WILLIAM MITCHELL.
ATTOKNSY
AT UW.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA
BURTON & WESTOVER
Attorneys at Law
LAND ATTORNEYS
Office First National Bank Wdg
'Phone t8o. ALLIANCE, NEB.
H. M. BULLOCK.
Attorney at Law,
ALLIANCE, NEB.
F. M. BROOME
LAND ATTORNEY
Lone experience a Receiver t'.i. Landnfll e
a paarantee for prompt and efficient mrvic
Office in Opera House Block
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
BRUCE W ILCOX
Lawyer and Land Attorney
Prnotltloner In civil courts since 1R93 as
KepiMer IT. 8. Land Office from 1903 to 1907
Information by mall a specialty.
orrtea in r.ANnornca building
ALLIANCE - NEBRASKA.
CO-OPERATING WITH FRUITGROWERS;
MOVEMENT FOR BETTER ORCHARDS
Department of Horticulture of Slate University Makes Proposi.
tion to Send Man as Demonsirator.
(By R. F. Howard, Department of Horticulture, Univeraity of Nebraska.)
DR. H. H. BELLWOOD,
Burgeon C. B. & Q. Ry.
Office Over Holsten's Drug Store
Day Phone 87
Night Phone 86
OKIE COPPERNOLL
Res. Phone 20
F. .1. PKTERSBB
Res. Phone 41
Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen
OSTEOPATHS
Rooms 7, 8 and g, Rumer Block
Phone 43
Til 10 unusual amount of Interest
exhibited by the 1'nilt (lUWOfl
of Nebraska at last winter's ses
sion of Organised agriculture at
Lincoln hSS resulted In a definite
movement for better iirehard prac
tices. The State BOCltt) or llorticul-'
t'tre at that time appointed a commit
Aee to investigate conditions and to
reeommenil methods of procedure
Whereby the growers who are willing
to give their fruit the care It lllfll
might receive state aid by applying for
It. This committee decided It would
be well to eali meetings In several dif
ferent counties for the purpose of find
lig out what methods the growers are
i. sing and What their attitude was In
regard to co-operating with the state
would iirst prune their trees tinder tha
directions of the demonstrator The
liniiied number of men that could be
sent from th.-se d, partments made It
Impossible to answer all the request
for help the past senson.
To Illustrate how eager many grow
ers aie to do the proper thing by their
orchard.. If they only knew what to
do, a single case Is cited of how one
man In Douglas county tool; advantage
of this proposition last season. He
wrote to the university asking if some
one could be sent to show him how to
prune his orchard of 1,1500 trees. The
nnn was sent immediately, and upon
going into the orchard found the work
had progressed tO the extent of two
rows This grower has one of the best
GEO. J. HAND,
PHYSICIAN AMI SURGEON
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
DR. C. H. CHURCHILL
PHYSICIAN ANI Sl'RGEON
(Successor to Dr. ,f. K. Moore)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCr
Office hours 11-12 a.m. 2-4 p.m. 7:30-9 p, m
Office Phone 62 Res. Phone, 8
H. A. COPSEY
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 3H0
Res. Phone 342
Calls answered promptly day and night fron
offilee. Offices: Alliance National Hank
Bonding over the Post Office.
J. P. HAZARD
Surveyor and Engineer,
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
Patties out of town should write, as 1 ana
out 11 nch of the time. Charges will not ex
ceed 15.00 and expenses per day.
it tZ as II ' I ii ' - nil jmm Tiiwv . - . . jk. .
43 pw
SPRAYING AT TAYLOR 8 ORCHARD (LINCOLN).
Dr. Oliver McEuen
Physician and Surgeon
HE11HGFORD, NEBR.
SPECIALTIES: Diseases of Women and
Children and Genito Urinary Organs
All calls answered promptly day or night
HARRY P. CODRSEY
Live Stock aud
General Auctioneer
Farm Sales a Specialty
TERMS REASONABLE
Phone 64 ALLIANCE. NEBR
rK. D, K. TTLBB
DENTIST,
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK,
PHONE 167
Alliance, Nebraska
O-eo. Gh C3-a,d.s"b3T
Licensed Embalmer
Phone
Day 498
Nightsio
The writer. together with a rcpre-nentativ.-
of the state society, met
with lite "tow it's of Washington.
