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irrfft THE NORTH PLATTE SEMl-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. ,s( I .s I i , .. if HI IU PROGRESSIVE YOUNG FARMER -Southern Boy Cultivates Acre of Land With Extremely Pleasing Results Member of Corn Club. Tho corn club boya arc certainly coming to tho front, and thoy arc, many of them, In n position now to teach their fathers and grandfathers Southern Boy's Good Work. something about raising corn. The Illustration shows a southern boy standing in his corn field that pro duced 140 bushels. This boy scleoted an aero of ordinary cut-over pine land, prepared it, properly fertilized and cultivated Intelligently with tho above result. HAPPY OLD AGE AND YOUTH Ambassador Choate Discovers Eighth Decade of Llfo Was Best of All Good World to Live In. Each era of our lives has its pe culiar compensations, the Philadelphia Ledger declares. When a young man is in college, or a lad at school, he is often told by his elders that these are the happiest years of his llfo, and that ho should make the best of their brief duration. Old ago will creep upon him and life will Impose an increasing burden of responsibility, and ho must gather tho roses while ho may be- foro tho cruel frost of custom, as Wordsworth called it, has nipped his budding aspiration. Mr. Choate, while ambassador to England, said he had discovered that tho eighth decado of life was the best of ull. It an old man does not let himself -relapse into egotistical gar ru'Ity his recollections of a useful past tmay bo a source of unfeigned pleas ure to others as well as to his own retrospective mind. It was tho satis faction of a llfo well lived to which Sir Walter Scott could bear testimony to Lockhart, when tho Wizard of the North knew that tho end was near. Youth starts out on the long road eagor and hopeful, buoyant to try con clusions and refusing tho thought of failure. It is a fine thing when a man Imports Into maturity and even Into old ago tho "Indomitable soul" that will not surrender to tho years and has not been saddened by disillusion or by tho loss of faith in human nature. It is a good world to llvo In at four score or-at the rounded century an even bettor placo than It was when childhood accepted without question ing an earthly paradiso. All Gone. A veteran, talklntr to his great grandson, a little lad of eight or nlno years, remarked: "Nearly a generation and a half ago my head was grazed by a bullet at the battle of Chickamauga." Tho littlo boy looked at the old man's head thoughtfully and said: "There Isn't much grazing thero now, is there, granddad?" Twisted History. Sunday School Teacher And now, Johnny Hapgood, It's your turn. What did his fathor do when the iProdlgal Son returned? Johnny (who can't help reading tho sporting editions of tho dally press) Pleaso, sir, ho jumped on his neck .and kissed him. Puck. IN8IDE INFORMATION. Tommy Willie's got my marbles and he's going to keep them. His Mother How do you know? Tommy He's swallowed them. iCf S&a OUR MUCH ABUSED LANGUAGE Americans Notorious the World Over for Their Faulty Articulation Reform Is Needed. That n reform In our habits of speech Is necessary has long been conceded by tho moro Intelligent per son. Americans nre notorious, tho world over, for their faulty articulation; and this unwlso economy of vocal enorgy has not only disfigured our language to the ear, but has also given aid and comfort to the so-called reformers of our spelling. If the word program, for Instance Is repeatedly heard as program (or program), with strong accent on tho first syllable and almost no vowol sound In tho second, why. It is asked, should It not bo written as It is pro nounced? No wonder that our coun tr takos the lead in "spelling re- fovc," having already so effectually divorced tho spoken from tho written langurgo. Strango and startling arc tho tricks that mispronunciation plays with spelling. Lamentably common is It to meet with the expression "would of" for "would have" In tho corre spondence of tho careless In speech. The new all but universal use or will for shall and of would for Bhould Is probably due largely to tho greater ease of saying "I will" or "I'll," "wo will" or "we'll," "I would" or "I'd," "w'd." than of articulating "I shall," "I should," etc. Thus the pvll results of slovenly ut terance show themselves In grammar as well as In spelling, and tho stately structure of our ancestral tonguo Is slowly but surely yielding to tho In sidious assaults of carelessness, abuse, Indolence, mlstaLon zeal In efforts at reform and other influences. PRINCE WHO HATES PORRIDGE Queen Mary Compels Wales to Eat It - Despite Strong Dislike Good for the Complexion. From time immemorial oatmeal has had a reputation of being good for tho complexion. Whether It is duo to oatmeal or not, the complexions of tho royal children, like that of their mother, Queen Mary, have always been admired and envied; but Scotch porridge has always formed tho first course of their breakfast. Tho prlnco of Wales alono among tho family hates it, says a London