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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1895)
WfcA-i.'w.nn'jnnnfriaii r F i - -..u., unip jvmimmr)siziMii.X '-'Psn?ir37tprt3ttEatESK!uaj'ii ri. - m4it'kSU.tf i ' .. -v. ,." . ' . . M . l;'l . in. i . ',' I k! Running Sores. the Serpent's Sting. 'ii In all Ma i UIH MUM KS-irObMlnMawrat . ... k.u dibwii raomiMi di I atovas tk potton an4 balid up ta irwa, hMlln nnvitM. Itn. nmw IWIH N IM aMH Ml IW UMCBtM SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Oa. About flMknelllMg. In answer to numerous enquries in regard fa our method of subsoiling we will endeavor to presonta plain stale went from the commencement of our experiment!! as conducted during the past eight years at Genova, Nebraska. In ibe spring of 1887 we commenced on our nursery grounds to prepare the grounds for planting in the orai. nary maimer. We plowed the ground about eight inches deep and planted our nursery stock, among whioh was a quantity of seedlings which wero dug the ramo Oil. Tn ordor to got tho proper length of root to successfully transplant tho seedlings It became necessary to get under them muoh deeper than the ground had been plowed, which was accomplished by using a seedling digger set to run nearly sixteen inches. It required nix horses to do this work and tho ground was stirred up as it never Mas before The next season this portion of the field was planted to corn and tho yield was nearly 70 bushels per uore, while land plowed in the ordina ry way vielded only '35 bushels. This led us to experiment in preparing tho Hti!, our motto being ''Plow deep and thoroughly preparo tho soil before planting." Each succeeding year gave us good results by deep slirmg, though wo did not attain the full measure of sucoess in our experiments until we began to use a plow to subsoil the entireground In the fall of 1891 wo purohascd a Mapes subsoil plow with whioh wo succeeded in getting down to the depth of sixtem below the surface. Oar method is first to plow eight inohes deep with an ordinary 14 inch utirrinir plow whioh is followed hy the hubsoil plow, running in tho hbuio fur row loosening tho soil to tho depth of night inohes moro'but not throwing it to the surface. This gives as a reser voir sixtoon inohes in depth to catch and totain all tho m'rfisture that falls, and wo are convinced,' that during tho twenty-three years we havo resided in Fillmore county there has never boon it season when tho rain-fall was not Mtffioient to fill the reservoir with water boforo tho growiug season com menced. , Wo have been asked the following questions by eorrespondents. Q When do you subsoil fall or Hpring? A. Wo have subsoiled both tall uud spring with equally good results. Q. How many norses do you use? A. We use three horses on each plow, though two good horses will do (he work. Q What kind of a plow do you use? t A. The Mapes subsoil plow, manu factured by Deere & Co., Moline, III. Cost of plow $14. Q. What is the nature of your noil? A. Seo analyses os the soil, and letter or Prof. Whitney appended hereto. Q Is your land upland or bottom? A. It is upland prairie, tho depth to water being 114 feet. Q. What is tho cost of plowing per aero by your method? A As the hubsml plow, is drawn by a separate team and follows in the une furrow b-hind the stirring plow. it simply amounts to one extM plow inc. Q What is your method of culti vation? - A. Our method is first to hi.rrow oaoh evening nII ih land plowed dur ing, tho day. This breaks up the clods before thoy become hardened, and pre vents the toil from drying out liy evsporution. Before planting wo agin harrow and pulverize the sur face with a final." Wo aio then ready for planting. If wo plunt iohiiiuH grain wn drill eofct at:d w.'St, lutving tho suifuco Mi iCures u Just as the drill leaves it, As tho prevailing winds aro from the north and south, the surfaco being made rough east and wept helps to proteot the grain and prevent blowing out. If wo plant to torn our Method is to plant about three or four inohes deep, follow the planter with the harrow, and givosurfaot cultivation, running the oultivator teeth just deep enough to destroy the weeds and break up the surface of the soil. We endtavor to cultivate the corn just as soon after etch rain as tho oonditton of tho ground will permit. If the rain be a heavy one and the soil is irmly packed it is of the utmost importance that tho orust bo broken as soon as possible in order to 'retain the moisture in tho oil, the loose surface soil aotiog as a muloh to prevent evaporation. During