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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. NOTES offl MMDOWBROOK ;&- FARM Sheep will clean tho farm. Feed calves in stanchions. TIMELY HINTS ABOUT HORSES AND MULES ykca hJ fty Keop the colts growing. Keep dairy utensils clean. Put somo sheep on the farm. Give the hens shell-making material. Wheat bran In the ration Is holp ,ful to digestion. Plenty of good pasture adds to the profits of the hog' business. Keep the old hen and her brood away from all other fowls. The value of good feed 1b wonder fully Increased by good care. The hen that lays lots of eggs needs lots of grit and oyster Bhell. Generally it's mice and not moles that get the seed corn at planting time. , Flvo times a day is not too often to feed chicks during the first week of their lives. Converting the corn crop Into silage clears the land and leaves It ready for another crop. A great many farmers that are rais ing poultry pay little attention to the question of rations. Feeding moldy and musty grain to chlckenB often means losing both the grain and the chickens. Tho wise poultryman will not put a hen and chlckB Into a coop this spring without first disinfecting it. Most eggs of plant lice and other Insects hatch about the time tho buds are opening in the spring. In nailing apple boxes or barrels, what are known as "cement coated" nails hold much better than the ordin ary kind. Water the horses as often ms pos sible; but lot the horse that comes in hot drink a few swallows only, until he is cool. With the springy pigs, especially of the seven to nlno months' required to send to market, five can be spout in tho pasture fields. ' The gasoline engine is the ideal power to run the separator because it can be depended upon to maintain a uniform rate of speed. In buying seeds for spring planting it is well to remember that poor seeds are always dear seeds, and that the best are by far tho cheapest Very early hatched chicks or those that have no'grasB range should have sprouted oats, a vegetable to peck at or even some alfalfa or jcloveriay. Put horses of equal strength in the same team, and if this cannot be done, oven up by giving the weaker one the advantage in the long end of the double tree. 9 Good blood is essential to the pro ducing' of good horses, but not any more so than, the moterlal that forms the food for feeding the animal when once started In life. Plan to make the farm produce all that it is capablo of producing and then do not attempt to keep more stock than can readily bo kept in a good, thrifty condition. It is not well to try to mate over two geese with one gander. He will usually mate with two, but if more are placed with him ho Ib likely to select one and pass the others by. Some of the fall-bearing strawber ries are becoming of value. A few va rieties bear well In autumn, especially if the flowers arc kept picked .In the spring, forcing them to fruit yin au tumn. If stock Is kept for profit and to mako the greatest possible amount of money out of It, then it Is absolutely necessary that a regular system of feeding be adopted and adhered to closely. Tako pains not to have any traps about the hog yards where the hogs may get caught and hurt In any way. They are, worth too much money, and we ought to be too good farmers to permit any such thing As a general rule the finer the manure and tho moro evenly dis tributed the more accessible it Is to the crops grown. It Is an item then to get distributed as evenly as pos sible, and the manure spreader will do the work much better than Is pos sible by hand. There Is a profit in a draft colt No effective treatment for corn smut Js known A half-starved cow cuts a big hole In the bank account. Put the chicken coop whero tho earth is dry and warm. A slow milker is a nuisance in tho datry, a dirty ono is worse. Got tho sows and little pigs out on the ground as soon as possible. Leave the chicks in the Incubator until at least forty-eight hours old. If wo havo fowls wo want to fatten, wo need a ration very heavy in starch. Ewes that havo lambed and preg nant ewes should never be kept in tho same pen. More stock can be kept on a given area of land when Bllago Is tho basis of tho ration. The hen luyB a larger egg than the pullot. To keep up tho size of your stock breed from hens. 1 Crops can be put in the silo during weather that could not bo