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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1918)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. Qoriiculiurdl RID FARM OF RODENT PESTS' iB'rg Movo Towards Increased Crop Production and Food Conserva tionWork Not Seen. .(Prepared by tho United Statos DeparM ment of Agriculture.) Loss of grain, damago to orchard trees, and Injury to truck nnd field crops caused by mnall unlmals, such as rats, mice, rabbits, squirrels, etc., amounts to n total of millions of dot' liars to the farmers of tho United1 LStates each year. These animals, each doing Its part, usually work unseen toj the former, and too frequently causa Jllttlo or no concern. To rid the farm jof these pests would be a big move Howards Increased crop production and food , conservation. How to prevent "tills destruction has been made a study .'of the bureau of biological survey of jtho United States department of agrl- culture. ; In North Dakota, for example, the iburenu conducted nn organised cam ipalgn against ground .squirrels, In cot JApple Tree Injured by Rabbltc Note ' How Bark Hac Been Eaten. operation with the state extension iservice. xno squirrels on nuout 4,ouu, (000 ncros were poisoned and prnctlc- ially exterminated. Tho result was a' tsavlng In tho year's crops valued at jmore than $1,000,000. Tho squirrels verc destroyed by poisoned ball; dis tributed .near their runs and feeding jplaces at a cost, including labor, of prom o to 7 cents per acre. ; Campaigns along the same lines, un- tdcr project agreements, have been started In Montana, Idaho, and Oregon kin co-operation with state extension iscrvlces, and artf being planned for (other states. Demonstrations of ineth Jods liavo been made on n large scale 4ln Nevada and California, where In-' icreused interest is being developed in Jorganlzlng systematic campaigns for. tho. extermination of ground squirrels. . Serious depredations by jack rabbits, upon wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa, and Other growing crops and stacked hay necessitate continued efforts for their control in Western and Southwestern1 states. In a slnglo county in Oregon nnout 7o,uuu were poisoneu at a cost; of less than one-tenth of a cent each. In many of tho eastern and central states the cottontail rabbits have done considerable damage In orchards and on grain farms. In New York state. ithe European hare, which was Intro-i iduccd some years ago, has Increased land Is sprendlng to adjoining states, !and is likewise doing extensive damage ;to orchards. Measures are being taken tto control theso posts. Prairie dogs hnVe been a serious, jmenaee to many farmers in the West land Southwest. The bureau has con cluded successful campaigns to de stroy them. In some of their tests as many as 80 dead, prairie dogs havo Jbeen counted In nn nlfaifa field within 124 hours after distributing grain pol rsoned with only 1 ounce of strychnine, The success of tho work of the hurenu hine Induced extensive co-operation by ifnrmers and stockmop, and their work has resulted In a largo saving In grow ling crops, and good yields have been (secured on large areas where, In many cases, tho pralrio dog Infestation has previously rendered the production of icrops nn almost hopeless undertaking. (POINTERS ON GRAPE CULTURE Different Methods of Pruning and Tralnlnrj All Come Back to Two Fundamental Systems. There are -a numb'er of different methods of training and pruning grapes, but they, all como back to two fundamental systems. Tho first of these is called tho continuous system uml tho second tho renewal system. The renownl system resembles tho! (Continuous very much, but It has nn advantage, in that the stem Is kept, about tho sumo length nil tho time,1 while In the continuous or spur Bys ttfm tho canes become longer and longer each year. POULTRY WIS URKEYS ARE EASILY RAISED Bird Is Especially Adapted to Grain and Stock Farms where There Is Ample Range. