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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1912)
3 JL : V'A At NOTES FPOM MEABOWBROOK fAi?n r"l William Pitt 1 -7 yi&aitasl Uso a puro-bred slro. All poultry relish aklmmllk. WhltowaBh tho poultry house. Grade tho potatoes when shipping. Keep tho sheep in out ot tho cold GtorniB.. Ewes should be two fears old be fore being bred. Thorough milking Is good for the udder. It develops It. Unless a man has a great lovo for a borne he should not handle colts. Tho very best of feed and care will bo at least partially wasted on scrub cows. Other things being equnl, the busy hen may bo depended on to lay tho most eggs. A poor, half-fed owo cannot do her work any more than can a thin, ema ciated horse. Barley Is a hard grain for chickens to digest and It is best tofccd It only occasionally, If at all. A little granulated charcoal mixed with tho soft food for tho poultry is ixcellent in cases of diarrhoea. OnlonB from tho garden, chopped up and mixed with tho feed, will help keop the flock vigorous and healthy He who wishes to ride safely should mako It a habit to examine the har ness before getting into tho carriage. A good way and one that will appeal to most flockmasters is to save a piece of the second growth hayland for their use. Tho silo means excellent feed stored in small space. Just what is needed when tho grass in tho pasture Is dry. A chicken's stomach Is not mado of Iron, and the same diet day aft jr day harms them as much aB it docs a human. if tho heifers kick somo-when you , begin to handle their littlo udders, never strike them. Speak quietly and bo patient. Keep an egg record and do not fall to mako entries dally. Tho successful poultryman must be business-like In every respect. The hen that lays 50 eggs a year costs just as much for feed and care as does the one that lays 150 eggs. Tako your choice. A cover for tho separator when not in uso has its sharo In turning out a cleaner product and (lengthening tho llfo of the machine. The last milk drawn from the udder contains 10 to 12 per cent, of fat while that milked out first has only about 2 per cent Pays to get It all. Tho best and most profitable cows aro tho first to suffer from exposure to cold, because they aro tho most highly and sensitively organized. Every careful dairy farmer should havo good stock but ho shouldn't buy such stock until ho is sure he can give it the kind of caro it deserves. Tho most fertile and productive farm can easily bo mndo poor or a run down one bo enriched accord ing to tho management of tho owner. When tho fall niBh of work comes along, it is not always easy to do the milking at regular hours, but this should never bo neglected, even for a day. uaaera snouiu De wipea witn a cloth, and all possible means used to prevent dust from rising in tho air of the stable and afterward settling into tho milk. Pick out a slro with a good depo sition. Novor raiso n colt from a rut ' urally vicious tempered mare. Pe culiarities of disposition are almost Invariably transmitted. Clean tho poultry drinking dishes or fountains every day and disinfect them with boiling wator twice a week to kill tho germs of disease, which are likely to accumulate thero and infect ,tno whole flock. Hens that aro kept for breeders should bo ones that have novor been forced for heavy egg production. Be cause of the terrible strain on their reproductive systomB tho larger per cent, of their eggs are Infertile and what chicks do hatch are weak. "SOw""" -Ik3 Got a puro-bred rant Storo pumpkins In tho field. The nverago calf Is neglected. SUago is essentially roughngo feed. Good shcop aro a good property at any tlmo. Fowls will cat nearly all of tho com mon vegetables. Build the feed racks whero the stock can cat m tho shelter. Don't neglect storing green food for winter for tho chickenB. Bo careful about tho man who han dles and careB for tho colts. Match tho team not only in size and color, but in gait and disposition. It pays best to have a horso well broken