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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1912)
i r NOTES ew fv FARM . w 'i . " BhmBtaym.(RUb Eradicato tho quack grass. Stubblo will catch tho snow. Paint beautifies tbo farm bouso. Paint putH tbo profit-making touch onto tho buildings. Cabbage which Is to be should bo handled with caro. stored If tbero were fewer whips In the world thero would be fewer ugly horses. It is Just as necessary to fit a col lar to a horse as It Is to fit a shoe to the foot. The young calf should bo trained to lead. This habit will bo decidedly appreciated in late years. A man cannot work on boiled tur nips alono; neither can a borso work on a diet of straw and fodder. AlfaUa is injured by pasturing, and can not bo recommended it the fields aro to bo kept for meadow purposes. It i3 entirely poBslblo that you may bo able to double tho income from your cows by selling half the cows. Well-managed poultry Is preferable to farm crops, In that poultry will produce an Income at all times of the Vear. It costs a good deal of money to buy a satisfactory team. In most cases this can bo avoided by tho farmer raising his own. When a bird becomes 111, separate it from tho rest of tho flock. Dy doing so the spread of an Infectious disease may be averted. Always tlo your team or put them in a barn when you go to town. It Is much cheaper than having to buy a new harness and wagon. The herse that Is all the time being tapped with tho whip never knows what hiB master meanB by it, and comes to think ho means Just nothing. Indigestion is the cause of more than half the diseases of tho horse, and largely caused by improper food and working horses on a full stomach. It Is more profitable to havo tho hens In laying condition for the period when prices aro high than it Is to at tempt to "preserve" eggs until that time. All Implements that aro not needed further this summer should bo taken to tbo toolhouse and protected from the sun. A dollar saved is equal to a dollar made. By raising standard-bred poultry one will bo able to sell stock and eggs for breeding purposes nnd got much bettor prices than when selling eggs and fowls for food only. Tho San Joso scale is not capablo of living and thriving on all kinds of plants, and it is extromely Important that tho grower should know which ones aro most llablo, to attack. Tho cow gets up on her hind foot first, her head down. For this reason tho manger should bo low and tho cow allowed enough freedom in her stall so that sho can rise with ease. Men who aro Inexperienced in al falfa growing should havo forced on their attention tho Important lesson that It pays well to put a Httlo labor on the surfaco after removing each crop. Present indlcntionB are that hog prices will make anothor flight with in tb next flvo or six months. This ought to bo a good time to get a bunch of shoats together and feed them sklra-mllk. Keep a sharp lookout for footrot, and at the very first signs of lamo ness cut out nil tho affected parts of tho hoof and force tho entire flock to walk through a shallow trough con taining disinfectant Tho manure spreader should bo the generally used tool on the farm, but this Is no reason why It should bo left unprotected In tho storms and wlntored in tho snow bnnk. A shed for tho spreader would bo best econ omy. To produce milk economically we should .uso tho roughage of our farms wherever it Is possible, for by ko doing wo not only save tho labor of hauling bulky material, but it will also build up tho fertility of our land. If wo must buy feed lot It bo concentrates and such material that is high In nitrogen and carbohydrates. -Z?i Jk. . Plow the garden In tho fall. Tho separator Is an essential. Mako experiments with fertilizers. Cut out tho extra strawberry vine. A shcop that is damp to tho skin la novor a well shcop. Roots of poony and bleeding heart should bo plantod in tho fall. In order to havo good-sized sheep grow them rapidly whllo young. It costs less to deliver butter fat than any other crop on tho farm. Sheep aro not found on enough farms, and It is tho wonder why they aro not. The one groat Becrct in producing milk that is puro is to keep it clean and cold. It requires quito as much caro In packing butter for storngo as in can ning fruit. All dead limbs from trees In tho orchard should go into tho brush heap or woodshed. Elovon dozen of eggs por year is a fair average for hens and pullets kept in larne flocks. As tho potatoes aro dug, sort out the small ones and keep them for the hens this winter. .Hogs fed in tho field gained nearly ono-thtrd 'more rapidly than those fed In tho yards. Rotten fruif which has fallen to tho ground should bo picked up and consigned to the Arc. Pork was produced with loss gain by hogging oft corn than by feeding ears or snapped corn in the yard. Trees that aro badly Infested