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment or Agriculture.; No one Is in a better position to re spond to the present campaign for tho increased production of poultry on tHo farm than the turkey raiser. The tur key Is n farm bird, first nnd last, nnd is especially suited to tho grain and stock farms where there Is nmplo rang ing ground abounding In Buch turkey food ns grasshoppers and other in sects, weed seeds, wnsto grain, such ,yj; nv. ., Good Nests for Turkeys. ns is left in the fields after harvest, nnd nuts of such vnrletles as beech nuts, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts and ncorns. On such a farm, tho present prices of grain affect tho turkey rais er but Uttle, for with tho exception ol what Is used at fattening time, the feed consumed Is largely of such a kind as jvould otherwise he wasted. EACH BREED HAS ITS PLACE All Have Been Made and Developed on General Principle of Practical Quality and Value. Prepared by the United States Dcpart- Ilium Ui j&wi;uiiuiu. To the novice In poultry keening it often appears that there Is no real necessity for so many breeds and va rieties as have been standardized In America. Further acquaintance with them, however, shows that nltnougii color differences are In most cases made merely to nlense tho eyes' of peraons having different preferences for color, the differences In shape and slzft which make breed chnracter havo been developed with a view to adapting each to particular uses or particular conditions. Lenvinir out of consideration tho breeds keptns novelties, most of which nrlirlnntPil hnfore Industrial nrocress tod n lnrr?r rloninnd for noulfry products, nil tho standard American lirofds nf fowls hnve been made nnd Hevolonod on the cenernl principle of i" - kii-nnflr.nl nllnllfv. rtlf f nilixlnt Idll of UM),l.iVlt f w hrefid. character and value. Tn hnrmonv with this principle the common clnsslflcatlpn of breeds nc inorfllnc to their nlace In tho general scheme of poultry production divides them into three principal classes, nnmc ly, laying breeds, ment breeds that are hot as ready and persistent egg pro ducers ns tho laying breeds, unu not as meaty and ns easy to fatten ns the mont hreods. vet combine in one inui vlduul fowl very good laying capacity with vprv cood table aunlltv. The Lechorn. Minorca. Andnluslan, d Cnmnlne are well-known Worts of tho Invlnir class: tne urnn ma, Dorking, nnd Cornish of tne ment rlnss! the Plymouth Rock, Wynndotte, Rhode Island Red nnd Orpington of tho general purpose class. CONTENTED FOWLS ARE BEST Easier to Keep Hens Healthy and to Reproduce Stock Under Colony House System. (Prepared by the United States Depart mpnt of Agriculture.) A contented hen Is n profitable pos Kosslnn. nnd contentment with the hen Is commensurate with the comfort of her home. Ilence henhouse building Riinnll receive more thnn passing no tlce from ono who would profitably Tiroduco noultrv. TTons do not do well In nnnrtments; even semidetached houses are not de sirable: separated (colony) houses, each with Its own ynrd, give best nil nrnund satisfaction. It Is pnslor to keen the birds healthy and to reproduce the stock under the colony system If the birds are aiiowcu fren rnncro. Uroedlntr stock, and espe cially growing chickens, should havo nn nbundnnt range, while hens used solely for the production of market eggs may bo kept on a very small area. Drafts Cause Trouble. Tho presence of a cold or Incipient roup may often ho traced to a drnfir of' air striking tho fowla whllo roost lng at night. Hen Eat Tainted Food. Because hens will eat tainted food Is a good reason for keeping it away from them. Late Hatched Chicks. Lato hntched chicks rarely, if over, attain tho bIzo of those hatched early. wmmmm DRAGGING IN EARLY SPRING Easiest and Best Method of Road Maintenance After Road Has Been Properly Located. Farmers don't renllzo the valuo of tho drag. If It costs $25 or $50, and was painted up, nnd somebody couia make money by going around selling drags, it would be better. For tho farmer would then