THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
RANCHING
Cattlo and Horse Ranching in
Western Canada Steers
Brought 10 Cents a Pound
on the Seattle Market.
Tlint big money Is mndo by tho Inrge
cattlo rancher In Western Canada, and
also by tho small farmer as well, Is
shown by tho undlsputnblo facts pre
sented from tlmo to time. A rancher,
near Qtclchcn, Alberta, who com
nienccd In a small way nino years
ago, recently disposed of 1,243 cattlo
at a total of $101,804.50, and this was
only his surplus stock for tho present
season.
A December shipment of 217 head of
ranch steers, brought tho owner an av
crago of over $80 per head. They wero
taken straight from t.'o range without
any grain feeding and were In excellent
condition to bo sold for tho Christ
mas trade. Another shipment of 100
head, averaging $70 each, was mado
to Seattle. Tho highest price paid on
tho Seattle market was for an Albcr
tan steer, which weighed 1,700 lbs.,
and brought tho fancy price of 10c
per lb., or $170.
Six carloads of llvo stock from
ranches 05 miles from PIncher, Al-
bcrtn, shipped to Spokane, excited
keen competition thero on account of
their exceptional quality. Tho price
realized was $10,028. American deal
ers say they must look to Canada for
beef supplies.
A livestock Ann, which has shipped
over 2,000 head of beef cattlo to tho
American farmer since tho middle of
November, reports a splendid recep
tion of Alberta stock in tho United
States.
A carload of cholco Alberta steers
wero sold early In January for ship
ment to tho British Columbia coast
at $0.70 per 100 lbs. and, later on, a lot
from Carstalrs brought $0.00 tho
highest price paid since the spring of
1015. Shipments from Calgary live
stock yards during 1015 weTo : Horses,
8,075; cattle, 30,577; hogs, 141,515;
sheep, 12,410. A cowso in agriculture
and livestock demonstration which
has been conducted by the Provincial
Depfrof Agriculture hero was well at
tended, showing tho interest taken by
city residents In agricultural progress.
John Young, of Sidney, Man., gives
his experiences tn sheep-ralslng ns fol
lows, as quoted in a local paper:
. "I bought n bunch of fifty ewes,
which cost nn $202.50. With this
little flock I dcizcastrated Just what
can bo done in the sheep business.
This fall I sold, flf ty fat lambs at $0.50
per Head, $325, and 18 of tho best cwo
lambs, which I kept, I value at $8.00
per head, $144. The wool sold at an av
erage of $2.07 per head, $103.50. This
makes tho very nico total of $572.60."
"They ran out nearly every day all
winter. Tho value of hay and oats
was small, and ono can mako them
very comfortable through tho winter
with very llttlo expense. F.or shelter
I havo a shed, about 125 feet long and
14 feet wide, which I cover with straw.
This gives them protection from tho
cold .winds: yet It Is always cool
enough to be healthy."
"I Intend going in moro for sheep
this fall, as I believe them to bo tho
most profitable Btock on tho farm."
Dcsiro of farmers and ranchers to
Increaso their sheep holdings, is indi
cated by tho solo of 2,500 head re
cently at $0.00 each. High wool
prices and profitable demand for mut
ton are tho reason given for such a
figure.
Manitoba sheep breeders arranged
last year" for the Provincial Depart
ment of Agriculture to handle their
wpol output on n co-operative basis
and obtained most satisfactory results.
About 75,000 lbs. of wool wero han
dled, netting the shippers over 25c
perlb. AdvorMaf""ont.
INDIANS IN HIGH POSITION
Members of Parker Family Havo
Proved Themselveo Capable In
Places of Responsibility.
Foremost among tho "red bloods"
aro tho Parkers father and son.
They corao of a lino of distinguished
ancestors, of the Seneca trible of the
Iroquois stock. Frederick E. Parker,
.the father, is a nephew of. Gen. Ell
Parker, Grant's military secretary and
the co-worker of Lewis II. Morgan. He
is a man of fine presence nnd attain
ments. A resident of White Plains,
N. Y., ho has been a patent factor foi
clean government nnd social reform
in his community. Mr. Parker holds
tho responsible position of statlstlcan
In the department of revenue of the
Now York Central railroad, having
chargo of all ofilces, Including moro
than a thousand agents, between Chi
cago nnd New York.
