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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1922)
NORTIT PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. MANURE STORAGE IS BIG PROBLEM Not Always Convenient to Haul Fertilizer Directly to Fields for Distribution. PUN TO PREVENT LEACHING No Material Loss Sustained Where Concrete Pit Is Employed In Cases of Heating Loss of Ammonia Takes Place. ' In providing for the storage of ma nure during the periods when It Is lm practical to tnke It directly to tho fields for distribution the choice rests between some form of shed, or over head shelter, and some kind of n pit, or reservoir. It may seem that these quite different forms of storage imply different theories In regard to han dling the waste, slnco one leaves tho .manure exposed to tlio elements while tho other shelters nnd shields It from rain and weather. Temporary Storage. In making provision for temporary storage of manure two things are sought. The first Jfl to prevent the -leaching away of soluble portions; the second Is to eliminate heating in the manure pile by crowding out the nlr with moisture so that the bacteria which cause heating will be denied air from which they derive the oxygen necessary for their work. Both the pit and the overhead shelter accom plish tho first of these. When a concrete pit Is used it makes no dif ference whether tho manure Is under cover or not so far as leaching is con cerned. The soluble portions cumin get away In either case. When an overhead shelter Is used, there will be scant loss from leaching even If the manure Is not stored upon a, concrete floor, since tho litter will retain the liquid porfjn of the excrement, while the roof overhead will keep off the rain which would cause the pile to leach. Control Heat of Pile. As for the second objective that of controllings the heat of the pile the pit Is supposed, theoretically, to take care of this automatically through the rain thnt falls upon Us exposed sur- Don't Leave Manure in Piles Exposed to Weather and Conditions Favor able to Loss by Washing, face. To ellmlnato heating It is only necessary to crowd out the air In the waste by moisture: Sometimes, how ever, the amount of rainfall Is not eullicient to keep filled the Interstices of the pile. In 3uch cases heating en sues and loss of ammonia takes place. Wo have seen badly "flrcfanged" manure in open pits, nowever, this was due to neglect on the part of the owner and might have occurred had the manure been hold under cover. The chief virtue of this last form of storage is that it permits one to regu late at will tho amount of moisture that manure contains. In either case, tho result will be the sume if the manure Is not permitted to dry out. With tho pit and the overhead shel ter making for the same results tho choice between them lies In other fac tors, chief of which Is the matter of hnndllng the manure when It Is re moved. Unless n pit Is provided with an underground cistern Into which the liquids can pass the task of removing the manure is apt to be anything but agreeable or easy at certain times. It is easier, also, to load manure into n spreader when It does not have to be elevated from a pit sunk below the sur face of the earth. However, some pits are so constructed that the spreader can be driven Into them. Nome will see in the extra equipment necessary for handling of liquids an objection to the pit equipped with a cistern. On the other hand the use of liquid of this kind on early crops Is sometimes an advantage. All In all, while tho ends served are the same, the choice between a pit and an overhead shelter, either in the form of a simple roof cov ering or a more elaborate manure house, is one of personal choice. PREPARE LAND FOR ALFALFA Desirable on Thin or Worn Soils to vGreen Manure, Plow Deep and Cultivate Well. It Is often desirable before seeding alfalfa on "thin" or worn land to take a year or two In preparing the soli by green manuring, deep plowing, and thorough cultivation; nlso liming when necesHary, with the application, when possible, of manure and phosphate fertilizer. GIFTS FOR CHILDREN IN RURALCOMMUNITIES Purebred Pig or Calf or Other Animal Is Suggested. Recent Questionnaire Study of Im proved Stock Showed That Homo Influence Is