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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1915)
rue QPMiwcrKiy TRimiMC NORTH PI ATTE. NEBRASKA. STRAWBERRIES NEED Hedgerow System Produces More (By M. N. EDGEHTON.) The strawberry plant should bo kept Browing without a check during tlio entire season if the best results are to bo secured, for, unlike the bush and tree fruits it has no wood growth to ripen. True, bud-protecting processes arc going forward down in the heart crowns of the fruit, nevertheless It is necessary that leaf formation should go forward at the same time, at least until the Beason is well advanced. About the time frosty weather ap pears It will be noticed that tho leaves of the strawberry plants (this habit or characteristic is more noticeable in young plants than In those which have borne fruit) no longer retain the perpendicular but drop down on the ground. Then it Is that leaf growth is sus pended for the season and plant ac tivity directed toward tho perfecting of the bud system. Even when this stage of growth and development has been reached we be lieve that good rather than ill results follow in tho wake of cultivation and hoe. To preserve an ideal condition for the most perfect development of this D WAY TO PREPARE Bordeaux Mixture Outfit. Bordeaux mixture is made of cop- j per sulphate, lime and water. I These three substances aro com-j blned in various proportions, depend ing upon the kind of plant to be treated. For apples, pears, cherries and plums (except Japanese varie ties) tho preparation is .usually four pounds copper sulphate with about tho samo amount of limo to BO gal lons of water. Poison Is ndded as needed. Tho copper sulphate will readily e..ohoWo in two gallons of hot water, to which should be added enough water to mako 25 gallons or . one-half barrel. Do not use an Iron or tin vessel to dissolve this in as the copper sulphate will destroy it, and be sides tho iron will spoil tho bordeaux. A wooden pall is good. Slake tho limo into a thin paste and add water to make 25 gallons. Pour, or let these run together Into a third barrel, and the bordeaux is made. "When It is emptied into the Bpray barrel or tank, it should be strained through a brass wire strainer to catch any of the coarse particles. Whenever it Is necessary to use a quantity of the mixture, it Is desirable to have tho lime and copper Bulphate In "stock solutions." A quantity of "limo is slaked to a paste and held so by being covered with water. Tho copper sulphate, say 50 pounds, Is placed In a clean gunny sack and sus pended in a barrel (one with wood lioops is much to bo preferred) con taining 25 gallons of water. This will dissolve in nbout a day. Ono gallon of this stock solution is equal to two pounds of copper sulphate. A good quick way to combine these three substances In as follows: Put tho amount of the "stock solution" of copper sulphate required In a bar rel and add enough water to make 25 gallons, or one:half barrel. Put about seven pounds of tho lime paste In a barrel and add 25 gallons of water, making a thin whitewash. Pour, or lot theso two run together into a third barrel, or directly into tho spray bar rel or tank, being sure to strain. When partly run in, test with ferro-cyanldo MUCH ATTENTION Berries Than by the Hill System. plant requires among other things that a proper condition of tilth be maintained in the soil, and this can bo done only by preserving a certain degree of mellowness in tho surface soil. This loose surface soil prevents ox cossive evaporation of soil moisture and provides for tho free circulation of air among soil grains, both ol which are essential to plant welfare. It Is the moist mellow condition ol tho soil that makes Ideal root pastur age. The strawberry plant will not prosper If weeds are allowed to feed on the plant food,, use up tho mols ture and absorb the sunshine needed by these plants to promote their nor mal growth and development. Weeds are robbers. A strawberry plant that has been stunted in tho growth through what ever cause can scarcely recover. An occasional weed will escape the cultivator and hoe and will soon at tain a rank growth these warm daye of summer. See how small and sickly tho straw berry plant that Is so unfortunate as to bo growing In close proximity to weeds. Keep an eye out for such fel lows. BORDEAUX MIXTURE of potash to mako suro enough limo has been used. If parts green, ar senate of lead, or any