when ho 1b offered for sale. Only pigs coming from prolific par ents should be retained as breeders. If possible, plan for dry box stalls with dirt floors in which to winter tho 'colts. Cream containing 24 to 2S per cent, fnt will yield about 3 pounds of butter per gallon. Horses and colts mny be fed silage In limited quantities, especially when not at work. Working n team when hungry or thirsty is inexcusably throwing away costly vitality. Tho practice of watering hbrses at a public drinking trough sometimes leads to a lot of trouble. Tho wide-awake, ever-watchful poultryman 1b seldom troubled with sickness among his fowls. At this season of tho year, after a few sprinkles of rain, it sboilld afford very good picking for them. It Is nearly always best to savo some of tho old sows, especially to farrow the early spring litters. If tho old corn has lasted until husking timo there is somo, danger of overfeeding the hogs on new corn. Tho cows may bo fed silage any tlmo after tho silo is filled. No need to wait for it to wait for it to "cure." A blockish built maro with a largo barrel on short' legs is likely to pro duce a better foal than tho tail, leggy kind. Mako sure that thero are no drafts in tho hen house. Close up knot holes and cracks beforo roup gives the signal. Separato the young cockerels from tho old birds. Feed them well, and have each lot as uniform In slzo as possible. i Butter soon loses 'its delicate fine flavor. Tho sooner your customers get it after it is made the better they will like it. Poultry raising offers to women an excellent menns of making money, because the work la not too taxing for their strength. Sprmdlc salting 1b bad for any an imals and especially horses. It may causo colic. Keep salt before the horse at all times. Tho cow that is underfed and tho cow that Is overfed both work to dis advantage and both fall in tho best profit to their owner. Tho most humano method of de horning a cow is to do tho work with a little caustic potash when tho horns aro Just starting on tho calf. Tho farmer who has a gasoline englno and feed mill should experi ment a little with raising" crops to grind for feed for hogs and cattlo. Men who rushed their sheep to mar ket last year aro sorry, and men who are rushing their best hogs to mar ket this year will be sorry next year. Produce sold from tho barns is gono forever. That which is fed on tho farm leaves a residuum of good ma nure to keep up tho fertility of tho land. New blood should bo Introduced nearly cvory year with chickens, turkeys, ducks and guineas to keop up tho constitutions, health and vigor of tho flock. Air-slacked lime sifted or scattered over the dropping boards will asHlBt tho cloanlng process materially and also tako up much of tho dampness from tho droppings When a horso shies at an object speak kindly and reassuringly to him and gently urging him up to It, let him nmell of it and see that It does not hurt him. Ho will soon learn to have more confidence both In hlmso'f nnd his master. A owo that 1b In good flesh or that is gaining In condition ealli day 1b bound to bo in good health and burst ing with rich red blood. In this con dition sho most readily concelvos to the services of the ram and, In tho opinion of most, the percentage ot twins is larger. PROBLEM OF MOST PROFITABLE BREED OF SWINE IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE Many People Say, "Raise the Breed You Like Best, and You Will. Be Successful," but That Is Not Always the Case Expert ence of Maryland Hog Raiser May Help Others. The question of which breed of hoga to rnlso in order to obtain tho biggest profit, has proven a very seri ous ono with mnny farmorB. Some peoplo say, "raise tho breed you like best, and you will bo successful," but that Is not always tho caso. Tho following experience of a Mary land man may help other bwIiio breed ers. From nn experience of over 30 yearB In hog raising during which tlmo I havo tried nlmost all of tho popular breeds I havo settled upon tho Berk Bhlrcs and their