THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TKIRUNE.
Efi ITEMS
K'ew3 of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
Columbus cltl.ons nre Jubllnnt over
a roml building bnrguln entered Into
nclwmn IMntto county nn.l tlu sti.tc.
Hie original deal was n rural paving
Project extending from Columbus
across thu valley of the Loup rlvor,
which 1b subject to overflow. The
, llinl ,ost of t,le loject was to be
51.iO.000, of which the state was to
pny $00,000. . Platte conntv t.ni..v .....
able to rnlso the funds, thrco-frttirths
of a mile of the road was cut off. cut
ting the expenses to about $85,000.
But the expense was nil cut off the
Plurto county end, the state being still
oxpectod to pay $00,000 to IMntto coun
ty's .'jtt.j.OOO.
The death of former governor Silas
A. Holcomb In Helllngham, Wash., re
calls, that In the past live years seven
judges and former Judges of the Ne
braska supreme court have passed
away. They nre: Conrad Ilellenbock,
Janunry 21, 1915; Mnnoah B. Heese,
September '28, 1017; Francis O. Ilnmer,
August 10, 1018: Thomns O. C. Hnrrl
son, May IK), 1010; Samuel JT. Sedg
wick, December 25, 1010; Albert .1.
Cornish, April 18, 1020; Silas A. Hol
comb, April 25, 1020.
The (list genuine action by the gov
ernment t& curb hoarding and profi
teering In Nebraska, occurred at
Omaha last week when agents of the
Depurtment of Justice, after a hasty
Investigation, seized 1GS.000 pounds of
augur stored in two warehouses by re
tail dealers. Moro raid on sugar
hoarders In Omaha and other cities In
the state are expected, and the guilty
are to be prosecuted, government of
ficials at Omaha state.
A movement Is under way to bring
one or the regional tractor demonstra
tions and Indoor shows of the National
Implement and Vehicle association to
Omaha for this year. The outdoor
show would bo held sometime In July,
probubly, and the Indoor exhibit in
February or March of 1021.
The two Nebraska synods of the
Lutheran church and the advisory
committee of Midland college have set
aside May 2.'$ as "Midland College
Day," when sermons will be devoted to
the school and a drive mude for funds
and students.
Funeral services over the renmlns of
Silas A. Holcomb, former governor of
Nebraska, member of the stnte su
preme court and state bctard of con
trol, were held at Broken Bow. Judge
Holcomb died at the homo of a (laugh
ter at Helllngham, Wash. lie" was G2
years old.
It Is reported that the Sinclair Oil
and Iteflning company, the lnrgest lii
dependent company in the country, is
seriously considering Alliance as the
site for one of the largest refineries
in the west, to care for Its largo pro
auction in Wyoming.
It is reported thnt Second' Lleuten
ant J. T. Logan of Seward, former
finance ofllcer of Camp Knox, Louis
vllle, Ky., who disappeared four
months ago, was approximately short
51.1,000 in ids accounts when ho left.
No trace of him lias been found.
Mis. O. C. Ryan of Grand Islnnd,
federal fair price commissioner for
Nebraska, hns rc-cstnhllshed the war
time licensing system for sugnr dlstrl
butlon in an effort to copd with the
present sltuntlon.
A stnte wide drive for funds to erect
an auditorium on tho campus of the
state university nt Lincoln to the
memory of the soldier and sailor dead
of the war will be Inunebed In Nebras
lea on June 0.
Several hundred delegates are ex-
pected to attend tho first convention
of the Nebraska League of Women
Voters, which will be held in Omaha
In June.
Funds for a $.',000 budget are being
asked business men of Tecumseb by
the finance committee of the Tecum
seb Community club.
At the end of last week Baptists
were leading all other denominations
In the Interchurch cnnipnlgn for funds
In Nebraska.
fl. 11. Miller of Blue Springs has col
lected bounty on 10 wolf skins from
the county clerk at Beatrice.