other iolson is to be used, mako it into a thin paste with a ltttlo water and add it to the bordeaux mixture, which is now ready to be used. KILL HESSIAN FLY BY EARLY PLOWING Fifty Million Bushels of Good Wheat Fed to Pest Every Year How to Destroy It. We. feed 50,000,000 bushols or good wheat to the hesslan fly every year, to say nothing of what it costs us to feed our chinch bugs and other pests, and havo only ourselves to blame. There is only one subject In which all farm ers agree, and that Is, high taxes. They want pay for sheep killed by the neighbor's dogs. Why not ask pay for tho wheat killed by tho neighbor's hes slan flies? Cut the wheat high, abovo the sec ond Joint. Remove the grain from tho field and stack it somewhere else. Tho fly is now In the resting stage and tho safest way and only suro plan is for every farmer to plow every acre deep ly and thoroughly within two weeks after harvest, turnlngunder tho stub ble completely. This will fix Mr. Fly. Team work Is necessary. Teach the schoolchildren to look for the fly, and report it at every stage. Appoint a captain in every school district, who should bo tho host wheat grower in tho neighborhood. This early completo plowing will not only reduco tho fly, but will bo a great benefit to next year's crop. It does not let tho field dry out after harvest, and gets It ready to hold all of tho moisture which is so badly need ed in most sections. It is stated that other things being equal, thrco acres plowed in July aro worth flvo acrea plowed in Septombsg. I rx LANGSHAN VERY HARDY FOWL Uniformity In Size Make Them Deslr ablo for Home Flock Also a Wonderful Layer. (Uy PAUL V. IVES.) Tho Langshnn Is probably tho oldest variety of standard fowl. It has been bred for many hundreds of years in tho Langshan hill district of China, from which placo tho breed derives Its name. Tho Langshan has been broil for so long a tlmo that tho typo is fixed and practically allblrds bred from a mat ing como very truo to tho ancient typo. They nro so uniform that tho casual observer will havo difficulty In socing any differenco in them, and this fen turo makes them very desirable for a homo flock on a gentleman's estate. Thoy give tone nnd distinction to n plnco that no other breed will. Tho Langshan Is a wondorful winter layer of tho largest of winter oggs, nnd is table fowl, too, is unsurpassed. Thu carcass Is fine boned and whlto skinned, with an nbundanco of breast neat nnd very littlo offal for the slzo of the carcass. The finest of capons Black Langshan Cock. ire made from this breed, and many good sales havo been made In tho last ear by the breeders for this purpose. They aro very hardy, grow quickly and maturo earlier than American breeds. With their erect red combs, tvide-standlng, cordy legs; short, beau :lfully curved backs; broad, full breasts and wide, full-flowing tails that rise as high or tower over tho head, tho Lanshans present a most imposing appearance and attract much atten tion, whether on the farm or in tho 3 how. Two colors are bred in tho Lang ahans, the older and more common blacks and tho whites, which are moro more modern but fully as useful. They nro just as good layers and perhaps more beautiful than the blacks. The whites as yet do not come so true to tho old typo as do the blacks, nor are thoy quite so large. There is In tho process of evolution n blue variety that will, when perfected, be, in the opinion of some, handsomer than either its black or whlto cousins. The Langshans are decidedly on the gain in popularity, and this with no concerted action on tho part of the breeders to boom them. Hreeders are unable to fill orders for eggs this spring, and anyone starting in this breed now with the Idea of selling sur plus stock or eggs for hatching at good prices will havo the advantage of this rising tide of popularity that has set In for tho Langshan. FEED COOP FOR THE CHICKS Much Trouble Avoided by Providing Place for Little Fellows to Get Their Share of Food. In feeding a flock of chickens It often happens that tho older nnd stronger fowls get more than their share of the feed by driving tho young er ones away. This troublo may bo averted by making a covered coop for Feeding Coop for Chicks. tho latter. The coop complete Is shown In tho larger drawing. 