the past exceedingly dry season, our nursery stock particu larly ono field containing 800,000 ap- plo trees was cultivated once a week. We used a spring tooth oulti vator merely stiring the surfaco, and as a rosult of this mothod of cultiva tion thero was no time during the en tire season when the earth would not ball in tho hand under slight pressure at a depth of three inohos below the surface. This condition was brought about by having a deep snisoll reser voir to storo up the surplus moisture whioh (ell during the early part of the season, and retained by frequently stirring the surface to prevent evapo ration. Wo find it not necessary to subsoil eaoh season, but that once in three years will answer all practical pur poics. If a field is subsoiled and planted lo com tho first, or first and second year, then followed by wheat, or oats, tho result will bo satisfaetory, though a slight fall oS will bo noliocd in tho third crop after subsoiling. For ioBtanoc: A field that was subsoiled in the fall of 1891 and cropped lo corn seasons of '92 and '93, was plant ed to oats'in the spring of '94 and produoed a yield of 39 bushels per acre: whilo on another portion of the samo field whioh had been subsoiled in the fall of '92 and raised a crop of corn the soasori of '93, the yield of oats was 44,- bushels per acre, show ing a Hiffiirenco of 5 bushels per acre in favor of the laud which had raised but ono orop since subsoiling. Now wo will compnro tho results on land on the samo farm not subsoiled. Land subsoil plowed in tho fall of '92 and planted lo corn in the spring of '93, yielded 75 bu-hels per acre; while corn on laud not sutuoiled, but otherwise treated in identically tho samo manner, yielded but 3(i bushels per noro. Laud subsoiled and planted to potst'irs in tho opting of 1893 yielded 125 busluls per acre, whilo the potato crop on land not subsoiled was practically a failure. ThU season (1894) tho yield of potatoes on sub soiled land was 90 bushels per aore. The potatoes were planted on the 18th of May, and on June 23d wo had tho last heavy rain of tho season. From Juno 23 to August 1G we had 40-100 inch of rainfall, less than inch in fifty-four days, and still wo raised a fair orop of potatoes, ltyo on sub soiled laod yielded 301 bushels por aoro; on land not subsoiled, 2 bush els. Oats sown on land whioh had raised ono orop of corn since subsoil ing, yielded 44J, bushels per aore; on laud whioh had raised two crops of corn sinco subsoiling, 39 bushels per acre; on land not subsoiled, 17 bushels per aore. Tho corn on subsoiled land this season was, by an error, planted too thick. The planter had been used to drill corn fur fodder, and when wo commenced to plant tho fiold corn tho plates wero not changed. This error caused us the loss of a corn crop this srii8on, thero being as many as five to seven stalks in each hill. Tfce com stood the drouth and hot winds with out ii jury to the tassels, and wherever by accident it was thinned oit tho curs wero well filled and matured, and wo liuvo not tho slightest doubt but that with proper planting and good cultivation, mo can raiso a orop rf oom with no other moUturo than we had tho season of 1894. Just north of this field of sub soiled com, no had a ptcoo of corn Qn land not subsoiled, Tho two pieces wero plant d from tho samo scod, on tho tamo day, with tho suiim plantor, and received exactly tho samo after animation, thero being nothing but a drireway between the two pieces. Tho djireronco in theso two fields was very marked. The corn ou subsoiled HhIb TV JTW JV "i. Mkl 'rfe 'ft, SMlMmeffljIliniW Easy to Take AYER'S PILLS Never fall to relieve Dyspepsia, Constipation, and Headache. "I linyo provi'tl tho vnltio of Ayer'n Pills In relieving (Ivhimi- alii niitl lirntluchr, with which complaint I wax ho lung troubled 2 that neither tho doctor nor my- self HiipiMisvil I should ever m well iiffiiln. Through the nsoof tho nbovo tnerileliie I urn lMttir than I Imvo been for years." m j. wAHKii.i,, Versailles, ill. "I havo used Ayer'H Pills for 35 year as u cathartic in liver COnmlllint. mill nlwnvu wltli v. treniely Itenellelal effect, never 2 having hail npcd of other medU o cine. 1 nlso civo Aver'H Pills to o "Ilavltlir been nnvornlv n 01 lot ml with co.Htlvencss, J was induced tO trV A VITH llllu 'I'linll- liu,. Imu effected" a complete cure, and 1 2i i mi "imm'imy ri'i'oiiuucilll mum to all situ arlv nfllicteil." !. A. Wiiitmav. Xlnmno i'ni. N AYER'S PILLS 1 Received Highest Awards AT THI wnai nu eeoooeeeeoeeeeoeeoeeeeoel land made a vigorous, healthy growth, tho