Douglas, Nomaba and Cage counties.
The Commercial growers of these
counties have reached a stage whan
they no longer need to he told that
perfect i -rops harvested from aban
doned orcharda is a thing of the past
In Nebraska They were looking for
ways and means of successfully com
batting the insect and fungus pests
that have been gradually reducing the
yearly income from their orchards.
The fact that many growers were
tising method wholly unsutted for
their conditions and that others were
not doing anvthing in the way of im
proving the quality of their fruit, on
account of the lack of some d( finite
instructions, was apparent. Showers
Of such question as. "How can I con
trol tbj worm that get into ray ap
plssf" "Whal is the right time to
prav ;t ' want does it cost?" "How
should I mix .iiui apply tha materials?"
and "What Is the proper time to prune
fruit troea jnd how should it he done
for best results?-' were thrown at the
Speakers of these meetings. Bulletins,
they said, served a good place, but
they did not satisfy all their needs,
File each man had local problema
that could only be covered in a gen
eral way in such puhlications.
As a result of this Interest, the de
partments of horticulture and agricul
tural extension of the State university
made the following proposition to the
growers of the slate: It was staled
that w'.ere the interest in any com
munity was great enough among the
growers themselves, these depart
IBenta would send a man as a demon
Btrator for one season, the only ex
pense to the growers being the demon
strator's, local expenses. It was
pointed out to the growers that the
best results could not be expected
from spraving apples unless the trees
W1 re hist properly pruned, and that
for Ibis reason the university would
not senu its man to help mix and ap
ply the spray materials unless they
twelve-year-old orchards In the state,
though it had never heen pruned, ff
bad men armed with carpenter saws
taking oft about one third of the
tu .inches, all from the lower portion
of the tree, leaving the dense top tin
touched He admitted that bis oniy
knowiedge of pruning was based upon
a statement he had seen or' heard
tomewhore that "about a third of the
wood should lie removed from trees
that had never been pruned." and that
I he supposed it didn't particularly
I matter what portion came off. When
I the demonstrator suggested that be
j was probably removing about the
' proper amount of wood, but that he
I would have more properly shaped
I trees, more highly colored fruit and
could do a better job of Spraying if he
I would distribute the pruning equally
.all over the tree. Instead of taking U1T
oidy the lower limbs, he immediately
bought the pro par kind of pruning
tools at.d finished the Job according
to the above suggestions. This same
man two weeks later bought a gaso
line power spraying outfit and all the
in 1 esaary Spray materials for on
trolling the insect and fundus dis
Saw s The demonstrator called at
'each of the first two Sprayings and
hel)ed him to properly mix and apply
these spray materials. This man did
not stop at merely pruning and spray
ing ills orchard. He bought the mot
upto-date extension orchard disc ami
cultivated his trees all summer. This
grower has a crop of apples now on
bis trass almost entirelv free from
Insect and lunges blemishes that will
probably realize him from 15,006 to
$6,000. This is only a single cas - of
What this kind of co-operation will do
for the growers, the university and
the state as a whole.
Th enthusiasm and interest with
which the growers have met this prop
ositlon makes it seem highly probable
that If this work is followed up for a
few years, eastern Nebraska's real
worth ar a glace to grow fancy, high
grade fruit will bS realized.
'Tween Seasons
It's just ut this season
of the year that our
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facilities for making
yout portrait. The rush
is over or has not yet
begun consequently
we have more time at
our disposal which
means increased at
tention to your order
Alliance Art Studio
114JE. 4th Street
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EARLY SELECTION
OF SEED CORN
Tli early selection ar.d proper care
01 seed com in Nebraska has be, n
given orfb in! recognition through a
proclamation issued by the governor,
h tting aside Sept 3d to Oct 5 as
"Seed Cora Sel-rtion Yek." The
early selection of seed coin will mean
a Big saviai to ties state in general
and will obviate the necessity for
SOBdlgg (Of reed corn outside the
state.
