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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1916)
THE RFMIAVFFKtY TRIBUNE NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. DIFFICULT MATTER TO Typical Kentucky Jack. Tho euro of tho jack is not different i to one ring of tho bit, like a bull atlck from tho caro of tho stallion except Some pcoplo say a Jack's blto la in the matter of exercise. Tho jack cannot bo driven or worked -with satisfaction as it is a stubborn animal and not easily handled. Tho jack should have a large lot connected with his stall in which to run when ho pleases; ho will not need much exerciso and will not take much. Tho jack is a vicious beast and a great fighter. Jacks have been known to kill stallions much larger than themselves. Tho jack should nover ho allowed a chanco to get at another animal, and tho caretaker should ex erciso groat caro in handling him. An ordinary stallion bit-curb, the strap running under the chin, will not control a Jack. Ho will require a heavy bit and chain. Wo have seen jacks handled with a stick attached GENERAL CARE AMD FEEDING OF HORSES Farmers Often Give Animals Too ' Much Attention Spring Is Busiest Time of Year. (By J. B. ANDREWS, Illinois Kxperl ment Station.) Much attention should bo given to tho general caro and feeding of work horses. However, these factors are the least in need of remedying than any of the others that enter Into tho cost of horso labor. Farmers ofttimes glvo their horses too much feed and caro, which increases the expense and docs not add to their comfort or eifi ciency. Tho number of horses kept and tho amount of work per horso nro tho di rect cause of tho varying costs of horso labor and they in turn depend directly upon tho Bystom of farming. All farm labor is divided into two principal kinds. They aro the fixed, which must bo dono at a certain time, and tho nonflxed, which may bo dono at odd times. For example the final preparation of tho seed beds, planting and cultivating are operations upon tho corn crop for which tho time is fixed, whilo plowing, hauling manure and fertilizer aro nonflxed as to time. Husking corn is semifixed, as it may bo done any tlmo boforo tho snow falls. Cutting corn for fodder or for tho silo is fixed labor. Tho farmer should havo his work planned ahead so that he will not have any of his non or semi fixed operations to do when ho must bo doing something that is absolutely necessary. Plowing is a good example of nonflxed labor. Many discussions havo been held to settle tho relative valuo of spring and fall plowing from tho standpoint of fertility, but few havo ponsldored either a3 to tho utili zation of farm labor. In tho fall there nro times when there is not much flxed labor to bo 'done. Other conditions bolng favora ble, this is tho tlmo to plow. Tho spring is tho busiest time of tho year for horses and all work posslblo Bhould bo dono at other times. Every farmer keops a fow extra horses for a wholo year for a fow weeks of extra work in snring. All of these extra norses cu not bo eliminated, but if tho work was so arranged tho number could bo re duccd and a great saving result. AVERAGE NUMBER OF PIGS FROM LITTERS Result of Experiments Carried On at North Platte Station With Old and Young Sows. Tho average numbor of pigs per lit f.r raised from old sows during a po rted of four years was 0.55, at a cost of ?2.11 per pig weighing 50 pounds, according to experiments carried on at tho North Platte experiment station. Tho avcrago number of pigs raised by young sows during a liko period at North Platto was 6.2 at a cost of Sl.CS per pig weighing 50 pounds. Tho fall pig was grown to tho weight of 50 pounds as cheaply as tho spr'"g pig- CARE FOR THE JACK deadly poisonous. Thcro may bo noth ing in that, but once a jack gets holt' of a man his lifo is in great danger. It must not be understood thnt s jack (a, as a rulo, more dangerous than a stallion, excopt that ho haf moro bulldog in him, is less intelli gent, and Is utterly without affection The jack requires about tho same ration as tho stallion. Ho should have corn and oats and plenty of clean tim othy hay with a bran mash onco or twico a week to keep himin good condition. Ho should bo fed lightly during tho closed season. Tho jack is the most fastidious ani mal about his drinking water, and will not drink unclean water, nor will ho drink from a trough or vessel that has been used by other animals. NEED FOR WINDOWS FOR LIGHT