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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1922)
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. CHIEF i ? t t -H r CONCRETE KEEPS ; OUT MY PESTS v ' -V" Rats and Mice Destroy Crops M and Property Valued at Mil- linrte Pfjfih Vnnr lions Each Year. S A FLA X AKVb lHfcM Hill Tha lo Best Done by .Building Rat- Proof Buildings or Re-arrannlng Old Structures Cut Off Their Suppy of Food. '(Ey W. O., KAISKR, Agricultural Engi neer.) Since the tltno when the Pled IMper lot lluinlln destroyed the ruts, no oth- cr such satisfactory method of ridding Efnrins of these pests lias hcen found. mie nest wny la to starve tliem out 7 i fr: c Ti 1 5 I Q . i y SS Cfntrtlt fleer Jk 7!3 i::$t f'0. 1 How a ! r Bo Ratproof. MM,C Installed. an 0d Foundation May Ratproofed and a Concrete Floor and this can only he done by building rutproof buildings or rutprooflng such structures as are already built. The United States Department of Agricul ture says that rats und mice destroy crops and property valued at more than !?U0O,0OO,(XX) yearly. They carry bubonic plague and other fatul dis eases. One pair of rats at the end of three years will be the ancestors of 18 generations amounting to 359,709,482 Individuals. Plan for Foundations. In the three Illustrations, I have shown how to build foundations and lloors ratproof; how to build u false foundation alongside nn old founda tion nnd floor It to keep rats from working through nnd how to ratproof a wooden building. Lumber piles nnd other miscellane ous structures form a living place for rats which should be eliminated. Lum- Flo. 2 Showing n Good Method of Making Foundation and Floor of a New Buldling Ratproof. ber piles should be elevated at least 18 Inches from the ground, board walks should be replaced by concrete and gaibage should be kept In concrete or metal containers having tight-fitting tops. There should not bo a scrup of food left where rats can get It. Concrete Mixture. For foundation work such as I have mentioned a 1-2&-4 mixture of con cvete Is recommended. This means one sack of porthind cement to 2 cubic feet of sand and 4 cubic feet of peb bles or broken stone. As Is absolute ly necessary In all concrete work, the sand and pebbles should be free from loam and trash and the water used should he fit for drinking purposes. Fig. 3 Buildings Supported on Piers Ara Ratproofed by Raising Above Ground Level and Placing Concrete Between Walls Above Sills. Only dn'ough water should be added to make the mixture of a quaky and jelly like consistency. Floors of concrete Bhould not be less than 4 Inches thick. They may either bo placed directly on tho ground or on n cinder base, but nl ways be sure the soil Is well drained. For lloors, u concrete mixture of one sack of portland cement, 2 cubic feet of sund and 3 cubic feet of gravel or Mono is recommended. Along with ratproof buildings, start iv campaign for killing rats. If the ground Is undermined with holes, It is posslblo to drive them Into the open or to sulTocnte them by connecting the Bystcm of holes with the exhaust pipe of on automobile. I'! rCentrttt A S r""r vfl "J ,'' i SK I i 'r,.,',J Tiac ... ii pllljll IIIL'IIIIUPf Pitr OPPORTUNITIES FOR KEEPING HONEY BEE Ncstar Going to Waste in Tulip Tree Regions. No Question but That Area May Fur nlsh Many Times More Product Than at Present Bulletin Dlscusces Methods. (Prepared by the UnlUd SUtes Department of Agriculture.) With the tons and tons cj nectar going to waste every year In (he tulip tree region of the United States be cause the colonies of bees are not strong enough to get the full amount of surplus, there Is no question that this area may furnish many times more honey than It does at present, nils opinion Is expressed by the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture In runners' HullctiA V222, "Beekeeping In the Tulip-Tree Region," prepared by K. P. I'lillllps and George S. De muth, and now available for distribu tion. The tulip tree Is occasionally found ns far north as Vermont and Ithoilc Island, and west to Michigan, Arkan sas and Louisiana, On the outer lim its of Its distribution It is not abun dant. It Is more plentiful on the south shore of Lake Krie nnd rare west of the Mississippi river, except In northeastern Arkansas and south eastern Missouri. The trees arc more abundnnt and larger in the south central pnrt of Its rnnge, especially In Tennessee, Kentucky, the western part of the Corollnns, and in the Ohio river basin. It Is common throughout the Piedmont plateau of Maryland and Virginia. That this honey can be marketed at a prollt Is attested by the fact that this section now sends to outside re- Modern Hornet for Bees. glons for pnrt of Its honey supply. There Is not the local prejudice to darlc honey which exists In the clover re gion and In the West. All these fac tors taken together make the region one of promise. The enormous num ber of colonies of bees In this region Is pointed to ns proof of the great nectnr resources, and If these colonies are given proper care vast quantities of honey can be produced. The abandonment of the "gums" nnd box-hives and the adoption of modern equipment, together with prac tices more suited to the region, Is ad vised. The region, it Is said, needs more men engaged In beekeeping on n commercial scale as a chief or only occupation. The peculiarities of the region, however, are such ns to de mnnd a close study of the business. Careless beekeeping, It Is pointed out, is entirely