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About The independent. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1906)
Ti SEPTEMBER 13, 1906 The Nebraska Independent -3 TBlriiii Worth cf Boys' and Children's Sislie, the cressm cf the stock purchased from the Pat no G lathing o and known to he of tko highest grade at q gDGdii o Wo are overstocked In thio department and wo are deter mined to reduce it. it' a a good time to buy ail the dottiest the hoy will need for Fail and Winter ADAMS FARQUtfAR. O'NEAL COMPANY SUCCESSORS TO PAINE CLOTHING COMPANY ZINCOLN A Good Place to Buy Good Clothes proved : unsatisfactory to the breeder because the change in character of the animal is so abrupt from the type of hog . which the market has been used to, that the demand would not admit of feeding them successfully. The change must be made gradually rather than abruptly and must be done either by crossing the bacon types with the lard hog, or by careful feed ing and selection. It would therefore seem that the medium hog is to be the hog of the near future. Not the extreme lard nor the extreme bacon hog but the mean between the two. This will sat isfy for the present both the consum er and the breeder or producer. Farm Notes A project is under discussion in Germany for the holding of a world's . fair in Berlin in 1912. There is a fair prospect that provision will be made for such an exposition. "Reclamation of Alkali Soils,' is the title of bulletin 34 issued by the Bu reau of Soils, Washington, D. C, and written by C. W. Dorsey. This work deals entirely with the "arid west." Cameron and Bell, of the Bureau of Soils, Washington, D. C, have pre pared and issued bulletin 33 on "Cal cium Sulphate in Aqueous Solutions" being a study of alkali soils as they are found in the west. "The Swine Industry of Ontario" is the- subject of bulletin 149 issued by the Ontario department of Agriculture Popularity and usefulness of various breeds of hogs are analyzed by coun ties. The bulletin is issued from To ronto. , A freak ear of corn is reported from Shelby ville, Ind. It is composed of about 200 small ears, each the size of a !ead pencil. A dispatch from Flora, 111., says that Clay county will ship 500,000 barrels of apples this season, which is twice the yield of 1902. Tt is reported that Willet M. Hays, assistant secretary of agriculture, has been offered the directorship of the Pennsylvania experiment station. According to a dispatch from San Francisco, Luther Burbank has added five new plant creations to his al ready long list. None of these seem to be of practical usefulness. The two-year old child of a farmer living near Euclid, Minn., was fatally poisoned last week by eating Paris green obtained from a box which had fallen from a shelf in the cupboard. Recent rains have done much to brighten the prospects of many farm ers in Pennington county, South Da kota. The drouth had already com menced its inroads on the crops, but now hay is the only one that is likely to fall short. A special to the St. Louis Globe Democrat says that Col. B. G. Gifford, the only American farmer owning and operating a railway line, is in danger of losing the "Onion Route," as it is called. It is said that the Vander bilts are. after the private ' road. Antimony in almost pure form has been found on a farm- near Conconully, Wash., 200 miles northwest of Spo kane, by William Ingham, for thirteen years a mail carrier at Seattle. The deposits are rich, netting $3,000 in twenty tons of rock, antimony being quoted a $580 a ton. Big corn stories are coming from Franklin county, Iowa. The stalks in many fields are said to have reached the height of 16 feet and are still growing. The ears in many places are eight feet from the ground, so that a great demand for step ladders is promised. Another trophy has been added to the list of Iowa Corn Growers' as sociation, to be completed for at the coming January contest at Ames. It is given by George M. Allee in honor of his father and will be awarded as grand championship prize on a single ear of corn. Several large forest fires were burn ing southwest of Biwabik, Minn., last week. Hundreds of acres of second growth and "thicket have been burned. Many settlers have been forced to abandon their homes and have lost most of their property. Wild animals are invading the limits of the villages. A new solution of the farm labor question is being tried at St.. Peter, Minn. All tramps and unemployed found in the neighborhood of that city are to be arrested for vagrancy and will be sent into the wheat fields to work off their latent energy. Even tourists are likely to be impressed in to service, so great is the need of harvest hands. Two serious cases of bee stings were reported last week. At Arthur, Wis., the four-year old daughter of Mr. Lar son stumbled against a hive and was stung so severely that doubts are en tertained of her recovery. At Shelby vine, Ind., the six-year old son of B. F. Whaley is tctally blind as a result of an attack by a swarm of bumble bees. , . Milking Machines A number of milking machines are now in use in this country. A few have been in use for several years. So far as it has been able to ascertain the milking is now a practical suc cess. According to New Zealand pa pers it appears that in Australia and New Zealand there are more milking machines in use than in this coun try. The Canadian Dairyman reports that in the two countries mentioned there are now over 700 of these milk ing machines being operated, and that they are giving general satisfaction. Milking machines have also been used in the large dairies of Great, Britain for several years. In some instances they have been' discarded, but in the majority of cases they are still in use and are rendering satisfactory service. In Denmark a great many machines are also in use. We believe that the milking machine now being perfected in this country will come into gen eral use, especially in sections where dairying is being carried on on a large scale. Last year Mr. E. Clifton, of the experiment station of New Zeal and, tested one of the milking ma chines in use in that country. and re ported the following conclusions: After the season's work it affords the greatest pleasure to give the ma chine unqualified approval. Among the points that most recommend them selves are: 1. Reliability; no delays or break downs; the machine operates with the greatest regularity. 2. It eliminates the undesirable em ployment of children. 3. Economy in the number of milk ers and in the genertl cost of labor. 4. Higher wages to responsible men. 5. More comfort to the cow. The animal almost always ruminates while milking is proceeding. Kicking, restless cows remain more quiet when being milked by machine than by hand. 6. Sore and chapped teats quickly healed. 7. Average quantity of milk main tained. . 8. Milking effected incomparably more cleanly. 9. It will insure the safe investment of capital in the further development of dairying. Not only is the milking machine a great labor saver, but it will also prove to be one of the best means of improving the quality of our milk, and butter and cheese supplies. Those who have made use of these machines In this country have noticed that milk drawn with them produces practically no sediment in the cream separator, that its flavor is improved and its keeping qualities enhanced. NOTICE Send 25 cents to the Inde pendent, Lincoln, Neb., and the paper will be mailed to you each week until after November election. For $1.00 the paper will be mailed to seven different addresses until after the election. 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