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Till! ALLIANCE 1JBRAL1), ALLIANCK, NEBRASKA, OCTOBEU 23, 1919
jCATTLE IN INTERSTATE OOMMERCE MUST
T. v. BE SHOWN FREE FROM TUBERCULOSIS
ni:u HF.PLY
lie had but recently met an elder
The bored youth turned to his
dinner partner with a yawn. "Who
Is that strange-looking man over
there who stares at me so much?"
he drawled.
"Oh, that's Professor Jenkins,"
she replied, the famous expert on In
sanity." ly maiden lady in a nearby town. On
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his return home he wrote, asking her
to marry him and requesting an an
swer by telegraph. On receiving the
letter the, lady rushed to the tele
graph offire.
"How much does it cost to send a
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A Splendid Herd of Good Quality Hereford.
(&reprd tr the United Bute Depart
ment of Agriculture.) I
Beginning July 1, 1919, the ship
isaent of cattle Interstate without havi ,
lang them properly tuberculin tested
rlll be prohibited with a few except '
Bona by a regulation Issued by the
cretary of agriculture. The enforce. 1
UMOt of this new regulation will. If
fta believed, be of great assistance la
pscventlng the further spread of tuber
tulosls among lire stock, and having!
the work practically under state and
federal supervision at all times will
I serve to bring about uniformity.
The department of agriculture,!
j through its bureau of animal Indus
I try, Is now actively co-operating with;
the state live Btock sanitary official!
and cattle owners of 42 states In the
i eradication of tuberculosis from live
j Stock.
t Recent legislation In several of tin
I states has made It possible to proceed
with the work where heretofore It hai
;been Impossible to do so. Federal
j funds available for the work are In
; sufficient to meet present demands,
j and now that the cattle owners are
finding the work to be of such advnn
jtage and importance the demands will
'increase rapidly. '
, Most activities are In the "accredit
jd-herd' work with the owners and
(breeders of pure-bred herds of cattle
(who wish to free their herds from
tuberculosis and have them placed on
'he list as "accredited."
i Full Co-operation Essential.
I Some "area work" Is being conduct)
jtA. Under this plan a community or
iMunty or some other unit decides tq
jttave all the cattle In the area tuber
jcolln tested with a view of complete
Ijy eradicating the disease as soon ns
(possible. In order that the "areaj
-work" may be successfully carried on,
the fullest co-operation of the cattle
Wwners In the territory must be obtain-)
1d, and any attempt to proceed with
line work without the good will and
Ibearty co-operation of the people will
ru.
Appropriations by the states for the
.toming fiscal year for live stock tuber
; culosls eradication aggregate about two
jjnilllon dollars. Tart of this sum will
(J used to Indemnify partially the
tnrners.of cattle found to be tuber
irulous. Most of the states now have
Jaws permitting the payment of In
demnity and the federal department
C pays some Indemnity when funds'
available. With the exception of
Valuable breeding animals. It Is found
Imost advisable to consign the tuber
jculous cattle for slaughter and there
jty dispose of them to the best advan
itage. In the greater portion of "re-,
actors" the disease Is found to exist
It but a slight extent, making the
jmeat fit for food thereby causing a
at saving. The carcasses of such
Etle, after being passed for food by
ined Inspectors, usually bring about
jthe market price, which sum, deducts
d from the appraised value of the
(live animal, leaves the amount of loss.
Under the most recent laws, this loss
Is divided between the owner, the
state and the United States each
Standing one-third except that In
most cases the state is limited In the
amount that It can pay and the United
States Is always limited to the pay
ment of $50 for a pure-bred animal
Ad $25 for a grade.
c Healthy Cattle Worth More.
Owners realize that these slightly
diseased cattle may at any time be
come a source of danger to the healthy
Animals of the herd and that they
(them8elves may break down from the
disease and die or become of little or
SO value. The value of healthy cattle
In any herd, after the tuberculous ones
Are taken out, always Increases, and It
fs a source of great satisfaction to the
9wner that he has a healthy herd or
that he Is doing everything In his pow
0t to make It so. Cattle from accred
Jted herds are commanding Increased
"prices over those that are not, and
those from herds that are In the proc-.
as of being accredited are also be-'
log sold at advanced prices.
