NOHTIT PLATTE SEMT-WETCKLY TmnUNfl.
'S
Threshing Shows Increase Over
Expected Yields.
The Winnipeg Free Press of n few
Jays tigo contained n enrtoon of which
nho following Is n copy:
This probably as much us anything
else will Rive some Iden of the state
tit mind of the Western Cunndu furm
er, as he watches the tally from Uio
ithrnsulnR machine while his wheat Is
'being carried to the elevator.
From nil sections of the country,
the- most optimistic reports are re
ceived, the local and city papers aro
filled with reports from twenty to thir
ty bushels of wheat to the acre, whllo
in some plnces oats are showing a rec
ord of as IiIrIi as 320 bushels to the
acre,
Heferrltifr to Saskatchewan, It Is con
fidently expected that the wheat yield
will he nearly 12,r million bushels.
Heavy rnlns which fell In districts that
did not promise so well In July, had
.-greatly Improved the prospects there,
mud there Is no question that paying
yields will he produced. The yields
In' the enstern part of the province
mny not show to the advantage that
will those of the western part, but
too much cannot be said of this, for It
Is the results ns they come from the
(machine, nnd often these prove happily
-deceptive.
There Is now every renson to believe
thut the wheat crop of the three prol
ixin provinces will approach 250 roll
'lion bushels.
Albcrtn will exceed the 70 million
tnishols that had ben looked for. The
;vernge yield will be considerably
higher than 1 has been In the province
1n any of the Inst four years.
The Department of Aprlcnlture in a
recent report (?ave the opinion that It
cannot fall below twenty-two bushels
to the acre, nnd that It might enslly
pass the twenty-flvo bushel murk.
Most of the wheat In the province
when the report was written, stood
well up to three feet high, and on
tome fields was still higher. The re
port goes on that In parts of South
ern Alhertn forty and fifty bushels to
the acre yields will not be uncommon,
while there will be a good many yields
of from thirty to thirty-live bushels
to tho acre.
In the northwest part of the prov
ince. In the country surrounding Bat
tleford nnd adjacent to the Canndlan
National Hallway line to Lloydmlnster,
nnd south the crops nre excellent and
the yield will be heavy.
A larger than average wheat crop
Is being thrashed In Manltnbn. It has
toeen estimated that the total yield
of the three provinces will not he less
than 225.000,000 bushels, and It may
e that somewhere between 250,000,
OOO and H00.000.000 bushels will be the
Unal figure.
Oats Is n good crop In all three
provinces. This crop has also grown
rapidly during the last two or three
weeks. Excepting from those fields
which were sown late for green feed,
the yield will be heavy and the grnln
excellent. Barley and rye are above
the average. There was sulllclent help
to harvest the crop. Advertisement
As Told in Greenfield.
Hack In the dim distant years when
the high cost of living was not an ever
present problem and some things were
cheap, .Tames Whlteomb HIley walked
Into a barber shop at Greenfield for u
5-cont shave. The proprietor of the
shop was an old negro.
"Well, Sam, how aro you getting
along?" Mr. Itlley asked.
"Mr. Jim, I had a very good day,"
Sam replied. "If I could make 75
cents between now and d.ulttln' time
I'd have $1."
Such Is tho story as told In Green
field. Indianapolis News.
Certnlnly luck counts. So do brains
nnd pluck.
Sure
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HARVEST
Relief
RE
IMPROVED
ROADS
NOVEL ROAD-MAKING DEVICE
Southerner Has Patented an Unusual
Drag, Which Is Said to Oe
Quite Effective.
For removing Inequalities from dirt
highways, a southern Inventor has de
vised nnd pntented an unusunl road
drag, which Is declared to be very ef
fective. Tho forward part of the con
trivance Includes three transverse
beams, fastened together with two lnt
oral timbers. In the first two cross
pieces are set spikes, tho points of
which protrude from the wood, while
the front side of the third beam Is
faced with metal. The rear portion
The SpiKed Forward Part of the Drag
Loosens the Road Soil, and the Fol
lowing Rear Portion Packs It to a
Smooth Surface, Thus Finishing the
Surface in One Operation,
of the device, which Is attnehed to
the front section with chains, consists
of two side timbers, nailed to four
heavy planks, with their forward
edges tinned upward and lapped.
When the appliance is pulled over a
road, the earth Is loosened by the
spikes, then smoothed and packed by
the remainder of tho machine, thus
finishing tlie surface in one operation.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
NUMBER ALL ENGLISH ROADS
Properly Organized and Uniform Sys.
tern of Sign Posting to Be Used
in Great Britain.
