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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1913)
I i. " c ; - . r : i f r if -t Mi r: " IS fir t. , kW "3.' czsZr&j&L MDOWBROOK &C FARM iJ Hens llko vegetables. 'A water hoator 1b handy. Keep tho coltB In 'box stalls. It la wise to raise your own brood ing EOVV8. During Inclement weather fowls aro biJUcr Indoors than out. ; Winter or summor, a crowded poul try Iioubo Is bad for tho flock's health. i. Soil for soy beans "should receive aatuorough preparation as land for .corn. -,. Af"present prices for seed, the soy 'boun is one of the most valuable farm cfrops. As a monoy crop broom corn Is ono of the most satisfactory that can .bo grown. Tho stallion that Is worked regu larly cvtiry day will got tho most and host colts. " Ryo makes a fair grade of silage nnd-should bo cut when tho seeds aro In the milk. Any man who will strike a horso In -tho head should never bo allowed to touch one again. . A water heater will cost much less than tho loss of flesh occasioned by cattlo drinking ice water. Tho lovolness with which a horse walks is ono of the best evidences that his legs aro In harmony. No farmer who has to pump water for half a" dozen head of stock can afford to bo without a wind mill. After a day's work clean tho work horses thoroughly, wash their legB from tho knees down and rub dry. Life Is too short and too atrcnuous to mako now breeds of to dairy with ''cows not of tho dairy form and tem perament. Tho careful dairyman has a good supply of roughage In or near the barn so as to be beforehund in case of a sudden storm. Farm horses that are not to be used through the winter -should have a roomy paddock in which to exercise every fair day. See to It that tho colt does not be como constipated. A small doso of castor oil is a good thing to get the bowels started. Early cut clover or alfalfa, cured under caps and grown as thick on tho ground as possible, makes the best hay for dairy cattlo. Tho breeding bull should not only be tho son of a cow with ,a large milk record, but the son of thlp cow possess- ing the truo dairy form'. ' Tho man who tempts his hogs with -weak fences has only himself to blame If they cause trouble by break ing Into the cultivated fields. . -uxmtxu - &Ant - t Whlto"Of "thecg(r Is recommended ! In cases of fracture in chickens, for soaking the bandages, thus binding thnm tnirnthnr nnrt nMfffinlrip?"' 1 "14 w&, Many dairymen feed their chop or meal with Bilagporpjilped roots. By so doing they claim' tho ground grain Is mado better uso ofancT less Is lost. A nice, big, fat hen will support In luxurious comfort sevoral hundred llco for awhlleutfihcTcpufildn't bo expected to lay" any eggs while do- Drop tho point of your plow so that Jt will bring up an inch or two of soil that has nojyboon croppedtp death. It will add greatly to'your crops and do It speedily; "" " t The value of roots as a reed for llvo stock is wjjII known to every farmer, and many of the moBt expert stockmen grow an are of roots for .this purpose each year. Stud-books ma7 bo guarantees of good breeding, but they are not al ways guarantees of Individual merit, and a horse that has not a combina tion of both these essential features should not be kept as a breeder. Feeds for tho hog should bo select ed primarily with (ho end In view of furnishing tho propor quantity of di gestible nutrients In a palatable form, as follows: Water, protein, carbohy drates, ether extract, mineral matter and bulky matter. Home-grown feeds should bo used where possible, but whore these aro not available commer cial feeds may be substituted. mm Tho dairy must bo clean. Keep tho hen houso light GIvo tho cow succulent feed. Keop tho breeding sows clean. Savo all tho pumpklnmnnd mako use! of thorn. f Give tho hogs every day all tho clov er hay they wilt eat. Ashoa or dry earth scattered under roo8ts make good absorbents. Mu)clilng breaks the force-of ralhs, and provonts compacting tho soil. Horses must bo up-hoaded, havo spirit and finish, nnd bo fast walkers. Try to nrrango to glvo each horso on tho farm a three-weeks' vacation. A good orchard requires as good land and as thorough preparation as corn. Lack of exercise Is ono of the fac tors that cut Into tho profit In feeding hogs Hogs, llko men, degenerato unless they