with tho San Joso scale appear as if they had been dusted over with ashes. Hens afflicted with scaly leg cannot possibly give tho best service in egg production, and rough shanks look bad. . Decay soon spreads in fruit or vege tables In the cellar. To bo on tho safe sldo they should bo culled over fre quently. If you had good luck with pumpkins and squash this summer, better save some seed for next year, from tho best specimens. Don't neglect tho seed corn which ao many lost last fall and winter be cause it was not thoroughly cured and dry when zero appeared. A good quality in the Dorsets is their pugnacious disposition which makes them ablo to use their big horns In a defenso against dogs. It is well to chango the sheep occa sionally Into the different pastures. Don't mato them too early, and, II possible, have a thoroughbred buck. Tho hemand for good draft horses In nearly every stato is bettor than over before and sound, well-formed animals bring from ?200 to $400 each. A thorough preparation of tho soil before planting, if possible, Is always best In the garden. Tho seodbed that is poorly prepared Is always harder to cultivate. Tho doors to tho farrowing house should bo placed In the center with a wing nt the edge In order to prevent tho wind from blowing In on the sow and young pigs. Alslko clover Is a perennial and can bo grown on ground that is too low and moist for tho medium red or mammoth, but It is grown equally well on high ground. In buying a ram for mutton lambs his slzo alono is not the only thing to be considered. He must havo all the other good qualities and even if he Is a Httlo under size It will do no harm. Breed horses to some deflnlto pur pose That Is,, go In for drafters, coachers or saddlers. A finished an! mal of either of these breeds will al ways bring moro than a mixture ol all. Lot tho colts havo all tho grain and bright hay they will eat up clean. Keep them going during tho first win ter as that is tho tlmo when tho foun dation for future strength and growth is laid. If your teams are to be used much In handling heavy loads where back ing is necessary, use a harness with very wide nnd heavy breeching It will add to tho horse'B confidence and his backing power. It is reported that Investigators ot tho Colifornla experiment station at Berkeley, havo discovered that cotton growing in he Imperial valley Is a success. Tho plant Is said to yield moro than It docs In Its native home In tho south. Tho secrets for egg production con sist In n good supply of grit, good health, plonty of exercise, puro food, green food, fresh wnter, cut clover hay and green cut bono, freedom from lice, regularity in feeding, cool houses In summer and, warm ones In winter, and breeding only from the best laying stock. RAISING HOGS REQUIRES COMMON SENSE AND KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT DISEASES Whitewash and Disinfectants Must Be Used Freely About House and Yards Used for Swine Animals Affected Must Bo Separated and Watched Carefully. y PIIOF. It. A. CUAIG ) It Is very necessary that wo rccog hlzo hog cholera and swine plnguo In tho very early Btages in order to pre vent them from spreading. In somo outbreaks tho symptoms aro not typical and wo cannot dtagnoso tho disease by tho symptoms alono. In such cases wo should destroy a Blck hog and make a careful post-mortom examination. ' If tho disease proves to bo hog cholera or swlno plague, and it 13 practical under tho conditions, tho herd should bo divided Into small bunches. Tho sick animals should bo separated from tho well ones nnd nil posslblo precautions taken against tho spread of tho disease. Do not movo tho hogs to different parts of tho farm, nor scatter tho dis ease over tho farm. If the yards and hog houses are in such n condition that thoy cannot bo properly cleaned and disinfected wo Bhould movo tho herd to somo convenient placo and build temporary quarters. When the weather 1b warm tho only protection needed is shade. In cold weather It Is necessary to provldo quarters warm enough to prevent tho hogs from piling up and catching cold. Portable hog houses aro very useful for this purpose Tho yards, feeding floors, troughs and hog Iiousgb must bo kept clean. Healthy Pigs Are All litter must bo removed daily, and tho frequent spraying of the hogs, feeding floors and sleeping quarters with a water solution (two per cent or more) of a tar disinfectant is a neces sary part of tho caro. Both tho sick and well hogs should bo fed a light diet of sloppy food, shorts, bran and the like. Water or slop must not be left in tho trough for tho hogB to wallow In. Copper buI phate dissolved In the water and slop In tho proportion of four or five ounces to tho barrel may lessen tho Dhanco of infection. As soon as a hog comes down with '.ho disease it should bo removed to tho pens set off for tho sick anlmalB. These