utilized In making hay or curing fodder. Grind about one-third of tho hen's foed for her and she will be moro help ful in filling the egg basket. An acre of corn can be placed In tho silo at less cost than tho samo area can be husked and shredded. Flax will do well on any good land provided it has not grown flax until the land 1b Infested with flax wilt There Is less waste In feeding si lage than in feeding fodder. Good sl lage properly fed Is all consumed. It Is a mistake to try to force a cow to make milk out of food that doas not carry milk making qualities. Next to grass the most important thing for live stock on the rango is water and plenty of It well distrib uted. Avoid sloppy feeds for young chicks; dry, cracked grains are-much safer for a couple of weeks after hatching. Keep the floors heavily littered so that the hens will be busy tho whole day. A busy hen Is always In the best of health. Brood mares are preferable to horscB because the colt bften pays the year's keop and furnishes us the year's work without cost. Turnips may flavor the eggs, so it is best not to feed them If some other vegetable food 1b available. Hens like mangels better, too. When fattening chickens have a tendency toward looseness of tho bowels feed middlings, shorts or low grade flour In the ration. CalveB should be fed In a stanchion so constructed aB to provent them from sucking each others' ears after they have drunk their milk. There are many advantages in hav ing fruit trees so labeled that ono can tell the name of the variety and the date of planting at any time. a The man who raises live stock should look Into the benefit to be de rived from kcoplng a small flock of sheep in addition to his other stock. Hens are better than pullets for breeders. Hens lay larger eggs than pullets and I ,bavo noticed that tho chlck3 hatched are stronger and more vigorous. Laying hens must haye bread or milk; eggs cannot bo produced without nitrogenous material in .some shape. Keep a supply of bone meal or oyster shell convenient. When nlcs Eot too fat from lack of exercise and begin to pant and Ho nrnund. get them out on the ground where they must exercise or they will die of the thumps. Tho dairy utensils must bo care fully washed and thoroughly scalded. It Is the only way to keep them clean and If they are not clean they cannot produce a good quality of milk. For a horse to endure long contin ued and violent exertion, it Is abso lutely necessary that lie should havo arrived at that ago when all his pow ers are fully matured and developed. Reject a horse which Is straight In the shoulder and long from the point of the shoulderB to the upper part of the forearm. This formation places the fore legs too much under tho horse and makes him unsafe to ride. Never breed to an animal that has a bad disposition, Tho meekest and quletost sow in tho herd will rear the finest lot of pigs, and they will, If properly handled, have as good dis positions as their mother, A vicious sow will, as a rule, produce pigs having the same faults. ..WViv.. .. vk v X-AA 1- Ss "0 'STiSW 'SSSo.&d ... ts-"iv.VS. ?$. (Hy E. 8. MILLER.) A hat is a great protection to a horBc's brain in hot weather. They can be bought at any store for 25 cents. ' Sore shoulders are caused by ill fitting collars and nothing olse. A man who will work a horso with a sore shoulder and make no attempt to cure it or chnngo the collar ought to ne compelled to wear ill-fitting shoes that would raise a new crop of blisters every week. If the horses aro taken off dry feed, allowed to run to grass, and work hard on hot dayB, look out for colic. Work teams ought to be allowed to run In the pasture at night. It is cruolty to confine them in hot Btalls. Tho horse that sweats freely is In good condition. During heavy work In hot weather, horses ought to. bo watered between the regular resting periods. It does not mako much difference whether ho'rses aro watered before or after eating. It Is largely a matter of habit, and experiments show that one time is about as good as another. A horso that bolts his food cannot GOOD SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SHEEPFOLD Mistake of Turning Animals Out on Young Grass and Stopping Grain Is Expensive. If you find a lamb apparently dead from cold, souse him in a pail of water as hot as the hand can bear it. If ho does not rovivo before the water becomes