Tho son, Arthur O. Parker, a bril
liant young archeologlst, slnco his ap
pointment to tho New York State mu
seum, has practically created a new
nrchcologlcal museum. lie Is a writer
of note, editor general of tho American
Indian Magazine, a member of tho
American Ethnological and Sociologi
cal societies, tho 1010 medalist of
Chicago University for Indian research
and ono of tho ten American archcolo
glsts appointed to the Pan-American
Scientific congress. Christian Herald.
In the Confusion.
"Thero was considerable confusion
In tho cafe last night when the lights
went out. Didn't I see you at a table?"
"Yes, I waB there."
"Some fellows got kisses In the
darkness."
"I got a check for six dollars. Some
body switched checks on me. My own
wan for two."
SUCCESS WITH GEESE !
Toulouse and Emden Are the
Most Popular Breeds.
Low, Rough Pasture Land, Containing
Natural Water Supply Will Prove
Satisfactory Demand and
Prices Are Good.
Tho Toulouse and Emden nre tho
most popular breeds of geese In this
country. The Toulouse Is the largest
breed, tho adult gander and goose
weighing 25 and 20 pounds, respective
ly, while the stnndnrd weights of the
Emden nro20 nnd 18 pounds.
Geese can bo raised In smnll num
bers successfully nnd at n profit on
many forms where thero Is low, rough
pnsturo land containing n natural sup
ply of water. Tho mnrkct for geese Is
not so general as for chickens, but tho
demand and prices aro especially good
In sections where gooso fattening Is
conducted.
Geese need only n house during cold
or stormy weather, when an open Bhcd
should bo provided. Ono gander Is
mated with from ono to three geese,
Trio of Toulouse.
and the matlngs aro not changed from
year to year unless they prove unsat
isfactory. When mated, they are al
lowed to run together In flocks, Tou
louso and Emden geese will breed
when about two years old. Tho females
nro usually kept until they nru from
twelve to fourteen years old, or ns
long ns they lay well. Sex Is difficult
to distinguish, especially In young
geese. Tho gander Is usually some
what larger and coarser than the gooso
nnd has a leaner, longer neck, nnd u
larger head. The sex Is sometimes de
tcrmlncd by a critical examination or
by tho action of the geese at mating
time.
Large boxes, barrels, or shelters nro
provided as nests for geese, or they
aro allowed to make nests on tho floor
of tho house. The eggs should bo col
lected dally and kept In a cool place.
The first eggs aro usually set under
hens, while the last ones which tho
gooso lays may be hatched either un
der hens or under the goose If she
"goes broody." If tho eggs nro not
removed from tho nest where the
gooso Is laying, she will usuully stop
laying sooner thnn If they aro taken
away. Tho period of Incubation of
gooso eggs varies from 28 to 30 days,
Moisture mny be added after the first
week by sprinkling the eggs or the
nests with warm water. Goose eggs
hatch slowly, especially under hens,
nnd tho goslings nro usually removed
ns soon ns hntched nnd kept In a warm
place until tho hatching Is completed
ARRANGING HIVES FOR BEES
Construction Makes It Possible to
Drive Insects From One Hive to
Other When Desired.
In tho figure nro shown two bee
hives and n passage nt the bottom.
These hives have tho ordinary entry
hples nnd nlso u chuto near tho top
and a connecting passage near tho hot
torn. This construction mnkes It pos
Bible to drive tho bees from ono hive
Handy Arrangement of Hives.
to tho other when It Is desired to re
move tho honey. If, for exnmplv,
tho right hand hive Is full und we
Jeslro to remove tho honey, wo con
nect It with an empty hive on tho left:
closo the entry holes; and Introduce
smoke slowly through the right-hand
chute. Tho bees then move to tho
left-hand hlvo nnd tho honey enn ho
removed In snfety. Farmers Mall nnd
Breeze.