crosses ns tho most profltablo hog for mo. Thlrty-ono years ago I broke away from tho razor-back, and Invested In a pair of pure-bred Essox pigs bul soon found that they wero too small for profit. I then tried tho Chester Whites, but I found that In our climate I generally succeeded In raising a larger crop of mange than I did of hogs and when 1 Box for Feeding Alfalfa Hay to Smalt Hogs. Such a Box Prevents Waste x by Tramping. did ralso a hog from them It was all fat and had to bo mado Into lard. Next I tried Jersey Ueda and I found them a very coarse bog and very hard to clean on account ot tho thick coat of wool they Invariably had underneath the hair. So I discarded them to tako up the Berkshire, and was so well pleased with them that I stuck to them until tho popularity of tho Poland-China becamo so great that 1 was Induced to try them. I found them a lino hog. with ono ex ception. While they made a largo hog when matured, they would not tako on fat llko tho Berkshire whllo young and growing rapidly and I had to mako tho hog first and fatten Mm afterwards. Just hero I concluded that 1 could mako a cross that would' give me the hog I wanted, for whllo I liked the early-maturing, easy-fattening points In tho Berkshire, I wanted a large hog, so 1 bought a pure-bred Berk shire boar and crossed with seme of SUPERIOR POINTS ON DAIRY FEEDS Relative Qualities of the Different Rations for Milk Cows. Alfalfa meal, more convenient to handle than hay, much easier to adul terate, price usually excessive, rich In protein. Beet pulp, Boaked up, a good suo Btltute for silage or roots but higher prlcpd. Bran (wheat), light, bulky, appetlz- Ing, high In mineral matter, high in crude fibre. Relatively expensive at present prices. Buckwheat, low In protein usually payB to Bell It nnd buy back tho mid dlings. Buckwheat middlings, heavy uaunl ly economical source of protein, teud to mnko soft, oily' butter. Bulky feed, bran, gluten feed, ajax flakes, distillers' grains, corn nnd cob meal. Constipating, cottonseed meal, corn fodder nnd hay. Corn, easily digested, usually cheap est source of energy. Pays to grind. Corn and cob meal, bulky, consld-1 erable crude fibre, nearly oqual to corn meal In ration because ot bulky nature. Grind fine. Cottonseed meal, high In protein, heavy, should bo fed with something else, makes for hard butter, relative ly cheap source of protein, ordinarily should not constltuto more than one third of tho mixture, Distiller's dried grains, rich In pro tein, very variable In composition, bulky, must bo fed with other feeds. Dried brewers' corn grains, light, bulky, high In protein, not readily eaten alone."' Last Days of the Ranches. Tho day of largo ranchcB In Texas 1b pasalng away, but thero aro still four with an area of over one million acroa each and qulto a largo number of over 500,000 acres. Much nt this land la bought aa low as 20 cents per acre, and la now worth $4 to $7 per ncro. These ranches aro being con tinually divided up Into largo farms. Last year over ono million acres of ranch lands wero sold to Bmall sot- j tiers for general farming purposes. Excellent 8uper Baits. In tho production of combhonoy thero will always bo on hand a largo number of left-ovrr, unfinished boc tlona, nnd these raako excollent bnlto In tho supers for tho late flow, and should bo Judiciously distributed through tho supors that can now be put over the strong colonies. my beat grade Poland China sown, nnd today I havo an ideal hog for' profit, a pig that 1b always ready for tho market from n month old, nlwaya, fat, a rapid grower and ono thnt has drcBsed for tho past throe years that I havo been raising thorn, all tho way from 150 to 230 pounds at from seven, to eight months old, and whlqh I think Is tho most profltablo ago to kill them. I do not caro to winter any pigs over bo I sell all tho fall litters nnd havo my spring pigs como about tho first of April. All of my bowb aro thon In penB and ns soon as tho pigs be gin to run about I ralso tho doors high enough to lot them