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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Glvo tho chicks grit.
Keep the cow comfortable.
Keep some sheep for mutton.
Look out for tho water supply .
MAKE POULTRY HOUSE FROM PIANO BOX
INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT THE HORSES
-A FARM
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Whitewash tho honhouso.
Glvo the pigs a variety of feed.
Tho toad is tho fanner's friend.
Cleanliness is essential In dairying.
Heavy pruning conduece to wood
growth.
Rnise chickens with the simplest ra
tions possible.
Properly managed, a flock of sheep
is alwuys profitable.
Successful chick feeding Is based on
carefulness in details.
If many Bheep aro kept, It Is best to
divide them into small flocks.
Hay should not bo put in tho barn
when damp with dew or water.
Pasture that lasts all summer is
about as uucertuin as taxes aro suro.
Hare good Judgment Is required In
working a maro that is suckling a
colt.
Don't cut moro hay than you can get
In in a day If you are in a rainy dis
trict. Tho health of the horse depends to
a great extent upon tho cleanliness of
his skin.
Watch for lice and leg scale on the
poultry and find time to kill them and
whitewash tho coop.
A fair hatch of strong, healthy
chicks is to be preferred to a greater
number of weak ones. '
Tho ewes should bo judged very
much as n dairy cow good milkers
grow their lambs most rapidly.
Silage Is the best and cheapest form
in which a succulent feed can bo pro
vided for winter or summer use.
Soft shelled eggs Indicate a lack of
.lime In reach of the liens. Provide
ground oyster shell or old broken mor
tar. Eggs from hens that have made a
fair showing In laying last winter will
bo more fertile than those that did
heavy laying.
A gradual change In feeding brought
about beforo tho pig is weaned will
mako tho weaning period much les3
trying on the pigs.
After the chicks aro two weeks old
they can be gradually weaned to
cracked wheat and finely ground oats
with the hulls removed.
Dutcli cheese Is an Ideal food for
young turkeys, and how they do thrive
on it; but chicks should never bo fed
exclusively on the scalded curd.
Leg weakness Is a common com
plaint with young chicks nnd if al
lowed to continue unchecked will
causo great onslaught with tho chicks.
It does a llatfooted horse lots of
good to havo his shoes taken off and
bo given a run of two or three weeks
In tho pasture after the season's work
is well along.
Cut the oats hay as soon as you
enn see a general tinge of yellow over
all tho field, for tho grain is then
doughy and the stalk and tho blades
nre filled with bap.
Can't expect tho hired man to be In
terested very much In some one else's
work. Tho man interested must be
thero with both feet and busy brain to
wntch for the small leaks.
Some poultrymen feed cracked corn
to both old and young low la for the
reason that It Ii harder to find and
gives the birds moro exorcise In eat
ing it than the whole kernels.
Hero is an old neighbor's remedy to
remove wurts from a cow's udder:
"Take onqunl parts of pine tar, sweet
oil and llnseod oil Heat and mix well.
When cool apply to warts onro a day
after milking."
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Tho careless man sometimes leaves
the door of tho corncrlb open nt night
but his carolessness Is enforced on
his mind very strongly when ho llnds
that a horse or cow la foundered from
eating too much grain during the
night.
Tho cow raised on tho same farm
where sho was born will always do
better than anywhere else. Here sho
feels contented at home, If sho has
gcod treatment and contentment has
a good deal to do with the thrift and
profits of the dairy cow
Growing chicks need, an nil-round
dlot,
Provltfo plenty of light In tho base
ment stables.
Sprinkling tho hogs with kerosene
controls lice and fleas. '
Mako yourself a present of a really
good cultivator this season.
Dust tho setting hens nnd keep
them freo from lice at all times.
No way to freshen eggs after they
got stale. Soil thorn when fresh.
Grass is the world's greatest asset
and we have oceans of It this year.
A lot of hogs In a hog lot promlso
a lot of money In tho lusldo pocket.
While the ewe Is yielding milk for
her lamb she Is also growing a fleece.
The best lima beans aro mostly
grown for family use and not for mar
Early turkeys are what pay, andt
these can only be nnd from early lata
eggs.
