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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1920)
NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRT1UTNE. GRAIN SAHN DEVICE IS MADE Anyone in United States May . Make and Use It Without Payment of Royalty. PTE EASILY CMSTBUCTEP -Sample of Grain Is Evenly Divided and One-Half Is as Representative of Whole Original Sample a3 the Other. A device with which n sample of igrnln. to tie used In radinj: n given I6t, can he evenly divided so that one half will he as representative as the whole original sample, has heen de signed and patented by the United States department of agriculture, and anyone In the United States Is free to make and use It without the pay ment of a royalty. A representative sample of a given lot or shipment of grain which Is se cured by means of n probe, usually has to be divided Into smaller portions for one or more of the tests to he applied in determining Its grade. Haphazard reduction of the size of the sample has been found wholly unreliable, and con sequently the device shown In the nc- Pouring a Sample of Grain Into a "Modified Boerner Sampler." cnmpanylng photographs, known as a Modified Hoemer Sampler, has recent ly been put out by the bureau of mar kets of the United States department of agriculture. It Is similar In prin ciple to a sampler designed by the bu reau a year or two ago. but Is so de signed that It can easily be const rurt ed of block tin or brass by any tin smith at about one-third the cost of the original. Working of Device. The sampler Is cylindrical and stands about thirty inches. The sam ple to be halved Is poured Into a hop per at the top, which Is emptied bv pulling lever tbnt removes a cap over the lower end of the hopper. As the grain Hows downward It strikes the apex of a ballle. In the form of a cone. Encircling the base of this cone nre a series of small chutes whoe dis tance apart Is exactly the width of these openings. Half of the grain flows In these chutes, and hnlf be tween them. The lntter portion flows directly Into the uppermost of two pnns placed one above the other at the base of the sampler. The half fall ing Into the chutes Is diverted into a funnel, the lower end of which leads to a protected opening In the center of the upper pan. thereby permitting this half of the grain to flow into the lower pan. In this fashion the origi nal sample is evenly divided Into two parts, one of which Is certain to be as representative of the original lot ns Is the other. Standard Equipment. One of the duties of the bureau of markets, United States department of agriculture. Is to administer the United Stntes grain standards act, and be cause It desires to make standard equipment for grain grading easily ob tainable by all dealers, country as well as city, the bureau has devised this comparatively Inexpensive apparatus to take the place of the more expen sive Hocrner sampling device. The sampler and a few other pieces of ap paratus are all that are required for grading grain, according to practice recommended by the United States de partment of agriculture. DEEP PULVERIZING OF SOIL Plants Will Not Thrive If Soil Is Coarse and Lumpy Just Below the Surface. Few gardeners realize the Impor tance of pulverizing the soli as deeply an It Is plowed. No matter how per fectly the surface Is prepared, if the soil Is coarse and lumpy below the plants will not thrive. Large air HpaceH In the soil are a detriment, hut a large number of very small air spaces In the soil uru a benuilt. FARMERS ORGANIZED FOR SELLING STOCK One Example of Help Given by County Agent. Farm Bureau Marketing Association Formed in California to Disposo of Hogs System Applicable to Other Products. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Selling live stock by auction, a plan started in Kern county. California, in 1017, has now spread through a con siderable area of the Interior of the state, especially where Inrgc numbers of hogs are grown. Last year seven counties Kern. Kings, Merced. Ma dera, Stanislaus, Tulare and Fresno formed the California Farm Hureau Marketing association and joined In conducting auction sales. This asso ciation employed a manager and as sistant manager who were responsible for the success of the sales. In addi tion, each county farm bureau has a committee In charge of the sales local ly. Auction sales were also held in San Joaquin and Shasta counties. It Is expected that this system will ex pand throughout the state during the coming year and that It will prove ap plicable to other products whleTI' nre capable of standardization. The business last year Included IS.'! auction sales at which 513 carloads of live stock were sold for $l,700.:i:t0.7P. It Is estimated that the sales brought a direct Increased return to the farm ers of S1G0.!)KU)7 over the prices Jhe stock would have brought otherwise. This Is but one example of the help given by the county agent In organiz ing farmers for selling live stock. One hundred and three county agents In 1!) states report tills service as an Impor tant feature of the work last year. Furthermore. 