AND AIR Keeping Stables Tightly Closed During Cold Weather to Save Feed Breeds Disease. T.ho windows in tho horso and cow stables should be so arranged as to give an abundance of light and air. Most old-style barns aro dark and often damp, this is particularly truo of tho bank barn, tho front stalls having plenty of light and air and tho back stalls dark and tho air im pure. If tho barn faces tho south, the windows should bo of fair size. The avorago stablo window is too small. Windows of tho size ordinarily used in dwolllng houses aro tho most con venient size. Tho windows should bo at least four feet from tho floor. Tho windows should bo hung on iron pivots so they can be opened to ad mit just tho amount of air needed. By having ventilators arranged to tako in pure air from tho outsido of tho stablo and carry tho foul air out through tho barn roofs tho Btock will havo an abundance of puro air at all times and will havo better health. Tho old way of keeping the stables tightly closed during tho winter to savo feed is sure to causo lung fovor in horses and consumption in cows. No fermonted manure should bo al lowed In tho stables. Clean tho stables every morning and dust wlth land plaster; tho plaster will pro vent loss of ammonia and keep the air pure. Barns built on level ground should havo tho windows set oppo site each othor at each end and largo windows on tho south and north sides. In summer tho windows should bo screened to keop out flies Tho stables should be so arranged that tho air will blow above tho bncks of the cattle and not directly on the body. Horses" should not faco tho full sunshine. This Is tho proper tlmo to mako needed repairs to tho stables and feeding sheds. Ordinary six-light sasli may bo had for 90 cents each. A stablo for ten head of cattle would need two sash. ONLY KIND OF COW THAT IS PROFITABLE Animal Must Produce 200 Pounds of Butterfat Annually if She Is to Pay Her Way. lW FRANCIS W. PECK.) From sovoral years' records of milk production and coBt of nialntcnnnco it has be'en found that a cow must produce at least 200 pounds of butter fat or about 5.00Q pounds of milk an nually if sho is to pay her way. This means 19 pounds of milk daily for 300 days. Tho annual cost of maintaining cow is closo to $05, if a man values his lal"? at 15 cents an hour. If a man wants moro than a market prlco for foed and this bare wage, ho must put his tlmo on cows giving moro than 200 pounds of fat. Tho larger tho In crease ovor this amount ho largor hla pay will be. GOD OF BATTLES By FRANK FILSON. Edwnrdes, listening could plainly hoar tho sound of tho German saps being driven toward tho Canadian trenches. It was eerie, listening thore by tho light of tho electric torch, bur rowing liko a molo beneath tho slushy Flanders soil, and crouching kneo deep in water, to prevent striking his head against tho timbered roof. lo wondered oitcn whether the Ger mans had heard him. Each sldo was projecting a sap against tho trenches of tho enemy. When tho saphcad was ready hundred of pounds of gun powder would be ignited; thoro would bo a devastating explosion, nnd tho trenches, damaged beyond repair, would bo occupied by tho troops be hind. It wns thus a raco between tho Ca nadians and tho Germans. Tho sap, oxtcuded outwnrd from tho Canadian lines, was now parallel with ithnt of tho onomy, nnd tho extremity of each was barely a dozen yarus from mat of tho othor. Tho sappers wcro resting In tho travcrso behind. Edwnrdes sat alone in tho water, figuring out tho plan So many yards, so many cubic feet of timber . . . Mllly, in Toronto; his thoughts always rucurrcd to her. They wero to havo been married a month ago. Hut ho had been fighting with his contingent for seven wcoks, and tho marriage was postponed in definitely forever, probably. Not many men would como back to Can ada; those that did would be crippled beyond repair. As ho crouched thoro, to his aBton ishmont ho found that ho could hear tho voices of tho Germans. Thcro was Edwardes Did Not Throw the Bomb. a flaw In tho ground, a section of tho crumbling rock, soft as chalk, had "slipped," probably as a result of tho subterranean operations, leaving a crack in tho earth, imperceptible, but convoying sounds clearly. Two mon wore talking. Edwardes smiled rather painfully at that. Ho, as tho engineer, had nobody to talk to during thoso rare minutes when work was suspended. His task was to crouch In tho water at tho end of tho sap, waiting until tho timo