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    THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
f HE SIOUX Gt 1 1 HUB
CAPTURED BY WEST
FEEDING AND PREPARING MARKET GEESE
REDUCING COST OF PORK PRODUCTION
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GREAT CITY OF HANGCHOW,
CHINA, IS MODERNIZED.
TO SET NEW PACE WEALTH OF
TERRITORY TO BE MIRRORED
AT BIG EXPOSITION.
MILLIONS IN- LIVESTOCK
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PIQ8 ON OAT AND
(From tlio United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Tho cost of pork is reduced material
ly by tho uso of pusturo nnd forago
cropB, but it 1h desirable to feed grain
or other concentrated feed In addition.
In somo Bcctlons of tho country where
pastures nro luxuriant, nmturo hogs
aro maintained In an apparently sutls
fuctory condition on pasture ulone.
Thin practice should not be followed,
however, In tho case of young, grow
ing pigs, 'because thoy will becomo thin
In flesh and stunted If compelled to
llvo on pasture alone.
Hog raisers differ widely regarding
tho quantity of grain that should bp
fed to hogs whllo on pasture. Somo
feeders glvo them nil they will con
Bume. Others feed a ration equal to
about 2 to 8 per cent of tho llvo weight
of the hog. Still others will allow pigs
to run on pasture and feed them a 1
per cent grain ration. There Is no fixed
rule governing, tho supplemental grain
ration which should bo fed In combina
tion with forage. Tho nmotmt of grain
fed depends upon tho kind of pusturo
nsed, the prlco of grain, and tho mar
ket Pasturo forago hits a varlablo com
position. Alfalfa, clover, vetch, nnd
pcflH furnish feed much richer In pro
tein than roost other crops. Whero
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GETTING STAND OF ALFALFA
Um Seed Which Is Pure and ef Good
Vitality Thick Stand Wll Keep
Out Veeda.
Tho amount of seed to sow per ncro
Is variously estimated at from 8 to 20
pounds. It Is well to have u rather
thick stand tho first year, as somo ot
tho plants uro practically certain to
Alfalfa Plant, Four Years Old.
die, and with a thin Btand tho stems
are qoarser nnd not so palatable, but
10 to 12 pounds of seed per ncro is
enough to sow.
A small amount of seed which Is
puro and of good vitality is better
than a larger quantity of seed of lower
grade.
Ono advantage of a thick stand is to
provent tho weeds getting a foothold.
In parts of Kansns, four plants pur
squnro foot Is considered tho best ra
tio; in Ohio, one every four Inches is
moro common.
Tho seed may bo drilled or sown
broadcast and dlskod or burrowed in.
In broadcasting, many people favor
towing one-half tho seed in ono di
rection und the Remainder tit right
angles to the first sowing. This is be
lieved to glvn n moro oven distribu
tion. Disking beforo plowing helps innko
a firm seed bed.
Sometimes it is possible to get a
stand by sowing u few pounds of al
falfa seed witli .red clover. Then
plow wp the clover nd seed to al
falfa. Tho soil will contain enough bac
teria to uiako a sood catch fairly cer
tain. FEEDING SILAGE TO CALVES
In Absence of Other Nutritious Feeds
it May 8erve as Substitute
Avoid Coarse Parts.
Value ot corn silage for young calves
t an unsettled question. In tho ah
tieace ot other and moro nutritious
0s, It may servo us n good substl
Wtc. It shoula never bo fed extrusive
Vr, ami ca'o should bo exercised to
frjwt the feeding ot courso parts,
PEA FORAGE.
hogs nro feeding on leguminous pns
turo they require less concentrated
feed than when grazing upon nonlo
gumlnotiH pasturo such ns timothy, or
chard grass, Bcrmurtn, or litucgrass.
In the early stages of growth tho ce
reals may bo classed as nltrogcpous
fornges. A farmer may have moro
hogs thnn his pasture will accommo
date. When this Is tho case, tho pas
turo will last longer if a full grain ra
tion Is fed. Tho mora grain a hog con
sumes, tho loss forago ho will cnt.