11 is a feeding board with a slot cut in front for draw ing It out of coop. AA represent stakes driven at end of coop to anchor thu feeding board when in uso Make front of coop so it tan ho removed easily. A cord and nail at top and stakes at bottom will dn. Samo Height for Roosts. Have all tho roosts in a lion house tno same height If they aro cf dif ferent heights nil tho hens will try to sit on tho highest one. I S Trlimm tpI 1 BE KINDER TO YOURSELF Women Are Often Victims of Nervous ness Because They Don't Know How to Relax. Ono of the Important things to know In life, especially If you nro a woman, Is how to let yourself nlono, writes Mnry Carolyn Uavlcs In tho Mother's Magazine. The ability to rolax, tho art of bolng judiciously lazy, tho tact to let herself alone has saved many a vomnn from n nervous breakdown. We all know the housewife who lings hcrselr into such a state of conscien tiousness that shu cannot rest. If she lies down she Is continually worrying herself with thoughts of tho work that sho Is neglecting. Much of tho blame for this state of affairs lies nt tho doors of tho moth ers. Tho mlstuke Is in their training of their children, especially their daughters. They are taught from enr llcst Infancy to bo kind to others, to bear with them, to forglvo them, to help them; but from birth to death no ono over tells them to be kind, also, to themselves. Tho woman who nags herself can mako heraolf moro miserable than any one elso possibly could. She enn mako her life moro of a nlghtmnro than any misfortune could possibly mako it. If such women could learn to bo kinder to themselves there is no doubt that tholr own lives would bo lengthened; and not only that, but tho lives of those with whom thoy como in close contact would bo mnde far more pleas ant. Life In London. On the day after tho visit of tho German Zeppelins there occurred! In Southwark so a wireless mcstngo from Horlln asserts tho following con versation: "Betsy," whispered Mr. JamcB, lead ing his wifo into tho darkest corner of tho collnr, "hero is a wallet. You will find in it all our valuable papers, tho stocks and bonds, my will, my insur ance policies, nnd tho lock of bnby's hair cut off on his Hrst birthday. Oood-by, Betsy. If I fall to return, bring up our children to bo good Eng lish men nnd womon." "Oh, James, dear, you aro not going qn a dangerous journoy, aro you?" "Yes, dearest. I must go up to tho first floor." Now York Evoning Post Time Required. "How long does it tnko you to go fishing?" "Well, if you consider tho tlmo 1 actually fish, it takes only a fow hours. Hut if you count in tho tlmo I con sume waiting for conditions to bo just right nnd arranging for bait, it takes several weeks." The Test. "Do you think Mr. Spooncr's Inten tions aro serious?" asked tho girl's mother. "I don't know yot, mamma," replied tho girl. "I'm going down to tho Jow elcr's this afternoon to havo his ring appraised." Tho up-to-dato war correspondent never fnils to work In tho word "im broglio." Tho railways of Egypt exceed 1.G00 Inllcs in length. There nro 2-t clubs exclusively for Indies In London. There's and A little fresh Fruit; GrapeNuts One or two soft-boiled Eggs; Some crisp, buttered Toast; And a cup of Instant Postum. If digestion rebels at the customary meal, try the "Grape-Nuts Breakfast." The result can be observed, and shows plainly "There's a FOR Grape SAILOR'S HARD FATE Coal Oil and Hot Pie Proved a Bad Mixture. Captain Bulling of the Bark Moonshine Spins a Yarn Having to Do With the Misadventure of Ship wrecked Yankee Seaman. Squinting thoughtfully through sun reddened eyes, Captain Bulling of tho threo-mnsted bark Moonshine, at an chor off Stntcii Island after a voyngo of three months around tho Horn from Valparaiso, watched tho tug carrying his crew dwindle In tho uhndows to ward tho Battery. "Wo rescued a whalc-eatln' Maine sailor who was cast nshoro on an is land off Tlerrn del Fuego," tho captnlu roninrked thoughtfully. "But we lost him again, 'cause ho couldn't get used to our food. Whnlu oil Is worso'n liquor on a Yunkco." And thon, be tween snvngo attacks on n tcrriblo cigar, ho spun this harrowing yarn: "Wo wore bentln' it in a fnlr wind off the Horn late one night when the lookout sights a tiro on an island to our wln'nrd nnd Blngs out. I clapped tho glasses to my eyo and saw a lot of niggers wnvln' and In front of 'cm 1b a big fellow who looks Hko a bear. "After a whllo a boat como back with this sailor, Joshton, who is sit ting in tho stern, with his mouth open In' nnd shutttn' llko ho is a clam. "It scorned ho wns aboard tho Mary Banter, with a load of lumbor from 