stalks wero larg and tall, there was an abundanco of pollen up until the fifteenth ef August, notwithstand ing tho fact of its having been plant ed entirely too thick, yielded a little over 15 bushels of sound corn per aore. On tho land not subsoiled the stalks were not more than two-thirds as tall, were muoh smallor in diame ter, the tassels were completely with ered by the, hot winds of July 28, and thero was not a peok of corn ou the cntiro field. Wo ore convinced from theso fuels that if theio h a fair amount of im isturu in the soil, hot winds aro not necessarily fatal to a crop of corn. (To bo Continued ) A Cliiincu to nuke Money. I am out of debt, and thanks to the Dish Washer buisnoss for it. In the past five weokH I havo mado over $500 and I am so thankful that I feel like telling evorbody, so that they can be boneKtud by my experience. Any body can sell Dish Washers because overybody wants one, especixlly when it can be got so aheap. I belicvo that in two years from now every family will have one. You can get full par ticulars by addressing tho Iron City Dish Washer Co , E. E. Pittsburg, IV, and you can't hi Ip but make money in this business. I believe that I can clear over $3,000 tho com ing vcar, and I am not going to let such an opportunity pass without im provement. We can't expeot to sue ocod without trying. MRS. B. About Those Bonds. Communicated. 1 En Cmt'E: Dear Sir: As wo are approaching tho spring of 1895. It is lo bo hoped wo will have a more favorable season then that of tho past, with good crops and contentment. In conversing with somo of our neighbors 1 learn that there is a peti tion oiioulated through somo parts of tho county of Webster, for tho pur pose of authorizing the Board of Sup ervisor to call a special eleotion to vote bonds on the county, to the amount of 40,000, as provided by tho late relief bill. To aid in feed und seed co tho farmers who nro unable to proouro tho same wilhiu thcmsolves. Aglanco or first thought of tho short ago of grain and fodder for stook, un til grass, will oompel .an; man to say that something must bo done, but ho? In order that those farmers will got enough feed and seid to put in a crop, and put suoh farmors on their feet, at the least expenso to tho cntiro tax payers and muintain tho integrity and credit of tho county of Webster. Now follow citizens, I wish it to bo remembered that in 1879 tho legal votors of said county voted a railroad bond of 47,500 to run fifteen years at eight per oent per annum un til paid. You also remember they becauio due January 1, 1894, and f.. 4da VN! S my children, when they reiiuiro 2 nu aperient, and tho result is nl- 2 ways most satisfactory." A. o A. Katon, Centre Conway, N.H. there were ho mads to meet their pay ments. The result was tho same as in an omtrcenoy aot, tho bonds bad to be funded for five or ten years, optional, at 4 per cent and 5 per cent per annum. Now lot us seo how this whole business has panned out in tho past, and you may rest assured that the same will ocour again under tho present proposition that is now about to be onsctcd by bonding tho county to an additional blanket of $40,000, whioh will make a total of $87,500 and remembor all are coming duo at five or ten years from January 1, 1804. Now my friend Ciller, let u talk this whole business over quietly, tako your penoil and lot us figure tho cost of theso fine blankets and tho total oost to the tax payers, if paicd at ma turity. 1st Railroad bond of 1879. . .$ 47,500 An. Int. on same at 8 per oent for 15 years 57,000 Renowal of samo 1894 at An. Int. for 5 yrs. at 5 per et. 11,875 Amount bsing paid in 1899.. 11G.375 2nd County Bond 1895 for seed and feed 40,000 Int. at 7 per cent per annum for 5 years 14,000 This being paid in 1900. . . . 54,000 Add both amounts 116,375 If theso two bonds are contin ued 5 yrs. optional tho int. will amount to 25,875 Total $196,250 Now then fellow farmers, you seo by these figures that if tho last blanket is purohasod by your voico wo will havo a good heavy blanket, all wool and 24 miles square, which will cover every man, woman and child in the county of Webster and keep us warm during this oold month of Fobruary at least, inoluding all personal and realty, whilo fuel is high and toarco and money is soarocr It scorns tome that the first thing to bo dono and I think tho right and proper way to do would bo that the supervisors of the several townships appoint ono member or the wbolo board ot oaoh sohool district and eaoh board inves tigate and inquire into the noed of all families in their respective