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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1916)
V ; Diefe 2Ibteilung tft fiir bie 5amilienglieber, melcfyc am | liebften X>eutfd? lefen. $mn SdwuDta&c ft1? cnrDpiitfdicti 25olfcrtricflc^ ^errorragenbe beutfcbe Grfolge auf ber ruffifdjen grout bringen einen toeiteren unb uberseugenben iiJe tccis fur bie flitdjngfeit ber sttnnabme, baB bie ruffifcbe 2iU beruanbsfraft in ben lenten 2Ro raten gans bebeurenb gelitten bat. 3lngrtffe ber Ceutfdjen fpielten fid) auf oerfcbiebenen ieilen ber oft ltcbcn gront ab, unb am crfolgteicb* ften roareit fie norboftlid) non £ara noroitfdji, einem ber roicbtigften Gi fcnbabnfnotenpunfte an ber gan3en oftlicben grant. Seitbem fubbiefer ftreuspunft Don sroei ttid)tigem£aupt ftreden, bie SSilna mit storoel unb s^reft - &itonsf mit llRtnsf perbinben, in beutfdjen £anben befinbet, baben bie fRuffen bes bftern nersroeifelte Slnftrengungen gemacbt, fid) roieber in ben ^efig biefes Crtes su feben. Saufenbe unb Jlbertaufenbe noniRen fthen baben fie an biefen i'erfudien, bie famt unb fonber3 in foftfpielige geblfcblage cnbeten, geopfert. 2er lepte grofee 3?erfud) rourbc nor sroei SWonaten gemadjt. SDfit sroei ?lrmee* forps Uefen fie bamals an, aber cine fdiroere breitagige Cdjladjt entfdjieb gegen bie tRuffen, bie, roie si>erlin ba male- melbete, iiber 40,000 Jote eitt gebiiBt batten. ttiemere lyerfucbe finb jeitbem ge macbt roorben unb roaren gleid)fall» uergebens. gefct brebten bie Xeut fcben ben Spieg um unb griffon felbfi an. Xer fSngriff roar erfolgreid;, in bem bie rufjifcben Stellungen, bie Sfaranoroitfdji nom?forboften bebrob ten, roeggeiegt rourben. Xie Stel lung ber Xeutfcben bei IBaranoroitfcbi ift fiarfer benn je, ba bie 'JJuffen iiber ben Sfrcbooa - glufj, einen fleinen iJiebenflujj be»3d;ara, getrieben rour ben. Sie roaren anfebeinenb nid)t mebr in ber Sage, bie Siiden, bie bie leBten geMicbldge bort geriffen, roie ber auejufutlen. Slebnlid; ergmg es iljnen am Sto (bob unb am tfiafarorofa, roo non ben uuter ben rurcbtbarftenXpfern errun genen Stellungen ber fRuffen Stiid um Stiicf cerloren ging, bi» fd)lieg lid) felbft bie cgauptfreilungen erfdjiit tert tourben. '■Pei ber SBetradjtung ber ©efamt Iage auf ber ruffifdjen gront barf man me auger SXdjt laffen, bag ber 3roed ber ruffifeben Cffenfine ini gu ni ber roar, bie beutfeben ISerbiinbe ten au5 SRuglanb ju nerjagen unb bag auf ruffifebem 2?oben gefdmpft roirb. Xcr iMrteil ober ba§ gauft pfanb roiirbe alfo in ben £dnben ber (Scgiier bleiben, felbft roenn bie Xent feben neb lebigiidi auf bie Xefenfroe bcidiranfen. Slnftart beffen bebnen bie Xeutfcben aber, roie ber gall non Saranoroiticbi beroeift, ibre Stellun gen auf ruffifebem H3obeti nocb rociter cue, rermebren alfo bie gauitpfdn ber, bie fie febon gegen fRuglartb in ber .'Sanb babeit. Selbft ber ftarffte ruffifebe “Xarteiganger mug fid) unter folcben llmftdnben fagen, bag and) bie aflerlebte ?tuSficht auf (rrfolg fiir SRuglanb enbgiiltig unb fiir immer begraben fein mug. ytecbnei man ju mefem eflatanten Serocis ber 2ZieberIage nod) bie ruf fifteen geblfdjlage in bcr 5u!oroina unb neucrbingS in Stumanien, jo gc ftalten fid) bie Husfidjten Dtuglanb* nod) fd)led)ter. Gs f amp ft cincn ganjlid) austidjislofen ftanipf, ben es nur aus falftper Scbam unb aus Gi genfinn ireiter fiibrt. an biefer Stelle ift eS angebracbt, nadbmals auf bie 'UZelbungen einjuge ben. bie non ruffifcbcn Separatfrie benstminfcben beridjten. GS beigt, bafe ruffifd)c nnb beutfdje diploma ten in Stodbolm jufammengetroffen fmb unb bag bie ©teberaurridjtung be* ftbnigsreid)S ^Bolen bmd)deutfd)= Ianb ein Grttgegenfommen fiir bie Stufien mar. benen eine polntfdje ©renje lieber mare als eine beutfcbe. 3 ber erft roenn jftumdnien am 50 ben liegt, mirb SRufjIanb feine Iefcte $offnung bcgraben, unb batm mirb aucb bcr beutfd) • ruffifdje Separat friebe fommen. dunflrs 3lbnrn. 