The poultry Industry has greatly in
creased tho cultivation of the sun
flower. v
Ordinarily any hog, young or old,
may be relied upon to cat moro than
it can digest.
If tho hired man Is worthy of his
hire, it Is n good plan to tell him co
onco in a while.
Cut out blighted brunches of pear
trees several inches below point where
tho blight occurs.
A big wheat crop this year Is no
reason for falluro to prepare carefully
for that of next year.
I)olster springs on tho fruit wagon
will prevent crushing of fruits when
hauling a load to market.
Properly trained in colthood a horse
will follow his owner and obey his
voice as faithfully a3 a dog.
Cows producing only a moderate
flow of milk need very little, If any,
grain when pasture Is abundant
When visiting tho pasture call tho
colts by name and give them some
grain, a lump of sugar or an apple.
A gentle mother makes gentle
chicks When tho mother hen Is wild
and flighty, It Is hard to tamo her
young.
Ltttlo chicks must be kept away
from older ones and away from tho
flock of old fowls If tliey nre expectod
to do well.
For young pigs and milking cows
silage has no equal. It Is the Ideal
substitute for pasturo and a perfect
conditioner.
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Poultry houses should afford good
ventilation for Hie fowls even if it gets
rather chilly Inside at times. Chickens
don't need hot-houses.
Cement floors frequently cause rheu
matism unless they nre overlaid with
plank, or a plentiful supply of bedding
is at all times In place.
Watch tho road makers, and Insist
upon substantial culverts and upon
bridges etrong enough to carry the
heaviest engine In the neighborhood.
Dag a number of bunches of grapes.
They will be very nice after tho ex
posed bunches are gone. Hngglng
keeps the Insects off nnd prevents do
cay. Mako tho nests big enough so tho
hens can got in nnd out without break
ing tho eggs. Mnke tho entrance to
the nests from the back to make thern
dark.
Sandy loam with a ''clay subsoil
makes excellent orchard land, whllo
hillsides, If properly treated, can bo
turned from barren wastes Into profit
able fruit crops
Oats hay should not be stored or
stacked so long as thero Is any damp
ness In It, as It is naturally a moist
forago and will heat and spoil very
readily If stored too soon.
Sometimes tho wing feathers of lit
tlo chicks grow so fast that they be
come too heavy for tho chick to carry
and In that case they should be clipped
off close to the wing with a pair of
shears. .
It Is a common mistake to sou! too
heavily In planting potatoes. One or
two good thrifty stalks aro enough to
the hill. Moro will mako them all weal:
and spindling and give you fet-er po
tatoes, nnd they will be smaller, too
A drive now and then around thf
pasturo and field will tell yon about
the need of llxlng tho fences. Keep
tho fonccs lu repair and by so doing
you will save trouble from stock get
ting Into lleldB and doing damage, not
onlv to the crn. but often the stock
may bo lujurod by over-feedlnjr
A Fine Type
If a maro with n suckling colt shows
signs of sore- feet on hard roads or sta
ble floors, have her shod lightly,
Take a look at tho colt's feet occa
sionally. Keep them clean and if they
show signs of cracking pack .with
damp clay.
Never allow your horse to becomo
whip-shy. That kind of a horse Is
nearly as useless as a gun-shy dog.
Tho bad habit of pawing lu tho stn
bio is generally caused by irregular
feeding. A horso does not like to wait
for his meals any moro than a man
does.
Don't bo alarmed If your horse
evinces a dcslro to eat dirt, but
change IiIb feed and glvo him what
nature craves. Cut out tho corn for
a few days and feed qats and sonio
Another Fine
LITTLE CHICK IS
BEST INSECTICIDE
Youngsters Devour Many Injuri
ous Insects Cheaper to Feed
Birds Than to Raise Bugs.
(By HEI.UN WATTS-M'VEY.)
Ono of the best Insecticides Is tho
little chick not tho size with strong
legs and claws
Coop tin old hen close to the garden
ferico and let the chicks havo the run
of tho garden.