1.1.1 county agents In 14 states report that they assisted In or ganizing live-stock shipping associa 'iniis in their counties. TOMATO TRELLIS IS USEFUL Nothing Better Than Hinged Arrange, ment Shown In Illustration Is Easily Made. The following description of a sup port for tomato vines Is taken from siiluirlisiii Life. For supporting to mato plants. In the small suburban warden, there Is nothing better than the hinged tomato trellis a tent shaped structure, easily made at home. Take four wooden strips, 'J by 1 Inch and about four feet long. Place each pair of them together, at one end, and hinge them with two strips ten feet long. These two long strips form the ridge-pole of the trellis, so to speak. Nail several other ten-foot strips across each side of the tent-like struc ture and the trellis Is completed. The hinged top of the trellis, as shown on the diagram and marked II, permits it to be spread the exact width of the row, or It may be spread Tomato Trellis. widely so that the plants In two rows may be supported. When not In use, the trellis may be closed up and kept with the garden tools. ESSENTIALS TO GARDEN SITE Certain Amount of Sunlight, Fairly Fertile Soil and Cool Drainage Other Points. There nre three essentlnls to the garden site, experience has shown. They are: Sunlight at least six hours a day; a soil sulllclently fertile for weeds to grow upon It; sufllelent drainage, either natural or artificial, to prevent flooding or excessive moisture. If a site Is notably deficient In any of these three essential characteristics, It Is not suited for garden purposes un less tho fault can be corrected. If one Is fortunate enough to be able to choose among several possible loca tions, the New York state college at Ithaca suggests it may he well to con sider the following points. Nearness to the house for con venience In working the garden and In gntherlng the products ami. in the case of a town garden, for protection against trespass and theft. A wator supply to Insure against drought. A gentle south or soutbenst slope. A windbreak to the north. A good, rich loam, that is, n mix ture of sand and clay with plenty of humus or decomposed plant material. Fertility and abundant humus are gen erally Indicated by a dark color of the soil. MILKWEED SHOOTS ARE GOOD Cut Just as They Come Through Ground They Are Crisp and Tender Make Excellent Dish. It may not be known to many farm ers that the young inlikw'eed shoots nro edible, that when cut Just as they como through the ground while .still ivhlto. crisp and tender and cooked s;ko asparagus, they make un excel lent dish, H H ,H ' l moko BUILDING WAR MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED Equipment Turned Over Promises to Be Great Aid In Carrying Out Road Building Plan. To date the war department has turned over to the United States de partment of agriculture approximately 2'1,(XK) motor vehicles, as provided In congressional legislation empowering the latter department to distribute this war material among the state high way commissioners for use In roail building, allotments of the vehicles to bo based on the nmount of federal aid for roads which the states receive. This Is practically all the vehicles which the war department has to re lease. Of this total 112,000 have been delivered to the states. The remain der will be distributed as fast as rail way cars can be secured for their transportation. Representatives of the bureau of public roads, in charge of the matter, believe that within two or three months all of the vehicles will have been delivered to the states. This equipment promises to he a grent aid In carrying the large road build ing program for 1020. The state highway commissioners are also Interested In securing allot ments of tractors, steam shovels, lo comotive cranes, automotive cranes, Industrial railway track, dutup cars and industrial locomotives which re main to lie disposeil of by the war department. A measure known ns the Knlm bill, directing the secretary of war to release this material for the state highway commissioners, bus passed the senate and lias been re ported out of committee In the bouse. Type of Motortruck Turned Over to States to Aid in Road Building. Until the secretary of war has been directed by congress to turn out this equipment It Is not likely that It will be available for state distribution. MAKING ROADS WITH BRAINS Most of Heavy Work Incident to High ways Is Being Done by Machin ery Cost Is Less. As help Is scarce, and Increasing trntllc makes good roads n necessity, more and more of the heavy work In cident to highways is being done by machinery. At one time the work of leveling and road building had to be doae largely with the pickax in tbe hnnds of work men, and with shovels' and teams. Now gasoline engines, motor trucks, and huge power-propelled cranes do all of the heavy work. In the vow method the expense Is less than by the old method, for machinery Is always cheap er than human labor, In that a mate rial saving of time Is effected. (Jood roads nre an economy to any Heftlon of the .ountry, as they permit produce to lie hauled to market Just when It will bring the most, and prop erty is nlways worth more which bor ders well-eonstrue'ed highways. Try to buy a farm along a concrete road and on will find the location makes a big difference In the price asked. REDUCE