penB should not communicate in any way with tho pens whero the well hogs aro kept. The dead hogs should be burned This Is not a difficult task If tho body Is placed on top of a pllo of wood that will burn quickly and make a hot fire. If disposed of by burying It should bo well done and tho body covered with llmo. However, this is not as satis factory as burning. Tho length of tlmo that the hog houses and their surroundings will remain infected will depend on the caro taken in cleaning them. In filth PROPER CARE OF ALL YOUNG PIGS Successful Hog Raiser Is Pres ent at Farrowing Time to Prevent Accidents. Take caro of tho young pigs. Give hem closo attention from tho timo they nro farrowed until they aro largo enough to tako care of themselves. Personal attention to one's pigs, Fays T. R. II. Wright, assistant la animal huubnndry nt tho Kansas Agricultural college, la the most Important esson tlal In successful hog raising. Tho man who cares for and feeds tho jow should bo with tho bow nt the timo of fnrrowlug Aftor farrowing about ono-hnlf of tho llttor, tho sow will very often get up, turn over nnd kill about half the pigs already far rowed. So tho only safe way is to bo In tho shed and romovo tho joung pigs as fast as they are farrow ed 8eo that tho pigs aro dried properly and put them In a covered box lined with burlap, If tho weather Is cold, put a Jug of hot water or a few hot brlckB In tho center ot tho box to keep tho pigs warm. Tho Jug or bricks hould bo wrapped to keep the young pigs from being burned. Reduce tho feed of tho sow for a ihort time boforo farrowing and glvo her a thin slop for tho first two or threo feeds after farrowing Increase tho gprms may live for flvo months All Utter about tho yards must bo, burned or removed to a placo where tho hogs cannot como in contact with, it. Whitewash1 and disinfectants must, bo used frooly about tho hog bouso and yards. If tho cleaning and disin fecting Is carefully dono wo may bo nblo to stock up again within a fow wooks after tho hogs havo stoppod dying and suffer no further loss, but It Is usually host to wait two or throo months boforo wo do this, or depond on tho hogs that havo survived for a fresh start. Where it is practical wo should movo tho hogs to soma other part of tho farm and build now and better yards. Tho pure-bred hog will maturo nnd como Into money moro quickly than n scrub, and bring moro monoy for tho same weight nt that. If sowB aro closely wntphed at far rowing tlmo and tho pigs lmmodlatoly bo placed in a position to suck they aro not so apt to dovour thorn! Tho fnrmor who mnrkotcd his corn in tho hog yard and who Is now mar keting tho hogs, can look any man In tho faco and tell him to go to any old place. One acre of alfalfa will furnish moro forngo for hogs than two ncres of clovof, and it grows faster nnd Always Profitable. keeps on growing ns fast as tho hogs eat It down. Pigs will live and grow on rapo without a supplement of grain, but a small addition of tho lattor Is profit able. Dry sows will, howovor, do well on tho rapo alono. Novor feed moro than hogs will cnt up freely. Many farmers do not prac tice this, but keep a quantity of un eaten food lying In the lot at all times. A fow coals from tho wood flro ol the kitchen put into tho houses now and then, whero trjo hogs can grind them up into charcoal, help to kcop the hog's healthy. Steaming food for hogs is an easy matter. All that is required 1b a largo box connected with a nmall boiler by a ono-lnch pipe. Tho plpo should con nect tho box nt the bottom. If you aro In doubt kill tho bigger hog, for It makes hotter meat and tho ham of a light hog Is hardly worth curing, If you aro fond of tho meat, for it dwindles far too rapidly. Southern farmers havo learned that feeding cottonseed meal in largo quan tities is a bad buslnoss, as It often leads to fatalities. Fed in small quantities, howovor, with corn and alfalfa, it is beneficial. tho feed as tho pigs get oldor and as tho sow seems to need It. If tho pigs should get too fat, dlmln lsh tho amount of feed fed to both sow und young. Pigs that aro too fat are likely to havo scours or thumps. Tho pigs usually will begin to eat whon about two weoks old. Then thoy should have somo foed In addition to their mothor'B milk. Thoy mny bo fed with tho sow by giving hor a little moro than sho will eat or by provld ing a separate pen, which tho pigs enn enter but tho cow cannot. Kcop tho pigs' trough clean, as sour feed or milk will causo troublo, A good feed for both sow and pigs 1b a mlxturo of corn, shorts, oil meal, and tankage. Tho amount of ench to foed must be Inrgoly determined by tho feeder, becauso tho proportion that la best for ono sow nnd hor Ut ter may not ho best for another Tho run of ,i good pasturo should ho given them Alfalfa, clover and rapo pas tures mako good foed for sow and pigs. If pasturo Is not available, alfalfa hay may bo fed Instead, as pigs rel ish thlH almost as well In tho summer as In tho winter, and It run bo conve niently fed In racks, Tho yards nnd pens should bo so situated as to re ceive tho maximum amount of sun shine, ns It is one of tho best menus ot keeping tho pens In a sanitary condi tion English Milking Machine. An English milking mnchlno Is worked by pedal power. 