"The question of seed corn is an im
portant one." says Professor C. W.
Pugsley. head of the extension depart
ment or the state fr.nn. "There is
little ed 01 B in the state, due to the
b'ck of ced early this year. Nebras
ka was ransacked from one end of the
state to tin Pe r for seed Then the
supply was wholly inadequate Many
fsnBC4rS were forced to send aeitslds
of the state and. as a result, their
stands ait lint as good as those who
haw used Nebraska grown corn.
"W'tb the early selection and proper
are Nstafagga Will have plenty of
eecd torn next ear and purcbsi t
will, not be compelled tO pay fSBff
l.rl' for COIg that ll not so good J
CARE OF MILK
IN THE HOME
Recommendations and Sugges
tions of Professor Frandsen.
ELEVEN RULES FOR CONSUMERS
By J H I'ratulsen, Piofessor of Dairy
Husbandly, University of Nebraska.
Sanitary milk ia milk from healthy
cows, produced and handled under
conditions In Which contamination
from filth, bad odors and bacteria Is
retli I tO a minimum. The proline
tion of clean and healthful milk is the
most imiKirtant abjsct with which
the dait vman has to deal. Kvcn fMNfl
an economic standpoint the dairyman
cannot aflord to ignore the Imports DCS
of producing a pure and henllhl'ul ar
ticle, far we Had milk produced under
absolutely sanitary conditions selling
i Carefully wipe? the mouth of the
bottle before pouring milk or ctearn
from It.
Po not pour back Into the liottby
Miy milk which has been exposed to
the air
6- Keep the bottle covered will) cap
ar Inverted tumbler an long as any
m'lk remains In It.
7 Da BOi OX pose uncovered milk In
r Irlgerntor containing strouK amell
Ifegj foods
8 WhhIi milk bottles a soon ss
empty and do not use milk utenalla for
any other purpose.
10 Special precautions should be
fakSfl With the baby's milk bottles.
The) slueild l.e rinsed in lukewarm
Water, Washod in hot water containing
e little soil, 1 and then scaltled. in se
lecting a food bag bottle choose one
with wide mouth and no corners.
Never use rubber tube between bottle
ami nipn'e.
II In case . contagious diseases In
ht honsc, such as typhoid scarlet
fever Of diphtheria, return no milk
lcttles to tn milkman without tho
permission "f the health officers.
home grown rant t las
"Rally field selection insures seed
which will grow. Well matured corn
tan be picked early, dried in some
convenient place, and then U in no
I'angsr I being frozen. Freezing will
I. ;i hail wall cured corn.
"Etrly field selection Insures hili
i- ',' ; seed and also insures the se
lect n o; native need, which is an
important factor in producing high
; iei.'.s. Tests have proven that .
I braska grown seed will produce an
average of ',.2 bushels more than BSed
imports from OWS and Illinois."
A bulletin, containing aaggsatl IBS
! for the selection rnd care 01
corn, compiled by university off! i aim
will be furnished tree of cost, on ap
pMtatton tu the bureau of publicity ol
tlie t'o'ttmei i i;-l club of Omaha, or the
Nebraska experiment station.
The rise in the price of corn in the
last three or lour years has be -u for
tunate for bog raisers, if for no olln 1
P Ssaa that it will result In more ra
tional systems 04 bog feeding
Kxpevimenls where eight kinds ol
forage have he -n thoroughly tried ol,t
I rove conclusively that park can be
madS more cheaply and with legs la
bar by the use of gree crop. Clover,
'a'fa. ratM' corn, re grain, lowpeas,
Oybeans ami .sorghum were the vari
,s forae.s experimented with.
jj AfsngUgaas fJBjMjm
k 1 v c.i:hhi:n. ownkp by uni-
VKKSITY OF NKHUA9KA.