COST OF MARKETING It Can Be Brought About by Farmers Using More Trucks, Trailers and Automobiles. The high cost of marketing that Is such a factor In the cost of living will be reduced when the roads are Im proved and farmers use more trucks, trailers and nutomobfies In reaching city markets with their products. UNPAVED ROADS UNCERTAIN When Weather Is Good They May Be Passable If They Have Been Continuously Dragged. Unpaved roads vary with tho weath erpaved roads are constant. Whon the wunthor Is good, drt roads mny ho passable If tliev have been continuous ly dragged, but they are not ruads for truck and automobile trottlo. so char nrtwistir of tho highways today when properly constructtHl. J.' JJaJsAlVJ. POULTRY DEMAND FOR GUINEA FOWLS Value as Substitute for Game Birds Becoming Better Recognized by Many People. The value of a guinea fowl as n substitute for game birds such as grouse, partridge, qunll'and pheasant, Is becoming more and more recognized by people fond of this class of meat, and the demand for these fowls Is Prime Young Guineas are a opecia Delicacy. Increasing steadily, United States de partment of agriculture specialists re port. Mnny hotels and restaurants In the large cities are eager to secure prime young guineas, and often they are served at bamiuets and club din ners as a special delicacy. When well cooked, guineas are attractive In ap pearance, although darker than com mon fowls, and the flesh of young birds Is tender and of especially line flavor, resembling that of wild game. Like all other fowl, old guineas are likely to he tough and rather dry. A few large poultry raisers, par ticularly those within easy reach of the large eastern markets, make a practice of raising a hundred or so guineas each year, hut the great ma jority of guineas are raised in small flocks of from 10 to -." upon farms In the Middle West and In the South. Many farmers keep a pair or a trio of guineas more as a novelty than for prollt, and from these a small flock Is raised. The guinea fowl doubtless would be more popular on farms were It not for Its harsh and at times seem ingly never-ending cry. However, some people consider this cry an argu ment in the guinea's favor, as It gives warning of marauders In the poultry yard. CARE OF GROWING CHICKENS One of Most Important Factors In Raising Poultry During Summer Keep Them Growing. The care of growing chicks during the summer Is one of the most Impor tant factors In poultry raising. The chicks may be hatched from strong, vigorous stock and carefully brooded; but unless they receive the proper attention during the warm months, their growtli may be retarded. In other words, they shoonld be so ninn aged that they will mature Into well developed fowls. KEEP BIRDS FREE FROM LICE Dust Thoroughly With Good Insect Powder or Apply Mixture of Vaseline and Mercury. FA'amlne the pullets and hens for lice, and dust thoroughly with a good Insect powder or apply a mixture of two parts of vaseline and one part of mercurial or blue ointment, about the size of a pea. one Inch below the vent of the bird, rubbing the mixture lightly on the skin. An application of this ointment two or three times a year will keep the fowls free from lice. Destroy lice and mites. Confine or sell all eockblrds. Keep the nests clean and well Ut tered. Gather eggs frequently and keep thorn In a cool place. Hroad and milk make an excellent feed for young goslings. Feed n well-balanced ration with plenty of variety and If possible give free range. Kggs to be preserved should be strictly fresh, clonn. unwashed, firm and free from cracks. From r0 to 80 per cent of tho chicks hatched die before they reach matu rity. This loss can greatly reduced by proper feeding nnd cnri;. The number of duck farms In this country Is Increasing, hecnuso of a widening of the market for young ducks, snd this sort of poultry rait ing ts growing more popular. BMMM mm mi TK its m STOCK THRIVE ON ROUGHAGE Feeding Value of Silage, Fodder and Stover in Dairy Ration Not Fully Appreciated. The feeding value of corn silage corn fodder and corn stover In the dairy ration Is not sulllclently appre ciated, especially in those regions where legumes do not thrive, says a specialist of the dairy division, Unit ed States department of agriculture. A recent study of recorjls from cow testing associations points to the con clusion that the growing of more corn roughage and less non-leguminous liny would Increase the profitableness of the ration. In all sections when1 legumes thrlvo It Is, of course, advisable to grow them, as their value Is well recognized for feeding dairy cattle. In fact, from a study of cow-testing association re ports It would seem that even grain does not fully take the place of good legume roughage. It is In these sec tions where legumes do not thrive, however, that dairymen may well con sider the growing of more corn rough age and less non-legume hay. Few plants apparently contain all the substances required to nourish properly the animal body, but in the light of present knowledge, the corn plant seems to be one of these. It Is possible to balance n ration from (hi tii-nduets only that will enable the animals to thrive and reproduce with apparently no 111 effects. This Is i