unprofitable, especially In places where the main honey flow comes so soon uftcr the lust killing frost of the spring. Copies of the bulletin, which dis cusses methods for carrying on the business successfully, may be had freo by writing to the Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. LAYING HENS IN FARM FLOCK Most Efficient Number Is Between 150 and 500, Say Ohio Poultry Experts. At least IW) laying hens should constitute tho farm Hock, say poultry expertB nt the Ohio experiment sta tion. The most elllclcnt flock Is be tween 1W) nnd fiOO. Tho flock con taining fewer than 150 hens is not efllcient, while flocks of more thnn fiOO, though perhaps too large for tho general farmer, may be better ndnpt ed to those specializing fruit and poul try farms. PROPER FERTILIZER TO BUY Most tconomical Material Is That Containing Highest Percentage of Plant Food, Tho most economical fertilizer to buy Is the one containing the highest percentage of the plant food needed. It will cost more per ton, but may be used nt n lower rate per aero becauso It does not contain so much useless material. CARING FOR TOMATO PLANTS Four or Five-Foot Stake Should Bo Driven Alongside Each Vino When Soil Is Soft. Secure a four or five foot Btake for each tomato plant and be ready so the stakes can be driven down by each plant when the ground, Is soft. If the tomatoes are to be trelllsed similar to grapes, secure posts and two wires for cqcli row. llBllVaS7tllltllSBBllllllllllfltlllllllH I wHk LI LI i iJtai Ptji.il 1 1 1 1 12! MARY GRAHAM BONNER. corrb&Mi ii viitiot nnn wmkm. i IN THE GREEN-HOUSE "Shnll I take yon on a little trip through the green-house?" asked thu Fairy Queen of some of the Fairies. "It Is a wonderful park grecn-houso and there arc many Interesting plants from nil around. I've been there and I can tell you about a good many of tho plants nnd blossoms If you'd like to tuke such a trip." The Fairies had said they would Ilka some new kind of u trip, and so the Fairy Queen had suggested this. "The house Isn't u bouse painted green, you know. A green-house such ns I'm spenklng of means a house "or flowers and ferns and shrubs. "We'd love to go on tho trip you sug gest," said the other Fairies. "When will you take us?" "After the visitors leave," said the Fairy Queen. "Wo will go late this af ternoon." So all tho fairies who were going on the trip got ready In their new out door suits which no one could see be cause they looked the color of air. If you can see that color and know whnt It Is you're very, very smart 1 "Now we're off," said the Fairy Queen, some time later. They went to the green-house. At tached to the big one were mnny "Looking at Everything." smaller ones. They were all filled with llowcrs and plants and palms and mosses and ferns. They saw some dear little crocuses and tulips and daffodils outside the door and then they went in. There were many palms und trees from hot, hot countries, known as the tropics. It was very hot in this house for it had to be In order to have the plnnts nnd trees grow as they would in their nntlve lands. Gold fishes were swimming In little pools nnd there were rocks and tovely moss of different kinds growing from the rocks and ferns everywhere, and great tall pulms which reached the celling. Some of the ferns hung down nnd some were little ones. There were ferns that grew in water nnd other water plants growing there too. There were sugur cone and coffee trees nnd bnnnua trees, and lovely maidenhair ferns enjoying the shnde. Nearby were some cuctus plnnts, queer and knotty and ugly In a way und yet rather fascinating. Each plant had to be treated Just so receiving what It would receive In the way of heat and proper earth nnd water as It would If growing In Its own part of tho world. There were some palms with great branches and spreudlng leaves. IMants and ferns which land grown too fast were clipped off so they wouldn't go up through the celling I Of course they couldn't do that, but they would push other plants out of the wny und bend over nnd break themselves so they had to bo stopped from growing too much. In one house which was called tho "show house" there were tulips of all colors and gay flamingo lilies, orchids which were called Indian Orchids and orchids known ns Tiger Orchids. The Orchids were qulto decided In letting everyone know that they liked warm and sunny weather and thnt tliev would complain If the weather were cloudy nnd bad, though they liked drinks or water. There were long pink hanging flowers which were cnlled Medluilln Magnified I And there were red flowers which drooped nnd hung down In n very attractive way nnd which hod the gorgeous name of Acalypha Santl There wero flowers nnd plants from other pnrts of the world und some hitd colored leaves. And little bumble bees came In and buzzed through the green-house room where were tho hyacinths and tho forget-me-nots and the Jonquils nnd the snnpdrngons nnd tho Juck-ln-the-I'ulplt families. The Fairies and tho Fairy Queen looked nt everything and they whisper ed little secrets to some of the flowers while the flowers told the fairies of some of their sweet secrets. Llttlo Friend Hellotropo told tho Fairy Queen that she must tnlto a look at tho Butterfly plants which had blossoms of pink nnd white, rose and red and lavender and which looked like but terflies. They Wnnted so much to bo ndralrcd by tho Fairies. And tho Bird of Paradise flowers i with their gorgeous blue and yellow flowers and tho other members of tho family with their bluo and whito flowers