THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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HOADS IN SHAPE FOR WINTER
Need for Improved Highways This
Year Will Be Greater Than Ever
, Beforo In History.
Highway preparedness for next win
ter la almost n negligible quantity In
nony states whoso roads of nillltiiry
md economic Importance will demand
their utilization during the "snow
sound" period. A survey of the plans
or enow removal of every state in the
Union having sufficient snowfall to impede-
highway traffic during the winter
months has Just been completed by a
nrgo rubber concern. The reports from
Heavy Traffic Follows Improvement.
the various state highway commissions
disclose n surprising lack of organiza
tion und legislation to cope with tho
situation that promises to be worse this
winter than tho freight congestion and
embargo period of last winter.
Never before In history have Amer
ican. highways played such an Impor
tant part In transportation. Fleet after
fleet of powerful motortrucks are ply
ing between towns nnd cities. They
release thousands and thousands of
freight cars for war duty elsewhere.
To take tho trucks off the highways
next winter would be- nothing short of
u calamity.
America's second winter in the world
war with more munition factories,
Mioro alrplano plants and over 1,000.000
men in France who must have food
and supplies from the rural districts
nifil the Inland commercial centers
will heap duties on the commerce never
beforo heard of duties of hauling that
our railroads can't hope to meet.
Highways and trucks must come to
the rescue. But under existing laws
state highway commissions have no
funds to keep the mntn traveled high
ways opened and cleared of snow.
The Inck of farsightedness and pro
visions for snow clearance Is alarming,
according to tho company, which urges
early action to prevent disaster.
GOOD ROADS ARE NECESSARY
War Needs Make Hiflhway Improve
ments Imperative for Transporta
tion of Supplies.
Good roads have long I-'en a need.
Today they aro a necesshy. Instead
of putting by road Improvements until
the war Is over, wnr needs make Im
mediate road development the more
imperative. The country can produce
plenty of food and supplies if we can
but transport them where they are
needed. Tho motor car and the motor
truck can do tho work If the ronds are
put In shape and kept in shape. It is
not too much to say thnt bad roads in
America threaten the lives of our men
on the fighting front. They must have
munitions, food and equipment, nnd
these must be taken to them over
roads here as well as abroad. Do your
part by boosting road Improvement In
your community. The time to start Is
now. Milestones.
BENEFIT OF IMPROVED ROADS
Make It Possible to Consolidate or
Centralize Schools Cost Reduced
to Minimum.
(From tho UnltofJ States Department ol
Agriculture.)
Thnt Improved ronds would benefit
our country-school system there would
seem to bo no doubt. Good roads
inako It possible to consolidate or cen
tralize tho schools and to establish
graded schools In tho rural districts.
Such schools centrally located will ac
commodate all of the children within
a radius of four or five miles. In
many communities having the advan
tage of Improved roads commodious
buildings hnve been provided, more
competent teachers employed nnd mod
ern facilities for teaching supplied ut a
minimum cost.
Not Good for Earth Roads.
Tho nso of ckds, sods, weeds 01
vegetable matter In building earth
roads should be avoided because thej
retain moisture.
Give Split Log Drag a Chance.
Those of you who have tried II
know that tho split-log drag will work
wonders If It Is given a good chance.
Gravel Roads First Step.
Gravel roads nro tho first step to
ward better roads. Tho next step It
tho broken stone or mncndaai road.
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CONTAINER OF PROPER KIND
Jhoso With Handles Are Much Less
Likely to Be Damaged In Transit
In the Malls.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Ono Important requirement for par
cel post shipping nnd mnrketlng Is a
proper nnd satisfactory contnlncr.
Sometimes tho consumer can secure
containers more readily and economi
cally than the producer. Those with
nandles are much less likely to be dam
aged In transit In the malls than those
which aro not thus supplied nnd which
aro likely to bo tossed or thrown or
handled by tho string or twine used In
tying them. A bamboo basket serves
thopurpose very well and may bo nscd
n long time. Ordinary splint baskeUi
made of strips of veneer may also be
used, and If they can be secured at a
Container for Shipping Cheese by Par
eel Post.
prico sufficiently cheap a new one foi
each shipment Is more economical than
having them returned, unless they nr
sent buck In lots of ten or more un
der ono cover. This, of course, neccs
sltntes using them without ti wooden
handle, in which caso a heavy twine
should bo used for n handle. This
twine can be untied nnd the baskets
used, or placed in one nnother, for re
turn shipment. If n basket with a
wooden handle Is used, care should ha
taken to see It Is securely nailed, not
only at the rim of the basket but
farther down toward the bottom, so as ,
to prevent undue leverage which may
break loose tho nailing.