think he 'must uso It to get his money out of It. Its cheap ness and simplicity work ngulust It. In ten years' time, when wo have hnd ex perience, wo will Hnd thnt the drag l the easiest and best method of road maintenance after the road has been properly located, graded, drained, and bridges and culverts put-In. The drags In a township are worth many times ns much as the expensive machinery, In tho way of graders, which the town ship usually buys. If you really want a good road this summer, don't forget the spring drag ging. If you drugged your roads smooth last fall after the last rain, so that they froze up smooth, you have had good roads all winter. If not, you have smoothed them down by bumping over them, and then smoothed them only In the tracks, torturing your wife, your children and yourself sim ply because you would not follow our advice, says Wallace's Farmer. Thero will nlwnys be trouble about getting tho townshli) trustees to' drag Useful Drag In Operation. tho roads at tho proper time. Surely we shall soon reach a time when every farmer will take pride in seeing tho road in front of his farm kept smooth and hard, whether ho Is paid for It or not. The best work we get done in this world, tho work that counts for the most, Is thnt which a man does for love of it, nnd becauso of his own self- respect, rather than for the money he may make. This is true of about every thing we do. Tho best' work is work that cannot bo pnld for in cash, but is the outward expression of tho inwurd life of the man. Let's get over the Idea that wo must do only what we are paid for doing, nnd that when wo are paid for it, it Is all right to do less work for tho same money for the township or county than wo would do for a neighbor or employ er. Let's develop n loyalty to our selves, to our farms, to the township, to the state, that will lead us to do things because they should bo done, and not ,for the gain we get out of It, nqt primarily for the pay. CONVICTS WILL MAKE ROADS' State of Missouri to Put 500. Prison ers to Work on Columbia-Jefferson City Highway. Missouri will employ COO of the 2,500 prisoners confined In Institu tions of thnt state at rood work. Prob ably the first road to bo so built will bo the Columbia-Jefferson City high way, connecting the sent of the state university with tho state capital. Tho stato highway department will pay the stute $1.25 for each convict used. u compromise wnge suggested by G6v- ernor Gnrdner. The stato will feed, clotho, transport nnd guard tho pris oners for this wage. GOOD ROADS ARE NECESSARY Without Them Farmer Is Not Going to Acnicve success ne is jusuy Entitled To. Good ronds, better roads aro every where needed, not luxuries to he en joyed by the classes only, but neces sary for the masses, and without them tho progress that tho farmer, partic ularly, Is entitled to nnd is going to have, would never bo his. Mlxlna Cream Not Advisable. The mlxlnc of warm, fresh pronm with cold cream Is never advisable, as tho whole mass Is warmed thereby, and souring win rouow more quickly. Need Wool and Sheep. Wo need more wool. Wo must have more sheep. This appeal cornea direct from our government. Reason for Sheep Shortage. There nro several reasons for our shortage of sheep, but tho main rea RECORD OF H0LSTEIN COW California Animal Sets High Mark by Producing 24.01 Pounds of But ter In Seven Days. Purebred Holstcln cows arc certain ly doing their lovc best to respond to Hoover's Injunction to Increase produc tion. Records nro being broken so rnpldly that a cow no sooner gets used to her championship laurels than an other one snatches them away. Miss Valley Mead De Kol Walker has just added to the dairy fama of Cali fornia by breaking the record for but terfat production In tho Junior three- year-old cluss, by producing 21.01 pounds of butter In soven consecutive dnys, in tho division covering tests begun not less thnn 240 days from freshening. Miss Valley Mead Do Kol Walker freshened nt tho age of three years, five months, twenty-seven days, and be gan her test eight months after frcslv cnlng. In tho seven dnys she produced Miss. Valley Mead De Kol Walker. 