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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1915)
THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. CARE NEEDED IN OPERATION OF PRUNING An eminent physician lays down these simple rules for better health: Correct Pruning Results In Fine Trees t (By W. M. KELLY.) Pruning applo trees may be done any time from late fall .until spring. Care should be exercised In pruning to give the trees an open head. This does not Imply that all small side limbs should bo removed, leav ing a lot of whlpstocks, but that such of the largest limbs that are parallel and close together, or those that cross, should be cut out. Half of the diffi culty of pruning i3 avoided if ono de cides to allow tho tree to tako Its nat ural turn rather than to shape It to some particular model. Too many fruit growers think that pruning a tree shortens its life. There Is little reason for such a belief other than tho general statement that It is At Left, Openings in the Bark Through Which Insects Escape At Right, Burrows as They Appear When the Bark Is Removed. (By VT. O'KAIE.) Tho first evidence that usually comes to tho orchardist indicating the presence of tho shot-hole borer In his trees is tho dying back of limbs; or tho weakening or death of wholo trqes. As tho tree is examined, it is found that tho bark is peppered with tiny, round holes, each ono not more than tho twentieth of an inch in diameter. It Is from this characteristic sign that tho pest gets its name. Sometimes the numerous tiny holes are Been in tho bark of apparently healthy trees, and in such cases there may bo littlo drops of gum at each hole. This is especially truo where peach, plum or cherry are attacked, because of the propensity of these trees to bleed when injured. But if, as is often tho case, tho tree is weak ened or dying when examined, there will be no gum and each hole will bo clean cut. Each of tho littlo round holes rep resents tho point at which an adult beetle cut its way out from the sap wood, where it has been going through part of its life cyclo aB a Bmall grub. By removing a piece of tho poppered bark tho characteristic burrows of tho grubs will bo revealed. It will bo found then that there is a short main MUCH ADVANTAGE IN FEEDING OF ROOTS they Push Ewes Easily and Nat urally to Strong and Healthy Flow of Tho uso of roots Is productive of great good to tho ewe flock. They are Bucculcnt and start a natural milk flow, -whereas grain naturally goes moro to producing flesh and fat. There is no danger of tho owes con Burning tco many roots. They push her easily and naturally to a strong flow of milk tliat has very healthy properties. Ewes highly fed on grain often give milk that Is injurious to their lambs. Of thlB thero lo no danger when roots are substituted in largo part for tho grain. Tho Bhepherd who can readily grow roots has a distinct advantago over tho ono who relies upon dry hay and gram for wintering nis owo hock, aion of tho best developed sheep, tho ofies seen at our fall shows, comojrrom root-growing regions. Like ThlG Baldwin Apple In Bloom. unnatural to prune a tree. However, nature prunes more heavily than men at all seasons and In the rudest man ner. By this it should not be understood that caro Is not necessary in tho me chanical operation of pruning. It is important that large limbs be removed with great care rind the woundB paint ed to prevent tho entrance of fungi which will induce decay. Avoid nil crotches that will have a tendency to spilt down or break when the trees become ldaded with heavy fruits, or sleet and ice. If bad crotches cannot bo avoided they should bo strengthened with iron bolts to prevent them from breaking and ruining the tree. channel usually an inch or so long, and running moro or less in tho same dlrcqtion as tho grain of tho wood, From each side of this a number ol small channels lead off at right angles, gradually enlarging and diverging, and finally wandering about, to end sud denly In a round cell. Tho beetles begin cutting their way out fairly early in the spring and soon afterward the females arc at work making tho brood chambers and lay ing eggs. In tho South thero may be four generations in tho course of the summer; In tho North, probably only throe. Tho last generation remainB within tho burrows until tho following spring. This makes clear the principal means for fighting these pests to watch sharply for evidences of their work, and at once cut out and burn tho limbs or branches attacked. If an entire tree Is Infested and dying, it should at onco como out and bo burned. Too much emphasis cannot bo placed on tho burning of such trees and limbs. If a limb or branch is cut down and is left lying on tho ground! tho damage may readily bo Increased. Burn every part of a tree infested with tho shot-holo borer and keep tho orchard clear of rubbish. TRUE FOUNDATION OF THE DAIRY COW Breed Is Simply Care, Food and Environment Coax Young Calf to Drink. Tho feeding of tho mother who must nourish and build up the frame and glvo constitutional vigor to tho young calf, Is tho truo foundation of a dairy cow, yot tho average dairy man feeds his - pregnant cows tho rofUBO of tho farm. Naturo's rigid statutes havo proved that breed Is simply caro, food and en vironment, followed through succes bIvo generations, aided by careful se lection, until on Improved typo is produced. Coaxing a calf to drink is easier than pushing Its head into a pail and holding it thero. When wo wet tho finger. and coax Ub head Into tho pall, jfwlll soon drink of Its own accord. Moro milk to tho aero and not more milk to the cow should bo tho aim of tho successful dairy farmer. A crosB-brcd cow is a mistake. issa 1 SEbubSi Save Reflections. "Havo you over thought seriously of marriage, sir?" "Indeed I have; ever since tho core mony." EQ OF WHEAT TIED UP There Will Still, However, Be a Heavy Deficit of the World's Normal Crop. A grain expert who has been watch ing tho grain markets and tho world's grain fields for a number of years, says: "Thero Is at tho present time about two billion bushels of wheat, the pro duction of tho countries at war, tied up. This is about one-half the world's total production of wheat, which is four billion bushels. Ono writer ar gues that, granting that tho warring nations produce a one-half crop in tho coming year, a deficit of ono bil lion bushels will still bo shown. Tho threo countries upon which tho filling of this deficit of ono billion bushels will rest aro tho United States, Can ada, and Argentina. Tho combined output of these threo countries Is only 1,249,000,000, their oxportablo surplus would of course be much less, so it can easily bo seen that tho question is not ono to bo easily solved and it behooves all tho nbovo countries to Increase their respective productions as much as they posBibly can, for when tho war is over and trade begins to re-establish itself and tho nations undergo a process of rehabilitation, tho demand for all breadstuffs will bo enormous. "During tho threo years following tho declaration of peaco tho farmers of all neutral wheat-producing coun tries will havo amplo opportunity to market their wheat at good prlceB, and it may safely bo assumed that tho demand will bo heavy. Canada has an unusual opportunity In that sho has tho natural environment for wheat production; sho is under tho protec tion of tho British flag, and sho will not bo molested upon tho water to any great extent; sho can incrcaso her acreago and greatly enhance her production. In other words, sho can becorao a far greater wheat-producing country than sho is at tho present time." If tho summing-up as made by this ox pert be correct, is thero not tho very best reason for tho continued effort that is being mado by the Government of tho Dominion of Canada to oecure settlers on tho productlvo vacant lands of tho country? Not only aro these lands capable of producing high class wheat in large quantities, but cattle, pigs, sheep and horses also do well. Tho cllmato is admirably suited. Advertisement, A woman's idea of a plcturo hat la Ono that reminds a man of a chromo. n HIM 1. Drink lots of water. 2. Eat slowly. 3. Chew your food well. 4. Have plenty of chewing gum on hand. 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