THE 8EMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH lLATTJE. NEBRASKA.
RIGHT HANDLING
SAVES HAY CROP
Proper Time of Cutting and Rak
ing Are Important Factors in ,
Harvesting.
TRACTOR GAINING IN
POPULARITY IN WEST
For the Garden Party
Machine Reported Profitable by
Owners in Corn belt.
BEST TIME OF DAY TO MOW
"With Small Acreage It Ib Customary
to Walt Until Dew Is Off Grow,
er Should Inform Himself by
Making Experiments.
Treparcl by the United Statea Depart
i mcnt of Agriculture.)
There Is considerable dlffcrcnco of
Opinion among hny growers us to the
?)cst tlino of day to mow hay. Some
never cut hay when the grass Is wet,
others start mowing nt any time, nnd
some mow In the afternoon only.
When considerable hay Is grown It Is
nccessnry to keep the mowers going
most of tho day. Some growers of al
falfa In tho South and Kast mow hny
even when, a light rain Is falling, be
cause unfavorable weather makes It
impossible to get the crop tu time tf
thq mowing Is all done lu good weather.
"When the acreage grown Is small, It
Is customary to wait until the dow Is
off or to cut only In the afternoon.
While this practice Is desirable In soino
cases, In 'others It Is merely wasting
valuable time and It should bo follow
ed with careful Judgment. In other
words, ' the hny grower should inform
himself by experiments or by the experience-
of his neighbors ,as to the earliest
possible time In the morning after n,
heavy dew nt which it Is safe to start
mowing under different conditions, con
sidering tho amount of moisture con
tained in the upper surface of the soil,
whether tho yield is light or heavy,
tho weather, and whether or not n ted
der is to bo used. All posslblo loss of
valuable time, such as Is entailed by
having hired help Idle or employed at
work which Is less profitable nnd neces
sary thun making hay, should be avoid
ed. It Is important to know how much
hny to have down at one time. It is
not good practice to have two or three
times as much hay cut tlown as can be
hauled or taken in in one day. Loss
of quality can he avoided somewhat
by having the mowers only one dny
ahead of the crew huullng; then if a
rain comes up a minimum amount of
liny will be damaged.
Tedding.
The best way to'cure out freshly cut
hay is to stir up the swath with a ted
der before tho top leaves dry out.
Raking Hay With Side-Delivery Rake
This . Should Be Done Befbre
Leaves Become Dry Enough to Shat
ter When Raked.
When tho leaves lose their molsturo
and become dry beforo the moisture
from the stem is removed, the process
of curing Is very much retarded. The
tedder is especially valuable In curing
alfalfa and clover hay, or heavy yleld3
of any kind. No set rule can be given
for using tho tedder, but it should fol
low tho mower from two to six or more
hours later, depending upon yield, kind
of hay, velocity of the wind, tempera
ture, clouds, etc. Tho function of the
tedder is to kick up the hay and allow
Jt to cure out evenly. Tho tedder does
more damage thun good by breaking
off tho leaves, if usctf after tho leaves
have become dry. It is used on hay in
tho swath, seldom on hay In the wind
row. To induce rapid curing, it is the cus
tom of somo liny growers to ted tho
hny twice the same day.
Rakl&g.
Tho practice of raking hay Into wind
rows with cither a sulky (dump) or
sldecllvery ruko is almost universal.
The exceptions are where the liny is
loaded on the wagon directly from the
swath by means of a hay loader, or Is
gathered from the swath with u sweep
rake. These practices are rare, be
ing followed usunlly only when the
yield is heavy.
It is safe to say that most hay Is
cured almost entirely in the swath ; in
deed it Is a common practice to com
mence hauling or stacking hay imme
diately after it Is raked. Under cer
tain conditions this practice is allow
able. When the yield is light, or when
n heavy yield Is stirred soveral times
with tho tedder, and especially If tho
day Is cloudy and there is a good breeze
stirring, liny can ho entirely cured In
the swath and a good quality made.
During hot, dry, sunshiny weather In
tho middle of the summer, however,
this practice of curing in the swath
will not produce the best grade of hay.
Under such conditions hay, especially
clover and alfalfa, should be ruked In
to the windrow Just after It is ull well
wilted and before tho leaves become
dry enough to break off when rnked.
After being raked, tho huy may bo
left in the windrow until It Is ready to
bo moved, or It may he put Into cocks
jtnd left until thoroughly cured.
Principal Advantage Reported Is Abil
ity to Do Heavy Work Quickly
Saving of Man Power Also
of Importance.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Evidence of the growing popularity
of tractors on corn-belt farms is
shown by reports made by 'more thnn
00 tractor owners, nine out of every
ten reporting that their Investment
In a tractor had proved profitable.