dis patch. Ono morning lately ho "funked it" and begged his mother to let him oft "Just this once." But tho queen replied promptly: "I want you to grow up tall and muscular." Tho prince, who is known to bo very jealous of his sister Mary's inches, gulped it down. CHILDREN ARE GIVEN TOYS English Railway Furnishes Playthings to Little- Folks Who Are Trav eling First-class. Playthings are supplied free by tho London and Northwestern railway to all children who aro traveling first class and have a long journey before them, says tho Popular Mechanics. These playthings consist of miniature English Railway Relieves Tedium of Travel by Supplying Playthings to the Children. locomotives, cars, and othor railroad equipment, which aro delivorcd to the children without tho making of any record, but with tho understanding that they aro to be left in tho car at the end of the journey. Juvenile Football. When Wllllo came Into tho house his face and clothes looked as if he had been poked through a concreto mixer. "Gracious! my son," cried his moth- "er, "what in tho world havo you been doing?" "Playln football," said Wllllo. "But how did you got so dirty?" "It's the way tho game goes," Wil lie explained. "You see, one of tho boys holds tho ball In his hands and I stand right back of him. Ho yells 'One, two, threo, four, five, six, Bev enl' and passes tho ball back to me, then all the other boys jump on me and rub my noso In tho mud." "According to Gunter." In America tho above phrase is used In tho same way that tho English use the phraBe "according to Cocker." Gun tor was an eminent English mathema tician, who died In the seventeenth century. His name still survives In connection with tho Gunter's seals and tho surveying chain, which Ib often called Gunter's chain. Beth. Beth, In tho names of places men tioned in tho Blblo, Is the Hebrew word for house. Thus, Bethlehem Is tho houso of bread; Both-el, tho house of God; Bcth-salda, houso of mercy. In Birmingham thero Is a thoroughfaro called Betholom How, in which is an old Hebrew burying ground. Beth Olom means tho houso of eternal rest. -;JaL NOTES fPORV NEAD0WBR00K mm William Pitt fJ $&J& Get tho grain seed early. Winter spraying Is valuable. , Sunlight Is a good disinfectant Tho hen may be relied upon, but her son never seta. Remove mnnuro as far from tho cow stable as possible ' Successful lamb rearing Is tho key to success with sheep. When horses aro not thrifty It may be duo to snmoncss of diet. Fowls having a free rango will find their own feather-making food. Know tho soil and tho crops to fit tho boII. Uw yields soon bring ruin. A bunch of good shoats will make tho best market for skim milk this winter. Much of tho dlsenso among llvo stock may bo attributed to Injudicious feeding. Do not condemn a breed simply be cause a few fowls do not como up to your expectations. Feeding a littlo llnBeed meal occa sionally to stock is beneficial, keeping tho system regulated. After tho dairy utensils have been droned, Invert them In tho pure air and where the sun will strike them. Churning at too high a temperature or churning too long will produce a greasy buttor In which tho grain Is In jured. So fnr as' possible each animal should have juBt tho kind of food which is suited to Its condition and appotlto. Do not allow the milk cans to re main In stables while they aro boing filled, and avoid contamination of the milk bacteria. ' Those spongy places In tho road may be successfully drained with tile. Drainage is tho first essential in the improvement of a road. On tho majority of farms the money Invested In good breeding nnl mnls will cam much bettor Interest than It deposited In the bank. When purchasing a cow bo sure to know whether she is free from tuber culosis. Have her tested. This last rule applies to cattle of all breeds. Hens aro hotter than pullets for breeders. Hens lay larger eggs than pullets and I have noticed that tho chicks hatched aro stronger and moro vigorous. Tho male that Is always alert, ready to defend himself and his mates, and apparently full of llfo, Is the one that should bo kept to head tho breeding pen next spring. Separate tho cream while tho milk Is still warm and in cold weather first run hot water through tho separator to warm It. Strain tho milk into tho sopai ator through a wire gauzo. Buying cows and selling them as fast as they stop milking novor built up a high class dairy business. The city milk producer Is not a truo dairy man; he is more a speculator in feeds and cows. The strawy stalky manure makes an Ideal mulching fertilizer for both young nnd old apple trees. A great many are literally dying from starvation. This coarse manuro will conserve moisture nnd fertility. The usefulness and value of a horse depend upon his early training. Ho should bo handled nnd taught when a colt. ThlB will develop his Intelligence from tho start and very much increase his subsequent usefulness. Now that the plowing Ib all done, wlpo off all dirt from wood and Iron work. Give n good coating of oil to tho metal parts next spring, bo there will ho no delay In