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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1916)
THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. REDUCING COST OF PORK PRODUCTION PIG8 ON OAT AND PEA FORAGE. (From tho United fltatcs Department of .Agriculture) Tho cost of pork Ih reduced material ly by tho usa of pasture nnd forago crops, but It in desirable to feed grain or other concentrated feed In uddltlon. In somo sections of tho country where pastures nro luxurlnnt, ninturo hogs nro mnintnlned In an apparently satis factory condition on pasture alone., This practlco should not bo followed, however, In tho case of young, grow ing pigs, 'because they will become thin In flesh and stunted If compelled to Hvo on pasture alono. Hog raisers differ widely regnrdlng tho quantity of grain that should bo fed to hogs while on pasture. Somo feeders glvo them all they will con sume. Others feed a ration equal to about 2 to 8 per cent of tho Hvo weight of tho hog. Still others will allow pigs to run on pasturo and feed them a 1 per cent grain ration. There Is no fixed rule governing- tho supplemental grain ration which should be fed In combina tion with forago. Tho amount of grain fed depends upon tho kind of pasturo used, tho prlco of grain, and tho mar ket Pasturo forago has a vnrlnblo com position. Alfalfa, clover, vetch, nnd pcaa furnish feed much richer In pro tein than most other crops. Where GETTING STAND OF ALFALFA Use Seed Which la Pure and of Good Vitality Thick Stand Wll Keep Out Weeds. Tho amount of seed to sow per acre Is variously estimated at from 8 to 20 pounds. It Is well to havo a rather thick stand tho llrst year, us somo of tho plants oro practically certain to fjR FEEDING AND PREPARING MARKET GEESE CAPTURED BY WEST TO 8ET NEW PACE WEALTH OF TERRITORY TO BE MIRRORED AT BIG EXPOSITION. MILLIONS IN. LIVESTOCK Railroads Help Extend Educational In fluenceMiss Ruth Law, Avlatrlx, to Join with Ten Vaudeville Acts In Providing Thrills and Fun. hogs arc feeding on leguminous pas turo they require less conccntrntcd feed than when grazing upon nonlc gumlnous pasturo such as timothy, or chard grass, Bermuda, or bluegrass. In the early stages of growth the ce reals may bo classed as nltrogcpous forages. A farmer may havo moro hogs thnn his pasturo wllj accommo date. When this Is tho case, tho pas turo will last longer If u full grain ra tion Is fed. Tho more grain n hog con sumes, tho less forage he will cat 'When grain is high, It Is rather ex peuslvo to feed n supplemental grain ration. At such times there Is n great temptation to place the hogs upon pas turo alono. This practlco will hardly over pay, for It generally takes morar grain and more tlmo to finish off tho hogs than if they had been fed n lib eral Tatlon while on pasture. Tho amount of grain used will also depend upon tho length of tlmo tho feeder has In which to fit tho hogs for market. Hogs that aro marketed from ten to twclvo months old aro usually maintained on pasturo alouo during tho grazing season. If any grain Is given at all It Is very light. In this way tho greater pcrccntago of growth Is made from tho cheaply grown for ago. AVhcro rapid finishing la desired, tho liberal uso of grain Is lmportnnt. WARM WEATHER AND HORSES Alfalfa Plant, Four Years Old. die, and with a thin stand tho stems are coarser and not so pulatuble, but 10 to 12 pounds of sood per ncro la enough to how, A small amount of seed which Is pure and of good vitality Is better than n larger quantity of seed of lower grade. Ono advantage of a thick stand Is to provent tho weeds getting a foothold. In parts of Kansas, four plants per square foot Is considered tho best ra tio; In Ohio, ono every four Inches Is more common. Tho seed may bo drilled or sown broadcast and disked or burrowed In, In broadcasting, many people favor sowing one-half the seed hi one di rection und the 7emalnder at right angles to tho first sowing. This Is be lieved to glv. a more oven distribu tion. Disking beforo plowing helps make a firm socd bed, Sometimes It Is possible to get ti stand by sowing a few poutuls of al falfa seed with ,red clover, Then plow up tho clover and seed to al falfa. Tho soil will contain