(Oftuiai record lt.lll.l lbs. milk;
77ii lbs. butter.)
for practically double the ordinary
pice. Needless to say, for the pro
duction of pituitary milk the dairyman
must have healthy cows, sanitary
barns, clean bidding ami dust-free air,
Clean barn yard, clean cows, clean and
health) milkers, clean milk vessels,
anil pun Water. He must feed clean,
Wholesome feeds, must have a sanl
tar) milk room and abundant facilities
for rot ling the- milk ami cream.
Hut no matter how good the condi
tion of the product when delivered, if
t is carelessly handled In the home,
the milk or cream may quickly be
come unfit for food. The fact that
vast quantities of good milk have
been Spoiled hi the home by improper
treatment prompts the writer to em
phSsiSS some 01 the points regarding
care ol milk and cream in (he home.
Boms customers have little knowl
edge of milk ami consequently do net
know how to properly care for It Milk
and cream radily absorb odors and
collect bacteria and other impurities
whenever they are exposed to the air.
ROLLING WINTER WHEAT
By C. W. Pugsley. Superintendent Ag
ricultural Extension, college of Ar
rtenHnre, Lincoln, Neb.
ReiKirts from farmers aud grain men
indicate that :he wheal fields look ex
ceptionally good, but that cracks or
checks are appearing In large num
bet s
Wherever these cracks occur, tha
roots of tin., wheat plants are expose
to the air and ate dried out. In many
Instances the) break off and conse
quently a portion of the root Is killed.
Examination has shown that in many
instance s plants die later because the
roots have been so greatly damaged
by the cra king or checking of the
ground.
In addition to the Injury to the
roots, the checking exposes a larger
eurfaCS of soil lo the action of the
Wind) tints drying out the ground more
rapidly. Every bit of moisture should
be saved for the coming wheat crop.
Harrowing the winter wheat would
probably fill un to some extent the
cracks and would create a slight
mulch ovr the field, lull it would tar
1 out some of the plants.
In prSSS bulletin No. W. written by
Professor K. (1. Montgomery of tho
Nebraska experiment station, there
' are given the results of four year
test of hai rowing and rolling winter
wheat, both broad pasted and drilled.
The sv rags "f the results showa that
no inc iea-e in icld could be secured
from batrowlig, so this practice is
not to be recommended if a batter one
can be found. In commenting on the
dec l eased vleld, Professor Montgomery
haj t-u f-.!'owln to itav
"II shon'd not be assumed thst tha
cult ivni Ion (harrowing) of wheat
would not be of value In drier regioaa.
Cultivation U for the purpose of cos
aervlng soil moisture, but in the yesre)
In which the dnts were tsken on
O paat, there was no lack of molature-.
In fact In the two seasons when spring
rainfall was below normal (1906 andi
IDOfi), there was some Inrreaae from
cultivation "
On the other band rolling wtnteg
wh ut resulted favorably every rear,
the highest Increase In any single
year being seven and six-tenths bush
els per acre, and the average for tha
four years waa five and one-tenthi
bushels Increase per acre per year.
In speaking of the effect of rolling
winter wheat, Professor Montgomery
has the following to say:
' 'Railing winter wheat In the spring
has not failed In anv of the four years
to give an Increased vleld. the averages
Increase being HVS and one tenth huab
els per acre The rolling was glvea
early In the spring, soon after tha
frost was out, and about the time
grow lb slat ted Harrowing after roll
Ing was not as good as rolling alone,
probably due to loosening up tha
plants again after the roller haa
pressed them firmly In the aoll.
' Karly spring rolling of winter
wheat, pressing the earth as It does
firmly about the plant roots, prodticee
good results When frost comes out
In the spring It Ik apt to leave the aolt
filled with mal1 cracks or checks,
especially around the plant. If these
Cheokg are examined closely it will be
seen that a large number of root ara
thus exposed, and If the weather con
tinues dry they are killed or at leaat
injured, We have taken up plants la
the sarin where half of the roots
were exposed,
If tbe ertp s not wt at the time of
roPIng- frd It Should never be rol'cnl
when WSt- -roll Ing aids in no small de-,.5-f.p
to form a Stiffs ?e mulch. It does
this rather thin compact the snrfac "
This bulletin can be s' ed fre of
cost m writing to the director of the
Agricultural Experiment station I Up
COln, Nen Ash for Press nulletin No.