TO GET FINE STRAWBERRIES
Some Growers Keep All Runners Cut
Off by Hand After September
Others Use a Disk.
For extra flno (strawberries somo
growers keep all runners cut off by
hand after September. This Is an Im
possible job on largo areas. Bettor
uso a disk on tho sides of the row to
keep tho runners cut off nfter Scptem
her 1. A little later In tho season.
when the plants have ceased to mako
runners to nny extent, uso n shnrp hoc,
cutting straight across tho row, cut
ting put tho larger proportion of tho
plants, leaving plants thick enough for
nil fruiting purposes.
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treatment o.f tree wounds
Uso oh Whlto Lead, Zinc, Yellow Ochro
and Other Materials Said to
Be Detrimental.
Itvcunt experiments conducted by tho
Now York station tend to contradict
tho generally ncceptod opinion of fruit
growers regarding tho advisability of
treating wounds caused by the removnl
of branches from trees.
From tho results of this work It is
concluded that the use of whlto lend,
white zinc, yellow ochre, coal tnr, nnd
shellnc for wounds tinder five Inches
In diameter is not only useless but us
ually detrimental to the tree. This la
particularly true of peaches and per
haps of other stono fruits.
The substances mentioned retarded
tho healing of tho wounds; whlto lead
proved tho best, hut It is not thought
worth whllo to uso oven white lend
on wounds two or three Inches or less
In diameter, though It may bo ndvls
nblo to uso It on wounds where very
lnrgo brunches havo been removed.
On tho larger wounds, where much
surfneo Is exposed, tho whlto lead
helps to keep out moisture nud organ
isms which causo decay. Tho snmllet
wounds henl so quickly that tho evil
effects of covering mny moro than off
set the benefits derived from Its uso.
SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY WORM
uook Out When Hog Apparently Suf.
fers Paralysis of Hind Parts and
Inability to Rise.
Symptoms of kidney worms In hogs
nro the Imperfect nso of tho hind legs,
Inclination to He down, a seeming par
alysls of tho hind pnrts-and Inability
to rlso on tho hind feet According
to somo authorities tho kidney worm
Is not common among hogs though oc
casionally ono or two hogs In n herd
mny suffer from Its presence. It Is not
found In tho substance of tho kidney
but in tho hollow portion, In which
tho secretion of urine takes place.
What is said to bo n certain cure Is to
pour n tnblespoonful of turpentine
across tho loins or smnll of tho back,
dally for several duys. Another rem
edy Is to mix and feed In the night's
meal for three dnys ono tenspoonful of
sulphnto of Iron (copperas) nnd one
tenspoonful of sulphur. Sometimes n
longer treatment Is necessary. Corn
soaked In lye made from wood ashes
has been used with success at tho
first appearance of the complaint.
HANDY DEVICE AROUND FARM
Contrivance Shown In Illustration If
Useful In Cleaning Ditches and
Terracing Hillsides.
The device fjliown In tho Illustration
Is used for cleaning ditches, terracing
hillsides, nnd slmllnr work. It con
sists of n heavy front cutting edge
Ditch Cleaner.
nnd two wings which have sharp horf
zoutal cutting edges nnd which can be
placed nt different angles. It Is guided
by means of two handles. Wisconsin
Agriculturist.
PURPOSE OF RIPENING CREAM
Fundamentally That Giving Butter
Desired Flavor It Increases Ef
ficlency of Churning.
Tho purposo of ripening crenir. 1
fundnmentnlly that of giving tho but
tor tho desired flavor nnd nromn, nut,
In addition, It Increases the ruse and
clllclency of churning. Cream j
ripened In ono of two ways:
First, It sours or ripens as n resull
of the action of bacteria which nre
normally present In milk nnd cream;
or,
Second, It ripens ns n result of ac
tion of n certain kind of bacterid
which nro added to what is termed n
"starter."
CHINCH BUG MAY BE TRAPPED
If Insect Goes From Wheat to Corn,
It May Be Captured In Ditches
Also Use Oil Barrier.