enough bac teria to mako a good catch fairly certain. Sunstroke Caused by Sun's Rays Fall ing Directly on Skull Heat Exhaustion Similar. (By rnOH". O'TOOLE. North Dakota Exporimont Station.) Sunstroko la caused by tho direct rays of tho sun falling -spon the skull. A horse so affected lUfy dlo suddenly as though stricken vlth npoplexy or ho may havo u gradual paralysis of respiration, Tho symptoms which usually present themselves nro rest lessness, pnwlng, spasms, nnd n mnrked redness of tho mucous membranes lin ing tho cavities of tho head. Tho temperature In sunstroke may not rlso nbovo normal during the whole course of tho disease. Another condition very similar to sunstroko Is that known as heat stroko or heat exhaustion. This Is brought about by overexertion and lnsufllclcnt heat elimination. Tho direct rays of tao sun nro not responsible for this affection, which very often occurs to an animal on n cloudy, Bultry day. Somo of tho moro prominent symptoms. of heat stroko aro weariness, profuso sweating, dllllcult breathing, an e tremcly high temperature, and a rapid pulse, which gradually' grows weaker und upon Jho approach of death mus culnr tremors will bo noted. Tho treat ment fop sunstroko and heatstroke aro tho same. Itcmovo tho animal to a cool, quiet, well-vcntllntcd place, and permit a stream of cold wutor to How over tho horse and If possible apply Ice packs to tho head. If Ice la plentiful apply It nil over tho body. TO DESTROY INJURIOUS MICE Enemies Have Been Killed Off and Little Rodents Have Increased Quite Rapidly. now to destroy injurious mice Is a dllllcult question. Tho owl und the hawk are the natural enemies of mice, ns Is the cat, und to Somo extent the dog, the weasel, the mluk, tho ottor, anil tho beaver perhaps, but thes suspected enemies of tho mice have boon killed .off. Thero nro fow of them remaining, thus inlco have Increased rapidly and It seems necessary to cm phjy strychulno, which may bo mixed dry or otherwise with crushed grain or whole grain, wheat or outs. How to placo this deadly poison within reach of mice without, destroying other useful 'creatures Is a question dllllcult to decide. FEEDING SILAGE TO CALVES In Abtence of Other Nutritious Feeds it May Serve as Substitute- Avoid Coaree Parts. SELLING DIRECT FROM FIELD farmers Favor That Plan With Cab- bases, Letting Dealers Stand Risk of Storage. Value ot corn silage for young calves hi as unsettled quustlou. In tho nb Mace ot other nnd moro nutritious fteees. it may servo us u good substi tute, 'it should nover bo fed extensive ly, n4 care should bo exercised to .Storing In n warm, damp cellar ruluu av-f'Hit the feeding ot coarse parts. the flavor of cabbage. Most fanners prefer to sell their cabbage direct from the field, prefer ring that the dealers staud tho risk of utorage; this Is probably tho better plan. Where it is desired to store cab bugo for homo use, or even f?r sulo later, ono of tho many phum Iti use is that ot trenching. A shallow trench is dug nnd tho cabbage laid in It head down, and then covered with soli. Straw, Utter, und mnnuro nro placed over this to prevent deep freezing, Sioux City, la. Sioux City Is plan, nlng to ehtertain 100,000 guests from tho outside territory during tho week of September 18, when tho annual In terstate Livestock Fair will be Btaged at Woodland park. Preliminary arrangements for the big exposition havj been disposed of by Joe Morton, secretary of tho fair, and tho business men who are tho mov ing spirits in tills annual effort to pic ture irt a tangible way tho wealth ot Iown, South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota.. A classification of tho information gathered by tho association discloses that tho fair this year will feature a million dollar stock show, a motor show having $400,000 worth ot 1917 cars, a machinery show worth $250,000, In addition to tho regular features ot tho Interstnto expositions in past years. Breeders from eighteen states will bo represented In tho cattle and horse barns, while sheop and hogs will come from eight states. Tho cattle show will draw in only the classiest of tho show animals shown nt the tour state fairs In tho 8loux City territory, and tho battle