Saunders county banks unnouncod
that hereafter payments of 5 per cent
will be made on time deposits.
Tho twenty-story American Stato
Bank building to be erected at Omaha
will bo tho largest structure between
Chicago nnd Seattle, It Is said.
Thus far this year 12,130 motor ve
hicle license's have been Issued to Ne
maha county automobile owners. It
Is estimated that more than $25,000
has been taken In from this source.
John O'Connor, county assessor of
Dodge county,' has ndopted a method
of advertising assessment returns in
the newspapers in order to catch the
tax shirker and equalize tho tax bur
den. Farmers of Oago county are plan
ning to sow n large acreage of sugar
cane this senson.
Governor McKelvio has Issued u
proclamation calling upon tho people
of Nebraska to observo Monday, May
0, as "Mother's Day."
Hall county sugar beet growors were
given a pleasnnt surprise the other day
when they received n letter from tho
Anierlcnn Beet Sugar company enclos
ing a $1 per ton bonus for all beets
they raised during the last senson.
There was no obligation on the part of
tho sugar company to grant this bonus.
A considerable stir has llOPIl rrnnfn
In Lincoln nnd especially ninoug state
omciuis over Lhiutonnnt Governor Bnr
rows' pardoning liny Sandlovlch, 20,
u i.incom. sentenced to tho state pun
Herniary for two yenrs on June 10,
iiMS, ror receiving stolen automobile
Barrows' action wns mused, It Is snlt:
Mfcuuso the prisoner turned state's v
neuce, ior which he wns promise
-ui...nu-.v i.y ine prosecuting nttomev
nnu which was denied by the district
Jndae who senienced him. Governor
..iciseivie wns in Chicago at the time
mm narrows wns acting governor,
A movement Is well under
way In
rschriisku to erect on the campus of the
State University at Lincoln u ?1,0KV
wv, jMiuciuro as a state memorial
yv.ww enrasua soldiers who
i hikiii in me world war, veterans ..
" war, the Spanish-America
unu nit- .Mexican war .mil u.n... ii
hattlod the Indians In tho enrlv dav?
rim
punv Hnnway commission for an or
dor rim. il.it,n 4....
, , " .'"Tiiugion to move
ts depot on the opHMle side of the
unci to ine side newer the town
miming mat such a move would eliui
nine iinnger of accidents, mnnv
tl'llfftit fin... .
t
Hutu occurred nt the
crossing.
tn...t
road
.......iniiiK me announcement thnt
Harry Whiteside had been appointed
chief of the paid fire department at
Beatrice four members o1 the depart
nient quit their Jobs becnuse they
thought that nnother man should have
been nnmed chief. The plnces of tho
smiting nremen were soon filled.
Miss Emmn Mesorvey of Fremont
wno was tied for the democratic notnl
iiniiwii ror state representative with
1'eler J. Bnuer, a farmer, retains the
distinction of being Nebraska flrsl
woman candidate for tile place. Tho
nomination was decided by a draw
Miss Meservey winning.
An extensive and elaborate program
niijH oeen arranged for the forty-fourth
annual encampment of tho Nebraska
A. It., Ladles of the G. A. It. "W. It
C., and Sons and Daughters of Veter
ans to he held at Fremont, May 17
in ii,
The Nebraska delegation to the re
publican nntlonal convention nt Chi
cago expects thnt .headquarters room
for a week will cost $000 and thnt tho
Individual delegates will have to nnv
from $15 to ?25 a night for their sleep-
nig iiccomniountions.
Tho tlrst road building camp for
penitentiary prisoners hns been open
ed by the state one mile west of Te
cumseb. Seventeen prisoners are In
the camp and others will be set to
work later in Sewnrd county and at
Table Hock.
a report issued by W. E. Meyers,
receiver or tho Fanners' Slate linnk,
nt Ilalsey, shows that claims approved,
uue to depositors and preferred credit
ors amount to $80,400.2.1, all of which
must be made good by the state.