These data were obtained In tho sum-
finer and fall of 1017, nnd in the spring
of 1018 on representative Illinois fnrms
by specialists of the United States de
partment of agriculture, in order to
determine just what conditions Justi
fied the purchase of n trnctor In that
section. Experienced tractor owners
who made reports stated that. tractors
will prove profitable on most corn-belt
farms of 180 acres or more, while in
their opinion they should not bo ex
pected to do so on fnrms of much less
than 180 acres. The report of tho in
vestigators, published ns Farmers'
lhilletln 003, states thnt while, the fig
ures were obtained In only one state,
they are applicable throughout tho corn
belt nnd that the prospective trnctor
purchaser may reasonably count upon
equaling the nverngo performances re
ported In the study.
Nearly three-fourths (71 per cent)
c those who reported owned tract
or capable of pulling three plows.
Eleven per cent recommended two-
Plowing Not Difficult Task: for Farm
Tractor.
plow machines, while 13 per cent ad
vocated the use of four plows. In an
swer to the question "What do you
find to be the principal advantages of
a tractor for farm work?" the answer
indicates that Its ability to do. heavy
woric ana do it quickly, thus cover
ing the desired ucreago within the
proper senson, was considered .the
principal advantnge. The saving of
man power nnd the doing awny with'
hired help, enabling a man to farm
a larger acreage and thus lncrenso
the crops ho cap raise, was next In
Importance. The ability to plow to a
good depth, especially in hot weather,
Was also emphasized.
Under disadvantages the difficulty of
efficient operation wns the prlncipnl
point, and this fact should be kept In
mind by everyone who considers the
purchase of a trnctor, says the bul
letin. In this connection It suggests
that tractor owners tnko a course of
training undei competent Instructors
In. this line, as the results of such a
course usually amply justify tho time
and expense involved. Pocking of
the ground when dump was mentioned
by several owners as n disadvantage,
but not ns frequently nr, was the case
when moro of tho older and heavier
machines were in use. Tho expense
delays, and Inability to use the tractor
for some kinds of work for which"
horses could be used were disndvan
tages mentioned by several owners.
WORK IN OLD CLOTHES
(Prepared by the United 8 tat 03
Department of Agriculture.)
Tho Idea of furnishing n uni
form for Industrial workers,
while it appeals very greatly to
sentiment, appears to be alto
gether impracticable. Farm la
bor does not suggest n uniform.
For tho most part, farm labor Is
done In shirt sleeves and over
nils, and such town people us
may be Induced to do farm labor
will find It more economical and
convenient to use their old
clothes. Clnrenco Ousley, As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture.
GET FERTILIZER ORDERS liU
Essential That Dealers and Manufac
turers Know Needs of Farmers
Soon as Possible.
(Prepared by tho United States- Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
It is important thnt farmers who ex
pect to use fertilizers on their wlient
this fall place their orders early so
dealers and manufacturers know farm'
ers' needs as soon us possible, so
that orders can be combined and
car space used to the best advantage,
Transportation difficulties require
thnt freight cars be loaded to
their rated capacity. Delay in order
Ing, it is said, may result in a repeti
tion of last snrlnc's experience when
muny farmers failed to rooeLve their
mixed fertilizer and acid phosphate
until after planting time.
Winter Vetch Valuable.
Winter vetch Is especially valuable
for building up poo? soils.
For the guraen parry nnd all the
rest of summertime's engaging oppor
tunities for living outdoors some clev
er lints nnd bags to mutch liuvo been
made. They ull take cognizance of
the fact that everywhere tho lady goes
her knitting-bug goes, too, and it is
getting to be ns much an affair of In
terest nnd Importance as the hat , it
matches. With the Introduction of mil
linery braids and laces in its construc
tion, wo hu"vo summer knitting hags
different from anything that has gone
before, Knitting Is becoming n sort
of national pnstlmt! tho tired busi
ness woman and the woman of leisure
, If there are such any more declnre
it restful to the nerves. Anyway, it
is essential and must he attended to.