for prlzo awards will be of utmost Interest to farmers and breed- era throuchout the middle west. The winners in these contests are to form in parado for Friday ot fair week, when Iowa and Sioux City day will bo the subject of celebration. To glvo tho Sioux City fair a more oxtenslvo hold on tho territory and to make possible tho extension of fair benefits in an educational and enter talnment, way the railroads are coop erating with tho association and spe cial trains will bo scheduled for the week. These trains will bo suppV monted with extra car' service on all tho regular tralnB. Tho Sioux City fair this year will prosont a $9,000 racing program, which has brought to tho entry lists somo of tho speodlost pacers and trotters seen on western tracks, Th,o speed pro gram will feature running events each day of the week, and. tho total purse list for tho runners was mado high enough to dray l,n tho big strings that ordinarily pass up tho western fair cir cuit. Tho grandstand guests aro to bo en tertalncd with a vaudovlllo program of ten numbers. This . program will b tho meanti of nssombllng at Sioux Cltj headline acts from tho oastorn" vaudo vlllo stages and from tho big clrcuBses. Tho program -will have Its savor ol comedy and its shnro of thrills and will reach Its climax in tho flights ot Mist Ruth Law, avlatrlx, rated ns tho fe male Art Smith ot the flying game Miss Law is to make two flights each afternoon throughout tho week, and will oftor among othor features th loop the loop, tho aerial cart wheel, tho vortical dlvo ot 500 feet, and will close hor program by flying upslda down. Organized as an educational Institu tion as well as ono for entertainment, tho fair will present short course wort In farming, cattle growing, domestifi science, care of machinery, care ol tho motor car, development ot fans homes and soil testing. Staffs ot gov ernment experts will be in charge ot these various features. Tho cattlt pavilion, tho administration buildings and motor row will bo tho scones o! their endeavor. The fair this year will bo openod bj W. Q. MoAdoo, secretary of tho treas ury department and son-in-law of Pres ident Wilson, who will give un addrefiJ boforo the grandstand on Monday aft ornoon. Secretary AlcAdqo will bo ao companled to tho fair by Assistant Seo rotary ot Agrlculturo Vromnn, who also Is Blated for n brlof address, During the week the association will entertain a number of notables front tho Interstate territory. On tho occa sion ot tho meeting at tho fair grounds of somo 2,000 boy members ot tho cora clubs ot tho territory, high olllclals ol tho depnrtmont of agriculture, wits E. T. Moredlth and W. L Harding wlE make addresses. In addition to tho fair program bust noss men haver arranged down town at tractions for the guests. These pro grams will take the form ot special theatrical programs, while buslnest houses will keep open house through out tho week. Information bureau! are being organized to handlo th crowds, and $10,000 Is to bo spent It special decorations emblematic of ten rltorlnl wealth. Tho association is arranging spac en tho grounds for tho parking ot mo tor cars. Room has boon provided to care tor 3.0Q0 cars. Tho parking space will be extended free, as thlt has been found a convenience to out ot town visitors, Tho growing uso ol tho motor car has Berved to force nx extension ot tho space devoted to tbl parking ot cars. GREAT CITY OF HANGCHOW, CHINA, 18 MODERNIZED. EMDEN GANDER SHOWN AT HAGERSTOWN FAIR. Tho following were among the re plies received by tho United States Department of Agrlculturo to tho question, "What Is your method of feeding nnd preparing gecso for mar ket: Vincent M. Couch, Moravia, N. Y.: To fatten goslings, confine, nnd after five to six weeks make cornmcal tho principal feed; add somo beef scraps, and allow them to havo somo grnss. Of tho large breeds, they should weigh from 10 to 20 pounds at ten weeks old ; and market at thjs age. Reserve tho smaller breeds until holidays. F. D. Fovrler, Carllnville, 111.: Market gecso aro kept closely confined nnd fed three times n day by measure : Bran 2 purts, shorts 1 part, ollmeal and beef scraps 1 part, cornmcal 1 part, dampened with water so It will