The chinch bug sucks tho Juices of
corn, wheat, sorghums and other plants
of the grass family. They may be
trapped In dusty ditches. If they go
from wheat to corn, or In rainy
weather an oil or tnr barrier may he
necessary. If they get to the corn,
spray It with sonnsuds. emulsion, or
tohncco solutions. The clump-forming
grosses uy roadsides and In waste
lands nay bo burned In Into fall and
early winter to kill chinch hugs which
collect thero for tho winter.
MAKING BEST PRUNING CUTS
Method of Much Importance When
Working on Apple Trees Stubs
Will Not Permit Healing.
Tho method of cutting when prun
Ing applo trees is very important. Tho
best udvico Is to cut every branch,
whether largo or small, as close au
posslblo to tho part from which It Is
tuken. Never lenvo stubs, for' stubs
will not permit tho healing over of tho
wounds, hut mny Induco decay. Mako
nil cuts smooth aud closo.
BETTER ROADS IN MICHIGAN
Improvement of Right Kind Making
Profit of 125 Per Cent In Wayno
County Upkeep Is Less.
Money spent In road improvement
of tho right kind Is making a profit of
125 per cent a year In Wayno county,
Michigan.
Tho county spent $2,000,000 on con
struction nnd maintenance during tho
eight yenrs from 1000 to 1014, Inclu
sive, and in this period tho assessed
valuation of property In tho county,
outsldo of tho city of Detroit, in
creased from $02,707,000 to $114,548,
120, or 82.0 per cent.
Of this Increnso 35 per cent, or $22,
000,000, Is credited to road Improve
ment, bocauso tho assessed valuation
of Detroit Increased only 47.7 per cent.
Tho Increase in county valuation
above tho rato of Increase In tho city
was cloven times the cost of road
work, or 1,000 per cent profit in eight
years on the total investment in im
proved roads.
Moro thnn 125 miles of concrete
rond have been put down by tho
Wayno county commissioners slnco tho
county system was adopted In 1000
nnd the roads built with tho $2,000,000
bond issue nro still In good condition
nnd give every promlso of moro than
outliving the bonds.
Tho commissioners stnto in thclt
ninth annual report for last year that
they never hnve had to tako up and
replace n single 25-foot section since
Good Roado In Michigan.
dioy have been developing this typo of
rond, nlthough somo of tho ronds havo
been down more than seven years.
Every mllo of durable 'roads laid Is
cutting down tho cost of upkeep. Last
year tho commissioners hnd 45 miles
moro roadway to enro for than tho
year before, 7ct they spent $5,178 less
for maintenance, notwlthstnndlng they
havo supervision over 1,245 miles of
other types of road, such ns macadam
aud gravel,' outside of Incorporated
cities and vlllHges.
It Is estimated that 00 per cent of
tho traffic In the county Is carried on
20 per cent of tho iond mllengo and
that concrcto construction should bo
continued until thero nro nbout 350
miles of such roads.
LOCATION IS OF IMPORTANCE
Most Farmers Would Rather Live 8lx
Mlies on Hard Road Than Three
on Muddy One.
From u study of 050 farmsjn John
son county of that stnto. tho"Mlssourl
experiment station concludes that lo
cation Is moro Important than crop
yield ns n factor In land values. Hero
nro tho figures: Seventy-nlno farms
within two miles of market averaged
In valuo $78.80 per aero; 183 farms,
two to four miles from market, $70.20
per acre ; 120 farms, four to six miles
from market, $00.00; 113 farms, six
to eight miles from market, $53.20, nnd
140 farms, over eight miles from mnr
kct, averaged $55,00 per acre. An un
mentloned hut lmpornint factor Is con
dition of tho road. Wero theso farms
located on hard ro "ds or on dirt ronds
Inclined to .be heavy In wet seasons?
Most folk would rather llvo six miles
out on n permanent hard road than
only half as far on n muddy road. Let
us havo moro light on this Interesting
question. Farmers' llevlew.
Attention to New Road.