an Important Factor Qovernlng Breeding. (Prepared by the United States Department pt Agriculture.) In selecting birthday and Christina; gifts for children In rural communities, why not glvo a purebred pig, calf, 01 .other animal? This Is the suggestion ol the United States Department of Agri culture, which, with tho various states, Is conducting tho "Better Sires Better Stock" campaign. A recent question imlre study of tho utility vulue of pure bred live stock showed, among other results, that homo Influence is an im portant factor governing the breeding A Club Girl and Her Prize Pig. of superior domestic animals. In fact It ranks in importance next to sales, fairs and shows, taken collectively, When parents show their Interest in good stock the children aro more like ly to do so. One breeder told of receiving some purebred live stock ns a wedding gift from his father-in-law. That beginning was nn Important Influence, which re sulted In nn entire herd of well-bred, profitable animals, a practical lnllu once In the couple's prosperity und happiness. Gifts of good live stock, the depart ment points out, are not only accept able In themselves but with proper handling multiply and give pleasure, satisfaction, and financial benefits for an Indefinite period. BEST STORAGE OF POTATOES Only Tubers of High Quality Should Be Put Into Cellar or Pit Prevent Freezing. If best results aro expected by stop Ing potatoes, only potatoes of good quality should be stored. Potatoes will not Improve In storage but are more liable to go down In qunllty. Many storage troubles are tho result of pool field conditions. Potatoes' should ha left In the field n few hours after dig ging to permit them to dry. Immature potatoes will have to bo handled and watched carefully. Potatoes may be stored in open bins In a cool cellnr or burled In the ground. If stored In n cellar, they should npt be plied more than a foot deep. When stored in layers deeper than this or In socks, there is more danger of loss from decay. Potatoes mny be burled in the ground over winter. A shallow hole about 0 to 12 Inches deep should be dug and lined with nbout two lnchtjs of straw. Tho potatoes should be placed In the hole and covered with straw and four or five Inches of soli. Ven tilation should be provided In the same manner as for storing other 'root crops. As the weather getn colder, place another layer of straw on t mound and add sufllcicTjt soil to pre vent the tubers from freezing. AVOID SOFT-SHELLED EGGS Usually Caused by Hens Btlng Too Fat or Insufficient Supply of Lime Food. The cause of soft-shelled eggs usu ally Is that the hens nro too iat or do not have sufficient food of a lime na ture, or hnve been worried, or the ovi duct Is not In a good healthy condi tion, which may be caused by Inllain motion brought on by overproduction disease or injury. If fowls are toe fat starve them down, furnish thera with material for shells, keep doga children and male fowls from cliaslnf them, provide perches near tho ground, feed lightly and use large quantltlel of greens and vegetables rather than grain. MUCH ECONOMY IN BALED HAY Convenient to Handle and Advantage ous In Marketing Practice Worth Extending. A recont Investigation shows thai In some utotes as many as 10 per cent, or more, of tho farms are equipped with lmy-balers and in many enses the hay that Is stored and used on the farm Is baled because of the increased economy in storage and the conveni ence in hnndllng. While tho advantages in marketing of hay and straw are the greatest ad vantages obtained thus far from bal "ng, the advantages of baling the ma :erlais which are UHed on the place varrant considering and tho practtco worth extending. DAIRY POINTS BUTTER RATED FOR QUALITY Producers Lose Much Money Because of Imperfect Conditions and Methods In Making. (Prepared by the United Statu Department ot Agriculture.) If you are a producer or manufac turer of butter, wero you disappointed in the price you received for thnt last shipment? Quality Is the chief factor In determining butter prices, and ac cording to United States Department of Agriculture circular 230, Just Issued, even small defects In quality may re sult In the loss of a sale or a cut In price. Several million dollars annually ar lost to producers