crumble. Wholo corn is some times given. Green food, grit, and wa ter aro always beforo them. B. F. Hlslop, Mllford, 111.: To pre pare for market, as soon ns weather becomes cool, confine In smnll lots Commenco to feed gradually mash composed largely of cornmcal, mixed with milk If convenient, otherwise wa to keep in health, increasing gran un til they havo nil they will eat, twice a day, never forgetting plenty of wa ter and a box of grit. By tho time the goose market Is on, say from Thanks giving to New Year's, tho birds will bo ,ln prime condition nnd bring top mar ket price. To dress them, kill same as other poultry. Commence to pick tho coarser feathers and most of the down off as soon as tho fatal stab to brain Is given and bleeding commences. Then sprinkle and rub well with pow dered rosin, scald and rub down off quickly, plunge body In hot water then cold, wipe, and hang up or lay on table to cool before packing. Mrs. M. Swnrtsley, Columbus, Neb.: To glvo size nnd flesh, I feed half corn mcal, one-fourth ground oats, the bal ance barley meal and wheat middlings, nil mixed together with scalding water or milk, and feed ns much as they will eat four or Ave times dally, at all times providing plenty of water. M. B. Caldwell, Broughton, Kan.: As soon ns our goslings aro grown up we turn them tn the hog pasture ten acres of alfalfa and they feed on al falfa and cut after tho hogs, and get ter, giving enough forage or vegetables very fat and heavy. Completely Transformed, Largely by the Advent of American Busi ness Firms Danger of Its Go ing Ahead Too Quickly. Tho visitor to Hnngchow COO years ngo could well have been surprised, Silk-clad gentry rode through tho paved streets iu magnificent carriages, drawn by tho finest of horses, or float- ' ed on the plncld waters of- beautiful West lake In great barges, with, beau tiful singers und graceful dancers to while nway the hours, nnd silver and choice nnpery on tables to which wero brought tho delicacies of the known world. Thousands of bridges crossed myriad canals and tho emperor's pal ace was tho grandest In tho world. Three thousand baths, accommodating u quarter million of people, entered to the desire for cleanliness. Paper money passed freely, tho blrth3 of children wero recorded by the stnte, dead bodies were cremated, nnd tha wealthy visitor, on arriving nt his hotel, wns compelled to register his name before being shown to his luxuriously upholstered bedroom. A census of the entire cTty was kept by tho painting of tho names over tho house doors. Today the ofllce of a great sewing machine company occupies a, place on the once famous Great street; British- American tobacco has taken the plnco of opium since 8,000 opium pipes wero burned in n single bonfire; and tho Standard Oil company is preparing to sell motor spirit Instead of kerosene, nfter n short but decisive battle with, the Mazda globe. I saw tho first carriage that modern . residents have ever seen In Hnngchow. J It was very popular for several weeks, but It was almost Immediately pushed Into second place by the advent of nn automobile. From ricksha to carriage, and from carriage to motor car was the change of a single month. Both carriage and motor car were shipped in by rail or canal, for although ono can go from Hnngchow to Shanghai In n 30-mlle-an-hour express, ho cannot drive in a carriage between the two cities under nny circumstances. Foreign goods are "appearing In shops, once tho finest In the world. Many of the men are already wearing western dress nnd even n few of the wonicn occasionally wear new world fashions., With Its loss of oriental character, Hnngcllow is gaining in i wealth and importance. The great fan shop, patronized by pilgrims from the four corners of China's vast do mnln, bears On its walls certificates of excellence from tho expositions of Eu rope and America. Tho simple but keen-minded Chinese nro coming Into constant contact with the foreigner. Last spring I watched tho progress ol n pnriy or wenitny toreigners from Shanghai down the newly pnved street Into the newly built hotel district. One of tho ladies not only attracted my attention, but that of many of tho po lite Chinese ns well. Her cnrmlncd