camo for a re sumption of work. Tho Gorman was situated moro fortunately. Ho could not hear tho voices of his own men. They had retired to tho traverse, their headquarters, waiting for tho rollovlng party, it was tlmo for tho resumption. Ho left tho sap head and, bonding double, trudged back toward them through tho water. Suddenly tho earth rocked about him. Ho was flung to tho bottom of tho sap by a terrific explosion. The plank roof collapsed over his head Stunned, dazed, bewildered, ho man aged by a supremo effort to keep his faco abovo tho water. In a few moments ho understood wnat had occurred. A shell from a German 42-contlmoter gun had fallen squarely abovo tho opening of the sap, obliterating It and destroying all tho men of his company. Ho stretched out his arms and felt tho wall that blocked the entrance, Ho called in a low voice, but thcro camo no response. His electric torch had gono out, shattered by tho force of tho explosion. Ho was alono, twelve feet beneath tho surface of tho earth, between which and himself thoro Intervened tho solid timbered roof. Tho air was already filled with tho crcoplng fumes of tho explosive. Ed wardes crawled back toward tho sap head. Ho crouched thoro. consider ing. Ho could atlll hear tho murmur of tho voices of iho hostile party. But thoy scorned clearer. Edwards felt tho earth wall cau tiously. His fingers touched tho damp. Impenetrable muss and found no crev Ico; yet of a suddon he wns amazed to seo a tiny twinklo, apparently In tho heart of the ground. Ho stared at it In doubt; presently he could no longer deny tho truth. In credlblo as It seemed, tho oxplosion had shaken tho collapsing stratum still further, leaving a tiny gap bo twoen tho two passages. And tho on omy worked on, all unconscious of his presence. Tho only posslblo way of oscapo from hla underground hiding placo lay through that gap, Into the midst of tho enomy. Noiselessly as a molo ho began to scrnpo a way toward tho light. Hut suddenly ho remembered that throo bombs had been left near his own sap head, in case of BUrprlso. Thoy could not bo dlschargod until tho firing pin wac withdrawn. Ho crept back, fum bled In tho darkness until ho found them, and returned. Thon ho began to soparato tho par tlclos'of tho earthen wnll. Tho light had disappeared, but tho murmurs continued. Evidently tho soldiers wcro moving, probably at work. He surmised that tho saphcad had been driven furthor; In thnt case ho would como on them from tho rear and sur prise thorn. Inch by Inch ho made his way, tho friable earth crumbling un dor his hands, though his nails were torn and blooding. At last tho work was accomplished. A thin partltlor romnlned between himself and th( sap; ho could hoar tho murmurs dla ttnetly, and could brcatho tho fresho: air. Ho took a bomb in his hninl, anc with tho other forced nway tho las' of tho barrier. Ho sprang forward. Ho found him solf confronting two Germans. On was a young olllccr holding a torch tho othor a girl! Edvardc3, with hin arm poised It the act of throwing, stood petrified Ho had not withdrawn tho firing pin VIo could not hurl tho bomb now. Tho German, for hia part, stood ni if petrified, and tho girl romulned wltt her mouth open, staring nt him. Then with a scream, sho ran boforo ho. lover. But Edwardoc. did not throv the bomb. "A truco, kamerad!" cried tho Gor man suddenly. "I am a Saxon, speak English." Edwardes lowered his arm slowly Tho Saxons nnd tho Canadians hat preserved a somblanco o good feollni during tho conlllct; ho know tho maj would not act treacherously. "You will let this girl go?' anket tho soldlor. "Thon wo fight It out to gethcr." Sho can go," answered Edwnrds "but you arc my prisoner." Tho German smiled nnd raised hi arm. "Listen!" ho said. Tho Canadian only then becatm aware that tho continuous roverbcrn tion of tho cannon, which had been li his cars for hours, had ceased. Hi know what that meant. And In a mo ment tho ground abovo them trembled It shook under tho footsteps of thou sands of men, rushing toward eac) other In tho fury of battlo. "If I am your prisoner," said tin Saxon, "where can you tako mo whet your men nro beaten?" "They can't bo beaten." "Listen, thon. Wo go out after tin fight, and If my men havo won, yoi aro my prisoner. If yours hayo won I am your prisoner.