The Lincoln uounty Agricultural as-
sociation Is moving tho fair buildings
over to the grounds leased by the asso
ciation nt North Platte. They ara
planning to double their grandstand
seating capacity.
Tho state of Nebraska has pur-
ennsea sixty-three acres of gravel
land niong the I'latte river near Ash
land, In order to be in a position to
furnish Its own gravel and sand for
road work,
Complaints have boon received by
Governor McKolvIe from a number of
western Nebraska farmers that losses
occurring against tho stato hall Insur
ance department hnve not Vet been
paid
The Apierican legion band nl Lin
coln, sixty strong, , voted to nfllllale
with the niuslclnns' protective union of
the city nnd become a strictly union
organization.
All Nebraska posts of the American
Legion are to take an nctlvo part In
the nation-wide campaign May 17 to
22 to add 1,000.000 now members to
the organization.
A rate of ono and ono-thlrd faro has
been obtained by the G. A. It. over nil
rnllronds for tho Grand Army encamp
ment which meets In Fremont May 17,
18 and 10.
Four ofllcers on tho Omaha pollen
force have boen stripped of their
badges and discharged for Improper
conduct In the pnst three weeks.
Commissioners of Madison county
hnve appropriated $5,000 for life ex
penses for Charles Young In a Louis
iana leper colony.
A great deal of damnge was dono
nt Wnterloo when the Elkhnrn river
overflowed Inst week and Hooded a
part of the (own.
Telephone operators nnd relief girls
in Stromsburg went on a strike last
week for increased pny.
Mrs. Elizabeth Douovon, 01 years
old, of Geneva, Is prohnbly the oldest
woman voter In Nebraska to cast a
vote at the recent primary election.
She went to the polls unassisted.
Delayed by the sprlpg rains In their
planting of seed potatoes, Holt county
farmers nre guarding their cellars with
shotguns against possible thefts, ac
cording to reports from O'Neill.
According to rnllroad crop reports
Nebraska soil Is In splendid condition
for plant lug, and tho winter wheat Is
practically made, providing the usual
warm weather follows.
The annual conference for teachers
find those Interested In vocational edu
cation will bo hold nt the unlvorRltv
stato farm, Lincoln, May 31 to Juno 5.
County roads are nigh Imnnssnble In
oastorn as woll as western Nebrnskn.
because of the continued rains, roports
say.
Attorneys for O. W. Lanclew of
Cortland, found .guilty of murder In
the second uogrco for slaying Justlco
Chris Pfelffor nnd sentenced to 20
years In tho Nebraska nenltcntlnrv.
have dropped tho case nnd Lungley
must servo his sentenco.
AMERICA TENDERED HATE
Uncle Sam Asked By Allies to Take
Charge of Armenia To Estab
Hah Trade With Flussla.,
San Homo, I inly. -The council of al
lied premiers, before adjournment on
April 20, tendered the inundate over
Armenia to the United States. If that
nation refuses, the council will ask
President Wilson to determine tho
boundaries of the new nation, by ,
elding whether the Kxoruin district
shall go lo Armenia or remain Turkish.
The council decided to award the
lnnndntos over Palestine nnd Mono
potumln to OroHl Britain and Syria to
franco. Great Britain and Franco will
settle the borders of Syria nnd Pales
tine. The council hns doeidwl to take up
the matter of trading with ltussla
Hgitin, and will allow entrance of n
Kiisshui mlHHlon Into allied countrlei
to discuss the mutter. v
Tho San lteino conference canto tc
un end with apparently complete ac
cord. The council adopted the Franco
British declaration with regard to Ger
many, after Inserting a clause declar
ing Its readiness to take all moasurcs,
even tho occupation of additional Ger
man territory, If necessary, to assure
tne carrying out of tho Treaty of Ver
sailles. .This action closed the widest
brunch in Frnnco-BrlMsh t'f.l.iHf.nti flint
has existed since tho outbreak of the
great war In 101-1, nnd which, British
statesmen ndmltted, threatened the ex
istence of the entente.