445 pounds of milk, yielding 24.01 pounds of butter. Her prior record, beguu 11 dnya from freshening, Is (588.0, pounds' of milk, yielding 30.80 pounds. of butter. She Is making n largo year ly record and is duo to culvo ngaln within tho year. By yielding more than 24 pounds of butter In a week after having been milked for eight months she has estab lished n new world's record, displacing FInderno Hollngen Fuyne, whose rec ord, begun 350 dnys uftcr freshening. Is 339.1 pounds of milk nnd 22.57 pounds of butter. TRAINING FOR YOUNG BULLS Should Be Taught to Be Led by Halter When Quite Young Caretaker Must Be Master. When quite young, the bull should bo trained to be led by n hnltcr. By tho time ho Is a year old, a'strong ring should bo Inse-ted In his nose so he can bo led by a staff. It Is not safe to try to lead a grown bull merely by n halter or rope fastened to his ring. In lending by the staff, tho caretaker should always walk fit the side nnd never In front pf the bull. Ono of tho essentials In training the young Dun is thnt he must be taught that his care taker Is his master. Bulls known to be vicious usunlly are handled with care, with the result that fewer acci dents nre likely to occur with them than with thoso considered gentle. SILAGE FOR DAIRY ANIMALS Found Superior to Corn Fodder by Ex periment Stations Larger i Amount of Nutrients. Experiments conducted by expcrl ment stntlons demonstrate that sllogo Is superior to corn 'fodder for dairy cows. Cows receiving sllngo In tho ration produced 13 per cent more milk than cows receiving corn fodder. Hen' ry In "Feeds nnd Feeding" states that "Silage gives better results than dry corn fodder for the renson thnt cows fed the succulent palatable silage ustv nlly consume n honvler ration thnn those fed tho dry fodder nnd henco hnve n larger amount of nutrients nvntlnblo for milk production nftcr the maintenance requirements of the body have been met."t l LEAVING CALVES WITH COWS As Milk for First Four Days Is Unfit for Human Consumption, Leave Calf That Time. Practical dairymen differ In their opinion ns to the length of time tho calf should be left with the cow. The first milk, or colostrum, Is necessnry to cleanse the digestive systom of tho cnlf nnd' get It In working order. Tho younger n calf Is taught to drink tho eusler, hut ns the milk of the cow is unfit for human consumption for at least four days thp cair may well bo left with tho cow for that time. Also, tho udder of tho cow Is generally In flamed and.often caked and the nursing of tho cnlf helps io relieve this condl tlon. NO CURE FOR WHITE SCOURS Disease Is Generally Fatal, Calf Dying In Day or Two Disinfection Is Favored. White scours Is caused by n germ entering through tho navel cord soon nfter birth. If the ge'rm onco gets In tho dnlry barn all the calves 'born are liable to the disease within a few hours unless tho practice of disinfect lng tho navel Is followed. There Is no satisfactory remedy. It Is generally fata), tho calf dying within a day or two. CRAZY JIM'S RIDE ' By L. A. WALWORTH. (Copyright by the Frank A. Munsoy Company.) Tho Chicago & Northwestern rail way built nn extension In South Da kota In 1801 which was known as "Dcndwood mil." Tho length of tho extension is about ten mites, with nn average grado of approximately ono hundred and forty five feet to the mile. Tho Dcndwood yard wns situated on nn extreme incline; nnd ns cars would not remain standing unless tho hand brakes were securely set, a derail flwltch was placed ot tho lower end of tho ynrd. Tho railroad men immediately called the extension "Dcndwood Hill." It Is now more commonly known ns "tho nlll." Soon nftcr it wns first operated tho railroaders realized tho chances of nccldcnt on tho line, and many refused to work on the perilous grade. As1 n result, It was necessary to select n numher of reliable men of long experi