getting tho plows to scour. When cows are salted only once a week they cat too much nt a tlmo nnd it causo looseness of tho 1 They will eat a littlo salt near day If it is kept where the at It, especially wnc fresh and abundant. tho manuro sprenuer ib t jlspensablo on tho farm. B manuro from tho barn as fp load accumulates and spr land at onco, nearly all of th Is saved, and by tho usn of ti. er will go farther und provcr n A&iU 1 fliliEWtjyH Storo only sound milt. x V Vbo a metallic milk stialner. Hens need n variety of feed. Disinfectants aro cheaper than dls case. Regular attention to all llvo stock Is very Important. Tho first rcqutBito In feeding cnttlo for profit Is good stock. During tho fall and winter Is a good tlmo to dig that pit silo. It Is said that sheep will cat 4,330 different kinds of weeds. Fresh air night nnd day Is vItal to poultry. But drafts aro fatal. The ultimate bucccbb of tho farmer depends on diversified farming In selecting n location for a poul try yard, chooso a light, sandy soil. Tho falling ovor of tho rooBtor's comb shows him to bo In bad health. There aro few crops raised on tho farm that vary as littlo In prlco as wool. Meal Bhould bo mixed dry and crumbly, since It causes Illness when fed wot Fill the pig's Btomach while ho Is young, and ho will fill your purse when ho Is grown. Do not attempt to -churn poor or thin cream, at-a low temperature, or there will bo trouble. Don't burn tho straw, Uso It for bedding for the stock, nnd roturn It to soil to renow fertility. Young chickens need animal food, but they will not thrlvo well If given too large rations of rich food. Above tho food of production that goes to milk, a cow demands food of support In proportion to her slzo. Keep an eye on tho seed corn and seo that plonty of ventilation Ib af forded tho room in which It Is stored. Keep tho windows of tho hen houso clean so that tho lnsldo of tho houso may get nil of tho light that is pos sible. Eggs from hens that havo mado n fair showing In laying this winter will be moro fertile than thoso that did heavy laying. Snvo every ounce of grain and every pound of fodder this, fall. What you don't need can bo sold for good prices before spring. a Do not forgot to salt tho hoi,) onco a week; or, better still, keep filjt al ways beforo him. Ho knows best ilow much he neods. Too many farmers havo not learned that It Is all wrong to fe'ed a sow on feed that produces heat Instead of bono and muscle. Young birds aro good breeders only when they are practically full grown nnd well matured. Immaturo birds should never bo used. Never feed moro than hogs wU-Jeat up freely. Many farmers do 'prac tice this, hut keop a qunntlif 0 jl eaten food lying about tho ,y nil times. H J Pi Peanuts mako a splendfiAceed for both hogs nnd cows an irbenover thoy can be grown tho I'should be used, for thoy furnlBh vfourlBhment and variety. a! Build the lino fence Strong onough to keop your own nnd your neighbors' stock on tho right side, but do not havo it so high that It wjll provent you from being neighborly. Laying hens must havo bread or milk; eggs ennnnot ho produced with out nitrogenous material In somo shape. Keep a supply of bono meal or oyster shell convenient. Remember that fowls that "look, alike" will attract better attention and sell better thnn the hit-and-miss kind. Furthermore, tho pure-bred stock will average about tho same In slzo bird for bird. Tnnkngo Is a highly profitable win ter food for fall pigs. Uso ono gallon for each CO pigs, fed In tho slop. You will get your money back, with com pound Interest, nnd got moro for your home-grown feed. When you uso a trough In grinding 1 In cold weather, let tho water out after you aro done. To let tho lower part of tho stono Btay In water, freez ing and thawing, Is a pretty sure way to ruin tho placo which touches tho water. Poultry products may replace tha meat shortage. They mny help fill ap, for poultry can bo raised top. The MAINTAINING YOUNG IB n$m' ls --Vs?, 1 SS XxESSWwAf ZSS&p&A 7 i.nini XNmmmmz-M A Good Type of Hog Cot It Is held by most farmers that tho brood bow must bo kept In thin flesh. Following this rule, which Is good In n way, many farmers nllow tho sown an Insulllclent amount of feed, and honco both sow nnd pigs suffer, writes W. II, Underwood In tho Iowa Homestead. Also tho young sow far rows beforo shu Is maturo In slzo, and through light feeding sho novcr at tains tho slzo and breeding capacity that sho would had sho been given larger amounts of food during hor growing- period. Tho sow for sovornl woll understood ronsons Bhould not bo kopt too fat, es pecially in farrowing tlmo. Sho has, however, largo demands placed upon hor, and licnco requires lnrgo amounts of feed to sustain normal Medium Type of Yorkshire. vitality. Sho uoeds much food during pregnancy for tho development of tho unborn pigs and for her own vital needs. After tho pigs nro born, during tho suckling poriod, tho sow requires an extra largo amount of nutritious feed In order to furnish a full flow of milk for tho littlo pigs nnd maintain her own flesh. Too often