havo good care nnd the right kind of feed. ' Cabbage, sugar beets, oats, clover and potatoes havo been found a good flvo'year rotation, " - Tho pig's main aim lnllfo is to grow nnd got fat. Glvo him plenty of good feed and some exercise. Good milling wheat must bo froo from all mustinoss or bad odor and should bo sound nnd dry. A rainy day Isa good tlmo toropalr and oil up the 'extra harnesses used during tho harvest season. The expense of putting the third 100 pounds on tho hog makes tho 200 rpoUnd limit most profitable. Sweet clover and alfalfa" feed heav ily on the lime, which accounts for tho larger growth of young stock. Cows that do not possess tho dairy form aro unablo to endow their pro geny with the dairy temperament. Those old hens may bo valuable as "keepsakes," but tho young nnd vigor ous ones will produce tho most eggs. If tho poultry houso Is overcrowded, kill off some of tho older birds. Keep stocked up with young, thrifty layers. The pig Ib n meat producing nnlmal and the more ho is fed with good judgment the moro meat he will pro duce. Drop everything to help a horse or a cow that is in trouble, no matter whether it is your own or your neigh bor's. Aro you keeping a lot of horBcs for which you havo no special need? Let the other fellow have them at pres ent prices. At tho present high prices of feed it takes a good feeder to get ahead of tho game, even with hogs and cattlo selling high. If tho sows aro expected to raise two litters a year tho pigs Bhould bo weaned when they are from oight to ton weeks old. With tho mow full' of hay and a silo full of corn, tho farmer can aleep on cold winter nights with a heart full of content. Grapes grown In a clayey soil aro darker on gravelly land; but the sweetest and richest tasted grapes are grown on gravelly Boll. Green ducks aro shipped to market undrawn and with tho heads on. Thoy are picked down one-half of tho neck and to the first wing Joint. The obJectrof a horso stablo Is not to get vl certain amount of air In tho stablo and to keep tho snmo inclosed In tho stabjejall tho winter. " lt Is moro profitable to havo the hens In laying condition for tho per iod when prices are high than It Is to attempt tq preserve-eggs until lhat time, i h A V, Market-prices ofxraln and feed ar,o pretty -well downJtho scale thla In ter, but they still bring tho same top prices when mnrketed through the cream can.. 'y Sandy loam with n clay subsoil makes excellent orchard land, whllo hillsides, improperly" treated, can bo turned from barren wastes Into profit able fruit crops. Tho individuality of tho cow is the. koynoto of success In dairying, a man who understands how to cater to each member of bis hord is tho man who gets tho largest returns. Perhups you have heard nn undue commotion among tho hens nt roost ing timo. Thoy were scrapping for tho higher places, so build them on a level, and never havo ono placed over the other. Busy hens are not only tho boat egg producers, but their eggu nhov tho best fertility, In order to keop them engaged at work strew tho floor of the pen with hay or straw and scatter tho grain in this. IMPORANT ESSENTIALS IN BREEDING SHIRE HORSE FOR GENERAL FARM WORK No Amount of Descriptive Writing Characteristics in Horse or Be Exercised in Feeding Excellent Type The first thing a farmer must try to get is a mare or two of Just the right Eort to begin With. The age to buy is not of so much importance; by buying fillies at ono to two years old thoy havo tho full length of their breeding life before them, but at the Bamo tlmo thcro is the risk of their proving non-breodors, or Inferior breeders, whllo by buying a mare that has bred a foal or two successfully wo discount tho risk; but havo to pay a higher price, and loso as much of her life as has passed. The mare that has begun to breed Is tho safest spec ulation. In selecting tho brood maro tho character, symmetry, stylo, constitu tion, soundness and typo are of even greater importance than pedigree. It Is well to havo a typo of perfection In ono'B eye, and to get as near that as possible. Tho head and eyes should betoken docility, Intelligence and courage. It la only by close observation that any ono can acqulro the art of rocognlz Ing character In a maro. No amount of descriptive writing can tench ono how to Judgo these