districts througout tho whole county, this all oan bo dono in two or three days. Then theso boards report their finding to their several supervisors and by them thoy can better know the needs of tho people, the number in each township and estimate tho amount of indebtedness required or for bonds to bo voted upon and issued. Now again Irt us look, supposing after tho above is done, and wo find 75 farnmrs in each township of 10 townships whioh would uiako 1200 fanners, ail of which make their businers farming and need seed and feed. They sy wo vote $40,000 whioh we will ''for suro," the cost of oleotion. tho selling of tho bonds, tho oost of buying scod to plant, grain, hay or straw tn feed, and this man or set of men to furnish the same to the applicants and settlo with thcin for tho samo. Wo will allow these gentry included in the within $2,400 which would leave $37,600 to be issued out to 1200 farmers and those employed in agri culture. Then the $37,600 equally divided if that should bo tho rule would give to eaoh of the number a little over $31 worth of stuff and no more. Now it looks to mo whon the whole matter is looked up, you will find very few but oan shift somo tway to get seed and feed enough to last during seeding and planting time as that is tho only time such will be given seed and feed, And for that purposo I find thero aro a good many land or farm owners who will furnish their tenants with seed and feed or at least those who oun't do so themselves. If it should be found upon investiga tion that thero aro persons who oan in no way get Eced and feed themselves; Then I would suggest that tho county board appropriate sufficient funds to supply theso pooplo out of thogenpral and road fund or some sush way, and, to stop building bridges, stop opening new roads ou county and state tlincs, and stop appropriating county funds to the several townships for tho pres ent y.'ar. But to apply every avail able dollar of suoh to all farmers in need of help. By so doing think I wo cansinch the emergenoy equally as well as the other way abovo staled, Fellow citizens let us look this over oarefully and thereby do, in our judg ment, is bcBt in honor and oredit. I am your sincere woll wisher, Mack, C Tho republicans never miss nn opportunity to iocreaso tho public - -f'M ifJl n1 ,! t -r- , l f.-.f.y", ".! "" If II r wr (LVORYf iV j lT gAT6 rORTY MILLION THK PROCTER GAMBLE CO, C1NTI. C. M. Webster SSSS? RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. ' Feed, Sale and Exchange Stable, Finest Turnouts in the City. Your patronage solicited. First door south Marble works TRADERS LUMBER CO., DEALERS IN LUMBER and 4 VDAL Building Material, Etc. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. dobt, and never fil to mako ono when it is lacking. Blue Hill Leader. Wu would suggest to our friend of the Leader that it would be well for him to bruh tho cobwebs from his oycB, and behold the fact that the present congress is democratic and hat baen for two years, and thnt Grover Cleveland is a democrat, and tbat a dcmnciaiio president and congress have run tho oountry in debt $165, 000,000 in two years, whilo a repub lican congress and pesidont reduced tho National debt over $214,000,000 Republicans don't go in debt! Qur demooratio friend would da woll to read up and become informed on the great questions of tho day. FIFTEEN CAKLOAP Hcatk V imillgan's Faints. Kansas City and a Kansas City houso enjoys the distinction of having received the largest single shipment of manufac tured paints evor mado in tho world, consisting of a solid and special train of fifteen carloads, weighing 300,000 pomntls This train was run through from Chica go ovor tho Santa Po roiid on special suhedulo timeot v. littlo loss than eigh teen hours, und now this enormous quantity of paints is stored in tho largo warehouse of tho Campbell Glass & Paint Co. Tho shipmont consisted ot 18,102 gul Ions of Heath & Milligan's prepared puints, 30,000 pounds ot "Climax" and "railway" leuds, U3,.V8 pounds ot colors ground in oil and japan. Evory gallon and evory pound of theso goods wero manufactured by tho Hcnih it Milligan M'fg Co. of Chicago, which is now by fur tho largest manufacturer of high grade paints in tho world. Tho actual working time consumed by them ut thoir factory in filling this ordor oompleto and ready for shipment, with out any previous preparation, or extra help, was only sixty-three hours and fifteen minutes, and this without in any way interfering with other orders. The ontira shipmont was haulod by their own teams, and the fifteen cars loaded and ready to go out in exactly Bevon hours and forth-eight minutes. Tho above is taken from the Kansas City Star Feb. 2., and tho entire lino is for sale by Deyo & Grico. Muslcale and (Social. to bo Riven by the 8. n V. band at Dentley's hall, HatorOaycvanlnK, February '."