and manufacturers because of Imperfect conditions and methods In production, manufacture and marketing of dairy products, the circular states. During 1020 the mar ginal difference In the prices of high and low quality butter amounted at times to as much ns 15 cents between 87 score and 02 score. Lack of proper attention or care In the cream cry In grading tho cream, or In churn ing, worklug, salting or packing tho butter nre stated to be mainly respon sible for this condition. The circular enumerates and de scribes the various factors such as flnvor, body, color, salt and package that Influence price. These factors nro given specific ratings by local and federal butter Inspectors, and receiv ers, in determining the final score of the product, and the ratings aro gov erned by the absence or presence of certain defects described In the circu lar. It Is stated that there has never before been a time In the history of American butter making when It paid so well to produce high-quality butter as during recent yenrs. But to secure Taking Butter From Churn. nn active demand and the largest net return not only high quality and uni formity of the product are necessary, but a knowledge of market require ments and good marketing methods nre required. Circular 2.'10, entitled "Defects in the Quality of Butter," bus been prepared so that producers and manufacturers may know precisely how butter Is rated for quality in tho markets, and how the defects which lower the price may be obviated. Copies of the circu lar can bo obtained free upon re quest to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Influence of Breed The breed of a dairy cow has a distinct Influence on the water content of her milk. For ex ample, Jersey milk as an aver age contains 14.7 per cent total solids, of which 5.35 per cent Is fat, while llolsteln milk con tains, on the average, 11.85 per cent totnl solids, of which 8.42 per cent 'is butterfat. In other words every 100 pounds of Jer sey milk contains 85 pounds of water, while every 100 pounds of llolsteln milk contains 88 pounds of water. Tho differ ence in feeding vnlue amounts to 2.G1 pounds of milk solids per 100 pounds of milk in favor of Jcrncy milk. There's Money in Milking. The greatness of the dairy industry Is more npprecintetl now tlmn for sev eral years pasL Dairying actually shows a gain during the past year of several hundred million dollars, while most of the other farm branches show losses into the billions. Dairy Improvement. Hepluelng tho low producing cowh with better ones and Inter with pure breds Is only one of the wuys In which a dnlry improvement association helps a community. Proper Feed for Carves. After a calf Is four weeks old It must have bulk In Its ration, skim milk and grnln will not nourish It properly. At this ago the calves should have all the clover or alfalfa buy they want. Weed Out Unprofitable Cows. Even In tho leading dairy Btntes, probably one-fourth or more of the dairy cows fall to pay for their care nnd feed, due chiefly (o the fact that the owners do not know which return a profit and which are "boarders." BULL WRECKS HOME, THEN DISAPPEARS Animal Chases Crowd of Men and Boys and Then Plays Havoo With House. Baltimore. A runaway bull coming from nobody knows where vn ax a rampage to South went Baltimore. Ghnacxl by a crowd of men nnd boys, he finally dashed Into n residence, which he partly wrecked, nnd then disappeared nobody knows where. The house In which he sought ref uge v.ns occupied by Lewis A. Nash and his family. The bull drovo through the back door, knocking It from Its hinges nnd crashing into a gas stove, which he pushed out of lit way. In the next room he found the fnm. lly, who Immediately evacuated. Going Wrought Destruction Right and Left next Into the front room, the invnder wrought destruction right nnd left. lie tore into the wall with his horns, ruining the wallpaper. lie smashed a !arge mirror. Chairs and tnbles wero upturned, vases broken, nnd still the marauder showed no Inclination to de part. Finally, some one entered the open buck door and canie up behind tho bull and drove him Into the streot. Outrun ning a pursuing crowd, tho animal disappeared. PREDICTS OWN DEATH; KILLED Guests Do Not Heed Host's Remark, Which Comes True on the