Corrugated pasteboard cartons fro
quently mny be found useful and desir
able for this service. They nro made In
a great variety of sizes, dimensions,
nnd patterns, nnd when empty nre
fchipped knocked down flat.
Few persons know how to prepnro
and pack fruit and produce for market.
Proper packing for pnrcel post market
ing Is of primary lmportnnce nnd needs
to be emphasized so that both the con
tents nnd the container may carry
properly, arrive In good condition,
and present n satisfactory appearance.
The pack should be regular, of as near
ly uniform produce ns possible, nnd of
full measure nccordlng to the quan
tity ordered. A llttlo practice will en
able nlmost nnyone to pack a basket
or container of any kind In a satisfac
tory manner.
FLAXSEED VS. WHOLE MILK
Outline of Results Secured by Experts
at North Dakota Station in
Feeding Calves.
Any successful method thnt will cut
down the perloJ of feeding whole milk
to calves Is usually welcomed by dairy
men. Exports at the North Dakota
experiment station have used flaxseed
and skim milk witu good results In
the following manner:
Whole milk was fed for the first
thro'5 weeks. Then during the age
from three weeks to six nionUis skim
milk was fed with enough fln.iscod to
take tho place of the fat In wjiole
milk Each Calf was given two gal-,
Ions of skim milk a day.
Calves fed in this manner did not
do quite so well the first three months
as u similar group of calves fed whole
milk, but at the end of tlK six months
there was prartlcnlly no difference In
condition except that the calves fed
whole milk averaged about four
pounds less In weight. Hut consider
ing thnt ?19 worth of whole milk per
calf had been saved in the six months'
period, the use of ilnxseed wus con
sidered the better practice.
KEEP CREAM CANS COVERED
Direct Rays of Sun Counteract What
ever Care Has Previously Been
Made to Keep Cool.
Uy K. M'CANN. Colorado Atrrlcultural
College, Tort Colllnu, Colo.)
A great part of the value of keeping
cream cool on tho farm nnd at the
station or creamery Is lost In the
cream being exposed to the direct rays
of the sun while being hnulcd from
tho farm to the point of sale. Far
too few people stop to r?.illze the Im
portance of covering their cream cans
when bringing them in to town. Ex
pensive Jacketed cans are not n neces
sity to keep tho cream cool; In sum
mer wenthcr Just an ordinary piece of
clean wet burlap or blanket thrown
over the enns wH keep the tempera
ture of the creatn as much as 120 de
grees below who It would rise to If
left uncovered wWle being transported
over the average Aaullng distance.
FEED STATIONS
ATTRACT BIRDS
Feathered Songsters Help Pro
tect City Parks From Insects
That Destroy Foliage.
ARE PLEASING TO CHILDREN
Add to Pleasure and Interest of Thou
sands of Lovers of Nature Minne
apolis Superintendent Gives
Experience.
(Prepared hy tho United States Depart
ment ot Agriculture.)
Besides the enjoyment of having
birds present In parks, there Is tho
economic value of having them as cue-'
mlcs of plant pests. They help to po
lice the parks by reducing the Insects
that feed on foliage and are peculiarly
important, becnuse the beauty and util
ity of parks largely depends on pre
serving the vegetation.
Birds' Place In Parks.
Such changes as may be made to at
tract birds to pnrks may also enhance
the beauty or Interest of the park
Itself, as In fountains und martin
houses nnd other artistic nest boxes.
Feeding stations mny have sightly de
signs and be worked In as part of oth
er park structures, and their presence
adds not nlone to the benefit of the
birds, but to the interest of thousands
of lovers of nature. They arc partic
ularly pleasing to children nnd Instill
Birds Collected In Tree Tops.
tho lessons of bird protection ns op
posed to the practices of bird destruc
tion sometimes Indulged In.
Experience In Minneapolis.
The value of such stations Is nttest
ed by Theodore Wlrth, superintendent
of parks In the city of Minneapolis,
lie says: ,
"For the past five or six years wo
have maintained a number of feeding
stations In various parts of our park
system, with very satisfactory results.