5 e r I i n, brabtloS nad) SapbiQe. die meiften beutfd)en 3e^iun0en nie^” ben bie 3lebe bcs 'premiers aSquitb bciin iiorb iDiaqcr* 5anfctt obne Ian gere 5efprecbung unb bemerfen nur fur3, bag bie SZebc jum befien bcr fJZeutvalen gcbalten mutbe, melcbe in fclge bcr britifdjen SiricgSmctbobcn enfangen, bie @ebulb ju cetlieren. die „5ofii|d)e S^hing" bemerft, bafe cs urn bie britifdje Sadje idjled)t ftebon mug, menn ber premier fogar bem brutal gcmifjbanbelieit Griedjen Xcnb ftompimente mad)t. die „KoIntfdje 3citung" bnngt ein SnterPieto mit cinem franjofifdjen ©taatsmanne, ber jmar einen Son berfrieben jmifdbcn Stuslcmb unb ben SDiiitelmdcbten fiir unmoglid) erfldrt, ober binjufiigt, bafe eS gefebeben ton ne, bafe niiijt alle 2J2itglieber ber Gntente an bemfelbcn Sage Sriebcn febliefeen. 3u bm ©affen. S e r l i n, braptlos nacp SapDiHe. (Pine ofterreidjifd) - beutftpe Srofla motion, untergeicpnet non ©enerali (fjourerncur Don Sefeler unb @ene rol ituf, ruft polnifcpe greiroiHige 31I ben Saffen, um gegen 'JtuBlanb gu fampfen. $ie Sroflamation roieberpolt bie Serfpretpungen ber Qfriinbung eine3 unabpdngigen ftbnigreidpS '^olen, beffen Serroaltung roegen ber @efapr ber Shriegsgeiten Dorlaufig noth in ben £dnben ber (Proberer bleiben muB. „2er flantpf mit Slufelanb", fagt bie Sroflamation, „ift nod) nitfjt 3u (Pnbe. §pr roiinfdjt mit gu tun. iretet bespalb ate greiroiflige an un fere Seite, um unfere Siege iiber ©urenllnterbriicfer 3U fco&enben. 5Pr follt unter (Puren eigenen ^apnen fampfen unb bie ©runblage fcpaffen ifiir eine politifdie Mrmee, inbem SPr bie rubmreidjen Ueberlieferungen (Purer S?rieg?gefcbid)te burd) Cure ireue unb Japferfeit erneut." Sertreter ber 2iga be3 polnifdpen Staate? fanbten burd) SSermittlung be? (General • QouDerneurs an fiaifer SHilpclm eine 2anfbepefcpe fiir bie Srofiamation be? $bnigreidps ipo len. „35Mr glauben unb poffen," lautct bie £epefdje, „baB bie Serfprecpun gen crfiillt roerben, unb roir finb ent fcploffen, ©itt unb Slut an ber Seite unferer Sefreier 3U opfern, um bas Sibnigreid) Solcn gu einem unabhan* aigen unb macptigen Staat gu ent rotcfeltt." Scdjs Staatcn trotfcn gelrgt. Chicago. 2t'Is befonberes Merf* mal ber politifchen Situation beS 2anbe» nach ber ©at)l ift bas gaf tum heroorauheben, bat niehr als bie £dlfte ber Staaten be-; 2anbcs jebt troden fiub, obcr troden tocrben, fo balb bie prohtbition»gefebe unb bie geirdhlten Peamten in Slftion tre ten. vsti Perritoriellcr Jpinfid&t ha ben 75 present bet Per. Staaten ben Pcrfauj con Spirituofen oerbo* ten. Xienstag, ber 7. 9iooember, fab cinen groten Sieg ber Prohibitions ften. *3ed)5* Staaten — Michigan, 9i ebrasfa, South Xafota, Montana, Utah unb 31°r^a — ftimmten fur prohibition. Cebtere stoei ftimmten sroar nicht bireft iiber Prohibition ab, aber ber Stampf fanb jtoifehen Stanbibaten ber Irodenen unb ?Iai fen ftatt unb bicProdenett fiegten mil groter Maforitat. 25 Staaten finb jebt troden, ndm lich: Maine, Stomas, ®corgia,Miffiffip pi, 'JJortl; Carolina, 9tortb Xafota, Cflahoma, Penneffee, ©eft Ptrginia, Colorabo, Pirgittia, ?lrisona, ©afh* ittgton, Cregon, Alabama, 9trfanfas, ^otoa, obafic. South Carolina, 'Mi chigan, 9Jebrasfa, South Xafota, Utah, gloriba, Montana. 3U biefen Fommt nod) bas Perritorium Don 2llasfa, roeldhes bafiir ftimmtc, bie Saloons ab3ufd)affen. Gitte roid)tige gartnrrfanferenj. 3ur Grbobung ber garmprobufte tragcn mdjt in geringem DJafje bie graven Soften fiir ben '4>robuftenoer fauf bei. Siefem Uebel ju fteuern mirb biefer Xage in Gbicago cine garmerfonferenj gebalten roer ben, urn einc bas ganje ilanb um faffenbe Sampagtte jur 2>erminbe ruitg ber Soften fiir ben 'fSrobuftcn berfauf einjuleiten. G£ ift beredjnet trorben, baB jabrlicb bunbcrte non SRiEionen ben garmern unb Sottfu menten perloren geben, meil bie pri mitinen ERetbobcn 3ttr 23eforberung ber s4?robufte jum 332arfte befolgt roerben. Xa§ problem fdjliefjt foope ratioe i’lftion ein unb ift Pon aUge nteinem gniereffe. gn einigen @e genben be* 9iorbmefteni> gibt e§ gar merpcreinigungen, bie ben 23erfauf lebenben 3Sieb» erleid)tem. £er garmer, ber nur cinige tpemge ©djtocine ober Sdjafe ober fRinber ju berfaufen bat, fann nid)t ben 93rei§ ertrarten, ber burd) ©cnbttng einer ober mebrcrer ©aggonlabungen er 3iclt toerben fihtnte. 