-' "If our sldo wins, you aro my prls oner," answered Edwardes. "Mean while lot tho girl go!" "But whero can sho go now?" asker tho Saxon. Nowhere! Tho throo must wait then till tho conlllct ended. Edwardes wa: disarmed by tho presenco of this glr who had stolon In to meet her lovct Ho thought of Mllly again, and In realized as nover boforo tho sadnosi of tho struggle. All personal thought' must bo set aside. "Throw down your rovolver," hi commanded. Tho Saxon, with a shrug, obeyed They watched each other. Overheat tho sounds had lessened. Thoy ceased Tho dull boom of tho cannon begai again. "Wo havo taken your tronchos," salt tho Canadian. Tho Saxon smiled. "March boforo mo! Tako tho glr on your arm. You will not bo harmed They will let her go. You aro for tunato to havo tho hope of mootlnf after tho war." "May I toll her?" Edwardes bowed his head slightly and heard tho German translate. Tin girl looked at him incredulously for ! moment; then she Hung her nrmi about her lover'a nock and embrace him. Sho clasped her hands ngatt and looked Imploringly at tho Cana dlan. "It's all right," said Edwardes. " have Ich habo oln frauloln," ho ox plained clumsily, thinking of Mllly. Tho Saxon smiled nt him. "You un dorstand, you aro taking mo to free dom and yourself to Imprisonment?' ho asked. "Our mon hold your trenches," an swered Edwardes, In a tono that nd mltted no denial. Yet, asjtho pair pro ceded him along tho sap, thoro ennu into Ills heart the faintest fear that tho attack had been ropollcd. But ho only aquared his shouldoro and crouched behind tho two, and fol lowed them toward that gleam of day light that bocamo slowly stronger. Overhead sounded tho cannon, loudor, moro Insistently. Thoy reached tho entranco to the sap. No one was vlslblo. Dead men and broken arms lay heaped in piles. Edwnrdes raised hlmsolf and stared about him. What had happened? Had tho trench been taken or wero tho enemy still in possession? Ho saw his own doubts on tho Sax on'H faco. Tho two looked nt each other silently. The girl was stundlng a little dlstanco away. And It was thus, In their Ignorance, in their pathetic helplessness, that their fato camo to them In the form of tho scattering shrapnel. Edwardes and tho Saxon fell togothor. With a Inst offnrt he raised himself upon his arm and, staling at tho uninjured girl, motioned Imperatively townrd tho dis tance. And ho fell back, seolng the Saxon's uncomprehending oyos fixed upon his. Thoform of Mllly hovered boforo his gazo and vanished. Copyrleht, 1010, by W. O. fhapman.) SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF TURKEYS Splendid Flock Tho caro which turkeys rocolvo during tho wlntor is a dotertnlntng factor in tho successful management of a flock. Thoy cannot stand filth nnd i forced to llvo In It will Boon sicken nnd dio. In an address somo tlmo ago on turkoy raising Mr. W. J. Boll, who has had about thirty years' exporl enco in tho business, said: "A great many pooplo do not glvo The Great American Bird. tholr turkeys nny attention In tho wlntor months, and that Is not right. I feed my turkoys oats In tho morn ing and a full feed of good sound fnll wheat at night, nnd I glvo thorn small, unsalablo apples for grocn feed. "Another way in which turkoya nro noglccted in winter tlmo la when POINTS ON FEEDING LAYERS Ration Should Bo Economical, Appe tizing and Nutritious and Con tain Variety of Feeds. In choosing n ration for tho laying hen tho poultrymnn has sovoral points to consider. Such a ration should bo economical, appotlzlng and nutritious and it should contain a variety of feeds. Tho ration used In feeding laying hens nt tho Pennsylvania Stato Col logo School of Agrlculturo and Ex periment Btation Is aa follows: QltAIN FEED. i Lb. Cracked corn W Wheat CO Outs 3D DltY MASH. Corn mcnl 200 Bran 10 Wheat mlcMIlriES 100 Meat scrap 100 Tho grain feed la fed night and morning, a lighter allowanco bolng fod in tho morning than in tho ovcnlng. Tho plan followed at tho Pennsylvania station is to feed approximately twlco as much wholo grain aB mash grain Tho mash Is fed in hoppers, which for light breeds may bo loft open all day but for hcavlor brocdB should bo nc cesslblo only part of tho day. Somo grit in tho form of oystor shell or ground Hmestono and aomo groon feed BUch aa cabbage, mangel-wurzols, 3proutcd oats, potato parings or ground green bono should bo provided, In ad dltlon to tho ration given abovo. GUARD FOWLS AGAINST ROUP Birds Sufferlnn From Colds and Ex posure Are Quite Susceptible Make Use of Preventives. Roup is a germ diseaso thought by flomo to be cnuscd by tho Daclllua Avl soptlcus; vory Infectious and usually