The national road scheme will be
ready by the autumn.
The scheme consists of the classifi
cation of all main and secondary
ronds in Great Hrltaln, together with
n properly organized ajid uniform sys
tem of -sign posting. Koads will beiir
distinctive numbers, o thut the trav
eler need only uscertaln the ofllclnl
number of the road, say, from Nor
wich to P.lrmlnghnm. to be able to
travel from one town to the other
without a map.
The experiments conducted under In
structions of the ministry of transport
to determine the most sultnble mate
rial for a uniform road dressing, have
been successful, nnd a standard sur
face has been practically selected. For
the present this surface will be ap
plied only to tho arterial, ami not to
the secondury, roads.
By Janunry 1 the new nntlonal road
scheme will he In readiness to be put
Into luimedlute operation. Dally Mail
London.
LARGER CAPACITY OF ROADS
Must Be Doubled to Meet Augmenting
Requirements of Transportation
Next Year.
Wo nre confronted with the problem
of Increasing the capacity of our
highways. This must be doubled to
meet the augmenting requirements of
the next year or two. I'ngineers are
wondering along what line this In
crease shall he provided. Ono sugges
tion is to double the width of the
toads and increase first cost and main
tenance 100 per cent. Tho most reason
able ono is to provide a road of sulll
clent strength to carry vehicles of
100 per cent greater capuclty for a
given width of road, as the first cost
of these strengthened roads would be
only 10 to 20 per cent greater per
mile than that of present Inadequate
highways, says a writer In an ex
change. In view of tho fact that 50
per cent Increase In hauling enpacity
gives a reduction of 15 per cent In
transportation costs, the latter seems
Uie wisest thing to do.
ATTENTION TO EARTH ROADS
Clean Out Ditches and True Up Crown
by Use of Light Grader Four
Horsea Needed.
The majority of earth roads have
been previously graded and It Is nec
essary to clean nut tho ditches and
true up the crown of the road by tho
use of the light grader two or three
times a season. This work requires
four horses.
Haul With Less Cost.
Not only can a greater quantity of
products be hauled to market with less
horse power on better highways, but
there also will he a greater saving of
wear and tear on the vehicles which
carry the goods.
Encourage Producers,
The national system of transporta
tion and distribution Is so essential
that every possible facility must be
provided to encourage producers of
fu rin communities uud merchandise to
Increase production.
TIGHTENER
ON CORNER POST
Strands Are Seldom Stretched
Tight Enough to Remain for
Any Great Period.
TASK PERFORMED ANY TIE
Fence Can Be Kept Taut and Adds to
Neat Appearance of Farm Eye
bolts Are Inserted in Forma
Before Concrete Is Poured.
A woveu-wlre fence Is seldom
stretched tightly enough to remain
taut, nnd if it becomes slack, It Is not
only something of n reproach to the
owner, hut rather difficult to stretch
again. An easily mmle tightener, at
tached to tho corner posts, makes K
possible to tighten the fence at any
time.
The post forms nre set up on tho spot,,
nnd four eyebolls are Inserted In each
of tho outer sides, before the con
crete Is poured. After the con
crete has set, the forms nre removed,
leaving the eyes protruding about one
Inch. Two pieces of Iron rod, or pipe,
of tlie proper length, are obtained and
the upper ends squared off, as shown.
If pipe Is used, the upper end should
he plugged with a piece of Iron rod,
held In place by a rivet or pin. Holes
are drilled In each piece to correspond
with the fence wires.. The rods, or
pipes, are Inserted into the eyebolts
and the fence wires put through the
holes and bent over. A wrench Is ap
plied to tho squared end of the pipe,
nnd the fence Is drawn up ns tightly
as desired; one of the right-angle
wrenches, or holders, shown In tho In
sert, is then applied, to prevent tho
wire from unwrapping. Those rlglit
angle wrenches are made of heavy
strap Iron, long enough to tit over the
post, ns shown, and with a square hole
at one end to fit over the rod. The
square hole is made by heating tho
A Net Wire Fence Next to the High-
way Is Good Advertising. This
Tightener on the Corner Posts
Keeps .the Fence Taut and Neat!
Appearing.
Iron, and cutting the hole with a
chisel, or n square punch. A separate
wrench, or holder, Is required for each
tightener. bale It. Van Horn. Lin
coln, Neb., in Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. IMPROVE QUALITY OF SILAGE
Feed May Be Materially Bettered by
Using Care in Taking It Out
Keep Surface Level.