2ie garmer Pereinigungen baben einen 23etrieb§ Ieifer, ber in giiblung mit ben gar ment eine§ Sejirfe? bleibt unb bie 3eit einer gemeinfamen ©cnbung Pcreinbart. Gin greifer $elb. 33 e r l i u, brabtloS. (Ucberfee 9iad)rid)ten - 9!gentur.) £as tm bcutfdjeu £>ecr bie perfonlicfje Japfer feit fein 3>orrecht ber gugenb ift, iff roobl eine befannte £atfad>e, aber baB ein 78jdbriger Veteran, ber al* grei miEiger an bie grant gegangen ift, fid) nod) bat- Giferne Sreu*. bolt, biirf* te felbft in biefetn grofjen ihiege cin 3ig hafteben. Hauptmann gabn, toeldjer in bie fem alter ftebt unb bereit* bie Sriege non 1866 unb 1870—71 mitgemadbt batte, fdmpft al§ greimiEiger mit j ben gungen tap fer ©eite an ©eite | unb ift mit bem Gifernen Sreu3 er fter ftlaffe aaSgejeid&nei morben. : FDR THE BUSY MAN i _ NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN 800N BE COMPASSED. WINY EVENTS IRE MENTIONED Mom* and Foreign Intelligence Con densed Into Two and Four Lino Paragraph!, WAR NEWS. The provisional government of Greece, formed by supporters of for mer Premier Venizelos, has formally declared war on Bulgaria, says an Athens dispatch, * • • British casualties in the month of November, as reported from all fronts, were 74,650. Of the total, 2,351 of the casualties were among officers and 72,299 men. • • • The Germans will go through the winter without change in their pres ent rations of important foodstuffs ex- i cept a reduction in the potato ration. ■ according to reports from Berlin. • * * The British cruiser New Castle is reported to have been sunk at the entrance to the Firth of Forth, Scot land, November 15, by coming in con tact with a mine, according to the Berlin Overseas News agency. * * » According to German calculations the total losses to the British navy up to November 28, so far as can be ascertained, have reached 121 ships of 567.950 tons, not counting auxiliary cruisers or auxiliary ships. . . . J. L. Garvin, editor of the London : Observer, declares in that paper that it is impossible for the Anglo-French , to break through the western front un ! less the allies totally change their policy regarding southeastern Europe, ' with a view to eliminating Turkey and Bulgaria. * * • i Paris reports that the Rumanian seat of government has been moved from Bucharest to Jassy as the result of the rapidity of the advance of the Teutonic armies in Rumania. Jassy , lies about two hundred miles north east of Bucharest, near the Russian frontier. • • • The Berlin correspondent of the Berlingske Liden says the German government is considering a proposal of conservatives in the reichstag that the universities and other of the high er schools in the empire be virtually closed so that the teachers and schol ars may be embraced in the plan for mobilization of civilians. GENERAL. Wage increases to employees all over the United States which will amount to approximately $50,000,000 annually, have been announced since November 1. • • * The deficit of the democratic cam paign has been announced at $300,000. This amount will be apportioned among the state. The republicans an nounce a deficit of $21,144. Their to tal receipts were $2,420,421, contrib uted by 34,205. » * * One hundred and thirty young sol diers have been killed in a collision of a freight train with the train on which they were being conveyed to Aomori, a seaport on the north coast of Japan. * * • Sales of the Cudahy Packing com pany in the fiscal year ending October 28 were $133,960,966, compared with $116,161,155 the