I The second list of accredited herds,
and those that have successfully pass-1
d one tuberculin test In preparation'
for the accredited list ts expected to
e ready for distribution July 1. Re-;
ejuests now received indicate that
100,000 copies will be required to
meet demands. This pamphlet of
about 100 pages will contain the names
and addresses of about 4,000 cattle
owners, representing about 91,000 cat
tie, whose herds have passed one or'
mora successful official tuberculin
teats applied under the co-operative
plan for accrediting herds of tubers
cslosls-free cattle.
Up to April 1, 1919, the total num
ber of herds tinder supervision for the
eradication of tuberculosis was about
.9,800, containing about 200,000 cattle,
'and since that time a large numbej
have been added to the list.
These cattle owners have realized
the great Importance of . trying U
maintain a healthy herd, and hav
pledged themselves to co-operate wltt
the state and federal officials In ever)
possible way to free their cattle from
.the disease.
Must Guard Against Infection.
I Experience covering a period of sev.
Jeral years has proved beyond a doubt
itnai a nera can De rreea or tuner-
culosls and kept free, and that the
procedure Is entirely practical and
within the power of a large percentage
of cattle owners. But to accomplish
jthe desired results everyone connect
ed with the project must do his best
to follow plans, In every detail, that
fwlll bring It about The fullest co
operation on the part of the herd own'
er Is very Important. A herd of cattle
may be declared to be free from tuber
culosls by the officials in charge of the
work, and then, through some over?
sight or by carelessness, diseased nnl-
mals may be added to the herd or
members of the herd may be allowed
to associate with tuberculous cattle,
In such case. Infection may again be
Introduced and cause further losses
land much trouble.
Since the Inauguration of co-opera-itlve
tuberculosis eradication work the
; number of cattle tested with tubercu
illn each month has increased. A to-
tal of 252,114 cattle were tested from
;july 1, 1918, to May 1, 1010. Minne
sota leads among the northern states
with about 25,000. Virginia leads the
j southern states with 15,700. followed
I closely by Alabama with 15,004.
telegram?" she demanded.
"Twenty-five cents for ten words,"
answered the operator; and this was
the telegram her suitor received:
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
Yes, Yes, Yes.
WHAT UK COULDN'T IK)
The motor bus stopped and the
conductor looked expectantly up the
steps. Dut no one descended, and
at last he stalked up Impatiently.
" Ere, you," he said to a man on
top, "don't you want Westminster
Abbey?"
"Yes," was the reply.
"Well," retorted the conductor,
"come down for It. I can't bring It
on top o' the bus for you."
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
Wlutt it Heap of Happiness It Would
llring to Alliance Homes.
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SII KWAS ALL RIGHT
"So you want to marry my daugh
ter, do you?" asked the father.
"Now what are your prospects?"
"Excellent, sir," answered the
young man, "if you don't spoil
them."
Hard to do housework with
aching back.
Dring you hours of misery at lei
ure or at work.
If women only knew the cause
that
Dackache pains often come from
weak kidneys.
Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys, ask your neighbor!
Read what an Alliance citizen
says:
Mrs. F. W. Buchman, 311 Yellow
stone St., says: "I was pretty well
run down with Kidney trouble and
had a dull, heavy ache in my back.
My back was weak and lame and I
couldn't stoop over without sharp
pains shooting through It. At night
I was restless, and got up in the
morning feeling afl worn out. I
often became dizzy and had to sit
MERCHANTS
HOTEL
has been taken over by and will be
given the personal attention of
P. W. MIKESELL
The same cordial treatment we always ex
tend our patrons and friends at the Her
Grand will be continued here.
We Solicit Part of Your Patronage When You Visit
OMAHA
RATES
$1.00 to $2.00 per da
down. Colored specks came before
my eyes and for days I had a steady
ache through the back of my head.