3d. on "Rolling Winter Wheat."
'' 'tW inBaBeBanae9tY
VIKW SHOWING WHITE BUIT8
WORN BY MU KBRS, UNIVRR
S1TY OF NEBRASKA.
or placed in utensils that are not
sosnnalousty clean. If this fact ia
generally understood it can easily be
seen Why it lg s objectionable to
Eton- milk ttntovered in refrigeralora
or cellars, where it comes in contact
with vegetal,!- s or other food products
possessing Strong odors. As milk is a
perfect food lor human being, so it
Is also a perfect medium for the devel
opment of certain paetarlg which may
gain access to it from the clust laden
air, flies and unclean utensils. Some
of these bacteria may be the genu of
contagious disorders; others may
cause digestive disorders, especially
in infants and young children whose
diet is largely milk.
Experiments lia- shown us that
many germs which may gain ac cess to
the milk develop very rapidly while
the milk remains warm. By this, we
mean a temperature above 50 deg. F.
For instance, mill: kept at to deg. F.
mav be kept perfectly sweet for twenty-four
hours, while if kept al a tem
perature of 7u deg. F. it may sour in
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WASHlNfl AND STERILIZING THE
BOTTLES, UNIVERSITY OF NK
ERASE v
less than six hours. This should cm
. phaslzv Pie importance of low temper
! atures In the preservation of milk aud
cream
The following brief rules should en
; able tbe consumer to properly care
for the milk so as to have un article
that Is at all times sweet and wbole
' some:
1 If possible insist on getting milk
in a bottle or oilier originally sealed '
package Milk dipped out of a rau in
. tbe Htreet likely means that large
numbers of bt.e teria from the air may
have fallen into It
2 Never allow the milk to stand In
a Wargi place for any length of time,
but place as mop as possible in a ic
frigeratnr. It liox or other cool, clean
piece.
i Keep the milk or cream iu the
QflgUsgl package until need-d for us
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A Distinction With a Difference
YOU may not alwa; - get what you nay for.
It takes a good jrjrjgc of values to do that,
but if there is one sure rule in business it
is you pay for all you Ret. You may not be
able to see the difference between engines of
similar appearance at different prices, but if
you buy from a reputable firm you may be sure
the difference in quality is there.
I H C Oil and Gasoline Engines
cost more than some others because they are
more carefully made, and more thoroughly
tented. Skillful designing, bitter material,
better workmanship, more careful assembling,
and more thorough testing, tell in the long
run. Given equal care an I H C engine costs
less per year of service than any other engine
you can buy. If an I lit- engine is given all
the work it will do, pumping, sawing wood,
running the grindstone, feed grinder, hay press,
milage cutter, repair shop machines, cream
j.arator, churn, washing machine, etc., etc.,
it will pay for itself in a very short time in
money and labor saved.
I H C engines are made in every style
horizontal, vertical, air and water-cooled,
stationary, portable and mounted on skids, to
operate on gas, gasoline, kerose ne, naphtha, dis
tillate or alcohol, in si s from 1 to 50 H. P.
Kerosene-gggoline tractors, 12, 15, 20, 25 and
45-H P.
The I H C local dealer will give you cata
logues and full information, or write
International Harvester Company of America
ilacsraoeateal
Crawford Neb.
I H C Service Bureau
, . . L ' B . . . t L ,
i iic pui,m5o ut nit!, Duifdti i-, to lurnisii, tit-c
of charge Id all. the best infer m il ten obtainable
on better f arming If you have any worthy gues
tioiiM concermntf soils, crops, land drainage, irri
Cation. f.Ttiliters. etc . make yourinquiritisj specific
and send them to I H C Service Bureau. Harvester
i Chicago, li s A