previous year, while net profits were $3,011,415 against $723,642 in the previous twelve months. • * * The Nebraska football team went down to defeat before the husky Notre Dame team Thanksgiving Day at Lin coln by the one-sided score of 20 to 0. The South Bend. Ind., squad out weighed the Comliuskers more than seventeen pounds to the man. Ten thousand people witnessed the contest. • * • Five men were killed and seven oth ers injured when a passenger train on the Lackawanna railroad ploughed through a crowd of about four hun dred employes of the Canadian car and Foundry company who were walking along the tracks at Passaic, N. J. • * • The second big dye manufacturing plant in the United States and the only one west of Buffalo, N. Y., open ed at Quincy, Til. Orders for more than $600,000 worth of dyes have been booked by the owners. * • • For the first time in nine years the Yale football team scored a victory over Harvard. The game was played before what is considered the great est football crowd in history. It is estimated that 80.000 persons saw Harvard go down to defeat by a score of 6 to 3. • * • Fifty thousand people witnessed the annual football game between the Army and Navy elevens at the Polo grounds. New York City. The Army team of West Point defeated the An napolis squad by a score of 15 to 7. * * * It is said that the United States government authorities have instruct ed the American ambassadors in Eng land, France and Germany to investi gate carefully the effects of the day light saving system which was in op eration in those countries during last summer. * • w Further imports of gold from Can ada were announced. J. P. Morgan & Co. deposited $7,500,000 at the assay office in New York. This makes a to tal of $496,000,000 in gold imports since the beginning of the year. President Wilson's plurality in Cali fornia is 3,773 votes, according to semi-official figures announced by Sec retary of State Frank C. Jordan. • * • Charles E. Hughes announced at Lakewood. N. Y., that on Jam ~ry 1 he will resume the practice of law as a member of the New York city firm of Rounds, Schurman and Dwight. * » * The Pennsylvania railroad’s state ment of the month of October shows a decrease of $293,960 in the operating income, as compared to the same month last year. * * * "Wire tappers" have enriched themselves by $7,500 within the last two weeks through operations in Kan sas City, Mo., according to a state ment of one of their victims to the po lice. • • • Twenty-seven deaths were the toll of the hunting season in Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan for the season just closed, according to figures compiled by the Milwaukee Sentinel. * • * Eight children appointed by the New York Protective association, presented to President Wilson a peace resolution j calling upon him to use his good of fices to promote the idea o fpeace among the belligerent nations. * . . Complete official statistics of the crops in France in 1916 show that the wheat crop is only 3^ per cent that of 1915, though the surface sowed was 5 per cent less. In bushels the com parative results were: In 1915, 226,- j 000.000; in 1916, 214.000,000. The oats ! crop of 1916 is nearly 14 per cent heavier than last year. • • * An official call upon the people of Chicago to boycott the egg market ! was issued by Dr. John Dill Robert- i son, health commissioner, who j asserted that eggs are being held in cold storage while the sick and desti tute need and cannot get them, and that it has been proven that one firm alone has 72,000,000 eggs in ware houses. He asked everybody to stop buying eggs until January 21, when, by law. they will have to be put on the market. MEXICAN TROUBLE. Francisco Villa’s forces have cap tured Chihuahua City and now hold that city, as well as Parral, accord ing to reports reaching the border from authentic sources. * * * Richard Wisbrun, an