I give a list of the birds which stay
with us over winter. The permanent
winter birds found In tho vicinity of
our pnrks aro tho chickadee, blue jay,
white-breasted nuthatch, downy und
hairy woodpeckers and screech owl;
winter visitors, tho redpoll, tree spar
row and Junco; Irregular winter vis
itors, the evening grosbeak, Bohemian
waxwing and snow bunting. It Is safe
to say that a large number of these
species nre staying In the park on nc
count of tho food supplied them. The
feeding of the wild birds in tho parks
Is a great success und will bo contin
ued." Summer food should ulso bo supplied
In the form of berry-bearing hhnilt
nnd the full planting of these should
be arranged for. Thoso Interested
should send to Washington for Depart
ment of Agriculture Bulletin 710, "At
tracting Birds to Public and Scmlpub
He Reservations."
SEED NEEDED FOR PLANTING
Quite Frequently Home-Grown Supply
Is Better Than Any That Can
Be Purchased.
(Prepared hy the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Some of tho garden seed now grow
ing ahundnnt In your garden will be
needed next year when planting tlnn'
conies. Better save a supply while
you can. It Is not hard to save seed
and quite frequently the home-grown
supply Is better than any that can !
bought from the seedsman. Home
grown seeds are suited to local envir
onment und tho vigor nnd productive
ness of the plants from which they tire
selected can bo taken Into considera
tion which Is nn Important point in
selecting home-grown seed. Wnlt un
til the seed maturos, then dry It thor
oughly Immediately after it has been
harvested, put It In packages well lu
belcd and store In a dry placo where H
cannot bo destroyed by Insects, rats or
mice.
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INCREASE YIELD OF
WHEAT NEXT SEASON
Early and Proper Preparation of
Seed Bed Is Urged.
Thorough Tillage Is Important to
Conserve Necessary Moisture
Soli Should Be Harrowed Im
mediately After Plowing.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Big wheat yields, the objefft of
every member of the American lnnd
army who Is planning to take part In
the 1010 Liberty whent harvest, begin
with the preparation of the seed bed.
It must be firm, moist and well com
pacted beneath with a mellow, finely
divided upper three Inches of soil, und
enrllness In Its preparation Is Impor
tant. If the Importance of thorough till
age were more generally recognized
and proper methods of seed-bod prep
aration were employed more common-
Seeding Wheat on Corn Ground With
Two-Horse Disk Drill.
ly throughout tho so-called humid
areas, there would be less frequent
losses from drought nnd better wheat
crops would result. In this nrca the
mistake Is often made of thinking that
there will always be moisture enough
present for maximum crop growth, nnd
the result Is short crops where more
attention to moisture preservation
would hnve assured good yields.
If wligat Is grown In rotation with
oats or after wheat, tho stubble should
he plowed to a depth of at least seven
Inches immediately after harvesting
the crop of grain. Tho ground should
be harrowed within a few hours aftei
plowing, and cultivation with harrow
disk, drag, or roller should be given
ns necessary inercaner until planting
time, to kill weeds, to settle and make
firm the subsoil, nnd to maintain a soil
mulch above. Late plow'lng does nol
allow time for these necessary opera
tions.
If a cultivated crop precedes wheat
frequent cultivation given to this crop
will preserve moisture and maintain n
soil mulch. If level cultivation has
been practiced, a good seed bed car
usually be prepared by disking and
burrowing after removing the crop. II
weeds are present, however, It may be
advisable to plow shallow, the dish
preceding nnd following tho plow.
Early plowing nnd thorough tillage
of the plowed soil aid In catching tlx
wnter falls and In storing this and the
wnter already In the soil for use bj
the wheat plants. The firm seed bed
under this mulch enables the young
wheat plants to make use of tho sub
soil waters which rise by capillarity
when there Is n perfect union between
the plowed soil and the subsoil. Suf
ficient wnter Is thus assured for the
germlnntlon of the seed when sown
and for the early fall growth of the
seedlings, a very Important consldera
tlon. Plant food Is also likely to be
more ubundant In the soli when such
methods are employed.
CORN BINDER IS TIME SAVER
Machine Delivers Crop In Bundlei
Which Make It Considerably Eas
ier to Handle.
I (Prepared by tlio United Htalon Depart
merit of AkiU ultnri'.)