'Frisco to Norfolk, 14 yenrs ago. Com In' around tho Horn thoy met up with a blow and whon Joshton woko up next ho found himself on this cornl island wo took him off of. "Ho must havo fainted from hunger, when ho was woko up by niggers pot-tin' him, nnd whon ho yelled thoy yelled, too, and fell down on their faces and kicked their toes aip. "Ho signed ho wnntcd food nnd tho niggers brought him whnlo blubber, which ho hit ono over tho head with, Blgnin' for water. Thoy brought him a bowl of whale oil and ho nearly wont crazy. But that was all ho could get, so ho chewed tho whalo blubber and drank tho oil slow and it put life Into him. "Whon I heard that yarn I yelled for tho cook to llx him n monl that would mako him forgot his whnlo dlot. Ho looked at it with gllstonln' oyes whon It come, and filled his mouth, but ho can't eat It and ho enn't drink any water. 'Twa'nt any uso. Ho drank somo wntor ono night and wont staving wild, pulling tho lamp from tho brack et and drinking a quart of coal oil. I watched htm. oxpectln" any mlnuto to sco him dio, but it dono him good. Ycssir, ho smiled and said: 'That's lino. I bcllovo, captain, I could stand another.' So I had 'cm broach n keg o' oil we had on deck, and gavo him a schooner of It. "That oil agreed with him. But two weeks ago I'm off Ilatteras I heard a terrible roar from tho galley and hurried out. 1 saw Joshton lit up In side so I could sco his 'Innards,' llko his outsldo with n lamp chimney. Flames was issuing from his mouth, nnd ho leaped Into tho sea, right over tho rail. As ho hit tho water thoro was an oxploslon. nnd ho was gono. Energy Summer Comfort in It satisfies the appetite Reason" Nuts "Joshton was Just drlnkin' his hour ly scoopor o' coal oil, and ho wan dorod into tho galloy, just as tho cooK was pulling a hot plo out of tho oven. Poor Joshton smelt that plo and It brought back momorlcs so strong ho couldn't resist. Ho reached ovor and picked that plo up and took a big blto, washing It down with a swnllor of coal oil. Tho heat was too much, thoro was combustion or something, and ha lit up nil over, bolng filled up for years with whalo oil, you know, nnd in agony ho jumped overboard." Captain Bulling sighed morosely. "1 lost tho addross of his folks, too, ho snld. "I can never toll 'cm how ho wanted to bo romcmborod to 'om " And ho throw away his cigar, and cockod a sago eyo toward tho Sthtuo of Llborty sho secmod to bo smiling a bit in tho sunsoL What Sho Expected. "Look at her," snld tho ironmonger, indicating a departing customer. "Sho sent her wringer horo to' ho repaired. I promlsod It to hor for this weak, provided I could got n cortaln now. part in timo from tho maker's, t couldn't got it. Now aho wants m to pay a charwoman, who catno un necessarily, halt a crown an' twopenco for tho clothos." Tho Ironmonger paused to breathe heavily. "But that's not all. Hor husband dlnos out on washdays, and as ho dlnod out on a washday that wasn't a wash day you understand ?r-aho says I ought to pay for his dinner. No, sho doosu't ask anything elso. And thoy call 'om tho weaker box." London Tit Bits. Health and Excitement. Tho sick rate in Itusnia has de creased since tho war bogan. Part of tho Improvement doubtless tho groat or part Is duo to tho passing of vodka, but something must bo snld for tho curious way in which tho human framo reacts to oxcltomont nnd de velops resistance to dlsoaso undor tho. stimulus of strong Interests or emo tions. Tho refugees from San Francisco, for exnmplo, had not been dovotoos of vodka, but they allowed a wondorful health record during tholr porlod of enforced open-air llfo and short com 1110113. He Would Not Corrupt Him. Edmund had just begun to at,tond tho public Bcliool, and had found a now friend, a child of whom Edmund'a mothor had novor hoard. "Who Is this Waltor?" sho a3kod. "Is ho a nlco llttloboy?' "Yes, ma'am, ho 1st" replied Ed mund, enthusiastically. "Doos ho say nny naughty words?" pursued his mothor. "No," with emphasis, "and I'm not going to toach ulm any I" Youth'a Companion. And So It, Is. "What do you consldor tho greatest human paradox?" "A secret sosslon of a woman's club." A groat many men with tho ability to gather It in nro hopolcssly lnado quato whon It comos to turning 11 looso. That a woman lovos hor husband is n probability. That sho is Jealous, of him is a certainty. Long Island has 1,376 squaro milos. this simple breakfast: and is easily digested. and cream; 0 Yl'S. Til