Former Nebraska Governor Dead.
Broken Bow, Neb. Silas Alexander
Holcomb, former governor and su
premo Judge of Nebraska, died at Bel
llnghnui, Wnsh., acocrding to word re
ceived here. He was a resident of
Hroken Bow for ninny years and wns
well known throughout tho state. He
was active In public life until a year
ago. He was judgo of Custer county
from 1801 to 180 J. In 1804 he was
elected governor of Nebraska by tile
populist nnd democratic parties. He
was governor for four yenrs. From
1000 to 1900 he was Justice of the su
preme court of Nebraska. He wns 02
years old.
Living Costs Doubled.
Washington, D. C Cost of living
figures In fourteen Anierlcnn cities, ob
tained by the department of labor for
December, 1010, as compnred with
December 1, 1014, put Detroit at the
top of the list with an Increase of 103
per cent.
Norfolk, Va., ranked second with
107 per cent, while Portland, Me., took
first honors by trailing the ,11st with a
percentage of 0l'&. Increnses for
other cities were:
Boston, 02; Now York, 10.1; Phila
delphia, 00; Baltimore, 08; Savannah,
Ga., 08; Jacksonville, Fin., 102; Mo
bile, Ala., 01; Houston, 101; Chicago,
100; Clevelnnd, 05; Buffalo, 102.
Farmer and Family Slain.
Turtle Lake, N. D. Eight persont
were found dead nt the farm homo of
Jacob Wolf, three miles north of here,
victims In a mysterious tragedy which
has shocked the entire state. The dead :
Jacob Wolf and his wife, their live
daughters, Bertha, aged 13; Edna 8
Mary 10, Lydia 5, and Martha 4, and
Juke Hofer, III yenrs old, who was em
ployed on the farm.
Only one' member of tho family es
caped, Emma, 8 months old. She Is
being cared for by the neighbors. She
Is suffering from a severe cold. When
found she was la n cradle beside an
open window.
TORNADO KILLS FIVE.
Oklahoma Country Side Swept
By
Death Dealing Twister.
Muskogee, Oklu. Five persons are
known to have been killed and at least
eight badly hurl In a tornado which
swept the countryside north of Chelsea
Just before dark, last Sunday night.
The storm originated about one mile
north of that town and swept west
nnd north. With the exception of one
man, all of the known dead are farm
ers who were killed when their homes
were destroyed,
Soldier Relief Bill Suspended.
Washington, D. C. House republi
cans abandoned plnns for passing tln
soldier relief legislation and adjourned
their nnrtv conference without koMIm"
u date for action.' Wide differences of
opinion developed in the conference.
the opposition centering principally
against a sales tax to raise part of the
$1,080,000,000 needed for carrying out
provisions of the bill.
Sugar From Mexico.
Noirales. Aria. Three Iiiimiroil rnv.
loads of Mexican sugar refined in So
;iora will be released for sale In the
United States, as the result of the rev
olution In Sonora, It was nnnounced
rpi.A l... l .
iiuii.-. -iiu: nilgai nua IHM.-U sum mm
the United States under bond, but was
returned to Mexico by order of Presi
dent Carranza. It Is now being al
lowed to again return to the United
Stntes.
Start Paper Inquiry.
Washington, D. 0. Congressional
Investigation of the print paper short
age has boon started by tho sub-coin-mlttees
of the senate committee on
manufacturers, headed by Senator
Heed, democrat of Missouri. Tho com
mittee's plans Include Inquiry Into sup
plies, distribution nnd rirlceJ. Pending
congressional action, assistance of the
state department, 1" the paper situation
was Invoked In connection with efforts
to securo romovnl of restrict Ions on
export from Cnnndn of raw materlnla.