transmitted by oxposuro to Infected blrda or to coops, roosts nnd yarda whero roupy birds havo been. Birds suffering from colds nnd ox posuro aro moro susceptlblo and to uuard acainst roup, you should use tonics and provontlves, which not only tend to prevent this dread diseaso but help to keop tho birds In tho pink or :onditlon and working ovortimo on tho igg basket. Vermin Keep Poultrymen Bus in six weokB a ninglo pair of llco under favorablo conditions, can glvo rise to 12o,000. When thoy multiply that fast It certainly tnkos an dctlvo poultrymun to keop ahead of them Road of Uncertainty. Tho poultrymnn who falls to keop an accurate account of hla transac tions is travollng ovor tho road of un certainty that loads to failure v M0 of Turkeys. thoro Is snow on tho ground nnd thoy ennnot got nny grit or gravel. It la necessary to havo a bank" of gravol that thoy can go to, and In tho ab Bonco of thnt thoy should bo supplied with commercial grit. "Turkeys should havo access to puro water at all times. If thoy do not got puro wntor they will drink out of tho pools In tho yard at this timo of tho year. A great many people toll mo their turkoyB nro sick, and I attribute tho causo chiefly to tholr drinking tho wntor from pools In tho yard. When tho snow leaves tho ground In tho spring I tako away tho wheat and glvo them only a light feed of oats onco a day, because thoy roum tho Holds nnd get a largo amount of nutriment that Is loft ovor from tho provloim year. If you food thorn oat3 and wheat right along tho females will bo too fnt. Tho malo docs not look for feed. Ho Is showing his beauty off nil through tho spring,' and I food tho males oats In tho morning nnd wheat at night In or der to keop thorn in good condition. "Tho birds should havo a raugo ovory day out around tho ynrd, and thoy Bhould novor bo conllnod to tho buildings. Aa to night treatment, tho last two or throo years I havo loft my turkoys to roost on tho fences on tho southeast Bldo of tho barn, whero thoy are protected from tho northwest wlnd3. I would not say that thoy aro not bettor thoro than In an open shod. In no caso should thoy bo com pelled to roost In 'a henhouso." MATING TIME FOR TURKEYS Strong, Healthy Blrda Begin to Lay at Very Opening of Breeding Season Glvo Good Care. Strong, healthy, vigorous turkoya will mnto and bogln to lay at tho vory opening of tho brooding Benson, while weaker Btock will moroly consume feed until tho wnrmor woathor makes ltsolf felt in tho spring. It is truo that tho foed and caro that tho birds ro colvo, tho proportion of mnlcs to fe males, and many othor things ontor Into tho matter of ogg-fortlllty nnd strongth of tho germs, but bosldes all thoso tho atrongth of tho ancostral stock plays no llttlo part. Without good caro strong birds may not bogot strong poults, but no amount of care will onnblo weak birds to produce strong ones. It is nftor tho spring hatchea that tho dlfforonco botwoon good stock nnd weak stock makes Itself most koonly felt In turkoydom, for thnt Is tho timo when tho poult mortality runs high est. Whero covoya from undersized or othorwlBo doflclont ancostry will dwlndlo steadily from wook to week, until possibly only flfteon or twenty por cent of tho original hatch remain, tho covoya hatched from vigorous breeding stock will bo far bottor, por- hapa sixty to ninety per cent of the young birds surviving tho danger period under Idontlcnl conditions. If tho poults aro ranging with tho turkoy hon tho difference shows most mark edly, for tho greater lntolllgonco, alort- ness, strength and sollcltudo of tho bottor turkoy mothor bIbo play tholr part. CARING FOR WINTER LAYERS Disease and Empty Egg Basket Result From Overcrowding Hen De mands Good Ventilation. Small fiocks often lay better than largo ones In tho wlntor tlmo. Tho reason la because thoy havo better at tention. Ofton tho largo Hock is put Into crowded quarters and fod poor ly. Of courso, this means diseaso and an empty egg baskot. Bettor to cull tho flock very closoly and keep only tho hens that can bo comfortablo In tho building. They must havo room to exerciso and they must havo plonty of fresh air. Tho laying hen demands lota of ventilation, but must bo shielded from any draft of air. The Successful Man. Tho successful poultryman pos sesses ability, determination, never" loses courage and hns porsovoraneo. Use Somo Grain. A roughago ration of nny kind not sufficient during tho wlntor. llttlo grain helps out wonderfully.