In and out on tho lot. whero I tench them to eat a tnlx-j turo of Bklnnnllk nnd mill food till; thoy are six weeks old, when 1 shut them In the pons nnd turn out thoj sows. They aro kept In pens till they aro butchered, their food consisting almost cutlroly ot tho Bklmmilk and mill food until I can cut my earliest pmnted augar corn, which I plant every two weoka from May 1 to July 15, to bo fed to them, stalk and all. This 1 glvo them once a day all they will cat in addition to their other food until Into In October, when I put them on a food of now wholo corn for about two or three weeks to harden them. I also give them nt intervals during tho summer all tho charcoal and wood nahes thoy will oat nnd once or twlco I treat them to a doao of cholera Bpe clflc, In which 1 havo always been a great beltover. With this hog and this courso ot feeding I killed two lots last winter. Tho first at clgh. months old, made an average of 1'JQVi poundB and tho last at five days loss than seven months old, mndo nn averago of 178 pounds of beautiful pork, nicely streaked with I lean and a perfect Berkshire ham. I still stick to this breed ns tho most profltablo for mo. FEEDING CATTLE FOR FIRST TIME Profit Depends on Steady, Con sistent Gains From Rations. Thoso who aro foedlng cattlo for tho first tlmo this season should remombor that getting a bunch of Btcors on full feed Is a matter that requires about a month's tlmo. Hlgh-prcsnuro foedlng Is an entirely dlfforent proposition from ordinary rations and tho nulmnl muBt gradually get accustomed to the change If ho Is to continue to make consistent gains, throughout tho feed ing period. Most fooders prefer to start their cattlo on grass, giving a few stalks of fodder corn a day to each stoor and gradually Increasing. Tho change 1b thon mado to snnppod corn fed In tho bunks, tho final change then .bolng mado to husked corn or whatever form tho grain 1b fod In. Every tlmo tho ration is changed such changes should bo mado gradual ly. This nppllca especially to tho first few weeks In which tho feeding 1b started and to tho latter porlod ot tho feeding operation, when there la tho moro danger cf getting tho atock oft feed. And remombor, the profit In feeding cattle deponds on steady, con sistent gains, meaning good returns for tho feed consumed, every tlmo thoy got off feed mennlng Just bo much lost tlmo. Making Smithfleld Hams. After the hogs havo been killed and tho ment thoroughly cooled tho fresh surface Is Bprlnkled with flno Halt peter until tho moat Is whlto, says tho Farm Magazine. About three or four pounds of Haltpotor Is UBed to 1,000 pounds of hamB. Flno unit la thon rubbed over tho cntlro surface and the hamB aro packed In hulk not deepor than three foot. In ordinary weather they should remnln thus for several days, at least throo. Then break the bulk and rcsalt with flno salt and again pack. Each ham should remain In bulk at leaBt ono day for each pound of weight. Tho hama are then hung up nnd gradually amoked for 30 or 40 duya with hickory or red oak bark. When tho smoking la com plete thoy should bo ropopporcd and plnced In canvass bagB to gunrd against vermin. Tho Smithfleld hams cured as Indicated improve with age, and are considered about porfect. Feeding Roughage. Feed roughngo to tho Btock beforo giving thorn grain, aa It Invigorates and excites tho digestive apparatus to action. MAKING FOR HEALTH SYSTEMATIC DAILY EXERCISE A NECESSITY OF LIFE. Future Health of Children Depends Largely Upon the First Years of Their Upbuilding Freah Air the Vital Point. it la really pathotlo to boo younE girls and women who for tho want of n little systematic dally exercise aro thin, pallid and weakly. Many women nro really not what thoy make thorn solves bellovo thoy nro. At tho slight est exertion they Bay thoy are fatigued -all fagged out, unublo to do anything else for tho rest of tho dny. This fcejlng la renlly Just n habit that thoy havo acquired and should got rid of as soon as possible. If you want to llvo long and bo healthy got