cool, heat it again and he will likely come around. Wipe him dry, give him somo hot milk and in an hour ho will bo as fit as ever. Lifting or dragging a Bheep by its wool is Just as humane as dragging a child around by tho hair of its head. The wise shepherd will treat IiIb owes with tho creosote solution for stomach worms before turning them out to pasture. Salt is medicine to a sheep, and it is cheap medicine at that With spring lambs bringiug from $7.60 to J8.C0 in the markets, who can say there is no profit in the busi ness? Tho mistake of turning sheep out on young grass and suddenly stopping tho grain feed Is nearly always very expensive. It is likely to set the sheep back several weeks. It is a fact that sheep can be raised on the least expensive of foods and return a better profit for tho little care that Is given thorn thnn any other farm animal. Never keep an unthrifty owe on the placo. Fatten her as quickly as pos sible and get rid of her. When breeding stock Is selling away dowu low by discouraged flock masters that Is the time to buy a few good owes. If you have plenty of alfalfa and barley, with somo sound turnips, your young sheep will lay on fat amazingly fast. Don't need corn when you havo these rations. Do not allow the sheep to Ho around !n fenco corners or huddle in under brush. The best shade is u shed on open ground where thcro Is no grass. A little bit of shelter is fine for sheop. Even if it bo nothing more than n high board fenco on tho side toward tho sunshine it will help a lot The sheep can snuggle up near to that and escape tho direct rays of tho sun. Better than such a fenco is a piece of woodland. Wo have a cluster oj little hemlocks in our pasture, up on a sldo hill. 'Tho sheep run up Into that and escape not only tho heat, but also tho miserable flies that hurt them so. It Is a queer fancy with Bomo men that sheep can get enough drink by eating grass when the dew Is on In tho early morning. Stop and think how very, very llttlo wator a sheop could got that wy. Give them a good spring or a trough to drink from. Use Pure-Bred Stock. If you are determined to got the most out of your business you will not food mongrel stock. Nothing paxs so well or Is so satisfactory as tho best .f V Vi V?JfV' - mymam. :i;m '.:..,, j&m' v vsmm mmmimmr . .MrdHBBft vJTC-::: V-SMK iNK ItfiTBr . s r?-.mmmmr &s&m..--r:jKmmfa,Msat?2!u-. smr--jarw A Fine Type of Draft Horse. ' fHHHL . ",. f" j iasaaaaaaaaaV ljjjjjjjjjr - MF.'iit'WV'-Tv.-;. 0 M AVisiW MLe havo perfect digestion, any moro than a man who eats in tho same way, Five minutes vigorous work with a rough cloth on a horse's hide after a hard day's work, will do him a lot of good. A team that works in the fields all week should novor bo put on tho road SundayB or holidays. A cool bran mash Saturday night is to a horso what mother's pie is to a boy. Mule colts aro caBy to ralso and they are as good as" mouey in tho bnnk, bccauBo always salable at fair prices. AlwayB use box stalls whenever practicable. A horso tied in a narrow, stall is never qulto comfortable ana 1b in more or leso danger of being caBt. A mule Is no moie prone to kick than a horso unless he is taught to do so by bad treatment. Horses very often lose their eye sight through dust and hayseed fall ing into their eyeB from tho loft above. If tho horses must be kept in tho barn during the hot weather, koep all the doors and windows wldo open. TOMATO CANNING IS QUITE PROFITABLE One Advantage Is That Industry Offers Employment to Young Folks During Vacation. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The. canning of tomatoes has in re cent years grown to be an important commercial Industry, according to tho department of agriculture. In 1909 there were 12,800,000 cases of 12 canB each packed in tho United States. This immenso pack exceeded the combined aggregate of any thrco other vegetables. Only tomatoes UBed in commercial canning and not those used In homo canning figures in this total. It is estimated that tho area dovoted to tomatoes in th.o home garden is equal to or greator than that em Ployed in their field culture. Of tho quantity grown in the garden a con siderable surplus goes to waste and brings no return to tho cultivator. To lnsuro plenty of fruit for homo use it is customary to sot out about twice as many plants as aro actually neces sary. In order that tho canned product of tho