The quality of tho silage tuny he
materially bettered by using care In
taking it out. Don't put the fork down
five or six Inches deep, as though you
were pitching mnnure, but use n fork
with tines close together nnd skim off
the top, only loosening whnt you need
for tho day's feeding. Keep the sur
faco level and perhaps a little lower
near the outer wall.
Silage cannot be handled as care
lessly as ordlnnry roughage. Tho
cows In eating will throw some out of
the mangers, nnd some may be scat
tered along the feed alley. If this Is
allowed to remain there It will soon
cause a had odor.
SEASON FOR MITES AT HAND
If Hens Are Dropping Off In Egg Pro
duction It Would Be Good Plan to
Look for Pests.
The mite season Is now at Its height,
and If one's hens are dropping olT In
production fnster than they really
should and If the young stock nre not
growing as well ns they ought to, It
would bo well to carefully Inspect
their sleeping qunrters for red mites.
The red mites hide during tlie dny
tlmo In tho cracks nnd crevices under
the roosts, or at either end' whore they
are hold up; they mny nlso be found
In the nests or In the cracks on the
-ddes of the building. To eliminate,
spray or paint with kerosene and
Tilde carbolic acid, or, better still, use
orbolluium.
INBREEDING IS NOT FAVORED
Experiments In Hands of Amateur Are
Usually Expensive Many Ani
mals Discarded.
Inbreeding experiments nre general
ly expensive, especially In tlie hands of
the amateur, for as a result of In
breeding, the percentage of animals
which must be discarded Is Inevitably
Increased enormously.. However, the
animals which stand th" tost of In
breeding are worth Infinitely more than
niiliiials of tlie same quality which
have been produced bj; ordinary
breeding. It Is by Inbreeding or by
that dilute form of Inbreeding known
ns Ilnehreedlng thut the greutest prog,
fees Is made by our best breeders.
'
SIMPLE AND DURABLE
RACK FOR SEED CORN
Can Be Made From Small Piece
of Welded Fence Wire.
As Near Mouseproof as Any Device
Can Be Made When Suspended
From Celling and Affords
Ample Air Circulation,
A simple nnd durable rack for stor
ing nnd drying seed corn can he mado
from a small piece of welded wlro
fence. TIds ruck when suspended on
a wire from tho celling Is ns near
mouseproof ns any such devlco can bo
made, and affords ample space for cir
culation of air. As only about eight
Indies of fence Including one upright
wire Is required per rack, a largo
number of them may be made at a
very smnll cost.
To make one of these devices cut
the lateral wires of the fenci four
Homemade Seed Corn Rack.
Inches from an upright wire nnd on
both sides of It. Sharpen tlie ends of
the lateral wires and bend them
slightly upward so that tlie ears of
corn will not slide off. A piece of liny
wire can be uttaclied to the tipper end
forming a handle. Some fences aro
made with the lower wires so close
together that It mny he necessary to
cut off every other one to keep tho
ears from touching nnd to allow good
air circulation.
SILAGE OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Use of Silos Becoming More and More'
Common Than Ever Before
Some of Advantages.
At this season of the year, tho ques
tion of silage is always an Important
one. There Is less argument needed
for silos nt the present time than has
been true In the past for their use Is
becoming more and more common.
Some of tho principal advantages of
silos are, they require less space for
roughage than any other type of stor
age; silage shows a good effect on
stock; It provides succulent feed In
summer ns well as In winter; there
Is no waste In feeding sllnge, for If
It Is of good quality the cattle will
clean It up; It Is easier to handle In
winter or during a busy time than
shock fodder; Its vnlue as a feed lias
Incrensed In proportion to other feeds
so It Is Just as economical to use as
It ever was.
BIG ESSENTIALS IN POULTRY
Breeder Should Aim for Early Matur
ity and High Egg Production
for Best Results.
Early maturity and high egg pro
duction nre (lie two essentials In
profitable poultry keeping. If tho
stnndnrd of the fancier does not mnko
for utility or is a hindrance to con
structive utility breeding, then tho
stnndnrd Is in need of revision.
Whether It be In cattle, horses, sheep,
swine or poultry, the score card that
discriminates In the least against util
ity vnlue Is a hindrance to tho best
development of that breed. Of course
there nre certain distinguished breed
characteristics that must be main
tained, but these, ns a rule, are not
the fine points which nre n continual
hindrance to the good breeder. For
tunately, public opinion Is on the side
of the constructive breeder.