When grain Is high, it is rather ex
pensive to feed a supplemental grain
ration. At such times thcro Is n great
temptation to place the hogs upon pas
turo nlono. This practice will hardly
over pay, for it generally takes moror
grain and moro tlmo to finish off tho
hogs thnn if they hnd been fed a lib
eral ration whllo on pasture.
Tho amount of grain used will also
depend upon tho length of tlmo tho
feeder lias in which to fit tho hogs for
market. Hogs that aro markotcd from
ten to twelve months old ur usually
maintained on pasturo nlono during
tho Ifrnzlng season. If any grain Is
given at all it is very light. In this
way tho greater percentage of growth
Is made from tho cheaply grown for
ago. Whcro rapid finishing Is desired,
tho liberal ubo of grain Is Important.
WARM WEATHER AND HORSES
Sunstroke Caused by Sun's Rays Fall
ing Directly on Skull Heat -Exhaustion
Similar.
(By PROP. O'TOOLE. North Dakota
Exporlmont Station.)
Sunstroko It; caused by 'tho direct
rays of tho sUn falling -tpon thq skull.
A horso bo affected mny die suddenly
ns though stricken 'j-lth apoplexy or
ho muy have a gradual paralysis of
respiration. Tho symptoms which
usually present themselves are rest
lessness, pnwlqg, Hpasmsand n mnrked
redness or tuo mucous membranes lin
ing tho cavities of tho head. The
temperature in sunstroko may not rlso
nbovo normal during tho whole course
of the disease
Another condition very similar to
sunstroko is that known as heat stroko
or heat exhaustion. This is brought
about by overexertion nnd Insufficient
heat elimination. Tho direct rays of
tho sun aro not responsible for this
affection, which very often occurs to
an animal on a cloudy, sultry day.
Somo of tho moro prominent symptoms
of heat stroko aro weariness, profuso
flweutlng, dilllcult breathing, an ex
tremely high temperature, and n rapid
pulse, which gradually" grows weaker
and upon Jho upproach of death mus
cular tremors will bo noted. Tho treat
ment for Bunstroko and heatstroke
aro tho same. Itcmovo the nulmnl to
a cool, quiet, ,well-vcntllntcd place,
and permit a stream of cold wator to
How over tho horHo and if posslblo
apply Ico packs to tho head. If ico la
plentiful apply it nil over tho body.
TO DESTROY INJURIOUS MICE
Enemies Havo Been Killed Off and
Little Rodents Have Increased
Quite Rapidly.
How to destroy Injurious mlco is n
dilllcult question. Tho owl und tlic
hawk aro the natural enemies of mice,
ns is tho cat, and to somo extent the
dog, tho weasel, tho mink, tho otter,
and tho beaver perhaps, but these
suspected enemies of tho mlco have
boon killed .off. There aro few of them
remaining, thus mica Imvu increased
rapidly and Jt seems necessary to cm
ploy strychnine, which may bo mixed
dry or otherwise with crushed grain
or whole grain, wheat or oats. How
to place this deadly poison within
reach of mlco without destroying other
useful Watures Is n question dilllcult
to decide.
SELLING DIRECT FROM FIELD
Farmera Favor That, Plan With Cab-
bafcss, Letting Dealers Stand
Rtok of Storage.
Kost farmers prefer to sell their
cabbage direct from tho Held, prefer
ring that the dealers stand tho risk of
utorage; this Is probably tho betU-r
plan. Whero It is desired to store cab
bage for homo use, or evcu for sulo
later, ouo cf tho many plans in uso la
that of trenching. A shallow trench
is dug nnd the cabhaga laid In it head
down, and then covered with soil,
Straw, litter, and tunnuro aro placed
over this to prevent deep freezing.
.Storing in a warm, damp cellar ruiu
the flavor of cabbage.
Railroads Help Extend Educational In
fluenceMiss Ruth Law, Aviatrlx, to
Join with Ten Vaudeville Acta In
Providing Thrills and Fun.
Sioux City, la. Sioux City is plan
ning to entertain 100,000 guests from
tho outslda territory during tho week
of September 18, when tho annual In
terstate Livestock Pair will bo staged
at Woodland park.