garden may find a ready market it must he put up in attractive form In containers suitable for commercial purposes, and should benr a trade mark which is distinctive nnd which will tend to hold the trade for tho product ns It gains a reputation in tho market. Ono advantago of tho homo canning of tomatoes In comparison with other employment open to young people in tho country, is that It occurs during tho vacation porfod. Tho largo return in canned goods derived from a single aero makes the industry re munerative and, slnco the canning can bo dono during the vacation sea son It can bo carried on without inter fering with school work. It Is surpris ing how many tomatoos can bo raised on an acre, and what llttlo expense is inVolved in raising nnd preparing them for market. Weaning Pigs. Our experience Is against wennlng pigs other thnn to let naturo tako Its course; by this method wo get better pigs, says a writer In an exchange. It is almost Impossible to prevent them from recolvlng a check If weaned at sevon or eight weeks old as somo advise. You not only check tho growth of tho pig, but It seems great Injury would result td the sow. No ono vould tako a calf from Its mother, refrain from' milking her, and then oxpect tho cow to escape with out injury, and surely a sow must' be something like a cow. Corn as a Feeder. Corn is not cheap and tho feeder should make the most of It. The wny to do this Is to feed a llttlo tankage, oil meal or middlings with it. Don't feed cottonseed meal to hogs. Tho hog pays the highest price for corn when he has some protein feed along with It. BROODER FOR LITTLE CHICKS Mother Hen Should Be Qlven Nice Light Place, Dry and Warm Comfort Is Great Thing. Tho hen with early chicks is given the pooreet chanco in tho world for caring for her brood. Sho Is gener ally confined wjth tho llttlo ones for n few days in a coop with barB where thoy can run out nnd In Tho coop is only a Binnll thing, rather dismal nnd dark. Sho Is hardly evor glvon a nice, well lighted placo, dry and warm, and with chaff and straw on tho floor where tho chicks can scratch nnd work without freezing tho life out of them. Somo folks will say that tho hen is always thoro to warm them up when they wnnt warmth; but what would you think of an artificial sys tem of brooding that would keep n closo llttlo hoover in reach of tho chicks all tho time, but without any warm placo whero tho chicks might work ond cat? Every year you seo tho old hens clucking around tho place with the little brood with her, crying and cold, and begging tho old brooder to stop. In early spring tho weathor Is Tho Sllkle, Called the "Nurse Maid" Hen of Japan, on Account of the Way She Mothers the Baby Pheas ants Large Exhibits Were Shown at the Recent Poultry Show In the Grand Palace, New York. very unpleasant for chicks. Thoy are miserable in tho chilly air and on the damp ground, and don't feel like working and following the old hen. A hen with chicks should havo n llttlo brooder house Just the sumo as If sho were an artificial brooder Tho room where the chicks might work and scratch ought to be sunny and dry and warm. Tho old hen's com pany is .not warmth to the chicks when they are out from under her; nnd they must bo out from under her a great deal of tho time if they aro to make largo thrifty birds. A little brooder house or largo sunny coop with artificial heat in It will save many of your chicks this spring Keep In mind that comfort fcr the chicks 1b a great thing. SPADING UP FEEDING PLACES Practise Tends to Purify Ground and Encourages Exercise on Part of Fowls In Flock. On most farms feed for tho flock Is scattered about on tho ground, and the chickens are contlnunHy fed with in a small space, Tho surface of the ground soon becomes foul with the dropplngB of tho flock. True, sunshlno acts as a germicide, and If tho spaco Is at all sloping, tho washing of the rain helps some, but generally the Bpot is lovol nnd often muddy. Tho ground quickly becomcB con taminated with tho continual tramplnq of tho flock, and if thoro bo ono sink fowl tho whole Hock may soon become infected. This Is especially true with small chicks and young turkeys. Tho spading up of tho feeding pluc onco or twice a week will bring good results It will tend to purify" the ground. It will Induce exorcise on the part of tho flock, which is always de sirable. Especially Is this true when