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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1912)
PROTEIN IS MOST IMPORTANT SUBSTANCE IN ANY FOODSTUFF Composed of Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygon, Sulphur, and Phosphorus It Makes Up Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments. Connecting Tissues, and Almost Bvcrythlng hut Fat. THE AN ACCIDENT. Bho was 7 whole yenrs old, So I hnvn been lately told. Dut, pray, ma'am, do not listen, but kIvo you Huah a shook! VARIOUS AGENCIES CONCERNED IN FORMATION OF THE SOIL Two Things Suggested to Farmer to Prevent Exhaustion of Fertility First Is to Assist Nnturo by Means of Good Tlllncro and Second Is Uso of , Manuro and Fertilizers CHILDREN 'Twill (By H. 13, M'CLURE.) The nutrltlvo substances in hay or feed may bo divided Into two classes flesh forming and fuel or enorgy pro ducing substances. When the proper amount of theso two classes of sub stances Is fed the ration is said to bo balanced. If an unbalanced ration Is fed, as ono containing moro fuel or energy producing substances than aro needed nnd less flesh-forming mate rial, tho ration is partially wasted, and such unwiso feeding will not bring as good results aB tho feeding of tho samo amount of a balanced ration. Each class of Bubstances has different of fices to perform in tho body. If not enough flesh forming substance is 3 cc wpi u. ALSIKt ClCVCf. E PCDTOP. TIMOTHY. 3 Diagram showing the relative amounts of digestible protein and car bohydrates In different kinds of hay. The section Inclosed In light lines rep resent the oarbohydrates; those In closed In heavy lines, the protein. fed, tho body suffers, because it Ib absolutely necessary to keep tho body In good condition. Thousands of horses aro fed all they can eat, yet aro poorly nourished because tho food contains Httlo except fuel Bubstances. Tho flesh forming substances aro used to roplaco tho wasto that goes on in all living tissues. Enorgy produc ing substances nro used to furnish tho energy required for tho nervous and muBCulnr activities of tho body, and when fed in excess they may to a cer tuln extent bo stored up la the form of fat for uso later, when needed for cither energy or heat. One of tho most Important sub stances in any foodstuff is protoln. All nutrltlvo substances which contain nltrogon aro classed under tho general term of protoln. Protein is composed of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, BulphurB, and phosphorus. EVERY FARMER CAN USE PAINT Adda to Appcaranco of Place and to the Durability of Any Kind o Farm Building. Any man can do an averago Job of painting, and can thereby not only Im prove tho appearance of his place, but can add groatly to tho durability of tho buildings. Tho averago farmer, if there Ib Buch a thing, seeiiiB to think that paint is used solely for ornament, and ho Is of all men most keenly practical, ho eschews what ho regardB as an un profitable luxury. It is, perhaps, tho rulo rather than tho exception in some sections to seo houses and agricul tural implements sadly In need of re paint. Of course paint does improve tho appearance of property, but it is far more useful as a protector rather than nn ornament. Tho expenditure of a small amount of money and time In painting a valuablo pieco of farm ma chinery or a building will add great ly to tho length of its life. Another A Hand-power Paint Mill. useful object accomplished by painting Is tho improved snnitary conditions of buildlnKS nnd outhouses. Tho cost of such work Is small, tho necessary onulnment not expensive, and with nroncr caro will laBt a lontr time. In order to Bunnly information which will onabio tho farmer to purchase tho trnlnt economically and apply it in telllgently and to tho best advantage JJocrotnry Wilson caused experts in tho bureau of chomistry to investlgato tho subject and proparo Farmors Bulle tin No. 474 calllnc attention to tho economic Importance of painting farm liuildinc8 and onulnment and giving de tails as to tho cost, purchase, and caro of brushes, cost of tho ingredients needed, how to mix and apply them Paint conveys to tho casual reader tho idea of a mixturo of pigment with Unseed oil, but the gonornl conception of tho word Includes both whitewash and calcimine, but not varnlsb, and Protein is tho substanco which builds up tho body. The muscles, ten dons, ligaments, conncctlvo tissues, skin, hair, hoofs, part of the bono, and in fact every part of tho body but fat aro made up of protein, together with mineral matter and water. Tho next Important class of sub stnnces is tho carbohydrates, which contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but