Wfcen n pleco of, permanent road Is
finished It Is n biff mistake to let it
go without frequent attention. It be
gins nt onco to deteriorate through
wear nnd weather, and if neglected it
will bo only n few yenrs beforo It will
require an expensive rebuilding. It la
economy to employ a "rond builder
whoso duty It Is to glvo tho roads a
weekly mending.
Makes Qood Road Booster.
Tho auto mnkes a kicker Into a good
road booster.
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RENEW OLD STRAWBERRY BEE
Young Plant Should Be Given Chanc
to Develop Heaviest Crop From
First Fruiting.
(By 13. P. 8ANDSTEN, Colorado Aprl
cultural Colleco, Fort Collins, Colo.)
As soon ns tho picking season l
over, tho strawberry bed Bhould he
mowed nnd raked off. Tho dead
leaves around the old crowns should
nlso bo removed nnd burned. Tlu
rows nro generally crowded with
plants In tho center, nnd theso Bhould
bo thlnno'd out nnd tho rest thoroughlj
cultlvnted with tho hoe. Then the
beds should bo given n coating of well
rotted barnyard manuro worked Into
tho ground, and n liberal supply of
water applied.
In many cases whoro tho rows are
heavily mnttcd nud tho young plnnts
Wide Hedgerow System.
have token root between tho rows, II
h? advisable Jo plow up tho center ol
tho rows, leaving the younger plant
to form tho new row.
Strawberry plnnts produce tho heavi
est nt tho first season's fruiting nud
dccllno very rapidly nfter that time.
For this reason, it Is ndvlsnblo to re-
movo tho old plants and glvo the
younger ones n clinnco to develop. The
old plants can easily bo told from the
young plnnts by the roots. Old ylants
havo dark-colored roots, whllo young
plnnts havo light-colored. Also, the
crowns of tho old plunts become black
nnd elongated, whllo on tho young
plnnts tho crowns nro short nnd light
colored. Good fruit growers will ordinarily
not fruit the beds moro thnn two sea
sons, It being cheaper und moro profit.
nblo to set out n new bed. Jut whero
only limited ground Is to ho hnd, tho
renovating system nbove described can
bo utilized to advnntage.
SOIL FOR THE BUSH FRUITS
Rich Clay Loam Recommended for
Gooseberries and Currants Sand
Should Be Avoided.
Gooseberries and currants nro very
much nllko und whatever Iff said of-tho
ono Is also applicable to tho other. A
rich clay loam Is best for them, nnd
tho exposuro of tho pluntatlon should
ho toward tho north, If possible, ns tho
ground on such an exposuro does not
dry out as quickly ns nny other ex
posiuro. Sand should ulso be avoided.
In setting out n plantation, tho cut
tlnys should bo not less than eight
Inches long, and pluced vertically In
tho soil, which should bo mado very
rich with rotten stable manure.
RABBIT TRAP MADE OF TILE
Tee, Having Smaller Opening, Is Set
In Ground With Large End Pro
jectingCover Provided.
Itnbblts mgy bo trapped In order to
rid grounds of them, or for food pur.
posm, by tho use of tho tllo trap shown
In tho Illustration. A tee, having it
smaller opening of six Inches, Is set
By Closing Smaller Opening Rabbit
May Be Trapped nnd Removed at
Cover.
In tho ground with tho largo end pro
Jectlng. Itocks nro placed around It
and It Is provided with u cover. Scv
ernl extensions aro attached to tha
elx-lnch opening and tho end permit
ted to project slightly from tho
ground. Itocks nro ulso placed about
this opening. The rabbit enters tho
trap at tho small opening and Is free
to como nud go from the burrow. Ity
closing tho small opening, tho quarry
may ho tnken out at the largo open
ing. Popular Mechanics Mouthly.
nrnfl T.5 Women as well as
TV uw a men nr0 ir.iido mlser-
TO n,,'e l,y kianey and
lilfiflflar trrttililj. Thrill
RT.ATVTP. nanas recommend rr
noot the Krcat kldnoy remedy. At drtiu-
Kisia in nuy-coni una donnr pize. you
mny receive a sample, Blzo liottlo by far
eel Tost, nlso pamphlet tolling nbout It.