tho sow at tho closo ot tho suckling period becomes poor and do- DAIRY PROSPERITY . BY USE OF A SILO Dairymen Should Take Advant age of Every Opportunity to Reduce His Expenses. (Hy J. E. WORMAN.) If a, dairy farmer wcro told that ho could roll silver dollars down a hill and then pick up two dollars for every ono he rolled down, and tlila statement wns verified by somo ot his neighbors, nnd hundreds of oth er dairy fanners In tho country, that farmer would stay up nights tn roll tho dollars. But when told that he could doublo the profits by tho uso of tho silo ho becomes very Indifferent and keeps on In tho snrno old rut, feeding dry feed, wasting nearly half ot his corn crop and doing a lot of unnecessary work. In theso days of closo competition dairymen should bo ready to t&ko ad vantage of every opportunity to re duce tho cost of production, and It will bo found that It Ib easier It tho propor methods aro used to do that than to ralso tho selling prlco ot the dairy product. Tho results aro tho same; a largo net profit. In tho corn plant about 40 per cent of tho feeding valuo Is In tho stalk and CO per ceut. In tho ear. When tho ear alono Is fed noarly half of tho corn crop Is wasted. Where tho dry stalks aro fed at least halt of them remain uneaton, wbllo if stored In tho silo tho loss Is almost nothing. Every dairyman knowB that cowb will do their best on fresh June pas ture. Tho grass is succulent aud pal atable and tho conditions for a max imum milk flow aro Ideal. Theso conditions, however, do not last very 1 b near to supplying ythlng that SOWS IN GOOD pletcd In strength. Frequently sho IsJ absolutely exhausted, and requires ninny weoks to regain flesh and strength, If It Is posslblo to regain tho loss. Thero Is no doubt but that this frequent flesh nnd vltnllty weakening: impairs the health and valuo of tho animal. Wcro sho kopt In good round flesh nt all times thero Is no question but that sho would llvo longer and bo moro productive lu ndvnncod years. Tho young sow often grows until after her second or third litter ot pigs. Then Ib tho period when matern ity tcllB on an animal most If to tho physical strain of giving birth to plga and suckling thorn Is added tho stunt ing effect of too light feeding tho young sow cannot possibly attain her highest dovelopraont. This will not only affect hor futuro earning power, but" will also affect tho profits In hor pigs. Thoy will to somo oxtont Inherit hor underslzo and weakness, nnd tho futuro stock will therefore bo small nnd poor. If tho young sow is kept in good, round flesh until after full maturity sho will have a chanco to dovelop Into a largo mother animal, and bo nblo to transmit her slzo and strong vltnllty to hor offspring. If sho carries nn nbundnnco of flesh nnd somo fat near ly equal to that of tho prlmo flnlBhod hog for market sho will havo n sur plus for tho draining weeks of matorn lty and n6t bocomo so poor nt any tlmo that her system Is materially weakened. It Is much enslcr to maintain a sowi In good flesh than to restore It after It has been lost, and It Ib better in every way for tho anlmnl. A good bow may bo fully half tho herd in giving quality to tho pigs If sho Is given But-, flclcnt feed and caro to make mani- test her full powers. j from fall pasturo to dry feed Is always! followed by the shrrukago In thai milk.. In changing from tho pasturo to tho sllngo Is not eo great, and often tho cows incrcaso the flow when started on sllngo. Sllngo Is not a complcta ration for a dairy cow. Silage Is high In carbo hydrates and somo concentrates or roughage with a high protein content, should bo fed with It; such as wheat bran, oil meal, cottonseed moal or alfalfa or clover hay. At tho Illinois experiment station It Is reported that a selected herd ot dairy cowb wcro being maintained on1 alfalfa hay nnd corn sllngo alono Tho cows are In oxcellent condition and hnvo mado good yields and a goodl profit. Evory dairyman should mako nn effort to grow alfnlfa and put up sll ago. It Is a great combination and all' homo grown. This constant buying of milk feed Is what cuts down tho profits, and should bo eliminated aa far as posslblo. j vvuen ii is consiucreu mm corn can bo grown eo easily and in overy section of tho country, It stands at tho head of tho list ot forago crops for this purpose. Tho yield In focdlng value and tho convenience of handling makes It the best sllngo crop. Tho yield will rango from 10 to 20 tonB per acre on good soli, and even higher yields havo been re ported. At 15 tons per aero, one aero will furnish roughago enough for two cowb for every day In tho year, or four cows during a feeding period of six months. What other crop will do that? Other crops can bo used, such as. sorghum or cow pcaB In combina tion with either sorghum or corn. Tho cow peaB Improve tho silage, for It adds protein, but tho yield Is small, and difficult to harvest. Stick to the Farm. Tho young men nro beginning to tako notice. Tho old ndvlco for boys ry to stay on tho farm Is certainly bo- ,ng hooded. Progross In this reBpect ily In tho right direction.