DADDYJ EVENING
llTAMMx
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GOOD SNAKES.
"There nre lots of us who are good,
though some folks thid It hard to be
lieve," said tho grass snake.
"Yes, that is so," said tho rlng-nock
snake. - " '
"Njw I feed on nil sorts of bad hugs
and Insects and keep therni from hurt
ing the grass nnd the country.
"And I know that you do the same.
And the black snake even does a grent
deal of work. Uvea Hie rattle
snake who Is a bad fellow does some
good in tlie world by destroying rats
which aren't wanted uround.
"The copperhead snnko destroys bad
Itihocts. Garter snakes keep gniilens
and Holds free from slugs and so do
the milk snakes or nddors. There Is
the gophor snnko who destroys tho go
phers who would otherwise hurt the
crops out' In pallfornla. In Australia,
a country far nwny, the snakes do n
good work to keep bnd Insects out of
the way they get them out of the
way nnd keep them out of tho way by
entlng them, ha, ha I A good wny to
do It, oh?'
"An excellent wny," hissed rlng-nock
snnko who had been listening while
tho grass snnko had been talking.
"In Jhe stnto of Connecticut many
of our family nto moles which wanted
to destroy tho lawns. Wo hnve the
kind of Jaws which get our prey easi
ly and hold them fast, even prey
which Is bigger than wo are. We hnve
eyes without lids and we can look nt
n creature so that it doesn't know what
to do. It sees us staring nt It and
watches us for wo stare In such n
steady way, and then wo can get It,
because wo know how to use our eyes
In that way."
"Wo have lnshlo nnd not outside
ears." snld the grass snnko. "But wo
really have little use for enrs as wo
can hear by our tongues, something
very few, If any, creatures can. Wo
use our tongues, as feelers. Truly
they are of great value to us. We
sleep with our eyes open, not with
ono eye open, but with both eyes open.
A Terribly Dangerous Fellow.
Our eyes nre covered by n little filmy
covering which we shed each time wo
get a new skin."
"It's a pity," said the ring snake,
"thamore folks don't know about us.
We nre so very, very Interesting, I
think."
"So do I," said the grass snake.
How about children?"
"What do you mean, how about chil
dren V" asked tho ring snake.
"Do they take an Interest in us?"
asked tho grass snnko.
"I believe many of them do," snld
the ring snake. "I believe so."
"That Is very good," said the grass
snnko. "Very good Indeed. Thnt
cheers mo Immensely."
"The poisonous snakes whoso poison
Is In their little glnnds In their mouths
keep their fangs back In their Jaws
when their riiouths are shut, but when
they nre open, out como the fnngs."
"That's so," agreed tho grass snake.
"And," said the ring snake, "there
are about a thousand different kinds
of snakes In the world. Some folks
think there nro only n dozen or so dlf
ferent species. But there are lots.
"Of course the snnkes thnt would
coll around a person and crush him to
denth or who would poison a person
oven If they possess other good qual
ities well, I can see how such snnkos
can be thoroughly disliked and not
wanted around.
"But there are very few snnkos In
this country which are poisonous
only a few. Many of the garter snakes
In the zoo like to ho petted nnd
stroked nnd spoken kindly to, and an
other strange thing about the garter
snakes Is that they won't go to sleep
for the winter If they can still find,
mushrooms so that tholr winter bed
time Is apt to he very much Inter
than that of other snnkes.
"An udder snnko will bo mild often
when a person pays no attention to
his hissing nnd his squirming. A
mountain pilot snnko will follow a
running person, but won't fight If tho
person wants to stop to fight.
"Tho worst snnko of nil hero In this
country I've heard Is tho old diamond
back a terribly dangerous fellow."