American mem ber of a party arriving at El Paso from Chihuahua, said that 1,000 Carranza troops sent out by General Trevino to meet Villa troops, had gone over to the bandits without firing a shot. • • * Because Carranza officials feared they might be disloyal, scores of for mer Villa soldiers who have been serving as customs guards in Juarez since the Villa garrison joined the Carranza army, were ordered to the Juarez customs house and disarmed by the artillery. • * • General Funston does not intend taking any action looking to withdraw al of American troops from Mexico un less the return movement is ordered by the War department. He denied a report that the matter of withdraw ing General Pershing’s command at such time as it was deemed best had been placed in his hands. • • • A protocol providing for the condi tional withdrawal of the American troops now in Chihuahua. Mexico, and for the military control of the border, but with the stipulation that United States troops shall be sent into Mex ico in pursuit of bandits, at any time the American government deems It necessary, was signed at Atlantic City, N. Y., by members of the Mex ican-American commission. WASHINGTON. The transcript in the case of the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad, chosen to test the constitutionality of the Adamson law, is now in the hands of the supreme court. • * » Secretary Daniels has awarded con tracts for more than $65,000,000 worth of new fighting ships for the navy, in cluding four battleships at $11,000,000 each; two fleet submarines at approxi mately $1,190,000 each, and twenty- S seven coast submarines at about $994,000 each. American bankers were warned by the federal reserve board to avoid locking up their funds by purchasing treasury bills of foreign governments involving long term obligations. While i specifically disclaiming “any inten tion of reflecting upon the financial stability of any nation," the board ad- | vises all investors to proceed with i caution. • • • The federal trade commission has fixed December 12 as the date for another public hearing on the news print paper situation and invited man ufacturers, jobbers, newspaper pub lishers and any others interested to appear. * * » The Seattle Construction and Dry dock company was awarded contract by the navy department for the con struction of a 35-knot scout cruiser for $4,975 ,000. Delivery will be made within thirty months. * * • As a result of the election to con gress of M. Clyde Kelly and Guy Campbell, democrats from the thir- i tieth and thirty-second Pennsylvania districts, democrats of the house claimed a majority of three in the ! lower branch. • • • It is understood In official circles that the removal of militia troops from the border will be accomplished im mediately after t General Pershing’s troops come out of Mexico, if present war department plaas mature. IS NOT HOOF PLAGUE DISEASE AFFECTING NEBRASKA STOCK HARMLESS MALADY. AILMENT TERMED STOMATITIS Washington Officials Declare Afflic tion Is Not of Great Importance. States Lift Qaurantine. Washington.—Careful and system atic observation of the Nebraska cat tle found last week in the Kansas City stock yards suffering with sore mouths has failed to reveal certain typical symptoms of foot and mouth disease according to the Bureau of Animal Industry, United States De partment of Agriculture. The special ists therefore are of the opinion that the disease is vesicular stomatitis, a mouth ailment which ordinarily af fects horses and sometimes affects cattle. The most striking symptom of this disease is,the occurrence of blisters and sores on the tongue and other portions of the mouth. This disease, while undoubtedly contagious, is not of great economic importance, as animals ordinarily re cover from it in eight to ten days. Vesicular stomatitis is known in Europe and South America and has been found