ALFALFA DIFFICULT TO CURE
Where Two Cuttings Are Made Grass
Is Green at Each Time on Ac
count of Moisture,
When two cuttings of nlfnlfn are
mnde, the grass Is very green nt the
time of ench cutting. It Is thereforo
dllllcult to cure, not only becnuse of
the large amount of water the leaves
contain, but also on nccount of tho
large and succulent stems. With very
good hay weather tho first crop may
be put in the mow In nbout five lays
after It Is cut. by allowing It to He In
tho swiith and with the use of n buy
tedder. . On I be other hand, rainy
weather will result In a poor quality
of hay.
POULTRY CONFINED TO YARDS
Fowls Should Always Be Supplied
With Green Feed Good Range Is
Best for Chickens.
Chickens confined to small yards
should always he supplied with green
feed, such as lettuce, sprouted outs,
alfalfa or clover, but the best placo to
raiso chickens successfully Is on w
good range where no extra green feed
lit required.
mm
BEST HOUSES FOR CHICKENS
Several Plans and Arrangements Be
tween Two Extremes Which May
Suit Conditions.
In the manner of housing fowls there
aro two systems widely different In
their extremes. At one extreme Is the
colony plan, which consists In placing
smnll houses for small (locks far
enough part to obviate tho necessity
of fences, thus giving free range with
but little mingling of the different
(locks. At the other extreme we have
tlie continuous house. This kind of
house consists of a series of separate
peps, under one roof, opening directly
Into a hallway In the rear, or having
doors between the pens without the
hallway, or opening Into n hallway and
also Into ope another. There are sev
eral plans and nrrangemeuls between
Ihese two extremes which muy he built
to suit varying conditions.
The advantages of the colony plnn,
according to poultry specialists In tho
Colony Houses Allow Flocks Free
Range.
United States department of ngrlcul
hire, are, first, small (locks on free
range; second, no espouse for fencing;
third, there Is less need for scrupuloup
attention to cleanliness and providing
regular supplies of animal and vege
table feed during summer months.
This plan, however, has the following
disadvantages: First, extra cost of
labor In caring for fowls In stormy
wenthtr, when It will often ho dllllcult
to get around to feed nnd cure for the
fowls regularly; second, houses built
on the oniony plan, If built as well,
cost more than n continuous house of
the same capacity, for partitions,
which may be constructed largely of
wire netting, are much cheaper, thnn
two end walls; third, the colony plan
allows only about KX) birds to the
.acre, while the continuous-house sys
tem, with suitable yards, allows -150 to
COO birds to the acre.
ROOSTS FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Difficult to Keep Youngsters Clean If
They Are Permitted to Re
main on Floor.
It Is often ndvlsuhle to teach tho
chicks to roost when eight to twelve
weeks 'of age. When they are allowed
to remain on the floor It Is dllllcult to
keep theln clean and to keep them
from crowding. If wide roosts three
to four Inches nre used there Is but
little. If any, more danger of crooked
breasts than If the chicks nre allowed
to remain on the floor.
The chicks can generally be taught
to roost by putting the perches near
tlie lloor and placing with them ono
or two old hens or older chicks that
are In the habit of roosting. If tills
plnn Is Inconvenient or does not prove
effective, tho chicks may be placed on
the perches after dark for a few
nights, until they have lenrned to go
there of their own nceon), say poultry
specialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
TEST OUT BROODING SYSTEM
Greatest Loss Is Due to Chilling Re
ceived While Being Transferred
From Incubator.
Chickens nro usually left In the in
rtihntnr from 24 to .10 hours nfter
hntchlng, without feeding, before they
are removed to the brooder, which
should have been In operation for a
day or two at the proper toinueruturo
for receiving the chickens, say special
ists of the United States department
of agriculture. A beginner should try
his brooding system carefully beforo
lie uses It. After placing the chicken
In the brooder they can he given feed
nnd water. Subsequent loss In chick
ens Is frequently due to chilling re
ceived while tnklng them from (he In
cubator to the brooder. They should
be moved In a covered basket or re
ceptacle In cool or cold weather.
CULL OUT ALL LOAFER HENS
Reason Why So Many Flocks Are Un
profitable Is Because of Pres
ence of Nonlayers.
Lack of proper culling thus far has
proved to be, In the majority of
cases, the principal reason why a poul
try Hock Is not profitable. Forty per
cent of tlie hens In tho nverago farm
(lock today are nonproductive nnd
should be sold or eaten. It costs nbout
$2 n year, taking the country over, to
feed each hen. If sho does not pro
duce more thnn that amount of eggs
ulie Is unprofitable.
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(tie operator Unshed on the screen a
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Crowds lined the pavements, their
umbrellas up nnd water dripping from
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