Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1918)
THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. GREAT E00N0MI0 VALUE OF BIRDS Feathered Songsters Feed Upon Practically All Insect Pests Around Farm. ATTRACT AND PROTECT THEM Besides Being Insured Against Every Form of Persecution by Human kind They Must Be Defended From Natural Foes. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment o Agriculture.) Birds nppcnl strongly to tlie Inter ests and affections of mankind. Jot only do they charm by their graceful forms, harmonious colors, sprightly no tions, and usually pleasing notes, but tlicy have an even more Important claim upon our esteem because of their great economic value. Birds Deed upon practically all In sect pests. They are voracious, able to move freely from place to place, and exert n steady Influence In keeping down the swelling tide of insect life. For economic ns well as for esthetic reasons, therefore, an efort should be Farmstead Surrounded by Trees At tracts Birds. made to attract and protect birds and to increase their numbers. Where prop er measures of this kind have been taken nn Increase of several fold in the bird population has resulted, with decreased losses from depredations of injurious Insects. The means of increasing the num ber of birds about the hpme are few and simple. They comprise adequate protection and the provision of suit able nesting places, food and wuter. Protection is the prime requisite for increasing the number of birds In any area, and the resultB of protection nro In direct proportion to Its thorough ness. Besides being Insured against every form of persecution by human kind, birds must be defended from va rious natural foes. The jnost effectual single step is to surround the proposed bird sanctuary with n i vermin-proof fence. Such n fence should prevent entrance either by digging or by climb ing, but will serve its greatest use if it cannot be climbed and Is therefore cat-proof. If It Is impracticable, to build an impenetrable fence, the .next device Is to put guards of sheet metal on ull nesting trees and on poles sup porting bird houses. This should be done in any case where squirrels or snnkes are likely to Intrude, as. It is usually impossible to fence oht these animals. Tree guards should be C feet or more above ground. Attacks by hawks, owls, crows, Jays, or other, cne mies are best controlled by eliminating the destructive Individuals. Breeding Places. Although a considerable number of our native birds build their nests on the ground, the majority place them in trees or shrubs, either in holes or on the limbs or In the crotches. Shrub bery and trees for nesting sites, there fore, are essential for making a place attractive to birds, and a double pur pose is served if the kinds planted are chosen from the list of fruit-bearing species given farther on. Shrubs should be allowed to form thickets and should be pruned back severely when young so as to produce numerous crotches. Constant removal of old treefi, anil modern tree-surgery, have resulted In a great diminution In the number of tree cavities, the natural homes of most of our hole-nesting birds. For tunntoly, most of these birds will util ize artificial nest cavities, or bird houses. Styles of bird houses may be varied almost endlessly. Those structures may be improvised by anyone, but they may bo purchnscd also from numerous denlers. The most common errors In putting out bird houses are choosing poor loca tions and supplying too many boxes. A bird house needs only partial shade, and houses on poles usually are taken. Martins prefer n house standing npart from trees. B'rds Seek Privacy. As n rule birds do not like being crowded, and If n place Is studded with bird houses only n few of them will be occupied. Birds not only do not want bird neighbors too Hear, but are Impatient of human meddling, and therefore should have ns much privacy as possible during the uctual Incubnt Ing and brooding. Nests built in shrub bery are especially liable to come to n bad end If the birds are disturbed frequently. If ground-nesting birds, as bobolinks, meadowlarks, and bohwhltes, are to be protected, grass In the nesting fields must not be cut during the breeding season. LOSSES BY INSECTS CAN BE PREVENTED 2 Watch for Evidence of Injury and Apply Remedies. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment 01 Agriculture.) Maximum yields of grain must bo produced not only during the present year but for several years to come. Tho present International situation renders this Imperative. Insects nro responsible for grcnt reductions in grain crops annually, but .such losses are lnrgely preventable. Tho Injuries cnused by Insects often remain unno ticed except where their work is very conspicuous. A great portion of the annual loss to tho grain crop duo to Insect Injuries can be avoided by vlgllnnce and vig orous action on tho part of the grnln growers. Insect outbreaks frequently orlgluuto within limited areas, and when this Is the case it Is often pos sible to stamp them out before any great damage has occurred. In other Instances the outbreaks are of general origin, and then community action Is essentlnl in order that tho Inroads of the pest may be overcome. The most serious insect enemies of cereal crops, such as tho Ilesslan fly, tho chinch bug, nnd white grubs, belong to the latter class. In the case of these and other widely distributed foes of the grains no means of stopping their ravages will be fully successful until community nctlon can be secured In adopting the methods of combat at present ndvocuted by entomologists. Fall plowing, doubtless, is the most universally beneficial practice for the control of the insect pests of cereal crops, nnd this measure should be adopted except where It Is rendered Impossible by local agricultural condi tions. Corn never should be planted on freshly broken sod lnnd, because this practice Is almost certain to ex pose the crop to the ravages of cut worms, wlreworms, and white grubs. Crops belonging to the benu family, such as cowpeas, soy beans, clover, nl falfa, etc., may bo Interposed safely between sod and. grain and especially between sod and corn, In order that injury to the grnln crops by these pests may be avoided. Kepp in Close touch with your coun ty agent, stnte experiment station, or federal entomological station. Report all serious insect outbreaks to these officials and seek their expert advice In nil cases of doubt regarding treat ment for, or identity of, Insect pests. Ilave a supply of Insecticides nnd n practical spraying outfit on hand at all times. Watch your crops. SEED SUPPLY FOR NEXT YEAR Importations From Europe Curtailed by War Farmers Must Now Produce at Home. (Prepared by the United Stntes Depart ment of AKrlculture.) War conditions have mnde It neces sary for the United Stntes to produce at home seed supplies that formerly were Imported from Europe. "Tern porary seed shortages have developed under new economic condftlons, and they mny continue," says the United Stules department of ngrlcullure in "The Seed Supply of the Nation," new pumicatton recently Issued ns Yearbook Separate 757, "but farmers and seedsmen are resourceful and thej may be expected to find ways and means to tnoet not only the needs of this country, but ulso those of otliet countries which may be dependent up on us." Although, as a matter of necessity seed production has Increased in this country since the war, the experts ol the department state that the posslbll- Harvesting Sugar-Beet Seed. Itles of commercial seed growing In the United States have only been slightly developed. The publication mentioned may be obtained by seeds men and those especially Interested, It discusses at length the various American farm crops, from a viewpoint of seed supply. American farmers plant upwards o 7,000,000 tons of seed per year, most of this being tho great staples, wheat, corn, cotton, etc., and practically ull of these seed supplies aro produced at home. Nevertheless we were ac customed before the wur to Import lurgo quantities of seeds from Europe. For some vegetables, sugar beets, and other crops, we depended ulmost en tirely upon the European seed sup ply. Seed importations from Europo were curtailed or entirely cut off by tho war. Make Manure Useful. Let tho manure pilo go its useful way- via spreader. DAIRY FACTS OBJECT OF WASHING 3UTTER Proper Way to Remove Buttermilk lo When Butter Is In Small Granules Use Pure Water. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The object of washing butter Is to j-etnovc the buttermilk. The only way that this can be dono properly is to wash tho butter when It is in small granules so thnt the largest possible surface is exposed to the water. To try to removo buttermilk by working It out of the butter Is not effective; moreover, the excessive working In jures tho grnln nnd body of the butter. While the last of tho buttermilk Is draining off the wnsh water should be prepnred. Only pure, clean wnsh wa ter should be used, and it should be twice the qunntlty of and nt about tho same temperature as the buttermilk. The water should be placed In a pall or other receptacle and Its tempera ture determined with a thermometer; If necessary It should be tempered by tho addition of either warm water or Ice. If the butter granules are too soft or too hard the temperature of the wash may bo either a few degrees warmer or colder than the buttermilk. Warm water has the same effect upon tho body of the butter cs high churning temperatures, whereas cold water makes the butter so hard that It can bo worked only with great difficulty, and if very cold tho proper Incorporation of the salt is practically Impossible. After the buttermilk has boon drawn off the cork Is replaced and one-half tho wash water is poured Into tho churn. The cover of the churn Is then replaced and the churn given about four rapid revolutions. The wash wa ter is drawn off and the washing re pented. Two washings are usually suffi cient, the second wnsh water when drawn off usually being almost perfect ly clear. WhJIe the wash water Is draining off the worker should be rinsed again with hot wnter followed by n thorough rlns Ing uhd cooling with cold water. This must be done Immediately before us ing, because if the worker is slightly dry the butter will stick to It. Tho lever worker is widely used and gives satisfactory results, though other types do Just as good work. The butter, which is still In the gran ulnr condition, Is removed from tho churn with the ladle and placed In a convenient receptacle for weighing. The old-fnshlonod butter bowl Is con veulent, nnd tills is the only use that should be made of it. The butter having been weighed tho quantity of snlt is weighed, and this should be calculated on the basis of three- fourths of an ounce for each pound of butter. The quantity may be varied to suit personal taste or the require ments of the market. The best grade of butter salt tr table salt should bo used. The butt,er Is placed upon the worker, spread out about two Inches thick, nnd the salt, free df lumps, sift ed upon It. The butter Is then press- Washing Utensils Immediately After Making Butter. ed with the lever or other device, enro being taken to press and not to rub or smear It. After being pressed Into n thin layer it is folded upon Itself Into a pile and the pressing repeated, The working Is continued until thero Is a thorough and even distribution of the snlt and a desirable grain and body have been produced. The working of the butter Is n very Important tftep in the making process and should receive careful attention. Too much working is a common fault In farm-made butter. Overworked butter has u Htieky and salvy body, a dull, greasy nppearance, and gummy grnln. It feels warm In the mouth, sticks, nnd dissolves slowly. Properly worked butter hns a waxy body and a bright appearance, and feels cool nnd dissolves quickly In the mouth. Hut ter hns a proper grain If a slab breaks when bent nt nn angle of nbout 45 de grees and the broken surface has tho appearance of broken steel. In nd dltion, overworking butter Injures Its keeping properties. GIRLS1 USE LEMONS FOR SUNBURN, TAN Try It! Make this lemon lotion to whiten your tanned or freckled skin. Squcezo tho Juice of two lemons In to a bottlo containing three ounces of Orchard White, shake well, and you have u quarter pint of tho best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and conrptcx- Ion whltcner, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has tho lemons nnd any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchnrd White, for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fra grant lotion Into tho face, neck, arms nnd hands and see how quickly the freckles, sunburn, wlndhurn nnd tnn disappear and how clear, soft and whlto tho skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless. Adv. Memorable Vacation. Having a week off on account of bo- Ins overworked, and by advice of our physician, our wife suggests that It will be a corking .opportunity to go over the house together and find tho loose ends of things and tlx them up. She has laid out half a dozen blinds nnd rollers that need fixing, a carpet that could be beat without hurting Its gen eral reputation, a number of pans to solder, a piece of gable that's loose on the roof, some rain spouting that needs attention nnd a few old family pictures that could be tightened, dust ed, polished, frames re-vnrnlshed. etc., and stuck up in tho parlor. All in nil, our week's vacation Is go ing to be something to remember. ltlehmond Times-Dispatch. No Older Than Your Face. Is true in most cases. Then keep your face fair and young with Cutlcurn Soap ond touches of Cutlcura Oint ment ns needed. For free samples ad dress, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Boston." Sold by druggists nnd by mall. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and CO. Adv. Another Understatement. In tho Companion for Mny 0 there was a Joke entitled "Well Within Hounds," which has reminded a reader of an accident of her youth. Wo had a mean-tempered colt, she snys, which we hnd all urged father to sell, but he would not. Ono morn ing when he was bedding down the ani mal It kicked htm viciously. Several members pf the family were In the barn, nnd, they nil ran to see If he had been hurt and to hear what he would sny about such on unprovoked attack. Father, who, by the way, was not n Yankee, picked himself up, rubbed his well-nigh fractured shin and remarked to the colt, "Well I Well I I'd think Just ns touch of you If you hadn't done that I" nnd then went ou with his work. Youth's Compnnlon. MoBt particular women use Red Crosi Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please. At all good grocers. Adv. Not Crazy With the Heat. v'Say, you," yelled the policeman at a fellow who walked smilingly by, ar rayed In a light pair of trousers, a slllc shirt, it pannma hnt, hut with a pnlr of ear muffs on, ns the mercury fid geted nround the 105 mnrk and threat ened to go over the top at any mo ment. "What bug house did you es cape from?" "I didn't hear you," said the man. as he began to retrace his steps. "I sny, what's the Idea of the car decorations? Hnve you got n short circuit In your mentnl nppuratus?" The man grinned. "Naw, nothln' like thnt. Merely taking a precaution ugnlnst hettrln' too well. This Is tho open season for the boob who asks you If It's hot enough for you." The Diagnosis. First Doc What shall we tell the family Is the matter with the old fel low? Second Ditto Let's give ourselves plenty of scope. It's either hardening of the arteries or softening of the brain. By bridling your tongue you refrain from saddling your troubles upon others. Are Yoh Bloated After Eating With that gassy, puffy feeling, and hurting near your fceart? For Quick Relief Take ONE (FOB You can fairly feel it body and the Bloat goes with it. Removes Quickly Indigestion, Heartburn, Soar Stomach, etc. Get EATONIC from your Druggitt with the DOUBLE GUARANTEE Sa4 far U "Hla" Koch. Aiit CU.Ia lUmttf C. Ulh-U Bo. Wbub A. aba. Ckltut, III. Equal Value, "What did the bride's rich relations give her'" "One gave her a sliver, gold-lined sugar bowl anil the other gave her enotiKh sugar to All It." ASTHMADOK AVERTS "BELIEVES HAY FEVER Begba lYeatmeat HOW All DruglUtj Guanine 1 Iff MM This Rookie a Ql-nt. The last Worcester draft contingent included Edward T. Kcanlon, the larg est rookie sent by Massachusetts' so far. He Is six feet two Inches tall, and weighs 2S7 pounds. He has n brother, Jnmes W; Kcanlon, nge twenty-six, nt Camp Devens, who also stands six feet two Inches and weighs, about 100 pounds, nnd a cousin, Tom Hennessey, nlso at Camp Devons, who Is tho stuno height and weighs nbout 200 pounds. Boston Globe. Tho Preliminary. "Dear, 1 want u silk dust clonk." "All right; let me first raiso lhe dust." A Message to Mothers YOU know tho real human doctors right around in your neighborhood I tho doctors mndo of flesh and blood just llko you : the doctors with souls and hearts : thoso men who aro responding to your call in tho dead of night as readily ns in tho broad daylight; they aro ready to tell you tho good that Fletcher's Cnstorla has done, is doing and will do, from thotr oxporlonco nnd their iovo for children. Flotchor'a Caatoria is nothing new. Wo aro not asking you to try an experiment Wo just want to impress upon you tho importance of buying Fletcher's. Your physician will toll you this, as ho knows there aro a num ber of imitations on tho market, and he is particularly interested In the welfare of your baby. Genuine Cnstorla nlwayn brnra tho Practical Outlook. "What do you think Maymo snld when Harold told her he would die for her?" "What did she say?" "Asked him how much life Insur ance he carried." Sometimes. "Speech Is an engine of actlon."t "Often It Is u hot-air' engine." Bal timore American. Ilelen Hnrtmun of Brldgcton, Intl., hns