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    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,"
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