I With n corn binder and Ihreo horses
In corn that is standing well, three
' men, ono to drlvo nnd two to shock
can harvest about twice as much as
when cutting by hand. From seven tc
1 nlno ncres can be cut in a tcp-hour dnj
with a binder. Tho same three men
could scarcely cover morn than fou
acres In the same length of time when
1 cutting by hand. Willi t e hinder they
can cut and shock a -10-acre field o
corn In a week or less, effecting n big
; saving In time, though perhaps none
1 In expense. The binder delivers the
I corn In bundles, which makes It con
sldcrnbly easier to handle both In load
: lag on wagons and at tho ensilage cut
tea-, if your acreiigo In corn Is not
largo enough to Justify nn Investment
In a modern corn hurvester, Join with
one or two of your neighbors nnd pur-
I chnso one co-operntlvely. If this can
not be done, rent u binder It will tnke
I the place of one hired man in cutting
and shocking, or two In cutting corn
i for ensilage.
BEST PLACE TO STORE SEED
Dry, Well-Vcntllated Room Is Prefer
able Cellars Too Moist and At
tics Too Hot.
(Prepared by tlio United States Depart
mont of Agriculture )
Store seed In a dry, well-ventllnted
i room. Cellars are too moist, ettics
usually are too hot, but a second
story room furnishes the Ideal location
Seed enn be protected against mleo by
storing In tin boxes or mou.io-proo
wooden boxes, or by suspending In
cloth bugs,
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FLEAS INJURIOUS TO FOWLS
Stlcktlght Variety Found In Many
Southern States Is of Importance
Few Other Types.
From tho United States Department of
Aarlculturo.)
Southern poultry rnlsers havo nn
additional poultry pest to combat
aside from lice nnd mites. It Is tho
stlcktlght Hen, or Southern chicken
(len, which jj ninny parts of tho South
nnd Southwestern statesis of great lm
portnnce. It hns been reported ns In
Jurlous to poultry ns far north as Kan
sas. This form of Ilea attacks a num
ber of different busts Including poultry,
dogs, cats, nnd some wild unlmnls. Un
like other species the adult ileus re
main, during the greater part of their
lives, attached to the host animal, It
has been stated. In the nse of poul
try Infestation fleas are most common
on the heads of the hosts, where they
ire to be seen In groups or pntches.
rids habit of attacking In clusters
seems to be well marked, and an In
fested fowl often mny be recognized
it a considerable distance by the dark
Hen covered areas about the eyes, comb
and wattles. When tho liens nre ex--esslvely
abundant they may be found
In similar patches on tlio neck and va
rious parts of tho body. The Injury
s most marked in young chickens,
which when fairly heavily Infested
Dftcn die quickly. Older fowls nro
more resistant, but hnve been known
:o succumb to very heavy infestations;
Head of Rooster Infested With Stick
tight Flea.
nnd certainly the liens materially re
duce) the egg production, retard tho
growth of fowls, nnd diminish their
size.
The eggs nre deposited by the ndult
flea while It Is nttuched to the host.
They full to the ground under the
roost In chicken houses or under sheds
frequented by the poultry and thcro
continue to develop. When dogs nnd
cats arc Infested, the Immature stages
develop largely In the material used
by them for beds. They require com
paratively dry material In which to
breed, but n largo amount of nlr moist
ure Is fnvornble to them. Adults of
this species continue to emerge from
Infested trush for four or five months
ufter all hosts have been removed;
henco It Is cusy to understnnd why
chicken houses may still havo many
liens In them after being unused for
considerable periods.
A few other species of fleas nre oc
casionally found In poultry houses.
Some of these mny be normnlly bird
Infesting species, wlille others nre nt
home In the' houses of domestic poul
try. Infestations by these .fleas have
been reported from several places In
tho Northern states, particularly In tho
Northwest. The presence of the fleas
Is usually first detected by persons en
tering chicken houses und being at
tacked by them. These fleas do not
remain nttnehed to the host continu
ously ns does tlio stlcktlght flea.
As a preliminary step It Is well to
see thattho poultry nro kept uway
from other animals as far as possible.
Especial euro should bo exercised to
keep dogs and cats from lying about
tho chicken yards or places frequent
ed by the poultry. AH animals, and
the poultry as well, should be exclud
ed from beneath houses and bnrns, ns
such places aro favorable for flea de
velopment and difficult to treat if they
become Infest cel. These precautions
should bo followed by a thorough
clennlng out ot the chicken house and
outbuildings frequented by the poultry.
All of the material should bo hnulcd
a good distance from tho buildings nnd
scattered. The places where tho fleas
are thought to bo breeding should
'hen bo sprinkled with cnide oil.
