MARCH 29, 1905
PAGE 10
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CONSERVE THE MOISTURE
There is no knowing what a season
' will be, wet or dry. It is always
changing. We know the future only
by what the past has been. The
chances are that in the localities
where there has been two or-three
seasons of excessive moisture that it
will get back to normal, or even the
opposite extreme. Except on farms
where - the soil is very retentive and
'not properly drained, it is always safe
to save moisture for fear that it will
be short next summer. .
When the snow melts and spring
rains seem to soak the ground many
feet deep it is almost Impossible to
get some farmers to see that there
ever will be a time, in July or August,
when the crops will wither and the
ground crack open. The way to check
out moisture from the bank next
cummer is to check It getting , out
when spring comes. Plow early and
keep the fields worked mellow and
moisture cannot evaporate as fast as
when left unplowed.
It has been estimated that an oat
crop uses 522 tons or 4.76 inches of
water to produce one ton of dry mat
ter, corn uses 309 tons or 2.64 inches,
potatoes uses 422 tons or 3.73 inches
and red clover 452 tons or 4 inches of
water to produce one ton of dry mat-
Trees Plants
Hardiest Sorts for the West.
Large assortment of fruit and ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, e tc. Large stock of Nebras
ka Cedars, (HI varieties Strawberries. 18 var
ieties ttaspberrtes, and other Small Fruits
at wholesale priees or 60 per cent less than
Agents' priees. 25 cent coupon FHKK with
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NORTH BEND NURSERIES,
North Bend, Dodge Co., Nebr.
ter. That is- to say that so much
fall plowed land . held nearly 2.5
per cent more water than unplowed
land adjacent, the test being taken in
the spring. Neither field had, re
ceived anv cultivation un to May 14.
This means that , about six pounds, of
water per square foot had silently ana
imnoticablv left the unplowed field.
In this case 13.5 tons of water per
acre were lost. If the fall plowed
field had been disced early in the
spring and cultivation continued until
May 14, the difference would have
been,, a great deal more than thirteen
"tons of water per acre between- the
fall plowed and the unplowed fields.
When early spring powlng is com
pared Avith late plowing, a similar
difference is seen in the water con
tent of the soil.
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WORMS IN PIGS
According to Dr. Peters of the Ne
braska experiment station, there is
nothing else better for worms in the
lungs of hogs than creosote. It cleans
out the intestinal tract. It can be
administered in the following manner
with the best success.
Coal creosote one ounce; water 99
ounces One pint of water weighs 16
ounces. One ounce of the mixture is
the dose for a full-grown animal and
is best administered with the morning
feed.
If it is necessary to drench the ani
mal, use a drenching tube made by
taking an ordinary tin funnel and a
rubber tube three feel long, to
inch in diameter.
Insert the lower end of the funnel
in this rubber tube, place the rubber
tube into the animal's mouth,' and
allow it to bite on It, and pour the
drench into the funnel.
It is better to place a piece of metal
on the end of the robber piece so
that the animal may bite on it con
tinually, without stopping the flow
by pinching the rubber tube..
ALCOHOL MOTORS
Alcohol. is increasing in popularity
as a motive power in Europe, partic
ularly in Germany, where it is be
ing widely used on the "farm. It is
convenient, safe and clean. It is re
ported that raw alcohol can be pro
duced in Germany from potatoes for
13 cents a gallon by processes so
simple that the farmer can do it him
self. Alcohol motors have been per
fected and machinery for distilling
improved, and the German govern
ment has encouraged the industry by
removing the taxes from such alco
hol as is used for technical purposes.
Take Your
Own
Time.
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Old Trusty
Incubator
40. 60 or 90 Dtys Trill.
We want to send you th "Old Trust,'.' Book,
A it before burins an incuba
rnr. because it has more every-day chicken
sense ' in u man any
seen. 300 good pic
tures. It tells why "Old
Trusty" does uch good
work why it hatches so
many and so good chicks
why It is so easy to operate-why
it is so eco
nomical. It's sold on 40.
60 or W days trial, freight
prepaid. Write to us.
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THE GARDENER'S FRIEND
The common gray toad lives en
tirely on animals and insects that are
harmful to vegetation as worms, in
sect larvae and mice. Its tongue is
well adapted to the work in hand,
and when, on the first warm even
ings of spring you hear, mingled with
the rustling of dry leaves and grass,
the low musical trills of the male toad,
you may know, that all the adult toads
are on their way to the nearest pond
to lay their eggs.
Should you go to the pond the next
morning, you would see numbers of
them paddling about in the water,
many of the males trilling at the top
of their voices. The mass of eggs
laid by a toad is remarkable. One
author states that a toad can lay a
mass of eggs eight or ten times as
large as its whole body. This is ex
plained by the swelling of the jelly,
to which the eggs are attached, when
it comes in contact with the water.
First the eggs elongate, then the tiny
flat tadpoles hatch and feed on the
jelly-like matter surrounding them;
hind legs appear, fore legs come, the
tail is absorbed, ana the little toads
emerge from the water all within
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any variety you want. One of the most profitable
forage crops that can be grown. Siberian, Ger
man, Hungarian, Broom Corn, Golden and
Japanese are leading varieties.
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any place you can grow corn, and acre for acre you
can get more pounds of beef or pork out of it than
out of corn. Let us supply you with Nebraska seed
where cane is much prized and is In as high a state of
development as anywhere in the country. Our Cata
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" in seeds tor farmer and gardener. A postal brings It. Write
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little more than a month from the
time the eggs are laid.
In Europe toads are advertised for
sale and gardeners buy taem in large
numbers. Boys catch . them , in nets,
which is easily done In the evening
twilight. When placed in a garden
they -seldpm leave, but soon find a
burrow under a board or stone, or at
the root of a tree or shrub, and make
themselves at home.
COILED SPRING IT3
A BIG INDUSTRY kv
It is no insult to be called a chicken
crank or poultryman. Those who
have allied themselves with the little
hen have joined forces with an in
dustry that makes gold mining sink
into insignificance. .
The poultry and hen business in
the United States amounts to $280,
000,000 a year while the hog can only
root up the sum of $186,529,035. Yet
the hog is known as the mortgage.
lifter of the country and he is that.
It-is not to belittle the hog but to
help you appreciate the hen that we
make this comparison. ' But the poul
try business is nothing in comparison
with what it can 'easily be made in
the next ten years if the experiment
stations and farmers' institutes would
show the hen up at her true value.
Nearly all stations are reporting on
hogs, cattle and sheep, and only two
or three actually trying to find out
what can ' be done with the hen.
Every ... farmers' institute program
discusses hogs, cows, corn and crops,
while few eyer give one hour to the
discussion of the poultry interests.
For the amount of care and food
given what on the farm makes such
a showing in profits as the' insignifi
cant, much-neglected hen ? Give her
better attention for she merits it.
NITRO-CULTURES
Of materials called nitro-cultures,
the American farmers are being led.
to expect entirely too much. The
facts in the case are that nature
provides for the root of, legumes like
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