Mako friends with tho birds. It Is
cheaper to feed blids than to ralso
bugs and worms.
-Syringe tho carnations occasionally
with coal oil emulsion, following this
with a dash of cold water upon all
sides of tho plant, to rid It of green
lice.
A brass garden syringe 1b a good In
vestment if you uso it properly nnd
often enough to mnke It pay. It won't
uso Itself.
To keep the ants off tho poony buds
e.ust well with powdered tobacco and
place tobacco stems over tho soil about
the roots.
Ants In tho garden may bo trnpped
by placing fresh meat bones or bacon
Jlnds where they collect; when cov
ered with nuts dip Into boiling water,
dry and repeat
Layers of lime or wood ashes around
oeds of plants will keep tho slugs
nnd snails out of the bed. Whore they
aro bad hand pick at night by the light
of a lantern.
Dalmatian Insect powder Is a fine
remedy for black files and green lice
on plants. Give a light application
after a shower or when tho plant is
wot with (low once a week on all sides.
For barkllco on either ornamental
shrubs or trees urn! op fruit tieen,
mako a rather strong solution of Hal
soda and apply with a brush (a white
wash brush will do) Ubo tho solution
plentifully all over tho bark.
A layer of lime applied to tho sur
face when tho ground Is dry and the
weathor clear will sometimes drlvo
tuts from their villages
A watering of hot cayonno pepper
tea, as hot us tho hand will bear, will
rid plants of ants and many other
petts If applied to their roots.
The best Icscctlcldo Is tho healthy,
thrifty growing of tho plant.
of Clydesdale.
roots to vnry tho monotony.
Do not pamper the stallion too
much. " Ho can bo worked lightly
every day to advantage. A five-mile
walk does a stallion no good. Glvo
him a brisk drive.
Is your horso a crlbber? Then glvo
him awuy.
Tho best horso we over owned was
a Morgan maro whose mother died
when tho colt was three weeks old.
She was raised by hand on cow's milk,
molasses and corn meal until sho wns
old enough to,tako he,' place at the
trough.
When your neighbor sells n colt
for $150, and you can only got $7G for
ours, although it is tho same age,
and Just as big, you will probably wish
your stud fee had been a little larger.
Clydesdale.
SOME ESSENTIALS
IN SETTifcSG HENS
Fowl Should Be of Quiet Demean
or and Steadfast Purpose
Squawky Kind Undesirable.
(By A. C SMITH. Mlniiesotu i:xplmcnt
Station.)
It Is quite essential to chooba a heu
of quiet domcanor and steadfan pur
pose to accomplish what sho hhs un
dertakon. Ono of the wild, nolny,
flighty kind should not be considered
for a moment, for such a one Is almost
worso than none at all. Visit the
houso at twilight, lift tho hens that
are on the nest showing an inclination
to hit by tho feathers of tho back.
Ono that flies from the nest and
squawks is not the kind you want It
Is possible, though, that sho may tamo
down a littlo In two or tjcue days, so
give hpr nnothor trlnl
Tho hen that, r.fcor -being lifted a
little above tho nest. Is quick to re
sumo her plnco and scolds you a littlo
for disturbing her. oven perhnps picks
you In resentment. Is tho one you want
for tho renl business of sitting. Ho
movo her to tho box prepared for her
.and shut her In until next morning,
when she should bo allowed to como
ofT or bo taken off for food and drink.
Sho will prolmbly return to the nest
herself, nnd In caso she does not, put
her back and try her for another 21
hours. If on tho third trial sho does
not return to her nost of hor own nc
coid. discard her and try another
Applo-Corer Weeder.
An npplo coror will provo morn nni.
I Isfactory for a smnll garden whore n
goou deal or hand weeding Is done
than the regulnr werder
The coror cuts right down In tho
earth nnd lifts tho root of tho weed
out, Just as It does tho core of an np
plo. Ten Minutes Well Spent.
Ten minutes work at night when the
hoj-fcos como from the fields washing
their fncod, shoulders and legs wll'
keep the anlmnls in prlmo condition.
Interest In Milk Machine.