characteristics In horso or man. Tho loin, of course, should bo strong, nnd tho tall well set up, In lino with tho back,' not droop ing. In a brood maro a strong, healthy constitution is of the utmost Impor tance. As for size, a maro standing sixteen hands high, and built in proportion, Is big enough. Color may bo selected according to taste, but a brown or bay animal Is always moro salable than a black or any of tho lighter colors. When buying every precaution should be taken to lnsuro soundness that is, absence of all hereditary dis ease, and a few dollars extra should not prevent a bargain being mado If tho maro approaches anywhere near tho Ideal abovo described. Groat care should be taken In feed ing all animals, particularly stallions. RYE FIELD USED THREE GOOD WAYS' Acre or Two of Rich Land Will Produce Large Amount of Early Green Feed. (By WAT-TEH 13 I-CUTZ ) Uyo which Is sown In tho fall for green, feed during cold weather may bo economically used in at least threo ways tho next oprlng and tho early summer. Ono of these ways is to uso it for pasture, Another way is to ubo It for a summer soiling crop for milk cowb. An ncro or two on -rich land will produce a large amount of earlyJ green reeu anu tno crop can be used for nearly three months To use ryo as a Boiling crop, keep thu stock on It In tho spring and when It Is tall enough to cut take tho mower to the patch and cut enoughXar two days feeding. Hake this and storo It In the barn and feed out, Thou mow enough moro for another two days feeding and continue tho same method till tho patch la all mown. By this tlmo tho ryo of the first mowing will havo grown up enough for a second cutting and In succession It may bo cut soveral times during the early spring and summer In this way a great number of cowa may be kept on a limited area of pasture . Cost of Dutter Fat. Cow Tester II. D. Wethercll, Somer set county. Mo., reporting 1G herds of 95 milking cowa In all, finds the nvcr ago feed cost for ono pound of butter fat 22 cents. Highest cost was 30 cents in ono herd, and tho lowest cost U 7 cents In another herd Broken Limbs. Broken limbs should all be attended to now. Some may bo saved by hoist ing back to place and 'bolting thnm to tho main trunks. Those that cannot bo saved should bo cut off and tho wounds painted with white lead ami oil. ' Can Teach One' to Judge Good ManGreat Care Should Sensitive Stallions. of Farm Animal. which nro moro sensltlvo than maro or goldlnga. Hoi sea should bo fed very regularly. Feeding tlmo should not vary ten mlnUtoa from a stated hour. Tho stomach Is a boiibIUvo or gan and soon becomes oducatod to expect food nt certain hours. If thai expectation In regularly gratified the animal tin Ives better. My method of feeding horses Is: Morning food nt C'45 o'clock; noon food nt 11:45, und night feed at 6:30 In winter, C:4R In summer. This sch'cdulo la strictly adhered to at all times. Tho amount of food to glvo a stal lion, except during the btud Benson, Is about threo quarts of oats in tho morning, two quarts of crushed oats and two quarts of bran nt noon; threo quarts of boiled oats, ono qunrt of bran nnd ono tablospoon of oil inoul at night. Tho stallion should havo fiom fifteen to eighteen pounds of hay each day tho year round. Ho Bhould bo given n light feed of hay (say flvo pounds) In. tho morning, the balunco In tho evening. After tho stud senson commencos, about March 1, 'I add two quarts of boiled barley to tho evening feed. Tho barley strengthens the stallion In flesh and semen and makes him a surer getter. During a 'heavy stud season mix a half-dozen raw eggs with the evening feed. Tho stnlllon should bo wntercd bo fore feeding. Let him drink all ho wants. Wnter him after feeding nlso. Wo now como to tho actual act of bleeding. I advise that tho stnlllon visit tlux. maro after four o'clock in the afternoon, or even after six. It la quieter then, and neither maro nor stnlllon is so liable to becomo uneaBy and excited. The stnlllon should bo led to the breeding pen as quietly aa possible to avoid nervousness. Kverythlng Bhould bo ready. Do not keep him walling I would adviso hobbling tho mare on all occasions In ordor to protect the horso fiom flight nnd accident. CARROTS DO WELL ON -FRIABLE SOIL Gardener Should Endeavor tc Grow Plant Quickly to Se cure Best