occasionally in the United States. The present outbreak, how ever, is the most extensive yet noted in this country. The specialists of the department, therefore, are advis ing state officials in whose territory the disease is found to impose local Quarantines to prevent its spread. They advise all owner and handlers of horses and cattle, particularly liverymen, managers of stock yards and breeders, to separate sick from well animals, to clean up and disin fect their premises, and to wash out the mouths of sick animals with a weak solution of permanganate of potash or picric acid. The belief of the specialists that the malady is not foot and mouth disease is based upon the fact that persistent observation of sick animals and ex periments in inoculating animals with the infection at Washington failed to reveal certain typical symptoms which would be expected in any case of foot and mouth disease. The slob bering and blisters and sore are siin. ilar in appearance to the mouth con ditions produced by foot and mouth disease., hut in none of the sack ani mals examined has there been found any soreness of the feet, which is a common symptom of foot and mouth disease. Quarantine on Nebraska stock, which was established in several states as the result of the foot and mouth disease scare, has been lifted in practically every case. Must Fight it Out. London.—“The war must be fought to a military conclusion on the west and east fronts, with the blockade playing only a secondary part,” said Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, in discussing with The Asso ciated Press the latest developments in the world conflict. “The condition of Rumania,” Lord Robert continued, “causes us grave regret. But there is no reason to suppose the operations there will af fect the result of the war which must be fought out on the main fronts. The conditions under which we will accept peace overtures remain the same as outlined several months ago." Germany Admits Sinking Marina. Washington.—Following the receipt of a communication from the German government admitting that a German submarine torpedoed the British horse ship Marina, with the loss of six Americans. Secretary Lansing con ferred with President Wilson and it was decided that no action would be taken by the American governmen* until it could be definitely established whether the Marina was a private vessel or a belligerent transport. In the note Germany stated that the commander of the submarine which sank the Marina had reported that he took the vessel for a transport and asked the United States for informa tion on this point. Whole Family Dies in Fire. Cape May, N. J.—Lewis Wilson, his wife, mother-in-law and four children were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Wilson home in West Capue May. Helena Considers Boycott. Helena, Mont—The Assembly Trades and Labor Assembly of this city has appointed a committee to consider a boycott league against foodstuffs found to be excessively priced. Meets Death in Auto Race. Phoenix, Ariz.—Mechanician Dren nan of Amarilla, Tex., driving with R. B. Armstrong in a 100-mile automobile race on the state fair grounds track, was almost instantly killed when the big racer plunged through the fence while trying to pass another car. Aviator Killed in First Flight. Berne, IndT—While making his first iflght in an airplane which he spent more than a year in building, Paul Rhorer, aged 19, was killed here re cently. Engine Runs Pilotless. Phillipsburg, N. J.—While its engi neer, Johnson Shaffer lay dead beside the tracks near Black Tom island, a milk train on the Lehigh Valley rail road ran thirty miles beyond that point before the fireman discovered the accident. Kills Self to Avoid Border Duty. Joplin, Mo.