The novel bng shown in the picture
Is merely n tube-shnped affair covered
with ribbon, lace and a fancy millinery
braid a companion piece to the frilly
midsummer hat that Inspired it. It is
capacious and very chic1-designed for
the womnn who is able o Indulge in
'tttlo fancies and no recouniiendcd for
Slip-Over and
r
The slip-over blouse nnd others that
hnve tho appearance of slip-overs hut
fasten oiv tho shoulder, have been
steadily Increasing in popularity and
their chnncos for becoming a feature
in fall styles are excellent. So far the
slip-overs havo been developed in
georgette crepe almost to the exclu
sion of other materials, but if Is cer
tain that ,they will he made in more
substantial Bilks for fall, Some of
them have n short peplum nnd are
(belted down with narrow belts of silk
'or patent leather, but tliese are few
in comparison with the number that
are made "regulation blouse length
that is, disappearing under the skirt
nt the waistline.
"For georgette slip-overs, small pat
terns In brilliant bead embroidery aro
so effective that nothing has supplant
ed them for decorative purposes.
Bright colors, as emerald green, blue,
gold nnd rose, are chosen for mnny of
tho blouses with peplums. They hang
fairly straight and nro belted In. Their
lines and bendwork are reminiscent of
American Indian art und they continue
to bo nt onco slmplo nnd very dressy.
With n blouse of this kind nnd n silk
or satin skirt, one may dress up to the
requirements of almost nny wartime
'function.
The blouse shown In the picture is
one of those that has tho appearance
of n slip-over, but open on one shoul
der to nllow It to slip over the head.
It hardly needs description, since It is
plain, except for three slngh! box
plaits In the georgette at the front
nnd back. Hctwocn the plaits at tho
front there nro two conventional flow
er motifs outlined In colored silks,
Four small crocheted buttons aro set
along the shoulders.
The xecund hlouse is a model thnt
has proved successful inudo of silk
anyone else. There are plenty of
pretty bags thnt are more simply mndo
of materials that are seasonable all
the year round. This particular bag
suggests ways of using mnterlnls ouq
may have on hnnd for millinery Is
often dlscnrded before .It shows signs
of wear.
It does not make much dlffercnco
what huts nnd bngs are made of so
long as they aro pretty nnd cleverly
made. .What is called the "calico
vogue" has Introduced calico, gingham,"
cottdn crepe, percale and other cottons
Into the making of extrn lints for mid
summer. They might all bo classed as
garden hats but, like sport hats,
they go everywhere.
And everywhere 1b Just the placo tq
And knitting bugs nnyono who can
use a needle can own one of these
matched sets. Silk qords and tnsscln,
narrow silk fringes nnd narrow lln
gerle laces the old-fashioned rlc-rao
braid and hnnd-crocheted edges are nllj
appropriately used with these smnrt
I inexpensive, wnrtlrao novelties.
Other Blouses
r
nnd of the sheer cottons, ns voile,
batiste, organdie, with a shirt front,
collar and cuffs of cross-tucked whlto
organdie set in. In tho picture It is
made of cross-bar voile in china blue!
with white orgnndle.
Embroidery Now the Thing.
That beaded trimming Is rapidly giv
ing way to embroidery seems to bo 0
fashion tendency beyond dispute. It
Is said that one reason why the metal
lic heiid effect become so nonular In
1'aiis and luter in America a season or
so ago was because it was posslblo ta
make use or metal tlllugs and scrapings,
from munitions works for much of this
trimming. Hut for some reason very
little metal trimming is coming Into,
this country now and beads are scarce.
Kmbroldery is entirely within the,
Doiinus or tilings available. Hence tho
,1.111 fl(nut?f,. 11,111 ulintu . t . I . 1 a
iv it v .iu)vo ,f ii, 4iuuw iiiiiuruiuecy
rather thun beads. It has been snld
that there is an etui to sn-enllnd
Oriental and ecclesiastical embroider-'
les, thnt Is, bright colors have been
wibi iuiii-, iiuu iuuiil ui uiu Milan;
dresses .showing embroidery will hrf.
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worked In threads of tho samo color ori
In some simple one-tone contrnst
Organdie Frocks.
Orgnndle frocks, though n bit out of
tho picture when wo look nt tho cling
ing, long-lined frocks of racdtovnl
tendency, or even tho starchless frockH
of Rmplro origin, nro churmlng for thoj
young giri jn tneir enspness und fresh
ness. With a wide, berlbboned garden
party hat they nro bowltchlngly youth
ful.
Don't Neglect
It's Migkty Poor Policy to Worry Moms Thus Handi
capped When Health ant. Strength is So Weeded
THE man or woman handicapped with a bad back in these times when
physical fitness it to necessary, ia indeed crippled, tt'a mighty poor
policy to worry along with an aching back day after days woik ia neglected
and the simplest duties are a burden. Plowing, planting, harvesting, chum
ing, the daily housework all throw a heavy strain on the kidneys and kidney
ills, with attendant backache, are a common result. Don't waiU Neglect
may mean gravel, dropsy or Dright'a disease. Get a box of Doan'a Kidney'
Pills today. They have helped thousands. They should help 70U.
