hauling eighty-two bushels of rye with two horses over the rough roads from his place to Berua, the distance of tlnee miles. Mrs. P. J. Knapp spent Thursday afternoon visiting Mrs, Celia Weaver. Clinton Parks helped A. J.Gaghagcn butcher tin co hogs for market last Fri day. Mr. and Mis. Nabb went to Alliance last Thursday, Mrs. Nabb visiting with her daughter, Miss Amanda, and Mrs. W. A. Springer. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Panwitz enter tained the following parties to a Suu day dinner: August Mayer and sister, Mrs. Celia Weaver and family, Mr. and Mrs. Koffold, Mr. and Mrs. Rorh bauck, All report a Hue time. Oh, we must not hope to be mowers And gather ripe, golden ears, Unless wo have first been sowers And w atered the furrows with tears. It is not just as we take it, This mystical world of ours; Life's field will yield as we make it Its harvest of thorns or flowers. Jas. T. Nabb has three cars of grain on the side track in Berea ready for shipping. This makes Mr. Nabb's sixth car of grain, all being shipped from the little town of Bcrea within tho last six months. We, Us & Co. Repair Work Sewing Machines and Organs. Have secured the services of a prac tical mechanic and can guarantee all woikdouoby him. Don't trust your work to travelling repair men. This man will bo here permanently. Re pairs and parts furnished for all ma chines. Phono 139. Geo. D. Darling. DR. W. J. SCOGGIN Dentist AU Work Quaranteed Opera House Block Bridgeport, Neb. J. P. HAZARD Surveyor and Engineer ALLIANCE, NiniltASKA Parties out of town should write, as I am out much of the timo. Charges will not exceed S5.00 and ex penses per day. FRANK REISTLE ENGRAVER and ELECTROTYPER mOfltllU MZO-24 LAMWtKt DCNVER COLO FAIR PRE HOLSTEN'S Headquarters for School Supplies TABLETS NOTE BOOKS COMPOSITION HOOKS NOTE PAPER PENCILS PENS, INKS CHALK CRAYONS COLORED CRAYOWS ERASERS and PAIN'iS RULERS GIVEH'AYr'AY AT HOLSTEN'S Finding a Leak is Mimetinieh a dangerous and dirty job unit.- ou are a Practical Plumber. If then is iiuv trouble in the lutti room or liuatiiiK apparatus Send for Us and we will fix it promptly and at reason able charge. We do' good work and guar antee it. Fred Bre n nan House phone, 356. Shop phone, 744 FACTS I The news items of the home com munity. J The things in which you are most interested, J The births, weddings, deaths of the people you know. CJ The social affairs of our own and surrounding towns. These are tha kind of fact thU papar fire you iu erory tua. They nx carUlnlr worth tha tuUcriptioo prlca. MSI MI