Preliminary arrangements for the
big exposition havo been disposed of
by Joo Morton, secretary of tho fair,
and the business men who aro the mov
ing spirits In this annual effort to pic
ture irt a tangible way tho wealth ot
Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Mlnnosotn.
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 of 1917
cars, a machinery show worth $250,000,
In addition to tho regular features of
the Interstate expositions in past
yoars.
Breeders from eighteen states will
bo represented in tho cattle and horse
barns, while snoop and hogs will come
from eight states. Tho cattle show
will draw in only the classiest of tho
show animals shown at tho four state
fairs In tho Sioux City territory, and
tho battle for prize awards will bo of
utmost Intorost to farmers and breod
era throunhout tho middle west The
winners in thoso contests are to form
in parade for Friday of fair week,
when Iowa and Sioux City day will bo
tho subject of celebration.
To give tho Sioux City fair a more
oxtenslvo hold on tho territory nnd to
mako posslblo tho extension of fair
benofits in an educational and enter
talnmont, way tho railroads aro coop
erating with tho association and bpo-
clal tralnB will bo scheduled for the
week. Theso trains will bo supple
mented with extra car service on all
tho regular trains.
The Sioux City fair this yoar will
present a $9,000 racing urogram, which
has brought to tho entry lists somo of
tho spcedlost pacers and trottors seen
on western tracks. Th,o speed pro
gram will feature running events each
day of tho week, and. tho total purse
list for tho runnors was mado high
enough to draw n tho big strings that
ordinarily pass up tno western iair cir
cult.
Tho grandstand guests nro to be on
tortalned with a vaudeville program ot
ten numbers. This . prpgrrfm will be
tho moaiiB ot assembling at Sioux Cltj
hoadllno acts from the eastern' vaudo
vlllo stages and from tho big clrcusscs.
Tho program will havo Ub savor ol
comedy and Its share of thrills and will
roach its climax in tho flights ot Misi
Ruth' Law, aviatrlx, rated as tho fe
male Art Smith ot tho flying game
Miss Law Is to mako two flights each
afternoon throughout tho week, and
will offer among other features tits
loop the loop, tho aerial cart wheel,
tho vortical dlvo of 500 feet, and will
closo her program by flying upside
down.
Organlzod aa an educational Institu
tion as well as ono for entertainment,
tho fair will present short course wort
In farming, cattlo growing, domestic
science, caro of machinery, care ol
tho motor car, development ot farm
homes and soli testing. Staffs of gov
ernment oxperts will bo In charge ol
theso various features. The cattle
pavilion, tho administration buildings
and motor row will bo tho scenes ol
their' endeavor,
Tho fair thia year will bo opened bj
W. Q. McAdoo, secretary of tho treas
ury department and son-in-law of Pres
ident Vil8oh, who will give un addrest
boforo tho grandstand on Monday aft
ornoon. Secretary McAdqo will bo no
companled to tho fair by Assistant Seo
rotary ot Agriculture Vroman, win
also Is slated for a brief address.
During the week the association win
entertain a number of notables froti
tho interstate territory. 'On tho occa
sion of tho meeting at tlio fair ground!
ot somo 2,000 boy members of tho cora
clubs ot tho territory, high ofllcials ol
tho department of agriculture wits
E. T. Meredith and W. L. Harding win
make nddrossos.
in addition to the fair program busl
noss men havfarranged down town afc
tractions for tho guests. Theso pro
grams will tnko tho form of special
theatrical programs, whllo buslnest
houses will keep open houso through
out the weak. Information buroaut
aro boing organized to handle the
crowds, and $10,000 Is to be spent U
epqclal decorations emblematic ot to
ritorlal wealth.
Tho association 1b arranging space
on tho grounds for tho parking ot mo
tor care. Room has been provided
to caro for 3.0Q0 cars. Tho parking
space will bo extended free, as thle
has been found a convenience to out
of town visitors. Tho crowing uso ol
tho motor car hns served to force) as
extension ot tho spaco devoted to the
parking ot cars.
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Don't lei Slovenly.
Don't bo Blovonly in your drees. TWf
applies to ladleB only, as men are m(
MDposed to wear drtwae.