tho flock is confined In yards, u'ud green feed, so necessary, Is difficult to obtain. If grain Is scattered as ono spados up tho ground, much will bo burled so deep that hens will not scratch it out and It will bu thrown up at tho next spading with green, succulent blades that uro gieatly relished by tho flock. Vermin on 8ettlng Hen. Setting hens that havo a fow lice will soon havo a great many unless their plumage Is filled full of Hce-klll-lng powder at least three times during the threo weeks that they are setting. Feed for Setting Hen. Never give mabh food either dry or damp to setting hens, but provldo plenty of clean, whole corn, free from mustincss and moldlness ibLu wILbbbHIbLbLbLbm W H IT H K X , ' I "" Hi " -. -J Ml . JJt ft)' 1 MBS HENRT HOWIAND && FIELDS Come, llttlo com rade, let tm ro Out yonder whern tho wlclo nelil are. Where Inxy breczen daftly blow O'er wooded hills that stretch nfar The paths nre fair nnd froo out there, Tho turf will soon bo growing Krccni Come, little friend, let's turn from care, And gladly stray o'er yonder Bccno. In every little hol low place A sky-blue tako lies, smooth as glass, Where yon may see your smiling fn.ee ncflected as you pauao or pass. And hero and there a cawing crow Will slowly nnp from tree to tree As It ho did not cure to ro, But went, Just sp that you might see. I long to play a whllo with you Out there whore tiny rivers wind Out yonder whero the sky is blue And thero Is peace of heart nnd mind: I will forgot n little while That childhood's faith Is mine no more. And we will bridge some stream and pllo Up fortresses beside Its shore Come, little comrade, let ub claim Tho Joy awaiting us out there, Whero no one suffers wrongful blame Or adds to nny other' enro! With hopes that shall be sure and strong Wo'll cross the pastures, hand In hand, And you shall lend mo back ntong Tho ways thnt wind to noyhood Land. Distinction. "Did nny of your ancestors como ovor with William the Conqueror?" she nsked. "Not that I know of," ho replied, "Aro you a descendant of anybody who was on tho Mayflower?" "I'm afraid not. I havo never in- .lnnHfntp,t Om mntfnr " i "Surely you had an ancostor who was an officer in tho Revolutionary war?" "No. My Breat-grcat-grandfnthor waa a common soldier In tho Revolutionary war, but " "Harold!" she cried, flinging her nrms around his neck, "can it bo pos sible? I have often wondered whother thoro really was n Revolutionary army, and now I learn that I am loved by a descendant of him. I am so proud and happy, dear." Still Thoroughly Feminine. "I had nn Idea, when I heard that sho was going to study medicine, that she would ccnae to bo womanly." "Hasn't It had thnt offoct upon her?" "No, I hnpponod, along tho other day when hor runabout had brokon down and she was busy trying to fix It with a hairpin." Faith. Oh, for your faith, dear little one! You kneel benldo your mother's knee. And pray that wrongs which you .have dona Mny be forgiven grnolously. You feel thnt Home Ono hears somewhere. That Some One, gating from above. Will not Ignore your simple prayer. Nor scorn tho proffer of your love. ! You havo not learned to sit In doubt; You think that lie who lights tho sun Will hear and blot your Binning out Oh, for your faith, dear llttlo one I LUCKY. "I havo consent ed to danco In my baro feet for char ity." "How lucky It Is that there 1 such a thing ns charity." "Luckv?" ' Yes. If it were not for charity you might not ho able to find any excuse foreshowing your pretty foot in pub tie Taking No Foolish Chance. "No," sho snld. "I can't bo your wife. Why v. HI you not bo satlsfled to let ours bo a caso of platonlc love?" "nccnuso I don't believe In getting Into troublo If them's n chance to keep out " ir. "It seems to mo It is so lovely for a man and n woman to grow old to gethor." "Yes, it's beautiful, but how much moro so It would bo if tho man only grow old." Expedient. Artist Sorry, sir, but I cannot paint your full length portrait. You aro very tall and I havo no canvas long enough. I could got all In tho picture but your feet. Patron Well, Just paint mo with my feet hanging over the edgo of the can vas. Their Method. "Why Is It tlmt around this time of year so many men wear about a week's growth of beard on their chins and go with hoads bent forward as If in deep thought?" 'Thoy aro wearing out the ties their wlvea gave them for Christmas."