Intcrost in the flying muchlne J,
boon put into tho shndo by tho Int.
est In tho milking machine.
Plano-Dox Poultry House.
A usoful poultry houso Is mado by romoylng tho backs nnd tops of two
piano boxes of tho same stzo and placing them buck to back, leaving a suf
ficient Bpaco betweon to allow for a door, tho ppposlto end being boarded
up. A roof and floor is easily put In, nnd window space knocked out on tho
south Bldo. The uldeit and roor may bo papered on tho outsldo.
MANAGING THE TURKEY! health of poultry flock
ALL HAVE STREAK OF WILDNESS
IN THEIR NATURES.
Birds Will Not Do Well If There Is
Too Much Management In Rais
ing Free Range Is One of Most
Important Factors.
The turkoy is tho ouly ono of our
domestic fowls that originated In
America. While tho chicken has been
bred up from tho wild Junglo cocks
and hens of Southern Asln, tho white
men found tho turkey bore whon thoy
camo. And the turkoy has changed
very littlo in tho throe or four cen
turies alnco tho flrst Caucasian ennio
to America.
Turkeys all hnvo a streak of wild
ness In their natures. A turkoy hen
will always do bettor when she Is al
lowed to steal bur nest. If left undis
turbed sho will bring oft much hot
ter hntches than If Interfered with by
well-meaning poultry keepors, says n
Kentucky writer In Farm Progress.
Theso wild birds resent Interference
and many times 1 havo known thorn
to desert thlor nests whon molested.
I always lot them nlono until after
tho brood has been brought ot In
their wild stato thoy aro a,blo to roar
their young very well, as they run In
woods and along streams whore tho
underbrush nnd weeds do not Inter
fere with them. In tie I da nnd nround
farm houses It Is bo3t to keop them
up for a week or ten days after hatch
ing. The joung turks aro not able to
stand being dragged through wot grass
and weeds wet with dew. I
Anyone who undetstnndB turkoy na
ture can mako tome prollt from tho
bleeding of theso birds if thero la room
for thorn to havo considerable range.
As a blid for yards nnd coops the tur
key is distinctly out of place. I have
novcr known nnyono to ralso thorn
successfully IP confinement, and doubt
If such a thing Is posslblo
Aklh to Wild Turkey.
Tho bronzo turkey Ib vory closely
akin to tho wild turkeyB still found
In small flocks In various parts of tho
country. When Columbus returned
to Spnln aftor his first voyago to
America ho took with him a few of
theso beautiful birds. Later voyagors
took a great many of them to Spain,
and from thero they wore taken to
England.
Tho Old World ban boon raising theso
domesticated birds longor than wo
havo, but four centuries of confine
ment and breeding havo failed to hi cod
all tho wlldnesa out of their nature3.
Tho bronzo turkoy, direct descend
ant of tho wild turkeys of tropical
und sub-tropical Amorlca, Is tho larg
est of theso birds now grown. Tho
old traits of wlldness, caution and a
tendency to hide when about to set,
aro still characteristic of tho bird.
Some of tho bronze turkoyH reach a
weight of 1G pounds, which seems
greater than any birds of the wild
varieties Careful and selective brood
ing has increased tho weight and deep
ened tho colorings nnd plumngo mark
ings. Dark eyes, coppery bronzo and
glistening black plumage, offset and
heightened by white markings nt tho
feather tips, aro nomo of tho most
notable characteristics of tho bronzo
turkey. Tho basic color or tho plumago
is blnck, and over this plays a combi
nation of Iridescent greens nnd cop
pery lights
HINTS FOR THE DUCK RAISER
Twenty Ducklings in a Flock Is Plenty
ao They Aro Rather Easily In
jured by Overcrowding.
Do not ovorcro.d tho ducklings.
Twenty In a flock in qulto enough.
Their Joints aro vory tender ami easily
sllppod out of place und for this rea
son It Is not safe to keop too many In
a yard It Is also a bad plan to allow
other stock to run with them.
When frightened a fat duckling is
apt to fall over on Us back and If not
turned ovor It will lie thero and dlo
as It cannot get up from that position
by Itself.