ence to run its trains. Among those chosen, and he con sented without objection, wns Jim. Sunny Jim, It should have been, for ho was a most genial nnd optimistic char acter. Jim usually reported and waited un til ho wns called. When ho appeared ho complained that he did not feel qulfo so well ns usunl, but ho respond ed promptly to his call. no performed tho routine duties pre ceding n trip, then ran to the end of tho ynrd; nnd ns there were no cars to ho taken out, ho coupled to a way car, obtained his running orders, nnd started. Ills engine ran to the derail in (ho lower ynrd, stopped, eet It clear, passed It, set It once more to the safe ty position, and proceeded to tho de rail beyond the tunnel. Here tho op eration was repeated, and tho short train moved on its way. With almost five miles of tortuous track before them, they started down tho steep grade. A great change passed over Jim as they drifted down the mountainside. It was remarkable because It was so sudden nnd unexpected. Perhaps It wns tho Illness of which he had com plained or tho strain of mnny trips over tho snmo line; jn nny event, in n few minutes Jim's smiling plncldlty was transformed Into n most Irritable nervousness. He snapped tartly nt his fireman. At this point of the descent tho en glnecr was obliged to proceed with ut most cnutlon. Jim evidently had kicked caution out of the cab nnd was dallying with death. The fireman rushed to Jim's side nnd Bclzed him by the sleevo. "What's the matter with you, Jim?" ho bellowed. "Aro you crazy?" Jim turned to htm with n vicious leer. "Mntter?" The words rasped through his drawn, white Hps. "Why, we're on our way to tho devil, and you're going nlong." He lnughed harshly, nnd tho flremnn recoiled from him. Then In n flash came swift understanding. Jim's mind had overturned. Tho fireman nppronched cnutlouslyv "Why, surely, Jim, I'm going along." nis voice wns calm. Quickly ho leaped forward and, grasping Jim by the shoulder, renched for the throttle. Jim thrust uslda his detaining hand and, with a vigorous push, sent hlra stnggerlng towurd tho tender. Before he could regnln his feet, tho engineer picked up n wrench nnd waved It with menacing gesture. "I'll brain you," ho grated, "if you try to Interfere. Pm running this en gjno I" Tho flremnn looked nt him helpless ly. Jim wns running to the devil nnd denth, Indeed. For a moment he considered tho possibility of overpowering Jim, but n violent mnnlnc with n wrench Is a dnngerous foe. He glnnced out of tho gnngwny and wntched tho right-of-way rush by. The speed wns becoming more perilous with every plungo of the drivers. Jim snt leaning out of the window. The fireman could scarcely stand, bo violent wus the lurching of tho en gine. Ho crept forward, but Jim turned nnd discovered him. "Bade," ho snnrled at the flremnn. "Remember, I'll brain you If you don't stay where you bolon?r." Tho fireman stepped to the tender, cast un npprchenslvc glance behind him, nnd, observing thnt Jim wns onco more Intent on his mad purpose, he clambered over the coal and -climbed down tho Bteel ladder behind the ten der. Gasping, ho hurst Into tho way-car. On tho floor, their fnces frozen with terror, was tho train crew. At Bight of the fireman, their mouths gaped stupidly. In a few words ho explained what had occurred In the cab, nnd, nftcr Bomo hesitation, they joined him when lie urged them to help him to overpoW' cr the Insane engineer. Ono by one they made their way in Bllence to the cub, and then rushed at Jim. He turned with an oath and Bwung tho wrench, but n hand caught It and hold It aloft whllo tho others mastered him nfter n short struggle. The speed of the train was reduced nnd, with Jim In the wny-cnr and tho flremnn nt the throttle, tho train was halted a few yurds before tho derail which would have hurled thom down tho mountainside. Spring Colds Arc the Worst They lead to catarrh and pneumonia. They weaken tho entire system and leave it unable to resist the sudden changes. They interferewith