EMDEN GANDER SHOWN
Tho following were among the re
plies received by tho United States
Department of Agriculture to tho
question, "What is your method - of
feeding nnd preparing geese for mar
ket: Vincent M. Couch, Moravia, N. Y.:
To fatten goslings, confine, and after
five to bIx weeks make cornmeal tho
prlnclpnl feed; add somo beef scraps,
and allow them to bavo somo grass.
Of tho large breeds, they should weigh
from 10 to 20 pounds at ten weeks old ;
nnd market at tlds age. Reserve tlio
smaller breeds until holidays.
F. D. Fovrlcr, Carllnvllle, 111.:
Market geeso are kept closely confined
und fed three times a day by measure :
Bran 2 parts, shorts 1 part, ollmeal
nnd beef scrups 1 part, cornmeal
1 part, dampened with water so it
will crumble. Whole corn Is some
times given. Green food, grit, and wa
ter are always before them.
B. F. Hislop, Mllford, HI.: To pre
pare for market, as soon as weather
becomes cool, confine - in small lots.
Commcnco to feed gradually mash
composed largely of cornmeal, mixed
With milk if convenient, otherwise wa
ter, giving enough forage or vegetables
MALE TOULOUSE GOOSE.
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 iu summer.
Thcro is u cause for thla which may
bo wholly unsuspected. It Is likely to
bo duo to tho presence of chicken
mites.
This pest is a blood-sucking para
site. It harbors under the perches, in
cracks, and in other places. Its de
Btructlvo work Is done at night. When
the chickens nro at roost tho mites
crawl from their hiding places on to
tho birds. They gorgo themselves with
blood much tho same as u mosquito
docs, and then crawl back to their hid
ing places.
If this pest Is not discovered it
multiplies into million In a few weeks
of hot weather.
If the mites becomo numerous, they
will suck more blood from a chicken
In n single night than the chicken can
producn tho next duy from tho diges
tion atvl assimilation of the most nour
ishing food. And slnco the blood cur
ries tho assimilated food for the
growth of the different parts of the
AT HAGERSTOWN FAIR.
to kejro in health, Increasing grain un
til they have all Uiey will eat, twice
a day, never forgetting plenty of wa
ter and n box of grit. By tho time tlio
goose market is on, say from Thanks
giving to New Year's, tho birds will bo
In primo condition and bring top mar
ket price. Tp dress them, kill same as
other poultry. Commence to pick the
coarser feathers and most of tho down
oft ns soon as tho fatal stab to brain
Is given und 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 bang up or lay on table
to cool before packing.
Mrs. M. Swnrtsley, Columbus, Neb.:
To glvo size and flesh, I feed half corn
meal, one-fourth ground oats, the bal
ance barley meal and wheat middlings,
ail mixed together with scalding wnter
or milk, and feed as much as they
will eat four or five times dally, at
all times providing plenty of water.
M. B. Caldwell, Broughton, Kan.:
As soori as our goslings nro grown up
wo turn them in tho hog pasture ten
ncres of alfalfa and they feed on al
falfa and eat after tho hogs, and get
very fat and heavy.
body, thcro can bo llttlo or no growth
so long ns such a condition continues.
The time and the labor of the poul-
trymnn, as well ns the feed consumed,
aro thus practically wasted in tho pres
ence of chicken mites.
During tlio summer every precau
tion should be taken to keep the pens
und roosting places free from raltcs.
This Is not a difficult matter. Tho
lulto is a very small parasite, bare
ly perccptiblo with tho unaided eye.
When not gorged with chicken blood
it is light-colored. It becomes red
when it has gorged itself with chicken
blood. For this reason It is sometimes
called tho "red" mite. But this pest
is so delicately constructed that it can
bo easily destroyed by spraying with
kerosene or whitewash.
VENTILATION 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 bo very open
so that plenty of air can circulate
through them; otherwise the chicks
will overheat at night, which will
check their growth and reduce their
vitality, making them less profitable.
Completely Transformed, Largely by,
the Advent of American Busi
ness Firms Danger of Its Go
ing Ahead Too Quickly.