"But still," said the grass snnko,
"tlfC ones who nre not poisonous nro
many moro than tho'ones who nro pol
sonous In this country, at any rate
and considering tho ntnount of good
they do for tho fanner and tho gnr
dencr I think thero should bo some
thing said about good snakes."
So It to.
"Whnt Is tho center of gravity?"
The lotter 'V.'"
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FEED CONTAINING PROPER INGREDIENTS
TENDS TO STIMULATE MILK PRODUCTION
Tako Advantage of Their Maternal Tendencies to Mako Them Profitable
Producers.
(Prepared by ths United States Depart
ment of Aurtculturo.)
A dairy cow's yearly production de
pends Inrgcly upon the conditions of
flesh nt calving ttmo nnd upon the
feed and enro sho receives during tho
first six weeks nfter freshening.
The dry period before freshening
elves tho cow a rest and tones her up.
When a cow gives birth to her calf,
It Is nature's plan for her to produce
enough milk to feed her offspring.
Man has taken ndvnntnge of nnturo's
plan and by scientific foedlng nnd care
has lengthened the mllk-produclng pe
riod, say dairy specialists from the
.United Stntes department of agricul
ture. Stimulate Milk Productl6n.
Tho dairyman has found by experi
ence that an abundance of feed con
tnlnlng tho propor Ingredients tends
to stimulate milk production. He feeds
protein, because protein Is the princi
pal constituent In tho casein In milk,
and a cow cannot produce n lnrge
nniount of milk without n lnrge supply
of tho right kind of feed. Protein nlso
mnkes muscle and supplies other needs
of tho body. Another Important rea
son for feeding protein feeds is thnt
the nitrogen In protein feeds seems
to stlmulnto the mllk-secretlng glnnds
to great activity when fed liberally
rlurlng tho first few weeks nfter fresh
ening. Production a Guide for Feeding.
In order to tnke advantage of this
Impulse to produce moro milk, tlio
practical dalrymnn weighs the grain
fed to each fresh cow dnlly, and also
weighs the milk sho gives. Ho starts
the fresh cow by feeding five pounds
dally of a laxative grain ration. Ho
Increases the grain ration one-half
pound one day and compares It with
the pounds of milk produced during
the next two dnys. If tho Increased
amount of grain hns resulted In n
corresponding lncrenso In milk, the
HIGH WAGES MENACE
PRODUCTION OF FOOD
People Also Moving From Farms
to Big Cities.
Increased Number of Men and Boys
Leave Farming to Engage In
Other Industries Farmers
Cutting Down Plantings.
Serious risk of reduced food pro
duction this year because of high
wages demanded by farm laborers,
high cost of farm equipment nnd sup
plies, nnd because of pronounced
movements of pooplo from the fntms
to the cities Is Indicated by reports
nnd letters thnt nre reaching tho
United Slates department of agricul
ture from many sections of tho coun
try. The most definite of those reports
conies from New York state, where rec
ords of the population on 3,775 rep
resentative farms on Februnry 1 this
year and February 1 a year ngo were
made by federal and state workers.
It was disclosed that during the past
year tjie number of people on these
farms decreased nearly 3 per cent and
Ihe number of hired men decreased
more than 17 per cept. If ,the samo
ratio holds for all fnrms In the Stnto
about 3.r).000 men and boys left farm
ing to go Into other Industries, while
only about 11,000 hnve changed from
other Industries to farming. This Is
a more rapid movement from tho farms
to other Industries than took placo In
the enrly" part of the war.
The same conditions In vnrylng de
grees exist In nil sections, according
to the federal bureau of crop esti
mates, although they are not so ncuto
farther from Industrial centers.
Another New York report, applic
able In some degree In every pnrt of
tho .country, Is tlmt farm wages this
year will average 14 per ccn higher
than they woro In 1910, although In
1010 they were 80 per cent higher
than they woro at tho beginning of
the war. Estimates from 3J50 farm
ers In ull parts of Now York state In
dicate that experienced farm lielp,
hired by tho month, will bo paid this
year about $52 a month and board, as
compared with $45.50 last year. "Ex
perienced married men, not boarded
but provided with n house and farm
products, are expected to reccivo on
the uvorago about $08.50 a month In
cash aa compared with $00 last year.