Following Day. Now York. Arthur Van Ohlen, twenty-five, of Llttlo Ferry, N. J., and another man were burned by steam and suffocated to death beneath the boilers at the Continental Paper com pany plant In Kogota, N. J. Van Ohlen had a premonition of death the night before, when ills sister was entertain ing a pnrty of friends nt their home. Tho party was' playing curds, and Van Ohlen's sister, Helen, won two games. Van Ohlen, who had lost, leaned toward her and said laugh ingly, "Kiss me, sinter, I'll be dcud tomorrow." Others in the party guvo the remark no heed, but when word of Van Ohlen's death readied his home the sister recalled it OWL STEALS HENHOUSE KEYS This Occurred In the Poultry Grounds of the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane. Salem, Ore. Hoot owls like chicken meat and a hoot owl hns a key to the henhouse at the State Hospital for the Insane. Also the owl has tho key thnt unlocks the switch on the automo bile of A. D. Zlnser, superintendent of the poultry ynrds. It happened like this: Zlnser heard the hoot owl hoot. He feared for tho chicks. Not having a gun or n rock at hnnd, he took a heavy bunch of keys from his pocket, crept within throwing distance of the owl, nnd let drive. The keys went wild nnd dropped Into the grass. The owl flitted from the tree, picked up the keys, and disappeared, , Awake to Find House ' J Is Sliding Down Hill ' t Wenntchee, Wash. George A. t J Houber of Peshastln and his J t family woke one morning to find J that the whole house, together ' t with the lund surrounding it, was ' steadily moving down the hill and headed toward the top of t nn embankment several hundred ' feet high. Mr. and Mrs, Uau- ' t ber, awakened at the same time ' on noticing an unusual sound, ' t succeeded, in getting the' other t members of the family out of t the house without difficulty. The t house slid on down for n ills- ' t tance of 150 feet and lodged In t an Irrigation ditch, which pre- t vented it from going, over the J embankment. t Digestion Few of us chew our food enough. Hasty meals are harmful, but Wrigley's stimulates the flow of saliva that helps the stomach fake care of its load Eat less, chew I! more and use WrlgUey's alder every meal. It keeps teeth white, breath sweet and com hats acid mouth. wrapMTm at Till la YVrlclMr. nn nfiipcrmlni t.liciTlnr meet, uriucinc me riciey uo llffht and beneflU to you In a new form. The Flavor Lasts c 1 ESTERNfANAD L Wheat GrowinlCatfleRaisM TT - tct m.r. s-v - . ana a xiaypy kiuiuc uj zour uwn "svv Prosperous Farms and Happy Homes await those who are KsS desirous of enlarging their present resources and securing for tliAmclvAQ linmpa In n rmintrv flint- whllA vof In Ito Infnnnv lino mntfo irsplf fnmnua liv flip nn.ilitv of fha rrain it nrnrlnrja nnrl hv Ihn V excellence of its live stock. a bicb:c are rouuuros uz agtci a of the highest class of soil available for the man whose object in life Is to become his own landlord, and who wishes to share in the opportunity which has Riven wealth to ' the thousands of Americans who, having started on Western Canada farms with but rmall means, are now writing home to their friends, telling of what they have done. Lands arcchcap and homesteads farther from lines of railway are free to settlers. Upon these lands can be grown the best of wheat, oats, barley, flax, grass, bay, fodder . -i' S-jfJty 1 Cattle winter In most places without ' I BIIPLLCI : LI IVUIU la, 1111:111V BUU.EH31I11. Taxes only upon land (not on Im provements). Perfect climate, attrac tive social conditions, good neighbors, churches, schools, telephones, excel lent markets and shipping facilities. For lllaitrttsd lltt rttara.mipi.dMCtHp tion ot lin opportonltlM In Uinltobo, &MkttchM, Albert ud DritltbColotB It. reduced rsllwsy rttm. stc, writ, to W. V. BENNETT 300 Peter's Trait Bids.. Onuuu, Nek Authsrlxtd Acnt Dopt. ot Immigration and ColonliaUon, Dominion ot Canada. if 52 II We Watch Her Step. "Sho called mo n cat." "Lot it pass." "I won't let It pasal" "Do you propose, my dear, to prove she's right?'" Ice Boats Haul Twenty. When waterways aro frozen In Fin land twenty passengers can be carried nt a time In an Inclosed Ico hont that 1b drawn by an nerlal propeller. 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