lips held a cigarette and her crossed legs displayed tho latest style of sheer hose. The Chinaman knows his plnce. Hi never presumes. But many of them already prefer foreign wives tc women from their own race. Western culture Is pervading this beautiful city, which hns so far only been influenced by the missionary class. Hnngchojv's beauty threatens to spoil her. Mny nard Oven Williams in World Culture. MALE TOULOUSE GOOSE. T7 Don't Be Slovenly. Don't be Blovenly in your dress. TkK applies to ladles only, as men are Mpposed to wear draesea. CONTROL OF CHICKEN MITES Unsatisfactory Growth In Summer May Be Caused by Vermin Destruc tive Work at Night. When well fed nnd otherwise prop erly managed, chickens do not always mako satisfactory growth lu summer. There Is a cause for this which may be wholly unsuspected. It Is likely to bo duo to tho presence of chicken mites. This pest la n blood-sucking para site. It harbors under tho perches, lu cracks, and In other places. Its de structive work Is dono tit night. When the chickens nro at roost tho mites crawl from their hiding places on to the birds. They gorge themselves with blood much the sumo as n mosquito docs, nud then crawl back to their hid ing places. If this pest Is not discovered It multiplies into million in n few weeks of hot weather. If tho mites become numerous, they will suck more blood from n chicken in u slugle night than tho chicken can producn tho next day from tho diges tion awl nsslmllatlon of tho most nour Ishlug food. And since the blood cur ries tho assimilated food for the growth ot the different parts of the body, thero cau bo llttlo or no growth so long ns such n condition continues. Tho time and the labor of tho poul trymnn, as well as tho feed consumed, nro thus practically wasted In the pres enco of chicken mites. During the summer every precau tion should bo taken to keep the pens and roosting places free from wltes. This Is not a difficult matter. Tho mite Is a very small parasite, bare ly perceptible with tho unaided eye. One "of tie Family. Mrs. West was on the street car one day when one of the passengers suf fered an accident The conductor took tho' names , of the witnesses, but Mrs. West, to avoid being summoned to court, gave a fictitious namo nnd ad dress. Tho next morning her colored cook ventured tho remark that "that mau mustu been hurt mighty bad yester day." "Oh, wero you on tho car, Mlrandu?" asked her mistress. "I didn't seo you.' "Ynas'ra, I was settln' right behind you." "Well, Miranda, hopo they didn't get your nnmo, for I couldn't spare you to go to court" "Ob, no'm ; I didn't glvo 'em my right nnme. They'll never Und me.'' "What did you tell them?" naked Mrs. West, wondering how fur Miran da's Imagination hnd led hen, "Well'm, I heard you say 'Mrs. Haw kins, so I scz 'MIbs Hawkins.' " Har per's Magazine. Grim Fun. Frederick Palmer, tho war corre spondent, said at a dinner in New When not gorged with chicken blood ( York: "Girls all over England are It Is light-colored. It becomes red when It hns gorged Itself with chicken blood. For this rcuson it Is sometimes called tho "red" mite. But this pest is so delicately constructed that It can bo easily destroyed by spraying with keror-cno or whitewash. VENT1LATI0M IN THE SUMMER Brooding and Roosting Coops Must Be Open to Permit Free Circulation of Air. During tho summer tho brood coops and roosting coops must be very open so that plenty of nlr can clrculnto through them; otherwise tho chlcki will overheat at night, which will check their growth nnd reduce their vitality, making them less profitable. making ammunition now. Lady Mary Hamilton, Miss Nancy Cuna'rd, Lady Diana Manners all tb 10 lovely girls are making ammunition. "They Bay n girl was talking one day at n ten about her ammunition factory work. "'Oh,' sho said, 'it's Just as easy as anything' to make it iilgh-exploslve-shell. You take u tablespoonful ot ni troglycerin, two cupfn's of guncotton,, half a cupful of trinitrotoluol, three cupfuls of lyddite, nnd so on, Just like the cook books, you know.' " Precaution. "I am no sentimentalist. I am a. man of deeds and few words. Will you marry me, Mabel?" "First, let me Inive a look at the deeds," i