Filling Silo With Corn More Corn Silage or Other Corn Roughage Is Needed, Especially In Regions Where Legumes Do Not Thrive. not the case with many other crops. Corn, then, has unusual feeding prop erties. Experimental work done at the South Carolina and Pennsylvania sta tions has shown that It Is practical under some conditions to feed dairy cows on a ration of corn silage and grain without hay. Such a ration has been used successfully In feeding beef steers. Reports from one cow-test lug association In a non-leguminous hay region having an unusually high In come over cost of feed ami large pro duction per cow Is In a district whero the dairymen have practically discon tinued the feeding of hay. but Instead feed silage and corn fodder. In this association the grain ration Is also composed largely of corn by-products. No matter what other conclusions may he drawn from the evidence avail able showing the value of corn fodder and corn silage as dairy feeds. It seems certain that the corn plant pro vides an excellent roughage. Hay is often damaged very much by becoming overripe. Storms damage It seriously. The feeding value of com Is not damaged by Its becoming ma ture, and If It Is properly shocked storms do little damage to It. There are undoubtedly many dairy men who can well consider the wis dom of reducing the amount of mm leguminous feed, corn fodder, and silage to feed their dairy cows. DAIPY NOTE'S Feed the cows well. Tho sooner tho utensils that hnvo contained milk or been In contact with It are washed tho easier the Job will be. GrasH, hay, fodder, and other rough age which may not have a ready sale are economically utilized by the dairy cow. Contagious abortion can be pre. vented by the use of an antiseptic so. lutlon lined on tho sire after each service. Through tho dniry cow many unsal able roiigbuges may be transformed 'nto products from which cauh may 'jo ronllml. , A lar of vatllne Is almost a neces sity, around the dairy burn, especially cit very cold days whon chapped and cracked teats are common. ii ... Relief 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief bPfor indigestion German City BONDS Leipzig 4H, Berlin 4, Frankfurt 4$; Mupchen 4H, Vienna and other cities nre good investment now, when conditions are slowly returning to normal. The temporary low rates of foreign exchange nia':e it possible to purchase sound, Interest-beariny securities at especially attractive prices. Foreign Exchange and Currencies at Lowest Prevailing Market Rates For further Information and particulars write to GOLDBERGER & GOODMAN CANKERS Authorlieil by the State Dunking Dept. RatabtlBhetl 1KW 13G E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. Slxe Governs Dog Tax. In some of the cities of Europe n dog Is taxed according to Its size n little tax for a little dog and a big tax for a big dog. Lift off Corns! Doesn't hurt a bit and Freoiono costs only a few cents. With your lingers 1 You can lift off nny hnrd corn, soft corn, or corn be tween the toes, nnd the hard skin cal luses from bottom of feet. A tiny bottle ef "Proezono" costs little at any drug store; apply a few drops upon tho corn or callous. In stnntly It stops hurting, then shortly you lift thnt bothersome corn or cal lous right off, root and nil, without one hit of pnln or soreness Truly I No humbug 1 Adv. Eon Eating Birds. As n robber of birds' eggs the crow Is In a class by himself. There Is no egg thnt does not appeal to his appe tite. The Cutlcura Toilet Trio ITaylng cleared your skin keep It clcnr by making Cutlcura your every-day toilet preparations. The soap to clcansi and purify, the Ointment to soothe nnd heal, the Talcum to powder nnd per fume. No toilet table is compleU without them. sc everywhere. Adv, Sad Experience. "Do you believe In lovo at first sight?" "Well, there Isn't much sec ond sight nbout It, Is there?" A Feeling of Security You naturally feci secure when you know that the medlcino you are about to (alio in absolutely pure and contains no harmful or habit producing drugs. Such a medlcino is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The same standard of purity, strength and excellence Is maintained in every bottle of Swamp-ltoot. It Is scientifically compounded from rcgetablo herbs. It Is not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. It is not recommended for everything. It is nature's great helper in relieving and overcoming kidney, liver and blad der troubles. A sworn statement of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. If you need a medicine, you should have the best. On sale at all drug stores In bottles of two sices, medium and large. However, if you wish first to try this creat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Jlinghamton, N. Y., for a (ample bottle. When writing bo sure and mention this papers Adv. Uncomplimentary. Oernld The drink went to my head. Oeraldlne Perhaps It likes unfre quented places. WYYIIIDIMP Nljjht and Morning". tnJllJHlNQ, Have Strong, Healthy Si SetSs If they Tlre-Itch- 7cJ&VJ 1? Smart or Bum, If Sore, vkrrrt-C Irritated, Inflamed or YOUR Li LO Granulated, use Murino often. Sooths. IUfrhej. Safe for Infant or Adult. At all Druggists, Write for Free Eye Book. Hutu Ej Itsulj fa., Ok aire