-J, isi. t'ol- kwuiKls the proRram: rUOOKAMMB. "Drudder (lardncr's I'lcnlc" (comlo) Itolllnvn. H. of V. fland. Mandolin and (lultar duett, McNItt and Vance. Duett "Fly MttIol)oo' Clark and Dlckerson. Itecltatlon. Helecled...,Mlsslllxnc!io Hlierman. ladles (Juartett "Approach ofaprliiK" Mis Dlckerson, Mrs. West, l.lllle Smith, Uelle HimaciRlu. Violin solo Margaret Miner. Itll'ltKMIMK.VTH, I'AIITHKL'OKO. Vocal solo JiNh Jennie Hell. Umss iiuartett. "The bimle born" HunttiiK sonu M?.n-n Jenkins, Hill, Dlckerson, West. Vocal Holo Miss Josie Iboii. Corrieuolo "Mathilda Fantasia" J'ror. I). C. Jenkins. "Foruclnthoforost Idyl.... II. Michaels i 8. ot V. band, Hynopsl. -Adajclo -"Midnight" -Lento-"MornliiK," represented by tlit sangs of th birds In the fortst, Vivace, "Hy the lirook," representing a murinurlm; brook with the song of the nlKhtonjrale, cuckoo, lark and qtiail. The church bell then rings calling all to "The morning prajer." Tho blacksmith lutheioreot then sUrts his force and the ring of the anvil Is heard throughout the next movemeut, lol lowed by u graiul ilnalo. "BMOII TKKWS KMOIt." Take a dose of De Witt's Little Early Risers just for tho good thev will do you These little pills are good for indigestion, good for headache, good for liver com plaint, good for constipation. They are good. illSoAPj CAKES YEARLY. SMITH, Stable Willow Creek. Woll of all the bad weather Nebras ka ever experienced February 6 was tho worst. Mrs. J. Brubakcr, Frank (Joukrall and wife, Charley Jackson and wife attended Mrs. M. C Jackson's birth-V day party given tho 8ih of Jan. but by mistake thoy were left out of tho list. Representative Wilder was at homo over Sunday. Grandpa and grandma Norris aro both very sick at this date. Fred Bon is at homo from Pawnee t county. Mrs. S. B. Carpenter has gone on a visit to her old home in Alexandria this state. Grandma Norris' daughter of Coun cil Bluffs bus returned lo her homo and Mrs, Fred Fraso has taken her place. Ed Lewis and wifo will movo the first of March on to Liich Adamson's farm where they will help to farm and oook. "V Miss Mola Beiiiut died Wednesday of scarlet fever. Manitpiia. Mrs Emily Thorne, who resides at To lodo, Washington says ehu lias never been nble to proouru any medicine- for rheu- f nintlsm tlmt relieves I lie pain so quickly and effectual y us Chamberlain's Pain Balm nud that she Inn iilri used it for lame back with great success. For sale by Deyo & Qrioe. The best lightening rod for your pro tection is your own spine. Emorson. "Don't Tonncco Spit or Smoke I'our Life Awny." The truthful, startling title of a book about ISo-to-bao, tho only harmless, guar anteed tobacco-habit cure. If you want to quit nnd can't, u "No-to-bac Braces up nicotinized nervos, eliminates nicotine poisorpj, makes weak mon gain strength, weight and vigor. Positive euro or money refunded. Sold by C. L. Cotting. Book at druggists, or mailed free. Address Tho Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago office, 45 Randolph St., New York, 10 Spruce St Awellbrodand will trained dog is tho best inyestmont on tho farm Mrs. T.S. Hawkins, Ohnttanooga. Tenn. sayb, "Shiloh's VltaUaer 'Saved I mv iZ '. I consider it the best remedy for a de bllitoted system I ever used." For Dys. pepsla, LWer or Kidney trouble it excels. i'rice 7fl ots. 7 The original ot all men is tho same, and virtue ie tho only nobility.-Seneco. Hnlter's Sarsnpnrllla nnd Burdook . purities and enriches the blood-brings new llfo and increased energy. You ie its beneficial influence from tho first dose. It will do you nil that is possible for a blood purifier to do. We sell nnd guar antee this remedy. Deyo & Qrite. 4 Tho great eecret of human happiness Is, nover suffer your energies to stagnate. Apply Holler's Australian Halve to the ohapped hands, if yoa Uve n ont scratch or any kind of a sore nnd want it quickly hoaled, uio this salve. Dr. J. C, Bonham, proprietor of n large hespi taltnOttumwa.Iown, boys it gr088. lots, and volunteers the stotement that It Is a good ono and a wonderfal healer. Use this salve for piles. Sold by Deyo & Griee. Ho who is master of nil opinions ca novor be tho bigot of nny. tir0flrarmMih,0h?lCa,nrrh Remedy is tlio tlrst medicine I have over found that would do me any good." frloe K A ii.. : r.- 1" ;