no nitrogen, sulphurs, or phos phorus; they lncludo starch, sugars, etc. Theso aro used for practically tho same purposo for which coal or wood is used in tho steam engine namely, to furnish enorgy and heat. Tho third Important constituent ot hay Is its oils. Small quantities ol oil nro presont In nil kinds of hay. Theso oils servo tho samo purposo as tho carbohydrates. A pound of these, howovcr, will furnish two and one fourth times ns much energy or heat as tho samo quantity of carbohydrates. It can readily bo Been, when tlio chem ical analysis of hay Is considered, why tho prlco of tho different grades or kinds of hay should depend, first, upon tho amount of dlgestlblo nutri ents contained, and, second, upon tho purposo for which fho hay is fed. If tho concentrated feed i. e the grain In tho ration lacks protein, then tho hay that Is high In this substanco Is moro valuablo than one which con tains littlo but carbohydrates, nnd vlco versa. Thero is qulto a range in tho amount of tho different classes of nutrients in tho various kinds of hay. On an averago, in 100 pounds of al falfa hay tho dlgestlblo protein amounts to 10.58 pounds; In cowpea hny, 10.79 pounds; in alslko clover hay, 8.15 pounds; in red clover hay, 7.38 pounds; In redtop hay, 4.80 pounds; nnd In timothy hay, 2.89 pounds. In 100 poundB of redtop hay the dlgestlblo carbohydrates amount to 47 pounds; In timothy hay, 43.72 pounds; in alslko clover hay, 41.70 pounds; In alfalfa hay, 37.33 pounds; In cow pea hay, 38.40 pounds; in red clover hay, 30.15 pounds. When fed for protein, timothy hny ranks last, but when fed for carbo hydrates it stands next to redtop, which heads the list. If tho total nutrients nro considered thero aro a number of different kinds of hny which are equal, If not superior, to timothy hay for feeding purposos. tho bulletin glvcB several very valu able recipes for making both of those excellent coatings for both out and in side of buildings. Tho secretary in addition to urg ing tho proper uso of paints for both useful nnd ornamental purposes, for ho does not think anything too good or nttractivo for tho farm homes, cm phaslzed several precautions: "Do not uso any paint containing compounds of lead about stables or outbuildings whoro tho fumes from decaying or ganic matter occur, slnco those gases aro likely to darken tho lead paints. Do not use with lead compounds any pigment which may Hberato com pounds of sulphur. For example, ultra marine bluo which contains sulphur in a form in which It may bo set freo is a beautiful blue and may bo used with zinc white, but should not bo used with white lead or any other lead pigments. Prussian blue, on tho con trary, does not contain sulphur and may bo used with load pigments. "Remember that turpentlno un3 benzine are very inflammablo and cs pecial precautions 3hould bo tnken not to bring pnlnt containing theso sub stances near any light or open flro. "Many pigments aro poisonous, nnd tho workman should bo particularly careful to reinovo all paint stains from the skin, and not under any clrcum stances allow nny of it to got into IiIb mouth. A man should not eat In tho samo clothes In which ho lias beon painting, nnd beforo eating should not only change his clothes but wash all paint stains from his skin. It Is not advisable to use turpentlno or benzino in removing paint stains from tho hands, but by oiling thoroughly with linseed oil, or, In fact, with any fntty oil, nnd then thoroughly washing with soap, tho paint may bo removed, pro vided it has not been allowed to dry too thoroughly on tho hands." Good Liberal Education. One of the best Investments that any farmer can mako, with a view to helping his boyB and girls in tho fu ture, Is in giving thoso boyB and girls a good liberal education, that will enable them to computo with others nnd hold their own In tho futuro. One thousand dollars and a good educa tion equip a ypung man much better for his struggles In llfo than will two thousand dollars and no education. Care of Farrowing Sow. During tho farrowing hour, tho bow should bo kept quiet und should boI dom be approached by any person. Sho will not need tho nttentlon of man and as sho is extromoly nervous mid Irrltnblo at this tlmo, all causes of excitement should bo removed as far pb possible Shoats for Killing. Pick out tho very smoothest and most likely shoats for tho winter kill ing, keep them in clenn quarterB and feed so as to mako well balanced meat not too much fat. BRAIN EXERCISED AT HOME Something Entertaining no Well as In structive for Boys and Girls on . Cold Winter Evening. Often of a cold winter evening boyB and girls like to spend tho tlmo in do ing something entertaining nnd instruc tive ns woll. A good pnstlmo that will provo Instructive, Ib thnt of solving problems. Distribute pieces of paper among thoso present nnd toll them to 8olvo tho following problems, the an swers to which nre given bolow. 