—After declaring that he preferred death to further service on the border, Earl F. Raymond, mesa segeant of Company G, Second Mis souri infantry, committed suicide. DAIRY FARM IS NECESSARILY FERTILE i m'1 * * tm ^ ^rn.rmm,i-i m-n «■ — l---— - - — VILLAGE MARSHALL, CHAMPION FUTURITY WINNER. Farms used for dairy purposes should gain rather than lose in fertil ity, asserts R. I. Throckmorton, as sistant professor of soils in the Kan sas State Agricultural college. “In dairying less plant food is sold from the farm than in any other type of farming.” says Mr. Throckmorton. “In grain farming, the land is cropped year after year, and the prod ucts are sold off the land. In dairy farming, the crops are harvested and fed to animals. “When grain or other crops are sold from the farm soil fertility or plant Purebred Jerseys. food is removed. No soil can grow crops year after year without sooner or later reaching the point where the depletion is felt. Food Stays on Farm. “When animals or milk products are sold only a small portion of the plant food of the crop is removed from the farm. The greater part of it is left in the form of barnyard manure, which +**++++++++++++++++++++++-» | WHY RAISE LIVE STOCK? | £ Because the raiser of live stock £ £ has a wider range of time in £ t> which to market his products £ £ than in the case of most other £ *• products of the farm. £ £ Because the raising of stock £ t« makes possible diversified farm- 4. £ ing that favors independence. A £ *> diversified farm with no live 4. £ stock is a difficult thing to han- £ £ die successfully. <4 £ Because in all nations where £ £ live stock is largely raised agri- 4 4 culture is on a firm basis. £ £ Because it is a patriotic duty £ £ to provide for the people the £ £ various kinds of meat food they £ * need and the foods from the 4. £ products of animals, such as £ t* cheese and butter, and the ma- 4. £ terials out of which ;o manufac- £ £ ture all kinds of the best of gar- 4> £ ments. £ £44.1,4444.4.1.44,44.4.4444.444444^ LUMPY JAW IS NOT CONTAGIOUS DISEASE Trouble Is Caused by Fungus Growing on Some of Grasses, Rye, Barley and Com. Actinomycosia, or lumpy jaw, is a disease not uncommon with cattle. It Is caused by a fungus that grows on some of the common plants, such as the grasses, rye, barley and corn. When the mouth of the animal is in jured from eating dry, stiff forage, as Is frequently the case, the fungus finds an entrance into the tissues and begins growth. This causes the tis sues to break down and form pus. If the bone is affected the normal bone will be broken down and new growth of bone takes place around the dis eased areas, causing an enlargement or lump, hence the name lumpy jaw. The disease may affect any tissues, so there may not always be an enlarge ment of the jawbones. A gradual development of a tumor, usually on the lower jaw, the side of the face or in the throat are charac teristic symptoms. This swelling is not unlike that caused by an injury except that it does not go down in a few days. If the tongue is affected it becomes enlarged and the animal has difficulty in eating. The teeth may drop out and the jaw become so sore that the animal cannot ruminate. After a time the tumor will become soft and break, either on the inside or outside. This may heal, but will break out again later. Lumpy jaw^ls not contagions, but affected animals should be separated from the rest of the herd so that the discharges from the tumors may not contaminate the feed. The use of the surgeon's knife can be used to remove the affected parts or the animal can be treated by the iodide of potash method. This consists of giving one and one-half drams of iodide of pot ash twice a day to animals weighing 1,000 pounds. This is kept up for ten days or two weeks and the animal al lowed to rest for a like period and: then the treatment repeated if neces sary. The medicine may be given as a drench or in the drinking water. Treatment should be begun as soon as possible after the character of the disease has been determined. Animals