Results. (Dy ALTON n. dOSSO.) Carrots do well on most any garden land but they prefer n moist, deep, loamy, frlabto soli. The gardener should try to grow tho carrot quickly In order to securo tender, sweet, unl form specimens. Avoid hard, dry, crusty soil. Seeds may bo sown iti rows by using a hand drill. Havo tho rows wldo enough to admit horso oul tivatlon. When the plants' have grown thieo to four Inches high, thin nlng should bo dono, leaving only the laiger plants In tho row from four ta six Inches apart. The seed should be thickly town for many may noi ger minate Carrots should bo sowr early, aa tha crop, especially tho late varieties requlro a long season. The carrot, llko most all root crops, ro sponds readily to frequent cultivation Only the tablu varieties should bo giown In a homo garden. By Judicious choice of varieties, cariots may bo en Joyed for n long Benson. Tho lato va rieties can bo left In tho ground until lato when thoy should be dug nnd stored In tho cellar or burled In tho fleld similar to cabbugo. Core of Plants In Winter. Look to the Dahlia and Cauna tu bers stored in tho collar. If It Is too damp mold will havo formed and cause decay If not removed. Spread tho tubers out whero tho air Is dry and sopfiiate tho porfoctly jood roots from tho80 touched with mold. If, on tho contrary, the roots look shriv eled, put them near tho floor in a damp corner of tho cellar. Ventila tion must bo given tho collar during tho winter to keep it dry. lio very suro that thoro aro no crncks or loose window panes to lot In draft and frost. norar ?&&SJto$i Bri mammm p"W POULTRY HOUSE ABOUT RIGHT Building Described and Illustrated That Is Well Arranged to Admit Plenty Sunlight I hnvo a poultry houso I think Is about right. It Is 12-by"1lG foot, nnd will houso 75 blrdS with oaso, WTltea Mrs,7Rl03jtlIamtnerll In tho Farmers Mall rind tBrpozb. It Is four fedt high on tho horfll and slx.e,cton tho."s6Uth. Tho roof lino a nine-foot slope oii tho north and a flvo-foot alopo on tho south. , Studding wore sot ovory two feet and drop Biding was used, toboard up tho walls. Tho roof la shingled. Thoro nro four windows qiv tho south each with n douulo sash 22 by 28 Inches In bIzo nnd nrrnuged so tho top ones may bo lowered. Wo did not I i' ' i t Ur"iu T Exterior of Hen House. want tho open front stylo bb wo want od it tight for fumigating nnd also to keop out beating storms. Tho upper bbbIi aro lowered moat of tho tlmo, nnd during cold weather wo havo a muslin curtain to lowor over tho open ing. Boosts aro hinged to tho north sldo and may bo rniscd und fastened to tho celling whero thoy aro out 6f tho way for cleaning, etc, A good dropping board below kcops tho floor In good condition Nests nro placed along tho enst and wost sides. This houso has n good cement floor which keeps out rats. This houso admits . plenty of sun light and wo havo not had a frozon comb or alck chicken all winter. CARE OF DUCKS IN WINTER Any Kind of Green Stuff That Hap. pens to Be Handy Makes Excel lent Feed for Fowls. During winter I feed my ducks nny green Btuff that I happen to havo handy. Turnip, parsnip and carrot tops, cabbage leaves, beet loaves, on onion tops, purslano, pigweed, tendor crab grass, lettuce, radish, mustard, cut fine, all make good bulky feod. These aro dried In tho shade during tho summer and stored llko hay. When I want to feed thorn n quantity Is boiled for twelve hours and mixed with finely cut roots, such as potato, turnip, parsnip, carrot, onion and boot. ApplcB aro also used, aaya n writer In tho Orango Judd Farmer. Theso are all cooked. Not much of one kind of plant Is given nt a time. Four measures, of any ono with f5ur of corn chop to each of wheat bran, red wheat shortfl and boiled fresh meat nro fed as a mash all the ducks will eat It up clean In a few minutes, If any of tho mash la left, it la nt once removed to aVold Ub getting sour. Thla feed Is given twlco dnlly during tho winter nnd three times In spring. It has al ways proved satisfactory. Clean soiled eggo. Set a reputation for selling fresh eggs. Do not keop eggs In a cellar or damp placo. Let tho old roosters go before thoy eat their heads off. About ten ducks aro required to mako a pound of feathers. If chlckon keeping doesn't pay don't bo In too big n liurry to blamo tho chickens. Goose