1. What two numbers multiplied to gether will produco seven? 2. How may four fives be placed so as to mnko six nnd n half? 3. If flvo times four are thlrty-throo what will the fourth of twenty be? 4. What Is tho difference between twice twenty-flvo and twlco flvo nnd twenty 7 E. Divide tho number fifty Into two tuch parts thnt If tho greater part Working Problems. bo divided by seven nnd tho lesser by thrco tho quotient in each caso will bo tho same. Some may answer correctly nnd some will bo caught, easy ns tho prob lems appear. Hero aro tho answers: 1. Tho two numbers nro 7 and 1. 2. Tho flguro 5, tho frnctlon 5-5 nnd tho decimal fraction .5. 3. Eight cents nnd ono-fourth. 4. Twice 25 nro fifty. Twico 5 and 20 aro 30. 5. Tho two parts aro 35 and IE. SILVER COIN MADE TO JUMP Clever Little Trick May Be Per formed With Port Wine Glass, but Conical Form la Easier. Chooso a wineglass of tho conical form, shown In the Illustration, whoso grentest diameter is a Httlo larger than a silver dollar. At tho bottom of tho glass placo a silver quarter, and above It tho dollar, which will fall only n Httlo way Into tno glnsB; It will rest horizontally, liko a lid upon it. Now tell your friends thnt without touching cither glnss or coin you hnvo it In your power to mako tho quarter of a dollar Jump from Its position. All you hnvo to do Is to breatho strongly on tho silver dollar. It wil rotate and so nssumo a vor tical position! At tho samo Instant The Jumping Coin. tho compressed breath at tho bottom of tho glass will causo tho quarter to skip from Its position qulto a dis tance on tho tabic, after which tho dollar will slowly go back to Its for mer position. Sometimes this trlcl: may bo performed with a Httlo port wino glass, but with tho conical lorm It Ib still easier. Magical experi ments. BEES PARTICIPATE IN WAR Terrifying and Demoralizing Method of Repelling Besiegers Employed by Themloeyraeans. In theso days of scientific wnrfaro there aro moro ways of killing n man than of going to church, but you would hnvo to look far and wldo be foro you would And a moro terrifying and demoralizing method of repellllng besiegers than that employed by tho pcoplo of Themlseyra, nn ancient city of Asia Minor. A Roinnn historian tolls that whon tho city wns besieged thero wero great buildings put up to bo pushed toward tho walls so that tho attackers might advanco uninjur ed, nut tho ThemlseyrnonB were a capable people, nnd they chopped holes In tho tips ot tho buildings and cast down on the bends of tho advanc ing army whole swarms of bees am all tho wild and ferocious animals that their municipal mcnagcrlo had contained. Likewise, In Englnnd, a fow nun dred years later, tho Danes and Nor weglans wero attacking tho ancient Roman city of Chester, then held by tho Saxons. After all tho ordinary methods or warfaro had failed to drivo away tho Norsemen tho bco hives of Chester were brought to tho city walls and overturned on tho heads of tho enemy, who retired in haste. Hlio wns wrltltiK iotos to Noll. If tho whole truth I must tell, And she spilled the whole Ink bottle nn her pretty new pink frock. DOG WINS A FOOTBALL GAME Members of Columbia Squad Aro In iplred by Sight of Canine Attack ing Red Hot Poker. A rcniarknblo turning of a game between tho halves occurred at Ithaca in 1905. Cornell led Columbia by six to nothing when tho tenma returned to tho dressing rooms. Columbia had not recovered fmm n woarlng gnmo with Princeton tho wook boforo. Mnny of tho man wero overtrained. There was a distinct fooling of tho hopelessness of It all when tho play ors lay down upon tho floor and benches. Only IJI11, a whlto bull tor rlor mascot, showed signs of livelin ess. It wns cold In tho dressing room and a trainer shook tho ashes In tho stovo. Ho UBcd a poker, tho end of which beenmo rod hot When finally ho laid down tho metal rod tho red whitened, but tho heat romnlned. DID, docldlng thut tho poker wns to bo played with liko a stick, caught tho heated end In hl his lips seared and turned black. 13111 only shook tho poker harder. Two men grabbed him nnd tried to forco him to open his mouth, nut UIU fought buck and Anally they had to choke him before ho would loosen his grip. It was then that Coach Morlcy nudged Captain Fisher nnd pointed to tno dog. Catching tho Idea, Fisher sprang to his feet and built up a speech around IJI11. Ho compared Bill's nerve to tho team's and asked tho men If they wero not nshamed of themselves. His closing seutonco wns: "Just piny for Dill, 13111. 