Auarcis ur. juimpr & jo., iiinnnmton,
N. Y.. nnd enclose ten cents, also ti.cntlon
this paper.
WHY NOT TRY PQPHANTS
ASTHMA MEDICINE
aires Frorapt nnd PoaUIro Relief In Brer
Oaie. Sold by DniRglsta. rrlco 11.00.
Trial Puckago by Mall 10c
WILLIAMS MF8. CO., Prep. Mm, I.
Alfalfa lit, Rwet CTnrnr t Farm
for oftlo and rent ou crop bj tnonu.
J. UUIOIAI.L, Boo City, Iowa
REFRESHMENTS WERE ON HIM
Wall Street Man, Aptly Designated
by Smart Youngster, Had to
Acknowledge a Hit!
Snmuel O'Kccfe, n retired Wall
street man, is almost n dally visitor at
tho Hospitat for Joint Dlscnp.es, One
Hundred nnd Twonty.-Fourth strcot
nnd Madison avenue, New York, where
n friend Is receiving treatment. There
nro many invalid children nt tho hos
pital nnd Mr. O'Kocfo often takes thcra
candy, and on ono mcmornblo occa
sion imported a consignment of char
lotto russe.
A day or two following tho charlotte
russo festival ho visited tho children's
ward again, nnd was greeted by loud
shouts of approval. Hip arrival wna
first noted by a llttlo boy, snld by tho
nurses to bo "as smart as n whip," who
shouted gleefully:
"Oh, look I Hero comes tho char
lotte rooster 1"
Under tho circumstances Mr.
O'Kcefo felt that any further refresh
ments ought to bo "on him."
Shrewd Purchasing.
Llttlo soven-ycnr-old Fred, who lives
In ono of Znnesvlllo's suburbs, had
been tilling vnnd his mother decided
thut ho needed a doso of castor oil.
Fred was told that If ho wero to
tako the castor M1 without complaint,
ho would got C cents to spend for can
dy. Then his-mother sent him to tho cor
ner drug storo with 15 cents 10 cents
for the oil nnd 5 cents for candy.
Arriving nt tho drug storo, Fred de
cided to buy tho sweetmeats first, and
told tho clerk that ho wanted n nickel's
worth of candy.
'What kind of candy do you want?"
asked the clerk.
"Glmmo tho kind you got tho most
for n nickel," answered Fred.
Tho clerk compiled, nnd then Fred
said, rather reluctantly:
"Now glmmo somo custor oil, I
wnnt tho kind you get tho least for a
dlmo."
Compulsory.
Itenr Admiral Peary, at a Washing
ton tea, talked about his recent Long
Bench Hying trip, when ho fell 1,200
feet Into tho wnter without knowing It
"I wnsn't frightened," ho said. "I
thought that our swift descent was a
pleco of fancy flying. I nm, In fact, as
Ignorant of nviatlon as tho llttlo boy
was Ignorant of history.
'"Dcscrlbo tho Order of the Bath,'
his teachor asked this llttlo boy.
"'It's very ancient,' ho nnswerefi.
'It goes back to tho tlmo when thoy
didn't tako no baths except by ordor.1 "
Kisses on the Sly.
"Wo Plunkvillo girls agreed that
men who drink shall havo nono of
our kisses."
"How Is It working?"
"Wo suspect that somo of tho girl
nre noting ns osculntory bootleggers
so to speak." Louisville Courlor
Journnl. Now York In May started 220 now
buildings, valued at $30,237,805.
Tea and Coffee
For Children?
These beverages contain
drug elements that hinder
development of both body
and mind, especially in
children.
Nowadays, for their chil-.
dren, wise parents choose
P0STUM
This delicious table bev
erage, made of cereals, has
a wonderfully satisfying
flavor a flavor much like
the higher grades of coffee
(but without any of cof
fee's harm.) Postum is a
true, pure food-drink that
has helped thousands to
forget the coffee habit
"There's a Reason"
Grocers everywhere
sell POSTUM