A few boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills,
Brennan's Drug Store, completely re
lieved me, putting me In good
health."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Donl
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Buchman had. Foster-Mllbura
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. T.
BLAZES IN COTTON
GINS PREVENTABLE
: Static Electricity, Chief Cause,
; Combated by Grounding.
conclusively Shown In Recent Investl.
! gations by United States Depart
j ment of Agriculture Sparks
i Easy to Prevent
(Prepared by the United States Depart
t ment of Agriculture.)
1 The main cause of the frequent and
destructive fires In the cotton gins of
.the South Is static or frlctlonal elec
tricity an clement easily controlled
by simple methods. That was shown
conclusively in recent Investigations
by the United States department of
agriculture, through Its bureau of
ichemistry, which now has Issued a
'circular telling how to prevent blazes
from static electricity, and also giving
suggestions for the prevention of fires
from matches or other foreign material
In cotton, from friction, from cotton
hanging to ribs In the gin, or from
other possible causes of less Import
.tance.
So frequent were the mysterious gin
fires In 1917 the losses in Texas alone
that year being estimated at a million
.dollars that rumors of alien enemy
activity spread through the country.
and Uncle Sam sent several experts
to Texas to determine the cause and
the preventive. The experts found
that most of the fires were caused by
sparks of statjc electricity, but that it
was easy enough to prevent the sparks
from doing damage by the simple ex
pedient of running wires from the gin
machinery to the ground.
i IIow to "ground" gin machinery Is
the chief thing that the experts have
to tell In the new circular, "Cotton
Gin Fires," numbered 28, which may
be obtained free by application to the
bureau of chemistry of the depart'
ment
LIVE .
STQCKrl
Pur water la as necessary, for a
horse as It Is for a man.
For cheapest gains pigs should be
on pasture all the time,
i
Too many farmers are raising hogs
at a loss because of expensive feeding
methods.
1 . . e e e
. See that your work horses have
pasture regularly, in addition to the
grain ration.
e e e
j The calf should nurse lta mother
'for the first few days, after which It
ahould be removed and fed by hand.
Practically all experiments with oats
tor hogs Indicate that It takes about
two bushels of oats to equal in feeding
TsJue one bushel of corn.
Box Butte County 's Prize Winning Agricultural Exhibit at "Victory" State Fair
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
Wins the First Prize
Box Butte County, Nebraska, the land of grain, potatoes, corn and other products of the soil, again came out with flying
colors at the Nebraska state fair, held at Lincoln, early in' September. She won first prize for her agricultural exhibit over
all competitors in the western district.
Year after year Box Butte County wins the prizes on agricultural exhibits. Year after year she raises the crops that
make farming profitable and that prove her soil to be rich and fertile. The rich deposits of potash and other needful
minerals in her soils makes farming better year after year. In coming years her soils will come to be known as the richest
and most fertile in Nebraska.
Land in Box Butte County is still cheap. But it is advancing rapidly in price and within the next few years will
more than double present prices. More than 150 new farmers have moved into the eounty during the past year and
more are continually coming, breaking up the sod and plant ing crops. "Wheat, corn, oats, rye, spelts, potatoes and other
crops grow wonderfully.
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As an investment land in Box Butte County cannot be excelled. The rapid advance in prices means that the invest
ment will constantly grow in value. The big paying crops raised give greater returns per acre and per dollar invested
than the crops raised on the high priced eastern land.
We will sell you excellent and desirable raw land for from $30 to $70 per acre; improved farms, ready to move on,
for from $40 to $80 per acre; cattle ranches, with good improvements, for from $15 to $30 per acre. We handle large
amounts of land and sell on a close margin.
Write us for complete information with price list, describing desirable places and giving you prices. Let us know
what you want and how much you have to invest. We will be glad to write you, giving full information. See our agent
in your locality and ask him about Box Butte County. He will be glad to tell you more about it. Come out any time.
We are always glad to show you Box Butte County.
Thomas-Bald -Investment Co.
LLOYD C. THOMAS
F. A. BALD
Farms, Ranches and Raw Lands
ALLIANCE
Box Butt County
VZBBASKA
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