13111 1" When Columbia returned to tho Held, Dill, yelping furiously, led the wnyr All through tho half tho team heard him barking from tho sldo-IInes Snid Von Saltza, tho big tackle, after tho game: "Wo hoard every yelp, nnd it slm. ply drove us." Also, Dill's yelping was so good Jhut Columbia won out, twelvo to six. American Magazlno. EARLY USE OF ICE SKATES Holland Conceded to Be Birthplace of Skating and Undoubtedly First Practiced There. To "necessity's sharp pluck," not to n desire for amusement, says tho New York Evening Post, wo owo tho invention of skntos nnd tholr early uso. Holland Is conceded to bo tho homo nnd blrthplnco of skating, and It waB undoubtedly Arst nractlcnd thero and In tho far north. In a country of lnkes and cnnals tho necessity of wnlklng and running on tho lco must hnvo beon felt from tho earliest days, and, Indeed, they wore found In one of tho mounds or. which a Frlesland vlllngo was built. Tho Bkntcs wero fastened to tho feet by straps passed through holeB made In tho bones. A Danish historian mbu tlons tho sport In 1134. Tho bono skates wero also tho kind Arst used In England. Fltzstophon, In his account of tho amusements of tho young peoplo on tho lco In Lon don during tho lnttor pnrt of tho twolfth century, notes thnt It was usu al for them to fnsten tho leg bones of animals under tho soles of their feet, by tying them around their unkle3, nnd then taking n polo, thoy pushed themselves forwnrd by strik ing against tbo Ice, and moved with great rapidity. SKATE BdDIES OF ALUMINUM Lightness Is Added Without Any Loss of Strength by Use of New Metal Arrangement lo Shown. Additional lightness without loss of strength hns given aluminum a plnco In tho manufacture of skntos, a con cern In Clovolnnd making skatd bodies of this metal, says tho Popular Maga- Skates of Aluminum. zlno. A blade of stool about inch wide nnd 1-10 inch thick Is inserted in tho aluminum. Tho Illustrations show such a body beforo finishing, and a completed skato with blado In posi tion. Playing Lady. I hnvo my bent no wbonnet on; I've ribbons In tny hair; My skirt Is very, very lone, And I'm grown up for fair. (ny ALFRED VIVIAN.) Vegetation boghiB with tho very simplest forms of plants, such aB lich ens add mosses, nnd Is, of course, very scanty at Hrst Theso plants on dy ing becomo n part of tho soil, nil of tho plant nutrients UBcd by them bo ing thus returned. Food thnt has onco been used by plants Ib very readily mado availablo to succeeding crops through the pro cess of decay. The boII is now ablo to produco n larger crop, as it con tains tho plant food in tho previous growth In addition to that added through tho agencies detailed above. In this way tho growth gradually be comes moro nbundant. Tho plants up on decaying glvo rlso to humus, and this Increases tho fertility of tho land both by being a sourco of plant food nnd by Increasing tho wntcr-rolnlnlng power. Humus Ib a very Important factor In fortuity. During tho de composition of tho plants, acid Bub- Nature's method of Increasing the humus and soil fertility. Notice the rotten log and leaves decaying, thus returning plant food to tho soli. stances aro formed which net upon tho rocks In such a way as to mako moro of tho plant food available. Ono of tho products of decay or fermentation Is carbonic acid gaB, and this Is dissolved in the soil wnter, and this gas-contnlnlng wnter la nn Im portant help In disintegrating tho rocks. As tho nutrltlvo materials increnso from theso vnrioiiB causcB tho lowor Bimpler forms of plant llfo aro grad ually replaced by thoso which nro moro highly organized. With tho ndvont of plants, liko our common crops, which bear roots, other fnctors In tho formation of boIIb aro Introduced. Tho roots Bccroto an acid substanco that has a solvent effect on tho mineral mnttor of tho .soil, and tho roots themselves also assist mcchanldally in breaking down tho rocks. All nro familiar with tho tremend ous forco exerted by plants in break- ,ing npnrt rocks ttnd stoneB if onco tholr tender rootlotB obtain a foothold In a crovlcc. Tho roots penetrnto tho soil some- .times to groat depths, nnd, ns thoy decay after tho death of tho plant, they lcavo Httlo channels in tho soli which servo to carry down water laden with cnrbonlc ncld, na well as to introduce tho oxygen of tho air, that, in Its turn, is a fnctor in bring ing nhout chemical changcB In tho soil, which nsslBt in making plant ;food available Sooner or later In tho process of soli formation, plants of tho pulso family (leguminous