Personal Reports of Real Cases
A NEBRASKA CASE.
Mrs. Wai. Bryant, 600 South St.,
Dlalr, Nob., says) "My troublo
waa with my kidneys and bladder
and It caused mo a great deal of
misery. My wholo system scorned
to bo affected an a result. My
attention was called to Doan'a
Kidney PIIU and I used them.
They strengthened and toned up
my kidneys, regulated their action
and acted as a tonic, making mo
fool better in every ray."
Tho above statement was Given
June 11, 1910, and on March 1st,
1010, Mrs. Bryant said: "What I
havo said In my former statement
concerning my oxperleneo with
Doan'a Kidney Pills holds good
nnd I gladly contlrm It at any
time."
DOAN'S
60c b Box At All Stores.
HAD SEEN THEM "AT WORK"
Tommy Had Little Need to Puzzle His
Brains Over Question Propounded
by Teacher.
Here is n llttlo story that was told
nt a social session by Representative
Hubert D. Stephens of Mississippi, ns
an illustration that tho best Industrial
results cannot nlwnys be obtained
through team work :
Some time since, tho teacher of n
public school In a country town was
Instructing a juvenile class in mathe
matics when silo turned to u small boy
named Tommy.
"Tommy," said she, "If your father
enn do a piece of work In six dnyS and
your uncle Jim can do it In soven days,
how long would It tnkd them to do It
together?"
"About ton thousand years," was the
rather startling rejoinder of Tommy.
"Ten thousand years!" exclaimed
ACI1 Uiyusilliu Jl-lliai uitiuiunu
tencher. "Why, Tommy, Mint do
menut r.rr rl".
tho
you
"I mean," wns tho proiiipt resliQnso
of Tommy, "that If you put them to
work together they would Bit on the
fence, smoke and swap fish stories."
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Lemon Juice
For Freckles
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
homo for a few cents. Try Itl
Squeeze- the julco of two lemons Into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shnko well, and you
havo a quarter pint of tho best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion wiiltcner, nt very, very small cost.
Tour grocer has tho lemons nnd
nny drug stbro or toilet counter will
supply thrco ounces of orchard whlto
for a fcwcents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into tho face, neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles,
sunburn nnd tnn disappear and how
clear, soft nnd. whlto the skin becomes.
Test It Is harmless. Adv.
A Correction.
War Correspondent Raymond Carroll
wns looking through Ills Held glnsH nt
a compuny of retreating Germans In
tho Locro neighborhood. .
"Gad, how they are hooting It!" nn
English correspondent chuckled. "See
how they step out I There's the, goose
step for you,"
"Goose step?" ho said, "That Isn't
the goose stop, my boy It's the Foch's
trot."
FRECKLES
Now Is tlte Time to Ctt Rid of These Uf 1 Spots
There's no longer tho sllgbteit need of feeling
ashaqied of your freckles, aa Othlno double
strength la guaranteed to remote these homely
spots.
Simply Ret an ounce of Othlne double '
strength from your druggist, and apply a little
of It night and morning and you should soon sea
that T(n the worst f reck If a bare begun to dis
appear, while the lighter onea bare vsnlabed en
tirely. It Is seldom that more than one ounce ,
la needed to completely clear the akin and gala
a beautiful clear completion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength Othlne,
as this Is sold under guarantee of money back
It It falls to remore freckles, Adr.
Social Distinction.
Golfer Anyone ahead of us, caddie?
Caddie yes, sir; a gentleman with
n cnddlo and a man carryln' for Ills
self. When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
20 Smarting Jntt "ye Comfort. CO cents at
rnrglats or mall. Writ for Freo Hre liook.
MUiilNE KVKKBMUDY CO., OUIOA.UO
a Bad Back!
ANOTHER NEBRASKA CASE
P. C. Carpenter, Arapahoe, Neb.,
says: "About six months ago I
had considerable troublo with my
kidneys, closely following a sorl
ous operation. For sovoral days
I was unablo to pass the kldnoy
nocretlons and was In constant
pain. I began using Doan'a Kid
ney Pills and soon found groat ro
ller." (Statement clvcn April 27,
1012.)
On March i, 1916, Mr. Carpenter
said: "Tho euro Doan'a Kldnoy
Pills gave mo 1ms lasted. I otlll
havo great faith In them nnd will
ingly endorso them again."
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U., OMAHA, NO. 30-1918.
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