in advanced cases should be killed, as their recovery is doubtful. Fat cattle can be sold subject to post-mortem ex amination. Milk from dairy cows with this disease should not be used' until after they have been cured. BEST TIME TOCUT SUDAN GRASS CROP Best Hay Yield Secured When Cut Just After Full Bloom —Holds Up Well. (By J. F. NICHOLSON. Agronomist. Ex periment Station. University of Ari zona.) Sudan grass yields the best hay when cut just after full bloom. There are times when it is advisable to cut the hay before it has reached full bloom, on account of removing the first cut-, ting, so as to get a more abundant sec ond crop. If the season is short it may be impossible to get two full crops, and in this case it would be better to cut the first one prematurely. Sudan grass will probably stand longer without de teriorating in its hay-producing quali ties than any other of the forage crops. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF PARALYSIS OF PIGS Germ of Wheat Contains Poison ous Substance Which Causes Serious Trouble. At the Wisconsin station, in experi ments with hogs, cattle and rats, they, found that the germ of wheat con tained a poisonous substance which caused serious trouble when fed in large amounts. When fed to young animals, the result was a stunted growth; when fed to pregnant cows, the result was abortion or a very weak or dead calf, and when fed to pigs, the result was partial paralysis. The Wis consin Investigators believe that the poisonous substance contained in a germ of wheat has a special tendency | to affect the nerve tissues. Undesirable Combination. High-priced feed and low-prices for milk or its products is a very undesir able combination but it is sometimes economy to suomit to a present loss, rather than allow a milk flow to go by default. Work In Co-Operation. Working in co-operation, dairymen can obtain tUe benefits of business methods at a very small cost through the organization of a cow-testing asso ciation. Valuable Property. Any kind of a good silo is a valua I ble piece of property on the farm I where livestock is to be fed. I — ~ .- ■ « Cow at Calving Time. A cow should be fed lightly for ten days before calving, and for a week afterward. Selecting Seed Com. Five years from now every com grower will select seed com from the, field. may be returned to the soil. This is clear when one considers the fact that a ton of milk contains $2.09 worth of plant food, while a ton of alfalfa con tains $9.50 worth of plant food. . "With this system of farming a large variety of crops can be profitably* grown and utilized. Such crops as al falfa and clover for hay, corn sorghum for silage, and rye as a soiling crop may be grown. With these crops it is possible to practice a rotation in which a legume is grown, thus increasing the supply of nitrogen in the soil. This is important, as the failure to include a leguminous crop in the rotation is one of the common causes of soil de pletion. The nitrogen content of the soil is also increased when alfalfa is fed and the manure is applied to tha land.” Concentrates Are Fertilizers. The soil on many farms contains a sufficient quantity of plantfood, points out Mr. Throckmorton, but is so devoid of humus that the food is unavailable i to the plant. A soil thus lacking in vegetable matter will not retain water, but packs, and bakes. Practically all the manure produced on a dairy farm may be returned to the soil. This will add humus, thus making the soil more productive. It may be profitably ap plied to alfalfa as a surface dressing, or in the field where silage or soiling crops are grown. Buying Concentrated feeding stuffs,, such as bran and oilmeal, is a com mon practice on many dairy farms. These feeds are rich in fertilizing in gredients and if the resulting manure . is applied to the land the fertility may be increased to a considerable extent.