Numerous letters to the department
of agriculture from Its field workers
grain Is again Increased on tho noxt
day. This 'process Is continued, nnd
the grain Increased every second or
third dny, as long as the cow contin
ues to make a profitable Increase In
quantity of milk produced. The Inx
atlvo feeds are gradually taken out of
the ration nfter a few days and grains
substituted, according to tho need and
economy of the ration.
This method of working tho fresh
cow up to give n lnrgor quantity of
milk may tako from two to four weeks.
The digestive and milk secreting sys
tems of some cows respond to In
creased feed inore slowly than others.
Best results cannot bo obtained by at
tempting to bring n cow into her full
milk flow during the tlrst week
following freshening. Even though
the fresh cow docs not go off her feed
her digestive system may bo overtaxed
nnd the keen edge worn off her appe
tite so her mill; flow Is not brought up
to Its maximum.
Checking Up Economy of Production.
When milking the fresh cow, the
dairyman continues to mill; n little
longer than usual In order to stlmu
lnto tho mllk-secretlng glnnds to pro
duco more milk. This Is simply an Im
itation of tho cnlt's efforts to satisfy
its appetite nnd results in maintaining
tho flow of milk over a relatively long
period.
It Is tho business of every dairyman
to find tho maximum economical pro
ductive capacity of each cow In his
fiord as sho freshens. This Is done by
tho method described. If It. Is found
the maximum economical production
of n fresh sow Is over f0 pounds
dnlly, It will not bo difficult to keep
hor producing at a 25 or 30 pound clip
for the next six months or even longer.
But It Is practlcnlly Impossible to
stimulate her to maximum economical
production If shq Is nllowcd to pro
duce tinder her cnpnclty during tho
first 30 days of the lactation period.
or from fnrmers lndlcnto a widespread
disposition to cut down plnntitigs so
that the work of cultivating can ho
attended to by the farmer himself or
by members of his family. Tho as
sertion that farmers cannot pay the '
high wages demanded In competition
with other Industries nnd mnke a profit
on their products Is frequently made.
Many farmers, nlso, dechuVj It Is un
falr to them to be under tho necessity
of working ten, twelve or moro hours
u day when the tendency In other
Industries Is toward a shorter working
day, and a decreased output.
HOME CONSUMPTION OF PORK
Average for Each Farm Family la
Over 500 Pounds Utilize Waste
From Kitchen.
Nearly two-thirds of the meat enten
on tho farm Is pork, tho nverago farm
consumption of pork being over COO
pounds per family. Tho grcntcr por
tion of tho pork products used by
farmers Is produced on the home fnnn.
Swine specialists of tho United Stntes
department of agriculture call atten
tion to tho fnct that a smnll number
of pigs- can ho raised cheaply. Kitch
en and garden wastes, and sometimes
dairy by-products, aro available for
feed. The farmer usunlly kills tho
hogs and dresses them on his own
plnce. The hogs furnish a good va
riety of meat and also lnrd. Tho smoke
house, a common Improvement on tho
farm, provides a convenient way for
curing pork.
Live Stock,
rzzs Not es
Exorcise Is cssentlnl for swine.
Fall litters generally develop mora
runts (ban spring litters.
Tho low prices of horses has influ
enced tho less progressive to stick
to the old methods.
Disinfect swine lots nnd houses ev
ery week or so with coal-tnr dips or
crude oil to prevent epidemics of
disease.
Extensive tests nt tho Wisconsin
station indicate that whey Is worth
about hnlf aa much as skim mill; for
hog foedlng.
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Along with this "better sire" move
ment let us keep in mind something
which Is almost as essential and that
Is better feeding.