tho no tion out of your head that ovcry lit tlo thing tires you nil out. and that it ia Impossible to do moro than a few J regular, necesBary littlo duties ovory day. Unless a woman Is bodily 111 or crip pled thero is no rbason why aho can not send the blood bounding through nil her veins In such a manner ns to stamp the glow of health upon hor cn tlro body. Mothers of largo families with a household to superintend havo not much time, I know, but It Is their duty to seo that tholr children tako bo mo form of cxcrclso dally aside from tho regular routine. Tholr fu turo health and llfo depond upon It. Dozens and dozens of sickly and con sumptive children nro being saved yearly by hygienic habits, frosh air, sunshlno and exorcise. It is not ncccsBnry to hdopt exer cises which tako up a great deal of tlmo unless ono wishes to nnd has tho tlmo to glvo, nor is It necessary to havo all aorta of apparatus to ob tain tho best results In oxcrclslng. Ono of tho best built women I over saw told mo tho othor day that sho exorcised over nlnco Bho could re member, nnd novcr had any bought Instruments for her work. Everything was home-made. To tholr uso and to sunshlno nnd puro, frosh nlr, sho owes all that Bho Is today. ft Is nn easy thing to add a slmplo oxcrclBQ to ono's regular toilet work in tho morning and again a littlo at night boforo retiring. It may ho Just learning to brentho proporly. Yet tlila nlono can save you from a cold or por hapa something moro aorlous. In tho morning when you awnko, If possible, havo someone cdmo Into your room boforo you rlso and throw wido your windows If thoy havo not boon fully opon throughout tho night. Lift, limp In bed. Inhale through tho nose. Fill your lungB to tholr fullest capacity and then slowly cxhalo. Do this nt least four times or bIx If you wish., Just boforo retiring at night, and without any restrictive clothing, stand at an open window with hands on hips, thumbn pointed bnckward nnd whllo Inhaling rlso slowly upon tho toes; hold tho breath whllo counting throo, and slowly, whllo oxhnllng, drop back upon tho foot Repeat a half dozon times. Six minutes night nnd morning la all that 1b necessary. Tho true valuo of that twolvo minutes of oxerclso ovory day, If continued for flvo or six months, will bo so fully apparent that If It required twlco tho amount of tlmo you could not bo tomptpd to glvo It up. If tho coming generation Is to bo strong and healthy tho present ono must pavo tho way, and to do this pa rents and children allko must tako Bomo active exorcise. IN VELVET AND VELVETEEN Gorgeous Wraps Are to Be a Feature of Styles That Will Mark the Coming 8eason. Velvet and velveteen nro to bo used again this winter In tho compo Bltlon of comfortablo- nnd handsome outor wraps. Thoso havo many polnta of usefulness, which fully ncounted for- their great popularity last year and in tho spring. Thoy nro, how ovor, only Bultnblo for wearing over Bhort pklrta which do not need hold lug up, and oven bo thoy aro apt to ho In tho wny on muddy dnys, for it ia very difficult to cleanse mud Btnjnfl from velvet. On tho othor hand, thoy frequently Bavo tho troublo of changing tho dross, alnco thoy lend a sufficiently afternoon appcaranco to tho figure ovon when thoy aro worn over com paratively plain costumca. They also form an admlrablo background for furs, with a gltmpso of laco at tho throat. A smart model has a turned-back collar of sailor shape not extended In long rovers to tho waist, which formB n pleasant change On tho waist lino it 1b faatonod by a motif of folded black velvet and braid, and to this fastening It Is drawn slightly up in fullness from tho right to tho left aldo. Thla glvea It n very up-to-dnto air for nnyhody who lua tho pntlence to bo eternally bruahlng. Face of Serge. If nny who nro puzzled to dotermlno which 1b tho right sldo ot sorgo will follow thla rule, given mo some years ago by a worker In cloth, tho difficulty will vanish snys a contributor to Needlecraft. Whcnovor thoro nro di agonal HncB In tho wenvo, aB In