your dieofttion and lessen your ac tivity. Neglected they soon become that dread disease knows m aya tetntc catarrh. Don't neglect them. It's costly aa well as dangerous. PERUNA Will Safeguard You " Have a box of Peruna Tab lets with you for the sudden cold or exposure. Tone your sys tem up with a regular course of the liquid Peruna, fortify It ag&Iast colds, get your digestion up to nor mal, take care of yourself, and avoid danger. If you are suffering now begin the treatment at once. Give Nature the help she needs f o throw off tho catarrhal Inflammation, and again become well. Peruna has been helping people for 44 years. Thousands of homes rely on it for coughs, colds and indi-. gestlon. It's a good tonic for the weak, as well. The Peruna Company Cclurabut, HAVE YOU A SWEETHEART, Son or Brother in training camps in tho Amorlcan Army or Navy T If so, mall him n package of ALLEN'S F00TEASE, tho antlscptlo powdor to bo shaken into tho shoes nnd sprinkled tn tho foot-bath; Tho Ameri can, British and French troops uso Allen's Foot Ease, bcr-auso It takes tho Friction from tho Shoo and freshens tho feet. It is tho greatest comforter for tired, aching, tender, swollen feet, ttfura u. and gives relief to corns and Ft-Eaa bunlODS. Tim PlnttsburK Camn Manual advises men In training to shako Foot-Ease In their shoes each morning. Ask yonr dealer to-day for a 26c, box ot Allen's Foot-Eoso, and for a 2c. stamp ho -will mall it tor you. wnai romom branco coula bo bo acccptamo r TYPHOID! nn mora necetMRT thsn S mo Upox.. Anay experience hu demonstrates ihn ilranit mlraculoui effl Osey, tnihiimleMne.ofAntltypho d VKClMUei. Ea vscclaittdNOW by your phyileltB, jrott joarfunllr. It U more vital then hmuo leejjjat. Aik Jour pbyilcUa. drugcM. of enHct HiT oahS Trpbolili" telllDB ot Tjrpbold Vicclme, VeralU from use, nd danger from TypboM Curlen. Produtlns Vttclmi mil Strum Witt U. S. Uetau Tki Cuttir UUrsWrr. Btrkilty, Cal4 Cbliii, lit) Has His Hands Full. "I thought I know what It was to bavo responslbllitlea," said tho head of n lnrgo concern. "But you found yourself ml&v taken 7" Yes. My wlfo went awny, leav ing n poodle, a Maltese cat and a bowl of goldfish in my care." Cutlcura Kills Dandruff. Anoint spots of dandruff with Outf cura Ointment Follow nt once' by a hot Bhampoo wlUi Cutlcura Soap, if a man; next morning if a woman. For frco Bamples address, "Cutlcura, Dept K, Boston." At druggists and by mail, Soap 25, Ointment 25 nnd 50. Adv. Her Paradoxical Position. A vessol is different in ono way rom anything else." "What is that?" "It Is when sho Is tied up that ehe enn't make any knots." In Holland a municipal gas plant hi extracting illuminating gas from a peat and coal mixture. Occasionally tho world blazos with geniusbut tho flickers nro Innumor able. Had To Quit Work Gave Up Hope of Recovery, But Doan's Restored His Health. Has Been Well Since. J. II. Rattles, carpenter. 210 W. 80th St., Chicago, 111., ayii "My back bt out completely and I had to quit work. I could hardly endure the pain in my back and nUnta I toised and turned, unable to sleep. Ulten in the morn ing my back was as tiH as a board, so that I couldn't stoop to dress myeelf. When I did manage to bend over, everything before as turned black. Myhead seemed to be whirling and sometimes I was so dizzy I had to grasp something to keep from fallins. Mr. RitkM "The kidney secre tions were irregular la paenage, getting me up at night and the passages burned cruelly. I lot my appetite, was weak and listless and went down twenty-Eve pounds hi weight. When I had almost given up hope, Doan'a Kidney Pflls cured me. Boon after, I passed an examination for life insurance and I'm glad to say my cure has lasted.' Bworn to before me, GEO. W. DEMPSTER, Votary Puolta. Get Doaa'a at Aar Stare, 0Oo Bas DOAN'S " SIm FOSTER-MILBURN CO, BUFFALO. N.Y. COUGHING annoy others and hurts yen. RclUre throat tjrrlUUoaandUckUnr.and ir stridor coajh. colds and hoaretrKM by Ufcinc at oaaa PISO'S son is tne uog nuisaace.