plants), such ns clovor, vetches, lupines, etc., aro in troduced. If you dig up Bomo of theso planto you will And Httlo nodules or tuber clos on tholr roots. Theso nodules nro tho homes of numerous bnctorla, which enablo tho plants to dorlvo part of tholr food from tho nitrogen of tho atmosphere. This peculiar proporty of legumi nous plants Ib of great Importance .for it Is undoubtedly naturo'B prin cipal method of Increasing tho supply or nitrogen In tho ground. EFFECTIVE PIG To prevent hogo getting tholr foot Into trough tho nrrangement shown nbovo Ib offoctlvo. Tho width of tho iildo boards dopend upon tho slzo of tho pigs to bo fed. A small trough, with six Inch sldo boards, may bo uoed for tho small pigs, nnd 12 to 1G Inch stuff for breeding sow.s. Tho slzo of plocco O nnd D dopend upon tho weight of tho nnlmula and tho strain likely to como on tho frame. For pigs of ordinary weight, a pieco 2 by 4 Inch es should bo UBod for tho ridge polo C and plecQH 1 by 3 or 2 by 2 Inches It will readily bo understood thnt tho various agencies concerned in tho formation of tho soil do not act sep arately nor necessarily In any such ordor ns that In which thoy havo been discussed. Ab a matter of fact all tho processes described tako placo simultaneously. Tho lower plants do not wait for tho rocks to bo pulverized, for wo boo such organisms ns tho lichens grow ing on rocks from which ono would think it imposstblo to obtain food. If tho lichen is romoved, grooves or furrows will bo found on tho surfaco of tho'stono, duo to tho nctlon of tho plant. Nor nro all boIIb formed directly from tho orlglnnl rocks, for ono of tho effects of weathering, ctc. Is to acp arato such rocks as tho granites into simpler substances, with tho result, for example, that, hugo deposits of llmcstono nro formed In ono plnco, nnd in another wholo hills of Bond stone. Tho soil Ib almost constantly mov ing, for somo of tho samo agencies which form boIIb nro continually car rying them away. Running water grinds tho rocks, but at tho samo tlmo transports tho flno particles to lower lovcla. It cuts deep valleys in tho Burfnco of tho earth and carrlca awayi tho debris, depositing It at various distances from Its sourco. This study of tho formation of tW soli then suggests two things that tho farmer can do to prevent tho ex haustion of tho fertility. Tho first is to bo treat tho soil aB, to assist and hasten nature in tho process of converting tho plnnt food into nvnllablo forms by means of good tillage Tho second Is to roturn to the soil by means of manure nnd fertilizers nn amount of plant food equivalent to that removed by tho crop. DAIRY LESSONS AT STATE FAIR Care Taken By Operator in, uunatintr raiuc to rrovont .Contamination Woo Revela tion to Spcctutora. (By It. O. WBATIIEnSTONB.) Ono of tho most practical lessons of our state fair this fall was thut taught by tho Btato agricultural collcgo which had set up in an amphitheater hold ing about 1,000 persons, a comploto modern dnlry. In this dnlry all tho operations of separating milk, testing it with tho Dabcock tester and ranking butter wero performed dally and tho nmphlthoator was never largo enough , to hold tho lnterostcd crowds. Tho caro taken by tho operator to provent contamination of milk and butter was ovldcntly a rovelatlon to many of the farmers and tholr wJvca, as exclamations of surprlBO wero fre quently hoard whon tho utonBllB wero washed and scrubbed again and again, plunged into hot wntor nnd tho wholo process of butter making gono through without onco having beon touched by a human hand. Tho Bpectntors woro for tho most part composed of practical dairy workers moro or less versed in their business. Thoy asked inuumcrnblo questions upon every phaBo of dairy ing, ofton showing almost perfect knowledgo of tho business; but tho operntor In chargo, a remarkably woll Informed and alert young man, novor fnllcd to glvo instant and satisfactory reply. Two demonstrations dally woro mado in this dairy and during tho flvo days of tho fair it Ib Bafo to say that 10,000 persona received vnluablo In struction In tho way ot object lcssona In good dairying. TROUGH GUARD for tho guard bars D. Theso should bo securoly nailed to tho sldo of tho trough in tho pig house, spiked to the floor to provent breaking off. Tho upright E, llrmly spiked to D, secures ondwlso rigidity. For delivering slop to tho trough, a spout or small trough is arranged to ontor at tho end ot tho feed trough. With this arrange ment, when tho distance between tho bare has been properly adjustod to tho slzo of tho animal, only one can get to tho trough between each space, and all sldowlso crowding: la prevented.