sorgo, or In tho pattern, na in nomo suitings, thoso linen run from tho uppor right hand cornor to tho lower loft-hnnd, on tho right sldo. In many materials oth or than sergo, thoso diagonal lines 'may bo Been, auoh bb morlno, cash mere, and oven broadcloth, though not bo ovldont In tho lattor. W i" ' -ii fki- i hi 1 1 ij riTTff ill II injgU A Budget of Queries. Will you pleaao toll mo If It Is ncc- r ossary to thank or exproas your pleas ure to n young gontlomnn each tlmo nftor ho him taken you to n plnco ot amusoment providing you havo been going with him steady? Also, 1b it proper for a girl of' eigh teen -to allow a young man to kles hor good night if sho has boon going with him steady for only four months?) Hhoum a gentleman noic to can on ill on, 0' horj c htm) a girl each tlmo ho wishes to sec or 1b It a girl's prlvllogo to ask to como and Beo her. E. 8. II. and P. J. II. It Is ulwnys pollto to thank n por eon who hna shown you nny nUentton,i even If that poreon bo a well-known! friend. I consider It docldodly 1m-, proper to klsB a man good night, and. ungontlcmanly in him to nak It. Ha has no right to your Jdsscn and will respect you much moro If you hold yourself In rescrvo. It la not ncccs-j cary to aok permission to can ovcry! tlmo, for among good frlondB It Is un' dorstood that thoy aro wolcomo. Questions From "Brown Eyes." 1 I am very much Intorontod In yourj corner of tho paper and would Hkoj to ask you a fow questions. My birthday Is In Dccombor, on tho 15th. I would llko to Invito a fow of my girl frlenda in tho nftcrnoon and Bomo of my boy frlonda In tho evening. I will bo slxtcon nnd will havo them como on clthor Saturday or Monday. How should I word tho InvltntlonB? What shall I havo for rofroBhmontai for tho glrlB and boyB nftor supper? How should I entertain thorn? For this party I think I would nsk tho guests, toll tho girls you wanfc thorn to como in tho nftornoou and tho boys In tho ovcnlng for tho lco cream and birthday cnlto. After all havo arrived why not havo charades, acting out tho words, coffea (cough foo), dramatic (dram-attlc), slnccuro (sin o euro). You will, find this makco good fun. A Sultablo Toast. Pleaao glvo mo a good toast to glvo; nt a Christian Endeavor society galhf orlng. X. Y. Z. ! Try this, seems to mo it ought to do vory nicely: ' To thoso who havo passed mo on tho highway and gavo grootlng, To tho posslblo friends who havo com my way whoso oyos lingered an thoy foil on mino, , May thoy over bo eager with yputli,' and strong with fellowship May thoy novor miss n wolcomo oi want a comrade McGoo. Engaging the Minister. Ilavo road your valuable Informal tlon In niiBwer to questions nnd 1 wnnt to nsk you n fow qiiostlonB myi Bolt. When both parties concerned In a marrlago nttond tho Bamo church, which should cngago tho minister to porform tho ceremony? A. M. II, J Tn tho lnstanco mentioned, whom both go to tho aamo church, I think It would bo host for tho two to call togothor, or tho "man In tho cnao" may go alone, or tho nrrangomont could bo mado, by n letter to tho mln Istor from tho hrldegroom-cloct. Luncheon Menu. I would ho moet grateful If yoit would outllno for mo a ojmplo but cori roct luncheon menu. Janet Bullion. DrcndstlckB. t Chicken, Croquettes. Green Pons. Creamed Potatoes. Finger Rolls. Waldorf Salad. Wafers. Neufchajol Cheoao. Ico Cream. Claret -Sauco. Small Angel Cakes. Coffee Guest Book Verses. Kindly glvo mo through your column verses Bitltablo for, a gucnt book. A, Dally Header. I think cither of these quotations sultablo: "Dear Lord, I thank theo for myj friends." t "Glvo to tho world tho boBt you have, and tho best will como back to) you." To Use Advertisements. Will you kindly toll mo how to usot ndvertlaoment'j at n party as a con test? By using a picturo, dhould thoy know tho manufacturer? J. A. Ubo Just tho picturo with tho name' of manufacturer loft off. It ia aston ishing how much wo do not know when It cornea to guessing "nda," a! though they may bo Boon ovory day and all aro familiar. MADAME UBRIU.