Here la a good ration for feeding
joung ducks: Proud soaked In milk,
bran of equal quantity mixed to the
right consistency with middlings.
Ducks must have green food of
como kind, und if they cannot havo a
run on tender grass give them
sprouted oats.
Don't overfeed tho ducks with stuff
that will swoll and clog. Keep them
supplied with, plenty of water both
night and day.
House, Roosting and Nesting Places
Must Be Kept Clean and Free
From All Disease Germs,
Thero can bo no success with pcul
try unless tho fowls nto, healthy, and
the main atouranco of health In tho
fowls Is healthy surroundings and con
ditions. In tho first place, tho house,
tho roosting nnd nesting place, and
particularly tho setting placo, must bo.
kept clonn nnd free from tho elements
of disease. Many peoplo now havo
soparato places in which to mako tho
nests for tho setting bona and movo
them from tho laying nests to tho set
ting neots beforo putting under thorn
tho eggs for hatching. This Is u good
plan nnd It Is notdllllcult whon worked
out with 'reasonable skill and judg
ment. In moving a hen it Is necessary
to conilno her at hor new nest for a
short time, n day or two perhaps, but
If uho Is broody bIio will soon accept
her new nest, and tho eggs may safely
bo given her. Ha sure that setting
limits aro new and clean. Tho mat
ilal used in making them should never
havo been used in a nest beforo; then
a little lime sifted In tho material'
makes It a nest safoi from nil tho
poultry posts. Tho laying nests, too.l
should bo kept frceh und clean and a!
llttlo llmo occasionally sifted In thenr
Is nn Important precautionary meas
ure. Kach time tho house Is cleaned it
should have a good troutment of ilmo
sprinkled over tho floor until It shows,
distinctly, and dashed or sifted into
all tho wall and cornor crevices and
on tho roosts. This Is scarcely equal
I to whitewashing, but it is -the worlo
of only a few mlnutc3, and It Is a.
great help.
Tho young chicles raised on tho
farm aro expectod to havo much tho
Knmo runa year after year. Thosa
runs aro liable to becomo germ and
disease Infested, and thon thero la
complaint of. "bnd luck with tho young
chicks." Gapes appcurti among them,
and many dlo without apparent cause.
Knily every spring such runs should
bo treated with a liberal dressing of
llmo. Lot It bo sown broadcast, or
1 otherwise ovonly spread all over tho
ground until Ub whiteness can bo
easily seen. Llmo b not costly, and1
when It is alr-slnkcd It does not take)
much to accomplish this purpose Itj
Is a practical guaranty against mnnyi
of tho younff chick troubles.
ELECTRICTY TO TEST EGGS
Compact Device Patented to Take the.
Place of Crude Contrivances Used
by Many Grocers.
A compact egg tester has boon pat
ented to lako tho placo of the rudo
contrivances used by many chicken
raisers and grocerB. An electric light
in a neat box, GV& by C by 3 Inches,!
A New Egg Tester.
shines through two bovolededged
slots in tho top. Tho outsldo of tho
box is covored with black felt cloth
and tho Inside is lined with whlto uft
hestos. Tho strong light shining:
through eggs placed In tho slot
makes It posslblo to judgo their qual
ity even In daylight.
Feed Rellahed by Chicks.
Glvo tho chicks plenty of green
food, pprouted oats, or tender grnss.
also some flno beef scraps or Boiro
law meat cut up flue. Thoy relish tho
latter and It docs them much good,
answering tho.uamo purpose nB in
sects. Keep' the littlo onoa busy by
feeding tho ground grain feeds in tho
Ilttor, and feed them four or flvo tiniea
dally.
Demand for Feathers.
Thero Is a good market for all MnC
of feathors. Pick fowls dry and s rt
foiuhers, tho conrso from tho flno.
Thoy can oaslly bo preserved until'
enough are collected to take to mar
kot.
Supplement Nature's Food.
Naturo provides food for tho chlckH
tho first 48 hours of their lives. Soma
poultry keopcrs supplement this with.
soino tine grit and frosh water.