It Is ruther difficult to destroy tho
itlcktlght Hen on fowls without Injur
ing the host. It Is desirable, however,
In the caso of heavy Infestations to de
stroy ns mnny of the (lens as possible,
Tills can be accomplished by carefully
applying carbohited vasellno to the
clusters of liens on the fowls, or greas
ing them with kerosene nnd bird -ono
part keroseno to two parte Jard. In
all case's care should bo taken that
the applications of gremse are con
lined to the Bent of InfcRtntlon. It Is
Important that dogs and cats bo freed
from stlcktlght Hens. This may bo
accomsUshod by wushlng them In u
saponified conl-tar creosote prcparu
Hon, or by greasing tho most heavily
Infested parts with kerosene and lard
Hats sometimes harbor thoso fleas In
considerable) numbers, therefore their
destruction will uld In the control work
as well iiB doing uwny with nnother
troublesome chicken pest.
The thorough cleansing of poultry
houses and runs and tho application of
crude petroleum will bo found to uld
In the control of other Important ene
mies of fowls, such as mites and chick
en ticks or "bluo bugs,"
IN MIS
ERY
FOR YEARS
Mr, Courtney Tells How Shm
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham'g Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa. Iowa. " For vetira I wu
Imply In misery from a weakness and
awiui pains ana
nothing seemed U
do mo any (rood. A
friend advised m
to take Lydia E.
PInkhnm'a Vosre
tablo Compound. I
did so and got re
lief right away. I
can certainly re
commend this valu
able mcdidno t
other womon who
Buffer, for it baa
done ouch eood
work for mo and I know it will help
others if thoy will rWo it a fair trial.
Mrs. Lizzie Courtney, 103 8th Ave.,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
why will women arag along irom aay
to dav. vcar in and vear out. sufferlnr
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this aro continually being
published.' Every woman who suffers
irom aispiBccmcnu. iticjjumnuue, in
flammation, ulceration, backache, ner
vousness, or who is passing through th
unange or uie snoum give wis iamoua
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
ham's VcgcUblo Compound, a trial For
special advice writo Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Tho result
of Its long experience is at your service.
DATCMTG Wtipn K. Colmii
r I Ell E a l'a wnt Lw jer, WMhlDito:
nn AdYlm&nil book! re
lUlei reuomblo. Ulghoairatetenoet. ilMUarrloaa
Theorist
"I alwayH bellovu lu saving some
thing for a rainy day."
"How much have you saved?"
"Oh, I haven't saved anything, but 1
believe In It."
A New Way to Shave
Tender skins twlco a day without Irrt-
tntlon by using Cutlcurn Soap tha
"Cutlcurn Way." No slimy mug, germs,
wasto of tlmo or money. For free sam
ples address, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Bos
ton." At drugglBts and by mall. Bonn
25, Ointment 25 nnd CO. Adv.
Noah Must Have Had Patience.
A long and pntlenr but vain effort
on the part of a khakl-clad driver to
Induce a mule drawing whnt appeared
to bo a load of laundry through the
gntoway of a hospital afforded con
sldernble amusement to tho boys In
blue who were wntchlng tho proceed
ings. The mulo would do anything
but pass through the gutewny.
"Wnnt any 'elp, chum?" shouted ono
of tho boys In blue to tho driver, ns ho
rested a moment.
"No," replied the driver, "but I'd
like to know how Nonh got two of
theso blighters Into tho nrkl"
Guilty.
A certain admiral whoso addiction
to strong limgungo Is well known In
the nnvy wrts ono dny Inspecting ono
of tho ships under his command. Wl en
ho came to tho brig (ship's Jail) bin
piercing eye trnvelcd from ono to an
other of tho prisoners, who wcro evi
dently 111 ut enso under his scrutiny.
"What tlio arc you In for?" ho
demanded of one.
"For using profnnlty, sir," waB the
meek reply. Llfo.
Up to Aunt to Be Good.
My nephew, Bobby, was celebrating
his fourth birthday and ono of his
mints was telling him how good every
body wus to him hecauso ho got so
mnny things. Bobby answered: "You
hasn't been so good, 'cause you hnsnl
glvo mo nuthlng yet." Chicago Trib
une. K. 13. Duddlng of New York wnnti
100,000 American convicts put to wort
in munition plants.
always goes with
health.and health
making is the big
reason for
A delicious food,
rich in the vital,
phosphates.
No Waste. You
eat and enjoy it
to the last atom.
Health .making,
nourishing,
economical.
Tryit.
There's a Reason,
Confidence
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