Tlio visitor to Ilnngchow 000 years
ago could well have been surprised,
Silk-clad gentry rode through tho
paved streets In magnificent carriages,
drawn by tho finest of horses, or float
ed on the plucld waters of beautiful
West lnko in great barges, with, beau
tiful singers mid graceful dancers to
whllo awny tho hours, and silver nnd
choice nnpery on tables to which wero
brought the delicacies of the known
world. Thousands of bridges crossed
myriad canals and tho emperor's pal
ace was the grandest In tho world.
Three thousand baths, accommodating
a quarter million of people, catered to
the desire for clcaullness.
Paper money passed freely, tho
blrth3 of children were recorded by
the state, dead bodies were cremated,
and tho wenlthy visitor, on arriving
at his hotel, was compelled to register
i Ids name before being shown to his
luxuriously upholstered bedroom. "A
census of the entire city was kept by
the painting of the names over tho
house doors.
Today the office of a great sewing
machine company occupies noplace on
tho once famous Great street; Britlsh
Ajnerlcan tobacco has taken tho place
of opium Blnce 8,000 opium pipes Avero
burned in a single bonfire; and tho
Standard Oil company Is preparing to
sell motor spirit Instead of kerosene,
after n short but decislvo battle with,
the Mazda globe.
I saw tho first carriage that modern
residents have over seen in Ilnngchow. J
It was very popular for several weeks,
but it was almost Immediately pushed
Into second place by the advent of an
automobile. From ricksha to carriage,
and from carriage to motor car was
the change of a Blngle month. Both
carriage and motor car were shipped
in by rail or canal, for although one
can go from Hungchow to Shanghai in
a SO-mile-an-hour express, ho cannot
drive in a carrlngo between the two
cities under any circumstances.
Foreign goods are "appearing in
shops, once the finest in the world.
Many, of tho men are already weurlng
western dress and even a few of tho
women occasionally wear now world
fashions., With its loss of oriental
character, Hangcllow Is gaining in
.wealth and importance. Tho great
fan shop, patronized by pilgrims from
the four corners of China's vast do
main, benrs on Its walls certificates of
excellence from the expositions of Eu
rope and America. The simple but
keen-minded Chinese nro coming Into
constant contact with the foreigner.
Last spring I watched tho progress ot
a party of wealthy foreigners from
Shanghai clown the newly pnved street
into the newly built hotel district. One
of tho ladles not only attracted my
attention, but that of many of tho po
Hto Chlneso as well. Her carmined
lips held a cigarette and her crossed
legs displayed the latest style of sheer
hose.
Tho Chlnnman knows his place. 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 has so far only been influenced
by the missionary class. Hangcho;v8
beauty threatens to spoil her. May
nard Owen Williams in World Cul
ture. One" of tie Family.
Mrs. West wns on the street car one
day when one of tho pnssengers suf
fered an accident. The conductor took
the names, of the witnesses, but Mrs.
West, to avoid being summoned to
court, gave a fictitious name and ad
dress. The next morning her colored cook
ventured the remark that "that man
musta been hurt mighty bad yester
day." "Oh, wero you on the car, Mlrandu?"
asked her mistress. "I didn't Bee you.'
"Yaus'm, I was settin' right behind
you."
"Well, Miranda, hope they didn't get
your name, for I couldn't sparo you to
go to court"
"Oh, no'm ; I didn't give 'em my right
name. They'll never Und me.''
"What did you tell them?" usked
Mrs. West, wondering how far Miran
da's Imagination hnd led her.
"Well'm, I henrd you sny 'Mrs. Haw
kins,' so I scz 'Miss Hawkins.' " Har
per's Magazine.
Grim Fun.
Frederick Palmer, tho war corre
spondent, said at a dinner In New
, York: ..Girls nil over England are
making ammunition now. Lady Mary
Hamilton, Miss Nancy Cuna'rd, Lady
Diana Munners all tb io lovely girl
aro making ammunition.
"They sny a girl was talking on
day at a tea about her ammunition
factory work.
'"Oh, isho said, 'It's Just as easy
as anythlug'to make a jilgh-cxploelve-shell,
l'ou take a tablespoonful ot ni
troglycerin, two cupfn's of guncotton,
half a cupful of trinitrotoluol, three
cupfuls of lyddite, and 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 lavo a lock at the
deeds,"