fcathors bolng moro oily nro apt to sooner turn rancid than chick en feathers. Crudo carbolic acid and coal oil make a flno disinfectant. Uso n con tinuous Bprayer. A sovereign remedy for llmbornock Ib four drops of turpentine In a tea spoonful ot water Charcoal la n wonderful tonlo at this time. Seo that tho fowls got nil thoy want of It to eat. Poultry breeders need to know as much of tho. breeding worth of a fowl as cattle lirecders ot a bull. Tho man with a fine lot of young chickens to soil, now Is tho one who has a smllo that won't como off. Ono sick chlckon soon Infects a whole flock. It la always safest to rc movo n bird at first signs of Illness. Tho essentials of poultry raising aro cleanliness and closo attention, coupled with hard work and com mon sonso. Supply hens with plenty of crushed syster shell Tho shells costs little and moans much If It's winter eggs you aro working for. Tho hens relish green food of somo aort ami will amply repay you for tho troublo of chopping up cabbago, pota to peelings, turnlpB, etc. Any ogg eaters In tho Hock? Mako the nests aa dark as posBlblo; that will help If that doesn't dlscourago tho culprit, sharpen up tho nx, In the long continuous poultry build ing It Is deBlrablo that an alley way bo provided for tho sako of conveni ence In passing through the building. ' ! ; .. pLMMC -3jp .B.KISE& ESZSEKEZ ssfazsmassssssKsm WNPA WAS mm When pa was my oro ho was glad To do Just na thoy tolil him: Ho never mado bin parents and, Thoy nover hud to bcoUI him; tie never, never (Unobeyed, Nor punched bin llttlo brother. And dny nnd nlKht ho always miido ThtneD pleasant for his mother. When pa was my ago ho would c;lcan Ills shoes when they were muddy! He nover thought hlH folks were mean Because they innde him study; He always tried his best to bo For Koadncns celebrated, And ho wob prnlsec by all but, ceo! How pa's dcBoncrtodl PASSING THOUGHTS Tho glvor Ib nlways cheorful when thcro la a crowd. A doctor nover is ill and a lawyer never bucs anybody. Most of uh will bellovo alio nnd In sist on proof of tho truth. " A reformer always seems to bo dis appointed when his reform Is adopted. Deforo you bogln worrying about something todny remember what you worried nbout yesterday, Somo folks hnvo n skeleton in tho closet, but hnvo Judgment enough to uso It for a clothes hanger. Tho man who raises bantam chick ens wquld (question your sanity If you raised a herd of pet elophants., As soon as n man UegliiB to mako monoy ho commences to talk about tho advancement of civilization. Think of nn egg staying in cold storago for years and years wpndor Ing if it will finish, as an omolctto or n custard. When a henpecked man goes to heayen ho must bo always worrying tibout tho day when his wlfo will ar rive on tho scone. An optimist Is a man who tello you how much wors.o luck you might havo had; a pessimist Is n man who tolls you how much Worse luck ho has. . For Jlttlo bbyB a lie Is a "story," for oldor people it Is a "falsehood," fpr politicians It Is a "root back," nnd for dignified folk It is a "misapplica tion of tho factH" but Jt la Just as big a Ho nil tho tlmo. - j Winter 9fln?itt - J A stream Is rippling through a valloy whoro It rippled twenty thousand years ago, And probably when It began to flow Somo pebbles it is washing now woro thoro, And doubtless, as the stream ran past tho fair Green - strotches to tho greater stream below It gladdened somo ono who, with cheeks aglow, Bat by Its shore, a stranger to all caro. Out what caro I If others by tha Btream Once listottod to tho tinkling tuno II mado, Or gladly s&t and saw tho pebbloa gleam, Or watched the shadows that ncros! it played? I alt In easy comfort, warmed by steam, And dlctnto to a girl who Is a dream His Trouble, "Cholly I.allypop has been In verj poor health rocontly, I hoar." "Indeed? What has been tho mat ter with him?" "Ho says tho doctors toll him ho nai too much acid In his system." "Oh, I suppose that la ono of tht results of tho largo supply of lemon that are handed to him." Particulars. "Yes," said the clerk, as ho dipped his pen In the ink and prepared to fill out tho blank. "Your name, pleaoe." "Amelia Whlppleton." "Nationality?" "American." "Married or unmarried?" "Hoth twlco.'' jfatet Kill Ill 'IIIM aMiggaeiMBMMMW t :.rttbcti-U--'fi: i il i