1"R pampv cJXCt RltericfWtttGrti1 n A Youhn Girl's Question. Will you kindly answor this budgot of questlono? Can a girl of fifteen years wear an aigrette, nnd how should It bo worn, low on tho nock or stand ing straight up? Ib this word pro nounced gingham's or gingham? Aro coats more stylish than coat suits for Juniors? What kind of shoes aro worn for evening wear? Should a lady ro movo her glovo when Blinking hnnds with n gentleman or lady? Aro largo collars on conts moro stylish than smnll.onos? Which should tako tho lead when passing anyone on tho side walk, tho girl or tho boy? Whero should tho girl walk when sho is with hor brother and ono of nor boy friends 1b going with thorn? How long should a girl of fifteen wear hor dresses and how should sho wear her hnlr. Ifsho has not much ot It? "Brunette."" If you aro going to n formal party I think you might wear an algrotto in your hair, but I would rather boo n ribbon bow or a flower. Wear It which ever Is most becoming; tho stylo right now Booms to bo low on tho side, tho ends sweeping downward. Elthor glnghnms or gingham is correct. Both coats und coat r.ulta aro worn nnd either aro perfectly correct and up-to-dato. Slippers usually match party gowns, and aro either of satin or kid. However, black satin slippers may bo Worn with nny frock, or pntont leather. GIovcb aro not removed when a lady Bhnkcs hands. Both largo nnd small collars aro worn, as tho fashion plates bIiow you, If you will look them ovor. If In a crowd tho boy takoB tho lead to clear tho way for tho girl, othorwlso It makes no dlfferonco. 'Tho girl walks on tho inside, not between tho two men. Dresses aro worn n bit below tho shoo tops, although tho length of skirts always depends upon tho holght of tho person. About your hair, I can only say, as I say to all girls, try to do it tho most natural and tho most bocoming way. Not for Me to Decide. Your columns havo boon bo helpful to others I would llko to havo your ad- vlco. I havo boon going with a boy for nearly a year. Wo go out riding on our blcyclcB nnd in buggies. Nolthor ono of our mothers object, but tho peo ple talk about it. Would you adviso us to listen to what tho pooplo Bay if our mothers do not objoct? Is It wrong for mo to lot him kiss mo good night? Plonso answer through your columns and oblige. Mary Louise. Seems to mo, oven if your mothorB do not object, that I would bo careful not to go out too ofton with this boy. It is not nlco to bo unpleasantly talked about. When thero nro mothers to consult I never lay down any posltlvo rules, but I must say I would not lot "him" kiss mo good-night. Ho has no right to your kisses nnd ho Bhould not nsk to do It. Of this I am porfoctly Bure. Bo good friends and comrades and keep tho lovo-maklng out until you aro both of age. For a Holiday Wedding. At a wedding which, is to tako placo on tho 2Cth of Dccombor, nt tho coun try homo of tho brldo, what will bo ap propriate for decorations? Tho coro mony'will bo at ton lu tho morning, a brenkfast to bo served after. Rural, Nothing could bo prettier or moro appropriate than tho Christmas greens with tho colora nllottcd to tho season viz., green nnd red. Wedding bolls of holly should bo suspended every where thoy will hang. Decorato tho plntes holding tho Ice cream with wreaths of holly and havo boll-Bhaped boxes ornamented with sprays of tho glossy leaves. In fact this is a beauti ful tlmo for a wedding, for everything may bo worked'out In tho decorations In a most charming manner. The Proper Thing to Do. Pleaso glvo mo tho following Infor mation: Wo havo received an Invita tion for an "at homo." Tho card roads: "Mr nnd Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Wm. Smith, Miss Brown." How many and what cards must I send? Is any othor mossago necessary? Mabel. No message is necessary cavo tho sending of thrco of your cards nnd threo of your husband's, to arrlvo on tho day of tho reception, If you cannot go; incloso them in a card onvelopo and addrcsH to "Mm. John Brown." I think It pollto to accept if you aro going, for hostesses llko to havo somo Idea for how many thoy havo to pro pare to serve. This Is the Meaning. Will you pleaso toll mo what "P. P. C." moans when written on tho left hnnd sldo of a calling card nnd Bent through tho mall? M. II. "P. P. C." means "To tako loayo." It Ib tho French "Pour prendro conge." Tho sending of tho card shows that tho person did not havo tlmo to call In person boforo hor departure