canned 002 quarts of food this season, single-handed. HAARLEM OIL CAPSULES IF YOUR BACK ACHES Do you feel tired nnd "worn-out?" Are you nervous and Irritable? Don't sleep well at night? Ilnvo a "dragged out," unrested feeling when you get up In the morning? Dizzy spells? Bil ious? Bad taste In tho mouth, back ache, pain or soreness In the loins, nnd abdomen? Severe distress when urinating, bloody, cloudy urlno or sed iment? All these iudlcnto gravel or stono In tho bladder, or that the poi sonous microbes, which uro always In your system, have attacked your kid neys. You should use GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Immediately. Tho oil soaks gently Into the walls nnd lining of the kidneys, nnd the lit tle poisonous animal germs, which nro causing the Inflammation, are Imme diately attacked and chased out of your system without Inconvenience or pain. say, settle Canada. Canada's invitation to Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta is especially attractive. She wants farmers to make money and happy, prosperous homes for themselves by helping her raise immense wheat crops to feed the world. You Can Get a Homestead of 160 Acres Free or other lands at very low prices. Where you caa bey good farm land at $15 to $30 per acre that will raise 20 to 45 bushels of $2 , Wheat to the acre it's easy to become prosperous. Canadian farmers also grow wonderful crops of Oats, Barley and Flax. Mixed Farm ing is fully as profitable an industry as grain raising. The excellent crosses, full of nutrition, are the only food required either for beef or dairy purposes. Good schools and churches; markets convenient; climate excellent Write for literature and particulars as to reduced railway rates to Supt of Im migration, Ottawa, Canada, or to W. V. BENNETT Room 4, Bee Dldn., Omaha. Neb. Canadian Government Agent ATONIC YOUR STOMACHS SAKE) work. It drives the GAS out Quite So. "There used to bo such a rage for red hair." "Oh, that'H dyed out." No one knows the names of Adum und Eve's children except the two old est boys. Such a Pralslna the Kaiser. Somo fellows arc born with black eyes; others get them In various ways. Texas Is uhamlonlng ostrich growing. Her Golden Heart. "You say you uro In lovo with Miss BnRgsr "I'm sure I am." "Ilut I can't see anything attractive about her." "Neither can I see It. But It's la the bank, all right." Sarcasm. "It Is very hot today." "I'm so glad you told me. Saves tuc the trouble of going to look nt the thermometer." More than 70 different kinds of wood are used In the manufacture of um brella handles. signature of In English Eyes. (Minimum Padgett of the house na val committee tells of n recent trip to Old Point Comfort with some English ofllcers. They were watching tho bath ers, and ono of the visitors comment ed on the brevity of the bathing suits. "Yes," remarked Padgett, "we econ omize even there. Every Individual Is doing her bit." "I see," was the reply, "less skirt, nnd more Individual." Misery loves company, nut even that sort of company can wear Ms welcoma out. Don't Ignore tho "little pains and nches," especially backaches. They may be little now but there is no tell ing how soon a dangerous or fatal dis ease of which they aro the forerun ners may show Itself. Go after the cause of that backache at once, or you may find yourself in the grip of an In curable disease. Do not delay n minute. Go to your druggist and Insist on his supplying you with a box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. In 24 hours you will feel renewed health and vigor. After you have cured yourself, con tinue to take one or two Capsules each day so as to keep in first-class condition, nnd ward off the danger of future attacks. Money refunded It they do not help you. Ask for the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand, and thus bo sure of getting the genuine. Adv. " - S? rVi Trt :Pt3 that's what thousands of farmers who have gone from the U. S. to on homesteads or buy land in Western every industrious worker to settle in of your Canine Statistics. "What Interest has tho dog in ehoa lug thru est?" "I guess his Interest U nbout one purr scent." Mncoti, On,, orders sanitary hums of approved typo for all cows. Chicago woman has started crmtuds agninst cats to conserve food. When Your Eyes Need Cart Try Murine Eye Remedy flo HmirUcit Juit Kje Comfort. Ul oesu at InigvUii or mill. Writ for Vn Mto Book. MUUINK KYK ItlUCEDY CO., OUIOAUO 7 II 'RiTOtSii B ftBL CotU a Cnt B