which only bloomed once a yeur for six weeks all told tho Fairies who they were as I havo Just told you I la SCIENCE ON FARM Agriculturist of Today Must Know Business Thoroughly. Canadian Tillers of the Soil Havo Proved That Old Days of Hap hazard Methods Havo Gone. Agrlculturo In Cnnnda has tho sta tus of a profession which both Its high standard of operation and the prlmo place it occupies In national life Justi fy. Tho days when land was casually filed on and farmed without any In telligent understanding of agricultural processes aro going with the dwindling availability of tho land, nnd rapidly passing Is tho epoch of tho destruc tion of soil values, nnd the abandon ment of farms which havo been ren dered unproductive. Clenrer and clenr cr has becomo tho realization .that farming Is a specialized profession re quiring speclnl training, nnd In tho plnco of this spoliation thero Is an intelligent system of crop rotation, prcsorvntlon of the vlrtuo of tho lnnd, a discovery of tho nobility of tho farmer's calling nnd a determination to securo and achieve tho best pos slblo In everything. Tho Education of the Farmer. Agricultural colleges, experimental farms, government literature, railway propaganda, nil In nn appreciation of tho nntlonnl benefits which accrue, contribute to the education of tho farmer who, If ho starts out In Igno rance, speedily discovers tho futility nnd profltlessness of continuing in this state. It Is only of comparatively recent years that farming in Canada has become tho comprehensive and ex haustive study It Is and Its tenets been so widely nbsorhed, and older farmers who have followed hnphnzard methods or systems scientifically un sound arc gradually forced from neces sity Into nn Intelligent study and ap plication of their profession. This brings us to tho city man who Is nnxlous to leave his old llfo for tho greater freedom of tho country nnd tako n fnnn for himself, nnd, tho fore going holding good, ho need not follow far behind tho older farmer If he tuke up tho study of his work seriously, bring energy nnd Intelligence to bear upon n following out of the systems of experienced nnd successful agricul turists, and utlllzo tho results of tho export Investigation nnd research tho Dominion plnccs at his disposal. The Baby Specialists. THAT there are Fhysioians who specialize on Infant ailments you know. All Physicians understand Infant troubles : all Physicians treat them. It is his professionf his duty, to know human ills from the Stork to the Great Beyond. But in serious cases he calls in the Specialist. Why? He knows as every Mother knows, or ought to know, that Baby is just a baby, needing special treat ment special remedies. Can a Mother be less thoughtful? Can a Mother try to relieve Baby with a remedy that she would use for herself? Ask yourself; and answer honestly 1 Always remember that Baby is just a baby. And remembering this yon will remember that Fletcher's Gastoria is made especially for Infants and Children. ppf. flnntants lSPluidPiaot MrriHOI.-.'tPEn CENT. AVZA otiMpTVcnafationEtfAs ', timiifitifKMriitFofld bvRcuta. tlnftlitcStomacns and Bowels rfj jtoUfymnurvr t ConstlpatfonanrJDUrr jVirdnMi ana liuu rwn B.irL, LOSS Ur lafrSIntoSiinatnrtCK jfaE CEOTAmCOHMHfc WEVjJKJU rra iTTEraMi iiAaaw Exact Copy of Wrapper. O-SO'Eaty to Use Color Silk, Wool, Ootton All At Th limi Tim. wholo country Is working for him and tho novtco line almost nn equal op portunity with tho farmer of n life time. A census of Cnnndlan farmers would probnbly show that fully one-half are not farmers' sons nnd wero not brought up to the life of the farm. Yet none would criticize Cnnndn's farmers on tho score of poor farming methods in general, tho excellency of their crops with International honors nnd tho universal demand for their live-stock products refuting this effectually. Sig nificant is it, too, that prnctlcnlly nil the fnrmcrs who hnvo achieved the most signal honors nt International farming competitions havo not been lifelong farmers, but city men who, taking to the land nfter reaching ma turity without tho remotest previous knowledge of agricultural activities, havo through Intelligent study nnd closo application of the best farming methods surpassed tho efforts of those agriculturists who have continued do ing things on tho furm In tho wny their fathers used to do them. For further particulars, pamphlets regarding Cnnnda, railway rates, etc., apply to W. V. Bennett, Boom 4, Bee Uldg., Onnhn, Neb. Advertisement. Oldest Biblical Versions. The four oldest versions of tho Bible nro tho Aqulln, Symanuchus, Theodo slan, In Greek, and tho I'cshlttn In Syrlnc. SWAMP-ROOT FOR KIDNEY AILMENTS Thcro Is only one medicine thnt really stands out pre-eminent 'ns a medicine for curable ailments of the kidneys, liver and blnddcr. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands tho highest for tho reacon that it has proven to be just tho remedy needed in thousands upon thousands of distressing enscs. Swnmp-Root makes friends quickly be cause Us mild and immediate effect is soon realized in most cases. It is a gentle, healing vegetable compound. Start treatment at once. Sold at nil drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi um and large. However, if you wish first to test this grent preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing bo suro and mention this paper. AdvortlBcmcnt. Happy In Their Fate. Rub Riches are a curse 1 Dub Yes, but only tho poor renllzo it. 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