and If uho ever returns you owo tho first call, MADAME MERRI. I l FOR FACIAL MASSAGE Something That Is of the Highes? Importance in Preservation of tho Health. SKIN MUST BE KEPT CLEAto) On the Careful and Complete R4 moval of Impurities Depend Not Only Good Look,, but tho Proper Condition of Gen eral Cleanliness J It Is absolutely essential that tho Bkln nnd pores bo carofully and thor oughly cleansed, scrubbed or steamed, by holding tho head over a basin of hot water. This process not dnly ro movoa tho Burfaco accumulation, but, properly dono, cleanses tho pores from all impurities. Thon pnt tho Bkln with a soft towel, nnd boforo al lowing It to becomo thoroughly dry, quickly pat In a generous amount of cleansing or rolling cream. This, whllo tho pores nro Btlll warm and open, will sink woll into thorn, and, searching for tiny dust particles, wjll adhero to them and roll out when, after ten minutes, tho faco 1b washed ln moderately hot wator and puro caa tilo soap, and thon rinsed also lu hot wator. Now, before tho faco drlo thoroughly, mako nn nppllcntlon quick ly and ovonly of Bkln food ovor tho cntlro surfaco, and begin work nt onco. It is to ho observed that. In nil tho various manipulations, tho nibbing is Invariably at right angles with, tho lines ot tho faco, nnd In giving a fnco mnssago, whethor thoro nro lines or nono, it Is always best to remember to work in tho opposite direction fromi that In which Hues nro, or mny form,, for tho reason that it helps to rcmovo them, or retards tholr coming, Tho lines ot tho forehead run naturally from temple to tomplo, excepting be tween tho eyebrows, whero tho llnc' form In a way commonly cnllcd ty "frown." In tho movomonts, tho soft) balls of thumbs and fingcr-tlpa onlyj Bhould bo employed. Novcc rub down-l ward. Tho forehead must bo mas-i saged from tho oyobrowB up toward, tho hair lino. And novcr rub inwnrdi from tho temples but gently out-, ward. Tho next movemont Is begun nt tho cornora of tho nono, or tho cheek, and) firmly nnd gontly tho massngo la dono; with nv rotary motion upward and out ward, as far ns tho cornets ot thof eyes. ThlB Is repented sovornl timet on both Bides. Maasago ot tho noso comes next, nnd that is dono with tho thumbs,) nnd consists of a rotary motion from tho baso of tho noso to a point Just, nbovo tho innor corner of tho oyo. ThlB, too, should bo repented several1 times, and enro Bhould bo taken that tho wrlnklo natural at tho baso of tho noso on both sides bo thoroughly elenncd. This Is a common placo for collection of duat nnd othor forolgni matters which aro not thoroughly ro inovod In tho ordinary proccso of washing. Aftor tho fnco has been massaged as described It should bo gono over with a ohort rotary move ment. This Httlo rotary movoment la very important, and no matter whero you Btart always keop running In an upward direction; novor down. The next movement, pinching, com slBta of going all over tho fleshy po'r tlons of tho chcoks and tho neck bo low tho chin, and gently picking Up small particloB of flcBh and softly roll ing them bctweon tho fingers nnd thumbs. Caro must bo exorcised, howovor, not to brulso tho dollcnto muaclca ot tho faco. Tho movoment under tho chin la particularly important, nnd if propor-1 ly executed, 1b instrumental in remov ing or preventing tho unsightly doubto chin. Tho movomont should alwnyu' bo from tho neck toward tho chin, and outward toward tho baso of tho cars. This method ahould Invariably bo followed, ao tho rovorso motion only tends to incronso tho Huporlluouu. flesh. After having carefully executed all' the movomonts, tho Bkln should bo nl-1 moBt dry and tho cream all worked In to tho Bkln, nB what does not work liii will bo on the Burfaco rollod up into Httlo particles. Next wash tho faco and surround' lng Bkln In moderately hot wator, thon In warm and rlnso In several wa ters, each cooler than tho last, nnd finally in cold water, with a fow dropn of bcnzoluo or any astringent to clouo tho pores and help harden tho flesh. Then pat dry and your massago lo completp, A good searching or rolling cronm such as is now used by many beauty opeclaliBtB to aid In removing .dust and dirt particles from tho Hkln, in mado of: Ono ounce of crombas, onoj drachm of borax, six ouncoo of rose water, ono ounco of puro whlto vase line and a fow drop3 of any desired perfume. Melt tho crembaa and vasollno over a water bath, then add gradually thoi rose water, in which tho borax linn been dissolved, and removo from tho heat, slowly boating until It creams,, lastly adding tho porfumo. MME. ARMAND , Winter Footwear. Tho rough and ready winter boot la a sturdy, yet smart affair of tan calf, with a top of tho Bamo. loathor, but toning trimly over tho Instep and an kle. Whon tho boot Is in laced stylo, a deal of porforatod trimming up tho front and around tho top of the vamp adds coquetry.